CHAPTER 5
Recap: "Where," she paused, licking her dry lips. "Where are we going?" she whispered, flinching a little when the huge saiyan shifted.
She chanced a glance back up at him, watching a small smirk appear on his face. His eyes took on an unholy gleam as they studied her, the light reflecting off the dark orbs.
"Planet Vegeta-sei."
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Her eyes widened in horror. "Vegeta-sei?!" she squeaked.
How could this be? Planet Vegeta was supposed to be destroyed by Frieza!
This isn't good! Kami, it isn't even possible! What am I going to do? she thought worriedly while sniffling on the outside.
She swallowed another sob, not wanting to provoke his anger. "W-what are you going to do with me?" she asked softly and tried to stifle another sob. The smirk on his face grew wider while his eyes glinted darkly.
"I was thinking of keeping you as my slave, as payback for what Kakarot and that Namekian have done to me." he told her.
She shook her head. He may be cute but that doesn't mean I'm gonna be his slave! she thought franticly.
"B-but I don't wanna be your slave!" she whimpered before cowering away when he glared at her, his smirk changing into a sneer. "Who said you had a choice?" he chuckled before suddenly a yellowish gas started filling the pod.
Athea panicked. "W-what is this?" she squeaked while putting a hand in front of her mouth. Raditz rolled his eyes. "It's only sleeping gas, woman. Relax." he snapped, annoyed that she was panicking over something so futile.
The gas quickly started kicking in and she felt her eyes grow slowly heavier and heavier until she finally fell asleep.
As a saiyan Raditz had a stronger system therefore the gas worked slower on him. After a few more moments did he feel it also start to effect him and he slowly fell asleep.
Some time later did Raditz woke up to the sound of beeping.
Blinking a few times, Raditz looked to his side and saw a small screen blinking red.
He pushed a few buttons and a moment later did a female computer voice sound through the small pod.
"Arriving on Vegeta-sei in 10 minutes, preparing for landing in 5 minutes." said the voice. Satisfied Raditz looked through the glass of the door and saw a fiery red planet that seemed to have an intimidating look to it.
He smirked before he leaned back in his seat again and looked down at his captive. The girl laid peacefully against his knees, her hair was splayed half over her shoulder, showing him a nice view of her neck.
A few moments later did the whole ship jolt violently, which woke Athea up.
"W-where am I?" she mumbled sleepily before another violent jolt made her head hit the side of the pod.
Yelping, she held her head, feeling as if her brain was rattled.
"We're about to land on Vegeta-sei. When we get there you are to stay close to me at all times, woman." a smirk curled his lips. "Unless of course, you want to be raped." and watched with glee as her face paled and heard her heart beating faster. Tears were once again gathering in her eyes.
Satisfied, he waited for the pod to land.
He didn't have to wait long.
The pod flew through the ozone of the planet and landed on a special platform that dulled the impact of the pod.
Slowly the door hissed open.
Athea slowly stood up and got out, stumbling a bit as she did. Raditz watched her step out slowly before he too stepped out. But he almost instantly sagged through his legs, falling on one knee.
Two third classers came running over with a stretcher.
Another third class saiyan came walking over to her and grabbed her arm with a sneer.
"What do we have here? A human?" asked the man curiously. Raditz held up his hand and the two who held the stretcher, paused in their steps.
"That woman belongs to me. She's my new slave." told Raditz which made the third classer tense and give a small bow. "Yes my lord. Forgive me." he stated while he let go of her arm. Raditz scoffed. "As for you two, I don't need a stretcher." he smirked while he pointed his thumb at Athea "My slave will take care of me." he stated. She gasped.
"Me? Take care of him?!" While she didn't mind looking at him but touching him was a whole different matter. It wasn't that she didn't want to touch him, it was the part where he was so cruel that she minded.
His smirk widened. "Yes, as compensation for what Kakarot did to me." he spat. Gulping, she paled when she saw the three third-classers leave and Raditz turned to her.
He took a step towards her and she quickly took one back. Noticing this, he scowled and disappeared in a blink of an eye and reappeared right beside her again. Gasping, she went to step away, Raditz caught her and threw her over his shoulder.
Whimpering, Raditz was about to take off when another third-class saiyan came running towards them.
