Dragon Ball/Z/GT Fan Fiction ❯ Even the Ruthless Fall in Love ❯ Pitan or Bust! ( Chapter 6 )

EVEN THE RUTHLESS FALL IN LOVE: Chapter 6 - Pitan Or Bust!

I really need some help, people... I have this sick feeling inside that no one's reading my fics! ;-; I got some reviews on my V/B fic "My Way", but I am getting very passionate about my Radditz/Khune dealie and I need your support! I know some people must come here, because I see my hits, but I don't know if that's just me checking up to make sure my spacing isn't TOTALLY screwed up.. Just

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The planet was gorgeous. It was green, blue, and red, with white clouds and small black spots that looked like large storms. The atmosphere was relatively easy to pass through, and the crash was mild. They had landed in the bald spot of a forest, which was grassy before it became one large crater. The two Saiyans stepped out slowly and cautiously, wary of their surroundings. Small, bat-like creatures flitted through the trees, and the intruders clicked on their scouters for any form of significant life. The screens were silent, so they progressed slowly through the thick, evergreen trees. The sky was clear and was an extremely dark blue, for the atmosphere was thin enough that a decent amount of raw space was visible to make small white dots on the dark sky. A single, large sun passed overhead, and white clouds swirled around.

"It's... pretty," Khune commented, her tail hanging loosely around her waist. Radditz grunted and walked faster, irritated with the neverending trees. "Perhaps they live in more open, civilized places. In groups," she suggested, gesturing to the fact that the scouters were silent.

"Perhaps. How about you scout ahead, and I'll keep walking?" Radditz replied snidely. She rolled her eyes and lifted off.

"Alright, fine." He snorted as his mate flew off.

Don't get shot down, he thought.

Khune felt Radditz' concern subconsciously. She laughed at the fact he doubted her ability to remain hidden; she had found stealth to be a useful aspect that none of Frieza's goons ever even attempted. Finally, Khune reached the edge of the forest, which happened to be a large hill. It dipped into a wide, green river-valley, filled with big red plants. She flew quietly overhead, when her scouter began to go off.

In the distance, a point appeared over a distant hill. As she traveled closer, many other points began to pop up, and soon Khune realized they were the tops of huge, tall buildings. Gasping, she stopped and stared.

"R-ra-Radditz..." she stuttered. Instantly the transmission came to life.

"What is it?!" He asked worriedly.

"It's huge. I can see the city from here... The buildings must be hundreds of feet high," she squeaked. The sound dulled in silence.

"Come back now. We can check it out together on foot," Radditz commanded. Khune obeyed without argument.

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The two Saiyans walked through the tall bushes, which were actually green but covered in gigantic red flowers. Khune grimaced as she brushed one of the large blooms and it left a large, red stain on her leg. They progressed towards the city, and when the first building-top appeared, Radditz stifled a gasp. The two continued forward and peered over the next hill, where civilization was just within sight. Khune automatically dropped her energy level, causing her mate to raise an eyebrow. She shrugged, obviously feeling quieter than normal. Figured as much.

They sunk to their knees as they neared the top of the hill. The entire city soon came into view; the buildings were all immensely tall, but seemed to gradually increase in height from the outskirts towards the middle, where the biggest one of them all stood, rising over their heads even from this distance. Radditz almost fell down the hill at the enormous size of the behemoths.

"The full moon is in two days; I think we should lay low until then," he suggested, backing slowly down the grassy slope. Khune watched and snorted.

"Agreed. My scouter is off the charts," she commented, tapping the small machine attached to her ear. The scrolling numbers came to a stop, and the two Saiyans climbed back down the hill.

They made camp under a large tree, just a few yards away from the edge of the two craters. Radditz sat against the large trunk, his eyes closed and his tail twitching nervously. Khune recognized his attempt to hide it, so she came over and sat beside him. He didn't even notice her until he felt a light kiss on the cheek.

"Calm down, otoko," she said calmly. He breathed out, putting his face in his hands.

"I haven't gone Oozaru for a long time," Radditz confessed, his eyebrow twitching.

