PROLOGUE
The World
It is the year 2005. Planet Earth in this dimension is the same as in our dimension except for a few major changes. In the year 1975, humans were successful in making contact with a sentient green skinned humanoid alien race that called themselves Namekians after their home world of Namek, which was present in the Sirius system about 7 light years away from our solar system. First contact was made through the use of radio signals using the SETI system that made contact with a Namekians research vessel. The signals came from the far side of the moon. After constant incoherent signals for an entire hour, the researchers were shocked to hear a voice speaking in what sounded like English, the first words that were heard were, "I think it will be safe to contact them directly, they are physically weak but have advanced technology, primitive to ours however." This message became a sensation as analysts realized these beings were one step ahead of them. A message was sent to the ship in English requesting it to land in a secluded location in the Nevada Desert. Scientists reveled in the glory of making contact, skeptics called it the end of the world and religious people considered them heaven sent. Unfortunately, the American government had other plans in mind. The ruling Bush administration feared the aliens under the childish impression that they were invaders and sent a contingent of tanks to obliterate the space vessel and all its occupants should the need arise. The Namekians arrived in an oval vessel with shining silver like exterior, flattened bottom, pointed nose and two large thick downward curved wings that also served as landing support. Four concentric circles were present on the underbelly giving off a blue light and seemed to suggest an anti-gravity device. From the front portion if the ship a platform descended hanging from four cables and on it were three Namekians.
The spectators, news reporters and army personnel were shocked at their appearance, not because they were ugly but because they looked so much like humans themselves. The only differences were green skin, two antennae sprouting an inch from the head, pink patches both above and below the arms and elbows. Finally, their most sinister feature was their fangs and claws. The first human that went up to them and shook hands in what would become one of the greatest moments of the 20th century was none other than United Nations Secretary General, Kofi Annan. It was quite surprising to him that when he offered to shake hands with a male of the Namekians species, he readily accepted and spoke in a warm voice as if the two were old friends. The Namekian or rather Korak as he introduced himself said that he was a scientist and was a member of an ancient race that had evolved far beyond destructive tendencies and emotions that humans so readily glorify and cherish. They were not here as invaders or as beings claiming to be a higher form of life and try to force the humans to accept their ways. They were a peaceful race looking to be friends and hopefully interchange culture and technology. The most humorous part of the enlightening conversation was when a Namekian child standing next to his mother exclaimed, "Not all aliens are ugly or evil mister!" Mr. Annan laughed much to the amusement of his or rather the earth's guests. Proving the fact the Namekians had been watching them for quite some time and human culture was of the greatest interest. Unfortunately, the meeting would have been perfect were it not for the trigger-happy American soldiers present in the tanks. Out of frustration, one of the tanks opened fire. It headed straight for the ship but instead it exploded in mid air. The shell had it the force field that crackled with electricity for a few moments before becoming transparent once more.
Korak's expression changed to anger as he politely excused himself and attacked the tanks with green spheres of energy that only destroyed the turrets leaving the rest intact. The frightened soldiers escaped the vehicles in fear. Korak swiftly returned and apologized to Mr. Annan for having to see to that to which his response was, "On the contrary my good sir! We are the ones who should apologize and thank you for doing what the rest of the world was too afraid to do until now. Those vehicles and rest of the military personal here belong to the most for the lack of the better word, power hungry nation" Annan laughed, Korak and his family smiled. Thus, a great intergalactic friendship began.
Over the years the Namekians shared many secrets of the universe with them, they introduced humans to the concept of Ki energy, energy present in all living beings that could be harnessed through mental training. Humans learnt to perform many kinds of energy attacks much like the ones Korak demonstrated on the 25th of September 1975 also known as Day of First Contact. In fact, even flight was attainable using this energy and is considered one of the simpler techniques. This Ki energy as well as the their own physical strength was the sole reason why the Namekians never developed any military technology unlike humans who even after learning the use of Ki energy still depend upon technology for war due to the amount of dedication and training required. The Namekians also gave the humans a way of controlling global warming and thus ensuring the preservation of humanity.
