Kakarot sighed. They were getting low on food. He knew that Chichi wouldn't want to stop but with his appetite, they kind of had to. She had brought up the idea of him eating less and he hissed at her, which ended that conversation very quickly.
He walked forward and began going to the electronic journal that had been fitted with the ship, at least something still worked. As he looked through it, he began to salivate. Why was meat so tasty and why did his brother have to fit this thing with descriptions? All that did was make him hungry.
His stomach rumbled as he looked through a list of animals with antlers. For some reason, his brother made a bunch of notes about the creature's mating season. Why would anyone care about something like that?
As he continued looking it up, he smirked. Raditz had included a description of the smells of the animals. This would make hunting a lot easier.
"What are you doing?" Chichi asked coming into the room. She gave him a suspicious look as he turned off the journal.
"I just found our lunch." He said with a grin.
Chichi only rolled her eyes. "Goku, we don't need to go down there, do we?"
"You know that we do. I'm going to waste away to nothing without food." He said, giving her a pleading look.
Again his mate gave him an annoyed look. "It won't hurt you to cut down though."
"We could run into unfriendly forces. I need to stay strong and without food, we will be sitting ducks." He said.
"There's nobody out here." Chichi said, putting her hands on her hips. "You said that the closest planet with any intelligent life wouldn't be reached for weeks."
Kakarot wanted to curse. He shouldn't have said anything to her about that. "But we don't know if anyone is flying around this sector. I don't really like landing either, but we are out of options." His stomach growled. "Besides, I need to have my energy up."
She must have noticed that the look in his eye had changed. "You're thinking about sex again, aren't you?"
Kakarot smirked. "Why wouldn't I be? It's quite fun."
Chichi blushed. "Is that really all you think about anymore?"
He walked over to her and sniffed at her. "I can't help it. You're so easily within my grasp that I can't say no. I'm a man. I have instincts." He smirked as he pulled her against his chest.
"You wouldn't have said that a month ago." Chichi began.
"But that was a month ago. I was ignorant of what I really wanted." He began to lap at the mark he had left on her.
She moaned against him as she swooned. "So if you knew how much you liked it, any woman would do?"
He pulled himself back only to whisper in her ear. "No. You are mine. You've always been mine. No one else would do." He dug his teeth into her neck and she tried to grip his armor, but failed. His tail had made it around her waist as he lapped up her fresh blood. "So why don't we go and have some fun while the ship lands?"
Chichi didn't give him time to move as she pulled him into a kiss. "Why do we need to go anywhere?"
He raised an eyebrow at her. "You mean, you want us to do it here?"
She whispered seductively into his ear. "Don't you want me?" She slid her finger down his armor and he growled low in his throat.
"How is that even a question?" He asked, as they made their way to the floor.
Vegeta sighed under his breath. He didn't know if he could take this. Giving the commission this information would be like shooting himself in the foot. The last thing he wanted anyone in the galaxy to think was that the saiyan race was weak again. He would not stand for it.
As he made his way towards the center for communication, he couldn't help thinking about Kakarot. Why had he not heard anything from his friend? Surely, Kakarot had reached Earth by now. So why hadn't he sent a transmission? Had something gone wrong? If that was the case, then the gods had a sick sense of humor. They knew that he needed Kakarot here.
As he put in the key code in for the door, he figured that this must have been a test of some sort. It was almost as if someone was testing his ability to lead. Not that he thought that he was a bad ruler. It was just that he was a little out of practice. He was used to having Raditz and Kakarot doing a lot of his work for him. It was time that he stepped up and took control of his kingdom. He had just been so distracted by the process of rebuilding that he didn't remember how these talks went. He did a lot of them after his father's death, but as time went on, Kakarot just took charge of them. It was the same with the technology department. Tarble had been just as distracted as Vegeta. Of course Raditz would continue in his stead.
But now it was back to just him and Tarble, and from what he could see, it wasn't going to be easy. He didn't even remember the name of the new commissioner. This was not going to go over well.
As he sat down and began to start up the system, it made all kinds of strange noises, but it looked to be in working order. He was going to have to ask Bulma or Tarble to look at it later. They didn't need anything else happening at the moment.
He punched in the code for the commissioner and waited. Hopefully, he wouldn't have to wait too long. Anyone could be trying to call the commissioner at the moment. The Cold Empire was already the bane of the Commission. That had been the last time they were in power.
He was given a busy signal, which meant that he would have to continue to wait. He sighed. This was going to be a long day; he just knew it.
