Reunions

At Kame House, home to the sexually hopeless romantic master of martial arts Master Roshi, He awaited Goku's arrival with Krillin and Bulma.

Krillin is bald and short, but very reliable. He was once a rival to Goku when both were trained by Master Roshi when they were kids. He soon became a best friend and heterosexual life partner to Goku and the two have been through thick and thin through their battles and lives.

Bulma is the very first human Goku came across. Originally on a quest to gather the Dragon Balls for her own reason, Bulma gets dragged into the craziness that comes along with the search. Even when the quest is finished, she still keeps close ties with Goku and his friends and helps out whenever possible. Which, considering she's a mechanical wizard, is quite often.

When Goku arrives, everyone is happy to see him. But they are also very confused by the five-year-old he's carrying.

"Hey, who's the kid?" Bulma asked.

"You tryin' ta earn some extra cash babysitting or something?" Krillin asked.

"He's my son." Goku answered. This shocks Master Roshi, Bulma, and Krillin.

"Your son!?" Master Roshi asked shocked.

"Pretty wild, huh?" Goku said, setting his son down.

Goku introduces his son, Gohan, who is technically four and a half years old. Like Goku when he was a kid, he has a tail. His hat carries a Dragon Ball on it as a token of Goku's late grandfather. He isn't actually going to grow up to be a fighter, considering he hates violence, and would rather be a scholar.

"Well, uh...he sure seems a lot different than you were when you were a kid, Goku." Krillin said.

"I know." Goku said. "Chi-Chi can be pretty overprotective when it comes to Gohan. She makes him study all the time and she says martial arts are a waste of energy."

"Oh yeah? Then what does that make us?" Krillin said feeling insulted.

Suddenly, Goku senses an enormous power level coming. Suddenly, the alien who arrived in the sphere space ship lands in front of the group. The alien then starts talking to Goku in a family-like tone, and starts calling him Kakarot. Krillin tries to reason with the alien that he must have the wrong guy, but gets knocked back into Kame House by the alien with his tail. Goku realizes that the tail looks just like his when he was a kid.

"Goku." Master Roshi called.

Goku turns to Master Roshi to listen to what he says.

"There's something...something your grandfather once told me that I think you should know." Roshi started. "Long ago, your grandpa Gohan was walking through the woods when he came upon a crater that had been recently made in the ground. When he went to examine it more closely, he found what appeared to be some sort of spaceship, and next to it, there you were, lying in a little round pod. Gohan tried to take care of you, but you were wild. Downright uncontrollable and unusually powerful for a baby. You wanted nothing to do with Gohan's kindness. Then, one day, there was a terrible accident. You fell into a deep ravine and badly injured your head. Your grandfather feared that he had lost you, but somehow, miraculously, you survived. Yes, any other child would have died, but you recovered. And from that day on, you became a happy loving boy."

"I'm from outer space!?" Goku asked in shock.

"Yes."

"Well, that would explain a lot!" Bulma said. "So you think Goku has some connection with this guy?"

"I wish I knew." Roshi said.

"'kay. You got my attention." Goku said to the alien. "Now tell us who you are."

"Well, I wasn't expecting to give a history lesson when I came here today, but alright, I'll tell you everything." said the alien. "After all, you are going to be working for me from now on and I do like my subordinates to be well informed."

Krillin comes back to the group, rubbing his head.

"Hey Krillin! You alright?" Goku asked.

"Yeah, be careful Goku." Krillin said. "This guy's not...normal."

"Believe me, I know. I could sense that from the minute he landed. Even now, standing here talking to him like this, something about him turns my stomach."

"Such harsh words." said the alien. "Careful, you're more like me than you realize."

Goku is confused by what the alien said.

"You were born on the planet Vegeta." said the alien at last. "You are a space fighter, a Saiyan warrior, just like me."

Goku, Krillin, Bulma, and Roshi are shocked by this annoucement. The alien then introduces himself as Raditz, and that he is Goku's brother.

Goku gets into a fighting style, and is ready to take on Raditz. Raditz begins laughing.

"So baby brother wants to be left alone." Raditz said. "Well, it's a pity that's not going to happen. No, at this point, I'm afraid you're far too valuable to us for that. You see, three years ago, our home planet Vegeta met with an unfortunate accident, when a huge comet splattered to its surface. The planet was vaporized and the Saiyan race was destroyed. There's not too many of us left now brother. In fact, as far as we can tell, there are only four, including you. We were the only Saiyans away from home when the planet exploded. Like you, the rest of us have been sent off to perform a few hostile takeovers. And now we found another world we'd like to conquer. It should bring in a very high price. But unfortunately, the job's a little too big for only three of us to handle. We were almost afraid we'd have to pass it up, until I remembered you Kakarot. You're not as powerful as I might've hoped, but still, with you're help, we should manage nicely. Well now, what do you think? Are you excited? You should be. I've come to take you back into the fold."

"I heard enough!" Goku shouted. "I'd die before I'd join a gang of pirates like you!"

Raditz looks down at Goku's legs to see Gohan hiding behind them. "Interesting." he said. "I have been meaning to ask you Kakarot, I couldn't help but notice your son has a tail."

"Leave him outta this!"

"I'll decide that! If you won't join us, I suppose I'll just have to settle for taking the boy in your place."

"We'll see."

"I see the fire in your eyes brother. You should come with us. It's in your blood, you love to fight."

"I'm right here with you Goku." Krillin said, standing next to Goku.

"Just stay close to Gohan." Goku said.

"Watch it Goku!" Roshi shouted.

Raditz teleports directly in front of Goku and knees him in the chest. Goku screams in agony and pain.

Gohan tries to get his daddy to get up, but Raditz picks him up by the by the garb. Gohan begins to cry like a baby.

"Like I said, I'm taking your son." Raditz said. "If you ever want to see him alive again, I suggest you listen closely."

"Come on Goku!" Krillin shouted shaking Goku. "You have to get up!"

"Now then, I'll give you one day to think about my offer." Raditz started. "Although let's be realistic Kakarot, I'm not giving you a choice. So, when you decide to join us, and you will, there's something I want you to do...prove to me that you mean it. You can start by eliminating one hundred of these pathetic Earthlings. Just stack them on this beach when you're done, I'll be back tomorrow for a head count."

Goku tries to reach for his son, but the pain Raditz gave him was just too much for him.

"So what do you say Kakarot?" Raditz asked. "I do hope you'll come through for me on this one. After all, he's my nephew. It would be a shame if I had to hurt him."

Raditz flies away laughing maniacally. All Goku, Bulma, Krillin, and Roshi can do is watch in horror at the sight they just saw.