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Chapter 2: Showdown with Raditz

Goku

His friends had rushed to his aid, Krillin and Master Roshi helped him up sit up after his attack. His nose was broken, but his vision was clearing up. He was still in pain and blood was coming out of his nose, but not at a steady pace. He had to catch up to Raditz and save his son. That was the only thing on his mind and so he willed himself to his feet.

"I have to go after Gohan" Goku proclaimed. "NIMBUS" The Nimbus cloud comes to Goku and parks next to him.

"No wait Goku. You're too injured to be able to stop him" Krillin told him.

"He's right, Goku" Master Roshi tells him. "I'm sorry we didn't intervene, there wasn't anything we could do"

"I have to try, Gohan can't protect himself. He needs me and Bulma"

Upon mentioning her name, Goku realizes Bulma hasn't said anything since Raditz took their son. He looks over to his wife who is frozen still with a blank look on her face.

"Bulma, I'm going to get Gohan back"

"He.. He jumped out of my arms to get to you. I couldn't stop him." Bulma whispers. "Whoever this guy is Goku, you have to beat him. You have to get our baby back" Bulma says as she turns and looks right at Goku.

"I will, don't worry"

"We have to be smart about this Goku. You can't just go and fight him, he's stronger than you" Roshi says.

"I already know how to beat him" Goku tells them. "His tail. Remember what it was like for me when someone grabbed my tail? I couldn't move and it felt like my strength was just absorbed from my body. It was very painful"

"Good thinking, Goku" Roshi said.

"Well that sounds great, but he's not just going to let you walk up and grab his tail" Krillin says. "We have to come up with something better"

"Which is why Krillin and I are going to help you" Roshi says. "If we grab his tail, it's all over for him. The three of us can at least manage that much.

"I guess it's possible" he replied. "Maybe we should get Yamcha and Tien to help too. Stack the odds in our favor as much as we can" Krillin said.

"That would be a good idea, but I'm not entirely sure where they are. Tien masks his energy and Yamcha is usually busy in the city" Goku says. "I think the best thing we can do is find his location and sneak attack him. I'm not sure how he found us, but if we mask our energy I think we could surprise him"

"Gohan has the four-star ball on his hat. We can find his location using the dragon radar" Bulma says. She clicks on the radar and finds one of the balls moving east. "That has to be them"

"Alright, the three of us will go and get Gohan back" Goku tells them. Krillin and Roshi look resolute and shake their head in agreement.

"You are all too weak to stop him. You'll just get killed" Piccolo tells them. He had come from behind them and was walking toward them. Shock and fear rose in all of them.

"How long has he been here?" Goku wonders to himself. "What do you want Piccolo?

"I'm interested in your friend. I followed him here and watched the whole thing. We both have reason to want him dead, and the only way we can stop him is if I join you. I understand that we're enemies and I don't care what happens to your son, but this guy is terrible. I know you understand how strong he is"

"How can I know you won't turn on us?" Goku asks his nemesis

"You don't, but I won't less this guy take over the earth. That's my job"

"It's too risky Goku. We can never trust Piccolo" Krillin reasons.

"We need all the help we can get" Roshi interjects.

"You can't be serious Master Roshi! Goku, this is Piccolo we're talking about. He tried to kill you at the World Tournament" Krillin pleads.

"I know about that Krillin, but Master Roshi is right. We need him. We'll team up Piccolo, but don't think this makes us allies." Goku says looking in Piccolo's eyes.

"Glad you can see reason and I agree wholeheartedly" Piccolo replies before moving on. "There is one thing you should know about this guy. He is wearing a device that can track our energy. He can detect our exact location" Piccolo informs them.

"That's good information. I knew there was something to his ability to find us. When we get close, we'll conceal our energy so we can sneak up on him. Piccolo, you, Krillin, and I will go stop this guy. Master Roshi will stay here with Bulma. Oh, and Bulma, we'll need the radar" Goku says as he turns toward his wife

"Alright Goku. Make him pay" she says as she hands him the radar. "Go bring our son home" she says as she hugs her husband.

"I will honey. Don't worry about Gohan, he'll be safe"

Goku hops up on the Nimbus cloud afterward and takes to the air. "Are you sure you two can keep up?"

"Don't make me laugh, I'd be shocked if that thing could keep up with me" Piccolo says.

"Give me some credit Goku, I have been training really hard these past few years" his best friend tells him.

