Raditz stared up at the ceiling as he laid there. He didn't really know what he was doing. He had perfected the project that Frieza wanted done, and now he was still dealing with the aftermath. What would Vegeta do to him once he found out? Part of him no longer feared what Zera and Frieza would do to him. His fears were more for the body that Zera was using. If only there was a way to get that stone out of Onna's body.
But then there was the issue of what he would even do with Zera after that. What would it even look like? He had heard references of souls in religious texts, but those couldn't be right. If it was a parasite, he figured that he would be looking for an abnormality in her blood.
Raditz let out a false laugh as he imagined a giant worm bursting from Zera's chest. Then he actually laughed as he remembered how much Vegeta hated worms.
"What's so funny?" Zera said, making him turn his face to glare at her.
"Nothing." He stated.
Her eyes narrowed. "Now, Raditz, what did I tell you about lying to me?"
He only glared at her. "I'm not some scared child anymore."
She chuckled darkly. "So you want to be punished then?"
"Nothing you can do to me will hurt. You already beat the pain out of me years ago." Raditz said flatly.
She glared at him then turned to leave, which confused him. He didn't like when she did things like this. Usually if he egged her on, she would just go through with the punishment, and he could just get it over with. He knew she was trying to play mind games with him, and he wasn't going to fall for it again.
Raditz pulled himself off of the bed and moved over to look out of the window. He wished that he was out there. He would take the vacuum of space over a hell with Zera. He would have tried escape if Onna wasn't here, but he had a chance to get her back. He couldn't waste this opportunity. He just hoped that no one else would suffer because of his decisions.
The door opened, but he didn't turn to greet her. He didn't want to give her the satisfaction of his gaze.
"I don't like you." Raditz heard a voice that made him freeze. King Cold was behind him. "Now turn and bow your head, ape."
Raditz turned, but he didn't bow. "Actually, my kind are closer to monkeys. Apes don't have tails."
In a matter of seconds, he was pinned against the reinforced glass. "Now get this straight, Monkey! You will listen to my orders! You are only alive because my daughter wills it! Remember that! Now who is your King?!"
Raditz chuckled shallowly. "I don't have one." Cold's glare grew. "Vegeta is an emperor." He felt as Cold's fingers dug into his skin, but he wasn't going to give the Frostian anything.
Raditz bit the inside of his cheek instead. Cold's icy stare was boring into him. "Don't forget your place in this world. You are a maggot that has twisted my daughter against her kind. I will never forgive you."
Raditz stared at Cold. "You were the one that made her like that. If anyone is to blame, it's you."
Cold kicked him in the stomach, but only the air was knocked out of him as he fell to the ground. "Insolent peasant. You only talk big. I should have known that Frieza was coming up with one of his elaborate stories. There's nothing special about you." Cold kicked into his side and Raditz tasted his own blood. He almost didn't recognize it. It was so common these days that he usually didn't bat an eye. "So are you going to just lay there and take it?" Cold chuckled. "I guess you are my daughter's whore. Once she's out of that horrible body, I'll be sure to dispose of that suit she's been wearing."
Now that caught Raditz attention. If they were already planning to separate them, then he was in luck. If he waited this out, he could easily come up with a way of getting Onna back. Cold had just given him too much information. Raditz would have laughed, but his body hurt too much.
Cold looked down at him, then Raditz felt a searing pain on his back side, then looked up to find his tail lying on the ground. "Remember, once her body's been returned, there will be no use for you."
With that Cold left him alone. Raditz tried to pull himself up, but ended up letting out a whimper in pain. Now he knew he deserved that. He just couldn't help himself. He was frustrated. He didn't know that there was a way out till now. It was almost enough to put him in a good mood.
"Let's see how you like this…" Zera said returning. "Raditz…" She sounded panicked. "Who did this to you?" She ran over to him, frantic.
Like he was going to give up his advantage now. "I guess I got what I deserved."
