A/N: I don't own DBZ and I don't pretend to. This story is AU so that gives me free range and characters are OOC (out of character). Be warned spelling and grammar mistakes will be found. ALWAYS! Warning, Yaoi, male/male coupling. If you are homophobe then don't read. No-one is making you. Rated R
Royal Delivery
Chapter 39
Gohan stirred from his deep sleep. "Wh-what's happened?" He asked himself. He woke up to see he was in someone's private quarters. He was lying on a bed in what looked like one of the rooms from the academy. Groggily he lifted his heavy body up and gingerly rested himself on his elbows. He looked around; no one was there. He was alone. He shifted and went to get up.
"Where's everyone? What happened to the party?" He mumbled confused. He remembered Collis taking him to the hall to ask him something and then everything was a blur after that.
It was at that point he realised he could hear talking just outside the door. It sounded like an argument. He recognised Collis' and his father's voice fighting over something; he wasn't clear on what. Gohan tried to sit up in the bed only too drop back on the pillow. "What's going? on why I feel dizzy?"
"It would be the drug still in your system."
Gohan was startled. He didn't notice the door had opened.
"Collis what happened? What drug?" He asked his voice dry and hoarse.
"A drug my father had me give you." Collis said with remorse.
"What?" Gohan couldn't believe his ears. "Why would you…"
"Chibi …" Gohan cringed with the pet name coming from Collis' lips. "My father has made a pack with the devil. Zarbon is here to take your family away."
Gohan's eyes grew wide. He looked over towards the door in fear. His sights turned back to the tall, broad teen.
"I-I don't get it. What…him?" Gohan knew this to be the same man that had been after him for all these years. It was lost to him as to how he could be here on Vegeta-sei. Surly his father didn't call for him. Nothing made sense.
"Look we need to get you out of here before they get back. Do you think you can walk?" Collis approached the bed full of concern and anxiety.
"I-I think…" The young prince went to get up. Everything spun for a second. Collis caught and held him steady assisting him to his shaky feet. "Where are we going? Where's my family…Where's Mirai?" He asked, his voice not hiding back his fear for them.
"Forget them we can't save them. But I won't let them take you. I'd die before I let them take you." Collis growled as he wrapped his arm around the young prince's shoulder.
Gohan shook his head. This is not happening; not again. He was not going to leave his family not after just finding them. "I won't go…I'd rather die than leave them again! You've got help me save them, Collis. Please…I beg you. I'd do anything you ask." He pleaded trying to get to the teen conscious.
"I don't know…" Collis looked down at the pleading boy in his arms. Large heavy eyes filled with panic calling for his help. "Look fine…okay, but it's not going to be that easy."
"Thank you, thank you Collis." Gohan, still in the teen's arms, leaned into him and hugged him tight before lift his head with gartered smile. Before Collis knew it he was leaning down kissing the prince on the lips. He pulled away after a short time. He looked at the beauty in his grasp. Gohan was taken back with the teen's boldness, but at the same time it wasn't a surprise. The prince didn't try to pull away as he said he would do anything. "I'd do anything."
"I know you would but I can't ask that of you. I notice that you have been claimed. It was Mirai wasn't it?" He asked with his eyes misting over with tears. A lump formed in the back of his throat.
"Y-yes…yes it was." His dark midnight pearls taking in the other's pain. "Sorry…"
"Hey it's okay, you're the prince. You have the right to choose. I just would have liked it to have being me… selfish …"
"No, I don't think your really selfish Collis. I know you truly care." Gohan whispered looking deep into the teen's eyes and becoming lost in his own sadness. A small smile slipped on the teen's face and a choked laugh escaped him.
"Come on let's get you out of here. Lean on me if you have to …I don't mind." Collis watched as Gohan tried to steady himself without help.
"I think I'll be alright. But how are we going to get out of here?" He asked as Collis pressed the button for door to open.
"We will work that out as we go. Just stay close. They are all down in my dad's office discussing their next move."
The boys exited the room and cautiously went out the back way to sneak downstairs. It was the longest way out of the academy but there were fewer guards – mainly because it took you away from the palace and out towards the training grounds.
As soon as they saw two guards approaching Collis grabbed Gohan and they entered one of them many study rooms. "Quick the window…" He hustled the prince towards the window. "Can you fly yet?" Collis asked not sure. They were still on the second floor having not quite got to the stairs yet.
"Yes I can…well sorta." Gohan said not quite sure how he did it again. It had sort of just happened when he got scared or angry.
"Well I'll hold you just in case." Collis climbed outside and hovered with his arms stretched out for the prince. Gohan wasted no time climbing out of the window. He pushed away Collis help and took a deep breath willing his ki to support his weight. The other teen anxiously watched on.
Much to Gohan's delight he managed to stay up for a few seconds before his eyes went wide and he started to fall. Collis dived and scooped him up into his arms. "Well in time my prince, you'll have it." He smiled weakly.
"I hope so." Gohan whispered as they lowered into the shadows of the back of the building. They both stayed close in the shadows as they edged closer towards the end of the building. Collis placed a hand of Gohan's shoulder stopping him in his tracks. They could hear voices. The older teen signalled for him to 'stay put' while he took a peek at the situation.
What he saw shocked him. What he was expecting wasn't the case. Instead of dangerous guards he was met with two lovers making out under a tree not far from him. He turned back only to be faced with the prince. Gohan couldn't help himself. He wanted to find out what was going on. Nearly letting out gasp of surprise, Collis learned to breathe again. "Prince!"
"Sorry." Gohan shrugged as he took look for himself. "Hey …I know him…" The prince pointed. "That's my old bodyguard. Nappa!" Gohan said a little too loud, excited to see him. He covered his own mouth with both hands. "Sorry." He muffled.
Collis shook his head a little amused. He thought the prince was quite cute like that. If it was any other time or place he would take the boy but he knew that wasn't to be. "It's fine. Do you think we can trust him?" Collis asked. He had come across the giant at one time as a training officer when he was assigned to the academy. He knew the large warrior spent most of his time up at the palace with King's brothers-in-law. All the cadets knew to tread careful around him. Word was he had a bad temper and loved to fight. What Saiyan wouldn't, but they knew this big guy was out of their league.
"For sure."
Gohan looked around. The coast was clear. He crouched and both boys scurried towards the tree. "Nappa." Gohan called in a low voice full of excitement.
At first Nappa didn't hear him. He was too involved with the loveliness in his arms, his crush the warrior girl, as their lips locked.
"Nappa!" The prince put his father's command behind his boyish voice.