Goku, Krillin, and Piccolo take off after Raditz.

Raditz

It had been two hours.

He had given his brother a full day to join him or else he would kill him. Raditz wouldn't actually kill his brother, because Saiyans are so close to being extinct, but he threatened to do so as a persuasion tactic. He had stuffed his brother's son in his space pod because the kid wouldn't stop crying. Tomorrow, he and Kakarot would get to work depopulating the planet. If Kakarot proved to be troublesome, he would threaten to kill the boy. He would prefer to keep his nephew alive, but he would do what was necessary to keep his brother in line. His nephew was only a half breed after all.

Raditz was preparing for an extended stay on the planet because they needed to bring in a larger ship to transport three people. His pod would only carry one, not even enough room for him and his nephew. Raditz was wondering how he was going to sustain three lives on a lifeless planet for over a year when his scouter went off.

"A power level of 750. Where could that be?" He turns and finds it's coming from his pod. "Kakarot's son? How can that be? There is no way that a boy could have such a high power level, my scouter must be going haywire" Raditz realized he was getting hungry and, ignoring his scouter, left to go find something to eat.

When he came back 30 minutes later he checked the boy's power level to make sure it still wasn't messing up. "Now it says 825. The boy can't be that strong" He was just about to take his scouter off when it goes off again.

"A power level of 875 coming this way. No, it's three power levels that are coming toward me. One at 330, another at 320, and one at 225. "Kakatrot has a power level of 330, but he doesn't know where I am. He can't be coming here" Raditz thought. Shortly after detecting the power level, it cuts off. "Nobody was coming, this thing really is busted" Raditz deduces.

Raditz sits over by the crater made by his pod and meditates. Even though his power level is almost five times higher than anyone on this planet, 1500, he needs to be ready to defeat all of them. He picked up multiple power levels in the hundreds and who knows how many could be on this planet. Every threat must be taken seriously. As he was thinking this his scouter went off yet again. It was directly behind him and at 965.

"How can this be?" It was the bald man he smacked with his tail when he confronted his brother. The earthling had a yellow beam above his head shaped like a plate.

"DISTRUCTO DISC" he cried as he hurls the beam toward Raditz. "That thing can't hurt me" Raditz thought as he held out his hand to catch it. He was going to send it hurling back toward the weak earthling when it made contact. It sliced off all four fingers of his left hand. "URGHHH!" he cried. Raditz had to move out of the way before it could do more damage.

"That was no ordinary attack" he thought to himself as blood began pouring out of his hand. "Losing my fingers is going to greatly hinder my ability in fights" he thought to himself. As he thought this, his scouter went off again. Another attack from behind him with a power level of 924.

"Ka-Me-Ha-Me-HA" his brother yells as a blue wave is sent directly toward him. Not taking a chance with touching this blast, Raditz dodges it easily. He was about to charge his brother when the Namekian attacks. The green alien sends a kick that Raditz ducks. The Namekian follows that up with a series of punches that are dodged. Raditz sends a punch that connects across the alien's face. The Namekian is knocked back and slams into a rock.

"Good thing I still have my right hand" he thought to himself as he looked at his left again. Suddenly he remembered about the bald man who took his fingers. He began looking around, trying to find him. He heard the attack coming from behind him. The earthling lunged toward Raditz to grab him. He brought one hand down toward Raditz's tail.

"That's what they want. My tail" He deduces. "I cannot allow that"

Raditz spins and kicks the earthling in the face. As he skids across the ground, Raditz instantly turns his attention toward his brother who was charging him. He dodges several attacks from Kakarot before knocking him back with a punch. Raditz puts himself in front of all three of his assailants.

"Even with half a hand, I can beat the three of you" he tells them. He clicks on his scouter to read their power levels. Kakarot at 330, the Namekian at 320, and the earthling at 225. "So that power level at 875 really was them. If my scouter was correct about that, does that mean it was correct about the kid as well?" Raditz thinks to himself. He turns back quickly to look at the pod. "If the kid really is that powerful, he'll have to be on our side" he thinks. The three attackers get up and form up in front of him, stealing his attention back.

"Nice attack Krillin, you almost had him. Is that a new technique?" Kakarot said.

"Thanks. It's one I've been working on for a while now. It's a ki beam that has a razor edge to it. The only downside is I can't really control it after I throw it. If I could, this guy would be finished" the earthling responded.

