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Previously on Slave Soldier 2:

"Kanda." Tobney stated as he stepped closer to the desk Vegeta was sitting at. Vegeta looked at him now. "My dates with Kanda occurred for a reason, didn't they? That's why you were so personally involved in my meetings with her. That's why you ordered me to show her around the ship and take her out for dinner. This was your plan the entire time!"

"You're the only soldier I can marry off." Vegeta said as if it was obvious. "You're young and handsome. Women swoon when they see you. Gohan is too young for now. You are the best choice."

"You can't marry me off to someone. It's my life!" Tobney yelled at the man. "I'm not going to do it!"

"I most certainly can do that." Vegeta got up and the alarm bells in Gohan's mind went off. Vegeta only got up when he was getting angry. This was not going well. "You are my soldier. I could have blown you up together with the rest of your planet but I spared you! Your life belongs to me. Don't you forget that!"

"I will kill her." Tobney threatened. "If you marry me off to her I will kill her and then you can kiss your little treaty goodbye!"

Vegeta chuckled as his eyes briefly fell down to his desk. The man slowly shook his head. "Don't make threats you can't keep, boy." He said as he looked up again. "You won't kill an innocent girl. You like her. You've been hanging out with her."

Tobney crossed his arms over each other. "You can't do this."

"You will marry her. You will reproduce with her and then you'll come back to my army to continue working for me." Vegeta smirked as he eyed the young warrior. "Just imagine the pretty babies that will come out of that match. You grew up so fast. It seems like only yesterday that I picked you off of that mud-ball of a planet."

**** DBZ **** DBZ ****

Tobney was the first one to break the silence. "What am I supposed to do, Gohan?" He whispered. His voice sounded muffled. "What am I supposed to do?" He repeated but this time it sounded more like he was asking someone else.

The half-saiyan slowly shook his head. "I don't know." He whispered back. "I don't know." He repeated.

"He took everything from me." Tobney looked up. "He took my planet. My family and my friends. He took my freedom from me." The boy wiped a tear away. "Is he going to take my chance at real love too?"

Chapter 10. A Situation Beyond His Control.

When Gohan and Tobney arrived back in their quarters they were greeted by the members of the Suta Team.

"Hey guys." Comora stated sweetly as he stood in front of the rest of the Suta Team. "We were expecting you."

"What is going on here?" Tobney asked as he looked around.

"I am officially inviting you to come and live with me for a while." Comora responded as he stepped closer to the two younger warriors.

Tobney's eyes moved to rest of the team. The warriors were spread all over the room, obviously waiting for Gohan and Tobney to return. While they were waiting they took advantage of the two young warriors' absence to take a look at all their possessions, drawers and food. "And you need the entire team for that invitation?" He asked.

"I took some backup just in case I receive a negative answer." Comora said, shrugging.

"You know me well." Tobney responded in a serious voice that Gohan was not used to hearing from him. "I'm not going anywhere."

"Well, you heard him." Kaon closed the drawer he was looking into and headed for Tobney's room. The rest of the team followed him. Sounds of drawers and doors opening could be heard.

"What the…" Tobney ran to his room and headed inside only to find his entire room in a mess. Kaon and Itoro were piling his uniforms, regular clothes and undergarments in a box while Suna gathered all Tobney's ornaments and other possessions and put them in a second box. "STOP!" Tobney snarled as he ran closer to his comrades and tried to push them away from his closet.

Gohan glanced sideways and noticed that Solarus was also standing in the room. She looked absolutely terrified at the situation. Gohan had to admit that he felt the same way. Was he supposed to do something about this? What could he do? Comora would order him to stand down. That's what the man always did when Gohan tried to help his friend. Gohan bit his lip when he heard Tobney exclaim complaints, receiving only brief retorts from his comrades telling him to go away. It was not long before Tobney appeared in the common room again. He was pushed out of his own room.

The door almost slammed behind him but Tobney pushed against it to stop it from closing. However, he suddenly stepped back, glaring at something Gohan could not see. Suna appeared in the room as well and he was holding out the small orb that contained a memory of Tobney's little sister. The man was holding it with only his fingertips, threatening to drop it if Tobney didn't back off.