"Lord Raditz! King Vegeta wishes to speak to you about your mission!" cried the man making Raditz tense. Athea did the same. Does that mean I get to meet prince and king Vegeta? She thought a bit panicked. Vegeta was not really a favorite of her, his arrogance was annoying and he scared her a bit.
Raditz nodded. "Fine." he growled and turned and walked into the building.
A few minutes later did Raditz arrive by two large and heavy doors. with a surprised yelp did Athea suddenly land back on the floor again. "Oww…" she moaned while rubbing her tailbone. Not a nice landing. She thought a bit annoyed before she heard a scoff coming from him.
"Get up, woman. We're about to enter the throne room and meet prince and king Vegeta. You will not speak unless spoken to, got it?" he snapped making her flinch at his harsh tone but nodded shakily.
"U-understood." she muttered and got up.
Raditz turned to the doors and opened them with a slight wince.
The wound he gained from that Namekian was painful. Luckily the green warrior had missed his heart easily or else he would've been dead by now.
Instead, he walked around with a deep flesh wound on his chest that had first degree burns surrounding it because of the blast. The attack had broken through his armor just where Gohan had hit him.
Raditz walked inside and was hesitantly followed by her.
Athea gasped at the sight before her.
The room was huge and colored a deep red with large tapestries on the left and right walls. The tapestries were a royal blue with a golden edge around it.
On each side of the room stood six saiyans in royal armor, straight with their heads held high.
On the other side of the room were three thrones. The outer left throne was empty while the middle and right one were occupied by two saiyans who Athea instantly recognized as the king and prince Vegeta.
Both were staring with a firm glare at them.
While Raditz was used to it and wasn't intimidated, she on the other hand was scared stiff from them.
She was nervous for meeting them. Hell, she was nervous of even being near them!
Once they were by the three stairs in front of the thrones, did the two stop.
Raditz bowed with difficulty while he roughly pushed Athea down to the ground on her knees.
"My lord. You summoned me?" he asked respectfully.
Prince Vegeta huffed while the king looked at him with a stone gaze… before he turned his gaze to her.
She had just lifted her head when she met his gaze and tensed before bowing her head again to avoid his gaze. Her body started softly shaking from nervousness and fear.
The king turned his gaze back to Raditz. "Yes, it has come to my ears that you have failed your mission of conquering earth?" he questioned in a voice that held no protest.
Raditz gritted his teeth while bowing his head again. Bowing his body was starting to become a bit difficult.
"That is sadly correct my liege." a huff came from the prince who sneered down on him. "So a warrior of your power couldn't even purge such a puny planet of weaklings? Pathetic." mocked prince Vegeta.
Raditz clenched his fists in anger while he had to fight to keep his anger in check.
"I was taken by surprise, my brother Kakarot fought me with the help of a Namekian." he explained curtly but held the details of Gohan a secret.
He didn't want to explain the humiliation of how he was weakened by a four-year old brat.
How he underestimated him.
The prince smirked. "Tch, wasn't Kakarot a third class-warrior? It makes me wonder what class you are then." mocked the man. Athea gritted her teeth and clenched her eyes shut. While she found Raditz cruel and evil, even he didn't deserve to be mocked like that.
But what could she do? She wasn't strong enough to take them on. Let alone brave enough for that matter.
Raditz was having difficulties keeping his temper in check and managed to do so. But only just.
"That is enough, my son," came the sudden voice from the king. The prince snapped his head to his father and glared before he looked away with a scoff.
The king then turned his gaze to the young woman next to the second-class saiyan.
"And what of the woman next to you? She looks like us but does not have a tail." pointed the man out.
"She is a human, my lord. And my new slave." he stated while looking up straight in the eyes of the king.
King cocked a brow. "Slave you say? Why this one?" "She was a friend of my brother. I found it fitting to take her as my slave as payback for what has been done to me." spoke Raditz in a respectful tone.
Athea bit her lip. How she wished she could escape from here and go back to her bed, warm and safe under her blankets.
"Woman, look at me." came the terse command. Tensing, she slowly, hesitantly looked up until her gaze met that of the king.
He is scary from close by. She thought a bit unnerved.
