A/N: The chapter that sets the pace and tone for the upcoming story. Goku telling his secret. Will he say it all? Reveal the future? Or keep them in the dark and tell them the bare minimum? Read and find out! I've also gotten questions pertaining transformations and future events that may happen, and to answer that, I cannot say or else that takes away from the surprise and potential suspenseful scenes. I did answer the question to the future Trunks situation, and I will answer those questions on the same scale. Without further ado, chapter 7: Goku's Secret Revealed. Enjoy.

Disclaimer: I do not own any part of the Dragon ball series and the rights belong to Akira Toriyama and Toei Animation.

References: "..." - Talking | Italics - Inner Monologue | '...' - Thoughts of other characters


Chapter 7

Goku's Secret Revealed

Capsule Corporation, a yellow dome-like hemisphere with an over anxious bluenette awaiting the return of the Z-Fighters. Inside the building is Bulma, Chi-Chi, Master Roshi, Oolong, Puar, and Bulma's parents. All of them very nervous for the fate of the planet, but they have no idea what's waiting for them on the front entrance.

The Z-Fighters walk up to the entrance and Goku presses the button on the intercom.

"Hey Bulma, can you let us in?" Goku asks.

Bulma begins to get confused to why they are back so soon. 'They are done fighting already? I mean, I know they have trained intensively for the whole year, but I didn't expect it to end this soon. Oh well'. Bulma ends that thought as she rushes to the door and opens it. Happy that it's over and completely forgets to check the camera to see a few unfamiliar faces. Chi-Chi and the rest of the gang inside are equally confused to why they are back already. As Bulma opens the door, she nearly has a heart attack when she saw a man towering over Goku and one slugged over his shoulder.

"Hey, I have a lot to talk about". Goku grins as he walks in with the rest of the Z-Fighters.

Bulma is too stunned to move as she saw a huge burly bald man in armor walk in. The rest of the gang equally confused to why there is two unfamiliar people in armor, but they they see both of their tails.

"Oh my! They're saiyans. They both have tails!" Master roshi points out.

"Goku! What's the big idea? I thought you were supposed to fight the saiyans not bring them to Bulma's home!" Chi-Chi screeched and baffled to her husband's decision to bring them here.

"Don't worry guys. I told you that I would have some explaining to do," Goku said, "let's go over to the conference room".

"I didn't know we were having guests today," Mrs. Briefs said happily stopping the group, "would anyone want something to drink?"

"Coffee is fine". Goku said.

If the Z-Fighters were confused, then they are even more so.

"Coffee? But you hate it! You said that it tastes disgusting. What's gotten into you Goku". Chi-Chi said even more worried.

"Well one coffee and juice for the rest of you! I'll be right back". Mrs. Briefs chirped.

"Let's go guys, it will be a long talk and I know you will have your questions". Goku said now with a sad tone further adding to the suspense of his friends.


The whole group walk into the room with glass walls and door with a huge oval-like black table. They all take their seats besides Goku as Vegeta starts to wake up. Goku puts him down sitting him up against the glass wall. Vegeta then stands up immediately taking in his surroundings and notice Nappa sitting with the earthlings.

"What's the meaning of this! What are we doing here. What are you doing Nappa!" Vegeta shouts.

"Calm down, Vegeta. This is what we are about to talk about. We are all going to join forces to take out Frieza, so we can be free of his tyranny. I'm also going to teach you and Nappa the super saiyan transformation". Goku said while gaining looks from his wife and Bulma.

'Super saiyan? What is that?' Both Chi-Chi and Bulma thought.

Vegeta then remembers the ultimate power he felt with golden hair and aqua blue eyes. He wants that power for himself, but also angry that a third-class saiyan got it before him.

"Fine, but if I don't like what you're saying then I'm leaving!" Vegeta spat.

"That's okay". Goku sits at the end of the table with Gohan and Chi-Chi to his sides.

Okay. I have to tell them the truth of my time travel expedition, but I can't tell them of my god powers and super saiyan god. They'd think I'm nuts. Well here goes nothing.

"Alright, to start off, those two with the tails, Nappa and Vegeta are saiyans that we were supposed to fight, but we have a bigger problem". Goku said.

The gang who weren't involved in the fight gasped. Someone to worry about other than those two.

"Who do you have to fight now?" Bulma asks.

"Frieza. An evil tyrant who wants nothing but destruction and pain in the galaxy. That's why we teamed up with Vegeta and Nappa to fight him, right?" Goku looks at the two saiyans.

