UPDATE 02/04/19: (Please READ) Allow me to point some things out before you begin reading this fanfic. If you are a new reader, please pay attention.
This was written near the middle of 2015, and I was 16 years old. I am currently 20, and this series is still going, but this first book is complete. Why am I telling you this? Just so that you won't get too confused.
Note: This series takes place in an ALTERNATE timeline. If you're familiar with the Dragon Ball Z game Xenoverse, or the Goku Black saga of Dragon Ball Super, then you the story has no effect to the canon plotline. (I mean, it can't anyway. This is a fanfiction.)
That means changes can vary from very small to very drastic. Why am I pointing this out? A few readers were angry and/or confused thinking it should match the canon plot when really… it never did…
Remember the whole Android and Cell situation with Future Trunks, for example?
Multiverse theory is a b.
Feel bad for the kid. He basically traveled to an alternate timeline, so while he saved the past, he can't heal his own world. Ouch.
1. This book is the first DBZ fanfic I ever wrote, however, it doesn't mean it is sloppy, it was just a bit of a challenge that I took to write a story about what you see in the summary: Goku joining Raditz. The four books that are out so far basically is written on how things might turn out if Goku decided to turn "evil". I'm not asking you to take this at ease because this is the first DBZ fic I've done, I was just pointing this out.
2. In the beginning, this book's writing is pretty bad, I must admit. I came back to look over it last week, and I realized it was rather rough in the beginning. HOWEVER, the writing and plot gets way better as you go on. Each chapter is a little improvement.
3. Character development was one of my challenges, and it still is, but not as bad. To turn Goku from a light-hearted nice guy to a curler, merciless-like character who seems to hold a grudge was very difficult, but the readers who had read from the very beginning to today have seen the major changes and are eagerly awaiting each update. The characters that you think lack development in this book will get much better development in the next books.
Came across a bad chapter? It's fine. Sometimes in my notes I would announce a it if I think a chapter is bad. I'm a very hard critique to myself. Allow me to warn you, CHAPTER 13 is the one I HATE the most. The writer's block was so bad, but I had to carry the story out. It's why it's so short... and ah... I should re-write this book but I have it published in may different websites...
4. READ the first reviews, not the most recent! I say this not because the most recent reviews are mostly negative (because they are). This story contains 21 chapters. Many people tend to skim over the story or skip chapters and miss points. (Chapter 6 confused many. Pay close attention to that one.) As I said before, the writing isn't all great in this first book, but the recent ones have MORE detail, better writing and plot.
5. EACH BOOK IS LINKED! EACH ONE IS IN A SAGA! You can't just read book 2 right away. The list goes like this:
"Book 1: "The Wrath of The Earthling Saiyan" This takes place during the Saiyan Saga.
"Book 2: "The Retaliation of The Earthling Saiyan" This takes place during the Frieza Saga.
"Book 3: "The Forgotten Past of The Earthling Saiyan" This takes place during the Android Saga,
"Book 4: "The Dissonance of The Earthling Saiyan" This takes place during the Cell Saga, and in this note you see now, it's still in progress. The chapters here are very long due to my writing skills improving... and sometimes I might get carried away. (I mean, if you ever read "Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Silver Resistance" then the chapter lengths are about as long as that story in book 3.
6. GIVE this book a CHANCE. I said THIS book isn't the best. The writing here isn't as great as the other books. It's 2019, so understand that I have improved. After chapter 14, the story should flow better. If something confuses you, feel free to PM me, and I'll explain. This fic is available in Fanfiction, Wattpad, Deviantart (stopped updating there because chapters were getting too long), and Quotev.
This chapter got rewritten or basically edited a lot for the plot to make more sense. The original idea of how Goku joined his brother made no sense to many people…
And I tweaked it again today as of 02/21/19. Drastic changes are not made since Wattpad inline comments disappear when such things are done.
Work does improve as you go on.
So… I took a much darker approach.
Alright. The note after this one was written in 2015, so this is just an update for new readers. Feel free to review. The next two books are WAY better! If this one is't great, Book 2 should fix that!
A/N (From 2015): Espeon804 here with another great chapter story! I tried to stay away from this, but the idea just wouldn't leave my head! Curse you stupid plot bunnies! Can I please focus on 1 story for once! Thanks to them, now I have to focus on Pokemon: the Reunion of 8: Platinum and Dragon Ball Reunion and this new fanfic.
The title says it all: The wrath of the earthling Saiyan. It's basically the same story of Dragon Ball Z, only, it's different. The Internet is kinda lacking on fan fictions like the one I'm about to show you, and since it's been bugging me for some time, I starting thinking this morning: "Oh what the heck, let's just do it then."
This fanfiction will only be based of the Saiyan saga of Dragon Ball Z Kai. Sorry guys, I only saw Kai. I'm a 90's. Kid remember? I still watch the original versions whenever I get the chance. I have to say, I love the praise that I've received from my fanfic ThunderCats: A nipping catastrophe! You guys loved the fact that a teen like me actually loves classic cartoons. I'm surprised that people actually read my fanfics. I was expected them to turn away from me all because I'm 16, but you know what they say, you can't judge a book by it's cover.
Anyway, just as the title explains, this is what I think what would happen if Goku decided to join Raditz and betray his friends. I am somewhat hoping that Japan would make a movie about that. That would be interesting.
No, I don't hate Goku. His awesome! I just want to do something... Unique.
DISCLAIMER: I do NOT own Dragon Ball, Dragon Ball Z, Dragon Ball GT, or Dragon Ball Z Kai. All rights go to Akira Toriyama, the true author of this epic anime.
