Chapter 11 – Death
Vegeta and Mirai return to Chikyuu. They are welcomed by the other warriors, and of course Bulma throws a welcome back party at Capsule Corp.
Goku drags Vegeta upstairs as soon as he has the opportunity. He kisses him passionately, his hands already undressing his mate.
'Just making sure you're still mine as well…' Then Goku looks at Vegeta surprised.
"Nani? No fresh bite mark?"
Vegeta slouches down on the bed in defeat.
"There were… complications."
"What complications?" Goku sits down next to Vegeta and puts his big arm around him.
"Mirai is under the spell of someone in his dimension. In order to break the spell, I have to fight for Mirai's freedom."
Goku doesn't ask the question out loud. 'Who is it?'
"My father."
"No way!"
"It's true," Mirai Trunks says in a grim tone. He enters the room and takes off his jacket. Then he flops onto the bed, next to Vegeta.
"But I don't want you to fight him," he states.
"Nani? We already agreed on this!" Vegeta looks at him angrily.
"Well, now I disagree again. I can fight my own battles, I don't need you to do it for me." Mirai looks back at Vegeta unfazed.
Goku can't help himself and bursts into laughter.
"Oh my Kami, you two are exactly the same!"
Vegeta chuckles, but then turns serious again. "I am more experienced than you, Trunks. I know my father better than anyone. I'll be happy to defeat him for you."
Mirai sighs. "I'm not used to people doing things for me."
"I know," Vegeta says. "Now that we're all here, let's crash here for the night. Bulma won't mind. Tomorrow I'll use the Time Machine and put an end to the royal bastard's power over you." Vegeta turns around and grins to Goku.
"Now, Kakarot, where were we?"
Vegeta's tail lashes out to stroke Mirai's neck as Goku locks the prince in his arms, kissing him with fire. Vegeta soon positions himself behind Goku, not intending to waste his time. Mirai's mouth is working his way down on Goku's front, soon encountering his throbbing arousal. Mirai synchronizes his movements with Vegeta and deep throats Goku at the moment Vegeta enters him. Goku's hands claw at Mirai's shoulders, incoherent sounds erupting from his throat. Mirai circles his arm around Goku's hips and starts to knead his butt cheeks. With his other hand he holds Goku's hips, trying to counter the movement caused by Vegeta's frantic thrusting.
"Trunks…" Goku's voice sounds hoarse, different as he calls Trunks' name. Mirai gets up and is pulled to Goku's hard body. Mirai crushes his mouth to Goku's, demanding entrance forcefully. Goku moans as he gives Mirai access. His hand travels down to Mirai's neglected arousal, grabbing it hard and pumping it firmly.
"Unh!" Goku's tail is probing his entrance, the sensation is almost too much for Mirai. His chest heaving for air, his mouth attacks Goku's corded neck and strong shoulders. Vegeta looks at him threateningly as he does, but Mirai has no intention to bite Goku. Still, Mirai lingers a few moments, teasing Goku's neck with short licks, just to have those burning black eyes pierce into his soul. He feels his control slipping and releases his semen into Goku's hand. Vegeta and Goku orgasm simultaneously. Mirai looks at their flustered faces for a few seconds, then smiles. He falls back onto the mattress and is already half asleep. When he starts snoring softly, Goku chuckles.
"What?" Vegeta says.
"He's so cute… Look at him. Totally passed out."
Mirai lifts an eyelid. "I heard that!"
"Kuso…" Goku looks ashamed.
Vegeta laughs at Goku so hard that Mirai has to kick him in the side to shut him up. Then he lays back and continues snoring.
Vegeta says goodbye the next morning. Mirai Bulma sets the coordinates for him.
"Be careful out there," she says softly.
"I will." Vegeta pushes the button that closes the canopy. The Time Machine lifts into the air and then vanishes.
"Kami's speed, Vegeta," Goku whispers.
Mirai Trunks seems to feel uncomfortable now that Vegeta's gone.
"I wish he had allowed me to come with him…"
Goku puts an arm around his shoulder. "You know him. He's not a team player."
"Neither am I." Mirai glares at Goku, shaking off his arm. He turns his back to Goku and walks away.
"Like father, like son…" Goku mutters.
At night, Goku can't sleep. He misses Vegeta, of course, but there's something else nagging at the corners of his mind. Something bad is going to happen, he can sense it. He turns over to his other side for the millionth time, still wide awake. He startles as he hears his name.
"Goku…"
Mirai Trunks is hovering outside his window. Goku gets up and lets him in.
