Age 761, October 12th
The morning sky shined down onto the Earth, as what seems like a completely normal day begins. Down on one of the many small islands south of the main continent, a young man begins his day.
The man's name is Guita, a warrior of the planet Earth.
Slowly he opens his eyes as the morning sun shines through his window. Guita moved his head around to see if everything's the same as he left it last night. The makeshift wooden house he made for himself was still standing tall. Putting his arm over his face to block the sun, Guita tried to wake up fully. Getting up from the makeshift bed, the sounds of the animals started to make him focus more on his surroundings. Walking about to stretch himself out was helping quite a bit. A black leather jacket laying on the floor caught his attention. Going to reach down for it made him also remember something about it, it was extremely weighted. Caring little, since he was one of few strong enough to wear it. Guita picked it up and brushed the dust off, and put it on.
After a few moments, Guita exited his home through the cloth door he put up, after accidentally pulling the old door off some time ago. Now wearing his jacket, a turquoise shirt with black shoes and pants. His short straight black hair Taking in the sight of the island he has called home for about five years now. The flat grassland that made up the island had many holes scattered across it from his constant training.
Guita gripped his left hand into a fist, and felt the energy flow through his body. He punched the air in front of him, then pulled his fist back and looked at it.
"Why don't I feel stronger?" he asked himself in a soft voice.
Guita put his hand down, and let the thought go.
Guita reached into the side pocket of his jacket, and pulled out a small bag. Untying it showed what was inside, dozens of Senzu Beans.
"I never did thank you Korin." Guita reached in and took one, then threw it in his mouth. The feeling of being more alive then before rushed through his body, and his stomach felt instantly full.
"It's been so long, I'm glad I get to see them again." Guita says to himself, and floats up into the air.
Mastering flight, and taking off into the sky. The air gliding past him as he flew past most of the other outlying islands, coming to the ocean. After flying for a while, Guita stopped for a second. He felt something powerful, but he couldn't tell what it was, or where it came from. Even trying to sense the direct location wasn't working for him. After a few minutes had gone by it suddenly vanished, confusing Guita quite a bit. With nothing else around, he continued on his way, to the home of his old master. To Kame House.
After what had seemed like forever, Guita was finally seeing the home of Master Roshi, the man who taught him everything he knows in martial arts. He landed softly unto the ground and preceded to get the old man's attention.
"Hey, Master Roshi, you still alive in there?" Guita said in a loud voice, knowing he would hear him.
To Guita's surprise, he heard other voices inside, along with Master Roshi. He decided to walk to the screen door and opened it up.
Sure enough, Master Roshi wasn't the only one. Krillin, Bulma, and even Turtle were all there, all happy to see him again.
"Guita, I can't believe it's really you." Krillin states with joy.
"We haven't seen you since the end of the World Martial Arts Tournament five years ago. Where the heck have you been?" Master Roshi asked, shocked to see him.
"I've been all over the world. I've done nothing but train to improve my skills. I'd say I gained alot in strength." Guita shrugs. "But I still feel like I'm missing something." Concern in his voice.
He shakes his head, trying to move on from the subject. "Anyway, forget that for now. I haven't seen you guys in forever. Did I interrupt something?" Guita asked curiously.
"We were just having a reunion of sorts. Been to long since all of us saw each other. You showing up is really perfect timing." Bulma explained.
Guita thought it was perfect timing. He was glad to see his old friends again, but this wasn't how he thought it would go. Not expecting Krillin and Bulma did put him off guard a bit, but still this was a nice surprise in a way. So he just decided to accept the moment for what it was, and enjoy it.
"By the way Bulma, is Yamcha with you?" Krillin asked.
Upon hearing his name, Bulma gripped her white jacket in anger. "Yamcha! That jerk? Do you think I'd care after what he did to me?"
She threw her hands in the air. "I'm better off without him, we all are!" Bulma shouted in glee.
"Gee you two sure fight alot." Master Roshi said in a deadpan tone.
"That's for sure." Guita added, putting his hands in the pockets of his jacket.
Bulma then changed her attitude in a flash. "But enough about me, where's Launch?" She asked in a now cheerful voice.
"She went chasing after Tien five years ago, haven't seen her since." Krillin explained.
