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Awaken The Beast

Chapter 1: Delusions

    "Do it, Vegeta," the figure next to him wispered. Vegeta stared at the village below him. He could hear the murmers of the other warriors behind him. "Do it! Destroy the village!" Freiza grabbed Vegeta's hand and held it towards the village. "Just think of your father and your poor little mother. Think of what I will do to them if you don't obey!" Freiza squeezed his wrist. Vegeta shut his eyes and saw his mothers beautiful face staring back at him, crying. Crying because of him. Crying because she knew that she was going to die if he didn't listen. Vegeta finally snapped. He let loose a huge ball of power through his hand. He could hear the screams of the women and children, of whole families, dying because of him, of his power, of his weak body not being able to escape Freiza's grasp. Tears streamed down his face as he continued to keep his eyes shut tight, refusing to look at what he was forced to do. Someone had to die, and he wanted more than ever for it to be him. After Freiza had laughed and turned away, he felt the hand of someone on his shoulder. He looked up to the frown of the man he adored most...

    Vegeta opened his eyes quickly as he sat up in his hospital bed. He sighed as his eyes became adjusted to the darkness of the room and he was aware of where he was. He couldn't remember how he ended up here. He breathed in deeply and layed back.

    He then felt an aching pain in his side. "Ow...Perhaps that is why I am here..." he grinned, knowing that with his unique saiyan healing powers, he should be better in no time. However, he couldn't figure out how he'd ended up there in the first place. He didn't remember an accident, or being hurt at all in training. From what he could remember, it had been a normal day for him. Vegeta was outside, training in the yard, and watching Kakkarot eat like a pig. He remembered sweating a little more than usual, however, he didn't think nothing of it. The rest was blank, he still didn't know how he ended up here! "Oh well..." he sighed.

    As he began to relax, he suddenly felt a strange presence next to him. With images from his realistic dream still wandering in his head, he clenched his fist and growled. "Oh, Kami, please, don't do this to me again..." He shut his eyes tight, grabbing onto the sheets as he remembered on Freiza's ship. He had woken up in a bed and Freiza had said good morning to him. Vegeta tried to hide under the covers as Freiza grabbed for him. "Its time to make you a man, Vegeta.." The Prince did not want to feel that pain again.

    He slowly turned his head towards the source of power, hoping it wasn't..him.. "Face your fear.." a voice inside said to him. He opened his eyes slowly. "Shimatta! Uh, Kakkarot!" he silently cursed to himself. Vegeta gave out a little chuckle. "I don't believe I didn't sense him sooner." Goku was fast asleep with his head against the wall. He was drooling insanely. Vegeta sat back comfortably once again. "I suppose now I can sleep peacefully, knowing that this baka is here, protecting me...sort of..." he chuckled and turned his head towards the window next to him. He sighed peacefully. Kakkarots face brought back many good memories, pushing away those that still haunted his mind. "He looks so much like him...."

    Vegeta shook his head and looked up at the tall skyscrapers sourounding a city, a small village, just like the one....he destroyed. He began thinking about all the people he killed and all the planets he destroyed. "No, it wasn't my fault..." He looked up to the sky at the twinkling stars. He stared at each one and correctly named them off. He smiled when he came to a huge, bright, blurry star. "I wonder what that ones name is?" he wispered, as he continued to stare at the blurry object. "The Moon." a voice inside wispered. Vegeta's vision suddenly cleared, and he could plainly see the moon.

    His eyes widened. "Full!" he shut his eyes to fight off the monster inside. His eyes glowed a deep red behind his eyelids. "No! Not here! I will not do this here!" He hopped out of bed, ignoring the pain in his side. Why couldn't he control this? He's trained so hard... "Go out the window! The window!" The voice repeated in his head. Vegeta broke the window with his elbow and climbed out quickly. He stumbled around the front yard of the hospital, desperately trying to surpress the change, trying to make it go away. But the full moons glow felt so good against his skin, the pure blooded saiyan wanted to let go of his control, and wanted to bathe in the sweet moonlight.
   
    But the saiyan prince held onto his sanity, managing to fly up in the sky. He let out a burst of power, flying as fast as he could.

    "Can't hold on..." Vegeta shut his eyes and flew faster. His breah quickened. "Do you feel sick?" The voice asked, letting out a small chuckle. Vegeta screamed in pain before falling back own to earth, realizing that he wasn't flying, he was shooting straight up. And now he was dropping like a bullet, with his eyes wide open, bloodshot and staring at the moon as it whirred around his head. He could feel the change..and the change felt good.

    Before he could hit the ground, Vegeta was caught in mid air. He twitched in the saviors arms, and thrashed his head around. His tail was stiff as it swung swiftly back and forth. Vegeta's eyes stayed wide open until he turned his head to look at whos arms he was in. "Kakkar-" he couldn't finsih the name before feeling a sharp pain in his backside and passing out.

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    "Ohayou gozaimasu, Vegeta-sama!" Goku said, cheerfully, bring him a large tray of food. Vegeta rubbed his eyes and blinked.
   
    "Where am I, Kakkarot?" Vegeta asked. Goku frowned. "Capsule Corporation. They wanted to monitor you." Vegeta raised an eyebrow. "You lost control, Vegeta, you almost transformed. But you were much different this time. You were..strange..." Goku looked at the floor.

    "Did I hurt anyone?"

    "No...I stopped you..." Vegeta suddenly became aware that he no longer had a tail. He sighed. It was just as well. He began to eat his food. After a minute or so, he noticed Goku still there, staring at him. "You want food?" Vegeta asked suspiciosly. Goku put on his goofy grin and put his hand on the back of his head in emberasment. He shook his head. "Sorry for staring," he said. He stood and walked out of the room. "Kakkarot." Vegeta called. Goku popped back into the room. "Was...I bad?" Goku sighed. "We thought we were going to lose you." Vegeta raised his eyebrow yet again inn confusion. "When I left the hospital? It didn't seem like a big deal."
   
    "Vegeta, I'm talking about when we first took you to the hospital..."

    "Nani?"

    "Well, we're not sure exactly. You were outside training and you just lost it. You began destroying everything. Your power tripled. Not even I could stop you.......By the time I had you pinned down, you were bloody and horrible. You had pieces of glass and all kinds of stuff sticking in your skin. And not only that, you were an animal. You were completely out of your mind." Vegeta noticed the strange movement in the younger saiyan. He was nearly trembling, and he could feel the intenseness of his voice.

    "What caused this sudden change?"

    Goku shrugged. "We're not sure. You were filled with dozens of tranquilizers. Finally, you passed out. But at the hospital, you flipped out again, nearly turning into an oozaru in the room. I...cut off your tail before you could transform." Vegeta shook his head. Maybe his past had caught up with him and Kami was punishing him. Especially since it was Goku who was forced to live with this.

    "Vegeta, don't feel bad; its not your fault." Goku sat next to him. Vegeta looked into his eyes before feeling uncomfortable. He put his back towards Goku. "This has never happened to me before. I have never lost control like this.."

    "I know, Vegeta, and its not your fault." He repeated, placing a hand on Vegeta's shoulder. "But I'm here for you.." And without thinking, he leaned over and placed a kiss on Vegeta's cheek. The older saiyan was stunned. He turned. "Kakkarot?"

    "....We'll talk about this later. For now, you need your rest." He stood and left the room smiling, shutting the door behind him. In reality, it had been a bold move made on the younger man, and he wasn't sure how the prince was going to react, but he knew he had to do it. He had to get it out of his system and get out of there before he passed out from excitement. Something strange was happening to the young saiyan man, and he liked it. But that didn't keep him from wondering what was going on with his prince.