Dragon Ball/Z/GT Fan Fiction ❯ Lost in the Darkness ❯ Night's Glory ( Chapter 22 )

Lost in the Darkness

Part 22

Night's Glory

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The reporters crowded around the small group shouting questions to be heard. "Are you really going to outright deify slavery?" Was the question on everyone's mind at first.

"I will, and I will do it alone if I must." Bulma shouted.

"It will not be you alone." Bardock spoke to the crowd for the first time since his arrival. "I will fight with you."

"As will I." Aria straightened. "And there are other's that will join us in our quest. You will not face it alone. You have us and your mate by your side."

Kakarotto stood straighter and held his head up proudly. "I, too, will help."

"And I." Chichi stood by her mate, tall and proud. Radditz nodded in his agreement and stood as tall as he could while almost unable to remain conscience.

"The Saiya-Jin race rules again." Vegita proclaimed throwing his head back. "There is nothing that can stop it."

The police stood by opened mouth in awe. They had never seen such a determined group of people in their lives. People stormed the mansion screaming in both agreement or hatred. Shots were fired as the crowd became a mob.

"Bulma!" Vegita threw the woman out of the way. There was a ping as the bullet bounced off his think hide. "No one touches my MATE!" Golden fire crackled around the Saiya-Jin king in his anger.

"Saiya-Jin no densetsu." Kakarotto whispered. "Protect her."

Cold eyes focused on the teen for a brief moment. No longer were they depthless black but a rage filled turquoise. Black hair flickered gold and energy flared from his body. "No one touches my mate." His voice was cold, created from the hatred countless beatings, countless fears, countless sorrows, and countless tears.

"No, Vegita!" Bulma grabbed his arm. "I'm fine. There will be no death." His eyes focused on her as he drew a shuddering breath.

"I-I- No death." He agreed, halting. The mob watched the scene unfold in amazement.

"Get them!" And orange skinned being with white hair cried.

"Jeisu no!" Kakarotto leapt forward. Shots rang out and several slaves cried out in pain. Kakarotto threw him down and fell in heap before him. "It won't solve anything!"

"I have been in captivity too long!" He yelled.

"Stop! We can avoid bloodshed!" Kakarotto tried to calm him.

"There is no reason to avoid it! They shed ours, I want revenge, Kakarotto!" He shoved the teen out of his way.

"I will lead you to revenge!" The being that shouted had a voice as cold as ice, genderless and gravely. He had vaguely lizard like features and blood colored eyes. The creature stood upright, a hard purple shell-like covering on it's head, it's body a pale sickly white. "I am the Ice-Jin Freeza! I lead you to revenge!"

"No!" Chichi screamed. "No revenge! They didn't know of this! Not all of them agree with it! Do not hurt the innocent!"

"There are no innocents!" Freeza roared. "You humans, you're all alike. There is no difference between you!"

Ki energy glowed on the tip of his fingers. "You will be the first to die!" He fired.

"CHICHI!" Kakarotto's power skyrocketed a second time. He flew into super Saiya-Jin and raced toward his mate. The beam grew closer.

"Don't kill her! I beg you!" He couldn't make it! "CHICHI!"

And Vegita moved to block the deadly beam.

She wasn't dead. That was the first thing she noticed when she opened her eyes. But how? She was too weak to block the beam. Too slow to dodge. Then she noticed Vegita standing before her, hand outstretched.

"Jeisu! What were you thinking?" Kakarotto yelled. "There is no need for bloodshed! We cannot prove anything if we act as they do!"

"That bitch took your voice, beat your brother. These humans, they took our freedom, beat us, put us in ki collars and put us into captivity. How can you say there needs be no bloodshed?" Jeisu demanded incredulously.

Kakarotto's eyes glazed with tears as the being continued. "They took us from our families and friends and children and everything we loved! They stole us from our homes! I will show no mercy!"

"Then we no longer fight on the same side." Kakarotto replied mournfully. "I wish that was not so. You showed me compassion. Everyone deserves a second chance. Everyone can change."

"No humans." Jeisu insisted. "Never humans."

"What do you think I am?" Chichi asked softly. "I have taken a Saiya-Jin mate, abandon my people, and you think we cannot change?"

"You can't! You just can't!" Jeisu sounded like he was trying to convince himself instead of everyone else.

"We can. Just give us on last chance? The Saiya-Jins did, why not you?" Bulma pointed out.

"I won't listen to you! I won't!" He covered his ears.

"They are trying to deceive you, Jeisu!" Freeza told him.

"You!" Bardock yelled his eyes widening. "You were the one to discover our planet! To discover our technology! It was you! You sold us out!"

"I don't know you…do I?" Freeza asked.

Bardock growled. This was the alien that they'd rescued a few months before they had been sold. Nursed him back to health and asked for his help on their technology. What little he'd been able to give. He never did say where he was from, or what he was doing there. And now Bardock knew. He wasn't too sure why the rat had ended up on Vegita-sei, but Bardock knew that it was this alien that had ratted them out.

"I would never sell out anyone!" Freeza protested, trying to sound innocent.

"It was you! You told us you needed help. I never did figure out why you kept asking such odd questions about our race, our planet! Now I know! How dare you! People say we have no honor but we would never do an atrocity such as this!" Bardock growled.

"He sold out the Saiya-Jins?" Kakarotto asked softly. "He's the one that made this happen? Who else did you sell out, eh?"

"I didn't do it. You must be mistaken." Freeza insisted, looking panicked.

"I may not have the best memory, but I never forget a face such as yours. I can't forget your scent either. You're the only person I've met to smell like a dirty bit of slime stuck to my training boot. And slime has to be quite smelly for me to notice it on my training boots." Bardock snarled.

"I didn't sell you out!" Freeza really looked panicked now. He had never figured on someone recognizing him.

"If you sold them out, who else did you do the same too?" Kakarotto asked, eyes narrowed.

"I-I-!" Freeza backed away from the angry Saiya-Jin teen.

Bardock put a hand on Kakarotto's shoulder. "It's time to go home. Let's get your brother. We can fight the past later."

"Of course. But when I do…" Kakarotto didn't need to finish the threat. His rage spoke volumes.
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He was exhausted. By the time they had shoved their way through the reporters, they had been swamped by the police, trying to tell Bardock he couldn't leave with either of the boys. Then, it had been an argument to allow the other slaves on the plantation to be allowed to go with them, and finally Bulma had to yell at her father to get him to give up Turlis and Riul.

Bulma had also, in no uncertain terms, told the large Saiya-Jin that she and Vegita were going with them. Something he agreed to because her father kicked both her and her mate out of the house and told them never to return.

Mrs. Williams, on the other hand, had welcomed the entire group with a few tears and a wide smile. Zarbon, who had no real memories of the man he called father, was overjoyed. Once everyone thought that the night could get no better, Mrs. Williams brought Alanya out to meet the group. Riul broke down into tears.

Leah and David also showed up. Leah threw her arms around Kakarotto and Turlis, yelling at them for worrying them all so. David, smiling the whole time, also hugged the duo, thanking Kami that they were safe.

It really was a party. Radditz had his mother exclaiming over him, something she had not done in public (thankfully), and Bardock was watching the two with tears shining in his eyes. Kakarotto and Turlis were introducing Chichi, Bulma, and Vegita to the rest of the group.

It was the best night that they'd had in a very long time. And, for the first time in a very long while, there were no tears of sorrow on anyone's face.
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(A/N) *gives evil look* You better have liked this! ^_^ J/K!!! But I hope you did! Review, please!

Later!

~*~ Lady Foeseeker ~*~