Title: Desire and preservation
Rating: M for lemon moments
Pairings: VegetaxGoku, Mirror TrunksxGohan, Chibi TrunksxGotan,
Notes: At nearly Forty-four Vegeta muses about being Saiyan, then his son Trunks shows up from another timeline. The arrival changes the relationships between important members of the Z-fighters and their families.
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'Thank you for updating! I like the Ox King, he sounds very wise and understanding, he doesn't think badly of the decisions made by his grandson and Goku-yet he can understand the damage they've caused. Hercule Satan is a prick, lol, I'm glad Goten punched him and his car away ;) Vegeta sounds like he's starting to settle down a little which is nice to read-sounds like getting together with Goku really helped him :) Great chapter!' - Ox King is supposed to be a wise ruler. He has to see both sides, even if he doesn't agree with him. As for 'Mr. Satan'- I can't stand him. I've watched the Cell saga and now the Buu saga recently since I didn't get to see much of it due to lack of TV when it was on and I can't stand Satan. I keep yelling at him to shut up. Call him annoying and say someone needs to knock him down a zillion pegs. Goten? Satan was lucky his almost formerly son-in-law's younger brother didn't actually hurt him. Ah Vegeta, he lives by his own rules but you can tell he cares about the Saiyans the most- especially Goku but he has a hard time showing it. Glad you like.
"He's being controlled again. That has to be it. He's convinced himself that he is in love with Goku and managed to brainwash Goku. Your husband has always been clueless…" Bulma sighed.
Chichi stared into her cold tea, "He couldn't have fought…Goku is simple but that is one of the reasons I loved him."
"So how is Goten…"
"He's obsessed with Chibi Trunks. He misses him. He refuses to study. He won't even play. His video games from Trunks are gathering dust. He sits in windows or trees and just stares at the sky. I've never known that boy to be so still."
"So…this is some kind of mind control…I think Mirror Trunks had it first…but then Vegeta dragged him off to Gohan. I don't understand Saiyans…"
"Should we attempt to pull them apart and hope that what Vegeta said would happen won't…"
"That they will go crazy? That they might kill us? Or that it would kill our grandchild…"
"They aren't pregnant….it can't be…it's scientifically impossible." Bulma protested.
"Oh really? How do we know? Other then Goku's heart virus, neither of them have been sick. They've never seen a doctor…we don't really know if they are different." Chichi shrugged.
"Well then, we can dare them to prove their theory by allow me to prove they are actually pregnant. If they are willing and they are then perhaps the rest of what they said is true. If it is they I'll have to bow out gracefully but will you? If Goku is pregnant what will you do…"
Chichi's eyes filled with tears, "I don't know. I can't believe he would sleep with Vegeta…much less mate him. He said things changed after his heart virus but he came back different. He won't tell us how he got his life back, the only time I saw life in his eyes…he was heading to fight with Vegeta. Sometimes I wondered if he really came back to me at all. When our youngest weren't in school they were training. Of course Goten is rarely serious and only puts his heart into training if he's partnered with Chibi Trunks.
"Then we're agreed, if Gohan and Goku are pregnant…we will give up our claims to them though I wonder if I ever really had a claim to Vegeta. He said he had went into a short Heat when he got me pregnant. He said that after the Heat left him I was no longer interesting. That Trunks was supposed to exist and that was all."
"Wouldn't it be easier to take a look at Goten and see if he is any different? He would be easier to get."
Bulma shook her head, "If we do that…he'll run straight to Chibi Trunks. Who knows if what the older Saiyans have will spread. Besides, do you want to alienate both boys…"
"I don't know Bulma…I just want my family back…"
"I'll do my best…."
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Doctor Briefs sighed, "So what are you doing Trunks? Is there a reason you won't go home? Are Bulma and Vegeta fighting again…"
Chibi Trunks looked at his grandfather, "Sort of. It's really just Saiyan stuff. We seem to be affected by each other's hormones."
Doctor Briefs blinked, "Affected by each other's hormones? How so my boy…"
"The others went into Heat; my father and the older version of myself are in the throws of mating. It was starting to affect me. I decided…it was too soon. I'd never forgive myself if I hurt my best friend. Goten is the only person worth fighting with…trusting…" Trunks shrugged, "I'm just waiting until it's safe."
"Safe? What do you mean by safe…"
"I don't want to be a father this young…I know…if I lost control I would be…and I doubt Goten would forgive me. If we mated…it would ruin his life and possible kill him. Then I would lose my best friend and only rival."
"Father? Goten? Mated? Ruin his life? Kill him…" his grandfather was extremely confused.
Chibi Trunks smiled, "Never mind Grandfather. It's not going to be a problem yet. I'm just going to stay here until it's time to go home. Grandmother can make me all the chocolate and sweets I want. I could use the treats…I can take a time off school. It's not like I need to be there to study. I could pass all the tests without attending classes anyway."
