Gokuu couldn't figure out why Kyande was crying again. He was the
one in excruciating pain. The wound in his... or... Ginyuu's... or whatever,
the wound in his chest was throbbing, sending a fresh stab of pain through
him with each breath. He held a hand up to it for pressure, though it wasn't
doing much to stop the bleeding, and took shallow breaths.
He suffered in relative silence while Kyande bawled his eyes out.
There was one cause for relief, however, as soon as Captain Ginyuu had entered Kyande's body, the Super Saiyajin form had disappeared. Neither Ginyuu, Jiisu, nor Gokuu could figure out why, and Kyande was blubbering too hard to give any kind of an answer.
Regardless of this, Captain Ginyuu had flown off in Kyande's body with Jiisu, back to Freezer's ship and the Dragonballs.
Gokuu took a tentative step towards Kyande and attempted to reassure her, " Um, it's okay, Kyandechan... "
" No It Is Not Okay, Gokuu, " Kyande snapped through her tears, " It Is So Totally Not! How. The. Hell. Am I Supposed To Get Out Of This, Huh? Have You Got Any Brilliant Ideas?! Not Only Am I Stuck In This Twisted Timeline, But I'm Stuck In Your Body! " She squeezed her eyes shut and declared, " I Don't Want To Spend The Rest Of My Life As A Guy!!! "
So that was it. Gokuu didn't quite see what the problem was, but at least now he knew why Kyande was crying again.
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" You're such a wimp, " Goten accused through a mouthful of fried rice.
" Quiet Goten, " Kyande shot back through a mouthful of ramen, " You try dealing with switching bodies! I'm no body snatcher! That wasn't fair! "
" Kyande, don't talk with your mouth full, " Sarro ordered through her own mouthful of food.
" But you just did! " Kyande pointed accusingly at her mother with her chopsticks.
Sarro smiled, " I'm a mother, I can do whatever I want, " she pointed at Kyande with her own pair of chopsticks, " and don't point at people either, dear. "
Kyande scowled and slouched back, slurping up noodles noisily in protest.
" Don't slurp, " said Sarro serenely.
" I didn't like being in Ginyuu's body, " Gokuu commented, somewhat out of nowhere, " He was so weak. "
Gohan furrowed his brow, " How in blazes did Kyande get out of ths one anyway? "
" Well, " Sarro swallowed, " pass me a pork bun, Gohan, and I'll continue. "
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Gokuu reached over with his clean hand and wiped the tears from Kyande's cheeks. Even Gokuu, who wasn't fazed by much, felt a little weird doing this.
" Don't worry, Kyande, " he said, offering her a weak smile, " we'll find a way out of this. "
Kyande sniffed and wiped noisily at her face with the back of her hand. " Okay, fine, let's go get Ginyuu. Least my clothes fit. "
Now quite subdued, Kyande followed Gokuu into the air, and they flew off after Ginyuu and Jiisu.
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Vejiita, Katera, and Gohan hung in the air over Freezer's ship, watching as the soldiers lazed about.
Vejiita sniffed. " Seems Kyande was right, Freezer's definately not here. "
" Yeah, " Katera agreed.
Gohan looked up and over at the two Saiyajin, " What makes you say that? "
Vejiita nodded towards the ship, where soldiers sat lazily atop the hull and dozed on the ground in the shade cast by the ship's many support legs.
" Look. Were Freezer still here, they'd all be standing at attention. Acting like that in the presence of a master like Freezer is suicide. "
" Oh, " Gohan said in understanding.
" Think you can stay in the air of your own power, kid? " Vejiita inquired, " I'm gonna need both hands for this. "
" I think so. "
Vejiita released Gohan, and after a moment of struggling the little boy remained in the air by himself. Katera sucked in a breath and managed the same with a slightly lesser amount of struggle.
