Monkey Moon

Chapter Two

It was true. Piccolo braced against waves of fiery ki that crashed him into a rocky wall. In desperation he held his arms out, attempting a blocking shield.

"You waste your time, namek!" Nappa gloated. "Pathetic idiot. Did you truly think to challenge our might?"

Piccolo strained against the passive assault. "Stuff...it...Nappa!" Vegeta's aura continued to expand around him.

Raditz stood alongside the ouji, raising a fist. "Burn him, prince. We have more important matters to attend!"

Vegeta folded his arms. "Observe, Reiken. (my subjects) I merely display my might and this loud mouthed namek falls back. Perhaps I should fry him, ne?" he raised a ki-ball as if to attack.

Raditz and Nappa made a throat slashing gesture,snickering. "Badante." (Finish him.)

"Curse you, Vegeta!" Piccolo shouted, eyes wide in shock. "Only you would attack someone occupied with defense!"

"Ha" Vegeta abruptly powered down, surprising the other saiyans. "You aren't even worth the effort, Piccolo."

"Perhaps I would be more to your liking." a new voice rung out. The saiyans spun in shock and surprise. Goku stood behind them, an angry scowl on his features.

"Wha...aat?" Nappa stammered, moving to Vegeta's other side. "He must have appeared from nowhere, I didn't even sense him!"

A weary Piccolo collapsed to his knees in relief. "Goku, you followed me!" he demanded.

Goku nodded, not taking his eyes off the others. "Hai, I walked in the jungle awhile and suppressed my ki. Your trail was strong, it was a simple matter to transmit in."

"Transmit?" Radtiz stared, his eyes full of questions.

Dark eyes rested on the burly saiyan and remained there. The air filled with tension as both brothers appraised each other.

Radtiz forced a smile. "Kakarot." he inclined his head.

Goku curled a lip. "Raditz."

Vegeta moved between them. "So, you used instant transmission?"

"Of course. Why were you attacking Piccolo?"

Vegeta huffed. "There was no attack. The foolish namek came here hurling insults and demanding information. I decided to reward his insolence."

Goku helped his friend up. "You okay?"

Piccolo staggered to his feet. "Yeah. Not that I got any useful answers."

Goku glanced around the cave, curious. "What is this setup? It looks as if you plan to be here awhile."

Nappa moved forward, a slow smile spreading his lips. "This is our keep, Kakarot. It's full of many comforts, and if you-"

Vegeta pinched a frown at the bald warrior. "Teiun!" (Quiet!)

Goku stared at the saiyan general. Though he wasn't considered beautiful, Nappa was a fascinating mix of power and rugged good looks. Rippling muscle curved beneath snug spandex, a testament to years of stern conditioning. He looked different somehow...

The older saiyan flashed a toothy smile. "What are you gawking at, boy. It's not like you haven't seen me before."

Goku continued to look him over. "Your body...is different, more normal. You were nearly a giant when we fought. What happened?"

"That's hardly important, Goku!" Piccolo shouted. "Aren't you more concerned with why they're here?"

Nappa stretched, his tail uncoiling and doing lazy loops. "Supplements, boy. Too many hormonal enhancements to increase my natural strength and size."

Goku blinked in surprise. "A warrior doesn't need that junk-"

"Who the hell cares, Goku!" Piccolo pointed at Vegeta. "He's up to something and you know it!"

"You severly annoy me, namek" Vegeta retorted. "Don't test my hospitality again."

Goku glanced over at his friend. "I care. If I have to fight him again I'll need to know if his ability has changed."

"Like I said, so what? Are you insane-"

"He has a right to ask, namek." Raditz was irritated now. "Any saiyan would!"

"I didn't ask for your opinion, Raditz!" Goku rounded on his brother.

Raditz glared at his younger sibling. "You're getting it anyway, Kakarot!"

"The name's Goku!"

"Niarb-dekcari-louk!" (Brain cracked fool!)

Piccolo threw his hands up. "Stupid saiyans! You're all crazy. Do what you want, Goku...I'm out of here!" he moved to go.

Nappa started after him, but Vegeta indicated otherwise. "Let him go."

