A.N: Alrigh, guys! This is the start of what you've all been waiting for! Things are going to start picking up now! And Zarbon had this coming a long time now!

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Vegeta watched Toa anxiously pace the cell and sighed. He hadn't been able to calm the beta since Chorri took the boys that morning. Between himself and Kome they managed to explain enough that Toa didn't fight or get violent thankfully, likely because Kome wasn't upset, and it was the cat who was taking them. That hadn't stopped the beta from being anxious or upset that the cubs were gone.

With a pitiful whimper, Toa finally returned to the larger nest made from the prince's bedding. The prince gave a soft growl and settled the beta with his head on the prince's lap. Toa had tears in the corner of his eyes, and Vegeta could see the smaller male was already depressed and mourning.

"They'll be back, they just went for a check up." Vegeta soothed wanting to stop his mate's tears. He didn't dare use the saiyan tongue because of the more frequent guard activity. Toa was exhausted, the cubs draining him of more energy than he had to give. The beta hadn't eaten today, not since breakfast, and the alpha already knew it would be a battle to get him to eat anything at the next meal. Gently he draped the blanket with Kome and Seba's scent over his mate watching with a sad smile as the little beta rubbed his nose in the fabric with a whimper.

The alpha held in his frustrated growl. His mate shouldn't have to endure this. He shouldn't have to live like this. Shoving the useless thoughts away, he purred trying to soothe Toa. He could understand why Toa was upset. There was no guarantee they would see the boy's again other than Chorri's word.

He brushed his fingers through the beta's mane, now less matted than before but far from clean or even soft. Using his fingers Vegeta resumed combing some of the mats from Toa's hair with nothing else to do. He hoped it would make his mate feel better and relax him enough to rest.

"How cute." Vegeta snarled as Toa bolted to his corner and glared at the blue alien who was leaning against the wall outside. Vegeta was momentarily confused how they didn't smell him coming. "You aren't getting attached are you?"

"Get lost." Vegeta growled shifting between his terrified mate and the threat outside before he grinned. "I thought the cat said you weren't supposed to be down here. You don't want to piss of Frieza would you?"

"As if he'll do anything to me." He was messing with something shiny as he spoke that caught the prince's attention. Zarbon didn't miss the glance. "Oh you noticed them." Dark eyes widened seconds later as Zarbon held up a string of gold colored tags that Vegeta recognized. They were tags, saiyan tags worn by every member of the military.

"These are my newest additions to my collection. I pull them off every monkey I put down. I have over 500 of them."

Vegeta couldn't stop his growl as the hair on his neck stood on end. This….bastard …so casually going on about killing his people. Zarbon smirked and pulled out two other tags, one of which was shining and engraved with the symbol of the royal house as he flippantly dangled it in front of the barrier.

"You know this is my favorite new addition." Zarbon smugly stated pacing slightly while taunting the prince with his own tags. "The mighty Prince Vegeta. Some fighter you turned out to be. Tell me something, how does it feel knowing the rest of your life will amount to nothing more than screwing a worthless whore."

"I don't know, probably the same as you spending your life being Frieza's little bitch." Vegeta snarled back with a grin. "Zarbon, the pansy that got torn up by a powerless beta saiyan. Seriously, did you actually kill my people or did you clean up behind the Ginyu Force?"

"We both know the only reason you two can get away with anything is that Lord Frieza wants you alive." Zarbon said ignoring the barb. "Besides, your little friend over there isn't nearly so feisty anymore. Did they tell you how he screamed and cried the first few time they bred him? The Ginyu Force all took turns after Dodoria and myself. We actually placed wagers on whether or not his pathetic body could handle Recoome. Imagine our surprise when we found out he did. Still he's not as fun anymore. Used to we had to strap him down and muzzle him he fought so much, now a few drugs and he's practically begging for it." Vegeta couldn't reign in the growl in his chest as he bared his fangs.

