Author's Note: I'm quite happy with this chapter. I wanted to write more, but decided to end it anyway. ;) I already started the chapter 19, so I hope to post it by next weekend! Enjoy reading! :D Review is appreciated!

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 18

"Kakarot left yesterday?" Krillin blinked in surprise. He decided to visit Bulma just to check on Vegeta and Kakarot. He hadn't heard from them for a few days, but he thought everything was going well with both of them being in love. "Where is Vegeta?"

"He ran off," Bulma shook her head sadly. "It's my fault for protecting him for a long time."

"No, it's not your entire fault. We are involved too," Krillin scratched the back of his head. "He was only a child when we first met him. He… I mean, we knew that he lost everything, but we had no idea that it was much more than that."

"I'm still worried. Vegeta hasn't come back yet," Bulma started playing with her fingers nervously. "Maybe we should start looking for –"

"Bulma!" Vegeta yelled after opening and slamming the door against the wall. "Where is Kakarot?"

Thinking that it may be a powerful enemy like Red Ribbon Army, Bulma and Krillin quickly hid behind the couch before they realized who it actually was.

"Oh! Vegeta! You're back!" Bulma exclaimed and came out of the hiding area. "Where did you go?"

"Never mind. Is Kakarot here?" Vegeta asked. He had to know before he would think of a plan.

"He left yesterday. I'm sorry," the woman said sadly.

"Then, get the space pod ready!" Vegeta said almost anxiously and excitedly.

"What are you doing?" Krillin asked. He had never seen Vegeta acting like this before. He was wondering if that was Vegeta's true personality, which he never opened up to any human being.

"I'm going back…" Vegeta smirked lightly. "To take my mate and throne back."

"Whoa, dude! Wait a minute!" Krillin yelled. "I'm confused! You said you weren't going back… what happened?"

"We have to catch up with Kakarot and to stop Frieza!" Bulma exclaimed in excitement. "Krillin, wake up Yamcha and get everyone… and we will go to Planet Vegeta!"

"Who is freezing?" Krillin asked still in confusion.

"Frieza," Bulma corrected him.

"Who?"

"Kakarot is returning to Planet Vegeta in order to become Lord Frieza's mate because he wants to make sure that his people are not starving anymore! And, Frieza stole the throne from Vegeta!" Bulma tried to explain everything in such short time.

"Ohhh!"

"You're coming too?" Vegeta crossed his arms.

"Of course yes! You need all help you can get!" Bulma said cheerfully. "There are hundreds of powerful warriors on your planet, right? Just go and get everyone! I'll get the space pod ready!"

~~ROAR~~

After getting Piccolo, Yamcha, and Tien, they got the whole story from Vegeta this time. They had no idea about how Vegeta truly felt about his home planet. It turned out that he thought that he allowed everyone to die around him and that everyone else was a traitor to him. Every single decision was his responsibility, but he started to figure out that someone or something else might have influenced him to make such decisions. He was not sure who was behind everything, but all he knew was that he had to take back his mate, throne, and planet.

Surprisingly for Vegeta, they agreed to join him for the trip to Planet Vegeta. They were willing to help him to get back what was originally his.

But, the space pod was designed for only one person… or so Vegeta thought. Apparently, Bulma analyzed and designed the space pod. Then, she hired her constructing team to build even larger space pod. It was so big that it could be called small spaceship instead.

"Vegeta, can I talk to you in private?" Bulma placed her hand on Vegeta's shoulder. Everyone had been assigned to their tasks, so Bulma thought it was perfect time.

"Hn," Vegeta followed her into the green house, which was the closest to them. "What is it?"

"Um, you remember how Kakarot was sick before he left?" Bulma smiled nervously at him. She was not sure whether Vegeta was going to take this news very well or not.

"Yeah, what about it?" Vegeta asked impatiently and was somehow annoyed. He could barely wait to get off Planet Earth, and this woman interrupted him trying to prepare!

"Well… I did a physical exam on Kakarot yesterday, and I got his blood and urine samples. I tried every single test for a diagnosis. And, uh… well… I thought it was not possible, but I gave this test a try anyway. So… um…"

"Well? Spit it out, woman," Vegeta almost snapped at her. "We don't have all day."

"It's a little too early, but I think he is pregnant," Bulma was bracing herself for Vegeta to blow up. But, it had been strangely quiet for a short while. "…Vegeta?"

"Well, I did not expect that he would be having a baby this soon. It requires a lot of tries before a submissive Saiyan finally gets pregnant," Vegeta scratched his face cheek in wonder, as his tail whipped forth and back in excitement. "Oh well, I guess that happened when we made love multiple times a day. After I reclaim the throne, I will just screw him before he gets too big –"

"Pervert!" Bulma yelled angrily. "I can't believe you just said that! Just… go and get in the ship! Before that monster takes him away from you!"

"Right," Vegeta smirked widely.

~~ROAR~~

As soon as Raditz found out about his brother coming back to Planet Vegeta, he immediately made his way to the space pod landing area. He was more than happy that he came back because King Frieza was getting impatient not only with Kakarot but also the mating ceremony that had been being held on for two weeks. He was so worried that his younger brother might have fled, but he knew that he would stay loyalty to all of the Saiyans, if not King Frieza.

In one of the royal Saiyan's traditions, the Saiyan King or Prince would have a huge party and invited every single Saiyan in the world to the ball. After some partying and music, they would witness the biting ritual between the royal Saiyan and the chosen mate. Then, the ceremony would be concluded with lots of fireworks.

Raditz was watching as the space pod landing roughly onto the large mattress-like landing area. He waited patiently as the space pod was opening.

