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A/N: Hello everyone, this is my first try at a DBZ fanfic. I hope you all enjoy it and please review so I know what I need to improve on. Thank you.
Two space pods raced across the galaxy on their way to the planet Earth. Inside the pods were two Saiyan warriors on a mission to recruit one of their own. The two warriors had been traveling for months now and would be arriving at their destination in about 5 minutes. The trip had been quiet with both of having been put into sleep until they were within an hour of the planet. The two pods quickly approached the Earth's atmosphere and descended down to the ground at an alarming speed. The two pods crashed into an open field, causing two craters to form. The pods opened up upon contact with the ground, revealing the two figures that were inside of them.
The first figure to appear was tall and muscular. He probably stood at 5 foot 6 inches and had long, spiky, black hair that reached down his entire back. On his body was an armor like clothing that covered his entire body. The armor was black on the area covering his chest while the shoulder pads and sides of the armor were brown, his arms were covered in a black arm guard and he wore black boots. On his face was a computer like device which was green in color. Finally, the strangest part about him was the fact that a tail extended from his backside.
Out of the second pod appeared a child, much younger in age. The child appeared to only be around five years old and only reached the elder's waist. His body was covered in the same armor, only lacking the arm guards. The child also had a device attached to his face, but it was blue in color. Unlike the elder, the child's tail wasn't wrapped around his waist. Instead the limb flowed freely behind the child like a monkey's tail. His hair was much shorter, with the style of a crew cut.
The two figures stood there in silence while their devices showed different numbers across their screens. Finally, the device stopped beeping and showed a power of around 300. "Dad, could that be uncle Kakarot?" The young child asked, but before an answer came he was punched in the gut.
"What did I tell you about calling me 'dad' while on a mission!" The elder growled, upset at his son's mistake. "Vegeta said to never disclose our relationship, it might be used against us."
"Yes." The child said, bowing in an apologetic fashion. "I'm sorry, Raditz. Now, is this power level of 300 Kakarot's?"
"It might be Potat, but if that's the case then my brother has had a harder time ridding this planet of all life like he was supposed to do." Raditz said as he pressed the device again. "My scouter is showing at least half a dozen people on this rock of a planet with power levels over 100. Two of them are around three hundred. One of them is our Kakarot"
"So, which one do we head towards?" Potat asked as he pressed a button on his scouter, causing it to rescan the area. "The closer power level is towards our left, while there is another power level moving in another direction away from our location."
Radizt looked in the two directions before answering. "Of course we check out the closer of the two. What kind of question was that? Why would we chase after someone who is moving in the opposite direction if we aren't sure that is who we're looking for?" He said before hovering into the air. "Come on, the sooner we find him the sooner we can leave this rock."
Potat watched as his dad flew off towards the stationary power level before following after him. He watched the scenery change from open fields to farm lands to forests and finally to a wasteland as they approached the unknown warrior. "What's the rush? This place is so nice." He thought to himself as he saw his dad descend up ahead. Potat quickly followed his lead, descending towards the creature who looked nothing like them.
The creature was green and was even taller than Raditz. He wore a white turban and cape along with a purple training gi underneath it. On his feet were brown slipper like shoes.
Raditz let out a growl of disappointment. "You're not Kakarot." He said towards the green man.
"No, I'm not. Now what business do you have with me?" The man replied back sternly. This man was the reincarnation of the Demon King Piccolo, who did these two strangers think they were messing with.
"We have no business with you." The elder Saiyan said. "Now stay out of our way or we will kill you!" Raditz was about to get ready to fly when Piccolo yelled something.
"I'll show you who should be staying out of whose way!" He yelled as he placed his hands in front of his body. "Hyaaa!" He screamed as a yellow light shot out of his hands and collided with Raditz. To Piccolo's surprise, Raditz was unscathed.
"Hmm. Is all that trick do is kick up dirt?" Raditz asked menacingly, raising one hand as he spoke. "Let me show you real power!"
"Fath-. Hmph, Raditz remember the mission. We must first find Kakarot, after that you can kill this man." Potat said, trying to spare the creature from his father's wrath. He then pressed a button on his scouter and found the location of the other power level. "It's in this direction." He said, floating up into the air and flying away.
