Monkey Moon
Chapter Ten
Goku folded his farms in indifference. "I told you, I'd never do such a thing. You always mistook my tolerance for weakness, Chi Chi."
Dark eyes burned furiously on him. "There's no mistaking that saiyan arrogance. You sound just like them!"
"I am them. But I regret this conversation didn't go the way I'd hoped."
She was shaking in anger. "Oh, I get it. Was I supposed to congratulate you on being a true saiyan? Throw a party because you've embraced the 'real you?' Fat chance, mister!"
He turned to leave. "Your words were wiser than you know. Distance is best for all concerned."
Chi Chi could only stare at his retreating form.
()
She sat miserably for over an hour before he returned, his face closed.
"Is there any hope for us, Goku?"
He sat at a small distance. "I honestly don't know. Maybe it's just a case of so much happening in so short a period."
Her eyes were dull. "It doesn't feel that way. What are you going to do?"
"That depends. Do you want me to leave?"
"I don't know what I want anymore. Everything's turned upside down."
"I still love you."
"It isn't the same, Goku. You love other things more."
"Why do you keep saying that?"
"I can see your eyes, they have a different light. Dark. Dangerous."
He folded arms around his knees. "You make me sound like a maniac."
"I guess I've seen it for a long time, really. But you were so gentle, I tried to discount it as wanderlust."
"In my heart I always wanted adventure, fighting. You knew that."
She snorted. "Hai, nothing changed, even when Gohan was born."
"Did you expect me to turn house husband because we had a child?"
"No...but more responsibility wouldn't hurt. Sometimes I felt you treated family as a joke."
"Joke!"
"Moveable pieces you could set aside when you got bored."
"We're going round and round, Chi Chi."
"Do I matter to you? Does Gohan?"
"Of course!"
She held his face. "I only want the truth. Can you give it to me?"
Dark eyes held hers steadily. "Yes. I am saiyan."
"All right, 'saiyan'. Do you love me?"
"Yes."
"Are you in love with me?"
A pause. "No." he looked away briefly. "Forgive me."
A tear rolled past her eye. "Nothing I didn't already know...I just wanted the truth."
"This isn't helping." he held her now.
"Better than living a lie. We married so young, I just thought maybe you were unsophisticated. I never realized...you didn't feel the same way."
"I did care about you."
"But why did you marry me? I don't understand."
"It seemed the right thing to do. Your father pressured me, remember?"
Chi Chi looked down. "I remember. Dammit!"
"He was only concerned."
"Hai, at the cost of my feelings. I wasn't a charity case!"
"No, never that. Whatever else you believe, know this. In my mind you could have anyone you want."
She sighed, leaning against him. "I only wanted you."
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The saiyans sparred throughout the afternoon, fighting amongst themselves in celebration. A human might call them insane, inflicting wounds and injuries in the name of fun. Three tattered and bloodied forms took a dip in the river.
"A good battle, I'd say." Raditz purred, shaking his mane clear of water.
"Hn, loose bones crack well." Vegeta flexed his fractured arm, wincing.
"I'll get the sensu." Nappa staggered to the keep, a break evident in his tail from fighting.
Raditz laughed at the broken appendage. "Hai, knot tail...get that thing fixed, you look ridiculous."
"How did that kick in the nuts feel, eh?" the bald warrior retorted.
Raditz grunted, holding his groin. "Not good...I'd rather have Kakarot's kisses there! He made a promise."
"You look real sexy with that black eye, rag hair."
"He is still mine." Vegeta reminded them both. "Once claimed, you may do as you wish. This night will be hotter than the last!"
Nappa tossed them sensu. The saiyans instantly healed after ingesting them.
"Nifty beans." Raditz flexed his fingers. "It's good we discovered how to duplicate them."
Vegeta fell back in the grass. "Hai, faster than germination."
Nappa jerked a thumb at the keep cave. "I'm going back inside. My show's coming on!"
Vegeta shook his head. "You and those infernal programs..."
