A/N Hi! I've been thinking about what it'd be like if Goku remembered everything about his heritage instead of hitting his head on that rock (You know the one). So, here is my thoughts on what it'd be like! Hope you enjoy, because this is going to be a long one.
Darkness. Empty space. A star or planet placed in between, yet they made no difference. All Kakarot saw was emptiness. The pod window was small, and yet he could still see in vast directions. However, the darkness was all the same. Then a small blue and green dot caught his eye. He knew it was a planet with life right away because, while Kakarot was a child, he wasn't stupid. "That is Earth, the planet in which you are headed. Humans currently inhabit this planet and are the strongest creature you will find here." The pod informed him. Kakarot's eyes narrowed, "Earth," he whispered. Then, all too soon, he was there.
THIS IS NO NORMAL LINE BREAK, IT'S A LINE DANCE!
The pods door lowered, and Kakarot scanned the area. He sensed a human with a pathetic power level approaching. So, he did the most pathetic thing he could to try and lure this man over to him. He cried. He let hot tears slide down his face, blurring his vision. He heard the human run closer, and then felt himself being lifted into the air. He stopped crying and looked at the human in from of him, analyzing everything he could about them. The human looked male, old, and frail, yet his power level was much higher than anything nearby. Unfortunately, it wasn't even close to that of Kakarot's power level, so Kakarot felt no need to respect him. Saiyans worked that way. If someone was weaker than you, you have no need to respect them, as they can't do anything to you.
However, Kakarot wanted to learn the things of this planet and start living his life here. He didn't want to work under the tyrant Frieza, who killed a large majority of his race. He wanted to be like his mother, live in peace and not go out of your way to kill something. He needed to remove the tracker from his back, then he'd be completely free of Frieza's grasp. He couldn't reach the tracker, so he'd have to use something to cut it out. Maybe the old man could help him!
COULD IT BE A LINE BREAK?!
Kakarot was quickly taken in by the human man who he learned was called Gohan. He also learned that Gohan wasn't really going to be any help to him in his mission to remove the tracker. Kakarot would point at his back, yet Gohan made no move to do anything about it, which made Kakarot frustrated. If he didn't get the tracker out, he was sure Frieza would come for him. So, Kakarot resorted to violence with the old man, as he was scared of what would happen if he didn't manage he to get that tracker out.
Gohan also kept telling Kakarot to call him Grandpa, and he kept calling Kakarot by the silly human name Goku. Kakarot didn't really like the name, but he got over it as he knew he could make the old fool stop eventually. Grandpa Gohan also took him on walks everyday, but he kept the young saiyan in a basket on his back. One day, Kakarrot saw a sharp rock that might be able to dig the tracker out of his back if he hit it just right. So, he lunged out of the basket before Grandpa Gohan could react and he carved the tracker out with the rock. He bumped his head off the rock too, but it wasn't anything he couldn't handle. However, the tracker getting removed did make him dizzy and light-headed.
Grandpa Gohan clearly thought Kakarrot had seriously hurt himself, as he started to weep and cradle Kakarrot into his chest whispering about how he was sorry that "his precious Goku was dying." Kakarrot just went with the flow and pretended to be hurt because he could still learn somethings about the humans from this man. So, Kakarot decided he'd play nice with this human, and tried to be the nicest child he could. He also let himself be called Goku and pretended to be weak so the man would help him learn what the average Earthing's life was like.