A/N: I'm sorry for not updating. I've had some issues lately. I'm still working on the other stories, so here is a story that I made from my friend's joke. I hope you guys enjoy this while I get back to work.

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The teen grunted as the pod door opened and he stepped out into the warm air of the planet earth. He didn't know why his father sent him here. There was no direct reason that came from their last conversation.

"You're being sent to a planet called earth. I'll explain next time we meet..." The 'mighty' King Vegeta announced to his son just before he had left. But he wondered why his father had a look of doubt behind his stern, yet friendly, face. It was as if he wanted to tell him something, but didn't. It was hard to tell, but he thought he had sensed uncertainty in his own words.

The young prince simply pushed the thought out-of-mind. His father was a warrior, a king. There was no way he saw doubt in such a confident man. Vegeta looked around at his new 'temporary home'. The green grass and blue sky seemed peaceful as smooth gusts of wind made the grass flow like ripples on the sea.

Vegeta sneered at the peaceful scene.

'Maybe there would be some earthlings for me to toy with.' The evil prince thought with a smirk. 'But I can't kill them all. I have to leave some for later on.'

Vegeta took out the device under his armor and pushed some buttons. An invisible shield formed at the edge of the crater were he had walked out of, protecting his ship, just-in-case. He slipped the device back and flew upward. He pressed the button on his uniquely designed scouter. It was designed so that it gave off an untraceable frequency. Vegeta didn't care, we wanted to have some fun. He looked around, but his scouter picked up nothing. He sighed with frustration and turned it off.

"Either I'm in a very deserted area, an empty planet, or everyone is dead."

Vegeta glanced around and took off in a random direction.

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Thinking of it more like a game, Vegeta didn't turn on his scouter, in fact, he held it in his hand to cut off the color distortion. He had seen animals, they overran the place.

"And if animals are here, so are earthlings."

But to be honest, he didn't know what earthlings looked like. To find one would be like finding a strand of hair in a haystack, but he never turned down a challenge, no matter what it was.

After some minutes of flying around, he heard something and stopped immediately. It was distinct. As if it were calling him. But he was too far up in the sky to be hearing anything from down below. His ears twitched as the noise beckoned to him. It made him... eager. Eager to kill, to end all life on the planet. He knew he couldn't 'end' it until it was time to go, unless he wanted to be board for the most of it. But the call... he had to get rid of it. The eagerness had started to take form of an urge. And when Vegeta had an urge to do something, he did it without a second thought.

Vegeta tried to pinpoint the exact location of the sound, but it seemed to be coming from every direction. He shook his head furiously and descended. He landed on one of the many islands that dotted the place. It came clearly now. "... destroy all lifeforms... destroy all lifeforms..."

He knew what that meant. He flew off in the direction the sound sounded loudest. And he was right. A Saiyan space pod. This one was starting to become over grown with moss and vines, its red tinted window shattered upon the rocks on opening.

"Kakarot, destroy all lifeforms, Kakarot, destroy all lifeforms..."

Vegeta growled and took no thought as he blasted the ship to pieces.

"Kakarot..." Vegeta said, absent minded. He had, however, heard the name before. He never went into the nursery unless wanting to see how strong someone was. He had gone in there on one occasion... and there he heard that name.

"Kakarot..." He whispered.

A noise rose from behind him, and being startled, he snapped to attention and turned around. A giant dinosaur stood there, staring down at what it thought was easy prey. Vegeta cursed himself for dropping his guard just to be disturbed by an animal.

To the Tyrannosaurus, Vegeta was no more than a snack, but this one hadn't ran away yet. It roared at Vegeta who remained stationary. It launched forward and caught him, only to get a mouth full of rocks and metal scraps. It looked around for any sign of its meal, but found none.

Vegeta was charging an energy blast above his head, his aura engulfing him in a purple light. He launched it at the stupid creature and it exploded on contact, leaving nothing behind but a trail of ash.

Vegeta kept his frown, finding himself not to be amused by this. Without the screams of nearby people, it wasn't worth it. Vegeta took off again with a burst of ki.

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A few miles above the planet's surface, sat a boy who had just finished a large quantity of food. He rubbed his stomach in satisfaction and sighed. He had just trained in the Hyperbolic Time Chamber and was ready to face the next evil that came to earth.

"Wow Goku, I don't think I'll ever get used to how much you eat." The girl sitting across from him said.

