Disclaimer: I do not own Dragon Ball Z or GT. All characters are owned FUNimation, Toei Animation, Fuji TV and Akira Toriyama. This story is non-profit and for entertaining purposes only. Authors own all original characters.
This is a collaboration between two authors: Kagetoworld and Storylover213. Please make sure to credit them both.
The Legend of Zero
Part 1: The Making of a Legend
It's been five years since Frieza destroyed Planet Vegeta. The Saiyan race has been reduced to a mere few. Two of the survivors were a young Saiyan warrior named Venjix and his wife Cleopa. What they didn't know was that they would conceive one of the strongest warrior in the universe.
Planet Argon
"That's it, push more, honey. You're almost there," Venjix said reassuring. "It hurt like HELL!" she replied.
"It's almost over, honey. Just a little longer."
Cleopa gave birth to a healthy baby boy. He cried his lungs out. His tail was swaying back and forth. "Do you want to know his power level?" Venjix asked his wife.
"No, I told you many times we should leave our old lives behind. We are NOT going to give our son a rank."
"Ok, as you wish. So, what should we name him?"
"Well, we have begun a family today. We have a clean slate. We should call him Zero as a symbol of our new lives."
"That sounds fine by me."
Eighteen years later
Zero went fishing leaving his parents behind at their home. Venjix was standing outside with his scouter when Cleopa walked by. "Oh, Venjix, how many times do I have to tell you to leave everything related to our old lives locked away?"
"Shhh, wait, I'm picking up a signal."
*...Dragon Balls. They can grant you any wish. *
"It says something about Dragon Balls. I wonder what they are."
"What kind of transmission is this?" she asked.
"It's a transmission between Prince Vegeta and a Saiyan named Raditz."
"The Prince is alive?!"
"Yes, he's also mentioned something about general Nappa. I think Nappa is with him as well."
"So there are still some Saiyans out there."
"Yes, I think we should join them," Venjix said.
"No, I don't want to go back to our life of destruction. I like this planet. We have already settled down here. We have this planet all to ourselves."
"But what about the wish, honey? We could have anything we want!"
"I already have everything I want, darling. I have you, I have our son and I have a home. That's all I need."
Suddenly the scouter picked up a power level heading that way. "Oh, look, our son has returned with our dinner," Venjix said. A healthy young Saiyan returned with a large net filled with fish over his shoulder.
"Hey, mom, dad, I'm back! Look what I caught!" Zero said.
"Good job, my son. I have taught you well," Venjix said.
"What's that thing you have on your face, dad?"
"Oh, this? It's called a scouter. You can communicate with someone from another planet who also has one."
"Wow, can I have one?"
"No, I'm afraid we only have two. Your mother won't allow it."
"No," she added, "You weren't even supposed to see it in the first place," she said throwing her husband an angry look. "Ok, mum, will you help me clean these fishes?"
"Sure, son."
"Hmm, interesting," Venjix thought as he continued to listen to the broadcast.
A few hours later...
They were sitting at the dinner table waiting for Cleopa to serve dinner. "We have thank Zero for bringing us this dinner tonight," she said.
"Thank you, my son."
"Oh, come on, mom. You say that every day."
"That's because you take care of our food every day."
"Can you keep it down a little?" Venjix whispered, "I'm trying to listen."
"Venjix, didn't I tell you to put that away?"
"Shhh, please keep it down," he whispered again, "we don't want them to listen."
"What's going on?" she asked.
"Raditz has been killed and Prince Vegeta and Nappa will be going to Earth for these Dragon Balls."
"Who is this Prince Vegeta?" Zero asked.
"It's the Prince of Saiyans, honey," Cleopa replied, "He is the son of our deceased King."
"We have a King?!" he screamed.
"Shhh!"
"I'm sorry, we have a King?" he whispered.
"No, only the Prince. He has never been officially pronounced King because he was only a kid when his father died. There aren't many Saiyans left alive."
"Oh, because of the meteor, right?"
"Yes."
"So, when are we going to meet him?"
"We are not going to meet him."
"But he's a Saiyan, just like us!" he protested.
"We know that but we are staying here. We are not going anywhere. This is our home and that's final!"
"Come on, Cleopa, don't be too hard on the kid. He was just interested in meeting another living being aside from us."
"I know that but I don't want him to be corrupted with..."
She cut herself off realizing that she had said too much. "Corrupt me with what?" Zero asked.
"Son," Venjix started, "I think it's time to tell you something very important."
"Don't you think it's a little too soon?" Cleopa interrupted.
"Honey, he has to know sometime. Might as well tell him now that we're on the subject."
"What is it, dad," he asked interested.
"Do you remember how I taught you to fight? Remember how I told you to never hurt anyone with your powers?"
"Yes?"
"Well, long ago the Saiyan Race worked for this evil Lord called Frieza. He's the most powerful being in the universe. You're mother and I... well... we worked for him to... um... destroy entire civilizations."
It was quiet in the room. Venjix hesitated but he continued. "Frieza would then sell that planet to another civilization. We were his puppets. There has been rumors that he was the one who destroyed our planet but... there is no way to confirm that. What we DO know is that we survived and started a new life on this abandoned planet. We wanted to get as far away as possible from the entire killing business. Five years later we got you."
It was still quiet in the room until Zero spoke. "Wow! So you guys were like agents? Assassins hired by this guy to kill millions of people? That's awesome!"
"Well, that went well," Venjix thought.