The giant stopped confused, raised a brow and glanced over his shoulder. "Shit! Prince Gohan! What are you doing?"
"We have no time to go into it but…the short version is my parents are being held up in the palace and I need to get in there without Zarbon's men seeing us!"
That name got the warriors back arched and bristled. His eyes darted around looking towards the palace as did his lover.
"How do you know this?" He asked turning back and noticing, for the first time, Collis next to the prince. A wary brow rose. "Tell me!"
Both boys went into overtime explaining everything just to get the big guy to hurry up and believe them.
"Fine! You stay here prince and I'll go…"
"No! I'm going to help. I'm no baby!" Gohan scorned. Nappa looked over the young prince shoulder at Collis who just shrugged his shoulders with cocky smirk.
With a heavy sigh Nappa looked back down at Gohan. "Fine but we all stay close. We need to get in without being seen. Any ideas?"
"What are we going to do?" The female warrior at Nappa's side asked.
"Prince Gohan, this is Kiar." Nappa said as red blush spread across over his cheeks. The girl smiled and bowled at the prince.
"Your Highness."
"It's just Gohan, Kiar…" His voice died down when he caught sight of two of Zarbon's men passing the building. They hid behind the old tree. "This way." Gohan urged them to follow once the guards had left.
They approached the wall of the palace; the ancient stone wall that separated the royals from the rest of the world. All four kept low in the lush grass. Gohan pointed to a bush that looked like it was growing out from the multi coloured flecked stone. The wall with its compacted heavy rectangle blocks showing all of Vegeta-sei natural colours through the stones. He pulled back on a low branch revealing a huge gaping hole where the stone had crumbled away.
"So this is where you little brats got away on me?" Nappa growled pointing to the hole.
Gohan's smirk grew into a grin watching his friend's expression change from stunned to realisation. "Yep! Come on. I have a way to get into the palace." Nappa shook his head as the young prince climbed through the fairly large hole.
Collis stepped passed the giant warrior and patted him on the back. "He's full of surprises hey?"
"I'll say." Nappa growled as he watched the teen disappear through the wall. The warrior waited for Kiar to go next.
She smirked at the giant. "I like him, he's sneaky." She chuckled at the raised brow Nappa gave her.
"You have no idea. Go!"
They kept low and followed the prince to the back of the palace. The area was abandoned except for the quiet sounds of guards talking around the corner near the back door that would lead you straight through the massive kitchen. Gohan waved them over to the kitchen wine cellar. Their eyes fell on two large metal trap doors that were raised just off the gravel at an angle to stop the rain from entering. Nappa came over getting the idea and pulled back one of the large heavy doors.
They all climb down the stone steps into the dark arched tunnel with Nappa closing the door behind him. They followed the young prince all keeping close within the damp stone walls. Their footsteps echoed off the walls no matter how hard they tried to keep quiet.
Gohan, instead of heading towards the stairs up to the kitchen, turned off down another tunnel towards where all the best ale was kept. There was large heavy timber door up ahead. Gohan motioned to them to follow as he slid back the iron latch and opened the door to reveal the massive underground cellar. It was filled with fine wines in barrels containing different local wines and rare wines sent as gifts to the King of Vegeta-sei stored around the room.
"What now?" Nappa asked. He had been down her many times. This was where he would store his brew before Mirai and Ursus got to it one year and blew it up. He knew this room and there was no escape. It always bugged him how the prince and his friend got in when he remember locking the door.
"Over here." Gohan went around the towering barrels to the back of the room. There were two large dark beams that stood beside each other that stretched up to support the ceiling. These beams were large and heavy in size as they paired themselves and spread around the room, giving the room the necessary support for the high ceiling.
Gohan stood in front of the two giant beams that had a gap between them that an adult could squeeze through sideways. To everyone's amazement Gohan pushed a slightly different colour stone, blue in colour closest to the beam. They watched as a stone wall moved back slowly revealing a blue-stone tunnel that gave off a fluorescent light.
"Kami, what the hell! I never knew of this!" Nappa called astonished from the back of the small group as they each stepped in.
"Don't worry Nappa not many know of these tunnels. They are like rabbit warrens hidden in the walls of the palace." Gohan explained as he waited for them all to pile through before closing the door.
"Kami, I never knew. No wonder you two always got away on me." He said still in awe over it.
"Well, Mirai didn't really know about them all until I showed him." Gohan explained as they all waited for him to move up front to show the way.
"Trust you to find them you little monster. I had a hell of time finding you!" Nappa called from the back.
They all chuckled at the giant's comment as they headed off down a tunnel. The further they climbed up the tunnel the more the mood swung to a serious note as they were anxious to get on with their rescue.
As they climbed up the narrow steps they could hear footsteps coming their way. Fear and panic sliced the air. Gohan held his breath as his mind raced. Nappa pushed to the front pulling the prince behind him as Collis came closer to protect the prince. Eyes were wide as they waited for the sound to meet them.
All four pushed themselves hard up against the wall anxious waiting. Nappa prepared himself to go on the attack as did the others. In no time the sound was upon them and Nappa lunched himself out in front snatching the figure with his large hands. There was a scream as Nappa pushed the figure into the wall and another pulled up to screeching halt with his hands out in front of him. "NAPPA!"
Their eyes were wide in disbelief at the boy held his thick upper muscular arm for support. "Ursus…What the hell!"
The giant looked back at the scared boy in his grasp. Olios, was shaking with eyes wide. Nappa released the shaken boy.
Gohan pushed passed the others from his protective place behind Collis in the L shape tunnel.
"Olios!... Ursus... How?" The young prince beamed grabbing his young friend, was still in shock, in a tight embrace who. Ursus returned the smile and pushed passed Nappa to get to the prince.
"CHIBI, you're safe! Thank Kami! …I …we thought… Shit, what are we going to do…" Ursus gushed. The excitement of seeing his young friend was pushed aside with appearance of Collis. His whole body stiffened and bristled for a fight. "What is he doing here?"
"He's helping me save my family. He's a good guy Ursus. He's my friend!" Gohan said moving from Olios to stand between the two teens.
"Good guy, huh… I bet!" Ursus growled not liking the kid one bit; especially now with his family involvements in the up rise.
Collis smirked, eyes holding the same dislike. There was no love lost between these two teens. He was here for one reason only, and that was for the young prince, the one person he found love in.
"Enough! How did you escape?" Nappa called with Kiar standing at his side.
"Bardock and Raditz blocked us from view as we made our escape through the tunnels." Ursus explained with his eyes still locked on Collis.
