Dragon Ball/Z/GT Fan Fiction ❯ Come Together ❯ Part 27 ( Chapter 27 )

Come Together by chayron (lttomb@yahoo.com) (Chapters 1-9 beta-read by Sabi-san; chapters 10-11 beta-read by S.P.; chapters 12-16 beta-read by Amazing Jess S; chapters 18-20 beta-read by achillona; chapters 21-23 beta-read by Amazing Jess S; chapters 24-28 beta-read by achillona).

 

Disclaimer: I don't own DBZ. I'm not making any money of this.

Warnings: Yaoi, male/male. Goku/Vegeta.

 

Part 27 (Don't miss chapter 26. I updated two chapters at once.)

 

Vegeta recognized two of them - Lirr used to be one of Frieza's officers. And he had seen the other before somewhere several times. They all were Ramar race. None of them had telepathic abilities, but maybe they had a radio or an alarm button somewhere.

 

“Vegeta…” finally Lirr recovered from shock. He threw the cards back on the table and stood up. He knew the purple haired boy was Vegeta's son, but never had he imagined that Vegeta would come for him. Obviously he was wrong. Well, at least he would make sure that the Saiyan prince would never leave. “Long time,” he observed the other two behind Vegeta's back. A small girl and a Saiyan, who, after realizing that his prince knew him, looked lost, like a puppy. What an army… Then he noticed a fresh claim-mark on the prince's shoulder. Oh, that was even more amusing. He wondered if Arr noticed that. “Arr,” he turned to his friend, “our Ice Prince finally got laid…” He laughed, noticing Arr's brows rise, his eyes fixing on Vegeta's shoulder.

 

“Can't believe that,” Arr laughed. “Vegeta, never knew you liked to be a bitch…” Arr smirked then wanted to say something more, but there was a swish of air, and the situation completely changed.

 

Fire Clan.

 

The girl quickly removed her left foot from Arr's face, which now was nothing more that bone, blood and brain cereal and let Arr's body fall to the ground at the same time drawing her sword back from Marr's chest, shoving him with her left arm off the sword's blade. That small stupid girl was fucking Fire Clan! Of course, blue eyes, black hair and a sword, which earlier was invisible behind the orange dressed Saiyan's back! He watched how she in a quick move snapped Garr's neck, having no problems avoiding Garr's hit, directed toward her face.

 

Lirr shouted for help. He felt desperate when Ahrae advanced to him, then everything went black.

 

Goku stared at Lirr's head at his feet. He raised his head at Ahrae who was wiping her sword with the white tablecloth, the deck of cards shattered on the floor. She motioned for Vegeta to blast the bodies then dropped the cloth on the floor. Goku gulped. Sometimes he forgot who the girl was and what she was able to do.

 

“You should defend your mate's honor,” Ahrae said, turning away from the mess she had made.

 

Goku blinked. “Well, I was going to…” however, I was pretty sure Vegeta could do that himself, he added in his head, watching Vegeta dispose of bodies.

 

“Just don't get sick later,” Vegeta shook his head at the girl. Ahrae had fighting skills and memories, but she didn't have any experience in dealing with what came after the fight. He was almost sure she would get sick from the mess she made. She didn't react well to any aggression, especially to her own. After she had beaten him, she was vomiting three days afterwards and she didn't even kill him!

 

Ahrae just turned away from Vegeta. Goku's brows creased not understanding what was going on.

 

Vegeta wanted to reach the door to listen if the incomers were gone, but Goku softly pulled him back by his arm and went to check himself. He heard Vegeta's low growl behind his back, but didn't care. He didn't like that Vegeta was here. He didn't say anything to the prince because he was sure that Vegeta would have killed someone if he had offered for the prince to stay in the hotel while they were off rescuing Trunks.

 

Vegeta growled louder. Kakarott's tail made an annoyed swish telling him to shush then wrapped back around its owner's waist. Then he felt the urge to hit Kakarott. The damn bastard treated him like some weak woman!

 

After Goku said that it was silent and clear outside Vegeta pushed Goku aside and opened the door, but made only several steps before he was pulled back into the room. Vegeta growled and tried to push Goku aside. Goku didn't budge. He again pushed Vegeta behind him and glared at the prince. Vegeta bared his canines at him and threw Goku aside. Goku hit the force field, but after a sec was back on his feet. He caught up with Vegeta.

 

“Vegeta, stop,” Goku was frustrated. Vegeta acted very irresponsible for the life he was carrying. Vegeta again just growled at him.

