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Eighteen smiled at the
captain as he tensely started at her from the corner of his eye, the old fool
hadn�t been hard to track down and after she�d done him a few favours he�d
reluctantly agreed to let her come with him while he did a cargo run to the
planet Callistra.
He knew that she wouldn�t
need a ride back with him to the space station.
�Are you sure you want to
so this, lady? A pretty thing like you shouldn�t be throwing her life away just
to catch a glimpse of some princess.�
�As I�ve told you already,
I have a gift that I must deliver to the princess, it�s
of the utmost importance!� She tied her blonde hair back and adjusted the black
rode she was wearing, �If I could get down to the surface any other way I
would, but like I told you already, I have no other option but to come down
this way and make contact with Lord Cooler.�
�Did you even try
contacting the planet officials?�
�No. Trust me on this,
sir, I�m better off taking my chances down on the planet then I am taking my
chances by contact �planet officials� who will tell me to buzz off because his
Lordship is busy, or otherwise engaged or some shit.�
She bit her bottom lip, �I�ve already waited too long to do this.�
�What
ever you say.� He slowly began to
descend into the atmosphere of the planet Callistra, �But we have to get one
thing straight Lady, you get caught on the planet then I never brought you here
right?�
Eighteen looked up him and
looked into his bloodshot eyes before nodding, �Right. This never happened.�
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Vegeta, Kakarot, Chichi
and Krillen all sat in silence as they listened to Jay�s update message.
�Eighteen in on a cargo
ship that is heading� down to the planet,
we don�t hold much hope in her actually reaching Bulma before being caught but
there is always a chance that she may be able to charm her way past any guards.
If she can find Bulma then
she will update her on what�s happened during the past seven years�if possible
she will attempt to get Bulma and her child off the planet.
I�ll update you as the
situation progresses.�
Jay�s message ended and
Vegeta sat up, a sudden light in his eyes, �I might actually see her again. I
never really thought that� I mean,� He turned to look at Kakarot, �I really
never expected to even find her again let alone have even the slightest chance
of seeing her again.�
�You expected her dead?�
Krillen looked confused when Vegeta shook his head,
�I expected her to have
moved on with her life�to have forgotten me.� He glanced around at the shocked
expressions of the others, �Well it�s true, I was never exactly nice to her��
�Liar!� Chichi scoffed, �You were one of the few people who
gave her respect and loved her. Stop making excuses for yourself. Now are we
going to leave for that God forsaken space station or not?�
Vegeta stood up, �Let�s
go, no point in delaying the situation I suppose.�
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Eighteen grinned as the
captain landed in the planets Royal docking facility, she gave him a peck on
the cheek, �Thanks old man, if I survive then I�ll
track you down and buy you a drink.�
�Just be careful girl�I
don�t want you getting caught and blaming me.� He turned away as Eighteen hurried to the air lock and left the ship, �Young
people.� He muttered.
Eighteen casually strolled
out of the docking back and glanced around, the ship next to them bore the
emblem of the planet Yardrat and she slowly strolled over and began
ears-dropping on the conversation going on between the captain of the Yardrat
ship and a robed ambassador.
�I do not even know where
Lord Cooler resides, how can I be expected to just �make my way to his royal
reception area�? What kind of a planet is this is the Lord can not even send as
escort for ambassadors?�
�I do not know Sir��
Eighteen hurried away
again and spotted a guard; she took a deep breath and formed a plan then walked
over to him, �Excuse me?� She widened her eyes and tried to look as beautiful
and innocent as possible, �My name is Ayteen, I am an
ambassador from the planet Yardrat. I have been charged with the delivery of
this gift the Princess Bulma�but I don�t know the way to her chamber. You know
how they are with giving direction around here.� She flashed a dazzling smile
and saw the guards run his eyes up and down her body.
�I should check it with��
�Oh no!� She grabbed his arm, �I am already terribly late�I
don�t want to get into trouble with Lord Cooler�and I�m sure that if you were
to trouble your superiors then they would contact Lord Cooler and then he would
get mad and your superiors would get mad and then I would have gotten you into
trouble!�� Eighteen managed to look
devastated, �All I have to do is hand over a present to her, you
can watch me the entire time�please?�
�Well�� The guard sighed,
�I suppose I can take five minutes off to escort you.�
�Oh thanks you!� Eighteen
gave him another smile.
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Bulma dressed in her old
armour and stood up, Trunks bounced up and down beside her, �Mom? Mom? Can we go yet?�
�Mmmm hmmm.� She smiled
down at him; he was so cute, �Give me a hug kiddo.� She hugged Trunks as tight
as she could, �Ooh! You�re getting so big!�
�Really?� Trunks looked up and smiled with his bright blue
eyes, �I wanna be bigger then Cooler when I grow up so
I can get him!�
�Don�t worry sweetie, one
day you�ll be so big and so strong that no body in the universe will dare to
challenge your might�unless of course they know your secret�� Bulma began
tickling him, laughing almost as hard as her son as he rolled around on the
floor trying to escape her tormenting tickling.
A knock on the door
shattered the moment and Bulma let her son up with a sigh as she went to open
the door, �What?�
�Uh�Princess�we have a
guest here to see you. They claim to be an ambassador from the planet Yardrat, they have a gift for you.� The guard ushered
forward someone wearing a dark cape and hood.
�A
guest?� Bulma gasped as the
person pushed back their hood and exposed their face, �Eighteen? How did you
get here?�
�Oh, you knew I was
coming! That�s great, only my name is Ayteen,
I�m an ambassador from the Planet Yardrat.� Eighteen meaningfully gave a small
jerk of her heading the guards direction, �I have a gift
for you.�
�Oh�of
course.� Bulma waved the guard
away, �I have no need of your protection, return to your post.�
�But Princess��
�NOW! I will not tolerate your insolence!� Bulma raised a
hand as if to hit him and the guard turned and walked away with a sigh.
Bulma grabbed Eighteen by
the front of her robes and pulled her inside, locking the door behind her,
�Eighteen? Is it really you?�
�It�s me Bulma�I�m here!�
Eighteen hugged Bulma, �Oh God�I thought I�d never find you.�
Bulma buried her head in
her friends shoulder, �When did you�? How did you�? Is Vegeta here too?�
Eighteen pulled back a
little bit, �We�ve been looking for you for the past seven years, Jay and I
have been searching through this entire section of the galaxy. Vegeta wouldn�t let
us rest until we�d found you.�
�But is he�?�
�Here? No. Vegeta is on
his way though. He missed you so much and I told him that I�d tell you that
he��
�Mom? Who�s that?� Trunks stood in the middle of the room
and stared at Eighteen,
Eighteen stared right
back, �Is he�is he�is he Vegeta�s son?�
Bulma nodded proudly, �He
is.�
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