Goku suddenly gave a goofy grin, scratching his head. "Well hey, everybody seems a little uptight here. What say we get along, hmm?"

They all stared at him.

"Is that all you can say?" Raditz wanted to know.

"Yeah. Now goodbye!" Goku caught up with Piccolo.

"What?" Nappa nearly choked in surprise.

Goku glanced over his shoulder on the way out, suddenly serious again. "Hurt anyone here and you'll deal with me. Understood!"

Vegeta sneered. "Is that so, Kakarot?"

"Yeah, it's so" Goku was insolent, dark eyes flashing defiance. "And I'm not sure what you called me Raditz, but I didn't like it!" he turned and bounded out of the cave, leaving three stupefied saiyans.

Raditz found his voice moments later. "We've got our work cut out for us."

()

The aliens conversed on their plan of action over dinner. Concerns and frustrations were vented.

"I don't understand how you can be so calm about this, Vegeta." Raditz was still agitated. "My brother clearly isn't in his right mind!"

Nappa shook his head. "Hai, he goes from one personality to the other all in one turn. Could a simple blow to the head have caused all this!"

"I told you before I believe him traumatized" Vegeta replied.

"He disavows his heritage!" Raditz exclaimed. "This insistance that he's an earthling borders on lunacy...I remember that nonsense he blabbered when we first met!"

Nappa pulled his chin. "Hn, I was unaware of this. What did the crackbrain say?"

Raditz glowered at the memory, stabbing at his venison. "That I was mistaken, there was no 'Kakarot'. He also said he was from earth and sworn to protect it."

Nappa dipped his bread in some gravy. "Vegeta, what course of action is called for here? The boy's instincts are still intact despite what he says."

Vegeta nodded. "Hai, he can deny all he wants, but saiyan blood runs hot through his veins. His words are empty, and 'Goku' is a fraud."

Raditz was silent a moment. "I know the inner truth here, ouji."

Dark eyes bored into him. "You sense emotions as well? I thought only Kakarot had that ability."

Sly smile. "Hardly. Our father could do the same thing."

"You dared keep that a secret from me!"

Raditz cringed. "It wasn't deliberate...I didn't think it important."

Vegeta slammed his fist on the table. "Well it is! It's not your place to decide what is and isn't important. Do I make myself clear!"

"Hai, ouji."

Vegeta calmed a little. "Now what did you sense?"

"He is truly disordered, although he believes himself happy. His past is a blank, and his true self is masked under alien exposure and relationships."

"Some of that was unavoidable."

"True, but his injury and the loss of his tail...have made a huge difference."

Nappa nodded. "It would explain a lot. Vegeta, remember the saiyans on our homeworld that had their tails injured or destroyed from battle?"

Vegeta grimaced at the thought. "Hn, they were not the same...their personalites were fractured, muted..."

"Much like Kakarot's."

"But there's a significant difference" Raditz interrupted. "His inner self is still there and intact. He only calls upon it for strength when he's fighting."

Nappa thought that over. "Maybe he can still be recovered, then. I've seen flashes, when his eyes change...does he do that all the time,Vegeta?"

The prince was grim. "Hai, ever since we first met. He teeters between Goku and Kakarot, from denial to acceptance."

"When did he lose his tail?"

"In childhood" Raditz answered. "Shortly after he arrived here."

"Ah" Nappa smiled in understanding. "Then the first order of buisness is clear...we have to find a way of regenerating it."

Vegeta pointed at Raditz. "It's time for you to reconcile with your brother. We'll get nowhere unless trust is established."

"Glady, ouji. He's all I have left...and I'll not see him stagger around in such a ridiculous state!"

"Hn, I doubt he sees it that way. In any case, the full extent of his power isn't known."

"What?" Nappa couldn't believe his ears. "He has a hidden ability?"

Vegeta sipped his wine. "Raditz may sense emotions, but I have a nose for ki...and I tell you both Kakarot contains power none of us has seen."

"But you're an ascended saiyan!"

"True, but Kakarot always had a maddening tendency to surpass me. If it's true, I would see it."

Raditz frowned. "I should have such power. It makes no sense, my brother graded low as a baby."

