A/N: Update! I added a scene I previously deleted back in, for those who wanted a little more VegeBul lemon, and info about the "mating ceremony" ;) You can thank Becky L. Sly for that! Also, while I'm here, there's new art of Zenaya on my deviantART for those who are curious to see what she looks like! ( @Christa-Elizabeth) Ok, until next time, please fav, review and follow!
Even in the deepest trench of the ocean, the warm sunlight filtered through the windows, washing the small underwater home in soft, teal light. She hummed as she washed plates and smiled, her curly, blue hair spilling down her back as Kannon moved her hips back and forth slowly to the dreamy tune.
"Pinchie, did you know that your lips make the sweetest song I've ever heard?" A deep voice rumbled from behind her, as she giggled, and tilted her head back to share a kiss with Nappa as he moved his large hands down, and stroked circles on her growing stomach. He rested his chin on her shoulder and sighed, his short black hair concealing his worrying brows as he kissed her shoulder. Nappa knew that he couldn't stay here forever, but living with Kannon was paradise.
Life with her was an escape from the terrible existence he'd been trapped in for so long now; that when he'd finally allowed someone else to have a look into his dark past, he felt like been given a punch to the gut with the stunning revelation that what they were doing was terrible, and much more wrong than he had allowed himself to believe for all these years. It was all a horrible nightmare, it had to be. Suddenly, the front door blew open and the couple were surprised, as Raditz and Vegeta fell in, with a gush of water.
"Hey, watch it!"
"It's not my fault, you tripped over your own fat feet!"
"Oh, boys! You got saltwater on the clean floor!" Kannon huffed, her hands on her hips as she eyed the two boys. They looked up, fishes still flapping in their sopping wet manes.
"I'm sorry, Miss Pinchie." Raditz spoke softly, and looked up at her shyly from behind a curtain of hair and seaweed. She tutted, and began grooming him, picking the bits of leaf and live fish from his mane, as Vegeta stood and shook himself dry like a dog, sending a couple of small fish splattering onto the walls.
"This is no time to be coddled, idiot! Zarbon is here, and he says he's got the entire Dyjod Trio with him!" He snarled, and they all froze in place. Nappa's life flashed before his eyes in horror, recalling his knowledge of the deadly trio.
" 'Dee-jode Tree-o' ? Nappa, what's he saying?" Kannon said, holding Raditz to her chest, looking up with her frightened, ruby-rose eyes. Nappa knelt and circled his arms around the both of them, and kissed her, knowing that this may be the last time he ever felt her sweet kiss upon his lips.
"We'd better get going, Nappa. I'm sure they'll sniff out our trail!" The Prince insisted, and Nappa obliged, standing. He took Raditz's hand, and pulled him from the woman he was clinging to.
"No, no! Miss Pinchie! Where will Miss Pinchie go?!" Raditz whimpered, kicking to release himself from Nappa's grip. Nappa pulled him free at last and tossed him to the floor beside Vegeta.
"Go on, and get suited up for battle, boys." He said, and Vegeta ran off to fetch his armour, while Raditz hesitated, gnawing at his nails fretfully.
"Raditz, I said go!" Nappa bellowed, and the boy flew off. Nappa waited until the children were gone, then pulled Kannon to her feet, and looked into her tear-filled eyes.
"Kannon, I need you to stay inside. Promise me you won't go outside. It's not safe, Pinchie." He said softly, then kissed her brow one last time, and turned away, pulling on his breastplate, before walking out the door with the two children she had grown to care for as her own, gone.
Kannon sniffled, then mustered up her courage, and pinched her own cheek, turning her long mane golden, her eyes, emerald. She looked around her, then felt around beneath the floorboards, where she kept her cannon blaster hidden for emergencies. She wasn't going to use it if she didn't have to, she only strapped it over her apron, and took off out the back door, abandoning the small home where their love had grown.
He grit his teeth, What is this all about? Piccolo couldn't tell what had the large Saiyan brute so distracted that he stared off at nothing, he and the blonde woman were in some sort of trance, where they mumbled to themselves as if lost in a dream. Vulcane had to only hold his hands out, casting the spell. He looked around at the other Saiyans, and saw they too looked on in wonder, did they not know either?
Why does Vulcane want them to relive these pointless memories? Does he get some sort of sick satisfaction out of it, what's the point?!
Piccolo crossed his arms, a silent observer, and closed his eyes to try and see into the same spell. He let everything fall away from him, cancelling out all sound, feeling, sight. By ignoring everything but what he was specifically concentrating on, Piccolo could use his mental power to penetrate practically anything; he realized. Darkness fell, the barriers of his mind opening, as he reached one tendril out, and went for Nappa's mind, he was the perfect subject, Piccolo figured, as Vulcane already had the poor Saiyan enslaved by his telepathic torment.
Piccolo watched as a picture slowly came into view, and put himself in the Elite's shoes as the show began to play out around them. Nappa walked out of the small house, and towards a sandy dune, with the small Saiyan children trailing behind him. Vegeta went towards where he'd seen Zarbon, ready to battle, but Nappa pulled him back by his fluttering red cape, which was in tatters, and hid the child behind his leg. There was a soft chuckle, as a tall, pastel green-skinned man stepped forth.
"Elite Commander Zarbon," He said respectfully, and got down on one knee, bowing. Zarbon made a soft musing sound, and crossed his arms.
"Get up. Don't worry about formalities, Nappa... I'm not quite sure you'll still have a position in the Frieza Force if you cannot comply to one simple command." He said lightly, sniffing. The reptilian didn't require an oxygen mask, nor did Nappa, as it had been Kannon's gift with her power of alteration to give the Saiyans all the ability to breathe underwater, to make subterranean life easier.