HEY: Just so you know, some of the lines in this story will be the ones from the Funiamation Dub of DBZ Kai. I switched them around out of order on purpose for copyright stuff, but it still blends in somewhat. So don't get mad when lines are out of place and when I type in language okay? The only thing I own is this fanfiction.
Let it begin!
-Espeon804
-Chapter 1: The heart-breaking truth and one's decision-
"First things first Kakarot. You are not of this world. You were born on a far off Planet Vegeta, home of the Saiyan race. You are one of us!"
What the strange man says made it feel like the world is spinning. Goku tries to keep himself together and absorb what the man just said. How odd he is already. Never has Goku seen anyone with such long black spikes hair that reaches to the thighs. His armor is rather unique too. The evil energy he gives off is overwhelming. Never has he ever felt anyone so strong. What scares him the most is how in the world this man has a monkey-tail just like he did... Just like his son Gohan has!
The man smirks and Goku knows that he's not done. He says this slowly to be sure that Goku hears every word; "And as for your other question... My name is Raditz. I'm your brother!"
"W-wha?!" Lightning strokes through his body. His knees buckle as he fights to stand. This is impossible. He can't be his brother...not anyone as evil as him!
Everyone else is having a hard time to soak in the information as well. Krillin takes a step back. "G-Goku... Has a brother?!"
"Th-that's impossible! This has to be some kind of joke!" Burma shrikes.
"If it is, it's not funny!" Goku says, glaring at the alien man whose tail flicks occasionally.
"Kakarot!"
Goku turns back to look at this evil man who keeps calling him this Kaka-whatever it is.
Raditz stares him down, most likely angry about his brother's stupidity. "Have you been on this planet so long that you've forgotten even that?!"
He places a hand on his head as he points out, "My memory is fine, and you can stop calling me this Kaka whatever! My name is Goku!"
Raditz takes a quick step back. He looks at his brother in shock mixed with anger. "What the hell happened to you?!" A few moments pass, and he grows impatient. His face grows more angry when he thinks of something that could've happened that he feared the most. "Tell me Kakarot, did you suffer any serious injuries to the head when you were a kid?" He doesn't even let a second pass by and he takes a big threatening step forward. "Now, answer me!"
"Yes, I did." Goku finally replies. "But… it was when I was really little. I don't remember anything about it!"
The alien man crosses his arms, feeling pity for his younger brother. "So that's it."
"What is?! What do you mean?!"
"Goku!" Master Roshi calls his student to grab his attention. Raditz pays close mind to the old man as well since it seems that an explanation is about to happen. "There's something that your grandpa Gohan told me that I think you should know; A long time ago, your grandfather was taking a stroll through the forest when he encountered a large object that had appeared to have fallen from the sky. When he arrived to examine it more closely, he found a baby boy with a tail sealed inside a mysterious round pod. He couldn't very well leave the boy alone, so he decided to take care of him himself. The boy had a very angry violent nature, and refused to have any of Gohan's help. Eventually the old man was in his wits in. Then one day, the boy had a very terrible accident. He fell down to a deep ravine and bumped his head and somehow, miraculously, he survived. Furthermore after that, he was no longer violent. He became a happy loving boy."
"That boy was me, wasn't it?" Goku asks his former teacher.
"Yes."
Krillin becomes only more confused. Even after learning the past story about his best friend, it doesn't seem to make any sense. "If Goku is from outer space like his brother said, then what is he doing here on Earth?"
"It's pretty obvious." Raditz answers. "He was sent out for a mission not longer after he was born; to terminate every living being on this planet. You see, we saiyans may be warriors, but we also serve as businessmen. We scour the universe in search for inhabited planets, then we use our skills to wipe out it's natives. We then sell that planet to any alien race who is willing to pay the price. For planets that have strong natives, we send our warriors. But, for planets that are weak and pathetic like this one, we send our infants. This is how you came to be here Kakarot."
"I-I'm scared…" Gohan, Goku's 4-year-old son whimpers. He clings on to Bulma's shirt for deal life. Looking into his uncle's eyes means trouble in the boy's point of view.
"You can forget about it!" Master Roshi defends his former student quickly. "Goku will never join anyone as heartless as you! He's one of us now! A better Human than any of us!"
Krillin jumps in. "Yeah! He saved the entire world before! Would an alien warrior do that? I don't think so!"
"Th-that's right!" Bulma adds though her voice is trembling.
Goku glares at his evil brother. "If the things you say are true, then as far as I'm concerned, I don't even have a brother if you are as heartless as you say you are! Let me say this once: I am not your brother, and this is my home! And - YOU'RE NOT WELCOME HERE!"
Raditz chuckles at the earthlings' attempts to show their bravery. He walks over towards the helicopter that Bulma arrived in. "I'm afraid that it'll take more than shouting to convince me to leave." He turns his attention to the sky. "As powerful as we are, we were never so strong in number. Our home Planet Vegeta was destroyed by a meteor years ago. Our entire race was almost wiped out entirely." He looks back at his brother with a sneer. "That includes our mother and father. I was sent of to a mission with another Saiyan, so I wasn't affected. Another was sent off to a far off planet like you Kakarot. Even if we do come together, it'll only be the three of us, but you would add just nicely." He approaches his brother.
"Stay away from me!" Goku demands with a hint of fear in his voice.
