Dragon Ball/Z/GT Fan Fiction ❯ Deep Circle ❯ Part 11 ( Chapter 11 )

 

Hello, LadyKATT! Ah, you see, I didn't proceed with the `pleasing spirits' theme. They were all three in the room.

 

 

Deep Circle by chayron (lttomb@yahoo.com)

 

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

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

 

Part 11

 

After that `spirits-pleasing-day' Goku didn't feel very well (none of the trio did) but luckily till he had to enter the spaceship he came back to his other self.

 

Cooler arrived as expected, six days later. After prince Vegeta made an announcement that he was going to talk with Cooler about the situation and a possible solution, which many Ice-jins interpreted as a possible surrendering, Cooler was in his spaceship in an eye blink and immediately set off for Vegetasei. He brought even more soldiers with him, which joined the troops that already were surrounding Vegetasei. Now there were over a hundred ships hovering over the planet. Not many, but after the long and exhausting war, it was enough.

 

The other ship that was commanded by Radditz, and, besides Goku, Vegeta and Zarbon, was carrying several more Saiyans left Vegetasei's surface to meet Cooler. They were supposed to dock in Cooler's spaceship where negotiations would be held. Of course all the Saiyans knew that, as soon as their prince left the planet's force field, Cooler would try to capture or kill him if not blow up the whole ship. Everybody knew of the old Vegeta's and that family's grudge - Vegeta killed Frieza about twenty years ago, and in all that time the hate between the two families has only been rising. That's why on the planet's surface there was a huge turmoil - some called Vegeta mad, others crazy. Nobody believed that their prince was going to surrender, but nobody believed either that their prince was in his right mind while entering that space trip.

 

But instead of passing the planet's artificial protective shield Radditz's commanded ship stopped just inches from it.

 

“Can you feel him?” Vegeta turned to Goku after the spaceship halted.

 

“Perfectly,” Goku gave Vegeta a small smirk of his own. “Other kis too. I can recognize each ship by the bundle of kis.”

 

“Yes!” Zarbon struck his fist high in the air, expressing Vegeta's feelings too, only that Vegeta didn't find it appropriate to jump up and down in joy now. Vegeta could curse his head off, that didn't disturb him but he rarely expressed his good emotions.

 

“Good,” Vegeta said conservatively. Although he was very relieved - he had been afraid that Goku might not to feel others' ki, as he wasn't able to feel them from the planet's surface - he felt a great deal uneasy too. After that event twenty years ago, he couldn't face any lizard without shivering. Yes, later he would blast any of them to oblivion, but first came the SHIVER, always the SHIVER.

 

“Prince Vegeta,” Zarbon glanced at Vegeta, “you can start. There's no need in waiting - they'll get suspicious.”

 

And they didn't wait. Vegeta felt Goku's hand fall on his shoulder and the next second they were standing in Cooler's spaceship. Goku and Vegeta appeared in a big hall almost face to face with Cooler.

 

Goku felt Vegeta jerk under his arm, but before he could have gotten worried the prince punched a still dumbfounded Cooer right in his pink snout. He then quickly left Vegeta's side to take care of the other Ice-jins in the hall. He killed them all. Probably he wouldn't have done it in other case, but there was no other way, and according to the plan the ship was going to be blown up anyway.

 

Goku quickly lunged himself into one of the opening doors. He launched several not too powerful blasts at the incomers, tossing them back more with a swish of air than power. Goku noticed an illuminator in the same corridor where the warriors came from. “Vegeta, if I made a hole in the illuminator, would the section become sealed?” he shouted to the other Saiyan.

 

“Do it!” Vegeta shouted back while clashing with Cooler. He then heard an explosion and soon the sirens followed. Now they didn't need to worry about that door anymore, nobody would be able to enter. Goku could turn his attention to the other door. That third-class wasn't stupid after all… And he himself was. He wasn't ready for this battle. He wasn't ready to meet Frieza's brother. He probably would have never been ready, but this was too soon anyway. Twenty years was not enough.

 

Vegeta broke out in both hot and cold sweat, each touch of his and Cooler's skin was making his skin cover in goose bumps. He found it difficult to concentrate on the fight when his mind was replaying those awful moments, full of horror and humiliation, during his stay on Frieza's spaceship.

