Dragon Ball/Z/GT Fan Fiction ❯ Dark Appearance: Part 2 ❯ Out of the Woodwork ( Chapter 3 )

CHAPTER 3: OUT OF THE WOODWORK

It was nearly noon and there was still no sign of Frieza. Marley had been standing on the far off boulder for nine hours. Piccolo was meditating aside from the other Saiyans. Goten and Trunks had long since stopped sparring, and so had Goku and Vegeta.

Suddenly Marley's head shot up and she looked into the sky. She wrapped her tail around her waist and flew to the other Z-warriors.

"He is here," she said simply.

Piccolo woke up from his meditation and walked over to the other Z-warriors. He looked in the direction they were and saw a tiny speck of light coming down to New Earth.

"We should get out of sight," Marley said, "and suppress our ki. We don't want that lizard, Frieza, to know we are here just yet."

"Hn." Vegeta said, agreeing. They flew over to a ridge and waited for the ship to land.

The ship was finally in view of all the warriors. It set down lightly about sixty feet away from the Z-senshi. A side of the ship opened, making a ramp to exit the ship from. A few aliens came down the ramp and began to search the area.

"Those are his guards?" Trunks asked quietly.

Marley looked at him and nodded.

"But Goten and I could beat them with our hands tied behind our backs!"

Marley grunted and said, "They just do his dirty work, killing and torturing helpless people. Be quiet, I don't want them knowing we are here yet. Once Frieza comes out, we can challenge him."

"I will kill him. Everyone else stays out of it," Vegeta said dangerously.

Marley looked at him apprehensively, "He is stronger than a Super Saiyan you know."

"Yeah, and so am I," he retorted.

"Fine, whatever. Just remember, we have to save those Saiyan children, no matter what."

"And how do you propose we get them out of the way. Frieza will only use them against us," Goku said.

Marley drew her eyebrows together. She hadn't thought of that yet.

"Instant Transmission," Gohan said.

Marley raised an eyebrow at him.

"If Dad used Instant Transmission and got them here he couldn't use the Saiyan children against us," Gohan explained.

Vegeta grunted his approval.

"Okay, I can do that!" Goku said cheerfully.

Marley turned to look at the ship again and saw that a soldier was running up the ramp to some one. Then she saw him.

"Frieza," she growled, her tail whipping from side to side angrily.

Frieza walked down the ramp and onto the ground. Frowning he said, "This planet is absolutely disgusting. How can civilized life even exist here?"

His catlike face drew up in an ugly sneer and he said, "Have you found them yet, Captain?"

The captain shuddered and said, "No, Lord Frieza. But they still might come to you."

Frieza frowned, "I have a feeling they are already here. Bring out the monkey children."

"Yes, Lord Frieza. As you command." The captain ran back into the ship and a couple of minutes later brought out three children. One was a young boy. He had black hair that stuck out in odd directions and serious black eyes. The other two appeared to be sisters, for they looked almost identical. One sister had black hair with red running through it and the other had red hair with black running through it. The one with red hair looked particularly bad off, as she was cringing with every step and her tail appeared to be broken. All three had a sun tattoo with the `V' of Vegeta-sei on their shoulders, signaling they were from an Eastern Vegeta-sei tribe, since the Easterners were the only ones who tattooed themselves. Also, all three children had a collar around their necks.

All of a sudden Frieza said in a loud voice, "Surrender to me or he dies. Then his sisters." He formed a powerful ki ball in his hand and pointed it at the boy.

Vegeta growled and leapt out of his hiding spot.

"Vegeta, so nice you could join us," Frieza taunted.

"Shut the fuck up you filthy lizard. You are such a fucking coward, using children like that. You disgust even me!" Vegeta spat in the direction of Frieza.

Khazhandrah was very scared for her brother. She didn't want him to die the way her mother and father had, at the hands of Frieza, but there was nothing she could do. Suddenly a voice spoke in her head.

Listen to me, but don't react! It said clearly in her mind.

Who are you? She asked fearfully, Where are you?

That isn't important right now. My friends and I are going to get you out of this. Believe me.

Are you a god? She asked, unsure of what the voice in her head was. Only her sister and her brother could talk to her in telepathically.

Hardly, the voice scoffed, Just another Saiyan. Listen, my friend is going to appear behind you and grab you. Don't be afraid, he is going to take you somewhere safe. Then we are going to kill Frieza.

Okay, she said uneasily.

"Okay, Kakkarot," Marley said quietly, "you can go get them." Then she turned to Gohan, Trunks, and Goten, "When the three children get here, your job is to protect them. I have a feeling the Prince bit off more than he could chew. Kakkarot and I will back him up."

"Now, Marley?" Goku asked.

"Now, Kakkarot."

Mirah? Khazhandrah asked her twin psychically.

Yes, Andrah?

There are people here who want to help us. She said.

Really! Where are they?

Mimi! Andi! I'm scared! The voice of their little brother cut threw their conversation.

