Dragon Ball Z-Revolution
Chapter 2-An End to Isolation
"It's good to see you again, little brother."
"NANI?!!"
Radditz couldn't help but smirk at the looks of disbelief and shock on their faces. Once again, he focused on Goku, "Kakarott, I must speak with you . . ."
Goku blinked in confusion, "Ano . . . Are you talking to me?"
Now it was Radditz's turn to blink, "Of course. Who else would I be?"
Goku shrugged his shoulders, "I dunno. But my name isn't Kakarott. It's Son Goku."
Suddenly it occurred to Radditz as to why his brother had changed his name, "You don't remember, do you?"
"Remember what?"
"Me, Okaasan, Otousan, our home Vegeta-sei . . ."
"Vegeta-sei?!" his friends yelled.
Radditz nodded his head, "Hai. Perhaps we should go elsewhere to talk . . ."
"Okay," Goku cheerfully agreed.
"Wait a minute Son-kun," Bulma interrupted, "How do we know he's telling the truth?"
"Yeah, I mean its like, all your life there's been no sign of anyone who could be related to you . . . and then this guy just pops out of nowhere, claiming to be your brother," Debra continued.
"And if you're really from another planet . . . what're ya doing here?" Kuririn finished, staring directly at Radditz. The others nodded in agreement.
Radditz chuckled, he'd been expecting this, "Well for starters . . ." uncoiling his tail from his waist he watched as they stared at him in shock. "This at least proves that we are the same, little brother. I also have this . . ." reaching into his pocket, Radditz pulled out what appeared to be a blank picture frame. He pressed a button and an image appeared on the screen. Their were four people in the picture, a man who looked identical to Goku, save that his skin was a golden shade and had a scar running down his left cheek. The man had his arm around a tall woman with long, spiky, black hair. Standing next to them was a younger version of Radditz, and in the woman's arms was a baby with hair that spiked out just like Goku's. "Our okaasan Kiichigo, our otousan Bardock, myself, and you little brother."
Goku stared at the picture and then at Radditz for a long time before speaking, "Oniisan." He was smiling broadly, finally he knew who his family was!
Chichi finally found her voice, "They look so happy together . . ." she whispered softly. "So why has Goku-sa been here all this time instead of with you and your parents?"
Radditz sighed, "That in itself, is a long story as are the answers to all of your other questions. We should find a more suitable place to talk."
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A few hours later found them all at Capsule Corp. "First of all, my name is Radditz and as I said before I am Kakarott's older brother . . ."
"Hold it! Why do you keep calling Goku-sa by that name?" Chichi interrupted.
"Because that is the name our okaasan gave him at his birth and the name I have always known him by."
"But that's not the name he calls himself by."
"One day I may be able to call him by his other name, but not today. There are more important issues at hand right now."
Chichi nodded in acceptance, it was a start.
"So as you were saying . . ." Debra prodded.
Radditz smiled before continuing, "Kakarott and I are saiya-jins. A proud and ancient warrior race from Vegeta-sei. The reason my brother is here . . ." he paused and took a deep breath, "is because we hid him here."
"Nani?!!"
Radditz winced, these Chikyuu-jin screamed a lot. "For you to understand why we hid him, I'll need to explain a little of our history . . . . . Around seven centuries ago a being named Frieza arrived on Vegeta-sei. He conquered planets, sometimes selling them to other races, and wanted the saiya-jins to work for him. Back then, our people were noble warriors and held great martial arts tournaments with competitors from across the universe. That's how we came to Frieza's attention, he'd heard of our great strength and natural fighting abilities and wished to add us to his army of mercenaries. The king would have refused but Frieza had made him an unrefusable offer . . . join his army or have our entire planet destroyed. Realizing that not even our elite soldiers stood a chance against Frieza and his men . . . and our people have been working for Frieza ever since. Conquering and purging planets for him across the universe."
"Purging?" Goku asked softly hoping he'd heard his brother wrong.
Radditz nodded sadly, but flicked his eyes at the children before 'pathing to Goku, 'There are many things I must tell you that the children should not hear.'
'Saa.'
Radditz returned his attention to the group who still look stunned, "Twenty-seven years ago our prince was born with an extremely high power-level, the highest ever seen, and it is our hope that he could become the Densetsu wa Super Saiya-jin (legendary super saiya-jin). But Frieza has kept a close eye on him and he has been unable to try. The only thing keeping our hope alive was what happened five years after the prince was born." He smirked and looked at Goku, "You were born little brother. Your power level at birth was almost as high as the prince's. When the king learned of this he had our father rig your second power reading so that we could send you to a backwater planet to be hidden."
Debra shook her head, "But why did you wait so long? Why leave him alone for so long?"
"We had no choice. Frieza watched us far too closely for us to risk it. Even my being here now is incredibly dangerous. If Frieza knew I was here both this planet and Vegeta-sei would be destroyed."
