Author: FireCracker KLee624820@aol.com
        Pairing Goku/Vegeta/Radditz/Nappa

        A/U -Goku learns what it really means to be Saiyan.

        Monkey Moon Part 6

        Vegeta and Nappa sparred in the deep jungle surrounding the keep. Their senses were
        honed, their instincts sharp. Nappa snuffed as Vegeta called a temporary halt.

        "I would eat, Nappa. We'll go hunt now."

        A nod. "Good, ouji...we'll need our strength for jungle run. Some venison sounds
        good, eh?"

        "Hn, there's plenty of game here. A stomach needs to be full for the sending."

        Nappa stripped off dusty spandex. "I wonder how receptive Kakarot will be."

        Vegeta blotted his face with a towel. "Much will depend on his progression with
        Raditz."

        "We'll need to hunt enough for everyone."

        "Hai. Have no concerns about Kakarot, Nappa...although he tries his best to play the
        grinning fool, I know better. Saiyan blood runs strong through his veins."

        "I've noticed" Nappa's eyes glazed in memory. Vegeta punched him in the arm.

        "Stop slobbering, general. Kakarot will learn what it really means to be saiyan!"

        Nappa sauntered off, humidity glistening on his bare chest. A thick tail swished lazily.

        "I burst with anticipation, prince."

        ****

        Raditz and Goku dressed and were sitting back to back in meditation.

        "Have you considered the offer?"

        "You mean about jungle run? Maybe."

        "Aren't you intrigued?"

        Goku tilted his head. "I've got to admit my curiosity is aroused."

        Black eyes glittered with hidden fire. "Jungle run is an experience like no other. To
        revel in the night-"

        "Oh, it's at night?"

        "Of course. Anything goes, brother."

        "Uh..."

        "Surely you've wanted to cut loose sometimes."

        Goku frowned. "Cut loose?"

        "Yes. Haven't you ever just done what you wanted regardless of the consequences?"

        Goku turned completely around to stare. "No, of course not!"

        "You say that too quickly. Are you afraid to?"

        "No. When I first achieved level three, there was an accident with near tragic
        consequences."

        "Tell me."

        "That form is a tremendous energy drain which leaves me vulnerable afterwards."

        "No saiyan wants to be weak, but why is that an issue? Based on Vegeta's suspicions
        that form is nearly unstoppable."

        Goku was surprised. "Vegeta knows nothing about my level three form..."

        "He shared a suspicion with us you had an unseen level. Our ouji has a nose for ki."

        Goku smiled. "Tell me about it. Sometimes I think he's a little power crazy. Beating
        me always seemed to be his major obssession."

        "It isn't. You really don't get it, do you?"

        "Ha?"

        Raditz shook his head in disgust. "When the prince of all saiyans gives such attention,
        it's because he would choose. Any saiyan would consider it an honor."

        Dark brows pinched in thought. "Raditz...are you saying he wants me?! I'm married,
        for Kami's sake! Besides, I don't go that way!!"

        "It's too late for denials. And as for 'how you go', you've already gone!"

        Goku turned beet red. "That's just...circumstance!"

        "Of course. So is this!" Raditz grabbed him into a kiss. Hot tongue pressed insistently,
        swirling with spicy flavor. Goku nearly gagged as their blood bond roared open like a
        floodgate between them. Lust, love and ki battered his mental shields in a kalidescope
        of chaos.

        /Let go of me!/

        /Never.../

        The more he resisted, the harder it was to pull free. Sizzling sensation shot up his
        spine, sending a strange tingle that burst through his skin. Warmth rolled to his gut,
        firing his loins.

        /Don't...want...this.../

        "Liar" Raditz rasped in his ear before plumbing his mouth once more. Goku pushed
        against the embrace when something in him...rebelled. He cuffed Raditz in the head,
        knocking his brother away momentarily.

        To his amazement, Raditz only...smiled.

        Goku heaved, licking the taste on his lips. "You...what the hell..."

        Raditz licked his lips also. "Just a taste, Kakarot. Come to jungle run and get more."

        "You're a freak!"

        "Should I mention your little excursion with Nappa?"

        Goku abruptly stood. "Go back to the keep, Raditz!"

        The burly saiyan stood and stretched. "Fine. You must have enjoyed my kiss."

        "Fool!!" Goku flushed, balling his fists.

