A/N: And here I be. Think I'm actually on time with this chapter. Huh. That's a shocker...and my usual yap, love if you will, hate if you must. I will take anything you care to dispense. Enjoy!

"I have you."

Teagan was stunned speechless. Goku can't possibly mean what I think he means…can he? She thought wildly as his dark eyes stared into her own. Giving herself a mental shakedown, and a couple mental slaps upside the head just to be safe, Teagan willfully forced her mind to focus on unleashing some sort of witty, sagacious comeback on him. A thousand separate words ran through her mind and she chose one, preparing herself to unleash hell on him.

"…wha?" Oh yeah. Nice one, Teagan. Way to tell him how you REALLY feel. Her mind wouldn't obey. She had fully stopped breathing, staring at him in such complete shock that her mind was unable to catch up with the times as her heart started sending subtle signals to her mind, using images to convey what IT thought he meant as she inwardly cringed at her own thoughts.

Wow. Well, that's…an embarrassing image. Unaware of the female Saiyan's current thought pattern, Goku let a powerful snort of air out through his nose, making Teagan's heart rate increase even further as his intoxicating scent blurred out whatever rationality was left in her mind. Oh Kami. Don't do it…

She was at the edge of her control. Never had she been that close to just losing it and giving in, even in battle. What…what is happening…to me? I'm never like this… The mix of her suddenly raging hormones, the stress from the past week, and now…something else she didn't know how to define…it was tearing her mind apart at its very seams. And she was terrified about what might happen if she lost what little control she had left.

Teagan's fractured thoughts screamed at her to get back, to put some actual physical distance between her and Goku so she could possibly regain some semblance of control over herself. Her heart and her instincts countered swiftly and savagely, telling her to not just stay put, but to move forward with what had already been started.

Blinking once, Teagan found herself focusing on Goku's stunning dark eyes once again, hoping against hope to find something in his eyes to snap her out of it and to help bring her under control. Or not…

Reflected in his gaze was a familiar predatory gleam that she was sure was glittering in her cobalt blue eyes as a slow, savage grin crossed the male Saiyan's face. Oh…snap…

The air around them had become eerily still and was beginning to heat up rapidly. Two Saiyans, that powerful, sitting that close to one another…add in an already tense situation…and sparks were sure to fly. No…NO!

A roar exploded through Teagan's mind, sending the female Saiyan shooting to her feet as she bounded away from Goku, landing with her back against the far wall as she became aware of the ragged breaths ripping through her powerful chest. I can't…he has…a family…

Across from her, Goku rose to his feet, that same look still in his dark eyes as he practically stalked towards her. She could tell, even just looking at him, that his instincts were totally in control now. Goku may be a bumbling, clueless idiot on an average day, but he is incredibly smart under the surface. However…I know for a fact that his mind isn't in control right now. He's not…like this.

Stopping a mere six inches from her, Goku's eyes looked into hers before another familiar gleam flashed through the onyx, leaving only turquoise in its wake. A fraction of a second later, his hair stood up and turned to pure, glowing gold as his bright gold aura sent waves of power rippling through the room. All the candles were blown out from the power of his aura, but the room was brighter than ever before as the mighty male Super Saiyan stood before the female in an awesome display of power. He's acting on pure instinct now…displaying his power, even at the lowest level, is an act all males put on when trying to woo a potential mate. Jeez…what the hell do I do now?

Her answer came from the great Oozaru. The beast resurfaced in her mind, prowling forward until it was a hand's length from her, and then it roared. In one awesome burst, Teagan went to full power in her base form, her eyes still cobalt blue, her hair still gray, but a white aura surrounded her. Her hair was fully spiked in aggression, her eyes glittering with an unspoken threat as her aura clashed with his, the wind howling around them both in an incredible display of instinct and sheer territorial aggression.

