�Bring up the vid screen!� King Cold chuckled as Vegeta�s angry face flashed up on the screen, �Ah, Prince Vegeta�what can I do for you?�
�What have you done to my space station?� Vegeta growled out each syllable with barely contained violence, �And more importantly what have you done with Bulma?�
�Bulma? Bulma? I know no Bulma.� King Cold looked innocent and failed; he cackled nastily, �Bulma is fine, she�s here with us, quite happy and well looked after, Jay has seen to that�
�Jay!� Vegeta growled, �You tell that low life that when I get my hands on him I�m going to render him limb from limb and do a dance on his still twitching corpse!�
�I�ll be sure to pass on the message. Now is there anything else you want Prince? Or is this just a social call?�
�Social call? Your insolent Baka! I want my woman returned to me, or else I will attack your home planet.�
�Really? I don�t think so!� King Cold laughed, �You see yo have no idea where I�m keeping Bulma, if you attack the planet you might kill her�and your unborn son.� King Cold grinned when he saw Vegeta�s look of surprise, �Ah so you didn�t know about that, eh? Yes, it seems Bulma is carrying your child, yep, that�s right Vegeta, you knocked her up! But don�t worry, he�ll be brought up the same as every other Cold was before him, unless he meets with an�accident�
�What? My son is not a Cold! He is a royal Prince of Vegeta and if you do not hand over the mother and the child I will attack you, I will land my troops and I will let them tear your people apart�how does that sound to you?� Vegeta smirked.
�Still not good enough.� King Cold gave a mock sigh, �Here�s the thing Prince, You killed my son, and in return I�m going to kill yours and its worthless mother unless you give yourself in. Any offer less then that and I will kill Bulma and your unborn son. So Vegeta, who�s life is it going to be? Yours or your mates?� He raised an eyebrow, �I�ll give you a little time to think it over.� King Cold ended the transmission and cackled.
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�Wow�that could have gone better.� Eighteen clicked her nails on the wall against which she was leaning,
�Really? You think?� Vegeta nit out sarcastically, �Damn it all! Why did I have to let her go to repair that bloody space station?�
�Because you had to.� Eighteen rolled her eyes, �Look, it wasn�t your fault, even if you�d have told Bulma no, she still would have gone.�
Vegeta dropped unhappily into his chair and put his head in his hands, �God�and she�s pregnant.�
�Now that is your fault��
�Shut up!�
�Yes sir.�
�I don�t see any way out of this�I�ll have to give myself up.� Vegeta looked up at her with eyes darkened with emotion, �I can�t let them kill her, not after everything she�s been through, everything she�s survived.�
�Plus you love her.�
�Yeah I lo�wait! How did you know?� Vegeta stood up, �I didn�t tell anyone that! I didn�t even tell her that I loved her.�
�Its pretty obvious if you know what to look for, for one thing you got her pregnant and your not angry, secondly your about to go and get yourself killed for her and lastly�well its pretty obvious, the only person who doesn�t know your in love with Bulma is Bulma herself.�
�Great.� Vegeta san down onto his chair again. �Tell King Cod that I�ll hand myself over as long as he doesn�t hurt her�if he double crosses us and does hurt her then attack the planet, tear it to pieces.�
�Yes sir.� Eighteen started to leave the room and hesitated, �I never got a chance to say this but�thanks.�
�What for?� Vegeta looked up slightly puzzled,
�For killing Frieza, for rescuing me and most of all for showing Bulma love�you�re the first guy she ever got all emotional over, for what its worth I think she loves you too, and I�m glad that you were able to show her what love was.�
�Your welcome�I guess.� Vegeta smiled slightly, he hoped she loved him.
He stared out the window into the depths of space, wondering if Cold would kill him straight away or would torture him first�he didn�t much mid as long as Bulma was safe.
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�Vegeta gave himself up? Why?� Bulma looked at Jay, her eyes anguished, �Why would he do that?�
�Grandfather Cold told him that he was going to kill you if he didn�t�he was just lying of course but Vegeta didn�t know that.� Jay laughed, �I tell you sis, when I get my hands on Vegeta I�m going to make him pay for hurting you.�
�Jay! Please listen! Don�t hurt Vegeta! I love Vegeta!� Bulma put shocked hands to her mouth, �I love him�I do��
�You�love him? You cant, your not supposed to love anyone.� Jay looked even more surprised then Bulma,
�Well I do! And if you hurt him then I�ll�I�ll kill myself.� Bulma dramatically crossed her arms, �Now I want you to take me to where they�re holding Vegeta.�
�I don�t now�King Cold told me to keep you away��
�King Cold is the bad guy here! He�s the one who has been causing me grief!� Bulma grabbed Jay�s arm and looked into his eyes, �Please Jay�you�re my brother, let me see Vegeta, please?�
�Well�� Jay hesitated, �Ok. But he still has to die.�
Bulma restrained from saying anything provocative, She�s deal with Jay later�already a plan was forming in her mind for how to save Vegeta.
Jay led Bulma down the lift and the through a maze of corridors until finally, on the bottom floor they came to the jail cells.
Jay opened the door and led her inside, cells lined with laser beam bars lined each side of the hallway, finally Jay drew up along side a cell and urged Bulma forward.
�Vegeta?� she looked into the cell hopefully ad was rewarded by a spiky haired shadow jumping up quickly,
�Bulma? Thank God�I though they might have killed you.� He strode toward the laser bars and awkwardly looked at her, �I thought I was never going to see you again.�
�I thought I�d never see you again either.� Bulma smiled at him, then turned and growled at Jay, �Turn these bars off, I wasn�t to be able to touch him.�
�I can�t��
�Jay! Do it!� Bulma raised her hand and made as if to swipe it through the lasers, Jay hurriedly slotted a key into a pad near the door and turned off the laser bars for Vegeta�s cell, Bulma lunged through and threw herself at Vegeta, wrapping her arms around him and meeting his passionate kiss.
�Oh Vegeta!� She kissed his neck and moaned as he pulled her tight against him, �Vegeta�I never told you this but I�well I�� She looked at kissed him again, �I love you.�
Vegeta closed his eyes, �I love you too�even if I cant do a great deal about it anymore, I do love you.�
�You do?� Bulma smiled and hugged him even harder, �That very, very good to hear. And don�t be too sure about not being able to do anything about it�� She winked at her saiyan prince; �I have a few cards up my sleeve yet.�
�Good to hear.� He kissed her again, breathing in her scent, even if he died this very instant he�d die a happy saiyan knowing that she loved him.
�Well, well, isn�t this sweet.� A mocking voice came from behind the two couple and they whirled to face King Cold