Once Tobney was far away enough, Suna lifted the orb high in the air before dropping it. Tobney was fast as lightening as he caught the small orb before it could crash to the ground. The door closed as Tobney held the orb. He headed to Gohan with it and handed it to the half-saiyan. "Take care of this for a bit, will you?" He asked quietly.

Gohan nodded once. "Okay." He responded in the same quiet voice.

Tobney turned back to his squad leader. "Why are you doing this?"

"I just want you to stay with me until the marriage." Comora responded.

"When is that?"

"The marriage will take place a couple of months from now." Comora said as he held Tobney's gaze.

"A couple of months?" Tobney exclaimed as he placed his hands on his head. "When were you planning on telling me? At the altar?"

"We wanted to make sure you couldn't back down." Comora responded. "That's why we waited so long to tell you."

"And now you want to make sure I won't run." Tobney responded as the door opened and the rest of the team emerged with two filled boxes. "Honestly, Comora. Where would I even run to? I have nowhere to go!"

"Do you have everything?" Comora asked as he looked to the rest of the group.

"Yep." Suno said as he held up the box. "It's a good thing he's such a sloth. There was already a pile of clothes we could just throw into the box."

"Honestly, Tobney, you should be more like Gohan. His room is spotless." Itoro added as he carried the box with the clothing.

"You've been in my room?" Gohan asked as he placed the orb on the table. He would move it to his room later.

"Hey there, lovely lady." Kaon was suddenly standing so close to Solarus that she took a couple of steps away from him. "Where are you going, sweetheart?" He said as he grabbed her wrist and pulled her back. He forced her to step closer to him. "You look absolutely terrified. It is adorable."

Gohan frowned as he made a step in their direction. "Leave her alone!" He snarled at his comrade.

Kaon's mouth curled upwards into a smirk as he sent Gohan a smug glance before turning back to Solarus. "You see, little one, the entire army might be scared of your little master, but we are not. So if I were you I would make sure the little monkey doesn't even think about helping out his friend or we might come for you." Solarus shrunk back when Kaon petted her on the head and he released her. Gohan frowned at the threat in the man's words but he didn't say anything.

"Alright. Let's go." Comora stated as he looked at the others.

"Right. We just need to take one more item." Suno slung his arms around either side of Tobney's neck from behind. His arms wrapped around Tobney's torso, giving him a bear hug from behind. "Come with us quietly, will you darling?" He said sweetly when Tobney glared at him.

"Dream on." Tobney snarled before he tensed his muscles to push his comrade off.

"Well then." Kaon appeared in front of Tobney and before Tobney could react he planted his fist in Tobney's stomach. The young warrior let out a shocked gasp for air before he sank through his knees. Suno released him and Tobney fell down entirely.

"It's crowded here." Vegeta was standing in the doorway, watching the entire scene with interest. Gohan looked up and, together with the rest, bowed in respect, except for Tobney since he was already on the ground.

"We were just leaving." Comora stated as he beckoned the rest. Suno and Kaon both grabbed one of Tobney's arms and they started dragging him out the room, followed by Itoro and Comora, who were each carrying a box.

Vegeta let everyone pass before he stepped inside the room. The man glanced to Solarus. "Get lost." He stated in her direction.

Solarus let out a whimper before she quickly headed to the doorway. Gohan bit his lip as he watched her go. She had been through a lot in the past ten minutes. He would have to find her and calm her down as soon as he could.

Vegeta closed the door behind her. "Good." The man looked around now. "I've never been in this room." He stated as he started walking around. Gohan was on guard as he watched his master. There must be a reason why Vegeta was here.

The Saiyan prince opened the refrigerator and reached inside to grab a can with soda. The man closed the door and turned to the half-saiyan. The man's eyes went to the small orb on the table as he opened the can. He looked back to Gohan as he took a sip. The man lowered the can. "Tensed, are we?" He stated, a smirk curling up on his face. He appreciated that he could still make Gohan feel tensed.

Gohan exhaled as he stepped closer to the kitchen island Vegeta was leaning on. "Why are you here, sir?" He asked.

"I hoped you could tell me how Tobney found out our plans." Vegeta responded honestly. He decided to cut right to the chase.

The half-saiyan wasn't sure how to answer this question. He knew that both Vegeta and Comora ordered him to stay silent about this. It wasn't like he disobeyed their orders but it was his fault that Tobney knew about it. "You already know the answer to that." Gohan responded.