"It's your lucky day, you get to live for the time being." Raditz told Piccolo as he fly off after his son. Have you lost your pride... The pride that makes us Saiyan warriors Kakarot?" Raditz thought as he raced towards the high power level.
Piccolo watched as the two aliens flew off into the distance, still visibly shaking from his encounter. "I was shaking so much, I couldn't even move." He said to himself, disappointed in how everything played out. Deciding to see who they were after, Piccolo followed behind them. This time however, he kept his power hidden, having figured out that the two aliens can't sense energy without the devices on their faces.
Elsewhere, Goku, The winner of the 23rd World Martial Arts Tournament and the strongest fighter on Earth was heading for his old teacher's house. With him was his four year old son Gohan, who would be introduced to his father's friends for the first time today. The duo were riding on their magic cloud, the Flying Nimbus. The yellow cloud sped across the sky until a small house could be seen on an island in the ocean.
"There's Master Roshi's house." Goku said excitedly, his hair blowing in the wind. He was dressed in his classic training gi, branded with the turtle schools kanji. On his feet were blue boots and he also wore blue wristbands. His hair was wild and messy, but surprisingly never grew. "Krillin and the others must already be there." He said as the cloud descended down towards the island.
"Goku's here!" Krillin yelled out, he too was dressed in his turtle school training gi. He ran outside, excited to see his best friend. It had been over five years since the last time he saw Goku defeat Piccolo at the 23rd World Martial Arts Tournament.
Master Roshi and Bulma followed out behind him. Roshi was dressed in a green sleeveless shirt and white shorts. Bulma was dressed in a white coat that covered a blue shirt and she had on blue shorts as well. "Goku!" They both said once he stepped off the cloud.
"Hi everyone." Goku replied, as he turned around. "There's someone I'd like you all to meet. Come on Gohan, these are my friends I've told you about." He said to the child he brought with him. Walking from behind Goku stood a child who reached about Goku's knee. He was dressed in a Chinese outfit, yellow and green in color and had a hat on his head which was decorated with the four star dragon ball. "Everyone, this is my son, Gohan."
Roshi thought over the name of Goku's son. "Hmmm. Gohan, just like your grandfather."
"Ya, Chi-Chi and I both thought it was fitting for him." Goku said, looking down at Gohan. As he said this, everyone noticed the tail sticking out from Gohan.
"Go-Goku, does Gohan ever look at the moon?" Roshi asked, fear present in his voice. Both Krillin and Bulma were listening as well.
"No. We go to bed pretty early." He said, reassuring his friends. "Why would you ask?"
"Oh no reason at all." Roshi lied to his student.
As Goku and Roshi talked, Bulma walked over to Gohan who was playing with Turtle. "Hi Gohan, how old are you?" Bulma asked the young child.
"I'm four years old." The child replied back, holding up four fingers to help show.
"Wow! Four years old already." She said before facing Goku. "So, is he going to be a fighter just like you?"
Goku shook his head. "Chi-Chi won't let Gohan train. She says he needs to study and become a scholar. That's more important than fighting according to her." As he said this, something moving towards them caught his attention. "Everyone, be careful! Something powerful is heading this way!" He said, getting ready for a fight to happen.
"There isn't any need to worry. You beat Piccolo before and you could beat him again. Plus Master Roshi and myself are here to help." Krillin said, trying to reassure his best friend.
"No, Krillin. This energy is the strongest I've ever felt before. It's even stronger than Piccolo." He replied, worrying his friends. Upon completing his sentence, Raditz and Potat descended down onto the beach on the island.
"Hello there brother." Raditz said as he stared at his brother. "Kakarot, did you forget your mission. You were supposed to wipe out all civilization on this planet not befriend them." He said in an angered tone.
"I think you have the wrong person. My name's Goku and besides, I'm an only child raised by my grandpa." He said, ready to fight if the situation called for it.
"Something must have happened during his time on Earth Raditz." Potat told his elder. "Maybe he lost his memory and believes he is a human."