"Does everyone know about these tunnels?" Kiar asked
"No! I told Bardock I knew a way out and he helped me when the guards were distracted by Turles bad mouthing one of them.
"Uncle Turles… is he all right?" Gohan asked concerned.
"He took a pretty bad beating. I-I don't know…" Ursus and Olios bowed their head remembering the last glimpse of the warrior being beating by two guards just to give them the distraction needed to escape and try to get help from the outside.
Nappa clenched his fist with the thought of his friends in danger. "I need to get them out of there."
"How many of Zarbon's men are in the hall?" Kiar asked the boys.
"A dozen or more that I saw. The rest left with king's guards and the remaining cadets. I don't know where they took them! Zarbon's men have positioned themselves in the centre of the room in front of the mane doors. They left me behind with the rest of the royal family because I'm close to Mirai." Ursus explained.
"We have no time to find the kings guards. They could be anywhere. They have probably got them in some kind of bind. We need to get into the hall without being seen." Nappa growled thinking of a plan to enter the hall.
"I need to get to Mirai and my fathers!" Gohan was struggling. He had so much to lose. His family was spread out within the castle walls. Nappa frowned. He knew how the boy was feeling; torn in his duties.
"Look I'll go and get your grandpapa and uncles. With them at our side we can sort Zarbon's men together. That's if I can get in there without being seen."
"Look, I can show you a way that could work but I need help. If you two can help it would work." Ursus pointed to Kiar and the giant warrior.
Gohan turned to Nappa, his eyes wide, pleading. "Please Nappa, go with Ursus… I need to get to Mirai. With Collis here …I can do it …I know I can!"
"I don't know…" Nappa was interrupted.
"I will look after him, I promise. I won't let him get caught. If it's too dangerous we'll stay in the tunnel until you get there." Collis stated. Ursus frowned and took step forward to face the other teen.
"If this is a trick I'll…" Ursus went on to threaten the commander son when Gohan pushed between them again separating them from a possible fight.
"It's no trick! I trust him. You just save my grandpapa and the others! We'll meet you back here if there's trouble!" Gohan snapped wanting to get on with finding his brother and fathers.
"Fine, we're wasting time here… but on your word you will be careful! I don't want to have find I have made the wrong choice here, understand?!" Nappa growled at the two of them. He was torn with having to leave the prince and his duty to protect Vegeta-sei. But for this to work and work fast they needed to save all of them quickly and before Zarbon finds the prince missing, if he hasn't already.
They all agreed and Ursus asked for Olios to stay with Gohan. "Babe, you stay in the tunnels and promise me you won't leave. It would kill me to know I have lost you…" His voice choked back a tear with the thought.
The smaller boy smiled as his own tears welled threatening to spill. "I love you…I don't want you to-to you know…" They both clung to each other with the older boy's arms pressing him closer protectively.
"Come on you two." Nappa called not wanting to break up the moment but they had jobs to do and with so little time to do it in.
Ursus parted kissing the boy on his soft lips and gave a brave smile. "I'll see you later…k?" Olios nodded and watched as Ursus took off to show the two adults where they need to go, leaving Gohan hugging Olios with Collis close behind them.
"Come on, we have a job to do." Collis called and Gohan nodded letting go of his friend.
"Ready?" The prince asked. Olios nodded wiping his tears away with his arm.
"Let's go!"
~~~
Gohan, with the other two boys, finally made their way to his father's office. They crouched down listening to the muffled conversation on the other side. They could hear faintly what sounded like Amos bullying Mirai. What got the blood pumping was hearing what they thought was muffled cries of the eldest prince cry out in pain.
Gohan frowned and anxiously turned to Collis, fist clenched. The older boy carried the same serious expression. They couldn't hear any other person in the room. Something had happened and it didn't feel right. "What's going on?... I don't think my fathers are in there. If they were they would try to stop this!"
"I don't know but it can't be good if Amos is in there alone with your brother. He hates him!" Collis snapped.
Olios looked up anxiously at his friend. "We have to help him!"
"I know. Just you wait here and don't move or Ursus will have my head if anything happens to you." Gohan growled.
"I think he'd do the same if anything happened to you as well. So we both go!" Olios snapped in defence. He wasn't going to hide when his friends were in danger.
"Fine, then that's three of us. I'll go first." Collis went to open the cleverly disguised door that was beside an ancient heavy timber bookcase that took most of one side wall of the king's office. The narrow door slid back into the wall that was hiding in the far corner, in what looked like just an interior wall of the office.
Keen to follow Gohan stood close. He could hear the sound of someone coughing echoing from the next room. Looking around Collis' large form as the door opened, fear anger pumped through him. His sights locked on his battered and bruised brother. His collapsed form was kneeling slumped and coughing up blood with Amos laughing over him calling him weak!
Collis' hatred for his own brother was stirring swelling from years of being oppressed and dominated by him. Without warning Gohan lunched himself from behind Collis, knocking him off balance as he went to the aid of his brother, Mirai. Years of stored up emotion and protective love that he held for his brother stormed out of him. With all his strength Gohan knocked Amos away from his injured brother. "WHAT… THE HELL!" the stunned Saiyanjin yelled, quickly reclaims his wits and balance.
Gohan knelt down to help Mirai, heavy with concern for him, with his back now turned on the giant teen. Nothing but rescuing Mirai mattered now, taking him to safety. He needed to protect him. "Mirai?"
Within seconds Amos had lunched himself at the youngest prince and snatched Gohan by the throat forcing him back on his butt. Stunned back into the present the prince's sights turned back only to get a strong right; a heavy blow to the young boy's jaw. Gohan was knocked back down when another blow hit him in the gut knocking the wind right out of him. His arms sprung protectively over the burning pain, moisture reached his eyes and a cry left his lips.
Gohan was on his side clutching his stomach and still coughing when Amos lifted him up in his powerful grip ploughing another hard right to his face sending his smaller form flying back over his father desk and into the wall behind it before dropping to the floor with a heavy thud. Amos swung around just in time to see his brother's powerful fist swing his way. Olios wasted no time springing into action. The smaller boy raced over to Mirai as the two older brothers fought over the still limp form of the prince.
Mirai, all battered and bruised could hardly see out of his swollen right eye. His bottom lip was cut. There were other abrasions on the side of his face as if he had hit it with something sharp like the corner of the desk. His arms were still tied behind him and his collar was still on. Olios pulled at the bonds on the heir hands freeing him. The prince rubbed his burning wrists from the tight bonds as he struggled to push himself up with all his injures. The hard kicks to his ribs and sides didn't help. Olios tried to lift the heir up onto his feet. "Come on Mirai!"
