AU (Author's note): This is my first story in a long time. Please be nice!

First off I do not own DragonBall Z. Akira Toriyama and Funimation does. Ideas in this fic do belong to me, however. This is a Gohan centric fic, but I will try and develop the other characters as they pop up in the story. All of the characters that do pop up will be somewhat ooc, some more than others. Also, this fic will have intimations of rape and torture in it. I'm sorry, I know it's a touchy subject, but it's necessary for the story to develop. Anyway, read on!

The quiet beeping of the computer was his only company; steadily, once every ten seconds. The looming vastness of space beckoned outside the only window, with only one puny, insignificant being to witness its presence in this arena of space. Kakarotto looked out at the stars, delaying the moment he would put himself into hypersleep. Sleep meant that the nightmares would come; memories he would much rather forget. Sleep also meant that he would have to face his father that much sooner. He shivered.

The sixteen year old did not normally fear his father, nor anyone save King Vegeta, for that matter. Kakarotto did not so much fear his father at the moment, as he feared the consequences that would come when he arrived at his home planet. He cringed his eyes shut as the memories came unbidden…

*Begin flashback*

Kakarotto was excited-his first mission by himself! This planet wasn't supposed to be any trouble, so it would be a breeze to take care of. He might even have some time to try out local food! Kakarotto tried not to think about the deaths he would be responsible for; he usually tried to block the thoughts out of his mind, and so far he was succeeding. What excited him the most was to see how the locals interacted, what kind of food they had, what clothes they wore, and what they looked like, for that matter. Much to his parents' despair, Kakarotto always had a childlike aspect pop-up in his personality when it came to going off planet (sometimes it popped up on planet, too, much to the disgust of his brother). This time was no exception.

He briefly considered the data on the screen, before disregarding it. There weren't any power levels on the planet that would make him lose his breath, much less have to worry about tracking down right away. The number one agenda on his plate was, well, food. Hypersleep can really build up a guy's appetite, after all. Kakarotto almost felt guilty, looking down on the planet. The blues and whites and greens were quite gorgeous, and there wouldn't be anyone left on the planet to enjoy it, for awhile. He just hoped this planet had enough food to feed him, especially considering how much his stomach was grumbling. The name of the sphere in front of him certainly didn't do much to describe its contents. The computer of the little pod starting beeping more frequently as it prepared to begin the landing sequence. Kakarotto ignored it in favor of his ruminations on food. This may have been his first mission by himself, but he had been on many missions before, and he didn't expect this one to be any different, other than not having any grouches along to spoil the fun.

Kakarotto surveyed the crater his pod had made when it landed. There weren't too many people around, according to his scanner, so he didn't think he would have to worry about it too much, but it's always better to be safe than sorry, as his father often quoted. He grudgingly covered up the little ship with some nearby plants, then flew off to find his favorite thing in the whole world (next to fighting): food. Little did he know this planet, Earth, would have more in store for him than he ever would have considered…

A few days later…

These people were curious. There were a lot of them that looked just like him, but without the tail. There were also quite a few that were covered in fur, like he was in oozaru state, but not nearly as big or powerful. Idly he wondered if they tasted good…maybe they wouldn't notice if he just snagged a teensy little bite…?

When he had arrived at the first city, he was so taken aback by the sights that he forgot about food for awhile, and just wandered. Eventually his stomach urgently reminded him of one of his main goals on this world: try out alien food! The language barrier was a bit of an issue, however. The initial surveyors of this planet had learned the rudiments of the language, which Kakarotto had learned while he was sleeping on his way to the planet, but they sadly didn't have names for a lot of the food. In a lot of ways this society was similar to the one he had left on Vegeta-sei. There were bars and restaurants, and stores for replenishing supplies. He supposed that they had some form of currency that was required, but he figured that his patronage was delaying their deaths for that much longer, so he didn't worry about it. These puny, tailless individuals would try and stop him after he ate. Those were funny. It didn't take much to convince them to leave him alone.

He was only going to take a few days to sample the food before he purged the planet, but then he saw her. She was strong, unlike many of these other humans, and she was quite pretty, especially compared to a lot of the others in this particular city. Her scent, though…there was something about her scent Kakarotto found irresistible. It was sweet and alluring, yet had hints of something more…spicy. He found himself drawn to her, and even though he knew she was of another species, he couldn't stop himself from lusting after her. In the back of his head Kakarotto knew that he wouldn't have been sent off planet if he was expected to go into heat for the first time; he knew he was around the right age, but this was the time saiyajins were expected to begin looking for a mate. The first heat was the signal for male saiyajins to find potential mates and begin to vie for their attentions, while the females tried to attract the most desirable males.

A saiyajin off planet during his or her first heat was unthinkable. It just didn't happen. So Kakarotto ignored the little voice in the back of his head, and instead focused on her. She had begun to notice him. Eventually Kakarotto hoped she would more than notice him, and completely shoved his mission to the back of his mind. He knew, deep within, that this was much more important. His instincts screamed at him to just grab her and take her with him, all the way back to Vegeta-sei. He resisted, and decided to play along with the Earth customs of winning a woman.

It took six months. Six months for Kakarotto to tour Earth. Six months for Kakarotto to win the attentions of the goddess known as Chi Chi. Six months for him to lose control of his instincts, and for his emotions to climax. Six months for him to destroy his life…

It was fitting, that it had happened during one of the worst thunderstorms to ravage that portion of the planet in the memory of the inhabitants. Kakarotto stood, soaked to the bone, staring at the woman lying on the ground before him. He was in shock; his brain refused to cope with what had just happened. All he could do was stare. She was looking up at him, with those eyes…He couldn't take it anymore, and fled. He didn't even think. He just jumped in his spaceship and hurriedly initiated the take off sequence, leaving his human mate dying, if not already dead, on the planet below him. He knew he would be weak to cry, but he didn't really care…

*End flashback*

Kakarotto came back to himself, only halfway surprised that he was crying. He wanted to stay awake for the journey back to Vegeta-sei. Maybe he would die of hunger along the way, and he wouldn't have to think about her anymore…the computer solved his unspoken quandary, however, and initiated the injured passenger sequence, automatically putting the inhabitant of the lonely little space pod to sleep. The beeping continued, almost morosely, as if the computer was sympathizing with the hurt young man in its care.

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