"Hn...everyone is not equal in ability, Raditz. I've learned that the hard way. Besides, Kakarot may be a 'late bloomer'. Mistakes have been made in evaluations before."

"This will strengthen our clan, then" Nappa surmised. "The challenge will only increase our power as we rise to meet it."

"My thinking exactly" Vegeta replied. "I fear no obstacle. If Kakarot has indeed become what I suspect, then I will raise my level to greet it. Should I, the Prince of all Saiyans, quake at some new power level? Bah!"

"Hah! Once we get the dragonballs the universe will do the quaking, eh, Vegeta?" Nappa raised his beer mug. "To immortality!"

Raditz and Vegeta raised their own glasses. "Immortality!"

()

The tall saiyan dressed simply for the task, a white t shirt and jeans with black boots and belt. Vegeta briefed him quickly at the cave entrance.

"Now remember...be straight with him. There's no other way at this point."

Raditz nodded. "Hai, I understand. But why can't I wear my armor?"

"You musn't appear threatening in any way. Appeal to his family first, that will gain you some points."

"Start with the brat" Nappa suggested.

Raditz gave a soft snarl. "That 'brat' is my nephew."

Nappa grinned coolly. "No offense, boy...you youngsters are so high strung."

()

Chi Chi had a strange foreboding all afternoon. Goku decided his family was in no immediate danger so they returned home. Not trusting everything to chance, Chi Chi purchased a high powered rifle.

Not sure what good it will do me against those freaks, but at least I won't feel so helpless.

She scrubbed the kitchen countertop furiously, annoyed at her wayward husband. Goku had gone off in the woods to 'think', or so he said.

Dammit, why now? He needs to be here...if something happens...

A rapping knock at the front door disrupted her thoughts. Chi Chi nearly leaped from her skin. The pounding grew louder.

"Mom?" Gohan entered the kitchen. "Do you want me to get it?"

"No wait" Chi Chi raced to the pantry shelf and grabbed the rifle. Gohan stared at her in disbelief.

"What are you going to do with that?"

"It could be the saiyans, Gohan!" Chi Chi cocked the trigger.

The boy tugged at her arm. "No it isn't mom...the ki is all different."

Chi Chi blinked. "Who, then?" she stalked through the living room and opened the door. Piccolo stared at the weapon in her hands.

"What do you think you're doing!" the namek grunted in surprise.

Gohan bounded into the living room. "Piccolo!"

The namek smiled at the boy. "So, are you holding the fort here?"

Gohan puffed out his chest. "Yeah, but mom thought she needed that rifle. I tried to tell her it wasn't one of the saiyans."

Chi Chi set the rifle aside. "Sorry, Piccolo. Please come in."

"Hmf" the namek grumped, gliding past her. "Where's Goku?"

Chi Chi sighed, leaning against the door. "Out thinking. I have no idea where he went."

"You mean he left you alone!"

"Hey, what do I look like?" Gohan was offended. Piccolo rubbed the boy's hair in apology.

"Sorry, kid...I know you can handle pretty much everything, but your dad needs to be here."

"Agreed" Chi Chi was annoyed. She paused, frowning. "What's your story?"

Piccolo looked around. "I wanted to speak with Goku about some concerns I have."

"About the saiyans?"

"Yeah. I don't want to alarm you, but I believe Vegeta has plans for Goku."

Chi Chi dropped on the couch. "Plans? What's that supposed to mean?"

Piccolo sighed. "I wish I knew. I thought perhaps Goku might have some idea."

"They'd better leave my dad alone!" Gohan balled his fists. Piccolo grinned at him.

"Easy, kid. I don't have any proof, just some things I overheard."

"But what could they possibly want with him?" Chi Chi was completely confused. "They have nothing in common!"

Piccolo was somber. "Chi Chi, Goku's a saiyan, too."

"So? That never mattered before!"

"It does matter. They're his own kind."

"Again, so what? He battled Vegeta to save earth-"

"Only because he let him live in the first place."

"What!"

Gohan winced at his mother. "I remember, mom...it was when Vegeta first came to earth and attacked us. Krillen was going to finish him,but dad told him not to."