Raditz seemed upset by that statement. "Well then, we might have to remind him then. Kakarot you come from an elite alien race known as the Saiyans. We travel to planets, conquering them and then selling them to the highest bidders. Unfortunately, a meteorite collided with our home world, Planet Vegeta. The collision destroyed the planet and killed everyone except for a few who were off the planet at the time. That includes you, me and two others. Then there is Potat, a half-Saiyan." He said, allowing his brother to digest all of the information. "We need you to return with me. There is a planet that is too powerful for just the four of us and we need your help to conquer it."
"I don't care where I came from, but I'll never destroy the Earth or any other planet." He said getting into a fighting stance. Master Roshi and Krillin joined him, getting into their stances. "Leave now or it will get ugly for you."
Raditz turned his scouter on and read their power levels. "Aha hah ha. You three think you can beat me? Your power levels combined aren't even high enough to beat Potat and he is the weakest Saiyan." As he was talking, Goku rushed at him only for Raditz to hit him away.
Gohan, seeing his dad hurt ran over to him. "Daddy, are you alright?" He asked, worried for his dad's well-being.
"Go-Gohan, run away. Get out of here now." Goku pleaded with his son, but it was no use. Raditz walked over to his brother and noticed the child.
"Ah, I see. You had a child while on this planet. I'll take my nephew as ransom." Raditz said as he grabbed Gohan by his shirt. "Listen up brother. You have 24 hours to kill 100 humans and bring their bodies to me. Otherwise I kill your son and destroy the whole planet." He said, flying up into the sky. "Potat, come on!" He yelled to the child who was fascinated by everything around him.
"Ye-yes Raditz." The child replied, flying after him. The two aliens were heading back to their pods.
Goku, now sitting up thanks to the help of Krillin was ready to get going. "I need to get Gohan back. Flying Nimbus!" He yelled as the magical cloud appeared before him.
Krillin walked in front of Goku, blocking his way to the magical cloud. "You can't go, Goku. You're in no shape to fight, besides, he's too strong."
"His tail." Goku stated, hinting at the fact that if Raditz had a tail then it must be his weakness. "If I can grab his tail, then his power should drop. It happened to me, so it must happen to him as well. But, even if it does, I can't do it alone."
Master Roshi walked up to his pupil. "Goku, we may not know where Yamcha and Tien are, but-" He started before Krillin finished his sentence.
"Bu-but if the thr-three of us fig-fight together, we're all going to die." He said, scared of the situation before he remembered about the dragon balls. "But if we die, Bulma can wish us back with the dragon balls!"
"Thank you guys." Goku began before pausing. "But if anything happens to you, we can't bring you back. The dragon can only do the same wish once." He said, reminding the duo that if they died that was it. "But, you'll still help me, right?"
"Of course we will!" Master Roshi cried out without a second thought.
Krillin wasn't as sure however. "S-sure, wi-without a second-second thought." He told his friend. "'Death means death' huh. So this time it's for good. I'll never get a girlfriend at this rate." The former monk thought to himself
"Well then, why don't we just use the dragon balls to summon Shenron and wish that he saves the Earth?" Bulma asked as she pulled out the familiar radar.
Roshi stared at the device before shaking his head. "There is no way we can find all seven balls in one day."
"Well then, he won't be expecting an attack." Goku said as he looked at Bulma. "Could I borrow the radar? Gohan has the four star ball on his hat, I can use it to track his location."
"Of course." She said, handing over the radar.
"Look, they stopped moving." Goku said after activating the radar. One of the balls had been moving in the direction Raditz left towards, but had now stopped. "He's still on Earth. We better get to him before something happens."
"Ya." Krillin said, nodding his head in approval despite shaking from fear. "We might actually win this. Our chances are low however."
"It's better to die being an optimistic." Master Roshi told his student.
As the trio were thinking over their plan of attack, they heard a familiar voice. "Those two won't be of much help." Piccolo said as he walked from behind the house. "I've fought with that guy and I Know you felt his incredible power just like I have. If we have any chance of winning, we need to combine our strength and then we might have a small chance!"
"You might be right, but why are you helping us? What's in it for you?" Goku asked his rival, not sure to trust the man yet.
"Don't get me wrong." The demon told Goku. "I don't care what happens to your son. The only thing that I care about is that he's in my way for world domination. Once we defeat him however, it's back to our old ways."
"That's fine, but I'll never let you take over the world, Piccolo." He told the reincarnated demon.