He looked her over. "Interesting choice of slave." he said calmly before he waved his hand. "You may keep her. Now leave." ordered king Vegeta.
Bowing, Raditz thanked him and turned around. He roughly pulled Athea up by her arm and practically dragged her behind him.
She really wanted to be away from him, but at the same time she wanted to stay close to him.
I never knew that most saiyans are so scary looking. Their looks give me the chills.
Raditz walked her to the front gates and heaved her under his arm again.
He winced when he felt his wound throb once again.
It has been throbbing for a while now. Plus he had lost quite some blood.
He flew over many small houses. Athea noticed that there were three large villages.
He flew to the second village and landed near a medium-sized house that stood a bit away from other houses.
He walked to the front door and opened it.
She gaped. This is his house?! She thought surprised and looked around as best she could from under his arm before she suddenly was dropped on the ground.
Again.
"Oomph!" she mumbled while rubbing her stomach.
"Weakling." sneered Raditz before he closed the door and walked over to a large couch and laid down.
She stood up slowly and glanced at the closed door behind her.
Should I make a run for it? Could I make it? She bit her lip before she sighed. Probably not. She thought depressed.
"Woman!" barked Raditz suddenly, making her jump in surprise. He rolled his eyes at her surprise. "Go get the medical kit in the kitchen, it's in the cabinet to your right just when you enter." he ordered. She frowned and really wanted to tell him that she wasn't his slave but didn't have the courage.
Sighing, she nodded and looked around for the kitchen.
The room was plain. The front door was made of deep brown, wood that was very sturdy.
Once you entered was there a small table to the right.
On the other side was nothing, a bit further was a large table in the middle that could fit eight people.
Then right next to it was the couch with a small coffee table next to it and another large couch on the other side of the table.
Behind that couch was a doorway that led straight to the kitchen.
Athea glanced to the left, beyond the dinner table.
There was a hallway that led to three doors. Each were of the same deep, brown wood as the front door.
She wondered what those doors could lead to before mentally kicking herself.
It probably leads to the sleeping chamber and the bathroom. She swallowed and walked over to the kitchen.
Her gaze went to the right before she glanced around the kitchen.
Everything was plain white with grey.
There were many cabinets and a refrigerator. She walked over to the fridge and opened it. Her eyes widened. It was crammed to the edge with food. All meat, no vegetables.
A pang of homesickness rushed through her.
"Woman! What's taking you so long?!" yelled Raditz from within the living room. Flinching, she quickly shook her head and walked over to the aforementioned cabinet and opened it. In it were two medical kits. Taking one, she quickly walked back out of the room and towards Raditz.
She set the kit down on the coffee table and stepped away.
She turned around to leave for the kitchen again when Raditz spoke up. "Where do you think you're going?" he asked with a sneer. Shakily she looked over her shoulder at him. "Eh, t-the kitchen?" she stuttered softly. She hoped that he would forget about her.
"No you're not. Get the medical kit and dress my wounds. But before that, help me out of this armor." he ordered while he sat up with a grunt of pain.
Tensing, she slowly walked over to him and under his instructions, slowly took the armor off.
A deep blush lit her face up. Dear lord! He is even hotter from close by! She thought and shifted slightly in her place.
Once she had the armor in her arms she almost buckled under the weight.
Dear God! That thing is as heavy as me! She strained to bring the armor softly to the ground next to her.
Raditz watched her with mild amusement as she struggled to carefully put the armor down.
"Now get the kit and dress my wounds." he ordered. Gulping, she turned to the kit on the table and opened it.
There were various things in it. There was a small bottle full of pills that she figured were the painkillers. Some bandages, a scissor, a pair of tweezers and a large bottle of disinfectant.
Luckily I know a bit of first aid or I would have no idea what I'd be doing. She thought wryly and was about to pick up the disinfectant when she remembered a bit from her lessons in school of first aid. Oh! Almost forgot! You always need to first clean the wound with water before dressing it.
And with that she walked back to the kitchen.
"Where the hell do you think you're going, woman?!" growled Raditz to which she halted in the doorway to the kitchen. Turning half to him she swallowed nervously. "I-I'm going to get some clean water. I-I was taught always to first clean the wound with water before you do anything else." she said softly and shifted in her place.
