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"Wake up kid."
Gohan heard a voice he didn't recognize. It wasn't the voice of his uncle, the last person he had heard before loosing consciousness, and he couldn't remember anyone else. He was still drowsy. He tried to open his eyelids, but they were heavy. He tried to twitch his fingers, but he couldn't move. There was some sort of drug in his system. He struggled to speak. All he could do was blow bubbles into the liquid that surrounded him.
"Wake up." The voice was more agitated.
"Calm down Nappa." Another figure walked into the room. "He's just a child. We can't expect him to recover as quickly. Besides, he's only half saiyan."
"But Vegeta. Why do I have to watch him? It's so frustrating." Nappa spoke with a whining voice, something strange for someone of his appearance.
"I've come here to relieve you. You can go. I'll watch over him for a while."
"Thanks Prince Vegeta."
"Whatever. Just go before I change my mind." As Nappa exited Vegeta turned his attention to Gohan. It's hard to believe that the half-saiyan child of a low class soldier could have such power at this age without prior training.
After about half an hour Gohan felt some strength returning to him. He started to regain consciousness. A beeping noise on the computer next to his healing chamber alerted Vegeta to his increased brainwave activity.
"Time to get the kid out of there." Vegeta walked up to the healing chamber a pressed a red button that drained the fluid. After the fluid was drained completely the hatch automatically opened. "Welcome to your new home."
Gohan slowly opened his eyes. They hurt at first because of the light. He rubbed them timidly before opening them completely. He didn't recognize Vegeta and instinct took over. "Hi. My name is Gohan." Gohan bowed and smiled as if Vegeta had been his friend for years.
Vegeta was confused. No one had ever been this friendly to him before. Another thing surprised him even more. He remembers his name. Maybe Raditz attack wasn't strong enough to wipe all his memories. He probably forgot his friends and family, but he still remembers the name he was given. It doesn't matter. There's nothing wrong with his name and it will save us the trouble of finding a new one.
Gohan yanked at the lower portion of Vegeta's armor. When Vegeta glared down at him he took a few frightened steps back. "I-is something wrong mister?"
"No. My name is Vegeta. I am the prince of all saiyans." Vegeta directed Gohan's attention to their tails. "See these. These are things that all saiyans have. You're a saiyan to."
Gohan held his tail in his hand then looked at Vegeta's. "Are there any others like us?"
"Yes. There are two more, but all the others were killed."
Gohan gasped. "Who killed them?"
"An evil tyrant named Frieza. We need to stop Frieza as soon as possible. That's why we need your help. Like us, you are a warrior and very strong for your age. Together we must defeat Frieza and his men. Frieza was the one who destroyed our home planet. We'll pretend to work for him until the time is right. Do you understand?"
"Yes." Gohan nodded.
"Good then come with me." Vegeta left the room and Gohan followed.
Goku paced across the area in front of his house. He was worried about his son. Gohan…I failed you. I've been a bad father, but don't worry. I'll save you.
"Goku." Chichi stood at the doorway to the house with a worried expression on her face. "Goku it's going to be fine. I'm sure we can get Gohan back with the dragonballs." Chichi didn't sound particularly sure of herself; the kidnapping of her son traumatized her.
"I…I just can't believe he's gone." Just then, Goku heard the phone ring.
"I'll get it." Chichi went inside and answered the phone. A few minutes later she came rushing out. She was clearly excited. "Bulma said she's working on a space ship with her father! We can go after Gohan now!"
Goku smiled and hugged Chichi. "Don't worry. I'll bring him back. How long did she say it would take?"
"She said it should be ready in a month, no more. By then you would have become stronger than that terrible brother of yours."
"I definitely will be. I have to be if I'm going to get Gohan back."
Gohan sat at the table alongside Raditz. Vegeta and Nappa were sitting across from them. It had been a week since he first arrived and his power level was already at 10,000.
"You did well today nephew." Raditz patted the child on the head. "You've managed to surpass me. It shouldn't be long before you're ready to face Frieza."
"Don't be silly Raditz." Vegeta smirked. "I think you've developed a soft spot for the child. Remember, Frieza was the one who destroyed our home planet. It will probably take all of our combined strength to defeat him.
Raditz frowned. "I'm not going soft. I was just pointing out the fact that he's improved at a rate higher than anyone ever measured. Not to mention the fact that his power level is the highest any child his age has ever had."
Vegeta smiled. "I suppose you're right. After all, he's already stronger than Nappa."
Nappa crossed his arms. "The kid's not normal. He must have some kind of mutation or something."
Just then the scanner beeped and the computer screen revealed a space pod coming in for a landing on the planet.
Nappa scratched his bald head. "Who do you think that could be Prince?"
Vegeta closed his eyes and felt for a power level. He was the only one out of the four of them who could. "It can't be Frieza, and I don't recognize it as one of his minions. It's definitely not the Ginyu Force. I have no idea who it is, but we shouldn't trust hi, just yet. For now let's go and greet our new guest." Vegeta stood up and walked out to the landing platform. Raditz, Nappa and Gohan followed him.
When they got to the platform they could see the ship approaching. Nappa turned on his scouter. His eyes went wide at the reading. "Power level…9,000? He's stronger than I am!"
Vegeta went on guard. "Gohan and I are the only ones stronger than him. We best be careful. We can't afford to loose anyone now."
The pod landed, causing dust to spring up around it, though it didn't create a crater like it normally would. This was due to the design of the lading platform. The dust prevented the saiyans from seeing the hatch open and the figure stepping out.
"Greetings. I heard that the saiyans were here so I decided some and join you guys." The voice caught everyone off guard. It was a female voice. As the dust cleared the saiyans could see a feminine figure standing in front of the pod with her hands on her hips.
I have some review questions:
1-Do you want me to make Piccolo a good guy? Since Gohan won't be training with him I will have to find another way of making him good.
2-Who do you think the new arrival is?