"You idiot!" Vegeta snarled as he slammed the can on the table. "How could you be so sloppy?"

"I didn't mean to…." Gohan tried but Vegeta held up his hand to silence him.

"Explain." Vegeta ordered, frowning at the young warrior. The man sipped from his drink as Gohan told him what happened. Once the younger saiyan was done talking Vegeta made an annoyed face. "We should never have told you in the first place. Well, it cannot be undone now." He said as he leaned on the kitchen island with his lower arms.

Gohan reached the kitchen island and he looked up at his master. The man returned his gaze steadily but didn't say anything. He was obviously waiting for Gohan to say whatever he wanted to say. "What is going to happen to Tobney?" Gohan asked.

"He's going to stay with Comora for a couple of weeks. After that Kanda and her father will come here to pick him up. The marriage and the honeymoon will take place on her planet. That's what she wanted." Vegeta responded after a moment of consideration.

"Is there any way in which we can stop this?" Gohan asked as he recalled how miserable Tobney was. Vegeta only shook his head in response. Gohan took a deep breath. "What if I marry her? Can I do it in Tobney's place?"

Vegeta took a sip from his drink before lowering it. "Think very carefully about what you're saying." He stated. "It's not just a pretend marriage. You'll have to bed her. Several times. It will be a life-long commitment."

"You say that like it's a bad thing. Kanda is a beautiful woman." Gohan responded.

"Yes, but I didn't take you for the kind of person to bed someone when no love is involved. You tend to be controlled by your emotions." Vegeta tilted his head sideways as he studied his slave. "Besides, you're only seventeen and you have no experience when it comes to sex." Gohan lowered his gaze a little too fast after this sentence and Vegeta frowned. "Do you?" He asked. He figured Gohan would court a girl for a while before diving into bed with her. Aside from Sianna and Solarus he hadn't seen any girl Gohan was close to.

Gohan slowly shook his head. "No." He muttered. His gaze was still lowered to the kitchen island. "But that doesn't matter, does it?" He looked up again. "Let me do it. I don't care what it takes."

Vegeta held Gohan's gaze for a moment before taking another sip. "No. It's too late. There's nothing you can do."

Gohan walked around the kitchen island and stood next to his master. "Please. Let me do it." He stated once he reached Vegeta. "I can do this."

"No." Vegeta said strictly. "Tobney is the one for the job. I can't let my little slave go like that just yet. I'll need you right by my side to rub my feet once in a while."

Gohan realized what Vegeta was trying to do. He was trying to make Gohan angry so that they could argue and Vegeta could punish him. Gohan wasn't planning on letting that happen. He wanted to take this job from Tobney's hands. He needed to help his friend out. Tobney had been pushed to his limits many times and this might be the final straw. Gohan was afraid his friend would break down or worse; explode.

The young warrior knelt down, bowing his head. "Please, lord Vegeta." He stated. Vegeta's gaze softened for a moment at the mention of his title. Gohan didn't often say that. He tended to use "sir" or "lord". He didn't often go through the entire title because it was still a sensitive phrase for him to say. "I'm begging you. Let me do this."

Vegeta was silent for a moment but then shook his head. "It's gone too far to change it now." He stated before getting off the stool. "Get up. You're making a fool of yourself." He headed for the doorway without another word. Gohan looked up and watched him walk away.

Once Vegeta was gone, Gohan clenched his fists and he pounded them on the floor several times. The young warrior could feel tears pushing through his eyelids. He closed his eyes tightly, allowing the drops to run down his cheeks. His heart ached for his friend so badly that he felt like it was going to falter and stop working altogether. The young warrior allowed his forehead to touch the ground as he sat there. For once he wasn't sure what to do and for now there was nothing else he could do but lie there and allow his sorrow to break through.

**** Two Hours Later ****

The half-saiyan stared at his keyboard in silence. He knew that he was supposed to get some work done but he just couldn't do it. His mind was blank. Well… Not really blank. His mind was actually so filled with thoughts that he constantly felt like it was overloading, giving error-signs and restarting only to falter again.

After the whole happening in his quarters Gohan stayed in his room for a while, taking a shower to wash all the evidence of his little mental breakdown away and getting dressed to face another day of work and training.