"So? No problem. We transform, make mincemeat out of this place, and leave," Khune said, counting off the lined up events on her fingers.

"But the last time I transformed, I didn't know what was going on. I lost all sense of right and wrong, I couldn't control myself... I think we should stay apart when the full moon comes out," Radditz sighed, watching her face.

"Well, if you insist... Somehow I would think your Oozaru form would notice a friend or foe," Khune speculated, yawning and lying back against the tree. Her mate grabbed her and pulled her over, causing the green-haired Saiyan to giggle. Radditz cleared strands of hair out of her face, looking down at her fondly. She leaned up and kissed him quickly on the lips before getting up. He raised an eyebrow and watched as Khune stood in a fighting position.

"It's been a while since I got some exercise, and I need to be prepared to fight," she said, hinting. Radditz got the message and got up, shaking the dirt off like a dog. He wrapped his tail around his waist and followed suit by raising his arms to either side of his head. Fists clenched, Khune charged at him.

The small, green-haired girl leaped like a cat, balancing easily on the edge of the steel barrier. It was the equivalent of a fence, as close as there was to it in the largely industrial part of the city. She swayed gracefully, inching along and using her tail to keep herself upright. Her toes supported her entire body with ease, and she twirled on one foot.

He watched in amazement, one thick, black eyebrow raised. The girl noticed her friend's surprise, and, using the diversion to her advantage, leaped at him. He tripped in shock, falling on his back as she landed on his stomach, balancing on one foot. The boy glared and his friend laughed, shaking a finger. She flicked his face with her tail and leaped off, landing on the fence and sprinting away.

Radditz laughed, seeing the exact same expression on his mate's face as she lunged at him. He put up one arm and blocked, the two diving into a series of lightning-fast blows and kicks.

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The evening of the second day descended, and they lay arm-in-arm in the grass, looking up through the branches of the large tree they had been camping under.

"It's too bad we have to destroy this place so quickly... It would make a great vacation spot," Khune said, grinning up at her mate. Radditz watched her, his dark eyebrows in the usual scowl. He sighed and looked back up at the sky. The moon began to rise, and he jumped to his feet.

"Let's split up; I'll fly as far as I can to the East, and you head towards the city," he commanded, concentrating on not looking at the moon. Khune nodded hastily as he flew into the air and headed off in the other direction. She began to float quietly towards the city, her tail standing out straight as she turned her gaze towards the full moon.

Khune hadn't changed into an Oozaru since she arrived planet she had destroyed as a baby. The memory came flooding back as her sense of reason began to dissipate, her mind becoming a confused mess of emotion and rage. She felt her muscles expand, becoming tougher and buffer. Her jaw began to reach out, her teeth becoming sharp, while hair spread across her body. Somehow, her armor expanded right along with her body as she began to tower up higher, her stomach bulging out and her legs becoming like tree trunks.

Radditz had to land, feeling the change overcoming him. He stopped thinking, and began to operate on instinct, like an animal. His body built up, and began the transformation.

The Pitans didn't know what hit them. They were a decent people, with customs and traditions, who resembled upright lizards with alert eyes and twitchy limbs. The highest level warriors had been gathering since the Saiyans' presence was first detected, and now prepared to battle as a gigantic ape came lumbering over the hill. It fired beams of energy out of its mouth at random, and beat on its chest with large, muscular, hairy fists. The beast was extremely intimidating, but that didn't stop the upbeat, courageous Pitan warriors from descending on it.

Khune saw the tiny, insignificant lizards fly towards her, and began to swat them away like flies. One blasted her with an energy beam, singing her shoulder. The infuriated ape went into a rage, and closed her jaws around the creature quickly, swallowing it whole. She crushed buildings and Pitans as she began to regain her control, swinging her arms more accurately and knocking a few more opponents out of the air.

Radditz was having an equally difficult time at a city that must have been at least a hundred miles away; he was pummeled by the tiny creatures blasts, but soon overcame them and blew the settlement into a heap of ash with one mighty beam. He beat his chest invigoratingly, roaring and moving on.

