For those how haven't read 'A Red Son'.

Many years ago. A baby from a distant world came to Earth. His name was Kakarrot soon to have the last name Gero. His people (the Saiyans) assigned him to kill the planet but as he was sent away, as his own world was destroyed by Frieza the ruthless tyrant of the universe. Do to a malfunction he landed next to Red Ribbon Headquarters and was found by Dr. Gero the head of the science division. Gero having lost his own son and Kakarrot his people would lead to the two quickly see each other as father and son. Kakarrot like all good Saiyans loved fighting and not much for academics, but under the tutelage of Gero, he learned a great deal. He would also grow strong with the help of his adoptive parent's tech which would test him physically. To compliment the boy's own aggressive nature Dr. Gero would allow the influence of the Headquarters to seep into the boy. Allowing him to quickly become the ruthless warrior that his species was known for. Eventually, Kakarrot left Headquarters as a part of a way to find him a teacher with the abilities he shown. On his way he would bump into Chi-Chi and her friends Bulma, Oolong, Yamcha, Puar and Master Roshi. He was defeated but still made it to his teacher and was trained by Master Shen and Mercenary Tao. The training was not easy nor were the blows to his ego, but he triumphed. He made friends with his fellow crane students Tien, Chiaotzu and Yurin. It was soon Tournament time, He would run into the agents of UNIT (United Nations Intelligence Team) Frank and Bill and more of Chi-Chi friends Krillin and Launch. The Turtle students and Crane students soon proved they were a class above the other Tournament goers leaving them the only ones in the Tournament. The Tournament went through the first round but was then interrupted in the second round by Shen's rage at Roshi. He ordered Chiaotzu to disable Roshi so that Tien could kill him. When Chiaotzu protested this Shen looked to murder him as well seeing this Kakarrot murdered Shen in defense of Chiaotzu. This put the Tournament on hold which Kakarrot refused to accept. He attacked, and the Tournament devolved into a Battle Royale. Kakarrot then transformed into the Oozaru due to the moon's appearance. Tien and Chiaotzu then sided with Roshi and together managed to stop Kakarrot. They did not kill him though which proved to be a mistake. Awaking from the battle far from it was helped by Tanman. He killed the bandits that were terrorizing her village and killed her father. Kakarrot then made his way back to Headquarters to find that the Ribbon had expended it's energy on attacking the Royal government and trying to find the Dragon Balls. Kakarrot then engineered a coup overthrowing Red and taking over the Ribbon. Chi-Chi arrived looking for the Dragon Balls. The two fought and Kakarrot lost but she didn't kill him. Kakarrot recovered freeing Dr. Gero from UNIT custody. He then went in training deciding not to go to the 22 world Tournament. He did however go to find out what this new power he was feeling was that attacked Chi-Chi. He killed Yajirobe then saved Chi-Chi bring her to Korin's Tower. He then killed Cymbal and Tambourine who came looking for the Dragon Ball he took from Yajirobe. Kakarrot was then confronted by King Piccolo. He was easily overpowering the ancient tyrant but instead of finishing him off allowed himself to be convinced to help him to gain a worthy challenge. He joined Piccolo and helped him gain his wish. The revived King Piccolo then crushed Kakarrot killing him if not for the armor that the doctor had given him. King Piccolo attacked the world government taking King Fury prisoner. Kakarrot was brought back to Headquarters and then ordered his army to occupy his neighbors while Chi-Chi defeated Piccolo. Kakarrot after this then recruited Piccolo's spawn. They trained for the 23 World Tournament. When the Tournament came Kakarrot chose to not enter instead leaving it up to Piccolo. In the final round it was down to Piccolo vs Chi-Chi which Piccolo abandoned. Chi-Chi was about to be declared victor when Kakarrot interfered. He jumped in revealing to the world his relationship with Chi-Chi to anger her. The war began as Chi-Chi attacked him and Kakarrot's army assaulted the Earth. In this fight Chi-Chi would lose and so would the world. Roshi, Krillin, Yamcha, Launch Tien and Chiaotzu would all die. Kami would be sealed away. Only Chi-Chi, Bulma, her son Trunks with Yamcha and Launch's newborn son Kunlun with Tien would be spared. Chi-Chi and Bulma would be rescued by Bill. With the world under Kakarrot they were forced to flee the Earth to find powers and allies elsewhere to find a way to liberate the Earth while Dr. Brief stayed to help the desperate Resistance.