"I'm sure we'll forget about her in no time." Guita stated sarcastically. Everyone just looked at him with a blank stare, but this didn't bother Guita.
Then everyone heard a voice from outside. "Hey, I'm here." Guita knew that voice all too well.
"Goku." Krillin was the first to say it.
Bulma and Krillin went to the door first. Guita looked at Master Roshi. "You guys didn't say he would be here." He exclaimed.
"I guess we forgot to mention that." Master Roshi said with a laugh.
Guita just let out a sigh and walked to the door like the others.
As he exited, there stood the same cheerful guy he has known for almost his whole life, Son Goku. The man who saved the world from Piccolo, and the man who is probably the greatest warrior the Earth has ever seen. While Guita thought Goku could be extremely naive most of the time, he considered him a good friend. All Goku said upon seeing them was. "Hey there." In the same cheerful voice.
Everyone was glad to see him again, and they all took notice on how Goku was holding a little boy in his arms.
"What's with the kid Goku?" Bulma wondered.
"You start babysitting or something?" This time it was Krillin.
"Nah, he's my son." Goku answered.
After saying that, everyone besides Guita had the most shocked look on their faces possible.
"Why are all of you so surprised, he's married. It was bound to happen eventually." Guita teased.
"Yeah...but…...the….we…." All eventually sighed in defeat, being at a loss for words.
Goku just laughed a bit, and then set his son on the ground. "Go on, say hi son." Goku encouraged.
"Uh..Um..Good afternoon." The boy said shyly.
"Oh...Good afternoon." Bulma rushingly said, bowing to greet him with Krillin.
"His name is Son Gohan." Goku stated.
Guita and Master Roshi looked with interest at what Goku said. Roshi spoke first. "Son Gohan, you named him after your late grandfather?!"
"Yup." Was all Goku replied with.
Everyone know how much Gohan ment to Goku. Having taught him martials arts and how to care for the whole planet as his home. Gohan was a kind old man, and Guita knew Goku wanted his son to be a kind person as well. That's probably why the boy was named after him.
"Still, this is a surprise! I mean, Goku, with a child of his own." Finished Master Roshi, still in disbelief.
Bulma ducked down to meet Gohan at eye level. "And how old might you be?" She asked.
Gohan held up four fingers. "I'm four years old." he replied, still a bit nervous, holding onto his father's leg.
"He's got pretty good manners considering he's your kid." Bulma stated as she pet Gohan on the head.
"Yeah, Chi-Chi's pretty fussy about that." Goku replied with.
Bulma then looked a little surprised as she noticed that Gohan had a tail, just like Goku did when he was little.
"A-A tail?" Bulma exclaimed.
"Yeah! Just like the one I had as a kid." Goku explained.
Guita suddenly had flashes go through his mind, from when he was just a kid. The destruction of Pilaf's castle, and the finals of the 21st World Martial Arts Tournament. Both times, Goku had transformed into a monstrous Ape, destroying everything around him. And the only way they ever stopped him, was by cutting off his tail. Goku never transformed again, but it did worry Guita that Gohan could possibly end up doing something like that.
"Umm...is he ever sort of...odd on occasion?" Bulma asked nervously, trying to figure out if Gohan might be like Goku when he was younger.
"Oh, that's right!" Krillin remember as well, worry in his voice as well.
"Odd?" Was all Goku said, slightly confused by the question.
Master Roshi walked closer to him. "Does he...ever change during a full moon?"
"Full moon? Nah, we go to bed early at our place." Goku answered, still confused. "Why?"
"Oh, it's nothing! It doesn't matter!" Master Roshi said in a rushed voice, trying to desperately change the subject.
Guita thought it was funny how they were trying to hide this from Goku, but he also knew it might crush Goku if he knew he was the one who killed his Grandpa.
After moving on from that, Krillin walked up next and patted Gohan on the head like Bulma did.
"So is he uhh, strong like you, too?" Krillin curiously asked, trying to help change the current subject.
"Well that's the thing. I know he's got it in him, but Chi-Chi gets mad when I try to train him." Goku explained, sounding disappointed about it.
"How come? That's such a waste." Krillin remarked.
"I'll say. She says the world is peaceful now, and that nobody needs martial arts anymore. She just wants him to study. Hmph." Was all Goku said to that.
