Frieza walks out of the elevator and past several guards and soldiers quickly getting out of her way. Shocked to see the Princess walking about the mothership.
She wonders to herself, what questions shall she ask Vegeta? How shall she mess with his head this time? This is the first time he has failed a mission so that of course, on top of her list. Regardless of messing with him a little, Frieza wants an explanation as to what happened on earth.
Unbeknownst to Vegeta, she always has tracking devices on all of the pods sent from her mothership, but also, she always has the option to go back into the database from the scouters, and listen in on the audio recordings. They always record every hour, with twenty-minute pauses in between to send the recordings back to the database of the ship.
This... Goku... He beat her best soldier. Frieza is well aware of Vegeta's pride, so she's not going to press too hard. If this defeat embarrassed him as much as she thinks, it's best to give him his room.
Except, all things accounted for, she isn't about to show any mercy. Taking in all the information, this gives her what others don't have. More than enough time to consider as to what option and path is best for her to take. In order for her to come out on top. As it always should be.
She approaches the blast doors of the training room. The sounds of Vegeta training, She can already hear him. Frieza smiles and chuckles a little. Her hand raises up and she covers her lips with her fingers as she chuckles a little.
"Vegeta, you try so hard in your training. Still chasing after the legend of the Super Saiyan."
On the other side of those dark blue Alpha Endo Steel blast doors, Vegeta lands on the floor, crushing the final hologram opponent with an ankle ax kick.
He slowly stands with a relaxed sigh and taking a deep breath as he finishes his early training without even breaking a sweat.
"This suit really is more than I expected."
He thinks to himself as he looks upon his fists with his head tilted down, the blast doors to his right activate, and begin to slowly part ways. Revealing the dark silueta of Frieza. Her dark purple long hair and two prominent horns.
Vegeta grunts as he clenches his jaw. His eyes narrow as he turns his head slowly looking upon her as she begins to walk in.
Thoughts begin to race through his head as he shifts his body, acknowledging her presence with the formal sign of respect.
"Perfect. This is the last thing I needed right now. Frieza catching me in this damn suit. Why is she even here? She never comes to my morning training routine."
Frieza smiles as she enjoys the frustrated look on Vegeta's face. She can only imagine the thoughts racing through his mind right now as she has caught him wearing her little present for the very first time.
At least she can only assume this is the first time he is wearing the new suit. As she has never seen him use it for so long since giving it to him. Not even for the most basic of missions. So really this is a little welcoming to her. As it shows that Vegetas view of her must have shifted. At least just a little.
"So, Vegeta. It would appear that you have failed in your most recent exploration."
Vegeta grunts already irritated from the first words to be spoken by her. He looks into her eyes and holds back what he most wants to say to her. Knowing full well that Frieza has the power to kill him right on the spot.
"It was a personal exploration mission. I wasn't aware that you knew what I do in my personal time."
Frieza smiles ever so slightly. Entertained by the prince's blunt response. But this just shows how limited his social skills are. Reacting in such a way to the princess. No one speaks to her like this. No one else takes this sort of tone with her. Not even her closest guards and personal servants would dare to ever speak in such a manner to her.
All of them fear her and tremble. Not serving her out of respect, but with fear. She notices them tremble when they are around her. When they hand her something. Most of them can't even speak a single word without a tremble in their voice, or a stutter coming from their mouth. The ones that sweat out of panic are the worst. She can't stand having them around her.
The smell of fear makes her sick.
But Vegeta. She loves his guts. Even when he's scared, he never misses a single beat in his speaking to her. Consistent and proud. Ready to fight should she challenge him. The look of hunger in his eyes. And the cold execution of any order she gives him to perform. She is so sure of his service to her while he is weaker than her, that he would even kill his closest friend if she ordered him to.
In many ways, Vegeta is... an admirable soldier.
"Vegeta, what all of my soldiers and servants to in their free time, is of no interest to me. But when they use my equipment for personal use. Then that is something that can attract my attention."
The breath within his body almost escapes him. A cold shiver runs down his spine. No, this can't happen, it shouldn't happen. How can Frieza know about him going to earth? Was she aware of everything this whole time and just waiting for the right moment to corner him? Does she know about the Dragon Balls?
An almost seductive like smile graces Frieza's lips. Her eyes narrow a little as her features become relaxed while observing Vegetas struggle to hide not only his shock. She is slightly entertained knowing that whatever his next words will be. He will somehow fully justify his actions.
Vegeta begging for mercy? No, that would just make Frieza laugh. She knows that right away it might even be a joke. Heck, she might even just ask him if he's actually serious or toying with her.
