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Chapter Six - First Encounter

Zarbon stood concealed in the shadows, watching, waiting, his eyes locked on the motionless form of the little girl who had impressed Frieza enough to have him take her as his protégé. She sighed slightly then sat bolt upright on the infirmary bed, crying out "OTOUSAN!" in such a heart wrenching tone that even Zarbon couldn�t help but cringe slightly. Her hands, which had been outstretched pleadingly, dropped listlessly to her sides as she took in her surroundings and regained her bearings.
"So, finally awake are you?" Zarbon asked as he strode forward into the light, his cape swirling dramatically around his ankles. Zarbon had always been one for appearances after all. It was what had kept him alive so long, he was as clever and smooth as he looked, as the little brat was sure to soon find out. She gasped with surprise at his sudden appearance but jumped quickly to her feet, and slipped into an aggressive stance, her face set in grim determination; anger and hatred blazing in her eyes.
Zarbon, to her complete and utter surprise threw back his head and laughed. "Oh I like you gaki�you just don�t know when to quit. You�ve seen the destruction of your entire life yet you still have some fighting spirit left. Admirable, but it makes me curious as to how long it�ll last. Oh dear, where are my manners? I completely forgot to introduce myself properly. I am Zarbon, right hand of Frieza." He gave Chi a slight bow, which she acknowledged with a cold nod of her head.

"Chielle Asaki of the planet Terrasei."

"Formerly of Terrasei you mean." He reminded her and she scowled.

"Yes, formerly of Terrasei." She spat, turning away from him slightly. "Which means I am just Chi now."

"Now don�t start wallowing in self-pity gaki, I won�t allow it. It�s an honour that Frieza chose you as his protégé, don�t degrade it." Chi bowed her head deferentially,

"As you command sir." Zarbon arched an eyebrow at her.

"I don�t think I�m ever going to understand you gaki. First you�re all feisty and defiant and now you�re sullen and obedient. I honestly thought your vivacity would last much longer than that! We haven�t even begun training yet!"

"What�s the use of fighting with you? You�re stronger than I and would beat me easily in a physical confrontation and why should I try and fight you mentally? I have nowhere else to go so I may as well just serve Frieza and yourself." And learn how to defeat you both in the process she finished silently in her mind.
One of the doctors scurried to Chi�s side as Zarbon gaped at her, at the depth that had gone into her thoughts and the maturity such thought patterns displayed, making him immediately wary of her, and causing him to wonder what other surprises lay in store for himself and Frieza inside that enigmatic mind of hers. The doctor meanwhile vainly tried to make Chi lie down again, moving agitatedly around her and tittering anxiously. "Please miss, you can�t be fully healed yet, your injuries are very grave. Frieza will kill me if anything happens to you whilst you�re under my care, so please, lie down."
Chi ignored the irritating creature for the time being and instead fixed Zarbon with a penetrating stare, equally unsure as to what to make of him as he was of her. Sure he was strong, and his very presence commanded attention and respect, but he was still the man who�d gone back on his word and killed her otousan�no, he had never promised that he would spare Daemon, Chi had just assumed he would. And her assumption had cost Daemon his life�it had been entirely her fault, she was responsible for Daemon�s death though it had been Zarbon who had spilled her father�s blood. Chi pressed a trembling hand to her mouth in horror as the enormity of her thoughts and their implications hit her mind like savage blows. She staggered backwards, falling against a wall for support as she struggled to keep the overwhelming emotions flooding her heart at bay, the room spinning and twirling sickeningly around her.
Finally she gradually became aware of someone�s hand on her arm, supporting her, preventing her from falling any further, their pleading voice finally registering hollowly in her ears, "Please miss, please you�re unwell. Lie down again for you own sake, come on, just lie down�" It was the doctor. With a savage growl, Chi tore her arm from the alien�s grip and stood of her own accord, shaking her head viciously to clear it of the turmoil roiling around inside her brain. She glared at the doctor and her stare caused him to back down, almost trembling with fear as she bared her teeth at him in a silent snarl. How dare he touch her, support her without her permission, how dare he think her weak? She may be a human, but she was still strong, she still had her pride and she wouldn�t accept pity from anyone, let alone an inferior medic.
Straightening up, Chi looked back at Zarbon who was watching her again, a strange look in his usually guarded eyes. Snapping her arms up above her head suddenly, Chi tumbled forward and somersaulted, once, twice, before coming to a graceful landing in front of the green-haired man. The doctor squeaked a timid protest but Chi turned and smiled sweetly at him, an innocent gesture, but one that was laced with steel. "I�m perfectly fine now as I�m sure you can see. There�s no point in fussing�I�m NOT going to lie down and I�m NOT going to rest so be quiet!" The doctor�s eyes bulged with anger, now that she was a safe distance away from him. "Fine! Just don�t blame me when you wind up in here a few days later with serious internal injuries!"
FWOOM! A largish blast detonated right by his ear and the doctor cringed as he saw Chi glaring at him, another blast forming in her other hand. The alien decided that he had other patients that needed seeing to � far out of her blast radius � and beat a hasty retreat.

