High up in the sky, a cloud carried a young man. This man was Goku, one of earth's protectors, and one of the strongest on the small, weak planet. Goku was a slightly above average height man, with spiky hair. Also with Goku was his son, Gohan, named after his grandpa Gohan who took Goku in years ago, before his unfortunate death. Gohan's mother was Chichi, daughter of the Ox King."So daddy, we're going to see some of your old friends",Gohan asked his father, riding on his father's shoulder as they flew on the Nimbus cloud."Yea, i haven't seen them for a long time, so we're meeting up. Don't worry, you'll love them, his father replied back, sounding excited. Goku had a reminiscent face the rest of the way there.
Eventually they reached their destination, a small house on a small island, with the words"Kami house" written on it. Sailing down Goku hopped off the cloud, his son still on his shoulder."Hey guys,i'm here",Goku yelled. The door to the small house revealing a small bald monk that Goku recognized as Krillin."Hey Krillin, it's been awhile hasn't it",Goku greeted with a wide smile."Yea it sure has been a long time. A few years actually",Krillin replied back, equally as happy. A few seconds later everyone else came out of the house for greetings."Hey Goku, how have you been",a man around Goku's height with three eyes named Tien."Not bad, i've gotten stronger since last time we fought." Goku replied, patting his son on the head."Who would think that Goku of all people would be a good father",Yamcha said jokingly."Yea, you would never think of it to be honest", Bulma said."Come on guys, you have to give me some credit",Goku said jokingly."So Yamcha, are you and Bulma still together",Goku asked the man with the scar on his face, and looking at the green haired he could speak up an old man with sunglasses and a vacation shirt spoke up,"No, Bulma dumped him",the old man said bluntly."Oh come on Roshi, at least let me answer him",Yamcha yelled at the old man. Boisterous laughter filled the air as old friends reconnected once again.
Meanwhile, a small pod fit for one person sped across the sky, surprisingly unnoticed by the humans that it passed by. A resounding boom sounded as it crashed into a seemingly empty field out in the middle of nowhere. The door to the craft opened and a strange man stepped out. The man was tall and had spiky hair that went down to his back, he also had a tail similar to that of a monkeys, also a scouter on his face The man also had a piece of technology on his head that went over his eye."Hmmmmm, it seems that Kakarot has failed to conquer the planet", the man said as his device picked up energy signatures. A particularly large power level caught his attention immediately"Well then, I can see why Kakarot failed in his mission, or maybe that is Kakarot himself". The man flew off in the direction of the high power level.
In the direction of the power level, a green alien man with antennas named Piccolo was training. He perked at the feeling of someone very strong approaching him at a speeding rate."Is that Goku? No that's too powerful to be him, it's definitely someone else", the Piccolo said, a bit nervous, but excitement easily overpowering any other emotion. The man that came out of the space pod approached the green man, eyeing him carefully before speaking,"Well you're not Kakarot, and you're not human either".Not liking the way he was being spoken to, the green man spoke back,"I don't know who Kakarot is, but my name is Piccolo, and i recommend you change your tone before i kill you", the now named Piccolo said venomously. Despite the threat, the strange tailed man didn't seem to be at all fazed, and instead laughed,"Oh that's rich. You threaten me, with that low of a power level". This did nothing more than anger Piccolo his energy, he released a devastating blast at the stranger who dare mock his strength,"Heh, too bad you didn't get to live long enough to regret those words",Piccolo said, observing his destruction. When the smoke cleared from the blast, Piccolo was shocked beyond words."Well that was a nice try, i actually felt that", the stranger said, completely unharmed, despite taking the blast entirely head his hand above his head, the stranger began charging his own attack,"that was a nice try, now let me show you a real attack". Suddenly a blip on his scouter caught his attention, taking the pressure off of Piccolo."It's just you day green man; you get to live for another day". Then the man took off, heading in the direction of what caught his attention.
