The Son Twins
A Dragon Ball/Z/GT fic by Nintendoman01
Disclaimer:
As much as I wish I did, I do not own the Dragon Ball franchise or any associated characters. They are the property of the great Akira Toriyama, and I make no profit from this story. Goku's sister, Son Ukyo, however, is the property of DBSKSUJU101 on Deviantart, used with her permission.
Author's Note:
So, I was on the Internet earlier, and came across photos on Deviantart, as well as other fics, that were what-ifs detailing what might happen if Goku had a twin sister. That played a big part in my decision to write this fic. I originally planned to come up with Goku's sister on my own, but I came across DBSKSUJU101's pictures of Ukyo on Deviantart, decided I liked them better, and asked for her permission to use Ukyo.
Quite simply, this is the story of Goku and his friends, but with that addition. Constructive criticism is appreciated, but NO FLAMES ; if you don't like it, don't read it. It's as simple as that.
- Prologue -
Birth of the Saviors
Age 737
Planet Vegeta, Hospital Wing
Deep within the hospital wing of the planet Vegeta, a pained scream resonated through the halls. Gine, the wife of the Saiyan soldier Bardock, was giving birth to their second child.
Speaking of Bardock, he was waiting just outside the birthing room alongside his fellow soldier and close friend, Tora, having rushed to the hospital upon learning that Gine was in labor.
Tora looked over at Bardock, who was looking intensely at the door and cringing at the sound of Gine's pained cries.
"I gotta say, Bardock, you weren't nearly this concerned when Raditz was born," he said. Bardock looked over at Tora, a small smile creeping across his face.
"I guess some of Gine's softness rubbed off on me," he said. Tora chuckled, recalling that Gine had been deemed too soft and gentle to be a soldier, so she retired from Bardock's team and went to work at the meat distribution center.
From behind the door came a crescendo of panting from Gine, which built up into a full-throated battle cry fit for a Saiyan. Moments after Gine quieted down, a second cry began, faint and high-pitched; a wavering waaa, reminiscent of a lamb bleating.
Suddenly, Gine started panting and crying out again. Bardock and Tora exchanged confused glances.
"Does that mean what I think it means?" Tora asked.
Bardock was spared the effort of an answer as Gine let out another loud scream and the lamb's bleat doubled.
"Twins?" Bardock gasped in shock.
The door to the birthing room slid open, and the doctor, a Tsuru-jin (1) similar to Frieza and Cooler, but with crimson skin under his white-and-purple bio-armor, stepped out. He nodded to Bardock.
"You can come in and see your babies, Commander Bardock (2)," he said. Bardock hesitated, then nodded and entered the room.
In the bed, located on the other side of the room, was Gine, her spiky black hair matted with sweat and a visibly tired, but unmistakably happy, expression on her face as she cradled her newborn twins.
Gine smiled at Bardock as he sat in the chair next to the bed. "It's a boy and a girl, Bardock," she said. "The boy looks just like you, right down to that crazy head of yours."
Bardock looked and saw that the boy, who was wailing at the top of his little lungs, was indeed the spitting image of him, right down to his wild mane of spiky hair. The girl, who was fussing only slightly, looked like her mother, only with straighter hair that fell down to her tiny waist. And, of course, as Saiyans, they both had brown monkey-like tails.
"What will we call them?" Gine asked. Bardock closed his eyes in thought for a minute, then nodded.
"Kakarot," he said, placing a gentle hand on the boy's head, then placing the other on the girl's. "And Celira."
Gine smiled. "I like those names. Kakarot and Celira, our little babies."
Some time later, the newborn Kakarot and Celira were taken to the neonatal ward. Kakarot continued to cry nonstop, visibly upsetting Broly, another newborn Saiyan placed next to his pod.
On the other side of Kakarot, Celira opened her black eyes, sat up, and looked over to her crying brother. Silently, she crawled into Kakarot's pod and cuddled up to him. Almost instantly, Kakarot's loud wails ceased, and he placed an arm around Celira before falling asleep peacefully.
Five days later...
"What do you mean they're being sent off?!" Gine shouted, glaring at a hunched-over green alien dressed in full Battle Armor, complete with crotch, upper leg, and shoulder protection.
"Exactly what I said, Gine," the alien said. "Celira and Kakarot are to be dispatched to the planet called Earth to clear it off for purchase. Even for third-class Saiyans like them, it should be no problem."
"But they're only five days old!" Gine exclaimed. "How can you do this?! They're just babies!"
"It's nothing personal, Gine," the alien said. "I'm just following orders."
After a moment, Gine sighed, realizing she couldn't win this argument. "Okay," she said. "Can I please say goodbye first?"
The alien nodded, and Gine made her way over to the pod where Kakarot and Celira had been placed. She gently stroked their hair and kissed them on their foreheads.
"Goodbye, my little ones," she said. "Take care. And watch out for the Galactic Patrol."
The pod closed, and the pod zoomed off into space.
That night, Frieza destroyed Planet Vegeta and brought about the near-extinction of the Saiyan race, as Kakarot and Celira, perhaps the sole survivors of their species, headed off towards Earth... and their destinies.
Author's Note:
(1): I looked up possible names for Frieza's race, and found the term Tsuru-jin. I decided to use that.
(2): At least, I think Bardock's a commander. He was the leader of his own squad, anyway.
Ukyo's Saiyan birth name, Celira, was taken from RedLightsRedFights' story The Bond: Revisited, which was one of the main inspirations for this fic. In keeping with the fact that all members of Bardock's family are named after root vegetables (Bardock = burdock, Gine = negi, the Japanese word for spring onion, Raditz = radish, Kakarot = carrot), Celira is for celeriac, a celery-like root vegetable.
Also, I've assigned mental VAs to the characters, mostly retaining the Funimation actors with some exceptions. Kid Goku and Kid/Teen Gohan (who will appear later in the fic) are "voiced" by their original English VA, Stephanie Nadolny, while Ukyo is "voiced" by Alexis Tipton (Outer Moka in Rosario + Vampire, Sun Seto in My Bride is a Mermaid, and Inori Yuzuriha in Guilty Crown) as a kid, and Colleen Clinkenbeard (Inner Moka in Rosario + Vampire, Riza Hawkeye in Fullmetal Alchemist) from age 18 onwards.
Next chapter: Goku and Ukyo arrive on Earth and are taken in by Grandpa Gohan.
Please R&R. Until next chapter...