Chapter 6

Walking into Brolli's room a few hours after the message to Zorn was sent, Paragus told his son it was time...

Brolli had been sitting on the end of his and Vegeta's bed, waiting for his father to tell him it was time to go to the castle and kill the king. Originally his father had wanted both him and Vegeta to kill off the king and prince the same night, but as Vegeta was pregnant they had decided to just go for the king now and for the prince later.

Getting up off the end of the bed, Brolli had explained earlier to Vegeta that he was going out tonight and would be back later and so not to panic that he wasn't there. Giving one last glance at his pregnant mate Brolli got up and quietly left the room after his father. He couldn't wait to kill the king.

Arriving at the castle grounds Brolli and Paragus slowly snuck up to a pair of guards who were currently on guard duty, while keeping their ki very low so as not to be detected on the scouters. Quickly they knocked both guards out and throwing one over their shoulders each they went into the shadows and stripped the guards of their uniforms. After stripping both of their clothes off too they change into the uniforms and hiding their clothes out of view they make their way to the kings chambers.

Arriving at the king's door, Paragus walks up to the guard standing in front of the large double doors leading to the kings royal room. "We have been asked to guard the king for tonight."

The guard narrowed his eyes at his 'fellow guard'. "I don't think so, I'm the head man in charge and I never ordered that, so you can just turn around and go back to what you were guarding before." Nappa replied.

"Fine" Paragus turned around with Brolli following but after a few steps he quickly pressed the device on his fist activating Brolli's power.

Screaming Brolli turns into the legendary Saiyan and Paragus then orders him to attack Nappa.

Nappa quickly powers up but is too late as a ki powered punch goes straight through his stomach and out of his back. Blood spurts out of his body and Nappa stares shocked for a few seconds before falling face first to the ground.

With an evil smirk, Paragus picks up the corpse and opens a spare room shoving the dead body in.

"Brolli, you know what to do right?" Paragus questions not wanting anything to go wrong this far in his plan.

"Yes father, kill the king quickly while you guard the door, so if any saiyans walk past you can kill them and I won't get interrupted." He replied with a grin.

"Good, now go, the king should still be out of it from the drugs in his system." Paragus replied, an evil smirk in place. Everything was going well.

Pushing open the door Brolli saunters into the kings bedroom. Gaze looking around, he soon spots the royal lying asleep on the king sized bed and with a manic grin he powers up a green blast firing it straight at the kings head. Grey matter splatters everywhere, decorating the royal sheets a nice mix of blood, brains and bone. The area lightly smoked from the blast. Brolli turned his head with a grin, the look of amusement widening further as he looked at the headless corpse.

Standing outside, Paragus grins when he hears the explosion from his sons ki blast and his scouter detects the kings ki dropping straight down to zero.

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The door to the kings room then opens and glancing at Brolli he notices his son has blood on him, peeking inside the room he also notices the king was headless and had a big hole through his stomach, guessing that that was where the blood had come from Paragus and Brolli then quickly flee the castle after the kings demise not wanting to be caught knowing the kings people would find him soon.

It was midnight that Prince Kakarotto left the castle through the servant's entrance to go and rescue his true love. He had stayed up, pacing in his room, waiting for everyone, including his father to go to sleep. When he was in the city surrounding the castle he paused, focusing on Vegeta's weak Ki, and a smile spread across his face as he felt both Paragus' and Brolli's Ki leaving their home. Thinking that good luck was on his side, Kakarotto quickly flew off to get his mate.

'This is great luck, I have no idea where they are both heading, I suppose to some shady bar or something. And with both no longer there I can rescue Vegeta from his slavery under Paragus' rule.' Grinning, Kakarotto powered up a bit more hastening his speed to reach Vegeta.

Soon landing outside of the home where Vegeta currently lives Kakarotto inhaled a deep breath to calm his nerves before walking up to the door and knocking on it, hoping Vegeta would answer.

