Title: A New Path
Rating: PG-13 (to be safe and for possible future stuff)
Summary: Harry is adopted by his distant relatives, the Sons, when he is younger and grows up as a big brother to Gohan. HPDBZ crossover
Disclaimer: I don't own either of these.
Arthur's Note: Ok first off sorry about the shortness of the last chapter, it was a product of procrastination of homework and all other chapters will be longer. One review asked if Harry would be a super saiyan but he's not a saiyan so no. He's related to Chi-Chi's side but will be powerful and magic will mix with martial arts (a hint of how in this chapter). I would like to thank everyone who reviewed I never imagined that I would get 6 reviews for one chapter.
Sometimes Harry wished he had stayed at the orphanage or at least been adopted by a childless couple, at least then there would have been a chance of divorce and he would have been left alone. It wasn't that Harry hated his family because the boy loved them with all of his heart it was just that he wanted to be alone more.
That's why when Chi-Chi asked him to watch Gohan he had been annoyed enough to not pay attention to the five year old and in his boredom Gohan had wandered off. All Harry wanted was to read his book in peace but once again the responsibilities of an elder sibling interfered and Harry found himself searching through the woods aimlessly for the boy.
The hour was growing late, his father would be waiting for them by now and Harry was truly concerned about the safety of his brother. Just as Harry was certain the boy must have gotten himself killed a black dot made itself clear as it grew bigger and partially orange. It was Goku and if Harry was correct than lump on his shoulder was Gohan.
Goku flew up and landed in front of Harry and displayed his usual grin. Harry sighed and brought his hand up to the bridge of his nose. How typical, here Harry was, worried and frustrated with his lack of results and here Goku was, completely carefree. Sometimes Harry wandered how he had ever managed to become so powerful but then he reminded himself of how different the carefree man was in battle.
"Hey, Harry," Goku said pulling Gohan off of his shoulder and on the ground. Harry stared at Goku for a moment envious at his ability to fly, which Chi-Chi had forbidden either of the boys from learning. Switching his stare to Gohan he surveyed the boy for injuries pleasantly surprised at the lack of.
"Bulma is waiting at the house." Goku had originally wanted to ride the nimbus but Harry fell through the cloud and holding an eight year old and a five year old was too much of a challenge for that long of a ride so Chi-Chi suggested Bulma stop by and pick them up.
Harry nodded in agreement and put the book under his arm as he walked in the direction he assumed was home. He was wrong.
Chuckling Goku put Gohan back on his shoulder and flew towards Harry and without warning the boy picked him up. Turning towards the house Goku increased speed knowing how much Harry loved flying.
Goku quickly arrived at the house to see Chi-Chi and Bulma chatting. Bulma looking bored and ready to leave but Chi-Chi was ignorant of this most likely because of her isolation from everyone but her husband and children.
"Goku, hey are those your… children?" Bulma asked surprised at how old his oldest was. She didn't realize he had one that old.
"Yeah, this is Harry," Goku said pointed to the boy who had scrambled to get out of Goku's grip only to stand stiffly two feet from his father. Bulma was shocked at his eyes, they were bright green, neither Chi-Chi nor Goku had green eyes, silently she wandered if Chi-Chi had cheated on him, it did make sense.
"And this is Gohan," Goku pulled the little boy off his shoulder despite his grip but as soon as he was on the ground he grabbed on to his father standing in between his father and brother, who moved over a foot or two uncomfortable at the closeness in front of strangers.
"Aw! He's so cute," Bulma cried out rushing over to Gohan causing Harry to flinch with surprise and almost growl at how close this stranger was to his brother.
Bulma continued to gush over the small child mentally pointing out how Goku's children were so different. She noticed the older one glareing at her and backed up from Gohan. The green eyed boy crossed his arms and kept eye contact with her as she turned to Goku.
"So Goku, you ready to go?" she asked breaking eye contact with Harry.
"Sure," Goku picked up Gohan and looked at Harry displaying a sad smile at how guarded Harry was towards strangers, this isolation hadn't helped anything. Briefly he considered moving to a city but pushed the thought away.
Harry followed shortly after his father and reluctantly entering the ship.
The ride was boring with Bulma attempting to keep up conversation but failing finally Goku noticed her attempt and had also attempted to keep up conversation but with the wrong subject.
"So, how's Yamcha?" Goku asked innocently.
