Raditz set down in front of the side entrance to Capsule Corporation.
"You stay here?!?!" Abigail stammered.
"For now, I hope to settle here and have my own place later." Raditz said nonchalantly.
"But this is the Capsule Corporation! Who do you know that lets you stay here?" Abigail asked, obviously impressed.
"Well, I know Vegeta, and I met his mate Bulma the other day, and I know Trunks, I think he's like the overlord or something.." Raditz rambled.
"President Trunks!" Abigail exclaimed.
"Yes President, that's it. I also know Bura." Raditz concluded as he opened the door and entered the living complex.
"Wait, isn't Bulma dead?" Abigail asked.
"No, not anymore." Raditz answered simply without really thinking how strange that would sound to the average person.
"You were dead once too, weren't you Mr. Raditz?" Jessica asked innocently.
Taken by surprise Raditz said, "Yes, I was for many years Jessica, how did you know that?"
"I just know. I also know that you weren't always such a good person, were you?" Jessica looked at him wide eyed.
Raditz's eyes dropped to the floor. "No Jessica, I wasn't, and I'm so sorry for the things I did. How do you know these things?"
"Jessica has always been gifted with being able to see things." Abigail said. "However, I've never known her to be so forward with your gift before." Abigail shot Jessica a glare.
"I know I'm not being polite mommy, and I'm sorry Mr. Raditz, but something tells me that this is important." Jessica stared back at Raditz. "I sense that you are a good person now Mr. Raditz. But I sense that you have a lot of secrets."
The trio entered the kitchen where Bura was already sitting drinking a cup of tea. Raditz made introductions all around. Jessica was her usual bubbly self without a care about her feelings on Raditz just moments before.
The four chatted for several minutes until Bura noticed that Jessica was growing pretty bored. Bura took Jessica by the hand and started to lead her towards the door. "I think that I have a bunch of toys and stuff from when I was a little girl upstairs, do you want to see if there is anything you want to play with?"
"Sure!! I love new toys!" Jessica exclaimed.
Bura and Jessica got half way across the kitchen towards the door when Jessica pulled Bura up short. Jessica's eyes got as big around as saucers, she looked at Bura's hand, then back at Raditz. "Mr. Raditz?" Jessica's voice took on a deathly serious tone."
"Yes Jessica?" Raditz answered.
"Something really, really bad is coming, isn't it Mr. Raditz?" Jessica said.
Again Raditz was taken by surprise. He looked at Abigail trying to see if it was ok to answer the girl honestly. Abigail nodded her head.
"Yes Jessica, something very evil is coming. But you know what? Some of the best warriors that this universe has ever produced will be protecting you. You shouldn't worry." Raditz assured her.
"Gold fighters like you?" Jessica smiled.
"Yes, but far, far more powerful than I am." Raditz said.
"Okay Mr. Raditz, if you say not to worry, then I won't." Jessica smiled and allowed Bura to escort her to the toys.
"Something evil is coming?" Abigail asked.
"The barrier between the Demon Realm and the Mortal Realm will be thin enough to cross through unhindered in just over a year. There is a being in the Demon Realm that will use that opportunity to attack the Mortal Realm. A very strong being with a vast army of demons to back him up." Raditz smiled. "All in a days work."
"You know, this has been a really strange day for me." Abigail said.
Then it got stranger. Right before her eyes, out of thin air, three men suddenly appeared. Raditz felt their kis immediately
"Who's the onna?" Vegeta scowled.
"Be nice Vegeta!" Goku said.
Vegeta just smirked and leaned against the refrigerator with his arms folded.
"Everyone, I would like you to meet Abigail. I met her at the bus stop down the street earlier today." Raditz said.
"I'm afraid Raditz is being very modest. He saved my little girl from kidnappers this afternoon!" Abigail said.
"Really! Way to go son!!" Bardock was pleased.
"Hehehe… Yeah, good job Raditz." Vegeta said. "I think that Gohan may still have his 'Great Saiyaman" costume, if you want to use it?"
Goku smiled. "You're in quite a mood today Vegeta. Don't listen to him brother, you did a fine thing."
"Wait a minute, did you say Saiyaman? You know Saiyaman?" Abigail asked a bit stunned. Saiyaman, like the Gold Fighters, had built up quite a reputation as a local hero. So much so that he took on legend status among the people.
As luck would have it, Gohan strolled into the kitchen at that very moment.
"Abigail, it is my pleasure and privilege to introduce to you the one, the only, the GREAT SAIYAMAN!" Goku announced. "Show her some poses son!"
