chapter 1

Through the darkness of space, three round pods hurtled their way from the debris left behind the destruction of yet another planet.

The male Saiyans, the young prince Vegeta, his bodyguard, Nappa and a low level Saiyan known as Raditz made their way back toward the mother ship of their reptilian like overlord, Frieza.

"Whoa! I can't believe how quickly we finished that one!" Nappa, a large man with a bald head and a thin fu manchu style mustache laughed and cheered, his actions rocking his space pod in mid flight.

"Calm down Nappa..." The prince said calmly through his own scouter to his bodyguard. Vegeta was only young, no older then 18. Thirteen years back, his father, also Vegeta, had ruled over a planet of their very own. He'd inherited his father's tall, spiky hair and stern expression and could very well have been ruling that same planet, had it not been destroyed by a meteor all those years ago.

"If he hits my pod and knocks me off course, I'll be so pissed." Raditz growled to Vegeta over the line. Raditz was from a low class family. His father and mother had both been low power levels and naturally, it had passed on down to him. Unlike the refined prince he travelled with, Raditz was rude and crude, but unlike Nappa, he wasn't stupid. Being so low classed, he had become a target for the other two, who poked and prodded fun at him about his low power level. It bothered him for years and Nappa's occasional jibe made his blood boil, but generally, Vegeta had lost interest in making fun of him, meaning Nappa had also.

"And?" Nappa grunted through their scouters. "Whatcha gonna do?" He challenged the lower leveled Saiyan.

"I'll punish you Nappa..." Vegeta interjected, much to Raditz's relief. Nappa was an Elite fighter and years of challenging the older man had taught Raditz that he wouldn't win. EVER.

"S-Sorry Vegeta..." Nappa stumbled quietly. The Prince wasn't in the habit of showing off his power. He liked to surprise people. And Surprise them he did. Even at a tender age, Vegeta was easily able to over power Nappa, giving his body guard a great sense of respect and fear of the boy.

"So you should be." He said matter-o-factly. "You can't fight each other in the middle of space. At least wait until we get back to Frieza's ship to do it."

"So we're definitely heading back there then?" Raditz's voice asked. It was painfully obvious he wouldn't like the answer.

"For now, Yes." Vegeta told him with a cool tone. He heard both his comrades grunt and groan in disappointment.

Vegeta had been talking about escaping Frieza's grip for years. He was sure the reptile was to blame for the destruction of their home world and had convinced the other two men of the same.

Every mission they returned from, the Saiyan's hearts bled a little more.

"But...But we're early!" Nappa cried. "Surely there's something else we could do?!"

"I hate to say it, but Nappa's right. If we go back early, Zarbon will take away our rest days and give us another assignment." Raditz immediately backed up the other man. "Surely we can find something else to do, Vegeta?"

In his own pod, the prince twitched. He could see their argument. He felt the same but he needed to keep on top of Frieza's plans. By taking on as many assignments as they could, the Saiyans could see first hand what the evil lord was up to.

"You two are always whining..." He sneered through gritted teeth. He got no answer. He wasn't expecting one.

"Prince Vegeta..." A robotic voice came from the pods control panel in front of the prince, instantly taking his attention. "You are fast approaching an unknown ship. Request permission to dock, or continue to designated landing area?" It asked him.

A slow, mischievous grin crept over Vegeta's face and his fists tightened in a sudden rush of excitement.

"Well boys..." He purred through his scouter. "Looks like you get your wish after all..."

-oOo-

Vegeta was surprised how stupid others could be when the pods were granted permission to land on the large ship without a seconds hesitation. Once they were on it, Vegeta could suss out just what the ship was carrying or what course it was on and on his word, Nappa and Raditz would tear the place to bits.

All three pods hit the soft landing pads directly and after a moments pause, the doors lowered with a gentle hiss.

The ship was long, and red with many many windows. It was much larger then Frieza's and looked like it was carrying a lot of Cargo.

"It's just like one big playground." Nappa grinned after he'd stepped out from his pod.

"Not yet..." Vegeta hissed to him. "Wait till I say."

"Greetings!"

All three Saiyan's turned to see a large, round alien with a grey beard and Mohawk approaching them, followed by armed guards of the same race. His Armour was gleaming white, with shoulder protectors, a cape and a high collar. He wore many medals, all of which hung from his chest plate.

"I am Warlord Gi and this is my great war ship!" He motioned to the ship itself. Vegeta cocked an eyebrow at how welcoming a warlord could be when caught in a good mood, it seemed.

"We have been tracking you three for a while. You are Saiyans?"

"As if it's not blatantly obvious." Vegeta smirked.

