Title: Nature Takes Its Course
Author: Me!^_^ (New York-Chan)
Rating: R (action/adventure/romance)
Okay, I promised my friend I'd post something before my birthday, so here's a lil something I just brainstormed out of boredom. It's kind of a nature documentary about wild Saiyajins in their natural habitat. Sorry if it's a lil sketchy here and there, I'm kinda trying to do this a lil quick. This will explain what Saiyajins do in the wild (OOC and AU), well, in my point of view anyway.
A special thanx to Silver_Yaoi for letting me use some terminology from My Suru Lover and My Suru Lover 2: Never Ending (both are very good stories).
WARNING!!! This fic contains graphic violence, yaoi/slash (guy/guy stuff), blood/gore, and tragedy. If there are any homophobes out there preparing to read this fic, you might want to flee like the lil cowards you are so we won't have to listen to your squeals. Squeal, you lil piggies, SQUEAL!!!
Veji: Oh, shut up you stupid onna and start the damn fic already!
Me: Hey! I haven't gotten to the disclaimer yet!
Veji: *rolls eyes* Fine I'll do it. New York-Chan owns nothing of which she speaks, no really, she owns nothing, so don't sue for anything her psychotic brain comes up with! There, you happy?
Me: No, cuz I wanted to do the disclaimer, and I do own my painful Mallet of Punishment! *pulls mallet bigger than said self out of nowhere* Eat birch you lil piggy! WHACK!!!
Veji: *holding head, lil tears in eyes* OOWW!!!
Me: Hey folks, he even sounds like a piggy!
Veji: That hurt!
Me: No, I thought it tickled! Honestly Beji, you're such a geek.
Veji: *all up in my face* You take that back, you half-breed bitch!
Me: ^_____^ You're so hot when you're mad.
Veji: O_O AUGH!!! *leaps about a mile back* You're as dim witted and horny about me as Kakarotto!
Me: I know. *suddenly appears behind him* And today, you are my piggy. I want a piggyback ride! *jumps on his back, grabs his hair* Run, piggy piggy piggy! Ruuun, piggy piggy piggy!
Veji: Oof! Get off me! You're HEAVY!
Me: o\_/o You've been a bad piggy, you must be punished! WHACK!!!
Veji: *lying on the ground, lil swirlies in eyes*
Ugh, I'll pick on Veji when he wakes up. But now, I'll just start this fic. (PS: I've decided that my version of wild Saiyajins walk on all fours, like a gorilla or an ape. Hehe...see the irony?^_^)
Our story begins on Vegetasei, on the lonely continent of Kyodai in the Ame ga Furanai Desert.
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Chapter 1: Smart Mouth
Little Kakarotto gazed down at the other youngsters from his perch atop a cliff. It was sunset, and it was a little dark. It felt nicer to be out now than in the burning sun in the middle of the day. Several cubs called up to Kakarotto, but he ignored their invitation s to play, his tail swishing gently in the breeze.
Being five years old made him feel grown up and he rarely played with the youngsters of the pack any longer. Most of the time, he just watched their wild games or was practicing hunting on small animals he came across occasionally. He did, however, make exceptions when it came to his younger brothers Gohan and Goten, now at the tender age of two. They were the only survivors of their parent's most recent litter, which was a rare total of five, and Kakarotto took it upon himself to protect them at any cost.
Gohan and Goten hardly looked anything alike, aside from the fact they both had pale skin. Gohan had long hair passed his shoulders while Goten had a lopsided hairdo like Kakarotto's. Another characteristic that made them different was the fact that Gohan was a Saiyajin and Goten was a Suru.
Surus are merely the reproducing counterpart of Saiyajins. Since only one fourth of the entire Saiyajin population is female, some of the males are born with the ability to bear cubs themselves. The only ways you can tell a Suru from a Saiyajin is that they are usually physically smaller than most Saiyajins, and they give off a certain scent produced by their reproductive hormones.
