Dragon Ball/Z/GT Fan Fiction ❯ That'll Do, Son. ❯ Uh...Radditz... ( Chapter 14 )

A/n: ...*evilbadscarysmirk*... Ahhhh, I love reviews. The idea of a threesome bond between two Kakabaka look-alikes and one very confused saiyan intrigues me deeply. ^__^ Oh, and completely off topic, but keep an eye out for a VxG one-shot soon... tis almost done. ^^ This chapter's kinda short, but they're going to be between now and June, cause I'm supah busy with finals and band.. Oh, the band activities.. x___X

Chapter 14 - Um, Radditz...

"So, Radditz, where exactly are we heading?"

Radditz looked over his shoulder and backpack at Goku and smirked lightly. The wind played with his hair a bit, shoving his crown of spikes to the right roughly. "We're heading to the Davu Forest. If we have to pass through there, and if I paid enough attention to my initial briefing on the geography of Hell, we'll come to the Guri Desert."

"Another desert?"

"Yeah. Hell's just full of `em. The one we're flying over now is called the Chaeli. Supposedly, if you're walking through it and you've got a pure heart, the gods will `sense your peril and carry you into the heavens upon wings of gold'. Personally, I think it's a load of bullsh-"

"But why would you be in hell in the first place if you had a pure heart?"

Radditz chuckled and looked towards the ground, scanning for something. "Nobody, no matter how high their authority, is perfect, Kakarotto. Even gods make mistakes."

Goku's face turned skeptical. "But Radditz, aren't they gods because they ARE perfect?"

"No," Radditz sighed impatiently, "they're gods because they're the most capable for the job, depending on lineage, aura, and overall character." He turned and flew on his side instead, allowing the wind to part his hair and draw it around his shoulders like a shawl. The position allowed him to see that Goku was still looking at him as though he were a child, so he growled out, "You're supposedly pure of heart and you're here, aren't you? Don't worry about it. You'll understand later."

Goku sighed and nodded. He turned his eyes to the horizon where a great black splotch was spreading menacingly. It reminded Goku of one time when he was trying to help Chichi with some financial things, and when he was trying to sign his name on something, the pen he was holding exploded. Chichi had been furious (the ink had gone all over his clothing as well as the bills) and had to use fingernail polish remover to get it off of his hands. The stain on the sky ahead looked very much like dark ink had, and his nose and fingers twitched unhappily at the memory of the incident. "Is that the forest, Radditz?"

Radditz, still flying on his side, tilted his head back as far as it would go and looked at the same horizon. Goku stared at the bared throat and licked over his fangs, wondering what Radditz's calm exterior would turn into if he suddenly leaned over and sank them into his brother's Adam's apple. That thought was promptly smothered and his face blanched; what the hell was coming over him? Radditz cocked a brow. "You okay, little bro?"

"Uh... Yeah, I'm fine. Just thinking."

The older brother drew his brows down, but nodded anyway. "Yeah, that's ol' Davu. Somewhere in there, we should meet up with my buddy Ratsel. He'll tell us what we have to do to get started."

"What's he like?"

"Eh... well, um... He's a bit... playful." He flipped back onto his back as the blotch formed into an obvious forest, and his head seemed to go back even farther. "Nobody's ever seen what he looks like, and he doesn't really reveal enough about himself to get a good whiff of his true personality."

Once again, Goku began to fantasize about the bronzed, pulsing throat ahead of him, and at Radditz's skeptical look, he stuttered, "But if he doesn't reveal a lot, how is he going to tell us what to do?"

"Vegeta talks a lot less than this guy, and you still receive your necessary information from him, ne?"

"Yeah, well, most of the time, but-"

"Hush, Kakarotto. Follow my lead. You're on my stomping grounds now, little bro." They touched down and Goku's shoulders drooped a bit. He was tired and frustrated and curious and a thousand other emotions, but he didn't know how to sort them or even where to start. Radditz chuckled and gripped him in as close to a casual hug as saiyans give, and sniffed at his bangs. "We'll get through it, Kakarotto."

Goku finally tilted his head up and bit hard at the muscled throat in front of him. He just couldn't resist.

Radditz's eyes widened considerably as he gasped. His fingernails scratched lightly at his brother's back and his tail curled and bristled at the end. When a shy, apologetic tongue smoothed the ache there, he smiled broadly, closed his eyes, and laid his chin on the top of Goku's head. "Saa, chibi `niichan..." His rose-tinted skin vibrated against his brother's forehead, stirred by the deep purr of his voice. "There will be plenty of time for that tonight."