Guita, still staying silent, agreed with both Goku and Chi-Chi to an extent. There was nothing wrong with getting an education, but learning martial arts could also help to defend oneself, no matter what the world is like at this time.
"Oh Ho! So that tomboy turned out to be an education-minded momma, huh?" Stated Master Roshi. No one even acknowledged what he said, Guita even turned his head and let out a sigh.
Bulma kneeled down a bit, looking at the top of Gohan's hat. "Hey, I just noticed, isn't that a Dragon Ball on Gohan's hat?"
Guita had seen it, but wasn't sure at first if it was a Dragon Ball.
"It's the Four Star Ball. It's all i have left to remember my Grandpa by. I found it and put it on there." Goku told them.
Guita perked up at this. "When did you find it?" Slight worry in his voice.
Goku looked over at him. "Umm, about a year ago. Why?"
"No reason, just wondering." Guita simply replied with, now relieved.
"I also found the Three Star Ball and the Six Star Ball while I was at it. They're at my house." Goku added.
"Dragon Balls, huh? Boy, those things bring back memories." Bulma stated.
Bulma wasn't wrong, without the Dragon Balls, none of them would have ever known each other. Even if they have had positive and negative effects in the past.
After the reunion had begun, Goku suddenly perked up. Then the look of surprise turned to fright, as he turned his head up to the sky behind him. He wasn't the only one, Guita knew what he was feeling, as he looked shocked as well. A power greater than any had felt before, heading right towards them.
Everyone else took notice of their reactions, since they couldn't sense it like Goku and Guita.
"What is it, you two? What's the matter?" Master Roshi being the first to ask.
"Something's on its way here… Something strong." Goku replied with.
Krillin tried looking in the sky. "What? I don't see anything."
"It better not be Yamcha." Bulma said, sounding irritated.
Guita finally spoke up from his silence. "Bulma, now is not the time." Sounding very annoyed at her.
"What an incredible power! I can barely believe what I'm feeling! But what could….What could possibly!?" Goku was slowly losing the words to describe this insane power.
Guita meanwhile was wondering if this was the same power he felt earlier today, but this time he could sense it more clearly.
"There!" Goku shouted. As soon as he noticed, everyone saw a man flying straight to them as amazing speeds. His presence was almost overwhelming, as he landed onto the small island.
The man had long spiky black hair that went past his waist, and was wearing some strange armor that covered his feet, hands, and chest, Being brown and black in color. He also had some odd device that was green across one of his eyes. Lastly was two white bands that were on his left arm and leg. Goku and Guita was frightened by his power, that felt even worse up close.
After staring for about a minute, the man finally spoke up. "So we finally get to meet. You've certainly grown up haven't you? But I could still recognize you at first glance. You look just like your father." Guita noticed he was saying all this to Goku, who he had been staring at since he landed.
But all Goku did was give him a confused look. Krillin however was the first to say what Goku was probably thinking. "What's he talking about? And who is he?"
"Kakarot! What's with the condition of this planet!? Your mission was to exterminate this species! What game have you been playing at!?" He just kept spouting nonsense to them all.
Krillin started walking up to the stranger. "Look, big guy. I don't know who you are or where you're from, but we don't need any drunks like you hanging around. So get on, go! Shoo! Scram!" Trying to get him to go away clearly wasn't going to work.
They knew that was a bad idea, and in unison, Goku and Guita shouted. "Krillin, don't get any-"
Faster than they could finish, Krillin was flung back hard, crashing through the corner of Kame House. If he had gone more to the right, he would have hit Guita.
"Krillin" Goku shouted even louder. "Why you…"
Goku and everyone had stopped where they were, they saw what hit Krillin. A tail. The man had a tail, just like Goku did as a kid.
Goku was in shock at the sight. "Y-You have a tail...Just like the one I use to have!"
The stranger laughed in response. "Looks like you finally figured out who I am."
"What do you mean? Who are you?" Goku finally asked.
"Quit joking around! You couldn't have forgotten about me or our mission!" Agitation filling the strangers voice. "What's wrong with you Kakarot? Did you take a blow to the head!?"
"I have no idea who this Kaka-whatever is." Goku stood firm against him.
"Well did you!? Answer me now!" He shouted the last sentence.
