-Palace Library-
Gohan sat with Toma reading a book of fairy tales, Toma had fallen asleep after the third story, his tail wrapped firmly over Gohan's wrist as he sucked on his tiny fist and purred in content. Gohan smiled and couldn't help, but want a baby. He felt this calm over him like the calm before the storm. It was relaxing as it was dangerous. He figured it was his Saiyan instincts kicking in to protect his baby cousin.
"You look like you're enjoying yourself." Said an all too familiar voice.
Gohan spun around and was greeted with Frieza standing behind him. Gohan got up and quickly backed away, he didn't want to be anywhere near this creature. Frieza was both pleased and disappointed by the reaction he got. He calmly moved around the sofa and reached a hand out to pet Toma's soft black hair, but Gohan's Iompróir instincts kicked in and he smacked the hand away and growled. Frieza blinked, but couldn't help himself as he laughed.
"Ohh so the little monkey has a back bone?"
"Do not touch him! Do not come anywhere near him again!" Gohan snapped, glaring darkly at the alien, his Ki slowly rising as he moved slowly but surely to the door.
Frieza snarled and moved to rip the child from his little whore when Gohan turned and ran for it. He cursed and quickly followed, but when he got out to the hall, the boy was gone...
-Guest bedroom-
Gohan panted as he leaned against the wall as Toma cried in his arms. He had been sleeping just fine when he felt a scary presence near him and then the sudden movements startled him awake. Gohan calmed himself down and moved to the bed where he laid down and laid Toma on his chest. He stroked his tail softly, calming him down.
"Shh, Toma, shh... I won't let him hurt you..."
Toma whined and curled up, his tiny fist clutching his cousin's shirt. He growled a little, tail tensing on his hand, but Gohan just chuckled and began singing softly, he learned one of the Saiyan lullabies, it was about the Red Moon and it seemed to sooth his cousin down as his grip fell lax and he began to softly purr in his sleep. Gohan smiled as he turned them around and kept humming even as he fell asleep himself...
-Throne room-
The men stood tall as Vegeto read their achievements and they were awarded metals and ranks, making them puff up their chests more as their egos swelled to alarming heights. Vegeto just kept his voice calm, building up the suspense to such a height, that everyone was practically ready to fall over any second now.
"Lastly I'd like to reward you with one last thing..." Vegeto said and motioned off to the side for someone to come forward.
This was the moment Kakarot had been dreading since he woke up this morning and DIDN'T shoot his mate out the window. Cornelius led him forward, kissing his neck and telling him it was fine, they were right there with him. He nodded after a little while and then squared his shoulders. He had to do this for both himself and for his son. He walked out, taking the scroll with him and opened it so no one could see his face as he began reading in Saiyanese. As he read the Saiyans smug faces slowly fell into confusion, why was this moron reading a funeral prayer? He should be reading the Legend of Brolly.
As Kakarot finished his last line he closed the scroll and glared at the men in front of him, the 7 men gasped looking at him. They paled as they heard him growl and suddenly it was like someone let loose a canon. Kakarot's Ki shot through the roof as he roared in anger and charged them, Vegeto and Vegeta jumped up to stop him, but weren't fast enough. Cornelius caught his mate easily , but the heat from the Ki blasts he shot at the men nearly burned the fur from his tail.
The twin blasts hit the men, killing two instantly as the guards opened fired on the remaining five to prevent Kakarot from doing anything more. The throne room was filled with smoke and the smell of burning flesh, it took a moment or two for the smoke to clear and when it did, Kakarot cursed as he counted 6 bodies.
"SEARCH THE PALACE!" Vegeto roared in anger as he sent Vegeta off to the public wings to find his Iompróir and protect him...
-Gohan and Toma-
Gohan twitched, his sensitive nose picked up the smell of burning flesh and smoke. He sat up his face scrunched up in disdain, the air was coppery with ionized particles from multiple Ki blasts. He looked at Toma, who was getting fussy with the strange smell as well, but his keen hearing picked up panicked yelling as well as curses.