Namekians also introduced humans to the Arcadians; red skinned, tall and white haired neighbors of the Namekians whose culture resembled a highly futuristic human society. Thus, on the eve of the formation of the United Nations in 1945, the Milky Way Union was formed in 2005, an organization that handled all intergalactic relations between the three races. This organization consisted of three representing members of each race along with five advisors from various fields. The headquarters of this organization is present in an earth city, which goes by the name of Sydney, and itself is present in the continent called Australia. By present day, humanity has progressed by leaps and bounds. However, a famous Arcadian political figure was once noted as Saying, "As far as the current state of the galaxy is concerned, we (all three races) now exist in a utopia of sorts, free from any major galactic catastrophe. But we must not forget that before a sea is torn apart by a storm, it is eerily calm just like our galaxy is today" As predicted, the universe will be rocked by not one but several catastrophe's and the only thing standing in it's way will be a group of fighters led by a man named Goku.
The Protagonists
NOTE: THIS IS NOT EXHAUSTIVE. MORE WILL COME AS THE STORY CONTINUES!
Goku
DOSSIER
Crash-landed in the year 1980 inside of a forested area near Kyoto, Japan as a 1 year old baby who was later found inside his space pod by a local resident. His name was Daisuke Gohan; he kept the boy's origin a secret and named him Goku. For the first year, the boy appeared mentally disturbed but was also incredibly strong. Then, one day Goku accidentally fell from the roof of his house while being chased by his adoptive father, he hit his head on a rock and suffered a concussion. After he came to, he began to behave in a, by human standards, normal behavior.
He also seemed to have a flair for the martial arts and this lead his father to enter him in the 10th Freestyle Battle Tournament, which was a newly initiated sport in which people of the ages 15-50 could battle using any legal fighting style from boxing to karate. At the young age of 10, Goku showed incredible power and went on to with the Tournament and was dubbed Super boy much to his amusement primarily because Superman happened to be his childhood hero. He managed to live up to the title by saving 7 people from a burning building.
After joining the reputed Kyoto University, he met a female exchange student Chi-Chi from Taipei, Taiwan. Due to her sharp looks she became quite popular and though there were many potential suitors for her, she instantly fell for the clumsy yet innocent Goku and they decided to marry after completing their education. After graduating Goku decided to become a professional and regular competitor in FBT. Though his adoptive father disagreed with this decision at first, he gave in after Goku proved it to be a respectable sporting event unlike Wrestling.
He trained under Master Roshi who was a famous martial artist in his time and had know set up a school in Bali, Indonesia where he passed on the torch to many other fighters. His top two students were Goku and a young man from India named Karan (Ka Run) who later changed his name to Krillin due to a suggestion made by Master Roshi. Apparently, in Balinese it meant Unlimited Potential.
Krilin and Goku, representing the Roshi School of Martial Arts traveled the world fighting in the Freelance Battle Tournaments. In one such tournament being held in the United States he met a young woman about his age named Bulma Briefs who had come to cheer her boyfriend Yamcha. Instantly a friendship was sparked between Bulma, Goku and Krillin. The tournament also turned out to be quite controversial as Yamcha was caught trying to rape Bulma just because she broke up with him. Goku heard her screams and managed to save Bulma in the nick of time. This strengthened the friendship between them. Yamcha was banned from the tournament and since then extensive profile checks have been initiated.
Goku's adoptive father died just as Goku turned 20 and he returned to Japan for his father's funeral that was attended by Bulma, Krillin, Master Roshi and Chi-chi. After a few days, Goku proposed to Chi-Chi who was now a respected lawyer. 5 years on, Goku's greatest adventure would begin.