"I-I uh, I can explain for the delay... You see, after the purge of Mars, we came here, but we found out that the inhabitants here are non-violent, I'm sure if we needed to take any materials, they would gladly cooperate with us to-" He started, but was cut off by the sudden laughter of the slender man, who was nearly equal in height with him.
"Oh, Nappa, since when have you ever cared about making peaceful negotiations?" He responded with a chuckle, and turned his back on Nappa, his periwinkle blue cloak fluttering on the waves as he swam up to the surface. The others followed, until they came out of the deep sea trench, and onto land.
It felt strange for Nappa to walk on land without the added weight of the water like he had become accustomed to, as they followed Zarbon. Eventually, they came to a stop, which for the most part was safe from the magma pools all around, and the constantly shifting exterior of Planet Neptune's unstable crust.
The wind whipped something fearsome as they stood in wait, Zarbon's cloak cracking out like a whip behind his back. At the same time, an electrical storm thundered overhead, and lightning flashed, making the two boys run behind Nappa's legs in fear. He held them both as a dark figure approached, and two hulking shadows behind it, silhouetted by the dark, rolling storm clouds, lit up from within with unearthly red lightning bolts.
"Lovely weather we're having, wouldn't you agree? Hardly seems like a good vacation home, General." A gruff voice rumbled, from over the thunder.
"Captain Pricota Dyjod... It's an honor.." Nappa said, and stepped forth. The Captain eyed Nappa with his blue scouter, his strange skin shiny like liquid obsidian, as he narrowed his fleshy, pink eyes. He then raised one clawed hand, and backhanded Nappa on the side of the skull so hard that his scouter shattered, leaving bleeding pin pricks around his eye and ear where the device had stabbed him as it was smashed. Captain Dyjod crossed his arms, his long, vibrant hair falling down his broad back like a blue flame, that started from a deep widow's peak on his brow, between two long, curled horns.
"Idiot. You've given the Frieza Force a bad name with your dishonor, how difficult could it be to purge a level 3 planet? We shouldn't have been assigned here, but for your sakes, Lord Frieza has commanded our presence." The offworld alien said, as Nappa wiped blood off his temple with a grimace.
"What if I told you I don't need your help?" Nappa spat, furrowing his brow. Captain Dyjod laughed, tossing his head back and showing the interior of his purple mouth, and the long fangs inside as he laughed heartily, his thick blue beard bristling. He then lowered his chin, and blinked at Nappa with a clearly amused expression.
"We're not offering to help, we're saying if you don't begin purging these lowly geminis, you'll have us to answer to. Now, I want to see how tough you've made those little monkey runts. Lord Frieza's very curious about how their desensitization training is going."
Nappa flinched, holding Raditz and Vegeta back.
"The boys have been desensitized. But I just can't agree to this! Tell Lord Frieza that this planet has no value, fire me, I don't fucking care, just leave it be!" Nappa growled, freezing in place as Zarbon turned back, tapping one long finger on his scouter.
"You've just told him yourself. New orders from Lord Frieza. Nappa, you've just been dishonorably discharged." He sneered sarcastically, and pointed one finger, and fired a thin, yet powerful beam right past Nappa's head. He chuckled, as Nappa quickly dodged the deadly beam with shock evident in his features.
"You have one last chance. Purge this planet, every single inhabitant on it, or face the entire Dyjod Trio." Zarbon said coolly, and waved the others forth.
Captain Dyjod growled, cracking his knuckles as his two other subordinates approached. Kwisei had a slimy green bio-helmet, making him visibly a member of the demon Slug-Jin, and the other; Roangue was an orange-skinned alien, with red eyes, and gills on the sides of his grinning, sharply fanged mouth. Nappa looked back and forth at them all, and growled, clenching his fists.
"I won't do it, I'll die protecting this planet!" He bellowed, then charged at Captain Dyjod, and the two locked hands, struggling to overpower one another. The offworld was much larger, and stronger than Nappa, as he pushed Nappa back, crushing the Saiyan's hands in his fists.
"You're a fool, you'll die here, you should have never challenged the Dyjod Trio." He growled, and Nappa screamed as the man kneed him in the gut, lifting his body into the air with his thick, muscular thigh covered in shiny obsidian skin.
The offworld was the same race as Banan, or Napple, but unlike his blue and orange skinned, red haired relatives, his distinct coloring represented his much greater power given to him at birth.
Nappa spit up blood, hacking. He turned back to Raditz and Vegeta, and screamed.
"Get out of here boys, go! I'll take them all myself!" The two boys froze in place, wide-eyed as the Dyjods began to approach them, the large aliens casting great shadows with their immense height over the small children.
Piccolo pulled out of the spell quickly, his eyes widening as a torrent of power rushed out around Vulcane, and ensnared the others. Candor, Onioan and Bdakka became entranced just like the others, then, to his amazement, Nappa and Onioan faced off against one another, and began fighting. Piccolo watched back and forth; stunned as they fought one another aggressively. He racked his mind for a way to stop the fighting, before the Saiyans tore one another apart.
Those stubborn saiyans won't stop fighting until they're all dead! How do I stop the spell?
The most logical way was to just attack Vulcane from behind, and break his concentration, Piccolo resolved. He stepped forth, watching as Vulcane orchestrated the battle with two hands as if he were the conductor of an orchestra.
Piccolo took his stance, and began to charge up his Special Beam Cannon.