Mirai's blues tried to focus in on the chaotic world spinning around him. He could feel the boy tugging at him to get to his feet. Spitting out some blood his raspy whisper called for his brother. He could vaguely grasp what was going on and he thought he saw and heard him. "Chi… chibi?"
Olios desperately tried to move the prince out of the away from the battle between the two brothers towering over them. But the bloody battle was raging with Collis laying into his brother hard and fast, for the years of frustration and anguish. Gohan was just now struggling back up onto his unsteady feet. "Gohan?" Olios called frantically as he continued to help Mirai up and over to his younger brother. Gohan was using his father's heavy chair to pull himself up before using the table to stand.
Disoriented and with one hand clutching his stomach, Gohan's sights fell on his friend struggling to help Mirai.
"Gohan help me!"
The young prince wasted no time helping Olios.
At that moment the door burst open and three of Zarbon's men storming in. The two brothers never stopped their fighting as Amos lifted up his brother and threw him hard back against the book case scattering books to the ground. A guard rushed to snatch Collis and another went to grab the closest person, Olios, in attempt to rip him away from Mirai as another guard went for reinforcements.
In desperation and frustration Gohan sent a ki knocking the guard unconscious ploughing him back into the wall, stopping him from raising the alarm. The prince turned to Olios who was trying to fight off a guard who was laying into him. A high pitch scream was heard as the gentle natured Olios bite down hard on his attacker forearm enough to pierce the skin and draw blood. The guy let go and Olios dropped to the floor next to Mirai. The heir was trying his best to get up but his vision clouded over. In frustration and disoriented he growled. "What's going on …CHIBI?!"
A frustrating growl came deep with in the young prince. A feral cry as Gohan lunched himself once again to help defend his friends. Tackling the guard who was shaking off the pain Olios had inflected him, surprised by the force and power behind the young prince. Gohan knocked him back sending the guard back into the cabinet. Gohan wrestled with larger built man with all his spent up anger.
Collis was thrown back again and tumbled back over a chair. Scrambling to his feet he stood shaken, breathing heavily with the chair now between him and his brother and the other guard. All sets of eyes darted around the room waiting for the next move.
Amos yelled for the guard to get his father, Collis eyes snapped to the guard about to leave. Wasting no time, he dived over and slammed the door shut preventing him from leaving. Amos grabbed him by his shoulders and pulled him away. They wrestled again tripping over the chair that had fallen sending them both to the ground. The guard made his move and rushed to the door handle only to have Olios jump on his back doing his best to prevent the guy from leaving.
Meanwhile, Gohan, in his own hand to hand combat, was thrown off and had landed hard on the floor with a loud thump. He scrambled to get back to his feet with the guard looming over him ready to plough his fist into him again. The guard was stopped in mid swing when a heavy lamp came crashing down on the back of his head. "Mirai!" Gohan called. A smile reached his lips seeing his brother then he heard Olios behind him yelling in pain.
Mirai collapsed back against the desk holding his bruised ribs and watched as his brother went to the aid of their friend. Between them, the smaller boys knocked the huge guard down and out, but not before hearing the sound of more reinforcements heading their way in the corridor. Gohan eyes widened as he made a quick dive to lock the door as Olios pulled up the chair to wedge it under the handle for extra support. Both rushed over to the other door and repeated the process. They heard the heavy pounding on the doors knowing it wouldn't take long before someone forces the doors open.
They turned to see Collis being tossed against the wall by Amos who was now aiming a ki ball at his youngest brother. Gohan, rushed over to stop it when the older boy swung around and sent the ki towards him. The young prince went to block it with the others watching on in horror.
It all happened in less than a millisecond. Each calling out his name and Collis lunched himself pushing his older brother off balance. Gohan raised his arms as his father had taught him and he was able to deflect it, but not without it knocking him back on his butt with the force.
Amos was furious. He released another more powerful ki towards the prince. Mirai and Olios froze, watching helplessly.
"NO!" Collis screamed and dived between Gohan and the energy ball having it slice right through him. There was complete stillness in the room as the teen stood shock with blood spilling from his back as held his breath. He clutched his chest at the exit point. The teen collapsed to his knees in front of the fallen prince. Collis's blood sprayed over the young prince's face and clothes. Gohan looked on horrified as Collis lay between his feet, clutching at his fatal wound.
The others remained frozen shocked as the pounding on the door became nothing more than echo of their beating hearts. Amos was in total disarray at what had just happened. Yes he had hated his brother but not enough to kill him so he found. Gohan's dark eyes became lost on the sight in front of him. He scrambled to his knees and clutched at Collis arms lifting the boy careful into his lap. "C-Collis…pleeeease…" His voice trailed off as tears welled inside, burdened with rage.
Collis' hand reached for his prince only to have his last breath. "M-my…prrrince…"
Gohan's jaw hardened and tears spilled. The door pounded in time with his anger, now welling to the surface. His dead friend lay bleeding on his lap, eyes still open, lifeless. A scream welled and clawed its way out of the young prince and a deafening sound sent a chill through the air. A blood curdling roar echoed through the walls.
Mirai and Olios watched on with alarm as Gohan's body started to shake uncontrollably. Spears of electricity snapped and sparked around the young prince. Amos stumbled back nearly tripping as Gohan eyes snapped towards him, his eyes flashed a haunting colour of turquoise.
The door burst open sending the chair hurtling back narrowly missing Mirai, startling the heir back to his senses. Still no-one moved as Gohan slowly got to his feet in deadly calm with tears trailing from his turquoise pools as Collis' lifeless form slipped to floor. The energy generating from Gohan was blinding, paralysing the guards as they spilled into the room with Commander Ramose. The Commander pushed passed, his eyes wide at the young prince until they fell on his son's lifeless form now on the floor. "C-Collis…" The confused father went to take a step but Gohan hand snapped up and was aimed directly at him.
Amos was shaking with fear as the power from the prince was building. He went to flee from the room only to have Gohan send a ki forcing him back. "Amos, don't move!" His farther warned not wanting to see his remaining son die.
"Are you CRAZY!!" Amos backed away trembling, shaking his head in fear. "He's going to kill ME!" He dived passed his father pushing passed others that had entered the room and now were transfixed on the youngest prince.
Gohan's anger had swollen taking over. Tears spilled as he aimed his steady arm sending another ki, this time lethal, killing Amos there in front of his father's eyes.
