Disclaimer: I do not own Dragon Ball Z or Dragon Ball GT. All DBZ or DBGT characters mentioned are all owned by TOEI ANIMATION and licensed by FUNimation Productions. All original characters are owned by me. This story is non-profit and created for DBZ fans.
Author's Note: To all my readers... I have officially returned. As some realize, this is not the same story. I've edited this chapter and improved some points with the help of FinalFlashX. I present to you: The Road to Eternity.
-Kagetoworld
Part 1:
The Beginning
The Saiyan race is a warrior race constantly moving from planet to planet destroying entire civilizations because of their bloodthirsty nature and unquenchable desire to fight. The decision of conquering a planet and settling down was unanimously accepted within the group and seconds later they departed from the barren wasteland that was once a beautiful plain with blue grass and green flowers.
A few months later they arrived at Planet Plant and the native race there, The Tuffles, welcomed them with open arms. The Saiyans and the Tuffles co-existed for years until a Saiyan named Vegeta changed the balance forever...
Flying to the Tuffle City was a young Saiyan warrior with jet black hair. His green eyes were searching the horizon for top of the first building indicating his arrival at the City. He couldn't wait to get there to meet up with Dr. Raichi for his weekly lessons. This week he would learn more about Tuffle Tech in which Dr. Raichi was specialized in. It all started a few years ago when the teen Saiyan, known as Kageto, was walking through the city and spotted an old man carrying a tall and heavy box. He offered to help him carry it to wherever he needed to go.
~Flashback~
Location: Tuffle City
"Wow, this place is huge! Is it here where you research all the technology we have today?"
"Yes," Raichi said. "I am the Head Scientist and I am very busy. I thank you for the help, boy. You may leave."
"Can I stay a little longer?" Kageto protested, "I didn't get to see the entire place."
"I'm afraid you can't. You see, I am the only one allowed in here and I'm not very fond of company when I'm working. By the way, you are a very weird boy. Usually boys of your age...and race are very rude and all they care about is fighting. Why did you decide to help me?"
"I am very interested in your work, Dr. Raichi," Kageto replied, "I would like to know everything you know even if it means going against my father."
"Y-your father does not know you're here?" Raichi asked in fear.
"No, in fact, he wants me to keep training and become as strong as him. He's really annoying when it comes to that."
"I see. Why do you prefer science instead of improving your skills?"
"I don't want to follow in my father's footsteps. I want to find my own purpose in life. I've already improved my skills. I don't think I need to spend the entire day training. The only reason I haven't given up is because I want my brother to see me as a Saiyan with pride. I want him to stop looking down on me and ignoring me every time I ask him to fight."
"Hmm... I'll tell you what. You leave now and I'll let you come back in a week to take some lessons. I don't know anything about your personal problems and I don't wanna know. You just come here every week and I'll teach you the basics of science and technology. In a year or so, if I decide you're ready, we'll move over to the more difficult materials, do you understand? From now on, you are my apprentice. You should be honored since I chose you over many other guys way more mature and smarter than you. You are my first apprentice. Don't make me regret it."
"Wow, this is totally awesome! I will do my best to help you in any way I can, doctor! You can count on me."
~Flashback End~
Kageto was happily thinking of that first time while flying to Tuffle City. It's been three years since he first became Dr. Raichi's apprentice and now he possessed a broad knowledge consisting of everything Raichi taught him. He was balancing his training and research and still his brother Vegeta wasn't giving him the time of day. At the moment he seemed to be especially interested in growing a goatee for some strange reasons.
After learning and memorizing all of the components of a spacepod and the basics of space travel, he decided to call it a day. He said goodbye to Dr. Raichi and thanked him for the lesson as he had been doing every single time since. On his way back to the village, he ran into his brother Vegeta.
"Well, what a coincidence to find you flying around here, brother," Vegeta said, his words dripping with sarcasm.
"What do you want, Vegeta?" he retorted as he was eyeing his brother suspiciously.
"Well, other than some news that might interest you but in no way interests me... Nothing."
"What news are you referring to?" Kageto asked dropping his caution for just a few seconds.
"Heh heh heh, our incompetent father just rolled over and died like a piece of scum. Served him right." That last sentence ended with a wide grin on Vegeta's part. "Some say a Tuffle killed him. Others say he had a heart attack but, honestly, I don't give a damn what caused his death. The only good part from all of this is that I'll be the one to claim his title as 'Leader of Saiyans', that is if you don't want to have a saying in the matter."
"Of course I do!" Kageto responded angrily. "I'm not going to stand by while you claim the Leadership of our race. I have as much right as you do and I don't care that you're the firstborn."
