A/N: Hello! Welcome to another story! This one is what if Bardock met kid Goku. This takes place during the original Dragon Ball in the Tien Shinhan Saga. Don't worry, Bardock isn't a villain in this one. For those of you who haven't read my other Dragon Ball story, "Father and Son", I advise you try it out. Anyway, enjoy this first chapter!
Chapter 1: Preliminaries
Goku, Krillin, and Yamcha all waited for their turns to fight. Goku smiled as he chatted happily with Krillin. A large man walked up to them, he sort of looked like Goku. The only difference was his clothes and that he had an X shaped scar on his face. He looked at them as he passed.
"Who was that? Why did he look like you, Goku?" Krillin asked, looking at his friend.
"I don't know. I've never met him before in my life. There's no way that we could be related somehow. I would know him, wouldn't I?" Goku said.
Krillin looked to the place where the strange man had left to. How could they not be related? They look exactly alike! Maybe they are long lost brothers, Krillin thought. He knew it would not be worth asking Goku about it.
"Fighters, report to the main area!" an announcer called. Krillin followed Goku and Yamcha out of the area they were in. "First up, Bardock!"
The guy who looked like Goku walked up and drew a number. "Well, how about that? I got 37," the man said.
"Okay! Next up, Goku!" the announcer called. Goku drew his number, that same carefree smile on his face. "That would be 79. Next up, Krillin!"
Krillin breathed out nervously and took out a number. He gave a silent sigh of relief. "11," he said.
(Once all of the fighters received all of their numbers)
Krillin waited impatiently for his turn to come up. He looked over at Bardock. The fighter was stretching. He has to be related to Goku! Krillin thought. Bardock stopped stretching and looked in Krillin's direction. He slowly began walking to Krillin. Soon, he was very close to Krillin.
"Hello. Krillin, right?" Bardock said.
"Yes," Krillin replied.
"Are you excited for your fight?" Bardock asked.
"I guess," Krillin replied wearily.
"Fighters numbers 10 and 11, report to the ring!" an announcer called.
"Good luck, I am looking forward to battling you," Bardock said.
Krillin nodded and walked to the ring. A large bird beast stood in front of him, clearly excited to begin the fight.
"Begin!" the announcer shouted.
Krillin got into his fighting stance, the bird screeched and charged. Krillin easily dodged and sent a powerful at the bird. It flew out of the ring at tremendous speeds. Krillin looked at Bardock, he had an interested look on his face. Krillin smiled as he won. He jumped out of the ring and was immediately met by a man with three eyes and with a child beside with a bunch of paint on his body. Goku looked unusually angry at the sight of them.
"You know them?" Krillin asked.
"Yeah, they terrorized some villages three years ago," Goku said.
Krillin angrily turned to them that was when he realized the weird looking child was pointing at him. "Hey, what's wrong with your friend? He's staring at me," Krillin said.
"Midget," the kid said.
"Hey, you're not exactly bright either, I wouldn't talk about size!" Krillin snapped.
"Midget," the kid repeated, then he stuck his tongue out at Krillin.
Krillin fought the urge to slap the kid. The three eyed man looked at the kid sternly. "Chiaotzu, you know not to annoy those weaker than us. Especially those at the Turtle School. Let's go," the three eyed man said.
"Okay, Tien," Chiaotzu said.
The pair then left, leaving Krillin steaming. Bardock walked up to the group, his face emotionless. Yamcha angrily stared after Tien and Chiaotzu.
"You want to fight them? Best wait for your turn to fight. You don't want to pick any unnecessary fights," Bardock said. The group turned around to look at him. "You don't want to get kicked out before the finals do you?" Bardock continued, giving Yamcha a stern glare.
"Do I know you?" Yamcha asked.
"No, just offering some free advice," Bardock said, turning away.
"Wait, who are you?" Yamcha asked.
Bardock looked at Yamcha, a smile growing on his face. "That is for you to discover after the Tournament," he said.
Then, Bardock left, leaving the group to ponder. Who is he? Why does he look so much like Goku? Is he hiding something? Krillin thought.
"Fighters 36 and 37 enter the ring!" the announcer called. Krillin watched as Bardock and a burly man entered the ring. "Begin!"
"Okay, little man, this will be over quickly," the burly man said.
"No, it will be over quickly for you," Bardock replied.
"We'll see about that!" the man snapped.
The man sent a powerful punch at Bardock. Bardock dodged easily and tripped the man. The man angrily threw a punch at Bardock.
"Anger. A distraction. Leaves you more open, weaker," Bardock said.
The man said angrily, "We'll see about that!"
He then threw a punch at Bardock's face. Bardock let out as a gasp of shock as the man hit him. Krillin waited for him to fly out of the ring. Instead, Bardock caught himself in midair. The man looked shocked at Bardock's quick recovery.
