Dragon Ball/Z/GT Fan Fiction ❯ Dragonball V: A World Both Familiar and Foreign ❯ His Name Is King Cold… So Put On a Sweater! ( Chapter 20 )

DragonBall V: A World Both Familiar and Foreign

Author's Note: Well this chapter took a while to write. Mainly because I've been busy, and because I had a clear idea of how I wanted the chapter to end but the beginning and middle were needing some… cooking time. Of course, there's also some personal stuff going on. But, it's been nearly a week since my last update so I should really get this chapter written before the lynch mob appears outside of my window. Heh Anyway, a warning on this chapter, you might find yourself crying by the end of it. But then again, you might not. Don't feel bad if you do but don't feel cheated if you don't. Teehee… regardless, enjoy.

Required Disclaimer: I don't own the DB franchise, I've never worked for them, I'm not making any money off this, and I'm dead sexxy baby! Read and enjoy.

Chapter 20: His Name Is King Cold… So Put On a Sweater!

"Wake up." A simple command, yet not as easily accomplished as it was said.

Vegeta cracked his eyes open and groaned at the bright lights shining in his eyes. "Bulma, turn off that blasted light! You're blinding me." Vegeta blinked in surprise and tried to move back when an ape appeared in his line of sight and looked down at him. "What the hell?!" Vegeta tried to sit up and grimaced when he found his hands and feet were bound and he was actually up on the wall and not on a bed. His neck was itching also but he couldn't see down to his neck to discover the source of the itchiness. He turned his gaze to the side and saw Goku and Cabitz were bound in similar fashion further down the wall. Goku had regained consciousness but Cabitz looked like he was dead.

"Master Cold wants you to answer some questions, Saiyan scum. How did you manage to kill Frieza?" The ape asked.

Vegeta frowned. "Because I was stronger than him. Let me show you." Vegeta growled as he powered up. As his energy level spiked he pulled at the bands holding his hands and feet in place but his smirk was quickly replaced by a frown as they were unaffected. "What the hell?" He glanced over at Goku before he tried turning Super Saiyan. He didn't even get a momentary flash of gold. "What's wrong with me?!"

The ape chuckled, an odd sound. "You're wearing dampener collars. They make it so that you can only access a fraction of your power. As you can see, you can't access enough to free yourself. Now, back to the question. How did you destroy Frieza?"

"I told you, you simpering hairball! I was stronger than him! I blasted him into dust! Now let me go!" Vegeta snarled, vainly struggling with his bonds.

"No, you must have used a trick of some kind. No one but King Cold is stronger than Frieza." The ape argued.

"Who is this King Cold guy?" Goku asked, though he hadn't been addressed yet.

"He is the ruler of the galaxy, worm! Prince Frieza's father." The ape informed the Saiyans.

Their mouths dropped open in shock. "That monster was just a prince!? His father is stronger than him!? Grr… let me go and I'll fight him to the death!" Vegeta spat out vehemently.

"What does he want with us? It's cowardly to bind us like this. He should fight us if he wants revenge." Goku said with a scowl.

The simian walked casually over towards the still Cabitz and pulled out a staff like weapon with a crystal of some kind at the end. "Tell me the real method you used to slay Prince Frieza, or I'll kill this weak one." He stated.

"I told you already, you brainless monkey!" Vegeta shouted.

"He's telling the truth." Goku said firmly.

"I don't think so. But I must keep my promise. Say goodbye to this one." The ape said.

"Wait!" Vegeta and Goku shouted together, but it was too late. The ape jabbed the crystal into Cabitz's chest, making the young Saiyan man glow as red electricity coursed over his body. His eyes shot open and he screamed in agony as his body convulsed. The ape giggled sadistically as the man's body started smoking and moments later he crumbled into dust. "You… you bastard!" Vegeta said in a tone of disbelief.

"Now, answer my question." The ape demanded. Vegeta closed his eyes and fell silent. There was no use in repeating himself, for he would not be believed. Ape man scowled. "Perhaps a different motivation this time. Bring in the girl!"

