Quick Note: This is a posting of one of my older fics. As listed, it is an A/U staring my favorite couple Bulma/Vegeta. It is set in a time where Freeza is touring the universe, with all of our favorite villains, working towards universal domination. He has already destroyed Vegeta-sei and has Nappa, Radditz and everyone's favorite prince working for him when he decides to have earth purged, but not by the Saiya-jins. Which means Goku, Chi-Chi, Krillin, Yamcha, Roshi, Piccolo, so pretty much all of the good guys, are dead. Except, of course, for the lovely young blue haired scientist who has been taken from her home to become a slave for Freeza, but sometimes things don't always work out as planned…

Surviving Together

Chapter 1 - A Gift For The Saiya-jins

"Get up woman!" An orange colored man gruffly hissed as he pulled the half dead woman to her feet.

Bulma could barely stand as she was dragged down a long corridor towards the ship's main deck. She forced open her swollen eyes as she tried to remember how she had come to be manhandled in such a way. When the reality hit her, tears began to flood her eyes. It had been just three days since an army of men that claimed to be serving the 'mighty Lord Freeza' had arrived on earth to destroy her home, her planet, her friends, her family, and then to complete the ordeal, she had been abducted. She began to sob more violently as visions of the horrified faces of her friends as they were murdered clouded her mind. Goku, Chi-Chi, Krillin, Yamcha; she had to stand by and watch as all of them were ruthlessly murdered right before her.

"Shut up!" Her captor screamed to silence her sobbing as he finally threw her into what appeared main deck of the ship. She tried to stand after being thrown to the cold floor, but trying seemed too difficult so she allowed her energy less body to remain face down, praying for death too take her from her misery. "Get up!" The same gruff voice ordered again as he grabbed her already ripped shirt and pulled her to her feet. The vile orange creature held her as she finally managed to look up to see the two were no longer alone. In front of her sat a lizard looking creature with pinkish coloring that was swirling a red liquid around in his goblet, looking very much bored with life. Next to him were two more beings. One was actually rather handsome with a greenish coloring, and the other was hideous in a dark purplish shade.

"And who is our guest?" The creature in the middle asked rather uninterestedly.

"She is as your new whore as you requested, sir. The cream of the crop from the planet we just purged." The ugly orange man said very timidly.

Upon hearing this, Bulma was about ready to vomit. She felt another tear role down her cheek at the thought of this monster defiling her body. She suddenly wished she had died along with her friends. Looking up in horror, she watched helplessly as the lizard like creature stood and walk over to her. He circled her once, making sure to examine her every curve before he stopped in front of her. He slowly ran a finger up the front of her chest and then stopped at her neck. He wrapped his murderous hand around her throat and pulled her closer to him. "How old are you?"

"Six…Sixteen." Bulma barely spit out finding it hard to speak with all of the blood and vomit she was trying to keep down.

The creature before her growled and harshly dropped her already battered body to the ground as he turned to the orange colored soldier. "You brought me a child!"

The warrior cowered in fear. "I'm sorry sir, but I thought-" before her could finish, Freeza sent a ki blast right through his chest. Bulma almost fainted in horror, but she was not given the luxury as the green colored beast came over and supported her body with his own well-chiseled one.

"Imbecile!" Freeza shrieked as he walked back to his seat and thrashed his tail a few times before lowing himself onto his throne. "I am the mighty Freeza! I do not want some fragile inexperienced child underneath me!"

"Well if she is to your disliking, sir." Zarbon started as he ran his fingers up and down Bulma's exposed stomach. "I'll take her off of your hands."

Freeza raised an eyebrow before lightly chuckling. "You must be kidding. She's young enough to be your daughter, Zarbon."

The handsome being bit his tongue in offense as Freeza looked back at Bulma who was on the verge of leaving them completely. "But, I suppose you are right. There is no reason to waste a perfectly good female body." He then thought a minute; pondering which of his lackeys he could throw her too.

"I don't know why you'd want her anyway, Zarbon," Dodoria interrupted. "If you ask me, she looks as hideous as those Saiya-jin beasts."

Freeza then raised an eyebrow and glanced over at Bulma before a twisted smirked crossed his violet lips. "Yes Dodoria, that is an excellent idea."

"Um… What is, sir?" Dodoria scratched his head.

"Give her to the Saiya-jins to share." Freeza ordered, very much satisfied with his decision.

"But, sir, you can't possib-" Zarbon started, but stopped as Freeza spoke.

"Do not question me Zarbon! I mean, just look at her. She is perfect for our little bastard prince. I'm sure he will get some use out of her. After all, a man is always easier to deal with when he is getting laid." Freeza smirked as he turned to Dodoria. "Now do as you are told and take her to the monkeys."

Zarbon growled deep within his throat as hoisted Bulma's broken body into his arms. She moaned in discomfort before her fight to stay conscious failed and her body went limp in his embrace. Zarbon smirked; her shift in position freed some of her creamy white breasts to be viewed by his hungry eyes. "You know sir, I could just take her once an-" Zarbon stopped quickly as he received an icy glare from his lord. Begrudgingly, he bit his tongue and headed towards the Saiya-jins quarters, closely followed by Dodoria. It seemed his fun would have to be halted, at least for now.

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"Wake up, monkeys!" Dodoria hissed as he opened the door to the general room that connected the three Saiya-jin's sleeping chambers.

Nappa, Radditz and the Vegeta all stumbled out of their rooms rather tired, and half dressed, considering it was the middle of the night. "What can we do for you, Lord Dodoria?" Nappa asked with false respect.

