Chapter 1: Hostility And Paranoia

Disclaimer: Dragon Ball, Dragon Ball Z, and Dragon Ball GT are all owned by Funimation, Toei Animation, Fuji TV, and Akira Toriyama. The Author ShowNOOMercy does not own any of it. He does not own any songs, movies, TV shows, video games, or books that may have references to in this fanfict.

Author's Note: Alright guys, this is the first chapter of what will probably be my best series yet. It will be better than the Puppeteer, better than Mindfreak, it is going to be really good, and it's going to be a long series. I have it planned out to Part 9, so it's going to be a long one. What I want you guys to do it review and let me know what you think. I hope you enjoy. This story contains strong language that some readers may find offensive. I'm sorry if you find it offensive, but it adds to certain characters, and I don't think I'm going to change it.

Planet Earth: Middle Of Nowhere

Boom! It knocked away trees and rocks and formed a large crater. Boom! The other one hit about fifty feet from the other object. It was dark out, and the only lights were coming from the moon and stars, and the objects. They were similar to Saiyan pods, but they were smaller and had different features, and a highly advanced computer system. The first pod opened up and a child stumbled out; he was about seven years old, and he looked like any other 7-year-old human child except his clothes were something that resembled medieval peasant clothes. They were dirty and old, and were basically just large pieces of cloth with holes that formed pants and a shirt. He had on a cloth belt. The child looked about as bad as his clothes; he was filthy and his hair was brown and short. He was about three feet, five inches in height. The child stumbled to his feet and quickly reached inside his pod and pulled out a large book. The book was old and worn and had a very strange symbol on the front of it. The book also had a leather strap holding it shut with a little keyhole as the only ways of opening it. The boy held the book close to his chest and ran over to the other pod. He pressed several buttons and the pod opened up; inside was a badly beaten 12-year-old boy. He looked similar to the younger boy except he had shorter brown hair. He was about five feet in height.

"We made it, Ty." The boy smiled as he helped the older boy out, his other arm never letting go of the book.

"We…made it…Jaxon." Ty said weakly as he looked up at the sky.

"…They followed us, didn't they?" Jaxon said.

"I think so…but…we should have some t…time before they get here. We should…have enough time to break this curse once and for all." Ty said.

"Shut up." Jaxon said.

"…" Ty waited for a minute.

"He's mad at us; he says we shouldn't have come here." Jaxon said.

"He's just in a bad mood because they almost…caught…us at the…last planet and then he…would have…been set free." Ty coughed.

"…She also agrees, they say that us coming here will be very bad for this planet." Jaxon said.

"They can both go to hell." Ty said.

"…They stopped talking." Jaxon said.

"Good, at least they've been relatively nice lately." Ty said.

"…Do you think they were telling the truth?" Jaxon asked.

"No…because we're going to end this…but…" Ty fell to his knees, "I think we need to find some help." The young teen coughed.

"…" Jaxon said nothing.

"Right, what was I thinking?" Ty let out a long sigh. What person, of any species, would want to help pieces of trash like them?

"Graaaah" Some kind of animal growled from inside the pod.

"Come on Taz, get your lazy butt out here." Ty coughed.

"Grah." Out of Jaxon's pod crawled a four-legged creature. It was like a cross between a cat and dog with brown hair, and it looked just as bad as the boys did, and it looked really skinny. It leaned backwards and dropped a load right there.

"You are the nastiest thing I have ever seen." Ty chuckled

"…At least he didn't do it in the pod like last time." Jaxon said.

"…I'm hungry." Ty grunted. Jaxon looked at him and then felt his tummy. Bread, what ever they could catch, and garbage was all they ate, and right now he could really go for some garbage. He hadn't eaten all day, and yesterday he only had some bread that he saved. "So? What do you say we set up camp here, I'll relax and maybe you can help me with some of these injuries, then we'll start our search for these Dragon's balls in the morning." Ty smiled.

"…I hope he's not a big dragon, and doesn't it seem mean to cut off his balls?" Jaxon asked.

"Beats me. He has a bunch of them; I think nine or something. We'll worry about it when we find him." Ty sighed.

"Grah." Taz barked.

"That's right, Taz'll bite his balls off, save us the trouble." Ty smirked.

"Hah." Jaxon gasped and looked up, "D…d…do you feel that?" Jaxon gulped as his grip on his book tightened.

"…Oh…crap." Ty gulped.

"Th…th…they're c…c…coming…th…they'll k…kill us." Jaxon shook as he started to back away.