Vejiita pointed at a random soldier and half-smiled. " Kid, I suggest that if you have the same objections as Kakarrot and Kyande you ignore what I'm about to do. "
Gohan said nothing, but looked away when Vejiita began executing the soldiers one after another. When all the outside soldiers were sufficiently killed, Vejiita gathered up Katera and Gohan, and descended down towards the ground. Landing on top of the ship, he took the few steps towards the opening at the center of the 'roof' if only to observe his handiwork, then lowered himself and his two charges into the ship.
At the bottom of the shaft they were met with a small contingent of soldiers who were shakily holding laser weapons towards the intruders. Vejiita purposely ignored them and started down the hallway. The soldiers moved with him, always keeping weapons trained on the Saiyan prince, but never firing, never making the first move that would surely end their lives.
" You will search for the Dragonballs before Kyande and Kakarrot get here, right, Ojisama? " Katera inquired quietly.
The soldiers' quivering went up a notch indignantly. Like they were going to give away the Dragonballs' location. As if!
Vejiita's expression darkened slightly in his own indignation. " Of course. But first I'm getting you and Kakarrot's kid into regeneration tanks. "
Around this time, Vejiita came across the medical lab, and entered. One sidelong glare at the soldiers warned them to stay Outside the room. Vejiita took no small amount of pleasure in the fact that they listened.
Once the door had closed and they were alone, Vejiita set Gohan down and released Katera. Slipping quite well into his role of doctor, Vejiita looked down at Gohan and said, " Okay, kid, take those rags off, and I'll get you set up. "
" Okay, " Gohan agreed and sat to remove his shoes.
Vejiita turned to his other 'patient' to find her climbing into one of the regeneration chambers on her own, clothes and all.
" Katera, " he called wryly, gaining a dirty look from her, " that goes for you too. "
Katera scowled. " It works just as well with my clothes on then with them off. I don't see the point. "
" You're going to need a new suit anyway, " Vejiita pointed out, " that one's all ripped up. "
" What part of 'no' is so hard for you to understand, Ojisama? " inquired Katera flatly.
Vejiita grinned and drew her back down by the waist. Slyly he asked, " Am I to undress you myself then, Katera? "
Katera smiled sardonically and said, again with the flat tone, " No. "
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" Those two are creepy, " commented Goten with a shiver.
" No kidding, " Kyande agreed emphatically.
Sarro gave the two a look and said, " You'll notice that Vejiita's not interrupting me with his own commentaries. "
Kyande looked over at Vejiita, who was fiercely scowling as he ate. " That's because his mouth's full. "
" Then you'll notice he doesn't talk with it full either. " Sarro pointed out.
" Oh, " Bulma wavered that notion away, putting herself back in Kyande's good books, " he has no problem with doing that. I think this whole thing's succeeded in leaving him speechless. "
" Hm, " Sarro sat back and blinked, " miracles do happen. "
Vejiita shot an indignant glare at her, then pointedly returned all attention to his eating.
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Vejiita left the medical lab and entered a throng of soldiers. He looked at them all dismissively and then continued on down the hall. He took slow measured steps, with his back to the rest of the soldiers. However, he was not ignorant of what they were doing.
While most chose to follow him in what was a very meagar attempt at doing their jobs, one decided to take another route and turned to enter the medical lab.
Stopping short, Vejiita turned on his heel and pointed down the hall. With a number of yelps, the soldiers parted, leaving the would-be intruder clear within Vejiita's sights.
" Bang, " he said softly, and a small pulse of ki energy ended the intruding soldier's life. Vejiita grinned as he lowered his hand and regarded the other soldiers. " That room's off limits, got it? "
" Vejiita, " one of the soldiers closest to him declared, " You--!! "
Vejiita's fist met the attacking soldier and went right through the visor on his helmet. The soldier dropped without a sound but for the tinkling of glass on the floor and the thud when the rest of him hit.
While the rest of the soldiers watched on in frightened awe, Vejiita turned and continued walking.