Bardock, Khazhandrah said soothingly, Don't worry, someone is going to rescue us soon. Listen to me, don't panic, stay calm. Be strong. And no tears brother dear, be a Saiyan, Saiyans don't cry.

Bardock sniffed mentally and put on a determined face.

Then all of a sudden, a person appeared behind them. Khazhandra felt a hand on her shoulder, and saw her sister and brother being grabbed around the waist. Then she felt an uneasy sensation of lightness. She closed her eyes hoping it would end soon. When she felt solid again, she opened her eyes. She swallowed hard as she looked around her. A tall woman and three men stood looking at the short warrior and Frieza.

She growled when she realized that the man that saved them still had his hand on her shoulder, though he had let go of his sister and brother.

"Hey," he asked, his voice seemed kindly enough, "are you okay?"

She snarled and grabbed her siblings, putting some space between her and the strangers.

Then the woman turned around and looked into her eyes. Khazhandrah felt as though her soul were being examined the way the woman was looking at her. Then she realized that the woman had a tail, the woman was a Saiyan!

Mirah! Bardock! She is a Saiyan! See her tail?

Yeah, her sister answered.

She reminds me of mommy, Bardock said, She is tall like mommy.

The tall woman was walking over to her now. Khazhandrah was in shock, she was scared for her brother and sister. The woman stopped in front of her and lightly sniffed her.

"Bharah. Mehassa ka no venn tranzhel. Paparha no wenzen." (Hello. You have no need to be worried. You are safe now.) The woman spoke it in Saiyango, Khazhandrah's native language. She knew it well, she would speak it to her siblings, so they wouldn't forget their heritage.

Khazhandrah wanted to say something back, but found herself at a loss of words, so she just nodded.

Trunks had noticed the people that Goku had saved of course, but right now he was focusing on his dad. Vegeta was in a verbal sparring match with the lizard at the moment, and Trunks knew it would escalate into a full-fledged battle soon.

Then he felt a hand on his shoulder. He looked up and saw it was Marley.

"Kakkarot and I are going to back up Vegeta now." She turned to Gohan and Goten as she spoke, too, "If it looks like we are gonna loose, just take off. No heroics! If you bastards get hurt, those kids die. Do you hear me? You see us go down, you get the hell out of Hodge-podge. You can wish us back with the dragonballs."

"Marley," Trunks said, hanging his head. Marley raised an eyebrow, "Marley, it is the hell out of Dodge. Get the hell out of Dodge."

"Whatever," she said rolling her eyes.

Gohan nodded. Trunks saw emotions flicker across Gohan's face and Marley's and figured that they were talking telepathically.

Marley turned to Goku and said, "All right Kakkarot, lets go before our baka prince gets the shit beat out of him too bad."

"You think Frieza is that strong?"

Marley's tail inadvertently twitched and she said, "Unfortunately."

Then Marley and Goku were off.

Vegeta sneered as Frieza laughed evilly. Frieza had just gone too far. Now he was going to beat the living crap out of that bastard.

Then he saw Marley and Goku appear to either side of him.

He growled in warning and said, "This is my fight, stay out of it!"

Marley frowned and said, Look Vegeta, just test his power a bit. He is stronger than you. Hell he is stronger that me, he is even stronger than that idiot Kakkarot! We have no choice but to fight together.

Fuck off! This is my fight! He is going to get what is coming to him from me, no one else.

Then some one interrupted their psychic dialogue, "Well, well, well. What do we have here?" Frieza said maliciously.

Marley frowned at his voice, it hadn't changed a bit, he was still as slimy as he ever was. Abhoration dripped from her very words as she said, "I don't know, why don't you tell me, you sick, cock-sucking, bastard?"

"Oh, such words coming from a lady. You've developed well Marley. I think I will let you live so I can play with you for a while." Frieza said, licking his lips.

Marley felt like vomiting right then and there, but she held her ground. "Like hell you will! I'd rather die that even think about touching you. Why don't you go fuck yourself instead? Or one of your captains? Or perhaps King Cold? I'm sure all of them would be more willing than me." Then with mock horror she gasped and said in a very sarcastic voice, "Oh, I forgot, you already have! Don't worry Frieza baby, I'm sure we can find a nice blow-up doll for you."

Frieza sneered and got angrier with every word she spoke. How dare she? He would have her, nothing could stop him.

Vegeta smirked at this last comment. Marley, you are a cold-hearted, bitch, did you know that?

And you are an arrogant bastard, Prince Vegeta. She replied.

Hey guys? Goku interrupted, Are we gonna fight soon, I'm kinda hungry.

If Marley and Vegeta weren't such battle-hardened warriors, they would have face vaulted right there. But he was right, they were stalling.

"Well I'm sorry you feel that way Marley, but I think I can make you change your mind. But before you do that, maybe you should introduce me to your new friend."

Marley gave Frieza a death glare and said, "Frieza, Kakkarot. Kakkarot, Frieza."

"I see Saiyans are just popping out of the wood work then. I guess that I get the pleasure of wiping out the rest of you worthless monkeys today," he replied maliciously.

"We'll see."