A/N: Well, here's Chapter 13. First off, this Chapter is waaay longer than the last, in fact, this is the longest Chapter of the entire story, well for now. Second, I wanna say thanks to WildVegeta, DBZer16, pallyndrome, and Cara2012 for all the reviews on Chapter 12. Hope you guys all like this new Chapter.
Disclaimer: I don't own DBZ or any of the characters, Akira Toriyama does.
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"Lord Frieza, one of the doctors of Vegeta-Sei is here to see you", Zarbon said.
Frieza raised the crystal glass filled to the brim with blood-red wine that he held in his hand to his black lips.
"Send the doctor in", the lizard said after he finished sipping his wine.
As soon as the words left the tyrant's mouth, one of the doctors who had treated Vegeta entered the throne room.
"What is it you wish to tell me?" Frieza asked the doctor.
"Lord Frieza, you were told King Vegeta's son was dead, were you not?" the doctor asked.
"That is correct", Frieza said.
"Well, it's a lie", the doctor continued.
"What are you saying?" Frieza demanded.
"King Vegeta made the other doctors and I, as well as our assistants, swear we would keep it a secret from you that the brat was still alive. He thought he could get out of giving his son to you", the doctor said.
"Interesting...", Frieza's scarlet eyes lit up evily. "So little Vegeta is still alive?"
"Yes, Lord Frieza", the doctor answered.
"And the child's in decent condition?" Frieza asked.
"Yes, Sir, he's still a little shaken up, but the other doctors say he's going to be fine", the doctor explained.
Frieza sipped his wine, a thoughtful expression on his face.
"I shall meet with Vegeta tomorrow then", the Ice-Jin said after a few moments of silence. "You did the right thing coming to me, what is your name, Doctor?"
"Karanos, Sir", the doctor answered.
"Well, Karanos", Frieza smiled. "I am in need of more doctors here on my ship, I'm sure it'd be a lot better than working for those monkeys".
"Are you serious?" Karanos asked. He had hated working for King Vegeta, but he couldn't help but wonder if Frieza was just trying to trick him.
Frieza nodded.
"Thank you, Lord Frieza", Karanos said. "But what about when King Vegeta finds out?"
"Zarbon will show you to your new quarters, and don't worry about Vegeta", Frieza said, with a wave of his free hand, as the other had a wine glass in it. "I'll be sure to tell him tomorrow that you've decided to work for me now".
At this, Karanos bowed and followed Zarbon out of the room.
"You should have known better than to try to hide things from me, Vegeta", Frieza murmured, staring out his window at the red planet that was Vegeta-Sei.
...The next day...
Vegeta decided he would go see his father again. It had been almost a week and the Saiyan prince wanted to know if he'd be able to train again soon.
Vegeta had just about reached the throne room when he saw Frieza.
"Well, hello there, little prince", the lizard said, smiling down at the five-year-old Saiyan. "I thought you were dead".
Vegeta said nothing. He was too scared.
"Were you going to go see your father?" Frieza asked.
Vegeta nodded, trembling slightly as he did so.
Frieza didn't seem to notice.
"You know, you look so much like him", the Ice-Jin said, staring at Vegeta thoughtfully as he raked a hand thorugh the child's spiky black hair. The small Saiyan winced as one of the tyrant's claws slightly brushed the top of his scalp.
"You know, I was going to see your father as well", Frieza told the young boy. "How about we go together?"
Vegeta wanted to run, but he knew Frieza would catch him before he reached his father, he stayed put. The child was trapped.
"Okay", Vegeta answered, trying to keep the fear out of his voice and his body from trembling.
"Well then, let's go", Frieza said.
...In the throne room...
Zorn and King Vegeta were pulled out of their conversation to turn to the door as it opened. First in walked Vegeta, followed closely by Frieza. The sight of the lizard made King Vegeta's blood run cold.
With a smirk, Frieza turned to Zorn.
"Leave us alone", the Ice-Jin ordered. "I wish to speak to your king and prince in private".
