Son Goku's Twin Brother
Ranma-DBZ Fanfic By Seras
A/N: This is an idea that just kinda popped up in my head. I'm going to change the lifespan of the Saiyans, the way they grow, and workings of the Hyperbolic time chamber a bit Hope you like it!
Chapter 1: The Twin Saiyans
King Vegeta looked at the two new Saiyans who were currently being tested for their power levels. He expected much of these two, for they were the first twins born to the Saiyan race for a long time.
"Well, what do the tests say?" He asked the technician when the process was complete.
"I'm sorry your highness but both are only class three. Kakkaroto's power level is slightly above Ressan's but both are low."
"Grrrrr. Damn! How will we ever throw off Frieza's tyrranic rule when we always get weak offspring! Tell their father to send them to planet G177 in the North Quadrant!" He yelled at the frightened technician who feared for his life. Then he stormed out of the room with Prince Vegeta following, giving the technician and his two charges a dirty look of contempt and then exited the room, the door closing behind them.
The technician sighed in relief at being able to keep his life. He looked at the two boys and felt sorry for them. Being sent to an unknown planet to eradicate all life on it has got to be a tough thing to go through. But it was ordered by lord Frieza and the population was not strong enough for a grown Saiyan. It was perhaps a mercy on King Vegeta's part to send them together however, as it would be even harder to be seperated from your twin.
He left and told the father the bad news and had his life flash before his eyes yet again as the powerful Saiyan nearly went berserk. When he finally calmed down he accepted that his sons were both useless for now and agreed to send them to the hapless planet.
So the two were loaded into two space pods and launched toward the planet, speeding along at high velocities.
Normally a Saiyan is in control of his pod when flying but this was not so of the children and they met with misfortune when a meteor shower slammed into their ships, damaging them and causing the systems that monitored their memories and brainwaves to malfunction, erasing all memory of their mission and leaving them nameless.
When they finally crashed down on Earth the guardian took notice and went to investigate. He found the two mini Saiyans lying in their space pods and he looked at them intently. He eventually opened the pods and took them out and examined their souls and found them pure and untainted by evil. A rarity for Saiyans nowadays.
He saw that they both would face great challenges and that they would grow to be powerful and devoted protectors of the Earth. He took one to a mountain where he knew that Gohan would find him. Gohan would know of the Saiyan ability to transform at the full of the moon and would take care to keep the boy from seeing it.
He wondered what to do with the other child. He felt that the boy had a much different childhood in his fate than the other and he looked for a suitable area. He then found a man praying to him.
"Oh Kami. Please grant us the blessing of a child! We have tried and tried and have not succeeded . Please help us, I beg of you!"
The man was in good shape and had a white gi on along with a bandanna and spectacles. Kami searched his heart and found that it was good though riddled with greed. He felt that this man was the one the child should be raised by, though he did not like it as the man could easily be corrupted by evil.
He went by his feeling however and went into the house via a window. The man looked up and saw the green man float in and fell back and crawled to the wall in terror. "Who are you!" He yelled in fear.
Kami chuckled at the man's reaction. "I am the Kami of Earth, mortal. I have come to help you with your request."
The man slowly stood and hope began to show in his face. "Y-you will?" He is different than I have imagined, though he knows of my prayer so he must be Kami.
"Yes, I will. Though not in the way you may imagine. I have a child that needs a home and a family."
The man looked shocked. "What! But No-chan won't accept that! She wants a child of her own! Not only that but he must be able to become the greatest martial artist in the world!"
Kami chuckled again. "Don't worry about your wife. I can alter her memories so that she remembers giving birth to the child."
The man looked hopeful again. "What about him becoming the greatest martial artist? Will he be able to become strong enough?"
Kami laughed heartily this time, though he quickly quited himself as he sensed the wife asleep in the next room. "Yes, he will have no problem with that. He isn't quite human you see."
The man was suspicious once again. "What is he then? He looks human to me." Then he noticed the brown furry tail wrapped around the babes waist. "What the hell? He has a tail?" He also noticed the abundance of hair atop the babes head and how angular and unruly it was.
