I do not own dragon ball z or any of its characters

A/N- I read this story, and I really wanted to redo it, I am also a bit stuck on some of my other stories, so I decide to put the first chapter of this up.

First to under stand this planet vegeta was not destroyed, and goku never came to earth. Roshi trained both Krillin, and Yamcha, and later Tien, after the 22nd WMAT Also Kami trains all the humans for the 23rd World Martial Arts Tournament, and it is Tien, and not Goku who save the world and beats Piccolo.

Hero's Path

Chapter 1- Change

Yamcha looked back at the turn of events that had changed his life for ever. Back before everything change things where different, and in a lot of way they where better. Yamcha a great fighter trained by both Kami, and Roshi. He was one of the strongest warriors on earth. He also totally happy with the woman he loved, Bulma, and was not worried about anything in the world. So when Roshi finally died of old age, Yamcha was bothered, but he got over it quickly, and when a month later the saiyans came. He did not care, he did not want to fight them, and spent his days with Bulma enjoying each other company. What the saiyans did not matter to him. Even as most of the rest of the world was enslaved, and Kami was killed even before Vegeta heard the word Dragon Ball. Yamcha still stayed out of the fight, think only to spend his days with his love.

This went on until one faithful day that would change the course of Yamcha life, and the earth's fight. Yamcha was sleeping in late as he had taken Bulma deep into the desert when the saiyan's came. He did not think that they would bother them, because they were so out of the way of civilization, but he turned out to be very wrong.

Bulma was out walking alone, when Yamcha felt two power levels near her. The moment he felt the power levels he knew they were saiyan, he went of auto-pilot from that moment forward pushing his speed to its fullest, not thinking of the dangers of fighting a saiyan. He soon was out by where Bulma was. He looked to see three saiyan soldiers, one holding his Bulma over his would, all three looked like you normal saiyans big large guys with nice size power levels. The appearent leader was a bit taller then the rest and was the only one without a helmet on, he had wild untamed hair.

"Teiro, take care of this guy I will take this woman back to base camp I am sure she may provide some of the men some entertainment," he said with a evil smirk.

Yamcha felt all the anger he ever felt in his life and he ready to charge after the leader. But the other two got in his way, and he backed off.

"Well if Kakkorat wants you dead then your dead," Teiro said charging Yamcha.

Yamcha dodge the first punch that was aimed at him, and countered by kicking the saiyan in the stomach, and following it up by a uppercut, which sent the saiyan flying back into the sand, but soon the saiyan was up on his feet again ready to strike back at the stupid human. This time his friend attacked to, and for all of Yamcha's trying, he was unable to dodge all of the attacks that where flying at him, he soon was being knocked around, and ended up on the ground.

Yamcha got to his knees and spit out some blood from a cut on his limp, he looked at the two saiyans, who know looked like would be his killers, and he wondered, why he had not taken a stand, and fought, why he had been so stupid to leave the world to its own destruction without trying, he asked Bulma to forgive him for not being there for her. He put his head down waiting for the death that he was sure was about to come. Then when it did not he was a bit surprised, he felt a hand on his shoulder, and looked up. He then saw someone he had not seen in a long while, it was non other then Tien. Tien looked the same as when he first meets the three eyed man, but there was something else he could see in his eyes, a determination that was never nearly as strong before.

"Stay here my friend, let me take care of this trash," Tien said with a small smile.

Tien the walked towards the two saiyans who were smiling, with the happy looks on their faces, "Another human, want to get beaten up, oh this is my day," one of the saiyan said charging at Tien.

When the throw a punch Tien just disappear, and before he could react Tien was behind him and had fired a ki blast that took off the saiyan's head.

"Damn, you die here and now," Teiro said charging at Tien who turned and fired a dodonpa ray killing the Teiro on the spot.

Tien walked back to Yamcha who was standing and watching in awe, at the fighting skills that Tien has just used against the two saiyans. He really could not believe that he had gotten so much stronger, Tien smiled at the look on his friends face.

"Well I can guess you have not been training, those two saiyans where not that powerful only around 750 each," Tien said.

"What 750, what the heck does that mean," Yamcha asked Tien.

"Simple those saiyans found a way to measure one's power and put it in terms of numbers, like I bet you power level is around 800, and my power level is at 2500 right now, well I can explain it back at the base," he said as he powered down fully, "just so you know outside of fighting we have to be a minimal power so we are spotted, now we better get moving or the saiyans will find out for sure, and this time the won't just bring amateurs like those," Tien said smiling happy to know his friend was alive, and happy to know that his chances of victory improve by a lot with the help of the ex-bandit.

Yamcha followed Tien out of the area, he was not sure what to think, he was looking forward to seeing who was among the rebel, were his other friends also there, he also wonder how they kept from being found out by the saiyans.

-At the Saiyan Camp-

Prince Vegeta was inspecting the camp to see if everything was going well, he had been talking with the commander of the camp, Kakkorat, when a messenger arrived.

"Sirs, I bring bad news," the messenger said, "Teiro, and Juniy were killed in action."

"What that is impossible that human, no way," Kakkorat said as he heard.

"Not him, it was the human Tien, he killed them," the messenger said.

At the mention of Tien, Vegeta's faces showed anger and pure hate.

"Damn that human, why won't he just die, he is such a troublemaker," Vegeta yelled.

"Well the people's champ giving you problems," Kakkorat said smirking.

"Yeah, he is the only one who still fights against me, if not for him I would have this world completely under my control," Vegeta said with great anger before turning to Kakkorat, "Well now since, he attacked your soilders this time I think I will have you deal with this problem."

"What that not my concern, I have an area to over see," Kakkorat protested.

"I don't care, that does not matter, your job, remember I am the boss," Vegeta said as he left.

"I wish he would just let me be for once, well it looks like I have another group to put down," Kakkorat said smiling.