Standing patiently but feeling nervous also, not just because of meeting Vegeta but because of some unknown reason he frowned. Waiting a few moments longer, he realised Vegeta wasn't going to answer. Knocking on the door again, a bit louder this time, Kakarotto waits patiently once more. Finally after waiting five minutes he sighs and decides to see if there's any other way he can get in, finding no other doors and no open windows he goes to the front door again. Summoning up some ki in his hand he shapes it into a small beam and cuts slightly down the side of the door, he then gently pushes the door open and walks in.

Stepping through the house's first floor Kakarotto sees no sign of Vegeta, which he thought was weird as Vegeta mentioned that he was the one who looks and cleans after the house 'I guess he's upstairs then' the prince thought to himself whilst idly walking towards the stairs of the house.

Making his way up the stairs Kakarotto then heads towards Vegeta's room.

Taking a deep breath he put his hand on the door knob and turned, he peeked into the room and didn't notice Vegeta so he walked further in, glancing around the room but still he doesn't notice him but his keen eyes take note that the room was different. It still had the smell of old blood but Vegeta's mat was gone and it looked like no one had even used the room because there was some dust and a few cobwebs dotted around the place. Confused, he walked back out of the roo and shut the door.

Standing outside of Vegeta's old room the prince rolls his eyes and whacks his forehead with his palm. 'Idiot, why don't you just sense him out.' Kakarotto then goes and does just that, he feels a power level reading 500 two doors down and his eyes widen when he realizes that Vegeta is in Brolli's room. With a growl, Kakarotto walks down to Brolli's room to see Vegeta.

Standing in front of the door Kakarotto tries to calm himself down 'There must be a logical reason for this, maybe... he is just cleaning it?' he thinks to himself 'But then why did his room seem like it hadn't been lived in?' Shaking his head and pushing the thoughts aside, Kakarotto takes a deep breath to calm himself and slowly exhales, he then puts his hand on the door knob and slowly turns, anxious to find out why Vegeta was in Brolli's room.

Vegeta quickly opened his eyes hearing the door handle turning, he protectively put his hands over his stomach and started growling; a warning to anyone who dares enter not to attempt to hurt him or his unborn cub.

The prince slowly entered Brolli's room and straight away could hear a warning growl. He slowly entered the room further wary in case Vegeta was hurt and felt threatened by his presence.

Walking into view Kakarotto saw Vegeta sitting up in the bed with the cover over him, he still looked ill and skinny in the face but the rest was covered up, he figured that Vegeta had his kness up. He also noticed now that Vegeta had realised it was him that the growls had stopped but Vegeta still seemed to be staring at him in a wary and suspicious way. This slightly confused the prince as he had never threatened or hurt him before so why would he be scared of him now?

Cautiously, Kakarotto stepped next to the bed. He noticed Vegeta smelt different then before but ignored that "Vegeta, what's wrong?" he asked in a quiet tone, kneeling down beside him, hesitant to touch his mate.

Vegeta narrowed his eyes studying the prince for a few moments to check if he meant any harm. Kakarotto squirmed a bit from nervousness but kept sincerity on his face to show that he meant none and it was just an innocent question.

"I'm pregnant..."

Kakarotto was shocked 'Pregnant? He can't be pregnant he's my mate...or at least he's supposed to be my mate.' All Kakarotto could manage to mutter out was "Pregnant?"

He stared into Vegeta's eyes hopefully searching for any clue that this was just a joke. Noticing complete honesty though, he bit his frowned, brows furrowing. "But...I... love you, Wh...who's is it?" Kakarotto dreaded the answer, he knew there weren't many it could be, either Paragus, Brolli or from the way he was treated some random saiyan who used him as their personal whore for the night... He honestly didn't know what was worse right now.

Vegeta stared at the man shocked "You... love... me?" Vegeta honestly couldn't believe that his man who he had lusted after also loved him too, but right now he was with Brolli. He couldn't just leave him, especially as he was pregnant with their cub and he refused to let the little life inside of him die if he did go with this man because most mates didn't like another saiyans cubs living with them and would usually kill them.

"I do... please, Vegeta, whose baby is it?"

"It's Brolli's...I went into heat and Brolli was there for me... I got pregnant and he's been looking after me since..." Vegeta replied glancing down at his lap "He has stopped Paragus from beating me for now, but after I have the cub I'm not sure what will happen..." he murmurs, voice trailing off nervously.

