Dragon Ball/Z/GT Fan Fiction ❯ A Hellish Paradise ❯ Chapter 15 ( Chapter 15 )

Chapter 4

 

Nayo looked up startled as a powerful hand thrust him forward. He brought his arms up to cover his face as he slammed against cold rough concrete. His knees and elbows hit first and he doubled over in pain. Blood stained the floor from torn skin and his body quacked in a mixture of pain and fear. If Freaza could throw him that hard with a single push Nayo didn't want to think about what else he could do.

 

Nayo didn't look up. He didn't want to remember who stood behind him. He didn't want to think about what Freaza had in store. He just wanted to be back with Zarbon where he was safe. But as the cell door slide shut behind him it seemed Zarbon was another world away.

 

“Don't worry little one, I won't be long. I just have to deal with that traitor Zarbon.”

 

Hearing this snapped Nayo out of his paralyzed state faster then food brings a Saiyan out of sleep. “Zarbon? Please Master don't hurt him.”

 

Freaza chuckled, “now little one you should know better than to concern yourself with him. After all he cares nothing for you.”

 

“Yes he does! He cares a lot for me.” Nayo couldn't believe his own words. Why was he arguing with Freaza?

 

“Oh little one how mistaken you are. Zarbon never cared about you. He was tricked you see. Haven't you ever noticed how things you want just happen?”

 

Nayo was about to answer that he didn't know what Freaza was talking about and that Zarbon had always been there when he realized something. Freaza was right, that did happen.

 

Freaza smiled, “yes you do notice it don't you? You see little one you have a gift. Your something called a Youno. People will do whatever you want. You don't even have to tell them. You wanted Zarbon to protect you and he did. He didn't do it because he cared. He did it because you were strong enough to overpower him.”

 

Nayo stared at Freaza in shook completely forgetting what kind of punishment staring at a master often brought. Freaza seemed too much entangled in the subject to care.

 

“Zarbon knows now boy. He won't protect you now that he knows. So you'll have to protect yourself. You might as well forget about him. If your hungry then force someone to get you food. No one will resist your will, little one. You'll improve and grow stronger. Or you will if you hope to survive. You'll learn to use others to your own advantage.”

 

“But I don't want to use anyone Master.”

 

Freaza chuckled sending a frosty dread through Nayo. “Oh you will in time. You'll do whatever you can to get by. Just give it a bit of time.”

 

With that Freaza left but his words and his presence lingering long after the sound of his claws scrapping against the cement had faded. He just couldn't get the thought that Zarbon didn't care for him at all out of his head. What was worse was that what Freaza had said had made sense. Zarbon had left him for Freaza.

 

`Well it's not like I could hope that someone like Zarbon would care for a slave. Even if he does hate me for what I did and I can't blame him I still don't want him to get hurt. Please don't get hurt.' Tears streaked Nayo's face as the old familiar feeling of loneliness came over him.

 

He was on his own in the hell that was his life. He lay there and cried himself to sleep dreaming dreams of being with Zarbon again safe and secure. A dream that could never come true.

 

~~~

 

Freaza started off wanting to get this done and over with. The boy had sparked quite a bit of interest in him. He was more timid then his father. Being Zarbon's son he had to have some hidden abilities in fighting and the Youno abilities he already had would make him even better.

 

Freaza sped up. Zarbon should have been back by now. He would have liked to do more with the boy but he had no time.

 

`Later,' he promised himself, `but first I'll take care of Zarbon. Maybe I'll let him know the boy is his son before I kill him. That way he'll know that even after death I can still haunt him through his son. Yes that will prove amusing I'm certain. It wouldn't be wise to inform the boy who his father was. No I think I will keep that from him.'

 

Freaza sped up some trying to think of the best way to handle Zarbon.

 

~~~

 

“He's not here, I don't understand it Goku, I'm sorry.”

 

Goku looked back at him with a reassuring but sad smile. “Hey don't worry about it I mean you couldn't have known he wouldn't be here. So what do you want to do?”