At the kame house everyone was laughing and just having a good time. The small house was filled with old stories, and memories for most people there. The fun stopped as a monstrous power came across their senses."Hey guys, do you feel that",Krillin said in a serious voice."Yea. Could it be Piccolo",Yamcha asked, Piccolo being the only person he could think of that could reach that level of power, besides Goku of walked out the door to greet the large power,"No, it's not Piccolo. I don't recognize this person at all". On the beach stood the strange man who bared a far resemblance to Goku."You, who are you",Goku said in a serious voice."So it's you, Kakarot",the man spoke, turning to face Goku."Kakarot? What's a Kakarot",Goku asked in very clear confusion."You are Kakarot. Or have you forgotten your own name",the man spoke with a laugh."I'm Raditz, your brother. We're both from a powerful warrior race called Saiyans. You were sent here to destroy this planet, but clearly you have failed",the man now identified as Raditz spoke clearly."No, i don't have a brother. My name is Goku, and i'm a human from earth", Goku yelled back, trying to deny what Raditz had just revealed.. The man was baffled from what Goku said,"You mean you did forget. What the hell happened",Raditz said, his shock turning to anger."It doesn't matter, Kakarot, help me destroy this pathetic planet and everyone on it"Raditz demanded from refused adamantly, further angering Raditz. Krillin none the wiser strode up casually to Raditz,"now come on. We told you to leave,now shoo",Krillin said waving his hand. A tail sending him flying into the house was his response, seemingly effortlessly done as well."Krillin",Goku yelled to his friend,"are you alright". A groan was his response,"i'll just lay here for a bit"."You bastard, what was that for",Goku asked, teeth clenched in ignored the question and ran towards Goku, grabbing Gohan from his side, all before Goku or anyone could react."Gohan",Goku yelled in worry."Daddy, help me",Gohan yelled kicking in a futile attempt to get away from Raditz, who was holding him by the collar of his shirt in the air. Hey give me back my son,Goku yelled, charging head first at Raditz who looked at him with an arrogant smile. Before Goku or anyone could react, a knee was planted firmly in his chest, the bones nearly cracking from the massive landed on the sand clutching at his chest and gasping for air. Raditz flew in the air above the house,"If you ever wish to see your son again, Kakarot. You will join me and destroy the planet, and if you don't you can say goodbye to your son",Raditz said before speeding off with Gohan in hand. Goku got up off the sand, clutching his aching ribs."NO! Damn it , he has Gohan",Goku yelled, furious that his son was taken right from him. Clenching his fist and cursing his weakness, Goku knew that he was entirely outclassed by his brother, but he had to try. Opening his mouth to call the Nimbus, Goku was stopped as a familiar face appeared on the Kami Island."Piccolo",Goku yelled as he got into a fighting stance. Piccolo saw the change, but didn't make any changes to his posture."I didn't come here to fight. It's about that man that just attacked you".Goku didn't buy this for a second,"Yea right, you just want to kill me, like you always do".Piccolo visibly smirked at this,"I do want to kill you Goku, but i tracked down that man here". Hearing this Goku had an idea, but it was risky."Piccolo, i know you probably won't agree to this,but what do you say that we team up and beat him". Piccolo's reaction was as expected, violent and appalled,"What makes you think i'd ever team up with you! i'd sooner die before even thinking about fighting by you",Piccolo raged at Goku. Goku backed up slightly just incase Piccolo attacked him, which thankfully didn't happen"Come on, you and i both know that neither of us individually can beat him. So why don't we combine our powers and beat him. Then you can fight me". To Piccolo the offer was tempting to say the least. Kill Raditz, who had made a fool of him, and then kill Goku. The chance was perfect, and he wasn't going to let it slip."Fine Goku. I'll help you fight him, but you're next. Tien walked up to the pair,"Hey, i'm going with you. I can't stay here and be useless",Tien said as he glared at Piccolo,Showing he didn't quite trust Piccolo."Sure, we're gonna need the help",Goku said,smiling that they had come to an agreement, Goku walked up to Piccolo and shouted,"Nimbus!". Goku hopped onto the yellow cloud and flew off, Piccolo and Tien by his side.
