Hey DBAGs. This first chapter has quite a bit of dialogue, but there is some sparring. To be honest this story will start off a little slow before easing into the big event.

I hope you enjoy.

Last Time on DragonBall AG…

The World Martial Arts Tournament didn't go off exactly as people had expected. It wasn't a simple competition with ordinary participants. It was in fact the opposite and the outcome was one that no one was expecting. Noca, our hero, was unfortunately killed in the final battle against Wun and the Dragon Balls were unable to bring him back to life, somehow. It was then that it seemed the story of Noca had come to an end, but Goku insisted that he would do his best to bring the boy back from Other World.

Will Goku be able to live up to that promise, or will there be some more unfortunate problems? We'll find out together.

Chapter 1: Family Reunion

A warm breeze gently swept through the air of this peaceful world. Two purple skinned beings were sitting high up on a huge rock watching over the calm of their planet. The atmosphere here was almost intoxicating, but they were used to it. That didn't mean they didn't still take pleasure in the place they resided. They knew not to take it for granted, but due to its inaccessibility, two Saiyans knew it was the ideal place to train without being disturbed.

A stray Ki blast was knocked close to the two Kai and struck the ground below the huge rock. It shook them to attention and caused them to focus on the sounds coming from the distance.

Elder Kai: No appreciation for what we have here…

Along the horizon the occasional flash of light could be seen from the explosions and clashes happening in the fight between the two Saiyans. From far away it seemed as if it was an immense fight, but up close it wasn't to be that way. Goku was only training the boy and wasn't the one attacking.

Noca threw a few Ki blasts down towards Goku who was standing on the ground. As the blast sailed in towards him the older Saiyan jumped up and flipped away from any danger. Noca's barrage was completely ineffective to his opponent. It was Goku after all.

The adult Saiyan continued to hop back as each blast struck the ground. Goku soon found himself backed against a rock and Noca decided to take this as an opportunity to strike with a stronger attack.

He shot a huge Ki wave towards Goku, but the older Saiyan stuck his arms up to block the attack. It crashed into his arms, but it certainly wasn't enough to be a threat. The blast dissipated and Goku immediately saw the young Saiyan flying in towards him. He aimed his fist towards his teacher, but Goku quickly put his fingers to his head and used Instant Transmission to get out of the way.

Noca's fist crashed into the rock and the impact caused the entire thing to crumble. Goku meanwhile reappeared up in the air and looked down on Noca.

Goku: That attack would've hurt…

Noca turned around quickly and darted towards Goku once more. He expected the older Saiyan to put up a guard, but it didn't come. Noca punched towards Goku's face, but completely missed. His teacher had managed to easily dodge to the side quickly, making it look as if he didn't move at all.

Noca then threw a very quick barrage of punches, but once again Goku was able to dodge them all without breaking a single sweat.

He was doing this deliberately though. Little did Noca know, but Goku was actually fighting at full power with the hopes of frustrating Noca into revealing his power. Only then could he start to delve deeper into teaching him to control his Super Saiyan abilities. Goku knew that if he made it look as if he found it far too easy then Noca would surely get annoyed and want to fight back harder than before.

Goku let one of his usual smiles form on his face in a hope that it would make Noca believe he was never planning on taking this seriously.

Noca was starting to realise that even though no progress had been made in this fight, he was still doing far too much of the work and felt that Goku should be fighting back. He was trying to keep his emotions under control believing that was what Goku wanted, but the experienced Saiyan hadn't actually given any commands to the teen. He only told him to fight with everything he had.

Was he though? Was he really fighting at everything he had?

Elder Kai: That fight isn't helping anything

Kibitokai: Will you stop worrying about our planet?