Goku smiled at her and laughed kindheartedly. Chichi was probably his most best friend, besides Krillin, of course. He stretched and got up from his seat.

"Yeah, I hear that a lot. Nimbus!" He called and a golden cloud came down at his feet. Goku climbed on and held out his hand as Chichi walked next to it. She grabbed it and Goku pulled her on.

"Where to now?"

"I don't know. Maybe we can just fly around." Goku answered innocently.

"Aw, Goku. You're so sweet."

Goku smiled and waved at the two figures in the shadows.

"Thanks for the food." He said as Nimbus took to the skies.

The two figures exchanged looks and glanced back as the trail Nimbus left behind faded away. They both sensed a tension brewing and hoped that Goku will resolve the matter.

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Vegeta didn't need to fly far. He soon found a decent sized city. He landed on the high bluff that took up practically a third of the island and watched the life below. He smiled and put the scouter back on. But then, his mind started to drift again. The pod from earlier that almost drove him crazy, had told a specific person, Kakarot, to kill 'all' lifeforms on the planet. Yet, these weaklings were still around. When Vegeta took off, he doubted that he would find earthlings...

'Something must have happened.' The prince thought as he gathered ki into his hand. 'But if a Saiyan child can't survive on its own, then it's not worth my time.'

Vegeta extended his arm and blasted at the center of the city. There was a small explosion as a result. Vegeta laughed as the screams and cries of distant people reached his keen ears. He took off into the fiery blaze that took a hold of the central plaza. Vegeta landed in the midst of it, laughing as people ran for cover or to help others. Then a muffled cry for help caught his attention, and he just couldn't say no.

He walked inside an unstable building. The fire had not yet reached the place, but the vibrations caused the place to fill with smoke.

"Help us... please... *cough*" A woman's voice called.

Vegeta walked further along until he saw a collapsed room. And under some of the ruble were a mother and her child, who was barely a year old. Vegeta chuckled at the seen, making sure that it was quiet enough so she wouldn't hear. He stepped on the child's hand until it began to holler. Vegeta knew this would make it die quicker. The women looked up at him, stunned that such heartlessness would come from anyone. The child in her arms cried, then coughed uncontrollably, then continued to cry. The mother held her child close, starting to cry herself, in front of this... this monster.

"Humph." Vegeta walked a few paces away and extended his arm to the wall. He blasted straight through it, causing the building to collapse. Ruble blocked the dark prince's view, but he heard everything. The mother screamed, but was cut short. And the child... There was a sound, like metal on metal, then a piercing yelp, then nothing except for the rumbling and cracking of the foundation. Vegeta laughed as he exploded his ki in an explosive wave. The rocks above him were reduced to tiny fragments of nothingness and the ground beneath him gave way to form a crater. Vegeta looked around at the people staring at him and chuckled. Then he spotted a metal pole coated with blood and laughed hardheartedly.

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Goku let Chichi hug him for the entire time that they were sitting, staring at the sunset.

"Goku, one day, we'll get married. I just know it."

"What is that? A type of food?" Goku thought.

"No! Not everything deals with food. It's a commitment between a man and a women-"

"To get food, right?" Goku wanted to be right. Food was the only thing on his mind, even though he just ate.

"No, when two people love each other, they promise to live together, that's marriage."

"Oh." Goku said, a little disappointed.

"But if we do, I'll feed you the best I have-"

"Really?!" Goku said, excited that his favorite category was spoken. "Then let's get married right now!"

"Goku," Chichi warned. "Marriage doesn't work that way..."

A rumble in the distance caught their attention. The sky had gotten a purplish hue to it, then it faded to show a stack of smoke rising into the air.

Goku narrowed his eyes as the souls of humans vanished.

"What is that?" Chichi asked.

"People are dieing." Goku responded.

"We need to help them."

"N-no." Goku could feel that this one was way stronger than anyone he had ever known. The last one was King Piccolo.

"What do you mean, Goku?"

"I don't want you to get hurt. As soon as I go, you head back with Nimbus, this is far to dangerous for you."

Chichi nodded and sighed at her 'boyfriend's' concern of her safety.

"Nimbus, as fast as you can!"

It obeyed its master's order and streaked off in the direction of the explosion.