If anything, at the least, he can make this entertaining for her. After all, Vegeta is wearing the uniform she gave him as a present. She didn't expect that from him today. And on his first failure no less. Was he using her gift as comfort in some way?
Suddenly she looks a little confused. Her relaxed appearance abruptly changes as she looks down. Vegeta looks at her and for a moment, whatever he was going to say, it escapes his mind as his attention is now on Frieza's... Appearance.
"I was not aware that you had this knowledge. However, even if I had known, It still wouldn't change my actions. You already know that my loyalty is with you." That should be enough to satisfy her hunger for power right now. Hearing those words just reassures her that he's not planning to backstab her anytime soon.
"Vegeta..." The softest word ever spoken from Frieza's lips had just escaped. Almost as if to say thank you. Or... perhaps to say something else. Something different. Something that's not meant for a Princess to say to a Sayan. At least... Not Princess Frieza.
However, the word had been spoken. And the one it was meant for... did, in fact, hear it. And they both feel the same adrenalin rush at this moment. Both their hearts beat in an almost unison manner. The flow of chemicals sending their systems in a panic, either one not knowing what to say to the other.
Frieza clenches her fist. Hating herself for what she just did. How could she have done something so thoughtless? What was she thinking? Was she even thinking? WHAT THE HECK JUST HAPPEN TO HER? What even was that feeling just then? What is she even supposed to say to him now?
"Stupid. You stupid, ignorant, monkey. Why did I even bother giving you that Ugly uniform? It doesn't even look good on you. What am I supposed to say now? I sounded like, I don't even know what that was! I have to stay focused. Back on the reason I came here for. Yes. That."
Clearing her throat and looking up at Vegeta Slowly, Frieza makes a calm and emotionless face. Looking at him eye to eye. Only to be met by Vegeta's eyes. A light tug can be felt in her chest.
"How strong are you now Vegeta?" What? Why did I say that? Forget this meeting, I just want to leave now. I hate this Monkey and his tail! Wait a minute... something's not right... Wait...
As Vegeta speaks his words, Frieza Looks around him, completely shocking him From all her other behavior. Normally she just stands in one place or sits in her little bubble car floating around and giving orders. This... this is way too weird for him. If this is the way Frieza behaves when not in public then he wants nothing to do with her.
"I'm always training to be the best Prince of Saiyans."
"Where is your tail?" She says in a perplexed manner. Then realizing she is looking at his rear end she closes her eyes for a brief moment and takes in what she just did. That's twice now. Clearly, she is not herself right now and this monkey is throwing her off.
Bewildered at this point, Vegeta can't really hide the fact that she's basically caught a most embarrassing moment for him. The prince of Saiyan's... Has lost his tail... On earth... Does she know this already? Or his she just poking fun at him?
No, No she sounded confused. She didn't know. That means she doesn't know everything on earth. Who cares how Frieza is acting right now. "I'm the Prince of Saiyans. And I will not be made a fool of by this thing in front of me right now."
"I lost it in combat. It happens sometimes to us Saiyans. I'm sure that your race has had that happen to at least a few, at some point."
Frieza looks down as she folds her arms, closes her eyes and smiles a little. Happy and satisfied that once again. In a way, when she really needed it. Vegeta has once again come through in fixing a bad situation. She didn't really know how to end this meeting any faster without appearing out of sorts.
But with him coming back to combat and relating her race to his... wait... Did he just... relate his race... to her race? That's... really not alright. But she must remain calm. He has a talent for making her baffled after all. He keeps saying that he's more than a monkey. But to her, he is nothing but a little monkey. Her monkey to mess with when she wants.
"Well Vegeta, I do suppose combat makes us lose our tails. But you lost it when you went to have, relaxation of sorts I believe it was. Something like that right? But... Regardless. I have wasted enough time here." She turns away from him and begins to walk away. Not wanting to look at him anymore. Being around him when she feels not herself is a bad idea. She's acting funny and she can't have that. Not when she's about to turn Vegeta's world upside down.
"We're going to planet Namek soon Vegeta. Don't waste all your energy in the training room. I'll need you fully rested and ready. Understand?" Wait? Why did I end that order with a question? Oh, Forget It Just Say yes and Let me leave already Vegeta before I choke you out with my tail you tailless hairless ape!
"Yes, Princess Frieza." He says in a clear tone. Wondering why he has to deal with all of this in the morning. What was even the point of this? Why did she come here? She had to have come here just to mess with him. That had to have been it.
She gulps as the blast doors close behind her. Her heart beating a little faster than normal... for the first time... like this.
"What... What was all that just now? Why?"
To Be Continued Next time on
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