 

Goku blasted several Ice-jins to hell then turned around to see how Vegeta was doing. He watched Vegeta fight Cooler for some time. Goku's brows creased in confusion. What was Vegeta doing? He knew Vegeta was more powerful and better than that. Was Vegeta playing with Cooler? Vegeta was making a mistake then - Cooler was too powerful of an opponent for Vegeta to play with! Did he need to interfere? But Vegeta would be mad… But Vegeta would be dead at this rate! “Vegeta, either you concentrate or I'll kill him myself!” Goku shouted at the prince. His words seemed to find their destination as the prince went from defensive to offensive.

 

Goku couldn't understand what was going on. Vegeta seemed to be afraid. Vegeta…afraid? But he could almost smell that fear, even terror. Why the hell was Vegeta so afraid of Cooler?

 

He was reliving everything all over again. The similar big hall, the similar face. He was cold; Frieza was cold. He was lying there numb, shock and disbelief seeping through his body while Frieza was ripping his armor then the rest of his clothes off him. There were more people. He could see their faces too; he had time - the struggling didn't help much. He struggled anyway, his panic stricken and driven mind told him to. He was struggling and Frieza was beating him to keep him still under his body. In the end he was so dazed from blows and hits to his head that he hardly felt anything when Frieza pushed inside. But the dazed blessing retreated too soon. All too soon. He kept his mouth shut while Frieza took his pleasure, making him burn in pain and humiliation. He still was trying to resist, but he was hardly coherent which probably made his struggles seem not more than random spasms. He wanted to shout, to scream, to cry but he kept his mouth shut.

 

Goku turned around at the sound of Vegeta's scream. It scared the shit out of him. It was… For a second Goku froze in astonishment as his eyes set on Vegeta. Vegeta went Super Saiyan Two. Then a smile crept to his lips noticing Cooler's agape mouth at his scouter readings. The lizard was in trouble - Vegeta seemed to be mad with fury and rage, and with the power Vegeta now possessed nobody could save Cooler.

 

Goku blasted several Ice-jins more then proceeded to watch the fight. Vegeta was fighting with bone shattering power, driving Cooler to the wall. The Ice-jin hardly had any chance to retaliate. Each of his attempts seemed to madden Vegeta only further. Goku didn't know why Vegeta was so enraged, but it was working for them - Cooler was doomed.

 

He killed Frieza then. No, not then, two hours later, after he was thrown back into his small, dark and stinky cell and regained some of his senses more or less to realize the full extent of what happened, what had been done to him. Humiliation, anger and fear blinded him. After he ascended all of them were dead - all of the ship was dead. He killed everyone then. Frieza did show him who had been in charge then, but he had shown Frieza that nothing lasts forever.

 

After Cooler collapsed on the white-tiled floor with his head twisted at an impossible angle, Goku quickly grabbed Vegeta tightly around his waist. “Hold your breath,” Goku warned Vegeta. Goku fired a huge blast that went down the spaceship, all the way through it, and immediately ITed away to the other enemy's ship that he considered a safe range from the explosion. He tightly pressed Vegeta to his side as he felt Vegeta sway slightly and even try to push him away. Goku was relieved as Vegeta finally stopped struggling and subsided. Goku decided that the prince just had been dazed by his fight and ascension. Goku again fired a huge beam to cross the ship and concentrated on the next one.

 

It lasted about three hours. All ships surrounding the outside of the protective shield were alight with explosions. But, because of a lack of oxygen, the fire sadly didn't last long.

 

After they appeared on the next to last ship Goku grinned down at Vegeta clutched at his side. Now Vegeta was more or less all right and was joyously blasting everything around them together with Goku. “Last one,” Goku grinned even wider before they left the exploding ship to appear on the said last one.

 

They made a show of that last one: they released so much power to blow it up that the explosion was probably even seen as far away as the Ice-jins home planet. It was like fireworks for the Saiyan victory. If lizards didn't like the fireworks, the Saiyans, watching it from the planets surface, really did.

 

“Yaharahoo!” Radditz bounced to the two Saiyans as soon as they appeared back on the ship, which had been waiting for them, with Radditz's ki raised like a flag for Goku. Radditz gripped the two Saiyans, knocking them down on the floor, and crushed them in a bear hug. “That was fantastic!” Radditz shouted enthusiastically.