Unbeknownst to the half-saiyan, Vegeta was very much aware of the lack of productivity in Gohan's corner of the office. The man was sending quick glances in Gohan's direction until he couldn't take it anymore: "If you're not going to work, you might as well leave." He snarled.

Gohan looked in his direction. "I'm sorry. I'm a bit distracted." He responded.

"Of course you are." Vegeta complained. "But I didn't hire you to be distracted all day. Get to work."

"Yes sir." Gohan stated in response before looking back to his screen. The half-saiyan started typing half-heartedly but nothing really sensible appeared on the screen. He just pretended to work in order to keep Vegeta happy.

A silence fell in the room, only interrupted by the sound of typing coming from both desks. Gohan actually managed to get a little work done, trying so hard to focus on his work that a gentle headache was crawling up his neck and settling in his temples.

The door opened and Comora announced his presence. Vegeta told his second-in-command to approach and he ordered Gohan to get them something to drink. The half-saiyan got up to take Comora's order and then wandered off to fulfill it.

Vegeta raised an eyebrow when Gohan placed a drink near him. "I didn't ask for this." He stated.

"You always want this drink." Gohan responded as he placed a drink on Comora's side of the desk.

"Maybe I want to drink something else today." Vegeta said when Gohan stepped back.

"Do you want something else?" Gohan asked meekly.

"No. This is fine." Vegeta said. The half-saiyan blew out a sigh. Why was Vegeta being difficult?

Gohan looked over at Comora, hesitating for only a moment. "Where is Tobney?" He asked.

Comora sent him an annoyed glance. "I do hope you were thinking out loud and not just addressing me in such an insolent manner." He snarled in Gohan's direction.

The half-saiyan bit back an acid response and instead lowered his head. "I'm sorry, sir." The young warrior looked up again. "Is he still with you, sir?"

"No." Comora said as he grabbed his drink. "Suno is watching him now."

"Where?"

"That's none of your business."

"Is he okay?" Gohan was worried about his friend. He knew that Tobney could take care of himself just fine but he was also aware of the fact that Tobney could be quite stubborn and this stubbornness often resulted in crashes with his comrades. These crashes tended to leave Tobney punished on the better days or beaten and bruised on worse days. Gohan had a feeling today was a bad day.

Comora met his eyes now and a hint of a smile appeared on his face. "He's alive." He said sweetly. Gohan frowned in response. That was not what he wanted to hear. Comora seemed to enjoy Gohan's annoyance as he made a thoughtful face. "Still has all his limbs attached to his body. Though I can't be sure whether they're all still intact… I'm so used to the sound of shattering bones by now that I can hardly hear it anymore."

Vegeta took a breath. "I thought you were here to talk to me, Comora. Please stop bothering my assistant." He stated.

"Your assistant was bothering me, sir." Comora returned easily. "I was just being honest."

Gohan stepped back. "I'll leave you to it, gentlemen." He said before he turned and went to leave the room. It was only after he passed his desk that Vegeta's voice followed him.

"Where are you going?" Vegeta called after him.

Gohan turned around, surprised. "I'm going out, sir."

"No, you're not. You're staying right here." Vegeta nodded to Gohan's desk.

The half-saiyan stepped towards his desk but hesitated. "I just want to take a brief break, okay sir?"

Vegeta only shook his head. The half-saiyan noticed that Comora glanced at him and he suddenly realized what was going on. "You think I'm going to search for Tobney." He stated.

"Get back to your desk, brat." Vegeta stated clearly. Gohan gave the man an angry glance.

"Are you going to strap me down too?" Gohan complained angrily. "Keep an eye on me 24/7? Kidnap me from my own quarters just to make sure I won't help my friend out?"

Vegeta's eyes were glinting dangerously as he got up. "Don't give me any ideas." He stated quietly. Gohan recognized the signs of danger in his master's behavior but he had never been good at playing it safe. "I just have a feeling I'm going to be needing you right next to me a lot in the upcoming few months. The world of a personal slave revolves solely around his master and it's time I reminded you of that. Now get to your desk before I kick you there." He said in the last sentence in a raised voice and took a threatening step towards the younger warrior.