Vegeta and Goku both looked up in shock as Peasa was dragged in. Her hands were bound behind her back by metal shackles and she was wearing a dampener collar as well. Her face lifted up and the bruises and blood from mistreatment was evident. She looked surprised to see the other two Saiyans. "Prince Vegeta? Kakkarot? Where are…"

"Silence!" The ape commanded, jabbing the girl in the back of the knee as the grunt that brought her in left. "Such a pretty little thing. Less hair than I usually like, but that makes little difference. Perhaps you would like to watch me rape her? I promise, I'll show no mercy. You can stop me, however. Tell me how you really defeated Frieza." The ape was positively drooling. <Maybe I'll rape her even if they tell me the truth…> [AN: I was using the 'blah blah' system for thoughts before but that stuff is hard to distinguish from quotes sometimes so I figured from now on I'll use parentheses. So, <blah blah> is a thought.]

Peasa's eyes went wide and she tried to slide away from the hairy ape man but her back hit the metal bulkhead behind her. She clenched her eyes shut and wished that she were still back on New Vegeta-sei and not here. She didn't understand most of the words that the beast was saying, but she recognized the intentions by the lusty glare she was receiving. She looked up at Vegeta, wondering if he would be able to get free to help her. "How many times do I have to tell you!? Kakkarot and I are Super Saiyans. We became strong enough to defeat Frieza when that happened!"

The ape frowned. "Super Saiyans, huh? I'm not stupid, Prince Vegeta." He spat out, as if it were shameful to be a prince of the nearly extinct Saiyan race. "I've heard that legend. There's only supposed to be one Super Saiyan. Even if one of you were truly one of those, you both wouldn't be. And I doubt you could kill Prince Frieza even if you were telling the truth. No… I think you need some more persuasion before you tell the truth. I hope you care for this one a great deal, because it'll make her pain and shame so much sweeter!" He knelt down and pulled the girl towards him, forcing her legs open and grinning. Peasa had still been dressed only in a shirt when she was captured and no one had bothered to put any more clothing on her. "Mmm, ready for me already?" He kept pulling her legs towards him then forcing them wider, despite the girl's wild thrashings.

"Prince Vegeta! Please, help me!" She cried desperately.

"Get your stinking hands off of her, you damned dirty ape!" Vegeta snarled, rage darkening his face as he desperately tried to power up enough to break free of his restraints. [AN: Teehee... you knew that line was going to be used as soon as you heard the henchman was a talking ape, right?] Vegeta's muscles bulged but he only succeeded in tearing the flesh around his wrists and ankles and his blood ran down in viscous rivulets.

Goku was trying to power up as well, crying out in frustration. He managed to bend the metal a bit, but it wasn't enough and he was exhausted moments later as his energy was siphoned off by the collar. "Vegeta… I can't… power… up." Goku gasped.

The ape growled in excitement as he worked his aroused member out of his armor and leered down at the girl. "Last chance before I tear her inside out. How did you destroy Prince Frieza?!"

"I ALREADY FUCKING TOLD YOU! I AM TELLING THE KAMI-FORSAKEN TRUTH!!!" Vegeta shouted.

"Ah well. This is going to hurt, little one. A lot." The ape said in a chuckle.

"STOP!" Vegeta cried, thrashing around so much he snapped both of his wrists. "Don't you dare lay one fucking finger on my daughter!" Vegeta blinked in surprise. <My daughter? Where did that come from? I barely know her.>

The ape paused for a moment. He wanted to laugh when he saw Peasa grimacing from the saliva that was dripping on to her face, but he laughed for a different reason. "Your daughter? Oh… this will be even better. I'll be fucking a princess. Since you won't tell me the truth, I'll be especially brutal, just for you. Smile at your daddy for me, little girl." The ape said with a chuckle.