 

Goku lost his patience. He grabbed Vegeta by the waist and pulled him back into the room. He released Vegeta and quickly turned him around to face him. “We have no time for this,” he hissed at Vegeta. “Your place is behind my back. Stop this nonsense!”

 

Never in his life had Vegeta been angrier.

 

Goku had to knock Vegeta on the floor. He used all his weight to pin Vegeta down, who all the time was trying to hit or kick him. Goku had hard time keeping Vegeta down. He ascended, but immediately dropped from Super Saiyan as Vegeta's ki quickly began to catch up with his. Vegeta didn't realize what he was doing at the moment, the prince was so angry and furious that he didn't care about anything. Vegeta only wanted to kill him. So much for the bonding…

 

Goku tried to act differently: if he didn't succeed with force, maybe he'd succeed in the opposite way. He leaned down to the claim mark on Vegeta's shoulder. Vegeta tried to buck head him. Goku seized Vegeta's wrists in his big palm then used his free hand to keep Vegeta's head turned to the side. He began to lick the mark then carefully nibbled on it. Goku was surprised at the immediate effect it had on Vegeta: the prince tensed then, after several more nibbles, closed his eyes. Goku felt how Vegeta's body began to shake now becoming limp under him. Vegeta slowly inhaled.

 

“Let me go.”

 

Vegeta's eyes were still closed. Goku knew that after he let go of Vegeta, the prince wouldn't attack him anymore, but he wasn't sure about that other part, because of which all this mess had started.

 

“Vegeta, I don't want to subdue you,” Goku let go of Vegeta's wrists. “I'm concerned about your and the baby's health. You can't stay in Super Saiyan mode without hurting yourself or the baby.” Goku crawled off of the prince. “Please, listen to me. I just don't want you to get hurt.”

 

Vegeta bared his canines at him. Goku tried again. “Vegeta, you are my mate. You are pregnant. You are weaker than me at the moment. I have to protect you. This is how the mating works, isn't it? This is not about submission - this is about logic. So why do you protest so much?”

 

Finally, Vegeta was silent. Goku softly tugged at his mate's tail then kissed him on the neck, at the same time feeling Vegeta's body quake under his lips. The bond worked. More than worked. Goku wanted to know what was going on in his mate's head now.

 

Goku went first, turned into the corridor where the incomers had been earlier. This time Vegeta didn't try to outrun him. Goku promised to repay his mate for this - he knew perfectly well how hard it was for Vegeta.

 

Ahrae followed the Saiyans. She hadn't been surprised when Vegeta attacked Goku or when Vegeta suddenly gave in. She had already gotten used to the crazed Saiyans. She doubted they could surprise her anymore.

 

They passed several doors and saw the stairs to the basement. Exactly like Ashar said.

 

Goku noticed one of the doors in the corridor opening. He felt how Ahrae extended her fields to grasp more space around them and even the room the door belonged to.

 

Even before he could have seen what hit him, the blue man fell to the ground. Before Goku could have pushed the body back into the room, Vegeta quickly snapped the man's neck.

 

“You forget that we need to get away from here…” Vegeta snorted at his scowling mate.

 

Goku grit his teeth. He didn't like this Vegeta's side. He wasn't happy about Ahrae's outburst either. “He wouldn't have come round until that time…” Goku shook his head at Vegeta who blasted the body.

 

Vegeta shrugged and motioned to go forward. He didn't care about that emotional shit. He just wanted to get his son back. And now! It was the time for `kill first, question later'.

 

It was dark downstairs. The trio flared their kis to get some light. They needed to find another stair, which led to the floor below this basement. They observed about 20 empty prison cells on this floor. All the prisoners ran away with Trunks.

 

“About twenty kis downstairs,” Goku warned Ahrae who nodded. She could feel the ki, but it reminded for her of one big power ball.

 

“Just don't blast anything,” Vegeta warned them. He doubted if Ahrae's fields would be able to stop the vibration if the building began to fall. “Quick and deadly,” he glared at his mate. Kakarott scowled at him again. Ahrae nodded. Good girl - only three-years-old, but had more brains than Kakarott.

 

They soon found the needed stairs.

 

Three guards attacked them immediately, even before they could have reached the end of the stairs. Goku saw ten of them running to meet them. He noticed five others stay at the pile of bricks and stones further, on the left. Goku jumped off the stairs to meet the first one. He cracked the scull of the attacker. He watched Ahrae and Vegeta from the corner of his eye. Ahrae slashed one's throat with her sword then kicked the other guard who was running to Vegeta, in the midsection, sending him flying into the oncoming guards. Goku was content; Ahrae was protecting Vegeta too.

