Author's Note: Finished this chapter today! I thought I would save it until next Friday, but I decided to be nice enough to post it tonight! Enjoy reading! :D

Disclaimer: I do not own Dragon Ball Z and Lion King. I also don't own the lyrics. I'm only doing this for fun. *For the last ten years, I've been trying to purchase Vegeta from Akira who kept rejecting me and calling me a crazy bitch :'( *

WARNINGS: Strong language and Shonen-Ai (male x male love)

Genres: Romance and Adventure

Rated: M

Pairing: Vegeta x Kakarot

Cast:
Mufasa – King Vegeta
Nala – Kakarot
Rafiki – King Kai / Kami / Korin
Sarabi – Kira (OC)
Scar – Frieza
Simba – Prince Vegeta
Zazu – Nappa
Banzai, Shenzi, and Ed – Ginyu Force
Timon and Pumbaa – Humans

Chapter 17

"You're leaving without saying goodbye to Vegeta?" Bulma asked sadly.

Kakarot adjusted the armor on his new black spandex a little bit. "Yeah… He knows I'm leaving anyway. It's better this way."

"I haven't found anything wrong with you yet," Bulma said worriedly. "Can't you just stay a little longer?"

Kakarot smiled at her. "Sorry, I can't. I'm afraid they will start looking for me. Bulma… You're a good friend. I'm so glad that Vegeta was able to meet you… I'm sure he was quite handful, eh?"

Bulma giggled at him. "Yeah, you're right. But… are you sure? You're only going to fall in the hands of… that terrible monster."

"Yes," Kakarot said firmly. "I'm doing it for my people. Otherwise, they will die from starvation if they don't get killed first."

The blue-haired genius sighed lightly. "Please be careful, ok?"

"Thank you for everything," Kakarot grinned widely at her. He opened his space pod, which was fixed and upgraded by Bulma. "Take care of Vegeta for me, okay?"

"Yeah, I will," Bulma smiled sadly at him.

She watched as the space pod bursting off into the sky. She was really concerned about both Vegeta and Kakarot. She was hoping that they would be okay.

~~ROAR~~

"He must be fucking kidding me," Vegeta kept pacing forth and back. After the argument with Kakarot, he decided to go to one of his hiding areas where he hadn't shown his new mate. This time, it was in one of the forests in the northwest… thousands of miles away from the West City. It was so deep that no animals went there, and Vegeta did not want any interruption.

He knew that Kakarot was wrong. The Elite Saiyan would never understand what he had gone through. After what happened back on Planet Vegeta, he did not deserve to become the king at all. What was he supposed to prove anyway? Nothing would ever change at all. Besides, Kakarot was leaving today.

Vegeta glanced up at the darkening sky. "Father, are you there? You said that the former Saiyan Kings are within the stars, right? Why aren't you answering every time I'm in despair? …No."

He looked down at the ground, as he clenched his fists. "That's it. It's my fault that I let everyone die. I can't be the king if it's all my fault…"

"Aha, I finally found you, Saiyan Prince!"

Vegeta nearly jumped out of his skin. He seriously thought that nobody, not even a single animal, was here. He did not even sense his presence either.

"I'm above you!"

Vegeta looked up to find a white chubby cat sitting on one of the branches in the tree. When he realized that he was not going to get attacked, he sighed in annoyance. "I could have killed you if you scared me like that."

"Kill me? How arrogant, aren't you? Oh, that's right – that's how all Saiyans are, right? They must be idiots," Korin laughed out loud.

Vegeta scowled at the petty insult. "Whatever. I want to be left alone, so I suggest you to leave now."

"Why? It's my home, so you sort of intruded my property, don't you think?" Korin jumped off the branch and landed gently on the ground.

The former Saiyan Prince raised an eyebrow. "I don't see your name labeled anywhere here. Whatever. I'm leaving anyway."

He began walking to a place only Kami knows where. He growled lightly at the sounds of tiny feet, so he quickly turned to the white cat. "You little creepy cat! Will you stop following me?"

"But, you're going to where I'm going as well," Korin said matter-of-factly.

