It was a quiet night on Earth. A bright star blazed across the sky and came down on the planet's surface, leaving a small crater high in the mountains near West City. On closer inspection, the star is revealed to be a single white space pod. The pod smoked slightly in the aftermath of it's landing. It slowly began to open.
Far away, Piccolo was disturbed from his meditation. His eyes narrowed as he caught the presence of a stranger on his planet.
In the home of Bulma Briefs, Vegeta's eyes snapped open as a familiar presence made itself known. A look of surprise passed over his face, "...It can't be..." He muttered in shock.
Brenna and Arena woke from a sound sleep as the slight tremors from the landing pod shook the room.
"What was that?!" Brenna whispered to her friend. Arena was already drifting back to sleep and opened one eye in annoyance.
"It was just a little earth tremor, Brenna. Go back to sleep..."
"Okay..." Brenna reluctantly complied, refraining from mentioning that it wasn't the tremor that she had been referring to.
Back at the crash site, a slight figure slowly stepped out of the pod and looked around.
"Soon." It said to itself.
Morning shone on the Son home as they began their day. Two male figures, one a youthful looking man the other a boy no older than nine years of age, strode out of the house. A few moments later, a Cat-girl and a girl with white hair joined them. All four spread out on the front lawn and began to warm up. The guys finished first and sat on the grass, watching the girls stretch. After warming up, the man began to demonstrate different moves with the boy. The girls watched silently on the grass. The Cat-girl suddenly started, looking up into the mountains towards West City.
The man stopped, "What is it Brenna?" He asked.
Brenna looked back at him, "I don't know, Goku. I sense someone coming this way. It's unfamiliar, too..." She looked back towards the mountains.
Goku turned to the mountains and closed his eyes, "I sense it, too; but they're not coming here, they're moving towards Vegeta." He opened his eyes.
Gohan looked troubled, "Dad, who do you think it is? Do you think there'll be trouble?"
Goku looked back at his son and smiled, "Don't worry, whoever it is, they're no match for Vegeta." He put two fingers to his head; "I'll just pop in and say hi to Bulma while I see who it is." He flickered, and then vanished.
Bulma was just finishing breakfast as Goku popped in. She yelled in surprise, nearly dropping the pan of eggs in her hand onto the floor. Goku rubbed the back of his head sheepishly.
"Sorry Bulma. Hey, have you seen Vegeta?" He asked.
She hmphed at Goku, "He went into the Gravity Chamber to train as soon as he woke up this morning." She said, scraping some of the eggs onto a plate with some toast and bacon on it.
"Oh, thanks!" He grinned boyishly and walked over to the Gravity Chamber.
Vegeta was hard at work training when he heard a tapping on the glass window of the chamber door. He turned the machine off and grabbed a towel off the wall as he left.
"What do you want, Kakarot?" He growled, wiping his face.
Goku became serious; "There's an odd power coming this way from the mountains. Brenna and I sensed it this morning."
Vegeta paused a second and went back to wiping his face, "I know, I sensed her last night."
"Her?"
"I thought she had blown up with the planet, but I guess I was wrong." He continued.
"Who?!" Goku asked impatiently.
Vegeta looked at him, "Kava."
Somewhere above West City, a figure stood in the air, surveying her surroundings. She wore light blue and black Saiyajin armor over a purple body suit. Her boots and gloves were also of Saiyajin make; black and white with light blue bands to match her armor. A scouter covered her left eye and a light brown fuzzy tail circled her waist. On her right arm and left leg were thin purple bands.
Her scouter beeped, showing a reading in an alien language. She smirked and swooped down to Earth towards the source of the reading.
At Capsule Corp., Bulma had finally sat down to breakfast when the skylight above her head exploded. A figure slowly levitated down, arms crossed in front.
Bulma looked up from where her arms were protecting her head. She stared in wide-eyed shock. The figure in front of her pointed a hand and slowly began to generate a ki ball to hurl at the helpless blue haired girl.
Goku and Vegeta ran in at that moment.
"What is the meaning of this?!" Vegeta bellowed angrily. The strange woman started, her ki ball flickering out.
She turned and bowed to one knee, "Forgive me, my Prince. I thought that this creature," she looked up and gestured vaguely at an indignant Bulma, "had you imprisoned."
Vegeta laughed harshly and crossed his arms, "Did you really think that SHE could hold ME? Me, the Crown Prince of the Saiyajin Race? You must be joking." He glared at her and smirked.
The female Saiyajin faltered and lowered her head again, "I beg your forgiveness for thinking such foolish thoughts, my Prince; but," once more she looked up at Vegeta, "if I may so humbly ask you... Why are you in the company of such a low-class warrior?" She looked genuinely puzzled at Goku's presence.
Vegeta's smirk deepened, "Check your scouter again, Kava."
Kava stood and pressed her scouter. It showed the same readings as before. Goku looked uneasily at Vegeta as Vegeta gave him a sidelong look.
"Go ahead Kakarot."
Goku shrugged and stopped hiding his power. Kava's scouter beeped and rapidly began to ascend to match the power levels. It finally stopped at a large number and Kava slowly removed her scouter. She stared in wide-eyed shock at Goku.
"H-how..." She paused a moment and her eyes widened more, "Wait, you are Kakarot? Younger brother of Raditz?"
Goku rubbed the back of his head and nodded, laughing lightly, "Yeah, I guess I am."
Kava crossed her arms and held her chin, "That explains why he looks almost exactly like Bardock." She muttered to herself. She shook herself from her thoughts.
"My Prince, I sought you out to ask you about Raditz. I have only recently heard of current events and came to you seeking answers." She looked silently at Vegeta.
Vegeta scowled, "If you want to know about that weakling, ask Kakarot." He walked back to the Gravity Chamber.
Kava turned to Goku, "Where is your brother?" she seemed troubled.
Goku looked at her sadly, "He and I had gotten into a fight a few years ago. Neither one of us survived."
She stared hard at Goku and touched him, "But you are alive now..." she stated, "How is this possible?"
Goku smiled, "The dragonballs of Earth made it possible to resurrect me."
"Dragonballs??"
"Yeah, there are seven dragonballs, each having a certain number of stars on them. Once gathered, they can be used to summon the Eternal Dragon and make a wish."
"Any wish?" She asked hopefully.
"Just about. Although some are beyond the Dragon's power." Goku warned.
"How do you know if a wish can be made then?"
"You just ask and he'll tell you. If it can be granted, he'll grant it." Goku stated. "Did you have something in mind?"
"Yes-" Kava started.
Bulma interrupted, "Please don't tell us you want to become invincible or wish for immortality. We've already had to go through that too many times to count."
Kava glared at her, "That isn't what I had in mind."
"Well, if it isn't anything evil, we can go collect the dragonballs." Bulma stated, putting a finger to her chin.