The Three Legendary Saiyans
Chapter 73: Discovery of The Lost Saiyans.
Frieza's Chamber.
Gazing out of a circular window out at the depths of space as a blazing sun rose over the horizon of the empty space where Planet Namek had once resided, Frieza stared out at the vacant space where his greatest shame had been inflicted upon his pride when he'd been humiliated by a pair of Super Saiyans created from his own hubris and sating his own sick satisfaction by fighting instead of instantly killing the Saiyans who'd survived Planet Vegeta's destruction, the memory itself serving as a form of motivation to find a way of surpassing the powers The Three Saiyans had achieved.
"Tell me… has word been returned from my brother's forces?" Frieza asked; breaking the silence that hung over the chamber as two guards quivered in fear from so much as hearing Frieza speak.
"I am afraid it has sire… it appears that Lord Cooler had attempted to take vengeance for your death on Earth but fell to the Saiyan named Raijin, it appears that his strength is quite the threat to your position" spoke a stout woman named Berryblue; her grey hair hanging over her aged yet blue-skinned face as she stared through a pair of narrowed eyes as an amused smile appeared permanently fixed upon her face.
"Not surprising; all of the Saiyans on Earth are a threat that shall be dealt with in due time however building our forces is imperative" Frieza spoke with a shake of his head; dismissing Cooler's death as an expendable loss but his hands curled into fists giving away a hint of frustration, recalling Raijin's promise they he'd kill Frieza himself if he attempted to invade Earth again but he had made plans to avoid that confrontation.
"Though Lord Cooler and his Elite Guard are dead; the remainder of his forces have sworn fealty to you" spoke a yellow-antennae alien named Kikono; his black chest-plate worn over a white robe.
"At least some use comes from Cooler's fate; how many souls were there still amongst the shambling remains of The Cooler Force?" Frieza scoffed without emotion; disappointed that his brother couldn't keep himself alive much less take vengeance for Frieza's own first death.
"About five thousand more soldiers, an impressive number considering the number of years The Forces have been without Leaders" Kikono remarked with glee at the substantial numbers that they could add to their own numbers.
"Lord Frieza! Scouting Party 4 has returned… and it appears they have found us some interesting recruits" spoke a soldier; a skinny and bony, green-skinned alien that barely seemed to be strong in any form.
"Oh? Show them in" Frieza spoke with surprise as Scouting Party 4 had been assigned to a region of Space where few planets had any form of intelligent life much less someone or something worth recruiting.
Upon Frieza's order; the doors to his chamber slid open to welcome the members of the scouting party: a slightly-aged rear-guard by the name of Lemo who'd been in service many years and stayed loyal during Frieza's years in Hell while the other was a young thief who'd been recruited after successfully stealing valuable information from The Galactic Patrol regarding the movements of a certain metallic star drifting through Space, but what truly attracted Frieza's eye were the two men stepping into the chamber alongside the two soldier's: one man was elderly by his fierce grey hair and beard; his tanned body adorned in the unmistakable though extremely worn-out and poorly repaired armour of The Old Frieza Force alongside ragged pieces of rusty metal, fabric and an animal-skin bag tied to his waist but what drew the eye was the collar around his neck, the other being much younger and muscle-bound; his wild black hair spread out to his shoulders and back but the young man stood dressed in what appeared to be a fur but a metallic collar hung around his neck.
"Oh my… may I assume you both are Saiyans?" Frieza spoke with a hint of joy in his voice; walking over to the pair with an expression of great interest in the previously unknown Saiyan Survivors.
"Yes; we are… thank you for taking the time to greet us personally" spoke the older and weathered Saiyan; his poorly kept armour and dirty tunic evident of a great deal of time spent in derelict conditions.
"I notice that neither of you no longer possess a tail" Frieza's red eyes stole a quick glance at the absence of the tails; the detestable appendage that was the source of the monkey slur he often used.