Locking her eyes with his, Teagan dropped her shoulders ever so slightly in a mild threat display, her incisors bared and gleaming as she growled aloud, "Step back." It was not a request. It was not a command. It was a promise backed by thousands of years of Saiyan breeding and power flooding through her blood. He may be of the 'stronger' sex, but I am no pushover. He needs to understand that I will not submit…not when so much is at stake. She thought as she continued glaring at the male Saiyan standing in front of her.

Seconds stretched into minutes as the stare-down continued. Neither warrior moved. Hell, they didn't even blink. And then, as suddenly as it started, it stopped. Teagan could tell the exact instant that Goku regained control. His stomach growled…loudly.

Instantly, the golden warrior grabbed his stomach, all the aggression leaving his body immediately as his turquoise eyes widened and he laughed, his typical Goku laugh. "Man, I'm hungry! Let's go catch some food!" With that, he powered down and left the room, leaving a slightly astounded Teagan in his wake.

And I'm friends with this nut…why? Oh yeah, because I'm even crazier than he is. That's right… She thought, shaking her head as she powered down and headed out to the nearest balcony, where Goku was already waiting. As one, both Saiyans leaped over the railing, blasting towards the distant fishing hole in companionable silence as the setting sun blazed in the distance.

Anyone watching would have noticed an odd phenomenon had they studied the two Saiyans. The male was slightly in the lead, his black hair and dark eyes glowing as he cavorted through the sky like a child. The female was behind and slightly to the side, watching his antics with her eyes glowing softly.

In the last glorious light of the day, the male looked normal, but there was one noticeable difference when looking at the female. Anyone looking at her would swear that there was a halo glowing over her head, but the moment the sun's light faded, she looked normal once again. Some may call it a refraction of the sun's rays. Others may call it a trick. And a very small faction…well, they would call it a prophecy. Both Saiyans disappeared in the distance, leaving behind the realization that those of the mortal plain…will never know the truth.

King Kai, watching from his little planet at the end of Snake Way, twitched his antenna slightly as he followed both Saiyans' ki signatures thoughtfully. "All will be clear in time. All will be clear…"

Man, Teagan's a great cook. Those two fish we caught were delicious! Goku thought happily as he patted his full stomach, blinking his dark eyes owlishly as across from him, Teagan yawned massively, her stomach full as well.

The eyes of the two Saiyans met and the look held for a few seconds before Teagan smiled tiredly and spoke, only to be interrupted by another yawn. "I think it's time…*yawn*…for bed. Don't mind the mess. I'll take care of it in the morning."

Standing up and yawning again, she wearily plodded from the room, Goku following closely as she turned out the lights before shambling up the stairs. He followed her all the way to her room, conveniently forgetting that one of the guest bedrooms 'belonged' to him. Can't leave Teagan alone…what if Nightshade comes back? I'll never know…have to stay nearby…

His thoughts were bordering on obsessive as Teagan wandered into her room, focusing her ki just long enough to fly to her bed, which was built six feet off the ground, secured in one corner of the room. There was another bed on the floor, for those days when she was too tired or too badly injured to get to her regular one. Goku took the one on the floor, scrabbling around until he was comfortable while Teagan simply collapsed on top of the sheets and crashed out immediately.

The male Saiyan eyed her critically for several seconds before looking around until his eyes landed on a comfy-looking quilt lying on a papasan in one corner of the room. He got to his feet, collecting the quilt before focusing his energy and lofting himself gently into the air until he was hovering next to the unconscious female Saiyan. Moving both gracefully and carefully, Goku leaned over her, gently tucking the quilt around her and smoothing it out before looking at her face again.

The sudden urge to take her into his arms and cradle her to his chest nearly overwhelmed him; Goku wasn't sure where it came from, but it was powerful and almost impossible to ignore. His gaze remained on her face as an agonizing memory surfaced from deep in his mind, bringing the sting of hot tears and bitter regret to his thoughts as he was dragged into his memories once more…

Vegeta and Goku had just finished raising their power levels to call Evil Kid Buu to their location on the Kai ancestral home world. Goku was alive, but Vegeta had only been sent back as a spirit. It mattered little to the both of them; they were brothers in arms, both determined to destroy the monster that had caused so much pain and despair that day.