Elder Kai: I wasn't talking about the planet! Noca is holding back a little too much energy, but Goku wants him to use all his strength…this battle is useless

Kibitokai: Goku wants Noca to fight with emotion…he's deliberately trying to frustrate him

Elder Kai: We both know exactly what needs to be done. We need to trigger Noca's emotions using his past

Kibitokai: I know what you're thinking, but we both said that we would wait for him to figure it out himself…we can't jump the gun…

The Elder Kai just sighed and returned his attention to the fight happening in the distance. What were the two purple skinned guardians talking about? What was their secret plan to help trigger Noca's abilities using his past?

Goku continued with his casual routine of dodging all of Noca's attacks and acting like he didn't care and it was honestly starting to get to the boy.

"Doesn't he want to take this seriously? He wanted me to stay here so that we could train, but he isn't doing anything" Noca thought with a slight hint of anger, but he didn't want to let his emotions get the better of him at this point. That wasn't very easy though.

Goku begins to notice a change in Noca's composure as his attacks starting to come in stronger and more frequent, but there is sloppiness in each movement.

It was starting to work.

Noca aimed a fist for Goku's gut, but the older Saiyan was able to move back and watch Noca miss and follow through, almost falling out of the sky. Goku took this as his time to make a first hit. He slammed his elbow down into Noca's back and the young Saiyan shot towards the ground and crashed into the dirt.

Goku relaxed his energy and descended back to the floor. Noca was just pulling himself up and was feeling very annoyed right now. Goku had just been teasing him and he wasn't pleased. The teen glared towards his teacher and began to power up some more. He could tell that Goku had relaxed, but that didn't mean this fight was over. Goku's smile faded as he realised that Noca may just have lost control of his power in this moment.

Noca pulled his arms to his side and began to power up a huge Ki blast. The blue Ki energy soon started to form in the middle of his hands and he was preparing to unleash an attack that he had hardly any control over.

Goku: Noca…we're done!

Goku spoke very sternly and Noca realised that he was being deadly serious about them being done. It was in that moment that Noca had realised Goku's tactics had worked in getting him to reveal his emotions during the fight. He had finally begun to understand that this was exactly what Goku wanted to happen.

Noca let the power he was collecting dissipate and he dropped to the ground to rest. He wasn't that tired, but he did need some time to recuperate. Goku approached the young Saiyan and sat down next to him.

Goku: We're beginning to get there. I needed to see some more of you emotion in battling and how far it could take you. You were charging a very powerful Kamehameha there…I knew I needed to stop you in case you caused any damage. Your emotion really drives you. It will help get to control your Super Saiyan abilities very quickly

Noca nodded at this revelation. He was starting to understand Goku a lot more now. He knew that things were going to get quite tough with his training, especially if emotion was involved.

Goku: You see…Super Saiyan abilities usually emerge during times of great emotion. The first time I did it was after watching Frieza kill Krillin…it always happens in the worst times, but if you're like Vegeta you can push yourself to near death to get it to emerge…but I strongly suggest using emotions

Noca was starting to think that he wouldn't enjoy the emotional side of his training. Goku soon stood up and told Noca that they should carry on with their training right away. Noca was a bit annoyed that he couldn't get rest, but he knew the quicker they trained, the quicker he would be revived. The two of them stood in front of one another and prepared for their next session.

Goku: Ok, now that I've shown I can push your emotion in battle…I want you to use those feelings to increase you power

Noca: But I've already done that just a few moments ago

Goku: Yes, but not the way I want it done this time. You need to return your energy to its base level and then use the memory of that emotion to power up. Don't power up the way you would usually until you reach a limit using emotion and memory

Noca couldn't shake the fact that there would be no difference here, but he knew better than to question Goku, although this method didn't make any sense. Noca started to think back on his emotion through the battle and he could feel his energy raising.

It was weird because there wasn't much change to emotion, but there was definitely a rise in energy. But there was nothing like an aura burst. It was simply an internal rise.

Goku: Start to remember that level of energy, remember how that feels

Noca: Why?