He tugged on his leather jacket, as Yamcha looked at himself in the mirror, and pulled the zipper up, smirking as he admired his own reflection, rubbing his jaw with one hand.
I definitely need to shave, and maybe have my split ends trimmed before seeing Bulma. I can't face her looking like this!
Yamcha pulled his brush through his hair a few more times, to make his curly black hair shiny, then put it back in the front pocket and patted it.
Yup, from here on out, I'm a new man! No more Fancy, no more booze! I've gotta get back in shape! He thought with a smile, his fake tooth in the front gleaming as he turned around and exited the small hospital bathroom.
"All set to go?" Master Roshi asked, putting on his fedora, and his blazer.
"Yup! Say, can I crash at your place a few days? I wanna avoid any possiblity of seeing Fancy. I'm going to call and have the locks on my apartment changed." He said, as Puar flew up and landed on his shoulder, dejected.
"Sure! I'm sure Launch won't mind, but you may have to take it up with Raditz!" He said, and Yamcha shrugged, putting his hands behind his head as they strolled down the hallway.
"I'm not worried about him! I've been around longer, Launch knows me!" He said, smiling as he thought of the vivacious blonde; who was also fun to flirt with as long as Tien wasn't around, and she wasn't locked and loaded. Master Roshi laughed nervously, and kept up his slow pace down the corridor, where at the end they saw Oolong and Turtle waving.
"Hey! How's it hangin, Yammy?" Oolong said as he ran up, shadow boxing with Yamcha's leg. Yamcha put his hands out and let Oolong punch him, and the little pig grunted with surprise.
"You gotta get in the gym! I can take ya, here and now let's tussle!" Oolong snorted, then Puar spoke up, and attacked his green cap, clawing at him.
"Leave Yamcha alone! We just got out of the hospital, he still needs time to recuperate!" The cat yowled, and they rolled into a cloud of flying fists and tails, just like old times. Yamcha laughed, tossing his head back, then wiping a small tear from his eye. But, as he looked around the waiting room, he felt a small twinge of pain in his heart; knowing that Bulma wasn't there, and that she didn't care what happened to him after what he'd done. He frowned, hanging his head as Master Roshi gave the woman at the the desk his permission slip to leave, before attempting to chat her up.
He sighed, looking away, and saw a gift shop over towards the entrance, where people liked to buy little trinkets, like teddy bears, flowers, chocolates, things like that for people recovering in the hospital. He stared in the window, his hands thrust in his pockets, until he noticed a white figure moving through the glass, and felt his heart race. Miyuki walked up to the check out, and began paying for whatever it was she was buying.
He looked away, attempting to ignore the fluttering feelings in his stomach, and pulled Master Roshi away from the glass he had his face pressed against, peeking in on the frightened secretaries inside.
"Come on, no more flirting! I've gotta go, I just wanna get out of this place!" Yamcha said, pulling the old man away by his collar.
"You're no fun! You don't even wanna get a sneak up a skirt, or catch a feel, all you care about is Bulma, well guess what! She don't want'cha!" The old man groused, but Yamcha ignored him, on a beeline for the door. He heard an odd sound, and paused, turning his head. Miyuki was suddenly right there, like a cat, she was incredibly stealthy.
"Hi, Yamucha." She said in a small voice, clutching a brown paper bag to her chest.
"Oh, h-h-hi, Miyuki..." He stuttered, backing away a pace. "Miyuuuuki!" Puar cried, coming flying from where he was wrestling with Oolong, and clinging to her, nuzzling his face against her, purring.
"Well, I'd better get going home, it was nice and all staying here, but I've got training to do." Yamcha managed to say, and attempted to grab Puar's tail in order to pull him off.
"W-Wait!" She cried out, and held Puar close to her. "I have something for him, if you don't mind." She said softly, and Yamcha relented, letting go of his tail.
"Oh, I guess that's alright." He said with a small smile, and watched as she opened the bag, and pulled out a tiny red collar, with a bell. "So you don't ever lose him! I noticed he doesn't have a collar, so I got him one." She said shyly, and Puar looked at the collar, and cheered happily, hugging Miyuki around the neck.
"Thank you, Miss Miyuki! I'll wear it everyday, I promise!" He said, and she giggled, as she put it on him.
"There you go, red is your color!" She said sweetly, then blushed and looked back at Yamcha.
"Well, thanks alot for the collar! We'd better get going, uhh, hehe!" Yamcha said, but was stopped once again.
"Y-Yamucha? Can I ask you a favor..?" She asked, looking up at him through her auburn eyelashes.
"Oh.. uh, yeah what did you need?" He said, gulping. Miyuki opened the bag, and pulled out another red collar, this one much larger, with a red bow, and the same jingling bell.
"I also... got myself a matching collar. So, if you ever need to find me... you'll know where I am." She said softly, and gave it to him, then turned around.
"Will you... put it on me?" She whispered, and Yamcha nodded quickly, looking at the collar in his hands, then her neck, and his reflection in the glass window before him. He felt an odd sense of deja vu, as he moved her soft curls aside, and looked at her pale neck that was presented to him. He wrapped it around her neck, then pushed the flap through the buckle, and pulled it snug. "There, that's not too tight, right?" He said, and she nodded, slipping two fingers under the band.
"This is good. I want to make sure it stays on. I won't take it off unless I have to." She said, bowing her head as he latched it, then rested his hands on her shoulders lightly without even realizing what he was doing, and looked at their reflection in the window.
"Will you always wear it...?" He asked, and she nodded. "Of course." He felt her tail touch his leg just barely, then backed away, straightening himself up as she turned around quickly.
