Author's Note: Before this story is read, it is hoped that the reader has

some knowledge of Dragonball Z and it's features such as dragonballs, ki, the

kais, human-animal people, capsules etc. Also, the reader should know about

the saiyan saga from Dragonball Z. Some knowledge of the other sagas

wouldn't hurt either^_^

Namekman presents...

Dragonball Z: Alternate Dimension

Chapter 1: Familiar Suprise

It was a warm day in the rocky plains. The ground was dry and

rugged, the mountains were huge and sporadic. On this particular day,

Piccolo was training Gohan in preparation for the coming of the saiyans. The

training proved to be working, as Gohan perfected Piccolo's devilish

techniques and learned to control his prodigal power. As Piccolo watched

from above, his pupil completed many difficult tasks. He often wondered how a

boy such as Gohan was able to contain so much power at his young age. Many

times, he was somewhat baffled. After all, Piccolo himself had almost been

killed by his own half-saiyan pupil when the boy gazed at the moon one night.

The unexpected transformation into an ozaru(mammoth ape)made Gohan an

unstoppable killing machine driven by rage and insanity. Piccolo had to

destroy the moon so that Gohan would stop wreaking havok upon the terrain.

Piccolo never forgot that day and he continued to train Gohan, hoping that

this incredible power could be used to protect the earth from the saiyan foes

that were on their way.

It had been a year since Piccolo began training Gohan, and the both

of them along with the other Z-fighters were prepared to defend the earth

from the saiyan threat that was proposed by the dying Raditz. A disturbance

at a nearby city let the Z-warriors know that it was time to take action.

They all flew towards the disturbance that they had senced. When they

arrived, they noticed that most of the technological metropolis had been

destroyed. Large buildings had become ruble. There was smoke rising from

all of the destruction as the debris burned like hot coal. Amidst all of the

comotion, Piccolo noticed a shadowy figure floating in the air behind some

of the thick smoke. Out of curiosity, he slowly flew towards the dark shape

after letting the Z-fighters know and telling them to stay alert. Suddenly,

the figure quickly vanished and Piccolo felt a sharp pain on the back of his

neck. The earth's defenders were shocked after they had witnessed an

attacker strike Piccolo in the back of the neck with a swift chop. "Mister

Piccolo!", Gohan screamed. As Piccolo began to fall towards the ruble, he

caught a glimse of the attacker's face that resembled that of his own. The

other warriors were suprised that the attacker resembled Piccolo so closely.

A couple of seconds after Piccolo was struck, Gohan surrounded himself in

bright ki and propelled at the lookalike while screaming with rage.