Dragon Ball/Z/GT Fan Fiction ❯ Uncertain Future ❯ Farewell to an Old Friend ( Chapter 21 )

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Uncertain Future, Chapter 21: Farewell to an Old Friend

King Orlis paced the back and forth in his quarters, stewing with anger. "I have to figure out a way to get that female!" He raged. "Damn Vegeta! Damn stupid monkeys! If it weren't for them, that woman would be in MY harem right now! It's just not fair! She should be mine! She would be if it weren't for Vegeta. First he humiliates me in my own palace, steals my slave, and then has the audacity to marry her!!!! I'll show him! I'll show that bastard who's the better king!"

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"Hey Bardock!" Bulma called, waving the Saiyan over. "Come sit down!" Bardock seemed to hesitate slightly, but then he smiled and walked over to the table where his Queen and her friend sat. "Bardock, this is Corky. Corky, this is Bardock." Bulma smiled as the two exchanged greetings. "I've got good news! Vegeta's decided not to punish you. We talked about it the other day and I managed to convince him that you didn't need punishment! I tried to tell you sooner but everything was so hectic with the mating ceremony and all."

"That's great, thanks." Bardock smiled.

The conversation soon moved to lighter topics, and Bulma noticed that Corky and Bardock seemed to get along extremely well. Not only that, but they actually seemed to be flirting. Bulma smiled, a devious little smirk that she had picked up from her mate. "I just had a great idea you two." Bulma said, interrupting the discussion.

"What is it?" Corky asked, reluctant to take her eyes off the handsome picture of masculinity in front of her.

"Well, you two seem to get along very well, and I thought that since you needed a housemate placing…" Bulma trailed off as both seemed to consider the idea.

"Well, I would be okay with that if it's fine with Corky." Bardock said, shrugging his shoulders.

"I…okay." Corky murmured, a soft shade of crimson staining her cheeks.

"All right! I'll make the arrangements!" Bulma cried excitedly.

"Well, I've gotta go. See you later." Bardock stood up and left, leaving the two women alone once more.

"I really get to live with him?" Corky squealed excitedly, as soon as Bardock was safely out of hearing range. Bulma nodded. "Wow…He's cute…more than cute…" Corky trailed off, her eyes shining. Bulma giggled quietly as she watched her friend daydream.

"Well Corkster, I've got to go. I've got a lot of stuff to do. See ya later!" Bulma bounded off out of the mess hall. "Hee hee hee! Matchmaker Bulma is on the loose!" she giggled quietly.

Suddenly, she felt a hand grab her roughly from behind. It closed around her neck and she felt a head moving towards her ear. "Just be a good little girl," a sinister voice whispered, "and nobody gets hurt." Bulma whimpered, there was no way she could get away. She tried to wriggle out of the man's grasp, but to no avail.

"Quit moving girlie!" the voice growled in anger. "Or you're gonna be sorry." Bulma began thrashing more violently in the man's grip, but he apparently didn't like it, because the next thing she knew was a sharp pain on her head and then blackness engulfed her mind.

"Ohhh! Man, what happened to my head?" Bulma moaned waking up. "What the hell, why can't I move?" Bulma's eyes widened in horror as she realized she was tied down, or up for that matter. She looked around to see she was chained vertically, to a wall. "Where am I? Hello?" she shouted, growing hysterical. "This isn't funny! Vegeta if this is some kind of joke I swear I'll kill you!" she shouted into the darkness of her prison.

"Oh it's no joke my darling." A sickly sweet voice purred as an unbearable bright light flashed on. Bulma winced and tried to shut out the light.

"O…Orlis? What the hell is this? Where am I?" Bulma raged.

"You are in the dungeon of my ship, my lovely. And this is where you'll stay." The Yranian King laughed cruelly.

"You're crazy! Vegeta will find me! He'll know something's wrong!"

"Oh, he'll know something's wrong all right. But he won't find you in time dear. You see, an anti-ki shield protects this entire ship. He won't be able to sense your life force."

"You think that'll stop him? Thing again blobbo! We are BONDED! Hear that? BONDED! He doesn't need to pick up on my ki to find me!" Bulma laughed, triumphantly.

"Don't be silly girl. It was a nice try, but everyone knows that King Vegeta is unable to bond. The trait was removed from him before he even left his mother's womb." Bulma's eyes widened. So Orlis didn't know after all, he really was clueless. "Just because he can take a mate does not mean he is bonded to you." Orlis finished.