Nappa grunted, grinning. "It's the fifth chapter of As The General Days of My Life Turn for All My Children."
Raditz stared in disbelief. "That's ridiculous."
Nappa tossed a wave. "So what? I like seeing humans act foolish, even in fictional shows."
Vegeta yawned lazily. "I feel somewhat foolish myself..."
Raditz sat at his side. Broad hands massaged curvy shoulders under blue spandex. Soft tremors ran through Vegeta's body in pleasure.
"Hn, Kakarot's right. You have excellent hands, Raditz."
"May I serve my prince this final night of jungle run?"
Dark eyes sparkled. "I'll consider it."
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Goku was restless for most of the afternoon. A strange sense of anticipation he couldn't explain tingled under his skin. Powerful hands chopped firewood in the back.
I've got to make things right with Chi Chi somehow. But how, without arguing again?
He sensed a presence behind him.
"I've been thinking."
Goku smiled at his wife. "Me too. Are we something or what?"
Chi Chi smiled also. "What."
He looked her over slowly, taking in the delicate features. Chi Chi wore a multilayered scarf dress that showed her curves. A scoop neckline highlighted her small but high cleavage.
"Why are you staring at me?"
"I'm thinking how pretty you look with your hair down. I almost forget how long it is sometimes."
"I'd thought about cutting it."
He stroked the long strands. "Don't you dare."
A sigh. "What are we going to do, Goku?"
He pecked her forehead. "Get a fresh start. I never give up, you know."
Chi Chi chuckled. "Tell me about it. I see you've been chopping wood."
"Yeah, there should be plenty...the evenings are pretty crisp now."
She leaned against her saiyan. "It's that transitional time of year. Hot during the day, cool at night."
"Like our transition."
Chi Chi looked sharply at him. "What's that supposed to mean?"
Goku rubbed against her. "You're beautiful..."
She blinked in amazement, feeling a rock hard erection against her hip. "I don't believe this..."
Eyes of black velvet smouldered now. "Inside, Chi Chi...I need you really bad."
"Have you lost your mind? Just like that!"
Hot lips kissed her jawline. "Rrrr...come on!"
Chi Chi panted, feeling her body respond despite her annoyance. "After everything we've said? You think it'll just roll over like-"
A smothering kiss halted her protests as Goku scooped her up. Chi Chi managed to pull her lips free momentarily.
"You asshole!"
Goku nuzzled her neck as her carried her inside. "Don't fight it, Chi Chi. I can smell your heat."
"Stop smelling stuff! Are you a dog or something!"
The tall saiyan bounded upstairs with his wife. "I will be."
()
Goku bounced her mercilessly, his tail flying everywhere. Chi Chi found herself riding a wild saiyan, her own body aflame with need. Arms wrapped around in a crushing embrace as they rocked the bed. Sharp teeth pressed against her neck, cutting into her haze of lust.
In panic she realized his intent, eyes snapping open.
"Goku! Don't bite me!"
He snarled in her ear, pulling off. A hard kiss prevented Chi Chi from saying anything else as Goku plowed into her. Anger, confusion and lust swirled a mad mix in her brain, smashing all thought as her body was pummelled.
"Oh Kami..." she moaned as the world went red.
()
They lay quietly a short time later, Goku grinning like a fool. Chi Chi struggled to sit up, flushed and haggard.
"You're fantastic, Chi Chi."
She pulled hair from her eyes. "Go to hell, mister."
He purred in content. "I love it when you look like that."
"Idiot! I'll be sore for a week...are you trying to kill me!"
"Never." a thick tail looped lazily in the air. Chi Chi sniffed at a spicy fragrance that suddenly filled the room.
"Are you wearing some kind of perfume?"
Another purr with slitted eyes. "No...you turn me on."
She gawked in astonishment. "What the...you mean?" her eyes nearly popped as a fine mist swirled from the base of Goku's tail. The spicy aroma was overpowering now.