"Relax…maybe…they…the pods!" Ty yelled as he tried to run to the pod. Just then, his eyes widened and he collapsed to the ground.

"Get up!" Jaxon yelled as he grabbed Ty.

"Oww, oww, oww, stop!" Ty coughed as he breathed heavily.

"They'll kill us." Jaxon shook, on the verge of tears.

"Grrr!" Taz looked ready to kill whatever was stupid enough to challenge him.

"Listen, I…I…I have a plan…you and Taz hide in the bushes…as long as they don't see you or the book, they won't attack us (I hope). Maybe they'll help me (I hope), stay here and…"

"And who the hell are you?" Ty, Jaxon, and Taz all looked up to see a large group of various people; some different species.

"Vegeta, that was rude." Goku growled.

"Oh fuck off Kakarott." Vegeta snarled. His day had been shitty as hell and now he had to deal with these clowns, and they were just about to eat at the party at Capsule Corporations.

"…What smells?" 8-year-old Trunks spat. 7-year-old Goten was looking at a flower.

"Are those Saiyan pods?" Gohan asked. Piccolo just stared at the boys. Jaxon held the book as tight as possible. Ty started coughing up blood. They were dead. These people would kill him, then his little brother, and then his…whatever the frak Taz was, and then they would go to hell.

"…The older one doesn't look to good." Piccolo grunted.

"Alright." Vegeta growled as he walked forwards, "What's your business here?" Vegeta snarled. Ty's eyes shot wide open, "Well? Answer the question, boy. Who are you and what do you want?" The Prince spat.

"…Run!" Ty yelled as he held up his hands. Vegeta's eyes shot wide open as Ty began to shoot energy blasts from his hands. Jaxon took off running with Taz right behind him.

"Hmph" Vegeta just swatted the blasts away and powered up a blast of his own…he aimed it at the boy and smirked, "I'll just make this easy, I'll kill you." Vegeta said.

"Vegeta!" Goku yelled as he ran up to the man.

"Kakarott! They attacked us! They're a threat." Vegeta spat.

"Look at him! Does he look like Frieza, Cell, or Majin Buu to you?" Goku yelled.

"Fine. I'll ask him again." Vegeta growled as he powered down the blast, "Who are you and what is your business on our planet?" Vegeta spat. Ty just stared at him. He wasn't going to try to kill him? That's a first. "Well?" Vegeta growled; his patience was running out. Ty started coughing up more blood and felt his body go limp.

"Vegeta, I don't think he's here to hurt anyone." Goku said as he bent down next to the boy.

"Hmph." Vegeta was staring at the boy because the boy was staring at him, "What?" Vegeta spat.

"I'm Son Goku." Goku smiled as he gently placed his hand on the boy's shoulder. Just by the way he said that made Ty smiled just a little, that was the nicest voice he had heard in a long time, of course they haven't seen the book yet. Ty managed to lift his hand and reached it towards Goku.

"P…p…please d…d…don't k…kill us." Ty coughed. Goku's eyes widened and he gently grabbed the boy's broken hand. At that moment, Ty blacked out and fell completely limp.

"Let's take him back to Capsule Corp and have Buu heal him." Goku said.

"No." Vegeta and Piccolo said in unison. Goku looked up at them.

"We find out who they are, and then we heal him. I'm not letting some alien who can fire energy blasts run around in my house with the others present." Vegeta growled.

"Yea, I can see that." Goku sighed, "But we have to give him something; his KI is getting weaker." Goku said.

"The woman has stuff in the medical center in her labs, now let's find this other brat." Vegeta grunted as he looked around.

"He's over there." Gohan said as he pointed to some bushes.

"I wana go say hi!" Goten chirped as he ran full force towards the bush.

"Ah!" Jaxon yelped as he took off into the air. Everyone just watched him. He wasn't very fast and he was having trouble staying in the air, and he was holding that big book. They watched as he flew off and then he stopped. He couldn't leave his big brother, he was all he had left, and there was Taz, but he smells really bad. Trunks raised an eyebrow. 'Fucking coward.' The boy thought. (Like I said, strong language, but I'm not changing it and it has its' purposes. Sorry if it offends anyone.)

"Rah!" Taz snarled as he launched out of the bushes. At that moment, his teeth grew longer and sharper, his eyes glowed red, his hair stood up, his claws got longer, his tail got longer, and his ears grew pointy.

"Whoa! What the hell is that?" Trunks yelped as he jumped back. Goten stumbled backwards as the beast charged at him.

"Help!" Goten yelped as he closed his eyes.

Bam!

"Hah!" Jaxon's eyes shot wide open.