The alien smirked and pulled another tag from his pocket where he casually leaned against the far wall. This one was burnt and blackened erasing any hint of what had previously been on it.

"You know the only thing that would have made screwing him better? Knowing what the little bitch's name is." Zarbon said flipping the tag in his fingers. "Out of all the tags I've ripped off you flee bitten animals he's the only one I don't have a name for. I caught the little bastard burning his name off when we finally found him. I so wanted to send his family my condolences. I suppose I could always use the name you gave him. Toa, I believe? Maybe I should have his tag engraved with it. Either way I'll be sure to call him by it the next time I play with him."

The saiyan prince saw red. There was no way in hell he was going to let Zarbon lay a finger on his mate. He wouldn't let this psycho call him Toa and hurt him any more. With a roar, he lunged at Zarbon forgetting all about the barrier.

The alpha's fist slammed against the force field with a loud crack and hard enough to make the whole wall ripple blue before he was flung backwards into the cell. Vegeta snarled at the smug looking psychopath before he realized Zarbon's hand rested on the control panel to the cell.

Fear washed over him as he realized he played right into Zarbon's hand like a fool. Frantically, Vegeta lunged to get back on the other side of the cell only to slam into the force field that Zarbon dropped to divide the cell again.

"You make it entirely too easy to manipulate you." Zarbon mocked. "Then again it's not like you monkeys are very intelligent to begin with. Now if you don't mind, I'm going to enjoy some quality time with my favorite toy."

"You're a coward and a weakling then. You want to play, I dare to to come in here with me." Vegeta snarled desperate to keep the sadist away from Kakarot and his cubs.

"Oh, I'll play with you eventually. But I think this will hurt you more, your highness. You think it hasn't been noticed how you draw attention away from the little chimp and onto yourself? You're attached to him, aren't you. Deny it all you want, Vegeta, but I can see it in your eyes." He leaned in to meet the prince's angry stare. "The best part, I might finally break him for good this time. How safe will he feel with you after you sit by and do nothing while I have my way with him? Don't worry though after my visit you'll get to screw him until he gets pregnant again. At least you'll earn your keep."

Toa whimpered in fear when Zarbon turned towards him. His small body tensed, and the beta leapt from his nest as the green haired male lunged at him after entering the cell. Vegeta just barely caught sight of the younger saiyan's hand darting out to strike at the feminine male. The small saiyan hissed back at Zarbon with a flash of his fangs as he slid into the corner by the back wall and the force field.

Both Vegeta and Zarbon noticed green liquid on the tips of Toa's fingers, and the golden eyed male looked down at his arm to see three shallow cuts dripping blood on his lavender colored arm warmer. The saiyan prince noticed a flicker of smugness in the younger saiyan's eyes, and pride sparked in his chest over the beta's courage. It showed that despite his fear, Toa was still fighting.

"You little bitch." Zarbon growled out. "You're going to pay for that. I didn't plan on cutting you up, but I can improvise."

The blue male's ki crackled over his body, and Vegeta's eyes widened as Zarbon's body grew in height and mass. Bumps covered his skin as his face became almost frog like with sharp teeth in his mouth. The tall warrior lifted one hand up to show sharp claws on the tips of his fingers.

The beta's eyes widened in fear at the sight of Zarbon's transformation, and he glanced at the prince with a pleading expression. He let out a shriek when the green haired man took off after him, Toa's small size and speed letting him duck under the wild strike and cross the cell again. Transformed, it became clear the taller man was faster than Toa, and the saiyan was left with trying to outmaneuver him as he stayed close to the walls to keep the brute from using his full reach.

The alpha slammed his fists on the barrier making the energy burn his hands and wrists. He could easily detect the scent of fear coming from his mate, and his instincts demanded that he go save the beta. With each second, Zarbon got closer to catching the submissive, and Vegeta felt his panic rise with every inch that vanished between the two. He slammed both arms on the force field, and the force he put behind the hit had the wall flinging Vegeta back a few feet. Small sparks danced along his arms for a few seconds before another shriek of terror had the saiyan scrambling to his feet.