Meanwhile, Raditz was back at the spot where he had landed, a screaming Gohan with him. The screaming of the young child was quickly wearing away at his patience, making him more irritated by the second. A vein appeared on his forehead and he turned to the child,"would you quit your crying before i give you something to cry about", Raditz yelled at his nephew. This clearly didn't have the desired effect since Gohan's crying got louder and even more irritating to the long haired Saiyan. An idea popped into his head, picking up Gohan, he threw the child into his pod and closed the door. Now he couldn't hear the child anymore. The field was quiet again, something he enjoyed. His quiet didn't last long as his scouter identified two familiar power levels."Looks like Kakarot reconsidered my offer, Raditz said as he faced the direction. Goku jumped off of the Nimbus and landed on the ground as Piccolo and Tien floated at the three Raditz got a serious face, looking a bit disgusted at his brother. "I see you've brought the green man with you, and one of your human friends. I guess that means you aren't here to take my offer". "I would never join you, even if you are my brother". Raditz's face showed irritation at hearing that,"I was hoping to spare you, but it looks like that won't be the case".
A blip from his scouter again caught Raditz's attention. Goku had taken off his blue shirt under his gi, his boots, and his wristbands, each hitting the ground with an audible crash. Piccolo followed suit by taking off his turban and his cape. "Hmmm...Kakarot's power level just went up to 530, the green man's went up to 520, and the human is at 500" They might be more trouble than i thought"Raditz thought to himself."I'm warning you Kakarot, you'll get one more chance to join me". Raditz said, trying persuasion one more time. Goku didn't budge on his stance though,"Never! Now give me back my son!" Raditz gave a cruel smile that sent a chill down Goku and Piccolo's spines."You're a disgrace to our entire race Kakarot! Now prepare to die". Hearing that Goku, Piccolo, and Tien got into fighting stances, ready for the fight. Raditz seem to disappear to the three, then appeared behind them, landing an elbow to Goku and Piccolo's back, and landed a spin kick to Tien's cranium , sending all of them to the ground a few feet away. They looked back at Raditz in shock at the display of power."So fast, i didn't even see him move",Piccolo thought in shock."What's wrong, beaten already",Raditz taunted them, prompting the two to take the offense. Springing back into action, the three launched at Raditz with a flurry of punches and kicks that were all either blocked or dodged. Dodging a punch, Raditz landed a solid punch to Goku's face, stunning him. Quickly turning Piccolo suffered the same fate with a roundhouse. Getting behind Raditz's back, Tien tried to hammer Raditz, but before he could react, he had a knee firmly planted into his stomach, bending him over. Raditz and Piccolo seeing Raditz's turned back, quickly recovered and charged him, trying to take the evil saiyan by surprise by surprise. To their surprise, their attacks were ducked under and they both received a kick to the face, sending them to the dirt , a distance away. Looking up after their recovery they saw Raditz taking to the sky above. In quick pursuit they flew up, as expected. Raditz put his hands down, pointed at the two rapidly ascending warriors. Goku and piccolo quickly attempted to stop down as energy started to charge into the saiyan warriors hands."Double Sunday", two large, white, beams shot in separate directions, heading right towards Goku and Piccolo. Quickly turning themselves and stopping themselves the two managed to dodge the attack, a large explosion from a mountain behind them signified its landing point. Goku landed on the ground with a sigh of relief, getting winded from the fight."Oh no!"Tien cried out in shock. "Tien what's wro-", Goku let out a scream of horror at his green companion, who was currently missing one arm, purple blood dripping from the stump."Piccolo, your arm",Goku started, but Piccolo cut him off."Don't worry, it's not as bad as it looks". A loud laughter from Raditz, clearly mocking the two,"Oh excuse me! Has anyone seen my arm? You can't miss it, it's green!",Raditz mocked, earning a growl of irritation from Piccolo. Taking advantage of the time they had, the two started planning."Goku, if you have any new techniques, now is the time to use it, same for you Tien". A soft chuckle from Goku was the response,"sorry, but i've got nothing".Tien grunted in annoyance,"no, i don't have one yet."Piccolo gave a small smirk,"You slackers. I have one, and it should be enough to finish this guy off", Piccolo said with an edge of confidence."Can you do it with one arm",Goku asked, having his doubts."Yea, that's no issue. However, it's untested, and it takes a while to charge the energy to use it",Piccolo said with a serious tone."You'll have to last against him for five minutes"Piccolo said. Goku felt a bit nervous at that, but also relished the challenge."Ok, i can do it". Tien nodded,"yea. Let's go Goku"!
