Disclaimer: The following is a fan-written story. Dragonball, Dragonball Z, and Dragonball GT are all owned by TOEI and Akira Toriyama. Please don't sue me.
Author's Note: The premise for this story is due to a very subtle change at the end of the Cell arc. For much of the prologue, nothing really will divert from the original story, except for one slight change. Hope you enjoy.
Prologue: Incipience of Anguish
An enormous crater filled everyone's field of vision, as the debris fell from the sky, bringing with it a small child, a naïve grin splashed upon his face from ear to ear. The child, bloodied and bruised, simply lay sprawled on the earth, pain coursing through every pore on his body. Despite the agony he was in, a soft, slow chuckle escaped his lips.
Within mere moments, a crowd of familiar faces surrounded him. They were shouting, seemingly gleefully, though none of this reached the boy's ears.
"I can't believe it!!! We're saved!!!"
"Gohan!!! You actually did it!!!"
"We've got to get him to Dende!! He needs healing, and we're out of senzu!!"
Gently, a pair of muscular arms lifted him off the ground. Still lying limp, he recognized that Yamcha was the one carrying him.
"Let's go!!" Yamcha declared in his arrogant, mock-leaderly voice. And with that, the group departed for the Lookout.
However, only one of them noticed yet another figure floating softly to the ground. Knowingly, Piccolo turned his head. "I'll lend you a hand, Vegeta…"
The proud prince simply stared at him, impassively. "Mind your own business, Namekian. I'm a Saiyan." He turned away. "I don't need your help."
"Heh, indeed…" Piccolo smirked, then charged ahead to catch up to the others. Vegeta stared into the horizon.
"I was utterly beaten… By that father and son…" He clenched his fist until blood leaked from his gloved hand. "Curse you, Kakarrot… How dare you die like that!?" He kicked off from the ground, hard, racing off toward the far off southern mountains.
"This is not the end… I swear it!!!"
Alright, pologue finished. I apologize for the lack of action of significant changes,but I promise you, they are coming. I plan on this story being very long, so please bear with me. feel free to R&R!!