Chapter Four: "Explorations."

Goku woke the following day with a smile on his face. He stretched slowly and reached toward the other side of the bed. His hand however encountered nothing but soft furs. He opened one eye and glanced to see that Lotus wasn't there. She'd already gotten up and left without him waking. With another stretch he sat up and glanced around. There upon the nightstand on his side of the bed was a square of parchment with a kiss mark on it. He reached for it and smiled wider. He could smell her scent lingering on it. Goku stretched again and swung his legs over the side. He rose to his feet and searched for his clothes only to remember they'd been torn apart. Chuckling he walked over to a cabinet pulling open the doors. It was easy for him to find new clothes and pull them on.

Once he was dressed Goku left his rooms. He walked down the hallway and down the stairs. He paused long enough to glance around before heading into the room with the table. He decided it was the best place to find food or perhaps the kitchen. He froze as soon as he opened the doors. Sitting at the table were Raditz, Bardock and Turles. Bardock sat at the head of the table, upright and very military. His expression closed and stern. Raditz sat to his left slightly hunched forward and leaing over his plate, eating to his hearts content, seeming oblivious to those around him. Turles on the other hand sat on Bardock's right watching Raditz with a grin. He was leaning back in a careless posture, one arm draped over the back of his chair and one leg hooked over the arm. He looked completely at ease but Goku knew how manipulative and conniving the male was. All three looked up when the door flung open and stared back at Goku.

"Well if it isn't my baby brother!" Raditz exclaimed with a slight smirk.

"Kakarot. You've grown big. Not surprising since the last time I saw you, you were just an infant." Bardock stated in his even tone. His voice deep and gruff.

"We meet again. Kakarot." Turles said in his honeyed voice that quickly grew dark and growly as he said Kakarot's name. Goku eyed them warily but kept Lotus's words in mind. He finally marched boldly into the room. He had no reason to fear them. He beat Raditz and Turles years ago, he could do it again.

"Raditz. Turles." He greeted, but he paused when greeting Bardock. "Father..."

Bardock returned his stare clearly appraising his youngest son. Then he seemed to nod his decision.

"You've grown strong too. Very strong. You were such a weak little brat. Only a power level of two when you were born. I scoffed at you then..." Bardock spoke in a low, even voice never dropping his gaze from Goku's. "It was a bitter pill to swallow then but when I faced down Freiza..."

"You fought Frieza?!" Goku interrupted with surprise. Bardock smirked and chuckled.

"Sure the HFIL did." His grin soon faded. "He killed my team. My friends... my best friend. He planned to kill off the entire Saiyan race... because of me... because of my team..."

"What? Why?!" Goku asked as he took a seat beside Raditz without thinking.

"My team and I were growing quite the reputation. We took on the hardest missions and succeeded. Millions died by our hands... and my name was spoken with fear. Frieza feared what would happen if all Saiyan's grew as strong as we had... and decided to act. It was my fault. I tried to warn King Vegeta, to warn the other Saiyans... but nobody believed me."

Goku scowled at this information. Bardock cut across him without letting him speak.

"I did what any of us would have in those time Kakarot. We love to fight, so we fought for Frieza. This arrangement worked well for us... until he turned on us. I fought him... and I lost. In those last seconds before I was hit... I realized what was truly important... and I regretted not holding you as a baby... but I'm proud to see the man you've become. Even Raditz has managed to grow up... a little." He smirked. Raditz glared at his father.

"Watch it old man. You're not too old for me to kick your ass."

Bardock let out a roar of laughter. Goku couldn't help but to grin. Raditz however turned that glare on Goku.

"As for you Kakarot. I haven't forgotten what you did to me!"

"You stole my son!" Goku retorted.

"So?! Vegeta was going to blow up the Earth but here you two are the best of friends!" Raditz sniped. Goku was forced to admit... he was right.

"You're right Raditz. I gave Vegeta a second chance... one I didn't give you."

Raditz glared at Goku then turned his head back to his food apparently appeased with that admittance.

"For what it's worth Raditz. I'm sorry."

"Yeah yeah. Whatever." Raditz grumbled but Goku could feel there was no anger in the words. That just left Turles. He looked across the table at him and Turles grinned.

"What's wrong Kakarot? Expecting me to whine like Raditz? I know what I did. You did what you had to. No hard feelings. Besides. We're the last few Saiyan's left. We should all get along."

Goku scowled. He'd heard those words before... but this time there didn't seem to be any ulterior motives behind them. He nodded and began to fill his plate. He felt oddly at ease with the trio around him now. After the meal the three sat around talking. Mostly Raditz and Goku did the talking while Turles and Bardock listened.

"Hey dad...?" Goku finally asked.

"Hmm?"

"You're really strong right?"

Bardock chuckled. "Damn right!"

"So... can we fight?!" Goku asked eagerly. "I want to see how strong you are!"

That had Raditz, Turles and Bardock laughing.

"Alright brat." Bardock agreed. "We can fight. I'll show you my true power."

"Yeah! Don't hold back okay?" Goku grinned excitedly.