"Huh?" Goten opened his eyes and smiled, "Thanks Mr. Piccolo."

"Mmm mm mmm" Taz slowly changed back to normal and began whining like an injured puppy; he couldn't move.

"Ugly looking thing." Piccolo said as he stared at the beast.

"T…Taz?" Everyone turned to see Jaxon standing far away from the group; he held that book up close to his chest, almost like it was something to hide behind.

"Piccolo, I think that was the kid's pet." Gohan said quietly.

"It was going to attack your little brother." Piccolo grunted.

"…Still." Gohan said as he stared at the injured beast.

"What's your name?" Goku asked as he took a step forwards. Jaxon took a step back causing Goku to back away, "It's ok, we're not gona hurt ya." Goku smiled. His pet was on the ground in pain, Jaxon didn't believe that for one-second, hell he didn't trust anyone, especially after his stay on Planet Voon. "What happened to your friend?" Goku asked. Jaxon said nothing. "We can help him." Goku said. Jaxon's face changed. When has anyone ever 'helped' them? "Listen, we're gona take your friend to get some help. You can come too. We'll give you a place to stay." Goku said. Jaxon thought these people were horrible liars. Goku gently lifted Ty into his arms, causing Jaxon to take several steps forwards and to charge up a small blast in his hand.

"Hmph." Trunks chuckled; they were missing dinner for these weaklings?

"It's ok, we're gona help him." Goku said.

"Grrr." Vegeta's KI slightly rose, causing Jaxon to aim his blast at him. Vegeta laughed, "You really think you can hurt me?"

"Mm…" Jaxon took a step back and glanced over at Taz, there was blood on the grass.

"Well boy? Are you gona shoot me or not?" Vegeta growled.

Blast!

"Hn?" Vegeta was relatively surprised that the boy fired the blast, but Trunks quickly knocked it away and jumped to super Saiyan.

"Why the fuck don't you answer any of our questions?" Trunks snarled; he was hungry

"Ah!" Jaxon fell backwards and looked in pure terror at whatever transformation this kid just went through.

"Easy Trunks." Vegeta grunted.

"Hn." Trunks crossed his arms and mirrored his father's look.

"Hi." Jaxon turned and his jaw dropped to see another boy standing right next to him, "I'm Goten." Jaxon felt like he was about to die. "That's a neat book, can I see?" Goten asked. Jaxon stared at the book

"Shut up." The boy growled.

"Meany." Goten pouted,

"It's always your fault. I hate you." The boy spat.

"…Who is he talking to?" Gohan mumbled.

"The book." Piccolo said.

"Freak." Trunks chuckled

"Hm?" Jaxon looked up at the boy and then back down at the book, "…M…maybe y…you're right."

"Ha!" Trunks laughed: maybe you're right, maybe I am a freak; too perfect, of course Jaxon was talking to the book.

"Listen, we're going to get your friend some help, you can come if you want, but he needs some help." Goku said as he rose up into the air. The others followed.

"Taz!" Jaxon sprinted over to Taz and placed both hands on the wound.

"Here." Jaxon jumped forwards and turned to see Goten holding out a bean, "It's a Senzu Bean, it'll make him feel better." Goten said. Jaxon backed away. Goten simply smiled and placed the bean in Taz's mouth, and by some miracle from a higher power, his pet was healed. Jaxon's jaw dropped. Taz got up and looked at Goten. He began to lick his face causing Goten to giggle.

"…You…you saved him." Jaxon said.

"Yup." Goten smiled; Jaxon just stared at him. "…You smell bad." Goten said as he covered his nose; Jaxon raised an eyebrow. "Oh, here." Goten said as he pulled an apple out of his pocket; Jaxon's eyes shot wide open. "You look hungry, here." Goten smiled as he held out the apple; Jaxon just stared at it. "It's good." Goten said. Jaxon slowly reached out and took the apple. He glanced back and forth between the apple, Goten, Taz, and the book. Goten just stood there and smiled. Jaxon held the apple out to Taz who sniffed it.

"Grah." Taz barked and nodded.

"Thank you." Jaxon whispered and took a bite of the apple. That was the best thing he's had in over a year.

"Goten! I'm hungry! Let's go!" Trunks yelled.

"Shut it, boy!" Vegeta snarled as he smacked his son upside the head.

"So? Do you wana come with us?" Goten asked.

"Hmm…" Jaxon looked up at Goku and Ty, then he looked at Taz, and then the book, "…I don't care, I'm not leaving him alone." Jaxon mumbled.