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Captain Ginyuu laughed uproariously and flew circles around Jiisu. Twirling down towards the pristine Namekian waters, he took a gander at his, or rather, Kyande's reflection.
" Hm, " he said, tilting his head and feeling his chest, " This ain't a half-bad looking body. If it weren't me, I'd Date myself! Eh, Jiisu?! "
" You're pretty hot stuff, Captain, " Jiisu declared.
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Kyande groaned and fell off her chair. " He seriously did that?! " she wailed from the ground. " Ew. "
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Captain Ginyuu came back up to Jiisu's level and put his arms behind his head and struck a sultry pose. " C'mon, Jiisu, don'tcha just wanna... eat me up?! I'm GORGEOUS!! "
" Well, " Jiisu admitted, " maybe if it weren't you in there Captain Ginyuu. "
Captain Ginyuu dropped the pose and looked pouty. " What're you trying to say Jiisu? "
" I- " Jiisu faltered, trying for a tactful way to say this, " I don't sway that way, Captain. I'm sorry, but I can't help but think of it as you in there... and you're a man. "
Captain Ginyuu sniffed. " Okay... fine... whatever Jiisu. "
" Sorry. "
" S'okay... " miserably, there came another sniff, " You got a tissue, Jiisu? "
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Kyande proclaimed she was going to be sick, then climbed back into her chair.
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Vejiita punched through a wall and blasted the last three soldiers into oblivion in frustration. He'd searched the whole ship-- the whole bloody ship-- and not found a trace of the Dragonballs.
He had to focus, he had to calm down. He was acting like Katera.
Now, if he thought about things rationally, Freezer wouldn't have been so stupid as to leave the Dragonballs in the ship. He would have found some place clever... not as clever as him granted, but clever nonetheless.
Unless, thought Vejiita as he walked outside and observed a spot where the soil had been disturbed, unless Ginyuu had hidden them.
Vejiita scuffed at the soil with his boot and felt something hard and smooth, definately not a rock or boulder, beneath.
Vejiita smiled.
Raising a hand the prince of the Saiyajin used his ki to explode the ground upwards, revealing the pristine Dragonballs to him. All seven hung in the air before him, and he laughed.
Kyande was a fool. Kakarrot was a fool. Freezer was a fool.
Now he would have his immortality.
Suddenly an approaching ki signature hit Vejiita's senses and he took a glowering look over his shoulder.
" That's not Freezer... " He squinted for a better look and found himself staring at Kyande's face. " Dammit, " he spat and turned to face her approach.
With crossed arms Vejiita observed as 'Kyande' and Jiisu landed and faced him.
" So, " Captain Ginyuu proclaimed, masking his voice in a woefully inadequate imitation of Kyande's, " this is where you ran off to, Vejiita. "
Vejiita's expression darkened. " Of course, baka, this is where you told me to go. What are you doing with Jiisu? Freezer's not going to care if we have any prisoners. "
" Hey, look, Vejiita found the Dragonballs, " Jiisu pointed out.
" Of course I did, " Vejiita snapped, " only an idiot like Captain Ginyuu would think to bury the things. "
Captain Ginyuu placed his hands on his hips indignantly, " I'll have you know Vejiita, that Captain Ginyuu was a very worthy opponent! " On the last few words Ginyuu slipped back into his own deep voice.
Vejiita furrowed his brow. " What's the matter with you? "
A high pitched giggle put Captain Ginyuu back in perspective. " Nothing, really, why do you ask? "
" You're acting weird, even for you, " Vejiita pointed out.
" That's because it isn't me!! " proclaimed Kyande as she met Captain Ginyuu in the side of the face with her, or, Gokuu's boot.