"Father? Hold back?" Raditz chortled. "That would be the day."

"Alright!" Goku exclaimed as he jumped to his feet. "I'll come find you when I'm ready okay?"

"Sure thing kid." Bardock stated. Goku rushed to leave the room. Only when he reached the stairs did he realize Turles had followed. He tensed and turned to face him. Turles held up his hands.

"Relax Kakarot. I'm not going to attack." He said in that honeyed voice of his. "Thought I would walk you to your room." He continued as he walked over to Goku. Goku hesitated, then gave a nod before turning and walking beside Turles.

"So it's true? You and my brother grew up together?"

"Yeah. We're only a couple months apart in age." Turles replied. "We trained together and fought beside each other. We even went on our first mission together."

Turles went on to explain how Saiyan culture worked back then. The reasons they send away the low class babies, how they were returned then raised on Planet Vegeta. He explained about the competitions and tournaments that were held to determine when Saiyan children were ready for solo missions. He recanted how he and Raditz had cheated to win feeling they were ready and how they were subsequently separated during that mission.

"Oh wow..." Goku murmured. "I never knew all that. Vegeta doesn't talk about it much."

"Of course he doesn't." Turles scoffed. "He didn't have to go through what we did. Being of the elite class meant he never had to leave the planet. He was raised and trained there."

They only stopped talking when they reached the door to Goku's room. Goku turns to say something to Turles when he finds himself slammed against the wall. He grunts at the impact of his back hitting the stone and starts to growl at the male. He freezes feeling Turles press his body in on him.

"Relax Kakarot." Turles purrs in his growly honeyed voice. "I'm not going to hurt you."

Turles pushes Goku's shirt up, running his hand over his thickly ridged abs. Goku blinks and blushes as his protest dies on his lips. He felt his body heating up as he stares at Turles heated gaze. He groans when Turles leans in and kisses him hard. The two battling each other with their tongues during the intense kiss, each wanting to dominate the other. It was exciting. It was arousing and it made both of them grow hotter. Goku reaches up and glides his fingers into Turles's hair. His heart racing even as his cock hardens. He groans feeling Turle's own hard cock pressing against him. He breaks the kiss to lean his head back with a groan. Turles leans in and nips Goku's throat before sliding his hand down his body. Goku inhales sharply feeling the man's large hand cup and palm his aching throbbing cock.

"T-Turles!" Goku groans desperately rocking his hips. Turles chuckles lowly with lips pressed against his throat even before he lowers his mouth to capture one of Goku's nipples. Goku inhales a sharp hiss of pleasure. He barely realizes the moment Turles ripped Goku's clothes away from his body, or that Turles shoved his own pants down. Goku let out a sharp cry of pleasure feeling Turles's throbbing cock rub against his own skin to skin. It was when Turles wrapped his large hand around both their cocks that Goku nearly lost his mind. He arched his body and rocked his hips as Turles stroked their cocks together. Turles groaned and growls against Goku's throat, rocking his own hips causing their cocks to rub against each other even as his hand strokes up and down. Their pleasure increasing drastically as their pre cum dribbles down making them so slippery. Both males breathing hard and fast as they rocked against each other. Turles leans up then and bites down on Goku's throat. It was a sharp pleasure pain that sent Goku right over the edge. He cries out loudly as his hips buck sharply. His cock jolting and jerking in Turles's grip as his hot cum shot up coating their stomachs. Turles let out his own loud groan as he quickly followed suit further coating their stomachs with their mutual release.

Goku slumped back against the wall breathing hard to catch his breath. He cracked his eyes open when Turles released their twitching, pulsing cocks. His eyes widen when he watches Turles lower to his knees. He moans as Turles begins licking the cum from Goku's body. Goku's breathing increased as he watches the darker skinned saiyan licking him clean. His cock throbbing anew and kicking in excitement as Turles began licking lower down his body. When Turles wrapped his lips around his thick, hard length Goku couldn't stop himself from arching his body and crying out. He gripped Turles's hair tightly as he bobbed his head up and down his length. Goku groans and growls feeling his raspy tongue glide over his length. He couldn't stop his hips from rocking even as Turles held him firmly in place against the wall limiting his motions. The pleasure coursing through him driving him out of his mind as Turles sucks and licks his cock. His tail reaching around and curling tightly around the base of Goku's cock. Goku let out a sharp cry of pleasure as his cock pulsed again, growing impossibly hard seconds before he came violently in Turles's mouth.

Turles growls his approval as he sucks Goku to release, swallowing each powerful jet of cum that filled his mouth. When Goku slumps again against the wall does he slide his mouth off the male. He rises to his feet and smirks at Goku.

"I've been aching to do that for so long." He growls in a deep timber that makes Goku shiver. "I can't wait for round two."

Goku trembles as he watches the dark skinned saiyan adjust his clothes and saunter cockily away down the hallway. He hadn't expected that to happen... but he wasn't about to deny how good it felt. He felt a slow grin spread across his lips as he turns and enters his chambers to find clothes.