His blood thirst voice screamed out to the unfortune officer that had given this news to him "WHAT DO YOU MEAN CHI-CHI'S ESCAPED!" Said as Kakarrot hands seemed poised to rip the man's head off. His palm hair fizzed out. His hand's approaching the man's throat.

The generals and other officers in the meeting room look a mixture of nervous and scared while General Green and Colonel Teal just looked bored. The two looked like small children about to be yelled at by their father for breaking the neighbors window like they knew they did something wrong but didn't care to hear about it.

General Copper, General Silver, Staff Officer Black, Colonel Violet and Colonel Grey all look a bit more serious about what is happening. Copper the chess master had very few tells but he was tapping his finger on the table quite quickly. Silver was sweating a bit, but it was hard to tell if it was because he had been forced by Kakarrot to wear a shirt especially for a meeting. Black eyes were opened wide he was quite sure he was about to see his Fuhrer demonstrate his anger once again.

Violet was more in the middle she knew that this wasn't her fuck up and she saw that Green and Teal weren't worried, so she was just worried about some blood getting on her. Grey didn't seem nervous so much as agitated. He knew the Briefs and Chi-Chi would be a point of Resistance that some would gather around.

But as Kakarrot hand seemed to come at the young officer throat an older wiser voice piped up that just seemed to come into the room. "What is with all the angry shouting?" It was the good doctor Gero. The old man who had a smile on his mustached face which stopped newly declared emperor of the world.

The young officer slinked away as Kakarrot asked "Grandpa why are you smiling? Major Stryker, Captain Mai have possession of Chi-Chi and the Briefs the only people that could pose a threat to this new beginning. So why are you smiling." Kakarrot seemed not the usual mad man more like a child confused at why his parent was possible laughing at him. He didn't seem capable of imaging his adoptive parent could have anything but praise for him. This was alien territory and he didn't like it as that was clearly visible.

Dr. Gero "My child you have conquered the world today, the leaders of the Earth just kneeled before you and your worried about a beaten woman, two scientists and a small child?"

Kakarrot "Chi-Chi is mine! I claimed her. She is also the World Martial Arts Champion. I beat her yes, but she beat me once upon a time. Bulma and her father managed to copy easily a great deal of your work. His improvements may have turned the tide. They are the last people on Earth that could interfere, and they are free."

Dr. Gero waved his hand and said, "Then it is a good thing they are not on Earth." He took out a cigar and lit it as Kakarrot seemed further confused as the Doctor took his seat.

Kakarrot "What do you mean not on Earth?"

Dr. Gero "Have I ever been one for riddles my son? They are not on Earth. During their pathetic world announcement my instruments detected a ship leaving the atmosphere. It was them I'm sure of it. Your enemies are running from you. You have won the day, but you are too busy being miserable to see this. Well unlike like you son I have waited a near lifetime for this moment and I plan to savor it." He said as he puffed away on his cigar.

Kakarrot seemed to absorb his words like a man reading words of the genius. His mood changed the invincible monster reappeared with a wolfish grin. The word of the doctor reminding the brutal blood-soaked tyrant who he was.

Kakarrot looked to Green and asked, "Are my Skulls at least in order?"

Green "Yes my Emperor. You didn't crack any of them and the UNIT attack did not damage them. The flesh is already being removed from them. Soon the skulls of Tien, Yamcha, Krillin, Roshi, Launch and Chiaotzu will all be on your mantel in a day."

