[5] Prison

[Android-18]

Her head leaned against the wall; parts of her hair covered her cheek and eyes. This angle gave her a view of the fighting below them, even though there were more of those nasty bars encaging them. She had calmed down, but her hands still hurt from the pervious action she had pulled. A light sigh issued from her lips and, her eyes shifted to see who was doing what. Raditzu was now down below fighting Vegeta, somehow she had seen something like this coming. Everyone had gone about their own business, talking to their own comrades, thinking their own things. Most had just seen her failing attempt to escape as foolish, she hadn?t been thinking about the glowing bars or what could happen. She just wanted out. She stared down at her partly open hands. Burn marks caressed the once pale skin, she had been stupid. It hadn?t registered in her mind that someone was trying to talk to her. She looked up and almost thought it could have been him, Raditzu, but that couldn?t be so. It was his father, Bardock. Did he care? Was he trying to comfort her, unlike anyone else?

?I?m sorry I was just thinking?? She said at his comment. She wasn?t ignoring him; she hadn?t even noticed him until then. ?You?re?Bardock?? She looked into his face, her large blue eyes more open, more lively. She had figured the only one who could care about her was Raditzu, but?he hadn?t even said anything to her. Then again, after her little stunt, he and the Saiya-Jin prince had been transported to more suitable place to battle. Her heart throbbed, he could lose, and if he did?he would be gone, and she would be here alone. Emotions welled up inside her gut, and bubbled to the surface. Fresh tears sprouted from her eyes and dribbled down her cheeks. ?I don?t want him to lose, I don?t want him to leave, even though?even though, he hadn?t talked to me, and I don?t want to be alone here.? She looked up at the elder Saiya-Jin with distress in her wide eyes. She moved forward in one motion and buried her tear covered face into the warrior?s chest, it didn?t matter who he was, and even if it had been someone else she?d have done it. ?I think I love him and?the ROSAT and?? She made no sense, but sobbed for reasons that probably eluded the Saiya-Jin. ?I?m sorry?? The android pushed away ands resumed her position against the wall. She drew her knees up and stared darkly toward the fighting below them. She took a hand ad dashed away the tears.

?Eighteen!? A feminine voice rang out, but the blonde continued to stare toward Raditzu and Vegeta. ?You have to stop them! They?re in trouble!? It was then that she glanced up. It was that girl, the one he had argued with. She glanced back downward, sensing the two warrior?s powers. Knowing that they could kill each other. Knowing Raditzu could be gone?She looked back up and forced a smirk to form upon her lips. She let out a sound of recognition, but couldn?t think of any words to consol the girls tension. ?Raditzu! He?s... he?s fighting my dad, Eighteen. I haven?t seen him... I haven?t seen him in so long. Both of them could die, you know!? The android felt like hitting her, for some reason. Her eyes were beginning to cloud over with tears, as if she knew anything?She continued to give the android that look, it was likely that she wouldn?t give up.

? What do you expect me to do about it.? She said finally and looked away again. There was nothing they could do here, behind these bars. They wanted to fight, and that was that. There was no stopping the blood lust that filled the Saiya-Jin price toward Raditzu. Even if they could stop this fight, some day they would fight again?they?d been like this since she had known her long haired companion?

? I... don?t know. Is there any way you can talk to him?? 18 leaned her head back against the wall and stared upward. Bardock was still next to them, keeping silent. She wanted to stop it, yes, but there was no use.

?I can?t do anymore than you can, they are men, they are Saiya-Jin. Your father has wanted to spill the blood of Raditzu for longer than even I have known him.? The girl stayed silent, it looked as if tears would spill at any moment. ?I don?t want Raditzu to lose to Vegeta, just like you probably want the opposite of that.? The cyan haired girl looked away. ?I love him, I know that now, I?ve known for a while?just like maybe you love your father, although he hardly seems like a father. I don?t know your motives or reasons, but you do care. You are a Saiya-Jin, no matter how much or how little, you should know what they are thinking, doing, and feeling.? She did not look down at the fight again; she stared toward the other girl with a determined look. They could not stop that fight; only the two warriors could stop it. They had no right to try and stop it. She sighed. ?Raditzu?? She could only hope that he did not face the same fate as Burter did...to lose Raditzu would be something 18 did not want to go through.