Gohan's face showed defiance but he walked to his desk and sat down there. The half-saiyan didn't look at the other two warriors as he got back to his work. Vegeta growled in anger before sitting down at his own desk. Comora showed an impressed expression as he turned back to Vegeta.

"You do need to teach me how to do that. I always need to get physical before he listens to me." Comora said steadily.

Vegeta chuckled amusedly. "Well there's your problem. You hand out one smack and you stop. The boy knows that once I start hitting him I don't stop. Better safe than extremely sorry, isn't it?"

Gohan ignored the two as he focused on his screen. He wasn't going to be baited into a beating. He needed to maintain a clear mind if he wanted to seek out an unguarded moment to search for Tobney. And he was definitely planning on doing that.

**** A week later ****

Vegeta slowly but surely made his way through the hallway. He walked silently, seemingly deep in thought as he made his way through the corridor. The man stopped walking and glanced around. He turned to a door and opened it. The man stood there for a moment before he headed into the room.

Vegeta stood still next to a table and a smirk appeared on his face. His tail unwound from his waist and reached under the table. A second later the tail pulled out a foot, followed by the body of the half-saiyan. Vegeta pulled Gohan up by his foot, dragging him so high in the air that the young warrior was forced to hang upside down.

Gohan looked so surprised that Vegeta almost laughed. Sadly, the situation was too annoying for Vegeta to feel remotely like laughing. "Ah, look what I found." He stated as he pulled Gohan up higher. "A runaway slave."

"Put me down." Gohan complained in response.

"Was that an order you threw in my direction?" Vegeta asked, raising an eyebrow at the young warrior.

"Please put me down, sir." Gohan returned. He could have expected such a response from his master. The half-saiyan looked at the floor. "Gently."

Vegeta seemed to consider this for a moment, taking so long that Gohan feared Vegeta was going to drop him from this height. Vegeta, however, lowered the half-saiyan slowly. Gohan placed his hands on the ground until Vegeta released his foot so that he could get to the ground properly.

"Thanks." Gohan stated as he stood upright. "How did you find me? My power level is too low for you to sense."

"Honestly, brat, how could I not find you?" Vegeta responded. "I'm a Saiyan, remember? We saiyans are made to sniff each other out. I can literally smell where you are."

Gohan frowned in response. "I'll remember not to wear my scents anymore."

Vegeta chuckled. "Please do. That actually thwarted my search since every young soldier tends to imitate you. That scent is everywhere." The man stepped closer to the half-saiyan. "So, explain to me why I had such a hard time finding my personal slave."

The half-saiyan shrugged. "I have no idea." He stated innocently. "I guess we missed each other."

"Right." Vegeta nodded once. "I'll bet we missed each other. That is easy when you don't respond to your scouter or your personal pager or when I cannot find you anywhere. Not in the office in which you were supposed to be. Not in your quarters or the training room. I'd say it's definitely easy to miss you when you're cowering under a table."

"I wasn't cowering." Gohan responded, frowning.

"No, you were hiding." Vegeta said, his voice rising. "From me. To be specific."

Gohan shook his head. "Why would I be hiding from you?" He asked, his voice not sounding a reliable as it usually did.

"Because..." Vegeta reached out and grabbed Gohan's collar so he could pull the half-saiyan closer to his face height. "You want to search for your dear friend. Well let me tell you right now. That is not going to happen."

"I didn't want to…." The young warrior stopped talking when Vegeta only raised an eyebrow at him. Gohan let out a sigh. "Fine. I just want to make sure that he's okay." The half-saiyan pulled back and Vegeta actually let him go. "You can't blame me for that."

"How many times do I have to tell you that he's just fine?" Vegeta responded in an annoyed tone. "Why do you not believe that?"

"Because your definition of fine might differ from mine." Gohan countered. He made a worried face. "Please, Vegeta. I just want to say hi."

Vegeta held Gohan's gaze for a moment. The young warrior sent him a pleading gaze in return until his master let out a sigh. "Fine. I'll take you to see him." He stated. Gohan's face lit up. "But I will supervise your conversation." Vegeta added strictly.

Gohan nodded. "Sure!" He added cheerfully.

Vegeta led Gohan to Suno's quarters. There the entire Suta Team was spread over the room, working on their laptops. Gohan followed Vegeta in the room and quickly searched for his friend with his eyes. The young warrior was surprised to find Tobney sitting at the table, typing away on his laptop. Gohan didn't know what he expected but he definitely did not expect Tobney to just be sitting there. No chains, no cage… Honestly, Tobney looked just fine. As if nothing happened.