Kakarot rolled onto his side as the ship landed. Chichi was giggling. "So you're all done then?"
He gave her an annoyed look. "What kind of question is that?"
Chichi got up and started to put her clothes back on. "Why don't you go and do your hunting and I'll go set up for lunch?"
"Now you're talking." Kakarot jumped up quickly and put on his jumpsuit. He didn't really need to worry about the armor. There was nothing that could really do any real damage to him.
He left Chichi and stepped off onto the planet. It was pretty over grown. But that was really to his liking. That meant that food couldn't be that far away. He chuckled a little at the idea.
As he moved throughout the forest, he felt uneasy. He wondered how everyone was going to react to having him gone. Vegeta had to be pulling his hair out at the moment.
He almost laughed as he thought back to Raditz telling him that he needed a vacation. His brother would probably find all of this amusing.
Thinking of Raditz now made him sad. Now that he thought about it, he couldn't imagine what it had to be like to be away from the one you had chosen as a mate. It had to incredibly painful. How did Raditz do it?
Then again, how did Raditz do anything? His brother should have been a pile of goo, but he wasn't. He kept going. After what had happened to him, Raditz could have shut down, but his brother didn't even see that as an option. He just kept going. He never stopped hoping that he would get Onna back. Kakarot couldn't help but commend him for that.
He heard some chirping around him and froze. He knew what that meant, and it wasn't good. He began to use his Ki to sense everything around him and he found them in seconds.
Carnibeaks, a whole pack of them. His brother's notes had warned him about them: vicious, bloodthirsty birds. They were tall, with large beaks for crushing meat and bone. Not only that, but they lived in large packs and were very intelligent. His brother's notes said that they tended to chirp when they had found an interesting piece of prey.
Kakarot smirked. Like he could ever be something else's prey. The joke was on them. They were going to be the hunted. He had had plenty of fowl before. It couldn't taste that much different.
He began to walk towards a clearing. Everything would be easier to track once he was out in the open. He heard a cry from the woods and froze. The birds had left him. They were going the opposite direction. They must have smelled her on him.
He snarled as he turned around and began to fly through the woods. The trees flew around him quickly as he heard the birds let out squeaks. He hadn't heard Chichi make another noise and he began to panic. What if he didn't get to her in time? He didn't know if he could take it if he lost her this early.
As he made it back to the ship, his mouth dropped. Two of the birds were laying on the ground, with their necks snapped in two, and another one was cowering as Chichi jumped over it and sliced its throat open with the knife that was in her hand.
Kakarot could only stare at his mate. She was covered in blood, and she didn't seem to care.
He watched as she smirked to herself, then grabbed what was left of the bird and began to gut it. "Goku is going to like this when he gets back."
She hadn't seen him yet, but he was trying his best to hold back. If he did what he was thinking about, all of that meat would be ruined.
Instead, he only watched her from the shadows. She didn't bother to wash off, which was to his liking. It looked like she was making some kind of stew and he couldn't help but smirk. He would always think that her cooking was excellent. It really rivaled his mother's.
Chichi took a taste then shook her head. "What kind of bird tastes like this?"
He came out of the woods and took the spoon from her. He gagged. She was right; it was horrible. "It's really tough. I'll go and find us something better."
Chichi looked surprised to see him. "Were you watching me?"
He turned red. "Do you really blame me?"
She leaned up and kissed him on the cheek. "Now that you can see that I can take care of myself, can you go and get something good?"
Kakarot nodded, then left. He could find some deer pretty easily.
Vegeta growled, he had been trying to call for hours. Was this why Kakarot spent days in here? "What good are you if you don't answer my messages!" Vegeta snapped as the call finally connected.
Vegeta looked over the new commissioner. She was a wispy thing with almost clear blue skin. She had no hair and large green eyes. "I see that your reputation precedes you, Emperor Vegeta."
He glared at her. "How do you know my name? This would be the first time that we have spoken."
She glared back. "I know plenty about you. Sadly, Kakarot doesn't say much, but I have heard the rumors."
He smirked. "Kakarot is loyal to me and my kingdom, he knows what is acceptable."
"Then why am I talking to you instead of him?" The woman asked.
Vegeta frowned. "I have hit a snag…one that you may also have discovered."
The woman looked like she was trying to hide something. "Nothing is going on."
"Then what about the Cold Empire's return?" He couldn't help but smirk as the woman stared at him in shock.