Dark eyes blinked in astonishment. "But...why! It makes no sense!
Why would he spare an enemy that nearly killed his son and crushed his body!"

Piccolo shook his head quickly. "Because Vegeta is saiyan."

Chi Chi threw her arms up in exasperation. "So WHAT. That doesn't explain anything-"

"I don't pretend to understand their mindset, but I know that Goku has the instincts of his people. His motivations are merely different."

"Piccolo...I'm his wife. Gohan's his son. We have a home and life here together."

"Yeah, Piccolo...dad's been on earth his whole life. Those saiyans don't mean anything to him!"

The namek stared out the window. "Maybe."

()

Goku sat by a quiet stream, his thoughts troubled. Despite outward appearances, the continued presence of the other saiyans grated on his nerves.

What could they possibly want? They've shown no aggression, but they haven't revealed their true intent, either.

He skipped pebbles along the clear water. This is crazy. Maybe I should go back to their keep and see if they're hiding something. Sitting here certainly isn't getting me anywhere.

In silence he took to the skies.

()

Nappa watched news reports on their rigged satellite center. "Hn, these ningens lead a chaotic life" he grunted.

Vegeta chomped on some barbequed chicken. "Hai, they rely heavily on technology...ningens ignore their instincts until the criminal society causes problems."

"I noticed...they gloss instincts like some separate aspect to hide and fear."

"Or be embarrassed about. Humans are a bizarre species."

A pause as Nappa's tail twitched. "I can barely wait for jungle run, Vegeta."

The ouji threw a sidelong glance, nose flaring. Their scents were changing, and he felt the burn as well.

Soft growl. "Soon enough, Nappa...hopefully Raditz will make some progress with Kakarot and his family. This is a separate hunt, an appetizer for the main course."

Nappa purred to himself. "Indeed."

()

Raditz approached the Son house two hours later. Silently he landed in the backyard near the woodpile.

Hn. I scent Kakarot's traces, but he isn't here. There's another ki of some power I recognize-

"What the hell are you doing here!" a gutteral voice challenged.

The burly saiyan turned his head slowly, smiling. "Ah...so you're the one I sensed."

"You got it, monkey man...now explain why you're lurking in Goku's back yard!"

Raditz folded his arms, frowning briefly. "My buisness doesn't concern you, namek. I might ask the same thing."

Piccolo stalked towards him. "If you're here to start trouble-"

The saiyan held up a hand. "Spare me. I've no interest in you or your petty displays."

"Well, I'm curious!" another voice rang out. The men turned. Chi Chi cautiously approached them, her face drawn with tension.

Raditz nodded briefly. "I'm here to see you, actually."

That halted her. "Me? What the hell for!"

Piccolo moved to her side. "Where's Gohan?"

"I told him to stay inside."

"He's strongwilled, woman. No doubt the boy will disobey you at some point and come out" Raditz replied.

"The name's Chi Chi, saiyan. I've got nothing to say to you, anyway. Get out of my yard!"

Raditz approached her. "I can't leave until I make amends. It's why I came here originally, to see Kakarot."

Chi Chi blinked. "Kakarot? You mean Goku? He isn't here."

"I know. His ki was absent when I arrived."

"Is this some kind of trick, Raditz!" Piccolo demanded.

"No. I regret what happened in the past, namek. My mission was to scout earth and find my brother, not harm him."

"You were responsible for his death, and kidnapped my son!" Chi Chi yelled. "How dare you come here-"

Dark eyes flashed with pain. "True, Chi Chi...I hoped he would join me. Our meeting was a disaster, despite my intentions."

"The results proved otherwise" her voice held an edge.

"There's no forgiving what I did, but hear me out...I need to reconcile with my brother. He's the only family I have left."

"You're making me cry" Piccolo was sarcastic. "Don't listen to him, Chi Chi!"

Chi Chi frowned. "I don't know that I believe you, but I know family is important."

"To a saiyan, everything. Using Gohan was a way of gaining Kakarot's attention."

"What kind of twisted logic is that!"

Raditz glanced at Piccolo. "Can we talk inside, Chi Chi? Please?"