"Oh ghods, this is too freaky!" Chi Chi stumbled out of bed. Goku didn't move to stop her, purring blissfully. A sweet ache heated his bones now, and he sensed the true source.
My gut burns me.
He glanced lazily out the window at darkening skies. The pattering sound of Chi Chi's shower distracted his thoughts.
What's she washing off for? I don't understand humans.
Goku blinked, surprised at his own train of thought. "Maybe Chi Chi's right." he whispered to himself. "Maybe I have become alien."
Pulling on a pair of loose pants, he quietly slipped out of the house.
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The saiyans danced barebacked around a blazing fire, eerie orange red glow flowing across bronzed skin. Their movements were graceful and unhurried, for the night was soon upon them.
Words weren't needed. With animal grace they slinked and stretched, moving in a primal rhythm known to saiyans since the dawn of time. Nude perfection glistened in exertion as they awaited the moon. Taunting hands stroked, teasing tails coiled. How long they danced, none could say...
Goku flew with familiar speed, almost mindlessly. The strange burn in his bones grew stronger as he went south. The horizon seemed to slip from his line of sight, as deepening skies turned various hues of orange and purple. His destination beckoned as trackless jungle stretched before him...
The saiyans paused in their tribal dance, looking up and hearing the unseen. Smiles lit their features as they resumed.
Goku landed near the keep, on a small rock bridge above the waterfall. Wild sounds and scents filled his being to the core, urging him on with a siren song...
The saiyans danced with fever pitch, their motions done to gain attention. The one they sought to lure would come and embrace the fire.
Goku stood transfixed on the rock bridge, his mind blank. The moving figures below held his rapt attention.
Everyone is...dancing?
He alighted down, curiosity and desire confounding his senses. The saiyans were strange again, red eyed and shaggy once more. Wild black spikes tossed in the gentle breeze. Goku approached cautiously.
"What are you doing?"
They laughed, a weird warbling sound. The three immediately crouched on the rocks opposite the fire, tails waving high.
Vegeta beckoned him forward, blood eyes wild against the approaching night.
"Kakarot...at last. Come, it is time!"
Goku blinked, feeling strange sensations crawl up his spine. "What are you talking about, Vegeta?"
"Enough! The moon arrives next hour."
Goku could only stare at the three night demons silouetted behind the fire. He shook his head.
"The three of you look crazy, like those saiyans in my dream."
Raditz let out a banshee wail, tossing his head back. A long nail pointed at Goku.
"Ha! No crazier than you. Stop standing there like an idiot!"
"Ai, join us in fire!" Nappa bellowed, white fangs flashing.
Goku stood rooted to the spot, wanting to leave yet unable to. "I can't deal with this..."
"It's far too late for denial, Kakarot" Vegeta waved his tail in a sensual taunt. "There are no lies here."
"I came because...I don't know why I came!"
The saiyans chattered, mocking him with various gestures. Goku flared in anger.
"You sound like those dumbass chimps at the zoo!"
Vegeta grinned darkly. "Why Kakarot, we're just monkeys, remember? Or do you plan to deny being saiyan as well!" his voice trailed into loud chittering.
The others followed suit. "Kkee-kaki-koo-kuqu-kahk-ahk!"
Goku swore. "Shit."
They abruptly turned, scattering away from the fire. Goku ran after them.
"What the hell are you doing now!"
No answer. Vegeta clambered up a tall tree, followed closely by Raditz and Nappa. Long, sinuous tails arched in counterbalance to their movements.
Goku couldn't deny the unbelievable grace of their motion. It was so natural...
/Of course, Kakarot. Our people were born to climb./
Goku started to reply before he realized the voice was in his head. A composite voice from the three together. He watched them retreat further into the treetops.
/How is this possible?/ he wondered idly.
Loud, high pitched chittering assailed his ears from above. Goku felt a strange anger at being left behind.
"You think I can't catch you!" he shouted, furious.
/Monkey see, monkey do!/
"All right, you crazy fuckers. Two can play!" Goku bounded into a tree, fingers and toes digging purchase into tough bark as he clambered up effortlessly.
