Hey you!

This is the new version of my very first story A Half-breed's Life. This version is going to be very different from the first version. If you've read the original version, you might recognize some scenes but even the scenes that I am keeping will be very different.

This first chapter is pretty much the first and second episode of the Saiyan saga, but just a little different, which is why I updated the second chapter as well. That's where my story starts.

I hope you like it!

Disclaimer: I don't own Dbz or any of the characters.

Chapter 1. Unexpected Company.

This story started on a beautiful day. The sun was shining, the birds were singing their daily songs, the animals were working on finding their next meal while the sounds of the streaming water could be heard. All these were the usual sounds, heard pretty much every day.

Today, there was one sound that most animals usually did not hear, especially the ones who lived very deep in the forest and were not used to interacting with humans.

"Gohan!" Animals looked up at the sound of a human's voice. Most animals casually continued their business after a few seconds, others kept an eye out in case the source of the noise would come their way and pose a threat.

Goku was not planning on being a threat to anyone though, unless they posed a threat to his son first. The man leaned forward a bit, easily keeping his balance on the fast moving fluffy yellow cloud and cupped his hands in front of his mouth: "Gohan!"

He made a concerned face while his hands dropped to his sides. "Where is he?" He muttered quietly. He did not want to go back home without his son or his wife would surely kill him.

"Daddy!" Goku looked down when he heard the voice that belonged to his one and only son. The man knelt down and looked over the edge of the cloud. He gasped audibly when he realized his son was in the stream, clinging onto a branch as if his life depended on it, which it did obviously.

"Gohan!" Goku made the cloud fly low enough for him to grab his son, but the young boy was not looking at him. He tried to grab his son but the distance was a too big and he had to back down when the stream disappeared under a mountain. Choosing to fly over the mountain, Goku urged the cloud on as his eyes were focusing on the other edge of the mountain. He would be able to see his son again once they passed this mountain and this time he would get a hold of the boy.

Goku did not expect to see a waterfall, running down the mountain, probably taking his only son with it.

"Daddy!" Gohan's branch appeared and disappeared very quickly, dropping down to the water. Goku watched the young boy fall down and was about to jump after him when… he heard crying, coming from the somewhere above him.

The man looked up, frowning slightly when he realized that his son was sitting on a small branch that was sticking out of the mountain. He let himself sit down and the cloud slowly flew up while Goku studied his young son. How did that boy get there?

Goku watched his son cry for a few seconds until the younger realized he was being watched. The boy looked up, met his father's eyes, held his gaze for a moment, and then jumped right into his father's strong arms. The boy cried and cried, feeling relieved and safe.

"How did you get here?" Goku wondered out loud. The man tightened his grip on his son, deciding never to let the boy go again. "Gohan. Are you okay?" He asked.

Gohan gave a small nod, the tears leaving small wet spots on his cheeks. His eyes met his father's eyes again and the boy's lower lip started to tremble. "Daddy. I lost my hat." He whimpered.

Goku, who found the hat earlier, let the small red object land on his son's head carefully. "No. You didn't lose it. It's on your head, silly." Goku replied with a smile. "So, what do you say we get you cleaned up and ready to go to Master Roshi's house, huh? You'll get to meet all my friends."

Gohan smiled up at his father, his tears and sorrows forgotten. "Okay!"

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At the exact same time, a space pod landed somewhere on Earth, creating a big crater. The door of the space pod opened and a tall bulky man stepped out of it. The man cracked his own neck for a moment, placing a hand against the side of his neck. He took a moment for himself, stretching his body entirely. Sitting in a small space like that for months could take its toll on a body.

The man frowned when the machine that was covering his ear entirely, with a small green glass extending to the front, covering the man's eye, beeped loudly. The man pressed on a small button on the side of the machine.

"Raditz?" A voice said in his ear. "Did you land or what?"

"Yes, I did." Raditz jumped up and down a few times to test the gravity level. He smirked when he realized how low the gravity here was. "This planet is pathetic. The gravity is so low I feel like I'm weightless." He floated up as he said this, landing in front of a terrified farmer who witnessed the landing of his space pod. The farmer yelled something in the native language of the planet. Raditz ignored him and the farmer shot a gun at him.

Raditz caught the bullet and examined it with interest. "What's happening over there?" The voice asked through the machine, sounding impatient.

"Nothing." Raditz tossed the bullet in the air and caught it again. "Just a human who thinks he can hurt me." The man looked at the bullet again before gazing at the man. "Is that the best you can do?" He did not wait for a reply and sent the bullet flying back to the man. He watched with interest how the bullet easily penetrated the man's body and killed him instantly.

"Very weak specimens. One bullet aimed for the heart killed him." Raditz reported to his comrades. "Whatever happened here cannot make up for Kakarot failing to purge this planet. Whatever stopped him was not human." The Saiyan stepped closer and studied the man's corpse. "Or he is really really weak."

"Find him and we'll find out. We didn't ask you to go there and speculate. Get some answers." The voice snarled at him. "And hurry."

"Yes sir." Raditz replied before pressing on the button again. He looked up and flew up until he was floating high enough the oversee a large area. "Where are you, little brother…" He muttered to himself.

