Chapter 5 – Radditz

Luckily, Goku's a fast healer. One morning, Vegeta returns from hunting and finds Goku fully healed.

"I guess I'm ready, Vegeta."

"Are you sure, Kakarot? I can't tell you how we'll react to this mind sharing anymore. Last time I wanted to kill myself, I can only imagine what the experience did to you."

"You don't need to know that, Vegeta, you've seen enough trouble already. Please. Let me help you."

Vegeta shrugs. "I don't have a choice, do I? Seems to be a repeating theme in my life."

"I don't want to rush you, Vegeta. But we have a long way to go…"

"You're right. Let's get this over with. I will give you less than the last time, Kakarot. I don't want us to get berserk afterwards."

"Alright."

They walk outside and sit down on opposite sides of each other. Goku feels a shiver run down his spine as Vegeta slowly puts his hands around the back of his head. Their foreheads touch and Goku becomes the child Vegeta again.

Vegeta ran down the corridor and burst into Nappa's quarters.

"Where is he?" Vegeta asked hastily, trying to catch his breath.

"In a regeneration tank, Sire. He was badly wounded when we found him."

"Are you sure he's the only one?"

"We've been searching for months now, Prince. The chance that any more Saiyans survived are zero to none, I'm afraid."

"I want to see him, Nappa. Take me there."

Nappa went out the door and took Vegeta to the recovery room. There, floating in a tank, was Radditz, recovering from his injuries.

"It's impossible," Vegeta whispered. "A low class like him… How can he have survived something like that?"

"He was on a nearby planet, Prince Vegeta. He didn't take the full blast."

"Even then… It's amazing." Vegeta let his eyes wander over the naked warrior's body. He wasn't even fully grown yet… He couldn't be older than fifteen.

"I hope he wakes up soon, Nappa. Maybe he can tell us more about the day Vegeta-sei was destroyed."

"I hope so, Sire."

Twelve years later. Vegeta was almost eighteen years old now. He had just finished a mission with Radditz; Nappa was still recovering from their last mission.

He jumped to his feet when he felt a hand on his shoulder.

"Damn you, Radditz, do that again and it'll be the last time, I swear!"

"Jeez, Vegeta, don't be so jumpy, I'm not going to hurt you." Radditz sat down next to him. "He's been… doing things to you, hasn't he?" he asked the Prince carefully.

"That's none of your business!" Vegeta snapped.

"I just wanted to give you a piece of advice, since I found out what the damn lizard's up to with his widespread sexual abuse. He wants a hybrid, Vegeta. He wants to create something even more terrible than he already is."

"How the hell do you know?" Vegeta turned to look Radditz in the eye, his cheeks flushed with shame.

"I overheard some of his scientists talking about it. Whatever you do, Vegeta, don't let him get his filthy hands on your semen. He'll never be able to get you pregnant, since you're a dominant Saiyan."

"That's a relief," Vegeta said sarcastically. "I can't control my actions when I'm around him, Radditz. He does things to me…"

"I know. Just try to maintain control, Vegeta. Up till now, he's only been trying to break you. For his plans, he'll need Saiyan semen."

"Why?" Vegeta asked hoarsely.

"Because getting a submittant Saiyan pregnant didn't work," Radditz said, staring at the ground.

"How…" Vegeta stopped mid-sentence as the horrible truth dawned on him.

"He made me kill my own offspring, Vegeta. Because it wasn't what he expected it to be…" Radditz cried softly.

"You were just a kid yourself…" Vegeta whispered. He pulled Radditz towards him and held him close. Tears formed in Vegeta's eyes as well as their bodies rocked back and forth, back and forth, back and forth…

Two years later. Vegeta was twenty now. He had become harsh and indifferent about other people, except for Radditz. Because they shared a few horrible experiences, they had become quite inseparable.

"What do you think, Vegeta?"

"Nappa will be gone for at least six hours… I'm not going to wait for him. Open the damn bottles, Radditz, so we can drink to our own doom."

"As you wish, 'Sire'."

"Don't call me that, you baka. Our race is dead, and we'll soon join them."

"Stop being so gloomy, Vegeta. Life ain't that bad."

"It isn't? What, did I miss Frieza's funeral?"

"He may be still alive and we may not have a chance at beating him, but he's not bothering us now and we've just had a good fight with the natives on this planet."

"Come to think of it… When did we last have a real fight?"

"I can't remember," Radditz said, scratching the back of his head. "You want to…" He was interrupted by Vegeta's boot slamming into the side of his head.

"Yep, he wants to fight," Radditz concluded and charged at Vegeta.

"I never realized this could be even more fun when you're drinking," Vegeta said, finishing his bottle and carelessly throwing it away.

"Let's play catch." Radditz disappeared from Vegeta's sight and tried to attack him from behind.

"Don't try to pull my own moves on me, Radditz, it'll never work," Vegeta said, laughing coldly. He jumped to the side and planted his fist in Radditz' gut. Radditz retorted by kicking Vegeta in his lower back, right under his tail. Vegeta howled in pain.

"You son of a bitch! You'll pay for that!"

"I can't wait, Vegeta…" Radditz seemed calm on the outside, but Vegeta knew better.

'What's he up to? I know that grin on his face, I've seen it before…' The alcohol began to kick in. Vegeta's sight became a bit blurry when he turned around to follow Radditz' movements. Radditz was about to punch him, but Vegeta catched his fist.

"Got you," he hissed and flung Radditz over his shoulder, into a mountain side. Rocks and dust piled up on Radditz.

'It takes too long,' Vegeta thought. 'He's probably already…' He was hit by an energy blast before he could finish his own thoughts. Dizzy from the alcohol and from the impact, he whirled down to the ground.

"Got you," Radditz hissed as he captured Vegeta from behind.

"You know what? I don't care!" Vegeta started laughing and was unable to stop even when Radditz let go of him. Soon Radditz burst out in laughter as well, equally drunk. They collapsed on top of each other, hiccupping and giggling like a bunch of school girls.

"You are not as heavy as you look, Radditz," Vegeta concluded. Radditz started laughing again.

"What do you want me to say? That you punch harder than I expected? How's your tail?"

"Still hurting. That was the dirtiest move I've ever seen."

"Let me make it up to you."

"How?"

"Wait and see. Turn around." Vegeta turned around so he was lying on his stomach. Radditz gently took his tail and started to massage it.

"Radditz!" Vegeta snarled. "What the hell..."

"Sshh, my Prince, it's okay. I won't hurt you."

Vegeta stayed tense for quite some time, but eventually he relaxed under Radditz' caring hands.

"Damn that feels good…"

Vegeta felt how he got aroused and his cheeks seemed to be burning. Radditz massaged his entire back and then leaned forward to kiss the Back of Vegeta's neck.

"Unhh," Vegeta reacted. His body tensed again and he turned around, crushing his lips against Radditz'. For the first time in his life, Vegeta had sex voluntarily.