"Huh?" Goten asked. Jaxon quickly moved the book away and took a step back; Goten simply smiled.

"You don't have to worry, you can trust us." Goten said. Jaxon took one last glance up to the sky.

"…Jaxon, my name is Jaxon." The boy said quietly. Did he trust them? Frak no, but they 'claimed' that they would help his brother, so he'd go with them, but if they tried anything, he would grab Ty while Taz held them off.

"Gru." Taz grunted as he walked up to Goten.

"I'll carry him for ya." Goten chirped as he grabbed the dog and took off into the air, causing Taz to scream for dear life. Jaxon stared at them for a minute and then ran to his pod. He grabbed an old sack and threw it over his shoulder; he kept the book in his hand as if his life depended on it. The boy looked up and scanned each of the…what ever they were. He really searched the core of their KI; the green one, the purple haired one, and the really scary guy with black hair could not be trusted. The ones all wearing horrible dress clothes could be. Yes, Chi Chi dressed the boys for the party, and they all look like dorks. Jaxon slowly floated in the air, but kept his distance. They all continued to fly, and every so often one of them would glance back at the strange new boy.

"…This kid is so fucking slow." Trunks mumbled. It was true, they didn't want to leave the kid in the dust, but at this rate Buu would eat all the food before they got their first plate.

"Boy, do you ever stop complaining?" Vegeta snarled.

"It's true." Trunks growled.

"Gruf." Taz barked as Goten flew next to Trunks.

"What the heck is that thing?" Trunks asked.

"I don't know; it kind of looks a cat." Goten said.

"…More like a dog." Trunks grunted.

"We'll keep this guy in the medical room." Goku said, "So it looks like his friend and their pet are gona be staying with you Vegeta."

"Hn." Vegeta grunted. He didn't imagine the kid was going to go far from his friend, plus their house was bigger and they were more economically prepared to feed the extra mouths.

"…He's been talking to that book the entire flight." Piccolo grunted. He was ease dropping with his incredible hearing.

"Well? What's he saying?" Gohan asked.

"He's wondering if we're going to kill him when we get to the house." Piccolo said; everyone stared at him, "And the book seems pretty convinced that we're going to murder them in their sleep." Piccolo said.

"…You can hear the book talk?" Goten asked.

"No, just by what the kid said." Piccolo said.

"He said his name was Jaxon." Goten said.

"Jackson?" Trunks asked.

"No, he said Jaxon." Goten said.

"With an X?" Gohan asked.

"Yup, Jaxon." Goten said.

"Huh, interesting." Gohan said.

"…Obviously the poor kid doesn't trust us, so…" Goku started, "I don't think we should ask a lot of questions, at least not until tomorrow."

"Speak for yourself Kakarott. I want to know what they're doing on our planet." Vegeta growled.

"Vegeta, look at this guy." Goku said as he looked down at Ty. Vegeta stared at the boy, "This isn't Babidi, this isn't Frieza." Goku said.

"What about that short wizard with the box?" Vegeta asked.

"You mean Hoi? Ok, well, yea, he lied to us and released Hirudegarn, but…"

"He's talking to a book, which begs the question of what's inside that book?" Piccolo grunted.

"Ask him what you want, but I guarantee you that he's not going to say anything. He doesn't trust us and he's afraid." Goku said.

"Hmph." Piccolo and Vegeta grunted. Ever since Buu and Hirudegarn, they were very cautious about anyone coming to their planet. No telling what their intentions were. They arrived at Capsule Corporations and Goku and Gohan ran inside with Ty. Goten set Taz down and the beast ran to Jaxon who was standing next to the street staring at them.

"I'm going inside to eat." Trunks said as he went inside.

"Food!" Goten yelped as he followed. Vegeta and Piccolo stared at boy and his pet.

"You go inside. I'll keep an eye on him." Vegeta said.

"Hn?" Piccolo grunted.

"He's not going to come inside with you standing here, you nearly killed his pet." Vegeta said.

"Hn." Piccolo grunted. He slowly walked back inside.

"So, are you just going to stand out here or are you going to come inside?" Vegeta asked. Jaxon stared at him, "There's food inside; I can tell you're hungry." Vegeta said. Jaxon felt his stomach. "Suit yourself." Vegeta smirked as he went inside. He'd give the boy ten seconds before he started walking towards the house.

"Mmm…" Jaxon bit his lip and looked in the bag; he had a plasma gun with two rounds left and a large knife as his only weapons. It didn't seem like KI could hurt these guys, but they gave him that apple, so maybe by some crazy chance they were actually helping him. He looked down at the book and grinded his teeth, "They have Ty in there, I can't leave him."

