Chapter 1

Goku held both his children firmly in his lap as the Flying Nimbus carried the three of them across the sky.

"Daddy, where are we going?" his daughter asked, her big brown eyes full of excitement and curiosity. Goku smiled and ruffled her jet black hair lovingly.

"We're going to go see some old friends of mine." he replied. The little girl frowned thoughtfully, then turned back to her father.

"Daddy, if you're a fighter, and your friends are fighters, and mommy used to be a fighter, how come she won't let us be fighters, too? It's not fair!" she said, pouting. Goku sighed. He saw her point, but ChiChi was not someone who he would want to argue with, especially when the subject was their children. Like their daughter, his wife was quite a firecracker, but that was not always a good thing.

"Well, I know how you feel, but your mom just doesn't want you and Gohan to get hurt, Kaia. She wants you to study, and become a great scholar." he said. Kaia crossed her arms stubbornly.

"Well, I don't want to be a scholar. I want to become one of the best fighters in the whole world!" she stated boldly. Goku laughed.

That's my girl. Too bad ChiChi won't let me train her. he thought, slightly disapointed. Glancing down, Goku's slightly dimmed spirits were once again lifted.

"We're here." he announced. Kaia sighed in relief.

"Finally. I love you, Daddy, but having to sit in your lap for two and a half hours... not so much." she said. Goku laughed and helped Kaia and her brother off the Nimbus. As he was setting Gohan down next to his twin sister, Bulma, Master Roshi, and Krillin emerged from inside Kame House to greet them.

"Hey Goku! Long time no see!" Krillin said. Master Roshi looked down at the children, who were hiding shyly behind their father, and back up at Goku.

"Goku, my boy! It's good to see you again! But I'm curious, what's with the youngsters? Are you babysitting them, or something?" he asked. Goku grinned and shook his head.

"No. They're mine. My son Gohan, who I named after my grandfather, and my daughter Kaia, who we named after ChiChi's mother. As you guys can probably guess, they're twins." he said proudly. Bulma knelt to Gohan and Kia's level.

"Hi there. So, what do you kids want to be when you grow up?" she asked gently. Gohan's shy response came first.

"I'm going to be a great scholar." he said quietly. Kaia threw a punch in the air, away from Bulma before turning back and replying,

"And I'm going to be one of the strongest fighters in the world!" Krillin laughed at this.

"Well she's definatly yours, Goku. Have you been training them at all?" Goku shook his head.

"No. ChiChi's making them study." he replied. Krillin frowned.

"That figures. Too bad. Kaia's got a lot of determination. She'd be almost as strong as you some day with the proper training." he said. Goku smiled and ruffled Kaia's hair, making her giggle.

"Yeah, she's a little firecracker alright. And...!" a sudden expression of alarm hit Goku's face, and he turned to the others.

"Something powerful is coming this way! And whatever it is it's NOT friendly!" he exclaimed. Krillin, too, looked up in alarm and asked Goku if it might be Piccolo, but Goku shook his head, stating that this energy was way too dark and too powerful for Piccolo to even be a comparison. As the group looked to the sky, they saw someone approaching fast in the distance. Goku readied for battle. He didn't know who or what the stranger was or wanted, but he did know that he had to be prepared to protect his children at any cost.