Survival of the Fittest

Survival of the Fittest continued….
By Fyrbyrd

It started out slow as if they were testing each other out. Before Broly flew high into the sky with Vegeta following him. Broly launched a huge ki ball at him which he easily managed to avoid, but then realized it was headed for a residential area, so he flew after it and managed to bat it away and into the mountains, causing a huge explosion. But that did not register with the pair as they flew at each other, Vegeta managing to hit him between the eyes, Broly barely felt it as he slammed into him forcing them both back until he could punch Vegeta into the ground, then continue to pound at him until they vanished into the crater they were making. Broly pulled out and looked down into the dark hole, waiting. Vegeta emerged out of the ground in another spot, but Broly turned firing shot after ki shot after him. Vegeta turned and headed back at Broly who held off attacking until Vegeta was near enough, then thrust a ki attack at his stomach, Vegeta was forced away with the attack and crashed into rocks. Broly grabbed him up by his arms, Vegeta looking tiny against the huge Super Saiyan who was physically pulling his arms out. Vegeta screamed at the treatment, before finding the strength to twist his body around and kick Broly in the head as hard as he could. Broly was forced to let go, they both landed and glared at each other, Vegeta panting a little. Growling they both took off together, straight at each other exchanging punches and kicks, the grin on Broly’s face getting larger. Vegeta growled all the more feeling that he was being played with. He pulled away angrily, Broly stopped as well, turning to stand in the air with his hands crossed over his chest. It was enough to anger Vegeta further, how dare he look at him as if he were the superior. Vegeta began to power up as far as he could, before taking off suddenly and slamming head and fist into Broly’s belly, forcing the giant back until they slammed into more rock and crashed through it until they stopped. Vegeta pulled back and out fast, rising to await what Broly planned next. Rocks poured out of the ground in a golden shower as Broly powered his way out of the crater barreling straight at Vegeta who only half dodged the hit. He went rolling over and over backwards before he was able to right himself and turn to try and make out where Broly had gone. He was panting now, he knew he would not be able to go on too much longer, and that pissed him off. Then suddenly the Super Saiyan was behind him and he was punched in the back and sent flying again, crashing through trees until he was stopped by a rock wall again. He flopped down to the ground with blood spurting out of his mouth, more pain than he had ever felt before engulfing him. Then he heard Broly laugh at him, something stirred inside him, making him angrier than he had ever been before. He was able to summon up the power to pull himself up and into the air and face Broly once more, “Take this you bastard, Gallic Gun.” And he fired off his blast at the Super Saiyan. It hit him and crashed him into the ground forming a huge crater. Then just to make sure Vegeta blasted shot after shot at the center of the crater. He stopped and waited for the dust to settle.

Finally he was looking down at the crater where Broly lay, his remaining clothes in tatters, burn marks on his skin. Vegeta panted as he looked down, he was hoping that maybe it would be over, but something told him to be wary. And lucky for him his instincts were correct. Broly zoomed out of the hole and came straight at Vegeta who managed to dodge and Broly passed him, coming to a quick stop and turning with a ki ball flying. Vegeta was able to get his own off and they crashed together, both pouring all they could into sustaining their stream, until it exploded between them and they both went flying.

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“Over here, I’ve found the Prince. He’s alive.” He was hurting so badly, but he heard them. “The other one?”

“No sign sir, just a huge burned out crater.”

He groaned as they attempted to lift him.

“Be careful you fools, the Prince is badly hurt. If anything happens to him, you will die too.”

Another move jarred through him and everything turned black.

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“Nappa, is there news, my brother, the Prince?” asked an anxious Raditz of his mate.

“The Prince has been tanked, it will take a while for him to heal. As for your brother… He and five others survived, though one has died since. They are also being healed and are being kept here in the Palace until the Prince decides their fate.”

“The Prince? But why is it his decision?”

“I’m not sure, but I think it has to do with Broly’s challenge against Vegeta.”

“Challenge?”

“Look forget about this for now, just be glad your brother is alive, we have to figure out how to save him from the army camps.”

“Is there any chance at that?”

“I have no idea, but we will have to wait for the Prince to recover. Only he has any authority to help us.”

Raditz leaned against his mate, ”I hope he can save Kakarott. I wish we hadn’t have had to…”

Nappa turned to take his mate in his arms, “What?”

“It doesn’t matter, I just want to help my baby brother.”

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The King entered the medical room.

“No, they must be preserved they are of my son and he is an Elite, they can be considered Elite as much as he.”

“They will have the same genes as your son true, but he was also unstable, they could be unstable too. It is better to destroy them now.”

“What is going on in here?” asked the King of the doctor and Paragus who were arguing.

“Oh Sire, I was explaining to Paragus that the fetuses should be terminated because of the instability of the father.”

“Fetuses?”

“Oh yes, I have not yet had the chance to get this report to the Council, but three of the boys taken by Broly are pregnant. I believe they should be terminated, the boys are too young to carry them, especially the one that is carrying three.”

“Three? You don’t mean three embryos at once?”

“Yes sire. Very, very rare, and very dangerous for the boy. His body is not developed enough to carry them to term.”

“It doesn’t matter, they can be removed and I will cover the cost of them being transferred to gestation tanks, or storage. They are my son’s children, they have Legendary blood in their veins.”

