"Like Father, Like Son"
The Planet Earth
THREE MONTHS LATER . . .
"Goku! Gohan! It's dinnertime!" Goku's wife, Chi-Chi, called, "He'd better not be training Gohan again!"
All of the sudden, something blocked out the sun above her.
"Huh?" she exclaimed. She gazed up at the sky and gasped. There was a huge spaceship that looked like a flying battle-axe.
"My gosh!" she said, "What in the world!?"
Then, a dark shadow landed in front of her . . .
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"You can't catch me!"
"Yes I can!" yelled Gohan as he chased his father, Goku, through the forest.
After a brief chase, Gohan lunged and tackled his dad.
"Gotcha!" Gohan said triumphantly.
"OK, OK, you got me," Goku laughed. Suddenly, Goku and Gohan sensed a high energy level.
"Whoa, what is that high energy signal?" Gohan said
"I don't know, but it's really strong," Goku replied in fear, " It feels really strong, and it's coming from that direction," he said, pointing north.
"Oh no! That's where mom is!"
"Let's hurry, Gohan!"
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Goku's House
When they got home, they gasped. Chi- Chi was on the ground, knocked out, and their house was completely destroyed. There was someone standing in the middle of the wreckage.
Goku and Gohan rushed down to help Chi-Chi. "Gohan. Take Chi-Chi to Master Roshi's house." Goku ordered.
"Right!" Gohan said. He gently picked her up and flew away.
Man, humans are so weak, Bardock thought, slightly disappointed; I'm not gonna be able to have any fun here.
When he looked up, he saw a young boy picking up the woman he beat up.
Hey, he looks like a saiyan! Bardock realized. But he got an even bigger surprise from the man next to him.
He had the same hairstyle as Bardock, so he could tell he was his son. "Kakarot?" he asked.
"What did you say?" Goku asked.
"Kakarot, it's you!" Bardock said happily.
"Kakarot? Is that a vegetable or something?"
"NO!" Bardock yelled. He suspected he lost all of his memory, but he had to be sure. So he decided to give him a test.
"May I ask you a question?"
"Sure, ask away," Goku said angrily.
"Who is the leader of the saiyan race?"
Goku, who didn't even know what a saiyan was, much less who their leader was, said the first thing that came to his mind.
"Vege-Vegeta?" he said, knowing he got it wrong.
"He got it right," Bardock gasped, obviously shocked. Then it all made sense. He must still remember his heritage a little. That means if I can get him to remember his past, I can get him to leave his boring lifestyle and return to our army! he thought.
I guess I got a lucky break, Goku said, "Ok, now I have a question. Why did you hurt Chi-Chi?!"
Yes, I can see the fire in him, he thought.
"HELLO!? I ASKED YOU A QUESTION!!" Goku raged, his temper rising. He started to power up. Sparks of pure energy shot from his body.
Bardock, realizing he was challenging him, began to power up too.
"Tell me something boy, do you know who I am?" Bardock asked as a test.
"Yeah, you're a monster from another planet!" Goku insulted him.
Bardock laughed. "Well, if I'm a 'Monster' from another planet, so are you!"
"How's that? We're completely different!"
"That's not true at all. Not only are we the same race, we're part of the same family. My name is Bardock. Your name is Kakarot. I am your father. You are my son. Got it?"
"No, not really."
"If you want proof, look at my hair." he smirked. Goku, just noticing Bardock's hairstyle, gasped.
"NO WAY! YOU HAVE MY HAIRSTYLE!" That means he really is my father. Goku reasoned. "If you're my father, why am I on Earth and why are you off in space?"
"Because Saiyans cleanse worthy planets of life, then sell them to well-known merchants who then sell them to wealthy customers. For planets with stronger inhabitants, we send adults; and for weaker planets we send babies there, knowing they will eventually grow up and carry out the order. You were one of these babies, and you were sent to this puny, but worthy planet to get rid of the annoying humans that live on it, but you forgot your mission, which happens to about 1 out of every 5 times."
"That's horrible!" Goku exclaimed, "You people are monsters!" With that, Goku began to power up even more. As the two powerful fighters powered up, the sky started to turn black.
"I hope you realize, Kakarot, I am a first-class warrior, and I have cleared over 50 planets."
"I don't care!" Goku said angrily.
Right then, Bardock checked his scouter (standard equipment for saiyan soldiers in the military) and read Goku's power level. "Your power-level is 492. I was hoping yours would be a little higher, at least enough for me to break a sweat. Oh well."