Goku launched straight ahead at his brother, Tien quick to follow, in a flurry of punches and kicks, but were able to keep up a defense against Raditz's counter attacks. Throwing a straight jab, Goku managed to land a hit to Raditz's chest that caused him to take a step back. Keeping up the offense, a kick to the ribs and an elbow to the stomach followed up,Tien quickly followed with a uppercut making Raditz bend over backwards. Going for a kick to the face, Goku was surprised when Raditz caught it, and pulled him in for a brutal right hook, but he was still being held so he stayed in place, but was open to the relentless assault of his brother. They did their best to dodge and block, but their defenses were quickly passed. A firm kick to the sternum bent Goku over, taking his breath away, and a knee to the chest caused his ribs to strain from the force;recovering just in time Goku managed to dodge an elbow that would have went to the back of his head. However, Raditz used the momentum to spin and connected a hard kick to the side of his brothers head, sending him cascading across the field. Looking around quickly, Raditz couldn't find the triclops human,"where did he go". Recovering in midair, Goku sprung up into the air, next to Tien who was in the air. Cupping his hands, blue energy gathered into his hands."Ka-me-ha-me", the attack grew more and more powerful as it was charged for longer. Putting his hands in a triangle, Tien prepared his strongest attack."Tri-Beam!"
"What, they know how to increase his power level by concentrating his energy into one spot! Kakarot is at 1,000 now, and the triclops is at 1,200: that's as strong as me!",Raditz said in shock, and realization coming over him."I really underestimated these guys
"Haaaaaa"! The two attacks launched right at Raditz, who looked on in shock at the incoming attacks. Quickly thinking, Raditz charged his own attack hastily. Just before the combined attacks hit The attack collided with his guard, pushing him back a distance, threatening to overcome him. An explosion sounded as the attack detonated, kicking up dust and smoke. Hovering in the air, Goku waited for the dust to settle. When it all cleared, Goku grunted in disappointment. Raditz was mostly fine except for his palm was singed and he had some scratches on him, but nothing that was anything past irrelevant. Raditz was shaking in frustration. How could such low scum, such an insignificant power level, his disgrace of a brother cause him any form of harm."That was a nice attack, Kakarot, but let big brother show you how it's down". Raditz shot a white beam at Goku, shooting him out of the sky and hitting the ground with a thud. Taking the attack full on, Goku fell back, his clothes shredded and covered in cuts, bruises and burns. Not giving a chance of relief, Raditz appeared in front of Goku, grabbing his gi, about to strike down his brother. Before he could go through with this, his scouter picked up an extremely high power level. Turning to face the power he saw Piccolo, who had finished his attack, and was about to fire."Power level 1,470! i can't block that". Piccolo's fingers were sparking with electricity from the high concentration of energy, which got Raditz a bit more nervous."Alright then Green Man, let's see what you've got!".