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The prince laughed as each person was killed off, one-by-one. His gloves, boots, and armor were stained red, and his spandex stained purple. He had killed multiple people with his bear hands. Twisting their necks, breaking their spines, or just puncturing them until they either bled to death, or was blasted through, Vegeta wasted no time until he was then satisfied. He laughed at himself for getting carried away. He lighted his aura, about to leave...

"Hold it right there!" A voice called.

Vegeta had no intention to kill another. He was about to leave, it was getting late and he needed rest.

'But how dare this fool treat me with such disrespect!' Thought Vegeta. 'I am a prince! I killed mercilessly and yet he wants more? Then I shall give it to him!' Vegeta smiled at the thought. 'Oh yes, he will regret it. I will make him wish he was never born!'

Vegeta's aura faded away and he turned around, but as soon as he saw the kid, he was filled with shock.

"Kakarot?" He asked as the boy looked around.

Goku was unaware of the name just spoken. He was caught up with the crying and flames of nearby buildings. Bodies scattered around like old rags, lying in a pool of their own blood. Goku then took his attention back to the teen in front of him. His eyes filled with hate and fury.

'How could he?' Goku thought to himself as his fists shook with rage. 'They never did anything to him! Why? Why would he do this?'

Vegeta's surprised look turned into a senseless smirk.

'Oh, right. That brat with the power level of 2. Heh...' "Oh, I'm sorry. Was this the next place on your list?"

Goku looked at him funny.

Vegeta laughed, "I guess you came a little late, huh? But you can have the rest if you want."

"What are you talking about?" He was at a loss. What did he mean 'he could have the rest for himself'? And why did he ask if this was the next place on his list?

"Uh, you were going to destroy this place, right?"

"What!?" Goku shouted, "I would never hurt the people of this planet like you did!"

"Kakarot, what happened to you? Any other Saiyan would joy to do so."

"And my name isn't Kakarot! It's Goku! And I would rather die then make an innocent suffer!"

Vegeta realized what had happened and his head snapped back as his laughter filled the air causing Goku to grimace.

"Oh, you poor fool." He looked back at Goku. "You lost your memory, didn't you? That and you're a low class. That makes sense to why you've changed. But I know that every Saiyan loves to kill. So you do too."

"That's enough! I don't want to hear another word! Either you get off this planet right now, or I'll make you!"

Vegeta laughed at the threat. There was no way a low class weakling could beat him. The scouter didn't even react to his power level, which means this fight was his.

"Tsk, tsk, Kakarot. You can't possibly think of beating me?" Vegeta asked, even though he got in a fighting stance.

"No, not here."

Vegeta looked up surprised, but then scowled at the reason to why.

"I don't want anyone to get in the way. Follow me."

Vegeta stood at his full height and crossed his arms over his chest. He waited for Kakarot to fly off, but instead...

"Nimbus!"

The cloud came down and flew to Goku's side. Vegeta watched in full attention as he hopped on the cloud and sat down.

"Now, this way." He said pointing off in a specific direction. Vegeta gave a strange look at the kid as the cloud followed to where Goku's finger was pointing. Vegeta shook his head.

'He's probably conserving energy.' Vegeta thought as he took off after Goku. 'He'll need it.'

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"Mom!" A teenage Naiyan walked into the kitchen. "Dad!?" She looked around, but there was no sign of anyone. She turned around and jumped at the silhouetted figure. In its hands, was her lifeless mother.

"Hi."

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Vegeta flew with his back to the ground. That 'thing' was slow enough for him to sleep for some time before the fight even started. Actually, Vegeta had closed his eyes for some time, continuing to fly in one direction. He yawned and let his head fall back. He opened his eyes to an empty, darkening sky. He snapped to attention, fearing he had lost his match, which wouldn't really be a big deal. He pulled his head back up and saw Goku giving him a look. Vegeta snarled at him and Goku diverted his look to their destination.

"That cloud of yours is slow, can't you fly faster then that thing?"

Goku glanced at Vegeta then stared at the cloud he was riding.

"Well... yes."

"Then why don't you?"

"It wastes energy. What about you?"

"Pfft. I can keep this up all day."

Goku sighed and looked around at the empty waters below. He then looked up and finally spotted land.

Vegeta flipped over when he saw Goku transfixed on the land ahead. He smirked and flew off at full speed, catching Goku off guard and almost knocked him off Nimbus.

"Whoa... he's fast! Kami, I'm going to need a miracle if I want to save earth. Come on Nimbus!"