“Your son was insane, who is to say they will not be as well?”

“I can keep them as I kept Broly—“

“Really, he is the cause of this when he escaped you,” said the King. “Besides, you will have to wait until my son awakens.”

“What? Why? What has he to do with this?” said Paragus angrily.

“There is the issue of a challenge made and accepted.”

“Challenge?”

“Yes, Prince Vegeta challenged Broly to fight him. Broly accepted and the challenge involved the boys as well. They are unmarked by Broly, but he claimed them as mates. Therefore the claim now belongs to Vegeta, as he is the survivor of the fight.”

Paragus opened his mouth in shock, “But the embryos are my son’s, not his.”

“They reside in my son’s property. It is he who must make the decision as to what becomes of the boys, and their babies. Where are the boys now, Doctor?”

“They have also been tanked, what with rape, malnutrition, shock, even broken bones; he broke their tails to stop them fighting him.”

“I will fight this,” said Paragus angrily.

“My son has the decision to make, and first he must heal. You are banned from this place on my orders,” said the King.

“No, I have a right—“

“You do not, get out now or I will have you locked up for the crimes your son committed.”

Paragus’ mouth slammed shut and he turned red in anger, but knew better that to argue any further with the King. The King followed him as he left the room to issue his orders.

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The tank had drained and Vegeta felt the air mask being lifted from his face and strong arms lifting him out of it. Towels were draped around him and he pushed off the hands to clean himself without their aid. He was finishing with a towel on his hair when he heard the people around him still.

“So you are healed,” said his father as he entered.

“What happened to him?”

“Him? Oh you mean Broly… Nothing was found of him.”

“So you are assuming he is dead?”

“We never assume anything, but it’s been weeks and nothing has been seen or heard of him. Calculations were even made of the distance he could have travelled after the explosion, there was nothing found.”

“So who knows of the Legendary?”

The King grinned, of course that would be the only thing his son would care about. “Only our own people, and a few from the camp which has been completely isolated. The Council of course, knows, but they are being wary of letting anything out considering that Broly was insane.”

Vegeta nodded and moved to dress.

“There is something we need to discuss concerning the boys claimed by Broly. The boys he raped and called his mates.”

“What is there to discuss about any third class brats, they do not concern me.”

“I’m afraid they do. You accepted a challenge from an Elite fighter who had claim of mates, whether marked or not they could be legally considered his property. And as you technically accepted the challenge and won, that property now belongs to you.”

Vegeta swung around angrily.”I have no wish for any mate from the third class.”

“Unfortunately they are your property and you have to make the decision about their future.”

“Fine send them to the army camps, I’m sure they’d love some more third class whores.”

“That may be fine for two of them, however… He managed to impregnate three of them, and Paragus wants to claim the fetuses as his. There is no way I want that to happen, any child of Broly could be as insane as he, and add to that most likely Super Saiyan as well. I will not have any other children of that bloodline in Paragus’ hands.”

“Then I’m sure you can have them terminated.”

“The fetuses or the boys?”

“Both, what do I care?”

“One of the boys is carrying triplets. And there is another thing about him that might interest you.”

“No third class interests me, I don’t care how many brats he’s carrying.”

“Not even if he is Nappa’s mate’s brother?”

Vegeta stopped.

“I have an idea, I want to take the fetuses, but I do not want to terminate them, I want to have them removed and tested, we will see if any of them have inherited Broly’s illness or whether his being Legendary caused it. But to be able to keep them out of Paragus’ control, you will have to accept the claim on the three boys.”

Vegeta spun and stood in front of his father, “There is no way I want any third class tramps as my property, especially any soiled by that bastard.”

The King glared down at his son, “You’d rather everyone learns that the Legendary already exists and is not you! All you have to do is claim the boys, they can then have the fetuses taken from them, you need not have anything to do with them afterward, I will set up a place where they can be trained, and I mean all five of them, so no one will know the truth. When the boys are of age, they can then be sent to the army if that is what you wish. Paragus cannot demand the children of your property, as they will be your property as well.”

“I don’t like this, I don’t like this at all,” muttered Vegeta realizing that to defeat Paragus he would have to give in.

“I knew you’d see it my way,” said the King as he turned and left. “You can tell Nappa that his mate’s brother will be fine and now belongs to you. I’m sure he’ll enjoy hearing that,” the King actually chuckled as he continued.

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“Sire, it’s so good to see you looking well again.”

“Hn,” grunted Vegeta, “I heard that you are to be a father.”

“Yes, my mate is pregnant. Is there… any news of—“

“Healing.”

“Oh. Good.” Nappa wasn’t sure what to say next with the tone Vegeta has used.

“As you know we are going to cover up Broly’s…ascension. Therefore all those who know about it are to be silenced.”

Nappa looked alarmed.

“The boys Broly took are being moved to a camp of their own until they are of age. They will be encouraged to forget what happened to them in exchange for being allowed to try for the arena.”

Nappa brightened, “Well, that’s good…Will we be able to see Kakarott? Raditz really wants to see him.”

“He’s still tanked, he’ll be released in a few weeks.”

“I will tell Raditz he will be pleased. Are you sure you’re all right?”

Vegeta just grunted again and left the room. Nappa wondered if he would find out why he was not happy about all of this.

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Revised January 23 2011