 

Zarbon shrugged in uncertainty. “You might want to go. I don't know how long it will be.”

 

“No we'll wait.”

 

“No you should go. I don't want to put you in this kind of danger.”

 

“Like you would truly care, you little rat.”

 

“Oniisan!”

 

Radize turned glaring at Goku. The cheerful Saiyan met his glare with a pleading look.

 

“Radize you can't blame him. He is on our side!”

 

“Hum as much as gravity is on the side of a person plunging to their death.”

 

“Radize!”

 

Zarbon held a hand up between the two of them. “Please Goku, Radize has every right to feel that way. Please just go I don't want either of you to suffer due to my faults. If there were more of us, if we could some how be stronger, or if I had someone to fuse with then we might stand a chance.”

 

“Fuse, hey what's that?”

 

“Well it's a process that joins two people together temporarily. I learned it in my travels with Freaza. The two people have to be of equal size and strength for it to work. If it does work then the signal being that forms from the two is far stronger then either of the originals.”

 

“Could you teach me how to do it? I mean if we're going to be waiting around like this anyways why not?”

 

Zarbon frowned, “it's not an easy thing to learn and if it's not done just right the results aren't all that pleasing.”

 

“Well I'm a quick learner and if I can convince Vegeta to do it with me then we could beat Freaza.”

 

Zarbon's instincts instantly screamed at him not to let the Saiyan know. It was far too risky. If the fusion wasn't performed correctly, if the fusies were at all unwilling...

 

He left the thought alone. It didn't matter what might happen if they fused. The fact remained that the two Saiyans wouldn't fuse. With so little time and their two personalities clashing it could only lead to disaster. But if this Saiyan was at all like the others then he would be too pointlessly stubborn to listen to logic. As much as he hated to it seemed like the only way to get this Saiyan away from Freaza was to trick him.

 

“All right Goku but Vegeta needs to be here to do it as well. You go find him and bring him back.”

 

Goku nodded cheerfully, “Thank you Zarbon I'll be back soon.”

 

Goku turned and started off.

 

“Mata baka!” Radize words stopped Goku is his tracks.

 

“Ne oniisan?”

 

“You are not leading the Prince right into this trap. I don't care if you are his mate I will not allow it!”

 

“Hey don't worry about it Radize, Zarbon's alright.”

 

“And how the hell do you come to that conclusion Kakorrot? Is it the fact that he helped in the destruction of our home planet? Or maybe the fact that he has no honor? Or can you just “sense” it Kakorrot? You don't know shit. You're a baby in a world of monsters. You're blind and hopeless and I will not let you bring the Prince down with you!”

 

“Oi oniisan take it easy. Zarbon's not after Vegeta. I mean think about it. First of all, it was me he was after before. Also he's just trying to help Nayo and I think we should help him as well. I know he's trustworthy and that he cares for you.”

 

“What the fuck do you mean by that Kakorrot?”

 

“I mean you were pretty bad off when I saw you at first. I think it's fair to say that he saved your life. Why would he do that if he didn't care?”

 

“To get at the Prince baka.”

 

“No, I don't think so. He doesn't need us for that. I mean if he saw Freaza he could have gotten one of those scoters you use to find him.”

 

For once Radize didn't argue. “Alright Kakorot but I'm staying with him. I'm not giving him the chance to run back to Freaza for help.”

 

Goku nodded and blasted off leaving Zarbon unable to protest. With Radize staying behind there would be no way to protect him when Freaza came.

 

“You look nervous you little rat. Plans not working out perfectly?”

 

“Radize I don't, no that's not true I do have a plan. I'm trying to get you and Goku safely away from Freaza. I can't teach him how to fuse but this way when Freaza comes back, and he will, Goku will be far away. I apologize for not telling you earlier but I don't want to put you or Goku in danger. Goku because Nayo would be deviated if he where killed. And you, I'm not certain why, I just can't. I know you're a Saiyan and I know you do hate me but I can't let Freaza get at you. You Saiyans have no part in this. Just go tell Goku and your Prince I joined back up with Freaza. That should convince them to leave this place.”