Raditz ignores his pleas. "Can't you see brother? You were born for this! Why must you live here and protect a planet full of weaklings when you could be fighting strong warriors that give you excitement? Don't lie. You are a Saiyan warrior, I know that you love battle more than anything! Your friend's here, they kept this secret from you all this time. a year or two is more than enough time for you to get rid of these Human pests. Especially the size of the moon here."
"Hey. What are you talking about?! What does the moon have to do with anything?!" Goku asks.
Raditz glares at his brother. "Don't play dumb! You must know! You lived on this planet your entire life! The full moon is key to our true potential!"
Everyone else starts to tremble in fear as the image of a gorilla monster fills their heads. Goku however has no idea. "Maybe I am dumb! Because I still don't understand!"
Raditz looks like he's about to give up. His face suddenly widen in shock. "What the-" He walks forward a bit to make sure whatever he sees is not an illusion. "Y-your tail!"
"Huh?" Goku looks behind himself, but he sees no tail. For a second there, he thought it somehow grew back. He turns his attention back to Raditz. "Excuse me?"
"WHAT HAPPENED TO YOUR TAIL?!" In the background, Gohan turns back to look at his own swinging tail.
"Oh, that? It got cut off a long time ago. Why does it matter?"
"Argh, you fool, do you realize what you've just done?! No wonder why you were able to fit in so well with these miserable humans!"
Miserable? Goku has it.
"Just leave me alone! No matter what you tell me, I will never slaughter an entire planet of people!" Goku snaps.
"Oh? Really?" Raditz seems to be almost amused as a mischievous smirk spreads across his face. "I have a question Kakarot." He points to Gohan who still clings on to Bulma. "Is that your son? The brat hiding behind the blue hair girl?"
"No, he isn't!" Goku lies to protect his only son.
"You can't fool me. He has Saiyan blood. I can see his tail from here."
"So what if he is?! Huh?!"
"It seems that you don't know what's the best for your son, so I'm afraid that I'll just take him with me." He walks towards Bulma and Gohan slowly just to tease his younger brother.
"Stay away from him!" Goku warns. "Don't you dare take another step! I'm warning you!" Suddenly Raditz disappears. Goku tries his best to detect his energy. When he does, he gets ready to strike, but it was his evil brother who strikes first. Kneed on the stomach, Goku gets shoved up into the air and crashing to the sea's shore. For the first time, he knows how it feels to be helpless.
"Daddy!" Gohan quickly runs over to his father. "Daddy! Get up-!"
"Not so fast!" Raditz quickly picks up Gohan, and the boy starts to cry. "Like I said before, I'll be taking your son. If you want him to stay alive, then you should join us. But first, you need to show that you are willing to do so... Oh... I know just the thing. You will slaughter 100 Humans by this time tomorrow. If you get a taste for it, feel free to kill more. Stack the bodies over there on this beach."
"WHAT?" Goku thinks this guy has gone mad!
"If I come back, and I don't see 100 dead Humans, your son dies. You caught that didn't you? When I return, the answer I want to hear is... Yes." His feet leaves the ground as he starts to fly away. "Don't worry brother! I won't kill my nephew unless I really have to! Your power is nothing compared to a real Saiyan, and you are certainly no match to your older brother! I look forward to seeing you Kakarot!" He disappears in the horizon laughing.
"GOHAAAAAN!" Goku tries to stand, but he collapses on the ground. "NIMBUS!" His yellow cloud appears and hovers near him. He attempts to climb on, but his friends won't let him go because of his state.
For a while, they talk about the situation, and how horrible it is for Goku to have an evil brother all this time. Piccolo appears and suggest to team up to beat the alien warrior down. With the Dragon Radar, Goku and Piccolo soars across the sky to pinpoint Gohan's location in a search and rescue mission.
On the other hand, Raditz has trouble with his scouter that sees to be acting up when it picked up Gohan's powerless that reads over 700. His scouter beeps again, warning him of two new ready closing in on him. "Oh, I give up. This thing is definitely busted." It beeps again, and he looks at the sky, seeing his brother and some green man coming down. "Impossible! They're here! How did you find me?!"
"That's none of your business!" Goku replies. "Alright, we're is my son?! Where have you hidden him!" Goku demands an answer.
"I didn't hide him anywhere. He was annoying me with his crying, so I shut him up. He's sealed inside my Attack pod in that crater behind me."
Goku starts to levitate up into the air until he's high enough to see the pod.
"Daddy! I'm scared! Get me outta here!" Gohan sobs.
"Don't worry! Daddy's gonna get you outta there very soon!"
Raditz brakes off laughing. "You gotta be kidding me! Don't give him false hope, you know good and well that you can't save your son! You dare to defy me, so what good is there to even try to encourage him? Pitiful I must say. All these years and you never knew who you were. I'm sure that you seen a full moon and transformed into the Giant Ape. Somebody must've died, which is why they removed your tail?"
"What?"
"When we Saiyans see full moon, we transform. Low-class warriors, like you and I, our Saiyan instincts take over. Everything in our path gets destroyed. Anyone in the way gets killed. You can't help it brother, it's in your blood. Why do you think that every time you wake after looking at the moon, everything is destroyed around you?"
Piccolo cannot believe what he is hearing. Is that the true power of the Saiyans? Transforming into rampaging beast to destroy planets?
The Earth's hero gasp as the past plays in his head.
"Goku, you know very well that a gorilla monster comes lurking about during the full moon. You have to stay indoors, sound asleep if you can.." His grandfather once told him when he was young.
"Well, not to worry my boy. We'll just make sure this little nuisance of yours never grows back. Must I warn you, it might sting a bit." Kami once told him years ago as well.
