Dragon Ball/Z/GT Fan Fiction ❯ A Hellish Paradise ❯ Chapter 13 ( Chapter 13 )

Chapter 3

 

 

Goku followed Vegeta down towards the small boy. The boy looked up at them his tail curling into a question mark. Vegeta touched down first but said nothing to the boy. Just met the chibi's puzzled stare with a look so threatening that it could make the very sun flee.

 

“Hi I'm Goku, who are you and where'd you get that tail?”

 

The boy didn't react to Goku's words in the slightest. He was still staring at Vegeta with a mixture of horror and amazement. Vegeta clenched his fist at the boy, “answer him brat!”

 

“Vegeta be nice!” Vegeta sent a glare at Goku that promised pain if the other Saiyan did as much as uttered one more word.

 

“Gosh Vegeta calm down he's just a kid.”

 

The boy turned to Goku looking at him as if he just realized he was there. “Well boy answer him!”

 

“I, I didn't hear what he said.”

 

“Your name boy!”

 

“Vegeta stop it!”

 

Vegeta growled over his shoulder at Goku causing the Earth born Saiyan to take a step back.

 

“Vegeta calm down.”

 

“Kakorrot!”

 

“Hai Vegeta?”

 

“Shut up!” With that the Prince turned back to the boy, “now answer the question.”

 

“M-my names Gohan Sir.”

 

Goku froze, “Gohan? Are you sure?”

 

“The boy should know his own name Kakorrot!”

 

Gohan giggled at this.

 

“Gohan, what's your mothers name?”

 

“It's Chichi, Sir.”

 

“Kami, no.”

 

“Kakorot what the hells wrong with you?”

 

Goku didn't answer, `Chichi, but she said that the baby…'

 

`Oh Kami it can't be.' Chichi had told him that their unborn son Gohan had miscarried. He looked down at the boy with wonder in his eyes. His son! This was his son!

 

He wanted to pick Gohan up and wrap his in a huge bear hug. To apologize for not being there. To tell him that he didn't know, that if he had known he would have been there.

 

His child just stared at him as one would look at a stranger. What had the boy's life been like? With Chichi it would have been strict. `Well hey at least he doesn't have to be chased around by some space tyrant.'

 

Then the thought hit Goku. If this boy became part of his life Freaza would become part of the boy's life as well. Goku looked down at the boy, he couldn't allow it.

 

Freaza would not have his son, even if that meant that he couldn't have his son ether. Sorrow filled Goku. He had to lose his son again. He closed his eyes tightly,

 

“Kakorrot what the hell's wrong with you?” Goku didn't answer; he just blasted off flying away as fast as he could.

 

~~~

 

Terror rose in Nayo as he saw Goku take off into the air leaving him alone with the Prince and the small Saiyan child. Prince Vegeta was the last person he'd ever want to be left with.

 

“Kakorrot where the hell are you going?” Prince Vegeta looked from the little Saiyan stranger then back to Goku's fleeing image, “Kaso!”

 

The Saiyan Prince took off after Goku leaving Nayo stranded with the tiny Saiyan.

 

“Hey who are those guys?” The little boy asked his tail curling into a question mark again. Nayo looked over at the boy.

 

What was he going to answer? In the past he would have said that they were masters but he didn't really see Goku as a master. As for Prince Vegeta he was terrifying and ruthlessly cruel. Though Nayo would never tell the Prince this he really didn't even see him as a master. Just plan dangerous.

 

“Saiyans,” he answered at last, “they're Saiyans.”

 

“What's a Saiyan?”

 

“What? You mean you don't know?”

 

The small boy shook his head. “Well you're a Saiyan for one, ah Sir.” The boy was only about five years old from the look of him. Nayo knew that made no difference. He was still stronger then Nayo and that demanded superiority.

 

“Are you a Saiyan too?”

 

“Oh no defiantly not!” What was with this kid? He didn't seem to know anything about this.

 

“Well what are you then?”

 

“Actually I'm not sure, I used to be a slave but I think I'm free now. My names Nayo.”

 

“I'm Gohan! Hey you want to go play?”

 

“Play?”

 

“Ya you do know how to play don't you?”

 

“Well ya it's just…”

 

Nayo looked the boy over. He did seem friendly enough. “Well okay if you're fine with it sure. I guess I don't really have anything to do until Goku and Prince Vegeta come back anyways. So what do you want to play?"

 

”How about tag?”

 

Nayo cocked his head to the side; “I don't know how to play that.”

 

“Oh it's easy. You see you count to ten and I run and then you run after me and try and tag me.”

 

“Tag you? Tag you with what?”

 

Gohan shock his head. “No just go like this.” He went up and tapped the older boy lightly on the shoulder.

 

Nayo looked at him uncertainly. “Well alright so I just start by counting?”

 

“Ya but first turn around so you can't see me.” Nayo nodded and turned around,

 

“One, Two, Three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine, ten! Like that?” He turned around to find the place deserted.

 

At first he was quite startled, “Gohan? Oh wait I got it you're hiding! Okay well lets see…”

 

Nayo walked away in search of his new friend and smile on his face. Nether he nor Gohan were aware of the hungry eyes that watched them from above.

 