She gave him a smile then pulled him up to his feet. He could feel that one of his ribs had to be broken. He really wished he had a senzu bean. She started to pull at his shirt and he could already see the massive hematoma starting to form. He was getting light headed from the internal bleeding.
"I'll go and get you something." Zera made to leave, but his mind was going in and out. He was becoming delusional from the blood loss.
He grabbed her hand and pulled her back to him. "Don't leave me."
She smiled as she stared at him; her fingers began to go through his long hear. "I won't be gone long. I only wish to help you, Raditz." Her smile was like the ones he knew as a child, but he was having trouble keeping his eyes open.
She leaned forward and kissed him. He didn't resist; instead, in his dazed state, he tried to pull her closer. His mind drifted as he began to fade into darkness.
Zera smirked at him. "You're mine, Raditz. It's good to see that you remember that."
Gure walked back and forth in her prison. There had to be a way out of here. She could only hold off Yogut for so long and the bastard was starting to get desperate.
As she paced, she started to wonder where the closest pod would be. She had no way of knowing the layout of the ship. This place could be huge for all she knew. It was times like this she wished that Tarble was in here with her. He would have been able hack the system in seconds.
She wanted to cry. She missed him. It was painful. After so many years of separation, she was forced to wait even longer. This time was worse. She couldn't even hear his voice here. The man she wanted could be miles or lightyears a head of her and she wouldn't know. She didn't even know where she was. The galaxy was so vast that they could really be anywhere.
"I see that you are up." Yogut said. He had transformed into his more humanoid form. She gave him an icy look. "Now, Dear, don't be that way. You'll see that this was for the best."
She wanted to tell him to piss off, but a horrid idea came to her, and she wondered if she could pull it off. The real question was would he fall for it? Would he be so vain as to not see her trap? There was only one way to find out. "How so?" She tried to make herself look interested.
"I had to free you from them." Yogut said, looking pleased that she was trying to speak with him.
"Free me from what?" She had to wonder what he was even thinking. She was imprisoned here. There was no way that she would be free under his watch.
"Your family wanted to hide you. I just made it so that you could truly take the crown." Yogut said with a smirk.
She remembered that, but knew that it wasn't for her. The greedy bastard had wanted the crown for himself. She put a dumb face on. "That was you?" She made her eyes look softer, almost as if she was going to cry.
Just as she thought, he put his arms around her. "I was only doing what I saw was right, My Queen." Gure wanted to roll her eyes, this far too easy. "Then, when I saw that that deplorable primate was going to make off with you, I couldn't let him do that. What kind of man would I be if I did that?"
"What about our people though?" She asked, changing forms. She wanted him to trust her.
"They were too far gone in their way, my love. There was no way to save them." He took her hand. "With Lord Cold's guidance, we can start a new colony." His face got too close for her liking. "We can make a lasting legacy that will span for generations to come."
It took everything she had not to throw up. "Do you really mean that?" She said, making herself sound interested, even though she would rather be dining on dung than going along with his idea.
Yogut took a deep breath. "I'm glad that you finally see things my way." He made to kiss her, but she held him off. "What's wrong?"
"I…I always imagined that I would get my first kiss when I had married." She said, knowing that to be false. Yogut was too late for that anyway. Tarble had taken that for himself years ago.
The man smiled. "Why don't you come and walk with me then? You really should see the ship."
He offered her his hand. "I would love to." She took his arm and smiled internally. What a moron. Why hadn't she thought of this sooner? She knew he was stupid. She just didn't imagine that he could be this stupid.
As soon as she was out of the room and into the hall, she could tell that this place was smaller than she previously thought. That was good. It meant that if she were to escape, it would be a lot easier to find the hanger.
They passed a couple of doors and some soldiers, but she saw nothing of importance until she reached a door that a young woman came out of. It looked like a saiyan female. She was about to ask what she was doing here, when she remembered that she was tricking Yogut. Not only that, but the girl looked a little familiar.
