Unexpected Happiness (Vegeta x Goku)

Chapter 3

The doors to the med bay opened with a hiss as the saiyan king stormed in and over to the wall of tanks. A tall man in green and black armor with a red bandana around his head was waiting for him.

"What happened, Bardock!?" He demanded.

"There was an ambush." The other man said. "The mission should have been a simple base demo. Somehow it got out that Nappa and Vegeta were there, if it wasn't a trap to begin with." He frowned and looked at the massive saiyan in the tank. "It was bad, V. If I didn't know better I'd say Frieza just threw at least 2 battalions at Vegeta and Nappa before the Ginyu Force was involved. Nappa tried to contact us for reinforcement or at the very least an evac when we lost connection with them. We couldn't find your son and Nappa was nearly dead, buried in the rubble of their destroyed ship. Vegeta was taken."

"Damn it." The king snarled. "The chip?"

"Fully functional, we've got a reading coming from an out of the way planet in demon territory. We know he's relatively healthy at least, we can't get anything detailed on his health, but his vitals are mostly stable." The older saiyan sighed in relief.

"At least there's that. I need you present at the council meeting since Nappa is out of commission." The king called as he turned to head back out the door. "They are assembling now."

Bardock took one last look at the man still in the tank before following after his friend. It was only luck that his team had been on their way back when they intercepted the distress call, and Fasha was able to keep Nappa alive until they got back to Vegetasei. That woman was as good as any other member of the army, but she was also knowledgeable in first aid. She had saved his hide on more than one occasion after a mission had gone south.

All and all, the scene was reminiscent of one that he had experienced before, and the warrior's memories started to distract him.

"Tora!" Bardock shouted as they found the last member of their squad. "Fasha! Over here!" The alpha growled and ripped off his bandana to mop blood from his best friend's face.

"Bar....About damn t-time." The wounded man joked coughing up blood.

"What happened?"

"D-dodoria...he and a squad...c-caught us by s-surprise."

"Shit, you're bleeding so bad." Bardock said. For once he was afraid, he was powerless to do much of anything to help the other alpha.

"By the goddess..." Fasha whispered as she landed. "Damn it, Bardock, out of my way. Get me some clean water, bandages, just don't sit there."

The noise coming from the chamber up ahead pulled him from his thoughts, and he shook his head to get back in the present. It would do the prince nor his friend any good if he remained in the past.

"Enough!" The smallest member in the room shouted commanding silence as Vegeta and Bardock entered the council chamber. "Now if you are all quite done with your bickering and grandstanding, I would love to know how exactly you plan on bringing my son home."