-The cave-

Gohan curled up under the covers, he was shivering from the cold air around him, but he was burning up as well. His body was tingling and his tail felt too sensitive to touch. He covered his ears trying to block out the voice that kept coming back.

Get up! He's here! Look, so powerful and handsome! He's strong! Look!

'No! Go away!' He whimpered as he curled up more.

Get up! Get up! Look! He's so perfect! Look!

Gohan sobbed as he tried block the voice out, but his body began to ache as well. He jumped feeling someone touch him and he sat up quickly. He gasped seeing a male there that he hadn't seen before. He panicked and tried to move away, but pain laced throughout his body and he cried out, falling onto the bed once more.

The other male said nothing as he carefully pulled the sheets away and was instantly hit with a potent scent. He felt his eyes roll back as is body heated up again, but he repressed his urges and carefully pulled the boy up against his chest. He felt him struggle, but it was greatly diminished because of he was coming of age.

"... calm down..." he finally spoke, his voice was low and deep. It stilled the boy instantly and he quickly found the pressure point he wanted and pressed it hard. The boy passed out in his arms and he picked him up carefully and left the cave.

He flew back towards the landing sight and landed with ease. He looked to see Nappa fiddling with the control to activate the pods and found that Kakarot's was close by and still in good condition. As he walked over, the ship landed before them and it was bigger than the standard ship.

"It was designed for pregnant Saiyans. It allows space for them in case they are carrying more than one child." Cornelius said, he had Kakarot slung over his shoulder, but he held him a lot more gently than he did most people. "Who's the brat?"

"Kakarot's kid... He's coming of age and needs medical attention." Vegeta said as Nappa finished getting the ship to operate off of his ship's consul.

"Okay... think they both fight inside?" Nappa asked as he noticed that Vegeta also had a Saiyan in his arms, but didn't question why he was holding him princess style.

Cornelius nodded and placed Goku in first and seeing that there was space for the boy he nodded to Vegeta and he placed the boy into the ship as well. Once done they closed it and then climbed into theirs and took off. When the four ships hit space, Nappa and Cornelius went to sleep as Vegeta contacted Vegetasei, to let them know that they were returning. After he did that he activated the sleep gas in the fourth Saiyan ship and in his own to wake them up when the were close to Vegetasei...

-Vegetasei; Clinic-

Burdock was standing in the room with his son as the doctors looked him over and the baby he was carrying. Radditzu wasn't too pleased with the scaly alien's hands down by his privates, but he knew he had to make sure there were no problems and to see if the slit had formed since he was close to his due date. Radditzu hissed when he felt the doctor's finger slip into the slit that formed in his groin a few inches above his manhood.

"Sorry, my good mother... the slit has formed and there seems to be no sores or bumps to worry about... Be sure to keep it extra clean now that you are due any day now..." the doctor said as he placed a patch over the slit to keep it protected until it was time.

"Thank you... my chest had grown quite sore and just this morning I felt a leak on my chest." Radditzu said.

"That is normal. You're producing milk for the child... ah here, this is a breast pump. You attach the bottle here and place this like so over the breast and it gently pumps the milk out and into the bottle so you are not constantly breast feeding. Use the bottled milk when your chest becomes sore otherwise you could stop lactating and that'll cause problems with the baby." the doctor said as he showed him to pump the milk out.

"Thank you again. Come on father, we better get back to the palace." Radditzu said knowing his father didn't want to be too far from the castle now that he knew what had happened to his brother.

They got into the coach that the king had them use to get around since Radditzu was easily tired out and close to his due date. The two Sons were deep inn thought, both wondering if they'd ever find out what happened to Kakarot. Radditzu, who had blamed himself for his brother's disappearance, had been livid when he heard that his brother was kidnapped and then raped for a month before he disappeared again, this time off world.

Burdock's thoughts were less than pleasant, he had a gut instinct that he wasn't going to like what he was going to hear when he got to the palace. Almost as if the gods hated him, Vegeto was out front to greet them, he had a scowl on his face, but other than that nothing seemed out of place with him. When the coach stopped and they were allowed to get down, the footmen helped Radditzu down with ease, tensing when Radditzu let out a grunt. Vegeto and Burdock were ready to jump if the baby was coming, but when Radditzu sighed and rubbed the spot where he had been kicked, they relaxed, if only a little.