Goku: It would serve as a good starting point for the next time we do this. Take your time

Noca closed his eyes and began to sense through his own energy and tightened a hold around this energy level he was currently at. He didn't feel any stronger than he did earlier, but it was certainly a different type of energy.

Goku: You can feel the energy, but it's not visibly noticeable, much like a Full Power Super Saiyan…except for the hair colour…

Noca was beginning to understand more as he finally kept a tab on that energy level. He looked towards Goku for his next instruction, but wasn't sure what would come next.

Goku: Now…I want you to power up, add to that level the way you would usually power up in a battle

Noca searched deep inside himself for his power like he usually did and then let it rise out of him. His aura appeared and his energy rose to a new level. He was starting to feel stronger than he had ever before without turning Super Saiyan. Goku could sense the success as he felt Noca's energy getting to a new full powered level and he was sure that it would continue to raise high beyond his current limits.

Noca was starting to lose a little focus on his energy as he started to think on something wanting to push through. He was remembering what Goku had said about emotions and memories. He was remembering how Goku stated that bad events could push your energy to raise so that would mean bad memories would be used. That was when he started to think about his mother and her death.

Goku began to notice Noca's loss of control whilst the Supreme Kai could read Noca's mind so he knew what the boy was thinking about right now. That was when they all noticed Noca's rise in power.

Goku could tell that it was another memory, but unlike Supreme Kai, he didn't know what it was. Noca's energy was soon getting to a newer level and there was a very brief flash of gold to Noca's hair before he lost all control and dropped to the ground.

Everything around them fell silent and the Supreme Kai flew over to the Saiyans to see if Noca was ok. He landed softly beside Goku and they waited for the young Saiyan to get up.

He slowly opened his eyes and pushed up to his knees before looking at the two of them.

Noca: Why is it suddenly harder for me to transform now than it was in the tournament

Goku: You had a certain drive in the tournament that was forcing you to reach those levels…this time is different. You are learning to control it and do it at will…it makes the entire process a lot harder, but you were very close then

Noca: I know…I thought about my mother and…then I felt it shoot up

The Supreme Kai silently confirmed to himself that what he thought was right and that he made the right decision in choosing to wait for Noca to make the realisation himself.

Noca: My Mother…she's in Other World right?

Kibitokai: Yes she is

Noca: I want to see her…

The Supreme Kai nodded to the teen and instantly teleported to the location he knew to find her.

Noca: I'm sorry Goku, but…perhaps this will help me…I need to see her again

Goku: I understand Noca. I would love to see my Grandpa again. It's been far too long

The two of them fell silent as they waited for the Supreme Kai to return. Goku was starting to think back on their session and knew that after Noca made his first step into transformation then he may as well pick it up in the next session.

Goku: Do you remember that level I told you to keep a tab on?

Noca: Yeah…of course…

Goku: Well…that probably won't be too important now…

Noca was about to question his teacher, but didn't have time as the Supreme Kai suddenly returned with three people standing behind him. Noca turned to face them, but his gaze was instantly pulled to one person in particular. She looked just as she had the day she died.

Noca: Mom…it's really you…

There she stood, with a smile on her face with a few tears starting to stream down. Noca looked blankly, he was thrown off by the mere image of his mother, but to see that she looked no different was the only thing that made him question if it was all real.

Noca began to walk towards his mother slowly. He didn't care who the other people with his mother were. He had paid them no attention. He only cared about confirming if this was real or not.

As he came within a touching distance of his mother, he reached for her hand to see if he could touch it. The crying woman lifted her hand and took a hold of her son's and that was all he needed. Noca's emotions suddenly came alive and he had to try and fight to hold back his tears. He didn't want to break down and cry, but it didn't seem like he could stop himself now.

The teen pulled his hand away from his mother's and wrapped his arms around her in a tight hug.

Noca: I can't believe it…I've missed you so much

Emna: I've missed you too Noca

Just hearing his mother's soothing, soft voice helped him relax, but that didn't mean he would stop crying tears of joy. Goku smiled at the sight and was happy to see this side of Noca, showing that he isn't afraid to let his emotions control his actions.

