A/N: I don't own DBZ and I don't pretend to. This story is AU so that gives me free range and my characters OOC (out of character). Be warned spelling and grammar mistakes will be found. ALWAYS! Another Warning, this could end up as a Yaoi male/male coupling. If you are homophobe then don't read. No-one is making you. Rated R
Royal Delivery
Chapter 13"In here. Ursus I'm back and you'll never guess…" Mirai rushed up with his uncle behind him to the ruins of a small house in one of the many back streets littered with rubbish.
"That you kicked someone's butt. I'm hungry. Did you get anything to eat?" A voice called from inside.
"I got more than that." Mirai came into view and into a worn room that a huge chunk had been taken out of the ceiling, taking some of the wall with it. There, on the floor with his leg stretched out in front of him, rested his friend looking eager with the possibility of what his friend might have brought for him. The boys face dropped when he saw a huge bear of a man lowering his head so he could go through the door way.
Raditz looked over to see the boy. He wasn't so surprised to find how sickly the boy looked. "You must be Ursus."
"What the fuck! You're huge." The boy spat as he raised his head, he watched the man coming to a halt in font of him.
Raditz frowned with Mirai walking around him and moving up to his petrified friend. "Don't swear not in front of the prince." The warrior spat as Mirai sat down near his friend and off loading one of his treasured apples.
Ursus was still surprised as the apple was placed in his hand. He hadn't taken his eyes of the massive monster in front of him while his friend seemed Ok about it. "What the fuck?"
Raditz lowered himself down and pulled the boy up by the front of his shirt and hissed his warning. "I said no swearing in front of the prince."
"Get off me you freak… Mirai?" Ursus screamed getting his friend to stand again. With a sigh he pulled at his uncle's sleeve.
"Uncle, let him down." Raditz bared his Saiyan canines at the boy. Mirai rolled his eyes with the lack of response as his friend wormed himself to get free. "Please uncle."
The bear of a warrior placed the boy back down with him only stumbling into Mirai awaiting arms for support with Raditz eyes fixed on him the whole time. "As you wish. Let's go."
Mirai wanted to make sure his friend was Ok to stand as he leaned down and scooped up his friend's jacket and threw it in his friend's arms. Ursus took it without taking his eyes off the man sending him death glares. "Where the fuc… I mean where are we going?"
The large man narrowed his eyes on the boy as his nephew, the prince, explained. "My uncle has a ship. He is going to take us back to planet Vegeta-sei."
*That thing is his uncle* Ursus was shocked. He had heard little about Mirai's family. It was mostly about his father or his papa and his young brother, who he felt sorry for the most. Mirai would talk about him the most. He grew to like this brother of his.
"Well I haven't got a ship yet but I can get one." Raditz explained feeling a little uneasy with the bug eyed boy staring at him like he was freak.
"Well how did you get here?" Mirai frowned as he approached his uncle.
He explained in low voice. "I hitched a ride before I stole it."
"How cool." Ursus blinked for the first time. He might get to like this guy after all.
"No not cool. The bloody thing broke." The man hissed still annoyed that he landed here but if he didn't he wouldn't have met up with Mirai and never known of his plight as he hitchhiked and stole ships to get back to his home planet.
"Don't swear in front of the prince." Ursus beamed before ducking from the man grasp.
"Why you little brat…" Mirai dived in between them with his hand pushing his uncle back.
"NO uncle. Ursus will keep his mouth shut. Won't you Ursus?" The prince turned to the boy who was smirking at the man who was growling.
"Oh yeah, of course. You know me. My lips are sealed tight."
"They'd better be kid if you don't want me to drop you off on another space port." Raditz growled with glare to match.
Mirai ignored his friend and his uncle. He knew Ursus was annoying his uncle on purpose but he couldn't be sure that his warrior of an uncle wouldn't kill him. "If you haven't got a ship, then how…?" Mirai asked.
"I'm working on it. Come on walking helps me to think."