"Right". Nappa responds.

"Fine". Vegeta grunts wanting to know the secret of the super saiyan transformation.

"Alright that's cool and all that we are now all teamed up, but what was that transformation? How did you get that powerful". Krillin asked.

"It's the super saiyan transformation. Any saiyan can achieve it, but you have to be strong enough to withstand it". Goku said.

"Okay, I understand that, but how do you achieve it?" Krillin asked.

"Emotional trauma and anger will allow you to ascend. Also you have to train hard because it's only a power amplifier off of your own power". Goku said.

"How did you achieve it then? It had to be recent. What made you become angry?" Tien asked.

Goku looks down, not sure how to put it into words.

Here it is. How am I gonna explain that?

Piccolo finally came to the realization. This isn't Goku. 'I knew it. There's no way he got this power so suddenly. This isn't Goku, but he is. This doesn't make any sense'. Piccolo ended that thought about to ask the ultimate question.

Piccolo finally speaks up. "You're not Goku, are you?"

Everyone gasps at this question, thinking Piccolo lost his mind.

"What do you mean this isn't Goku? He is sitting right there!" Master Roshi chimed in.

"No. He's right". Goku said in a monotonous voice.

Everyone is shocked at the revelation from whoever this Goku look alike is.

"What do you mean dad? You are my dad aren't you? You look exactly like him and act like him?" Gohan said upset.

"No, Piccolo is right," Chi-Chi said shocking everyone, "I know who I married and this isn't him. He's too… nice and matured. The man I married would always train and never helped around the house. When you came back from training, your whole outfit and appearance changed along with your personality".

"You're right, I'm not your Goku, but I am Goku. Just the one you aren't fond with". Goku said.

"Okay, now I'm lost. What does that even mean?" Krillin confused out of his mind like the rest of them.

"It's true that I am different than the Goku that you knew. To be blunt, I am from the future and I came back to this timeline". Goku said hoping for the best.

Everyone was silent. Not sure of what to say to that, but Piccolo is the one to speak up.

"Why? Time travel makes sense because you could be hiding a lot of power, but why did you come back?" Piccolo said.

"For my family and friends, I lost them all in my future and it was unbearable to live there anymore. I also wanted to do better by my family and spend more time with them which is why I didn't train very much". Goku said looking at Chi-Chi.

"Wait, how did we die. Was it frieza?" Bulma asked.

"No. Old age". Goku said bluntly.

"Old age? Saiyans don't age until they are 80. You should be showing signs if they all died, so what's the deal?" Vegeta chimed in.

"That's much harder to explain, but I have lived without my family for many years. I am 358 years old". Goku said.

The Z-Fighters too shocked from this news. Goku is immortal?

"HOW IS THAT POSSIBLE? THAT MEANS YOU ARE IMMORTAL". Vegeta shouts.

"Yes, I am. But I didn't know at the time. The whole reason I'm immortal is because of the form you see. My base form is known as Ultra Instinct. It's the ultimate transformation much beyond super saiyan. It's the mastery of self-movement. The separation of mind and body. You fight purely on instinct with no thoughts clouding your judgement". Goku said.

"Oh, but that still doesn't explain immortality". Gohan said.

"The transformation is the power of the gods. With this transformation, it turned me into a saiyan god which gave me eternal youth without my knowledge". Goku said sadly.

Everyone is shocked and feel somewhat bad for Goku.

"Well. I'm sorry that you cannot be with your version of us in the future, but where is my Goku? That must mean there are two of you right?" Chi-Chi asked.

"Normally that would be the case, but because I'm a god, time travel works differently and it won't allow for two versions of me so it erases the version of me that already exists in the timeline that I visit". Goku said.

"So you're saying my dad is gone?" Gohan said sadly.

"Yes, but I'm also him, so I'm still here. The second reason I came back was to prevent certain events from happening". Goku said.

"What would have happened normally, if you didn't interfere. Start from Raditz". Piccolo demanded.

"Well me and you team up to defeat Raditz and I eventually hold him in place for your special beam cannon and Raditz and I die". Goku said.

The Z-Fighters gasped at the thought of Goku dying. This new Goku is still him, but he's also not the Goku they knew. Chi-Chi is sad, but ultimately glad that this Goku went back to fix his mistakes as a father and husband. Gohan feels somewhat the same, and he needs time to think things over about his dad, but he understands why he did it.