Goku stared between Vegeta, seeing the broken wrists and also that he was still struggling, and wondered why he called Peasa his daughter. Then he looked at the girl in question and saw her desperately trying to back away from the furry appendage that was dangerously close to her womanhood. The young Saiyan warrior made one last desperate effort to build up enough power to break free, but his energy was sapped before he could even send it to power his muscles. His head drooped and he let tears fall from his eyes. "Peasa… Vegeta… I'm sorry. There's nothing I can do."

Peasa was beyond desperate now, panic-stricken tears flowed from her eyes as she still frantically resisted. "Vegeta… please, tell him what he wants to know! Don't let him do this to me! I don't want my first time to be like this!" <I wanted it to be with you, damn it!>

Vegeta let out a long and venomous string of insults in at least five different languages as he struggled against his bonds again, adrenaline making him forget that his wrist bones were in pieces or that he had lost enough blood to make his vision shaky. "I swear by my father's soul and the bond between my mate and I and all that is holy in this universe that I am telling you the truth! Please, stop this!" Vegeta pleaded desperately.

The ape paused for a moment and looked up at the prince. "It's music to my ears to hear you beg. And I believe you this time, however unlikely that it would seem. But, I'm going to rape your daughter anyway. Just to prove a point." He laughed evilly.

Vegeta clenched his eyes shut, the weariness catching up to him. <Just like Frieza did to… no. I can't let this happen!> Vegeta cried out in pure rage and his hair flashed gold for a moment. It was just enough for him to pull one of his arms out of the metal restraints but the collar sapped his energy before he was able to pull the rest out. He desperately tried to will his fingers to pull at the restraints on his other wrist, but he could barely move his fingers, let alone keep his hand straight. And even if he could, he was as weak as a puppy now. Tears of shame fell from his eyes as he heard Peasa gasp in pain but he couldn't lift his head to watch the horrible event.

Peasa used the last bit of her strength to twist her body around and drag herself to the side. It didn't make much of a difference as the ape poked at her opening with his offending appendage until her bare feet came in contact with something long and hard. [AN: No, not that!] Desperately she used her toes to grab it and dragged it towards her. It was the staff weapon that the creature had used to kill her brother before she was brought in. She twisted her leg and brought the weapon down on the ape just as he was using her stilled hips as a chance to enter her body, and the crystal made contact with his leg just below his buttocks. The ape stiffened and jerked away from her but she used her toes to keep the crystal in contact with him. She laughed triumphantly as the ape crumbled into dust. The staff fell and bashed against the ground before the pulling of her toes and the bouncing momentum caused the staff to flip around. The color had changed from a red to blue and it landed against her outstretched thigh. Her body stiffened as blue electricity coursed over her body and she cried out in agony. Vegeta and Goku closed their eyes, not wanting the watch the girl turn to dust, but her screams continued for long moments. They cracked their eyes open and saw that she was still convulsing, as when the crystal whacked the ground it had changed from kill mode to torture mode. It would still kill her, but it would take a long time now. The two Saiyan warriors watched helplessly as the girl started bleeding from her eyes, ears, nose, and mouth as she thrashed around. The crystal lodged in the hollow between her hips and thighs where it couldn't become dislodged from her jerking movements and so it stayed there. Peasa was slowly and very painfully dying and there wasn't a thing that Vegeta or Goku could do about it.

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Trunks frowned as he ran away from the little clearing where Gohan was playing under Piccolo's watchful eye. <Gohan is just a little boy, so I must be in the right time. But, why aren't Frieza and Cold here? Perhaps I arrived a day early or something. I feel a strong ki with mom, so that must be dad. I'll fly there and check things out and see if I can get some information without revealing too much about who I am. Once he was far enough away that Piccolo and Gohan wouldn't be able to detect the small amount of energy it required to fly, he took to the air and blasted towards the Capsule Corporation.