Vegeta watched in horror, helpless to do anything as Zarbon finally caught Toa around the throat and slammed him onto his back before kneeling over the struggling beta. Toa franticly scratched at the massive arm, but wasn't able to reach anything to make the monster release him. Dark laugher had the beta freezing as one of Zarbon's claws touched his cheek right below the beta's eye.

"What to do with you now? Besides getting rid of the spawn you carry that is. How about I finally mark up your pretty little face? Or should I take an eye?" He quietly hissed making Kakarot whimper in terror. "I know, how about both of those pretty little eyes? A whore doesn't need to see to do their job do they?" Zarbon said with a sick grin and insanity in his eyes. "Now hold still. If I miss, I'll just have to do it again." Kakarot tried weakly to shove the blue alien off him only for the hand at his throat to squeeze tighter taking with it most of his ability to breathe as a claw was placed at the crease of his eye.

Vegeta snarled punching the barrier as hard as he could desperate to help his mate. Movement from the corridor caught his attention. It was the cat, Chorri breathing hard like she'd come running.

"You have to stop him, please." Vegeta pleaded. "He'll kill them."

"I can't." She said softly doing something with her wristband, "But you can." The wall dividing Toa and Vegeta's cells fell. Vegeta turned with a snarl and launched at the monstrous man.

"Look at me, monkey, I want my face to be the last thing you see."

"Get off him!" The prince's growled out words sounded guttural as he slammed into the transformed Zarbon. The two rolled on the floor away from the beta from the momentum of Vegeta's hit, and with a final twist, the saiyan managed to come out on top.

Immediately, the alpha started to punch the frog like face with all the rage in his body. A red haze had covered his vision, and Vegeta took sick delight as green blood splattered over light blue skin and his hands. Zarbon was looking stunned from the unexpected onslaught, and the prince was determined to keep the advantage.

All he could think about was making this monster suffer for all the depraved things he put his mate through over the years. This piece of filth was responsible for the loss of Kakarot's cubs in the past, Kakarot's capture, his suffering, and almost the loss of his own cubs. He would not let Zarbon take anything else away from the smaller saiyan.

He was so focused on trying to punch his way through Zarbon's head that he didn't notice a clawed hand coming up beside him until it grabbed his flame shaped mane. He let out a snarl as his head was jerked back, and an involuntary yelp came from his throat when he was pulled off the larger male.

A grunt came from Vegeta as he was slammed into the floor with a hand fisting his spikes.

"You'll need to do better than that, monkey." The beast said with sadistic glee. "Then again with that collar on you don't have a prayer against me." Vegeta snarled in pain as heavy handed punches were delivered to his back. From the corner of his eye he could see Toa scrambling for one of the far corners away from the fighting. The prince was pleased his mate was out of immediate danger.

With another growl, the pinned saiyan used his tail and grabbed hold of the ridiculous braid Zarbon wore and jerked. The suddenness of the jerk had the larger man almost tipping over on the floor, but that gave the prince the chance he was looking for.

Vegeta slammed a hand down on the floor and spun his legs out to kick Zarbon in the side. He felt the weight on his back vanish, and he was quick to follow the larger body. The saiyan scrambled to get to his feet, but he was unable to do anything else before he was grabbed once more.

Zarbon drove his body face first into the force field, and the energy sparked up burning the alpha's bare skin making Vegeta let out a muffled shout of pain. The green haired man wasn't satisfied with this though. Ki crackled on Zarbon's free hand, and he buried his claws in the flesh of Vegeta's back.

Black eyes widened as the energy seared his very blood, and Vegeta's cry of pain had the monstrous man cackling with malicious delight. His fingers dug in further and started to slow drag down causing the skin around the cuts to blacken.