'What on Vegetasei is going on?' He wondered.
He listened to the shouts, but unfortunately for him it was all in Saiyanese, something he was still trying to learn. Toma fussed and whined nuzzling his cousin's chest to try and hide from the smell and noise, but couldn't.
"Shh, Toma... It's okay..." He whispered and moved to the door. He opened it and poked his head out into the hall to see a few guards running passed, a few of them pausing to see the boy and baby before they went off again sounding more worried than before.
He sighed and began making his way to the library, hoping that Frieza wasn't there waiting for him. As he went the hall got quiet and he paused, there was a strong Ki signature coming his way, but it wasn't Frieza's nor was it anyone he knew. He gulped and quickly hid behind a statue and shushed Toma. The baby fell silent as he felt the Ki get closer and closer, running passed him and Toma, but pause not to far away.
Gohan cursed silently as he did his best to keep Toma quiet so he didn't find them. The Saiyan sniffed the air, it was thick with the smell of burnt flesh still, but he could have sworn he smelt a very ripe female close by. If he was going to die he was going to make sure the bitch was pregnant with child first. He looked around the hall, the smell was pretty strong here, so she either was just here or was still here.
"I know you're here, my dear, come out. I won't hurt you." He called.
Gohan wasn't stupid, he remained hidden as Toma curled up deeper into his chest, tears leaking out of his eyes as silent whimpers fell from his lips. Gohan carefully moved behind the statue, hoping to not be found, but he screamed when he was grabbed from behind and forced against the wall, his grip on Toma slipping as the baby fell to the floor, landing pretty hard on his bottom. That shocked Toma before the pain came and he wailed loudly.
"Damn brat, shut up!" Yelled the man, getting ready to kick Toma, but Gohan kneed him in the gut and growled.
"Don't touch him!"
The man snarled and sacked Gohan hard enough that he fell to the floor. He then stomped is foot down on Gohan's tail making him scream in pain. Toma stopped wailing hearing the scream and growled furiously.
How dare that big meanie pick on his Han-chan!
He slowly got up up on shaky legs and took a few wobbly steps towards the man and his cousin. He fell a few times, but got right back up and tried to get to them. When he was close to them, he stood up and bit the man in the calf, his tiny hands digging in to the tender tendons on the sides of the knee making the man see stars and collapse as Toma let go and wobbled over to Gohan.
"...Han... Haaaaan!" He whined, lightly smacking his cousin's cheek.
"Unnnh..." Gohan moaned, but still didn't move.
"Haaaaaaaan!" Toma wailed loudly.
The man got up, blind spots dancing in his eyes as he glared at the baby that managed to cause him so much pain. He grabbed the little brat by the tail and picked him up. Toma screamed loudly as the pain filled his tiny body from his tail. Gohan snapped awake and tried to get up, but the man kicked him in the gut before grabbing him by the throat and slamming him into the wall.
"Fucking little bitch, you better be worth all this trouble. There's no way in hell I'm dying without some bitch carrying my brat in them."
Gohan's eyes widened in fear as he tried vainly to get free of the grip on this throat as Toma's screams egged him to get free and save the baby.
Damn him! He's hurting the cub, fight, come on, fight!
'I'm trying... I can't breathe!'
Shit... we need our mate... scream his name, do it or it'll be too late!
Gohan gasped for air and tried his best to get enough air in to his lungs, but the man kept a tight grip on him.
"That's such a sexy face... Just like that little whore, Kakarot..." The man said and Gohan's eyes got really big.
… nice knowing you asshole.
Gohan's temper shot up and through the roof, his Ki went passed its limits and forced the man to let him and Toma go. Toma landed on the floor for the second time on his bottom, but didn't wail or cry out as he stared in awe at his big cousin. Gohan's tail and hair bled gold as his eyes turned teal blue. He looked really radiant.