"Yes; I had to remove them in my son's youth for both of our safeties" Paragus spoke; turning to check on his son again for a third time, an act that Frieza now made note of.
"I see; and what are your names?" Berryblue spoke up; her eyes narrowing as she spied on the nervousness on Lemo's expression as he passed her a report mentioning that their Scouter's had exploded when recording Broly's Battle Power Levels, making sure to pass the report to Frieza who expressed greater visual interest while The Saiyans spoke.
"My name is Paragus; I was once a Sentinel on Planet Vegeta but left when King Vegeta had forsaken my son and sentenced him to death on the planetoid named Vampa for merely being stronger than his own son" Paragus introduced both himself and his son; speaking on their location and the causes of their status of being stranded.
"How terrible for you… would you retell the story to us with the full oral report on your recovery mission?" Frieza spoke with a high chime in his voice; turning his ruby-red gaze to Lemo and Cheelai, the pair of scouts feeling a cold chill as Frieza awaited their story; both looking to each other before recounting their encounter on Vampa.
Vampa.
The orange-coloured dirt blew up in a dust cloud as a small scouting ship skimmed the surface of the small planetoid named Vampa; the two Frieza Force soldiers on board having detected an old distress signal coming from the desolate rock of a planet only finding a worn out and broken shell of a very old shuttle: beaten, rusted and stripped down of all essential plates and internal components.
"Guess whoever had flown this craft here must have died; nobody could survive this place" Cheelai spoke callously; stepping out from the wreckage and tossing a random piece of rusted metal ring down before kicking it over a formation of rocks that she swore moved when the rusted remains of a Floatation Ring bounced off the surface.
"Yeah; but we can't return to the main fleet with nothing, we should take another look around just in case" Lemo spoke with a twinge of fear upon recalling the last team of scouts who returned with nothing were reduced to mere outlines on a wall as a reminder that they had once been alive at least until Lemo had been ordered to clean the outlines off the wall.
"Yeah; I heard about that" Cheelai remarked; her cheerful persona dropping with concern in the fact that Frieza still killed loyal soldiers though the stories were far less frequent from what long-serving members had said when in the past Frieza would have killed soldiers for the slightest most insignificant issues but their Leader now only executed soldiers when they had personally offended him.
"Really? Didn't you only just sign up?" Lemo stuttered; astounded that Cheelai knew about the fates of Scouting Party 3 when she's only just been recruited because she'd been in possession of information that Frieza had shown great interest in but not divulged any other detail.
"Yeah, not even seen Lord Frieza yet… I hear he's short" Cheelai grinned mischievously as she spoke; lopping her fingers into an o sign as she crept closer to Lemo to speak on Frieza's short stature so the mission recorder in their Shuttle would not pick up their voices.
"I suggest you not say that in front of him; people had died for less" Lemo felt it fair to give Cheelai a warning about Frieza's old habits of killing mercilessly; he did like Cheelai and did not wish to see her be killed for speaking ill of Lord Frieza.
"Sorry I forgot you're an Old Guard member of The Frieza Force; what happened exactly?" Cheelai asked her question; doing a quick turn to chest her surroundings but saw nothing but the typical, orange-coloured dirt and rocky outcrops with no signs of life anywhere.
"It was hard when Frieza and King Cold just vanished; and then Vegeta tore the majority of Bases to shreds, then Lord Cooler vanished… come on; let's leave" Lemo recounted the struggles that The Frieza Force had been forced to endure following the events of an excursion to Planet Earth, Frieza and King Cold having disappeared to the majority of the forces only for a then-renegade Vegeta to traverse Space and destroying multiple Bases, the next leader: Lord Cooler also making an excursion to Earth and vanishing leading to almost the entirety of solders to fear the planet.
"Other than indigenous life; there are no other life signs here, let's leave" Lemo sighed as he deactivated his Scouter; the green eye-screen indicating that no other major life signs could be detected, praying that their report would not be disappointing when returning to The Main Fleet.