He even remembers little blurs of his past on the moments of him looking at the moon, like how he couldn't move… how odd he felt… how the world turned red... how horrified his friend's looked...
Goku looks down at his feet, refusing to make eye contact with anyone. He doesn't want to believe it, but it does make since. "If this is really true that I was able to transform into this Giant Ape, then… that gorilla monster that stomped my Grandpa Gohan to death, destroyed Pilaf's castle, and tore up those tournament grounds all those years ago… that was me wasn't it?!" His fist clenches tight. He's angry not only with himself, but with his friend's for not telling him. "Why didn't they tell me about this? If they did, no one else would've been hurt! It wasn't really necessary to cut off my tail was it?"
"They kept you in the dark." Raditz says. "Did it ever dawn to you that perhaps they used you and your strength so that they can get their desires whenever they want without a problem?"
"The Dragon Balls…" Goku mutters. "It's been that way since I was 12 hasn't it?"
"Goku! Don't listen to him! He's trying to trick you into having whatever thoughts you are having! Don't fall for it!" Piccolo warns his unfortunate ally.
Goku doesn't know who to listen to. Piccolo has been an enemy since he was a child. The man who claims to be his brother is an enemy telling him about Goku's origins. What can he do at this point?
"You love to fight all the time, and people are probably sick of it. You eat more than everyone else, and I'm sure they can't handle that. That's the ways of a Saiyan. I'm sure that you get excited every time you fight a strong opponent. Nobody on this planet will ever understand you."
Kakarot stiffens. He doesn't even know what to do.
"Goku, you fool! Aren't we supposed to be fighting him?!" Piccolo snaps.
Raditz sees the opportunity. Goku is too distracted by his own thoughts to notice the question. Good.
He springs forward and is gone and returns behind Piccolo. He chops him on the back of his neck which knocks him out. "Kakarot will finish you once I'm through adjusting him."
Goku snaps from his thoughts. He turns around just in time to receive a punch on the stomach. He is brought down to his knees.
Raditz stares him down. "Now, you listen to me very carefully. I don't care about what you think. Your mind had been poisoned by being Human raised. It'll take months, maybe even years to fix that, but I'll make you change your perspective on where you stand by tomorrow."
Goku lifts his head. "You will never make me change my mind! I would never join someone like you!"
"You need a wake-up call." Raditz frowns. "You're too weak because there is no way you can get stronger with just one challenge on this planet. Why not head out to the universe where countless challenging enemies are waiting for you?"
Even though Raditz disgusts Goku since he met him, what he said does interest him. Countless opponents who are challenging to fight?
No. Even if the idea is good, Raditz is still bad in his eyes.
Goku shakes his head. "There is nothing you can do that will convince me to go with you. My name is Son Goku, and Earth is my home! I am a Human being, and there is nothing you can do to change that!"
Rage fills the Saiyan for a second. "For being such a disgrace to our race… I should kill you, but I made a promise with someone."
Promise? What promise?
Goku coughs out a mouthful of saliva when a heavy punch is landed on his stomach. Goku falls to his knees and groans. He glares at Raditz. He doesn't stand a chance, but that doesn't mean he'll just allow himself to fall so easily. He stands, and he throws a punch.
Raditz easily catches it, and he punches him across the face. "Stubborn moron!" He kicks him down and stomps on his stomach. "I can easily kill you now if I wanted to. Do you know why you're weak?! It's these Humans!"
Goku coughs. He is lifted from the ground, and forced to go where Raditz is taking him.
The flight feels like it is taking an hour. Where is he being taken, and why? His son.
His son is all alone with Piccolo, so each time Goku tries to free himself, he is punched in a way that keeps him still for a moment.
However, when he sees the environment he is brought in, he feels like he knows this place. A memory of his grandfather telling him to never go here tells him he was never here… but it feels like he was before.
His thoughts are interrupted again. He is dropped to the ground near a crater in the ground.
"So… this is where you landed. Isolated from Humans like you should be. What are the odds of you being found by one?" Raditz huffs.
Goku doesn't have a clue on why he was brought here. He does have a bad feeling.
"I wished to not do this to you… but what other choice do I have? For a moment, you seemed ready to kill me… meaning Kakarot is still in you…" Raditz grabs his brother's shirt by the chest, and he pulls him from the ground. "You are my younger brother. Your name is Kakarot."
Goku chuckles weakly. "Do what you want. I would rather die than join you. I'll say it a thousand times more; You are no brother of mine… and my name is not Kakarot. It's Son Goku…"
"Tch. You're hopeless." Raditz throws his brother on the crater. Kakarot helplessly rolls to the very bottom until a round object stops it. "Don't worry too much. You'll stay here and do what you were ordered to since birth."
Kakarot manages to lift his head. He turns to look at what he hit… a round ship of some kind? It looks like the ship Raditz has his son trapped in… only much older and infested with moss and other vegetation.
"You won't remember your past before you had that accident… or who you are." Raditz slides down the crater. He slams his wrist in the top of the ship, and a door swings open upwards. He pulls Kakarot and forces him inside. "What is your name?"
Kakarot grunts. "It's… Son Goku… ARRGH!" A boot had slammed against his already broken ribs.
"Wrong. It's Kakarot." Raditz corrects him. "I will ask you again. What is your name?"
"Son Goku…!" Goku's words are cut off as a boot kicks him on the side of his face. He spits out a bloody tooth, and he lies there, grunting.
"It'll grow back." Raditz answers a question that was probably what his brother was thinking. He places his foot on his brother's chest. "Let's start off easy. What is my name?"
