Frieza paced, keeping his eyes glued to the floor. He'd been waiting for quite some time now. Patience was never one of his good qualities. If Zarbon wasn't so useful to him, he would have done away with him a long time ago. Not to mention he'd been stuck in a room alone with Vegeta for nearly ten minutes. At last he heard a door hiss open and someone approach.
"Lord Frieza," came Zarbon's deep voice. Without looking up, Frieza began to address him.
"The Saiyans have returned," he said, hardly able to contain himself. "They're plotting against me as we speak. We're going to squash this little rebellion of theirs as quickly as possible."
"What do you suggest we do, Lord Frieza?" Zarbon asked. "Surely the Saiyans are too smart to walk right to their deaths. I suspect a trap."
"Zarbon, if there is one thing I've learned, it's to never overestimate a Saiyan," he sighed, finally looking up. "Nevertheless, I have sent Dodoria back to Earth. If the Saiyans were bluffing about the Dragonballs, we'll know."
"And the Saiyans on planet Vegeta?" Zarbon asked listening intently to Frieza's every word.
"They will be your job, Zarbon," Frieza looked over at his right hand man who had a subtle expression of anxiety written on his face. "It's only a small band of low levels," Frieza reassured him. "Surely you can take care of some low class apes? Or should I send others with you?"
"No, Lord Frieza," Zarbon responded quickly. "Of course I can handle it on my own." Frieza grinned.
"Very well, Zarbon, you may go," he waved him away with a lazy flick of his wrist. Once Zarbon had exited the room, Frieza turned to Vegeta. "Your sister proved that she was worthless to me, but I'm giving you a chance. I will be following Zarbon with a few men just in case things don't go as well as planned. You, however, will stay here and remain in control of the ship. If there is an attack, you know what needs to happen, correct?"
"Yes, Lord Frieza," Vegeta nodded. He hoped his face was not revealing his inward thoughts. Frieza was insane if he thought Zarbon would get off of planet Vegeta alive. With Frieza away from the ship, however, it would buy Vegeta some time to do a little damage of his own. If there was one thing Frieza should have learned it was to never underestimate a Saiyan. Ever.
"Excellent," Frieza said flatly. He stared at the Saiyan for a little longer, still not entirely sure whether or not to trust him. At the moment, he really had no choice. He couldn't trust anyone else to make sure Zarbon got the job done right. He sighed. Oh, the burdens of being an overlord. He turned and walked out of the room, leaving Vegeta alone in the silence.
Frieza hardly roamed the halls of his ship. He liked to stay in two or three rooms. Roaming meant he could actually see how painfully unproductive and unintelligent half of his crew was. However, when he did roam, the awe his soldiers paid him was wonderful. He walked in silence down the halls of his ship, staring straight ahead and pretending not to notice the exhilarating flicker of fear in everyone else's eye. He entered the crew's quarters, perhaps his least favorite place in all of the known universes. Luckily for him, there were few soldiers actually in the quarters. He quickly glanced around hoping to see the men he was looking for.
"Cui! Appule!" he called, bored with searching. He saw two previously slumped over figures stand and rush forward. Both bowed and made utter fools of themselves as they muttered 'Yes, My Lord?' and 'At your service, Lord Frieza' in about twenty different ways.
"Silence," he said cutting both of them off. "Stop groveling and stand up. Both of you are coming with me to planet Vegeta." Cui and Appule stood quickly. "There is a job we need to make sure Zarbon carries out." Frieza continued to address his men as he walked out of the crew's quarters. "Cui, you know of the new technology we've been developing in the lower levels?"
"Yes, My Lord," Cui said, a sly smile creeping across his face. "Shall I fetch it for you?" Frieza nodded in reply. He and Appule continued on their path to exit the ship. Up until this point, Frieza had very much hoped that Zarbon would be able to easily defeat the remaining Saiyans. If he did, Frieza would not have to intercede, meaning all of their new technology would go to waste. It would be a pity to have caught and tortured all those Saiyans for nothing. He would like to test his weapons on all the remaining Saiyans. Especially that Bardock fellow.