"Seconded!" Cheelai called; breaking into a sprint as she followed Lemo back into their Shuttle.
Shutting the doors to the shuttle behind him; Lemo reactivated their Improved Floatation Rings allowing the ship to lift off the lifeless land and begin an ascent into the skies before the sensor pinged with a life reading followed by a sound of a voice yelling hard.
"WAIT! Please wait… I beg of you to not leave yet! Are you with The Frieza Force?" came the voice; the voice hoarse and weary but desperate in tone.
"I can't believe it… somebody was actually living on this desolate rock" Lemo felt stunned that somebody was actually living here and the previous readings weren't false; only snapping out of his amazement when hearing Cheelai shouting at him.
"Lemo… hurry up and land this craft!" Cheelai shouted; snapping Lemo out of his amazement and lowering the ship, coming to a careful landing once again as both Scout's leapt out from their shuttle to meet the stranded man.
"Thank you for landing, my ship crashed long ago and I'd all but lost hope of ever being found" spoke the owner of the voice; a greatly aged man who seemed physically healthy despite his grey hair and beard as well as missing an eye, his clothes a makeshift set of Old-Frieza Force Armour that had been crudely repaired with rusted plates from the ship.
"Spiky hair and a tail… we seriously found a Saiyan!" Lemo spoke under his breath; unable to believe that they'd actually found a Saiyan, his past experience with Vegeta and the deceased Raditz and Nappa leading to a belief that there were only a tiny number of Saiyans left alive.
"Yes; I am a member of the once proud Saiyan Race though I have forsaken my own kind for the sins of the past king" The Elderly Saiyan spoke mournfully as he addressed his act of having cast aside his origins
"Well then; we should get you on board and off this planet, Lord Frieza would be ecstatic to meet you" Lemo stated; unable to mask his own excitement that their sheer luck at finding a Saiyan this far out in Space where most Planets were unable to sustain life.
"Wait; there is one more yet to come" The Elderly Saiyan held up his hands when speaking; quickly looking around as stones rolled down from the outcrop where the damaged Floatation Ring lay, an ominous air hanging over Cheelai and Lemo as the sound of creeping and multiple legs could be heard.
"Well then hurry up and call that other person; I don't particularly wish to stay on this deadly rock a moment longer" Lemo spoke in a hushed tone; drawing his sidearm from a holster on his hip as Cheelai did the same, both wielding a simple yet standard Ray-gun that would fire a beam strong enough to puncture any living being as long as they did not have a form of biological armour or protective suits like soldiers within The Frieza Force wore.
"Broly! Come to my side!" The Elderly Saiyan yelled with a sense of urgency; The Spider-like creatures eyeing The Elderly Saiyan as well as The Scouts as fresh prey for the hunt.
At the moment of The Elderly Saiyan's call; a large number of the insectoid monster's opened their jaws to reveal pincers and a dart-like appendage; each one licking its pincers as the dart-like tongue prepared to fire moments before a radiant green flame tore through the mass of creatures leaving little but ash remaining as a figure rose out from a shadowy outcrop of rocks.
Standing high above the rocks stood a tall and muscular Saiyan; his wild black hair pointing in all directions but what stood out was the green fur pelt around his waist and the vicious scars on his arms and torso clearly caused not only by the pincers on the spider-like creatures but also fangs from some other beasts.
"That's impossible… I just scanned the energy output and my Scouter can't even read it on a numerical level" Cheelai muttered; her eyes widened in amazement of both the numbers on her Scouter reading an impossibly high number but also the rippling muscles on Broly.
"Well done Broly; you saved our saviours from a cruel fate" The Elderly Saiyan spoke proudly to The Younger Saiyan named Broly, patting Broly's shoulder before stepping onto The Shuttle and breathing a sigh of relief to finally be leaving Vampa.