"I don't know and I don't care!" Bulma screamed out causing Harry to glare at her from the loud disturbance.
"He's such an asshole! I caught him cheating on me, again, with some slut! I hope he rots in hell…." Bulma kept ranting as Goku cringed at her language. Chi-Chi would kill him if she knew.
Beside Goku Gohan sat curiously listening to the conversation. "Daddy, what's a slut?" Gohan looked up at his father with innocent ignorance. Goku muttered something which was not a definition but rather a run around as Harry muttered something about idiots with big mouths.
The plane ride was short much to Harry's happiness. Then he saw the tiny little island and realized he would get no peace here, he shouldn't have even had bothered to bring his book but the book had just gotten good and he really wanted to know what happened next in the story.
They left the plane and met with Krillin and Master Roshi who eyed the two boys. Gohan began to flip his tail, which he often did when he was nervous, and this caught Bulma's attention.
"Hey, Goku… why does Gohan have a tail and Harry not? Did you get Harry's removed?" Bulma asked wishing to confirm that Chi-Chi cheated on her husband.
"Oh yeah, we adopted Harry three years ago, he's a distant relative of Chi-Chi's." Bulma felt embarrassed, all this time she had thought Harry was a bastard but the poor child was an orphan. Suddenly Bulma felt sympathy towards the child and looked at him kindly only to be met with a cold glare.
Krillin looked at his friend wandering how they had grow so old for him to already have children, it seemed like only yesterday that they were training under Master Roshi. Sighing he looked at Gohan, he was a kind hearted innocent, there were so few people like that, Goku was the only other he knew of. His eyes wandered to the nervous glaring boy beside Gohan. Harry was completely different then his brother, he remembered seeing many children with that look; angry, cautious and cold, most of them were street rats.
Gohan pulled his brother away from the crowd confused at why his brother was acting so odd, not being able to understand his brother's lack of trust of strangers. Harry allowed himself to be taken over to the other side of the island as the adults talked.
The boys collected shells and bits of interesting looking things. Gohan giggled as he through a bit of sand at Harry and Harry, forgetting the strangers for a moment, chased after him laughing softly. They played like this for some time before they collapsed panting in the sand.
Gohan curled up beside his brother nestled to his side. It was times like these that Harry regretted past thoughts of wishing to be away from his family, times like these were he was truly happy. Closing his eyes Gohan drifted off with Harry smiling and staring up at the clouds, his arm growing numb from Gohan's head on it, his book abandoned in the sand.
Harry is snapped into reality by the sound of a crash only to jump up and wake up his brother. Grabbing his brother's arm he rushed to the other side of the island only to stop dead in his tracks after seeing a large man. His eyes narrowed to slits after glancing in Krillins direction and noticing him beaten and through the wall. Quickly he through Gohan behind him and mimicked a fighting stance, poorly mimicked but there was an attempt.
Raditz glanced in Harry's direction surprised at the boy's bravery but discussed at how poor his stance was. Checking his power he realized that the boy had a high level power for a human, very high for a human but raw and untrained. The boy behind him had an even higher power level despite the fact that he was the one being protected.
"Gohan, Harry, go back!" Goku said still jumbled at the truth of his heritage.
Raditz looked with curiously at the boys. Then the stronger one started to twitch his tail and Raditz realized that these were Goku's children. No, just child, the oldest had no tail, he was not a Saiyan or at least most likely not. It was possible the child lost his tail, either way the boy was worthless to the Saiyans.
"Well if you refuse I might just have to take your son." Raditz smirked and rushed forward intending to grab the tailed boy. Harry stiffened intending to protect his brother to the death but didn't get the chance as Goku jumped in front of the boy only succeeding in getting hit. This distracted Harry long enough for Raditz to grab Gohan without so much of a protest.
Horrified Harry realized that Raditz had his brother and seeing Goku lying on his back in pain and the others cowering something snapped. Just as Raditz finished giving Goku his requirements of one hundred bodies in order to get Gohan back Harry charged, his eyes glowing remarkably similar to the curse he knew not the name but saw in his dreams.
Raditz was surprised at this and even more surprised when he noticed Harry's fist was on fire and that the flame burnt through his armor. Bulma saw the glint in the boy's eyes and the black fire which consumed his fist then arm and was frightened, what was this boy?
Realizing the child was different Raditz brutally knocked him though the house and flew off as quickly as possible still wandering about the black fire and how the boy's eyes flashed red right before he hit him.