Kakarotto wasn't sure what to do... he had planned to come here and rescue Vegeta, taking him away to the palace and claiming him, but now his plans had got more complicated, he didn't know if Vegeta felt anything for him and he also didn't know if Vegeta would be willing to leave Brolli for him and live at the castle... He was damn sure that Vegeta would have a happier life though at the castle, rather than possibly be a slave again after the cub's birth.

Vegeta glanced up from his lap back to Kakarotto's face, he could see that the man was in turmoil, one question bugged him though, how did this man know his name when he didn't recall ever telling him?

"Who are you anyway, and how do you know my name?" Vegeta decided to ask before he took any possible actions.

Coming out of his thoughts Kakarotto glanced at Vegeta "I... don't know if I should tell you my name yet... But I promise if you come with me I will tell you everything about me and look after you..." After a slight pause he continued "I found out your name from some birth details... I can't really tell you how I got them yet though... Trust me please." He whispered, face showing sincerity.

'Should I trust him? He looks honest enough but I don't know, I...do love Brolli... but I have fantasized about this man before, should I risk it?' Vegeta glanced down at his pregnant stomach 'But I can't just leave with him when I have a child with Brolli...'

With an inward sigh Kakarotto solved Vegeta's mental dilemma "How about you come with me while you are pregnant, I can protect you from any abuse that may come your way from Paragus... If...if you want, Brolli can visit too..." he reluctantly added.

Vegeta glanced up at the stranger 'That's true, as much as I do trust Brolli I'm not sure if he can fight against his father if worse comes to worse... I have seen his father make Brolli do things he doesn't want to do. I hope I don't regret this...' With a sigh Vegeta replied "I will come with you... But if I want to be with Brolli after the cub is born you won't force me to stay...right?"

Looking towards Vegeta with a huge smile breaking out Kakarotto replied happily "Of course i wouldn't, I promise you won't regret it Vegeta!"

Kakarotto gently helped Vegeta out of bed even though the young man was stubborn he could do it himself he still didn't want to risk it.

Eventually they got ouside of the home Vegeta had been living in since he was five. Kakarotto gently picked Vegeta up not sure if he could fly well from not using his ki in ages and took off into the air on the way back to the castle.

Kakarotto glanced at Vegeta while they were flying through the air, Vegeta had his eyes closed but he knew Vegeta was awake because of his breathing, he looked very beautiful with his hair slightly swaying in the wind and a peaceful expression on his face, he gave a chaste kiss to the top of Vegeta's head and was glad to see that Vegeta didn't seem to mind and snuggled a bit closer in his arms. This was right. This was what the prince wanted.

After fleeing the castle, Paragus and Brolli had picked up their clothes and put them on. They kept the guards outfits which they stole so there was no evidence linking them to the murder of the king and guards.

After exiting the castle grounds they had decided to walk back so they weren't picked up on the scouters around the time of the murders.

Despite such a good job today, only one of the duo were feeling good. Brolli had a bad feeling about Vegeta and was anxious to get home to see what was wrong, but his father had insisted on taking the long route home through the forests. Usually he wouldn't have minded as the forests were one his favourite places to hang out and this was where he usually came to catch the meals for his father and Vegeta if they weren't stealing it from the market but today he just wanted to get back quickly.

They both walked in a normal pace through the forest, ignoring anything around them unless it seemed like a threat. Both Paragus and Brolli listened carefully whilst walking through the forest for any predaters that may think of them as easy prey, most of the creatures were smart though and most of the time the animals only attacked saiyans if they were desperate for food or stupid. After an hour and a half's walk through the forest they finally met the end much to Brolli's relief.

Vegeta had just been leaning comfortably in the unknown saiyans embrace when he saw the castle coming into view. Puzzled he wondered if they were heading to the village close to the castle. That was where all the elite and a few first classes lived, did that mean that this Saiyan was a first or elite class Saiyan? He decided to ask.

"Erm, where are we going and can you tell me your name yet?" he asked, breaking their silence.

Kakarotto glanced down at the small beauty, he decided he may as well tell him his name and the other information he had kept secret from him.

