DISCLAIMER: I don't own DBZ or any of the characters Akira Toriyama does.  TORIYAMA RULES!!!

Part 1: Seeking answers
Vegeta awoke to the sound of dripping water.  It annoyed him immensely and the annoyance grew as he realized he had to pee and the sound of dripping water was making it a hundred times worse.  He sniffed at the air, nothing smelled familiar.  The air smelt damp and moldy, he wrinkled his nose in disgust.  He tried to get up and at the very least relieve himself but he was held down by.. something.  He grunted, struggling to gain some mobility but it was useless, but he still tried.  He thrashed and pulled at his invisible bonds until he was exhausted and gasping for air.  And to make matters worse he couldn't see anything and all he could hear was the damn dripping.  He stopped his struggles and tried to make sense of what had happened.
He remembered running off into the woods like a big baby after that strange dream he had and then.. he couldn't recall what had happened next.  Try as he might, nothing came to mind.
"Maybe this is all one sick dream." He mumbled.  He wasn't really surprised to hear his voice echo as if he was deep in some cave, and he would have been even less surprised if he woke up back at CC in his room wondering at his bizarre dreams.  Ever since he came to earth, or actually was wished there, his dreams had all been twisted and warped.  Even for him.
"Your awake, at last!" a deep voice said and suddenly he could see.  He was in a cave filled with glowing crystals and in the center stood a woman in ornate dress.  Gold adorned her arms, neck, and head and her skin was dead white.  Her hair and eyes were black as pitch and as Vegeta gazed upon her he shuddered.  She walked towards him and sat down just out of his reach.  She sighed and smiled, but her smile was twisted and evil.
"My, my.  You are indeed beautiful." She sighed staring at him.  Vegeta suddenly felt uncomfortable at the way she undressed him with her eyes  but ignored the feeling and began to assess his situation.  He realized that there was nothing holding him down and he tried to jump to his feet but he quickly discovered that he still could not move a muscle.  Kali smirked, noticing his look of distress turn to pure rage.
"You are the strongest pet I've had so far, yet you know nothing of magic.  Therefore you will not escape.  For all  you power and ki, you cannot begin to understand what I have done to you.  Nor will you be able to defeat my magic.  You are mine and you will do as I say."  Vegeta snarled in fury.
"Fuck you bitch!" he raged and began to struggle again.  Kali laughed in delight.
"You are perfect in every way except for that attitude of yours.  But after reviewing your files it comes as no surprise.  I accept your animosity with the knowledge that you will soon be mine completely.  Do not be angry.  Rejoice!  You have earned the attention of a goddess.  Who do you know who could make such a claim?"
"Go to hell." He spat.  She sighed, shaking her head.
"Silly boy.  I am the goddess of Death,  I've been there so many times, such a bore after all this time it is.  Really, you should calm yourself.  You're going to need your strength to survive the alteration."  That caught his attention.  Whatever she had planned he didn't want to find out what it was.  He frantically tried to escape but he was only exhausting himself.  She smiled again when he ceased his struggles.  "Finished trying to escape?" he didn't answer.  She nodded and crawled forward until she was sitting on his lap.  He tried to throw her off, kick her, nothing worked.  She only laughed.  He hissed in fury and in a last ditch effort, he spit in her face.
That got a reaction.  Her eyes turned crimson and her face seemed to cave in.  she shrieked in anger.
"You dare disrespect me like that?!?!"  she dug her nails into his chest and lightning shot out of her eyes, down her arm, and into his flesh.  Vegeta screamed in agony, his body twitched convulsively.  He'd never felt such pain in his life.  After a minute or so she released him and he lay panting.
"You.. fucking… whore." He managed to gasp.  Kali's smile turned into a pout.  "I will never be yours." She chuckled and bent over, licking the tip of his nose.
"We'll see."

Bulma frantically paced back and forth.  Krillin and Gohan watched her nervously.
"What can we do Bulma?" Krillin asked quietly.
"Find Vegeta!!" she exploded.  "You can feel ki, right? Well, where is he?" she stopped pacing and stared down at them.  They both looked at each other and shrugged.
"I can't tell." Gohan said.  "But maybe Dende can help us."
"Yes! Dende will help!  Let's go see him right now!"  Gohan and Krillin nodded in agreement.