Kakarotto's parents happen to be both male, the Saiyajin is called Toma and the Suru is Bardock. Bardock had the same hairdo that two of his sons had, had dark bronze skin, and a few scars here and there from old fights. Toma also had darker skin, but not quite as dark as Bardock's, was also scarred, and had short spiked-up hair.
Suddenly, Kakarotto felt a light tugging at his tail. He turned to see Pita, King Vegeta's mate, the only female of the pack. Kakarotto smiled, Pita was like a second mother to him, always sneaking him extra treats from the adults.
"Whatcha doing?" she asked in a childish manner. She was only about 17, and it showed that she still wasn't quite full-grown.
"Watching Gohan and Goten play with the other youngsters," he said, scooting over to make room next to him for Pita to sit.
She had difficulty sitting however; her belly was swollen nearly twice the size of its once tight, muscular abs. Kakarotto looked at her stomach.
"Um...Pita?" he started.
"Hmm?"
"When are the...uh...cubs coming?" There was an unusually shy tone in his voice.
Pita rubbed her roundness gently. This was King Vegeta's and her first litter, and they could hardly wait to see their cubs.
"Any day now, aren't you excited?"
Excited didn't even begin to describe what he felt. This would be the first royal litter of the pack, and would be more special than a thousand newborn females. But that wasn't it...it went far deeper for Kakarotto, but he didn't know exactly why. Deciding to avoid the subject on his feelings for the litter for now, he turned his attention back to the other youngsters.
"Having this litter means you're gonna be all grown-up now, huh?" he asked, not taking his eyes off the youngsters.
"Yeah." Then she said as though reading his mind, "But that doesn't mean I can't still act like a cub."
Kakarotto turned back to Pita and smiled, "That's why King Vegeta chose you for his mate. You're so young and carefree; you never want to grow up and act your age. When I look for a mate, I want him, or her, to be just like you."
Pita smiled and gave little Kakarotto a big hug.
"You have wisdom beyond your years, Kakarotto," she nuzzled her nose in his soft mane.
"There you are, you little scamp!"
Both Pita and Kakarotto nearly fell over the rock face in surprise as King Vegeta came up behind them, followed by Toma and Bardock. King Vegeta was a sight to behold by all; he had dark tanned skin, a tall spiked-up dark brown mane with a widow's peak, and a goatee to match, he was by far the most outstanding specimen of a Saiyajin.
"Pi-pa, Ni-ma, what are you--?" (A/N: 'Pi-pa' is the unofficial meaning for 'father' in Saiyago and 'Ni-ma' means 'mother'.)
"I thought we'd find you here!" Bardock started, passing King Vegeta to reach his son. "You promised to play with your little brothers before bedtime, and I find you here sitting on your butt watching them!"
Kakarotto didn't like being scolded by his mother, especially not in front of the leader and Pita. He started to stutter to find an answer when Pita stepped in.
"He wasn't just watching the youngsters, he was keeping me company on a stroll."
Bardock wasn't about to argue with this fiery young Suru, let alone while her mate was right behind him. Then, King Vegeta stepped forward too.
"You are supposed to be in the den resting," he said flatly.
"Oh Geta, do you really think you can keep me in that dark, smelly cave all day? Besides," she put an arm around Kakarotto, who wished he had been forgotten in this conversation, "I have my little bodyguard with me."
King Vegeta stared down at the young cub and snorted, "That brat couldn't protect you from a flea let alone any real threat!"
Kakarotto puffed up his chest, "For your information, I did manage to catch a young hare yesterday. So I think I qualify to be a rather decent bodyguard."
He wished he had kept his mouth shut when King Vegeta's fur stood on end in anger. Kakarotto knew from past experiences that King Vegeta would not hesitate to give him a good beating to silence the cub's defiance. This looked be one of those times.
Without any further warning, King Vegeta lashed out a strong fist to give Kakarotto a little reminder of who was in charge. But Kakarotto had expected the big Saiyajin to attempt a move like this, and had leapt out of the way onto a higher outcropping of rock. King Vegeta missed his target, of course, but it was his mate who received the blow full in the face!
