He walked slowly through the hall as he heard the screams echo. He knew to stay where he was, if he tried to get closer she would find him. He was numb at this point, having been here for the last 3 years. He saw faces come and go, others she had gained from her placement in society. No one would suspect that Zera, the daughter of the royal family, had such a dark side. He was used to the seeing the happy faces of the children who thought that their wishes had come true; children from poor families of ill repute, being placed in a house with a Princess, who had told them that their pain from the streets was over. Only to discover that it had just begun.
He remembered the day he fell for her tricks. When he too thought she was an angel, here to bless him from his misfortunes. Oh, how wrong he was.
Raditz was just a simple child, his father Bardock was a warrior for their home planet, Vegeta. Oh how Raditz missed his home, his family. His mother's warm heart, his newly born brother's cries in the morning, even his father's indifference towards him would be pleasant right now. He remembered the morning again, that fateful morning where his life, his innocence was taken from him.
He awoke that morning just like any other. His mother had made breakfast as his father prepared for an upcoming mission, his brother eating everything in front of him. His mother acknowledged his arrival, as his father ignored him. On his home planet strength was key, especially for boys who would grow to be the force that would not only protect their planet, but to conquer others. Raditz was not a fighter he had not the strength for it. Neither did he have the mentality for it. Those born with strong power levels and those who could become an ozzaru would serve the King. He was born without either of these qualities. While his younger brother had a low power level like he did, his brother could transform, making his brother Kakarot, his father's favorite child. Raditz knew the moment that Kakarot was born he would be pushed further away. While his mother tried to give him some attention, he knew all eyes were on Kakarot. He was already a forgotten child, that's how he got here.
He remembered saying goodbye to his parents, but they were distracted by his brother's cry for more food. It would be the last time he would see them, had he known what was going to happen he would have at least tried to hug his mother. He knew his emotion would be lost on his father, another reason for him to knock at Raditz's faults.
He remembered his walk to the school, well if you could call the child training center a school. Saiyans were taught their basic fighting skills there. He hated this place and the people around him. He was weak. He was not made to fight and he knew it. He would return home after another beating as he had before, or so he thought. Today would have been a good day to stay home.
As the children took to the inside of the building, a guest was waiting for them. It was Lord Frieza, their comrade in arms, with someone else. Someone who would be changing everything in his life. She smiled sweetly as all of the children gathered into the main room. Raditz was in squad 2C but was never included in anything of which the class was included. The trainers often stuck Raditz with an old stack of books left by the other, former, species of his planet. Over the years, Raditz had taught himself how to read the books and manuscripts. He found the books on biology to be his favorite. It was the only thing he had that gave him happiness during his youth.
That fateful day her eyes met his. He was at first taken with her kind face was, it was so different from everyone else. He was usually met with scowls or looks of indifference. His heart raced for the first time. He remembered Lord Frieza telling them all to take a seat at the tables while a hologram appeared on the screen at the front of the room. This was something new, this wasn't battle related; it was a jarring mess of numbers and symbols. He turned to look at all his squad mates seeing their looks of utter confusion. Looking back to the screen his mind started going to work, he had seen these symbols before. In the books. Lord Frieza looked to the young woman and told the squad that those who did not understand the screen were dismissed to the fighting skills arena. The entire room erupted around him as everyone but himself stood and left. Frieza looked at him, confused. He knew that saiyans were not a smart species. He stood, making the frostian smirk thinking he was right about the saiyans as a whole. This is where Raditz made the move that would change his life forever. He walked up to the hologram and picked up the light pen and began to solve the problem. The female was smiling at him as he finished up. Looking at both frostians he saw Lord Frieza's look of shock and the lady's approval. She introduced herself to him; Lord Frieza's sister, Lady Zera. She then expressed her need for him to leave Planet Vegeta. She wanted him to come with her and leave the planet. She wanted to expand his mind. He was shocked. He was ecstatic. He was a fool.
To Be Continued…