"That was a strong one... I better get inside and lay down..."

"Take him to hi room and tell the maids not to stray to far in the event something happens or he needs anything." Vegeto ordered.

"Yes sire." the footmen said as they helped Radditzu into the castle.

"That scared me."

"Me as well... I was informed that Vegeta and his team are coming back. We didn't get much else since the sleep gas knocked him out." Vegeto said.

"So... then they couldn't find Kakarot?"

"I don't know... but we did find the men who kidnapped him. They were guards that guarded our mines... Bossa had been there doing the inspections and had overheard some of the guards that were on break talking about the 'general's little whore.'"

"What!"

"Bossa didn't take kindly to it either, but he told them that we'd be presenting them with new positions so they are here under house arrest, though they think they are being promoted."

Burdock was beyond livid, he was outright furious! Those fucking pigs!

"Burdock, you will not go after them. As much as I want to kill them myself, let's wait until we hear from Vegeta. They'll be home in a few days since they are using the hyper leaps to get here."

"... fine. But if they try anything, I am killing them." Burdock hissed and stormed passed Vegeto.

Vegeto sighed and knew there was no way in hell, Burdock was letting him anywhere near him or his bed for a while...

-A few days later, outer space near Vegetasei-

~Wake up, Prince Vegeta. We'll be landing in ten minutes.~

Vegeta slowly opened his eyes and looked out the window in front of him to see his planet coming up and began typing on the consul to slow the ship down and to slow down the others as well.

"Afternoon, Prince Vegeta."

"What is it, Cornelius?"

"... When we land, may I speak with Kakarot alone?"

"Why?" came Nappa's voice as Vegeta silently agreed.

"That's my business, Nappa."

"And it's my job to report to my father and we are not going to waste anytime. So no."

"... Yes, you're highness." Cornelius sounded upset, but he didn't make any further fuss.

Once they ships were within orbit they cut the ships power and let gravity pull them in as they began the decent they brought the power back up and began slowing the ships down before they smacked into the pads one right after another.

The technicians came running as someone called the palace to tell them that the prince had landed and that they were seeing to them now. When the ships opened up, Cornelius and Nappa got out of theirs and stretched as Vegeta got out of his own and hurried down the walk way.

"Prince Vegeta are you hurt- Prince Vegeta!"

"Get two stretchers and a medical team down her now, we have to others, one of them needs medical attention now!" He snarled as he hurried to the fourth pod and flew up to the pad.

He placed his hand on the panel and began typing on it to open the hatch of the pad. As he waited for it to release the hydraulics, his father and his mate arrived with the medical teams.

"Vegeta! What is going on!"

"We found Kakarot and I think that we may have a problem with Cornelius... When we arrived on earth, we found them not to far from where we landed. We had barely made it within 30 feet of the building Kakarot was in when he attacked us, Cornelius more then us. After he was subdued we went in search of the other, Kakarot's child."

"What!" Burdock asked stunned.

"Yes... Watch it." He opened the hatch of the larger pod and almost instantly a really angry Kakarot fired a Ki blast out at them.

Vegeto smacked it upwards as the angry parent got out of the ship and froze when he came face to face with-

"Papa?" Kakarot asked, stunned as his father shook himself and then grabbed his son in a tight embrace.

"Kakarot... Kakarot... where on Vegetasei have you been!" Burdock asked, feeling even more emotional than before. "Why did you leave?"

"Dad- Gohan!" Kakarot spun around gasped, Gohan wasn't looking too good.

Burdock poked his head in and knew instantly what was going on.

"Kakarot, move..." Burdock moved him out of the way and picked up the small Saiyan and placed him on a stretcher and told the doctors to take him back to the palace and that if anything happened to him, they'd all be dead.

"Let's get to the palace. From there we can talk." Vegeto said. "The boy will be fine, Kakarot. He's only going through the first few stages of maturity."

Kakarot nodded, thought he was still worried about his son. Vegeta placed a hand on his shoulder and nodded for him to follow them as they all took off into the air, those that could fly anyway the other got into the coaches and headed back to the palace.