A while later he landed a little ways from the building and ran the rest of the way, making sure no one saw him. Moments later he was peering in to the building and seeing two people he only recognized from pictures, his grandparents, lounging around half dressed with cards lying all over the table in front of them. Trunks frowned, wondering why they were practically naked. He snuck in and started poking around, trying to zero in on his mother's location. <I think its coming from one of her labs… the building layout isn't that different than it is in my time. I'll just sneak in and see what I'm dealing with before I announce myself. Good thing I've gotten pretty good at stealth over the years hiding and watching those androids.> He slowly opened the door to one of his mother's labs and poked his head in to get a look at what and who was in there, eager to get his first real life look at his father. Instead, he saw his mother, and more importantly, his mother's bare breasts, and a short bald man that was definitely not Vegeta. Trunks was so shocked by his mother sitting there casually topless in front of a man he didn't even know, that he was halfway into the mountains before he realized he had left the Capsule Corp. buildings. <Ok… mom has never been the most modest of people, not thinking anything of walking around half dressed no matter how much it embarrassed me, but to just sit there naked with a man that is not Dad?! What is going on here!?> After a few moments of pondering he realized that the man could only have been the Z warrior known as Krillin. <Mom never mentioned a relationship between her and Krillin other than friendship! What is going on!?> He frowned in thought and decided to concentrate on finding his father while he figured out what to do next.

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Krillin turned to glance at the door and scratched his head in confusion. "Did you feel something just now? That was strange."

Bulma shrugged. "You're just paranoid. But not to worry, I'll get dressed so you stop freaking out." Bulma chuckled as she replaced her top. She chewed on her bottom lip as she stared at the communications panel.

Krillin, though he had been enjoying the view, wasn't too sorry to see her make herself decent again. It was strange as all these years he had wondered what she looked like without clothes and now that he had seen it, he was satisfied. <Probably because I know she and Vegeta are pretty tight. Though, I am a healthy man, I can appreciate some bare breasts as much as the next guy.> Krillin sighed, feeling a bit lonely again. "So what do we do until the guys send a message back?

Bulma shrugged. "I don't know. Though I get the feeling they've run into quite a bit of trouble. It worries me, Krillin. I don't want to lose Vegeta." After a brief moment of consideration she added "Or Goku."

Krillin nodded. "Same here. Now I wish I was up there with those guys to help out. Though, with two Super Saiyans, I'm not sure how much help I'd be."

Bulma gave him a reassuring look. "Oh, don't sell yourself short, Krillin. You're pretty strong too. You know, I build a good sized gravity room out back. You're welcome to use it any time you like. Currently it can max out at 500 times gravity, though you probably wouldn't want to set it that high. Even Vegeta has only gotten up to about 200 I think."

Krillin grinned. "That would be great, Bulma. Ever since we got back from Namek, something has just been missing from my training. It's just not as challenging as it once was, no matter what I do. I'm dragging behind in strength so much it's embarrassing. But perhaps I can catch up. Hey, I know. I'll work with you a bit to see if we can get you up and flying today and then I'll work out in the gravity room."

Bulma nodded. "Sounds good. I'll grab this portable communicator in case the guys message us back while we're out there so I can still talk to them. Let's go!" They headed outside, pausing a few moments to put the rest of their clothes back on. They weren't surprised to see that Dr. and Mrs. Briefs had disappeared and they were glad they were going outside. Most likely in a few minutes it would get pretty loud.

After nearly an hour of effort though Bulma was only able to float for a few moments before she landed on her shapely posterior. "Ouch! I'm too distracted, Krillin. I'm sorry. We'll try again tomorrow, ok? Hopefully I'll have heard back from Vegeta and Goku by then."

Krillin nodded. "Sure thing, Bulma. I'll be in the gravity room. Don't hesitate to contact me in there if the guys call though, I don't want to miss a chance to talk to them." They parted, going their separate ways, Bulma still worried about what kind of trouble Vegeta had managed to get himself in to in space and Krillin just being nervous about the situation in general.