Two guards came up and stood by the door as the woman left. "Yogut, dear, who is behind that door?"
The man seemed to be tickled pink at her words. "That would be a saiyan ruffian that Lady Zera believes to be of utter importance."
Gure's mind flashed to Raditz. The pieces fit together in her head. The saiyan was Zera, and that was Onna's body. Gure had to push back her anger. Tarble not only had to be without her, but without his best friend as well. "Why would she want a saiyan?" She already knew the answer to that question. Raditz's abilities spoke for themselves.
"Who knows?" Yogut said leading her down another hall and over a huge balcony.
Her eyes lit up. There it was. The hanger. She could see pods everywhere. If only she could get to one. She touched her stomach, it was the only thing she could do to keep herself from getting sick.
"Are you hungry? We can go and dine if you like?" Yogut asked.
Gure only nodded. She couldn't believe that he had gotten that from her nausea, but she would take it.
He led her into what looked like a private dining room. "Usually, this is where Cold's family eats, but I think we will be okay. We are their allies after all." Yogut led her to a seat and she sat down. Then he made to sit across from her.
She watched as servants brought them food. She was surprised that they had appeared so fast, but then she had to remind herself that their lives probably depended on that.
She looked down, but her eyes paid no attention to the food. To her right, was a knife. It wasn't much, but she was drawn to it.
She picked at her food, but she couldn't get it off of her mind. Something within her told her that she needed it. "Yogut, Dear, what is that over there?" She asked, pointing to a vase that was on the table behind him.
The man turned to look and she slid it into her sleeve. It would be useful for later…at least her mind told her that.
"That is just a Frostian crafted vase. They are quite rare, so I don't know if I can get you one. I'll see if I can pull some strings." He answered.
Gure wanted to laugh at him. Yogut thought that he was cultured, but he was far from it. The vase wasn't Frostian at all. From what she knew, that vase looked to be from Yardrat or Namek.
"Are you finished, my love, or would you like some dessert?" Yogut asked.
"I believe that I'm done. I need to watch my figure. I can't be looking like some common pig." She said, emphasizing the word pig. But Yogut didn't seem to get it.
He came around and offered his arm again and she took it. As they walked by the hanger again, the voice it the back of her head called to her. This may be her only chance. "Where do all of those go?" She asked, making him stop near the hanger.
He looked like he was trying to think and she didn't hesitate. The knife came from her sleeve and she stabbed him right in the gut. "You…" He made to speak, but she pulled out the knife and stabbed him again, this time jerking the knife up while it was in his body.
"Did you really think I could ever love a traitor like you?" She spat in his face. His breathing was labored as blood came from his mouth. Seconds later, he was on the ground. "That was for our planet."
She scrabbled forward, leaving the knife behind. She didn't need it now and it really wouldn't be of any use if she ran into any soldiers. They would have blasters. She wasn't stupid enough to bring a knife to a gun fight.
As she snuck into the hanger, she found herself to be lucky. It was pretty much empty. She moved towards a pod and got it open.
Just as she was about to pop in the coordinates for Planet Vegeta, she was pushed up against a wall. She shrieked as she came face to face with Cooler.
The Frostian only glared at her. "I didn't think that the mouse would come out of its cage." She glared at him. She had been so close.
He looked over her and she felt dirty for some reason. The Frostian Prince's hand made to go through her silver hair. "I see that you made short work of him. That's quite impressive."
"I didn't do that for you." She grumbled.
Cooler only smirked as the room filled with soldiers. "I need you to deliver some news to my father."
"You want us to tell him about Ambassador Yogut's assassination?" A soldier asked.
Cooler only chuckled as he looked down at Gure. She didn't like where this was going. Instinct was telling her to run, but she couldn't move. He was holding her too tight. "Inform him of my engagement."
To Be Continued...
Author's Note
Uh-oh. That doesn't look good at all. Poor Gure, now she has to deal with Cooler's advances.