Pita yelped loudly and started to stumble toward the edge of the cliff. She couldn't regain her balance as quickly as other Surus with her pregnancy, and would have plunged over the edge of the cliff and injured herself and the unborn cubs if King Vegeta hadn't realized his mistake and pulled her away from the edge.
The female rolled to the ground, shrieking and clutching the left side of her face. Toma and Bardock were shocked, both by the blow King Vegeta had accidentally given his mate and by their son's reflexes and agility. Neither of them had ever seen Kakarotto move so quickly and predict their leader's move.
King Vegeta wasn't in the least bit amused by the cub's swiftness, in fact it rather flustered him a bit to have a scrawny little low-level cub dodge his punch. He was not about to let that brat get away with showing him up!
With a loud hiss, he leapt up after Kakarotto, but the cub was ready, 'Another predictable move,' he thought as King Vegeta's fist came flying at him once again. He ducked out of its path and rolled out underneath the leader. Before the big Saiyajin had known where the brat had gone, Kakarotto leapt up and delivered a spinning kick to the side of the leader's face. Kakarotto was feeling rather confident in himself when suddenly the leader grabbed his leg with his teeth and began shaking him like a rag doll. He then threw the cub over the cliff.
Kakarotto felt the world spinning around him, then came the rough pain of his tiny body grinding down the rock face. The limestone scraped his delicate flesh as his slid down. He hit the ground below and bounced a few feet, interrupting the youngsters' game. They bounded off to hide behind small boulders from whatever had fallen from the sky.
The battered cub slowly turned over on his back and looked up at the night sky. He spotted the outline of the enraged king as he leapt off the cliff after him. He managed to gather enough strength to pull his feet beneath him and leap out of the way before King Vegeta's foot came crashing down on the ground space he had just vacated. He rolled ungracefully across the sand; a small boulder protruding from the ground stopped his rolling gently.
King Vegeta turned to the cub; his rage building as he stared at the brat that outsmarted him and made him feel like a fool. He stocked over to the exhausted cub, smirking at the thought of crushing his tiny head in his palm. Kakarotto trembled in fear as his powerful leader advanced toward him, moving in for the kill. King Vegeta leapt and Kakarotto shut his eyes tightly as he waited for the inevitable.
But the attack never came, and Kakarotto opened his eyes cautiously. Blocking King Vegeta's path was his Ni-ma Bardock, hissing and growling protectively at the leader. King Vegeta merely growled back, angry with the Suru for interfering. Bardock wouldn't stand down; he would fight for his cub's life to the death. King Vegeta had had enough with these low- levels; he was going to finish them off now!
Just then, Toma stepped in between Bardock and his leader, growling protectively for the lives of his mate and oldest son. Kakarotto was scared; King Vegeta could easily kill him and his parents. He no longer had the strength to fight off the enraged leader; all he and his parents could do was hope for a miracle.
That miracle came in the form of Pita. She limped forward and blocked King Vegeta's path. The leader hesitated as his mate dared to defy him.
"That's enough Vegeta," she growled.
Kakarotto couldn't believe it; Pita was protecting his family from her own mate! Toma and Bardock were just as surprised as their son was.
If Pita hadn't been pregnant, King Vegeta would have tossed her aside to finish off these low-levels, but right he didn't dare to hurt the unborn cubs she carried. He could just jump over her, but she most likely would leap and meet him in midair. There was no way around it; it was either Pita or no one.
Finally, the mighty leader stood down and backed off. Angry that he had been defied, he sulked up to his den. Toma, Bardock and Pita finally relaxed when the leader disappeared inside the den. Kakarotto got to his feet shakily; Toma and Bardock didn't even try to help their son up, frustrated that they all could have been killed on his account.
"Thanks for the help Pita," Bardock said not taking his eyes off his battered cub, "we'll take it from here, we need to...'have a chat' with Kakarotto."
Pita looked from Kakarotto to Bardock and Toma several times then nodded and hobbled off after her mate, surely a scolding awaited her there.