"It seems to be a lucky day for you apes," the purplish alien chuckled. "Lord Freeza has a gift for you three."

The Saiya-jins all looked back and forth at each other having no idea what a 'gift' from Freeza entails. "What kind of gift, sir?" Radditz asked a little worried.

"Oh, it's quite a delicious one." Zarbon interrupted as he strutted into the room, catching the attention of all four men. The Saiya-jins then looked on in shock as they observed the blue haired creature in his arms.

"You fools don't deserve this," Zarbon hissed as he dropped Bulma's unconscious body on the floor.

Nappa and Radditz immediately licked their lips in excitement as they looked at the barely covered female. "She looks Saiya-jin," Radditz grinned. He had not had a woman who appeared this compatible since Vegeta-sei had been destroyed.

"She is an earthling," Dodoria said with disgust as he averted his eyes, barely being able to stand the sight of her. "I should warn you that her species is very fragile, the slightest tap will break a bone. So the longer you want her alive the gentler I'd be," he paused to allow a chuckle before looking back towards his companion. "Shall we leave?" he glanced over at the tailed men across from him. "I really don't want to see monkeys mate."

Radditz, Nappa, and Vegeta all poured on ungodly restraint as they were forced to sand by and listen as the two men insulted their people and culture.

"Have a goodnight, boys," Zarbon laughed with ruthless sarcasm as he and Dodoria finally decided to take their leave.

As soon as they were gone, Radditz rubbed his hands together, as he eyed Bulma eagerly. "So who gets her first?"

"I am the eldest, I get her first." Nappa announced decidedly.

"No!" Radditz objected, "I'm younger, I need it more than you. I should get her first." Radditz disagreed as he punched Nappa preparing to fight over this.

Vegeta, meanwhile, ignored the two foolish men as he knelt down next to Bulma. He briefly allowed his eyes to scan over her body before he slowly closed them, a sad attempt at shielding himself from the truth. He found the woman's beaten and tear stained body to be a vulgar sight. It reminded him of some the horrors he had endured throughout his stay with Freeza. Had emotions not been already beaten out of him, he may have been able to empathize with the girl.

Lifting Bulma's back slightly, he ran his fingers over her body, assessing the extent of the injuries she had so clearly suffered. Not more than a few seconds into his examination he froze as a strange aroma touched his nose. Pulling her body closer, he took a moment to more deeply inhale her scent. His eyes widened in anger and disbelief as his suspicions were confirmed. "None of us will have her," Vegeta spoke solemnly as he released Bulma and rose to his feet to make eye contact with the two men who by now had stopped their fighting.

"What do you mean?" Radditz asked completely crushed.

"She is untouched."

"What?!" Radditz then knelt down next to her and took in her scent as Vegeta had. "Damn it!" he fumed, concluding the same.

"Why would Freeza give us a virgin whore?" Nappa scratched his head, noting the oxymoronically combined words.

"She is not a whore," Vegeta rolled his eyes at the imbecile in front of him. "She's obviously some slave that was taken after Freeza had her planet purged."

Radditz shrugged, not swayed by this new piece of information. "So, she's not a whore. She is still a slave, meant for our physical needs, and I say we use her as such," he smirked as he slowly started pulling what was left of her shirt off. Before he could expose much, Vegeta swiftly grabbed Radditz by the neck and pinned him against the nearest wall.

"Tell me Radditz," Vegeta growled furiously. "What is the one thing our people pride themselves on most?!"

Radditz was a little dazed by the prince's sudden action, but he regained focus as he all too painfully realized his mistake. "Our honor… sir," he stuttered in fear.

"Then tell me, Radditz," Vegeta continued with his dangerous tone, "where is the honor in forcing yourself on an untouched child!?"

"There is none, sir," Radditz coughed as he felt the life being drained from him. Vegeta breathed a dangerous snarl before he reluctantly decided to release his associate. He then glanced back at the woman on the floor who was being examined by Nappa.

"So what do we do with her?" the bald man questioned. "Kill her?"

"No," Vegeta opposed the idea with slight shutter. "To kill a 'gift' from Freeza would be a sign of disrespect, and I sure as hell do not want to deal with his punishment for disrespect."

"Then what?" Radditz dared to speak as he rubbed his bruised throat.

Vegeta took a few moments to contemplate the situation, before a fitting idea graced him. "We'll put her to work."

"That sounds good," Radditz grinned. "Then she can sleep in my room in the interim?"

Vegeta just glared at the fool who clearly did not know when to quit. "She'll stay in my room," Vegeta allowed for no argument as he pushed Nappa aside and lifted Bulma into his arms. He was surprised by how light she was, but brushed off the thought as he headed into his room to make sure the two lust filled soldiers did not dishonor themselves anymore than they already had. Nappa and Radditz then very jealously watched as their prince carried away what was supposed to be their dessert for the night.

Once Vegeta entered his room, he none too gently placed Bulma's body in front of his bed. He stared at her a few minutes before he reached out to pushed a piece of hair out of her face. He shook his head in slight disappointment. "It is too bad you are a virgin child," Vegeta whispered almost regretfully. "You are the closest thing to Saiya-jin I've seen."

Rising from the floor, he walked back to his bed, leaving the unconscious woman on the floor to sleep for the last few hours of peace she would ever have.

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Author's Note: Well, I hoped you enjoyed chapter one. In the next chapter Bulma wakes to meet the nightmare of a life she has to look forward to. Will it be as bad as she expects? And what will she think of the Saiya-jin Prince and her new 'owners?' Next chapter should soon…