Author's note - For those of you who read Orange Star High all the way through and have decided to check this out I just wanted to say thank you for giving this a shot. For those of you who haven't read Orange Star High in its entirety I highly recommend that you do or else several things will make no sense.
Silver's eyes shot open as he heard the sound of a crying baby nearby. He turned over and tried to read the clock with unfocused weary eyes as he saw moving blurred red lines which would eventually stop then form and tell him the time. His eyes focused seconds later as he read 4:24 A.M. He stretched then climbed out of bed. Well…I'm awake I might as well check in on them. Slipping on his house shoes he walked over to the other side of the bed then laid a kiss down upon his wife's head and left the room.
As Silver entered the Living Room he noticed that the baby was held by its mother. She looked confused and sad. Silver shook his head and did his best not to laugh or let a grin show as he extended his hands out for the child. "Frost, let me see the boy." She looked down at her crying son with grief stricken eyes before handing him over. As he held him the boy stopped crying in moments. He looked down at the boy and smiled then up at Frost who had tears running down her face.
Frost sighed. "They both hate me. I love them so much and they both hate me. I've read your Earthling books, watched your primitive programming and have watched you and your wife take care of my son. I've mimicked your actions perfectly and still my child hates me. The only time he doesn't is when I breastfeed him and as soon as that's over he looks at me and wants to start crying again. I wonder what my child sees when he looks at me. Does he see a monster?"
Silver rocked the baby back and forth as the child moved its little arms a bit before his eyes started to close. Well, considering how this child came to be it wouldn't be all that difficult for this child to see her as a monster. Though I can't judge, my hands aren't clean from the acts I've committed either. He looked down at the baby in his arms. I guess it's a good thing Videl missed. Granted, it's not as if I needed to use his child as an incentive to help me. He knows what is at stake. He focused his attention back on Frost. Other than that I'm still surprised that it takes two years for Acrosian women to give birth.
"Listen, I'm more of a monster than you will ever be. I have billions upon billions of deaths weighing on my conscience. This child can't sense that from me. Listen, children are sensitive towards others and what they're feeling. Now I know it will sound like nonsense but in my several lifetimes it's been quite true for me. Babies are adorable empathetic sponges. When I hold your child I'm not thinking of the times I've failed.
If I'm not thinking about anything at the moment I will focus on the things that have made me smile. This child will sense my happiness and will be at peace because of it. I don't need mind reading abilities to see that you've been feeling depressed, uneasy and guilty. I genuinely believe that you love your son but I think your other emotions overpower the love you feel for him so it's all he can sense from you. From this point on every time you hold him you should try thinking of happy thoughts." Silver walked over to the crib and lain the baby down within it.
Frost walked over to the crib and looked down at her son. "I'll try, it's just so hard. He even looks like him. When I brought him into this odd world we inhabit now for the time being he had my skin color but as these days pass I've noticed that his color has went from deep purple to that of the palest shade. He has no tail but has hair on his head. My son seems to be more Earthling than Acrosian. I wonder if a Saiyan's genes are naturally dominant."
They are. In a reality I visited where Goku had not been dropped as a baby he'd later join Raditz and spread his seed across the galaxy. Of course that was after he managed to get the girls from the village he saved from Oolong as well as Bulma, Launch, and Chi-Chi pregnant. The saiyan race would've been just fine if that reality still existed. Oh well. Silver shrugged then yawned. "I'm going back to sleep. See you when the child cries again." He started to walk away.
"Silver…" He stopped then looked back as she continued. "I will see my Gohan again, right?" He nodded and noticed her smiling as she looked down into the crib. "One day you'll get to meet your father, Saiai." He turned and walked down the hallway then stopped and opened the door to his daughter's room. He looked her over for a brief moment. She's fine, why wouldn't she be? Well minus the fact that she hasn't had a real home in years. I'm glad that she doesn't have to introduce herself to the same people over and over again now that my task is done.
He closed the door and went back into his bedroom then climbed into bed. Violet turned onto her side and kissed him. "How's our favorite bipedal lizard?" He rubbed at his chin stubble for a moment as he thought it over.