"Keep focused you two. If you can't already tell, he survived our little sneak attack" the Namekian said.

"I'll survive a lot more than that, fools" Raditz says before turning his attention to his brother. "Kakarot, since you're here attacking me, I assume that you decided against reason. It will cost you your life"

Raditz had decided he can kill his brother after all. Even with his Saiyan blood, his son is far stronger than he is, and more valuable too. The boy is still young, he can be molded into a warrior. "I'm keeping your son, Kakarot. He will join us. Because you are my baby brother, I will give you one more chance. Kill these two scum and join your family"

"You're not my family, and Gohan isn't staying with you. Tell me where he is. What have you done with Gohan?" Kakarot says.

"I haven't killed him yet if that is what you're asking. He's locked in my space pod behind you"

Kakarot turns and looks down at the pod. "Hang on Gohan, I'll come get you in a minute" He turns his attention to Raditz and says "You'll pay for this, leave this planet and never come back or die"

"Alright Kakarot, your choice is made. You will die like everyone else" Raditz says as he steels himself, preparing to fight.

"Goku, Krillin, we need to get rid of our weights to take this guy out" the alien says as he removes his cape and cap. "His power level jumped to 400" Raditz's scouter showed.

"Alright, we will. I gotta say Piccolo, I didn't know you used weights as well" Kakarot said as he began removing his shirt and boots. The earthling did as well.

"Kakarot's power level jumped to 406, and the earthling's 301" Raditz thought. "You really think that will help you? Removing weights? My power level is much higher than all three of you combined. You have no chance"

Usually Raditz wouldn't sweat fighting three people so inferior to his own power, but the scope of their powers aren't really known. Their power levels have increased when attacking and the bald man took his fingers with a razor sharp blast. "I need to make the first move and I have to make sure I don't get hit by that razor blast again. I'll take out the little man first to stop it" Raditz thought. He dashed forward and kicked the earthling in the face as hard as he could. The earthling went spiraling backward and slammed into the ground about 200 feet backward.

"One down" Raditz says as he flipped back into place.

"Krillin, no!" Kakarot said.

"Focus, Goku. We gotta do this together" said the alien.

"I know" he replied.

"Too late" Raditz shot energy blasts at both Kakarot and Piccolo. They both ended up dodging, but not before one hit the Namekian's arm, incinerating it.

"Piccolo, your arm!" Kakarot said. Blood was leaking out, and his arm was gone past his elbow.

"A minor injury is all" he told Kakarot.

Raditz could see his brother and the Namekian whispering to each other but he couldn't make out what they were saying.

"Enough of this. Time to finish this" Raditz was more than finished with his reunion with his brother. Kakarot dashed forward alone.

Raditz dashed toward his brother, looking to end the fight.

Piccolo

Five minutes.

That's how long Piccolo asked Goku to stall. He was gathering energy into his fingers preparing his new attack, the attack that would defeat Goku's Kamehameha Wave. The only downside was how long it took to draw the energy from his body. "Hang in there, Goku" Piccolo thought to himself. He watched as Goku and Raditz began fighting, throwing punches and kicks at each other as he began channeling his attack.

Krillin came up behind him, coming out of his stupor. "What are you doing Piccolo?"

"Quiet. I need to focus my energy. Goku is fighting with him to buy me some time, you should do the same"

"Is this attack going to work? How do we know?"

"The more time you sit here asking questions, the more time you distract me. Go help Goku so I can blast this guy"

"Alright Piccolo, but if you try anything fishy, you'll regret it!" Krillin says as he takes off toward the fight.

Goku was getting pummeled with punches and kicks when Krillin distracted their opponent.

"Distructo Disc" the small man yells as he hurls another one at the Saiyan warrior. Raditz knocks Goku back and instantly turns his attention toward Krillin, dodging the attack. Goku recovered in time to chase after Raditz, helping Krillin fight off the invader. Yellow energy started pulsating out of Piccolo's fingers.

With his left hand immobilized, the two seemed to be having success against the invader as each landed a punch and kick. Raditz falls out of the sky and lands on the ground to get some distance on them. His scouter beeps and he looks back at Piccolo, who is preparing his attack.

"Power level approaching 1200. How?"

Before Raditz could do anything about it, Goku and Krillin each sent an attack at him, Krillin with yet another Destructo Disc, and Goku the Kamehameha Wave, forcing him to evade. Krillin's Destructo Disc missed but Goku controlled his Kamehameha to follow Raditz. Eventually Raditz was forced to turn and caught the beam with his right hand. "Here is how it's done, Kakarot!" he yells as he sends a beam at Goku.

