Rivals Love

Hospital

"I need to get both of you to the hospital..." said Goku. "But I don't know if I can lift both of you."
"Want me to help?" said a voice, and Goku turned his head to see Gohan descending and landing on the ground.
"Gohan!" said Goku happily. "When did you get here?"
"Right before Vegeta ripped out that guy's heart," said Gohan, and Goku could tell he was amazed. "That was wicked!"
"Why didn't you get here earlier?" asked Krillan as Gohan helped him stand.
"Well, I felt the energy, but I also felt you guys fighting him, so I waited until you really needed my help," Gohan explained. "Perhaps I waited a little too long."
"You think?" said Krillan.
"Come on, we gotta get them to a hospital," said Goku urgently. Gohan nodded and they took to the air, Gohan leading the way. Goku followed close behind, looking over at Vegeta as he carried him. Vegeta was still passed out cold, his lips parted. Goku smiled as he remembered how defensive he got when Anix was trying to feel him up.
They finally arrived at the hospital, and Gohan and Goku placed Krillan and Vegeta in a room. Goku gently laid Vegeta on a bed. Krillan, however, was able to get into a bed without much assistance. Krillan winced, rubbing his head gently. Goku stared down at Vegeta, frowning, hoping he'd wake up soon.
"I'll go to Kauren and get them some Sensu beans," said Gohan. Goku turned slightly to look at him.
"Good idea, Gohan," he said. "Hurry back." Gohan left the room with a wave. Goku sat in a chair next to Vegeta's bed.
"Vegeta sure got angry at that Anix guy," said Krillan. "I wonder why he didn't want him touching you so bad..."
"He's probably just doing me a favor for all the times I saved him," said Goku quickly. "Or maybe he's finally acknowleged me as his friend."
"Yea but... that wasn't a friendly thing, Goku," said Krillan, furrowing his brow. "That looked like jealousy..." Goku swallowed nervously. "You don't think he has... a crush on you, do you? I mean, his father was gay, and his brother was gay. What if he's gay?"
"He's not," said Goku forcefully. "And he doesn't have a crush on me. Just let it be, Krillan." Krillan was silenced by Goku's harsh tone. Vegeta shifted suddenly, groaning in pain. Goku turned quickly, seeing him wake up. "Welcome back, Vegeta!" he said enthusiastically. Vegeta blinked a few times in the florescent light, trying to focus on Goku's face.
"What... what happened...?" he asked hoarsly. "Where am I?"
"You and Krillan were in pretty bad shape," Goku replied. "We had to bring you to the hospital." Vegeta looked past Goku and saw Krillan sitting in the other bed.
"Did we win?" he asked.
"You mean, you don't remember?" said Goku, blinking. Vegeta shook his head.
"I remember you getting trapped by Anix, and the rest is all a blur..."
"Oh man, Vegeta..." said Goku, smiling. "You got so angry, you powered up right past Super Saiyan three to Super Saiyan four!" Vegeta blinked, his lips parting. "And then you went right up to Anix, beat the crap out of him, and then tore his heart out! And then you fainted."
"Why did I skip Super Saiyan three?" said Vegeta, confused.
"I wish I could tell you," said Goku. "But I've never heard of such a thing happening."
"Perhaps I can be of some assistance," said the voice of King Kai throughout the room. They all blinked, listening. "Vegeta almost transformed into a Super Saiyan three. However, because of the extreme level of his anger, his energy rose to the point of breaking, which forced him to the next level; Super Saiyan four. Of course, because Vegeta hadn't properly acheived Super Saiyan three, Super Saiyan four had too much impact on his body, even more than yours Goku. It was a good thing he killed Anix so quickly, for if he would've continued to strain his body, he could've died." The room was silent for a minute.
"Wow, that's intense," said Krillan.
"So, King Kai," said Goku, getting a little nervous. "Does that mean you have been watching us? You saw me turn into a Super Saiyan four?" King Kai grimaced.
"Yes Goku, I saw that," he said awkwardly. "Along with a number of other things..." Krillan furrowed his brow suspiciously.
"Anyway," Goku said quickly, laughing nervously. "I wonder why that, even in Super Saiyan two, Anix was still faster and more powerful than us."
"I think that has to do with the planet he was on before he came to Earth," said King Kai. "A long time ago, I had a man from a planet called Ferah training with me. This man seemed completely unaffected by the intense gravity here. In fact, he said he felt ten times lighter than on his own planet. While I was training him, I saw many similar attacks as Anix's, including that strange rope trick. My guess is that Ferah was the planet Anix was on before he arrived on Earth."
"That makes sense..." said Goku, nodding.
"He must've been on that planet for a long time then," said Vegeta. "Because he was much stronger than a normal Saiyan."
"I was contemplating doing a Fusion..." said Goku.
"That would've been disasterous," said Vegeta, frowning.
"Why?"
"Think about it, Kakarot," Vegeta explained. "First off, that dance is so humiliating, Anix would've just laughed. And second, he was already hitting on you; god knows what he would've done to Gogeta..." Goku laughed. Just then, Gohan walked back into the room.
"Tada!" he said, holding up a bag of Sensu beans. "One for you..." He handed a green colored bean to Vegeta. "And one for you." He handed a second one to Krillan. The two of them ate the beans, their energy boosting immediately.
"Feeling better?" Goku asked Vegeta, and Vegeta sat up.
"Yes, much better," he replied.
"What about you, Krillan?"
"Never better!" said Krillan, hopping off his bed. "In fact, I think I'm ready to go home!"
"Hey Vegeta," said Goku, smirking. "Wanna go train some? One on one, Super Saiyan four!" Vegeta smirked as well, knowing well that Goku didn't want to train.
"You're on," he sneered. He got out of bed and the two of them quickly left the room.