 

“And what, you're just going to go crawling back to Freaza like the rat you are begging for forgiveness?”

 

“No I, I don't know. Don't worry about it Radize just get out of here. Freaza could be here any moment. I'm not trying to take advantage of you. I couldn't do that.”

 

“You're serious aren't you? Why the hell would you care? I thought you hated us `monkeys' as you're so fond of calling us.”

 

“I, gomen asie. I know I've been horribly prejudice to you. You have every right to hate me. You certainly shouldn't concern yourself with me.”

 

“You don't think I'm going to let you off that easy do you? I'm not running from Freaza and having you taken back or killed will not help this situation. Do you really think this fusion thing would work?”

 

Zarbon nodded at the stubborn Saiyan. “I'm certain it would with two fighters like Goku and Vegeta. But it doesn't matter. It takes weeks sometimes months to learn how to fuse. We have only moments.”

 

“Look why don't you come with me then? Why the hell should we wait here for Freaza to come and kill us? We'll get off this planet and you can teach Kakorrot and Prince Vegeta to fuse.”

 

“If I'm not here Freaza will kill Nayo. I can not allow that. But you're right. You should leave and find Vegeta and Goku. Go to a Planet called Nacu. The people there can teach you to fuse.”

 

Of course if they went to where Nacu was supposed to be they would only find ruble. Zarbon remembered quite well the destruction of the planet. Freaza had learned of the art of fusion and wanted the planet's people to teach him. When they refused to tell him he blew up their planet and killed every one of them.

 

Zarbon had been quite mystified by the strange little multi-colored men and their ability to join together. While Freaza was “questioning” them as he put it, Zarbon was often put in charge of watching over the other prisoners. He didn't know why they taught him to fuse when they would rather die than teach Freaza. Maybe they saw something in him that not even he saw.

 

Freaza never knew Zarbon had the ability. Nobody knew except for these Saiyans.

 

Zarbon knew that if Radize left he would find nothing. But at least he would live.

 

“I won't,” Radize's words brought Zarbon back.

 

“Nani?”

 

“I won't leave you here. Dam it no I won't do it!”

 

“What are you talking about?”

 

“I will not leave you to die! No, you're coming. I won't let Freaza have you!”

 

Zarbon steeped back. This was unexpected. He'd expected Radize to argue with him. It was against the Saiyan's nature to be compliant. But this was not what he'd expected. He had no idea how to deal with this.

 

“Radize it doesn't matter…”

 

“How the hell can you say that of course it matters!”

 

Radize moved in on Zarbon quickly his hands coming up to Zarbon's wrists. Panic struck Zarbon and with years of experience behind him he instinctively twisted out of Radize's grasp.

 

Radize didn't move away but remained closely pressed against Zarbon so that the Saiyan's powerful sent filled Zarbon's nostrils.

 

“You're scared of me aren't you?”

 

Zarbon's head snapped up at the harsh Saiyan's soft words. He met angry eyes that peered past him into his soul. “What did he do to you? Fuck him. I'm going to kill him.”

 

“Nani?”

 

Radize brought a hand up resting it softly on Zarbon's cheek. Zarbon shrank beneath the touch liking it and dreading it all at once.

 

“You're scared of this aren't you? This signal small touch bothers you that much doesn't it?”

 

`Is he mocking me? No his tone is to sincere for that. But what is he trying…'

 

The thought was cut off as Radize's hand moved from Zarbon's face to the back of his head and he leaned over bringing his lips to Zarbons. Zarbon's eyes went wide as he realized what the other was doing. He pulled back instantly but found Radize's hand was stopping him from braking the kiss.

 

The hand's hold was not forceful and even if it had been Zarbon could get away. He was the stronger of the pair. But the hold Radize had on the back of his head was not forceful. It was questioning if anything. As if saying, `Come on now, this isn't too bad is it?'