Kakarrot "I do love trophies… Alright Grandpa like usual is completely right. We have no remaining adversaries on Earth that could anything to me. We can hunt them down later. As for the rest of you its time to put our plans into action. Copper" (He got up and heiled.) "As a part of the new restructure I name you Grand Moff my right hand. I want you to take the armies of Earth and fuse them together to recreate my new Imperial military along with Grand Admiral Grey" (Grey jumped and heiled.) "Build me a fleet one to conquer the stars. I want my new army and fleet familiar with the ships and power suits as we mass produce them. Which gets me to Black" (He gets up and heils.) "I name you Moff Black head of industry. Earth needs a redesign. Too much of is worthless trees. I want you to give my Empire the ships, the armor and the equipment it needs to accomplish its task. We need to build up this planet. It will give the people jobs and will end this planet's poverty. Which gets me to money General Silver" (He gets up and heils.) "Under Black you will be the treasure czar. You will oversee the roll out of the KD (Kakarrot Dollar) to replace the Zenie. All traces of the old system must be erased. It will be a strong currency a currency of the people not banks. Violet" (She rises and heils.) "Its now General Violet in charge of PI (Public Information). You are to destroy every independent news source KT (Kakarrot Today) is now the only news. Take over for Mr. Foxman and have him killed. He has done his job but he is a part of the 1% and he needs to go. You need to convince everyone of the greatness of what is occurring. Make them remember their enemies are in space and that we are working for them while they work for us. Silver" (He gets up quickly and heils.) "Your job is making my new palace. I'm thinking Ancient Rome meets Saddam make it bigger then Versailles I want the record for biggest Palace. I conquered the Earth. I think I deserve it. Green" (He gets up a bit slower than others and heil's.) "Uncle despite this little fuck up I still trust you with hunting down my enemies along with cousin Teal. So, I name you Moff and put your sort probably son to hunt down UNIT survivors and die hard enemies of the new autocracy like Liberals, Republicans, Commies, Anarchists they all must go. Also, Teal" (He gets up and heils.) "you're a General now and in charge of my new secret police the Moral Order, they'll police the army and the populace."

Teal "Well thanks but don't expect me to not be in the line of fire but I have some other good news for you. I have found a way for you to be a lot stronger."

Kakarrot "You have my attention."

Teal "In addition to finding some upgrades to the power armor that Black is going to mass-produce I found what is called a Gravity chamber. You turn it on and suddenly you weight like you would on Jupiter or more. You said your home world had heavy gravity. Now's your chance to feel at home."

Kakarrot looked beyond ecstatic there was a spark in his eyes as he said "I have announced the Empire, but it is now truly born. A million-year Empire just got started to day ladies and gentlemen. History going to love this."


9 months later…

In a dull sparse room maybe, an apartment there was a man in a chair was watching TV in this dim room. On the screen was the vapid stooges announcing the tenth marriage of the Emperor and the birth of his first daughter Livy with Tanman.

There was a man in the chair in this room with grey hair, glasses and a white mustache. He looked miserable watching the TV. He knew somewhere out there in that void his grandson and daughter were safe but here no one was safe.

The Morality Order as they called themselves were everywhere. Anyone who they didn't like were disappearing. Now of the Royal officer captured in battle had returned home nor any UNIT agents. Any of any other pollical party or anyone who was a little to vocal about their beliefs, anyone who was an immoral minor as they put it. No now the order of the day was subservient. Women ordered to breed, Men order to be in his army or work in his factories.

His despicable face was on the money now. The TV, internet the phones all his. The poster all shown on all the walls his likeness or his message 'Obey, Serve, Work, Hate.' They said things like 'were watch, were helping and war is peace.' He had seen them burning books in the streets on the TV. The lunatics truly now ran the aslum.

He hadn't been allowed out much. Bill's friend Major Sonnenburg said it was far too much of a risk to have him out and about. Dr. Brief as he said was a household name he was going to be recognized. He was used to wandering around a massive house with tons to do but now for the most part there was nothing to do but watch TV and seen that the world was further spiraling downwards.