"Well.. It was nice to meet you, Yamucha. You, and all your friends. I'll really miss you and Puar." She said kindly, blinking her large blue eyes.
"Yeah, I've got to get back to normal, you know? I really liked my stay here too, it was nice... like a home away from home, or well, uh, you know? Somethin' like that." He stuttered, his face reddening as Miyuki reached and played with the bell on her neck, batting it, then pausing to look at him a last time.
"That's so you know how it sounds, hehe." She said with a giggle, and Puar latched back onto her for a goodbye hug, and a kiss on the head. She ruffled his long ears, then handed him back to Yamcha, and they hesitated just a moment, before he took Puar and turned around quickly, waving.
"Bye, Miyuki! Well, I'll see ya!" He called, and Miyuki waved, "Bye Yamucha! Bye Puar, and Master Roshi, Bye Oolong and Turtle! I'll miss you all!" She said enthusiastically, running to the revolving door and waving them off. She waved until they were out of sight, then sighed, curling her hand to her chest.
"Goodbye." She said softly, then turned back, and returned to the hospital.
There was a hush in the commotion that had become common for the small green planet, as King Kai suddenly gasped, startled by what he had seen on earth. Tien stumbled, and plowed over Bubbles as King Kai gasped, the monkey chattering with frustration as Tien wrapped his arms around him.
"I got him!" He said enthusiastically, then stood, helping the monkey to his feet. Tien nearly fell again when Bubbles shot out from between his legs, and collided right with Goku. Not a second later, he found himself walloped by Goku, who landed on him with a belly flop.
"Did I get em'?"
"Ooo ah ah!" Bubbles complained, wiggling to try and get out from beneath him.
"Hey, King Kai! We got him!" Tien yelled, and Goku got to his feet, laughing as Bubbles ran around to his shoulder and sat there a moment, hiding from Krillin and Chiaotzu, who were still trying to catch up.
"Oh, good! Ju-Just a second, boys!" The blue alien yelled back, before returning his attention to the happenings on earth, with two twitching antennas.
"Hmm, this is very interesting... It seems that this mysterious Gemini has trapped all of the Saiyans in some type of spell... I sure hope Piccolo can stop him.." He muttered, catching Goku and Tien's attention.
"Huh? Saiyans? How many are there?"
"Well, counting you, yourself Goku... there are 8. Quite a formidable number, but I have a feeling that strength alone will not be enough. Just this one Gemini has an immense power.. "
"No, don't tell me... Vulcane is there?" Tien said, a look of dread coming over his features. Chiaotzu and Krillin joined them, curious about the conversation. King Kai hesitated to answer, then nodded.
Tien clenched his fist, gritting his teeth.
"Let me see him, he's my father! I should be the one to kill him!" He growled, storming forward.
"Wait! Tien!" Chiaotzu cried, hanging onto his leg.
King Kai turned quickly, cutting off his connection. "Tien, I cannot let you be involved with this. You must complete your training."
"But- why?!" He argued, and King Kai only shook his head.
"Tien, perhaps your memory has failed you, but you were defeated by Raditz on Earth. He's become twice as strong since fighting you, and these Saiyans fighting Vulcane are just as well. You were not in control of your mental power. Someone like perhaps... Piccolo would be more suited to train you in this art, or even Goku...? But first, you must master the challenges I present you with. Got it?" King Kai said, and Tien's shoulders slumped a small amount, being reminded of his own failure.
"Oh... I suppose you're right. Well, I won't let that stop me! I'll train as hard as I can, mentally, and physically!" He said with gusto, pumping one first into the air.
"That's the spirit, Tien! I can help you too!" Chiaotzu cheered, and Tien picked up Chiaotzu and swung him around happily.
"Yeah, say Goku, when did you learn mental control?" Krillin pondered, tilting his head up at him, watching as Goku sat and let Bubbles groom his hair.
"Oh, I learned how to meditate and control things with my mind a long time ago when I went to Kami's Lookout as a kid. It was really boring! But if you guys want to learn about it, I suppose I could show you a thing or two. Maybe if we can get wished back, I can ask Kami if you guys can go train there!"
"Sounds like a deal, Goku. Now, not to be a pain, but could you take that monkey off your back?" Krillin said uneasily, and Bubbles jumped, and hooted at him warily. Goku looked up at the monkey, then back down.
"Oh, I suppose. Guess he's your beast of burden, now!" Goku chuckled, and King Kai's antennae pricked as he heard the exchange of phrases.
Krillin put his hands on his hips and sighed as he watched Goku and the monkey. Bubbles had begun licking Goku's hair, making him giggle uncontrollably.
"Oh, come on guys! That's enough monkey business!" Krillin said, exasperated, and Goku pouted, while Bubbles paused with a mouthful of black hair between his lips.
"M-Monkey business!? Hehe!" King Kai chuckled, then sputtered, laughing uncontrollably.
The others looked on, puzzled, and Tien looked down to Chiaotzu and shrugged.
"I'm no comedian, but I'll be a monkey's uncle! He's really taken a liking to you, Goku!" Tien said, with surprise, unsuspecting of the torrent of laughter that was about to erupt from King Kai.
"Oh, that's rich! A monkey's uncle! Hehe!" King Kai squealed with laughter, and fell down laughing again, rolling across the grass as the others watched, their eyebrows raised. Krillin smirked, then cupped a hand over his mouth and whispered to the others.
"This guy's more crazy than a barrel of monkeys..."