"We are headed to the castle..." he decided to leave his name out until a bit further in the chat as he wasn't sure how his reaction would be.

He heard a slight gasp and noticed Vegeta squirming to try turn round to face him better.

"The castle?!" he replied shocked. 'What would we be going to the castle for, unless...he works in the castle?' "Do...you work in the castle?" he decided to ask.

Kakarotto landed a short distance away from the castle in the elite saiyans village; many saiyans didn't even send a glance his way because he was still wearing a cloak so none of them knew it was their prince.

He let go of Vegeta and they started to walk towards the castle grounds.

"Sort off... I will tell you when we get there as i can't say here in case anyone is listening..." Kakarotto trailed off, voice low, cautious.

"Okay..." Vegeta glanced down, he was getting more information on this Saiyan but more questions came into their place. Hopefully the Saiyan would just tell him when they reached the castle.

They had just entered the castle grounds when Kakarotto saw Radditz rushing out towards them.

"Prince Kakarotto!" Radditz shouted looking a bit pale, distressed, sad and worried all at the same time. Glancing quickly at the pregnant saiyan next to the prince but decided to ask about him later. Right now he needed to tell the prince about the attack on the castle and his father.

"What's wrong Radditz?" the prince asked a bit fearfully, he had been having a bad feeling all day but had tried to ignore it and concentrate on his little mate.

"It's your father..." Radditz bowed his head down "Someone killed him and Nappa earlier while you were out..." he replied in a quiet tone but easy enough for a Saiyan to hear.

Vegeta glanced back and forth between the two saiyans 'This Saiyan is prince Kakarotto?' To say he was shocked would be an understatement, He couldn't believe that the man he had lusted for was the prince '...wait...The king is dead? Didn't Paragus mention wanting to kill the king once to Brolli...' he scrunched his thick dark brows thoughtfully, staring at nothing.

"My father? What...what's happened Radditz, tell me!" The prince asked in horror, staring at his bodyguard and best friend, trying to digest the information, that his father, the king was really dead.

"It...was Paragus and Brolli, when you told me to keep an eye out on the king I saw what they did to both him and Nappa. I wanted to stop them but I knew they were too strong and I had to make sure I survived to tell you the truth of what happened...I'm so sorry my prince." He lowered his head regretfully.

Kakarotto was so mad and upset, he knew that Paragus and Brolli were up to something but let it happen anyway, and now his father was dead. He glanced over at Vegeta for a moment. 'So now Brolli has gotten my mate pregnant and killed my father. I swear I will kill both him and Paragus for what they did to both my father and mate!' with a deep sigh he replied "Thanks Radditz for telling me... I swear I will get revenge for my father!" 'And for Vegeta.' he added mentally, smirking despite the situation.

Vegeta put his hand over his stomach and gently rubbed the bump, thinking to himself 'I knew Paragus would do something like this but why Brolli? He always looked after me well and I thought he hated what his father does, so why would he help him kill of the king?'

Not wanting to show any weakness in front of everyone Kakarotto decided to head the rest of the way back into the castle. He was glad that he at least had got Vegeta out of that home and away from Paragus.

Brolli and Paragus had finally arrived back at their home. To Brolli's happiness everything looked the same, that was, until he walked to the front door and noticed some of it had been cut by ki. His eyes widened and he blasted the door down, much to his fathers annoyance and ran inside. "Vegeta!?" He felt like something wasn't right and so quickly rushed upstairs, eyes wide with worry, stomach churning.

Finally, after what felt like forever even though it was only a minute or two, he arrived at his and Vegeta's room, he quickly pushed the door and ran towards the bed. To his horror his pregnant mate was not there. He ran towards the doublewide closet at the left of their room and pulled the doors open. Looking on the top shelf, above where their clothes hanged he pulled out a box, inside it was his green scouter that he rarely used. Picking up the scouter from out of the box he fastened it to the left side of his face and turned it on using the buttons.

He pressed a few different combos on the scouter and then searched for Vegeta's ki.