"Well, well, well, what do we have here?" Vegeta asked clearly amused. "My little weakling of a brother is growing up! If you want to defy me, I've set up a duel tomorrow at the coliseum for this purpose. I strongly advice you not to act on your stupidity and challenge me because you know you can't possibly win and the consequences will be huge. The winner gets the title while the loser gets banned from the planet forever. You still want to fight me under these conditions?"
"Are you sure that you are not the one at a disadvantage here?" Kageto asked not a bit intimitaded by his brother. He was not afraid of his brother unlike the others from their kind. He knew Vegeta had the ability to back up his tough talk by spying on him whenever he was training. Seeing him utterly humiliate his opponents with defeat made Kageto's Saiyan blood boil more and more with excitement at the thought of finally having a chance to fight his brother, even if it meant one of them was going to leave forever.
"You DO know who you're talking to, right?" Vegeta snarled, narrowing his piercing eyes.
"I know exactly who I'm talking to," Kageto continued. "I'm talking to the guy who time and time again refuses to battle me. I am confident in my abilities and I know if I put all my effort into it, I will win."
"Does it look like a freaking care?" Kageto's five year older brother scoffed as he said that. "The duel is tomorrow. You better be there or I'll drag you there myself." With that he blasted off to where Kageto just recently departed from.
Kageto then resumed his trip back to the village only to find a ritual burial take place. Like his brother, he couldn't care less about his father. The Leader of Saiyans was an abusive man. He mistreated his sons who were to the public eyes 'his pride and joy'. He was the cause of Vegeta's hardened personality. Kageto, however, saw through to his plan and time and time again refused to turn into the monster his father was and his brother had become. Today was the first day in his life he truly felt freed from his tyranny. The other Saiyans, on the other hand, saw him as a hero, a leader, their saviour. None of these could be applied to his life as a parent.
"*sigh* I wonder what it would be like tomorrow," Kageto thought, "I need to not only try and be stronger but also have a sharper mind. Don't wanna end up like his training partners." He chuckled at that last thought and went to sleep in his bedroom. "I will become 'Leader of Saiyans'." was his last thought before he fell asleep.
~The Next Day~
The red skies of Planet Plant were unusually dark today. It was as if the planet knew something was about to happen. Kageto woke up early today and flew over to a ruined castle on the other side of the planet. That place served as a sanctuary and a haven for him whenever he was down or upset. This time he used it to prepare himself both mentally and physically for the battle.
Finally the time for the battle arrived. Sensing it, Kageto blasted off cracking the ground beneath him and leaving a dust trail. Arriving at the coliseum moments later, he found his brother standing at the center of the arena wearing his white armor and black spandex pants. He had his arms crossed and was patiently waiting. The coliseum was filled with Saiyans and Tuffles. The Saiyan race was cheering for Vegeta while the Tuffles who were convinced by Raichi were chanting for Kageto. Sitting at the top of the platform especially created for him, was the Tuffle King. He was sitting on a throne with his cape draped over the support.
After landing in front of his brother, Vegeta glanced over at the King. His Majesty nodded his head and announced: "Let the battle begin!"
Before the King could pronounce his last words, Vegeta already leapt forward and was on the offensive just like Kageto predicted. He immediately raised his guard and was dodging every single one of Vegeta's punches much to his moroseness. His hair, almost identical to his brother's with the only exception of the tip being cut off, was swaying back and forth while Kageto was dodging his punches.
"Where's your pride, brother?" Vegeta asked between punches. "Are you just going to stand there like a little wimp?"
Through every devastating punch Kageto was backing up slowly much to the amusement of the Saiyans supporting Vegeta. His arms were hurting which was a good thing. That meant that Vegeta was planning to end it quickly by using his full power at the start of the battle. Things were certainly going according to his plan which caused a grin to spread on Kageto's face.
"What are you laughing at?" Vegeta asked taking a short break to catch his breath. His fatigue was showing and that was what Kageto was counting on. Leaping forward he twisted his body 90 degrees to the left burying his elbow in Vegeta's unprotected stomach. This caused him to double over in pain for a brief amount of time. The crowd gasped at this sudden turn of events. Even the Tuffle King was sitting on the edge of his throne in disbelief.
"Now, who failed to dodge that simple attack?" Kageto asked mockingly.
"YOU!" Vegeta yelled as a response unleashing a purple blast of ki out of his right hand. Vegeta was not wrong as Kageto was caught by surprise by the purple beam of energy. He was hit by the full force of the beam and was dragged backwards until he crashed into the wall behind him still being pushed by the beam. He burst out of the hole and managed to push the beam off him.
"You thought you could surprise me with that attack and not suffer the consequences?" Vegeta said as he held his left hand pressed over his gut while slowly walking towards his opponent.
"I couldn't care less about your so called 'consequences'," Kageto retorted while slowly charging up his energy. "That last consequence barely scratched me."