Red eyes watched in approval as he caught up. Vegeta stood gloriously nude on a large tree branch, smirking. Goku fought a strange urge to just grab him. Before he could move again, the ouji bounded away.
"Too slow, Kakarot!"
A stream of curses escaped his lips as they shrieked into the night, swinging through treetops.
Heedlessly Goku gave chase, grabbing vines and swinging after them. His skin stung, his blood was hot. A strange tightness seized his body as thoughts grew more clouded. His only focus was pursuit.
Or so it seemed. He caught up to them, the blood eyed ones.
"Koaee-kiki-kur-kaa?" Raditz smiled in his direction, gliding between branches. Goku frowned in frustration, momentarily forgetting.
"What the f-k?" he nearly fell, losing his concentration as Nappa swept past, his tail slapping Goku in the face.
Annoyed and stung, Goku increased speed. Temper fuelled his growing desire.
"Koia-koo-kuk-keeeke-kaww!" he shrieked in anger, nearly catching Nappa in one frenzied burst. The others swooped ahead of him once more, their sculpted bodies rippling as they moved. Goku couldn't help but admire the ease of their motion. Periodically they glanced back at him, chittering again in encouragement, their sounds blending into the jungle itself. A strange realization dawned on Goku as their wild flight continued.
They aren't mocking me...it's...a song, a story?
And in that moment he opened his mind and soul to everything saiyan.
"Saiyan tooth and saiyan claw
run the pack and jungle law
sing and howl at every turn
mate and fight when blood must burn
oozaru rules from night to sun
be free, be wild at jungle run!"
His voice raised with theirs in joy. It was unlike anything he'd ever experienced in his life. Goku felt heady, wild. His body moved like theirs on pure instinct, gliding and dipping impossibly through tight jungle growth.
Vegeta bounded feet first onto a huge pile of fallen trees, tail slashing the air. The others followed.
The ouji crouched in a sexual posture, crimson eyes slitted. "Kroo-
kuu-kubb." (we make love here.)
"KEAII!" Raditz and Nappa responded, landing next to him soundlessly. Goku dropped down nearby, tail puffed in apprehension.
"Kunn." (Come here.) Vegeta motioned to him again. Goku shook his head stubbornly, blood pounding his ears.
An earsplitting screech nearly made him leap from his skin. Vegeta displayed his teeth.
"Kii-kee-keyka-kuu." (You cannot refuse, oozaru.)
"Kurr-koyy-kuu!" (I'm not oozaru!)
They mocked him now, rocking back and forth on their haunches and chittering. Goku leaped at them, rage filling his heart. Rage, and something else. They scattered as he attacked, circling him.
The tall saiyan growled, turning warily to face each in turn. Goku's tail coiled his waist tightly in a defensive posture.
Vegeta stalked over to him slowly, a strange smile lighting his features. Goku paused, uncertain.
"Kerr-ko-ko?" (What's going on?)
Vegeta took his hand and purred. "Kei-kk-kunon." (Stop thinking.)
"Kooo-kuh." (Can't do this.)
Molten red eyes demanded the truth. "Kurr-kh-kee-kaou-kbb-koxe?" (You realize you speak our true language now?)
Goku touched his own lips in shock. "Kuw-kai!" (I am!)
"Kujj-kioe-kexx-kazi." (Your instincts guide now.)
Raditz and Nappa approached. The maned saiyan touched Goku on the cheek.
"Kuro-kuno-kapp-kae." (We share blood first, brother.)
Goku felt dazed, strange. "Kurr-kieno-kuow." (I remember from before.)
The ouji tugged him over to the fallen logs, pushing him down. Goku stared in fascination as each saiyan slashed their wrist.
Vegeta was first, pressing his bleeding arm against Goku's lips.
"Kouqqe-koo." (Drink.)
Goku nearly choked as thick blood rolled past his tongue. He lapped at it, remembering the heavy taste. Vegeta closed his eyes in bliss momentarily before pulling away.