"Not alone" Piccolo snapped.

She thought a minute. "Out of respect to Goku I'll listen...but I'm not promising anything else!"

He smiled. "That's all I ask."

()

Goku landed about ten miles from the saiyan keep. He strolled quietly in the deep jungle, taking in the sights and sounds.

I rarely explore country like this, but it almost seems familiar somehow.

Wildlife peeped, screeched, and roared in the background. Goku smiled and glanced up through broken light and shadow. A keening growl rumbled in his chest, unbidden. He immediately squelched it.

Why the hell did I do that?

The air was thick with oppressive heat and humidity. Goku sniffed, smelling water nearby. An idea struck him.

Think I'll take a quick swim. With Vegeta still at the keep there's no real hurry.

Stripping quickly he raced through the foilage towards the sound of a nearby waterfall.

()

Vegeta and Nappa were playing a game of cards in their hideaway.

"Hn, it seems odd almost to have 'down time', ne?" Vegeta grinned, looking at his hand.

Nappa nodded, sipping his drink. "Only for a bit, ouji." dark eyes gleamed in anticipation.

Vegeta understood the feeling, a general edginess and tingle of skin. "The calendar shows a full moon two consecutive days this week."

Nappa's tail snapped the air as he growled. "Hn! Vegeta, do you sense?"

Sharp features stared in concentration. A slow grin spread over the ouji's face. "It seems we have company lurking about. Unless I'm mistaken, it feels like Kakarot."

Nappa glanced at the cave entrance. "He's at one location and hasn't moved for some time...what's that about?"

A small frown. "Curious." he smiled at his comrade. "I think you should investigate."

The bald warrior gave a sly grin. "And what would my prince suggest?"

Vegeta pulled an ace from the deck. "An initiation."

()

Chi Chi could only stare at the powerful saiyan across the table from her. His words struck her as eloquent, but...

"You have doubts about me."

Chi Chi nodded. "To say the least. I find it hard to believe someone would willfully injure their family under pretense of a mission!"

"That's right" Gohan spat. "You tried to hurt me, and got dad killed once!"

Raditz lowered his head. "I'm not proud of that, Gohan. I allowed things to escalate because of pride and anger. Shortly before arriving here I learned of the destruction of my homeworld. It was too much to process, and when I came here and found Kakarot in a state of amnesia...I sort of snapped. I couldn't lose him when I'd lost everything else."

"But that still makes no sense" Chi Chi argued. "Why not try to reason with him? Goku basically gets along with everyone...you didn't need to resort to strongarm tactics and violence."

Raditz glowered at her. "It's the way of my people. I can't apologize for being saiyan, Chi Chi. Kakarot couldn't understand my viewpoint, nor I his. There wasn't time for us to reaccquaint properly. Vegeta and Nappa were coming behind me, and I had a mission to perform."

"And you did it well" she snapped bitterly.

"Again, I offer no excuses. Perhaps being dead has made us both grow up since we last met. He is my brother after all."

Gohan thought that over. "What was it like?"

Dark eyes glazed at the memory. "Not someplace I'd wish to be in anytime soon."

Chi Chi sipped her coffee. "Hell, no doubt."

Raditz made a face. "Aye. Endless misery and dark, full of gloomy souls in pain. It's enough to drive one mad."

"But if you do bad things you go there." the little mop top piped up.

"True, Gohan. I'm no angel, but pure evil is something even I find distasteful. I have no stomach for unrelenting dark with no hope."

"And yet you would use your own blood against itself" Piccolo finally spoke for the first time.

Radtiz clenched a fist. "It's cowardly to use a child, and against our warrior's code...but I was desperate to gain Kakarot's cooperation if not his trust."

"That's madness" Chi Chi was solemn. "If he couldn't trust you, why would he cooperate?"

"It was folly, Chi Chi. I know that now."

"How do I know you mean this, that you're not lying?"

Black eyes held a gleam. "I can show you both."

"What? How!"

"I have the ability to sense emotions-"

"Liar!" Piccolo bellowed. "I know Goku can do that, but-"

Raditz laughed. "Aye, Kakarot has the ability also."