The guy sat up and gasped in awe and in terror. There before him was a golden Saiyan, not just any Saiyan, an Iompróir. He knew well that Iompróirí were rare, yes, but what they lacked in physical attributes they made up for it in power, sex appeal and in fertility. And he just made the mistake of pissing this one off.
"There he is!" Screamed a few guards from one end as the royals and nobles came from the other end of the hall.
Everyone froze at the sight before them, but not Kakarot. He ran forward and grabbed Gohan's face in his hands and made his son look at him. Gohan's Ki dropped, though he was still in his golden glory as his teal eyes looked into loving dark brown ones.
"Calm down. He's not going to hurt you..."
"He did... He hit me and hurt Toma... he said he was going to rape and impregnate me..."
Kakarot's sweet face turned to full out rage as his own hair and eyes changed to match his son as he grabbed the man by the throat and snarled darkly at him. The man screamed in terror and struggled. Kakarot didn't care. He Just moved his fingers and then with a small flick, the man's neck was snapped in two and his wind pipe was crushed like a grape. Everyone winced at the sound as Gohan had picked up Toma and covered his head and ears as he shut his own eyes to avoid seeing that.
"... Commander remove the body and put it with the other six... Uhh... Cornelius?"
"..." The man said nothing as Burdock and Radditzu rushed forward since the men were being cowards.
Radditzu took Toma from Gohan as he slowly relaxed and then fell into his aunt, tired and in pain. The large Saiyan managed to pick him up and looked to Burdock who had managed to pry Kakarot's hand from the dead man's neck and make him relax. After the mother was calmed down and back to normal Burdock and Radditzu quickly left for home. By sun down all of Vegetasei would be in an uproar...
-Frieza-
He had been searching all over the damned palace and the grounds for the boy, but he didn't find him. He had just gotten to the throne room when a monkey ran passed him and he heard the others screaming in rage and running out as well trying to chase him down.
"SEARCH THE PALACE!" Came Vegeto's voice before he heard him telling Vegeta to find his intended mate.
Growling he hurried off looking more frantically than before. He knew all too well how the Saiyan courtship worked. If the dominant could keep the submissive pleased and faithful to them then they'll mate, but if someone more powerful or equally power as the dominant comes along and shows interest in the same submissive then it's a battle of wits and dominance. They both have to try and impress the submissive and if one of them can then they get the prize. But so far that damned little whore was proving to be difficult to sway.
He headed back to the library, hoping the boy was there, but as he got to the hall everyone was there as well, but they were all frozen in place. He floated into the air to hover over them to see what was going on and what he saw made him scared. How could this be! His father killed all the Saiyans capable of getting that strong, but here standing before him was a golden being.
He watched in mute horror as another Saiyan stood before him, they spoke softly, their lips giving away that they were talking before to his carnage the second Saiyan turned into another golden warrior and moving quickly he had a the Saiyan that ran passed him pressed into the wall. He didn't see what he did but the sound of his neck breaking was enough to tell him that he killed the other Saiyan.
He was so awed he didn't realize that he floated back to the ground until the Burdock, one of his soldiers and the two former golden warriors rushed pass him, the lingering smell of something sweet and spicy still filled the air as well as the coppery smell of ionized air. This was getting progressively dangerous. He had to tell his father. He'd take his little whore and have the other's killed, have the whole planet destroyed to make sure not a single damn one of them lived!
'How could they have gotten so powerful! This was never suppose to happen! Father made sure of it when Brolly finally died!' He thought as he hurried to his villa and into his room, ignoring Dodoria as he trailed behind him trying to get his attention.
"WHAT DODORIA!" He finally yelled as the pink alien cleared his throat.
"Master Cooler is here to announce King Cold's passing..."