"She seems to be happy. If she takes my advice regarding her child I think we'll all be happier for it. Other than that starting today I'll be looking into other realities. There was one I was looking forward to visiting called GT. Their Super Saiyan 4 transformation seemed ridiculous to me." He looked over to his wife and noticed her dry expression. He sighed. "Let me explain, because I've seen other realities where Goku kept his tail even when he became a Super Saiyan 3 and noticed that nothing had changed even when I checked back on it years later makes it odd.
The third transformation is where it mainly stops. The idea that a tail makes a difference in that reality and not the others is mind boggling to me. It doesn't matter though because it's gone now. It would've been interesting seeing Pan as a Grandma and talking to Goku and Vegeta Jr. Though I guess it just wasn't meant to be. I made note of some realities that have God Tier Saiyans and don't worry I remember and agree with you. Broly is mentally challenged so he's off the table."
Violet sighed in relief. "I thank whatever deities possible that made you see reason regarding him. The last thing any reality needs is Broly with the power of a God. I don't know why but he's broken in almost every reality and in the realities where he isn't he'd still be a liability. Of all the saiyans that I've seen he's the most frightening. Either he's a mentally challenged brute or he's charismatically evil and conniving with intelligence that would be great if put to good use. Other than that, what's the first reality you plan on visiting?"
He threw an arm over his wife. "The one I'm planning to visit is the result of Bardock being able to convince nearly fifty Saiyans to leave Planet Vegeta and go to Earth. From there he ended up using his ability to set a new future for earth. Several events remained the same while several things changed and are heavily different. I'll start with the things that are strange and unique to that reality. Bardock finds Gohan and leaves his wife and child with him while he and other Saiyans break off into two groups. The first one was sent out to kidnap Dr. Gero.
The second was to find and introduce their technology to Mr. Briefs. From there he met with Korin and Kami. He set a precarious path in which he kept numerous things the same with minimal changes. After setting up future events he convinced his wife to leave Goku in Gohan's care while the rest of the Saiyans would try to blend in amongst the populace.
After taking the majority of Dr. Gero's notes and instilling the fear of Saiyans deep into his mind he was returned to the Red Ribbon Army. Bardock was kind however and warned Gero of his son's fate. When he did this Dr. Gero was able to convince his son to undergo his cybernetic enhancement program which saved his life during a later skirmish. Android 16 never existed in that reality because of Bardock's warning.
Dr. Gero would take over the Red Ribbon Army after Goku destroyed it. With over a hundred corpses at his disposal and a program he'd been working on for years he gave the bodies a new coat of skin and you're usual upgrades at least for that time with one glaring change. Since he was working with corpses he didn't know how any of them would be able to harness Ki energy until he toyed around with the idea of his new soldiers eating any living thing as a way to gather energy. Any elements of this sound eerily familiar to you?" He turned to his wife and saw a look of horror slowly appear on her face.
"Let me guess. Bardock didn't see that coming and his actions led to Gero having over two hundred cybernetic zombies on the loose? These soldiers must've been another version of Cell before that odd creature existed." Violet shook her head then continued. "Please go on, the story can only get more messed up from here." Silver nodded.
"Years would pass as several people grew unaware at first of the missing people as men, women and children started to disappear in what was at first small numbers to massive amounts. With each person they ate they started to become sentient. By the time Kami realized what was going on Raditz appeared and was greeted by ten of Gero's soldiers. He was outnumbered and overpowered. They methodically broke Raditz down to the point where he couldn't walk. They ripped his arm off and ate it in front of him.
Those soldiers experienced something new as they grew stronger than ever before. Still screaming in pain he was rolled over onto his stomach when one of them viciously yanked his tail free. He screamed to the point where he became an example of silent agony. Mouth agape and bleeding out he noticed that seven of the ten soldiers left while three stood over him watching. Raditz began shivering, whether out of fear or he'd become cold due to blood loss didn't matter as Ki blasts rained down from the sky blanketing the area in dust.
Raditz was picked up and carried away in the confusion as he passed out soon after. When he woke up Raditz was met by his father, mother, brother, nephew, and Piccolo. Bardock explained everything he could and told him that he contacted Prince Vegeta and let him know that the Saiyan race is still going strong on Earth as many of them have started families and have adapted. He told him that he became a part of his youngest son's life about a month ago and the usual spiel about the Earth being in great danger and them needing train and so on.