"You're killing me! STOP! Hehehe!" King Kai laughed, tears bursting from his eyes, barely able to breathe. Chiaotzu looked up to Tien, and the two exchanged another shrug, then Bubbles hopped off of Goku and began running towards King Kai to check on him, only to have Krillin and Chiaotzu give chase, running right over King Kai's stomach, knocking the wind out of him, then jumping off.
Goku blinked, and Tien sighed, plopping down on the grass beside him.
"I have a feeling we're gonna be here awhile!" He groaned, and Goku only grinned back at him, "Oh well! It's kinda like a vacation, while I miss Earth and all, King Kai's cooking ain't so bad!"
"I suppose that's true... Good thing Chi-Chi can't hear you, she'd rip you a new one." Tien teased, then tensed again at a new wave of laughter.
"Ohohoho! My sides are gonna split!"
After they'd finished their 'bath' Bulma had become suddenly apprehensive, feeling worried that her mother would hear all the commotion downstairs in the kitchen, from where they were overhead. Vegeta grumbled, as he dug through the woman's messy dresser, looking for some suitable clothing for her to wear 'as to not look suspicious', in the case she went downstairs in between their love making for a snack.
Vegeta shook his head, Ridiculous, to think she's hungry right now, of all times! I'll give her something to make her be quiet, oh...? He paused, holding up a pink garment, that said 'BULMA' in large letters. He smirked, thinking about how short and tantalizing it would be on her curvy body. He then grabbed a pair of underwear, and black leggings, and left the room as quickly as possible to avoid being seen. He was stark naked, but that didn't matter, he was so quick there was no way he would be seen as he darted back into the bedroom, the clothes in hand.
"Oh, thank god!" Bulma sighed, relieved. She stood from where she sat on the bed, in nothing but a towel, and dropped it, revealing herself to him without shame as she took the garments and inspected them.
"Vegeta! I haven't worn this since I was 15! I don't even know if it will fit around my boobs! They're way too big." She sighed, weighing her breast with one hand, as if it were some type of fruit. Vegeta licked his lips, and rumbled from deep within his chest. Bulma's head perked up, startled by the lustful sound. The shirt slowly dropped from her fingers, as he came close and embraced her.
"Woman, shut up, your breasts are perfect." He growled, and nibbled her neck, squeezing one breast, and dipping the other hand down low, teasing her.
"Besides, I'm not done with you yet..." He purred, stroking the pink mating mark on her lower back in circular motions, making her sigh from the sensation. He hadn't marked her yet, he wanted this to last, Bulma had to know just how badly he wanted her before he marked her, the erogenous nerves in the mark would only become more sensitive the longer he drew out the mating ceremony; and he wanted to ensure that she never lacked for pleasure.
Bulma tilted her head back and moaned, giving into his touch, she closed her eyes and let her body mold back to his as he manipulated her tender folds with skill. She found out he was a quick learner, and very eager to please. He carried her to the bed, and placed her there, sliding in between her legs to kiss her sweet, pouty lips.
"Oh, Vegeta.." She sighed, wrapping her arms around his back. Bulma closed her eyes and moaned as he pulled her hips to his, and sunk back down into her, wrapping her legs around himself with both hands and shoving her down passionately, making Bulma yelp.
"That's right, say my name again..." He whispered, as he moved against her, and moved to squeeze both of her generous assets in his hands, to suck both pink rosy buds between his teeth as he bucked his hips against her, his tail curling and lashing around in the air.
"Vegeta!" She moaned, and he purred, licking her nipples to tease them out of hiding. He closed his eyes and wrapped his arms around her, sighing into her soft chest as he made love to her.
"Bulma,"
The sound of birds chirping seemed so far away, and yet... so close, as the boy lying at the base of Mt. Paozu rested, knocked unconscious from falling down the steep mountain top, twisting his neck. The injury wasn't enough to kill him, but as his dark eyes stared up, lifeless at the Eclipse shining into his deadened pupils, he realised with faint dread, that he was in fact; unconscious, and the things he were seeing, when his mother found him and woke him up, were only a dream. So, he closed his eyes and returned to that place, enjoying the dream land until he was sure he would slowly die.
"Gohan..? Sweetie, where did you go?" Chi-Chi called, waving one arm around, smiling happily as she held a frying pan over the fire.
"Coming mom!" He replied, and finished up his business in the bushes, tying up his gi. It felt so real here, he could eat, drink, take a pee... Maybe that other world really was just a horrible nightmare?
"I made some mushrooms, just how you like! Pan fried!" She said, and dished them out onto a leaf to cool. Gohan ran over and took the leaf, sitting beside her as she raked her nails through his hair. He smiled, and began eating as Chi-Chi fretted over the tangles in his hair.
"Oh, you need a hair cut, Gohan! Living out in the desert is terrible for your hair!" She said, and he laughed, tossing a mushroom into his mouth.
"That's ok, mom! I have to get back to training after, Mr. Piccolo might be wondering where I am..."
"Oh, no you don't! You're not going back with that, that monster! He's a terrible brute, did you know he once tried to take ove-" "MOM! It's okay! Mr. Piccolo is a good person! He's just a little rough around the edges, that's all!" Gohan said, and patted her on the arm reassuringly. Chi-Chi looked confused, her baby boy was talking, and acting so mature... Where had all the time gone?
"Thanks for the food, mom! That was great! I haven't had your cooking in a long time!" He said happily, and Chi-Chi at last smiled, pulling her portion onto her lap, and picking at it.
"Well, I've had to survive on some meager means myself, after you were kidnapped, and your father... was gone, I left to go find the dragon balls! See?" She said, and gestured to the pouch at her side where she had two dragon balls.
