Dragon Ball/Z/GT Fan Fiction ❯ Ironic ❯ The BodyGuard ( Chapter 4 )

A/N: Hello all! I'm back! And I just wanted to say that I'm planning on continuing this story, BUT I need a BETA READER badly! My English is not so bad, but it still sucks… If there's someone interested please, please, please! Let me know… Oh, and sorry if there are some HUGE grammar errors, but I finished the chapter pretty late (^_^)º Enjoy!

Ironic: Mirai Trunks Saga

Planet Amazon
10:32 a.m.

It has been months since Trunks accepted the job of Queen Lia's Captain of bodyguards; most of his time he spend it training for his roles of captain, preparing himself and learning things like, every single secret passage had, strategic places to ensure the Queen's safety if there was an attack. But overall, preparing mentally, since he didn't know what to expect of this job.
Even though he was her bodyguard he hadn't seen her the day of the attack, because he was too busy training for his new job. He was on his way to the conference room, and he wasn't very enthusiastic with this, since some of the bodyguards were jealous of him, because he was a estranger that got named captain of bodyguards after being on the planet in such a short amount of time, and because of this they were giving him a hard time. When he arrives to the conference room, he notices how all of the bodyguards see him and ignore completely; and they keep on talking and laughing, they don't even salute him as a captain should be saluted. He clears his throat as a sign for them to `shut up', but they kept ignoring him. He sighs frustrated; but finally he decides to give them some papers, even though they were still ignoring him. The bodyguards look at the papers bored and annoyed, until finally one them says to Trunks angrily, "What the hell is this? A physical exam? New strategies for the Queen's safety? What kind of shit is this, earthling?".

Trunks sighs again, trying to remain calm, "I've noticed how some of you are..." he pauses for a moment, looking for the right word for what he was about to say, then continues, "...overweight and old. Which means that some of you are not qualified to be bodyguards" he explains.

"What?!" "He must be joking" was some of the reactions of the less-than-happy bodyguards.
"I know you don't agree with this, but we're talking about the Queen's safety which is now my responsibility; so please, gentlemen, let's be honest, some of you're not qualified to protect anything" he said with a lot of confidence.

"Listen to me, you stupid kid! You are no one to tell us what to do, we're the best, and so far we've done a good job, so, don't come now with this shit. Things are going to stay the way they are, whether you like it or not, because we are the ones that made the rules not you!" said an angry bodyguard, while the other agreed with him. Before Trunks could say a word, he sees Lia makes her entrance to the conference room. All of the soldiers kneel quickly in reverence except Trunks who was still a bit stunned of seeing her there.

"Hey Trunks" she says smiling.

"Oh hello, Your Majesty" he says smiling as well.

"So, were my ears malfunctioning or did I just heard someone talking to you in a very uncivilized way?" she said in an innocent tone.

"Uhh... well... you see..." and before Trunks could answer, she interrupts him.

"Listen to me well, for I will say this once. Trunks is the new captain of the `Royal Protectors', and that means he's your boss, your captain and all of you must respect him the same way as you respect me" she said seriously.

"But, Your Majesty..." the soldier that had insulted Trunks before started saying but he was quickly interrupted by the loud bellow of the angry Queen.

"Have I given you permission to speak!?!?!" she yelled. The man says 'no' with his head nervously, embarrassed. "I do not care if you do not agree with Captain Briefs rules! You HAVE to do it and that is final!! If he says jump, you ask `how high?' whether you like it or not!! Is that clear?!?!" she shouted angrily.

"Yes, Your Highness!" all of the bodyguards said.

"Very well..." she said satisfied, she then looks at Trunks, and says smiling "...carry on" and then she left leaving them all trembling in fear.

Trunks laughed mentally, "Wow! She kind of reminds me of dad and his cranky attitude" he thought about the one he met in the past.

"Excuse me, Captain Briefs..." a young bodyguard timidly interrupts him from his thoughts, "…when will we take these tests?".

Trunks smiles for a moment at the drastic change in attitude of the bodyguards, "Tomorrow, first thing in the morning. Don't be late" he said seriously.

They all nodded, and then a few minutes later they look at Trunks expectantly. He notices, "What's the matter?" he asked.

