Royal Delivery

Chapter 2

Back in the halls of the palace Turles watched as guards hurried towards him and his two nephews. "The King will see you and the two princes now." The man stated motioning for the more powerful Saiyan to move on with Gohan now awake and demanding to be set down on to the floor. He wasn't going to be carried in like a baby in front of his two powerful fathers that treat him like one anyway. Turles reluctantly let his nephew down on the tiled floor. Mirai and Turles watched as Gohan as he tried to get his balance without the aid of a working tail. This made the boy stumble with every slow painful step. Turles was proud of the boy as he showed determination even though he was suffering. Mirai wanted to go to his brother's side but knew his help would be unwanted.

Turles turned into the long wide corridor and pulled his chest plate down ready to be killed by two over protective fathers. "Oh Goody. Can't wait to get my throat ripped out by that irate King, your papa." Turles smirked down at the two boys at his side staring wide eyed down the long corridor. The boys moved closer toward him as they walked on.

Mirai came up close to his uncle so he could be near his brother who was limping and holding on to Turles hand for support, the pain growing with each movement. He still refused to be carried by his uncle who hade offered a few times. Mirai looked up at the powerful Saiyan. "Sorry Uncle."

"Yes you will be saying that a lot soon. Come one let's get this over with." Turles said as they moved on at a slow pace, more for Gohan's sake, the camber doors getting ever closer. They now came into view of the King and his mate who was standing waiting. Both boys moved closer to the general for added protection as they look at the stern faces of their fathers.

Vegeta stood up when he saw his cubs approach at a slow pace huddled close to his mate's twin. He motioned to the guards in the room. "Go, all of you, and close the doors on your way out. We don't want the two young princes escaping."

Both boys took the last few nervous steps toward the throne staying as close to Turles as possible.

Vegeta was livid. His face darkened and boiled with anger masking his fear at the thought of losing his sons. Vegeta couldn't contain his anger any longer. He exploded his rage at the cubs. "What were you thinking?" He growled causing his boys to edge closer to their uncle's arms.

Goku frowned at his mate for scaring their sons "VEGETA! Boys what were you thinking? You know better than to leave the palace grounds."

"Sorry papa" Mirai's quiet voice echoed to his fathers ears as he took a brave step forward and leaving the protective grasp of his uncle. Both parents noticed their younger son was leaning at an odd angle close to his uncle for support. Gohan noticed them looking at him and slowly edged his way behind his uncle from his fathers' prying eyes.

Goku's powerful brown tail uncurled from around his thin waist and motioned for the boy to approach. "Gohan what was wrong with you? Come closer so I can see you."

"Please papa I'm happy here." Gohan shone a weak smile as his grip on his uncle's pants tightened while still looking up at his papa.

"DO as your papa asks. Come here boy." Vegeta growled, his dark eyes narrowing on the smaller cub.

Gohan lowered his head and limped his way forward hearing a gasp from both his parents. He looked up at his uncle who gave him encouraging smile. His sights fell back to his brother who looked back at him adding his own encouraging smile. He looked up with sad eyes to see his fathers with looks of horror on their faces.

"Gohan" Goku called when he sighted his son's tail dragging along the ground in a painful display.

Vegeta could feel his ki spiking at a fast and dangerous rate with the sight of his young cub's tail. "How did this happen?" He demanded.

Turles took deep breath and moved a step towards the King to try and explain. "The boys got in to some trouble on their way to see me."

"WHO DID THIS I'LL KILL THEM" Vegeta growled and his dark powerful tail tightened around his waist in an attempt to control his rage. The king watched his mate approach their son.

"You're Majesty. You don't have to concern yourself. I have already disposed of the filth." Turles bowed respectively at his King and brother in-law.

"Gohan, come here. Show me?" Goku spoke gently as he crouched down and wrapped his protective tail around the boy bringing him in even closer as he picked their baby up.

"OW" Gohan cried.

Goku rubbed his boy's back as he looked at the tail with its white binding. He looked back at his worried mate. Vegeta's suspicions were confirmed. "It's broken"

Turles went on to explain before the king went looking for any more blood. "We didn't have time to get him in a healing camber."