The namek blinked. "Also?"

"Hai, a gift from our father. You're surprised, ne?"

"To say the least."

Raditz glanced at Chi Chi once more. "If you and Gohan touch my mind you'll know the truth."

Gohan nodded quickly. "Let's do it, mom. Maybe he's changed."

"Children are too forgiving" Piccolo snapped.

"This isn't about your family, namek!" Raditz retorted. "There's nothing else for me now...my world is gone!"

Chi Chi looked him over. "All right, let's try it."

()

Goku found the cooling waters exhilarating. Fresh scent filled his nostrils even as cascading streams sliced down his sculpted form. He laughed freely, tossing his head back.

Maybe I should bathe in waterfalls more often. This is wonderful!

Powerful thighs flexed as he bounded across polished boulders, smoothed over time by relentless force. Running into a graceful leap he dived off the sheer cliff of rock, landing into the stream below.

Another potent form slinked through the jungle upwind. Nappa padded silently through the underbrush a few yards from the stream. He suppressed his ki, enjoying the view nearby.

My, my, Kakarot...what have you been concealing?

He saw it once again. The hidden, pulsating wildness that flashed briefly during their earlier encounters. Dark eyes narrowed in concentration as Goku did a series of complicated flips, stretches, and balancing poses over the rocks. Nappa was enthralled at the play of light and shadow over wet perfection. Unconsciously he licked his lips.

Goku sprawled across greyish black stone flecked with white, his bronzed flesh rippling with moisture. Broken sunlight captured the high cheekbones, highlighting raven hair streaked with blue. Lazily he stroked abs polished by shadow and water. Nappa felt his breath hitch in appreciation. Rarely were such specimens seen, even on Vegetaseii.

Kami...he's so...delectable...

Goku turned over, giving Nappa a full view of his backside. The older saiyan nearly slobbered, his eyes roaming from broad shoulders down the tapered back to a plump ass ripe with promise. His tail stiffened and fluffed with excitement.

Oh, yeah...I'm gonna be your daddy, boy...

()

Raditz sat lotus style in the center of the living room. Chi Chi was to his right, Gohan to his left. He extended his arms to them both.

Piccolo observed nearby in silence.

"Both of you, take my hand."

They did so. Chi Chi noted how warm his palm was, like Goku's. She blushed when Raditz grinned at her.

"You're good for my brother...fiery and protective."

Chi Chi coughed, flustered. "Ah, well, let's get started."

Raditz felt something from Gohan as well. Confusion, awe, and a touch of fear laced with anger.

"Do I fascinate you, Gohan?" Raditz glanced at his nephew. "You are part saiyan, after all."

The little mop top nodded. "This feels kinda funny...like I know you in a way."

The maned saiyan winked. "But of course. Now both of you, concentrate on myself and Kakarot. The sequence doesn't matter."

Chi Chi pinched her eyes shut. "Okay."

A broken timeline flowed. Images, impressions and emotions compressed in an extended time frame. Joy and excitement as a young Raditz held his infant brother for the first time. Fierce protectiveness. Sadness and loss as Goku was sent away. Emptiness inbetween, not knowing if his brother were alive. Anticipation and renewed excitement when they met as adults. Disappointment, shock and rage at perceived betrayal.
Anger and revenge, the need to punish and lash out. Dying in disbelief. Regret and sadness in hell. Returning with new hope and possibilities.

Chi Chi was impressed, but noticed a 'wall' behind the sequence, a part not seen and hidden.

/What's that?/

/My personal desires and thoughts. You won't be allowed there./

/But if there's nothing to hide.../

/I won't strip myself bare to you. You've seen the truth from my memories./

A small mind voice piped up. /I believe him, mom. He's a warrior./

A pause. /Perhaps I've misjudged you, Raditz. That still doesn't excuse what you've done./

/I know, Chi Chi. Are you ready to leave now/

/Yes./

Raditz closed the connection as everyone returned to 'themselves'.

"Wow!" Gohan rubbed his head. "That was so awesome!"

Chi Chi stood slowly, considering something. "Would you care to stay for dinner? I'm sure Goku will be back by then."