 

Vegeta stood there, watching how Kakarott and Ahrae dealt with the guards. Any other time he would have been pissed off to no end, but now he had no time for that. He felt Trunks.

 

After there were no guards left, Goku turned to a standing Vegeta. “He's behind that pile of rubble,” Goku motioned forward to the huge amount of gray, damp stones that used to be the building's wall. Goku could perfectly feel Trunks' ki behind it.

 

Vegeta nodded. Trunks' energy was low, but he had sensed him within five minutes. The bond he had with his son was strong enough to let him feel Trunks, but he doubted if Trunks was able to feel him too.

 

Vegeta stood there, still being unable to recover from the wave of happiness and new worry, which engulfed him, after he noticed that the boy's ki seemed to be on the verge of exhaustion.

 

“Just raise your ki and blast the damn stones,” Ahrae shrugged at Goku. “Say when you're ready and I'll remove the fields. Try not to destroy the building - it would fall on our heads. Do it later,” she grinned at Goku.

 

Vegeta concentrated one good measured blast in his palm. “Now,” he said.

 

Ahrae removed the fields. Vegeta and Goku raised their kis, Vegeta blasting the wall at the same time. They both felt Trunks' ki rise in response and, after the dust began to settle, there was an enthusiastic shout heard and soon the boy himself ran out from the dust covers, one powerful blast in his palm just in case, but it dispersed after seeing his father and Goku.

 

“Dad!” In flash Trunks was hanging onto Vegeta's neck, tears of joy marking the boy's cheeks.

 

“Are you alright?” Vegeta soothingly stroked his son's back.

 

“Yes,” Trunks quickly nodded. The new hope made him completely forget his hunger and tiredness; the joy and adrenaline in his body gave him a new surge of power.

 

“Let's move,” Ahrae felt a bit guilty to interrupt, but there was still a big battle to come. She made Fire Clan's sign with her hands for the other prisoners, who were standing behind Trunks' back. There were six Granaxs, three Lidars and two Saiyans. Ahrae blinked at the two Saiyans. Didn't Goku say that he and Vegeta were the last ones? Appears Goku was a bit mistaken. Granaxs recognized the sign, and seemed to be much happier than after seeing the prince and Goku. Ahrae snickered to herself - they probably couldn't read ki exactly like her. They probably thought that it was she who was going to rescue them. And the Saiyans seemed to have no understanding that the short guy was their prince. Nothing strange, Ahrae mused, they seemed to be young, not more than twenty, they didn't know how royalty looked.

 

Vegeta finally noticed the two Saiyans. A look of confusion appeared on his face. He turned to Goku who just shrugged at him like saying - don't ask me - it was you who told me that there are no more of us left.

 

Ahrae rolled her eyes. “He's your prince,” she turned to the two Saiyans. “Prince Vegeta.” She silently laughed as the two Saiyans paled a bit then fell on their knees.

 

“No time,” Vegeta crunched his nose at them. “Let's get out of here.”

 

The Saiyans stood up, and one of them wanted to touch Vegeta, but was stopped by growling Goku who blocked his way.

 

Trunks stared stupefied at Goku who suddenly flung the Saiyan away, back into the rubble.

 

“Damn it, stop it!” Vegeta hissed at Goku clearly not content. “No time!”

 

Goku growled at the other Saiyan, who lowered his head at him threateningly after Goku had flung his friend. He growled too. “Keep your distance!” Goku hissed through clenched teeth at the both Saiyans, the second one joining the other.

 

Trunks was confused. Goku had never been so aggressive before. It seemed the situation threatened to turn into a fight. That was ridiculous!

 

Vegeta smacked Goku on his head then turned to the two Saiyans. “Just start a fight with him and you both are dead,” he pulled his combat suit down at the neck, shoving a fresh claim mark.

 

The two Saiyans looked at each other. Then a short smile appeared on one's face, but it was soon replaced by confusion. It was said that their prince was the strongest from the race! He stared at Goku, trying to understand how the hell his prince let the spiky-haired guy mark him.

 

Trunks observed the red, ugly bite on his father's neck, not understanding a word Vegeta had said in Saiyan.

 

“Who did this to you, Dad? Is it poisonous?! It's swollen!” Trunks was worried. The bite seemed to be very important here for everyone.