        Wild spikes tossed in laughter. "Shed that human mask. You'll come to us anyway!"

        "Sound pretty damn sure of yourself."

        "I am" the proud face was haughty. "But more importantly, I know the harder you
        resist your blood, the more it will control you."

        "Bullshit."

        Raditz stalked off gracefully, tail waving about. "Until then."

        ****

        Goku walked back to the house, thoughts scatttered. Too much had happened, and
        he had no idea what to do about it. Strange thoughts flitted at the base of his brain.
        Feelings he never dared acknowledge before haunted his heart.

       Weird...maybe I'm losing my mind...

        "Goku?"

        "Ha?" he looked up from his distraction. Chi Chi stood in the doorway, her face tight
        with worry.

        "You were gone so long I thought something happened."

       Something happened all right. "No, everything's fine. Raditz and I just had a nice
        long talk."

        She smiled, hugging him. "Good. He's hard to understand...strange. But I think he
        wants to be family."

        Goku's eyes glittered oddly. "He is family, Chi Chi. Mine."

        She rubbed his arms. "I know that, don't be so testy. Come on, let's go inside."

        He nodded, following her dully.

        ****

        Vegeta and Nappa sat outside the keep near a small fire, evening glow casting eerie
        shadow on their faces. Radtiz stepped into view triumphantly, sniffing the smoky air.

        "Did you leave any for me?"

        Vegeta turned first. "Sit and report, Raditz. Then you can eat."

        "Why can't I do both?"

        "Hai, let him" Nappa snuffed, cracking a bone. "A good meal needs a good tale."

        Vegeta considered. "Perhaps you're right. Very well, Raditz. Join us and tell a Kakarot
        story!"

        The burly saiyan nodded, grabbing a hollow coconut shell and filling it with ale.
        Gathering fruit in a bowl, Raditz tore meat from the spit and placed it on a plate. With
        a grunt he plopped into the tall grass.

        The others watched him tear into his food impatiently.

        Vegeta lifted an eyebrow. "Well?"

        Raditz swallowed a chunk of meat. "It went well, ouji. Far better than I would have
        expected!"

        Nappa chewed loudly. "Did he mention me at all?"

        "Bah. Why would he?"

        "So what happened?" Vegeta wanted to know, drinking his ale.

        "First, let me say this. I believe his tail is growing back!"

        Dark eyes widened all around. "Do tell" Vegeta brightened.

        "He complained constantly about his back itching. When I examined the base of his
        spine I noticed a furry stump about three inches long."

        "What? He was unaware of it?!" Vegeta was surprised.

        "I think it happened rather suddenly."

        Nappa pulled his chin in thought. "Hai, its growing all right. When I was with him it was
        barely a nub."

        Raditz glared, champing his fangs. "What the fug were you doing down there?"

        Nappa shrugged innocently. "Helping Kakarot get his tail back-"

        "You were with him!!" Raditz snarled. "You dare-"

        "That's enough!" Vegeta commanded. "I instructed Nappa to see Kakarot and induce
        him a bit."

        "But ouji, I thought you'd chosen."

        "My reasons are my own, Raditz. Although I'm not pleased that Nappa touched him,
        his actions may have brought Kakarot closer to us."

        Raditz huffed indignantly. "An afternoon roll in the jungle? Krukka! The horny bastard
        just wanted to jump his bones!!"

        Nappa licked his lips again at the thought. "And what fine bones they are. Settle
        down, boy. You'll get your chance...if you haven't already!" he sniffed the air.

        Raditz growled. "I didn't, you idiot."

        "But not for trying? Did he turn you away?"

        The maned saiyan was smug. "Hardly. Kakarot suffers from severe denial, but
        instincts won't be denied."

        Vegeta considered that. "You did something" dark eyes narrowed in suspicion.

        "We shared blood, ouji...and the past, through a mind link."

        "You got him to do that so quickly?" Vegeta was astounded.

        Raditz chomped a piece of fruit. "I think Kakarot is caged inside 'Goku'. He's a walking
        contradiction, a human that never was and a saiyan that sleeps."

        Vegeta gave a sly smirk. "And did the saiyan awaken?"

        Raditz licked sauce from his fingers. "Definitely!"

        "This is a good sign, then" Nappa nodded, stoking the fire. "Has he agreed to attend
        the keep tomorrow night?"