Bardock walked toward his cub, his fur bristled in anger. Kakarotto looked up at his Ni-ma, "I-I'm s-s-sorry N-ni-ma."
Kakarotto couldn't hold himself up anymore and collapsed. His resolve melted for the moment and Bardock gently grabbed his cub by the scruff of the neck with his teeth and carried him up the rocks to their den. He laid Kakarotto in the nest and began licking his son's wounds. Neither of them spoke to each other.
Just then, Gohan and Goten rushed into the den, chirping excitedly. Kakarotto ignored their questions about the fight and how he survived.
"Okay you two," Toma nudged the cubs aside, "your brother has had a big day."
The twins groaned and settled down in the nest for the night. Toma turned back to his oldest cub, and Kakarotto stared right back. He didn't need a pep talk right now, and he knew he shouldn't have mouthed off at the leader. But Toma just sighed.
"Well, at least you're not dead," he patted his son's head, "but just remember, no more of your smart mouth, okay?"
Kakarotto nodded, and Bardock finished cleaning him. Toma climbed into the nest and snuggled up to his family. He didn't really want to get after his son for showing such strength and courage. He had no idea that his young son was that strong. But now, even if it was just in the back of his mind, he believed that Kakarotto could be as strong if not stronger than the leader.
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End Chapter 1
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Well, this is my first ever fic! I feel so great that I finally got a chapter finished! *hugs self * I'm so special!
Veji: *trying to sneak off*
Me: Hey! My piggy is awake!
Veji: *growl* I'm not your piggy!
Me: Yeah, you're Kaki's piggy^_^!
Veji: *blushes*
Me: *yawn* I'm tired from writing this fic, I don't want a piggyback ride anymore.
Veji: ^_____^THANK YOU KAMI!!! *runs away shouting for joy*
Ugh, this was hard to finish, I don't know how soon I can post the next chappie, it depends on how many good reviews I get. Please R+R, flames are okay, just break it to me gently, okay? Well, nite-nite, I'm going to bed to revitalize my tiny brain. Thanx again Silver_Yaoi!
Okay, I promised my friend I'd post something before my birthday, so here's a lil something I just brainstormed out of boredom. It's kind of a nature documentary about wild Saiyajins in their natural habitat. Sorry if it's a lil sketchy here and there, I'm kinda trying to do this a lil quick. This will explain what Saiyajins do in the wild (OOC and AU), well, in my point of view anyway.
A special thanx to Silver_Yaoi for letting me use some terminology from My Suru Lover and My Suru Lover 2: Never Ending (both are very good stories).
WARNING!!! This fic contains graphic violence, yaoi/slash (guy/guy stuff), blood/gore, and tragedy. If there are any homophobes out there preparing to read this fic, you might want to flee like the lil cowards you are so we won't have to listen to your squeals. Squeal, you lil piggies, SQUEAL!!!
Veji: Oh, shut up you stupid onna and start the damn fic already!
Me: Hey! I haven't gotten to the disclaimer yet!
Veji: *rolls eyes* Fine I'll do it. New York-Chan owns nothing of which she speaks, no really, she owns nothing, so don't sue for anything her psychotic brain comes up with! There, you happy?
Me: No, cuz I wanted to do the disclaimer, and I do own my painful Mallet of Punishment! *pulls mallet bigger than said self out of nowhere* Eat birch you lil piggy! WHACK!!!
Veji: *holding head, lil tears in eyes* OOWW!!!
Me: Hey folks, he even sounds like a piggy!
Veji: That hurt!
Me: No, I thought it tickled! Honestly Beji, you're such a geek.
Veji: *all up in my face* You take that back, you half-breed bitch!
Me: ^_____^ You're so hot when you're mad.
Veji: O_O AUGH!!! *leaps about a mile back* You're as dim witted and horny about me as Kakarotto!
Me: I know. *suddenly appears behind him* And today, you are my piggy. I want a piggyback ride! *jumps on his back, grabs his hair* Run, piggy piggy piggy! Ruuun, piggy piggy piggy!