"Yes, he is what is called a Saiyan. The most noticeable difference is the tail. There are a few others as well. I also have a warning if you accept the child."
After recovering from seeing the tail he asked. "What other differences? What warning?"
"First, the boy's hair will never grow except when it is cut, and then only to replace what has been lost. Second, his strength is small now, but as he grows his strength will rise at an amazing rate. He will become stronger than normal humans shortly and eventually at around his teens he will pass up even the greatest of martial artists in strength and speed. Third, he will seem to stop aging when he is in his late teens to early twenties. Though he won't live forever, his lifespan is considerable. Fourth, using his energy, or ki as you call it, will come naturally to him and his reserves will grow along with his strength."
Kami was pleased when he saw the anticipation and need on the man's face.
"And the warning?" He asked. He was quite desperate by now and was willing to overlook almost anything. The idea of the ultimate martial artist and him actually living longer than any human was appealing, a very long lasting legacy hopefully.
Kami became very serious and the man held on to every word. "I warn you to never allow him to look at the moon. Either that or have his tail removed. If he should still have his tail and looks at a full moon his body will react to it and he will grow into a monstrous creature until such a time as his tail is cut off, the moon sets, or the moon is destroyed. The creature will be gigantic and will have over ten times the amount of energy and strength as he did originally. He will have enough power to wipe out all life on the earth if he isn't opposed by someone stronger than he."
The man gulped. That sounds bad. I should listen to this guy. Though it is hard to imagine the little kid becoming a huge monster capable of destroying the Earth. We'll see what happens. The tail may be his source of power and I wouldn't want to screw that up. "I understand." He said aloud.
Kami smiled. "So you accept the boy as your own?"
The man thought on it a bit longer. Then he nodded as he made up his mind. "I do."
"Well then, before I can give him to you and alter your wife's memory, you will need to give him a name."
The man hadn't thought of a name and he knew he was horrible at picking them. "I cannot. Please, as he is a gift from you Kami, bless him with a name that you deem fit for him."
Kami smiled at this. He had never been asked to name a child before and he felt it would be a novel experience for him. After all, as guardian of the Earth he would not have one of his own. "Very well. I name this child Ranma."
He felt that Ranma was indeed a fitting name for the child. The life of the boy would certainly be wild and chaotic. He handed the newly named Ranma to the man who held him gently and lovingly. "Ranma, my son. I finally have a son and an heir. Thank you Kami, I could never repay you for the gift you have given me."
Kami smiled. "Don't worry. Your son will repay me eventually by protecting this world. Now, sleep."
Before the man could ask him what he meant he fell asleep and slumped into a chair behind him, still holding the child in a firm grip.
Kami laid his hand on the man's head and a glow surrounded them. The glow subsided after a few seconds and Kami proceeded into the next room and did the same thing to the woman sleeping in the bed. He panicked a bit when she stirred but she just rolled over on the bed and went into a deeper sleep.
When he finished he left and flew back up above the house. It was a large house and a forest surrounded it within a large clearing. Then there were plains and eventually low mountains. Very similar to where the other child would be growing up, far away from most civilization. Perfect for a growing Saiyan to perfect his early skills and strength.
He flew back to Kami's lookout and watched over the Earth. He had a dark premonition and he knew that he would need those two Saiyans badly in the times to come.
The future was bright for now, but soon disaster would darken it's horizons...
A/N: I know it's short but I don't know much about the early DB episodes and didn't want to rush into the childhood stories until I knew what I was going to do. Should I have Ranma fall in love with one or more of the Tendo girls or should Genma have a daughter and reveal to Ranma that he is not his real son? Or should I just have a Saiyan girl survive and have Ranma fall in love with her? When should Ranma and Goku meet? When should they learn they are brothers? Should Ranma fall victim to Jusenkyo? Should I skip the childhood altogether and make it up as I go through the DBZ sagas? Please review and let me know what you think!
BTW: For those of you who read this, please visit my other fic, The Dragon Within in the M ratings of Ranma. Thanks for all your support!
Seras Out. Till Next Time!