"You destroyed a planet not far from here, yes?" The warlord asked.

"Yep, Sure did!" Nappa beamed proudly.

"Then we'd like to reward you." The fat alien chuckled. "The inhabitance of the planet had been our greatest enemies for the longest time and I was heading there to destroy them myself. But it looks like you got there before me!"

The three Saiyans shared a look that should have warned the warlord and his men of the mistake they'd made by allowing the strangers onto their ship.

"So...This reward?" Raditz asked, his eyebrow cocked curiously as he looked back to the warlord.

With the clap of his wrinkled purple hands, the warlord summoned a little girl, green in skin tone with bright blonde hair tied up tight on top of her head. She was bound at the ankles and wrists with a thick black metal chain and was wearing barely anything more then a tattered bit of white cloth. She was just about managing to carry a large bag, no doubt full of some sort of currency.

Vegeta wasn't even slightly interested.

Stepping out of his pod, his arms crossed over his chest, he strolled up to and around the purple aliens, smirking when the little green girl cowered in his shadow.

"We're not interested in your reward..." He said frankly. Nappa had followed after him, and stepped past the prince to grab the girl by the jaw. She gave a frightened squeal and dropped the bag, which exploded with glittering gems. He chuckled cruelly as he squeezed her jaw, her green flesh immediately bruising under his giant fingers.

"We want your ship." Vegeta said just above a whisper as he watched Nappa's rough "affections"

Raditz couldn't hold back the roar of laughter as the warlord paled.

"My...My ship?" He suddenly bristled once he'd regained his tongue.

"Before more could be said, Vegeta disappeared and reappeared behind one of the closest armed men, grabbing his head and with the flick of his wrist, turned it until it popped off and blood spurted like a fountain.

There was a collective gasp and before the warlord could turn away from Vegeta, Raditz was behind the armed man to his left, his fist already forced through the man's armour and straight through his chest, his heart still beating and pumping blood in Raditz's open hand.

"No!" The warlord's purple skin was more white with the shock. "S-stop!"

"How about no?" Vegeta sneered and fired a blast that turned another four men to dust.

"I'll give you anything!" Warlord Gi cried desperately.

"We want your ship, you dumb shit!" Nappa yelled, yanking the green girl off her feet and kissing her roughly. She struggled fruitlessly, hammering her tiny fists on his chest and face. It seemed to work, Nappa beginning to pull back...her tongue between his teeth.

With a firm bite on her tongue, Nappa sharply turned his head and tore her tongue from her mouth. Her blood ran down his chin, neck and chest plate and the girl gurgled as she choked on her own blood.

"N-no!" The purple alien yelped. "Anything else!? Anything! Money, women, food and drink!"

As if on cue, Nappa's stomach growled so loudly it caused everyone to pause. He dropped the girl, licking her blood away from his lips and rubbed his tummy.

"I am hungry, Vegeta..."

The Saiyan prince could have kicked his body guard over the edge of the landing platform in anger.

"F-food?" The Warlord smiled in relief. "We have so much of that! great quantities of everything!" He laughed hysterically in fear.

Vegeta rubbed his temples, his head throbbing with his rage. "You really want a lunch break now, Nappa?" He snarled through his teeth.

The taller, older man gave a slightly sheepish look. "Maybe a little..."

"This... This way!" The warlord said hurriedly, heading back into the ship. "Please! Have as much as you wish!" And with that began barking orders at whoever he passed.

The Saiyans followed silently behind him, the prince visibly seething.

-oOo-

The Saiyans ate to their hearts contentment, Nappa even taking a bite out of one of the slave girls that was serving the food. When she screamed in horror and ran back to the kitchens, the three laughed and continued to eat.

"If you're going to insist on eating the serving girls Nappa, we're gonna end up going to get our own food..." Raditz spat through a mouthful of meat.

"Speak for yourself..." Vegeta grunted while gnawing a bone.

"Ah, a ship this size, I'm sure they got plenty of broads to take care of us, y'know what I mean?" Nappa laughed, nudging the younger Raditz, who gave him a disgusted look.

Behind them, the kitchen doors swung open and another stream of women entered the room in a flurry. They placed down new plates of food and took away the old, empty plates. Nappa slowed his chewing to watch the girl closest to him as she worked.

Just like the other women, she was small and wearing nothing but a torn white cloth dress that finished about mid thigh and was tied over one shoulder. one big change though, was the freckled skin and black hair, which had been dreadlocked and was tied loosely with one of the side dreads. The irises of her eyes were white and the pupils seemed to float alone in the white eyes.

And then there was the tail, which wrapped around her waist.

Needless to say, Nappa nearly choked.