"You're Raditz…" Goku answers.
"Alright. Who am I to you?"
"A cold-blooded murderer." Goku says.
Raditz narrows his eyes. He stomps his foot down, and his brother screams. "I am your big brother. Now… I'll go back to what I asked you before. Who are you?"
"Son Goku…!"
Another stomp.
"Who are you?" Raditz snarls.
"Son Go-"
More pain.
"Who are you?!"
Son-"
Raditz stomps harder. He ignores the scream. "Breaking you is going to take forever. Deny it all you like. You're the Saiyan warrior, Kakarot."
"You're wrong… I'm a Hu-"
The boot kicks him in the face again, and again. The third time, Goku snarls and catches the ankle. Raditz chuckles. "Ah. There it is. The anger in your eyes is what I am looking for. Your blood is boiling like a true Saiyan. Good. Now… embrace it."
Goku shuts his eyes. He tries to calm down.
"No you don't!" Raditz moves his foot. He now constantly attacks Goku's side. "That anger is what makes you a Saiyan! You know what? After I kill you, I'll break every bone on your son's body before I finish him, then I'll hunt down that disgusting woman who breed that brat, and I'll kill her too!"
Goku grunts with every kick. With each kick, an image of a friend crosses his mind.
Krillin
Yamcha
Tien Shinhan
Bulma
Master Roshi
The Ox King
Puar
Oolong
… and many others.
Gohan
And ChiChi.
"I'll kill them all once I'm through with you!"
Raditz swings his foot at Goku again, but he paused at mid kick. He lowers his foot and looks at his brother who lifts his head with bared teeth. "That is exactly what I want to see. That's the face of someone who wants to kill. Mercy is your weakness, my long lost little brother. It will kill you."
"Not if I stop you first…!" Goku spits angrily.
"Heh-heh. Why not just admit that you wish to kill me so badly… or is mercy still your first priority? No matter. It'll all be fixed soon. I can make a use of you." He pushes his brother inside the ship, and he typed a command on the keyboard. He steps out, and he places his hand in the door. "There is no escape on what you will experience. Wake up, Kakarot. This planet's inhabitants is meant for you to destroy. You were born for this. Remember that… but you won't remember what pain I gave you. Don't worry. You won't forget the times you've spent here, but you'll dread it very, very soon." He closes the door, and he begins to walk away.
"Wait… where are you going…?" Kakarot can only ask through a grunt. What is he plotting exactly?
"No need to fret. I'm right here." Raditz says with false comfort. His voice is heard right outside. "Since you had been sent away, surely they had this old thing programmed for you. A simple trigger command should start things easy, and I'll just handle the rest."
Trigger command?
… what?
Goku lies there, staring at the blinking lights that are all around the controls of the ship. He can't move… barely a pinkie. He never felt this helpless in his life. Perhaps he did once against The Mercenary Tao. Definitely against The Demon King Piccolo. But this… everyone he knows is in danger.
He needs to do something, but his body is too bruised and broken for him to move without experiencing overwhelming agony.
"All these years and you never knew who you were. I'm sure that you seen a full moon and transformed into the Giant Ape. Somebody must've died, which is why they removed your tail?"
He killed his grandfather, and his friends knew. They never told him. Why keep it?
It was for his own good. They were trying to protect him from feeling horrible about himself. He can forgive them… but himself?
Impossible.
"You were born on a far off Planet Vegeta, home of the Saiyan race. You are one of us!"
One of them…
He is one of them. Those unforgivable savages who take pleasure in taking people's lives. Why?
He always wondered who he was, but he never once imagined in his life he would find out like this…
The ship begins to hum as the technology activates. He can't do anything about it. It's irritating.
His body is throbbing. His eyes are heavy. It doesn't take long until they close as his consciousness fades out.
- Kame House -
"Goku and Piccolo have been gone for too long. I still sense that Raditz-guy's energy." Krillin mutters. "What's going on? Goku…"
Everyone sits at the steps of Master Roshi's isolated home. The turtle sleeps on the sandy shore as a way to escape the tension that was very terrifying.
Bulma shakes her head. "I never saw Goku so easily taken down before. To think that Saiyan is actually his brother… everything makes sense, but at the same time, it doesn't. We finally learn who Goku is… and it turns out he's part of a monstrous species…"
"Hey. Cheer up." Krillin tries to raise hopes. "I mean, this is Goku we are talking about, right? He doesn't even know what giving up means! He won't go down easily! Besides! I'm sure he's okay! He's just taking a little longer than usual."
Bulma nods, but from the look on her face, she's not entirely convinced. She looks at her feet and replies with a upset tone. "I hope you are right…"
A crab crawls near her feet.
"Please… be careful Goku."
- The Ship -
"Wake up… Kakarot…"
The feminine robotic voice comes from nowhere. His eyes blink open, and he returns to a world of pain. Everything's a blur, and it all flies back to him.
He's stuck here. Pain is everywhere. Anger remains. He'll make Raditz pay for this.
"Wake up, Kakarot…"
That voice again. Where is it coming from? The martial artist would like to know, but moving so much hurts him even more. He won't give up. He'll crawl to Raditz if he has too.
How foolish of him. He should had brought some Senzu Beans. That surely would have prevented this.
Still… this ship...
How does it know who he is…?
… wait. This ship… it has to be his.
Still, Goku ignores it. "My name… is Son Goku…"
"Wake up, Kakarot."
It's pointless to talk to a robot that is programmed to say the same thing. He's awake, but every time he hears that name… it makes him cringe.
He's one of them.
Them.