Goku stared at his brother hardly able to believe what he was hearing, "Then why . . ."
Radditz cut him off, "Why risk the destruction of two planets for a visit? This is not a pleasure trip dear brother. Chikyuu has come to Frieza's attention. He wants to know why you haven't conquered it yet. In a few months a contingent of soldiers from Vegeta-sei will arrive to occupy Chikyuu. They will be led by our prince," he smirked, " . . . effectively getting him on Chikyuu so the two of you can train together." He now leveled a severe gaze first at Goku and then his friends, "When they arrive you must not fight! None of you! If you try and fight, you will be killed! You do not have sufficient strength now to defeat even a third class warrior, let alone the elite and first class ones that will be accompanying the prince."
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Gohan, Hanabira, Jianu, and Capullo sat outside on the roof of Capsule Corp. The adults had sent them outside so Radditz could tell them some things that he did not want them to hear.
"Man, this is totally nuts!" Jianu said shaking her head, "I mean this is so crazy its almost unbelievable!"
"I know," Hanabira replied before turning to Gohan, "So how're you taking all this, Gohan-kun?"
Gohan sighed before answering, "Well I'm not really sure what to think . . . I just found out my `Tousan is from another planet. I finally know who my grandparents are and I've got to meet my uncle. But I also found out that a bunch of people from `Tousan's home planet are coming here to take over our planet."
"Don't forget that your otousan is also the second strongest saiya-jin ever born . . ." Hanabira continued.
"And that he's going to train with the saiya-jin prince so that the two of them can become the 'densetsu wa super saiya-jin', whatever that is. And that our parents may soon be fighting for not only Chikyuu's freedom but the entire universe too," Jianu finished.
"A lot of people are gonna get hurt aren't they?" the three turned to Capullo, she was sitting with her knees drawn up to her chest, a pensive look on her face.
"I'm afraid so little one."
"AH!!!" The kids jumped at the sound of Radditz's voice from behind them.
"There are rough times ahead and you must all be strong, for you too will have to fight."
"But why?" Jianu asked him. "There's so many adult fighters, they wouldn't need us."
"Not to mention that our parents wouldn't let us fight anyway," Gohan added.
Radditz shook his head sadly, "The size and strength of Frieza's army guarantees that we will need every warrior we can get. I saw you fight today . . . when Chikyuu is secured we will begin your training along with your parents'."
"Do the grown-ups know?"
"Iie. I didn't feel the need to worry them any more than I already have. They'll find out soon enough."
"Radditz-san?"
The saiya-jin warrior turned to Capullo, "Yes little one?"
She bowed her head and looked up at him sadly, "I want to help, but I'm not a fighter like my sister is."
He smiled at her, "That's all right. When the time comes you'll know what to do."
Hanabira chuckled, "Too bad you don't take after Okaasan a little more, at least her violent half."
"What?!"
Gohan grinned, "It's like this 'Jisan. Their mom has two personalities, so it's kinda like they have two moms. Ranchi-san has purple hair like Hanabira does, but she's real sweet and gentle."
"But Kushami-san has blond hair and is really wild. `Kaasan told me she can always produce a gun, but no one's sure how," Jianu finished for him.
"But they both love `Tousan and us," Hanabira said happily.
Radditz was stunned a woman with two personalities? "How do you know she's going to change?"
Capullo smiled, "She sneezes."
"She what?!"
"She sneezes and becomes the other person," Capullo explained patiently.
Radditz shook his head, Chikyuu-jin!
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Radditz stayed on Chikyuu for a week, spending most of his time there with his brother. He learned about Goku's life on Chikyuu and told him all about their parents. Reassuring his little brother that their parents had been heartbroken over sending him away and that they were eager to see him again. After he had left the Z senshi began training in earnest, knowing that the true battle was not far off.
The day the saiya-jins arrived was hard. The Z senshi watched as the Chikyuu armies were laid to waste by the saiya-jin warriors.
Goku clenched his fists angrily, knowing that there was nothing he could do. Chichi put her hand on his shoulder and squeezed gently. She knew how hard this was for him. Gohan sat on the stairs his head bowed sadly, it was so hard just sitting there!
Across the world Debra switched off the TV and slammed a fist against her palm. Tim wrapped his arms around her and held her close. Jianu had taken Ana into her room and was rocking her baby sister in an attempt to soothe both of them. They could both feel their parent's anguish, but couldn't do anything to help them and it hurt.
At Kame House, Kuririn, Bulma, Yamcha, and Kamesennin watched angrily, hating being so helpless.
Tenshinhan soothed a distraught Ranchi, while Chouzu helped Hanabira do the same with Capullo. The two had begun sobbing over the tremendous loss of life, and could not stop.
Chikyuu's age of innocence was over, and this was only a small sample of what they knew was to come. As the Z senshi watched on, they prayed that this would be the worst that their home would have to suffer.
February 05, 2001
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