Gohan automatically struck some of his absurd Saiyaman poses before stopping and looking somewhat dumbfounded.
"You're the Great Saiyaman?" Abigail said.
"Well, I was at one time." Gohan confessed.
Abigail remembered a story her Grandfather had told her about being rescued by the Great Saiyaman while being held hostage during a bank robbery. Somehow she hadn't pictured this guy when she pictured the Great Saiyaman.
"And I was his trusted side kick!" Videl said as she entered the room.
"You're Videl Satan!" Abigail stammered. "I feel like I've fallen into a who's who of family secrets here!"
"If you hang around long enough, you'll get used to it." Videl said. "BTW, who are you with?"
"Raditz saved my little girl's life today, we were just having a bit of tea so I could calm down a bit." Abigail said.
Videl gave Raditz her best, knowing look. Raditz immediately blushed.
"Ok, so let me get this straight. You….." Abigail pointed.
"Bardock" Bardock offered.
"Thank you. So Bardock is the father of Raditz and Kakkarot… Did I get that right? Good, ok but you prefer to be called Goku, and Gohan here is Goku's son who looks older than his father, and his grandfather, and his uncle." Abigail stopped.
"True, but they have all been dead for long periods of time, and you don't age in the other world." Gohan decided to leave out the part where Vegeta was made young with the Dragonballs.
"Ok, normal, everyday people don't come back to life. Why are you people different?" Abigail desperately wanted to make some sense out of everything.
Goku smiled broadly and scratched the back of his head. " I guess we're not normal, everyday people.
"Over the years we have defended this planet, as well as the rest of the universe from all manner of evil, death, and destruction." Vegeta smiled. "The Kais have recognized that and have asked us to help against a new danger." Vegeta explained.
"So where is Mr. Satan? Surely the Kais would have asked him to help out Wouldn't they?." Abigail asked.
"Errr… Mr. Satan has decided to retire." Gohan said.
"Oh.." Abigail said.
Bardock shot his Grandson a sidelong glance. It really never sat well with him that Gohan didn't get the credit he deserved when he defeated cell. But he decided to keep his mouth shut about.
"Abigail, the law enforcement guy who arrested those two jerks said something about coming someplace called downtown to give our statements on what happened." Raditz said.
"Oh right! I know where the precinct house is, if you have the transportation." Abigail winked at Raditz.
"I'll call a cab." Vegeta said.
Abigail looked at Vegeta with a disappointed look on her face. "Why can't Raditz just fly us there?"
"The yokels are not used to seeing us fly about. They would ask way too many questions." Gohan said.
"Oh, so I suppose that turning into a Gold Fighter and destroying an automobile wouldn't draw any attention?" Abigail said.
Everyone looked sharply at Raditz. "You didn't!" Goku exclaimed.
"I wanted to help the girl! I got a bit carried away." Raditz admitted.
"You could have just as easily saved the girl without going super!" Gohan said.
"C'mon guys, Raditz helped a little girl in trouble, that was the right thing to do. What's done is done." Bardock said.
"No one is questioning Raditz actions, but his methods need refinement. Too many people saw him go super out there. When you two get to the precinct, it will be mobbed with people and media. Capsule Corporation is already a favorite whipping boy for the press." Vegeta said. "They've accused us of conducting diabolical experiments and such for years. I can only imagine what they will make out of this. They'll probably say we built Raditz here or something, or genetically engineered him. What would happen if you didn't show up to make a statement?"
"Those bastards would go free for lack of evidence!" Abigail said. "We can't let that happen!"
"Besides, they got our names." Raditz said. "For myself that isn't a problem, I have no record here, but they know Abigail and Jessica."
"Ok, I got a plan." Vegeta said as he dialed up the Cab Company,.
There was no less than four television news teems, and almost thirty radio and newspaper news reporters camped outside of Precinct 12 when Goku, Vegeta, Raditz, Abigail, Gohan and Bardock appeared on an office building rooftop overlooking the station. They had taken the cab up to 16th Street and sent Gohan to see what was going on and get the lay of the land, so to speak.
"Ok, there are two doors in and out of the police station plus an emergency fire exit on an upstairs balcony. The press is mostly camped out in front, but some of the more enterprising journalists have people guarding the back door as well. If the fire exit upstairs is typical, it can't be opened from the outside." Gohan said.
"I knew this was going to happen." Vegeta said. "Finding a real 'Gold Fighter' after all this time is big news for these people."
"Well, if it's any indication, I heard one reporter describe it as the biggest scoop of the decade." Gohan said.
"Gold Fighter? That's us right?" Bardock asked.