TECHNIQUES
Shell Blast: Powerful blue beam of energy fired by cupping the hands together near the waist (like a turtle shell), charging up and thrusting the arms forward. The beam is also capable of changing direction by a limited amount. This attack was tauught to Goku by Master Roshi who also invented the phrase, "KA-ME-HA-ME-HA" to help the charge up
Dragon Fist: The user concentrates energy in his fists causing them to be set ablaze by a reddish-black energy. This technique increases the intensity and speed of the punches
Lights Out: A rather crude yet effective technique. The user elbows the opponent in the gut or head temporarily stunning them. The user grabs the opponent by his leg, lifts him up and begins to repeatedly pound him against any hard surface. The opponent is then violently thrown to prevent a reversal
Energy Barrier: The user extends a translucent red sphere of energy protecting them from any energy-based attack. The opponent may be severely damaged if he makes physical contact with it. Effective yet exhausting for the user, which may leave him vulnerable later on
Krillin
DOSSIER
Born Karan Mahajan in 1985 New Delhi, India to a politician's family. Since childhood he always hated politics in general and the unlimited number of news stories about the corruption in Indian politics and bureaucracy didn't help to change his view. He lived a pampered life as all sons of powerful men. He graduated from Delhi University with a degree in political science, a subject he was forced by his father to take.
One day he expressed his hatred of politics to his family completely much to his father's bemusement. When asked what would he rather do, Karan replied that he wanted to compete in the FBT. His family was shocked and his father grew angry saying that he would allow his reputation to be tarnished like this and that no son of his would take part in such things. Karan replied with anger in his voice that from now on he was longer his father's son, thus his father's reputation would not be ruined. With that he instantly ran away from home and even his weeping mother was unable to stop him.
He ran to a friend's house who also aspired to be an FBT competitor and they both set of for the city of Mumbai (Bombay) where world famous martial artist Master Roshi was holding an exhibition match to select a new batch of students. Karan showed exemplary skill and became an instant favorite. He bid farewell to his friend who did not get selected and moved to the Master's school in Bali, Indonesia. There he was surprised to meet an FBT celebrity, none other than Goku who was dubbed Super boy due to his performance in the 10th FBT.
Master Roshi was surprised at Karan's dedication to the martial arts, which was partly due to the fact that he wanted to prove to his parents that he wasn't worthless. Thus, Karan was given the name Krillin by his master; in Balinese it meant unlimited potential. He liked "the nice ring to it" and kept it as his real name. Krillin would then travel the world with Goku participating in various Freelance Battle Tournaments meeting a German girl named Bulma, a powerful Namekian named Piccolo, son of a British businessman named Tien and a former soldier of the Egyptian Military named Yamcha.
TECHNIQUES
Bullet Rain: The user charge's up two large (equal to height) yellow spheres of energy in each of his hands and tosses them upward. The spheres merge in mid-air and explode causing a rain of highly explosive energy bullets where each one is about the size of a tank shell causing massive collateral damage
Sawblade: The user raises one hand and begins to charge a large disc shaped projectile. When ready is it tossed at the opponent and on making contact slices them in half without exception unless they have some sort of barrier. This attack also has limited homing capability. It is fragile and can be dissipated by another energy projectile
Spirit Bomb: A unique attack in that the user need not charge up himself but instead absorbs energy from other living organisms. Its power lies in its simplicity in that more the energy greater will be the size of the bomb and greater will be its power. The bomb's coloration goes from dark blue to burning white depending on intensity
Tracer Gun: The user charges up two rather small sphere's of energy in both his hands kept close to the waist and merely thrusts them forward to fire two beams of medium intensity that can follow the opponent no matter what. The beams can also stun the opponent provided they hit hard enough and can be used to hit two opponents at once.
Bulma
DOSSIER
Born Buruma Briefs in 1980 Munich, Germany to a German scientist and an American Businesswoman. Since childhood she had been blessed with good looks and smarts. Though the looks part became a curse later on when her family moved to the United States and she joined the reputed Massachusetts Institute of Technology or MIT. Her bodily proportions were a bit striking as she had on overly large bust size for her age to the point that some of the nastier students thought that she might have implants. Boys would pass lewd remarks and girls would sneer at her Aphrodite like perfect body. Also, due to the constant mispronunciation of her name she had it Americanized to Bulma.
Her only saving grace was the fact that she joined the University in the same year that world-renowned Robotics pioneer Dr. Gero was a visiting professor and decided to teach an entire batch of students which included Bulma. He and his work fascinated her. Dr. Gero also took an active interest in her and would often call her into his office for friendly discussions and once exclaimed to his class, "Look at the blue haired girl listening intently to every word I say, she is my favorite student and my successor in the Robotics field." Bulma blushed but thankfully the other students instead of giving her jealous looks, clapped in her honor. After she graduated with a degree in Robotics, she intended to handle the family business which was now the largest manufacturer of consumer and military technology in the world, Brief's Incorporated. Dr. Gero once again approached her and expressed the fact that he would like her to be his protégé, she gladly accepted.