They both knew that Teagan was alive…somewhere. The Supreme Kai, Shin, had refused to tell them where he had sent the female Saiyan. She had been badly injured in the first battle with Buu, much like Gohan, and the Kai had hidden her until she could recover and fight once more. Or so they thought.

"Goku, I will not bring that female Saiyan back here only to die. That is what will happen if she returns to the battle today; I have foreseen it." Shin had snapped at him, both male Saiyans reacting to his statement rather violently.

"Do you even know who it is you are talking about, Kai? That female is one of the greatest warriors to ever live! If Goku and I can make it against him, she can." The Saiyan Prince had snarled at the Kai.

Surprisingly, the Kai had snarled right back, nearly spitting in Vegeta's face as he snapped, "Be that as it may, Buu in this form is nearly unstoppable! I don't even know how the two of you combined are going to beat him!"

Goku watched the argument like a spectator at a tennis match, turquoise eyes flickering from one to the other, then back again, until his attention was roughly snatched away when Buu appeared a hundred yards away.

"Vegeta! He's here!" The Saiyan third class snapped, instantly drawing the attention of both of them as the pink monster's weird eyes were drawn to them, just before a sick grin crossed his face.

"Shin, get everyone else out of here! This will be a fight…to the death. I want no more innocents to die today." Goku growled, the Kai nodding immediately before disappearing to do as the male Saiyan asked.

Vegeta prowled to his rival's side, both of them staring at their opponent as he made his way towards them. "So Kakarrot…any ideas?" The Prince asked as Buu came closer and closer.

"Not really. All we can do is fight…and hope that this time, we can tear him apart. Permanently." Goku growled in response, both Saiyans tensing as Buu continued to close the distance between them.

"Ready?" Vegeta's voice was a mere whisper in Goku's ears, both of them unleashing even more power as their gold auras combined, surrounding them in a huge ball of flame-like energy.

"Let's do this." Goku's low snarl grated in the air between them, and as one, the Saiyans charged, determined to give their all to defend those they loved and were sworn to protect.

The ensuing battle was one to be remembered. Punches, kicks, and ki blasts were exchanged, tearing up the ground all around them as Goku and Vegeta took a brutal beating at the monster's hands, but they gave as good as they got. They fought solidly for close to an hour before the three separated, the Saiyans on one side, the pink creature on the other as they stared at each other malevolently.

Goku and Vegeta were dripping blood, clothes torn, muscles weary as they panted heavily. Buu wasn't much better; purple blood leaked from his nose and a dozen separate slashes and burns on his body. His pants and boots were shredded, but he was barely winded.

"Oh…great…here…he comes…again…" Vegeta grunted between gasps. Goku nodded tiredly, trying to raise his hands to defend, but they felt like concrete weights attached to his shoulders. Both Saiyans watched helplessly as Buu charged, his eyes gleaming with an unholy glint as a wild laugh left his throat.

Buu was mere feet away when a stunning roar ripped through the air, just before a huge blast of energy smashed into him from below and sent him flying into orbit. A fraction of a second later, someone appeared in front of the two exhausted Saiyans, her hair glowing bright gold and her eyes a glittering turquoise that were blazing with fury.

"Teagan! How…how did you get here?" Goku asked, his eyes wide with astonishment. She turned, her eyes scanning his battle scarred frame as a brief flash of pain rippled through her eyes before disappearing as she answered.

"Instant Transmission. Foolish Kai forgot that I know how to do that." Any further conversation was interrupted when Buu reappeared, hopping mad and out for blood. Teagan's turquoise eyes focused on the monster's as she bared her teeth before unleashing a wordless howl at him in uncontrollable rage.

Goku and Vegeta watched in awe as she raised first her right hand, then her left over her head, placing them one on top of the other as she charged up her special attack. "Eat this, you evil beast! Sha…dow…BLAST!" She bellowed, firing the attack at the stunned pink monster, who was hovering a mere ten feet away when she fired.