"...Two?" Gohan murmured, his finger to his lip. "Yes, I have the four star ball from your hat, and the one from Master Korin." She said sweetly, patting his head.
"But mom, don't you remember, dad had two more at home!" He said, and Chi-Chi stiffened, her eyes widening.
"...What?! You mean-" She stuttered, dumbfounded.
"Yeah, dad kept them safe in the fruit basket on the table, because nobody would notice them, what with the oranges on top." Gohan said simply, and tipped the leaf back to catch the last of them, and licked it. Chi-Chi sat silently a moment then, suddenly jumped up with excitement.
"So that means we have four! We have four dragon balls, Gohan! We only need three more!" She said happily, and danced in place. Gohan smiled, then frowned a little. "Yeah, sure!" He said, unsure how to say what he really wanted to, he just couldn't break it to his mother that he couldn't go with her to find them, he had to go find Piccolo and finish his training...
Chi-Chi got herself together, and brushed off her pink pants, before gathering up all her cooking tools into a pack, and taking out the dragon radar.
"Next ball, is due west! Let's go, honey!" She said, and took his small hand in hers, walking down the false Mt. Paozu, and into the dark forest. Gohan looked behind himself once, frowning, then looked back, not noticing the brown tail moving behind his back.
The sweet scent of fresh baked goods wafted down in the lab as Dr. Briefs and Raditz were finishing the designs on his armour, from where the two sat hunched over a desk. Raditz held his arm out over the table as the small human man took a tiny scraper tool, and shaved off just the tiniest bit of material from his arm bracer. The tiny black fragments fell into a petri dish, which Dr. Briefs quickly took, and screwed a lid on to keep it from being contaminated.
"Are you sure that's all you need? Just a shaving?" Raditz pondered, his brows furrowed as the eccentric little scientist laughed, patting him on the shoulder as the ashes from his always burning cigarette stuck between his lips smoldered and fell onto the table.
"This will be more than enough, Raditz my boy. I'll apply the growth agent, and we should have enough material to make a few sets of armour. With the detailed blueprint you've made, and the sample, it should only take me a few days to have it ready for you."
"Oh, goodie! You're going to get your armour back, Raditz?" Launch said from behind him, as she walked over and set a plate of chocolate chip cookies between the both of them. Bunny followed, with glasses of milk for the two men, as she placed her hands on her cheeks and giggled, happy that her husband had made a new friend who was content to spend hours away in the lab with him. She sometimes worried that her husband was getting a bit loopy with age, having no-one but his cat to converse with while down in the lab for hours. Raditz took a cookie and bit it, moving to put Launch on his lap to show her the designs.
"See, this is what it'll look like." He said, and her violet eyes widened, then she hugged around his neck happily.
"That's wonderful!" She said cheerfully.
Dr. Briefs chuckled, and untentionally blew a cloud of smoke at the girl's face. Launch twitched her nose, her eyes watering, then sneezed, blinking a few times as she transformed.
"Oh!" She exclaimed, looking around herself. "Mmm, cookies!" She said, and grabbed one for herself.
"I'm glad you're here, Launch. I have a surprise for you." Raditz said, placing his hands on her shoulders with a smile.
"Wha.. what is it?"
"Well, seeing as I kind of destroyed your old one... I intend to replace it." He said, and pointed to a blueprint that Dr. Briefs had drawn up. The blueprint had a drawing of a motorcycle just like her old S-Cargo that had been crushed, but with visible modifications, and a larger seat for her and Raditz to share. There was a mounted gun, and surrounding the designs, were plans for multiple ki-charged guns that would suit her preferences.
"Aww, Raditz! You suck-up!" She cried, jumping up from his lap, and kissing him, hugging him tightly and squeezing.
"I love it!" She said, visibly excited by the designs.
"And don't worry, no matter how far along you get, the accompanying armour will always protect our child. It will stretch to fit." Raditz said, rubbing her back, and she blushed, nodding with her approval.
"Yeah, but where are we goin'? Why would I need all that stuff? Not that I don't like it." She said curiously, and Raditz only sighed, stroking her tail that was curled into a question mark with her curiosity.
"Well, you never know... And besides, I know how my girl is. I just know that you'll want to fight by my side, if it ever comes to pass." He said, and she nodded, kissing him again.
"Of course! I wouldn't take nobody's shit sittin' down!" She shouted, then her stomach rumbled with her outburst, after having double-dipped her cookie in Raditz's milk one too many times.
"Ugh... I think I'm gonna be sick again." She said, and held her stomach. Raditz frowned, "Isn't there anything we can do about this...? Maybe Vegeta was right. Maybe we can have a birth pod built for you after all, that's how I was born." He mused, stroking her stomach to try and soothe her.
Bunny put one hand to her mouth, concerned as the girl's face practically turned green. Oh dear, she's just like how I was with Bulma!
"No way! This is my baby! I ain't havin' no bubble baby! Just cause I feel a lil' pukey, doesn't mean I can't take it!" She huffed, crossing her arms stubbornly over her chest. Her anger made her ki slightly flare, and Raditz chuckled, patting her on the back reassuringly.
"Alright, fine. They say the strongest warriors were carried by fighting women. My mother wasn't much for fighting, she preferred to be in the kitchen. But you've got a little of her on both sides." Raditz said warmly, with a melancholy gaze in his dark eyes that sparkled with his admiration for his mate. Launch's eyes watered, as she quickly went from angry, to weepy in a second.
"Aaaaww... Raditz, you, you sweet man!" She sobbed, then buried her face in his chest and wailed dramatically. He raised his brows and looked to Dr. Briefs, puzzled. The old man simply smiled, and looked over to Bunny with a sentimental gaze.