"Who are you?" Vegeta narrowed his eyes dangerously. "How do you know I was the Saiyan Prince?"

"Precisely. You are the Saiyan Prince," Korin pointed his paw at Vegeta. "But… the real question is that… who are you exactly? You are more than just Saiyan Prince."

Vegeta rolled his eyes in annoyance. "Forget it. You're annoying. If you don't want to die, then leave me alone."

To be honest, he did not know who he exactly was. He thought he was just Vegeta… until Kakarot came. Just seeing another Saiyan made him feel completely different. Desire, want, and hope were completely new to him. And, he had no idea why he felt this way.

"I see. You're still running from your past –" The cat quickly dodged from Vegeta's blue energy ball.

"Get the fuck out!" Vegeta yelled angrily. "You fucking stalker! Running away from the past… what the hell is that supposed to mean?"

"It can mean anything… only you can answer your own questions."

Vegeta stared at the crazy cat in disbelief. "Look, I think you're a little confused. I suggest you go back to where you came from and… uh, do whatever you need to."

As soon as he turned around, he quickly jumped backward startled. Apparently, Korin was right in front suddenly. That cat was fast!

"Nope! I'm not confused! You are! You don't even know who you are."

Vegeta frowned at him. "You're crazy. Who am I supposed to be?"

"Let's see…" Korin rubbed his chin, as he thought for a few seconds. "Oh yeah! You're the son of King Vegeta! Oh well, since you don't believe me, I got to go anyway!"

"Oh, wait!" Vegeta yelled, as Korin kept leaping from a tree to another. He started running after him. "Wait, dammit!"

Soon, he came into the sight of a tall white pole. It was really, really tall that he could not even see the top of the pole in the sky. But he did not have time to be in awe while Korin was standing right there. "You… you knew my father?"

"No, but I heard a lot of things about him," Korin grinned widely. "After all, he is supposed to be the most powerful being in the universe, correct?"

"Actually… he died a long time ago. Lord Frieza is now the—"

"Aha, not another word!" Korin interrupted him. "He is alive. I'll bring you to him! Just come and follow me! To the top! Oh, by the way, don't fly! You'll never get what you want if you choose the easy path!"

Vegeta had strong urge to smack himself in the forehead. How much more crazy this fucking cat could be?

Before he knew it, the cat was actually climbing up the pole. Vegeta could not believe how much fast this cat was! Not wanting to waste any second here, he started climbing up right away.

He was so eager to see his father… dead or not. With that high motivation, he forgot about everything else. Humans, Saiyans, Earth, Planet Vegeta, Bulma, Frieza, Nappa, Kakarot, and everything else. The more he climbed up, the more burdens came off his shoulders. He was so desperate to get the answers from his father if he ever saw him. He knew that he was getting crazier by a foot higher he climbed.

After one hour of climbing, he glanced up to realize that the cat was completely gone. Did that crazy animal actually get to the top?

His arms and legs were getting tired, so Vegeta leaned backward a little bit to rest. He was covered with his own sweats. Now that he became aware of the environment, he realized that it was already night. What the hell was he doing? Why did he chase after the crazy cat? How in the world could his father be alive? He saw his corpse before he left for Earth, after all.

If Korin said that he would bring him to his father, then Vegeta would not lose this opportunity anyway.

"Shit...!" Vegeta mumbled to himself. He forced his arms to move. He was not going to give up after coming this far.

After another long hour, he finally spotted something in the clouds. It was some kind of curve platform. Was it top? Did he make it? Glad and excited that it was all over, he climbed up even faster.

He sighed lightly after he climbed onto the platform of… as he realized, some kind of tower.

"Took you long enough!" Korin said cheerfully. "I was afraid that you would give up."

"Show me. My father," Vegeta almost demanded.

"Come," Korin walked over to the thing that looked like a birdbath. "This is the holy water. Your father is in there."

Vegeta frowned in confusion, but since he made this far, he would just go for it anyway. He came up to the holy water and took a careful look. All he could see was the reflection of himself. He realized that sometimes people might mistake him for his own father. He sighed lightly, "That's not my father. It's… just my reflection."

"Wrong. Just look harder," Korin smiled.