        "He says he's thinking about it. Funny, I never really explained jungle run to him and
        yet he's interested."

        "Did you say anything at all?" Vegeta wanted to know.

        "I only told him it was a night of fun!"

        "Fun??"

        "Well, I'm paraphrasing a bit...he seemed cautious, but curious."

        "Huhh" Nappa grunted. "When is the sending, Vegeta?"

        "After our meal. Why do anything on an empty belly?"

        Raucous laughter echoed around the saiyan campfire.

        ****

        Goku lay awake staring at the ceiling. Chi Chi curled at his side, her face relaxed in
        sleep.

       I can't even talk to my own wife about this...she'd never understand.

        He gently tucked blankets around her sleeping form before resuming his blank stare.

        Hell, I don't understand it myself. Why did I have sex with Nappa? He forced himself
        on me, but I could have broken free earlier. And what's the deal with Raditz? My own
        brother kissed me!

        Absently he touched his lips, remembering the heat and flavor.

        I let it happen...wanted it to happen. We drank each other's blood. But why? It's all
        insane!

        His lower back itched again. Reaching around, Goku felt a sizable stump.

        "What the fug?" he whispered to himself in shock, palming the furry nub under his
        pajama pants.

        Something's happening to me...my tail's coming back!

        He frowned absently at the sleeping Chi Chi. Could the saiyans be responsible for
        this somehow? I need to find out!

        Having no real answers, he drifted into a troubled sleep.

        ****

        Primal sounds beat in his skull. A distant, strident drumbeat rolled to a constant
        rhythm. Goku stumbled through a black forest, staring at red skies against an eerie
        orange moon. Eerie, and yet familiar.

        The drumbeats were louder now. A thundering, chittering sound assailed his ears to
        a deafening roar. Goku sprung from a nearby thicket with animal grace, heedless of
        his own nudity. High above in the treetops an endless multitude of saiyans swung
        above him, dark spikes wild against alien night. Power rippled through their well
        muscled forms, sinewy tails balancing primal motion...

        One paused, a female. Her red eyes stared down at him in invitation. Goku was
        transfixed by her beauty. The curvaceous, strong body gleamed like a bronzed
        statue, completely bare. She smiled, wild dark locks nearly to her knees.

        "Kee-keedda-dchee-kikke-weehhki!"

        Goku stared up at her in awe. She was frighteningly familiar somehow . "I...I know
        you!!"

        She motioned to him impatiently. "Akki-deik-kruikk-cha-kkekkat-Kakarot!"

        Goku squinted, trying to make sense of her language.

        "Akki-deik-kruikk-cha-kkekkat-Kakarot!!" she repeated impatiently, motioning him up
        once again.

        Without thought he bounded up the tree to her side. Shapely hands stroked his
        cheek.

        "Jekk-sakk-kikke-da" she said with pride, running those same hands over his body.
        Goku felt a warm flush, and not of embarassment.

        He stared at her features, taking them in. A face he knew once, long ago...

        In shock, Goku realized why. The delicate features, the small widow's peak. Her
        scent...

        "Ma...mother?!!"

        She chittered in rapid fire succession again, pulling him along. Wordlessly he followed,
        bounding between trees as they caught up with the others. They merged with the
        raucous herd of saiyans. Goku could hear distant roars as they swung through the
        treetops.

        "Those sounds...I've heard them before!" he shouted at her as they moved.

        She tossed wild spikes. "Kuk-ikk-gruokke-ka-oozaru-Kakarot."

        Goku wasn't completely certain what she meant, but he understood oozaru well
        enough. His eyes went wide as they continued along.

        "Wait...what are we doing? Where's everyone going?"

        Kaliope abruptly stopped swinging. Goku nearly fell into her.

        "Rekkak-ku-okunna" she pointed to a gigantic valley, smiling broadly. Saiyans were
        transforming into oozaru everywhere under a huge orange moon. Some were
        fighting while many groomed each other. Still more were pairing off and coupling.

        Goku spluttered. "Wait...it isn't safe to go down there..."

        Kaliope yanked his arm, pulling him down the tree. Again she motioned for him to
        follow.

        "Mother-"

        She cuffed him over the head, chittering in anger now. Subdued, he followed in
        apprehension.

        "Well hopefully I won't get stepped on."