"Come on board; Lord Frieza will flip when he meets you, we have food and water on board so you can get a real meal before meeting our leader" Lemo spoke excitedly; gesturing for The Elderly Saiyan and Broly to enter their Shuttle as passenger seats were in the back of the Shuttle along with the food and water.
"That would be most appreciated… come my son" The Elderly Saiyan stated affirmingly; letting out a breath as he sank down into a seat as he'd not known a comfortable seat in decades, his body relaxing and falling into a deep slumber just as Broly, Cheelai and Lemo sank into their own seats as The Shuttle once again lifted off to fly out into the darkness of Space whilst Broly stared out on the windows with wonder in his eyes.
Frieza's Chamber.
"You were stranded on that deadly planetoid for forty-one years? How did you survive?" Lemo exclaimed loudly; realising that he could have guessed that based on the condition of the wreckage of the Old Shuttle they'd found prior to finding Paragus and Broly.
"By fighting for our lives every second of every day on that hell zone of a planetoid that you will never experience" Paragus countered by speaking on the brutal nature of Vampa; the evidence of his story proven by the many scars and still-fresh wounds on their bronzed skin from suffering under a harsh sun for decades.
"I regret to inform you that your home world has been destroyed, you and your son are amongst a small number of Saiyans left in this Universe" Frieza spoke coyly; speaking on Planet Vegeta's destruction and building to a reveal of Prince Vegeta's survival like waiting for a finely aged wine to be uncorked.
"Regretfully I feel no pain for our lost world for the monarchy had long since forsaken me and my son by sentencing us to that desolate rock, I only wish I could have seen King Vegeta's face when his end came so I could spit on his boots as a final act of defiance" Paragus spoke resolutely; steeling himself as he dismissed Planet Vegeta's destruction thus proving he cared little for The Saiyan Race.
"Are you aware that the king you hated had a son? And that son still lives?" Frieza's black lips curling into a delicious smile as he revealed Vegeta's survival; obviously enjoying the contortion of calm-faced Paragus to an expression of rage, Kikino and Berryblue both enjoying the change as observers but Broly, Cheelai and Lemo felt fear.
"The spawn of that arrogant bastard of a man still lives, I would consider it a pleasure to watch the light of life leave his eyes" Paragus roared in pure rage; his grey hair wavering as his energy boiled with his rage, though Frieza could sense the rise in energy he knew it was still too weak to ever be a match for Vegeta nor the other Saiyans on Earth.
Frieza felt his black-lipped smile widen as did his eyes as he felt an enormous pleasure from Paragus' answer; greatly impressed by the words and actions taken thus far forcing Frieza to turn his attention to the younger Saiyan.
"And who is this fine warrior you have brought? I sense a great power within him" Frieza spoke; his ruby-red eyes looking Broly over but wrinkled his nose at the pelt around his waist.
"This is my son: Broly, I have tried to cultivate the power that King Vegeta feared as much as I could but…" Paragus spoke for his son; allowing Broly to bow his head but his limited social skills were apparent as he raised a hand and placed it on Frieza's head, indicating how short Frieza was to the incredible height of Broly himself.
Cheelai barely managed to suppress her giggles while watching Broly physically call Frieza short but Frieza barely reacted and instead knocked Broly's hand away with a forearm strike, only Lemo noticing Cheelai's supressed laughter.
"And I assume that battling one with such a low power level such as yours proves less and less challenging with each bout?" Frieza spoke with a clear annoyance that was only aggravated by Berryblue passing him a condescending look as she too giggled at Broly's chosen actions.
"Yes; I am afraid that my son's innate power is rather wild and often unpredictable so I…" Paragus began to speak on Broly's strength; his tone being one of great pride but when speaking on the unpredictable nature was when Frieza chose to interrupt.
"So you are saying that you have brought a threat to my rule upon my own command ship?! Give one reason why I should not slaughter you where you stand!" Frieza snapped aggressively; cutting Paragus off from speaking whilst he reached for his hip pouch, the violent energy of Frieza's might causing the air to shimmer and warp before bursting into a powerful purple flame coiling around Frieza's limbs.