Goku gave in and answered, rubbing his head. "It's true, I have a scar. Maybe I did hit my head once. But I was too little to remember."
"Damn you! But that would explain it." Was all the stranger said.
Goku's calm state was slowly fading. "Explain what!? I have no idea what you're talking about."
"Goku." Master Roshi said to get their attention, now everyone was focused on him. "Your grandfather once told me about the time he found a baby in the woods; A baby with a tail. He had a violent disposition and couldn't seem to be tamed by anyone... That is, until that baby accidentally fell down a ravine, hitting his head. The boy nearly died, but pulled through. When he awoke, his violent temper subsided, and he grew into a kind-hearted boy." Master Roshi recounted the tale.
"Kind!" The stranger scoffed at the mention of it.
"And that baby was me?" Goku asked.
"Yes, he was." Was all Master Roshi replied with.
Guita just took in everything he heard. All this was a lot to take in at once, but the story still didn't explain this man's connection to Goku.
"B-But what does that mean? Are Goku and this guy somehow connected?" Bulma asked confusingly, holding onto Gohan, trying to stay far from them.
All Goku could do was ask the same questions again, having still not gotten what he wanted from this man. "Answer me! Who are you!? What do you want from me?"
The stranger made his tail go back around his waist. "Be warned, if you have any repressed memories in there, I'll find a way to resurface them. We need you Kakarot. Your people need you."
After all that has happened, everyone hears Krillin groaning in pain, him slowly getting out of the hole in the wall in Kame House.
"Are you okay, Krillin?" Goku asked seriously.
"I-I think so. But I don't know how." Krillin said back. "Goku, be careful. This guy's incredibly strong."
"Yeah, I can tell. Just looking at him gives me chills. And I've never felt that way before." Goku stated.
The stranger shouted in response. "That's because you and I are the same! Your no earthling! Your a Saiyan warrior! A member of the most powerful race in the universe!"
Once again, another shock had come to them all. Goku wasn't a human, he was part of a species called Saiyans.
"N-No, It can't be." Master Roshi was the only one to say something.
"And my name is Raditz, I'm your older brother." He finished, finally telling his name to everyone.
On top of the last, this information was as breathtaking. This man, who had come from nowhere, and even attacked one of them, just said he was Goku's brother. Given the fact that his hair was unruly and that he has a tail like Goku's, it's hard not to believe him.
"G-G-Goku's got a brother!?" Krillin sputtered.
"And he's an alien!? No way." Bulma finished the thought.
Goku just had a look of disbelief on him, but he tried to keep himself composed. "Stop..Stop talking nonsense." Goku tried not to listen.
"Yeah! If Goku's from outer space, what's he doing here on Earth?" Krillin spouted, not expecting an answer.
Raditz just laughed. "The answer is simple. Kakarot, you were sent here to exterminate this planet's species. Not only are we Saiyans a universally renowned warrior race, we're also an entrepreneurial one. We locate hospitable worlds and sell them to other species for a price, but before we can sell a planet, we must exterminate the native lifeforms!" He explained.
Guita had heard enough. "That's it." Everyone turned their attention to him. "I've sat here listening to you this whole time, and everything you say just pisses me off more and more. So I'm done listening." With his fist clenched, he charged at Raditz.
Guita was prepared for whatever he would throw at him, and he didn't plan to take him lightly. Once he was in front of Raditz, Noah put his strength into a punch right at Raditz's torso. Guita was fast, so he felt confident.
Just before he made contact, Raditz caught Guita's fist in an open palm. Guita didn't even see him move. Again, faster than even Guita see, Raditz made him stumble and hit him hard across the face towards the ground. Before Guita even landed, Raditz raised his leg and stomped hard onto Guita's back, Holding him firmly to the ground. Guita felt immense pain spread through his body, his face contorted.
All Raditz did was laugh at this. "Don't be in such a rush, I've still got more to explain." Sounding as arrogant as ever.
Everyone just stared on in disbelief. "It...It can't be. Guita's almost as strong as Goku, and this guy just…." Krillin said with fright.