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Two of Cold's henchmen frowned in at the cell that held Lehtus. He had been separated from the others along with Peasa, but she had been dragged away about 10 minutes before. He had been tortured for a bit but then they had left him alone. They hadn't asked him any questions other than his identity, they had just wanted to torture him for the hell of it. After Peasa was dragged away and he was by himself in the cell, he became worried. He had the impression that the men were going to take advantage of his little niece, and that would not do. He had come up with a bright idea, and faked a heart attack. As he was slumped on the ground and feigning unconsciousness, the henchmen became worried. "King Cold wanted him questioned later. We can't let the old monkey die." They nodded at each other and opened the cell.

One henchmen was leaning over and looking at the old Saiyan and the other was a few steps back nervously watching. "Is he dead?" He asked with trepidation in his voice. Before the first henchman could even squeak, Lehtus's hand shot out and grabbed him by the throat. He had also stood up and moved the few paces over and grabbed the other henchman by the throat in the time it took the second to blink. He slammed them into the bars a few times until they were limp and then snapped their necks. Lehtus grabbed a tool from one of the uniforms of the grunts and popped his dampener collar off. He sighed in satisfaction as his strength returned, but he hadn't a moment to lose if he was going to help the others.

He hurried through the corridors, relying on instinct to help him locate the other Saiyans. He prayed that they were together, for it would make his job a lot easier. He heard the sound of a woman screaming and he was already running faster than he thought possible before his rational mind realized it was Peasa. He burst through a doorway and found a torture rod lodged in place between her legs and a very bloody looking Vegeta sobbing at the sight of her. Lehtus kicked away the rod and checked her to make sure she was still alive before he ran over and ripped the restraints off of Vegeta. "My prince, I am glad you are alive. Can you walk?"

Vegeta grimaced and turned it into a sneer. "Of course I can walk." He stumbled forward and barely avoided tripping over his own feet. "Free Kakkarot and let's get out of here."

Lehtus took a moment to pop Vegeta's collar off before he ran over and ripped the restraints holding Goku off, surprised to find them bent a bit. Another moment to pop the Earth-raised Saiyan's dampener off before he was back at Peasa's side, removing hers as well. "Little one, are you with us?" He asked gently. He glanced up in surprise as Vegeta hobbled over to her and knelt down beside her.

Vegeta frowned at Lehtus before he picked Peasa up into his arms, cradling her in the crook of them so as little pressure was put against his hands as possible for they were still attempting to mend themselves. Even a Saiyan's bones take time to heal, after all. "We need to get out of here. But Cold will follow us wherever we go. Kakkarot, are you strong enough for a fight?"

Goku wheezed and limped forward. "Not unless you happen to have a senzu bean tucked away somewhere? Otherwise, I think I'd even lose against a child right now."

Lehtus looked around and frowned. "Where's Cabitz? Was he in here with you?"

Vegeta and Goku looked down guiltily. "He didn't make it." Goku informed him sadly.

"We'll mourn his loss later when we have time. Let's get moving." Vegeta commanded.

Lehtus reached out for Peasa. "I can take her, your highness." He started to say.

"I've got her! Let's get moving, I said!" Vegeta snapped, his protective instincts in full force.

The other two Saiyans traded a confused look before they ran down the hall. "Not that way." Goku said, nodding his head towards another hall. "Cold is down that way, I can feel him. We're not up for that fight."

Lehtus paused for a moment. "I'm familiar with this model of ship. You go ahead, I know where the self-destruct system is. If we can't beat Cold in a fight, we'll be damn sure to leave him stranded on an exploding spaceship. Your ship was probably destroyed or tampered with, so take the escape pods. They're down that hall and to the right then straight then left. I think." Lehtus took off running, not waiting for a reply.

Goku shrugged when he saw Vegeta's annoyed glare towards the elder Saiyan. "You heard the man. Let's move."