"That's it! Scream for me!" The insanity was thick in Zarbon's words as he slammed the saiyan's head in the barrier once more. "You don't sound as nice as the bitch, but I'm enjoying this all the same." He let out a laugh when he watched the prince weakly kick out at him to get loose, but the energy from the wall was keeping Vegeta's muscles locked up. He let up on his assault, stopping his ki once he saw the prince slipping towards unconsciousness.

"Don't worry, prince. I'm not going to kill you." His tongue darted out to lick up a bead of crimson blood off Vegeta's shoulder. "When I'm finished with you, I'll get rid of your spawn and make you watch as I take him." A feral growl was the only warning Zarbon had before Vegeta's claws slammed into his crotch and twisted. With a shriek of pure agony the frog let go and jerked back, away from the enraged alpha.

"You won't be sticking your dick into anything ever again when I'm through with you." Vegeta hissed coldly. His hands curled into open fists with his claws sticking out and the prince brutally slashed and tore at the sadist. He didn't have enough raw power to punch through Zarbon in his transformed state, but he damn well could rip and tear him apart with his claws.

Several hits connected leaving long gashes across his arms and torso before Vegeta snarled and caught the alien across his face. The resulting scar crossed Kakarot's and actually cut across one of Zarbon's eyes. With a roar of pain one of his massive arms hooked Vegeta in the gut and knocked him into a wall.

"I'm going to kill you!"

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Toa whimpered watching Alpha fight Bad One. Alpha was losing. He made Alpha scream and left painful wounds on his back. Bad One was saying something, but he didn't understand!

Alpha didn't like what the monster said, he made him bleed,but it wasn't enough. He tried to understand what his tormentor was shouting as his hands wrapped around Alpha's neck. He needed to understand! Not Me….Kakarot…He could understand! Reaching deep he touched his other half. He needed Kakarot to wake up, needed him to understand what Bad One was going to do to Alpha.

Kakarot came aware of the real world for the first time in years. Toa was terrified for Alpha. Bad One...Zarbon was hurting him, and Toa didn't know what their tormentor was saying.

The blue demon was choking Geta with the laughter that haunted his nightmares. Kakarot felt his heart stop as the alpha's struggles weakened before rage filled him. Bad One would not take Geta from him! Not his alpha.

Zarbon screamed in pain releasing the prince's throat. Vegeta coughed and cracked his eyes and stared in shock. Toa was latched onto Zarbon's neck and sank his fangs in deep enough to draw copious amounts of green blood before he jerked trying to tear the toughened flesh from the monster's neck. He didn't miss the feral rage in the beta's eyes. With a roar of pain, the alien grabbed the beta by the shoulder and ripped him off. Toa bit down on the massive hand holding him while his hands and feet scratched and kicked frantically. Zarbon snarled finally grabbing the beta on the back of his neck and flung him at the wall.

The little beta hit the wall with a crunch that made the air go still before he landed in a heap and didn't move. In stunned disbelief, the alpha saw the submissive weakly turn his head to look at him and his heart stopped beating. Kakarot was staring at him, not Toa. The little beta had come back to the waking world and attacked the person he was most afraid of for him.

"Kakarot…." The breathless whisper broke whatever spell the beta was under as his face twisted in pain and a low whimper came from him. He tried to move his hand to check on his cubs, but any move he made had pain surging through his body. He could tell that they weren't in immediate distress, but he needed to be sure.

The flutter of Zarbon's cape drew his attention to the monstrous male. A yellow eye bored into him with burning hatred as he lumbered to his feet. A hand was clamped onto the side of Zarbon's neck that the beta's fangs had torn open. He took a step towards Kakarot, and the submissive male tried to move further away from Zarbon only to whimper in pain and fear. He could feel his other half in the back of his mind ready to take over so he could protect the cubs and themselves.