"…" (This indicates the Book is talking, but you can't hear it)

"Yea, I would be stuck with you. That's what I'm afraid of." Jaxon snarled.

"…"

"I'm going inside." Jaxon said as he ignored the book and slowly walked towards the house.

"…"

"...Good point." Jaxon said as he pulled out his knife and put it in his cloth belt; he would grab the gun if needed. He stared at the door and slowly reached for the knob. He must be crazy for doing this, but something seemed different about these people. Maybe they would help Ty…or torture them and kill them. He slowly opened the door and peered inside.

"Grah." Taz grunted as he moved into the door and glanced around. He stuck his tongue out and drooled. That was Jaxon's cue that it was safe…maybe. He walked inside and glanced around. He had no idea where everyone went.

"So I see you decided to come inside." Vegeta grunted from behind the boy. Jaxon grabbed his knife and aimed it at Vegeta. "Ha! Knives don't hurt me kid." Vegeta chuckled. Jaxon didn't lower the knife. "Relax kid. If we wanted to hurt you we would have done it by now." Vegeta said, "Now, what happened to your friend?" Vegeta asked.

"…Brother." Jaxon said quietly.

"Your brother, what happened to him?" Vegeta asked.

"…Attacked." Jaxon mumbled.

"Were you followed by the people who attacked you?" Vegeta asked. Jaxon shook his head, but that was a lie. The Vashmall were now moving towards the planet, they had twelve days, maybe less. "Are you hungry?" Vegeta asked. Jaxon hesitated but nodded his head. "Good, we have plenty of food, take what you want and…" Vegeta glanced at Taz. He looked like he was in need of something to eat, and a bath, "Your friend can have something as well." Vegeta said as he began to walk, "Well? Come on." Jaxon slowly followed and held onto the knife and book tightly. He watched the man turn a corner and heard a bunch of people start talking, which caused Jaxon to take a step back.

"So, Vegeta? Fill us in." Bulma said.

"Yea. All Trunks and Goten told us was they found two kids in the woods." Krillin said. Trunks and Goten were too interested in the food to talk.

"Grah!" Taz barked as he slowly walked into the room.

"Ah!" Chi Chi, Bulma, Videl, and Marron yelped as they backed away.

"You, scientist. Get the thing some meat." Vegeta said. Dr. Briefs ran over to the fridge and pulled out a large steak.

"Grah." Taz's eyes grew and he sat down and wagged his tail and drooled. Everyone laughed a little.

"Here ya go boy." Dr. Briefs said as he set the meat down. Taz attacked it and began to eat.

"Wow, he sure was hungry." Hercule said.

"Arf." Bee barked.

"Gruh?" Taz looked up and saw the small dog in front of him, "Grrr." Taz's teeth began to grow causing Bee to run back to Buu.

"…So where's the kid?" 18 asked.

"In the hall." Vegeta said; everyone looked at the door to the hall.

"Well? What's he doing out there?" Yamcha asked.

"He's scared shitless. He'll come in when he's ready." Vegeta said as he leaned against the wall.

"…Poor guy." Bulma said.

"He's a fucking coward." Trunks chuckled.

Slap!

"Watch the mouth boy." Vegeta snarled.

"Mm…" Trunks went back to eating as he rubbed his cheek.

"…What smells?" Oolong asked as he began to sniff around.

"Oh Dende what is that?" Bulma coughed.

"I think it's coming from the dog thing over there." Master Roshi said.

"How may I help you?" A service bot asked.

"Ah!" Boom! There was a large flash of light and then they saw a small boy back away into the kitchen with a large futuristic handgun in one hand and a large book in the other. Vegeta's KI slightly rose incase the boy tried anything. Jaxon turned and stumbled backwards. He held up the gun and looked around the room. There were way too many people here for Jaxon's comfort. Everyone stared at the small child. He looked filthy, scared, and hungry.

"…Hi." Bulma was the first to speak. Jaxon glanced at her and then noticed Vegeta behind her; he slightly shook his head 'No'. Jaxon slowly lowered the gun but grabbed his knife. He stood back up and moved next to Taz who was happily eating his steak, which surprised Jaxon; they actually fed his pet.

"Would you like something to eat?" Chi Chi asked. Jaxon stared at her for a moment and then slowly nodded his head. "I'll fix him up something." Chi Chi smiled as she grabbed a plate and began to fill it with food.

"Hn?" Jaxon glanced at the book, "I'm not stupid." The boy whispered, "I know." Everyone stared at him causing Jaxon to feel even more nervous.