"Now why should we trust you?" Krillin asked, still not trusting the man who tried to kill his best friend and rule over the world. "We can handle it by ourselves."
"As much as I hate to say it, but there is no other way baldy, saying this alone makes me want to puke." Piccolo told the warrior. "Goku and myself teaming up is our only chance."
"Krillin, I know it sounds crazy but he's right." Goku said to his best friend. "We're just going to have to trust Piccolo on this one." He said before facing Piccolo. "Are you ready?"
"Of course." He said, floating up into the air. "Now just try and keep up while you're on that cloud." With that the two warriors flew off, ready to do combat with the two Saiyans.
The others watched as their only hope of protecting the planet flew off into the distance. Krillin was the first to break the silence. "So, should we be happy about this?"
Master Roshi continued to stare in the direction that his greatest student ever flew off in. "I wouldn't say 'happy', but with those two teaming up we might just win this one." He told everyone seriously. "I can guarantee one thing, we're in for one hell of a fight. And I for one don't plan to miss it." He said, facing Bulma. "Bulma, get the radar! We're going to follow them!"
"Whaaaa!" Gohan cried as Raditz held him by his clothes. He had been crying ever since he was kidnapped and Raditz was growing tired of it.
"Shut up already! You have saiyan blood running through your veins." He yelled while tossing Gohan into one of the pods. Once inside, no sound could break through the pod. "That's better."
"Father, why do we need to do what Vegeta orders?" Potat asked, sitting on top of his pod.
"Because, Vegeta is stronger than both of us put together and then multiplied by ten." He told his son. Just then his scouter went off. "Well then, you've come already brother."
"Well, why couldn't we just ask your brother and his friends for help? If we all attacked together we could beat him."
Raditz scoffed at the idea. "Fighting a single enemy with multiple people is pride less. You should know this you are a Saiyan." He told his son before his scouter went off. "What!? A power level of 710 and nearby!" He said before noticing that it came from the pod. "This thing must be malfunctioning again."
Just then, Goku and Piccolo reached the two Saiyans. The Earth's two warriors touched down in front of the Saiyan and prepared for battle.
"What did you come here for." Raditz said to his younger brother.
Goku wasn't in the mood to play games today. "It's obvious, to take back my son!" He yelled at his brother. "Even if it means having to fight you!" He said, crouching into a fighting stance.
"Don't be ridiculous. Even together you two can't defeat" He told the Earth's two warriors. "Try your best, but you'll never beat me!
Piccolo took off his turban and cape, tossing them to the side. The two pieces of clothing left a dent in the ground because of their weight. "Enough of your insignificant talk."
Goku's attention was caught by the weighted clothing. "Piccolo, I didn't know you wore weighted clothing as well."
"Of course." He replied while rubbing his neck. "It's been forever since I've felt this light."
"What? His power level increased once he removed his clothes. It jumped from 323 all the way to 408, it's still nowhere near mine, but it is interesting." Raditz thought as his scouter flashed Piccolo's new power level. His scouter then showed another power level to be at 416. "Now Kakarot's power is up to 416." Raditz started to laugh at the low levels of power. "To think, you two would come here and challenge me with such low power levels! You're still nowhere near me in strength."
Goku wasn't fazed by any of these claims. "There's more to fighting than just being stronger. You need to have a strategy as well, outthink your opponent."
Raditz wasn't too excited about his brother's remark. "I'm tired of your smart mouth. Brother, I decided that you won't be joining us after all, you're a disgrace to our family and deserve to die!" He yelled as he charged towards Goku and Piccolo.
Raditz showed off his speed as he moved so fast that he vanished before Goku's eyes. Both of the Earth's fighters braced themselves for a hit from the front, only for Raditz to bash them in their backs with his elbows. Both fighters managed to rebound from the hit and gave themselves some distance.
"He... he's fast." Goku thought as he panted afterthe last hit. "So fast that I could barely see him."
Piccolo was just as surprised. "He attacked from the front, but his blow was from behind!"
Raditz seemed to be slightly impressed. "My, your defenses aren't that bad. It might keep you alive for a few minutes." He told them before facing Potat. "Boy, stay out of this battle, they're all mine." He then faced back at his two adversaries. "I tried to warn you fools, but you didn't listen to my warnings. Now all that awaits you is death."