 

“Umm…Radditz,” Zarbon even didn't try to hide his grin, “your Prince doesn't seem to be very content…”

 

Radditz gave the last hug for the Saiyans. Goku grinned back at Radditz, warm feelings engulfing him. This was the moment when he was glad to be here. It was good to have a brother who wasn't trying to kill you, except for that bear hug. He was glad to see a different side of Radditz; he was glad that he spent some time here with his brother. Goku hugged Radditz back, laughing as Vegeta got caught between the two of them and was being crushed.

 

“Enough,” Vegeta began to squirm under Goku's arm. “Enough, I said! Let me go, you morons!” He finally succeeded in freeing himself.

 

Zarbon's brow rose at the disheveled prince. “Groom your hair. You have an announcement to make,” he tried to suppress the smile but just couldn't.

 

Vegeta shot a glare to Zarbon but then brushed his fingers over his flame-hair, making it look more appropriate. “Turn on the camera,” Vegeta said before standing up facing the camera, with his back to the wall.

 

More than half of the living and thinking life forms in the universe who had television or radio came closer to their device when it was announced that soon the Saiyan Prince was going to make an announcement. Cheers and curses left their mouths; depending on which side the beings were on. They all went silent when the Prince began to talk. He seemed to be just back from the battle, half of his face dirty with smoke, his armor cracked, his clothes torn in several places. Half of the females next to their TV let out a big and long `aaahhh', more than half of the Saiyans wanted to kill Goku.

 

“I'll sum up these last events for you,” Vegeta announced straight faced. “I know you're used to my father's long and calculated speeches, but I'm going to be short and clear.” Vegeta gave an enormous smirk to the screen, perfectly almost hearing Ice-jins curse. “I promised to talk when Cooler was present. Well, he was present, and this is what I mean to say: Fuck you, lizards! I just killed your second prince and destroyed all your ships near Vegetasei, send more!”

 

“Yeah!” Radditz howled somewhere behind the screen.

 

Vegeta's smirk lost that mocking expression. “And this what I have to say to our allies: Wherever you are, come to Vegetasei. There are no lizards' ships around it anymore. We expect to be it clear for six days til the new troops reach the planet. Others, random spaceships, will be taken down. You have about a week to access Vegetasei. Wherever you are hiding come to us, and we'll fight together. We are waiting for you.”

 

“Short and clear?” Zarbon chuckled at Vegeta after the end of transmission. “That's for sure…” he measured Vegeta with his eyes.

 

Vegeta stuck up his middle finger at him.

 

Whoa, Goku thought, they have the same gestures as humans… He couldn't help smiling at Vegeta.

 

“And?” Vegeta turned to Radditz.

 

Radditz turned around from his data screen all grins. “It's working - we already got eleven requests to land. Ten of them are Naydirs' ships. And only a minute's passed after your Highness finished talking!”

 

Zarbon gave a content smile to no one particular.

 

“Whoa,” Radditz exclaimed, turning from his data-screen, “the entire Rhona colony is heading here. They destroyed the lizards' ships, which had been guarding the planet and are asking permission to land in five days. Shit, it's almost 500, 000 people…” Radditz got a bit worried. “I mean it's good, but where are we going to put them? We don't have so much food…”

 

Vegeta rolled his eyes. “For a start we have enough. You forget that soon dry season is going to end, after that you can put the fork into the ground and it will grow.”

 

Radditz just turned back to his screen sheepishly, a bit embarrassed that he didn't think about that.

 

“But you'll need to point them down, I mean give them a place to live in. You'll need health checks…” Zarbon said.

 

“My father is taking care of that,” Vegeta nodded. And he was grateful for that because he hated to deal with all the bureaucracy, even if it wasn't directly him who would insert the needle into the flesh or show the place for newcomers to live and explain what, where and why. He dealt with it when needed, but if he could avoid it, he did.

 

“My Prince, shall we go further as planned? I already asked for permission to leave the protective field,” Radditz asked.

 

“Yes,” Vegeta nodded. Now, as there were no big groups of lizards' ships they wanted to hunt down all the lone ships they could find to secure the road for the incomers.

 

Radditz turned back to the controllers, informed the base, and the spaceship began to move forward. Vegeta observed the screen over Radditz's shoulder then decided to get some rest before they met some other ship. And he needed a shower badly.

 

Goku followed Vegeta down the corridor to the cabins. He jumped to catch Vegeta as he suddenly swayed and then began to sink to the ground. The prince's feet simply gave way after the vicious and emotionally draining battle with Cooler.