"Worry not; I outfitted the collar you see around Broly's neck to discharge and electrical pulse powerful enough to render him unconscious, his might shall not be a threat to you as long as I hold the remote" Paragus spoke again; whipping his cloak around and uncovering a zip-lock pouch on his hip, lifting a simple one-button Remote Control that at the mere sign on caused Broly to shudder in fear and grasp at the collar around his neck.
"What?! That is horrible! You call yourself a father!" Cheelai snapped with anger; stomping towards Paragus and attempting to snatch The Remote Control only for Paragus to raise his hand out of her reach, Lemo rushing to Cheelai's side and grabbing her wrists only to pull her away from Paragus but she could be killed.
"Cheelai, be quiet!" Lemo shouted; though he took a step away from her after pulling her away as Paragus leered at her with his sole eye but Frieza remained stood where he was with an amused smile on his black lips as he watched the dispute play out.
"It is not your place to question my methods nor how I have trained and instructed the use of Broly's powers, silence yourselves before my hand is forced" Paragus bellowed; his right hand grasping the Remote Control whilst Broly stared in shock as his hands lowered from his collar as if he feared what came when the button was pressed.
"Oh how amusing this exchange is, as fun as it might be to see this play out there is the matter of whether you fine Saiyans agree to serve in The New Frieza Force" Berryblue spoke up; her voice coming as a surprise to all those gathered as she'd been largely silent since Paragus and Broly had entered.
"I would consider it an honour to join your ranks Lord Frieza" Paragus gave the old salute of The Old Frieza Force: a hand across his chest and a steep bow, Frieza smirked at the old salute but accepted it regardless.
"Glad to hear it Paragus; I assume your confirmation will include Broly too" Frieza's eyes widened at the acceptance from Paragus and by extension: Broly, he couldn't help but imagine Broly standing tall with Vegeta and Raijin being strangled by his hands and Goku laying dead in a pool of his own blood as Earth burnt around them.
"Yes; it shall, Broly is never far from my sight" Paragus spoke with a tone of promise; slipping the Remote Control back into the pouch on his hip, though not noticing that Cheelai focussing her stare on the pouch as if she was eyeing her next mark as a thief.
"Lord Frieza; what of Scouting Party 4?" Berryblue remarked as Frieza appeared overcome with glee and excitement over having Saiyans of his own within his ranks.
"Hmm? Oh yes; pay them handsomely for their marvellous discovery, and then take them both to be washed and outfitted, Paragus… we shall continue our discussion later" Frieza spoke up; getting the last word as Paragus left alongside Broly, Cheelai, Lemo and Kikono, leaving him alone with Berryblue.
A moment of silence hung in the air of Frieza's Chamber; a smile of satisfaction spreading across his black lips as he now had secured a pair of Saiyans of his own, though the aged Paragus wouldn't be of much use but Broly had a deep well of untapped potential and if he too was capable of a Super Saiyan Transformation coupled with his immense base strength would be more than a match for Earth's Three Saiyans.
"My next visit to Earth shall be an entertaining one… but the next order of business shall be the gathering of Earth's Dragon Balls" Frieza smirked as he flexed his hands; the air shimmering with chillingly dark energy that made even his company shiver in fear before the coldness vanished without so much as a trace.
"Shall I prepare the route now?" spoke a foot-soldier upon entering the chamber; his voice quivered with fear as he found the leering scarlet eyes of Frieza staring at him, preparing himself to be killed on the spot though no Death Beam came but only a harsh reprimand.
"NO! The Saiyans would sense my presence before we even entered Earth's Atmosphere, we depart with haste as soon as The Seventh Ball had been procured" Frieza snapped harshly; raising his hand to shot the foot-soldier dead where he stood but didn't fire and instead turned his gaze back to the vast emptiness of Space with only his quiet thoughts.
"I want to see the look on their faces when I arrive and retrieve those orbs, my desired wish shall be one to remember".