"Kuj-kug." he nodded to Raditz. (Go next.)
The brothers stared intensely a moment before Raditz tilted his arm as well. Goku drank greedily this time, eyes closing in satisfaction as the familiar rich tang filled his senses once more.
"Nappa."
The eldest saiyan moved forward and presented his arm. Goku grabbed it eagerly, suckling the life line. Nappa stroked his hair as he drank.
The blood was an aphrodesiac. Goku savored the taste, not getting enough. The burn in his bones was nearly unbearable now. Pulse thundered in his head as he heaved in desire, tail stretching andruffling.
The truth was raw now, as wild as his eyes. "Kuyy-kumi!" (I want it!)
Red fog hazed his eyes. He was led to a small cave, nestled in deepest jungle. Rich foilage gleamed against soft moonlight. Goku felt the pull of nocturnal change roiling his blood. Soon. Not yet.
Flesh and spice assaulted his senses, as rich musk filled his nose. Bare skin exposed as pants were stripped away. Furry tails strapped his thighs, teased his belly, coiled his balls. Hands explored and probed his body, stroking, pinching and squeezing. Soft moss tickled his back under the press of bodies that moved over him. Flaming tongues drove him to madness, lapping taste in the most intimate of places. Fingers stretched and massaged him inside, making him beg and moan for more. Goku didn't resist as each saiyan mounted him in turn.
In fact, he welcomed it.
Kisses mingled with roars of passion and hard thrusts. Hot breaths stung his body even as wet laps tasted blood under sharp fangs. Goku groaned in ecstacy, his entire being on fire as the pack feasted on his charms. Mercilessly they plunged into tight heat, whetting glistening flesh in cum and musk. Goku responded in pure lust, drinking the cream of their love as he was opened and explored on both ends. The savage delight was endless, pure hedonistic joy.
They came on him, in him. It hardly mattered. Every throbbing cock was pleasured in turn, each sucked and tasted dry. Raunchy lips greedily swallowed thick sweetness with gusto. Sleazy tongue lapped and suckled tails like candy. Hands slapped his ass, spreading him for more. Sharp teeth teased his nipples, swelling them unbearably with heat. He was taken on his belly and back, standing and on his head. Goku decided hell was a good place to be...
His body convulsed, throbbed. A flood came, and came again. Goku could have sworn he was swimming in cum. A long, winding river of slick lust...
Howls and shrieks pierced his ears, dotted color scraped his eyes from sensory overload. Throbbing thickness filled him again. The universe inverted to a red hole with black stars, colliding and exploding in cum...
()
Goku had no idea how long he had passed out. Reeking saiyans were breathing softly around him, splayed in exhaustion and rapture. Bodies wet with exertion and activity stood in bold relief under the moonlight.
They exchanged raunchy leers. Goku sat up slowly, wild hair sticking everywhere.
"One hell of a fuckfest." he purred, licking his lips.
Vegeta stroked himself, smiling up at the sky. "Hai, Kakarot. You're the perfect saiyan slut. No wonder I love you."
"Hn, a piece for all." Raditz commented, flipping his tail up. "Rejoice, the moon is strong now!"
Nappa rumbled, stretching over soft moss. "Hai, I feel the surge...it comes!"
They lay quietly, red eyes glowing in anticipation. Tails bristled, backs arched. Growls and hisses erupted from primal throats. Long fangs gleamed sharply. Pulse. Blood. Heartbeat. Bodies twitched and convulsed, eager and ready.
The moon called, without warning.
Earth shattering roars split the air as four figures exploded into oozaru, their were-ape forms towering over the jungle. The party was just starting as they stomped into the night, thundering the earth as they moved...
The saiyans were unaware they had company. Awestruck stares saw the giant beasts stumble over the horizon.
"It happened, just like we suspected!" Tien pointed.
Piccolo nodded grimly. "I felt we needed to return. The saiyans are lethal in that state, and I'm not certain about their motives."