"No need to worry. I think I just may be able to dig up the formula for Panchy's old 'Anti-Whack-O' pregnancy aids." He said quickly, winking at Raditz, who stiffened a small amount at hearing the name.
"Excuse me?! What did you just say, old man?! Get me that gun, I'll shoot im'! " A suddenly furious Launch growled, and he waved his hands around nervously.
"Great scott! I said 'Anti-Sapp-O', to make you stop crying!" He said, with an exasperated sigh, and stood, pacing around the lab, anxious to get to work.
"Oh... 'Anti-Sapp-O'...? I guess that's alright! Yeah, make sure they're extra strong! I ain't gonna be a blabbin' mess just cuz I got knocked up!" She said, and Raditz eased her off his lap, kissing her on the head.
"Thank you for the cookies, dear. We better get to work. I still have other things to finish. I'm almost done getting my scouter upgraded, then I'm making one for you, so we can communicate no matter how far away we get." He said, and began to turn away, before jumping again as she latched her arms around him and squeezed.
"Aww, Raditz!" She squealed, and he pinched the bridge of his nose between two fingers, sighing. He attempted to walk to his project, determined to get to work, despite the hormonal female clinging to him.
"Oh, um, Launchie, why don't we go see the dinosaurs now, dear? You can do target practice on their hides, they're bullet proof! It'll probably just scratch their backs. I'll get ya a ginger ale to settle your stomach, and then we can go." Bunny said wisely, and Launch slowly released Raditz from her death grip.
"Uh, okay! Should be fun! See ya later, handsome!" She yelled, and waved goodbye to Raditz as he sat down in a chair, sighing.
"I think I may have to put in a mute button on my scouter for the future, Dr. Briefs. As much as I love that girl, she hurts my ears." He said lowly, and Dr. Briefs nodded in agreement, and whispered, "Ear plugs, sonny. That's how I got through my marriage without a fight!"
The air was hot with the dense tension radiating between them, as Nappa was tossed onto his back by Onioan, who in his blind rage believed himself to be Captain Dyjod.
"Just face it, saiyans are weak! Why do you think you all died?" He sneered in a gruff voice, much unlike his own, as the towering Saiyan, who was nearly as burly as he was broad, held out two hands and blasted Nappa with a hot rush of ki. Nappa tossed back and forth on the ground, screaming as he felt the heat, both physically, and mentally, as he relived the terrible memory, of the day he purged Planet Neptune. Nappa blinked, and shook his head, before propelling off the ground, and rushing after Onioan with a determined gaze in his eyes. The two met, and exchanged a rapid flurry of blows, that hit so hard the sound of flesh thudding was so discernable, it made Piccolo flinch just slightly as he held his charge on the Special Beam Cannon.
It's not ready just yet, just a little longer, please... Don't kill one another before I can stop this! He thought, looking away from the terrible fight, and towards the figure hovering above, blocking out any light as he cast his spell, and cackled.
"That's right! Kill eachother, you mindless primates! It won't be long, before you're all dead!" Vulcane shouted enthusiastically, his white robes fluttering on the hot heat, as the crackle of ki in the air became a low thrum, and sizzled around the fighters.
Candor chuckled, only the whites of his eyes showing as he kicked Zenaya down to the ground. She curled into a ball and wailed, as she was trapped in the frightened mind of a child.
"Get up, runt! Before I blast you where you ssstand!" He hissed, lost to the illusion that he was the salamander Roangue, and he kicked her in the back unmercifully.
"I thought you were the ssson of Bardock! Do you want to disgrace your father's legacy, whelp!? Or should we all remember him as the man that was too inebriated to match hands?!" Candor hissed, then backed away as she quickly got to her feet.
"No, you can't talk about my father that way!" She cried out, and surged forth, blasting him with a barrage of ki blasts.
This is bad! These saiyans aren't just low-class prisoners, they're something else entirely! Piccolo thought in a panic, sweating profusely as he watched the scene. Onioan had nearly lost the battle, as he and Nappa rocketed back to the earth, the general hot on his tail.
"I'll never submit! The Dyjod will never be disbanded, " The saiyan cried in his broken voice, then turned around just as he landed, and held his hands out to block Nappa. It was too close to call, but as Nappa neared, he bellowed, and a great blast thundered all around the two, as heat rushed up and surrounded them, Piccolo screamed, "Special Beam Cannon!" And aimed it for the Gemini.
She didn't know what time it was, as Bulma stared out the window, lying on her side in Vegeta's bed. Her head seemed to slowly spin as if she were intoxicated, as the man sleeping soundly behind her held her close to him. Bulma blinked slowly, watching through the fluttering curtain as the sun slowly sunk, where the planets loomed in the sky, there would be no moon to replace the sun. Once the sun set, the sky would be totally dark. She pondered over it, with a dull sense of awareness, as she blinked her moist eyelids, feeling her entire body was warm, damp with their shared perspiration, as Vegeta's tail caressed her back in his sleep, for whatever reason, it would tickle the back of her spine as if searching for something, then curl around her waist, and pull her tight like it had before when Vegeta's tail sensed that Raditz had hurt her.
Bulma had never felt so special before, so completely possessed by a man. Even as Vegeta rested from the strain of his heat sickness, which was only quelled by mating, he still remained connected with her, and any small motion would make him respond by pulling her closer with a growl. So Bulma lied still, closing her eyes as she took comfort in his embrace. She smiled, hearing the steady purr he made, feeling the vibration from the rumbling he made deep in his chest. She sighed, noticing how the soft fur at the tip of his tail was stroking as if it was tracing circles on her abdomen, subconsciously trying to relax her abdominal walls, as he quivered just slightly, and she felt him swelling once again from within.