"Oh, it looks like you all met the new guy." Goku said as he walked into the room with Gohan, "Piccolo said he'd keep an eye on the other guy for a while. We gave him some stuff so he'll be ok." Goku said.

"Why don't you just heal him?" Videl asked.

"Buu heal boy easy." Buu smiled.

"…Well…" Gohan glanced at Jaxon who was looking at him. They didn't trust him. That was very surprising to Jaxon. It was like they were afraid of him.

"You know he tried to attack us earlier, so we just want to be carful." Gohan slowly said. Jaxon looked down at the ground so he could avoid eye contact with people.

"Here you go." Chi Chi said as she walked over with a plate of food. Jaxon took out his knife and took a step back causing the KIs in the room to changed completely. Several people powered up causing Jaxon to pick up his gun and back into the wall.

"Just set it down there Chi." Goku said. Chi Chi nodded and backed away. Taz got up, walked over to the plate, and looked at Jaxon. Jaxon nodded and Taz sniffed the food. Some people grunted in disgust as he licked the food a few times.

"Grah." Taz barked as he nodded his head; he back away and looked at Dr. Briefs, "Ruff!"

"…You want another?" Dr. Briefs asked.

"Ruff!" The beast barked and began to drool.

"Ok, calm down." The Doctor smiled as he grabbed another steak and tossed it at Taz. The animal began to eat up the meat. Jaxon watched in complete surprise. While everyone was staring at Taz, Jaxon slowly walked over to the plate of food and slowly sat down in front of it. He poked it several times and moved it around. He lifted something up and sniffed it. Just then Taz got up and leaned back.

"No!" Jaxon yelped.

"Eww…" Everyone watched in disgust as Ty dropped a load on the floor.

"Taz you frakking idiot!" Jaxon yelled; everyone stared at Jaxon who quickly looked back to the ground; he began to silently pray that they didn't kill him for that.

"…Trunks, go program the service bot." Bulma said.

"Why do I have to do it?" Trunks whined.

"Grrr…" Bulma turned causing Trunks to run off to find a service bot. Jaxon just sat there, visibly shaking with fear; Taz went back to eating his steak. "Don't worry about that, we'll have it cleaned up." Bulma said. Jaxon still didn't move. Last time Taz did that they almost got beheaded, of course that was on Planet Voon.

"Poor guy." Gohan whispered to his dad, "He's too afraid to even move." Just then, Jaxon slowly reached towards the plate of food and grabbed a small piece. He quickly put it in his mouth and looked up with wide eyes; it was delicious. At that moment, he launched at the food and began to stuff it into his mouth with his bare hands. Everyone watched in shock as Jaxon finished the food in about a minute and then licked the plate clean.

"…Burp!" Jaxon burped causing several people to laugh.

"Would you like some more?" Chi Chi asked. Jaxon quickly nodded his head. These people obviously had no idea who he was and what the Book was, or they were just keeping him here until the Vashmallians arrived, then he would be handed over to Prophet Herelaah and he would be locked up in the hell hole called De Civitate Dei, AKA the City of God. Everyone's KI slowly rose as Chi Chi slowly walked back over to the boy with a large plate of food; Jaxon didn't react. She cautiously set the plate down and quickly backed away.

"…Taz." Jaxon whispered.

"Gruf" Taz got up and walked over to the food; he sniffed it and licked it yet again, "Grah." Taz barked as he nodded. He walked back over to his steak and continued to eat. Jaxon checked the food over and sniffed it. A service bot came into the kitchen and began to clean the shit off the floor.

"Is he still checking the same plate?" Trunks growled.

"No, this is his second." Bulma growled. Her son had been acting like a real smart ass for the passed couple weeks, and she was starting to get tired of it. He also had a Potty Mouth that she was about to slap off his face if he didn't stop cursing.

"Huh?" Trunks's eyes widened, "He's acting like we're trying to poison him." Trunks spat. Jaxon quickly got up and backed away from the food.

"That's what he's doing?" Goku asked in disbelief.

"He's checking to make sure the food isn't poisoned." Gohan said in shock. Jaxon slowly reached for his knife.

"The food isn't poisoned, trust us, we're not going to hurt you." Goku said; this kid was really paranoid. Jaxon stared at him for a few seconds

"…And why should I trust you?" The boy asked quietly; everyone got dead quiet.

"Because we want to help you." Goku said.

"When the frak has anyone ever helped us?" Jaxon growled; everyone's eyes widened.

"…Your friend was hurt so we helped him. You haven't given us one reason to hurt you." Goku said; Jaxon stared at him.