A deafening scream echoed as the eldest boy dropped to his knees with his distraught father now catching him, holding him. Gohan watched as Commander Ramose sent the guards to attack him. Mirai sprung into action, preventing anyone reaching his brother by grabbing and tacking a guard. Olios went to follow the eldest boy's lead as just as Gohan started firing on others, dropping some guards and sending others fleeing from the room. Mirai was knocked back over the table with his attacker trying to strangle him. It was then that the guard was ripped away from the heir with Gohan tossing the guy aside like a toy.
Mirai looked up shocked at his brothers turquoise eyes full of years of stored up emotion. "Chibi?" Watching as tears welled a spilled breaking the lavender teen's heart. Gohan turned and walked away leaving the room that was quiet with the small conquest.
Olios rushed to Mirai. "Is he going to be alright?"
"I don't know …help me." Mirai voice died down as they passed a grieving father. Gohan was waiting for his friend and brother at the doorway.
"It will be faster to go this way." Gohan's voice came across emotionless and dry, empty.
"But others will be here, any second!" Olios commented while helping Mirai walk, concerned about being in the open.
"It doesn't matter… not anymore." Gohan said with a hint of sadness. "Let me worry about that."
As he said that he turned his back to them. In the deadly silence the smaller prince powered up until he exploded into gold. The door arch bent back snapping and creaked under the power. Olios and Mirai shielded their eyes as they heard the emotionless voice. "Let's go and find the rest!"
Both boys looked at each other before they followed the youngest gold fighter down the abandoned hallways of the royal palace in search of the king and loved partner.
~~~
Back at the hall, Ursus forced open the huge hall doors knocking them open. "Come on!" The teen called wiping away blood from his split lip.
"Bloody kid!" Raditz growled as he came up behind him followed by his father, Bardock. Nappa was helping Turles walk. Kiar followed and stood next to Raditz who turned to the annoying teen with the narrowed sights. "I told you to wait!"
"Yeah, yeah but they are all down for the count! We whipped their asses good!! I'm not wasting my time here! I felt Chibi's ki just like the rest of you! He needs us! So screw the rest!" Ursus snapped pointing back to the guards all tied up and unconscious in the middle of the floor.
Raditz shook his head and turned to Kiar. "Stay here and make sure they stay tied and keep everyone in there until you're told otherwise!"
She nodded and turned. Her eyes met Nappa's concerned eyes. "Be careful." He said. She smiled.
"I will. The same goes for you!"
Bardock looked down at his son in his arm. "You should do as I say and stay back here."
"No! I'm not letting you guys get all the fun!" Turles snapped wincing with his injures.
"I think you have had enough fun for all of us brother" Raditz said feeling bad for him, not being able to help him when he got a beating. But Raditz sure as hell made up for it after Nappa and Ursus crashed in. Their surprise attack got the guards undivided attention just giving the others the time needed to attack.
"Well we'd better get a move on!" Bardock commanded.
They all headed off with Ursus rushing ahead stopping at every corner and forcing his back against the wall peeking around for any signs of Zarbon's men. All could feel a powerful ki generating from what they believed to be the young prince. They were all anxious to find the royals and set their fears and concerns aside for both the boys and their fathers. Turles pushed away from his father and friends, determined to stand on his own feet.
"So… what now?" He asked leaning against the wall while Ursus quietly argued with Raditz, whose built up frustration for the head strong boy was clawing at his spine. Ursus, elected himself as watcher and snuck up ahead to see if it was safe for the rest. Ursus was family. The young warrior, determined and very independent had carved his way into the family hearts.
"Bloody kid!"
"The kid said Gohan went to the king's office we'd go there!" Bardock said answering his youngest twin as they all warily approached Ursus who was waving them up to the next junction in the hall.
"Good, then I can hunt down Zarbon and let him meet my fist!" Turles growled from behind the others.
~~~
As they turned the corner they heard a scream just as one of Zarbon's men sped past them in fear. They frowned and turned back to the hall just in time to see a guard being hurled back down the hall. "What the hell?!" Raditz and Ursus said in unison as they looked at each other with raised brows.
It wasn't until a few seconds later that they felt a power approach that made their eyes pop. They got a glimpse of a gold warrior turning the corner.
"GOHAN?" Ursus was fixed to the spot with the sight of the youngest prince sweeping the path with Zarbon men.
Bardock couldn't believe the power radiating off Gohan. He could also feel the incredible power that the boy was holding back. They never believed the child would reach the expectation of the king. The young boy had just knocked that belief out the window as he stood there in gold, fighting as if it was a child's game, defeating all the attackers brave enough to fight him. It wasn't until he got over the shock and his wits returned that he saw that Mirai was injured and being helped along by Olios behind.
"Olios …Mirai!" Ursus called racing over dodging one of Gohan's opponents being tossed to the side of him.
Mirai turned to his friend's voice. "Ursus…" His horsed dry voice called. Olios broke out into smile.
"Ursus… you're alright!" He called.
"Yes, just fine babe. What happened to Gohan?" Ursus said turning to see his young friend standing in front of his grandpapa, emotionless.
"I don't know. He's not himself…he not listening to us." Mirai said worried.
Bardock looked down at the youngest family member, concerned. "Son, we need to work together, do you understand?" He said with eyes looking into the turquoise pools.
Gohan just nodded and stepped past him with everyone's eyes upon him. "After I kill Zarbon!"
Raditz turned to his father as did Turles while their nephew's powerful form passed them by.
The years of being powerless and abused had come crashing down around him. Gohan couldn't take it anymore he watched a friend die in his arms.
When he was young and first been taken he made a friend Krillin who had disappeared, killed he was told. It hurt! Then, in later years, he met others that showed him some kindness and they too disappeared or were punished for their kind acts. He couldn't take anymore. When he first saw Amos with his brother it ripped a part of him. Old memories then disturbing thoughts and then ….then Collis. Collis who showed him the same kindness died in his arms. It all had to come to an end and in his emotionless, disturbed mind he saw himself as the one who would put an end to the cruelty! He would put things right with his family …his loved ones!
Bardock motioned for them to keep close to him, Nappa looked on shocked. Mirai with Ursus and Olios now helped him each supporting him. They approached Bardock who turned to them concerned. "How are you?" He asked Mirai. "You have taken a serious beating!"
"I'm still alive aren't I?" He smirked under his battered face. Bardock nodded with pride and with his large hands ruffled his grandson's lavender hair like he did when he was a cub getting the boy to smile even more.
"Let's go and find your fathers. First let me take this off you." Bardock took a small tool from his pocket and reached for his grandson's collar. With a quick snap the collar fell to the ground, freeing Mirai. Ki surged back through his battered body knocking him back a bit on his already unsteady feet with the powerfully surge.