Minutes later the scouter beeped signalling that it had found the ki of his pregnant mate. To his rage, the ki was pinpointed inside the castle grounds. With a growl he roughly grabbed the scouter from the side of his head and chucked it back in the box which he threw on his bed. With a furious look on his face Brolli exited his room determined to get Vegeta back.

Paragus watched his son storm out of their house and was about to blast off into the air when he stopped him by grabbing his sons foot quickly "What the hell do you think you are doing Brolli?!" he shouted angrily, annoyed with his sons uncontrollable behaviour.

With a growl Brolli landed back down on the floor and powered down slightly "My mate is at the kings castle. The prince must have taken him, I'm getting him back!" With that Brolli blasted back off into the air.

"BROLLI NO!" Paragus quickly powered up too and blasted towards his son, then stopped in front of him. "What are you doing?! We just killed the king! We can't go back there now! Someone was sure to have spotted us! Stop acting so stupid, we will get him back later...Come, I have a hideout I made for when I had planned to first kill the king and prince off."

Reluctantly Brolli followed his father towards the hideout. He really didn't want to leave Vegeta but he knew his father was right and that they shouldn't return to the castle just yet. He swore he would get Vegeta back though.

After the prince had returned back to the castle, he and Radditz had left Vegeta in the care of Yasai the spa worker as she could help soothe his pregnancy pains. Meanwhile Radditz was in the kings old throne room with the prince, telling him everything he had witnessed.

"And that's everything that happened my prince." Radditz said sorrowfully, his head bowed.

Kakarotto tightened his fists angrily. "Radditz, I want you to take a few other guards and go search for Brolli and Paragus. They have to pay for what they done to my father!" he commanded in an authoritative tone that he usually didn't use even as a prince.

Radditz nodded to his prince, not saying another word as he didn't want to upset his friend any more. He bowed before dashing out of the throne room, signalling for several other guards to follow him as he made his way out of the castle. Once past the main gates he jumped into the air, his men behind him, going after the fugitives with a heavy heart.

After a two hour flight over planet plant, Paragus landed with his son landing shortly after him to the left of the side where he stood. They were standing in front of a grey stone cliff, this area was a place that very few saiyans would ever visit. There was a rumour that the old tuffles souls who had been killed by the saiyans haunted this place, and occasionally saiyans who did visit would go mysteriously missing.

The cliff itself once walking in had many different passage ways to take. This was the reason Paragus had chosen this particular place to hide out. He had choose a area deep inside the twists and turns in the cave and used his ki to carve out space for three saiyans to live in whilst they hid. He planned to hide here for a few months with Brolli and then return again to the palace for his slave and to kill the prince.

Brolli watched from his spot leaned against the wall of the dingy cave as his father paced back and forth, obviously lost in thought. He felt his lip curl in a sneer as his eyes followed the man's path. He had never before been so upset with his father. For years he had boasted that he and Vegeta would be mates but then when his Vegeta, who was finally his mate, gets taken away Paragus doesn't even spare a passing glance. Brolli felt a growl boil up inside his chest. There was no way he was going to let his father get away with this.

Paragus paced back and forth, unaware without his scouter on, that his son's ki was starting to rise higher and higher with the more rage passing throughout his body, muscles twitching and growing in size, the scowl deepening and eyes dark

He couldn't help but stop his pacing though, when a sudden bright flash burst throughout the cave, and his son come lunging at him.

Elsewhere...

Radditz and his men were scouting the area, trying to find the kingdoms traitors when his scouter flashed signalling a strong power reading, he didn't get a great look at the strength before the scouter blew up on the side of his face, slightly burning his rough skin. Grabbing the last shards of the scouter from over his ear, he threw it down on the ground, ignoring the slight dribble of blood and the smoke from the grassy floor.

Radditz turned round towards his men who each had broken scouters lying on the ground, and told them to follow him towards that high ki reading.

They all flew in the direction the high ki was located, which they had caught briefly on the scouters, ready to bring the traitors back to their prince for punishment.

Hope you enjoyed this chapter. I deeply apologize for the awful flow of writing. The writing in general and how I accidentally put it up late.

This chapter was completely unbeta'd and I was hesitant to post it but I wanted fans of the story to enjoy the plot at least. :)

-Julie