"Everyone still trains hard, and I train with King Kai to become stronger. Vegeta and Nappa show up and I am not there because I have to make my way back from Snake Way. King Kai didn't account for the time getting to the Earth's Check-in Station. Piccolo, Yamcha, Tien, and Chiaotzu die in battle when I finally show up. I defeat Nappa and Vegeta kills him". Goku said.

"WHAT! You would have killed me?" Nappa said looking towards Vegeta.

"If you lost to a bunch of weaklings then yes, but you haven't so we're fine". Vegeta said.

"So that means the dragon balls must have been gone. Do they stay dead?" Krillin asks.

"No. We go to planet Namek to use their dragon balls to wish them back, but it wasn't that easy. I was almost dead when I fought Vegeta and he also could barely move. Krillin was about to stab him with a sword, but I convinced him to let him go because I believed he could change and he did, just not immediately. I was hospitalized for a month because of all my broken bones and there were no more senzu beans left. Krillin, Gohan, and Bulma found a ship that Kami came in as a child and Mr. Popo taught them how to use it. They were off to Namek, but Vegeta was also there wanting immortality, but so was Frieza. He is probably on his way to Namek now as we speak". Goku said.

"That's not good. We have to get to Namek before Frieza gets his immortality". Bulma speaks up.

"You could use the saiyan space pods engines and improve them with a much larger ship. The question is who wants to go and fight Frieza". Goku asked.

Everyone was silent. Fighting an ultimate tyrant is not exactly fun.

"Wait if you're so strong why don't you go and finish him off. You're much stronger right?" Krillin asks.

"Yes, I can easily defeat him, but I will step in if I have to. You guys have to not rely on me when things get bad especially now that we have an advantage with Vegeta and Nappa". Goku said.

"I'm in. I'll train to fight Frieza. The bastard deserves it". Vegeta said.

"If Vegeta is going to fight then so am I". Nappa said.

"Count me in as well". Piccolo said.

"I think I wanna go too". Gohan said.

"WHAT! You just got done training for a whole year. Also this Frieza sounds like a ruthless killer. You won't be safe". Chi-Chi said.

"I know, but if I don't help, then none of us will be safe. Plus dad can jump in if I cannot handle it mom". Gohan said.

Chi-Chi is very conflicted, but knew he was right. She knew Goku would never let anything happen to our son. It's the whole reason he came back.

"Okay, but you will be studying extra hard when you come back". Chi-Chi said sternly.

"Yay, thanks mom". Gohan said happily.

"Now that we have roster, let's train. Bulma, you think you and your dad can get a ship fit for six people in about a month?" Goku asked.

"Probably since we have three saiyan pods to work with. Wait, who's the sixth person?". Bulma asked.

"It's for Raditz, I'm going to bring him back with the dragon balls". Goku said.

"What! Do you think that's a good idea. He might hold a grudge against you Kakarot". Vegeta said.

"I think it will be fine especially that you're on board. He will follow. Also Bulma, do you think you can add in a gravity manipulator? I can give you the blueprints I made for a gravitron of about 200 times earth's gravity". Goku said.

"Well yeah I think so, but what do you mean the blueprints you made? Don't tell me that you're a genius in the future". Bulma said impressed.

"I didn't exactly train all the time for three centuries. I went to college and have four phd's in Politics, Mechanical Engineering, Business and Marketing, and Mathematics". Goku said grinning.

"Oh wow, not only are you powerful, you're probably on a genius level with Bulma". Gohan said.

"My Goku a smart and educated man, this is why you have to study like your father did, Gohan". Chi-Chi said with heart eyes.

'Goku always surprises me. Now that he is more mature and smart. I feel something different about him now. Like actual feelings. I can't be in love with Goku, right? He's married, but I can't help it. He's strong, smart, and his personality always makes you feel that you're safe. I must have him'. Bulma said with an devilish grin.

"Well, Goku. Why don't you help me and give me those blueprints after you summon the dragon. The rest of you guys can train with each other". Bulma said.

"Okay, Bulma. I'll be back guys!" Goku left the room for the dragon balls.

'Perfect, some time alone with Goku'. Bulma ended that thought.


A/N: Yikes, is Bulma really gonna go after Goku? Will Goku catch on to Bulma's advances? Will Goku actually go for Bulma? Who knows, well I do, but stay tuned to find out more! Next chapter.

Chapter 8: Training for Frieza Begins

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