Word was "mule", word limit is 500.
Idea inspired by the wonderful manawolf!
Pairings: Goten/Trunks, Goku/Vegeta
Warnings: mpreg
Drabble Contest - Round 2 - "Mule"
"The Dilemma of Mules"
"Get the hell away from me!!"
Son Goku retreated until his back hit the wall, fear evident in his
eyes. He was shaking badly, hands clawing at the metal tiles behind him
in a desperate attempt to get away. His gaze was fixed on his tormentor
in sheer fright.
The HORROR!
"Don't be such a baby, Goku!" Bulma said, flipping her forefinger
against the syringe, making the last bubbles vanish.
"It was you who came to me and besides, learn a lesson from your son. Do
you see him making such a fuss about a simple examination?"
Goku turned accusing eyes to his youngest offspring who sat on the
examination-table, feet dangling relaxed even with all of those scary
blinking screens and devices around him. Goten smiled uneasy in response
and turned pleading eyes to his father.
"Dad... please! You agreed to do this..."
The full-blooded Saiyajin sighed. He had never been able to say no when
it came to his children. Absentmindedly he rubbed his stomach then
forced himself to relax and endured the rest of Bulma's tortures.
Afterwards she sent both males outside to wait for the results because
"you'll just run around like scared hens and completely fuck up my
concentration", as she had nonchalantly phrased it.
Sitting outside, Goten turned to look at his father, who was running his
hands unconsciously over his lower abdomen. The demi-saiyajin smiled warily and
covered his father's wandering digit with his own hand, earning a
surprised look.
"Dad... I really appreciate that you are willing to do this for me."
Goku sighed, and then smiled at his son. He vividly remembered the day
when Goten had approached him. His son had been close to tears. He had
explained that he and Trunks wanted nothing as much as a child.
But despite the fact that Vegeta - Goku smiled fondly at the thought of
his mate - had said that saiyan males were able to reproduce, it just
wouldn't work. So they had Bulma run some tests on the two.
Goku still recalled how Goten had explained the result to him.
"We are just like mules." That had earned him a nonplussed look from his
father.
"You know... a mule is the result of a mare and a donkey mating." That
only left Goku with the distinct feeling that he had just been called a
donkey. Though Chichi did have slight resemblances to a mare...
Goten had hurried to explain further.
"Mules are very strong in many ways - they combine the best traits of
both races. But... mules are unable to reproduce. That is their tragedy
and their dilemma." And Goku had understood.
Both Son's heads turned sharply, when the door to their right side
hissed open and a tired looking Bulma walked over to the men who were
looking at her with such fear, tension and hope.
Then she smiled.
"Congratulations." she said.
The bright smile on Goten's face was worth just about everything, Goku
thought.
End...?
All gratitude to Manawolf - she convinced me that an optimistic ending would
be better. I am too much a sucker for angst... *snicker
Dark Serapha