Ursus caught him. "Welcome back boss…" He grinned feeling his friend's ki again. Mirai pulled him from his friend's arms feeling strong again.
"Let's go! Gohan is tracking Zarbon's ki. He's at the docking bay. I know this because they said they were taking my fathers there. Frieza wanted proof that Zarbon had the king. He had seen Gohan and was apparently keen to see dad too." Mirai explained as they walked along. He remembered both his fathers arguing that Mirai wasn't to be left alone with Amos. They knew the boy wouldn't be safe in the boy's care. He cringed with the memory of both his fathers receiving powerful blows with their argument. Cowards, he thought with neither of his fathers able to fight back.
~~~
With Gohan leading the way it didn't take long to reach to the docking bay that was crawling with Zarbon's men. Mirai had powered up into gold as well, ready for the impending fight. Ursus and the others also prepared themselves. Olios, was sent to find Artimis who had stayed back that night complaining of feeling ill. Both would be able to track down the rest of the king's guards with the magician's powers. Ursus, was pleased the boy didn't put up a fight. He didn't want to see him hurt as Olios wasn't a fighter.
All three boys were in front with the four adults behind; all on full alert. Gohan hadn't said a word the whole way there. His mind fully focused on one thing… saving his fathers. As they approached they could see the ship, not too big in size, not looking out of place in appearance so it could dock without suspicion. The ramp was down and a few guards were at their post at the entrance standing on the bitumen. Others were in the docking bay's control room. The guard protecting the ship snapped up when the sights fell on two powerful glowing warriors heading their way. Their eyes widened with concern on the Saiyanjin warriors.
"Fuck!!" One managed to say with his offsider quietly nodded in agreement.
Another guard spun around on his heels and sprinted back up the ramp yelling for assistance when Gohan sent a speeding thread knocking the guard back and off the ramp before rolling onto the bitumen.
The others charged in to battle. Without a word both Mirai and Gohan rocketed forward and up into the sky to find their fathers, leaving the fighting to the adults and Ursus. Both princes hovered above the ship and blasted a decent size hole that ripped away at the metal rendering the ship useless.
Both princes lowered down into the ship in unison. They each looked around with a serious expression as stunned guards looked at them. Both brothers' turquoise eye's narrowed and hardened on their enemy. In no time the guards were spilling out yelling for more back up as they attacked head on.
No competition!
Within seconds both Saiyanjin princes, the elite of the elite, royalty, heirs to Vegeta-sei turned and stepped over their fallen foes. Not a word was spoken as the two warriors march side by side down the corridor, heading for the bridge in search for their fathers.
~~~
"What's going ON!!" Zarbon demanded above the noise of the explosions. The ship sounded like it was being torn apart like a tin can. He turned to Vegeta and sneered at him with disgust seeing the king on his knees hand bound and glaring back at him with a look that said kill. His mate, Goku, was at his side, bruised and battered, struggling not to collapse on the floor in front of him while trying to get his breath back, Goku spat some blood from his mouth and his eyes lowered. His frustration at not being able to fight back was building, taking its toll.
"Sire! There are two gold fighters coming this way!" One of his men yelled as he rushed in clutching a bleeding arm.
"WHAT??" Zarbon turned to the two Saiyanjin fathers who were looking up just as confused as him. "Quick, close the doors!! LOCK THEM!" The green alien bellowed. "If this is some sort of trick…." He threatened his guard.
"NO! I swear it! They want their fathers!"
"What fathers…" Zarbon face paled as turned to the two Saiyanjin warriors on the floor. Vegeta smirked with pride only to get a back hand that couldn't dampen his spirits.
"I think our sons want a word with you." Vegeta smirked. Goku looked up puzzled.
"SHUT UP!' Zarbon snapped as he stormed over and back handed the king himself. Vegeta's head snapped to the side his jaw tightened with the sting. His eyes narrowed wishing he could fight back. Goku's eyes widened with concern before narrowing and snapped back in a fiery blaze of pure hatred at the green commander.
"You want some of that too!" He sneered. "I suppose it's only right you should share everything!" He sent another powerful blow, this time Goku was on the receiving end. Vegeta's dark midnight eyes were full of hatred for the creature. His sharp Saiyan canines were exposed and his tail tightened around his slim waist. He so want to execute the re-enactment of the monster death that was being played over and over again in his minds eye. The commander stormed over to his controls to find a way to escape this mess. "I want this ship out of here! NOW!
Out in the corridors two gold fighters were heading towards the bridge when a voice came over the speakers. "This Commander Zarbon … if you boys want to keep your dads alive you had better power down NOW! I would hate to see what will happen if you don't!"
Mirai turned to Gohan both sets of turquoise, locked. "What we do?"
"Power down boys, and I just might let you see your fathers…alive!" Zarbon hissed. Both boys frowned, determined and marched on tall side by side till they reached the entrance to the bridge. There they were faced with a monitor showing the creature that held their fathers.
They were met with a smug self-righteous expression. Zarbon was struggling to mask his fears that threatened to show on his face. It was difficult with two gold fighters not under his control. Vegeta and Goku looked up at the large monitor to see both their boys in the powerful form of Saiyanjin gold. Pride flooded through them both.
"Like I said power down and you'll get to see your fathers! No harm will come to them if you do as I command!" Gohan looked over at Mirai and tried to speak through their bond, something he hadn't tried since the collar was taken off.
//Mirai, if I power down I don't know if I'll be able to power back up again.// Gohan sent his concerns. He couldn't tell from Mirai's expression if he had heard him. Then after only a second Gohan got his reply.
// Power down! I'll be able to power up for the both of us.//
//We need to get dad and papa out of there.// Gohan expressed his concerns.
//We will! The time will show itself then we act! And take down Zarbon once and for all!//
Zarbon turned confused and looked over his shoulder to Vegeta and Goku who were totally focused on the screen and their boys. "What are they doing? They are just staring at each other?!"
Both fathers knew exactly what their boys were doing. They watched as both sets of turquoise turned to the screen. "We will do as you ask! But… first you have to open the door and let us see for ourselves our…"
"Noway kid! Power DOWN!" Zarbon sneered. Both boys looked back at each other and without a word they powered down bleeding out of gold. A smug smile slipped over the commander's face as he pressed the door's release on the console panel next to him. Goku locked eyes with Vegeta's own concern orbs, both anxious. The king just looked over to the door as it slid open.
Both teen cubs stood looking just as battered as them, maybe less for their youngest. Both fathers had no doubt Mirai's battered face showed his struggle with Amos. Goku's eyes enlarged when he saw what he thought to be Gohan's blood covering his clothes and face.