Veji: Oof! Get off me! You're HEAVY!
Me: o\_/o You've been a bad piggy, you must be punished! WHACK!!!
Veji: *lying on the ground, lil swirlies in eyes*
Ugh, I'll pick on Veji when he wakes up. But now, I'll just start this fic. (PS: I've decided that my version of wild Saiyajins walk on all fours, like a gorilla or an ape. Hehe...see the irony?^_^)
Our story begins on Vegetasei, on the lonely continent of Kyodai in the Ame ga Furanai Desert.
~~~~~~~~~~
Chapter 1: Smart Mouth
Little Kakarotto gazed down at the other youngsters from his perch atop a cliff. It was sunset, and it was a little dark. It felt nicer to be out now than in the burning sun in the middle of the day. Several cubs called up to Kakarotto, but he ignored their invitation s to play, his tail swishing gently in the breeze.
Being five years old made him feel grown up and he rarely played with the youngsters of the pack any longer. Most of the time, he just watched their wild games or was practicing hunting on small animals he came across occasionally. He did, however, make exceptions when it came to his younger brothers Gohan and Goten, now at the tender age of two. They were the only survivors of their parent's most recent litter, which was a rare total of five, and Kakarotto took it upon himself to protect them at any cost.
Gohan and Goten hardly looked anything alike, aside from the fact they both had pale skin. Gohan had long hair passed his shoulders while Goten had a lopsided hairdo like Kakarotto's. Another characteristic that made them different was the fact that Gohan was a Saiyajin and Goten was a Suru.
Surus are merely the reproducing counterpart of Saiyajins. Since only one fourth of the entire Saiyajin population is female, some of the males are born with the ability to bear cubs themselves. The only ways you can tell a Suru from a Saiyajin is that they are usually physically smaller than most Saiyajins, and they give off a certain scent produced by their reproductive hormones.
Kakarotto's parents happen to be both male, the Saiyajin is called Toma and the Suru is Bardock. Bardock had the same hairdo that two of his sons had, had dark bronze skin, and a few scars here and there from old fights. Toma also had darker skin, but not quite as dark as Bardock's, was also scarred, and had short spiked-up hair.
Suddenly, Kakarotto felt a light tugging at his tail. He turned to see Pita, King Vegeta's mate, the only female of the pack. Kakarotto smiled, Pita was like a second mother to him, always sneaking him extra treats from the adults.
"Whatcha doing?" she asked in a childish manner. She was only about 17, and it showed that she still wasn't quite full-grown.
"Watching Gohan and Goten play with the other youngsters," he said, scooting over to make room next to him for Pita to sit.
She had difficulty sitting however; her belly was swollen nearly twice the size of its once tight, muscular abs. Kakarotto looked at her stomach.
"Um...Pita?" he started.
"Hmm?"
"When are the...uh...cubs coming?" There was an unusually shy tone in his voice.
Pita rubbed her roundness gently. This was King Vegeta's and her first litter, and they could hardly wait to see their cubs.
"Any day now, aren't you excited?"
Excited didn't even begin to describe what he felt. This would be the first royal litter of the pack, and would be more special than a thousand newborn females. But that wasn't it...it went far deeper for Kakarotto, but he didn't know exactly why. Deciding to avoid the subject on his feelings for the litter for now, he turned his attention back to the other youngsters.
"Having this litter means you're gonna be all grown-up now, huh?" he asked, not taking his eyes off the youngsters.
"Yeah." Then she said as though reading his mind, "But that doesn't mean I can't still act like a cub."
Kakarotto turned back to Pita and smiled, "That's why King Vegeta chose you for his mate. You're so young and carefree; you never want to grow up and act your age. When I look for a mate, I want him, or her, to be just like you."
Pita smiled and gave little Kakarotto a big hug.
"You have wisdom beyond your years, Kakarotto," she nuzzled her nose in his soft mane.
"There you are, you little scamp!"