Goku is hit by the blast and instantly begins falling toward the ground. When Goku hits the ground Raditz moves over to finish him before Piccolo's attack is ready. Raditz looks over at Piccolo, picking up the attack on his scouter.

"Power level over 1400, I've underestimated these guys. If I get hit by that, I'm toast"

"Special Beam Cannon!"

Piccolo shoots his attack toward the powerful warrior and the bright light that radiates off the attack blinds Piccolo. "Did I hit him?"

It takes a second for the smoke to clear but when it does, it's clear that Piccolo did not hit him. "WHAT? HE DODGED IT?" Piccolo exclaimed.

"All for nothing!" Krillin complains.

"My turn, green man" Raditz says as he prepares an attack from his right hand.

"Double Sunday!" he yells and as he's about to launch the attack toward Piccolo he is abruptly stopped.

"Caught you" Goku tells him as he has a strong grasp on his tail.

"Aghh" Raditz cries as he sinks to the ground.

"Great job Goku!" Krillin exclaims.

"Piccolo, can you use that attack one more time?" Goku asks.

"Yes, fantastic Goku. Hold him tight while I prepare" Piccolo begins to channel the attack again.

"Please, Kakarot. I'm your brother, you can't let them kill me"

"You took my son and tried to kill me yourself. You also threatened to kill everyone on this planet if I remember correctly"

"I didn't mean it, I would have said anything to get you to join me. I would never harm my nephew and I wouldn't kill you. I already told you how few Saiyans are left. Why would I jeopardize our race?"

"Don't listen to him Goku. He's lying. He'll say anything to get you to let go of his tail" Krillin reasoned.

"Do you promise to leave and never come back?" Goku asks him.

Yes of course, if that's what you really want. I'll tell the others you don't want to join and you'll never hear from us again. I promise" he says. Goku was convinced by this and lets go of his tail.

"NO GOKU, IT'S A TRAP!" Piccolo cries

The instant he lets him free, Raditz elbows his brother in the face.

"Goku no!" Krillin yells as he dashes over to help. Raditz connects a punch right in Krillin's gut and knocks him to his hands and knees. Raditz kicks Krillin in the gut, causing him to spit blood and roll across the ground before landing on his stomach. Raditz walks over to his limp body and says "Here's a little taste of your own medicine" and he hits Krillin in the back with five consecutive blasts. "Aghhh!" Krillin screams in pain as each one hit before going limp. Raditz walks over to Goku and stomps on his chest.

"I told you that were a fool Kakarot. You are too soft to be a Saiyan. I'm going to enjoy this"

Raditz begins stomping on Goku's chest repeatedly and is squeezing him under his boot. Goku's cries of pain ring far as his torture continues. Piccolo has struggled to keep focus of his attack because of what has transpired. With Goku and Krillin down, there is no one left to distract him while he completes his attack.

"Go ahead green man, try that attack again. I'm ready" Raditz says as he turns his attention toward Piccolo.

"I can't and he knows it" Piccolo thinks to himself. He looks over at Krillin again who is motionless on the ground. "We're doomed" he thinks, just before he senses the strongest power he has ever felt.

"Alright Kakarot, it's time to say goodbye. You are a disgrace and I'm putting you down like the dog you are. Goodnight" Raditz says just before his scouter blips.

"An enormous power level in the thousands. Where could it be?" Raditz wonders. Suddenly he turns around to the space pod where Goku's son is being held. The boy smashes out of the pod with extreme force and pieces of the pod go flying in all directions. The boys floats above the pod with a menacing look on his face before he lands in front of Raditz.

"Goku look over there. IT'S YOUR SON!" Piccolo yells.

"Gohan. Daddy can't get up right now. Run away, NOW" he pleads to his son.

The boy begins gritting his teeth and doesn't take his eyes off Raditz. "Power level over 4,000. IMPOSSIBLE! IT'S STILL GOING UP!" Raditz claims.

"This is incredible" Piccolo thinks as he watches this in fascination. Krillin even begins to stir as the kid powers up.

"LEAVE MY DAD ALONE!" Gohan yells as a bright yellow aura shows around him.