"You mustn't do much walking then. Ursus said with a straight face and backed away with a smirk enjoying the game. "Sorry, sorry my mouth is sealed. Help me Mirai. "
Raditz, for the first time, noticed the boy limping with Mirai supporting him. "What's wrong with your leg?"
"It didn't heal as it should. I can't walk without help." Ursus growled. It was a constant reminder of his disability and how much he relied on his friend.
"Fine I'll take you." The large man reached over and tossed the light weighted boy over his shoulder before the boy could complain.
"Hey I'm suffocating here. Can't you cut some of this." Ursus complained with mouth full of black hair.
"It's going to be a long trip." Raditz growled as they took off down the back streets following Mirai's lead. He knew a quick way out of the town that had trapped both boys since they encountered it all those months ago. He was feeling fairly confident that his uncle would get them out of any mess that they may fall in.
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I've talked to all of the shop owners and they all say the same thing. The boy, that sound like Mirai was spotted at lunch time being chased by the orthotist." Turles explained as he approached the others. Nappa and Bardock his father, have searched every shop for clues since they got there.
"Where would he be now?" Bardock scanned around them wondering what to do next.
"I don't know lets go ask someone over there I'm thirsty." Nappa pointed to a tavern not that far from them, Turles turned back to his father for permission. They have haven't stopped since they got to the town and he was looking forward to a drink.
"Fine." Bardock headed off with his son and Nappa on either side of him. As they went to step through the door a small man barrelled straight into Nappa clutching a bleeding head.
"Hey watch it!" Nappa growled as he pushed the man to one side. Bardock and Turles stopped to take in the sight of the dazed man.
"Hey, are you alright? Turles asked, at his giant friend's side.
The man shook his head. "Huh yeah…yeah why shouldn't I be." Krillin moved away still clutching his bleeding head where he could feel a deep cut.
Turles watched the man stagger off into the streets. "Must be a rough place. He looked like he got on the wrong side of someone."
"Come on. We're wasting time out here." Nappa pulled at his friend so they can get a drink. Bardock already at the bar waiting for them. His son and Nappa stood to one side as the bar man took their orders. The tall bulky one of the three, Nappa, ordered three of his usual. Something he picked up on one of his early missions.
"You drink as much as this other guy that was here earlier. He liked the same drink only he liked his left in the jug" The thin man said as put the drinks in front of him taken the money from the warrior.
Nappa frowned not many people could handle this drink. "What was his name?"
The bar man had to think it was early morn when the man had left. "His name… Umm Raditz I think. Yeah that's his name. He stayed here for the night, payed his bill and left saying something about catching himself a ship and getting out of this dump.
Turles raised a brow at his father and friend who both looked stunned as he felt. "Raditz was here?"
"We've got to find him." Bardock said pushing away his drink and heading for the door. He thought his boy was dead all this time. Turles followed his father while Nappa downed one of his drinks before disappearing out the door in a hurry to catch up to the others.
Nappa called as he jogged up to them. "If he is looking for ship then he will go to the nearest space port.
"Come on let's hurry." Bardock ordered as the three rushed back to where Turles ship was.
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Raditz moved up to brand new ship waiting to be delivered to its owner. "This ship looks good. I always wanted to try one of these."
"Let's take it and high tail it out of here. Come on." Ursus called from the warriors shoulders as he turned to one side to see Mirai looking up at the shiny metal the same way his uncles was.
"You don't rush theses things boy and if you pull my main one more time I'll…"Raditz let the boy he was carrying slip from his shoulder to the ground of the quiet port.
"Hey you two, what's that?" Mirai called as his friend leaned against him with Ursus hand on his shoulder for support.
"Hide." Raditz picked up the lame boy and help Mirai to get inside the ship as they saw in the distance three figures rush there way from the building at the far end.
Once both boys were inside the large Saiyan warrior turned to the three approaching figures. "What the hell?"
"RADITZ"
"Dad what the hell…" Before he knew it he was being embraced in a hefty Saiyan hug by his father then by his brother with Nappa patting him on the shoulder.