"What do you want from me…?" His voice is weak and is as sore as his body. Even talking wears him out.
As if the ship replies, he gets his answer; "Wake up, Kakarot. Destroy all life forms."
This has to be the ship's programing. Perhaps it was like this… to tell him what to do when he was sent here as a baby. It must had turned on by accident, or on purpose. Either way, it's annoying.
"My name is not Kakarot, and leave me alone." Talking to a ship is stupid. He can't really help it.
Suddenly, a projection displays on the roof that he is forced to look at. It displays the blue planet he calls home, and the people within it.
"Mission: Destroy all lifeforms on Planet Earth." Images of burning cities and laying bodies is terrifying.
Goku wants to close his eyes, but for some odd reason, he can't. The humming of the ship is keeping him focused on what he sees. Is this what they do to the infants? Make them watch the horror of the deaths of innocent people?
"Humans are said to be weaklings. They use others to reach their desires, and they are truly selfish." Raditz's voice is heard outside. It's like he knew Goku had woke up. "You allowed them to use you and keep the secret of what your tail can do. How foolish. You're foolish… for believing them."
"Shut up! They wouldn't!"
"You aren't so bright." Raditz says. "You aren't going to like this method I am using. I was hoping not to resort to it, but stubborn Saiyans like you… it doesn't take much to get those gears in your head turning. This planet made you gentle, but your Saiyan nature is still there. I hate to do this to you, but I'll leave you in here all night and let the words sink into your head… as annoying as it is."
"What are you talking about?" Goku feels that he is in a much deeper hole than he originally thought.
"They've made you into a Human, denying you from your true heritage. You deny it if you wish… but I believe spending a night in here will make you rather angry."
A night?!
"Destroy all life forms." The ship says again.
Raditz chuckles. "Listen closely…"
"Wake up, Kakarot. Wake up and… destroy. All life forms…"
Goku growls. "Shut up! I don't want to hear this!"
Raditz speaks again. "You can't escape from what you were born to do, Kakarot. You are a Saiyan. To see destruction is what you crave for."
"No. That's not true…!" Goku growls.
More destructive images are shown.
"Wake up, Kakarot. Wake up and… destroy. All life forms…"
Goku shakes his head. "Are you making the ship do this…? Raditz? Raditz!"
"You'll thank me later." Raditz's voice fades away, meaning he is leaving.
"Don't you go! I'm not…" Goku's voice trails off at the image of himself as a baby. Why does he look so aggressive? "Is… is that… me…?!"
"Wake up and… destroy."
Goku shakes his head. "No… I won't…" he finally shuts his eyes, but he feels that this won't end.
"Wake up and… destroy."
"Wake up and… destroy."
"Wake up and… destroy."
"Destroy all life forms."
"Destroy all life forms."
"Destroy all life forms."
The voice keeps repeating the same thing over and over. He wants to cover his ears, but he can't.
"Shut up…! I won't!" Goku shakes his head.
"Destroy all life forms."
"Destroy."
"Destroy."
"Destroy."
"Destroy."
That single word repeats itself over and over from seconds into minutes. It's driving him insane. "Stop…!"
His eyes open, and they widen in disbelief at the sight of a Ape-like monster looking back at him, and roaring.
"Destroy all life forms."
Goku suddenly can't speak. This is torture. He can't endure another second. He wants it to stop, but that word…
That word…!
"St-stop… Stop! STOP!" Goku shuts his eyes. "Stop talking! I won't…! I WON'T!"
But the words keeps repeating itself, growing louder until it pounds in Kakarot's ears. He doesn't know why, but the more he hears it, the more angry he gets. It makes him just want to destroy the ship to escape the madness…
That word… why is he thinking about it?!
"Destroy all, Kakarot."
Now the robot says this again.
He's hurt. He's tired. He can't even move. He's forced to listen to this madness.
He's forced to listen to it for the rest of the day… and all night. It felt like forever.
However, the more he hears it…
… the more convincing it sounds.
No...! It's playing tricks on him!
But, why does it sound so familiar? It's terrifying. It's frustrating... is this some form of brainwashing? He can't possibly fall for such a low-strategy like that!
No. It's not that. It's like a constant reminder stuck on loop. As horrifying as it is, the weak Goku feels like he knows this. He doesn't remember, if that is the case, but it sounds all too familiar-
"Destroy all life forms on Planet Earth, Kakarot."
"Destroy..."
After some time, the words lose their meaning. The images keep changing. Those same words are all he hears.
It is all he can hear.
Within the first hour, his own thoughts repeat the horrible command.
Within the first three, he had stoped fighting, staring off into space, the anger continuing to swell as he is still unable to move.
He wants out.
He wants to get out.
He can't get out.
He never felt so weak in his entire life...
After the fifth hour, he can only scream, unable to take it anymore.
Outside the pod, Raditz sits on the grass, next to a half-eaten deer. A dark smirk crosses his face the second he heard the faint scream from inside the ship.
"Getting frustrated now, are we? This is what happens when you grow up with weaklings. You become just that. But, don't worry."
Taking another bite, he notices the pod shaking lightly.
"... It'll be all over soon, when you wake up tomorrow, that is. Heh..."
- Noon -
The next day came, and noon was when the ship door finally opened. Raditz stands with crossed arms, frowning at Kakarot who looks barely alive. "Well then… I'm sure that was nerve wracking. Well?"
Goku doesn't answer. It's hard to tell if he's conscious or not.
Raditz growls. He reaches down and grabs Goku by the shirt again. He lifts him up towards his face, and he slams him against the pod wall. "Now, you listen to me. If you can hear me, nod."