Two guards came up, and on Zarbon's command, pushed both boys in. They glanced over their shoulder and growled. Mirai's blues hardened holding back the urge to fight straight away. They watched the door slide shut again and lock. The eldest prince's narrowed blues returned and fixed on the green tyrant. "Now what?"
Zarbon smirked and approached them both. Gohan was struggling not to collapse. He was feeling weak and light headed from all the power he had used. The green tyrant could see the youngest boy fighting to stand and not collapse. "I think we should talk don't you!" He purred as he stroked Gohan's hair. Gohan tried to pull away only to have Zarbon snatch a fist full of hair.
Gohan grabbed his wrist. "Don't!" He growled.
Zarbon chuckled. "Getting a bit above yourself aren't you?" Mirai's blues were locked on to the alien that still held his brother's mane in his tight grasp. Zarbon released the dark silk mane, clicked his fingers and the two guards behind Vegeta and Goku placed a hand on their shoulders. Both boys' eyes softened with fear of what the guards might do. The tyrant smirked and the two guards next to the boys reached out and grabbed and bound both boys' hands back in ki bonds.
Both Gohan and Mirai were too worried about their dads to worry about the large loss of energy from the ki bands around their wrists. He smirked and returned to Gohan and stroked his cheek. Both sets of eyes locked; one filled with rage the other with sense of victory. "You know you are beautiful, it will be the greatest moment when I hand you to my lord Frieza. He has waited such a long time for you … both of you!" Zarbon smirked as his sights returned to Mirai's death glare.
Vegeta and Goku's bodies tensed with both their boys in the hands of Zarbon. "Go to hell!" The young prince snarled as he spat in his face.
"Why you little shit!" Zarbon sneered as he back handed him. Gohan stumbled but only to be caught by the guard who roughly pushed him forward into the commander who grabbed him. Zarbon, whose eyes lit up, was enjoying the rush that flooded through him, power! He had all the royals' attention. All sets of eyes focused purely on him. Maybe in a way he should be concerned for his safety but arrogance overrode any commonsense that might have been there. He was accustomed to having others fear him. It was a potent high of its own.
"Leave him alone!" Goku growled speaking for both him and his partner.
Zarbon laughed. "I don't think so. He has always been the favourite."
Gohan expression was hard cold. His eyes widened when Zarbon lips touched his. "BASTARD!" Mirai couldn't take it anymore and flared into gold.
The green commander was taken back not expecting him to able to escape the ki bonds and return into gold. His arms tightened. "Watch it boy or your brother here and your dear, dear fathers won't see the light of day!" Zarbon clutched the boy closer still and brought his large hands and curled them around the boy's neck. Eyes locked onto the angry Saiyan-jin teen that had now flared up into powerful gold armour as the beast clutched his lover. All the forces in the universe would say this wasn't a good idea. "What will it be?!"
Gohan's eyes were now closed and he was praying that he could return to his gold form to break free. He was facing Mirai, feeling helpless as his back was pressed hard up against Zarbon's firm chest as the animal put pressure on his windpipe.
"Release him and my fathers, and I'll make your death as quick as I can!"
Zarbon chuckled nervously at the young warrior. "Tell me, I understand Saiyanjin's mark their claim on their mate…" Mirai eyes flashed to his father them back to Gohan, fully of concern. "If this is the case maybe you can tell me who has claimed him…" Zarbon said while ripping away at the prince's uniform collar. At the same time he pulled back with a fist full of hair. Gohan squeezed his eyes shut as his mark was revealed to all to see.
Vegeta eyes widened, his blood was pounding hard in his rib cage alarmed with what he saw. "boy?"
Zarbon laughed. The king turned his sights to Mirai who looked away; the king jaw tightened. Goku tensed he lowered his sights for a second now that the boy's secret was out. Gohan went to pull away when Zarbon's grip on his hair tightened. "By the looks of things your father didn't know. So you're going to tell us who the luck partner is?" Zarbon was relishing this. He had both boys and their fathers all he needed was to get off the mud ball planet but without a fully operational ship he was stuck.
He laughed at the tension between the two boys and their father. "Fine, keep it secret…. I heard that you were meant to be clamed by Mirai here."
Turquoise eyes hardened and locked on Zarbon's cold orbs as the creature clicked his fingers. No sooner the two guards behind Vegeta and Goku lifted the two warriors to their weak feet. "Power down!!"
The teen sights turned to his two fathers who were being man handled because of his delay. He heard the muffled cries as he watched his father's mate, Goku fall back to the ground with a fresh open wound to his side. Vegeta was bellowing to be let free to help his wounded partner.
"ALL RIGHT…just stop it!"
Zarbon, pleased, turned and motioned for other guards to take Mirai as he powered down. The prince watched as he was bound with a collar this time. He watched as his father, Vegeta, was released and quickly dropped to his knees beside Goku trying to comfort him.
"Sir! Lord Frieza's ship is waiting. He expected his Royal shipment to be delivered." One of the guards said as a confident smile slipped over Zarbon's face.
"Your master awaits." He hissed still gripping Gohan's hair before giving the boy a kiss getting Mirai's blues to blaze with rage. With a laugh Zarbon ordered all the guards to take the prisoners to his personal cruiser. It was a small but fast craft that was hidden down in the bowels of the ship. He had no qualms of abandoning his ship and men to deliver his prise to the lizard prince.
~~~
They were roughly pushed into the small docking bay towards the ship with the war raging outside as Bardock and the others fighting off Zarbon's guards. The green commander wanted out before the rest of the Saiyanjin warriors were freed. "HURRY!"
"No, I'm not going!" Gohan yelled as he stumbled yet again down on his knees. "I'd rather die than be with him!" He yelled stopping anyone from going aboard
Zarbon walked up to the young prince with his anger raging. "You will go! Now get up or I'll drag you in there myself!" He hissed as he reached down snatching the boy's hair again. Gohan held back his tears as he glared at the green beast.
Still refusing to move. "NO!"
"Do you want me to kill your parents, boy or maybe your lover!" Zarbon hissed. Mirai couldn't take anymore and broke away from the guards and went to Gohan only to be pushed back and beaten. Vegeta and Goku also broke loose and received the same treatment.
Gohan mind was screaming from years of frustration. Years of tears welled and hardened. An explosion of incredible power broke free. A blinding gold light snapped, cracked a deafening build up of raw energy and power echoed with lightening sparks that curled and snapped around him. "STOP IT!"