A huge ball of dark green energy surged from her hands, smashing into Buu's chest and sending him flying into a nearby mountain as the energy followed him, detonating on impact with the ground and leveling everything within a one-mile radius of the blast.

Teagan hovered in front of Goku and Vegeta, panting slightly, but otherwise unfazed as they gawped at her in amazement. "Where…in the world…did you learn that?" Vegeta asked, astounded by the stunning power she had just displayed.

She turned, eyeing him slightly as she grunted in response, "Amazing what you learn when you're bored, isn't it?" Turning back around, she searched for Buu, tensing up when she sensed his energy rising before he exploded from the ground and charged towards them.

"Huh. This guy just won't lay down and die…" She growled as she prepared herself for his assault. But nothing could prepare Goku and Vegeta both for the cruel torture they were about to witness.

The two male Saiyans were forced to watch as Buu fought Teagan to a standstill, forcing the female Saiyan to fight non-stop for almost two hours before her stamina gave out. Even then, he continued, turning her into a living, breathing punching bag as he tormented her mercilessly. Goku and Vegeta both stepped in, rotating back and forth between the two of them to try and give Teagan a breather while trying to keep from getting themselves killed in the process.

Despite their best efforts, Buu swatted the two males aside, focusing all his attention and all his rage on the defiant female that kept coming back for more. Goku and Vegeta were helpless and they knew it, but they both refused to stand by and watch her die. Still moving in tandem and as randomly as possible, they would launch various attacks at Buu whenever his focus dropped, using their skill and speed to continually make the monster eat dirt as Teagan fought to give them enough time to think of something, anything to end the insanity.

Finally, Vegeta's tactical mind came up with the idea to use Porunga and the three wishes he would grant to bring back the Earth, then all its people, and to have them give Goku their energy for the biggest Spirit Bomb ever. Teagan had fallen back with them momentarily as they regrouped, so she knew what they were asking the moment the two male Saiyans looked at her.

Fearlessly, she had nodded, her turquoise eyes sparkling as she growled, "I understand. Get it done, boys. Don't worry; I'll give the little bastard enough grief that he'll forget you're even here." With that, she powered up to Super Saiyan 2, charging towards Buu with a ferocious howl that even had him looking afraid. Goku looked at Vegeta, and saw the same fear in the Prince's eyes that he was feeling.

"Hurry, Vegeta. I can't…lose her." Goku said softly, and for the first time, he saw Vegeta's dark eyes soften slightly as he looked over the third class's shoulder at the battling female.

"I know, Kakarrot…neither can I. She's something special…to both of us." Vegeta said, his gruff voice a mere whisper as Goku followed his gaze, both watching as she took blow after brutal blow in a desperate bid to give the two male Saiyans enough time to save them all.

Both Saiyans sprang into action, Goku preparing his own energy for the Spirit Bomb as Vegeta got Dende moving with Porunga. All went according to plan…until it came time to ask the people of Earth to give Goku their energy. Both male Saiyans were nearly blind with fury at the stubborn refusal of so much of the Earth's population to do as they asked.

For the first time, Hercule Satan made himself useful by making the request as well. Of course, all the stupid humans listened to the worthless coward. As everyone celebrated this small piece of good news, suddenly, one Saiyan's luck ran out, in a very big way…

Teagan had fought Buu bravely despite her exhaustion and her wounds for a solid fifteen minutes to give the others the time they needed. Then she slipped up…and paid a terrible price for it.

To the horror of all who could see the fight, Buu managed to get a hand on her chest just long enough to unleash a powerful ki blast. Normally, it would have knocked her back and bruised her, maybe burned her. But in her weakened state, her muscles couldn't halt the energy…and it blew right through her.