One of the more interesting things is that Bardock was able to talk his youngest son into dying so he could get training from King Kai. In this reality he died trying to save people trapped in a skyscraper from the cybernetic soldiers by himself. He managed to destroy five of the soldiers before he was taken out by a beam in the heart then in the head. Long story short Goku got his training and returned to Earth a year later. Instead of fighting Vegeta and Nappa they joined forces took care of the cybernetic soldiers with the other Saiyans on Earth by their side.
That's what I remember from memory. I stopped there originally because I was discouraged at the time to find yet another reality that seemed to fit my theory that you can change things but not necessarily for the better. For almost everything Bardock tried to accomplish in that reality he ended up bringing upon something far more horrifying later. The only thing that remained nearly the same was the events on Namek. Right now their current timeline is in line with the one reality we had success with. The person I'm going to talk to is Raditz since he's the God Tier Saiyan in that reality. I'll admit that I'm going in blind but I think he'll listen to reason."
Silver gave her his best reassuring smile as they shared a kiss before going to sleep. Hours had passed as he woke up surprised that for once he got to sleep for as long as he wanted. He walked out into the Living Room to find his daughter eating breakfast alongside his wife while Frost stood cradling her baby looking serene. He walked over to her and noticed that the child was smiling and reaching out to him.
Silver extended his index finger and as always he was appreciative of his upgraded body as he felt as though the child was trying to crush it each and every time he offered it. He never showed it though as he smiled down at the child. "It seems as though you took my advice Frost. What are you thinking about?"
Frost's face reddened. She sat down and smiled. "Happy thoughts. Gohan's sleeping face, the times we were intimate and nearly killing Videl. It makes me feel happy and other things of which I'll remedy later in peace. Thank you. Seeing my little Saiai smile has done wonders for my heart." Tears began to run down her face as she continued. "My child doesn't hate me. You have no idea how much that means to me."
You're psychotic. I don't doubt how grateful you are that your child doesn't hate you. I hope that you prove me wrong here but I sincerely hope that you don't think that because your child doesn't hate you that you'd be able to reason somehow that Gohan doesn't either. So please, for the love of all things reasonably sensible surprise me by not coming to such an asinine conclusion. Silver placed a caring hand on her shoulder. "You're welcome. I'm visiting another reality today. I'll be back soon. If I'm lucky I'll be bringing back a guest. See you all later."
Leaving the Living Room he entered the Guest Room which housed the new machine. He turned the dial to the left where it read Alternate Reality and put in the coordinates then hit enter as the door opened. As it did a metallic bracelet came out of the machine. Silver put it on and stood observing the door in front of him. On the other side of it he saw green grass and a house. He walked through it and as always looked back to make sure that the door was closed.
He could no longer see the room he came from. All he saw was the area surrounding him. He took a few steps towards the house as a slender teenage girl with long blonde hair and blue highlights approached him. "You look a little lost. Are you looking for someone?"
Who is this? "Yes, I'm looking for Raditz. My name is Silver. It's very important that I talk to him." The teenage girl looked him up and down then shrugged.
"He's visiting his brother. My mom and aunt are with him. They're not that far away. Follow me." They walked for several minutes until they were standing in front of three people who were kneeling in front of a gravestone which bore the symbol of the turtle and the name Goku. The man with long hair turned to face them.
"Juu, didn't you say you had better things to do? Who is this?" Silver bowed slightly.
"Nice to finally meet you. I ask that you give me enough time. We have a lot to talk about."
Author's Note - Don't worry, you'll see your favorite couple in the next episode. With this story there will be a total of maybe six POV's. I'm not sure yet but I do know that this story will be on a much grander scale than the previous one and a bit easier to follow. The concept of alternate realities have always fascinated me as the possibilities are endless. When I wrote a portion of the reality that Silver was visiting a part of me wanted to write a whole story based on just that. So to balance that feeling you will end up learning more about the reality in which these new characters come from.
Oh and the name Saiai is Beloved in Japanese. A callback to the previous story if you will. If everything turns out well I'll start releasing new episodes each week on a regular basis. If I'm too far ahead or feeling too good about an episode I just finished I will drop more than one in a week. So yeah, once again for those who came back to check out this sequel I thank you and I'll do my best to make this story one of my best efforts. As always peace.