Raditz turned his attention back to Goku, Guita still under his boot. "Now where was I. Ah that's right, you see, When a Saiyan warrior is fully grown, he is assigned to the more difficult worlds with powerful inhabitants, while the children are sent to depopulate the weaker planets. Worlds like this one! It was fortunate that this planet has a moon; you'd have wiped out everyone here in the span of a few years. If you remembered your orders, that is."
"If all this is true, th- then these things, they...they make Piccolo look harmless!" Krillin stated.
Goku, confused a bit by his last statement ask. "Hold on, Why is it "fortunate" that this world has a moon?"
"Don't play ignorant! Only when the moon is full do we Saiyans show our full power!" Raditz answered with.
Everyone just had horrible images of the times Goku transformed when he was a child, he was almost unstoppable.
"I have no idea what you're talking about." Was all Goku said in response.
"What?" Raditz himself was confused, but then that turned to shock. "It can't be! Your tail! What happened to your tail!?" He was more demanding than asking for an answer.
"It was cut off a long time ago. Why?" Goku calmly replied with.
This time Raditz was showing clear anger. "You miserable fool! It's no wonder you were able to fit in with these people so well! Your passing as one of them! My own brother!"
"That's enough! I don't care if we're brothers, or if I'm some kind of alien. Krillin and Guita were right, people like you are just wrong!" Goku shouted back, but he then shifted to a calm tone of voice. "My name is Goku now. So let my friend go, and get off my planet."
Despite his situation, Guita smiled a bit, seeing Goku's response filled him with a bit of confidence.
"You tell him, Goku." Bulma shouted.
"Whatever his past may be is irrelevant; Goku is one of the finest human beings to walk this Earth." Roshi stated.
"He's even saved this planet more than once! So do us a favor and leave us alone!" Krillin demanded.
Raditz collected himself, going back to the calm yet arrogant tone he had before. All he did was laugh at Krillin's demand. "I'm afraid I can't do that. The Saiyan have always been a race few in numbers, but after our home world was struck by a giant meteor, nearly all of our people were blown into cosmic dust. Even our parents, Kakarot." Raditz explained.
Goku tried not showing any concern on his face. He never knew his parents, so he wasn't sure how to feel.
Raditz just continued on. "Only four Saiyan remain, including you. We survived only because we were off on assignments at the time. Doing "wrong", as you put it, is the only reason we're alive."
So few people left sounded a bit sad, but Guita felt little. He figure the rest were just like Raditz.
"We three recently found a planet we know can be sold for a very high price, but the natives are potent. Even three Saiyans might not be enough to finish the job. But the four of us would be more than enough. Kakarot, your power is far from ideal, but if you were to join us, it would be just what we need to tip the scales in our favor!" Raditz was trying to persuade Goku. "Picture it, Kakarot! Imagine wiping out an entire planet with your bare hands! Doesn't it make your Saiyan blood stir!"
Goku wasn't having any parts of this. "Are you insane! I'd die before I helped you slaughter innocent people!" He shouted, angry that Raditz would even ask Goku to join in such an act.
"So that's how it is, huh?" Raditz pointed past Goku. "For awhile I've been wondering, that boy behind you is your son, isn't he?"
Bulma tried hiding the boy behind her, while Goku tried to keep his calm, but was clearly worried now that Raditz was involving Gohan. "N-No." His response wasn't convincing.
"Is that so? Then tell me, why is it that he has a tail? That alone is proof of his Saiyan blood!" Raditz seemed to be enjoying this to much.
"YOU LEAVE HIM ALONE!" Goku shouted louder than he ever had before.
"Since you don't want to listen to reason, I guess I'll have to borrow your son for awhile." Raditz said as he started walking towards Goku, finally letting Guita go.
"IF YOU TAKE ONE MORE STEP, I'LL KILL YOU!" Goku stood his ground, Guita however knew he couldn't stop Raditz. All he could do was watch, as he was still in too much pain to move.
Faster than they all could follow, the moment Raditz got close to Goku, he raised his leg and kneed Goku in the stomach.
Goku was sent flying back, his face a mix of shock and pain. Once he landed on the ground, he started holding his stomach, shouting in pain.
Gohan rushed from Bulma to his dad. "DADDY!"
"Oh no you don't!" Before he could even reach him however, Raditz grabbed Gohan by his shirt.
He held Gohan up in the air, the boy crying in fear. "Now then Kakarot! I'll be taking your son with me. If you want him back, you'll have to do what your big brother tells you!"