"Sorry for what happened this morning. I was acting like a jerk."
"Never mind that." Goku can smell fear on Mirai.
"So you feel it too," he states.
"Something evil is coming…" Mirai looks around as if some monster will emerge from the deep shadows.
"You think it could be…" Goku doesn't finish his sentence.
"It might be. But that would mean that Vegeta…"
"The king doesn't have to kill Vegeta to defeat him. If Vegeta was dead, I'd be able to sense it, even though I'm in another dimension."
"So Vegeta's still alive," Mirai Trunks concludes. "But he's not winning the fight either."
"I guess not."
"I'm going after him. My mom took another Time Machine from our dimension, I'll go after Vegeta and set things straight."
"He told you no."
"That's what he said to the devil's bond too. Come on, Goku, he probably needs help because he underestimated his father's power in my dimension. Do you want me to abandon him when he needs me?"
"I know that Vegeta can take care of himself," Goku says. "He must have had a good reason to go to your dimension alone."
"He has no idea what the king is capable of doing in my dimension," Mirai whispers. "I don't want him to get hurt again."
Goku sighs. He knows that he can't win from Mirai; maybe physically, but battling Mirai's will power is like trying to pull out a sequoia with a pair of tweezers. It won't work.
"Fine, go after him. But I warn you: Vegeta will not be pleased when you arrive."
"I don't give a shit. This is a battle I should be fighting. I'll leave right away."
Mirai is already half way to the door, when he hears Goku's voice inside his mind.
'Be careful… koi.'
Mirai feels relieved that Goku accepts him, but then shakes off the feeling and focuses on the battle to come.
'I'll be back with Vegeta, so help me Kami.'
Mirai arrives too late. Vegeta's body, tied to the wall with ki restraints, is still there, but his ki is gone. Standing across the room is King Vegeta, laughing his head off.
"Idiot son… Thinking he could defeat me…"
Tears well up in Mirai's eyes, blurring his vision. Something snaps inside of him. His blood turns to fire as he starts to power up.
"You'll pay for that." His voice is surprisingly calm, like someone else is controlling it.
King Vegeta turns around to face his new adversary.
"Oh, it's you. Back for more? I'll give you some more!" His voice sounds like thunder. The walls start shaking. Prince Vegeta's limp body trembles slightly in its cuffs.
King Vegeta roars and fazes out.
The battle is like a dream: everything seems to go very slow, and at the same time, faster than the speed of light. Mirai still has the weird 'out of body' experience. His focus improves infinitely. While fighting, he hears Vegeta's guiding voice inside his mind.
'Trunks… you're smart enough to know what my strategy is. Follow my lead and we'll beat this bastard.'
'Why not let me beat him now?'
'He'll trick you into thinking you've beaten him. This has to be done right, Trunks. It's the only way to break his control over you.'
Mirai growls into Vegeta's mind. 'Whatever it takes, Vegeta.'
He makes a false move and the king grabs him from behind.
"Just like old times, eh?"
It costs Mirai all of his self control not to end his disgusting opponent. Instead, he struggles in the king's strong arms.
"Your father put up a heck of a fight, you little bitch. If you don't try harder, you'll be writhing underneath me in a matter of seconds."
Mirai slams his elbow into the king's gut and throws him over his shoulder.
"Don't you dare to call me your bitch," he hisses vehemently. "It ends here."
"Dream on, kid. You can't break me."
Mirai draws his sword and ceremoniously closes his eyes as he feels the raw power of it flow through him. His battle aura flashes brightly as he attacks the king again.
'Whatever it takes, Vegeta. I know.'
Mirai takes his time to keep the king busy, inflicting some serious damage, but not too much. In turn, he takes his share of injuries. Suddenly, he makes a fatal mistake in a sequence of movements. King Vegeta reacts in a split second and pins Mirai to the ground. Mirai curses through clenched teeth as he feels ki restrainers capture his wrists and ankles. He knows what's coming next and he realizes now that Vegeta went through the same thing in order to save him.
'Whatever it takes, Trunks. I'm here with you.'
Blood drips from Mirai Trunks' body as he is chained to the wall, right next to Vegeta's motionless body. Mirai notices how peaceful Vegeta looks in death… somehow, it seems fitting.
He steps out of his own body again, looking at the scene from above. He doesn't feel how the torn clothes are ripped away from his helpless body; neither does he feel how the king enters him forcefully from behind. Vegeta is here with him. Mirai loses consciousness and marvels in Vegeta's comforting aura.
The world fades to black as the spark of life is beaten out of him.