Her gasp of shock and pain was met by a cry of horror from King Kai and everyone in Heaven. Those in Hell, including Cell, Frieza, and everyone else that the Z fighters had killed, yelled in disbelief. And Shin, Supreme Kai of the entire universe, fell to his knees and wept. "I tried to tell them…they wouldn't listen…"

Buu even looked stunned as the female Saiyan's hair turned gray and her eyes went back to cobalt blue, just before she fell from the sky. She hit the ground hard, her blood splattering everywhere as another painful gasp of air was forced from her shattered lungs.

Goku couldn't go to her side; he had to finish powering up the Spirit Bomb. In his rage, he exploded straight to Super Saiyan 2, howling with fury as the energy continued flowing in and the bomb grew bigger and bigger.

Buu had dropped to the ground near her, scratching his head before grinning and extending a hand to finish her. The boot to his face stopped him cold and sent him crashing into the ground a mile away. Vegeta stood over the mortally wounded female Saiyan, powered up to Super Saiyan 2 as well, not even caring that he had landed a blow to the beast for the first time as he spun around, grabbed Teagan, and bolted for safety.

Buu managed to regain his feet as Goku received the last of the energy for the Spirit Bomb. With a blood-curdling roar of rage that shook the planet beneath him, Goku launched it, and so began the epic battle of tug-of-war that would decide the fate of the universe.

In the end, it was Goku that won, thanks to one last wish and a very patient Porunga. But the victory came at a terrible price…to both of the male Saiyans.

Despite his exhaustion, Goku bolted to where Vegeta had taken Teagan, reaching Vegeta's side just as the female Saiyan was breathing her last. "No, Teagan! No!" Goku had screamed, his anguish clear as tears poured from his dark eyes to land on the hideous wound to the female's chest.

Teagan had looked at him, her cobalt blue eyes brightening for a few moments as she gazed into his teary onyx eyes, struggling to draw enough breath to say something to him…but she couldn't. With one last grating, shuddering breath, her eyes had closed and her body had gone limp before vanishing in front of them.

Despite the fact that both Saiyans knew that she could be wished back, they had exploded with grief and rage, their power combined becoming so great that it could be felt in Heaven, in Hell, and all the way to the Earth. For once, they were completely in tune with one another. For once, they were glad that the other was there. They grieved together, begging the female Saiyan's forgiveness for their failure to protect her, to keep her safe from harm. She had given her all for them…and they both hated themselves for it.

Goku snapped out of his memories, shaking his head to clear it of the painful images from that day as his gaze fell on the sleeping female Saiyan once more. I made a promise to you once that I would protect you…I broke it that day. I swore when you came back that it would never happen again. This time, I intend to keep my word. No matter the cost.

Goku went back to the lower bed, struggling for over an hour to get to sleep, but he just couldn't pull it off. Finally resigning himself to a sleepless night, he lofted himself back into the air before sitting on the edge of Teagan's bed, her feet touching his back as he sat there and watched her sleep.

For some reason, as he watched the breaths entering and leaving the female Saiyan's chest, he felt his eyelids drooping. Yawning widely, he very gently pushed her back until her back was touching the wall, laying down carefully in the space left between her and the edge of the bed. To his surprise, the bed was quite big and surprisingly warm, and he felt sleep creeping through his conscience almost immediately. The last thing he saw as his dark eyes drifted shut was the face of his oldest friend as she slept peacefully beside him. Then the darkness took him, and he drifted away to the realm of dreams.

A/N: Got the inspiration for this one when I was rewatching several episodes of the Majin Buu/Evil Kid Buu Saga. Forgot how good some of those episodes are...then I promptly went and laughed my ass off at Team FourStar's DBZ parody. Man...what a hysterical compilation. And they aren't even done yet! :)

Thanks to my reviewers, as always! You guys are AWESOME! And a special thank-you goes to faded colors for her patience with my insanity...I hope the chapter makes up for it, friend! :)

Make sure to stop by and check out Unspoken by faded colors! Things are really starting to heat up over in that story! Got some great Goku/OC fluff. She writes fluff a lot better than I do...LOL