The boy becomes encased by this bright yellow light. Piccolo isn't quite sure, but for a second it looked as if his hair turned yellow also. Piccolo was rendered speechless as all he could do was watch. The boy is by far the strongest being he had ever encountered. The boy dashed toward Raditz so fast he didn't even see it. The next thing Piccolo sees is Raditz falling backward and his armor shattered, revealing his bare torso. Blood spilled out of his mouth as he landed flat on his back. Goku's son rolls to the ground next to him and is back in his usual state, dark hair and no power.

"Unbelievable" Krillin whispers from his spot on the ground.

"Go.. Gohan?" Goku said.

"Daddy!" The boy cries as he begins running to his father.

"Gohan no! Get out of here!" his father reasoned.

Raditz turns over on his hands and knees and continued spitting up blood as he recovered. He begins to attempt to get up, although it's evident that he is severely injured. When he finally finds his feet, he touches his eye piece while examining Gohan. "Hey kid, what happened to all that power?" he asks as he begins to limp over toward the child. "What power?" the boy shot back. "You can play dumb all you want, but you don't fool me anymore" he claimed as he punched the boy right in the face with his right hand, sending him flying backward and knocking him out cold.

"GOHAN NO!" his father cried.

Raditz began stalking toward the child. "No, please don't hurt him. He's just a boy" his father begged, crawling after Raditz. "Yes, he's still a small child, but he's stronger than all of us combined Kakarot. If he ever learns to use that power it could be very bad for us. He has to die"

He began walking toward the boy as his father continued to beg. Goku quickly got to his feet and chased his brother before he could kill the child. Goku jumped onto his brother's back, and successfully locks him in a full nelson.

"Do it now Piccolo! Your attack, finish it" Goku yells.

"Alright Goku, hold him tight and this time, don't let him go" Piccolo begins preparing the attack again.

"I can't hold him forever, hurry Piccolo"

"Kakarot, how do you plan on holding me and dodging the attack at the same time?"

"I can't. We'll both die"

"That's insane, don't be foolish brother"

"It's the only way to beat you"

The prospect of Goku sacrificing himself excited Piccolo, but his excitement was quickly negated. "It will only be a matter of time before he's revived by the dragon balls" Piccolo thought to himself. He continued preparing his attack before Raditz cried "Kakarot don't do this. Don't sacrifice yourself for the pathetic people of this planet!"

"The people on this planet are good. I've dedicated my life to protecting others and I'm not about to quit for you"

"THIS CAN'T BE HAPPENING!" Raditz cried right as Piccolo's attack was completed.

"Special Beam Cannon" Piccolo shoots the beam toward them. Raditz cries "KAKAROT!" one more time before it hits. The blast goes through both Raditz and Goku as if they were nothing more than paper, leaving a hole in both their torsos. Each warrior falls on their back and lay motionless. Piccolo walked over to them to assess the damage.

"The fool killed us both" Raditz whispers to himself.

"You're wrong, you'll die alone. Goku won't be dead for long, I'm guessing his friends will wish him back within the week"

"No way. How is that possible?" he asks.

"On this planet, we have something known as the dragon balls. When all seven are gathered together, they have the power to grant any wish, including resurrection. So it's Goku who will have the last laugh"

Raditz begins laughing and says "I'm afraid you're wrong on that count green man. You see, this device on my face is, among many things, a transmitter. My two Saiyan comrades have been able to hear every single word any of us has spoken. They know about the boy's powers and they know about these dragon balls. Now, they'll come for both, I know they will. They'll find these dragon balls and destroy anything that gets in their way. They'll take the boy and turn him into the ultimate Saiyan weapon"

"When? When, will they get here?" Krillin asked as he limped over. Piccolo was shocked he made it back to his feet.

"One year. Only one year before they arrive. Also, you should know that they are much stronger than me"

"Stronger than you?" Piccolo mimics.

"Enjoy this small victory because you are all as good as dead. My only hope is that they wish me back to see it happen" Raditz said.

Piccolo had heard enough, he delivered a finishing blow to Raditz, stabbing his hand through his chest like a knife. "Thanks for the warning, we'll deal with your friends just like we dealt with you" Piccolo says as he yanks his arm free. He turns to Krillin who was barely on his feet. "Be ready next year, we'll need to team up again to beat those two"

"Don't worry about me" he replied, looking over at Goku.

They both walk over to Goku who is still breathing.

"Don't worry Goku, you can survive this" Krillin says as he kneels down next to Goku.