"Can we leave? Or do you have anything else to say, captain?" the guard that had insulted him before asked shyly.

"No, that's about it, you can all leave now" Trunks said, and all of the men left quickly.

Through out the following week half of the `Royal Protector' had to be let go for `incapacity' since some of them were not qualified to be bodyguards, some were not strong enough, or too old for that kind of job; Trunks was in charge of recruiting the new bodyguards, evaluating and verify them in case someone had a shady past or were the enemy undercover. He was now in his office working in his computer, when Tai entered the place.

"Am I interrupting?" she says smiling.

He smiles back, "No, of course not".

"So, tell… how's everything going?" she inquired.

"Not so good, I have so much work that if told you, you wouldn't believe me. I didn't know being head of the bodyguards was so difficult" Trunks said somewhat tired.

"Well, it is difficult but the pay is good. And I'm not only talking about money; you'll see very soon how half the women in this planet will throw themselves at you" she says chuckling.
He laughs, "Well, I just hope I have enough time to let them throw themselves at me, though at this pace I don't it'll be possible" he joked.

She laughed and after a few minutes of silence she says, "Oh! I almost forgot! There will be a party in honor of the Queen's birthday, so it is your responsibility to design a security plan for the party".

"The Queen's birthday? Cool! How old is she going to be?" he asked interested.

"She will be 1,700 years old" Tai answered.

Trunks almost fell from his chair when he heard this, "WHAT?! Are you kidding? 1,700?! That's impossible!" he expresses incredulously.

Tai laughs, "Ah, of course! The way that Amazon and the Earth calculate the age is completely different, I think in Earth's methodology the Queen's age is 17" she explained.

Trunks exhales more calmly, "Seventeen? I knew she was young, but not that young. She doesn't seem that age, she looks older" he commented.

"Well, she may seem to you older, but wait until you see her attitude, then you and I will a have a chat" Tai whispered smiling.

He smiles as well, "Ok... and don't worry, I'll design a security plan for the party" he said. She nods, then says, "See you later" and then left.
In the following weeks Trunks worked day and night on the security plan for Lia's birthday party. When that day finally came, the palace was beautifully decorated in white, golden and pink, which were the Queen's favorite colors; and the main hall had flowers all over. They guests were arriving and Trunks was on the main entrance keeping an eye on the guests, in case someone looked suspicious. Trunks place guards in every corner of the palace, the gardens, the main hall and even in the outsides of the castle.

"Everything is calm, Captain" a soldier informed Trunks through a small communicator that he had designed especially for that occasion.

"Very good. Let me know of anything that happens or if someone looks suspicious" he said through the small communicator.

"Yes, captain" said the soldier.

"So finally, Mr. Briefs couldn't resist the pressure, and has gone insane, he's even talking with himself now" he heard a feminine voice say; he turns around and sees Tai smiling.

"Ha, ha, very funny..." he said a bit annoyed, yet smiling.

"Well, well, someone cleans up nice..." she joked as she eyed his blue navy uniform with golden details on the shoulder that clearly established his rank.

He faked a annoyance look, "Admit... you know I look very good" he said chuckling.

"Yeah, right, you wish... " she said mortified, then continued, "...you need to go to the Queen's room and escort her here ".

He nods, and immediately leaves, and after a few minutes he finally arrives to the door of the Queen's room, which was guarded by two soldiers; they quickly saluted Trunks, military style, and he just nods his head in acknowledgement. "Is the Queen in her room?" he asks the soldiers.

"Yes, captain" one of the soldiers responded.

Trunks gently knocked the door of her room, and quickly heard when she said, "Yes?".

"Your Majesty, everyone is waiting for you, are you ready?" Trunks said.

He hears her sigh sadly, "Yeah, I am ready" and the doors opened. His heart skipped a beat when he saw wearing a beautiful, strapless pink dress that accentuated her perfect figure.

"Alright, let's get this over with" she said annoyed as she started walking, without noticing drooling over her.

He composed himself quickly, and as he followed he noticed that she didn't look too happy, and he says to her, "You don't look very thrilled, Your Majesty. Is there something wrong?".

She sighs sadly, "Everything's wrong. I wish I was sick, so that I didn't had to go to this stupid party" she said a bit cross.