"It's not awesome, son," Cleopa said with a stern voice, "If you would get killed by someone, would you describe it as awesome?"
"Well, no..."
"Exactly. It's just not right to kill other people."
"Ok, mom. So, this Prince. How old is he?"
"According to my calculations he should be ten years older than you," Venjix answered.
"That's awesome. I wish I could meet him."
"Well, you can't," Cleopa said, "Now go to bed. You have to rise early tomorrow."
"Ok, mom."
He stood up from the dinner table and walked to his room. "Hmm," Venjix said deep in thoughts. "What is it, honey? Normally when I see you like this, you are thinking about something important."
"As a matter of fact, I have. What do you think of giving our son a spaceship and let him go on his own adventure? He could go to that planet named Earth where Vegeta is going as well."
"How can you think of such a thing?!" Cleopa shouted.
"Hear me out. It would be great for our son. He could grow up and mature."
"He could grow up and mature right here!"
"He's a Saiyan warrior, Cleopa, you can't refrain him from fighting."
It was quiet in the room. Cleopa sensed Venjix' anger when he said her name. He never calls her by her name. They only refer to each other as honey or darling.
"I can and I will," she replied with a voice full of self-confidence.
"No, you won't. I will not let my son be confined to this planet. Don't you want any grandchildren? Do you think a girl is going to appear out of nowhere on this abandoned planet? Answer me!"
"No..."
"We have to let him go, Cleopa. He can't stay here forever. The Saiyan Race also depends on him. There are but a few of us left. If he doesn't go out there and find a partner, the Saiyan Race will be extinct." Those words made an impact on Cleopa. Tears started to gather in her eyes.
"It would be a shame if the best warrior race in the universe will cease to exist. Think about it, Cleopa. I'm giving my son my space pod and my scouter. If we want to talk to him, we can use your scouter. Are you ok with this or not?"
"I... I... I think blue suits him better. He's getting MY scouter."
"Good. He'll leave tomorrow if he wants to. I doubt he's going to refuse. Now help me unbury my ship. Or better yet, where's the remote?"
Next Day
The next morning Zero woke up to the first rays of sunlight entering his room through the window. *yawn* "I feel like today is going to be a wonderful day." He walked to the breakfast table where his parents were sitting."Good morning, mom, dad, you're up early."
"Yes, son, I want you to come with me to the mountain and have one last training session," Venjix said.
"Last training se... What are you talking about?"
"You'll be leaving today, son," Cleopa answered.
"Leaving where?!"
"It's your choice really," Venjix continued, "Your mother and I have discussed it and we agreed to the fact that you're old enough to take care of yourself. I'll be giving you my space pod and scouter and you'll be able to go anywhere you want on one condition. You have to give us grandchildren."
"G-grandchildren? Space pod? Anywhere?"
"Yes, son. Do you want to go on your own adventure?"
"Y-yes, that would be... the best thing in my life!"
"Exactly," Cleopa said, "We knew you'd say that. That's why we pre-plotted your course in the pod's computer. We know you'd be interested in meeting the Prince and know more about these Dragon Balls. That's why your course is set to Earth. That's the planet where you have to go."
"Cool. I can't wait."
"Let's go, son. We have some things to do. I have to instruct you how to survive."
Couple Minutes Later
Venjix and Zero flew over to a mountain nearby. They landed on a platform a few minutes later. "Alright, let's begin," Venjix started,
"I have already taught you everything I know. You know all of my attack names and strategies. Anywhere you go in the universe, there is a chance that you're going to have to fight. The universe is violent. They fight over everything. I want you to fight me with all you've got."
"But dad, won't I hurt you?"
"No, I'll be fine. I just wanted to measure your full power."
"Ok."
The fight started. Zero attacked his father with everything he had. The scouter beeped countless time updating his current power level. Finally Zero reached his limit.
"Hmm, his power level is 16,000 when he's in his normal state. His full power, however, is 38,000. He's going to have no trouble with the Prince, I think. The gravity on this planet is more intense than on planet Vegeta."
"Get some rest, son. You'll need it if you want to leave today."
"Yes, dad." They both flew back home. Cleopa has already prepared lunch. "I want to see my son off with a full stomach," she said. Finally it was time for Zero to leave.
"Goodbye, son," his mother said crying.
"Don't worry, mom, I'll come back."
"Your mom is just a little emotional," Venjix said, "Don't forget to contact us. Remember, if anything happens to you, I will come and find you. Wherever you are, I'll be there as soon as I can."
"Yes, dad."
"I already told you how the remote works. Make sure to hide your space pod well. Don't let anyone find it. You can just carry it and throw it in a nearby lake."
"Yes, dad."
"Don't let anything happen to that scouter. If in any case it would break, I WILL track you down at the last place it was transmitting. I hope for your sake you didn't drop it or you would be in so much trouble."
"Don't worry, dad. I won't break it."
"Remember to stay on this line. Don't change the line. If you find another scouter in case yours broke, remember to change it to this line. Almost no one ever uses it. Agreed?"
"Yes."
"Have a nice trip."
"I will."
Zero closed the hatch and watched his parents through the red glass covering the front part of the pod. "I'll miss you," his mother mouthed. The ship took off and left the planet's orbit. On the red screen the approximate time of arrival was counting down: 11 months 13 days 6 hours and 12 minutes. A gas was released inside of the pod and Zero entered hibernation. It was going to be a long flight.
End of Part 1
As you can see, this is the first chapter. Please review if you like this story.