They got a bit turned around somehow as the escape pods weren't exactly where Lehtus thought they were. They heard the self-destruct warning blare out, making them search even more frantically. They finally found the pods. There were only two in this particular chamber, but you could fit two people, if a bit uncomfortably. Vegeta laid Peasa in the pod and looked behind him to see if Lehtus was approaching yet. "The countdown is at 1 minute already. He set it for a low amount of time." Vegeta informed Goku who couldn't understand the language of the computer's voice.

Goku frowned and was about to respond when a small explosion detonated near him. He was thrown into his pod and accidentally hit the button to launch. He twisted around and tried to cancel it but it was too late and the pod was jettisoned. "Damn it, Kakkarot! You clumsy good for nothing clown! Aargh!" Vegeta swore in several different languages then frowned as Lehtus came hobbling down the hallway, obviously injured.

"Pods?!" He gasped out, seeing only one left.

"Only one left and it only fits one more." Vegeta informed him sadly. He turned to look at Peasa and frowned. He choked back his tears as he said, "Take good care of her. And tell Bulma that I'll miss her. I'll go make sure Cold is dead. Go." Vegeta started walking into the ship, ignoring the flames and the minor explosions from the self-destruct process.

"I can't let you do that, your highness. Forgive me." He grabbed the back of Vegeta's shirt and threw him into the pod, despite the prince's protests. "I'm dying anyway. Tell Peasa that I love her." He flipped a switch and the pod door closed. Vegeta was banging on the pod doors and screaming at him to open it and take the pod himself, but Lehtus just smiled sadly. "I'll be waiting for you… in heaven." He hit another switch and the pod was jettisoned, despite Vegeta's screams of protests.

"Damn you, Lehtus! It is my right and duty as the prince of Saiyans to die!" Vegeta was screaming. His eyes clenched closed as tears fell from them as the ship imploded. Vegeta sighed and twisted around so that he could move Peasa over to sit in his lap so that he wouldn't crush her under his weight and silently let his tears fall. He was distracted when he saw the pod that held Goku was too close to the blast. It had been damaged in the explosion that had knocked the younger Saiyan into it and the thrust system was barely working. "Kakkarot… you clown, what are you doing!?" Vegeta gasped as the force of the implosion knocked the pod holding Goku out of control. Vegeta's eyes widened in horror as he saw the ship caught in the gravitational pull of a nearby star. Vegeta snarled and hit the comms button. "Kakkarot, you idiot! Turn the boosters up to max! You have to get out of pull of that star!"

Goku's frantic face appeared on the computer screen. "I'm trying! It's not… wait… it's working! OH SHIT!" Goku cried out in terror as the blasters on the side away from the star ignited, propelling him even faster towards the star. "VEGETA!!!" He cried in terror, but he knew it was too late.

Vegeta leaned forward and put his hand on the hatch of the pod, forcing himself to not open it and fly out into space because it would kill him and Peasa instantly. Vegeta choked on his sobs. "KAKKAROT! DAMN IT, NO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

Goku's quiet voice came through the comm. system. "Tell Chi-chi that I love her. And tell Gohan that… I'm sorry that I won't be there to see him grow up. Take care of them, my friend." Goku was about to say something more when a solar flare cut the communication.

Vegeta sobbed as the escape pod disappeared into the star. Three noble Saiyans had died that day. "Kakkarot… you were a true Saiyan… despite your upbringing." Vegeta sighed and leaned back, letting his tears fall unchecked from his burning eyes. After a good bit of time, Vegeta set the navigational controls to take him to Earth. He settled back and smiled sadly down at Peasa who still hadn't regained consciousness. "I'm sorry little one. But we'll be home soon." He sighed and leaned his head back and continued to cry tears for not only the three Saiyans who had died that day, but another tear for every Saiyan that had ever died because of Frieza and his father. But mostly, he cried for Goku and Lehtus.

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Say it! I'm evil!!! Woohoo!!! Did anyone cry? I did, and I was writing it. Hehe. Oh yeah and Cold didn't make a physical appearance because I think he's a loser. Hehe Next chapter: Trunks' warning! And a world without Goku. Waaaah!!!!!!!!