That last was an understatement since a bright red spot was visible on his chest where the ki blast impacted earlier.
"Try this one on for size!" Vegeta yelled as he ascended high up in the sky and started to charge his signature technique: The Galick Gun.
"This is my chance," Kageto thought, "That should be the last of his strength. After that it's just a matter of knocking him out and claim the title. If this move is anything like his last ki blast, I better prepare."
With that Kageto started charging up his own ki to form a shield of energy around him in addition to his guard. Now it was just a matter of time before Vegeta would fire his blast.
"GALICK GUN!" he managed to distinguish before a purple beam of destruction descended from above to strike its heavily protected target. At first is seemed that the barrier was holding up but slowly it was fading. At the last moment, the purple blast managed to push through the shield with the only obstacle obstructing him from reaching its target to be Kageto's raised arms. Turning his palms outwards he tried pushing away the beam with all of the energy he could muster but was unsuccessful this time. The blast exploded sending a shockwave through the arena and a cloud of smoke to hang over their heads for quite a while.
"Heh heh heh, that should shut him up," Vegeta said amused to no one in particular as he slowly descended through the smokescreen to the ground. The smoke was still thick so he couldn't distinguish any figures through it. Not allowed to wear his scouter and unable to sense ki, Vegeta was not certain about Kageto's whereabouts. He could be dead as far as he knew. As the smoke was slowly vanishing, Vegeta could see a shadow through the smoke. It was becoming clearer and clearer by the second.
Finally the smoke lifted and everyone was dumbfounded to see Kageto standing in the exact same position as before.
"T-that's impossible!" Vegeta stammered, noticing with shock and horror that Kageto remained rooted to the ground, unfazed by the intensity of his attack.
"How did you manage to survive my ultimate attack? I put everything..." Vegeta managed to cut himself off on time before revealing his mistake in front of the large crowd. He regained his composure and grinned. "Well, I'm impressed to say the least. You survived my Galick Gun. That makes you the first."
"Heh heh heh," Kageto managed to utter a weak laugh. He too was drained of all of his power making him unable to rush forward and finishing off his brother in an instant. "I didn't know I had it in me. Guess I'm lucky."
Watching the entire battle from above and growing impatient was the Tuffle King. Sitting on his throne he was making a very important decision. At last he stood up and spoke: "And the winner is Vegeta! He clearly showed more fighting spirit than...whatever his name is. This battle has gone on too long for my taste. I declare Vegeta the winner. You there, are welcome to leave the planet forever.
"NO!" Kageto protested. "The battle isn't over yet!" he yelled as he mustered the last bit of his strength to appear behind his brother and knock him out cold with an elbow to the back of his neck. Seeing this made the Tuffle King furious.
"How DARE you question my judgment, boy?!" he shouted, "You do not EVER go against my verdict. When I say the battle has ended, the battle has ENDED! You are the loser in this fight so you are eternally banned from the planet! Under normal conditions, you would have a few hours to prepare but you need to leave as of immediately or I'll send the entire Tuffle Army to kick you off!"
Watching in disbelief Kageto knew he had to make a decision and quick. A power surged through him, a power he never felt before generated by a strong emotion; anger. This caused him to be able to rush out of the coliseum straight to the spaceport. He prepared a spacepod at record speed and uploaded a virus in the departure mainframe to erase all departure data after he blasted off. He laid his battered up body inside of the pod and closed the hatch. It was then that he realized that he had nowhere to go.
"Grr, why did this have to happen to me?!" he thought. "I better hightail it before they come and get me. I guess I can check that place out. The chances of that rumour being true are slim, but seeing as I have nowhere to go..."
After entering the coordinates of the planet, he blasted off to space leaving his home planet behind him. The red planet called Planet Plant held nothing for him anymore. Having no previous goals to pursue, he decided to pursue a rumour of a planet where you can acquire psychic abilities if you live there long enough.
*Estimated Time of Arrival to... Planet Kanassa: 8 hours and 37 minutes*
End of Part 1
End Notes: I hope you enjoyed the new and improved version of the grand adventure series of a young Saiyan unrightfully banned from his planet and who roams the universe to find his purpose to live. His brother Vegeta is the one you all know as King Vegeta, before he became King. This story explains among others of how Vegeta became King. I will not spoil any longer but it also shines a light on the legendary War of Planet Plant of when Vegeta took over the planet and annihilated the Tuffle Race. We can get into a debate of how the Tuffles and Saiyan never co-existed and were always fighting and impossibly could have been in each other's company without fighting and also about the fact that the Tuffle King is deciding on a Saiyan duel but I'm telling you it has a purpose. Soon things will evolve in the canon you all know as Dragon Ball Z. I would highly appreciate it if you review and point out any mistakes or negative points that may repel readers. I would be really grateful if you would comply.
-Kagetoworld