Goku seemed to be more worried about his son. "Tell me where you hid my son!"
"Don't worry, I never hid him. He's resting comfortably in that hole in the ground." Raditz told Goku as he pointed towards the crater in the ground.
Goku floated up into the sky to get a better look. In the crater was a circular object which was the saiyan's pods. "Gohan! It's alright now. Daddy's here Gohan! I'm going to rescue you right away!" He yelled to his son as he descended back towards the ground.
Raditz meanwhile was laughing away at his brother's claims. "That's a good one. How do you expect to save him, when you'll be dead first." He said as Goku and Piccolo both charged towards him. He watched as both warriors launched their greatest blows at the Saiyan warrior. Raditz managed to block all of their attacks by using one hand for each of them. The two warriors vanished before reappearing behind Raditz, ready to strike him. "Behind me." He told the two warriors calmly before striking them both with kicks to their chests.
Goku and Piccolo both summersaulted off the ground and rebound from the attack before charging back in. The duo lunged at the Saiyan warrior, despite for any attack to land. Raditz, seeing the attack come, floated up into the sky and avoided the attack. Goku and Piccolo quickly repositioned their bodies before jumping up into the sky after Raditz.
Raditz was unamused by their attack and merely watched as the duo approached. Once they were close enough to his liking, the Saiyan launched two energy attacks at them. The two blasts surprised Goku and Piccolo, the former barely able to avoid the large attack. Piccolo, however, wasn't as lucky. The blast managed to collide with his left arm, completely ripping it off of his body. The two warriors tried to reposition themselves, but Raditz was one step faster.
"I'm right here." Raditz told his brother as he appeared behind his fellow Saiyan. Raditz delivered a swift kick right into Goku's back, sending the fighter onto the ground a few feet away from him. "So, even when you both come at me, it still isn't enough." He said, his arms in a position ready to strike again.
Goku was slowly getting up from the last blow, "Damn it! Are you okay, Piccolo?" He asked before seeing his condition.
Piccolo, seeing Goku's reaction to his missing limb reassured his temporary ally. "R-relax, I can still manage to f-fight with only one arm." He said, clutching the amputated limb. "Goku, do you have any new techniques?"
Goku shook his head. "No, sorry, can't say I do."
"Well, I guess I have to reveal secret weapon then." He told Goku. "I've been training hard and developing it to use against you." He said, adding the last bit with a grin.
"What are you two whispering about!?" Raditz yelled, curious to why neither one of them have tried to attack. "Any strategy you come up with won't be enough to defeat me!"
The two didn't pay attention to their foe, instead worrying about Piccolo's technique. "So, you really have a new technique hidden up your sleeve?" Goku asked before thinking about Piccolo's condition. "But, can you perform it with only one arm?"
"Yeah, I can perform it with only one arm. But this technique takes a while to build up enough Ki. While I'm concentrating you're going to have to fight him by yourself and keep him distracted."
"Alright, but this technique will defeat him, right?" Goku asked, hoping that they could end this battle soon.
"Probably. If it can't then there is no way we can win." He said while getting ready to build up Ki. "And to think, I've been saving this to kill you."
Goku saw where Piccolo was going. "And instead it's being used to save me." He said, letting out a laugh at the end.
Raditz watched as the duo continued talking. "Potat, you hear them laughing as well, right?" He asked, not sure if he was hearing them wrong. Once he saw the head nod up and down he wondered if Kakarot was just crazy. Before he could say anything else, Goku was already charging at him. The younger brother threw punches and kicks at the older sibling, but none of the attacks seemed to be doing any damage at all.
As the duo traded blows back and forth, Piccolo was charging up his attack. He lifted his index and middle fingers to his forehead and started to build his Ki up. Veins were popping out of his head as he stressed to build up enough energy for the attack. "Haaaaa!" He yelled, powering up.
Raditz was finally able to blow a kick to Goku's chest and sent him flying backwards. He quickly performed a summersault in midair before jumping off the ground and into the air. Once in the sky, Goku cupped his hands together as he pulled them back towards his body. "Ka.. Ma.. Ha.. Ma.. Haaa!" He yelled as he thrusted his hands forward as a blue energy blast left them.
