Author's Note: Thank you for the reviews! :D I hope you enjoy this chapter!
Disclaimer: I do not own Dragon Ball Z and Lion King. I also don't own the lyrics. I'm only doing this for fun. *for the last ten years, I've been trying to purchase Vegeta from Akira who kept rejecting me and calling me a crazy bitch :'( *
WARNINGS: Strong language, violence, gore, and Shonen-Ai (male x male love)
Rated: M
Pairing: Vegeta x Kakarot
Cast:
Mufasa – King Vegeta
Nala – Kakarot
Rafiki – King Kai
Sarabi – Kira (OC)
Scar – Frieza
Simba – Prince Vegeta
Zazu – Nappa
Banzai, Shenzi, and Ed – Ginyu Force
Timon and Pumbaa – Humans
Chapter 7
Vegeta had never been this upset in his entire life. Because of him, Kakarot, one of the submissive Saiyans who were supposed to be protected, was put in the danger. What's even worse was that Nappa died. He was an Elite.
King Vegeta never said a word since they left the old battlefield. His son did not know how mad he was because when he was angry, he usually yelled. But he was quiet this time.
"Father…" Vegeta said hesitantly. His eyes were full of tears, but he refused to cry in the front of his father, Bardock, and Kakarot.
"Bardock, we are here," King Vegeta ignored his son completely. "Keep an eye on Kakarot."
"Yes, sir. You heard him, Kakarot," Bardock said almost quietly. He dropped to his house with Kakarot.
The whole way back to the castle was awkwardly silent. The Saiyan Prince did not like it a little bit.
"Dad…" Vegeta started, but he did not know what else to say once again.
"My son," King Vegeta stopped flying when they reached to the castle. They were hovering above it. "Why did you disobey me? I told you not to go to that place. You could have been killed."
"I'm sorry," Vegeta mumbled. "I thought… I thought I could be like you. Brave and powerful. They said… They said that I could become a king if I become as strong as you are. That's why… I thought that I would show Kakarot that I could do anything I want."
"It's not about what you want," King Vegeta said, as he turned to his son. "Being Saiyan King is much more than just being powerful. It's really all about the kingdom. Whenever trouble comes, our people will always turn to us for our help. And, do you know what happens if we don't know how to help them?"
Vegeta shook his head no.
"Then, they will turn away from us bit by bit each time we don't help them. That's what happened today. You were powerless to defend Nappa and Kakarot. One of them died because of that."
Vegeta could not help, but look down in shame. "I…"
"But, you had choices to make today. You decided to try to take Kakarot to the safe place. Now, that's what the Saiyan King would do," King Vegeta interrupted him.
"But… Nappa told me to run so…" Vegeta mumbled.
"That's true, but you chose to listen to him," King Vegeta put his hand on his son's head. "See the stars?"
The Saiyan Prince looked up at billions of stars in the night sky. "Yeah."
"They represent our strength. They are powerful enough to be this bright. They can be millions of miles away. Just like Super Saiyans."
Vegeta widened his eyes at the mention of Super Saiyans. "The stars are like Super Saiyans?"
"Yes. The spirits of our ancestors… the former Saiyan Kings are with them," King Vegeta smiled a little. "When a Saiyan Prince is born, he becomes the Saiyan King when his father's time is up. Eventually, he has a son who will become the next Saiyan King. That's the cycle of our Vegeta generation. That's our pride. Once every a thousand of years, one of us becomes a Super Saiyan. Maybe you will. Or maybe your next child or grandchild."
The Saiyan Prince could not take his eyes off the stars. He never knew that they were this important until recently.
"Well, then, we need to go to bed soon. We will have a long day tomorrow," King Vegeta said.
"Yes, Father," Vegeta nodded his head. Before they dropped to the ground, he stopped him, "Hey?"
"What?" King Vegeta asked.
"The former kings will always be there to guide us, right?"
King Vegeta smirked at him. "Yes. They were just there for us. That's why I kicked the aliens' butts today."
Vegeta chuckled softly.
~ROAR~
"Raditz?" Bardock blinked in surprise when he and Kakarot got to their house. "What are you doing here?"
Raditz was in the kitchen eating a sandwich. "Visiting. What? Am I not allowed to?"
"You never visit…" Bardock frowned. "Kakarot, go to bed."
"But… it's been so long time since he visited –" Kakarot was interrupted.
"Go to bed. Now," Bardock said firmly. This time, Kakarot listened to him and went to his bedroom quickly.
"What's the matter? Why are you not happy to see me?" Raditz asked in amusement.
"I told you that you're not welcome," Bardock snapped. "You know what you did to us."
"Oh please! I was only following the Lord's order," Raditz shrugged his shoulders. "I thought you would understand."
"You know that Lord Frieza is holding us as hostages," Bardock said angrily. "You killed your own people. Saiyans. Our own race. You're lucky that King Vegeta gave you a second chance."
"So what? They were traitors. They hated Lord Frieza and King Vegeta," Raditz rolled his eyes. "You need to find better sources."
"You changed ever since you joined Lord Frieza's squad," Bardock narrowed his eyes in anger.
"So what? I like his ideas better than King Vegeta's."
"Get out."
"You never listen. Lord Frieza wants to conquer the weak planets and sell them to our allies. That's why I joined his squad in the first time. We will be rich! The poor people will never be taxed! We will never have to worry about –"
"I said get the fuck out!" Bardock yelled.
"Fine, geez," Raditz threw up his hands. "You will regret not following Lord Frieza anyway."
Bardock's glare was almost stabbing Raditz's back as his elder son left his house. He sighed in relief and held the table just in case if he collapsed out of exhaustion. So many things happened today.
"Dad?"
Bardock looked up at Kakarot who was standing at the doorway between the kitchen and the living room.
"Why did he leave? Does he hate us?" Kakarot asked quietly.
"No… he doesn't," Bardock ran his hand through his own hair. He did not want to tell him anything. He was way too young for this. "Didn't I tell you to go to bed?"
"Sorry… I just wanted to see Raditz," Kakarot said sadly before he left for his bed.
Shit! Bardock cursed mentally at himself. I don't want Kakarot to become Lord Frieza's follower just like Raditz did. All I need to keep making him to interact with Prince Vegeta so that he won't have to be the filthy Lord's follower.
"Yeah, that's the plan…" Bardock mumbled to himself.
~To be continued~