Both Pita and Kakarotto nearly fell over the rock face in surprise as King Vegeta came up behind them, followed by Toma and Bardock. King Vegeta was a sight to behold by all; he had dark tanned skin, a tall spiked-up dark brown mane with a widow's peak, and a goatee to match, he was by far the most outstanding specimen of a Saiyajin.
"Pi-pa, Ni-ma, what are you--?" (A/N: 'Pi-pa' is the unofficial meaning for 'father' in Saiyago and 'Ni-ma' means 'mother'.)
"I thought we'd find you here!" Bardock started, passing King Vegeta to reach his son. "You promised to play with your little brothers before bedtime, and I find you here sitting on your butt watching them!"
Kakarotto didn't like being scolded by his mother, especially not in front of the leader and Pita. He started to stutter to find an answer when Pita stepped in.
"He wasn't just watching the youngsters, he was keeping me company on a stroll."
Bardock wasn't about to argue with this fiery young Suru, let alone while her mate was right behind him. Then, King Vegeta stepped forward too.
"You are supposed to be in the den resting," he said flatly.
"Oh Geta, do you really think you can keep me in that dark, smelly cave all day? Besides," she put an arm around Kakarotto, who wished he had been forgotten in this conversation, "I have my little bodyguard with me."
King Vegeta stared down at the young cub and snorted, "That brat couldn't protect you from a flea let alone any real threat!"
Kakarotto puffed up his chest, "For your information, I did manage to catch a young hare yesterday. So I think I qualify to be a rather decent bodyguard."
He wished he had kept his mouth shut when King Vegeta's fur stood on end in anger. Kakarotto knew from past experiences that King Vegeta would not hesitate to give him a good beating to silence the cub's defiance. This looked be one of those times.
Without any further warning, King Vegeta lashed out a strong fist to give Kakarotto a little reminder of who was in charge. But Kakarotto had expected the big Saiyajin to attempt a move like this, and had leapt out of the way onto a higher outcropping of rock. King Vegeta missed his target, of course, but it was his mate who received the blow full in the face!
Pita yelped loudly and started to stumble toward the edge of the cliff. She couldn't regain her balance as quickly as other Surus with her pregnancy, and would have plunged over the edge of the cliff and injured herself and the unborn cubs if King Vegeta hadn't realized his mistake and pulled her away from the edge.
The female rolled to the ground, shrieking and clutching the left side of her face. Toma and Bardock were shocked, both by the blow King Vegeta had accidentally given his mate and by their son's reflexes and agility. Neither of them had ever seen Kakarotto move so quickly and predict their leader's move.
King Vegeta wasn't in the least bit amused by the cub's swiftness, in fact it rather flustered him a bit to have a scrawny little low-level cub dodge his punch. He was not about to let that brat get away with showing him up!
With a loud hiss, he leapt up after Kakarotto, but the cub was ready, 'Another predictable move,' he thought as King Vegeta's fist came flying at him once again. He ducked out of its path and rolled out underneath the leader. Before the big Saiyajin had known where the brat had gone, Kakarotto leapt up and delivered a spinning kick to the side of the leader's face. Kakarotto was feeling rather confident in himself when suddenly the leader grabbed his leg with his teeth and began shaking him like a rag doll. He then threw the cub over the cliff.
Kakarotto felt the world spinning around him, then came the rough pain of his tiny body grinding down the rock face. The limestone scraped his delicate flesh as his slid down. He hit the ground below and bounced a few feet, interrupting the youngsters' game. They bounded off to hide behind small boulders from whatever had fallen from the sky.
The battered cub slowly turned over on his back and looked up at the night sky. He spotted the outline of the enraged king as he leapt off the cliff after him. He managed to gather enough strength to pull his feet beneath him and leap out of the way before King Vegeta's foot came crashing down on the ground space he had just vacated. He rolled ungracefully across the sand; a small boulder protruding from the ground stopped his rolling gently.