"Hm. Interesting." Raditz said as he watched the beam. "It seems like they know how to concentrate their energy into a single attack and power up. However..." He said as he caught the blast in his hands and destroyed it. "It still isn't strong enough to best me."
"Raditz." Potat said, catching his attention. "The green one, he's been charging up an attack. Its power is at 1330 and still rising."
"What! 1330, I can't stop that amount of power!" He yelled. "They've been distracting me just so the green one can charge his attack up. All of his energy is in his fingertips! It doesn't matter, I'm still faster than him" Raditz thought as he watched Piccolo ready his attack.
"Take this! Special Beam Cannon!" Piccolo yelled as he extended his fingers forward and towards Raditz. The attack was headed right for the Saiyan warrior.
Raditz was about to dodge the attack when out of nowhere he felt all of the energy in his body leave him. He felt incredibly weak compared to a few seconds ago. "What... happened?" He muttered. He then looked behind his body to see Goku holding his tail.
"You were overconfident and left your tail defenseless." Goku said as he held the tail triumphantly. "I figured you must be like me. In the past, whenever my tail was grabbed, I felt powerless."
"Raditz, watch out!" Potat yelled as he fired a Ki blast right at Goku. The blast collided with his uncle and caused him to let go of Raditz's tail. "Get out of there!"
Raditz had just enough time to barely dodge the attack. However, a chunk of his armor was destroyed by the blast and there were burn marks on his right shoulder. "That was a good try, Green man, but not good enough." Raditz said as he faced Potat. "I thought I told you to stay out of this!" He yelled as he sent a smaller Ki blast at his son. "Next time, I will attack you!"
"We forgot about the child." Piccolo said to himself. "Otherwise that was it, the fight would have been over. Goku!" He yelled, getting the attention of his ally. "I can use that attack one more time. Try and grab his tail again! Now that the child is out of it permanently this might work!"
Raditz laughed at their idea. "Ha, as if I'll let you near my tail again. Last time was just a fluke." He said as he rushed at Goku. The younger sibling was still recovering from the Ki blast that had struck his body. It had been stronger than he expected and had weakened him.
Raditz started to toy with his brother as he inflicted serious damage onto Goku. After the barrage of punches and kicks, Goku laid on the ground, his body beaten and bruised. Raditz was about to land the finishing blow when his scouter started going off. "What!? Someone is in the area with a power level of 1400 and still rising! Where are they?" He asked as he searched the area until the scouter showed that it was coming from the pod that contained Gohan and was now at 1500. "Even with Saiyan blood in him, 1500 is not possible for a child!" He cried out.
"Leave my daddy alone!" Gohan screamed as he shattered through the space pod. "Leave him alone!" He yelled, his mannerisms different. Instead of the timid boy who had been crying earlier, a child filled with rage and anger stood in his place. "Ahhhh!" He yelled as he flew right into Raditz's chest. The blow managed to startle Raditz just long enough for Goku to recover and grab him.
"Piccolo! Fire your attack!" Goku yelled as he struggled to keep Raditz in a full nelson. "I can't hold him forever!"
"Alright. Special Beam Cannon!" The reincarnated demon yelled as the fired the attack for a second time. The spiral beam connected with Raditz's chest before continuing through into Goku's body. Both warriors laid on the ground as their wounds were too much for their bodies.
"Look down there!" Roshi called out to Bulma who was flying their airship. "It's Piccolo and Goku. It looks like they've won!" He called out from his seat.
Before he could say anything else, Krillin looked out the window and saw Goku on the ground. "But, Goku looks injured. We need to get down there so he can eat a sensu bean." He cried out, not wanting his best friend to die today.
"I'm going as fast as I can!" Bulma yelled back towards the duo. She was just as nervous as they were, but there was no way to land a ship like theirs any faster.
"Goku!" Krillin yelled as he jumped from the ship. "Here, Goku, I have a sensu bean for you." He said as he went to hand Goku his last bean.
"Krillin, it won't do any good." Goku told his friend with a smile on his face. "Besides, you can always wish me back with the dragon balls. Just, look after Gohan and Chi-Chi for me." He said before Raditz interrupted them.