 

Ahrae almost choked on her laugh. She leaned on the wall in order not to fall on the ground. “Oh, Gods,” she shouted, “that was the funniest thing I have ever heard!” She laughed. “You really need to explain some things to him…”

 

“What things?” Trunks asked, his eyes widening at the girl's power after she stopped laughing and quickly shot an orange blast past Goku at the some warriors. He saw his father smack the girl on the forehead then his eyes widened even more when the girl smacked back and his father only rolled his eyes at her. Most beings would have been dead by now. What was going on between his father and this girl? Okay, his father didn't live with mum anymore, but so soon...? No! Trunks immediately felt hate for the girl. And her clothes! Even with that white armor and aggressive sword she looked like she would be nude! Oh, he shifted, his mother usually wore very little too...

 

“Move, people,” Goku wrapped his tail around Vegeta's waist, pulling him to the stairs.

 

Now Trunks almost fainted. His father didn't object! What was going on?!

 

Goku released his mate after Vegeta began to follow him. He powered up to Super Saiyan. With one blast he got rid of the unwelcome troops rushing to them then blasted the opposite wall, making the shortcut. After the Saiyans recovered from their shock after seeing another Super Saiyan besides Trunks, they followed.

 

Trunks watched the girl with the sword. She was immediately at his father's side when about thirty warriors and wizards attacked them. Actually she stood in front of him together with Goku. And his father let them. They more than obviously were protecting him and his Dad allowed that. Unheard of. Trunks just blinked as the girl blasted half of Mortins away together with the biggest part of the wall behind them, making the hole to the outside.

 

“Damn, I said no blasting!” Vegeta cursed. “Make a portal now!” He ducked avoiding a falling stone from the ceiling.

 

Ahrae created a portal and they all jumped into it. And then all hell broke loose. As soon as they appeared next to the castle, on the training grounds, they were bombarded by blasts and various spells. After blasting about twenty Mortins, Trunks realized that the blasts and spells weren't reaching them - they simply bounced back from a strange barrier they seemed to be in. Then he noticed some Mortins explode on their own.

 

“What did you do?” Vegeta shouted to Ahrae after noticing strange explosions.

 

Trunks turned his head to the girl. He had to accept that the girl was good. Very good, and he didn't like that.

 

“Nothing special,” Ahrae smirked. “I simply reverted their spells. After Norayn killed more than half of my clan with this particular spell, we learned to deal with it by sending it back. I have no idea if it affected me, if struck, but somehow I have no wish to try… Oh, they got the point,” Ahrae laughed after Mortins stopped to explode on their own, ceasing to use the spell. But after Goku turned to Super Saiyan three most of them exploded anyway, leaving a huge crater under them.

 

At first the two new Saiyans, Granaxs and Lidars were shocked - they expected that Ahrae would create a portal somewhere to a safe place and almost went crazy after they reappeared in the middle an army of Mortins. Then they were shocked by Goku's transformations. But after a while, when this all didn't seem like suicide anymore, they joined the battle: the Lidars were helping Ahrae to maintain the protective fields and Saiyans with Granaxs were blasting everyone who was only moving outside the fields.

 

“Wait!” Ahrae shouted. “My clan's member is going to join us. Stop blasting!” She repeated request in several languages.

 

They saw one of the attackers appear next to the force fields then quickly enter them. Ahrae immediately stood in front of him, just in case if someone decided to blast or hit him.

 

“He doesn't look similar to you…” Goku wondered. He noticed also that the man's ki reached only tenth of Ahrae's power.

 

“He's a man,” Ahrae shrugged.

 

Goku blasted several Mortins then asked Vegeta for explanation.

 

“I told you before,” Vegeta snorted at him. That was some chat show not a battle! Like some damn barbeque! He growled. “Concentrate people, don't get lazy! Kakarott isn't going to do all the job for you!” He turned to Kakarott then. “I told you about those strange genes in them. Men don't inherit the power or knowledge. Blast that damn castle! It gets on my nerves!” Vegeta hissed at the buildings from which were spilling new warriors to fight against them.

 

Goku gladly complied turning the building into dust with one powerful Kamehameha wave.

 

Trunks stared at his father stupefied. Did his father just ask Goku for a favor? And why didn't his father ascend into S.S.3? It would be much faster to deal with those dogs. What the heck was going on?! Was that because of the bite on his father's neck?

 

Ahrae's eyes widened when she saw the blue flashing blast coming directly at Vegeta. “Norayn!” Ahrae flung Vegeta to the ground. And that was all what she managed to say before the blast hit her on the back, throwing her about ten meters away. The force field rippled and began to slowly disperse. Ashar in a flash was standing in front of Vegeta who was lying with his face to the ground.

 

TBC