Dragon Ball Kakarot

Chapter 33

"State your name private"

Cheelai: "Cheelai sir!"

The white haired girl held her salute as battalion captain Tagoma walked past her to the next soldier.

....

"You a new recruit?"

Cheelai turned around to see a short older looking man. She quickly noticed the insignia on his uniform showing the rank of Lieutenant. 

Cheelai: "Yes sir!"

Cheelai held up a salute as the man just sighed. "It's ok, you don't gotta do that around me"

Cheelai was a bit confused at the old mans seemingly chill attitude. She had seen other soldiers court marshalled for simply pronouncing a superiors name wrong.

Cheelai: "Yes sir"

The man again sighed.

Lemo: "You don't have to call me sir either. Lemo is just fine"

Cheelai nodded as she finally dropped her salute.

Lemo: "What's your name?"

Cheelai: "I-It's Cheelai sir! I-I mean Lemo!!"

Lemo nodded.

Lemo: "Where you from?"

Cheelai: "Planet Soses! It's in the 14th sector!"

Lemo: "Oh?, so your near the Capital Planet?"

Cheelai: "Yeah. I've lived there my whole life. I went to the Frieza Force academy there too"

Lemo nodded.

Lemo: "Where are you stationed Cheelai?"

Cheelai: "I'm with the first expeditionary forces to Namek!!"

Lemo seemed to look a little down, his expression stiffening.

Lemo: "Why?"

Cheelai was confused at the question.

Cheelai: "To bring peace and order to Namek, and help ensure stability throughout the sector"

Lemo said nothing. His gaze softened a bit as he chuckled.

Lemo: "Yeah. I guess I used to think the same thing too"

Cheelai didn't quite know to what Lemo was referring. But the old man said nothing more as he turned around waving for Cheelai to follow.

Lemo: "Well that's where I'm headed too. They moved our battalions time table up so we gotta hurry"

Cheelai nodded as she rushed to Lemo's side. The two walked into the main hall of the Frieza Fleet ship. There, tons of soldiers were hurrying about. They had to make sure everything was on  time.

Otherwise he'd be mad.

Lemo: "You ever been in battle Cheelai"

Cheelai: "No, this will be my first taste of action"

Cheelai held a cocky smile.

Lemo was the opposite. He looked a bit sad, as if a tried warning to the girl of what was to come.

Lemo: "Well, just stay close to me and you'll be fine"

Cheelai: "I think I should be the one saying that old man"

Lemo chuckled as the two headed to "docking bay 1-B" where soldiers were pouring in.

They were already on the inside of Sector 28, but were about a planet or two away from Namek. No matter. The trip from the fleet to the green planet would only be an hour or so.

Cheelai and Lemo began to pick up the pace, rushing into the docking bay. There were twenty ships each housing a portion of the first wave.

Cheelai: "Where should we go Lemo?"

Lemo looked around. He knew most of the soldiers. Some of them were savages. Not in it for any purpose. 

But simply for the thrill of the kill.

Lemo: Lets go to the second one on the right.

Cheelai followed Lemo as the two entered the ship. 

"Captain's!! Make sure your divisions prep their Ray Guns!!!"

Cheelai and Lemo grabbed their Ray Guns, along with the other soldiers. (The laser guns that some of the Frieza Force guys have).

Tagoma: "Attention!!"

Tagoma walked to the front of the ship.

Tagoma: "Men! This is it!! Our time of glory is upon us!! To bring stability and order!! To ensure the empire's grip extends across the galaxy!!!! For the Empire!!!!!"

The soldiers all held a salute before taking their seat on the ship. Cheelai and Lemo sat in their seat formation as they made sure their guns functioned properly.

This was it.

Cheelai smiled as the ship began to move, activating the thrusters as all at once the ships of the first expeditionary force were out of the docking bay and into space.

Cheelai: "This is it!"

For Cheelai it was a blissful excitement she had felt. It was always her dream to be a great soldier. To follow in her fathers footsteps. To have stories to tell for generations as she made her name known across the galaxy.

And that journey started now

..........

"Weapons down!"

The soldiers lowered their weapons, having done the dead. Steam fled from the barrel of their Ray Guns as they proceeded to walk off to fill out other objectives.

At least most of them did.

Cheelai however stood. Her eyes were wide. Her breathing sporadic. 

She looked at the now fallen Namekians that laid on the ground.

She began to recollect at what had just transpired.

They had just landed on Namek, near a small village.

Four Namekians had came out of their humble homes.

They were unarmed.

No ill intent.

Simply curious of the new comers who had set foot on their planet. 

And with one command they were gunned down.

Cheelai stared on in anguish, frozen stiff as tears rolled down her cheeks.

Tagoma: "Soldier!!!"

Tagoma approached Cheelai, but stopped as a man stood in front of him.

Lemo: "Don't worry Captain Tagoma, I'll take care of her"

Tagoma simply nodded as he went to direct some other soldiers in clearing out the homes.

Cheelai still hadn't moved.

Lemo: "Cheelai.....We have to go"

Cheelai said nothing.

Lemo knew that if they stayed there too long, Tagoma would intervene. Lemo mentioned that some of the soldiers were savage.

Tagoma was one of them.

Lemo grabbed Cheelai's arm, lowering it as the girl finally seemed to move.

Lemo: "We have keep moving"

Cheelai said nothing.

Only nodding.

"SIR!!!!"

A soldier called out to Tagoma, rushing in with a small holomap.

Tagoma: "What is it?"

Tagoma looked at the map with wide eyes.

He quickly tapped his scouter, activating the communicator.

Tagoma: "Fleet, ready your defenses and start sending down the next battalions"

"THE GALACTIC PATROL IS HERE"