Finding Love (Vegeta x Goku)

Doctors and Dreams

"Do you think you can fix his vocal cords, Doctor Selarp?" Vegeta asked an older saiyan doctor from where he was standing by the examination table his mate was on. It had taken him most of the morning, but he had finally convinced Karo to come to the med bay to get treated, the beta was even more skittish about doctors now thanks to that bastard goat. He only relented when Vegeta promised to stay with him the whole time, something most doctors weren't exactly happy about.

The man the alpha had spoken to had short hair that ended just above his shoulders with several spikes hanging over his eyes. He had a beard that was cut close to his jaw, and a few wrinkles were showing on his face. He was the same height as Vegeta, but he had a more slender build.

"Well, your highness, I'm not completely certain." The doctor stroked his chin as he looked down at a tablet that showed the most recent scans of Goku's body. He pulled up a more detailed image of the beta's throat. "I've never seen anything like this before, and we are still sifting through the data Prince Gohan brought."

The beta let out a small disappointed whimper at the news. He was hoping he could get his voice back now that he was on Vegetasei again. The alpha rubbed Goku's back and he looked disappointed as well.

"Please don't loose hope just yet, Prince Consort." Selarp gave the other beta a reassuring smile. "We can try a few things after we've learned a bit more about what happened to you, and it might be possible we can reverse it."

Goku gave the older man a weak smile. He wanted to believe that Selarp could help him, but he was a little unsure just how much he could trust the doctor.

"I've noticed that your fractures haven't been fully healed yet. Did you not use the healing tank on Lord Bardock's ship?" Selarp tilted his seat to the side as he asked the pair in front of him.

At the mention of the tank, the younger submissive tensed up and tightened his grip on Vegeta's hand. Vegeta could see panic in his mate's eyes and he wrapped an arm around the beta to keep him from bolting. Neither male commented on the clear scent of fear in the air.

"Karo, didn't react well to the tank on the ship." Vegeta explained carefully. "We aren't sure why but we're reasonably sure it has something to do with his capture."

"I see." Selarp said nodding as he noted something. "I have an idea about that if I may?" Selarp asked Goku. Hesitantly the younger nodded.

"You were confined to a ship the entire time of you capture correct?" Goku nodded. "I believe you might be suffering from claustrophobia. We noted years ago that some saiyans did not react well to prolonged time in space, particular if they traveled in attack balls. Those individuals would not use a healing tank of their own choice either due to the small size. We ended up developing larger tanks here on Vegetasei to treat these individuals as well as some of the larger members of our race." Vegeta snorted at the idea of Nappa trying to fit into the small tank.

"Would you be willing to try using one of the larger tanks?" The doctor asked the other beta.

Goku bit his lower lip as he thought about it. As much as he wanted to refuse completely, he didn't want to be in pain any more, so he gave Selarp a hesitant nod.

"Very well. Please follow me." Selarp swept out of the room with a swish of his lab coat.

Goku kept his grip on Vegeta as the doctor lead them to a room further in the med bay. In the center of the room was a large tank that looked like It could easily hold something almost twice Sushi's size. On either side of the tank were different computers that monitored the patient within. Seeing how much room there was made the nervous submissive relax a bit.