Dragon Ball/Z/GT Fan Fiction ❯ Vegeta's Tail ❯ Revenge can be a bitch ( Chapter 25 )

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Chapter 25

On the planet Itsux in the deep dark reaches of the universe. A banshee wail could be heard. It was Cerci in deepest agony. All her energy and magic had been drained trying to stop the pair. Somehow they had been protected from her mind probe. There was another thud in the distance as the witch could hear her captives trying to break free.

"Cretins!" She yelled. "Vicious Monkey scum!"

Cerci threw her chair across the door and barricaded herself in. She had almost prepared them for her final drain. Whatever energies she had gained from them from them had been lost from the exertion of interfering with their dream.

"Those two won't leave this planet alive!" Cerci vowed.

*

Inside the cell Vegeta pounded another of his fists against the door. He was still weak from being sucked dry by the witch. Bulma was faring better because she didn't have that much energy to gain back.

"Vegeta what exactly do you remember?" Bulma asked as she continued her work on the electronics beside the door.

"Not much…" Vegeta snarled. "I have…gaps in my memory when you're not there but it doesn't matter. I have enough about you…me, your friends and even Trunks."

"So you're not going to kill us?"

Vegeta smirked as Bulma looked at him with smiling eyes and not pleading ones.

"Only if you stop what you're doing to make idle chit-chat."

"I'm glad you're back too." Bulma said winking.

They continued their escape in silence. The pair had woken up almost instantly; Vegeta at the time was still Super Saiyan and had been able break the restraints and free Bulma. She had fallen into his arms, tears of joy in her eyes.

"Are you back?" She gasped.

"I never really went away." Vegeta whispered, then he drew closer to her ear. "We have some unfinished business that we can resume later."

Bulma had felt the heat rise in her cheeks. Her Prince was most defiantly back.

*

Cerci shuddered with each thud as she heard her prisoners making their escape. It wouldn't be long till they where upon her. She could wait…she had her own surprise waiting for them. The succubus didn't survive three millennia without learning a trick or two.

*

They where free! Bulma ran down the corridor after Vegeta. She knew he wanted blood as his revenge; Cerci had offended his pride too much. What Bulma really hoped for was that the octopus woman got a quick and painful death.

Vegeta though was still weak, the fact that he was running beside her and not flying told Bulma that. He had also reverted to his normal state as soon as he had broken free of the bonds. A sign that he was saving his energy for the final battle.

Bulma skidded to a stop as something caught her eye.

"Our ship!" She cried. "It's intact, we can go home."

Bulma began to walk towards it to see if it was functional but she was dragged away.

"No time for that…we have to get the advantage over the bitch." Vegeta spat.

"Can you sense her?" Bulma asked as she trailed behind him.

"Yes, and her ki is weak." Vegeta growled.

The pair turned up another corridor, Vegeta leading the way as he followed his senses. The corridor was filled with weapons of all sorts. Bulma pulled a pike off the wall and held it in her hands.

"So are we going to kill her?"

"I'm going to kill her." Vegeta snapped. "Just put that ridiculous thing down, I'll only be needing my fists."

"I think I'll hold on to it." Bulma said ignoring him. "She's tricky, she might have something hidden up her sleeves."

"Last time I checked." Vegeta snarled. "She didn't have any sleeves."

He then hurled his fist into a door, this lead to Cerci's poolroom and she was inside, he could feel it. The door buckled to his blow; he was starting to get most of his strength back.

"So I just stay back…" Bulma said leaning against the wall.

"Yup." Vegeta agreed, smashing into the door again.

"Just watch you kill the witch…" Bulma sighed.

"That's the plan, don't screw it up."

Bulma sat down still clutching her weapon. It was a bit of an anti-climax for her that she was to remain an observer. She had wanted to slap the octopus demon about a bit herself. But Vegeta was right, she was too powerful, she had to just sit back and enjoy the show.

'Of course Bulma what else are you good for?' She thought to herself. She tried to remain positive and look on the bright side. Her Vegeta had returned. Not to his full memory but enough to know about her, Trunks and everyone. He knew how much he cared for her. Now he was going to make everything right again and destroy the witch. The blood bath was about to begin and she had a ringside seat.

The door flew off its hinges as Vegeta broke through. He roared in anger screaming out for Cerci to show herself. "Come out Bitch! It's pay-back time."