" What? " Vejiita asked, furrowing his brow further in confusion. Kakarrot was saying that Kyande wasn't him? What the--
What followed was an... interesting little skirmish where it seemed that Kakarrot and a wounded Captain Ginyuu were fighting together against Kyande. Jiisu was cheering his Captain on, even though he'd arrived with Kyande... Vejiita pushed the whole thing from his mind and focused on what was important: getting his wish.
Turning resolutely, Vejiita gazed upon the Dragonballs with satisfaction. Spreading his arms slightly, almost ceremoniously, he commanded, " Alright, Dragonballs, I wish for you to make Katera and I immortal, so that we will live forever and prove that this universe belongs to me! "
For a moment, all anyone could do was gape at the prince and the sounding of his wish.
Then Kyande snapped back into it. " Oh, as if, Vejiita, " she shouted at him, " you can't make the wish like that! "
" Eh? " Vejiita glared back at her.
Kyande paid no attention to this fact and added, " Now get up here and help us! "
" What? " Vejiita's expression darkened, " Help who? You're all acting crazy! "
" Is it really so hard to tell?! " Kyande shot back. " Think about it! I'm really Kyande, just in Gokuu's body. Gokuu's in Ginyuu, and Ginyuu's in my body! "
" How the hell did that happen? "
" I don't know, " Kyande moaned. " He used some stupid attack thingy and the next thing I knew I was in Gokuu's body, " she began crying again, " and I don't know how to get back!! "
" Oh, stop it, " Vejiita berated her, lifting into the air.
" Yeah, " Captain Ginyuu added, " I hate to see a grown man cry. "
" I'm Not A Grown Man!! " Kyande wailed.
" Well, you look it, " Vejiita snapped, falling into battle position. Kyande sniffed and blubbered an unsuccessful attempt at a retort.
" So, " Vejiita smiled, " Ginyuu's in your body, huh? Well, the only option I see is to Beat him out. "
" There's a big surprise, " Kyande muttered miserably.
" Try it! " Ginyuu declared, " I may not be able to do that Super-whatever-thingy, but this body's still more'n enough to take you three on! " Captain Ginyuu rolled his neck, loosening up, and called, " Hey, Jiisu, give me a hand, eh? "
" Sure Captain, " Jiisu agreed and shot into the air. He attacked Vejiita, right away throwing the two of them into a battle of their own.
" That man has no attention span, " complained Kyande. " Okay, Gokuu, here's the deal. He doesn't know how to use my body, and without that knowledge, he's weaker than us. What we need to do, is to try and force him to switch with me again. "
" But then he'll be in my body, " Gokuu protested.
" But I'll be back in mine, " Kyande pointed out. " That's the first step. After that we try and force him back into his own body. "
" How do we do that? " was Gokuu's next point.
" Now that I don't know... yet. " Kyande faltered. " Oh, here he goes. " Captain Ginyuu attacked first, nearly catching Kyande off guard. She crossed her arms before her to block and then used this to throw Captain Ginyuu off her. Chasing after the offending body-snatcher, she called, " C'mon Gokuu! "
Gokuu, in Ginyuu's still-injured body winced and gave the outcry, " I can't! " before succumbing to the pain and falling to the ground.
Kyande cursed and continued beating on Captain Ginyuu just as much as
he beat on her. She couldn't possibly do anything worse to Gokuu's body
than what Ginyuu had done to his own body before switching with Gokuu.
Jiisu flew backwards and took a desperate blast at the Saiyajin no Oji. The magnitude of the blast threw Vejiita to the ground, and the prince threw a huge cloud of dust into the air with his impact.
Or so it seemed.
Jiisu gave a short, breathless, sardonic laugh. " Not so tough without Katera, are you now? "
" Are you sure? " questioned the disembodied voice of Vejiita.
Jiisu jerked in surprise, then looked this way and that before looking up and finding Vejiita to be just above where his blast had hit.
Surprise worked it's way into fear and Jiisu found himself at a loss for words.