While studying, she met a young man from the Egyptian Military named Yamcha who had come to America to prepare for and participate in the next Freelance Battle Tournament to be held in New York City. Yamcha seemed to be a respectable yet slightly sinister individual but Bulma and Yamacha came closer for the sole reason that he paid more attention to her face and less to her chest. Maybe a bit too much as he turned out to be bit off an obsessive lover and mercilessly beat a gang of boys when one of them passed a lewd remark. Just then, Bulma's fears came true and Yamcha turned out to be the kind of boy, good mothers keep their daughters away from. She decided that she would break up with him after the tournament.
When she did so, Yamcha became furious and attacked her and even attempted to rape her but she was saved in the nick of time by a young man named Goku whom she had met only days before. Bulma was surprised to meet both Goku and his young friend Krillin who were so different from other boys she knew. Thus, a friendship was struck between the trio and Bulma regained confidence in herself. Even her parents were quite appreciative of her new friends, finally feeling that their daughter was now safe from any harm.
TECHNIQUES
What? Is this a mistake? Bulma can't… or can she?
Piccolo
DOSSIER
Piccolo is one of the more sinister and mysterious members of the Z fighters. His past is relatively unknown except for the fact that he is in fact the evil half of Namek's representative on Earth, Kami. How exactly is he "half" is not known but it rumored that Kami practices arcane magic which the Namekians abandoned long ago in favor of more scientific knowledge. Thus, Kami had managed to purge his evil half (Dark thoughts, feelings etc.) from his body and the result was a Namekian, who was a polar opposite of Kami himself namely Piccolo. Thus, Kami and Piccolo share a symbiotic relationship to the point that Kami can see, hear and feel the things that Piccolo does and vice versa.
Unlike the few Namekians who visit earth for political, scientific or recreational reasons, Piccolo had no such wishes and remained a loner, exploring and living by himself in the more remote corners of the world. He saw his calling in the Freestyle Battle Tournament, needing release from his frustrations; he decided to take it out on the fighters of the world. His power was overwhelming, even for a Namekian. He met his match in a young man named Goku who though appeared human, was far stronger. In the 17th FBT, Piccolo decided to take a risk and used an attack that involved firing off a wave of Ki energy from his body like a bomb (Suicide Wave) against his rival Goku. Piccolo's clothes were torn, he was exhausted and the arena was destroyed but he was surprised to find Goku relatively unscathed as he had managed to block the attack by forming a shield of Ki around himself. Piccolo almost died and due to the danger posed to the spectators, Piccolo was banned for 3 years. Since then, he has held a strong grudge against him.
Though Piccolo was not born on earth and therefore is not the citizen of any nation, he has shown a particular preference for the Dark Continent. To reflect this, he wears a turban and cape similar to those worn by certain nomadic tribes in northern Africa.
TECHNIQUES
Drill Bit: The user places his index and middle finger on his forehead and begins to charge the attack. Once ready he thrusts both fingers in the direction of the opponent and fires a large green beam surrounded by a spiral of energy that makes it look like a large drill. This rather powerful attack is able to smash through the strongest of barriers and go completely through any opponent critically injuring them. The only downside is its charge up time.
Hellzone Grenade: Provided the user is below the opponent. The user fires off several large spheres of green energy, which completely surrounds the opponent. The user claps his hands together and the energy spheres converge to cause a massive explosion. The only downside being that it must be executed almost instantly to be truly effective
Evil Eye: A rather interesting attack in that it is a translucent green beam of energy fired from both eyes which on making contact with the opponent causes severe burns and in effect it would be possible to cook an opponent to death. It is unique to Piccolo and is supposedly microwave based
Arm Cannon: The user grabs one arm with the other and after a moment of charging fires a large green triangle shaped projectile followed by a thin beam. On making contact this attack does a devastating amount of damage and it may be dangerous to be even near the explosion caused by the attack