Dining Hall.
"The nerve of that guy; treating Broly so badly! Did you see the fear on Broly's face when he held up that remote?" Cheelai screamed; slamming her gloved fist down on top of a table with such force that the glasses of water rattled whilst Lemo merely scanned the crowded mess hall, many soldiers openly ignoring Cheelai's outburst and carrying on with their own meals.
"Calm down Cheelai; I'm not saying I agree with the man but we don't know the full extent of Broly's powers, after all; The Reader exploded when we scanned him" Lemo spoke; glancing around as not a single other soldier was listening in on their exchange nor did they need to know about the big pay day they had scored while the rescue of The Saiyans, speaking on how a hand-held Scanner had exploded when reading Broly's strength on the shuttle.
"I remember, but to use electrocution just to keep him…. Hey!" Cheelai grimaced as she recalled the look of fear on Broly's face when Paragus had shown Frieza that accursed Remote Control, beginning to speak on her feeling about the poor treatment before cutting herself off as Paragus and Broly both entered the mess hall, Broly in a full black bodysuit with black boots and black bracers but his green pelt remained fixed to his wasit while Paragus sported a flowing white battle-robe with high-ranking white armour.
"Looking good in that New-Style Armour; join us!" Lemo smiled as he pushed out a pair of seats with his feet; having been a long-serving member he'd seen several style changes in The Frieza Force Armour.
"Thank you, Remember your manners Broly" Paragus spoke politely but no hint of kindness nor friendliness but sat down at the same table as Cheelai and Lemo as a petite server brought over two steak dinners and glasses of water.
"Oh… umm… Good day to you both" Broly finally spoke; his voice coming out surprisingly soft spoken for somebody with so much muscle and the scars of a yearly struggle to survive.
"Very good Broly; but we're not here to socialise but to consume a real meal and the first in many decades" Paragus spoke with great callousness; his eye beaming at the meal presented at his beckon: a grilled steak with assorted sides and condiments from other worlds that Paragus did not have the names for nor did he care as food was food.
"The least you could do is allow him to speak to us, maybe make some friends!" Cheelai raised her voice again; now attracting the attention of other soldiers of whom expressed interest in the two new faces, Broly himself looking between Cheelai and Lemo to his father with confusion as his hand gripped his pelt at the mention of the word friends.
"What do friends have to do with accomplishing our goal? I'll tell you… nothing" Paragus spoke before he'd had a chance to try a bite of the steak, his one eye casting a deathly glare out towards Cheelai thus silencing her as he cut off a piece and eyed the steak like it was a glistening jewel while Broly only looked downtrodden.
"Hey… you guys look new… just know that I'm the strongest man here and don't you forget about it!" The Drunk Soldier proudly proclaimed; his intoxication blatantly obvious by his swaying from side-to-side and glazed-over eyes, his jeers towards Paragus and Broly being openly ignored.
"It is impressive that a man that intoxicated can string words together" Paragus spoke to himself before popping the steak piece into his mouth; lifting the cup of fresh clean water to his lips of the meat's juices, the taste of normal water coming back from being a distant memory to a pure delicacy but largely ignored the blatant harassment going on in front of him.
"What's a girl as hot as you doing with these nobodies? Come along and join the real party" The Drunk Soldier slurred his words but somehow kept a coherent stream of words; standing with a noticeable sway for his large and bulky body.
"Get off me!" Cheelai snapped; slapping the brute's hand away from her shoulders and attempted to cover her chest with her arms before the drunkard could try to touch her again only to fail.
"Hey; what do you say that you let go of my scouting partner and I buy you a drink?" Lemo rose from his chair; attempting to sway the soldier with a free drink only to be shoved to the floor.
"I said get off me!" Cheelai shouted again as The Drunk Soldier's hand managed to grab her by her chest; though his hand only touched her armour she still felt assaulted, The Soldier grinning widely before a sudden push knocked him to the ground; looking up and seeing the hulking body of Broly looming over him.