Then Vejiita attacked, his ki aura reflecting off the multitude of green tones around him and turning it all to turquoise. He beat Jiisu until the member of the Ginyuu Force was senseless, and then pulled back. Jiisu, bloodied and broken, glared at Vejiita. All his attempts at thwarting Vejiita's attacks had failed, leaving him to the only conclusion that he had lost.
Vejiita's grin never changed as he extended his arm, and held his hand plam out, fingers spread before Jiisu's battered face.
Jiisu's eyes widened, " V-Vejiita! Nooo! "
His cry dragged out into a scream as Vejiita blasted, and the fourth member of the Ginyuu Force joined the other three in the afterlife.
When the blast that had carried Jiisu out of this life died away, Vejiita
lowered his arm, smirked, and observed his handiwork for a moment. Then
the sound of the other battle reached his ears and he turned to join it.
A chance to beat up Kyande, no matter who she said she was, wasn't something
he was about to pass up.
For a moment all Kyande could do was blink in surprise as Vejiita suddenly careened in and caught Captain Ginyuu in the back with two fists. When Ginyuu turned her body on Vejiita, Kyande found herself presented with the perfect opportunity to show Captain Ginyuu just what he was missing.
Crouching midair, she clenched her fists and began to raise her ki within Gokuu's body. The effort drew a yell from her lips, and the aura that flared up as a result was magnificent.
Not that anyone but Gokuu cared to notice.
" That's quite a few members of my Ginyuu Force that you've destroyed there, little man, " Captain Ginyuu leered, " Gee, Vejiita, if you hadn't turned traitor on us, I might have offered you a position. You'd need severe lessons in style, though. "
" He didn't turn traitor! You Baka! " Kyande shot back, using this as a chance to draw attention back to her. " He only betrayed Freezer for his people. "
Okay, so originally Vejiita had just been after his wish. But somewhere
on Namekusei he'd found out about Freezer destroying
Vejiitasei, hadn't he?
" What are you talking about? " Vejiita demanded darkly.
Oh, maybe not. Kyande grinned. She was about to tell him then. " Don't you know yet, Vejiita? Freezer destroyed Vejiitasei, the Saiyajin were getting just a little too rowdy for his liking. So he took you, killed your father and all the rest of the race, and never told you a word about it. " Kyande leaned forward and gave the Saiyajin no Oji a shrewd look, " Are you going to stand for that, Vejiitaojisama? " No sarcasm, but she did emphasize the 'oji' just to give it a little edge.
Vejiita's face was hidden in shadow, as he'd lowered his head to take in what Kyande had revealed. Suddenly it all made sense. He'd been played for a fool all along. Freezer had been pulling his strings like a puppet, controlling him with the hopes that the strongest of the surviving Saiyajin, the strongest of them all, would remain at his side and not rebel.
Well too bad for Freezer, Vejiita had a rebellious spirit, and he was not about to take this lying down.
" So what if he did? " Captain Ginyuu declared, " Freezer did you a favor by letting you live, Vejiita. You should be grateful. "
That did it.
With a roar of rage, Vejiita turned on Captain Ginyuu and attacked with a ferocity that scared Kyande into shouting, " Hey! Vejiita! Don't take it out on My body! " Turning her fear to anger, Kyande shot towards the two fighters and came in between them. Punching Vejiita away and into a deep crater, she grabbed Captain Ginyuu by the collar and shouted in his face, " He's Going To Kill My Body! Don't You Want The Stronger One?! "
Captain Ginyuu smiled at her, " You'd sacrifice your boyfriend's body to save your own skin? I Like You! "
" Baka Baka Baka! I just want my body back in one piece! And Gokuu's Not My Boyfriend!! " shouted Kyande in his face.
" O-kay then! Switch! "
Vejiita climbed out of the crater with a groan. Kyande, or Kakarrot, or whoever that was was going to pay for that; dearly. Grinding his teeth and growling with barely contained anger, Vejiita shot up towards where Captain Ginyuu and Kyande were just parting from apparantly grappling with each other.