"We'll need to keep our distance, though" Yamcha adjusted his night viewers. "There's no way we can face down four oozaru!"
Piccolo held up a silver globe. "We won't have to. Bulma was wise enough to see a possible need for this."
"What's that supposed to be?" Tien asked.
"A solar simulator. It cancels the effect of moonlight on saiyans, thereby reversing their transformation."
Krillen sighed, glancing at the now distant figures. "I don't know, Piccolo...assuming we get the device to work, then what? Our fears regarding Goku are well justified, but will he come back to us?"
Tien was subdued. "I hope it's not too late. To be perfectly honest, it might be impossible to pry him from his own kind."
"If they weren't evil, it wouldn't be an issue." Yamcha snapped, shaking his head. "Hell, what a mess...Goku will probably be angry with us for interfering, so it's a no win situation any way you slice it."
Piccolo bounced the globe in his hand. "We'll worry about that when we have to. Meanwhile, let's get going. They can't be allowed to rampage unchecked."
Truer words were never spoken. Oozaru did two things extremely well: destroy and screw. One activity usually followed the other, and this time was no exception. The monstrous figures trampled jungle underfoot, uprooted trees and smashed hillsides for the pure joy of it. Flaming breath cascaded over open savannah, igniting fires everywhere.
The Z warriors flew in formation, panic lighting their eyes at the carnage.
"We've got to stop those fires!" Yamcha shouted.
"I have an idea." Tien yelled. "We'll have to blast the ground in a wide arc to contain the fires so they burn themselves out."
"Workable...let's do it!" Piccolo shouted as they altered their flight path.
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While the others were busy putting out fires, the oozaru were just...busy. They wrestled and played, biting and nuzzling in furry frolic. Chests were thumped, tails lifted in display. More punches, kicks, and body slams were exchanged. It was a saiyan funfest of violence.
The Z warriors had little appreciation for their celebration, however. Following Tien's lead, huge troughs of earth were blasted clear, smothering the spreading fires and putting them out finally.
The oozaru known as Vegeta abruptly roared, tilting his hoary head south. The others sniffed the air, observing his call. They growled in comprehension, lumbering towards the others.
Krillen saw the change first. "Piccolo, unless you've taken a power pill I suggest you use that globe!"
Yamcha gawked at their unbelievable size as the behemoths stormed their way. "Uh, guys, maybe we should clear some distance..."
Tien began to move. "Yeah, or get squashed like bugs!"
Piccolo flew up abruptly, tossing the globe high against starlit skies. A pop and explosion cracked the atmosphere, following by shafts of silver light.
The namek flew off. "Don't just stand there staring...get clear!"
It was sound advice. Barely seconds later a giant fist crashed into the rock bridge they stood on, reducing it to rubble. The z warriors scattered, flying in all directions of escape.
Shafts of silvery light continued to fill the skies everywhere. The warriors flew in erratic patterns to avoid getting knocked from the sky. The oozaru struck in fury, showing remarkable speed and agility for their size.
"HOLY CRUD!" Yamcha barely avoided savage jaws that snapped his way,a thunderous crack of fangs having missed.
Deafening roars rolled across the green plain. Krillen could barely concentrate over the din as he flew to safety.
"What's going on! That globe isn't working!"
Piccolo pointed, temporarily halting his frantic flight. "Hold! Something's happening now!"
The beasts suddenly stopped in their rampage as if hitting an unseen wall. Fists raised, halted. They began to shrink in size.
"It's working!" Tien shouted with glee. "They're changing back!"
Simian features melted to humanoid confusion as the saiyans returned to their previous state. They looked around with perplexed expressions.
The z fighters landed in front of them in the grassy cove. Vegeta spun in anger, pointing.
"You dare interrupt our fun?"
Piccolo stepped forward first. "Yeah, we dare."
Yamcha couldn't believe his eyes as he stared at Goku. "What's happened to you, man? You look weird."
