Title: A Father's Instincts
AN: Thank you for your patience with me, here is the next chapter that you have been waiting for for so long. Enjoy.
Chapter 3
"Raditz are you one of the handful that was left?"
Raditz looked up from his full plate of food and stared silently at Goku for a long moment before he finally answered. "No Kakarot, but you are, little brother."
Goku frowned and stared at Raditz. "Raditz…what are you talking about."
"A few days after you were born you were sent off world to destroy a planet. Just after you were sent off Frieza blew the planet to smithereens and told us remaining three that the planet had been destroyed by meteorites."
"You are one of those monsters that--"
Raditz jumped to his feet and glared daggers over at the blue haired female who had just stepped into kitchen. Bulma took a step back from the anger that radiated off the large Saiyan.
"Raditz please" Goku jumped up and grabbed the larger warrior's arm. "Please calm down."
"Brother" Raditz croaked. "Kakarot, she calls a little boy who was barely older than your own baby boy, a child whose mind and body have been violated for so long he no longer cares, a monster. We tried to protect him; we did everything we could do. But it wasn't enough, it was never enough."
Raditz lowered his head and stood shivering struggling to fight back tears. Goku reached out and wrapped both arms tightly around the older male. "Shh, Raditz, calm down. We will figure something out."
Raditz forced his breathing to become calmer. He could feel the awe well up in him as he heard his little brother sound so much like a father Kakarot never had. Bardock would have promised the same thing. But Raditz knew that's all it was, a promise, nothing more. But he couldn't help himself.
"What are we going to do?"
"We are going to train, get strong enough and defeat Frieza."
Raditz shook his head and opened his mouth to answer but before he could say a word another voice piped in.
"That is not an easy task Goku. Frieza is a powerful warrior and he kills without mercy."
Raditz pulled away from his little brother and silently watched as Master Roshi walked into the room leaning against his cane. Raditz bowed his head silently to the seemingly weak older male and watched as Master Roshi settled in his chair.
"How long until he goes completely insane?"
Raditz lowered his head as Master Roshi gave a heavy sigh. "I'm not sure he isn't already there."
Flashback
A young warrior with spiky black hair watched as the buildings around him burned to the ground. For once the chaos was not of his own making; a larger green man stood laughing as he watched the fires dance around him.
"Remember Vegeta, it is either they die or we do."
The younger warrior watched as a small boy was limping away trying to get away from the flames that danced all around him. The young warrior raised his hand and blasted a hole in the child without a word.
The green man jerked his head toward the small body as the flames danced higher and higher around him. "Well that ends that."
The younger warrior started laughing, falling on the ground clutching his ribs as he laughed loudly. "Bye bye little boy."
End flashback
For a long silent moment no one said as word as Raditz picked Gohan up and placed him on his lap. "That was many years ago, he has been put through hell and worse since then. I can't vouch for his sanity."
"Prince Vegeta?" Master Roshi asked.
"Yeah, he was six-years-old when Frieza took him from Vegetasai."
Master Roshi nodded slightly then moved over to the window staring silently out as he listened to Raditz sing softly to Gohan.
Cállese poco uno
Estoy aquí
Quitaré las lágrimas
Tendré usted cierra todo por la noche
Yo le mantendré seguro con la luz de mañana
No importa dónde usted es
Estaré allí correcto por su lado
Yo siempre estaré de allí guardar su cuero
Te quiero siempre
Incluso si usted no tenga nada que ver conmigo
Por cada combate
La victoria o derrota
Estaré por su lado
Aquí mismo, por cada noche
Master Roshi turned as the song ended, he remembered the words from many years ago but he could see that the others didn't have a clue as to what was said. Gohan smiled wide though as if he knew exactly what was said.
AN: Sorry for the long wait, I'm making up for it by writing new chapters for several stories.
Okay, quick question, do you want Vegeta as a bad guy or a good guy? He is not a main character but his personality would change the relationship between him and Gohan.