He looks at her slightly surprised and confused and says to her, "But it's your birthday, Queen Lia. You should be happy" he said.

"Well, don't get wrong, I am happy that it is my birthday but I am not happy with the fact that the Grand Council is using my party as a way of me meeting men" she explained.

"Oh?" he said a bit confused.

She nods, "Yes, they organize parties like these, so that men from all over the planet and the universe come and flirt with me in the most annoying way possible. Is disgusting, really. I wish there was a hole I could crawl in to" the young queen said frustrated.

He smiles and says, "Well, if you don't want to go to the party, just say that you're sick or tired".

She looks at him a bit surprised and says, "Does that excuse still work on Earth? Because here on Amazon it's kind of been done to death". He laughs a slightly embarrassed; and she smiles. Finally both of them arrive to the palace's ballroom, and all of the guests quickly stood up when they saw her.

She sighs, and says unenthusiastic "Well, here I go..." then she whispers to Trunks "Hey, Trunks, do you remember if I thanked you for saving me that day in the garden?".

"I don't remember, Your Majesty" he lied; he hadn't seen much of her since that day.

She smiles, "Well, since you don't remember, then, I officially thank you for saving my life twice, I am very happy that you are here" she finally said with a beautiful smile, and he couldn't help but blush at her words.

Then she entered the ballroom, while Trunks followed her closely, he observed how everyone looked at her as if they were hypnotized. Then she finally sat in throne, and all of the guests saluted her a light reverence; she smiled lightly. Then everyone continued on dancing, eating y talking. Lots of handsome men, sharply dressed approached, Lia and said all of kinds of flattery. But she just smiled politely and quickly ignored them. A few hours later, Trunks was walking around the ballroom, the night had been a complete success to him, since his security plans had worked effectively. While guests kept dancing, his gaze falls on Lia, who had a bored look on her face. He takes a glass of wine, that a waiter was carrying, and goes to her.

"Queen Lia...?" he said offering her the glass of wine.

She smiled relieved, and says happily, "Thanks. I needed this".

"I thought so..." he said smiling as well.

She took a sip of the wine while he says, "...Forgive me for being bold, Your Majesty, but I don't think you're having much fun, am I right?".

"Is that obvious?..." she said unenthusiastic, "...I feel as if I have been here for days".

"You've only been here three hours, Empress" Trunks said.

"Three hours? Time sure does slow down when one is not having any fun" she commented.

He smiles, "Well, if you wish to leave, Your Majesty, I can make something up, so that you're excused from the party. I'll say it's for security reasons" he said.

She thinks for a moment, "That sounds promising.... Alright, let's do it" she said, then she stood up from her throne and followed Trunks.

One of the female counselors of the Grand Council saw them, and quickly approached to them, "Empress, the party has not ended; you cannot leave".

"I'm sorry counselor, but the Queen must leave. She can't be exposed for long after so many death threats. It's not safe" Trunks said.

The counselor stays in silent for a moment, thinking, while Lia and Trunks wait nervously for the woman's answer, afraid that she'll make Lia stay. "You're right, Captain, make sure the Queen arrives safely to her room, I will excuse her with the guests" the counselor said and then she left.

Lia and Trunks look at each other and smile relieved. While they were ascending through the stairs, she says laughing, "That was very clever of you. You are a good liar, I would say even a better one than I am".

"Thanks, Your Majesty" he said a bit embarrassed.

Once they were in front of the door of her room, she sighs tiredly and says, "I am very grateful to you, Trunks. This is not the first time you have saved me from imminent doom".

"With all due respect, Empress, I think you're exaggerating a bit" he said smiling.

"Maybe, but still... thanks. Good night" while she opened the door to her room.

"Good Night, Your Majesty" he said, and finally left the place. And just when he was at the end of the hallway, he quickly remembered that he didn't say Happy Birthday' to the Queen. He turned around and went to her room; and to his surprised the door of her room was half open. "Empress...?" he called as he opened the door, and slowly entered the door, it was then he saw the white decorated room empty. "Queen Lia?" he said raising the tone of his voice, in case she was in the bathroom or the closet and she could hear him, but there was nothing that would hint she was there. He frantically searched in every area of the place but the room was empty. It was then he figured the Queen had disappeared.

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