Outside, the space around the little Space-pod was black, only broken up by the occasional streak of light as it passed by the rays of another Star that would have been light years away. The person travelling in the little pod was a tiny baby. Only a few months old, she couldn't understand where her mother was. She had given up crying hours ago, realising no attention or love would meet her little attention seeking wails. She had decided to let herself sink into a sleep that was full of dreams; dreams of her mother and father, dreams of her home planet, dreams of the boy that had been laid next to her after his mother had finally brought him into the world. They said he was to be a prince, to be the greatest of their race. She hadn't understood the words being said, but his face had imprinted itself on her mind forever. One day she would stand at an easel, drawing that face from her memory and passing it onto the next generation. But for now, she slept, dreamt, and waited.
Nial and his wife Mai had been trekking for hours. They had found exactly what they were looking for and now had great baskets full of their bounty that Mai was planning on turning into medicine and her husband planned on turning into a special kind of drink. The walk had served its other purpose too, Mai had been told she was unable to have children only a few days before, and the walk had brought Mai and Nial back together, deciding it didn't matter because they were so in love, they could survive anything.
It was as they were heading back to their home that they saw it, the strange orange glow of light heading straight for their home planet. Taking one look at each other, they saw the curiosity burning in their significant others eyes and so without a word, set off to investigate. What they found would amaze them both. The streak of light had obviously hit the planet's surface, for there was a great crater and inside the crater was a small, perfectly round Space-pod. Nial carefully picked his way down the side of the crater, leaving Mai safely at the edge. When he reached the pod he found a small button which he pressed. Suddenly the pod jerked and a great whirring noise filled the air. The door of the pod opened to reveal a baby within, only a few months old. She was totally naked, with a full head of jet black hair and a strange skin colour Nial had never seen.
Carefully, he put his arms around the child and lifted her from the pod. This is about the time he discovered her tail, for she wrapped it around his arm as if clinging for safety and her little hand suddenly grasped the front of his shirt with so much force he was afraid she would rip it. He had never fallen quite so much in love with someone so quickly before, he hardly noticed his wife had stumbled her way down to join him staring at the child. The love in her eyes was what confirmed it for Nial. This was their gift, their reason for not being able to have children of their own. This was to be their child.
Nial handed the perfect miniature of a person to his wife, who bundled her up in a shawl she was wearing. A small smile spread across the face of the little bundle and Mai gasped in awe. Nial couldn't believe what they had found and so decided to take another look inside the ship. He found nothing but a strange metal box and a single note:
"This is my daughter. Her name is Kyuuri and she is a member of the greatest race of all, the Saiyan race. Unfortunately, she is weak and will not survive well on our planet. Give her this note and box when she is old enough to understand, and let her know I love her very much. Giving her up was the hardest thing I have ever had to do as a mother. Take care of her."
A few weeks later, a rumour had spread across the planet. The Planet Vegeta had been destroyed, the Saiyans were no more and Frieza was to be greatly feared across the galaxy. Kyuuri was one of the last surviving members of her race.
Another rumour was flying across the planet. There were other Saiyans out there, and they had fought Frieza! The Namekian planet had been destroyed in the fight, but the Namekians had been safely been transported to another world. Then, all of a sudden, the rumour was confirmed with the discovery of another Space Pod, not unlike the one Kyuuri had arrived in years before. A man named Goku had arrived on the planet. Although the people of Yardrat were more than happy to cater for his every need, Mai became nervous that he would try and take her Kyuuri with him, so she kept her hidden. But she didn't realise Kyuuri, against her guardian's will, had been spying on the stranger. Suddenly her thoughts were all about "The Stranger". She spoke of him like an admirer who had seen their idol walking down their local high street.
On the third day of his visit, Goku suddenly came out with something that was very interesting to the Yardratians. He began talking of things called "Dragonballs". For years now, the Yardratians had been aware of a being that kept trying to contact them. Some thought the spirit was from the afterlife, trying to find its family to say goodbye properly, but many believed it was an angel who had been rejected from the heavens by an evil temptress who had stolen his rightful place. They were desperate to find ways to help the being. So when Goku left, they immediately set about trying to make their own set.
Many months later, they finally had success, and called Shinwa-Juu, their very own Dragon. Their one wish was granted and Sinwa-Juu agreed to help the being that had been contacting them for so many years. Suddenly, a cold wind whipped through the Planet. It struck hard against each Yardratian and they knew they had made a mistake, for there, stood before them was yet another Saiyan. A huge Saiyan built like a tank with an expression to match the same violence and hair that fell powerfully to reach his knee joints. This was the wish that brought Raditz back from the afterlife.
And Kyuuri was smitten.