---=* A few notes about this fanfic...this is going to be unusual compared to my others. It will not be a humorous tale about the many shortcoming and hilarious personality traits of the many Dragonball characters. This will be my serious fanfic...I will put it out in chapters, and it will chronicle life 500 years after Dragonball GT takes place. I will introduce new characters and new storylines. Sue me if you want, but don't steal my ideas...anyway, enjoy my Dragonball Epic...I call it Dragonball NA (New Adventures) *=---

Chapter 1: A New Beginning

500 years after the Z warriors bravely fought the Evil Shenlong...Earth remains calm under the careful watch of Dende, and the Namek warrior Piccolo. 100 years after the time of Evil Shenlong, Saiyans began to emerge from various parts of the galaxy. Thought to be the descendants of Saiyans that were sent as children to destroy planets throughout the galaxy before their homeworld was destroyed, these Saiyans found each other and founded a new Planet Vegeta. Since then the planets has grown in population, and they have begun their old practices of destruction and chaos once again. Piccolo had encountered one of these Saiyans 10 years ago and defeated him with ease. Piccolo may be getting old by Namekian terms, but he is still a formidable warrior, and far more powerful than any common Saiyan.

Because of the growing number of Saiyans in the universe, Dende has taken it upon himself to learn to be a warrior. He is still young by Namekian terms and could be Earth's strongest line of defense should something happen to Piccolo. Sadly, the bloodlines of Vegeta and Goku have run so thin, that their descendants don't have enough Saiyan blood to ever attain the power level of a Super Saiyan. There are only two of those descendants left...interestingly enough by the names of Gohan and Goten (they became popular names within their families)...both are descendants of Goku. Gohan is 20 and Goten is 18...they have been training with Piccolo and Dende since they were old enough to fight, just as their ancestors had. Gohan and Goten are brothers. Their father was killed by aforementioned Saiyan that Piccolo had defeated. Piccolo, Dende, Gohan, and Goten became Earth's only line of defense against the impending Saiyan threat...

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A young man, by the name of Rekka, drives his car to a deserted area outside of the city where he lives. He has gone there to contemplate the odd things that have been happening to him over the past 5 years of his life. At the age of 18, Rekka has been experiencing weird sensations. The other day, he was hit by a speeding car and walked away unscathed. And the day after, a burst of energy seemed to come from his hand and blow up a nearby tree. He was unsure of what was happening. He knew that there was some kind of energy coming to a boiling point inside of him. He could feel it all his life. He knew why he was here. He was here to release that energy for the first time in his life.

Rekka reached deep inside himself and tried to release that energy that he felt. He concentrated harder than he ever had, and finally...it happened...a wave of energy went over his body. Rekka looks over in the sideview mirror of his car...there was a glowing aura about him. He concentrated on a nearby rock. A ki blast shot from his hand and blew it up. It had happened. Rekka had found his inner power at last.

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---=* To be continued in Chapter 2: First Contact *=---