Raditz looked skeptically at her. "Don't think of running. There is no one around here that would help you." he smirked evilly "Unless it is to help you to hell."
Seeing her pale, he was satisfied she wouldn't try it.
Athea turned and walked into the kitchen.
After a bit of searching she was recovered from the small scare he gave her and also found a bowl for her water.
Now let's see if he has some towels around here. She thought nimbly and looked under the sink. There she found some clean towels. Picking one up, she brought it together with the bowl, now filled with water, to the living room.
"Finally, I was almost starting to think you were trying to find a way out." he spat impatiently.
Swallowing, she set the bowl next to the kit and put the towel into the bowl.
After dipping it in a few times she wrung it out and gently placed it on Raditz' wound.
Instantly did the saiyan tense and hiss in pain.
His tail twitched slightly and she only just avoided it when it suddenly moved.
She bit her lip and hesitantly continued cleaning his wound.
A tense silence reigned through the house that made Athea feel very self-conscious.
She put the towel back in the bowl to clean it and then put it gently back on his wound again.
She was a bit perturbed by the sight of the wound but could swallow back her nausea.
She had to clean the towel several times to get rid of all the blood and dirt. While at the same time she had to clean the water three times.
Once she was done cleaning, she grabbed the kit and pulled out the disinfectant.
Raditz watched her the whole time like a hawk.
It made her nervous and very self-conscious.
She wanted to tell him to stop looking at her but she didn't have enough courage.
She gently put some on a piece of bandage before she frowned.
It wasn't going to be enough to clean his wound.
Biting her lip, she glanced at the wound and then at his face.
She blushed again when she saw him stare at her. Well, glare at her was more like it.
Swallowing nervously, she shakily brought the bottle to the wound and gently poured a bit over it.
Raditz bucked slightly in surprise while he growled menacingly. His tail lashed out and slapped her away. She fell against the table with a groan before she quickly put the bottle away when it almost spilled.
A hand roughly grabbed her throat and pulled her face close to his.
"Watch what you're doing, wench." he snarled before he roughly pushed her away while letting go of her throat.
Coughing a few times "S-sorry." she whimpered before she took out some bandages and started dressing the wound further.
The blush on her face had long since disappeared since that threat of his.
She was both relieved as well as sad that she was done dressing him.
She liked touching his abs. They were so hard.
The blush she had lost rushed straight back to her face along with a strange fluttering in her stomach.
She closed the kit and stood up.
A hand roughly grabbed her arm, stopping her in her tracks.
"Go make dinner. I want to eat within an hour." he ordered harshly. Nodding, she quickly ran to the kitchen once he let go.
"And refer to me as your master!" he said after she stepped away.
He had forgotten to tell her that for a moment.
"Y-yes master." she said with a stutter.
In the kitchen she pondered on what she should make. Luckily the furnace was looking a bit the same as the once back at home.
She didn't know what to cook so she sought through the cabinets for something she could mix with the meat.
Eventually she found some canned vegetables that resembled purple cucumbers in a way.
Starting to work, she was just done with cooking a quarter after an hour and quickly brought everything she made to the table.
She set a plate for him and then the rest of the food.
Raditz sat down at his place and started eating.
Not knowing what to do next, she stood by the table in an awkward silence. One that was only broken by the sounds Raditz made when he was eating.
Raditz noticed her after his third plate and swallowed the food in his mouth.
"What the hell are you still standing around for? Go clean the kitchen, wench!" he barked "Y-yes sir." after which she promptly ran back to the kitchen to get to work.
When she came to the kitchen she frowned once again.
Where are the cleaning products? No, the real question should be; how am I going to clean?
After mulling over it for a few minutes she finally went to look through the cabinets again before finally finding something that looked remotely like a bottle with cleaning product.
Shrugging, she went to work on the kitchen.
Luckily I had cleaned a bit of the mess I made while cooking or else I would've had double work by now. She mused while throwing away some cans.
All the while her mind was mulling over what would happen to her. She didn't want to be a slave.
After half an hour of working, she found it oddly quiet in the living room and stopped cleaning for a moment to go look what was going on.
Raditz laid on one of the couches, resting.
She glanced over at the table and sweatdropped.