 

And the strange thing was it wasn't bad. Had Zarbon allowed himself to imagine what kissing a Saiyan would be like (a thought which he hadn't allowed) he was sure he would have thought it was disgusting, brutal, and horridly wrong. But not this and certainly not with Radize.

 

Before Zarbon had a chance to stop the kiss it was over and he felt strangely saddened by this. Radize for once said nothing and since Zarbon wasn't certain what to say silence filled the grassy clearing.

 

Zarbon was in a cloud taking in the Saiyan's overwhelming sent. `What is wrong with me? I should be furious! He had no right to do that. But I didn't mind it did I? Saiyans, how the hell do they manage to cause so much turmoil?'

 

“Well either you're so pissed that you can't even speak or you're not too angry. So which one?”

 

“What was that?”

 

Radize laughed, “come on you must at least know what a kiss is.”

 

“Hia I know what it is but it's not like that. I meant how did you do it so it was, well, painless?”

 

A dark cloud came over Radize's features. “Kami, I will kill him just try and stop me.”

 

“You shouldn't make enemies out of people like Freaza.” Zarbon guessed it was Freaza Radize spook of. Who else would it be?

 

“Well I'm sure as hell not going to be his friend! And I'm not leaving here, at least not without you.”

 

“No I guess you won't, you certainly are stubborn enough to do something so foolish.”

 

“Dam right I am! So, are we going to stay here and wait for Freaza to kill us or are we getting the hell out of here?”

 

“Nayo…”

 

“That boy's not going to be any better off with you dead than gone. Look, if Freaza comes back with the boy and finds you gone he might kill him. If Freaza comes back and finds you didn't obey him he will kill him. So lets get the fuck out of here!”

 

“Oh no my foolish little monkey, I fear you are not going anywhere.”

 

Zarbon's head snapped up already quite aware at what he would find. Freaza was above him, Zarbon had expected that. But he was alone, Nayo was no where to be seen.

 

`He's already killed him. No Kami no I'm too late.' Rage filled him, a rage unsuitable for his gentle character.

 

“Nayo!” Zarbon charged the smirking Freaza head on. It didn't matter anymore. He'd promised to protect that boy. To keep him safe. He would never forget the way Nayo looked at him, so innocent, so trusting. And now gone. It was all gone and Freaza would pay. It was all Zarbon had left.