"Son I thought you were lost back on your last mission." Bardock explained as he grabbed his boy's shoulder and pushed back a step so he could check him for any injuries.
"No I just ran in to some bad luck. What about you? You're supposed be dead." Raditz couldn't believe his father was alive and on this mad ball of a planet.
Burdock's voice showed a hint of sadness as he masked his emotions to tell his son of the family tragedy. "I have bad news about your nephews, the two princes."
Raditz interrupted. "Yes I heard when I get my hands on that grease ball…"
"How can you know? Have you being in contact with the home world?" Turles asked before his father could get a word in.
"No Mirai told…" Raditz frowned and looked back at his father.
Bardock grabbed his boy's arms. "Mirai, your nephew?"
The large man nodded and pointed to the ship behind him. "Yes he's up in the ship I told him to hide there with his loud mouth friend."
"SHOW ME." Bardock's eyes looked up at the locked ship for any sign that his son spoke the truth.
"Of course." Raditz took them all around to the side and pressed a few buttons and the door opened to allow them all in. Once inside he closed it again before anyone could see them as it was the guards lunch time and he was very quick to make his entrance into the ground.
"Mirai, you can come out now." The uncle called all the men listened to some material rustling when a lavender hair boy poked his head up from under control panel. Gasps were heard as the boy stood up to his true hight. They noticed, after the initial shock, how thin and undernourished he looked with his once soft blues now had a quickness to them and a little harshness underlying it all.
"Grandpapa?" Mirai said weakly as he watched the powerful warrior push past his sons to get to the thinly boy that was his grandson. Mirai found himself in a death grip as his grandpapa hugged the air out of the boy.
"YOU'RE ALIVE." Mirai just nodded praying his grandpapa would release him sometime soon. Bardock released him shortly after and watching the boy to struggled try to gain his breath back.
"Bloody hell is all your family here." Ursus called as he pulled himself up from control panel. The boy looked around at all the affection being shown. "I think I'm going to be sick."
"You do and you'll be wiping it up." Ursus poked his tongue out at Raditz who glared daggers at him. He was sure if he got his hands on the boy he would throttle him. Nappa placed a friendly hand on his shoulders.
"This is great news. Your fathers will be relieved to have found you at last." Bardock said as he looked over the boy with Turles approaching and Nappa keeping a step behind to allow the family some time with the boy.
"Grandpapa have you news of Gohan?" Mirai looked up at his grandpapa who was now kneeling at almost eye level frowning at the collar he had found hiding under a cloth around the boy's neck. His attention turned to the boy and softness washed over him.
"I'm sorry son but we have heard nothing. I promise you we won't stop until we know of his fate and bring him home. Come. Let's tell your parents you're back. He tried to smile to reassure the boy as his hands went back to the silver band.
"Son hold still this will hurt. Turles will you hold him. He won't be use to his ki. Now son I'm going to take this ki collar off you. But not to worry, I'm here. You will be a little unbalanced for a while until you get used to it again everything will feel light." While he spoke he pulled out a small hand held device. Mirai eyes were wide with expectation waiting for the pain. A small clipping sound and then a sharp pain surged through his body send him to the floor only to have his uncle catch him not a sound uttered from the boy as this happened. Turles lifted him up. Mirai felt so dizzy. All the extra weight that he has being subjected to since the beginning was gone.
"How do you feel?"
"Dizzy and weird." Mirai opened his eyes only to shut them again to stop the spinning and the weird feeling in his stomach not to mention his body tingled with the new lightness that his ki seemed to create.
"Rest, in few days you will be back to normal I promise you son." Bardock smiled at the boy in his son's arms as they both kneeled in the cockpit relieved seeing one of his grandsons alive. There was a satisfying silence at the knowledge that the prince was alive, the heir to the throne of Vegeta-sei. They had found one, now to search for the other.
"Hey what about me?" A voice broke through.