"I forgot, you're kind of a late comer to all this. Yeah, the humans started calling us 'The Gold Fighters" after the Cell Games." Goku said.
"Ok, everyone remember the plan?" Vegeta asked. "Good, sunglasses on.."
They all donned a pair of Ray-Bans that Vegeta had stopped to purchase.
"Gohan, you stay here and if things look like they're getting out of control, create a diversion so we can get out." Vegeta said. "Keep your eyes open."
"Will do." Gohan said simply.
"Let's go." Abigail smiled, happy to have given an order.
Vegeta and Bardock walked towards the front doors of the police station. The reporters immediately started scrutinizing the two new comers.
"What's up with these guys Mel?" One reporter said.
"I'm not sure Jimbo, but look at that one guy. He sort of fits the description given of the gold fighter. Mel Stated "His hair isn't long enough though."
"And what's up with the fur belts? Is that some sort of club sign or something?" Jimbo said.
"I don't know, they're not the ones we want any ways." Mel answered.
With that most of the reporters went back to scrutinizing the people on the street.
Vegeta and Bardock entered the precinct building and Vegeta stopped at the front door nodding to Bardock who continued through until he was at the back door. Both men turned facing each other with their backs to the door. Vegeta smirked and let his ki flare at the door, not to destroy it, but to hold the doors closed. Bardock did the same in a very impressive display of ki control, essentially locking the media outside.
"All clear Kakkarot." Vegeta smirked after looking around to make sure no one was looking in his general direction. Goku, Raditz, and Abigail sprang into existence in front of him.
"Ok, we'll go talk to the Desk Sargent over there." Abigail directed as she and Raditz walked in the direction she was indicating.
Meanwhile, the media, who hadn't yet noticed that their prey had already arrived and had done an end run around them, were still milling about outside.
Unfortunately, one reporter for a local news radio station had come inside the building to use the bathroom and was on his way back out when he noticed Raditz and Abigail.
"That's them!" The reporter said. "No one else seems to have noticed them, I can get the scoop on this story!" And with visions of Pulitzer Prize dancing in his head, he ran up to Raditz as fast as he could.
"Excuse me sir, Bob Brighteyes for WPST Radio, is it true that you are a Gold Fighter?" Bob pestered.
Goku groaned. "Where did that one come from?" Using Instantaneous Transmission, Goku appeared behind the offending reporter, teleported him to the first ki he could sense, then teleported back to Vegeta.
Bob Brighteyes suddenly found himself interviewing a short white cat with a crutch.
"What did you do with him?" Vegeta asked.
"Just took him somewhere where he won't cause trouble." Goku smiled.
Vegeta smirked thinking of all the places that HE might take a troublemaker. The North Pole, a cannibal infested area of Africa, or any number of equally delightful places. But he knew that Kakkarot just wasn't that umm… imaginative.
In the mean time, Raditz and Abigail reached the Desk Sargent and explained why they were there. The Sargent then summoned a detective who led them to one of the smaller rooms in the back for their interview. Unfortunately, this meant that Raditz and Abigail had to walk right passed the back door, within plain sight of the reporters, one of which saw them and sent out the alarm. The reporters tried in vain to open the door, but Bardock's ki held with ease.
"Damned! What idiot locked the door!" One reporter cursed. They ran around the building hoping to get in the front door.
"Hey you guys! The Gold Fighter is inside!".
"What? How did that happen!!"
"I don't know, but we'd better get in there if we want this interview!"
"Hey! The doors won't open!!"
"What? You guys, push the doors open!"
About three or four large husky lads who came with the TV crews as equipment handlers stepped up to the glass doors and gave a huge shove. The doors didn't so much as move..
"Wha?" Angry now, the workers redoubled their efforts. Nothing.
"Stand back!" One of the workers grabbed up a rather large stone, about three times the size of an average man's head, and hurled it into the glass doors. The stone broke, the doors remained unperturbed.
Vegeta felt the small disturbance in the weak amount of ki he was emitting and took a sidelong glance towards the door. One man was hopping up and down on one foot where a large chunk of the boulder fell after hitting the door, screaming obscenities at the man who hurled the stone. Most of the others were either still shoving at the door, or laughing at the man's plight.
"Hey mister!" One of the men addressed Vegeta.
Vegeta smiled and walked over to the door. "Yes?" Vegeta raised his voice to be heard through the glass.
"Hey, can you see if the door is locked? We can't open it!" The man was a bit red in the face from being shoved from behind.
"What?" Vegeta teased.
"THE DOOR, MAN! IS THE DOOR LOCKED?"