Zorn's eyes drifted over to King Vegeta, who gave him a nod.
Zorn nodded back and walked out of the throne room.
"Now that we're alone, I need to tell you something, Vegeta", Frieza said to King Vegeta as the latter stood up and Frieza sat on the throne.
Vegeta stared at Frieza warily. The five-year-old Saiyan prince felt a shiver go down his spine as a creepy smile crossed the lizard's face.
"Yes?" King Vegeta asked, wondering where the Ice-Jin was going with this.
"Would you leave us alone to for a minute?" Frieza asked, turning to little Vegeta. "Your father and I have something to discuss".
"Then why can't I stay here?" Vegeta challenged.
"Adult conversation, child, stay out of it", Frieza snapped turning to face the young prince.
King Vegeta shot a warning look at his small son from behind Frieza's back. The little boy's onyx black eyes filled with fear at the look on his father's face.
"Okay", the Saiyan child said quickly before turning and running out of the throne room.
"Now, as I was saying", Frieza said, turning back to King Vegeta. "I thought your child had died from some serious injuries to his insides".
"You do know you still have a little over a month with that child of yours, don't you?"
"Yes, I do", King Vegeta answered.
"But you haven't told him he's to train on my ship for a year, have you?" Frieza asked, his smirk growing brighter.
King Vegeta fought the urge to tell the lizard off. But he knew if he did or said anything, his son would end up paying the price for his stubborness.
"Not yet", the Saiyan king said curtly.
"Well, you might want to tell him soon", Frieza said.
"Of course, Lord Frieza", King Vegeta said, nearly gagging on the last two words.
With another smirk, Frieza got up and turned to leave.
"Oh, by the way, Vegeta", the Ice-Jin said, turning around. "I'll be expecting to see you on my ship in two days for our next meeting and do be sure to bring that precious little child of yours with you, Zarbon's been very anxious about seeing him again".
At this, King Vegeta's blood boiled with rage and he glared at Frieza's back with hatred.
"Also", the Ice-Jin said, turning around again. "Pull your little stunt again and you won't have to fake your son's death".
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Vegeta stood outside the throne room, waiting for Frieza and his father to finish talking about whatever it was that they were talking about.
At that moment, the door opened and out walked Frieza.
Vegeta's heart sank when the tyrant's gaze fell on him.
"Your father is looking for you", Frieza said quietly, his scarlet eyes peering into Vegeta's onyx ones.
Without warning, Frieza reached his hand out, grabbed Vegeta's tail, and gave it a quick but tight squeeze.
Vegeta yelped and fell to his knees.
"I'm sorry, does that hurt?" Frieza crooned, putting more pressure on the tail.
Vegeta whimpered softly, then he prepared to scream.
"Oh no, you don't", the Ice-Jin said, covering the child's mouth with his hand. "You're not going to scream, that would show your father that you're weak. Granted you are weak, but your foolish father seems to think otherwise".
As he heard this, little Vegeta's pain was mixed with rage. Who did Frieza think he was, mocking Vegeta and his father?
"You really are an amusing child", Frieza said. "I can see why Zarbon wants to see you again so badly".
At the mention of the cruel green-haired changeling, Vegeta felt a shiver go down his spine and the small Saiyan was too scared to even try to bite Frieza's hand.
With a final smirk, Frieza released Vegeta, then turned and walked away.
Shivering with fear, Vegeta forgot what it was that he needed to ask his father about and hurried back to his bedroom.
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Back in the throne room, King Vegeta was in shock. How had Frieza found out about Vegeta being alive? And now, what was the lizard going to do? King Vegeta couldn't let Frieza hurt his son, but the Saiyan king knew there was only so much he could do against the tyrant.
But that question still haunted him; How had Frieza found out? King Vegeta had made sure only the doctors who had treated Vegeta knew. Had one of them told? If so, then who was it? It couldn't have been Malaka, it had to have been someone else and King Vegeta was determined to find out.
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Well, that was it, for now anyway.
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