Frieza froze as he paled and ran to the den where his brother stood looking at a painting of Vegetasei's northern Valley or the Mating grounds as they were more accurately called. Cooler turned to his brother and knelt down so he was at least somewhat level with the short alien.
"I'm sorry, Frieza, father's gone... He passed last night when I was out getting a doctor for him."
Frieza didn't say anything before he slammed his tail into the floor, barely chipping the marble.
"No this cannot be happening! There are two, TWO Super Saiyans!" Frieza yelled.
"What!" came both Dodoria's and Cooler's shouts.
"Yes! I saw them with my own eyes! I doubt they are as powerful as Brolly had been but still they reached a peak that no one has in over 3000 years!"
Cooler gulped in confusion, he didn't understand they kept the population at their weakest levels, but still powerful enough to be of use in a battle. Then again a lot of the Saiyans went off world so it was quite possible even if he wished it wasn't. This was a problem. They needed the Saiyans to do the dirty work for them, but they also feared how powerful they could get. Brolly was almost as powerful as a god!
"Damn... we'll have to get rid of them then..."
"I agree, but I want one of them as my harem boy. He's one of the Super Saiyans as well."
"why would you want one-?"
"Ki bonds, brother. If he can't raise his Ki then he cannot transform, ever."
Cooler smiled and agreed...
-Royal palace. A few days later-
Vegeta stood on the balcony of his green room watching the construction of his new house. It was tradition to have the newly mated prince and princess live separate from the royal palace so they can get use to one another. He also wanted the house to have extra features. Such as the floating gardens and the waterfall that led to a pool.
"My prince, the construction is moving faster than we expected." said a councilor as he read over the reports.
"How soon will it be finished?"
"By the start of the festival. The villa has also been prepped for you and the future princess. We hired a staff of asexual aliens to prepare meals for you both. And to tend to your needs that do not involve the bedroom." The councilor said, blushing a bit.
"Good... I am going out then. If father needs me let him know that I went to see the Sons."
"Yes, my prince." the man said bowing as the prince floated into the air and took off for the Sons house.
He had been agitated the last few days. After the SS incident Burdock had refused to let anyone near the house and well his father was in bed nursing a broken arm. He hoped he would fair much better than his father. He stopped in town, recalling some of the things that Gohan had pointed out to him that he wanted to get his family when he got a decent job.
'I hope he doesn't mind me buying them for them...' he thought as he did the light shopping and left before anyone realized the prince had been shopping by himself and in person.
He flew to the Sons house and landed on the edge of the clearing, waving his tail around to release some of his scent. The smell of black pine trees filled the area and was carried to the house on the breeze. He waited on the edge and no less than a second later Burdock was at the door, looking ready to murder him.
"Brat, what are you doing here!"
"I wanted to see Gohan..." He said, lifting his hands with the bags. "I even brought peace offerings..."
Burdock's glare dropped and he shut the door behind him as he walked over to him. Vegeta kept himself relaxed as Burdock stood beside him and then took the bag and looked in it. He blinked and looked at him in question.
"Gohan wanted these for you guys... I figured I pick them up for him since he will be my mate pretty soon..." Vegeta said.
"You're really serious if you're risking me skinning your ass." Burdock said. He shook his head and sighed. "Go in. I'm gonna go play naughty nurse with your daddy as an apology for breaking his arm."
"You were worried about your son and grandson. I would've doe the same damn thing and so would father." Vegeta said.
"Hn. Put my gift in the cupboard, Kakarot knows which one." Burdock said before he floated into the air and took off with a small burst of Ki.
Vegeta walked up to the house and knocked on the door. Radditzu opened the door and smiled at him as he stepped to the side and let him in. Kakarot was taking a small nap with Toma, who was hanging awkwardly on his aunts stomach and drooling. Nappa and Cornelius were busy in the kitchen, the smell of roasting meat filling the air.
"Where's Gohan?" He asked after he removed his cape and handed the bags to Radditzu.