King Vegeta turned to the cub; his rage building as he stared at the brat that outsmarted him and made him feel like a fool. He stocked over to the exhausted cub, smirking at the thought of crushing his tiny head in his palm. Kakarotto trembled in fear as his powerful leader advanced toward him, moving in for the kill. King Vegeta leapt and Kakarotto shut his eyes tightly as he waited for the inevitable.
But the attack never came, and Kakarotto opened his eyes cautiously. Blocking King Vegeta's path was his Ni-ma Bardock, hissing and growling protectively at the leader. King Vegeta merely growled back, angry with the Suru for interfering. Bardock wouldn't stand down; he would fight for his cub's life to the death. King Vegeta had had enough with these low- levels; he was going to finish them off now!
Just then, Toma stepped in between Bardock and his leader, growling protectively for the lives of his mate and oldest son. Kakarotto was scared; King Vegeta could easily kill him and his parents. He no longer had the strength to fight off the enraged leader; all he and his parents could do was hope for a miracle.
That miracle came in the form of Pita. She limped forward and blocked King Vegeta's path. The leader hesitated as his mate dared to defy him.
"That's enough Vegeta," she growled.
Kakarotto couldn't believe it; Pita was protecting his family from her own mate! Toma and Bardock were just as surprised as their son was.
If Pita hadn't been pregnant, King Vegeta would have tossed her aside to finish off these low-levels, but right he didn't dare to hurt the unborn cubs she carried. He could just jump over her, but she most likely would leap and meet him in midair. There was no way around it; it was either Pita or no one.
Finally, the mighty leader stood down and backed off. Angry that he had been defied, he sulked up to his den. Toma, Bardock and Pita finally relaxed when the leader disappeared inside the den. Kakarotto got to his feet shakily; Toma and Bardock didn't even try to help their son up, frustrated that they all could have been killed on his account.
"Thanks for the help Pita," Bardock said not taking his eyes off his battered cub, "we'll take it from here, we need to...'have a chat' with Kakarotto."
Pita looked from Kakarotto to Bardock and Toma several times then nodded and hobbled off after her mate, surely a scolding awaited her there.
Bardock walked toward his cub, his fur bristled in anger. Kakarotto looked up at his Ni-ma, "I-I'm s-s-sorry N-ni-ma."
Kakarotto couldn't hold himself up anymore and collapsed. His resolve melted for the moment and Bardock gently grabbed his cub by the scruff of the neck with his teeth and carried him up the rocks to their den. He laid Kakarotto in the nest and began licking his son's wounds. Neither of them spoke to each other.
Just then, Gohan and Goten rushed into the den, chirping excitedly. Kakarotto ignored their questions about the fight and how he survived.
"Okay you two," Toma nudged the cubs aside, "your brother has had a big day."
The twins groaned and settled down in the nest for the night. Toma turned back to his oldest cub, and Kakarotto stared right back. He didn't need a pep talk right now, and he knew he shouldn't have mouthed off at the leader. But Toma just sighed.
"Well, at least you're not dead," he patted his son's head, "but just remember, no more of your smart mouth, okay?"
Kakarotto nodded, and Bardock finished cleaning him. Toma climbed into the nest and snuggled up to his family. He didn't really want to get after his son for showing such strength and courage. He had no idea that his young son was that strong. But now, even if it was just in the back of his mind, he believed that Kakarotto could be as strong if not stronger than the leader.
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End Chapter 1
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Well, this is my first ever fic! I feel so great that I finally got a chapter finished! *hugs self * I'm so special!
Veji: *trying to sneak off*
Me: Hey! My piggy is awake!
Veji: *growl* I'm not your piggy!
Me: Yeah, you're Kaki's piggy^_^!
Veji: *blushes*
Me: *yawn* I'm tired from writing this fic, I don't want a piggyback ride anymore.
Veji: ^_____^THANK YOU KAMI!!! *runs away shouting for joy*
Ugh, this was hard to finish, I don't know how soon I can post the next chappie, it depends on how many good reviews I get. Please R+R, flames are okay, just break it to me gently, okay? Well, nite-nite, I'm going to bed to revitalize my tiny brain. Thanx again Silver_Yaoi!