"It's all yours! Special Beam Cannon!"! A spiral beam shot out of Piccolo's fingers and blitzed towards Raditz, who was looking in shock at the attack. A tremendous explosion with a blinding light and a cloud of dust obscured Piccolo's vision, showing the power of the technique. A confident smirk grew to Piccolo's face as he was sure that he had put the saiyan out of commission for good. When the cloud finally dissipated, Piccolo's face turned from confidence to pure shock. Raditz had dodged the attack at the last second, causing only a wound on his shoulder and the shoulder of his armor to be completely obliterated."H-how could he have dodged that. Impossible",Piccolo and Goku were both in disbelief, and a feeling of dread filled them. "That was a nice attack, i'll give you that. Although your aim could use a bit of work.". Remember that attack from earlier, Green Man? I guess you're about to find out what it's like". Putting his hand above his head like he had earlier, a silver light started to emit from his palm. Throwing his arm forward to finish off Piccolo."Double Sunday!". The pink beam shot straight towards Piccolo, who didn't have time to dodge, he couldn't block it; the attack was to strong. His death was near, and he wouldn't get to kill Goku either. Tien appeared in front of him, arms crossed. The attack collided with Tiens guard, exploding in a burst of bright light, temporarily blinding Piccolo. When he could see again, Tien was laying on the ground, unmoving, not breathing. As much as he hated to admit it, he did feel a small pang of sadness at Tiens death, he had died protecting him. Goku on the other hand stood frozen in terror, his friend was dead."You...You'll pay, I swear it!". Raditz laughed loudly, boasting arrogantly."Don't worry Kakkarot, you'll join him soon in the afterlife". Another energy attack started to build in Raditzs hand, but Goku acted quickly. With a burst of speed he was behind Raditz, his brothers tail in a tight grip, immediately causing Raditz to collapse in pain.
A light chuckle came from Goku."I'll never forget how bad it hurt when someone pulled my tail. So it must feel horrible for you",Goku said, squeezing the tail in his hands. Raditz fell to his knees with a yell of pain and anguish as the pain intensified. Piccolo realizing his chance began charging his attack again."That's good Goku, now hold him still. This is the last time i can do this",Piccolo said with confidence. Raditz realizing the situation he was in began to panic."Kakarot, you wouldn't do this to your own brother", Raditz said, trying desperately to escape."You come here to kidnap my son, try to kill me, you're no brother of mine",Goku said as he squeezed harder, earning another yell of agony from his brother. "I would never hurt you, Kakarot. You're my brother. I was going to leave this planet once i was sure you were not going to join us, and tell the others to leave you alone". Goku slightly loosened his grip on the tail,"do you really mean it". "No Goku! Don't trust him! He'd do anything to get free!", Piccolo yelled, seeing that Goku was believing his brother, being too trusting. Even though he heard him, Goku ignored Piccolo."Yes! I only took your son to try and change your mind; i would never hurt your child", Raditz yelled in desperation, aware that his time was running out. With another moment of thought, Goku loosened his grip, freeing Raditz. A snide smirk was written on Raditz's face as he felt the pain go away."Kakarot, you really aren't all that smart, are you",Raditz chimed as he got up, shooting his elbow at the unaware Goku. Unable to react, Goku took the blow to the face, sending him to the ground a distance away. Not even giving him a chance to recover, Raditz leapt over to Goku, bringing his foot down on Goku's ribs, earning a sickening crunch and a bellow of agony from Goku. Piccolo watched the scene in frustration, cursing that Goku had ruined their chances,"damn it Goku, you've always been too trusting, and now look at where your trust has gotten us".
Goku's screams of pain continued as Raditz broke more of his ribs, smiling in sick pleasure,"This is what you get for defying big brother, Kakarot. You suffer", another sickening crunch sounded, followed by an agonizing scream and a cruel laughter.
Sitting in the foreign space pod, Gohan wailed in fright as his father and some green man were fighting, and they were losing. The last thing he could see was his father fall to the ground after getting hit with a powerful energy blast from the strange man who kidnapped him, sending him into tears again."Daddy, please be ok. Please beat him, you have too",Gohan choked out through his sobs. Screams of pain pierced through the metal of the pod, allowing Gohan to hear them. Instantly recognizing the voice, fear coursed through his small body for the safety of his father. At the same time anger surged through him, anger like he had never felt before. A warm, powerful feeling rose to the surface, nothing like he had ever felt before. Then his mind went blank.