Bulma decided to go along with this, and possibly buy herself some time so she could contact Vegeta. She wasn't very skilled at controlling their mental link yet.

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I'll do my best to locate the…er…person in question for you King Vegeta." Tertank said proudly. "And don't worry, my lips are sealed!"

Vegeta nodded. "Good, you will be rewarded well if you are successful." The King turned and walked out of the room, gone in search of his mate.

"Where the hell could she be?" Vegeta wondered to himself. "I can't sense that damn woman anywhere." Vegeta wandered down to the science wing, where he met up with Bardock.

"Greetings King Vegeta." Bardock bowed low. "How may I be of service to your majesty?"

"If I wanted someone to lick my boots, Commander Bardock, I'd go see my council." Vegeta growled. "I'm looking for the Woman. Have you seen her lately?"

"I saw her about an hour and a half ago in the mess hall with Corky." Bardock replied, his cheeks flushing slightly at the thought of his soon-to-be-housemate.

"Who the hell is Corky?" Vegeta scowled.

"I…She's one of the slaves Orlis sent. A human girl, a few years older than the Queen."

"I see…Continue with your work Commander." Vegeta said curtly, and walked out of the laboratory.

Suddenly, he felt a chill wash over him, and he shivered, suddenly very self-conscious. "What the hell is wrong with me?" he wondered aloud.

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"Please! Stop it!" Bulma cried out as the bodice of her dress was ripped clean off of her body. She tried desperately to cover her exposed brassiere, but her arms were chained tightly in place. "Vegeta! Where the hell are you?" she screamed, tears rolling down her face.

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"Huh? What was that? I could have sworn that I heard the woman call my name!" Vegeta growled. He suddenly felt a painful stinging sensation on his left cheek, as if he had been slapped. "What the hell?" he murmured, bringing his hand up to his face. "BULMA!" A bright flash of Ki surrounded him, and he took off, frantically trying to locate his mate.

Vegeta reached out to her with his mind, and was hit immediately with a wave of emotion; fear, hatred, anger, and confusion. Struggling to calm his mate through their link, he touched down on the ground. Damnit Woman! Where are you?

Vegeta?

Yes it's me! Now calm down and tell me where you are!

I'm…I'm in the dungeon of King Orlis' ship. Help me Vegeta please!

Calm down little one. I'm coming.

Vegeta flew off again, heading quickly towards the spaceport. "You are MINE Orlis! Prepare to die!" He screamed, as the bright aura of a Super Saiyan engulfed his muscular form. Vegeta zoomed towards the Yranian ship, and busted right through the wall. Once inside the ship, he could clearly sense the meager Ki of his mate, and headed towards it.

"Wha…What the hell?" King Orlis shouted angrily, as Vegeta crashed through the wall into the dungeon where Bulma was being held. "How the hell did you find us?" he screamed.

"I told you Blobbo." Bulma coughed out. "We're bonded." Vegeta stared, in shock, at the physical shape of his mate. She was chained to a wall, bruised and bloody.

The Yranian king began backing away from the irate Saiyan. "It's…It's not what you think! Really!" he cried frantically, trying to claw his way out through the wall.

"Not what I think eh?" Vegeta growled, lifting the purple being by the throat. "Mind telling me exactly what this is then?"

"It's uh…um…a game! Yeah, it's a game! Yay! You won, congratulations!" Orlis wheezed, his body kicking around in the air.

"Nope, not good enough!" Vegeta growled, throwing the alien through the wall. Before Orlis even knew what was happening, the angry Super Saiyan was on him, punching and kicking his flabby body. "Say goodbye Orlis." Vegeta smirked, powering up for one of his biggest attacks.

"BIG BANG ATTAAAAACK!!!!!!!!" He screamed, launching the energy at the Yranian's broken form. When the smoke cleared, there was nothing but a pile of dust lying in the huge crater Vegeta had created.

"Bulma? You okay?" Vegeta wondered, smashing away the chains and drawing his tiny mate into his arms.

"Do I look okay 'Geta?" she murmured, glaring at him.

"C'mon woman," he smirked, "let's get you to a regeneration tank." Ever mindful of her injuries, he picked her up and walked out of the demolished hangar.

"Nice crater Vegeta, don't you think the Big Bang was just a little bit of overkill?" Bulma scowled at the huge hole.

"Nope. Not at all." Vegeta chuckled and took to the air, heading for the medical wing.

Well that's it for now! Sorry the chapter wasn't long, but I've got an essay to write this weekend so I don't really have a lot of time! Sorry! Don't forget to review!!!