"Kakarot," He said aloud.

"Raditz?" Kakarot asked, as he was struggling to get out of the space pod. This was strange to Raditz… unless…

"Are you injured? Did you get attacked?" Raditz asked, as he was checking out Kakarot's body. He did not see any bleeding or wound, but he was pretty sure Kakarot's clothes hid them.

"No, I'm not feeling good," Kakarot groaned. "I'll be fine. I need to report to Lord Frieza."

"Did you eat something bad?" Raditz asked. He knew that his brother wouldn't be stupid enough to eat everything in sight, but he was still concerned. After all, he was supposed to be Frieza's perfect mate.

"I don't know. Maybe?"

Raditz sighed lightly. He was not surprised that Kakarot would come back with an injury or anything else that was wrong with him. But, he was quite surprised that it was food-related this time. "You should have checked the list of the edible food before you left! You need to see the doctor –"

"No! I don't want to!" Kakarot said anxiously. He hated doctors. Especially those sharp things and… needles. He shivered at the thought. He had enough with Bulma poking him back on Earth. He was hoping that he would get the results sooner, but he had no choice but to leave. He was one week late though. "I'll go and see Frieza."

"Fine," Raditz sighed at him. "Be careful. You know King Frieza hates the sight of weaknesses."

"I know," Kakarot smiled at him.

~~ROAR~~

The human beings, Namekian, and even Saiyan were so surprised at the speed of the new spaceship. It turned out that Bulma also analyzed Kakarot's space pod, so she tried to upgrade the speed as well. Kakarot's space pod took about one and half day between the planets Earth and Vegeta. Vegeta's old space pod took about three months.

This time, this spaceship could get to Planet Vegeta within just a few hours. They were so grateful for Bulma's intelligence.

"I… I can't believe that you could do that!" Krillin exclaimed. "I wonder what Vegeta's home planet looks like?"

"What is your plan, Vegeta?" Piccolo decided to ask. "How can you take the throne back?"

"From what Kakarot told me," Vegeta crossed his arms. "Most of Frieza's allies are aliens from so many different planets. That concerns me greatly. Remember when I told you that my father had to cooperate with Lord Frieza because of allies, right? If we attack Frieza, then our planets will be their primary targets."

"Oh wait… if we attack… then they will come after Earth?" Yamcha asked.

"Yes. We will have hundreds of enemies out there in the universe," Vegeta said seriously. "I just want to make sure that you are still in. If you don't want to put Earth in danger, then I suggest you to stay out of my way."

"I have a question," Piccolo said. "What will happen if Frieza keeps his throne? Will it affect anything?"

"He will invade every weak planet with useful resources in his path. It's obvious to me that Earth is one of his targets as well… considering how Kakarot was able to find that planet. His mission was supposed to find the strongest opponent, to defeat him, and then to wipe out the whole civilization. He could have killed all of you if he obeyed his mission objective. But instead, he didn't."

"Either way, Earth is still in danger," Bulma sighed lightly.

"Well, then we will have a lot of work to do, eh?" Krillin smiled nervously. He had never fought a Saiyan other than Vegeta… and he was so fucking strong. Last time they sparred, Vegeta kicked his ass within a couple of seconds.

"I think we would prefer that you are the Saiyan King," Tien said. "At least, Earth would be a little less threatened… right?"

"I will make sure that Earth is safe," Vegeta said firmly. "Okay, now, listen carefully. As soon as we get to Planet Vegeta, I will check out the area first. I'm a Saiyan like them, so I should fit right in easily. It won't take more than a few minutes. Then, we will sneak inside the Palace. I need someone to cover me while searching for King Frieza just in case if someone finds us. If I take him out, then I become the King right away. But of course, that won't be easy. I don't know if my own people will be on my side or on Frieza's. All of Kakarot's allies were killed by Frieza's soldiers and followers. That was why there was nothing he could do to help this planet.

"This time, he has us. But, he doesn't know that we are coming yet. Let's keep that way so that we can break through Frieza's guard with a surprise attack," Vegeta said.

"In the other words, we will fight every enemy we see until we find Frieza, correct?" Piccolo asked.

"Exactly correct," Vegeta smirked at the Namekian.

~~ROAR~~

After making a perfect landing a few miles away from the Vegeta Kingdom, they realized that the gravity was much lighter than Earth's was. At least, it was one of their advantages.

As soon as the entrance door opened, Vegeta was more than shocked to see how much different his once-beautiful planet looked. Last time he remembered was that there was so lively and loud city. It was almost always bright, thanks to the inventions of lights. The streets were always filled with Saiyans who always worked, fought, and played hard. There was even a large river nearby and a few large farms outside the city.

Instead, it looked like a wasteland. The city was silent and dark. The river was half full, and the plants from the farms looked like they were dying. It was so quiet that they could only hear the whistling winds.

"Aw, man, this is what we came for?" Krillin almost pouted at the ugly sight.

"This… was what Kakarot was talking about," Vegeta said almost quietly. "I had no idea that it would be this bad. This is the result of my coward way. I ran away from everything… and, this planet turned out to be like this because of me. All because I did not want to take responsibilities."

"But you're here, aren't you?" Bulma placed her hand on Vegeta's shoulder. "Everybody makes mistakes. You will make everything right this time. After all, you are the Saiyan King."

"Hell yeah!" Yamcha slammed his fist on his other palm. "We are here to save Kakarot and finish off Frieza for good, right?"

Thanks to his friends' encouraging words, Vegeta was more than determined to take back what was supposed to be his.

~TO BE CONTINUED~