Another scream of pain filled the air from Goku, as he felt another rib break under the immense pressure of Raditz's foot. A small decrease in pain allowed Goku to open his eyes; only to see Raditz's outstretched hand directly pointed at him."Now Kakarot, it's time to say goodbye to your son", an energy blast charged in Raditz's hand, shining like the sun. Goku knew there was no way he could survive it from this range; he was going to die."Now join our father in hell",Raditz yelled as he prepared to fire the blast to end his brothers pitiful existence. However, an unimaginably high power level interrupted him."What the, where could that be coming from", looking around the area, Raditz saw no extra person. Another blip sounded as the power level got higher than before,"Is this thing damn thing broken". Suddenly, the space pod in the crater exploded, Gohan flew out of the rubble and into the air. Landing on the ground, Gohan was covered in a red aura with a look of raw rage etched into his face. Raditz stared in shock at the small boy, more specifically his power level,"power level...1800!", Raditz shouted."There's no way that a runt like you could be this powerful". Gohan didn't say anything back and just stared at Raditz in pure rage. Energy started sparking off Gohan,"Leave my daddy alone!". Shooting off the ground faster than anyone could see, headsmashing Raditz directly in the chest with a sickening crunch, staggering Raditz back, his armor cracked heavily, blood leaking from his mouth.
"Y-you brat". Raditz staggered over to his nephew, who was looking at him terrified. Pressing his scouter again, Raditz measured Gohans power level."Power level…..1.", he was shocked, but then back to angry that he had been wounded by his own blood, a child no less."You...where did all that power go". "W-what are you talking about", Gohan took a few steps back as he saw Raditz raise his hand. A chop to his head sent Gohan to the ground, unconscious. Seething with rage Raditz wallked to his unconscious nephew, ready to deliver the final blow. His hand raised with a dark purple sphere"goodbye nephew".
Before he could bring his hand down, Goku was once again behind him. Instead of grabbing his tail, Goku had him in a full nelson. "Get off of me Kakarot!"Raditz screamed as he tried in vain to get out of the hold. He usually would have been able to, but he was so weakened that he found himself unable too. "Hurry Piccolo! I don't know how much longer I can hold him!". "How noble of you Goku. Don't worry, it's finished".
"Wait Kakkarott, if you don't let me go we'll both die!". Piccolo fired his attack, more powerful than the first."Special Beam Cannnon!". The beam drilled a hole straight through Goku and his brother. Blood poured from the wounds, and from their mouths. They both hit the ground with a loud thud."C-curse you b-both", Raditz managed to say, despite the gaping hole in his stomach. Goku's eyes were already closed, he had passed away already. "How could I….a saiyan warrior lose to such….weaklings. It...makes no sense"Raditz said, in disbelief. "Kakkarott sacrificed himself. What an...idiot. Now..we die together". Piccolo walked up to the dying Saiyan and looked down on him with a confident smirk. "No, you die alone. I'd guess Goku's friends will wish him back in the week", Piccolo stated. "But how, that's impossible". To Raditz it made no sense. You couldn't come back from death, no matter what. "For you maybe. Here on earth though; we have these things we call The Dragon Balls and they grant any wish when all 7 are brought together."Piccolo told the Saiyan. Not that it would do Raditz any good to know since he was going to die. "So in the end, it seems Goku gets the last laugh".
Raditz started laughing despite the horrible pain he was in. He looked up at Piccolo. "That's where you're wrong green man. This device on my face, as well as sensing power levels, it's also a communication device. My three Saiyan comrades heard everything, and they're all far stronger than I am. Now they'll come, I know it. You don't stand a chance, none of you. I give them a year, and they'll..be...here". With those words, Raditz passed as well onto the afterlife.
Soon after the rest of Goku's friends arrived;Krillin, Yamcha, even Roshi had come as well. Piccolo relayed to them the information he had learned from Raditz after telling them about Goku and Tien. They were all saddened at the news, but they could be revived, which lessened the impact. Piccolo picked up the still unconscious Gohan."This one has incredible hidden power. I'm taking him with me. He must learn to control the power he holds.". Leaving no room for argument, Piccolo flew off into the distance.