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Bulma watched as the other science officers climbed into the ships, Dr. Briefs tapped his watch and boarded, still Bulma waited. But then, just as she had known Vegeta materialised form the docking bay, he walked over and wrapped his arms around her, Bulma allowed herself to sink into his hug.
Vegeta wasn�t such a bad guy, she decided as she kissed his neck, he was a little mixed up but he was generally a good guy.
�Take care of Eighteen and Chichi while I�m gone, neither of them are smart enough to take care of themselves.� Bulma wondered why she felt lie crying, it was stupid, she and Vegeta didn�t have any emotional connection; she was just his latest woman.
�Take care of yourself woman.� Vegeta sounded his usual arrogant tough self but Bulma could detect a worried glint behind his ebony eyes. It was somehow pleasing to know that he anted her back.
�I will, stop worrying.� She pulled away form her Prince and wondered once again what that feeling in the pit of her stomach was�it made her feel all nervous and funny inside.
Bulma turned and walked away, Vegeta would take care of Chichi and Eighteen, it was in his own interest to protect his super weapons, human or not.
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Chichi woke up curled next to Goku on the couch, his tail was wrapped around her waist and he mumbled something about cheese in his sleep. Slowly, Chichi unwound his tail and she crept silently over to the kitchen table where her keen eyes had spotted a note,
�
�Eighteen & Chichi,
I�ve had to go on a mission to space station 125 near
planet Cold. I have no idea when I�ll be back, but hopefully if all goes well I
shouldn�t be gone longer then a week at most.
If however, things turn ugly then I want you both to now
you were the best sisters I ever had.
Eighteen, you�re my best friend, and I want you to know
that your smarter then you thin you are, have more faith in your abilities and
don�t let the scientists tell you your not smart because you are.
Chichi I saw you with Goku on the couch and the best
advice I can give you is this; the way to a saiyans heart is through food. And
that no matter what Goku tells you; his tail has several other very inventive
uses. Don�t be ashamed of your feelings for Goku and most of all don�t let any
other woman steal him away. Saiyans are very good in bed.
Well�I have to go now.
Take care,
Chichi put the note down and swallowed a lump in her throat; she hadn�t known Bulma all that long but she had been awfully nice to her. She re-read the letter and smiled, it sounded like Bulma completely loved �playing� with the Prince.
They were so cute together.
Chichi giggled and made her way ac to the couch, snuggling up with Goku and yawning as she drifted asleep again.
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Bulma sat down next to Dr. Briefs as he piloted the ship out
of the docking bay and keyed the route to planet Cold into the
�Bulma, I�ve been meaning to tell you something that I once swore never to tell you.� Dr. Briefs looked slightly uncomfortable, �It�s to do with your defects�and your parentage.�
�What do you mean? I though all my DNA was synthetic?� Bulma felt a cold chill down her back as if what Dr. Briefs was about to say would change her life.
�In all the other Projects they used synthetic DNA, but with you they combined the DNA of the world elite. Bulma there is no easy way to say this, but you have DNA from Frieza.�
�Frieza�but I slept with him�� Bulma felt as if she would throw up.
�I know.� Dr. Briefs looked saddened, �Not only that but you also contain my DNA, You get your brains from me.�
Bulma looked up at him, �You mean�I�m kind of your daughter?�
�Yes.� Dr. Briefs smiled, �None of the people who donated DNA were ever supposed to find out which of the projects it was that had the DNZ spliced into it, but when you were born I knew it was you.�
�Wow.� Bulma looked amazed, �This is�weird.�
�There is just one other thing Bulma�you�re not completely infertile. Frieza always planned to breed you one day with another DNA spliced Project. Your fertility was being controlled through your food, but since Frieza�s death you haven�t been getting a dosage of the birth control pill, and so it is entirely possible that you may get pregnant to Vegeta�or may be already.�
�WHAT!?� Bulma jumped up and looked wildly down at him, �That is NOT good! I don�t want to be a mother yet, and if I did get pregnant Vegeta would make me get rid of it��
�Why�s that?� Dr. Briefs remained calm, having been prepared for her hysterics.
�He doesn�t love me! I�m just his whore!� Bulma slumped to the floor, �Why didn�t you tell me? Now he�ll thin I was being sneaky and he�ll hate me�� Bulma began to sniff, �Its not fair�my life isn�t fair��
�Bulma there was a point to this conversation, and that point was this; you�re really a human and that means you have human emotion, you can love if you try.� Dr. Briefs stood up and left the room.
Bulma remained on the floor for a while, slowly rocking, �I can�love?�
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Vegeta lay on his bed and gazed at the stars, his Bulma was out there somewhere, maybe in danger, maybe in pain.
He angrily shook his head, he had to stop worrying, she could look after herself, she wasn�t lying when she said that, she was perfectly able to cope with any situation thrown at her, it was how she had been trained.
�Sir?� A voice interrupted and Goku walked in, a file in his hand, �Here is the information you wanted.�
�Here.� Vegeta held out a hand, Goku handed it over and fled the room.
Vegeta waited until he heard the door shut and then he looked down at the file he held.
Written across the front was �Project 109