"Hey! What the fu…" The Drunk Soldier screams moments before Broly's hand clamped around his throat and cutting off both his oxygen intake as well as his words, gazing with in panic as Broly roared out an animalistic roar as his eyes flashed with a vibrant green energy before his grip tightened causing The Drunk Soldier to kick his legs wildly upon his windpipe being closed.
"Enough Broly!" Paragus roared as he stood up from the table; lifting his Remote Control from his hip pouch and pressing the button, Broly barely heard the words of his father nor the beeping sound of the Remote Control until the collar around his neck activated and shot an unthinkable amount of electrical volts through his body; the coursing electricity forcing Broly to drop The Drunk Soldier to the ground as he screamed in pain as blue arcing bolts of electricity shot off his huge body in all directions.
Cheelai and Lemo both stood in wordless horror of the spectacle but not of Broly's physical might nor his actions but of the brutal nature and course of conduct being carried out by Paragus; both watching Broly struggle to even touch the electric collar with the look of fear and panic in his eyes until he finally fell to the floor gasping for breath as the electricity had shut off after three full minutes of brutal shock therapy.
"What is wrong with you?! I've never seen a father be so brutal" Cheelai turned towards Paragus and snapped; as soon as she'd finished speaking she'd already dropped to her knees and placed her hands on Broly's right shoulder only to flinch at how hot his body felt after being electrocuted.
"If I had not interfered then Broly would have choked the life out of a meaningless soldier and earned Lord Frieza's wraith, I do not wish to see the instrument of my vengeance put down for such a minor altercation" Paragus spoke calmly though his tone was that of great irritation; his eye widening with indignation as Cheelai had put her hands on Broly: the instrument of his impending revenge.
"Minor? You call everything that just happened a minor altercation? Haven't you ever thought that Broly might want something else in his life than your desires to be fulfilled?" Cheelai barked back; placing her hands back on Broly's shoulder out of compassion as Broly looked at her with surprise as he had never felt the warm touch of another person much less a compassionate hand.
"That is my business and mine alone, if you continue to press the matter I will have no choice but to silence you myself" Paragus spoke again only his voice was no longer calm but seethed with anger; his right hand opening and beginning to brighten with an ominous yellow glow.
"Sir Paragus; Lord Frieza wishes to grand you an audience" Berryblue spoke suddenly; her appearance causing Paragus to dismiss his imminent attack on Cheelai thus sparing her life.
"I would consider it an honour, come Broly!" Paragus turned his back on Broly, Cheelai and Lemo as he spoke to Berryblue, not noticing that Cheelai had silently lifted The Remote Control out of Paragus' Pouch and hidden it under her left arm as she crossed her arms when Paragus turned to order Broly into following him.
"No Paragus, Lord Frieza wishes to speak with you and you alone" Berryblue spoke again with a sly smirk; having noticed Cheelai's theft but opted to ignore the crime.
"Very well; Broly! You shall stay with these two until I return" Paragus reluctantly nodded his head before leaving for a meeting; leaving Broly in the company of Cheelai and Lemo whilst all the other soldiers merely returned to their meals.
"Yes father…" Broly muttered lowly; looking down at the green-furred pelt around his waist with an expression of sadness, an expression that did not go unnoticed by Cheelai and Lemo who looked on Broly's sadness with pity and compassion.
Frieza's Chamber.
Standing alone in his chamber; Frieza stared out at the window and down at Earth after having the report that his Recovery Team were closing in on the final Dragon Ball, a holographic display showing Goku, Vegeta and Raijin against the wall as photographs taken during Frieza's last battle on Earth though the Vegeta image showed Frieza being killed for a second time by Vegeta's own hand much to Frieza's apparent dismay.
"Lord Frieza… you called for me?" Paragus spoke just as the door shut behind him; thus leaving him and Frieza alone, casting his eye over the three displays of three men; obviously Saiyans but his gaze focussed on the image of Vegeta: the spitting image of the late King Vegeta only minus the beard.
