Goku X Vegeta Oneshots

Jekyll and Hyde

*An evil being has been slaughtering thousands by night, and Goku and Vegeta simply cannot find him. He vanishes with the coming light, too fast for Piccolo and Gohan to keep up with. Dende can only sense his energy by night; it's as if he never exists in daylight. Gohan spends many nights on the chase and deep in thought, and begins to put pieces together...*

Gohan heard the piercing laugh again, mocking him and Piccolo from the top of a building. "Come on, boys!" the beast howled in a high, smooth voice. "Another round of tag!? Let's go!" He sped away as a black blur, even as he crossed into the moonlight. Piccolo roared and followed at top speed.

Whoever it was was toying with them, nothing more. "Hurry, Gohan!" Piccolo shouted. He fired several ki blasts, and each one was carefully evaded. "Bastard! Come and fight!"

"You'd die in an instant, Namekian!" it cackled, appearing suddenly behind them. Gohan was knocked to the ground and Piccolo soon followed. The dark figure in the sky laughed again and vanished, likely to find more victims. The young Saiyan sat up with a pained hiss.

"What is he?" Piccolo whispered. "Why won't he show himself to us and just fight?"

"It's his game," said Gohan. "He likes frustrating us. And he won't show himself because we know him."

"What!?" Piccolo looked at his student and lover sharply. "What do you mean, Gohan?"

"We need to talk with Dad and Vegeta." Gohan stood, yelping when he put weight on his right foot. "Damn it! Gah!"

Piccolo caught him. "Easy. Let's head to the Lookout. Do you think they'll be there?"

"They- ah- should be." Gohan squeaked when Piccolo picked him up. "Piccolo!"

"You're hurt," the Namek said gruffly. "Save your energy for healing."

"You realize I'll be ok in a few days."

"Hush."

~Timeskip brought to You by Gohan and Piccolo~

Goku woke up with a little sneeze. Vegeta was still cuddled up at his side, deeply asleep. Goku frowned worriedly. His exhausted mate looked like he was having a bad dream. "Hey. Vegeta, wake up. Wake up, babe." He shook Vegeta's shoulder until the Prince awoke with a loud snort. "Ya ok?"

Vegeta nodded, rubbing sleep out of his eyes. "Bad night, I guess."

"You've been having these weird dreams for a while now," said Goku. "Wanna talk about em?"

"No. Just some dreams." Vegeta got up and went to start the day.

Even though he'd never yet shown up in daylight, Goku and Vegeta had taken a day shift, just in case. It wouldn't help for them to do anything by night; if what Gohan and Piccolo said was true, even Goku wouldn't be able to catch the killer. He was just too fast. Goku got dressed and went to find Dende. Earth's Guardian seemed to be as exhausted as Vegeta was. He smiled wearily at Goku. "Good morning. Gohan and Piccolo came back not too long ago. Gohan had a bit of a sprained ankle; apparently they were attacked."

"He's never attacked them before." Goku crossed his arms. "What do you think set him off?"

Dende shrugged, helpless. "I have no idea. He seems to be hanging back and just learning things about us. I just wish he'd finally show himself."

"He won't. Not yet." Gohan came in at that moment, nodding to his father in greeting. Piccolo was behind him. "I have a theory. This isn't some random killer; this guy is someone we know. Someone we know well."