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Finally, the sun began to come up over the horizon and the moon began to disappear. Khune returned to normal, so tired she collapsed in a deep sleep. Radditz flew over the charred remains of the planet, his scouter showing his mate's fallen power level to the south. They must be somewhere on the opposite side of the world from where they had started, for the landscape was utterly different.

She was scratched and bloody, but alive and well. He landed and scooped her up in his strong arms, a drop of blood from a wound across his face landing on her forehead. He wiped it off and began to walk, unsure he had the strength to fly again. Finally Radditz collapsed, still holding his sleeping mate in his arms.

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They awoke at the same time, and Khune attempted to remember the night, but recollection failed her. The two Saiyans stood up and glanced around, smoke rising into the air from all directions.

"Our job here is done," Radditz said, pushing off the ground into the air. She followed, and they soared across oceans of reddish water and charred landscapes. Finally, a familiar forest came into view and they swooped low, locating the bald spot where two large craters remained. The pods were in tact and worked perfectly when they were finally booted up.

"The job on Pitan is complete... Heading for refueling on Katurishan," the male Saiyan said into his scouter after contacting one of Frieza's communitives. Khune got into her pod, programming the coordinates into it, and Radditz followed suit.

The ride was long, even though they were both asleep the entire time. Katurishan was the nearest fueling planet, but it was also way off-course. It took three weeks to get there, but was worth the wait.

The trees were red, the grass was red, the sky was red, and there were no clouds. Khune went on a rampage, tearing through the village they had arrived at until she found food, which she devoured instantly. Radditz followed her path of destruction innocently, eating whatever he could find leftover. This wasn't much, of course, but once his mate tired herself out, he got all the loot. The villagers had pretty much cleared out of their houses, relatively familiar with the ways of Saiyans. He was busy eating the remains of a dried steak-like meat when a scratchy voice spoke to him through the scouter.

"Frieza says you and your partner did such a good job on Pitan, you are being granted two weeks leave," the voice said. Apparently Khune had heard as well, and was jumping for joy silently.

"Fine," Radditz responded in a sinister voice. His mate crept over, her tail practically wagging.

"Can we go back to Amiga?" She asked, grinning profusely. He realized he never could resist that face.

"Sure. Hopefully the negotiations went well there," Radditz responded, curling his arm around Khune and grinning evilly.

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The two Saiyans were sprawled on the grass, Khune enveloped in Radditz' possessive hold. They had avoided the inevitable long enough, for there was something they both knew but had been unwilling to discuss.

I guess now is the time, Radditz thought to himself. His mate wasn't about to say anything, so he had to be the brave one. He guessed it was his duty, but he wished Khune would've at least said something helpful when he worried over her during her bouts of throwing up.

"Khune, we have to talk," he said, putting his arms behind his head and using them as a pillow.

"Oh?" She rolled onto him and looked down, raising an eyebrow. Khune examined her mate's handsome face, his drawn back widow's peak, and his now uncomfortable expression.

"Do... Do you really want to raise a child in a world like this?" He finally asked. She stared at him, shocked. "Don't give me that, I'm not stupid. You know a first bond always has a brat as the result." Radditz watched her face for some reaction, but she rolled off him and curled into a ball, her back to him. He moved to touch her, but she backhanded his arm and her tail curled around her.

"No, I don't, for your information, but I don't really have a choice, do I?" Khune said in a dark tone of voice. "Neither of us thought about it that night, did we?! Fucking selfish, I am, you are!" She cried, balling up tighter. Radditz felt a pang in his chest and he pulled her into his arms. She tried to fight, but he held tighter until she finally just buried her face into his neck. Khune would never cry over such a thing, but she had fought at it while traveling to Katurishan. Finally, she had just subsided to blocking it out of her mind altogether. She had hoped it would blow over and she could get away from Radditz for long enough to do something about her situation.

"Let's relax and enjoy the time off. Just forget I mentioned it," he said, brushing her hair back. She grinned devilishly and kissed him deeply.

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How those weeks flew by. Khune even afterward puzzled over it, for it was such bliss that she didn't remember a thing about it.