"He's in his room. He's a bit upset with papa. He wanted to see you, but papa went into mother hen mode on everyone." Radditzu laughed a bit as he pulled the things out of the bags and blinked in confusion. "What's this?"
"You'll find out in a moment... May I go up to see him?"
"I'll take you." Cornelius said, cleaning his hands off and walking over to the stairs with Vegeta behind him.
They got to Gohan's room an Cornelius popped his head in and smiled seeing Gohan was sitting in his window seat reading a book.
"Gohan." he called, smiling when his son looked up and blinked owlishly at him. It was pretty cute. "The prince is here."
Gohan blushed and scrambled off the window seat only to fall flat on his face.
"You okay!" Cornelius asked rushing to help his son up.
The boy nodded and then shooed him out of the room so he could change and at the very least look nice! Cornelius barely moved his tail in time as the door slammed behind him.
"Uh... he's getting ready... come back down." He said and Vegeta nodded, inwardly pleased his intended mate wanted to please him even if it was a little.
It took a few minutes, but Gohan came down dressed in his best slacks and tunic, blushing slightly as Vegeta's eyes seemed to devour every inch of him. He gave his suitor a small peck on the cheek, blushing brightly when his aunt and uncle 'aww'ed him and said he looked so cute.
"I hope you don't mind, but I picked up a couple of things that you wanted to get for your family..." Vegeta said pulling out the items that were in the bags.
"You didn't have to..."
"I know that; I wanted to. I want to spoil you" He said as he kissed his lips softly, dodging the baby bottle chucked at his head a moment later by Cornelius.
"Thank you... Mom? Wake up, Prince Vegeta's here." Gohan said as he lightly shook his mother who yawned and picked up Toma who woke up and as soon as he saw Gohan he squealed and held his hands up.
"Han! Han!"
Everyone 'aww'ed again, though bother Ditzu and Nappa were depressed that they missed Toma's first words and steps. Gohan picked up Toma and kissed his cheek making him giggle and then hold his hands out to Vegeta.
"Han!" He cried. That was all he could say at the moment, but still it was cute.
Vegeta took the flailing baby a bit worriedly but found that he knew what to do as he brought him to his chest and held his legs tucked in with one hand and supported his back with his other hand. Gohan then pulled out the items in the bags and smiled. He gave his uncle Nappa some knew lighter gauntlets that were a lot stronger than his old pair that had been destroyed in his last fight. Ditzu, the man had an obsession with drawing, got a sketch book and a whole box of various art tools from coal to ink even had brushes, pens and pencils.
"Thanks brat!" Ditzu said kissing Gohan's temple. "For my first sketch I want it of you and Mr. Scowls a lot!"
Vegeta glared at the long haired Saiyan and said something in Saiyanese that mad everyone who understood it, cough awkwardly. He gave his father some knew tools for home improvements, seeing as he liked working with his hands. He gave his mom a few new cook books and some spices. Toma got a big teddy bear for him to wrestle with. Toma wriggled in Vegeta's arms and he set him down where the baby wobbled over to the bear and promptly began growling and bitting it as the adults laughed.
"I got Grandpa some thing too... Aunt Ditzu could you put it in the cabinet for me?" He asked handing him a bottle of cheap, but good wine.
"Got it... Thanks again brat."
"Well you should thank Vegeta. He's the one who got them." Gohan said blushing.
Vegeta just found it cute how humble and modest he could be.
"Well if you all don't mind I'd like to kidnap Gohan."
"You aren't a good kidnapper since you're telling us." Nappa pointed out.
"I'm a smart one because I don't want the mother coming after me and removing something I need in order to make a child." Vegeta said as he nodded at Kakarot who was engrossed with the cook books at the moment.
They all laughed and he shook his head as he left with Gohan. Today they'd walked around the forest and just relax, no need to have everyone hound his sweet Iompróir about the SS incident though he himself was a bit curios as to how some much power could reside in the smaller male...