DISCLAIMER: I don’t own dragon ball z or dragon ball gt, nor do I make any money from this fic. Please don’t sue me, I’m just a poor Australian and our dollar really sucks right now so please don’t sue!

 

 

Chapter 10

 

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Eighteen glanced down at the city below her, it was mostly rubble now and a far cry from the beautiful city it had once been.

 

“Pitiful humans.” She shook her short blonde hair and concentrated on finding Vegeta or Gohan’s power, easer said then done since both of them were so low at the moment, but after a little while of searching she managed to pick out Gohan’s weak signal and the slightly stronger signal of Vegeta.

 

Eighteen stopped mid flight and looked ahead in the direction that Gohan and Vegeta were in. Even though she was stronger then both of them put together at the moment she still felt a twinge fear when she remembered the day they had killed her. Eighteen clenched a fist and took a deep breath. They’re weak! They’re not going to hurt me ever again. Eighteen nodded and took off again flying steadily towards the power levels, secure in her knowledge that they were nothing while she was something.

 

 

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Vegeta stealthily snuck into Chichi’s kitchen and searched for the sensu beans, he knew the woman had some. She was like a squirrel; she horded things, especially the beans; if they weren’t dying then she wouldn’t give them any. He searched for a good half and hour before he found them in an empty peanut butter jar in the back of the fridge. Grumbling about women and their strange ways Vegeta gobbled down a bean and took one for Gohan, who was patiently waiting in his bedroom.

 

They were going to try to find Bulma tonight.

 

Vegeta crept out of the kitchen, checked around for Chichi and then ran for Gohan’s room before the witch could make an appearance.

 

“I’m sick of sneaking around your house, boy.” Vegeta closed the door behind him and tossed the bean to Gohan who mumbled something like ‘sorry’ and then swallowed and sat up again, energised and healed

 

“So were heading off to find her now?” Gohan pulled on his uniform and turned to face a pacing Vegeta.

 

“No boy, I thought we’d sleep on it and get her in the morning…of course we’re blasted well going after her tonight….”

 

“Oh are you?” The female voice crept into the room and for a horrifying second Vegeta thought it was Chichi, then he realised who it really was and, equally horrified, he and Gohan turned to face the open window in which Eighteen was perched.

 

“What do you want android?” Vegeta took a step towards her and was rewarded to see a flash of fear cross her face before she controlled herself and smiled chillingly back at him,

 

“I want the same thing you want my little friend. I want Bulma back with you and away from my brother.” She lounged in the window and gave Gohan a wink.

 

“Why should we believe a thing you say?” Gohan swallowed a lump of fear and stepped closer to Vegeta, “You’ve only ever tried to kill us before.”

 

“True, but as much as I hate you two I happen to dislike Bulma and her annoying brat more. And as I said I want them gone.” She quietly slipped down from the window and lent against the wall, “I’m willing to help you get the woman back, free of charge.”

 

“Well just say we believe you, what makes you think that we even need you help?” Vegeta growled dangerously,

 

“Calm down little man, you need me for quite a few reasons and if you weren’t so worked up you’d see that. Number one I know where you wife and son are, number two I can get Seventeen away from her long enough for you to do whatever it is you want to do with her…”

 

“I’m going to bond with her.” Vegeta interrupted,

 

“Very well, long enough for you to bond with her, whatever that means, and long enough for you to get her and your son out.”

 

“Your being very trusting android, what makes you think were not going to double cross you and kill you and your brother once we have Bulma?”

 

“I’m not being trusting at all; I just don’t believe that you could actually hurt me and my brother.”

 

“Have you forgotten what happened the last time you fought Vegeta and I?” Gohan interrupted wryly,

 

Eighteen flashed him a look form under her eyelashes, “As a matter of fact I haven’t forgotten, sweetheart. I simply meant that with my brother and I fighting side by side you don’t have a chance. And you know it.” She turned her attention to Vegeta and gave him her best ‘nice girl’ smile, “So do we have a deal?”

 

For a second Vegeta hesitated then smiled, “Sure, a deal it is.”

 

Eighteen extended her hand and shook Vegeta’s both of them wore the same self-satisfied smirk.

 

 

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Seventeen stretched and yawned, next to him in bed Bulma mumbled and Seventeen was unable to stop himself form grinning.

 

You’re becoming weak, The voice mocked Seventeen, but for once he couldn’t care less. So he wasn’t quite as cruel as he used to be, he was still cruel, just not to Bulma. He looked down at her and grinned again, but who could be cruel to such a beautiful creature? As though Bulma knew he was thinking about her she rolled over and cuddled up to him.

 

 

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            “That’s the plan?” Eighteen tossed her hair and laughed.

 

“Well what’s wrong with it?” Vegeta snapped defensively his hands curling into fists again.

 

“Nothings wrong with it, in fact I love it. It’s just so simple it’s probably going to work.” She stopped laughing as quickly as she had started, “Okay, so all I have to do is get Seventeen away from Bulma and you’ll go in and get her and the kid? You do know how strong she is?” When Vegeta nodded she continued, “Good, because she’s stronger then I am now. You understand how pissed off my brothers going to be too don’t you? He’ll come searching for you as mad as a hornet and when he finds you he’ll do everything he can to kill you both.”

 

“As I said, Eighteen,” Vegeta used her name mockingly, “I’m going to bite the woman and bond with her before she can argue with me. Once I have her under my power your brother can rage and bitch all he wants but Bulma will never leave my side. And once I have Bulma back with me it will be three of us against him.” Vegeta stared off into space.

 

“Well what about you, Boy?” Eighteen turned around to face him and tilted her head to the side as she’d often seen Bulma do, “Are you still game? You do realise that if Seventeen catches you all alone it’ll be your death.”

 

Gohan looked up her and gave his own brand of saiyan smirk, “Whatever happens I’ll be ready for it.”

 

 

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