"Lord Vegeta!" Suno said when he recognized the two newcomers. He and all the other warriors got up and knelt down for the lord of the universe.

"At ease." Vegeta stated in response to their behavior. "The boy wanted to see Tobney."

Tobney smiled when Gohan approached him. "It's good to see you again." Tobney stated once Gohan was close enough. "It's only been a week but it feels longer."

"I know right." Gohan responded. The young warrior lowered his voice. "How are you doing?" He looked Tobney over once more and noticed there were some bruises on his arms. The young warrior was also sporting a healing black eye, probably from a day or two ago.

"Are you okay, honey?" Suno asked in a whining voice.

"You're not hurt, are you?" Itoro added, making a very worried face at first but then showing a grin.

"Please don't cry. Mommy's here." Kaon couldn't help but add as he studied the annoyed expressions on the faces of the teenagers.

Tobney rolled his eyes at Gohan in response to their behavior. Gohan returned the smile Tobney showed afterwards. "I'm fine."

"Gohan has been very worried about you." Comora stated from the couch. "I don't know what you expected to happen though."

"I don't know either." Gohan complained as he turned to look at Comora. "You practically dragged him from our quarters. Excuse me for expecting the worse."

"We're not that bad." Suno responded. "Besides, Tobney has been very cooperative." He placed a hand on Tobney's shoulder as he said this.

"Okay. So I overreacted." Gohan turned to Comora. The moment Gohan looked away from the table; Tobney pushed Suno's hand off his shoulder. Suno chuckled quietly as he turned back to his laptop. "Your refusal to let us meet made it worse though."

Comora shrugged as he turned back to his laptop. "You really shouldn't worry so much."

"Now that you're here," Suno started as he looked over at Gohan, "go get me some lemonade."

"Oh yes, me too!" Kaon added before he pointed to a kitchen in the corner of the room. "Drinks are over there." He turned to Itoro. "Do you want something?"

"Same as you." Itoro added without looking up. He was in the middle of typing a sentence and he was not going to let others distract him or he would lose his train of thought.

Gohan looked over at Vegeta. The Saiyan prince was wearing an amused expression on his face and he shook his head in response to Gohan's questioning glance. "Get your own drinks." Gohan stated as he turned back to the others.

"Oh come on." Suno complained. "For old times' sake."

"The walk will do you good." Gohan responded easily.

"Lord Vegeta!" Kaon turned to Vegeta. "Do we approve of this behavior from a slave, sir?" The man ignored the glare he was receiving from Gohan. The half-saiyan was well aware of his status. The Suta Team members were only trying to egg him on.

"He's my slave. Not yours." Vegeta said in response to Kaon's exclamation. Vegeta might enjoy pushing Gohan's buttons but he also tended to step in when others tried to do the same.

Gohan sent Kaon a grin. "There you go." He stated. "But you can get me something to drink though. Lemonade sounds fine."

"Meh, I'm not that thirsty anyway." Kaon muttered as he turned back to his laptop. The others followed his example and turned back to their work.

Gohan's glance went to Tobney and his smile faltered. Tobney was staring at his screen, his gaze looked vacant, and he slowly typed. The half-saiyan realized Tobney hadn't said a word. His friend had been quiet through it all. He didn't tease Gohan nor did he help his friend out. He did nothing.

"Alright." Vegeta stated. "You've seen him. Nothing's wrong. We're leaving."

The half-saiyan hesitated as he studied his friend. "Can I talk to you privately for a moment?" He asked quietly.

Tobney returned his gaze before looking over at Comora. Something changed on the warrior's face and he got off his high chair. "Let's go." He responded.

"Where are you going?" Comora asked almost immediately.

"To my room. Just for a second."

"Don't act stupid, Tobney." Comora said in response. "Lord Vegeta is waiting. Gohan's leaving now."

"Just a second." Gohan added, sending a pleading gaze in Vegeta's direction. The man was waiting in the doorway, his arms crossed and an unreadable expression on his face.