XoooooX
Vegeta was reluctant to leave Kakarrot for long so he took him with him, "We're going to go check on our oldest sons. If his pregnancy is proceeding safely then I should encourage to train, it is a more…palatable way for their ki to merge and sustain the growth of their child."
Goku asked curious, "It's okay to train while carrying a Saiyan child."
Vegeta snorted, "Of course. The exposure to training productively enhances their abilities at birth. Surely the children of the strongest pure-blood Saiyans will be exceptional."
Goku nodded, "Both Trunks, Gohan and Goten were very talented for their age."
"They aren't bad for not being full-Saiyans. Their children wouldn't be an embarrassment."
Goku took Vegeta's hand, "Lets go check on Mirror Trunks and Gohan. You think their Heat has run it's course…"
Vegeta shrugged, "It depends on the strength of both mates and their connection, their Heat will run it's course when they are strong enough to depend on each other. It's Trunks' duty to protect him, to share his ki for the baby to mature while Gohan carries it. He kindled during their first sexual interlude, it speaks well. They will last a long time, I doubt anything can separate them including themselves. It would be interesting to see who lasts longer, us or them."
"Well that is interesting. I don't plan on dying again." how he earned his life back was a secret. He hadn't been back long, he'd comeback before for one day when Goten was seven and Chibi Trunks was eight to fight in the World's Martial Arts Tournament.
"Neither do I. I have more to protect now. You always could see right through me even when I was lying to myself."
"A good spouse can help and support even nudge their partner. Not that you need nudging. Besides during the Buu era we were equal for a while and that felt good…though your behavior when we returned to the Martial Arts Tournament broke my heart."
Vegeta shrugged, "Not my finest moment but it got you to fight me. The fight we should have had if Bibbity hadn't shown up and interrupted the Tournament."
"I felt proud, angry, and betrayed when I heard you sacrificed yourself, but I was furious it hadn't worked. You died protecting something you believed it."
"I was protecting the world our sons lived in. I was protecting our sons, the last of out race it was the best I could do. It was glorious, not that I mind coming back. I guess I impressed someone."
"So you didn't do it for Bulma."
"No. I did it to protect the world you loved. I wanted to prove I could be as good as you were. I said what I said during that interlude to anger into giving me your all."
Goku blinked, "You…played hero to prove you were as good a person as I was? That is the…best thing you've ever admitted."
Vegeta coughed, "Whatever." he knocked on Mirror Trunks and Gohan's door, "Come out or let me in. I want to check on the progress of the Saiyan brat Gohan's carrying."
Mirror Trunks yawned, "Yes father. Let me wake him."
There was some shuffling.
"Hey...Gohan…wake up. Father wants to see if our baby is growing properly…"
Gohan's voice was heard, thick with sleep. "Oh…you think something is wrong…"
"No. I think he just is looking in on us. He is the only one who knows about Saiyan Pregnancies…we should be grateful for his assistance. If I had mated the Gohan of my timeline…we wouldn't have known anything."
"Okay…"
"Come on…let's make ourselves presentable."
After about three minutes the door opened, Trunks was wearing boxers and a shirt. He flashed his teeth in a grimace, "I won't tolerate him being touched for long."
Vegeta snorted, "He is too young for me and if he actually applied himself to training like I have he could kill me with one move."
Gohan bit his lip, "Studying is fine but I missed training…then having to raise a family got in the way."
"Excuses…Chibi Trunks and I trained together all the time. It was an excuse to avoid Bulma." Vegeta sneered as he used his energy to sense the growth of Gohan and Trunks' child. "Seems to be growing well, you should vary your routine; the child needs you to do more then sleep, eat and have sex. You should train, it would help keep your body in shape and Trunks can help you. It would do the babe some good."
Mirror Trunks blinked, "Are you sure it's safe? I don't want to hurt him or our son."
Vegeta glared, "I wouldn't put my first grandson in danger. Now go eat and then go train, you have to work of those hormones or Chibi Trunks won't come home. I miss him and his friend. I owe them a fishing trip…they got too old for the park…"
Mirror Trunks nodded, "Let us get dressed then. I should start treating Gohan as a member of the family. Take him out places. He shouldn't stay inside all the time."
Goku said once they were outside Mirror Trunks and Gohan's room, "If…you're not in a relationship with Bulma and I'm not with Chichi…then we're going to have to find a way to take care of ourselves."
Vegeta snorted, "I'm sure Piccolo would let us stay at the look out. Mr. Popo seems to enjoy cooking for Saiyans…"
Goku smiled, "I don't know about staying but I would be more comfortable up there. Piccolo won't judge us. There aren't any female Namaks."
"Then it's settled. We'll stay at the Look Out…"