Raditz laughed richly. "Hai, my brother never missed a meal!"

()

Nappa couldn't contain himself any longer. Goku continued to stroke himself slowly under cascading water, the clear liquid splashing over solid muscle. Nappa wanted to jump that luscious flesh and see it squirm.

Goku's eyes snapped open as saiyan scent hit his nose. He whirled, seeing Nappa climb rapidly over rounded boulders.

"What are you doing!" he snarled, sitting up abruptly. Nappa slowed, his eyes slitted in hunger.

"I came to bring you good company, Kakarot."

Goku stared, blinking. Nappa reeked of sex and hormones, and it didn't take a genius to sense his intent.

"Stay where you are, Nappa."

The bald general stood to his full height, flexing beneath his bodysuit. "Surely I'm no threat to a super saiyan, Kakarot."

"I don't trust you."

"But you must" Nappa's voice was silk as he edged closer. "We're both saiyan."

"That was true before."

"Yes, but circumstances are different...we need not be enemies."

Goku eyed him warily. "What are you saying? I don't follow this."

Nappa gestured with his hand. "May I come up?"

Dark eyes surveyed him closely. "All right. No tricks."

Nappa nodded, smiling. "Kakarot, the past is done. Our kind has dwindled down to four, and there's no point in animosity."

Goku sniffed the air again. "That much may be true, but it isn't why you've come here."

"I'm not as crude and brutish as I first appeared. Under the influence of those supplements my personality was a bit distorted. One could say you're meeting the real Nappa for the first time."

Goku watched him sit on a nearby cluster of boulders. "One thing hasn't changed, your appetite for violence."

"Sense that, do you?"

A grim nod. "Hai, and other things."

Nappa snorted. "I have an appetite for many things, boy."

Goku growled, feeling an instinctive warning. "I'd better not be on the list!"

Nappa licked his lips. "Then you also know I'm not one for pretense."

The black flame of hair swayed in the breeze. "Neither am I. Go back to Vegeta!"

Nappa nodded, eyeing him critically. "You're a wild thing, Kakarot, despite your human upbringing. Kami knows what you would have achieved on our homeworld."

"That's a moot point, Nappa. My life is here with my family."

"All things change. Your true family has come for you."

Goku started, remembering the nightmare. That strange dream...a premonition of this?

Nappa used the momentary confusion to move alongside. Black eyes glazed in hunger at the statue of bronzed perfection.

"You are magnificent, Kakarot" Nappa stated simply, eyeing him up and down. "I never give such compliments lightly...many have I beheld but few would I place at your side."

Goku felt an odd fire warm his gut. "You've said enough, Nappa. Please leave."

Nappa edged even closer. "My words disturb you...am I so repulsive?"

Goku edged back. "Enough, already. It has nothing to do with being repulsive-"

"I feel your heat, Kakarot. Surely you've scented mine."

"I'm no fool, Nappa. I could smell you before you climbed the rocks."

Lurid eyes roamed glistening flesh once more. "Excellent. you're still attuned to your instincts."

"Why wouldn't I be? I use them all the time!"

"But not around the humans, I suspect?"

"What is this, a test?"

"Hardly" a broad hand rested on Goku's thigh. "Do you like a challenge?"

Shocked eyes stared down. "Are you insane?" Goku pushed the hand away.

"No. Use your senses again, Kakarot. What do they tell you?"

The younger saiyan glared. "That you need to find someplace to cool off. I don't go that way, Nappa!"

Their lips were nearly touching now. "Really? You've had every opportunity to knock me away but haven't."

Dark eyes grew feral as Goku leaned away. "I was being polite. Move, or I won't be much longer."

Nappa filled his nostrils with sweet musk, chuckling. "Liar. Your scent grows stronger by the moment, boy. It's not as if you can hide it anyway" he glanced down at a growing erection.

Goku refused to acknowledge the rigid flesh. An aberration! he told himself. Before he could act further, a thick coil of fur laced his chest.

Nappa purred. "A warrior of such renown surely isn't bothered by my small attention" the teasing tail slinked upward.