The Planet Earth
THREE MONTHS LATER . . .
"Goku! Gohan! It's dinnertime!" Goku's wife, Chi-Chi, called, "He'd better not be training Gohan again!"
All of the sudden, something blocked out the sun above her.
"Huh?" she exclaimed. She gazed up at the sky and gasped. There was a huge spaceship that looked like a flying battle-axe.
"My gosh!" she said, "What in the world!?"
Then, a dark shadow landed in front of her . . .
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"You can't catch me!"
"Yes I can!" yelled Gohan as he chased his father, Goku, through the forest.
After a brief chase, Gohan lunged and tackled his dad.
"Gotcha!" Gohan said triumphantly.
"OK, OK, you got me," Goku laughed. Suddenly, Goku and Gohan sensed a high energy level.
"Whoa, what is that high energy signal?" Gohan said
"I don't know, but it's really strong," Goku replied in fear, " It feels really strong, and it's coming from that direction," he said, pointing north.
"Oh no! That's where mom is!"
"Let's hurry, Gohan!"
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Goku's House
When they got home, they gasped. Chi- Chi was on the ground, knocked out, and their house was completely destroyed. There was someone standing in the middle of the wreckage.
Goku and Gohan rushed down to help Chi-Chi. "Gohan. Take Chi-Chi to Master Roshi's house." Goku ordered.
"Right!" Gohan said. He gently picked her up and flew away.
Man, humans are so weak, Bardock thought, slightly disappointed; I'm not gonna be able to have any fun here.
When he looked up, he saw a young boy picking up the woman he beat up.
Hey, he looks like a saiyan! Bardock realized. But he got an even bigger surprise from the man next to him.
He had the same hairstyle as Bardock, so he could tell he was his son. "Kakarot?" he asked.
"What did you say?" Goku asked.
"Kakarot, it's you!" Bardock said happily.
"Kakarot? Is that a vegetable or something?"
"NO!" Bardock yelled. He suspected he lost all of his memory, but he had to be sure. So he decided to give him a test.
"May I ask you a question?"
"Sure, ask away," Goku said angrily.
"Who is the leader of the saiyan race?"
Goku, who didn't even know what a saiyan was, much less who their leader was, said the first thing that came to his mind.
"Vege-Vegeta?" he said, knowing he got it wrong.
"He got it right," Bardock gasped, obviously shocked. Then it all made sense. He must still remember his heritage a little. That means if I can get him to remember his past, I can get him to leave his boring lifestyle and return to our army! he thought.
I guess I got a lucky break, Goku said, "Ok, now I have a question. Why did you hurt Chi-Chi?!"
Yes, I can see the fire in him, he thought.
"HELLO!? I ASKED YOU A QUESTION!!" Goku raged, his temper rising. He started to power up. Sparks of pure energy shot from his body.
Bardock, realizing he was challenging him, began to power up too.
"Tell me something boy, do you know who I am?" Bardock asked as a test.
"Yeah, you're a monster from another planet!" Goku insulted him.
Bardock laughed. "Well, if I'm a 'Monster' from another planet, so are you!"
"How's that? We're completely different!"
"That's not true at all. Not only are we the same race, we're part of the same family. My name is Bardock. Your name is Kakarot. I am your father. You are my son. Got it?"
"No, not really."
"If you want proof, look at my hair." he smirked. Goku, just noticing Bardock's hairstyle, gasped.
"NO WAY! YOU HAVE MY HAIRSTYLE!" That means he really is my father. Goku reasoned. "If you're my father, why am I on Earth and why are you off in space?"
"Because Saiyans cleanse worthy planets of life, then sell them to well-known merchants who then sell them to wealthy customers. For planets with stronger inhabitants, we send adults; and for weaker planets we send babies there, knowing they will eventually grow up and carry out the order. You were one of these babies, and you were sent to this puny, but worthy planet to get rid of the annoying humans that live on it, but you forgot your mission, which happens to about 1 out of every 5 times."
"That's horrible!" Goku exclaimed, "You people are monsters!" With that, Goku began to power up even more. As the two powerful fighters powered up, the sky started to turn black.
"I hope you realize, Kakarot, I am a first-class warrior, and I have cleared over 50 planets."
"I don't care!" Goku said angrily.
Right then, Bardock checked his scouter (standard equipment for saiyan soldiers in the military) and read Goku's power level. "Your power-level is 492. I was hoping yours would be a little higher, at least enough for me to break a sweat. Oh well."