 

~~~

 

Vegeta halted in his flight as something caught his eye. A smirk spread across his face as he realized what it was. Freaza's ship and the tyrant's ki single was still far away.

 

“Time to show that dam little white rodent what happens when he messes with the Prince of Saiyans!” Vegeta flew down towards the ship taking out the guards at the front entrance with ease. They didn't even know what had hit them.

 

The ship's halls were near deserted making it easy for the Saiyan Prince to move about. Those that did have the luck of meeting the Saiyan on his warpath didn't remain in his way for long.

 

“Oi Vegeta over here!” Vegeta turned cursing as he did so and raising a hand to fire a ki blast at the intruder.

 

“Kakorrot?! What the hell are you doing here?”

 

“Well looking for you of course. I felt your ki in here and thought you'd been captured.”

 

“ME captured by these weaklings? Ha, not likely baka. Well since you're here you might as well help me.”

 

“Help you do what?”

 

“Disable the ship baka!”

 

Kakorrot scratched his head in uncertainty. “Why do you want to do that?”

 

“So he can't follow us when we leave. I would just blow the dam thing up but that would bring him back here too quickly. This will at least stall him.”

 

“Well okay Vegeta but after we're done we should hurry back to Radize and Zarbon.”

 

“Nani?”

 

“Well they have been waiting for a while now.”

 

“Baka that's not what I mean. What the hell is Zarbon doing with Radize?”

 

“Oh he's on our side now.”

 

“That's about as likely as a snake being on the side of a mouse.”

 

“Well he is, he saved Radize's life.”

 

“A trick I'm certain. I will deal with that after I'm done with this ship.”

 

They had arrived at the control room. Vegeta quickly went to a panel and begin his work. Kakorot knelt down on his knees leaning over the prince's shoulder to get a better look. “Can I do anything to help.”

 

“Hai Kakorrot, don't touch anything!”

 

Kakorrot laughed, “Okay Vegeta as long as that doesn't include you.”

 

“Baka what the hell do you mean by that?”

 

Kakorrot didn't answer just closed his eyes leaning heavily on Vegeta's shoulder. Vegeta would never admit it but he truly didn't mind Kakorrot being so close. The Saiyan's sent calmed him but at the same time set lose an old and familiar anxiety. A feeling that now caused a soft uncontrollable tremor to run through his body.

 

“Vegeta what is it?”

 

`Dam it, Kakorrot just had to notice. Why is it he never notices an easy to see danger but notices the tiniest and most insignificant things?

 

“Vegeta you've got that look again what is it?”

 

Vegeta cursed inwardly wiping the emotion from his face. “It's none of your concern Kakorrot!”

 

“Then something is wrong. What is it?”

 

“Dam you Kakorrot. What the hell makes you think I'd tell someone like you anything?”

 

“I, gomen I wasn't trying to pressure you I just wanted to know why you look so spooked.”

 

`Not pressure me? Ha that's likely. What the hell?' Vegeta turned away from the control panel as he felt something brush up against his arm. Kakorrot had leaned in closer beside him and was smiling in a way that sent shivers down Vegeta's spin.

 

“Kakorrot what are you looking at?”

 

Kakorrot didn't answer but lunged at Vegeta.

 

“What the hell!” That was all Vegeta could get out before he was over come with laughter. “Kakorrot what the- ha ha ha-hell are you-ha ha ha-doing!”

 

Tears streamed down Vegeta's face and he struggled to get out of Kakorrot's grasp.

 

Kakorrot smiled as he continued in his strange painless but incredibly bothersome torture method. “Well I'm tickling you.”

 

“Well, ha ha ha- stop it…” That was all he could manage as the “tickling” over took him. Uncontrollable laughter rocketed through his body. He could take pain but this. What the hell was this!?

 

“Well then tell me what's wrong.”

 

“I'm going to, ha ha ha ha, kill you!”

 

“Come on Vegeta, you'll feel better.”

 

“Dam you Kakorrot-ha, ha, ha-if you must know he raped me! Now stop it.”

 

Kakorrot did stop, he stopped tickling, he stopped breathing, and the smile on his face vanished leaving an empty look that made Vegeta completely forget about taking revenge for the tickling.

 

“Na-nani?”

 

“Freaza raped me. Now Kakorrot if you ever do that again. Kakorrot what the hell is wrong with you?”

 

Kakorrot had paled to a milky white and his eyes seemed to flutter in and out of focus. “Vegeta I- gomen I didn't know.”

 

“Well of course you didn't Kakorrot. Now I have to get back to my work” With that Vegeta turned back to the panel and continued.

 

“How can you be so calm about this? He can't be allowed to do something like this. No one should be able to do something like this to you!” Kakorrot's urgent words startled the prince. He noticed the others ki was rising as well.

 

“Why the hell are you making such a big fuse over this Kakorrot? He's stronger than I. I would be a fool not to admit that. It gives him ever reason.”

 

Tears came to Kakorrot's eyes, “no, no that's not right. Vegeta no one has the right to do that!”

 

“Baka you know nothing of Freaza's ways.”

 

“No I don't but I do know what he did to you was wrong. Oh Kami Vegeta how could he? That monster, how could he?” Kakoreot's ki was still rising higher and higher by the moment.

 

“I won't let him get away with it. No one has a right to do that. I won't let it happen!”

Tears fell from Kakoerot's eyes and his very frame shock with his rising power. Then a glimmer, the tinniest flash of light sparked from Kakoerot and then an explosion of gold that sent Vegeta rocketing out of his chair.

 

Vegeta looked up at Kakorot eyes wide. His love had changed his coal black hair was now a fiery gold. His night dark eyes a mournful green. At first Vegeta was to bewildered to realize what had happened and them, “A Super Saiyan. Kami Kakorrot is a Super Saiyan?”