"We don't want to hurt you. I am telling you the truth, all we want to do it help you and your friend." Gohan said.

"…Taz." Jaxon mumbled. Taz looked up and stared at him, "Again." The boy grunted. Taz walked over to the food and thoroughly inspected it; he sniffed it, he ate a little, licked it all over, and then sniffed it some more.

"Grah." Taz barked as he nodded. Jaxon slowly moved towards the food and sat down; he took a small bite and then his eyes widened. He launched at the food again and stuffed it down his mouth. They watched him finish it and then he looked up at Chi Chi.

"More?" Chi Chi asked. Jaxon nodded. Jaxon watched her bring over the food and then he glanced at Taz. The beast walked over and sniffed it.

"Grah." Taz barked. Jaxon launched at the third plate of food and stuffed it down his mouth. He started to slow down and eventually stopped.

"Burp." Jaxon placed his hand over his stomach. That was the best meal he had in a long time.

"Finished?" Bulma asked. Jaxon nodded and watched as the woman took the plates away. He then glanced around the room.

"Well Bulma, it's been fun, but we need to take Marron home to go to bed." Krillin said as he lifted his daughter into his arms.

"Yea, I think it's time I head out too." Yamcha said. Jaxon watched as several people said their goodbyes and walked out of the room.

"See ya later kid." Hercule said as he waved and walked out of the room. Jaxon just watched him leave. Now only Goku, Gohan, Goten, Trunks, Bulma, and Vegeta were in the room.

"Well, I guess we'll be heading out too." Goku said.

"Mom, can Goten spend the night?" Trunks asked.

"Sure, but only if it's ok with his parents." Bulma said.

"Sounds good to me." Goku smiled as he ruffled the boy's hair.

"No sugar though." Chi Chi said.

"K mom." Goten smiled.

"We'll come back early in the morning to see how things are going over here." Goku said. He turned to Jaxon, "It was nice meeting you." Goku gave a warm smile. Jaxon nodded slightly and watched the Sons grab onto Goku. Goku placed two fingers on his forehead and they vanished, causing Jaxon to stumble backwards and grab his knife. He looked around the room and moved over to Taz.

"…Now, how about you take a bath." Bulma said.

"…Bath?" Jaxon asked. That was new.

"Yup, I'll go up stairs and run you one." Bulma said as she walked off.

"…" Jaxon waited until she left and then looked at Vegeta, "…What's a bath?" The boy asked. Vegeta just stared at him. Was he being serious?

"With soap and water stupid." Trunks growled.

"…What's soap?" Jaxon asked. He'd only learned so much English in three years, and when was the last time he used soap or took a bath?

"…Idiot." Trunks laughed.

"Boy!" Vegeta spat; Trunks got quiet. Jaxon glanced at the book and then glanced at Trunks. Right now Trunks was the only one insulting him on this planet and that changed things; when your being called stupid and trash by a massive army of people, it's one thing, but when it's one person…Jaxon shook the idea from his head and looked at Vegeta.

"…Grrr, come with me." Vegeta growled as he walked off. Jaxon quickly ran after him. They got upstairs to the bathroom and walked inside. Jaxon peaked into the room, "This is for your hair, this if for everything else, don't get it into your eyes, and don't eat it." Vegeta growled. Bulma stared at Vegeta. "Kid doesn't know what soap is." Vegeta grunted. Bulma's eyes widened; that's unsanitary.

"Hmm…" Jaxon stared at the items and the large tub of water and thought for a moment. He stared at the book and smiled slightly, "Oh, I get it." Jaxon said.

"Hm?" Bulma grunted as she looked at the boy. Jaxon stopped talking and moved the book behind his back, "I'll bring you some of Trunks's old clothes…just…put those in the trashcan." Bulma said as she walked out of the bathroom.

"Hn." Vegeta grunted as he walked into the hall. He shut the door on his way out and leaned against the wall. He wasn't going to leave the boy alone until they found out more about him. When he wasn't keeping a physical eye on the boy, he would monitor his KI, even in his sleep.

"The older one is resting comfortably."

"Has he said anything?" Vegeta asked as he turned towards Piccolo.

"He's still asleep. I'm going to the Lookout; I'll be back in the morning. Think you can watch the two?" Piccolo asked.

"I don't think the older one will be waking up until tomorrow. I'll keep an eye on this one." Vegeta grunted.