Emna loosened the hug and looked into her son's eyes.

Emna: I'm sorry that we had to meet again so soon. I never wanted you to…

Noca: Die? I know…I'm sorry it had to happen in these circumstances in the first place…if I was home I could have saved you…

Emna: There was nothing you could have done if you were there…you would only have been caught in the house

Noca: But I could sense the attack coming…it's the reason why I even made it home in the first place…I just wasn't…fast enough

Emna: Stop blaming yourself…what happened, happened. We can't change that now…

One of the people behind Emna stepped forward and put his arm on Noca's shoulder.

"Your mother is right. You are lucky to be alive…you're lucky to be the last of our entire family who still have a chance to live"

Noca didn't recognise the voice, but he claimed to be a part of Noca's family. He looked up to meet a pair of eyes similar to his own. Even the hair was in a very similar style to his, only it was black like Goku's. This man also had a tail. Noca could only make one assumption as to who this man was.

Noca: Cilu? You're my Grandfather aren't you?

Cilu: I am, but I never got to be a Grandfather so please, just call me Cilu

Noca stood up straight and stepped right in front of the man. He wanted to keep his composure in the presence of yet another Saiyan.

Cilu: You are a strong boy, but you can't save everyone

Noca: But…why did it have to be my mother?

Cilu: I guess…we'll never know…honestly…I don't want to know

The Elder Kai was looking at all three of the new people and scanning their thoughts. He could tell that all three of them knew the exact cause behind their deaths, but they wouldn't divulge this information to Noca. The question is why?

"Hm…what reason do they have to keep secrets from the boy…and Cilu knows he isn't the only remaining member of their family?" The purple skinned, old man thought whilst perched on a rock.

Noca looked behind Cilu towards the last person. It appeared to be a woman, probably in her late twenties. She had brown hair like Emna and Noca himself and she shared certain facial features with his mother. This must be his Grandmother.

Cilu: This is my wife. This is Daisy

Noca stepped towards her to introduce himself to the reason his family was able to continue on Earth.

Noca: Hello Daisy. It's nice to meet you

Daisy: You too Noca…you look so much like Cilu…

Noca: If you don't mind me asking…why do you look so much younger than my Mom and Cilu?

Goku: Ooh! Ooh! I know this one!

Noca: Okay…why then?

Goku: Well when someone dies and gets to keep their body, they will keep the same appearance and age they had when they died

Daisy: I was only 27 when I died…

Noca: You were far too young…why? What happened?

Daisy: I…I don't recall

"Another Lie" The Elder noticed.

Cilu: I was 49…I died 16 years later…your mother remembers that all too well

Noca was quiet for a bit. He was taking in a lot of information about the past, but he didn't know how to process it. None of them had exact reasons to how they died. The only one he had any sort of idea about was his own mother, but that was because he was there. After the awkward silence, Cilu decided to break the it by addressing Goku.

Cilu: So…you're a Saiyan aren't you?

Goku: Yep!

Cilu: Hm…of course you are…you look too much like your father

Goku: You knew my father?

Cilu: Knew him…my father was friends with him. They had been on a few missions together in their youth. Missions they wouldn't talk about…Bardock was never appreciated by the Saiyans…I never knew he had another Son after Raditz though

Goku: Well apparently he did heh

Cilu: What is your name?

Goku: I'm Goku

Cilu: Huh? That's not a Saiyan name…we're usually named after previous family members…

Goku: Oh…I was raised on Earth, my Grandpa Gohan raised me…my Saiyan name is Kakarot…Vegeta always calls me by that name

Cilu: Vegeta?! The prince?! You know him

Goku: Yeah…he lives on Earth as well

Cilu: For how long have you lived on the Earth?

Goku: My entire life...