"Potat! Where's Potat!" He cried out, almost like he was more scared for the child. "Please, I need to see Potat!"
The young child walked up to the dying Saiyan. "Yes, Raditz?" He asked timidly, not sure of what to expect.
For the first time since arriving at Earth, Raditz gave his son a genuine smile. "You can drop the act now, it's over. I don't have much time now son."
"Son!" Everyone else yelled out scared as Krillin and Master Roshi got into fighting stances just to be safe. The duo knew that Goku was dying and Piccolo wouldn't be of much help if Potat attacked.
"Relax yourselves... He's a good boy." He said before coughing up blood. "Please, treat him like your own. He has no one else. If... If he goes back to the others, they'll kill him." He said, tears forming in his eyes. "Please take care of him for me!"
"Dad, I can just revive you with these dragon balls that they've been talking about." Potat said as he wiped tears from his face.
Raditz used the last of his energy to shake his head back and forth. "No son, my time has come. I'm going to finally be at peace, for the first time in my life. But always remember that I loved you son." He said before finally passing on from his wounds.
"Guys..." Goku muttered, he knew he didn't have much time left and needed to make his last minutes worthwhile. "Please, treat him kindly. He's just a boy. Besides, he didn't do anything wrong since he got here." Goku said before smiling. "I'll see you all soon." He said before closing his eyes for the last time.
"Goku!" Krillin yelled out as tears started to trickle out of his eyes, alongside Bulma. "We'll gather the dragon balls quickly, it'll be like you never left us."
Just then, Yamcha, Tien and Chiaotzu touched down onto the field. "What happened here?" Tien asked as the three fighters walked forward. "We all felt three huge power levels and rushed here as soon as we could, but along the way two of the power levels disappeared." He said before seeing Piccolo. He quickly dropped into a fighting stance along Yamcha, ready to fight the demon if necessary.
"Relax." Piccolo said to the human. "I'm in no condition to fight you. What happened was an alien that turned out to be Goku's brother arrived on Earth and attacked. Goku and myself teamed up to defeat this guy, but Goku sacrificed himself in the process."
Before anyone could say anything else, a voice appeared over Raditz's scouter. "Vegeta, did you hear that? They have wish granting orbs."
"Yes Nappa." The second voice that belonged to Vegeta said. "We're going to Earth to get these dragon balls for ourselves. While we're there, we'll finish the job Kakarot never started." He said laughing. "It should take us about 12 months to reach that planet from our current location."
Potat quickly ran over to Raditz's dead body and pressed a button on his dad's scouter. The voices were silenced immediately after. "I'm sorry, I didn't know he had his communicator on. I always have mine off."
"Who's the squirt?" Yamcha asked as he walked over towards Potat. "I've never seen him before." He said before seeing that he was dressed exactly like Raditz. "Wait, he's one of them. Why are you keeping him alive!?" He said as his body tensed up.
"Relax Yamcha." Krillin said as he walked over to the young Saiyan. "He's alright. Goku told us to keep him alive. During the whole time here, he showed no want to do anything harmful."
"Well if you say so." He replied as his body loosened up. "But, how strong are these two Saiyans. You know, the ones on their way as we speak?" He asked nervously.
Potat looked as serious as ever as he faced the group. "I don't know the exact number for their power levels, but one of them, they called him Vegeta just now, my father told me that him and myself combined would be no match. In fact he said that our two power levels combined, times 10 would still be no match."
"Are you serious? He's that strong." Krillin said as he joined Yamcha in being nervous.
"Ahhhh!" Piccolo yelled, breaking the silence that fell over the group. Out of nowhere, his arm regrew from the exact spot that Raditz had blasted it off. The new arm quickly extended and grabbed the exhausted Gohan off the ground. "I'm taking Gohan to train." Before anyone could argue he continued speaking. "None of you were here to see his power, if he learns to control it then we might have a chance." He said as he started to fly away before anyone could stop him.
"Great. Now we need to tell Chi-Chi that Goku's dead and that his arch nemesis took her child to train him for an alien invasion." Krillin said as he gulped at the thought of telling Chi-Chi that the two most important people in her life were gone for the next year. "Sh-should we draw straws?"