Vegeta shrugged his shoulders. He turned to the water. He widened his eyes in surprise when he saw the image of his proud father. "F…Father?"

"Correct. He lives in you," Korin said calmly. "He would like to speak with you. Kami's lookout is right above here. Fly there and ask for Kami."

At this point, Vegeta knew he was going crazy, but he just could not stop it. His curiosity won after his own sanity anyway. So, he flew higher and higher until he could see the floating half-round platform in the sky.

When he landed on the lookout, it reminded him of a temple where people prayed to the gods. Unfortunately, there wasn't anybody here.

"Hello?" He called. "Is there any Kami here?"

He crossed his arms when he got no response. It was pretty dark here with so little light from the temple-looking building.

"Hi, are you Vegeta?"

Vegeta whipped his head to the right. He must have been distracted lately if he did not sense their presences! Though this time he did not jump. "Kami?"

"No. I'm Mr. Popo. I'll bring Kami to you."

Vegeta could not even see Mr. Popo at all. He was wondering why though.

"Vegeta, you're finally here," Kami said after coming out of the temple. "Korin brought you here because you wanted to speak with your father, correct?"

"You…!" Vegeta pointed a finger at him. "You're Piccolo! The old version of Piccolo!"

Kami chuckled softly at him. "Sort of. He is the half of me… it's a long story. I'm sure you're not interested anyway. My name is Kami, the god of Earth."

Vegeta felt Kami's green hand on his shoulder. "What are you doing?"

"Making a connection with the higher god," Kami said.

"I thought you were a god?"

"I am," Kami said. "That's why I called for the higher god. He'll be answering you soon."

"Kami?"

Vegeta quickly looked around trying to find where the third voice came from.

"Present," Kami said. "I have the Saiyan Prince with me, King Kai."

"Excellent! King Vegeta is here with me!" King Kai said cheerfully. "Okay, you have one minute."

"Vegeta."

"Father?" Vegeta asked. He could not believe he was speaking to his father. It had been so long time since last time he heard his voice.

"Vegeta, you completely forgot about the true purpose of the Saiyan King. Thus, you have forgotten me."

Vegeta almost flinched at the harsh statement his father made. "No… How could I forget you?"

"Because you don't know who you are, then you have forgotten me. Discover who you are by looking inside yourself, Vegeta. You are much than who you think you are. "

Vegeta was completely taken back. He knew that he changed, but that did not mean that it was for best. His father was right, but how was he supposed to face all of the Saiyans on Planet Vegeta? "How can I go back? I'm not who I used to be."

"It's inside you. You are my son and the one true king. Every Saiyan King lives in you. Remember who you are."

"And, that's it," Kami took his hand off Vegeta's shoulder.

"No, wait!" Vegeta quickly grabbed Kami's hand. "We are not finished yet!"

"I'm sorry. King Kai said you had one minute," Kami shook his head. "That is one of the laws in the Other World."

The former Saiyan Prince glanced at the night sky with full of stars. He realized that he felt much, much lighter. As if he did not have a heavy burden on his shoulders anymore. He felt a light breeze on his skin. "Looks like the winds are changing," He said almost to himself.

Kami nodded his head in agreement. "Yes, change is good."

Vegeta sighed lightly, as he ran his hand through his hair. "Yeah, but it's not quite easy… I…" He thought briefly about what his father recently said. It was not exactly friendly father/son reunion, but his father really slapped him back into the reality. "I know I have to face my past if I'm going back. God, Kakarot was right. I've been running from it for so long –"

All of sudden, he got whacked by Mr. Popo's big strong fist. "Ow! What the fuck? What was that for? It fucking hurt!"

"Hmm. That's correct. The past can hurt, but at least you can either run from it or learn from it," Kami said.

Vegeta could feel the light wind, so he quickly dodged Mr. Popo's fist.

"There, you see? So, what are you going to do?"

Vegeta took off into the air. "I'm going back to my home planet." He flew away with the full speed, returning to the West City. He had to stop Kakarot from becoming Lord Frieza's mate and also, to take back his rightful throne.

~TO BE CONTINUED~