"Oh I won�t," Chielle called smugly at his retreating back, and she let the blast dissipate, pleased that she had won the argument.
She took advantage of the moment of stunned silence that had followed her display, to look around to where the members of the Ginyu Force where having their injuries seen to. Captain Ginyu looked up from where a doctor was bandaging a cut on his head and their eyes met across the bustling room. Ginyu�s eyes narrowed and his expression became one of such hatred that Chi took an involuntary half step backwards, into Zarbon, her face paling. Making an enemy of Ginyu was a mistake that Chi would come to regret�she knew it.
Zarbon looked between the two and saw the expressions being exchanged. He laughed again and clapped Chielle almost warmly on the shoulder (after all there was no love lost between him and Captain Ginyu). He leaned down slightly and whispered to her, "Don�t you worry about Ginyu, he�s just annoyed because you actually managed to beat him. No one�s beaten the Ginyu Force in years. Actually if you ask me I think the defeat will actually do Ginyu some good�he�s been entirely too cocky these last few years � a bit of humiliation every now and then will keep his ego in perspective. Just remember you�ve already defeated him once�you can always beat him again, can�t you? Now come on�time to see you to your quarters and show you the ropes."

"But I thought�"

"That Frieza-sama would do that?" Zarbon asked, openly amused. "No he�s seen fit to dump you on me. Mostly though he will train you, I�ll just be in charge of your training when he has pressing matters elsewhere. When you�re not training however you are under my jurisdiction � got that?" Chielle nodded.

"So basically I answer to Frieza first, and then you right? But what about the Ginyus? Do I have to take orders from them as well?"

"Only if Frieza orders it. Under normal circumstances the Ginyus have no real authority over you so if they give you an order but you don�t follow it then Frieza won�t see it as treason."

"But I don�t understand. Why don�t I have to take orders from Ginyu?"

"Because of the way things work here. You�ve already proved that you are more skilled than the Ginyu Force so don�t need to take orders from them." The relief that flooded over Chielle was palpable and Zarbon laughed again as he saw it wash it over her face.
"Now come on gaki, we�ve hung around here far too long." And with that Zarbon swept out the doorway and Chielle found she had to jog to keep up with his long-legged strides. She was so intent on not losing track of Zarbon and not falling behind that she didn�t really pay attention to where she was going and crashed into somebody with a tremendous thud.
"Watch where you�re going!" Someone snapped irritably and Chielle looked up into the scowling face of an armour-clad warrior, his dark onyx eyes blazing with irritation. He appeared to be only a few years older than her, certainly no more than seven, but for all that, he carried himself as though he were vastly superior to anyone and everyone who crossed his path. Chi took a step back, dropping her eyes from that piercing gaze and muttered a hasty apology. "As well you should be!" the warrior yelled at her. "Do you know whom you�re dealing with here?" Chi mutely shook her head and still refused to look at him. "I am Vegeta, Prince of all Saiyajins and you are nothing but a common peasant." Chi ground her teeth together to bite back a stinging retort to that comment.
"Come on gaki what�s keeping you?" Zarbon demanded as he strode back up the passage towards the two. "Oh hello Vegeta, fancy meeting you here," Zarbon said brightly and smirked as he saw Vegeta�s barely controlled outrage and revulsion flicker across his face. Very stiffly Vegeta bowed to Zarbon, his teeth clenched as tightly together as Chi�s. "Good day to you Zarbon," he said sparing a glance at Chi who stood stock still, her fists clenched at her sides, trembling with barely controlled rage. She was still rather upset about what had happened to Terrasei and right about then, a fight would feel very, very good.
"And who�s the little pest following you around like a second shadow?" Vegeta queried and Zarbon smiled slightly.

"The gaki is Frieza�s new�project. She has a lot of potential. By the way where�s Nappa? I thought you two were joined at the hip." Vegeta ignored Zarbon�s question for the moment and reached out, lifting Chi effortlessly up off the ground by the collar of her shirt and looking at her. His eyes bored into her, picking out every detail about the little girl as he inspected her closely.
Suddenly he threw back his head and laughed, not letting go of Chi at all. "This�this girl is what Frieza wants to replace me with? What a joke! This gaki is no more a warrior than I am a dancer. And no Zarbon, Nappa and I aren�t joined at the hip. He�s off doing what he does best, other than fighting. He�s stuffing his face in the mess hall."
While Vegeta was talking Chi scowled deeply as his acidic comments grated on her tightly-strung nerves then suddenly decided with a heated fervour to prove him wrong. She threw her leg around the outstretched limb for balance and support, tore her collar out of his grip and then sank her teeth as deeply into his arm as she possibly could, tearing viciously through the material of his sleeve and his skin until she drew blood.
Vegeta gave a startled yelp as the pain from the wound exploded like fire upon his nerves and he shook his arm in a desperate attempt to dislodge her before she ripped out a chunk of his flesh. But just then, Chi�s swift, heated rage cooled as abruptly as it had surfaced�and she decided to spare him.
She released her vice-like clamp on his arm, circled his wrist with her hands, did a handstand and somersaulted backwards to land gracefully on the floor with only the lightest of thuds as her feet made contact with the ground. Whirling around to face the somewhat disgruntled Vegeta, Chi smirked imperiously at him and wiped his blood ever so casually away from her mouth.
Vegeta snarled and charged up a ki blast, aiming it at the young protégé. She wasn�t going to get away with embarrassing him! Not by a long shot! Without warning however, he found himself landing hard on his back, the ki blast bouncing harmlessly off the ceiling as Chi appeared right in front of Vegeta and swept his legs out from under him with a vicious kick. She rose from the crouching position she had assumed, flicked imaginary dust from her clothes and turned and marched down the hallway, resisting the urge to give Vegeta a swift kick in the side for good measure.
Zarbon dropped to one knee beside Vegeta and murmured to him, "You know, I�d start practising my dance moves if I were you Vegeta. Be sure to tell me when you�re performing live won�t you?"
With a superior smirk, Zarbon rose and strode after Chi, leaving Vegeta where he lay, muttering and spluttering with rage in the middle of the corridor.
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