Vejiita snatched Kyande by the collar and prepared to punch her directly to hell.
" No! No! " Kyande wailed, " It's Me! It's Me! "
Vejiita paused.
Kyande pointed at Captain Ginyuu, " He's in Gokuu Now! In Gokuu! "
" What? " Vejiita asked, looking, " Now he's in Kakarrot? "
" Yes! " whimpered Kyande, " Yes! "
Vejiita turned on her and tightened his grip on her collar and his fist simultaniously. " How do I know you're telling the truth? "
Kyande grabbed his collar in both of her hands and hollered in his face, " Vejiita, This Is No Time For You To Suddenly Find A Brain! I'm Kyande, Got It?! Now Shut Up And Help Me Get Gokuu And Ginyuu Back In Their Own Bodies!! If You Don't, Then I'll Count That As Trechery And You'll Remember What I Said I'd Do If You Betrayed Me! "
" Alright, alright, " Vejiita pushed her away. " That's definately you. "
" Glad we got that straight. "
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Sarro set down her bowl and chopsticks and made a face. " What followed was a, well, relatively short battle as our battles go, with Kyande, who was happily back within her own body, and Vejiita, who had never left his body, against Ginyuu within Gokuu. Gokuu-in-Ginyuu joined the fight once he had gotten a hold of the pain.
" Eventually, after Gokuu's body had been battered past the point where Ginyuu could no longer use it to fight, he attempted to switch bodies with Vejiita. At the last minute, Gokuu leaped in the way and both were sent back to their own bodies. "
" Ginyuu was not impressed, " Kyande recalled.
" No, he wasn't, and attempted goading Vejiita into beating him. Luckily, Kyande realized what was going on and knocked Captain Ginyuu out. He remained as such for much of the rest of the story. "
Vejiita grumbled, " Should have killed him when they had the chance. "
Sarro chuckled a little, " Believe me, there was quite the shouting
match when Vejiita attempted to do just that. But, in the end,
Kyande won, and she and Vejiita aided the severely wounded Gokuu into
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Kyande looked around with wide eyes as she and Vejiita carted Gokuu through Freezer's ship. It wasn't so much interesting as it was... well, she couldn't think of an alternate word. But it was a long curving hallway lined with door after door after... It was tiring, but maybe that was because almost all of Gokuu's weight was on her.
Making a disgusted noise, Kyande looked around Gokuu at Vejiita and inquired pointedly, " You think you can hold up your end here, just a little better? " She then blinked as she caught sight of Vejiita's face.
The prince's eyelids were drooping, and he had the slack-jawed expression of someone who was completely and utterly exausted. But there was something else, something that brought a glistening to the prince's normally hard, cold ebony eyes; fear. Kyande realized suddenly that it was fear, and she couldn't blame him. Now that everyone else was out of the way, it was only a matter of time before Freezer returned and the real battle would begin...
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The Eldest Namekuseijin was well aware of Freezer's approach. Quietly and with what was most likely his dying breaths, he outlined his plan to Dende and Nail.
Nail would draw Freezer away from the Eldest Namekuseijin and Dende. Before Freezer arrived, Dende would fly towards where Guru could sense the Earthians, and help them make their wishes to Porunga, the Namekian counterpart to Chikyuu's Shenlon.
It certainly seemed to work in theory, but as Nail watched little Dende fly off towards the Earthians, he wondered if that was the only place where it would work...
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Kyande was exceedingly glad when they entered the medical lab and found Katera to be just concluding dressing herself. Gohan was just crawling out of his own regeneration tank: his being the only one intact.
Vejiita scowled and remarked, " Was that really necessary? "
Katera looked idly at the trashed regeneration chamber that had been hers. " You certainly weren't in any hurry to let me out. "
" I was busy, " Vejiita snapped irritably.