The door smashed open and in a second the doctor took the gun out that the Major had given him pointed at the door. It wasn't however the stormtroopers here to take him but the friends in the Resistance.

They were carrying someone who was screaming. It was Miguel she was screaming as they placed her on the table. The doctor didn't even need for them to say anything to him. She was very pregnant, and he knew what was happening. Worse yet through she was shot. Evidently the mission they were on must have gone south.

Hercule was hysterical while holding her hand as the doctor and the medic got to work. The baby was coming, and she was losing a lot of blood. The bullet was in the thigh. Based on the amount of blood that was coming out of her it was the Femoral artery.

'Fuck' he thought even in a hospital dealing with this is a dangerous. She would have had a better chance if she lost her leg. It would be easy to know what to do. There was only one thing that could be done.

He yelled to the medic to get some claps and he dug his fingers into her leg. He couldn't put her under. The baby for one, for two he needed her to tell him if he found the artery and third he had no anesthesia. She was screaming but due to the situation he ordered one soldiers to inject her with adrenaline. She needed to stay awake he couldn't have her passing out from the pain.

The Brief was crying. He knew how much pain he was causing. He wasn't even a medical doctor. This was all just from memorizing textbooks and learning a few things from his college roommate who was a Resident a lifetime ago.

He got the claps and finally found the artery. She was going to make it he though. He squeezed down on the artery and she stopped screaming. He could feel her heart beat. She in her pale face said some word that he just couldn't hear.

He got the clamps down on the artery but the pulse that was his enemy of a sort that was making her bleed more stopped. He could feel it stop. Instantly he went into panic mode. His hands seemed to move on their own as they went to her chest trying to beat the breath life back into her. His mouth when to hers trying to breath for her.

One compression, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine, ten. It was after ten that the medic stopped him. She was dead. Time to think about the baby.

Thankfully they had a medical textbook and turned the page to c-section. Unluckily all they had on hand was a butcher's knife. Meat was meat he figured but still all of this felt cruel in some way.

The knife sharp worked like it did with any meat. It easily sliced through her belly. He could at least say he was a good butcher. He got her open. The baby was lying in her motionless, making no noise.

It was a second patient that he lost to today he thought. He took maybe too long with the mother or just the shock but then a cry came from it. The baby was still alive. He pulled the babe out of the mother. He cut the cord. The medic wrapped the girl in a towel.

She was given to Hercule who was in agony. He hugged her as Brief told him the sex. He repeated the name that Miguel had wanted if it was a girl "Videl…"

The doctor felt himself breathing again he was not sure if he was earlier. He was trembling. He was covered in her blood to the point that his hands and shirt were dripping. His eyes burned there was blood in his eyes that he hadn't noticed. He took out a cigarette that was red from blood that covered him and began to smoke as he sat in his chair.

The others took care of the body. He didn't know what they were going to do with her. He figured the best they could do for her was a shallow grave. Not that he was really thinking about that.

He was known to busy know thinking about the baby. No hospital, no vaccines the child will be exposed to a great deal hardship. They will have to steal baby food and the vaccines that she needed.

It was going to be a tough road ahead, but he heard her screaming. She was a born fighter by the sounds of it. She was going to need to be after all this was just the first fight there would be many more ahead.


Unknown World…

Bill's one eye stared out onto the bleak world in front of them. 'It was a city once' he thought as he stared at the crater below him. He was in his suit with his helmet off. His greying hair whipping in the icy wind as snow fell. His unshaved face wasn't doing much it wasn't really a beard.

This planet was colder then Earth but it was still temperate. Plenty of oxygen. He breathed like it was sea level even at this high of an elevation. Its suns were warm but weak. The days were weird. The binary stars had awkward hours so even though it had just become day break suns down was coming. Then they would reappear just an hour later. So, a day just lasted an hour on this planet. A year as Bulma explained it was just one thousand days. A forty-one-day year or so. He would be an ancient on this planet.

It was not a permanent stop. It was too cold. Someone had already been here and stopping didn't seem like a good idea. The quantum entanglement radio that the doc had installed told him all he needed to hear.