Everone stopped and looked with squinted eyes at the prince. The blind light that surrounded him shone his impressive spray of power. Zarbon quickly called upon his guards. "GET HIM!" The guards all looked at him as if he just grown to two heads before turning and fleeing from the bay.
Both fathers looked up at the youngest son startled before an over powering pride took hold as they watched Gohan kneel down and lift Mirai gently and without trouble snapped the, normally iron grip, collar open. Mirai moaned as he slowly came to as his ki level returned. "It's alright Mirai everything will be fine."
Gohan gently lay him back down as he stepped over towards his father and went to free them. Zarbon, eyes still widened with shock, came out of his stunned trance and fled to the small craft only to quickly cover his eyes from the explosion. "SHIT!"
He quickly turned for another exit when his eyes fell and widened with fear. His sights locked with a very pissed off king in all brilliant gold flame. To his horror another gold light flickered and appeared in a blinding display of awesome power that was overwhelming. There stood not one, but two very pissed off Saiyanjin fathers.
With no delay, Zarbon transformed into his hideous self and blasted a hole through the strong metal, exiting through the docking bay walls and sped for some kind of safety. It was to no avail as two irate Saiyanjin warriors danced on his heels and matching his speed.
Mirai came too and with his brother at his side they both sped off following their fathers' trail. Both boys were in gold like their parents. "There, over there!" Mirai yelled pointing to where he picked up their ki. But when he turned he found Gohan had stopped dead still hovering some distance back looking at the sky. "Gohan what's wrong? Are you alright?" But when Gohan lowered his eyes to look at him all there were moist with tears; searing Mirai with the deadly calm.
"Chibi?"
"Mirai go and help the others, I …I can't!"
"What are you talking about?!"
"I'm not like you I can't do it I'm not a fighter!.. I know only one way to live…and –and I can't do this…I just can't…"
"Chibi please …pleeeease…"
"No stay back Mirai, its not going to work! I have screwed it all up for you… Dad-dad knows and…"
"If this is about you claim me! Things will work out just don't, don't go away don't do anything silly!"
"Silly…but that's just it Mirai. I'm not right for you… you deserve someone sooo special. I can't do this… I have to go…I have to leave!"
"WHAT! What are talking about?"
"Its Frieza…Don't you see, it's always been about him. Always …he's been after me for years. He hunted me and my masters down. I didn't tell you everything…How could I…you see he found Yurrie and me…
"What- what are you talking about?"
"I have been on Frieza's ship once before Mirai, a long time ago. But I managed to escape and eventually a man found me badly injured. He nursed me back before he found out I was worth quite a bit with my tail still intact. He ended up selling me to my last master saying I was his to sell… Don't you see, I'm tainted by the devil himself. You can't want ME! …I was fooling myself thinking it would all go away. But don't you see tonight just proved it to me. It will never go away leave me completely… It just won't work…its not meant to be… I have to go back to him or he will come here and find me and kill all of you."
"Chibi …please pleeease you're scaring me! You don't know what you are saying…"
"No, no I have to go!" With that Gohan sped off back to the ship back to the cruiser with Mirai now hot on his tail.
"NOOOO!"
~~~
Vegeta eyes widened on the green slime, "COWARD!" the king roared glaring at Zarbon facing him on the highest peak of a baron mountain top; just rocks and dirt, pointing to the heavens. The king of Vegeta -sei and the devil's right hand man were ready to go into a deadly battle.
Zarbon sneered at the king. "Coward I don't think so! I was planing on fighting you! I doubt you can do any better than your weak sons!" The green beast crouched down ready for the king to attack first.
Vegeta with his eyes fixed on his prey. "You talk a lot for someone who nearly wet himself when my sons transformed into gold fighters. I saw you. You're no match for any of us Zarbon. Its over!"
"You think I'm going to die here?" Zarbon laughed
"I don't have to think …I know!" Vegeta powered up more putting the fear into the green commander. The energy surrounding him snapped and whipped like lightening. The dark sky swallowed up any evidence of life as they both powered up.
"Well I have news for you! Frieza will never give up on his favourite toy."
"What's that supposed to mean?"
"Oh, so the boy never told you?"
"Told us what?" Goku called as he landed next to his mate in the same powerful glow of gold. He turned to his mate. "You're a hard man to catch up to when you're in one of these moods."
Vegeta smirked. He knew his partner was looking out for him, but playing along. "This is my fight but I expect you to cheer when I have wiped his face into the dirt!"
"I think I could do that!" Goku smirked with his arms folded finding this a little entertaining. At the back of his mind he was hoping his sons were alright.
"How touching!" Zarbon hissed
"So what haven't we been told?" Goku asked
"Only that your youngest son was Frieza's favourite bed toy!"
"YOU LIE!"
"You're playing a deadly game! I would watch what you say before I rip out your tongue before you die!" Vegeta spat.
"You have no idea what you're in for!" Zarbon roared as he powered up. "Frieza will never let go of the idea of taking Vegeta-sei for his own"
"And when that day comes we will be ready for him." Vegeta eyes narrowed. Keen to dish out his revenge for what this guy did to his family. "Now shut up and prepare to die!"
Both rocket and ploughed into the other, blow after blow the king took out his anger. Moments, seconds, minutes passed with Zarbon's frustration building with every attack he fired being blocked or tossed aside rendering it useless. The heat of the battle flared as options for the green commander lessened until he finally boxed himself into a corner with the king's power growing. Was King Vegeta just playing with him? It crossed Zarbon mind as sweat trailed down his anxious face.
Goku stepped back out of the way watching with interest at his lover's moves and his talented skills in the art of battle. The gold light around him was humming with the awesome strength he possessed. The tall warrior turned to the sky he could feel his youngest son's ki fluctuating with Mirai's in what seemed to be a battle of their own. Goku's tail curled around tighter anxious to see what's happening with his boys. He turned back to the battle in front of him as it took to the sky.
When will it all finish and they can return to just being the family they were meant to be. Something he wanted, so desperately, for all those painful years gone.
TBC…
A/N: Sorry guys I was hoping to get both chapters out together. The last chapter should be out within the next week or so. It's being edited as I type this. I think this chapter was a bit too long in sections but its coming to the closure of the story and a lot is happening. It's not one of my better chapters I know. The next chapter is shorter and ends with a sneak look into their future.
Thanks heaps guys for your reviews and e-mails… I really mean it! You're the BEST! I hope you found some enjoyment from this chapter.
You'll have to excuse me if I sound a little down. A close friend died over Easter in a car accident and I have been understandably feeling depressed…
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