Everyone else just stood in fear. They wanted to help, but they knew they were too weak to fight him.
"He- He beat Goku...with a single kick!" Krillin exclaimed.
"I'll give you a full Earth day to think it over. When you decided to join us, and you will decide to, we're going to require a little proof of your good intentions." Raditz explained. "I'll make it simple. I want to see 100 human bodies lined up right here by this time tomorrow! And don't think I won't be counting!"
Raditz make sure he understood. "Do you hear me Kakarot? I'll be looking forward to tomorrow. I hope that I won't have to kill my only nephew."
Everyone couldn't believe what he was saying.
"Y-You wouldn't! Your just a coward!" Krillin spouted.
Guita slowly got up, still feeling the pain from that last hit. Raditz just kept reminding Goku, ignoring the others.
"You hear that!? I want to see one hundred human bodies stacked here by tomorrow. If you do this, we'll let you join our cause. Fail, and it means the death of your son!" Saying it again to make sure his demand gets across Goku.
The whole time, Gohan kept crying. Goku tried raising his hand, but he was in to much pain to get up off the ground.
"You call yourself a warrior!? Using a kid as a hostage!?" Krillin shouted.
"He's right! There's no way Goku's going to do anything like that!" Master Roshi added.
Raditz turned his head to them. "The choice is his. If he values a hundred human lives over his own son, then fine." He looked back at Goku. "However, one way or the other, everyone on this planet is going to die soon. Once we finish our business on the other world, this one is next on the list."
"Say what?" All three said at once. Guita just gritted his teeth and looked in anger.
"My two friends and I could wipe out this planet's population in a little under one month. When you think about it, what difference would it make if Kakarot were to one hundred of you a head start?" Raditz explained, giving a rhetorical question as well. "Do you see now little brother? Your only choice is no choice at all." Saying it in a loud tone of voice.
"Give me... back my...son." Was all Goku could say in a weak voice.
Raditz just ignored him. " I hope you don't disappoint me, brother. For your sake as well as his."
Raditz then began hovering in the air, raising higher as he spoke. "Oh, and don't even think of trying to fight me. With a power level like yours, you wouldn't stand a chance."
"DADDY!" Gohan shouted out for his father, frightened more than he ever has been.
"GOHAN!" Goku held his hand out, trying to reach for his son, but to no avail.
"See you tomorrow, Kakarot." Was the last thing Raditz said. He then flew off as fast as he arrived, laughing the whole time.
Goku was slamming his fists into the ground, angry he couldn't stop Raditz. "Y-You can't do this! You can't do this."
Everyone went to Goku to help him up. "Are you alright?" Bulma asked worryingly.
Guita, still angry himself, couldn't hold back as he walked over. "His son was kidnapped, he got knocked to the ground, and we find out his brother is a killer. OF COURSE HE'S NOT ALRIGHT."
Bulma just looked down, knowing Guita was right.
"We're sorry Goku. There was nothing we could do." Was all Roshi could say.
Goku couldn't wait. "FLYING NIMBUS." As soon as he called it, the gold cloud flew from the sky right towards them.
"Now wait a minute, don't do anything rash." Roshi tried stopping him from rushing off.
Bulma joined back in. "You can't! You're going to get yourself killed."
Even though Goku was in pain, Krillin grabbed him by his shirt. "Do you think you're in any shape to fight a monster like that!?" Krillin berated him.
Goku sat up, trying to ignore the pain. "I- I have to do something."
"Well then let's take a moment to catch our breath." Roshi tried calming them all.
Goku tried standing on his feet. He was struggling, the pain from Raditz's kick did more damage than he thought.
"How awful, finding out you have a brother and it turns out to be that guy!" Bulma commented.
"It doesn't matter who he is. I can never forgive him for this!" Goku said back, not even wanting to say Raditz is his brother.
Finally Goku was standing up, but he was still trying to get over the pain, it clearly showing on his face.
"What'll we do now? Your brother's strength is off the charts. I mean, If he can take you down." Krillin rambled in fear.
Guita turned to Krillin. "Will you calm down. Panicking isn't going to help anyone." He turned back to Goku. "Besides, you already have an answer to that, don't you Goku." The seriousness in his voice was quite noticeable.