-Royal palace; some time later-

Kakarot sat in the clinic near the rejuvenation tank that held his son in it. He was deep in thought, trying to sort out all the information that had been given to him in the last few hours. Seeing Cornelius triggered his memories to come back and not all of them were pleasant especially the memories of how Gohan came to be. Vegeto, his father's new mate, told him that he had the men who had kidnapped and raped him before he was saved by Cornelius.

But before they could praise him for saving him, Kakarot told them that Cornelius also raped him to alleviate his rut. Cornelius, surprisingly, admitted to it, but informed them that while he was in that state he claimed Kakarot as a mate and even showed them the bite mark to prove it. It was on Kakarot's left shoulder blade where hardly anyone noticed it unless he was half naked. Vegeto had been in a difficult position since Cornelius raped him, he was sentenced to death, but because he claimed Kakarot as a mate, he couldn't kill him not without Kakarot falling into a depression and dying of loneliness.

So when Vegeta suggested that Cornelius spend five years in prison as well as working the mines, Kakarot agreed since the mines were pretty dangerous so Cornelius would be on constant alert on trying to survive the five years rather than focusing on him. He sighed and looked up at Gohan in the tank. He hoped his son was going to be alright.

Now because he had been raped before he came of age, his body quickly adapted to harsh changes without his notice and he had been fully developed when Cornelius took him for his mate. So he didn't know how to help his son get through it nor did he know how to handle Gohan's pheromones, but luckily Nappa, the bald Saiyan told him that Gohan would be fine after he's been in the tank for a while.

"Kakarot!"

He looked up at his father and saw that he looked worried.

"What is it?"

"It's Radditzu! He's gone into labor!"

Kakarot got a happy and worried look to his face and stood up from the stool.

"Really! Let's- oh, but Gohan..."

"We'll keep an eye one him, Kakarot. Go on." Said one of the doctors working in the room monitoring some of the Saiyans in the tanks that were recovering from injuries as well.

He nodded and hurried with his father to see his brother. When they got to the room the midwife was there and trying to calm down Radditzu who was howling in pain. Kakarot quickly walked over to his brother and took his hand in his own and wrapped his tail over his brother's as he cooed softly in his hear.

"Breathe, Ditzu, breathe. I know it hurts but you need to breathe calmly and relax your body or it'll be impossible for the baby to come out... Okay? I'm here." Kakarot told him as he nodded to the midwife to approach him again.

She cut away the shorts and placed a sheet over his propped up legs and ducked under it. Ditzu hissed feeling her slip something cold into him and then back out.

"He's still not ready yet... It's be a while." She told them and sat back to wait. While they did, Kakarot talked to his brother, telling him about his own pregnancy and what happened when he gave birth. It kept his older brother's mind off the pain and he laughed a bit at his brother's tales.

Every now and again the midwife would look at the slit to see if it was dilated yet. When she deemed him ready, Kakarot and Burdock took hold of Radditzu's arms as the midwife stuck her hands into him and felt around to see if the baby had turned. When she confirmed that they began the long process off pushing the baby out.

Burdock and Kakarot hardly winced or cringed as Radditzu practically crushed their hands. But when they switched out with Nappa, the male was screaming in agony with his mate because Radditzu was breaking his hands.

"No more, no more!" Radditzu sobbed, the pain was too much, he didn't want to push anymore.

"Ditzu, one more time, I promise you that you only need to do it one more time or the baby and you will die. Just one more, please?" Kakarot asked in a soft voice, wiping sweat from his face as Burdock gave him ice chips to chew on.

Radditzu took a moment to breath for a few deep breathes before he began pushing again.

"We got the head! One more,one more!" The midwife cheered.

Radditzu screamed as he gave another strong push and like that, a wet pop and the baby was out and wailing his head off in the midwife's arms as Radditzu fell back onto the bed, tired and sore.

"... Kakarot..."

"Hmm?"

"... you're not a weakling..." Radditzu said before falling asleep to tire to stay awake anymore.

Kakarot smiled and shook his head at his brother's version of saying 'sorry'. He looked at his father who just smirked and jabbed a thumb at Nappa who was whining about his broken hand. Kakarot snickered and said something about the carriers of the species having a higher tolerance for pain when it comes to child labor. Burdock just laughed and turned when the midwife presented him with his grandson.