"Dende! Long time no see!" Krillin grinned.  Dende smiled brightly and came forward to greet them.  He'd missed Gohan and Krillin.  Among all the earth warriors, he favored those two the most.  They'd been his first earth friends and they'd saved his life many times.
"Dende, we miss you!  We have to visit more often." Gohan piped in.  Dende smiled and hugged his two closest friends.  Bulma let them chat for a few minutes before growing impatient and shoving Krillin aside.
"Dende, where is Vegeta?" she demanded.  Dende smiled softly.
"There is someone here you must speak with.  He will tell you all you need to know." He took Bulma's hand and the teleported to a spacious room with a vaulted ceiling and beautiful statues, couches, and tables.  In the center of the room on a small chair sat a shrunken, distorted figure.
"Daiken.  Bulma Brief's wishes to speak with you."  The figure seemed to sigh and nodded his head.
"I've been waiting for you Bulma." It said.  She cautiously stepped forward as Dende left.  "Do not fear me.  I am here to help you."  She gathered her courage and strode forward.
"You know where Vegeta is?" she asked.
"Yes, I know.  I am the one who captured him for my mistress.  I know you are angry but I had no choice.  My mistress was Kali, the goddess of Death.  She was my mistress until the moment I handed over the Saiyan Prince.  She destroyed my body as soon as she had him.  So I wish to help you get him back."  Bulma said nothing, he continued.  "You and Vegeta have bonded.  Even as we speak, Kali is wiping away all of Vegeta's memory, but you bond will remain intact.  That is your only hope to save him.  That and me, of course.  I have limited power, but I have the knowledge and ability to release him from her.  But he will be confused at best.  You have limited time in which to act.  By the day after tomorrow her work will be complete and he will be her slave, regardless of the bond you share."  Bulma nodded.
"But where are they and why does she want him anyway?" she asked.  Daiken, grinned, his rotting teeth on full display.
"She finds him attractive." He said simply.  "As she found me to be once.  But after she used me up I came to be in the state I am now." He sighed in regret.  "That is why you must save him.  If you don't he will not last long even as strong as he is.  I can give you this." He held up a shrunken appendage and handed Bulma a talisman.  "Once you have found Vegeta you must hold this in you hand and call my name, I will hear you and then use the spell that will shatter his bonds.  I can also give you this." He handed her a plain, platinum ring.  "This will make you invisible even to the eyes of a goddess."  He told her where to find Vegeta and advised that she take her two friends to help her.
"It will not be easy, but I have faith that you will succeed."

Vegeta lay quietly on the ground.  He was cold and exhausted and in immense pain.  Whenever he tried to move he felt like he was being stabbed with knives.  He couldn't remember where he was or why he was there, but it seemed that it was logical for him to be there because he couldn't recall any place that he should be.  He wanted to sleep but he couldn't.  His head was pounding and he was sweating and shivering in turns.  He was hungry too.  The pain in his head grew more intense.  He squeezed his eyes shut and whimpered.  For a moment he had a flash of memory.  He remembered a beautiful girl with blue hair, and suddenly the pain was gone.  He sighed and kept her picture in his mind and at last, was able to sleep.

Kali grinned.  Everything was going according to schedule.  'Only two more days and he will be mine.' She thought merrily.  She teleported to Tokyo to feast on the flesh and blood of those killed by violence.  They were easy to find, she always headed to the area where the Mafia had the strongest foothold in the city and began her search.

Part 2: Rescue
 Bulma, Gohan and Krillin stood at the mouth of the cave that led to Kali's castle.
"You guys stay here.  I've got the ring of invisibility, I'll be fine."  They nodded uneasily and watched her put the ring on.  She instantly disappeared and all they could hear was the sound of her footsteps as she ran inside.
She ran through the castle, not stopping once to admire its sheer beauty.  She headed to what seemed the center of the palace and she soon found herself in the throne room.  She scanned the area and spotted Vegeta curled up on the floor.
"Ah ha!" she cried and ran over to him. She pulled her ring off. "Vegeta." she whispered, shaking him gently.  His eyes slowly opened and he gazed at her without recognition.  Bulma felt her heart drop to about her knees.  But she ignored the feeling and tried to get him to sit up.  As soon as he moved there was a blinding flash of light and he cried out in pain.  She pulled the talisman out of her pocket.
"Daiken, help me."  After a few seconds he was surrounded by a soft blue glow and she urged him to get up.  At first he refused but she pulled his arm forcing him to sit up.  He quickly realized that he was no longer being pinned down and staggered to his feet.  Suddenly the air was filled with enraged wails.  Undead creatures came out of the walls and attacked.  Vegeta scooped Bulma up in his arms and took of before they could reach them and within seconds they were out of the cave.
"You made it!" Krillin yelled.  Vegeta landed and dropped Bulma before passing out and collapsing with a thud.