"The ride to Pitan took... a month, then to Katurishan was two weeks, then another three to Amiga. No wait, was it a month to Amiga? Wait, no, then there was another two to get here again. Either way, about three," she finally concluded. She had come to trust one of the green-faced aliens on Frieza's ship, who had the responsibility of taking care of the Saiyans and their wounds. She had sworn to blow his head off if he so much as opened his mouth to anyone about her or anything even remotely related to her, and the doctor had taken it very seriously. Khune sighed.

"Looks all normal. This is probably the one part of Saiyan physiology I have next to zip experience with or knowledge of, so this is going to be one hell of a learning experience," the alien who she had come to know as Gligar said. He was always looking on the bright side of things, and sometimes even offered a bit of helpful advice. Khune, of course, would never admit to taking anything he said to heart, Saiyan pride at work. But it was nice to have someone to talk to every once in a while about these things. Her mate wasn't the best psychiatrist there was.

"I have to go, Radditz and I are leaving for a mission as soon as I'm ready... I'm not in the mood to listen to his bitching if I'm late again," she groaned. Gligar winked and wrapped up his examination, then handed her a small bottle.

"Take these if you start feeling any of these symptoms: Ear ache, burning sensations in your tail (or oversensitivity for that matter), nausea, or problems with.." the alien cleared his throat, as if implying something. Khune raised an eyebrow for a second before it clicked. She reluctantly took the bottle and shook it.

"Fine. I'll be back in a few months," she said, leaving the room. He watched her leave, then turned to where she had been sitting. He recognized the chip as a tracking device and smiled. She didn't want to appear concerned, but this would allow him to monitor her even from a million miles away.

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"Where have you BEEN?!" Radditz demanded as she walked onto the docks. Khune glared.

"Getting a checkup. The doc demanded I get one," she growled. Radditz sighed, knowing this was a valid reason. They climbed into the waiting pods, and programmed in the coordinates of the planet they were heading to. Once in space, he sent a private transmission to her.

"So... um..." He tried to grasp a way to ask, but she knew what he was grappling with.

"Doing fine," Khune replied. He sighed with relief, and they drifted off to sleep.

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The mission was an easy success. It took an overall of two months, and only once did she have to take one of the pills prescribed to her. They had landed on a small refueling planet that was so insignificant, it had no name besides the number assigned to it. Khune had already wandered off in search of something to do during the long wait, when Radditz noticed she was gone.

Shit! I forgot to tell her about the planet first, he groaned. He was about to go in search of his mate when a little pasty-faced alien came up to him.

"Your ships are ready," it informed him. The Saiyan glared at the creature and it ran off in wide-eyed fright. Radditz grinned and rose into the air, flying east, the direction he assumed she had gone.

Khune had walked just a small ways from the refueling center, strolling through the field of blue flowers. She had ceased to wear Saiyan armor, for at least three pounds had been added to her figure and she had looked pretty ridiculous in the getup. Instead, she opted for her old robes which Radditz had admitted made her look inspiringly beautiful. He could be such an ass, but such a sop at the same time.

She was thinking about her mate as she walked, when suddenly she felt herself lifted off the ground. A net clung to her arms and legs, holding her in an awkward position twenty feet above the ground. Khune wriggled and looked up, realizing she had walked into some sort of trap. She cursed and fired a blast right through the net, but somehow it was unaffected.

"WHAT?!" She screeched, tearing at it with her hands and teeth.

"Stop struggling, you insolent creature," said an irritated voice. She looked up as a knife sliced through the rope that held her up, and she went crashing to the ground. Attempting to get up, Khune spun around to face the source of the voice--

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You can say it. You hate me. ^_^ Aww, I love you guys too. Thanks VegetaGyal for th' review!! ;-; it helps to know SOMEONE reads this stuff. I work so hard...

I'm sorry this chap took so long, but I'm going back to school tomorrow. I really have to go to bed so I don't wake up and beat the crap out of my dad for bothering me so early... ^_^

PLEAAASE REVIEW! I need suggestions for how to carry on. I know where I'm going with the plot, my only dilemma is figuring out how to get there.

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Chapter 7: Cerulean Captors