Earth had become according to the doc a nightmare ala 1984. He was eventually going to start sending people looking for them so better they keep moving. No one was here so no one could teach Chi-Chi anything.

Behind him he could hear the crunch of maybe footsteps. He didn't get nervous he already knew who it was Mai. He could hear her taking off her helmet. She was probably wearing the green knitted cap that Chi-Chi had made for her.

Mai "You seem to enjoy the scenery."

Bill "Earth would have looked like this if not for Gero."

Mai "Are you saying we should thank Gero?"

Bill "No. This would have been better."

Mai "Now that is a dark thought. At least with life there is a chance."

Bill "How is she doing?"

Mai "Fine she has Bulma and Dietrich. But she seems to want some else there."

Bill "She asked for me?"

Mai "By name. She seems to want you around."

Bill "I'm waiting for Gorman and squad one."

Mai "Funny it kind of looks like your staring into space."

Bill "I'm seeing if anything's coming."

Mai "No you're avoid coming back. The last month or two you have been so nervous around her."

Bill "It called vigilance."

Mai "I'd call it 'I saw the tail in the sonogram.'"

Bill's eye twitched "I won't say that."

Mai "Are you scared of the kid? Now that she asked you to pretend to be his father."

Bill "No."

Mai "Then what is it."

Bill "I'm scared of what I will do."

Silence hung in the air as the snowflakes kept dropping. He knew she was thinking of what to say to him. He appreciated her for trying to his conscious. But he knew what was going on in his head. He need not burden her with his dark thoughts, but she brought it out of him.

Mai "The night terrors and such. They returned?"

Bill "Never really left only got worse. The alcohol helps."

Mai "I told you not to do that."

Bill "Mai, I'm your superior officer you can't tell me what to do. But I tried to stop it didn't really work."

Mai "Drinking is the worst possible think you can do."

Bill "Since you think you're my therapist. You should damn well ought a know that I must think of reasons to get up in the morning. Now let's change the subject. Did Bulma confirm what killed these people."

Mai "It was ten years or so ago, non-Nuclear. It would appear to be someone or ones with powers."

Bill "Like we thought. So, the Frieza does exist or a third party. The universe appears to be as dangerous as I thought."

Mai "It would appear so. The plants and animal of this planet have been okayed to eat by the ships computer. I figure we should stock up. Ration's will last quite some time. Better that we keep them around."

Bill "Agreed. Tell the team to stock up."

Mai "Bill we all lost someone. You don't have to suffer alone."

Bill "I'm leading this expedition. If the troop see me sobbing they will lose hope. My pain is my own. Better I keep it then let it infect the others. If I pretend things are alright, they will assume things are alright. They deserve peace and I will try to give it too them."

Mai "You're not the last man standing."

Bill "Maybe but it looks better if I am. We haven't run into anyone yet, but we will. Where they be friend or foe better to meet them with bright eyed gung-ho marines then a bunch of exhausted sad beaten dogs."

Mai "Of course you know we can't keep this up eventually you'll break. You know this I mean just look at what your doing talking to yourself."

Bill looked behind himself to confirm what he already knew because he already knew that right? Mai wasn't here. She never was. At least it wasn't Diane or Frank this time. He took a swig of the flask that was in a suit pocket.

The talks as he put had started after the Diane's and his family's death. They could be cruel. But mostly the ghosts just wanted to talk about his feelings. No need to concern the others with his problem. He always knew the difference between the fakes and the real things they only came to him when he was alone. It was the first time they pretended to be Mai, but he still knew it was them.

He heard more snow crunching it was real this time he was sure. Out of the bush appeared Gorman, Hudson, Hicks, Vasquez and Drake. The Lieutenant appeared puzzled as he looked around.

Gorman "Sir I thought I heard you talking?"

Bill "I wasn't you were hearing things. What did you find on your reconnaissance mission?"