Goku nodded. "Yeah." He spoke in between panting. "His tail. His weakness is his tail. If I can manage to grab it. He won't be able to move!"
Goku finally collected himself. Standing up perfectly straight, and he now started speaking normal again.
"That's right! You were the same way." Roshi added, agreeing with his plan.
"But how are you going to manage to grab his tail!?" Krillin asked, still slightly worried.
Goku looked at Krillin. "I won't be able to. Not by myself at least."
Krillin made of noise out of shock and fear.
"Now you're talkin'! We'll help in any way we can! We don't know where Yamcha or Tien are at but..." Master Roshi said in response, hesitating to finish.
"I-If all of us fought together… We're all going to die." Krillin tried finishing for him, but gave up. Still fearful.
"Says you." Guita walked up, finally over the pain from Raditz's attack. "At full strength, I'm sure me and Goku can handle it." Confidence and seriousness in his voice.
Krillin didn't seem to be any better after Guita's statement, instead he looked over to Bulma and raised his arm. "Well still, If we all get killed, Bulma can just wish us back to life with the Dragon Balls, right?" Still trying to stay hopeful.
"You can count on me!" She said with confidence, tapping her fist against her chest.
Guita just looked to the side, going 'hmm' to both of them.
Goku's now had a downhearted look on his face. "No Krillin, she can't. I learned the Dragon Balls don't grant the same wish twice, And you and Master Roshi have already been brought back to to life once. If you die now, then there's no coming back." Goku explained.
Krillin and Master Roshi were both dumbstruck by this news, even Guita was concerned by this, despite him having never died before. The Dragon Balls had been able to solve problems for them whenever they were needed.
"I guess they aren't as powerful as we thought." Guita thought.
"You'll still help me though, right?" Goku asked worringly.
Both snapped out of their shocked states. "Of course we will!" Roshi exclaimed.
"A-Absolutely! Without a m-muh-moment's hesitation!" Krillin added, barely able to say his words.
After saying that however, Krillin turned around for a sec, having the most worried and afraid look so far. Guita could tell he didn't want to die doing this.
Bulma perked up. "Speaking of Dragon Balls, why not gather all seven and just ask Shenron to "save the world" or something?"
Krillin turned around, fear turned to joy. "Bulma, your a genius!"
"We wouldn't even be able to find them all in one day. It doesn't matter how fast we are. Besides, you're forgetting one small detail in that plan Bulma. " Guita stated, trying to be the voice of reason.
She folded her arms, not seeing the issue. "Oh yeah, and what's that?" Bulma had an annoyed look on her face.
Guita points into the sky. "I don't know, the fact that one of them is with Goku's brother now."
Krillin and Bulma just had blank looks on their faces.
"You can't be serious. Raditz flew off with Gohan, who had a Dragon Ball ON HIS HEAD." Guita explained, baffled at how they forgot that so quickly.
"Oh, right." Krillin now looked extremely disappointed.
"He won't expect us to attack. If we sneak up on him, we can catch him off guard." Goku decided to stay focused on a plan of attack.
"But we have no idea where he is." Master Roshi countered.
Goku turned to Bulma. "Speaking of the Dragon Ball. Bulma, do you have the Dragon Radar on you?" he asked.
"O-Of course! We can track the one on Gohan's hat." She remembered.
Guita was still baffled at how Bulma, the supposed genius, forgot she had the radar. And didn't think to track it in the first place.
Bulma pulled the Dragon Radar from her jacket pocket and hit the switch on the top. It started making its usual beeping noise, the Dragon Balls locations showing up. She held it out as everyone gathered around it.
She pointed at one on the radar that was moving. "There it is! It's moving incredible fast!"
"I wonder where he's heading?" Master Roshi inquired.
After a moment had passed, the dot stopped moving.
"It- It stopped." Bulma said loudly.
"Thank goodness! He's staying on Earth!" Roshi declared.
Goku turned around and looked into the distance, holding his arms up. He was ready for a fight.
"That's good for us." He stated.
"W-We might be even be able to beat him! However unlikely." Krillin said with low confidence.
"It's always best to be optimistic." Roshi announced to them both.
During all this, Guita looked past the rest of the group, since he was facing the other way.