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She ran until she found her hiding place. She slipped under the brush and through the small hole in the ground. She fell with a grunt into a very small underground cave. The water that seeped in from the ocean reflected light onto the ragged stone walls.

"Dammit! I know your out here girl! Show yourself, wretch!"

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Goku landed a minute after Vegeta. He looked around and saw him laying on a rock with a grass twig twiddling in his mouth. Goku couldn't help but chuckle at the scene. He was acting so calm, it made him nervous.

Vegeta shot Goku a glance.

"What's so funny? Baka!" Vegeta snapped, the twig falling to the ground as he stood up.

Goku got in a fighting stance when Vegeta got in his, but Goku wasn't ready for this type of battle. Vegeta launched off at blinding speed without wait and kneed Goku in the torso. He coughed up blood at the unexpected blow that broke his ribs. Then Vegeta slammed a double fist to his back. Goku fell to the ground, coughing up a thick wad of blood, stunned.

"Come on Kakarot, fight!"

Goku stood up slowly due to the injury in his spine, but he managed.

Vegeta chucked darkly causing Goku to shiver. "That's the spirit."

Goku stood tall, not wanting to continue. Even though only two punches were thrown, they had massive force. If he hadn't been careful, the Saiyan would have crippled him. The injury in his spine caused each move the young boy made to be painful. If this drug out any longer, he would die. "Please, leave. I... I don't want to fight you."

"Hmph, your just afraid to die, admit it."

"Why are you even here?"

"My father sent me here."

"Then tell him to take you back."

Vegeta scowled at Goku, though his back was turned.

"Do you think I want to be here!? If it were up to me, I would have left a long time ago! I can't go back home until someone sends for me! I don't even know why!" Vegeta felt like continuing his rant, but he decided that he said too much.

"Then why are you killing-"

"Kakarot," Vegeta cut him off. "I kill because it's in my blood."

"You're wrong."

Vegeta's face darkened at the words.

"No one kills innocent people because of it being in their blood, there's no such thing. They kill because of a deeper resentment, an inner battle between them and truth-"

A hard blow to Goku's side sent him flying over the ocean. The speed of which he was traveling sending small walls of water spraying into the air. Vegeta appeared behind Goku and slammed a double fist into Goku's face, sending him spiraling into the blue waters. Vegeta hovered above, his aura making small ripples in the tranquil water. He thought for some time, then an evil grin overtook his silent expression. He ignited his aura and plunged into the depths.

Goku was swimming up, frantically moving his limbs, trying to regain the air in his almost empty lungs. A bright purple light stopped him and his last breath was gone. Vegeta had punched him again in his torso, knocking the air out of him. Goku closed his mouth, desperately trying to swim upward.

Vegeta grabbed Goku's foot and spun him around and threw him at a wall. Goku crashed into it and Vegeta chased after him, grabbing his hair and punching him over and over again in the gut. Goku breathed in on instinct and took in the salt water into his lungs. Goku shook his head, the water burning his respiratory tract, trying to hold on. Vegeta got a firm hold on Goku's hair and yanked it forward then crashed it back against the cold rock.

Goku let out a silent yell and stopped struggling entirely. Vegeta smiled as the body slowly drifted downward. Vegeta grabbed Goku's collar and swam back up.

Vegeta broke through the water and gasped for air. He flew up with Goku and back to land. He threw him on his back and stared at the cold body. Then he laughed as he took off into the air.

"This isn't over yet, Kakarot!" Vegeta yelled as he was surrounded with a purple hue. He then charged down and pulled his hand back. With the momentum from gravity, he landed a powerful blow to Goku's chest.

Goku was lowered into the ground and he rolled over, coughing up all the water from his lungs. He rolled back and gasped for the air around him. He opened his eyes and swallowed with some difficulty. His body was trembling from the whole experience. A sick feeling washed over him and his expression turned sour.

Vegeta's smirk turned into a scowl as the young Saiyan sat up.

"Don't you 'ever' say I'm wrong and can't see the truth! Or else we 'will' do this again! Am I clear!?"

Goku looked up at the prince, the moonlight giving him a haunting glow. He turned over to his hands and knees and coughed again.

Vegeta walked over to Goku's side and kicked his ribcage. Goku rolled onto his back and yelled in pain.

"Am I clear!?"

Goku struggled to get to his feet. "Yeah... I hear... you."

"How about a little proposition?"

Goku was slouched over by the pain, but he forced himself to stand and listen.