"Oi! Man up and come look at your brat!" Burdock barked as he kicked Nappa's thigh, making the male his in pain.

After a little while Kakarot went back to the med wing to see if Gohan had recovered yet. As he walked down the halls, many of the palace staff bowed to him, being Burdock's son gave him and Radditzu some form of high status, and the castle staff tried their best to be nice to them because they didn't want to deal with an angry Vegeto or Vegeta. He knocked on the door to the rejuvenation tank room.

The door hissed as it slid open and he stepped in and smiled at the doctors.

"He's starting to wake up. How is Radditzu?" one doctor asked.

"He's tired, he had a son and it took a lot out of him."

"I see... not many males survive giving birth."

"Well when I had my son, I was on a planet where only the women had the babies." Kakarot said. "When I had Gohan, I put them all to shame. I didn't scream and I didn't cry. I just took it all in strides."

"Amazing... Ohh... looks like he's awake."

They looked into the tank to see Gohan's faces twist slightly as he slowly woke up. He blinked twice and Kakarot held up a hand in a motion to calm him down and he nodded. The doctor clicked a few buttons and then he spoke.

"If you can hear me, blink please."

Gohan blinked a few times and the alien nodded his head.

"You're body's adjusted and healed, but I think it be better if you remain in the tank for a few days more. You're pheromone levels were off the charts and well... unless you want to be raped your best bet is to remain in here."

"Don't worry Gohan, you're safe in there," said Kakarot "It'll be a bit boring in there, but they can make it so you sleep through the next few days."

"Is that what you want?" The doctor asked.

Gohan nodded his head and the alien nodded before he began typing away at the consul the last thing Gohan remembered seeing was his father mouthing the words 'good night'...

-A few days later-

The palace was busy as the doctors were called away from the wing to tend to some of the injured soldiers. Some off worlds had crashed landed on the planet and when the king sent some of the Elite to see if they needed any help, the off worlders attacked them viciously. So when a very badly injured prince walked into the med wing, he was furious no one was there, but seeing as his injury was very bad he opted to wait there for someone to help him.

'Fucking bastard... he nearly bit my arm off.' he thought as pain laced up and down his arm. 'The doctors better hurry up...'

He closed his eyes and tried to breath through the pain, never once aware of one of the rejuvenation tanks in the back room beeping to life. In the back room, the tank holding Gohan began its auto shut down.

As the thick green fluids began to drain out of the tank, the sleep gas shut off and Gohan woke up. The wires and mask detached themselves from Gohan's body as the hatch slowly opened up. Gohan slowly got up and stepped out of the tank and over to the chair where there was a towel and clothes. He looked around for a doctor or even his father, but no one was there. Deciding not to remain wet and naked in the air conditioned room, he grabbed the towel and quickly dried off his body and his hair before he picked up the clothes laying beside the towel.

It was a stretchy material, similar to spandex. He saw that they were shorts and pulled them on and blushed a little when he noticed he had them on backwards, the waist band curved down under the tail to give it space to mover around and it tied in the back with to strings above the tail. After correcting his mistake he picked up the next piece to see that it was a pair of pants made from the same spandex material. He looked at it carefully and found a hole in the back that allowed his tail to go through.

He pulled those on and carefully threaded tail through the hole and smiled when it didn't cause any discomfort or hinder his tail's movement. The next thing he put on was the shirt, it hugged his body much like the shorts and pants so you could see the exact shape and size of his muscles, or the lack there of. The last item he found was a breast plate of some kind, a set of boots and gloves. He slipped those on and sighed.

'I better wait in main room for the doctor...' he thought as he walked out of the back room and into the other room. He gasped when he saw someone sitting there and they were badly hurt.

Seeing as there was no one else around he quickly looked around and found a first aid kit. The labels were written in the universal language so he easily found the disinfectant and the healing ointment. He took some bandages and a couple of towels before he hurried over to the injured man.

He looked to be in a lot of pain so Gohan quickly opened the disinfectant and poured a bit in to one of the towels and pressed it on the man's arm. He barely touched the man's arm when he soundly found himself slammed into the wall staring into angry eyes.

"Who the hell are you?" He hissed...