There was a hiss in the darkness. Bulma tried to if it was her back she couldn't make out any shapes.

Vegeta's aura burst into full flow illuminating the room. They were astounded at what they saw. There was slime. Lots and lots of horrible green ooze, it covered the entire room from ceiling to floor.

Vegeta stepped forward his fists clenched. "You think this shall stop my Vengeance?! I am no-one's pet monkey…"

He fell silent as his mind thought of Freiza, but it kept his anger flowing, feeling it fuel his growing rage.

His sharp eyes scanned the room. There was movement in the corner that was hidden in shadow. He dashed towards it, knowing it was Cerci. He would rip off each of her limbs one by one. He'd stuff them into every orifice he could find. Then she would be melted into a sticky gooey mess on the floor, joining her slime.

Unfortunately he never got far enough.

As soon as Vegeta had reached the middle of the slime-covered room he was sucked into the floor.

"Vegeta!" Bulma shrieked from the safety of the doorway.

Her Prince emerged from the goo spluttering. There was a hidden pool under the slime, impossible to see in the mess.

A cackle broke out across the room and the vampire walked forward into the light.

"Greetings my precious food." Cerci purred. "I hope you both had a nice dream. You mammals and you're disgusting mating rituals…."

Bulma's face turned red with a mixture of anger and embarrassment.

"Shut up skank!" She snapped. "You're the one that gets off on watching other people and playing them against each other."

Vegeta splashed about in the pool, grunting in agreement. He was having some difficulty in getting out. Unable to pull himself out because of the slippery surface he was only able to tread water and hope he could save enough energy to fly out. If he could just hold on for another few minutes, though he was starting to feel tired already.

"You seem a little quiet Monkey." Cerci chuckled. "Trying to gather your energy to fly out? I think you'll find my pool to be more draining than reviving."

Vegeta tried to spit out an insult but he could only grunt as his arms flailed about, he was staring to feel really tired. He panted for breath but he got a mouth full of slime and water. Vegeta's anger began to boil again.

'I can't believe I'm going to die like this. Drowned like an unwanted pet! As if I wasn't worth anything.'

"I am the Prince of Saiyans!" Vegeta roared in defiance. "I will not die like this!"

His aura exploded into a flashing yellow light. He blasted out of the small pond and aimed straight for Cerci. The collision threw them both into the moist wall.

The witch shrieked as she felt her upper arm break. She wrapped her coils around Vegeta. Her last effort of survival, her suckers on her tentacles could directly drain whomever they came in contact with. In her last effort to save her pathetic life she could give him her 'Goodbye kiss' which she only used to take the last of anyone's energy.

Vegeta unaware of his danger slammed both him and Cerci back into the wall. He pulled at the tentacles, trying to prise them off himself. One had managed to wrap around his neck and Vegeta could feel himself being slowly suffocated. He pulled at it, trying to ignore the disgusting feeling of the sweat and slime on his body. He coughed and spluttered for air.

"If I die.." Cerci whispered. "You're coming with me to hell."

Vegeta ignore her taunt and slammed back into the wall. He heard a satisfying crunch as another of Cerci's upper bones broke.

But Cerci wasn't wincing in pain, she was grinning. She could feel herself getting stronger. She positioned herself and revealed her hidden weapon. Her real mouth, the beak that was in the middle of her eight tentacles. This was the secret of her final drain, her goodbye kiss. The beak latched on and Vegeta yelled in pain as he felt it piercing his body. Cold shooting pain soared through him and all his energy began to leave him. Cerci drank deeply enjoying his anger, lust and most tasty of all his pride. She had wanted to build him up for this moment so he would be at his juiciest but this was enough. She would survive and the Prince would not.

"Or maybe." She taunted. "You die and I take over the universe?"

"How about…" Bulma yelled as she thrust her pike into the witch. "You die and we go home!"

The vampire screamed in rage as she felt the weapon penetrate her. She let go of Vegeta and tried to turn her wrath on the blue haired woman. Black blood spurted from the wound. Her wild yellow eyes focus on Bulma.

"That was a dirty trick." She spat at her.

Bulma shrugged, "So I play dirty." She pulled out her weapon and stuck it straight back in. Cerci shrieked in pain as she tried to move her broken body upon Bulma.