~~~

 

“Wait Radize!” Radize stopped looking back at Zarbon in announce. “What, do you have a problem with this?”

 

“I was just thinking that these people may know a little about this planet. I think it would be wise to question them.”

 

“Kakorrot knows all we need to know of this planet.”

 

“Goku hasn't been here in a while. He may not know some of the current events.”

 

“Goku?” The two Earthlings asked at the same time. Radize spun and had his hand at the smallest mans throat, “what do you know of my bother?”

 

“Oi let Krillen go!” The second human came at Radize. Radize him away with ease.

 

“Answer me!”

 

“Jeez let me go, I don't know anything about your brother.”

 

“Well then how do you know my brother's Earth name?”

 

“Goku? Goku's your brother?” The short bald man looked him over. “Ah man you do kind of look like him. A tail, look Yamcha he's got a tail!”

 

“I could believe he was Goku's brother, he hits hard enough.” The other human muttered flouting back up. “Goku's our friend, I've known him sense he was a little kid and he'd be mad that you were hurting Krillen.”

 

“This pathetic little shrimp! Why would my brother care about him?”

 

“Hey watch it! I happen to be trained by Master Roshi himself!” The small man squealed in a pathetic manner. Radize examined the squirming human with a look of plain disgust.

 

“Who is Master Roshi?” The question came from Zarbon still flouting farther behind Radize. Foolish! He hadn't even been worrying about the green fighter. Zarbon could have come up from behind and Radize wouldn't have even noticed!

 

Radize put the odd little man down. He'd let Kakorrot deal with them. “Lets go Zarbon. Prince Vegeta would have expected me back by now. We'll bring these two along with us for Kakorot to deal with.”

 

Zarbon flew up beside him nodding. Radize grabbed the short man again growling threateningly as the little bald human twisted around trying to kick him. He held the human away from him to keep those stubby legs from reaching him.

 

“Oi! What the hell makes think we're going to go with you!?” The taller human protested as Zarbon gripped his arm tightly.

 

Radize smirked, “simple you're week. You couldn't stop us either way.”

 

With that he flew off in the direction of the ship. “Zarbon hurry up. I know you can move faster than that!”

 

The green man followed close behind dragging the taller Earthling along. His face held no anger and he seemed to tolerate the human's struggles with only minor announce.

 

Radize hoped he would make it back before the Prince returned. Prince Vegeta was not going to be all too happy that he hadn't shown up. He'd have to live with the other's wrath.

 

He'd promised Zarbon he'd do what ever he could to convince the stubborn prince to allow the green assassin to stay. His honor would only allow him to give it his all. His word was given and that was as good as giving his lives blood.

 

His prince also had his word of obedience just as he had it with all Saiyans. If he couldn't convince the prince then he would have to follow the prince's orders. It was his duty. But first he would do whatever he could to try and convince Prince Vegeta as he had promised.