"Mmm.." She sighed, as he woke and kissed her throat, cupping her breasts and squeezing them as he moved up to fill her fully, smiling into her throat as she moaned softly from the shift in their comfortable position, it was as if they were made for one another as he melded his body close to her back, pressing down on the mating mark with his thumb as he began to make love to her once again, as he would multiple times, until he could ensure that Bulma was- Vegeta?
Vegeta growled, and squeezed Bulma tighter, moving more roughly against her as he felt an annoying buzzing in the back of his head. Get out of my head! Before I give you an aneurysm! He spoke back telepathically, and attempted to shut it out by seeing how loud he could make Bulma moan. Vegeta, I would never interrupt the sacred bond you have with your mate, if this was not urgent! Raditz thought back, from where he was down in the lab, looking out the window with his newly upgraded scouter on. Vegeta slowed his pace, and Bulma turned her head to look at him, wondering what was going on that had Vegeta looking so angry.
"Turn back around, Woman." He growled, and moved to lay on top of her, her face buried in the pillow.
Vegeta. Please listen. It's about Nappa, something's wrong!
Bulma growled, wiggling to free herself as he jerked up and bit into her shoulder, making her cry out. Why should I care? He snapped back, growling back to Bulma to establish dominance as he gripped her by the backside and pulled her up onto her knees. "Ahahhh!" She moaned hoarsely with surprise, gripping the sheets in her hands as Vegeta pressed the mating mark firmly with his thumb, licking his lips as he eyed it from above.
Nappa raised us from whelps, you know that... he sacrificed his life for us. If we don't go and help him, he could die! I'll go alone if that's how you would repay his kindness.
Raditz said bitterly, and Vegeta hissed, squeezing his eyes shut.
"Goddamnit!" He growled, and tore himself away from her, storming over to rifle through his dresser. Bulma was still frozen in place with her surprise, then sat up, feeling confused.
"Vegeta...? What's wrong?" She questioned softly, hiding her quivering mouth behind a closed fist. She felt a burst of something, like a sixth sense just before he'd moved away, and it felt... frightened.
"Nothing's wrong, just stay here. Don't leave my bed, I'll be right back to finish what we started." He said quickly, as he pulled on his blue under armour.
"You're putting on armour... but why, who's there to fight...? No, the Gemini?" She said, realization suddenly dawning on her.
They want revenge.
They want to kill every last Saiyan...!
"I'll be fine, Bulma. I've done this before, since I was only a child I've been fighting, this battle is no different." He said quickly, as he pulled his armour over his head, then wrapped his tail around it.
"But you said before that they have special powers, Vegeta, how can you combat that...?" She wondered aloud, then flinched as he whirled back around in anger.
"Do not doubt my capabilities! I am your mate now, I will be back, and we will finish the ceremony, until then, you will be silent!" He seethed, but Bulma didn't flinch from his words. She flinched from her fear for him, as she stood, and held him around his shoulders while he put his gloves on.
"Fine, tough guy. Be that way, I'll be here. But you'd better come back quick, I'm going to miss your cute purr to lull me to sleep at night~" She teased, kissing his cheek. He didn't respond, instead he pulled his boots on, and turned around, holding her firmly in place by the shoulders as he looked her eye to eye.
"I'll be back, Bulma. As soon as they're dead, I'll return to you, and the next time, I'll not leave you feeling empty." He whispered, and Bulma looked at him, slightly confused by his wording.
"Oh, okay...? Good luck!" She said, feeling an uneasy sensation souring in the pit of her stomach. Vegeta pulled her close and kissed her firmly, then turned and jumped out the window. Before she even could say goodbye, he was gone.
She ran over to the window and watched, as two shadows moved in the odd light of the Eclipse. The door burst open from behind her, as a panicked looking blonde burst in.
"They're leaving!" She cried, disregarding Bulma's lack of clothes, she sobbed, and wrapped her arms around her waist, falling to her knees as if in pain.
"Raditz, he- he left!" She cried, and Bulma got down onto her knees with her, and stroked her blonde locks.
"Shh, it's ok, Launch." She soothed, and held her, resting her chin on the other girl's hair as she looked over at the open drawer, where the extra suits of armour were hanging out.
There was a large boom that shook the earth, as the two held each other close, feeling the reverberations all the way to their bones. Then, Launch stiffened in Bulma's arms, and stared out the window.
"What, what is it?" Bulma asked, frantic. Launch blinked slowly, her green cat eyes narrowing. "That feeling, it's like a, a weird...dream. I feel like I know that..."
Bulma stared on, amazed as Launch's eyes flashed crimson for just the tiniest second, so quickly that she'd almost missed it. Launch stood quickly, and charged for the window, not before Bulma grabbed her tail. "Ow!" Launch yelped, and turned around quickly.
"Wait, it's not safe!" Bulma said, then glanced back down.
"But we will be." She said with a devilish grin, and eyed the armour in the drawer.
Oh, and P.S. if you haven't read Immortal Prince yet, and you love VegeBul and Launchitz, give it a read! It's next on my To-Do List of updates. Even if you have never read Dracula, or seen the movies, there's no need to feel you're not going to get what's going on. I'm starting from the very beginning, and seeing as I'm using both the book, and the movies as my guide, you'll be getting more of an education than from just watching any old Dracula movie, except, this is much different, and stars all our favorite characters! Toodles!~