"I don't think so, Krillin. I'm done" Goku responds.

"Don't say that"

"Your son is out cold, but he's alive Goku" Piccolo informs him.

"That's good. Bulma would kill me if anything happened to Gohan. Krillin, please take care of my son" Goku asks of him.

Goku dies seconds after, whispering what Piccolo thought was "Take care, friends" just before.

"We'll wish you back buddy" Krillin says as he lets go of his friend's hand. Krillin gets up before Goku's body disappears.

"What? What happened to Goku?" Krillin asks.

"Kami" Piccolo whispers. "Kami must be behind this. He must have some special plan for Goku"

"You think so?"

"Yeah, no other explanation"

"Well, if Kami wants Goku for something, we just have to believe in that" Krillin says with resolve.

"Take that thing on Raditz's face to the people who made your dragon radar. They may be able to help us figure out how to use it. We need all the advantages we can get" Piccolo informs Krillin.

"Good idea Piccolo" Krillin says and he limps over to Raditz before scooping up the device.

"This thing can sense energy and act as a transmitter all the way across the galaxy. Valuable stuff" Krillin says aloud before realizing Piccolo had grown very quiet. He looks over and finds him hunched over with veins bulging out of his head.

"Are you all right Piccolo?" he asks before Piccolo regenerates his arm.

"It takes a while for my cells to regenerate" Piccolo says out of breath.

"I'm going to take Goku's son back to Bulma" Krillin says as he walks over toward Gohan.

"No, you won't"

"Eh, excuse me?" he asks and turns toward Piccolo with a puzzled look on his face.

"That boy has a power that none of us can even imagine. He is undoubtedly the most powerful person on this planet. I'm going to teach him how to control it, so he can help us defend the earth when the other Saiyans arrive. He may still be too young to truly grasp his abilities, but it's worth the risk"

"Yeah, he's probably too young Piccolo. Besides, his mother should get a say in something like that?"

"I'm not asking, he's coming with me Krillin. Beating these Saiyans is the only thing that matters because if we don't, his mother won't have him long anyway" Piccolo walks over and scoops the boy up.

"When you bring Goku back, tell him that he can see how powerful his son has become in one year from now. I'll turn this spoiled child into the strongest fighter he can become"

Piccolo flies off with Gohan, who he knows is the key to defeating the Saiyans.

Vegeta

"Raditz is such a weakling" Nappa claimed.

"He's a disgrace to the Saiyan race. Letting himself be killed by people who could barely raise their power to 1,000" Vegeta said as he was finishing his meal. They were sitting down resting after wiping out another planet.

"Maybe we should go teach those earthlings a lesson" Nappa proposed. "Show them what happens when you mess with a Saiyan"

"They aren't worth our time. Those dragon balls are though, and so is Kakarot's son. A small child with a power level that maxed out at 5,266. That's stronger than you, Nappa. Incredible"

"I can't believe a child was really that powerful. Maybe it's best if we killed him Vegeta"

"The fool Raditz thought the same thing. No, we're going to take him under our wing and raise him up to be as powerful as he can become. With his help, along with the dragon balls, we'll be able to overthrow Frieza"

"You're right Vegeta. Lets go to Earth, take the boy, and bring Raditz back with the dragon balls. Nobody can beat four Saiyan warriors!"

"We're not wasting our wish on that weakling. We will be wishing for immortality. After we get the dragon balls, and Kakarot's son, we'll be invincible"

"Good thinking Vegeta"

"Once we gain immortality, we will be the greatest fighters in the universe and become Super Saiyans" Vegeta says as he walks over to the ship.

The two Saiyans begin their year-long journey toward Earth with all the motivation in the world to succeed.


Author's Notes-Sorry it took me a little time to get this one out. Hopefully the next chapter won't take as long. We're still pretty close to the cannon with some noticeable changes. The major arcs are going to follow the cannon for now, but there will be more and more noticeable changes as we move forward. Changing things now will lead to larger changes later. If you are wondering, yes. Gohan, very briefly, turned into a Super Saiyan.

Now that we've moved past Raditz, I can open the story up a little more. There will be a Krillin POV next chapter, and possibly a Tien or Yamcha one as well. I never liked that most of the Z fighters were irrelevant in Dragon Ball Z, and they won't be in my story. If you enjoy this story, or have a critique about it, then let me know with a review. Thank you! See you soon!