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"Geta you sure they found Mirai." Goku came to the ground with sweat trailing down his muscle toned body from his afternoon work out in the royal arena. He had promised his mate, and himself, that he will get better and the threat that Vegeta had made that he would get Artimis to heal him from his depression. That man scared him more than any needle. He wished his father had never told him those bedtime stories.
"Yes they are bringing him back now. Both your brothers and Nappa." Goku smiled. It was rare to see him smile. It was like it was a sin to show anything other than grief or sadness.
"BOTH." Goku frowned
"It was Raditz that found Mirai."
"Raditz" Goku looked at his love. He was confused. All this time his brother was alive.
"Your father is staying back to search for Gohan." Vegeta said with arms and his tail stretched out to bring his partner closer. Vegeta knew he was happy, overjoyed, for Mirai but would be cutting up inside that Gohan wasn't with him.
"Any word of Gohan?" Goku asked knowing there was none otherwise his mate would have spoken of it.
"No. Mirai has told them that they were separated so he has no idea as to what has happened to his brother." Vegeta explained as his tail encouraged his mate's to intertwine with his own powerful tail in comforting manner.
Goku's dark pools look away not wanting his lover to see his sadness. "I hope we find him soon." Sighing he looked back. "Mirai will be home when?"
Vegeta's inky pools traced his lover's face with a sting of sadness. "In a week's time. Apparently they have acquired a new ship."
"A new ship how did they do this. Turles is too proud to take money from us." Goku frowned
"Apparently Raditz came across it. It was going cheep." Vegeta sighed he didn't want to know what Raditz did because he knew it will be on his desk one day. Another complaint now the man was back.
"I can't believe it. After all this time Mirai will be back where he belongs." Vegeta smiled as his eyes lingered on his lover's soft silks before bring him down for a kiss. Goku closed his eyes allowing the warmth of his lover wash over him. Both saiyanjin's moaned into the kiss as it had been a long time since they had allowed themselves to feel free with their love release into any sign of pleasure with their boy missing.
"Let's take this somewhere else." Vegeta purred
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"Mirai you should be asleep." Turles called from his seat as he switches to autopilot in the newly obtained ship.
"I can't. I want to go back and look for my brother with my grandpapa." Mirai came over frowning, looking like his father, Turles thought.
Turles sighed and swung the chair around to face the boy who was tackling each step he made with some concentration. It was almost like having to learn to walk all over again. "We have already gone through this. You will only get in the way. Your fathers are both looking forward to seeing you."
"I know, but Gohan is back there and…" Mirai was interrupted as his uncle brought his tail to carefully move the boy over to him not wanting to see the boy fall and get more bruised.
"He will find him I promise. At the moment the best thing is to put your frustrations into your training and get strong again. You're lucky your grandpapa knew how to take the collar off you otherwise you would have to wait to you got back to Vegeta-sei." Mirai kept his eyes lowered as his uncle spoke.
"It feels so weird. I feel so lost without it now. Everything feels so much lighter." Mirai touched the raw line around his neck where the missing collar once was.
Turles took the time to look at the boy. He felt so light to touch but he could tell the boy had gotten strong even without his ki but he was thin from the lack of proper food. "You should eat more. You're too thin. Your parents are going to have a fit when they see you being all skin and bone."
"I can't, it makes me sick if I eat too much. Ursus still hasn't stop being sick." Mirai whispered as if it a crime not to eat a Saiyan size meal. One thing he had been without for so long.
"Well that is his fault for being a hog the little brat." Turles chuckled at the look the other boy gave him as he tried to dive into the small bathroom with Raditz yelling at him all the way.
"Hey he has been good to me. Without him I wouldn't have survived." Mirai frowned with a spark of fire that wasn't there a while ago.
"Teaching you to steal and swear. The crown heir to Vegeta-sei .Yeah I can see that coming in use on the streets and the in the palace."