The smaller saiyan flinched at the roar he heard, and Kakarot's eyes darted over to see Vegeta crouching on the floor with a vicious snarl on his face and steam coming off his body. The younger male caught sight of the alpha's irises and pupils disappearing into the whites of Vegeta's eyes.

"You damn apes don't know when to stay down." Zarbon hissed as he moved to fire a ki blast to keep the alpha down, but the prince backhanded the orb away from him. The blue ball hit the barrier making the wall spark as the sudden energy made the controls short out. Chorri ducked for cover as the control panel let out a small explosion that had Vegeta kicking off the floor with another roar.

Kakarot stared as a golden aura enveloped the larger saiyan, making his skin take a darker hue and the spiky mane seemed to be outlined in red. The beta had never seen power like this before, and he could feel the intensity of the prince's power.

Vegeta slammed into Zarbon with a clawed hand breaking through the plated armor the green haired man was wearing at the stomach. Zarbon froze with his hands close to the alpha's face, and the blue body twitched several times before Vegeta let out another yell. Kakarot watched with amazement as ki destroyed Zarbon's internal organs before scorching the wall behind the monster. As the golden aura faded, Kakarot felt himself sinking back in his mind as Toa took back over, exhausted and in too much pain.

Meanwhile, Vegeta brutally ripped his arm from Zarbon's smoking corpse and turned to kneel and check Kakarot as his energy vanished. Toa stared back at him now, obviously in pain. Desperate to check the cubs, he scented the beta. There was too much in the air, blood and smoke that masked any of the small tells Vegeta was looking for. Chorri was next to him suddenly running a diagnostic as the sound of running booted feet made Vegeta's hackles rise. His body trembled with exhaustion, but he crouched ready to protect his mate from further threats.

"What the devil happened down here!?" Sorbet shouted as guards formed a defensive ring in the corridor and leveled guns at the saiyan prince.

"Zarbon attacked 01 after separating him from Vegeta. 01 was pinned and struggling with Zarbon sitting on top of him. I dropped the barrier, and Vegeta got him away from 01." Chorri explained diffusing the situation. "01 was thrown into the wall by Zarbon during the fight, he needs medical attention or he could miscarry. We need a stretcher and a sedative to keep him from moving and minimize pain. Vegeta will also need treatment."

The alpha growled at the guards before glancing at his mate. Toa's eyes were closing as he fought unconsciousness but there was a glimmer of pride in them as he looked up at the alpha.

"Vegeta, you need to back up or they will shoot you." Chorri softly said getting his attention. "The other medics won't come any closer unless you move or are unconscious." The alpha growled not trusting them and saw Sorbet's hand move towards his own wristband. "Please, if they have to use force Toa will fight back." With a low rumble the prince brushed Toa with his tail and a soft look, willing him to understand why before backing off towards the rear wall of the cell. His own injuries were beginning to take their toll.

Vegeta just barely hid a grimace as Toa let out a whine when the prince moved away, but Chorri came up beside him and gently petted his hair while the other medics slowly moved to help her.

The prince kept his eyes on the various people as they checked on the smaller saiyan, and he took some satisfaction once he saw just how nervous he made them.

Vegeta's eyes flickered over to his mate once more to see the beta tense but not fighting Chorri as she swiftly injected a sedative before helping loading the pregnant saiyan on the stretcher. Her yellow eyes flickered over to him before she was leading the group to the med bay.

As soon as his mate was out of sight, Vegeta almost collapsed on the floor. He hissed as he brought one hand up to his shoulder, and he could feel blood with his fingers. The burns and cuts on his back were throbbing and the adrenaline had finally run its course. It was all he could do to stay awake as Sorbet came up beside him.

"Are you going to fight, or do I need to make you compliant?" The scientist had a hand on his wrist band in case Vegeta tried anything.

"Just make sure the cuts aren't infected," the prince hissed through clenched teeth. "Who knows what he had in his claws."