"Sometimes it's good to be a bitch." Bulma laughed, she jabbed the long point back in again. She was hoping she'd hit a vital organ if the creature even had any. She couldn't stand back and watch as that octopus fed on her husband. Cerci slumped to the floor in a pool of oozing black blood and slime. Bulma tiptoed around her to get to Vegeta who was just lying still.

She rolled him onto his back so he was facing her.

"Vegeta?" Bulma cried. "I know you said to stay back but I couldn't…"

A gloved hand touching her face silenced her. Vegeta was gazing intently at her. His scowl was gone from his face and he only looked sad instead of angry.

"Sorry I'm a bastard…" He croaked.

"Don't say things like that!" Bulma sobbed. "I'd think you were possessed or something!"

A faint smirk went across Vegeta's face and he gasped for something else to say.

Bulma shook her head and placed her cold clammy hands over his mouth.

"Save your breath." Bulma whispered. "I'm going to get you out of here. You're going to live!" She tried to smile through her tears. Her husband look awful, he was puckered with tentacle scars and black blood and ooze covered his face. His normal healthy olive skin was paler than normal.

His hand moved her hand away from his face and he gave it a squeeze.

"….Bulma…" He rasped.

Then the pressure on her hand was release and Vegeta slumped back groaning.

"Vegeta!" Bulma gasped. "Don't you dare die on me!"

But it was too late his eyes rolled up behind his head and a sigh left his body. He was gone. Bulma could feel the once strong connect she had become aware of sudden rip. A huge hole was being created inside her and was threatening to swallow her whole. All Bulma could feel now was pain.

The bond may have reunited them but now in their fragile state, the separation seemed to be killing Bulma as well. Or making her think that the only escape from the torture was death. She knew she could live through it. Bulma had to get to the one place that could save her and Vegeta, New Namek.

She dragged the heavy carcass of her mate out of the room and back to where she had seen her ship. She returned only to throw the limp and lifeless body of Cerci into her pool. She spat at the dead witch as she disappeared into the depths. Then Bulma made the difficult and journey back and to her salvation.

*

Author's Note: Oh dear! I don't think that revenge went quite as planned did it?

Chibi Vegeta: "Are you nuts! How could you do that?"

Mz D: "Is that tears in your eyes?"

Chibi Vegeta: (sob) "…no!"

Mz D: "Aw, I'm sorry!" *gives him a big hug.*

Chibi Vegeta: "Gettoffme!"

Mz D: "It'll be okay!" *Still hugging him. *

Chibi Vegeta: "You are going to make it all better?"

Mz D: "Yes, now stop acting OOC and be all mean again."

Chibi Bulma: "You're the mean one! How could you after everything they'd been through!"

Mz D: "Ah, it's only drama."

Chibi Vegeta: "I don't wanna be dead!"

Mz D: "Look I'll make it up to you next chapter!"

Chibi Vegeta: (sniff) "You will?" * Big puppy dog eyes.*

Mz D: "Yeah, you won't believe what I'm going to do next chapter."

Chibi Bulma: "You're going to do something weird again ain't ya?"

Mz D: "Me weird?….Um…yeah how did you know?"

Chibi Bulma: "You've got that funny look in your eye that means you've thought of something that only YOU would."

Mz D: "Ah yeah, you got me. It's another weird idea next chapter."

Chibi Vegeta: "You're not going to kill anyone?" *Looking suspicious. *

Mz D: "Swear on my Granddad's grave!"

Chibi Bulma: "S'not another dream?"

Mz D: "Um…not quite. But look you're going to have to wait and see just like everyone else!"

Chibi Bulma: "I think you're the bitch!"

Chibi Vegeta: "Yeah! You keep on torturing our characters and making them do weird things!"

Mz D: "Okay you got me…but a girl's gotta have a hobby!"

Chibi Vegeta: "Blah! I just hope your surprise is good cos if it isn't I'm gonna blast you!"

Mz D: "That's the spirit! Trust me next chapter I'm going to make everything alright. Then I can get on with the finale Lemon!"

Chibi Bulma: "Finale?"

Mz D: "Yup, almost got to the end of my story. But don't worry I have other things on the go I want to work on."

Chibi Vegeta: "I can put a sure bet on that it's gonna include Bulma and Vegeta torture!"

Mz D: (sarcastically) "Oh how you hurt me!"

Next chapter you're going to have to wait and see!