"If you don't come after me again, I won't kill you. But if I'm having fun, and you show your low-class self, I will torture you for some time before I finish you off for good. How does that sound?"

"N- no. You can't..."

"My offer stands. It's either that or nothing. Which means, you die right now. Either way, this planet is doomed. Face it, Kakarot. I'm not giving you a choice."

Goku stood in silence. No matter how he sliced it, earth 'was' doomed. And besides that, someone needed to beat King Piccolo. Goku, for the first time, ran out of hope. He fell to his knees and pounded the ground with his fists, the rock cracking from the force.

Vegeta chuckled and rose into the sky.

"I would rather prefer a direct 'yes' or 'no' from you, but I'll take that as a yes."

Vegeta took off in the direction they came, back to his pod, leaving a broken Goku behind.

"No... I can't let this happen... But it will take time to train... I don't have time!" Goku's heart felt torn in two. He felt as if he had failed earth and its inhabitants. Letting him go instead of dieing to protect earth. Then again, it would have been more like suicide than a sacrifice. A small sob left Goku's throat, but he caught himself, restraining himself from breaking down and crying. He stumbled, trying to balance himself on his feet. He looked up at the sky. Dark clouds had crept in without notice and a small droplet hit Goku's nose, then another.

Goku breathed until his breath became steady and he stopped shaking.

"Nimbus...!" He couldn't yell loud enough for his companion to come save him. He tried again, but there was no sign of the golden nimbus. He shook his head and cleared his throat.

"Nimbus!" He choked out, coughing up more water that he thought was gone.

Nimbus flew down with grace, piercing through the darkened sky. Nimbus landed at his friend's feet. As Goku climbed on, the rain fell heavy. Seeming to realize, too, the loss Goku had suffered and wept for earth. Goku didn't mind the rain as Nimbus flew slowly back to Korin's tower.

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Vegeta flew at top speed back to his pod. No thought crept into his mind. As soon as he spotted his pod he stopped and looked around. He spotted a cave not to far from it, a lake flowed into rivers behind it. Vegeta took out the device and canceled the shield. He then flew down, picked up his ship, and flew over to the cave. He placed it besides the entrance and walked inside. It was a small cave, but it was big enough. Vegeta yawned and his stomach growled. He hasn't eaten anything since he got there. Vegeta looked around the red-tinted landscape. He flew up and looked around. A dinosaur caught his eye and he flew after it.

The towering carnivore was too much to eat all at once; he would have to find a way to conserve the rest. He created a disk of high-speed spinning ki and threw it swiftly. It cut the tyrannosaurus's head clean off and the headless body crashed to the ground with a loud *thud*. Vegeta flew down and grabbed its tail, dragging it back to the cave.

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Nimbus flew to Korin's first.

"Hey, Korin!" Goku called.

The cat walked up the stairs and rubbed the sleep from his eyes.

"Goku, it's far too late for you to be coming here."

Korin yawned and looked at Goku.

"Oh, what happened?"

Goku's mouth and chin were covered with blood, his clothes too. There had been no real damage to him besides his ribs and spine, but Goku looked pale. His faced drained from happiness and hope. It was an unusual scene. Korin didn't know what to think of it.

"Do you have any senzu beans left?"

"I'm sorry Goku, you took the last I had. The next batch will be ready in a week. But please, tell me what happened." Korin was concerned for his friend. Ever since this boy was a child, he was happy. He defeated even the most toughest foe, but he always showed mercy. Wanting the people he fought to be good and live in peace with everyone else. And even when the odds are stacked against him, he never gave up hope. But this gloomy, shadowed version of Goku, scared him.

"I... I failed earth."

Goku sobbed again, but refused to cry.

"What do you mean? You didn't fail anyone. As long as your here, we all have hope-"

"No!" Goku yelled painfully, showing disappointment in his eyes as he looked at his childhood friend. "Not this time. Come on Nimbus."

The cloud rose upward to the lookout. Korin wouldn't be sleeping tonight.

Nimbus hovered above the marble floor and Goku looked around. He didn't see anyone there.

"Let's just go home, Nimbus."

The cloud turned left and flew to Goku's house.

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A/N: I didn't edit anything in the story, just my character's race type. I had this story on my computer for over a year, so yeah. Also, the character age differences are not based on the series.

Vegeta: 14 years old

Goku: 12 years old

Clatara: 13 years old

Chichi: 11 years old