"Hn." With that, Piccolo left. Vegeta closed his eyes and searched the surrounding area; no hostile KIs. He had to be carful; one, he didn't trust these two boys, and two, they were attacked and that meant there was a possibility that someone, or something, was looking for them

With Jaxon

"…So it goes in your hair, and then you wash it out?" Jaxon asked his book

"…" The book was floating in the air in front of him as the boy took his bath.

"Hm…" Jaxon said as he washed his hair. The water was now brown due to all the dirt, "…I don't think they're gona hurt us."

"…" (Again, means that the book is talking.)

"I'm not telling them anything. They haven't even asked about you yet so that must mean they don't know." Jaxon said.

"…"

"…If they find out, then…" Jaxon looked at the bath water, "I just hope they don't find out."

"…"

"My knife, gun, some old bread, toys, some money, and…a picture." Jaxon said quietly.

"…"

"…Ty had the other stuff in his pod, I didn't think to grab it." Jaxon said.

"…"

"You're mean." Jaxon pouted.

"…"

"…The purple haired one? What about him?" Asked Jaxon.

"…"

"I don't think he likes me either." Jaxon said, "…I don't think the green one likes me either. The black haired guy seems nicer than I thought he'd be."

"…"

"Hm?" Jaxon looked at the door; Vegeta was in the hall. He was keeping an eye on him. He didn't trust him.

"…"

"Hm…" Jaxon let out a sigh, "It won't last. They'll kick us off soon enough."

"…"

"I…didn't…want any." Jaxon said quietly.

"…"

"It belongs to Ty anyways. They all do, he was just keeping them in my pod cause he didn't have room." Jaxon said.

"…"

"…I don't even like the 'stuff'. It tastes bad, and it makes him act weird." Jaxon said.

Knock! Knock! The book quickly flew into Jaxon's hand.

"The woman is making you a bed." Vegeta said as he placed the clothes on the table. He turned and his jaw dropped. Jaxon had the book in his hand as he held it over the side of the tub, but that wasn't what Vegeta was looking at. Vegeta saw the brown water; it was nasty. The boy was washing himself in his own filth. Vegeta let out a sigh; why was he even bothering to care? Because he had changed since Majin Buu and the kid thought they tried to poison him earlier, and it was clear that this kid was more afraid of them than they were of him. Vegeta reached into the bath and pulled the plug, "Do you know what a shower is?" Vegeta asked. Jaxon glanced at the book and then nodded his head. "Good." Vegeta said as he turned on the shower and then left. Jaxon looked at the book as it floated back up, and then got back to washing himself.

One Hour Later

Jaxon dragged his sack of belongings out of the bathroom with his book in the other hand. He was wearing a white T-shirt and workout shorts. He glanced around and realized the guy with the black hair wasn't in the hall. He was somewhere else in the house.

"Hey." Jaxon turned and saw the purple haired boy standing in front of him.

"…" Jaxon glanced at the book.

"My name's Trunks." The boy said.

"…Jaxon." Jaxon said quietly.

"My mom made you a bed, are you tired?" Trunks asked. Jaxon nodded his head. Truthfully, he was exhausted after that meal; all he wanted to do was sleep.

"Follow me." Trunks said as he began to walk; Jaxon quickly followed. They arrived at the room and Trunks opened the door. Jaxon's jaw dropped; it was a nice room. "You need anything else?" Trunks asked. Jaxon shook his head and walked into the room. "Night." Trunks said as he shut the door.

"…He finished?" Vegeta asked as he walked into the hall.

"Yup. He was tired so I took him to his room. I'm going to bed." Trunks said as he walked down the hall to his room. Goten was already asleep. It had been a long day, "Night dad." Trunks called out.

"…Sleep well, my son." The Prince grunted. Vegeta slowly walked up to the door and peaked inside. Jaxon was already asleep on top of the covers with the book in his hand. Vegeta walked inside and gently lifted the boy up. He pulled the covers back, gently set him down, and then tucked him in. He tried to put the book on the nightstand, but the kid had a tight grip on it. He slowly walked out of the room and shut the door. He thought to himself. Where had he seen the symbol on that book before?

AND THERE YOU HAVE IT FOLKS, THAT WAS CHAPTER ONE OF MY EPIC NEW SERIES. I REALLY WANT YOU GUYS TO REVIEW AND TELL ME WHAT YOU THINK!

Author's Note: Today is April 13th, 2012 (Friday the 13th LOL), and you can see, I've been working on this story for quite some time (I've actually been working on it since December 2011)…I wasn't going to make this a 6,800+ word chapter, but this was the only good place to stop. Usually, the chapters will be shorter than this, but this was the epic start to my story. Please review and let me know what you think.