Gorman "Confirmation of our suspicions. This was no simple family quarrel like the cold war." (He shows a piece of armor like the kind that Kakarrot wore.) "We are not alone. Seems like were in a dangerous neighborhood."

Bill "Yeah it's called the universe and its full of assholes."

Hicks "There were millions here and they killed them all."

Bill "Bulma didn't even say this world was resource rich."

Hudson "Maybe they pissed of the wrong people?"

Bill "Doesn't matter their all dead now. If we fail our people will suffer a far worse fate." They nodded in agreement.

Vasquez turned to Drake "You think our Heroine gave birth yet."

Drake "Don't know. Be nice to have another kid around to call us awesome."

Vasquez smiled "I know right. Trunks ain't got nothing but praise for us."

Drake "I just can't wait until he's old enough to start shooting."

Hudson "Kid's great and all but the mom that's what I'm looking in to."

Vasquez chuckled "Yeah you realize your probably on the bottom of her list, right?"

Drake laugh "She has a point buddy."

Hudson "Screw you if I'm at the bottom who's on the top of that list."

Hicks "Well buddy. He's about six foot something, has one eye, is kind of our boss and broods like he's Batman or John Snow."

Bill grumbled "Ladies and Gentlemen may I remind you that the woman you have been are talking about is a widow. I don't want any of you bothering her or Chi-Chi. We are their guards and no more."

They all nodded in agreement. Gorman embarrassed that his troops had said those things if front of the Major.

Gorman "Alright then children you heard him. No bothering the cargo. Now lets gets back to home base. You are coming sir?"

Bill thought back to his conversion with fake Mai. It may have been him he was talking to, but it had a point. Chi-Chi was going to save the world one day. It would dishonorable for him to not be there, even while six months pregnant she was working out in the gravity room on the ship. That pure hearted girl had been through the ringer. That bastard had trick her and defiled her. He had a duty to her and a duty to that boy. It would be that duty that would keep him from doing anything to that babe and keep anyone else from doing anything to him.

Bill "Okay let's head back."

The walk back to the ship seemed to take forever. In the interest of not overusing equipment they use the flying ability on the suits. The wind seemed to be trying to whisper to him. Its voice spoke but it didn't say a thing. All it was ghost of this haunted dead world playing in to his paranoia.

They arrived back. He could hear her pained grunts as soon as they entered. Mai was waiting there at the airlock. The fake was just speaking for her. She looked a little miff that he had not come yet.

Mai "All the systems are set. We restock. So, do you want to see her?"

Bill "Alright." He said not sure at all.

Bill entered the room as apparently the baby was finally coming out. Chi-Chi looked a wreck. Bulma looked tired and so did Dietrich. The boy had taken his sweet time. His eyes found the thing he was dreading the tail. His eye looked limp as the boy started to cry. The women had been passing him around. Chi-Chi he liked, Bulma he liked, Dietrich he didn't.

Chi-Chi announced the name 'Gohan Ox.' After her Uncle Gohan.

There were smiles all around except for Bill. He was too busy being afraid. The baby was then passed to him. It looked at him curious. It knew not what to make of him. He didn't seem as enthused as the others to see him.

Bulma placed him in his hands. Bill was sure he was about to freak as his mind flashed back to the church and UNIT command. His face was close enough to the man to trigger these things. He lost control of his breath about to start hyperventilating when something stopped him.

A golden warm light came through the window shining upon the boy. The clouds must have lifted before sunset. The light reflecting off one of the mountains of crystal.

Gohan tail wrapped around his wrist and gave him a smile. It was like the babe was trying to comfort him. The horror all seemed to be gone for a while. Gohan had chased it away with that smile.

A tear dripped from Bill's eye as he smiled back. He thought to himself that this child was perhaps the only unsoiled soul left alive in this universe. His life's mission just became clear again. It would be to protect this child by any means. To save this unsoiled garden of hope from the multitudes that would seek to harm it. Yes, life just became very clear to him.


A little somber and horrifying I know but the Bad guys just won, and we are still a long way from liberation a very long way. Reviews