Dbz: What if – The Good Brother-timeline
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Chapter 1: Piccolo's idea
"No, I beg you!" the longhaired saiyan cried. "Don't do it!"
"Come on, Piccolo!" another saiyan named Goku cried. "Fire that thing!"
Both stood a few metres away from a green-skinned man. He had only one arm and two of his fingers had now started to glow in a bright yellow. Piccolo's whole body was strained. He had to attack now.
`There is no other option left…´ Piccolo thought. `I have to kill them now!´
"Alright, here it comes! Special Beam Cannon!"
A large, purple beam with rings around shot out of his two fingers, drilling through the other two men. Both fell on the ground, coughing up blood.
"I-i-it ca-can't be…" the longhaired saiyan, Raditz, gasped. "I-I can't believe I got killed by those insects!"
"Hmhm, it seems like you underestimated the earth, Raditz!", Piccolo said while he approached him. "And the best part is that Goku soon will be alive again!"
"W-what?"
"We `earthlings´ have a treasure here on earth, called `Dragonballs´. If you collect all seven of them you can make a wish! They can even bring people back to life!"
"T-thanks for saying this, y-you green scum! Now my two comrades will come here as well since they heard every single word of yours!"
"W-when?" Goku asked. His injuries seemed to be worse than Raditz´. "In one week? One month?"
"I'll tell you." Raditz answered. "In exactly one year."
Their attention got pulled away as a yellow jet flew towards them. It landed and three people came out. Krillin, Bulma and Master Roshi. Bulma ran to Gohan and lifted him up since Raditz knocked the kid unconscious while Krillin and Roshi wanted to help Goku. But it was too late. A few minutes later and Goku was dead, while his evil brother still laid next to Piccolo who just regenerated his arm. Suddenly Goku´s body disappeared. The green man knew that Kami did that, but he still didn't knew what to do.
`This is just great.´ Piccolo thought angrily. `One year and all of us probably get killed.´
"That's all your fault!" Bulma yelled to Raditz as she stood next to him. "If you hadn't come to earth then this would've never happened!"
"Y-you should be lucky" Raditz just said. "If Kakarot´s or Goku´s head wouldn't have got that hit you all would be already dead for a few years!"
`Wait, what?´ Piccolo got a sudden thought. `Of course! That's the idea!´
Without saying anything Piccolo grabbed Raditz´ body and flew up with him.
"H-hey! W-what do you think you're doing?" Raditz asked, every word filled with hate.
"Let's say I'll turn your life to another way." Piccolo said smiling.
The other three could only watch as Piccolo flew westward until the two were out of sight.
"H-h-hey, you! W-what do you think you´re doing with me?" Raditz stuttered, coughing up blood with every word that left his word.
Piccolo remained silent and kept flying. Raditz tried to speak to him again but the namekian still said nothing. Even his face expression didn´t change in one bit so he gave up. But he kept watching Piccolos face which lighted up about 15 minutes later. When Raditz set his view back forward he saw something unusual. A round platform that flew in the air. It looked like it was hold on its position with just a little pole which was fastened on the underside of the whole thing. Then he passed out.
"Ah, Piccolo! Why did you bring that saiyan here?" a black creature with a turban cried in fear as Piccolo landed in the middle of Kamis lookout.
"It´s okay Popo, leave me and Piccolo alone."
Now a elderly looking creature who was obviously from the same race as the one with Raditz in tow. He walked in front of Piccolo. The two waited until Popo left before they started talking.
"I don´t know what you want, Piccolo, but I hope you have a good explanation for this!"
"Spare me with your talk, Kami." Piccolo answered sharply. "I´m only here for him!"
"Ah, I see." Kami sighed. "So I think you need my help?"
"Grrr." Piccolo grumbled and turned his head away. "I know you can do the trick and it´s for our all sake! Could you do it?"
"I don´t know." Kami murmured as he watched the unconscious saiyan. "I sensed his strength. I´ll be difficult, even with a wound like this."
But Piccolos face was enough to convince him. So he leaned above Raditz and touched the forehead with his right hand. The next thing that happened was that Kami started screaming and everything was wrapped in a white light. As everything went clear again Raditz´ wound had dissappeared.
"W-what happened?" Piccolo heard Raditz murmur.
He knew now that his plan worked. He approached the saiyan.
"Do you know your name and your origin?" Kami asked.
"M-my name is… Raditz…" the saiyan said, which made Piccolo's alarm bells ring. "And I'm… a saiyan…"
`No! Damn it!´ Piccolo cursed silently. `He can still remember anything!´
"But… " Raditz continued, getting Piccolo's attention back. "I don't feel the killing instinct anymore…"
Piccolo understood now.
"You're a saiyan, right?" he asked.
"Yes." Raditz answered.
"Do you still want to kill us?"
"… Not really, no."
"How do you feel now about your old feelings?"
"I don't know… I feel like I hate myself now."
"Your companions arrive in one year. Will you fight with us against them?"
Now Raditz got his old smirk back.
"Only if I don't have to do anything by myself."
Piccolo grinned. Indeed, the saiyan had lost his killer instinct, but he still had his personality.
"I think I´ll train Goku´s son in that remaining year. You are free to join us."
Raditz thought about that, then he spoke: "I don't know this planet, so I don't know where else I could train. I guess I'll just come along."
Then the two rose into the air and flew away, leaving Kami behind. A small smile appeared on his face.
"Piccolo really does have a good side." he thought. "Not only he Raditz an earth defender, he'll train Goku´s son and try everything to save this planet. Now, I have to go. Goku´s body is waiting."
The only thing that was left to do for Piccolo and Raditz was finding Bulma and the others to take Gohan with them. Once that was done the two dissappeared on the horizon.
A few light years away:
"I can't believe that he just switched the side!" a spike haired man hollered. "This cries for punishment. I wanted the Dragonballs anyway, so beware! I, Prince Vegeta, will come and slaughter all of you! Hahahahahahahaha!"
Piccolo's idea could save the earth now. With Raditz, the strong brother of Goku, there is nowprobably a chance in saving the earth. But can they really trust the saiyan? What will happen to Goku in the other world? Find it out on the next chapter of Dragonball Z!