"Now it's over for you," Bardock said.
He threw a powerful punch that sent his opponent flying into the wall. Krillin's eyes widened as he saw how strong Bardock was.
"Number 37 wins!" the announcer called.
Bardock shrugged and left the ring. Goku walked up to Bardock, the warrior turned to Goku. Krillin was surprised by how Bardock's face softened when he saw Goku. A smile was on his face.
"Hello," Bardock said, looking a little flustered.
"Are you okay?" Goku asked, laughing.
"Of course, I am. Is it hot in here or is it just me?" Bardock asked.
"It is hot, it is summer, silly," Goku said, laughing.
"Of course," Bardock said.
"Are you okay?" Goku asked.
"Yes, I am," Bardock replied.
"Numbers 40 and 41 please enter the ring," the announcer said. Yamcha and a large man entered the ring. "Fight!"
Yamcha smiled and charged, not giving the large man a chance to strike. Krillin watched in amazement as he punched the man into the wall before anyone could even blink.
"Number 40 is the winner!" the announcer said.
Yamcha jumped out of the ring and walked over to Krillin and the others. Just then, Jackie Chun walked up to them, giving Yamcha a thumbs up. Krillin smiled and walked over to Jackie.
"Where have you been, Jackie?" Goku asked.
"I had a fight just now, you guys obviously didn't hear me get called," Jackie said, grinning.
"We missed your fight? Sorry, we didn't watch you or hear your number get called. Who did you fight?" Goku asked in despair.
"It was nothing serious," Jackie replied.
"You won?" Goku asked, clearly happy.
"Yes, I did. What did you expect? Me to lose?" Jackie asked.
"No, I expected you to win," Goku replied. "You always win. Well, sometimes, not against me."
"No, I beat you," Jackie replied with a laugh.
"Barely," Goku said.
"Numbers 78 and 79 please enter the ring," the announcer said.
Goku and an oddly familiar person entered the ring. "Isn't that King Chappa?" Jackie asked.
"Yes, it is!" Krillin said. Bardock looked confused. "He once claimed the title without getting hit once! If this is really him, Goku is doomed."
"No, Goku will be fine," Bardock said.
"What do you mean?" Krillin asked.
"That boy is strong. I'm sure he will be fine," Bardock said. The group looked at him in confusion. He doesn't even know Goku! How does he know how strong he is? Krillin thought. "I have a feeling that he has a great future ahead of him."
"How do you know about him?" Krillin asked.
"Let's just say I have family relations to him. Anyway, don't we have a match to watch?" Bardock asked.
The group nodded and turned back to the match. Goku did not look the least bit worried. Krillin held his breath as King Chappa began a powerful attack. Goku easily dodged out of the way and punched Chappa, a large smile on his face. The entire room fell quiet in shock. King Chappa slowly stood up.
"You actually managed to hit me," Chappa said, clearly more surprised than he was letting on. "But that was just lucky. You cannot beat me on luck."
"We'll see about that," Goku said, a smile on his face.
The room fell silent as Chappa charged again but Goku just dodged out of the way. He smiled and kicked Chappa, sending him flying into the wall. Everyone stared at Chappa, mouths gaping.
"The winner is Number 79, yeah," the announcer said, stunned.
Krillin watched in shock as Goku calmly jumped out of the room and ran over to them. The whole group was speechless. How had Goku defeated Chappa so easily? The rest of the matches went by quickly. Tien, Bardock, Goku, Chiaotzu, Krillin, Yamcha, Jackie, and Pampet all made it to the semifinals. The announcer guy looked happy to see them. Chiaotzu walked up to Krillin, making him uncomfortable.
"Okay, what do you have to say? If you have to say something, say it. Go on," Krillin said.
Chiaotzu pointed at Krillin and said, "Baldi."
"Have you looked in the mirror recently? You aren't exactly sporting hair either," Krillin said.
"You're wrong," Chiaotzu said. He then took off his hat, a tiny spring of hair was on his head.
"That's it? That's nothing, you basic unicorn!" Krillin snapped.
"It's better than none," Chiaotzu responded.
"Chiaotzu, put that back on, you'll catch cold," Tien said, embarrassed.
Chiaotzu stuck his tongue out. Tien led Chiaotzu away.
"Okay, it's time to see who you will be battling first," the announcer said.
(After they are done drawing their numbers)
"The first battle will be Yamcha vs Tien. Then Bardock vs Krillin. Then Goku vs Pampet. Jackie vs Chiaotzu," the announcer said.
A/N: Well, the next chapter is Tien vs Yamcha. It will be in Yamcha's POV. Please review!