"I'm not the door man. But I'll go get him if you want, who is he?" Vegeta's hearing allowed him to pick up every word the man was saying clearly, but he was both stalling for time, and having a bit of fun in the process..
"NO!! (why do I always run across the retards) NO! THE DOOR! IS THE DOOR LOCKED!" The man was blue in the face from screaming now.
"Ooohh… Is the door locked?" Vegeta turned the deadbolt back and forth a few times, then pushed on the door bar, and said. "Nope, doesn't appear to be locked. But I'll be damned if I can open it."
Vegeta turned back around to face his previous position. It had suddenly occurred to him that as Bulma's husband, and the heir extant to the Brief's holdings, his face was not entirely unknown to the media so he'd better stop playing around. The reporters outside were too focused on their current quarry to notice Vegeta though.
"Get these damned doors open!" The reporters were now beating on the doors, which attracted the attention of the returning Desk Sargent.
"What's all the ruckus out here?" The elder law officer said in his best Irish accent.
"These doors won't open and the Gold Fighter is inside!" Jimbo yelled.
"Well it doesn't make any difference now, does it? They are being interviewed by the detectives for their statements. You'll just have to wait until they leave." The Sargent said.
"Yeah! They got to come out of there sometime!" Mel said.
"Ok, we'll wait!" Jimbo said. As word of what was happening spread, the reporters visibly calmed down and continued their vigil, only this time they were looking inside the doors, instead of out. Vegeta could feel their eyes boring into his back.
"Hey mister, could you move to the side so we can see?" Mel asked.
"No." Vegeta said flatly without turning around.
"Geez.. What's up with that guy?" Mel asked no one in particular.
Another forty-five minutes had passed. Vegeta and Bardock had just about reached their boredom limits and Goku had fallen asleep cuddled up to a hobo on a bench to the side of the Desk Sargent's desk. The door to the room that Raditz and Abigail had disappeared into opened and a smiling detective walked out with his arm around Raditz's shoulder. "I really like your views on law enforcement Mr. Raditz! If you ever run for mayor of this town you certainly got my vote! We could keep the scum off the streets much better with your plans. I mean look at the two that kidnapped Abigail's little girl, three prior child felony rape arrests, two prior indecent exposure charges, and one child endangerment/molestation arrest between the two, and yet they are still walking the streets? Is something wrong with our justice system or what?"
"There certainly is." Raditz remembered Vegetasai, such fiends would have been vaporized without question. Sure, their children were harshly trained and often treated for the sake of training and the people here would think that was child abuse, and much of it probably was, but to touch a child sexually? Unheard of! Raditz cringed at the thought.
"Hmmm…. Mayor Raditz?" Abigail mused out loud.
Raditz smiled.
As they rounded the corner and came into view of the front and back doors. The reporters were once again up and clamoring at the doors. The Detective said, "Well, I've got to go and file these statements. I'm quite sure we've got more than enough to nail these creeps to the wall. You may be called to testify. It was nice meeting you both."
"The pleasure was ours." Abigail said.
Vegeta seen Raditz and Abigail headed towards the back door, per the plan, and moved to follow them keeping his ki hold on the front doors. Bardock proceeded towards the front to meet them in the middle. On his way by, Vegeta smacked Goku upside the head. "C'mon Kakkarot, time to vamoose."
"Huh!?!!? Wha? Oh, Okay Vegeta, I'm coming." Goku said looking up. The Hobo gave him a big smile.
Goku got up and started walking towards the rest with Vegeta. "You'd better bath when we get home Kakkarot." Vegeta smirked. "You smell like cheap wine and hobo ass."
Goku took a big whiff of himself. He couldn't deny it. "Man, those guys are really trying to bust the doors down."
A number of the reporters that seen Raditz head for the rear doors had ran around back and were trying to pound the doors off the hinges.
Just then, Goku, Vegeta, Bardock, Raditz and Abigail all met in the middle of the room. The Sargent's Desk blocked them from being viewed from the front door, and a huge filing cabinet blocked most of the view from the back door. They were momentarily out of sight.
"Geez brother! What the hell is that smell?" Raditz winced.
"Nevermind!" Goku exclaimed.
"Okay Bardock, drop your hold on the back doors." Vegeta smiled.
Crash!!
"Arrgh!! You son of a bitch! You hit me with that camera on purpose!"
"Damned I think my hip is broken!"
"Where are those guys!!"
The resulting melee of confusion brought the Desk Sargent out threatening to call the riot squad.
Vegeta's smile broadened. "Ok, Kakkarot, get us the hell out of here!!" In an instant, they were all gone.