Chapter 1: Vegeta's decision, Goku's decision

A tall lean figure is tending to his garden after just finishing an intense training session. He sighed as his brown, monkey-like tail waved behind him, wrapping around his waist as he stretched his back, his mind beginning to wander. Goku had a lot on his mind for the past couple of months. He had found out that Bulma and Vegeta had just gotten a divorce. He guessed that they wanted to stay friends for their children's sakes, but more pressingly he had also found out from Chi-Chi that they were more Saiyans alive out in the universe.

Old Kai must have told Vegeta, Vegeta told Bulma and Bulma told Chi-chi, leading to Goku knowing. He'd also discovered something else; Vegeta is planning to leave Earth to lead their people. He was sad, but he was happy that their race was not lost. With the help of Old Kai, they had found a planet suitable for the Saiyans. It was similar to Planet Vegeta, and the old inhabitants had died out years ago from a pandemic. Vegeta was worried that about the virus, but Old Kai reassured them that whilst it had killed off all the inhabitants including animals, the virus had been dormant for centuries. Vegeta had been busy lately, taking farm animals and resources from Earth and traveling to the new planet to prepare it for the Saiyan race.

Goku wanted to go with him. Whilst his memories of being a Saiyan were long gone, he wished to know what they were really like - Vegeta had always spoken of the Saiyan race so highly, and he wanted to be immersed in the culture Vegeta prided himself upon. But there was another thing motivating his want to join Vegeta on the new planet; He was in love with him. After his tail grew back, it came with symptoms of him feeling hot and… other urges. Bulma tried to find the source of this, and it led to the discovery of the fact Goku is a beta. He had working female reproductive organs, and a birth canal, and after the regrowing of his tail causing him to finally mature, he had gone into heat. After he went into heat, his feelings for Vegeta sparked.

"Goku?" called Chi-Chi, breaking him out of his thoughts. "It's lunchtime," she yelled again, pointing to the picnic table behind her.

"Oh it is, must have slipped my mind!" Goku sheepishly smiled, rubbing the back of his neck. He was a little embarrassed that he was caught daydreaming.

"Something on your mind, Goku? You've been distant lately"

"Yeah, sorry Chi. I've been thinkin' a lot about some things." Specifically, about the fact, his heat was coming soon, and nobody but Bulma and him knew about it. He knew his instincts would take over, and he would seek out Vegeta and mate with him. Goku frowned with worry, because what if Vegeta rejected him?

"Is this about Vegeta, Goku?"

"Huh? What do you mean, Chi-Chi?" He was getting nervous now. How could she know? Was his face giving it away?

"I mean, with him leaving you're going to be losing your training partner, so it must be very hard for you. I know how much you love your training and your spars and all that fighting nonsense." Chi-Chi smiled and shook her head knowingly. She grabbed some food and moved it closer to Goku.

"Yeah…"

"So what do you want to do?"

"Part of me wants to go with him, but the other part of me wants to stay on Earth. I don't want to miss out on any more time with the boys."

"Maybe you should go, Goku"

"What?" Goku stopped chewing for a moment, his mouth hanging open. Chi-Chi was… encouraging him to leave?

"Goku, you should go! You can help him with the agriculture and farming. It'll help him feed your people, I know he's got several books on it, but you're experienced. Then you won't have to miss out on training with Vegeta, and you'll be able to learn more about Saiyans." She gestured to the garden Goku tendered to and grew himself, further adding to her point.

"Ah I see, I actually like that idea. But are you sure you're okay with me leaving?" He was still worried about missing out on time with the boys, even with Chi-Chi's blessing on leaving.

"Goku, it's fine. We haven't been married for a while, and the Goten and Gohan will always visit you. They'd love to. They can go with Trunks and Bra, they're planning to visit after Vegeta gets settled in on the new planet."

"Thank you, Chi!" Goku hugged her, filled with happiness and renewed hope. Maybe there is a chance between Vegeta and him after all.

"Do you know when Vegeta is leaving Earth?" asked Chichi.

Goku nodded. "From what he told me, it'll be at the end of the year."

"Wow, that's in three or four months!"

"Yeah, it's a lot sooner than I expected. I'm going to ask him soon if I can go to Planet Vegeta with him."