 

~~~

 

“Kaso!” Where did that baka think he was going? Vegeta looked back at the Saiyan child. Any other time he would have attended to that matter first. But the look on Kakorot's face…

 

“Dam it Kakorrot this had better be good!” He flew off leaving the Saiyan child and Zarbon's slave boy to contend with later.

 

Vegeta tapped the button on his scoter searching for Kakorot but to no avail. The scouter was still useless, and Vegeta was beginning to think it was because of Kakorrot, and not a technical failure. It was like his very power level had shrunk. `It's almost as if he can conceal his ki. Dam baka if he can do that then why is he doing it now! There's no way in hell my scoter can find him!'

 

Vegeta sighed closing his eyes. If Kakorrot could sense people he could too. He didn't know what to expect. He half expected power readings to flash into his mind as they would on a scoter.

 

At first there was nothing. `Kakorrot may have been making this whole thing up. No he seemed too sure of himself to be acting. Wait, I got him!'

 

It wasn't what he expected to see or feel or, hell he didn't know how to explain it. He felt innocence, kindness, confidence, and determination.

 

Then there was the power. Oh Kami the scoter did nothing in comparison to the actual feel of such power. Its radiating presence was so astonishing that Vegeta marveled that he'd never felt it before.

 

“Kakorrot,” he whispered in stunned silence. `Do I feel like that?' He wondered, `do I have that massive confident energy around me? And what of Freaza?' Vegeta shuddered, he'd never want to feel the tyrant's power. Reading it on the scoter was more then enough.

 

He followed the ki's signal down to a wooded area. Kakorrot was there hunched over with his head tucked in between his legs. His frame shock and hard sobs sounded from deep in his throat.

 

`Kakorrot what the hell is wrong?' Vegeta approached his mate with silent steps. He sure wasn't the comforting type. The weeping Saiyan lying there before him seemed as untouchable as a star's inner core.

 

Vegeta had nether the knowledge of what to do nor the power to do it. For a fleeting moment he considered leaving. The other Saiyan was to wrapped with grief to have seen him. He could get away and leave Kakorrot alone to deal with whatever haunted him.

 

Alone, the story of his life before Kakorot. How could he even think about leaving the other to face whatever it was he had to face on his own? He owed it to Kakorot. He didn't think he could make any difference. He wasn't the sympathetic kind. But he had to try and help Kakorot. That was as much a necessity as his pride. He owed it to Kakorrot.

 

“Kakorrot.” His voice was calm, steady but his very heart shook with uncertainty. He had faced countless races in battle with a smirk on his face and confidence ruling his being.

 

This was no battle, or at least not the kind he was used to fighting. The battlefield was a web of unknown emotion. The enemy was invisible and untouchable. In this battle it was not Vegeta himself that the prince had to defend but his mate, his love.

 

“V-Vegeta? What are you doing here?”

 

“Baka! You ran off without a word and expected me not to follow? Moron.”

 

Kakorrot turned a red tear streaked face on the prince. “Thank you Vegeta. I-“ He cut off and the hacking sobs caught him again. “Sorry, Vegeta. I-You shouldn't have to see me like this.”

 

Vegeta growled his tail lashing out in announce. “Kakorrot shut up. It isn't fitting of you to be degrading on yourself.”

 

“Gomen asie Vegeta.”

 

“Damn it Kakorrot…”

 

Vegeta suddenly felt abruptly tired. He sank down to the woody floor with a half-hearted sigh. Kakorrot scooted closer to the Saiyan Prince leaning his head on the others shoulder.

 

Vegeta reeled back staring down at him in shock. “What the hell do you think your doing you tailless baka!” Kakorrot looked up at him with a startled and slightly hurt look in his eyes.

 

Then the larger Saiyan burst out laughing. “Vegeta calm down, your whole face is twitching.” Kakorrot smiled through his red, teared streaked face leaning his head on Vegeta shoulder once again. “It's just comforting, being around you.”

 

“What the hell is that supposed to mean Kakorrot!?”

 

“Well just that you treat me different then anyone else. When I look into your eyes I see myself as you see me. I find a scarcity and an unfamiliar affection in that.”

 