Katera 'hmmph'ed and pulled her glove taut. Reaching into the closet she'd gotten her new armor from, she withdrew another set and tossed it in Gohan's direction.
" Here, Gohan, put those on. "
Kyande blinked even as she struggled under Gokuu's weight. Katera knew, and bothered to call Gohan by name? That was interesting, if not a bit of a moot point. Really, Kyande should not have been paying attention to that.
Vejiita sniffed and then suddenly made a valient, though rather unsuccessful attempt at lifting more of Gokuu's weight.
" Whatever, Katera, let's just get Kakarrot in his kid's chamber. "
Vejiita, however, still chose to refer to Gohan as 'kid' or 'Kakarrot's kid' or something else. Anything but 'Gohan.' As for Gokuu, Kyande knew that for Vejiita, the better warrior was always 'Kakarrot.' Kyande suddenly noticed Katera giving Vejiita a look she couldn't quite place. The more she thought on it, the more perplexed she became. It was only after they got Gokuu all set up within the regeneration chamber that Kyande figured it out.
She turned from Gokuu to find Gohan examining his new clothes, (the Saiyan armor almost looked cute on him) Vejiita leaning heavily against a table with his back to them, and Katera tactfully approaching her prince.
" Neh, Ojisama, " the Saiyan warrior said softly, " why don't you go get some sleep? You haven't slept since... " Katera paused to think, " I don't think you've slept since we were in the regen. tanks after Chikyuu. "
" No, " Vejiita stated simply, " I'm not tired. "
Katera regarded him shrewdly. " That's a blatant lie and you know it. "
Vejiita turned to face her, his eyebrows knit together in an expression
of disapproval. Kyande guessed it was a look Katera
received a lot.
In response, Katera gave Vejiita a concerned glare (if there was such a thing, but Kyande really didn't have any other way of describing it.) " Ojisama, " she said sternly, " Go get some sleep. A nap won't kill you. "
" For the last time, Katera, " Vejiita growled, " No. "
Kyande was finding this to be quite cute.
Katera moved closer imposingly, " Go. "
Vejiita smiled faintly, surprising Kyande yet again. She'd been expecting another battle. To Katera he asked, " You'll be coming with me then? "
Katera's grin was a wry one, " You'll get no sleep that way. "
This was no longer cute, it was downright sickening. " Stop it! " Kyande groaned, " You two are disgusting! "
The two Saiyajin glared at Kyande. Gohan stared cluelessly.
Vejiita moved away from Katera and muttered gruffly, " Wake me in a half hour. "
Katera's wry grin returned with a vengeance, " Of course. "
Vejiita snapped, " I mean it this time, not like the last time when half an hour became three hours. "
Katera very obviously lied when she said, " I told you, Ojisama, I lost track of time. Nappa was annoying the hell out of me and... "
Vejiita gave her a pointed scowl and then stalked out of the room.
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Freezer shot through the warm Namekian air, feeling the wind on his face and the milky sunlight on his shoulders. The small smile had yet to leave his face, and why not? He was off to do what he did best, and enjoyed the absolute most; prove his dominance over those weaker than he. It was such an ego boost. He always felt good after.
Curiously he watched as a little Namekuseijin, no older than a child, flew past him. Their eyes met, and the child showed true fear before speeding up and out of Freezer's peripheral vision.
Freezer let the child go. It was, afterall, only a child. What harm
could it possibly do to him?
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[That would be the question, wouldn't it? Ha! You'd be surprised Freezer! ~sigh~ Will Nail be able to draw Freezer away from Guru? Will Dende reach Kyande and the others? What wishes will they make? WHEN WILL I BE DONE THIS STORY?!?!?! {Contrary to my griping, I am enjoying writing this, it's just that I never meant for it to be so long...} Anyway, next it's Part Thirteen: Get Well Soon, Son Gokuu! So Many Wishes, So Little Time...]
[Written by Inseiko, 1999]
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