Goku growled, annoyed. "Weird? That's a fine greeting, Yamcha."
Krillen eyed the nude saiyans. "No, it's true. Why are you running around in south america naked, Goku!"
"It seemed like the thing to do." came the sarcastic answer. "Things happen, Krillen."
"I see. So is this part of the 'change' we've heard so much about?"
"I don't know what you mean."
"Why are you trashing the jungle? Have you gone insane!"
Goku blinked, red eyes expressionless. "I don't remember...I was by the waterfall earlier tonight."
Tien glared at Vegeta. "Creep! You've messed up his mind!"
Vegeta only laughed.
Nappa made a mocking face. "Idiot. Oozaru is pure instinct...true awareness sleeps."
"Is that how you're managing to use him?" Krillen piped up again.
"That isn't what's happening here, Krillen." Goku told him. "The lack of memory concerns me, but at least no one was harmed."
"Not this time, anyway." Piccolo snorted. "The simulator prevented a potential tragedy."
"I still say it's mind control!" Krillen was angry now. "Goku would never attack his friends voluntarily-"
"Kakarot isn't under inspection here, baldy." Vegeta taunted, red eyes glowing. "You can all leave. Your presence is no longer required."
Tien could only stare. "You look like a bunch of screwballs...Goku, what is this? You've got a family at home!"
The crimson eyed saiyan looked his friend over, shaggy spikes shaking everywhere.
"I'm fine, Tien. This is my family, too..."
The bald fighter spat at Vegeta. "Scum. I know about cults! If you've forced him into anything-"
Raditz laughed now. "Ha ha haa...humans are so predictable. Anything you don't understand, you create reasons for. Saiyans run in packs."
"Sounds like a glorified description of a cult to me."
Nappa stretched, wild eyes lifting to the moon. "It hardly matters, humans. Your time grows short. I sense that toy you used has spent the majority of its power."
It was true. Silvery rays of darklight were already growing less frequent and dissipating rapidly.
Goku nodded in agreement. "He's right, all of you should go. I don't want you hurt."
"Goku, come back with us!" Piccolo insisted. "These saiyans are using you!"
"No they aren't. Stop worrying about me, I'll return later."
Vegeta's tail began to twitch. "One warning only!"
Yamcha balled his fists. "All right, jerk. But only out of respect to Goku!"
Krillen could only look at the wild eyed thing he called friend. "Take care, Goku-"
"Leave now!" the tall saiyan growled, shifting now.
"Let's get out of here!" Piccolo lifted off like a shot. The others barely avoided getting stepped on as the saiyans erupted into were-apes once more. They took to the skies, hearts heavy.
"No matter how many times I see that transformation, it's still awesome" Yamcha admitted.
"Terrifying" Tien said shortly. "I don't know if we can save Goku now."
Piccolo was grim as they flew to the ship. "The Goku we knew doesn't exist anymore."
Krillen glanced back at the retreating oozaru. "We might be making a huge mistake leaving him here."
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Dawn. Goku lay in a thick cluster of vines, clueless as to how he got there. A familiar warmth and scent filled his nose once more. Opening his eyes slowly he discovered he held a very warm and fragrant Vegeta once more. Dark eyes shone on him.
"You're finally awake. I began to think you'd sleep the entire morning away."
Goku smiled. "Vegeta." he stroked the fine face, tracing a line across curvy shoulders. "How did we get here?"
The ouji glanced down at their wild nest. "Who knows? It hardly matters now" soft lips brushed. Goku shivered at the touch.
/I feel wonderful.../
/Hai...like nothing else./
Goku pulled sticky lips free. "Where are Raditz and Nappa?"
A soft purr. "They made claim last night."
"Claim? I don't understand. I thought we all shared the pack link."
"Hai, our clan now. But this is different, more personal still. A private bond between mates."
Goku sat up in surprise. "They mated? But why? I got the impression they ran hot and cold!"
Vegeta pulled him back down. "And so they do, but for a saiyan that's ideal. Besides, I warned them both to back off."