Cilu: What? We must've arrived at the same time…wait…planet Vegeta was destroyed in age 737…I didn't arrive on Earth until 740, that was because of my escape pod crashing on a moon…You would've made it there before me…how didn't I realise you were there?

Goku: I don't know…maybe we just didn't look…

Cilu: It's strange…how long has the Prince been there?

Goku: Uh…I'm not sure exactly…a very long time now though…probably about…30 years?

Cilu: Not as long as you then…hm…odd

Goku: Oh well…maybe we should get back to training Noca

Noca: Wait Goku…we have plenty of time to train

Goku turned around the face his pupil not understanding what he would mean by that. He was eager to get his training completed so he could return to Earth once more. What had changed? Noca looked at his family and then to Goku.

Noca: I wanna stay here

All: What?

Emna: Why would you possibly want to stay dead Noca?

Noca: Because up here I have all my family…down there…yes I have family, but I still don't quite fit in with them

Emna: What do you mean you don't fit in with them? Noca you didn't really think you fit in with the life we had before. You were miserable in the village

Noca: Because I didn't like the people, but I had people that I cared about and they cared about me. That was you and Holline. Now Holline will be with the group, but I still don't have my mother

Emna sat down on a rock with her son and prepared to try and convince him to return to Earth.

Emna: Noca, you have a whole life ahead of you. A life with Pan…

Noca: You know about her?

Emna: Of course. The Supreme Kai filled me in about what has been happening in your life. Not only do you have the possibility of having a life with people that love and care about you, but these people will always love and care for you. Just like they did Goku. You have the chance to have a fantastic life and I don't want to force you to miss out

Noca couldn't stop the tears that were starting to come. He didn't want to leave his mother again. He didn't want to walk away without helping her. He didn't want to dwell on the thoughts that he had to go on living a life whilst she would be stuck up here forever. He had one last plan.

Noca: Then I want to use the Dragon Balls to revive you…Goku has a way to bring me back to life so I want to use the balls to revive you?

Emna: No

Noca: What do you mean no?! I want my mother back with me…I can't live knowing that you are stuck up here

Emna: But I'm not stuck up here. I belong here now Noca. I will stay here with my mother and father forever

Noca: That's the exact reason that I want to stay here!

Emna: But I don't have a life on Earth!

Both of them had stood up and started arguing with each other, but it was the first time in their lives that they had done so with one another. Noca felt those last words cut deep.

Noca: What about me?

Emna: I didn't mean it like that…once your father left I knew I would live to raise you, but I always knew you would leave me some day…unfortunately it was me that left you, but that was when your life was truly allowed to begin. I would have no one if I went back to that village, but when you go home…you have friends…and a whole future to look forward to. I lived my life…you have to live yours…

Noca stared into his mother's eyes and nodded. He knew she was right. She had always been right when he was younger so why would now be any different. The teen ran to hug his mother again and the two looked in a tight embrace. The others all stood around to watch the sight with weak smiles on their faces. Noca pulled out of the hug and looked at his mother again.

Noca: I love you mom…I always will…

Emna: I love you too Noca…and I too, will always love you…

Cilu stepped forward and placed a hand on each of their shoulders and smiled at them. He was glad that his child and grandchild had stopped arguing, but mainly because he wanted to get on to the next thing.

Cilu: Goku…I'd like to spar…it's been a very long time since I last fought someone

Goku smirked and walked over to Cilu.

Goku: I don't think you quite have what it takes to beat me…

Cilu: I've been training up here…I managed to meet a few people from Grand Kai's planet…the best one was Pikkon…he was a tough opponent, but like all Saiyans…I just kept at it

Goku smirked knowing that it sounded like an interesting prospect, but it wouldn't come to be because of a small interruption.

Noca: I want to spar with you instead Cilu…

Cilu turned to his grandson with a slightly confused expression, but instantly accepted the challenge and moved into a stance. Noca also moved into his own.