It looks as if a tornado flew over the table. She shook her head and quickly and as quietly as possible went to the table and started stacking everything up and bringing it all stack by stack to the kitchen.
While she did that Raditz had opened his eyes again when he heard her enter the room and watched her clean the table.
When she disappeared back into the kitchen again, he closed his eyes to rest.
A few knocks on the door made his eyes snap open.
He sat up with a bit of trouble before he stood up to get the door.
When he opened it he saw two saiyans standing there.
He blinked in confusion before he smirked. Fasha smirked back. "Hey Raditz, you look surprised. Don't tell me you had forgotten all about your invitation for us when you would return from your mission?" she asked amused when she saw his confusion. He shrugged.
"Maybe, and hello to you too Fasha, Nappa. How nice to see you two again." said Raditz with a smirk before it turned into a frown. "Where is father?" he asked curiously with a slight frown. "Bardock couldn't come, he was delayed by the king about a new mission." piped Fasha. Raditz nodded in understanding. Meanwhile, Athea was secretly eavesdropping on their conversation while she did the dishes.
"Hey, Raditz, how did the mission go? Heard you got some trouble there." asked a large, bald man slyly who she recognized as none other than Nappa.
Athea glanced out of the doorway from the kitchen to the two visitors.
She saw Nappa standing there.
Next to him stood a saiyan that she barely recognized as Fasha. The saiyan woman from Bardock's team.
"I failed the mission, got caught from behind by my brother Kakarot and a Namekian." he told them with a spat.
Fasha frowned. "Kakarot? Bardock's little tyke?" she asked to which he nodded. "Yes. It seems that he has sided with the human thrash." he spat before he smirked. "That reminds me. Woman! Get us something to drink!" barked Raditz.
Wincing, Athea quickly pulled her head back and went to look for something to drink. Only to sweatdrop.
The refrigerator was filled with mostly meat and beer. Nothing else to drink but beer.
Sighing, she pulled three bottles of beer and pulled the crowns off.
Slowly she walked back to the doorway to the living room and hesitantly poked her head through again.
Raditz immediately noticed her. "Woman! Where is our beer?!" he snapped to which she flinched and quickly walked over with the three bottles.
Raditz snatched the bottles out of her hands and sneered. "Now get back to work, slave." he snapped to which she promptly went back to the kitchen.
Nappa and Fasha watched her leave. "So, a slave, eh? Why'd ya take a human as slave? They're pathetic weaklings." sneered the man with a smirk. Fasha smirked. "Unless you have gotten a soft spot for this human." she teased.
Raditz glared at her. "Don't be ridiculous!" he snapped annoyed "As if I would ever fall so low as for a human. I only took her with me as a slave as payback for what Kakarot has done to me." he growled.
Fasha quirked an eyebrow.
"Speaking of which, why'd he side with the humans? Wasn't it his mission to purge that planet a long time ago?" asked the saiyan woman curiously. "Unfortunately, it seems my brother had gotten a head injury when he was just a baby. All of his saiyan instincts are gone. He even mated a human." he said with disgust. Both Fasha and Nappa pulled a face.
"I always knew Kakarot was a weakling." said Nappa. "What happened to him? Did you kill him?" he asked curiously.
Raditz shook his head. "Not me, Kakarot took me by surprise and grabbed my tail before the Namekian took the chance to blast us both. I survived with a flesh wound but my brother is dead." he explained to which Nappa sneered. "Good riddance. He was a disgrace to our race anyways." said the large man.
Fasha shook her head.
"It's a pity, he could've been a nice addition to our ranks." Raditz shook his head "Don't make me laugh, Fasha. He was as weak as a third-class newborn. It was only luck that they managed to surprise-attack me." he told them.
Athea shook her head and tuned the rest of their conversation out.
How could he be so cruel to his brother? She thought back to the show but couldn't remember much about what happened during the part where Goku and Raditz were supposed to die.
A twinge of homesickness once again filled her and tears started gathering in her eyes. I miss mom and dad. I thought that being in the show itself would be like a dream come true… obviously not this isn't a dream, it's a nightmare. She sniffled softly and stopped her chore for a moment to wipe the tears that started to gather in her eyes.