Goku shivered as his eyes closed briefly. Nappa's tail did a sinuous dance over his face, tickling his nose with delightful scent.

"Nap-pa" Goku growled, a loud purr suddenly bursting from his chest. He tried squelching it to no avail.

"You aren't with a human now" the voice was silk in his ear. "Stop pretending, Kakarot. Release yourself..."

"Kisama!" Goku hissed as Nappa planted kisses over his throat. Blood roared in his ears as he fought for control. What's happening to me?!

"Go-to-hell!" he growled, hurling a knee into Nappa's groin. The older saiyan roared in pain, falling away. Losing his balance completely, Nappa tumbled over the rock cliff and fell into the stream.

Goku heaved, struggling to his feet. He felt swollen, hot. This is insane!

Enraged, Nappa burst through the water and flew up once more. "Fool!
There is no Goku. Only Kakarot!"

Goku snarled, feeling a burn rise in his chest at the taunt. He stood his ground as Nappa crashed into him. They both rolled end over end across broken boulders. Fists thudded against solid flesh with heavy impact. Knees and elbows became vicious weapons. Nappa sent a flying kick to the younger saiyan's face, hurtling him into a tree.

He crouched, laughing. "Well, well...so you want to play, lebche? I'm game if you are."

An unearthly shriek was Goku's only reply as he drop kicked Nappa in turn, embedding him in a nearby rock wall. Fists punched the pinned saiyan in a flurry.

"I'll give you far more than you bargained for" Goku snarled, hurling ki bombs in a line. Nappa was blasted free from impact, landing on his back. He lay stunned as a raging Goku stood over him.

"I thought you'd back off in good faith" the younger saiyan snapped.

Nappa could only stare at the buck naked sight in front of him. He managed a smirk as he staggered to a knee.

"Hn...you're strong, Kakarot..." he wiped a trickle of blood from his lips.

"Return to the keep and I'll forget this ever happened."

Nappa edged closer once again. "There's nothing to forget. I haven't done anything."

"Leave! I won't say it again."

"Very well" Nappa turned as if to go. Without warning he lunged, leg whipping the younger saiyan and knocking him down. Goku's head struck solid rock as he landed, leaving him disoriented. Nappa pressed in, seizing the advantage. He formed ki rings in his hands.

"We'll see how saiyan you really are, boy" a hot tongue lapped an ear.

"You'll...regret...this..." Goku gasped. His skull throbbed with dots of light. Nappa dragged him by the wrists over to a tree.

"You're...insane..."

The bald general cackled. "And you're excited, boy...I can practically smell your come right now."

Goku cursed as he was turned facing a tree trunk. Nappa snapped the ki bands around the other saiyan's wrists. He grabbed a sturdy vine, infusing it with energy and looping it through the wristbands, forming a tight knot. Goku yanked at his restraints, gasping as his head pounded from the effort. Sculpted muscle strained in bold relief.

"I'll make you pay!" he snarled, voice dropping dangerously. Nappa chuckled, shaking his head in open appreciation.

"Kami, Kakarot...if you'd come along decades earlier we'd be mated by now" he crouched behind Goku, pulling his spandex unitard down to the waist.

"Now shut up. How we do this is up to you...just relax..."

A foot shot out, cracking his jaw. Nappa fell back and smiled,
licking his lips.

"Hai, you didn't disappoint me" he rubbed his aching cheek. "Good."

Goku tried to look over his shoulder. "Last chance, Nappa! Release me, or-"

A stinging slap struck his ass cheeks. "I give the orders here, brat. Perhaps you need convincing, eh?"

Goku felt his heart hammer wildly as Nappa backed off momentarily. What?

A soft kiss planted on the small of his back, sliding down...

Panic stabbed him as he sensed the true plan. "No!"

Goku bit his lip as slick tongue teased the crack and wiggled into the tightest of places. Nappa reached between his legs, slowly tickling his balls before squeezing them hard.

Hips jerked involuntarily. "Nap-PA!" he squeaked.

"Hn" the rough voice rumbled against his ass. "Like that, do you?" a callused hand brushed his cock tip. Thick fingertips rolled over the soft head with feather light touches before pinching it.