Vegeta approached them and knelt down next to his mate's side to see for himself. A deep frown came over his face as he handled the tail with care causing his son to tighten his grip around his papa's neck as Goku rubbed his back. "Get the boy to sick bay" Vegeta's tone was soft as he lowered the painful limb.

Mira looked up at his father now standing tall over him. "Father, can I please go with chibi?" He asked hopefully.

Vegeta's eyes narrowed on his eldest son who should have known better. "NO! Part of your punishment will be that you'll be separated from each other for the rest of the day. Now go to your room. We will take your brother to sick bay." Vegeta turned back to his mate and Goku stood up with their young cub cradled in his arms, the painful limb dangling behind. Goku purred to his son as the boy started to whimper with the pain now shooting through him with all the movement.

"Yes father." Mirai felt like crying. He was to be separated from his bond brother for a whole day and maybe a night. That scared the young prince. They have always slept in the same bed they had never been separated before. His father must be really mad with them.

"Mirai" Gohan called, his small hand stretched over his papa arms attempt to lean closer to his lavender hair brother as their papa is about to leave to go to sick bay.

Mirai held his hand up so his brother can hold it before they go. "Bye Chibi"

Goku wiped the tears forming from his young cub's face as he moved a lock from sad eyes. "Come on Gohan lets go."

"Yes papa." He whispered as he rested his tired head on his papa's shoulders and looked over at his brother's own sad face.

Vegeta turned before he weakened under the two sad chibi's. "Turles will escort you back to our private chambers. Just in case you think you can sneak off looking for your brother."

"Yes Father." Mirai lowered his head avoiding his father's dark eyes and walked away with his uncle.How did he know?

"Geta that's a bit harsh separating them for a day." Goku whispered with a sleeping chibi in his arms as they headed off to sick bay.

Vegeta frowned back at his mate. He didn't want to do it ether. "This will be more effective than any other punishment I can think of."

Goku could see the hurt in his royal mate's eyes as they walked on. "Yes that's true. They hate been apart for any length of time."

"Cheer up Mirai. You will be able to speak through your bond when Gohan comes out of the healing tank." Turles patted the boy with his large hands trying to ease some of the boy's pain while they head hack to private rooms.

"It's not the same. I won't be able to see him." Mirai pouted

Turles smiled and kept the boy close turning down one of the many halls of the royal palace. "Hush now let's get you back to your room."

Down in sick bay the doctors were fussing over their new patient "How long will he be in there?" Goku asked, looked at his unclothed cub now in a deep sleep and immersed in blue healing liquid inside the tank.

"It was a nasty break. It was lucky he got treatment as fast as he did otherwise it wouldn't have healed right. As it is now I would give him three to four hours in the tank." The doctor explained.

Goku frowned he didn't think he would be that long. "Four hours?"

The doctor nodded. It was distressing to see the young royal cub like this. "Yes it was a nasty break."

"Heal him" Vegeta ordered as he moved from in front of the tank and back to his mate and the head royal doctor.

"Yes of course Your Highness." The man bowed and went back to work.

"This is why they should never leave the palace. I will see they have their training moved up this week." Vegeta growled frustrated and still angry that his sons could have died out in the streets.

"You should get a new teacher. They are learning nothing from their current one. He is too scared of hurting the boys in case you kill him." Goku growled, as he watched his son floating in the blue goo in front of him.

"I only said I would kill him if he broke a bone in their bodies. That is all I said Kakarrot." Vegeta said in defence getting a raised brow from his mate. "Fine I'll get Nappa to teach them when he gets back from his mission. Until then your brother can volunteer to train them since they were so keen to find him and spend time with him."

"Turles might disagree with this arrangement." Goku pointed out.

"Well he should have thought about it before he decided not to come to the palace first. Then the boys wouldn't have gone looking for him." Vegeta growled back

"Vegeta" Goku raised a brow at his mate who was trying to find an excuse for their son's actions.

"Kakarrot" Vegeta growled back with the same raised brow.

TBC