Seconds pass, and Goku gives his brother a weak nod.
Raditz harshly throws his brother to the ground, and he kicks his head. "Do you remember me?"
Goku simply lies there.
The older Saiyan stomps on Goku's chest, earning a scream. "Answer me! You know who the hell I am!"
Goku's breathing is shaky. He answers weakly. "You're… Raditz."
"Who am I to you?"
Silence again. Goku's mouth opens a bit. "A Saiyan… my… big… brother."
"Good." Raditz nods.
Goku is relieved. Raditz didn't harm him, meaning he gave him the right answer.
"What is your name?" Raditz narrows his eyes.
Goku seems to have forgotten how to speak for a second. The voice of the ship repeating the same name over and over. Whatever happened yesterday was all a blur. He was in so much pain, and it didn't end until he accepted whatever it was. He doesn't even remember why he is here.
He doesn't remember what happened at all yesterday. Everything is just a blur.
"My name…" Goku is worried about saying the wrong thing. "It's… K-Kakarot… right…?"
*That's right, little brother. Don't let them try to change it. They simply want to use you again. You don't want that, do you?" Raditz grins darkly. "I came here to save you from this madness. The Humans are utter weaklings. They won't understand you."
Goku says nothing.
"You feel nothing but anger. You want to kill them for using you. What is your mission?"
Goku recalls it. It was said again and again. The words come out his mouth without him even knowing. "Destroy the Earthlings…"
"What have they only done to you? Remember what I warned you about." Raditz walks around the warrior.
Goku grunts. The pain is still there. "They tricked me… and they… used me. They… lied to me for their selfish reasons."
"What will you do?"
Goku just looks at the Saiyan. "I'll… make them pay…"
"That's exactly what you need to do." Raditz explains. "This pain I dealt you was from being foolish to trust them. Remember that. I am only trying to protect you." A smirks is behind his words. For him to say that he was protecting him sounds unrealistic, but Goku doesn't question it.
Raditz hands him a small green substance. "Here. This won't do much, but it'll help heal some major injuries." As soon as Goku takes it, he asks a final question. "So then… are you accepting my offer?"
Goku simply stares ahead. "They will never understand me anyway, right?"
- Battlefield -
Piccolo had recovered from the blow that knocked him out, but he hasn't seen any sign of Goku or his unexpected brother at all since then. Even the crybaby son Goku has fell asleep. The kid just be starving, but it's not his problem.
However, he is in guard again when he senses the energy he was just looking for. Raditz is returning, and Goku… he is still alive? He looks like he's been through hell.
Raditz drops the warrior on the ground. "Take a good look at him, and understand that can be you in five minutes."
Piccolo frowns. "What do you want from me?"
"It's not me who you should worry about. Not anymore." Raditz crosses his arms. He takes notice of Goku standing.
Piccolo sighs. "He's still alive. Alright, Goku. This may seem like a longshot, but you said you have a way to stop him, right?"
Goku's eyes harden. "Piccolo…"
The martial artist's rival is a bit confused, but he knows the Saiyan always felt bitter around him. "I understand you wish not to work with me. I'll be over soon once we kill that Saiyan freak."
"You said that after this you will conquer Earth right?" Goku asks him. "I won't allow that, and you know that."
"You said that back on the beach. Why are you even bringing that up?" Piccolo huffs.
Goku looks at the man and shouts; "Because I will do that first!" He fires a blast from the palm of his hand and it shoots right through Piccolo. This leaves him and Raditz in shock.
That wasn't expected to happen so easily.
"G-Goku… h-how could you?"
"Because I am tired of the secrets and lies that all of you have kept from me! For betraying me, their best punishment is to have their lives terminated!"
Raditz laughs in victory. "That's right brother! It is time for you to stop protecting this planet and show these Earthlings your wrath! Take pride in who you are - a Saiyan warrior!"
Goku looks down at the struggling Piccolo. He is surprised with himself for actually blasting him like that without hesitation nor retreat. Perhaps it is because that he finally found where he truly belongs. In fact, he actually feels a little better than he did before he got here. He does have a few things in mind. "What about my son?"
"A Saiyan halfbreed is said to be very tenacious. He holds a lot of potential, or so rumors say." Raditz starts walking towards the pod that his nephew is trapped in. "You spoiled him rotten but, he's still very young. We can turn him into a fine warrior."
"He can be so strong huh?" Goku is actually fine with the idea. ChiChi was very stubborn about him allowing to train Gohan, and would rather have him studying in school instead. It's not his fault that his father was raised in a forest his entire thoughts were interrupted as the sound of metal breaking is heard, then it completely shatters as the 4 year old leaps into the sky with an angry look on his face. "G-Gohan?!" He watches in shock as his son lands and spots Piccolo, then glares at his brother with raging eyes.
Raditz's Scouter bleeps again. The Saiyan gasp at the reading. "I-it's at... 1307...!"
"You stop hurting...EVERYBODY!" Red energy engulfs his body, and he lunges at Raditz with a raging scream. He hits his chest with his head, and the impact damages the armour, and knocks the wind out it's owner. Gohan falls to the ground and finds his father. "Daddy? Is the green man okay Daddy?" Apparently, he assumed that Raditz was the one who was responsible.
Raditz stumbles for a moment and finally regains his footing. "Why you... Little brat!" He growls as he storms towards the toddler who trembled in fear. His Scouter reads the powerlessly again. "What? Now his power level dropped down to 1! So that's it, his power changes with his emotions!" He rises a hand and swats the boy away. Gohan crashes to the ground unconscious.