 

Goku was even more worried when Vegeta didn't push him away. The prince allowed himself to be picked up from the ground. Goku cradled Vegeta in his arms, worriedly observing Vegeta's face. Goku smiled after he realized that Vegeta was simply overtaken by his victory to care who did what - there was a huge grin on Vegeta's face when Vegeta looked at him while comfortably lying in his arms, the prince holding onto him to keep his balance. Goku grinned back at Vegeta. He felt a huge relief wash over him, he felt joyous, even happy while gazing back at those black eyes and huge smile.

 

That happened spontaneously - one moment he was grinning, the other he leaned down, and his lips were over Vegeta's, brushing softly.

 

As soon as his lips touched Vegeta's, Goku's head jerked back. His breathing hitched in shock while his mind reeled trying to figure out what just happened and what he should do now. Goku stood there frozen on his way to Vegeta's cabin, with Vegeta in his arms, Vegeta's dark eyes staring at Goku's face, the prince's mouth pressed into a tiny dash, his brows furrowed.

 

Goku was completely gob smacked when Vegeta began to laugh softly.

 

“You should see your face…” the prince said. He sighed. “Put me down, I can walk. Or at least I think I can…”

 

And Vegeta walked away. Slowly walked away, leaving a dumbfounded Goku in the same place where he had kissed the prince.

 

Goku was staring at prince's back, his mind still not managing to comprehend his actions as something in his mind ticked and snapped again. He found himself in a bedroom. On the Earth probably, he wasn't sure because though there was a huge window in the room and he could see the sun shining through it, he wasn't interested in the scenery. He was more interested in naked and moaning Vegeta on the bed, under him. Their bodies were moving together and slick with sweat. He was panting in Vegeta's neck, the feeling of Vegeta's body under him and around him completely overwhelming his senses. He loved that pleasurable expression on Vegeta's face, loved the way the prince's powerful hips were meeting his, creating the lustful dance.

 

Goku gasped when his mind woke up from the `vision'. He looked around just in case, still not trusting himself to move then exhaled the breath he had been holding from the very start of the `vision'. Goku brushed over his forehead to wipe the sweat away. He blinked at his wet hand then felt the urge to laugh. Yes, it was funny, it was weirder and fucking incredible, but it was funny too. He had to get out from this dimension while he was sane. Goku wiped his hand on his gi. But was he?

 

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The whole planet was celebrating after the prince's victory and speech. Most of the Saiyans were in their ships even before Vegeta finished talking, and orders could reach them.

 

The only snag was that today's battle did not exactly change anything. The Ice-jins had more army than that. Now they probably would keep much farther away from Vegetasei, but they would be back. This victory mainly gave the only chance in the whole universe for shattered Saiyans and their allies to come back to the planet and join the bigger troops before they could be spotted by the lizards and be killed.

 

Although the war tired out both sides and left them with huge losses, the Ice-jins still held the flag of victory high. There was a small hope (there's always hope) that if there were enough forces to join the Saiyans on Vegetasei, they could strike back and drive the Ice-jins and their allies back. But it was hardly believable - most of the people, who were expected to join the Saiyans in those six days, were refugees: women, children, old and/or injured people.

 

For the next six days all the course of Vegetasei was full of Saiyans' and their allies ships. They hunted down all the random, lone ships and small groups of lizards' ships that they barely managed to find. Meantime Goku and Vegeta had no rest at all - they too took part in all the action. They alone overtook about 30 ships from the enemy (Goku would IT with Vegeta to the spaceship, kill the enemy and set the coordinates to Vegetasei, leaving the autopilot to do the rest).

 

Neither Saiyan mentioned the `incident' once. Goku was pretending to be way too busy even to think about it. He even managed to convince himself of that, not wanting to deal with the confusing stuff yet. And at this point Goku noticed that his `speak-it-out policy' was going under the dog's tail. But he assured himself that if he himself didn't manage to put his thoughts in order, he couldn't speak to Vegeta, because he had no idea what to say to him.

 

Vegeta simply acted like nothing had happened. And it wasn't clear if he simply brushed off Goku's `outburst' as a joyful congratulation with victory or thought about it as something more, like a real kiss. Vegeta saw that Goku was himself dumbfounded after kissing him. The prince wasn't fast to make a conclusion.

 

After six days had passed there began to flow reports about Ice-jins army approaching. The Saiyans, including Goku and Vegeta, turned their ships home.

 

TBC

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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