**** DBZ **** DBZ ****

Meanwhile Goku landed on a small island in the middle of the ocean. He took a moment to study the pink house, the letters on the wall, and the small beach area that surrounded the house. He could hear his friends already, laughing and talking cheerfully. The man grinned as he placed his son on the ground.

Gohan grabbed hold of the man's pants while Goku cupped his hands together in front of his mouth and called: "Hey everyone!"

A silence fell in the house, and a second later, a figure appeared in the doorway.

"Leave it up to you to get everyone out of the house to greet you instead of you coming to us." A young female commented as she walked closer. Her blue eyes sparkled as she studied her old friend. "Hey Goku! I've missed you."

"I've missed you too, Bulma." Goku answered politely, and he really did miss her. It was hard to not miss someone like her.

A monk put up his hand when he saw his best friend. "What took you so long, huh? The party is almost over."

Bulma was already staring at the young boy that was standing near his father's legs. "Goku.. What's with the kid?" She asked. A smile appeared on her face when Gohan made himself smaller and tried to hide behind his father's legs. Goku, however, stepped aside almost instantly so that Gohan could not hide behind him.

"Are you babysitting for money or something?" The monk asked, looking up.

"He's my son." Goku said, sounding proud. The humans stared at him after he said this. Gohan awkwardly looked up at his father. Was there something wrong?

Bulma was the first one to recover. "Wow! Goku. A son, my gosh.." She said as she walked closer and knelt down in front of the young boy. "So, how old are you, little one?" She asked, smiling.

Gohan looked at his father for approval before looking back at Bulma. "I am four." He said in a very serious voice, showing the number by extending four fingers.

Bulma's smile widened. This boy was so cute. "Are you going to be a brave fighter like your father?" She reached out and tousled the boy's hair.

"No." Goku replied. "Chi-chi doesn't let him train." He sounded and looked disappointed. "She always makes him study and says that martial arts is a waste of time." He sighed and shook his head slowly. "I've tried to train him in secret though. Gohan seems to like it."

"Hey he's your son. I'll bet he is interested in martial arts." Krillin seemed a bit annoyed by Goku's statement. "And I don't know if I like being called a waste of time."

Bulma got up and brushed the sand off her knees. "Come on, Krillin. You cannot expect everyone to agree with your lifestyle. Live with it."

Goku smiled at his friends' antics. He enjoyed spending time with them and deep down he wondered why it took him so long to meet up with them again. He should do it more often.

The horrible feeling of a dark power made Goku look up. Something was not right. He had felt this before. Many times actually. Hatred, anger, darkness. It was close. Dangerously close.

His gaze moved up to the sky, his eyes searching for the source of this horrible feeling. Piccolo used to feel similar to this but since the Namek had fought him years ago, the warrior felt less dark. Not like this..

His friends seemed to realize that Goku was worried about something. The only one who was oblivious was Gohan. Master Roshi stepped closer. "Goku, what's wrong?"

Goku did not get the time to reply. The dark force was too close, way too close. In fact, it landed on the island right now.

"Ah, Kakarot. I finally found you." The tall man seemed to be interested in Goku only. His long black spiky hair moved along with him as he studied his surroundings. Even though he came for Goku, he would keep an eye on the others too.

Goku sent a glance in the direction of his friends. "Who?" He asked uncertainly.

"You." The man snarled in response. He certainly was not very patient.

Goku rubbed over the back of his head. "Okay… So… Who are you?" He decided that it would be best to keep this man talking. The man looked aggressive and even though Goku did not mind a sparring match once in a while, this bulky man did not seem like the casual spar kind of guy.

The tall man crossed his arms over each other. "I expected that you would not recognize me. We haven't seen each other in a very long time. Actually, we've never really seen each other." His tail was wagging behind him casually. "Let me introduce myself. I am Raditz. Your big brother."

Goku stepped back, Bulma gasped audibly while Krillin scratched his head. Brothers. They did not look like each other at all.

The full-blooded earth-grown Saiyan was the first one to recover. He stepped forward again and shouted: "I've never seen you before in my life. Why should I believe you?"

Raditz shrugged. "Fine. Then come here and let my tail lock onto yours so…" His eyes were searching for his brother's tail but he stopped talking when he could not find it. "Where's your tail?" He demanded.

"My tail?" Goku asked, looking over his shoulder. Gohan's eyes moved to his own tail before they moved back to Raditz. "My tail was cut off a long time ago.."

"CUT OFF?" Raditz exclaimed. "How could you let them cut off your tail? Are you insane? That's a disgrace to our entire Saiyan race. I can't believe it.." The man placed a hand on his forehead. "Oh, Vegeta is going to kill you…"

"Who?" Goku was even more confused than he was before.

"Vegeta." Raditz replied, sounding very tired and agitated. "Prince Vegeta. Planet Vegeta. Does any of this ring a bell?" Raditz frowned when Goku shook his head. "What did you do? Did you hit your head or something?"