"Now's not the time." Roshi said as he walked towards everyone. "We need to head back to Kame house to figure out what to do. Someone grab Goku's body so we can preserve it."
"But Master Roshi, the body isn't hear." Chiaotzu said, concerned over the fact that the body was missing. "Where could it be?"
"Kami must be involved." He replied. "He must have a plan for Goku to grow stronger for the coming Saiyans. Now, let's head back." Roshi said as he jumped into the plane.
"So that device on your face really reads our power levels?" Tien asked, unsure to believe it. Everyone was now seated back at Master Roshi's house, unsure of what to do about the approaching Saiyans
"Yes." Potat replied as he pressed a button. "Unfortunately, the numbers aren't native to your language. I'll demonstrate." He said as he pushed a button. "The elder man is at a power of 138, the bald one is at 184, the tall one is at 216, the one with the scars is at 198 and the short one is at 113." Potat said as he read all the readings.
Master Roshi didn't seem to believe them. "It must be broken. I know for a fact that I'm stronger than them all."
"Well, try it out on turtle then." Bulma told the group. "Give them your best shot turtle." She said jokingly.
Potat pressed the scouter as it read Turtle's power level. "It reads... .001" He said, unsure if he read it right.
"Nope, it isn't wrong master." Krillin told his martial arts teacher. "We've just all grown stronger than you." He said before realizing the gap between them and the Saiyans. "But, how are we going to beat this Vegeta guy?" He said in a depressed tone.
Potat wasn't as ready to give up however. "Well, if we all attack him, there's no way he can beat us. We just need to train ourselves to our limits!" He said, pumping his fist in the air.
Just then, a knock could be heard at the door. "Coming!" Krillin yelled as he got up. "I wonder who would be here at this time of day." He asked himself as he opened the door only to see a rather chubby ronin with a sword. "Oh, I remember you. You're that guy from Korin's tower, now what was your name again?"
The ronin was upset that everyone forgot his name, but he needed to deliver the message he was told to. "It's Yajirobi!" He yelled at the former monk. "But that's not why I'm here. Korin wanted me tell you that Kami wants you all to come to his lookout so he can train you personally for the Saiyans."
"Really! Kami is going to train us all! We might have a chance after all!" Tien said from down the hallway. Joining him in walking towards the new visitor were Yamcha, Chiaotzu, Potat and Master Roshi.
"That's what I just said." The fat ronin said as he got into his hover car. "He said to be at the base of Korin's tower in the morning. Then to climb all the way up, no flying or using hover cars are allowed." He said as he started the engine. "Trust me, I know."
"Wow, kami is going to teach us personally." Yamcha said, amazed by the news. "Maybe we'll be given a harder regimen than Goku was. I'll make sure these Saiyans regret the day they came to this planet." He said triumphantly, hands on his waist in a heroic pose. He then realized Potat was with them. "I mean, except for Potat, you're fine being here."
"So you see, King Yemma, it's important that Goku is granted permission to seek out training from King Kai. Otherwise, the entire Earth could be destroyed." Kami told the large red orc.
"I guess so, Kami. He just has to make his way down snake way first." King Yemma said as he pointed towards a trail that went from one of his hallways. "Once he makes it all the way there, then he can train with King Kai."
"Alright Goku. I have to be off. I'll let the others know not to wish you back for one year. That way you can train under King Kai and receive the most out of it." Kami said before vanishing.
"Alright. Thanks Kami, thanks King Yemma." Goku said before pausing for a moment. "Which way was it to snake way?" He asked while scratching the back of his neck.
"That way." King Yemma said as he pointed to his right.
"Thank you!" Goku yelled back as he started to run towards the entrance.
So there's the first chapter. Almost like the manga only with a few changes. Next chapter will begin Goku's descent down snake way while the others start their training under Kami. Elsewhere, Gohan learns of the events of the previous day and what that means for him. If it isn't obvious, Potat=Potato, keeping up with the naming of Saiyans after vegetables. I hope you all enjoyed this chapter and please review with any pointers on how I can improve the story. Also, sorry if some characters sound ooc, I'm trying my best to keep them all like they were in the manga, but sometimes they might slip out. If they do, please let me know so I can fix it.