"Back off from what?"
Vegeta stroked Goku's face tenderly. "You..."
Goku blushed with heat. "oh."
A thick tail coiled his arm. Goku gazed into velvet pools, amazed at the open love he saw there.
"I don't want either of them to get ideas, especially Nappa."
"You can't seriously think I'd mate with Nappa."
"He turns you on, Kakarot. I'm fully aware of what happened at the waterfall."
The tall saiyan turned beet red. "It was an impulse, I just went with a feeling..."
"For a saiyan that can lead to much more. Remember our own history?"
Goku mulled that over. "But he isn't you, Vegeta. I never wanted him the same way."
The ouji grabbed him into a kiss. /That's what I wanted to hear./
Tongues touched for the next few moments before they spoke again.
"Hn, even Raditz...would challenge."
"But he's my brother!"
"There are only four of us. When blood runs hot, choices are made. A saiyan must be mated at some point."
Goku snickered. "I thought you weren't the mating kind."
Vegeta was thoughtful. "It may have appeared so, for I lived a harsh life. Still, every saiyan has a secret desire. You were mine."
"I'm surprised to hear you talk this way."
"The masks have fallen, Kakarot. You've dispensed with being a buffoon, and I am done being a one dimensional killing machine."
Goku cuddled. "I'm glad...that's one of the reasons I originally rejected being saiyan."
"Overly simplistic views are common where knowledge is lacking, Kakarot. I don't deny our appetite for bloodshed and violence. Still, we are real beings like any other...we have our loves and hates, needs and wishes."
Goku nodded gently. "Raditz said as much. My perspective was skewed, although I sensed you were more than evil-"
Vegeta sat up starkly. "You think I'm evil?"
Goku flashed sharp canines. "Let's not kid ourselves, Vegeta...you're a wicked bastard that feeds off fear. But I still found you attractive, even when you first arrived on earth."
The ouji smirked. "You know me too well."
Goku kissed his tail. "Maybe the fact I still liked you means I'm not wrapped too tight either."
"A saiyan always has empathy for another, no matter their differences. Your worst enemy is often your best friend."
"That's crazy."
"That's saiyan. Many would be assassins have mated."
"Our people are lunatics, Vegeta."
"We accept no treachery, but forgive quickly. Remember how Turles treated you?"
Goku's face darkened at the memory of his near lookalike. "Hai, I warned him about messing with Gohan!"
"He threatened to kill you several times yet released you and offered his hand."
"I'd never take it. He was third class like me, but expected a bootlicker!"
The ouji stretched against his lover. "I can tell you now he was offering more than just conquest."
"What! Surely, you don't mean..."
"Despite your new awareness, you have small knowledge of our culture. A saiyan only offers war to a potential mate."
Goku spluttered in shock. "That bastard...was he crazy enough to believe that after he tried to hurt Gohan!"
"Was the boy actually injured?"
"No, but he would have been if I hadn't interfered."
"What did you say to Turles at the time?"
"I swore he'd pay, and that I'd never forgive him!"
"And now? If he were standing here in front of you?"
Goku blinked in surprise. "I'd still be angry, but at least I understand. He still welcomed me and Gohan to join him. Maybe I'd break his jaw and then accept his offer."
Vegeta laughed at that. "My Kakarot speaks. Turles was quite attractive, wasn't he?"
"It would be too weird, Vegeta. Have you ever made love to yourself? That's what it would seem like."
"There is some difference in your appearance, but I find the thought fascinating." Vegeta was thinking.
"What. You like Turles now!" Goku snarled, feeling jealousy in every pore.
A kiss. "Hn, are we jealous? Turles was a renegade, but a good one. While his death may have been necessary, it is regrettable."
Goku fell silent a moment. "Maybe. Our race is decimated enough."
"True. Would you like him back?"
"What?"
"I smell your excitement, Kakarot. The thought of Turles being here heats your blood."
Goku growled. "We never finished our fight. In victory I felt no satisfaction."