Goku nuzzled at his bite mark for a moment before pulling back. Tail-in-tail, the two brothers then descended into the forest. The enormous sable leaves of the foreign trees closed in above them, creating mottled red shapes on the ground. They walked on a beaten path, Radditz keeping a careful watch for any demons hiding in the bushes. Goku looked around in apt interest. "Radditz?"

"Hm?"

"If nobody has ever seen this guy, how are we gonna know when we've found him?"

Radditz shrugged. "Every other time I've gone to see him, he's always found me."

Goku nodded and sighed. He was so confused... How was tracking down somebody who had to find them first going to help him? Suddenly, he remembered something. "Radditz, weren't we supposed to go with Zorn to see King Vegeta?"

"Yeah, we were."

Goku sighed once more, this time with exasperation. His brother's old attitude was returning, and it was beginning to frustrate him. "And? Are we?"

"Obviously not. If we were going to go see his majesty, then we would have been there already. Zorn is a prick, and he can go see the king on his own if he wants."

Goku stopped walking and crossed his arms. When Radditz no longer heard accompanying footsteps, he turned and looked back. "What's your problem?"

"My problem? Radditz, if there's anyone who has a problem, it's you! Why have you suddenly turned into a huge jerk?"

"It's the forest, my little outcast!" A voice called out.

Goku's eyebrows rose a bit and he looked up and around him, trying to pinpoint the voice's location. "Huh?"

"The forest, the forest! Davu brings out aggression in some and defiance in the rest! You must be strong to resist, but you are not!"

"Hey, I am strong!" Goku wondered what he looked like, turning around in circles and glaring at trees. "Who are you? Show yourself!"

Radditz let the amusement shine in his eyes and decided to allow his mysterious friend play with his brother a bit longer.

"Can't do that! Sorry, little one of difference, but mystery is the key, key!" Some leaves rustled loudly and Goku whipped into a 180 to face them, but all he saw was speckled light and tree. "Can't find me? Look to the trees!"

Goku, now so confused and frustrated that he was on the verge of giving up, looked up above his head. "I AM looking to the trees, but I still can't-"

"Ratsel, leave the kid alone. He's new here." Radditz chuckled deeply before crossing his arms and weaving his tail through the air behind him gently.

"New?" Rustle, rustle. "I heard nothing of a new demon, you. Speak up!"

"He's not a demon. He's my little brother... He was sent here by King Yama from Heaven and has to find his own way back if he ever wants to see Otherworld or Heaven again."

Goku was going to correct Radditz by saying that he didn't really come straight from Heaven, but he was interrupted by that odd... voice... again.

"Very interesting... very interesting indeed! Tell me, Radditzu, do you plan on leaving, too?"

Radditz balked at the usage of his full name before looking up and sighing. "Leaving Hell? I don't think I can, even if we DO find a way out. I'd like to follow Kakarotto wherever he goes, but as long as he gets out, I don't mind if I have to stay."

"Radditz, what's going on? Who's talking to us?"

"Remember who I told you we were coming to find?"

"Hmmm... You sought me? I see! What is it that you need?"

Goku sighed and plopped down onto the ground, pouting. The way Ratsel was talking was becoming even more irritating to him than Radditz's attitude, and they were getting nowhere besides. He glared at the treetops and flipped his tail, tapping the ground impatiently. "We came to see if you knew the way out."

Radditz walked over to him and thread a few fingers through Goku's hair consolingly. "Calm yourself, Kakarotto. We will get nowhere if you do not clear your mind and think."

"But-"

"Kakarotto, this is Hell. You're going to be disoriented and angry and all not good feelings, but you have to bear with me, here. I can only help you if you take half the burden." He pulled Goku into a noogie and grinned. "So, Ratsel... Know the way out or are we out of luck?"

"Alas, my purring mountain of hair, I cannot say. However!" A very large branch suddenly sprouted into animation with a loud crack, as if someone had pounced on it from a fair distance. "You are friends with Zaba, no?"

Radditz's eyes widened and he sighed heavily. He reminded Goku strongly of one of the boys when they wanted to get out of their chores. "Ratsel! Zaba's miles away from here!"

More rustling occurred, only now it sounded as if it were going away from them. "You came for my advice, little ones, do what you will with it! Good luck, good luck, I'll be here if you must return!" With that, Ratsel left the two brothers on their own, the only evidence of his presence a retreating rustle of leaves.

Radditz rubbed his forehead against his palm and grumbled. "I can't believe we have to go see Zaba, of all people..."

Goku frowned at him. "What's so bad about this Zaba person? It won't take long to get there if he's only miles away. We can fly."

"Oh, it's not that, little brother. It's just..." Sigh. "You'll know what I'm talking about when you meet her."