"Hey I have heard Raditz and you both swear and Raditz stole this …"
"That's enough to bed with you." Turles frowned trying to look serious as the boy's blue eyes gave him a rebellious look. Mirai hasn't had to follow anyone's rules except his own. He didn't like the feeling of being treated like a kid when he had become more in the last few months. Turles caught the look in the boy's eyes. He could feel trouble brewing in those eyes. He could only hope that his brother and his mate are ready with all the boy's troubles and pain the boy carries.
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A week had passed and it came time for the ship to land on planet Vegeta-sei. Goku and Vegeta waited nervously at the private royal docking port with a handful of guards. Vegeta was doing a better job of hiding his feelings than his partner. Goku was busy pacing in front of him. "Will you stop that!?" Vegeta grumbled.
"Oh sorry I just…What if?"
"Shh we will take it as it comes. Now for the boy's sake, relax. We don't want to scare him with you looking like a nervous wreck." Vegeta and Goku looked up to see a ship coming in to view with its new metal skin shinning in the daylight. The humming became louder as it approached. It soon set down a few metres away from them. The hatch opened allowing the occupants to descend down the platform.
Both fathers tensed with expectation of seeing their boy after a year. At first Turles steeped out he looked over at his twin brother and nodded before turning his sight back into the ship. With every breath being felt as their hearts pounded hard against the two fathers' chests they watched as form came into view. A gasp was heard as they saw how different their boy looked. They thought he would be taller and the rest well. They had visions of his powerful bright blue eyes, but here walking in a shy manner was a thing and short. His muscles were still there. They looked more toned but his eyes haunted them. They were so cold and harsh looking. They were shocked. It was not the same boy.
"MIRAI" Goku rushed over and picked his boy up in a Saiyan size hug nearly cracking his bones as he did. Before put the boy back down with his arms still around the boy he could feel how weak the boy still was even after his father had taken the collar off. Goku went to his son's tail and was relief to still see it there. Goku looked back at the quiet boy "I have missed you so much." He purred
Vegeta took a step to look at his son. "Let me look at you brat. You are too skinny. I can see your bones." His dark eyes scanned the boy for every bruise he could find on his skin, anything that might be amiss with his son, the crown prince. "That mark around your neck?"
"It's where the collar was. Grandpapa took it off for me." They knew this but to see it there put knot in their stomaches.
"Mirai I'm sorry. We looked everywhere for you and your brother and…" Goku tried to explain nearly chocking on the words as he spoke.
"It's alright I know. They explained everything to me on the way here." Mirai said seeing the pain in his papa's eyes. He thought he could also see it in his father's eyes. The whole time Turles, Nappa and Raditz stayed back to give the royals their privacy with their son. Ursus pushed through the two burly men to get a peek at the King with his friend other father.
"Who that?" Vegeta pointed at the intruder that everyone had forgotten about.
"That's Ursus, a friend. I said he could stay with me." Mirai pulled away from his parent touch to help his friend over. The stunned fathers watched as the two boys returned. They had heard of the boy but had forgotten with excitement of seeing their son.
"Hi, nice to met you. So where do I stay?" Ursus beamed with his hand out for them to shake. Goku quickly turned to Vegeta who had his eyes fixed at the hand stretched out in front of him waiting for him to shoot it off.
"Geta."
"Fine you handle it. Let's all go inside." Vegeta wiped his hands off it and walked away expecting his son and mate to do the same.
Ursus turned to his friend who helped him like he had many times before. "Great, I have never stayed in a palace before hows the service do you get meal delivered in bed or do I have to get out because that could be a problem."
"I'm gong to kill that kid." Vegeta whispered a curse. Nappa and Raditz shook their heads as they followed the King and the two boys with Goku greeting his brother Turles and Raditz.
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Faraway on a distant planet three men gathered in the shadows.
"Sold! I thank you for the generous amount. I'm sure the boy will be everything you have dreamed off."
"I'm sure he will."
TBC…
A/N: I didn't want to rush Mirai story about his time on the ship and meeting his fathers. That's why it was long. Thanks guys for reading this story. I'm trying. Hopefully. Cross fingers. ^ _ ~ and toes I will improve.
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