Vegeta stared at this new side of Kakorrot. Sure the statement was made with the same cheerful voice as always. But it came from deep within and held an intelligence that often stayed hidden behind an innocent face.

 

There was far more to Kakorrot then that innocent unconditional love of life and all who live it. He held a lone knowledge different from the average. Vegeta shook his head; “I'll never understand you Kakorrot.”

 

Kakorrot chuckled nuzzling Vegeta softly.

 

“What caused this?”

 

“Nani?”

 

“Baka, have you already forgotten. You flew away when we were about to question that Saiyan boy!”

 

“He's my son.”

 

“Nani?!”

 

Kakorot nodded, “I had a wife here for a while. She got pregnant with a boy. Only a few weeks before her due date she came home in tears. She told me she'd had an accident and miscarried. The baby's name was going to be Gohan after my grandfather, just like that boy.”

 

“Kaso! I'll kill that woman if she lives for keeping that boy hidden from you!”

 

“Vegeta!”

 

“That boy is one of the last Saiyans left alive Kakorrot! That woman lied and deceived you or are you to naïve to see that?”

 

“That doesn't give us any right to hurt her Vegeta.”

 

“It gives us every right!”

 

“Please Vegeta, Gohan deserves to have a mom. He deserves a dad too and I can't give him that. At least this way his mom will be there for him.”

 

Kakorrot's voice had become tearful once more.

 

“And why can't he have a father?”

 

“Because of Freaza, I can't let him get near Gohan. If that boy gets to know me at all it will put him in danger. He'd much safer here with his mother.”

 

“Dam you Kakorrot you're as senseless as you are tailless. That boy is a Saiyan! He was in danger sense the day of his birth. Did you not see the boys tail. With that comes his ability to transform at the full moon. I can't even begin to imagine the danger of an uncontrolled transformation. As the Prince of Saiyans I can not allow a Saiyan to live around these pathetic Earthlings when he could be living with his own people!”

 

Kakorrot scratched his head, “Vegeta the Earth people aren't that bad. As for a transformation I'm not sure what you mean but I'm sure it won't be a problem. I grew up on Earth and I never had a problem like that.”

 

“Baka, YOU DON'T KNOW!? Kakorrot have you ever seen a full moon?”

 

“Well ya I've seen a few of them. I don't really remember much after that. I just know that whenever I woke up my tail was gone and I couldn't walk straight. That wasn't too bad though. Does the full moon make us lose our tails or something?”

 

“Kakorrot when a Saiyan sees the full moon they turn into a giant ape. This is due to a tail that all Saiyan are born with. A tail your son inherited!”

 

“Then Gohan will turn into an ape?”

 

“Yes Kakorrot.”

 

“Then I guess you're right.” A shiver ran through Kakorrot's body. “How could I get that boy involved in something like this Vegeta?”

 

“Stop it Kakorrot! The boy will come with us and that's final. You're doing the boy a great deal of good by bringing him back to his heritage.”

 

“But Vegeta-“

 

“Enough Kakorrot! The discussion is over. Lets go.”

 

Before the other Saiyan could answer Vegeta took off flying towards the Saiyan boy. `Hum, I wonder, could I sense him?' He stretched out his senses and instantly felt Kakorot following behind him.

 

`Damit he feels even stronger when he's flying. That means he can hide his power.' He focussed on the area ahead of him. He was surprised to find the slave boy before he identified Gohan. The boy was full of anxiety and fear. Understandable considering his life. An innocent friendly demeanor also poked into his consensus. This was the Saiyan child Gohan. He was sure about this.

 

He smirked altering his direction slightly. It didn't take long for Kakorot to pull up with him. “Ah Vegeta don't you think we should go get Radize or look for Zarbon first?”

 

“You're not backing out of this Kakorrot. We'll deal with those two later. Your son is a more urgent issue."

 

Then Vegeta stopped dead. `No it can't be. Not here, not with Kakorrot's son.' But there was no place for denial in something so curtain. The foul energy he felt with the boys could be no other. “Freaza,” he said in a rickety voice.

 

“Nani?”

 

“Freaza has your son Kakorrot. Come we need to hurry.” With that Vegeta powered up and took off towards the tyrant.