Ara's Wish

Chapter 7

"And that is how I met your mommy and we became mates." Turles explained. Looking up at him was a tiny cub with amber eyes and wild spikes that trailed down her back.

"Mommy is magic!"

"You bet she is, Barai." Turles grinned. "Your mommy is something very special."

"Are you still telling that story?" They looked to see Ara standing in the doorway of their daughter's room with a smile on her face wearing a long pale sea green dressing gown with shear sleeves. "Aren't you tired of hearing that story, Barai? You ask teti for the same one every night."

"But you and teti are in the story, mommy. And teti says you're magic! Like with the flowers in the garden." Ara just laughed and ruffled her daughter's hair as she slid onto the bed beside her husband who gave her a quick peck on the cheek.

"You have to admit it's a good story." Turles said with a wink.

"Did you tell teti your story, Barai?" Ara asked with a soft smile as the little girl's face lit up.

"Look, look, look!" Turles watched her cup her tiny hands and focus intently for a few moments before a faint light glowed for a moments and vanished leaving behind a silver moonflower. A quick look at his wife and her nod confirmed everything for him.

"That's amazing, Barai!" He immediately scooped the cub into his arms and gave her a quick spin before flopping back onto the bed behind them. Ara giggled along with them and watched contently as Turles cuddled their daughter, the child they had waited so long for. "I think you deserve another story. Did I ever tell you about the time mommy beat up the mean Prince Vegeta when he came and messed up her garden?"

Flashback

Ara was kneeling by a pond that had silver lotus blossoms floating gently on the water while Turles was watching from his hammock a few yards away. It amazed him that she was still able to do small amounts of magic, but it made her very happy that she could care for her garden.

The alpha leaned back with a content sigh just enjoying the moment and the fact that Ara was free from her binding and they were together again. Things were good now, and Turles was looking forward to retirement from piracy.

"Captain!"

The shout pulled him from his dozing with a jerk. Turles growled as he swung off the hammock to see Diaz, Matcha, and Almond running towards him.

"What is it?" He almost snarled out.

"Sir!" Diaz started with a worried look. "The sensors detected an unauthorized ship landing on the planet not far from here. The only thing we could make out was that it's a saiyan ship."

"Saiyan?" Turles frowned in confusion as Ara came over to him. "Who would come all the way-!"

There was a huge rush of wind that swept by them as someone blasted passed them before coming to a stop and floating back down to the ground.

"Found you, mongrel." Vegeta snarled at Turles. He snarled at the dark skinned man as Turles moved Ara behind him.

"Aww...did daddy hear about what you did at the party you crashed?" The taller saiyan smirked. "I heard you got sent to the Red Gem for a timeout."

"Shut up, bastard!" Vegeta snapped. "You and your whore will pay for my humiliation."

His left arm shot out and fired a blast at the pair of saiyans. The prince growled as Turles pulled Ara and himself out of the way of the blast, and the ki burnt several beds of flowers and herbs.