"W-what was that for?! He didn't know!" Goku shouts.
"I'm aware of that Kakarot. However, according to my Scouter, your friends are coming. I don't want the brat to get angry again and interfere with their execution." He rises to the air and flies back down to the crater. "We'll see how you'll handle this."
As if on cue, a flying vehicle comes into view and lands near Goku. Roshi, Bulma, and Krillin quickly jump off and run to him.
Krillin is the first to speak. "Goku! Oh, man! You're hurt! Are you alright?! You've been gone since yesterday!"
"Where's Gohan?! Did you find him?" Bulma asks him.
"Yeah, he's safe now." Goku replies. "Raditz knocked him out, but he's still okay. Don't worry, I got him. He won't bother us anymore."
Krillin takes a look at the field, then spots something he hopes not to see. "Piccolo! He's down!"
Everyone else lets out a loud "What?!" and rushes over to him all except Bulma, who kept her distance. Master Roshi sighs. "Seems like he finally got a taste of his own medicine, but something about this doesn't seem right. The attack he took was weak, he's still alive."
"Well duh, Goku jumped in and saved the day." Bulma points out. "That Raditz guy never had the chance to finish him."
Goku laughs lightly. "Yeah, there was a lot of pressure, but it wasn't too hard."
"I knew that you could do it Goku!" Bulma praises him.
"All of you are fools if you are falling for that." Piccolo grunts angrily. "Goku is nothing more than a traitor to all of you now! He's telling a lie!"
"Goku? Lying? Oh please. You're just mad because you never got the chance to defeat him right?" Krillin says as he folds his arms. "Besides, Goku never told a lie in his life!"
"It was Goku who attacked me! Doesn't that ever get in your head?! If it were Raditz, I would've been dead! Goku's not that powerful!" Piccolo snaps. "He's working with his brother now! Get out of here while you still have time! He's going to kill all of you next - not like I care, but get out of here-!" Another blast hits him directly making dirt fly. It clears, revealing him dead this time.
Goku's former friends stare at the once living Piccolo in disbelief, then at Goku who delivered the blast. "W-why did you do that?" Krillin yelped. "Goku, have you gone mad?! You killed him, which means Kami's dead too! The Dragon Balls are nothing now"
Goku looks at him in the eye. "My name is not Goku, it has been Kakarot, and forever will be! None of you deserve the Dragon Balls. All these years, you have been using me so that you can get what you want without a problem right? And these secrets you kept from me, like how I transformed all those years ago? What more are you hiding?! HUH?!"
A smirk forms on Raditz's face.
"Please Goku! Don't do this! We didn't tell you for your own good!" Roshi explains. "We did not want to hurt your feeling then! Think before you act! This planet has been protected by you! You can't just turn against it!"
"Didn't Raditz tell you old timer?" Goku growls. "I wasn't born on this planet, I was sent here to destroy it. I'm sure that Gohan dropped me on purpose so that I would lose my memory. But… it doesn't stop me now that I know why I was different from everyone in the first place!"
"Snap out of it Goku!" Krillin grabs his arm and shakes him, but this only annoys him.
"I said, my name is KAKAROT!" He harshly kicks Krillin across the field, and he lays there unconscious.
"K-Krillin!" Roshi gasp. "I feared that this may happen one day. It seems that it has came true after all. Our greatest hero… is now out worst enemy!"
"Let's get outta here!" Bulma sprints away as far as she could, but out of nowhere, Raditz appears, and the woman falls down, paralyzed with fear.
"Not so fast earthling. Where do you think your going?" He creates a ball of energy in his hand.
"Let them go Raditz."
The Saiyan warrior gives his brother a look. "Spare them? You're suppose to kill them!"
"Oh, I will, but not now." The words coming out of Goku's mouth made his former friend's shudder with fear. "Let them call their friends. A few more Humans can be a challenge for us. It'll be no fun if we kill such a small number now don't you think?"
"I see. I like your thinking." Raditz chuckles. "You heard him. Be a good Human and go away unless you want to die right now!" He laughs as Roshi quickly picks up Krillin and runs to the ship, followed by Bulma. The ship takes off in seconds. Raditz turns his attention back to Goku. "I see now that you have the nature of a Saiyan. However, you still need to rejoin our race."
"I know, 100 Humans, Got it." Goku nods once and soars away, but before he finally fully takes off he asks. "Oh yeah. Take care of my son okay? Just let him know that I'll return, and he'll be fine."
"Sure Kakarot. Just don't disappoint me." Raditz thought as he watched Goku disappear in the horizon.
Raditz stands over the unconscious Gohan, crossing his arms. "The first thing this brat is getting rid of is that ridiculous hat." He reaches down and snatches it off, his rough motion causing the four-star ball to roll right off, still as visible as ever.
It caught his interest, but only for a few seconds. The Saiyan kicks it away, seeing it as pointless. It rolls to a halt as it strikes something.
Just as Raditz walks away, he fails to notice movement from behind him.
Green fingers twitch, touching the surface of the magical orb. Piccolo's eyes only open for a few seconds before they shut back.
The slumbering dragon is barely clinging on to life.
A/N: Finally finished guys! So… what do you think? I tried to stay in character the best way I could.
I tried my best with rewriting this chapter! I hope you like it better, but I feel this isn't good enough. I'll come back to this to edit it again until I'm fits!
Oddly, this makes a lot more sense than what the heck I had before.
Please to read my other stories as well!
To be continued to Chapter 2!