"Yes Paragus; I wanted to show you something, the faces of the Saiyans I call my enemies and the hurdles Broly will have to overcome to kill Vegeta" Frieza spoke pleasingly; tapping the panel on his throne to dim the lights and enlarge the holographic images.
"These three? I understand Vegeta but why the others? Does the Prince have such loyal underlings?" Paragus spoke with a questioning tone that he quickly dismissed with a loyal bow; making a mistake that caused Frieza to laugh.
"Underlings? HA! No; they consider each other rivals and push each other to become stronger… something Saiyans understand very much" Frieza laughed as he spoke; noting that Paragus truly did understand the nature of wishing for greater strength by the nodding of his head, "They will come to Vegeta's aid when the battle turns on our favour".
"To think Saiyans can fight together… gone are the days of fighting alone" Paragus mourned the lost age where Saiyans would only battle a foe one-on-one; casting his eye to the other two images with a look of disdain.
"All three have committed great crimes against me and my name; their very existence is a threat to what I have planned for this entire Universe and that includes my life" Frieza spoke with a clear tone of hatred in his voice; the veins in his temples visibly bulging with the hate he felt.
"The vendetta you feel towards the three is an understandable one" Paragus spoke honestly; his own grudge against King Vegeta being held for nearly forty years while Frieza's grudge against The Earth Saiyans clearly was a grudge that Frieza wanted to settle as soon as possible in order to continue a galaxy-wide conquest.
"Yes, Vegeta is yours to kill as per your desires for revenge… I rather like the poetic nature of murdering a son for the sins of a father" Frieza cast a sideways glance towards Paragus as he passed the role of being Vegeta's murderer over to Paragus; allowing himself a smile of satisfaction as he mentally pictured Vegeta being torn limb from limb based on the live feed he'd watched of Broly almost killing an intoxicated soldier.
"My thanks, and what of this one… Goku?" Paragus spoke an ill-timed question; not prepared for the impending fury coming his way as he spotted Frieza glaring at him as if he'd just personally insulted the leader of The Frieza Force.
"You and Broly may have your revenge against Vegeta but the Saiyan known as Goku is mine and mine alone! Do you understand me? I wish to see the light of life leave his eyes as I strangle him death with my own two hands!" Frieza spoke with an increasing temper until he met Paragus' eye, his temper breaking to the point that Frieza's right hand gleamed golden for a split second as he reached and grasped Paragus by his cloak.
"Agreed Lord Frieza; but who is the third?" Paragus nodded his head; allowing himself a smile of pride in that he would soon relish the death of Prince Vegeta by the hands on his only son, ignoring Frieza's desire to murder the Saiyan named Goku but the face of the third Saiyan seems distinctly familiar but breathing a sigh of relief as Frieza released his grip on the cloak.
"Him? His fate shall be decided by whoever kills him first. I'm rather entertained by the idea of watching him be swarmed by an endless legion" Frieza spoke with a hint of humour in his voice as he flicked the display of Raijin and enlarging it; then tapping a button on his throne and bringing up a second holographic display of something Paragus did not recognise: an image of a large metallic object drifting through Space.
Upon seeing the image of Raijin for a second time only enlarged; Paragus felt his one eye widen, dumbstruck that the son of the only two Saiyan's that he had ever known well enough to call friends had also survived Planet Vegeta's grim fate and was living alongside the son of his one true enemy, sadly that fact forced Paragus to consider the son of his deceased friends as an enemy too and would likely have to share the fate of the other two targets.
"I do pray that you and your son are ready Paragus; for we will arrive on Earth's surface within ten minutes" Frieza spoke; breaking Paragus' recollection of his past friends and bringing his attention to the planet of Earth as their Spaceship began its descent through the atmosphere whereas Frieza broke into an excited grin that seemed to radiate darkness.