Keeping his calm, he got everyone else's attention. "Oh great, looks like we have more trouble now."
Everyone just gave a confused 'huh' as Guita pointed to the right of Kame House.
Standing there was the demon who made all their lives hell five years ago. Green skinned, white cape and turban, all fit for the former Demon King Piccolo.
"IT'S PICCOLO!" Bulma shouted in fright, she fell right to the ground after saying that, and proceeded to try crawling away.
Goku almost took a fighting stance, but Guita still kept his cool. He knew if Piccolo was there to cause trouble, he would have attacked already.
"What are you doing here?" Goku asked, but seemed to mostly demand an answer.
"I want him dead." Piccolo put bluntly, referencing their other unwelcome guest.
Goku relaxed a bit. "You two know each other!?" he asked in response.
"He and I have met." Piccolo answered in the same blunt tone. "You all don't have a prayer against him. I'm the best chance you have to win this fight."
Everyone finally calmed down and listened to him, Goku and Guita having a serious look about them.
"You know as well as I do that he's stronger than both of us." Piccolo stated, directly speaking to Goku. "If we fight him separately, we're both outmatched. But if we fight together, we might be able to overpower him!" Piccolo finished in a slightly raised tone of voice.
Guita just tweaked his eyebrows in annoyance, hating that Piccolo thought he was so weak he wasn't worth addressing.
"Maybe...And what do you get out of this?" Goku asked with slight worry and curiosity.
Piccolo now looked agitated. "Don't get me wrong. He stands in my way of plans for world domination. Whether your son lives or dies is not my concern." he explained.
"So you were watching the whole time then." Guita uttered. Piccolo just grunted in response.
Piccolo then raised his fist near his face. "We'll fight together, but once we take of him and his two friends, you'll be next, and this time, I'll beat you for certain!" He said with a vile smile on his face.
"You're welcome to try! But you're right, our best chance is to work together." Goku smiled. "After that, though, all bets are off!"
"So be it. I just hope I can choke back my nausea." Piccolo said, smiling back, looking forward to the fight.
Finally, Guita spoke up. "I'm going to have to stop you right there." They all turn to look at him. "The two of you together might have a chance, but if you had more than that, we all stand a better chance." Guita explained, almost belittling Piccolo.
"None of you have the strength." Piccolo said plainly, standing firm.
"Wrong, I haven't been gone five years just to waste what i've gained." Guita walked up to Piccolo, almost standing directly in front of him. "Here's a newsflash for you Piccolo, I'm as strong as Goku is now." Piccolo was trying not to look angry because Guita was talking down to him.
That's when Goku broke the tension in the air. "From what I can tell, your actually almost as strong as me." Goku unintentionally corrected him.
Guita felt extremely annoyed by the fact that Goku ruined it. "Shut up, Kakarot." Guita shot at him, knowing the comment would get to him.
"My name is Goku." Goku defended in a loud tone.
"Not according to your brother it's not." Guita pushed.
"So that guy actually is his brother?" Piccolo finally spoke directly to Guita.
"Yes, and said brother, in case you forgot, has flown away with his three year old." Guita reminded them all.
"Actually he's four." Bulma corrected.
And that's where Guita had enough of this serious situation slowly turning into a comedic one.
"ENOUGH." Guita shouted. "Look, bottom line is, I'm going with you, and you can't stop me. Unless you would like me to prove my strength right here." Guita countered.
Piccolo just stared for a moment, and finally just turned the other way and grunted. His way of giving up the argument.
Goku turned to Bulma. "Bulma! I need to borrow the Dragon Radar!" Goku said as he held his hand out.
"Huh? A-Alright." Was all she said as she gave it to him.
Goku jumped onto Nimbus, which had been floating to the side the whole time since Goku called it. He turned to look at Piccolo.
"Do you think you can keep up with Nimbus's speed?" Goku asked with a smirk.
Piccolo smirked back. "Don't be absurd. My own technique is far superior to your Flight ability."
Goku just smiled, and then took off. Piccolo and Guita flew up and followed close behind.
All three were heading to face the greatest challenge of their lives. But with all fighting at once, they might stand a chance.
Find out next time.
Guita's name is a play on the word Guitar. Just pronounce it without the r at the end.