Cilu: Let's see if Goku's training is paying off

The two of them ensured they were in their stances and that they were both ready before preparing to fight. Noca smirked, as he got into his fighting state of mind and let Cilu move into the attack first. The older Saiyan powered up and charged for his young opponent. He aimed his fist for Noca's head, but he easily phased out and avoided the hit.

Cilu: Wow, he's so fast

Noca phased in above and dropped in front of Cilu and kicked his grandfather away. Cilu managed to flip off the ground after being hit, but once he stopped Noca darted in once more and plunged his knee into the older Saiyan's gut. Cilu bent over in pain, but Noca bounced back and punched into his grandfather's face.

As Cilu dropped to his knees, Noca watched to let him regain some energy. He knew that as a Saiyan, Cilu would be able to ease himself into the fight and must be able to find a way to get some attacks in. He slowly got to his feet and shot towards Noca at pace, opting to punch first. He managed to get a connection, but it was only to Noca's arm block.

The impact caused a small shock wave, but nothing too huge. Cilu pulled away and aimed another fist towards Noca, hoping to break through the block. Noca phased out this time and appeared far behind Cilu. The older Saiyan slowly turned around to see that Noca was waiting with his arms raised.

Cilu: This is tough…need to do something else

Cilu fired a Ki blast towards Noca, which was simply swatted away, but it had been used as a distraction. Noca watched the blast sail into the air, but soon realised he had made a mistake. He looked back to where Cilu was, but he had moved.

Noca tried to sense out, he wouldn't be given any time however as Cilu phased in above Noca and swung his leg around to kick Noca in the side of the head. The teen Saiyan dropped away and as he looked up, another huge Ki blast came in towards Noca. He stuck his hands up to block it, but the blast just exploded as soon as it made a connection and Noca's vision was impaired.

Cilu flew into the smoke hoping to punch Noca, but didn't connect with anything. When the smoke cleared, Cilu could see that Noca had already moved away and was nowhere in sight. Cilu tried to locate him, but was unable to sense energy like most Saiyans unless they taught themselves, like Vegeta.

Noca didn't waste time and phased in front of Cilu causing the older Saiyan to throw up his guard. The guard was useless however as Noca had used an afterimage. Cilu lowered his guard, but that was a mistake as the younger Saiyan shot in once more and this time his fist connected with his grandfather's gut.

Cilu bent over in pain and the teen slammed his fist down on the older Saiyan's back. The older man smashed into the ground, but didn't immediately push up. He instead, dropped his energy down and stood slowly to show he was finished.

Cilu: That's that then…

Noca dropped his energy back and stood relaxed.

Noca: You had enough?

Cilu: I have…You're too strong for me…I can't believe it though. My own Grandson

Noca couldn't stop the smile that crossed his face. He had no way to hide his pride at getting praise from his grandfather. Even his mother and Daisy told him that they were surprised at how strong he was. Emna was the one most surprised because she had never seen her son's strength before, so it was just remarkable.

Goku told Noca that he was amazed at the boy's ability to settle into that fight so quickly and take the upper hand right from the beginning. He then told Noca that they would continue their training sessions…after they had something to eat of course…

Goku, Noca and the women went with the Supreme Kai to get food, whilst the Elder Kai wanted to speak with Cilu.

Elder Kai: So you lied to him…

Cilu: I have to

Elder Kai: Why?

Cilu: Surely you don't need to ask that Elder?

Elder Kai: I guess not, but you and Daisy know exactly how you died

Cilu: We do…and I'm sure I know Emna's reason for death

Elder Kai: Well…I will honour whatever reasoning you have behind keeping the truth from him…it's not my place to interfere…

Cilu nodded to the Elder and followed on with his family. The Elder stood back and watched the Saiyan walk away with the others and contemplated everything that Noca's family members had been through, starting with Kayu. But what was it all about?

I hope that this chapter was good enough for you guys. I will upload chapter 2 next Tuesday.

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