"Sit down, Tobney." Comora's voice sounded strict and harsh. Gohan was actually surprised by the forcefulness in his words. Tobney held the man's gaze for a moment but then sat back down on his seat. An amused Suno petted the young warrior on the head but this time Tobney didn't wait for Gohan to look away; he knocked the man's hand away immediately.

Gohan frowned worriedly when he noticed the expressions on the faces of his comrades. He couldn't really read them. He hadn't seen this before. The half-saiyan looked back to his friend but Tobney was focused on the screen again.

"Gohan." Vegeta stated impatiently. Gohan turned around and walked to his master. The half-saiyan gave one look over his shoulder to the silent room behind him and he suddenly realized there was no music playing. There was usually music in the Suta Team's room. They liked having music on.

The two warriors walked in silence for a while. Gohan was overthinking everything he just saw as they made their way to Vegeta's office. The half-saiyan didn't even notice that Vegeta was talking to him at first until Vegeta's raised his voice.

"Brat!" Vegeta frowned when Gohan looked up at him in surprise. "I asked you if you can get over your worries now and focus on your job."

Gohan couldn't help but be annoyed by this question. "Right." He stated in a venomous voice. Vegeta showed a surprised expression in response to Gohan's behavior. "What did you expect? That I would fall for this charade easily?"

Vegeta's expression faltered. "What?"

"What I just saw in there is a total lie." Gohan snarled. His anger rose slowly as he spoke. How could they think they could fool him that easily? "The tension was so strong that it nearly blew me away when I entered the room. That's not how they normally behave and don't think I didn't notice the bruises that Tobney is covered in." The young warrior clenched his fists. He wasn't even sure what he was angry at. The situation. His role in it. The fact that there was nothing he could do. Or the fact that Vegeta and Comora thought they could just fool Gohan easily. Because he is obviously that stupid, right?

Think again.

"The bruises mean nothing. We're fighters, remember?" Vegeta countered.

"Oh come on." Gohan spat back. "I know what bruises gained from combat look like. These are different. They're on exactly the same place on both his arms. Kudos to the person who can land accurate punches like that." The young warrior could feel his anger rising more and more as he spoke. "No, this was not done by punches. He was held there tightly enough for bruises to form. Recently."

"What does this mean?" Gohan continued, his voice rising. "That you wanted to make sure his beatings wouldn't be too obvious and you didn't want to put him in a rejuvenation tank every time because that will take his pain away immediately. And we don't want that, now do we? That will only lessen the suffering." His fists started shaking as he thought about the pain his friend may have gone through.

Vegeta frowned as he could feel the boy's power level rising. "Brat. Calm down." He stated.

"No, I will not calm down!" Gohan screamed as he powered up visibly now. The half-saiyan transformed right there in the hallway. A gentle vibration went through the floor in response. "How did they do it, huh? Did they tell Tobney he would get a real beating if he told me anything? Did you threaten to take even more from him if he came clean? Or, of course, your favorite," Gohan bared his teeth as he glared at Vegeta, "did you threaten to harm me if I found out anything about your little charade? That will keep Tobney nice and tranquil, won't it?"

Vegeta's eyes were wide and surprised. How did this conversation escalate so quickly? Why was the boy suddenly so angry? Had he been brooding over this anger for so long that he couldn't hold it in any longer now?

Gohan let out an angry growl as he tensed his muscles. For a moment Vegeta was afraid that Gohan was going to attack him right then and there. However, a hand knocked the half-saiyan out.

Vegeta watched with surprise as Gohan suddenly went limb and fell to the ground. The man looked up and noticed Comora was standing right behind the young warrior.

"I noticed the spark of his power-level and I came as quickly as I could." Comora stated. He appeared as struck by this situation as Vegeta felt. "What happened here?"

Vegeta's gaze lowered to Gohan. "He had a tantrum." He stated in response.

"A tantrum?" Comora repeated. "But what has it been; eighteen months?" He asked after that. "I thought he could control his tantrums by now."

The Saiyan prince nodded once. "I thought so too. Apparently not. The situation pushed him to his limits this time. We'll have to work on this. I'm not planning on allowing him to explode on me whenever I do something he doesn't approve of."

"What are you going to do?"

"I don't know yet." Vegeta answered. The man frowned thoughtfully. "But I will think of something. It's time the boy learned how to control his emotions. One way or the other."

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