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DRAGON BALL Z:

-THE SAGA CONTINUES-

Chapter 2: "Family And Friends"

ZOOM! Goku and Vegeta flew through the air at top speed, carrying the little Saiyan child Ryota towards their home. Vegeta had called everyone and told them to all gather at Capsule Corporation because they had, as Vegeta had put it, "news so big it will make Krillin look like an a single celled organism!" That didn't go over too well with Android 18, who spent a good ten minutes yelling at Vegeta until he got tired and hung up. Meanwhile, Ryota was amazed as he looked down on the world beneath.

"Wow! This is really neat, !" Ryota remarked as he clapped his hands in excitement. He had never been so happy. Ryota was usually either sad or angry, having spent his formative years under the oppressive roof of his mechanical creators. But now he knew he was heading into something good. Something better. Something that would change his life.

"Are you ready to meet your new friends, Ryota?" Goku asked. Ryota smiled and nodded.

"Yeah! I can't wait to meet them all!" Ryota happily replied.

"Good! Cause we're here!" Goku said as he landed on the ground. Vegeta, who was holding Ryota, did a series of flips as he descended. This made Ryota cheer in excitement. Vegeta landed and put Ryota down on the ground. Ryota ran up to the door, jumped, and knocked three times. But as soon as it opened, he ran behind Vegeta.

"Oh good! You guys are finally home!" Bulma greeted them. She led them inside as Ryota clinged to Vegeta's leg. Everyone was waiting in the living room for them.

"Alright, everybody! We're here!" Goku announced.

"Yeah, I can see that. So what's this big news that supposedly makes me look like a single celled organism?" Krillin asked.

"Calm down, little man! We're getting to it." Vegeta taunted. Krillin fumed over this remark, causing Ryota to laugh. Everybody then turned their attention to the little black haired boy hiding behind Vegeta.

"It's okay, little guy. You can trust them." Vegeta coaxed Ryota while patting him on the head. Ryota then stepped out from behind Vegeta and smiled, waving to everyone in the room.

"Hi, everyone! I'm Ryota." he spoke. Everyone was suddenly shocked when they saw the thick, furry tail jutting out from his backside. Ryota turned to look at Vegeta and Goku.

"I don't think they like me very much." Ryota told them, causing them both to burst out laughing.

"So what you're saying is that this kid is a clone of Broly? And that you guys are planning to train him to make him a stronger fighter?" Gohan asked. "How exactly did you find him?"

"I already told you, son, in the woods." Goku explained, "That machine guy who created him told us everything."

"But I thought Broly's entire DNA was destroyed when Bio-Broly was killed by Trunks and Goten." Gohan continued to question his father.

"I guess not. At any rate, he seems to be really gentle and happy. Nothing like Broly at all." Goku observed as Chi-Chi and Videl entertained Ryota.

"Well, I guess we can trust him, then. I just hope you guys know what you're getting into." Gohan told his father.

"What do you mean?" Goku pondered.

"Well, if he does have a really high power level like you say he does, then aren't you worried he won't be able to control it…or himself?" Gohan wondered.

"I dunno. But he does have a lot of potential." Goku said. "With enough training, he could eventually become a Legendary Super Saiyan."

Just then, Gohan and Videl's daughter Pan came running down the stairs, up from her nap. She ran to her father and hugged him, then ran up to her mother and hugged her. She then hugged her grandmother Chi-Chi, and then jumped into her grandfather Goku's lap.

"Hi, Grandpa! I'm up from my nap and I'm ready to train!" Pan excitedly told her Goku.

"Hey! That's a great idea! Ryota and Pan could have a sparring match!" Goku said as the idea suddenly popped into his head. Gohan and Videl looked at each other worried.

"Um…maybe that isn't such a good idea, Goku." Videl said. "I'm little concerned for Pan's safety going up against someone so powerful."

"But Ryota isn't that much more powerful. His and Pan's power levels are almost the same." Goku said. "Relax, I'm sure Ryota won't go too hard on her."

"Well, alright. But the minute he gets too rough, I want you to call off the match." Gohan told him.

"Sounds good. Right after lunch!" Goku said as he licked his lips and rubbed his stomach.

Ryota and Pan stood from opposite ends of the field. Pan was staring Ryota down, fists clenched. Ryota was just standing there smiling, looking like he wasn't aware that he was in a fight at all.

"Ready…Set…FIGHT!" Goku shouted. With that, Pan ran at Ryota at full speed, preparing to wail into him with everything she had. Just then, Ryota teleported out of the way, making Pan skid to a stop before she hit a tree. Ryota then flew at her, throwing a series of punches at her little body, causing a lot of damage. Goku became shocked at Ryota's power and began to worry. He looked at Gohan and Videl, who were horrified and quickly acted.

"Ryota, STOP!" he yelled. Ryota then stopped and looked at Goku. He blinked.

"Uhh…did I do something wrong?" Ryota curiously asked. Pan took advantage of this moment and cupped her hands together.

"Kamehameha!" Pan shouted as a tiny pillar of blue light shot forth from he hands and hit Ryota, blasting him into a tree. Goku's jaw dropped. He couldn't believe it. Pan took advantage of Ryota's naivety to score an attack.

"Hey! You cheated!" Ryota said as he climbed out of the tree. "You didn't play fair!"

"Ha ha! You lost fair and square!" Pan taunted. "I only used your distraction to my advantage."

"Oh, I get it now! You used my weakness against me. That was clever!" Ryota said. "You're a really good fighter."

Pan suddenly blushed and heard her face in her fighting gi. Ryota raised one eyebrow, and then just laughed. Vegeta, who had been watching the fight from afar, chuckled at the events that had just transpired.

"Looks like little Pan just taught Ryota his first lesson. Just you wait Ryota, there's a lot more where that came from." He said to himself.

It was evening, and everyone was heading home after dinner. Ryota was saying goodbye to everyone, smiling as always. Then, Pan walked up to Ryota.

"Hi, Ryota." She said.

"Oh, hi Pan." Ryota greeted her back.

"Hey, Ryota. I was wondering, would you like to come over to my house sometime for a play date?" Pan asked. This confused Ryota, but he simply smiled and nodded.

"Sure, that sounds like fun!" Ryota told her. Pan blushed and ran off to join her parents, waving goodbye to Ryota as she headed to the car.

"Weird, she sure does like me a lot. I wonder why?" he thought to himself as he walked inside his house. Ryota yawned and decided he should go to bed. But not before taking one last look as the car pulled out of the driveway and smiling.

(SEE YOU IN THE NEXT CHAPTER)