"Yes, I did hit my head when I was a child." Goku still was not sure whether this man was hostile or not. He felt hostile, and he seemed aggressive, but he had not made an aggressive move yet. "That doesn't make your story any more clear."

Raditz placed a hand on his forehead while his tail fell down. "You forgot…" He muttered. "How can you forget everything?" His voice sounded angry again. Goku could only make a helpless gesture. "You were supposed to destroy this planet! You forgot… That's why this planet is still intact.."

"And this planet will stay intact." Goku replied, the warning clearly in his voice. "Leave right now."

"Or what?" Raditz's gaze fell on Goku again. "I can't leave just yet, Kakarot. I came here to fetch you and that's what I'm going to do." The man crossed his arms over each other. "We'll have to fix you up a bit but that's okay." The man's tail curled around his waist again.

"Listen up and listen good. I don't like repeating myself. You are a Saiyan. You are from a planet called Planet Vegeta. We're warriors. The strongest warriors in the entire universe in fact." He was proud of his race. It was easy to see. "We use our strength to aid warlords with their business. The warlords want to sell planets, we get the planets ready for them. We purge them from all live, clean them up and sell them to the highest bidder." He ignored the disgusted glances he was getting from the others. "Our stronger warriors go on missions to purge the planets with stronger inhabitants. Easy planets with weak inhabitants like this one can be handled by one of our infants. That's why we sent you here."

Raditz seemed to enjoy their discomfort. "Only you failed to do your job." The man uncrossed his arms and sighed heavily and exaggeratedly. "I remembered that you were here and that you never returned to us. That's why I came here. You see, we still purge planets and we need all the strong warriors we can get to help us. So I came here in the hopes of finding a new…" Raditz's eyes lingered on Gohan's tail. "..possibly two news recruits. Let me ask you a question, Kakarot, that wouldn't happen to be your son would it?" His eyes made eye-contact with Goku's dark orbs. Gohan tried to hide behind his father's leg.

The man shook his head. "He's not my son. I'm just babysitting him for someone else."

Raditz laughed. "Nice try, but humans don't have tails. Not the kind your son has." Raditz's own tail was wagging behind him once more. He looked like a dog, happy to be where he was, and enjoying himself. "Your son is even more Saiyan than you are… Pathetic really. But you'll have to do… We don't have many options.. Our planet was destroyed years ago. It collided with a meteor and exploded instantly. Only six Saiyans were away at the time of the collision. Including you." The man nodded to Goku. "And now we want to purge a planet but the assignment might be a little too much for just us three. We can handle it but it will be done faster if we have some extra help." The man motioned for Goku to come closer. "What do you say, little brother? Do you want to join us?"

"Me?" Goku asked, raising an eyebrow. "Join you? Never!"

Raditz shrugged. "Too bad." He slowly knelt down as his eyes focused on the half-saiyan. "What about you, kiddo? Do you want to go with your dear uncle?"

Gohan whimpered silently and shook his head while he tried to hide behind his father's leg again. Raditz laughed at his nephew's expense and got up. "That boy is too scared for a Saiyan. You should have taught him better. But now it's too late.." The man stalked closer and leaned over his little brother. "You'll have to trust his upbringing to someone else from now on. You're not as strong as I hoped you would be but we'll manage. Let's get going."

Goku narrowed his eyes. "I'm not coming with you. Find someone else!" He shouted.

The older Saiyan warrior cracked his knuckles. "You've got three seconds to say that you'll come with me or else…. One…" He said this last word very slowly, dragging it out. "Two…"

Goku realized that he did not want to find out what happened when Raditz reached three. The man decided to attack first and pulled back a fist. He tried to punch Raditz in the stomach but his big brother was faster. The warrior moved out of his brother's way, spun around quickly and kneed the younger warrior in his side. Goku could only gasp for air, falling down to his knees, his fists slamming into the soft warm sand.

Gohan squealed and ran to his father but Raditz was faster. The man picked the half-saiyan up on the back of his coat. "Alright, little brother." Raditz raised his voice somewhat because Gohan started to cry. "Why don't we play a little game to see if you're the right man for the job. You have to kill.." Raditz made a thoughtful face. "Let's say… A hundred humans before noon tomorrow. Just leave them here. I'll be back tomorrow for a headcount." Raditz lowered Gohan a little, finding the crying very annoying. "If you do that, I'll leave your son alone and you and I will leave this planet together."

Goku rubbed over his side, still on the ground, while Raditz spoke. "If you fail to do what I told you to do…" Raditz held the young boy a little higher and smirked at him. ".. your son will never see the light of day again. And I'd hate to hurt my dear nephew." Gohan whined and whimpered but everyone on the island ignored him.

"Leave the bodies here. I'll count them tomorrow." Raditz tilted sideways his head as he studied his brother. "Remember, Kakarot. I have your son. We Saiyans are very strong on family bonds but we also believe in punishment, and if you disobey me, your son will be punished for your mistakes."

"Now.." Raditz started to levitate, tightening his grip on the half-saiyan. "I'll have some bonding time with my nephew while you do your job. Have fun." The man laughed loudly before he flew up and flew away, disappearing from their sight.