"How do you know about that?" She said.
He became serious again. "Planet Tech-tech has been destroyed, along with Kakarot's brother being taken by them."
The woman stared at him in absolute horror. "What? You mean to tell me that Queen Gure has been…"
"She has been kidnapped." He narrowed his eyes at her. "You would have known that if you were keeping a better eye on everything."
Her eyes glowered at him. "I would have if they weren't jamming our systems. They have been causing havoc in both the Pricardi and Fripan systems, and our resources have been cut thin."
Vegeta nodded. "At this time, I wish to offer our services to you. If you need an army, Planet Vegeta will answer that call." The woman seemed to perk up at this. "But remember, my people are loyal to me, not your commission or any of the galactic alliances." The woman made to nod. "Our kind has a score to settle with the Frostian race. I do suggest that you leave their destruction to us."
"You can't suggest killing them. There are innocent people among them." She started.
"They royal family should have been executed without a trail. Everyone knows what they have done. Prison was a smack in the face to every race that had to suffer under them." Vegeta snarled. "We wouldn't even be in this mess if you morons had disposed of Princess Zera's remains. Who was the idiot that wanted to keep them?"
The woman glared at him. "We needed those cells for research."
Now he was curious. "What kind of research could you possibly be doing with those?"
The woman stared at him. "That is classified information, Emperor Vegeta."
"You brought up your research, I just want answers. A man that is like a brother to me was taken by them and for all we know, they may be planning something that has to do with his abilities." Vegeta growled.
The woman sighed. "We are doing everything we can to take care of the problem."
"And by doing everything, you mean sitting on your ass and waiting for an answer to come to you." The woman flinched. "If you value your life, it would be wise to listen to my demands."
The woman sighed. "You know, I really do miss Kakarot."
Vegeta smirked. "So do I, but that doesn't change things, does it Commissioner… What am I supposed to call you?"
The woman glared at him again. "My name is Naxxol, you have met me before."
Suddenly it hit him. "You were the last commissioner's secretary weren't you?" The woman blushed. "Now I see why you don't know anything."
"I'll be glad when Kakarot comes back."
"You and me both." He answered. "So you understand the terms of our agreement then."
She smiled. "Yes I do, Vegeta. The coordinates of the problem will be sent to you. When Kakarot returns, please have him call me instead." The woman seemed to be overly attached to Kakarot. Vegeta wanted to laugh. He just couldn't see it. She was going to be very disappointed when she discovered that Kakarot was against such things. Kakarot would take torture over the idea of sex.
The line cut and he began to laugh as he thought about it. The idea of Kakarot with a mate, now that was rich!
Chichi had just finished up their lunch after he brought home a huge deer. His stomach felt content and he was thinking about how much more he would need to stock the ship.
His mate was picking up after them. "You really are going to have to slow down on the food."
He smirked, remembering how this conversation ended the last time they had talked about this. "But I already told you, I need the energy." He said pulling her against him.
Chichi giggled, just as something came out of the woods. Both of them looked prepared to fight, but it was only a small carnibeak chick. It stared at the two of them. It looked scared.
Kakarot was about to get rid of it, but he froze as his mate walked away from him and over to the pot of food.
It walked over to her and tilted its head. Chichi tossed it a piece of meat, and it ate happily. It looked like it was wasting away.
Chichi giggled, then proceeded to give one of the bones that she used for stock to the creature. It chirped in excitement.
Kakarot watched his mate as she smiled down at it. He didn't like this. There was something about her expression that didn't sit well with him.
Chichi walked over to him while the animal continued chewing. "Goku...?" He had no time to prepare himself as she gave him a dough eyed look.
"What?" He knew what she wanted now, and he didn't like it at all.
"Can we keep it?" Chichi said as it finished up. He was going to argue, but she had reached around his body and grabbed his tail. Her touch wasn't harsh, far from it. It was heavenly. So heavenly that he forgot what he was even thinking about. "So what do you say, Goku?" Her voice was hypnotic.
"Chichi, we can't…" Her fingers continued to massage his tail, making him moan.
"What were you saying, Goku? I need an answer." She smirked at him. Her smell was fantastic due to the blood. He didn't stand a chance.
Her fingers froze. "Chichi…don't stop." He said in a daze. "I'll do what you want, just don't stop."
Chichi giggled. "Then we can take Coco with us."
He nodded. "We can. Just finish what you started."
Chichi gave him a dark look. "I plan to."
To Be Continued…