"Is he coming over later?"

"Yeah, he wanted to spar with me. I want to get his mind off of the whole transitioning to a new homeworld for the Saiyans thing too, I think he's stressed about it. Plus, his coronation to become king is close."

"I can understand why he'd be worried, but he doesn't seem like something he'd like to talk about" Chi-Chi mused, resting her head on her propped arm.

"Last time I asked him about feelings, he punched me in the face." Goku pouted as he remembered this, thinking back to how much that damn punch hurt.

"I'm sure he'll come around."

"Hopefully." And Goku meant this, he was unsure about the future he had with Vegeta but he wished it was a good one. He didn't know exactly where he stood with Vegeta, and he was nervous to find out.

"Oh, here's Vegeta coming! Time to find out if you're going, hm?"

Goku turned around, watching the sky as Vegetas' form flew towards him. He felt Vegetas' ki, strong and stable and it calmed his nerves a little.

"Hey, Vegeta!" Goku greeted him as he watched Vegeta land on the ground in front of him.

"Are you ready, Kakarot?" Vegeta asked impatiently, with his signature stance of crossed arms over his chest and his trademark scowl.

"Yeah, hold on Vegeta. Just gotta say bye to Chi real quick." Goku added his classic goofy smile, turning to his ex-wife.

"Fine. Hurry up, idiot. " snapped the impatient prince of all Saiyans - he had a long list of skills, but patience was not one of them.

"Thanks for the food, Chi." Goku pulled Chi-chi into a hug.

"Anytime, Goku. Come and visit whenever you want." She lowered her voice to a whisper, using the hug as a disguise to move closer to his ear. "Good luck with the stubborn Prince." She winked, breaking the hug and beginning to pack up the picnic.

"Thanks, Chi. I really mean it."

Chichi smile gently at Goku knowing if Vegeta accepted, she wouldn't be seeing him as much. If ever. Sure, Goku could always visit with IT, but she knew that he would be busy helping Vegeta keep the planet running. She made a note to organize a visit to see him on the new planet soon, she was sure the boys would love that. She saw as Goku returned her smile, and felt her heart warm a little. She finished packing things up and started to make the journey home, giving Goku a final little wave of goodbye.

"Alright, Kakarot. Ready to lose?" Vegeta smirked.

"I'm ready for a good spar!, but before we started, there was something I wanted to ask you."

"What is it, Kakarot." Vegeta snapped, rolling his eyes and his felt his patience wearing thinner by the second.

"So Vegeta I was wondering, can I go with you to the new Planet Vegeta?"

Vegeta froze, stumbling over his words. "Wha-wh-I mea-Clown, why would you want to go with me?" The unexpected question shocked him a little. Goku would be the last person alive willing to leave his precious Earth.

"I want to help. Besides... You always told me about how strong and great our people are, that I should embrace my Saiyan blood." He paused, gazing into the forest a moment, before looking back at Vegeta. "I want to learn what our people are like. I want to understand what you are so proud of and… becoming proud of it myself."

"Hmm."

"Vegetaaaaaa! Please let me go with you?" Goku flashed him the puppy dog eyes, to help convince Vegeta. Nobody could resist Goku's puppy dog eyes.

"Fine. But if you annoy me, I'll send your third class ass back to the planet you love so much." Vegeta glared at him but smiled a little inside. He was planning to ask Goku if he wanted to go with him to Planet Vegeta, anyway. This just sped things up a little more.

"'Geta, when do I ever annoy you?"

"Constantly. Now, idiot, I'm going to use the dragon balls to revive Nappa and Raditz. I need council members and people I can trust."

"Wait, really?" Goku and Raditz didn't exactly meet on the best of terms, but he wanted to start over with his big brother. He hoped things would work out better this time.

"Yes, Kakarot. I'll need them to help run my kingdom."

"Does that mean I'll be a part of your council too, Vegeta?"

"We'll see," grumbled Vegeta, tired of the questioning. "Let's spar." he shifted into his fighting stance, feeling the excitement of a good spar bubbling up and devouring him. As Goku shifted into his stance, Vegeta raised his ki and leaped forward. They fought to their heart's content, unaware of what the future was going to bring.