DB series Story collection

Point of no return II

The teenager warily brought it up to his mouth, but his sense of smell protested violently before he could bring it close to his mouth and he put the piece of meat back on the table. He sighed in disappointment as he watched Raditz and Nappa go to town on the miserable excuse of a meal. Raditz just laughed at him with a mouth full of bloody meat.

"The boy's a damn female in disguise," Raditz said mockingly. "Can't even eat like a real man."

Nappa snickered as he ripped off a huge piece of meat and tore into it, while Trunks cringed in disgust. He reached over to the bread to rip a piece of that off, only to find to his dismay that the thing was rock hard.

"Here, kid," Nappa said, surprising Trunks by slamming his fist down on the bread and breaking it into pieces. The Saiyan picked up a piece and tossed it into his mouth, crunching on it like it was a potato chip. Trunks just gave a slow nod of gratitude as he picked up a small piece of the bread. He brought it up and tried eating it. He might as well have been chewing on a brick.

Nonetheless, he forced himself to chew through as he looked around the table. He realized to his surprise that buried under a chunk of rotten looking meat was a small piece of bone. The teen's eyes shot up to the Saiyans sitting across from him, but with the mountain of food between them and with their voracious appetites, they were hardly paying him any attention. Trunks reached over to the piece of bone and with a flick of his wrist, broke it off. He raised it and studied it; it was small, and sharp. Just what he needed.

He put the rock hard bread down on the table and looked around to make sure no one was noticing him. He then pulled out the time machine capsule. He held it in one hand, making his hand into a fist and resting it on the table as he peered up at the Saiyans who were eating. The teenager grabbed the small piece of bread he had been eating with his free hand, and continued chewing on it.

Raditz grabbed the bucket on the table and lifted it, drinking directly out of it as the liquid trickled down the sides of his mouth and onto his armor. Trunks scowled at the display but didn't say anything as Raditz slammed the bucket back down on the table. He noticed Trunks watching him and he gave him a smirk. "Refreshing," he said with a snicker. Trunks said nothing as they continued to eat, losing track of the time.

"So what do you think Vegeta will think about our new assignments?" Nappa asked through a mouthful of food.

"I don't know, but you guys better think of something," Raditz answered. Trunks lowered his eyes to his fist, knowing that they would be suspicious if he got up and left. He silently wondered what to do as Raditz continued, "The first planet won't be a problem but the second one, well, I heard about that planet. Liyana." He scoffed. "It ain't a pushover."

"That's for sure. We might have to wait until we can go Oozaru to take that one over."

Raditz snorted. "Nappa, I know that they're strong, but there is no planet that poses that much of a threat to us. Let's be honest."

"Liyana? You kidding? The Liyans are well respected warriors. They won't lay down and die like the freaks on Dariya. Won't be a typical purge. We'll have to strategize," Nappa said as he motioned for Raditz to pass him the bucket so he could drink.

"It's too damn much," Raditz said in disgust as he reached over and grabbed the bucket with one hand. He shoved it practically in Nappa's face, carelessly, and Trunks noted with repulsion that the fluid splashed over the bucket and onto the "food" they were eating. "That assignment alone is going to give us all we can handle. Then on top of that, we have to purge another planet. AND deal with our favorite friends in the universe hunting us down every chance they get, all by Zarbon's deadline. Fucking hell, man," Raditz growled in frustration. "There are idiots who sit around here doing nothing all day and Frieza assigns us all this crap."