Gohan stared at his parents laughing, Chi-Chi was trying desperately to
hold on to her plate of freshly cooked eggs. Goku's black eyes were
scanning the platters of food before him and he was shaking with anxiety.
Gohan ran towards his parents but the faster he ran, the farther away Goku
and Chi-Chi got. Suddenly the peaceful, green, serene mountain scene got
darker and darker until Gohan could hear rough voices interrupting the
terrifying situation. Gohan was surprised as the voices got louder and the
darkness transformed into a blinding bright bomb. Gohan's eyes opened
slowly and he saw Raditz talking to a very short man with pointed hair
sticking up. Gohan instinctively flinched as he realized he wasn't at home
anywhere. The place reminded him of a lab he had seen in a science
magazine. Gohan squeezed his eyes shut as Raditz's eyes turned towards the
little boy. Gohan felt tremendous pain as Raditz took his sore body and
threw it across the room. Gohan opened his eyes wide and gasped, tears
escaped slowly from his black eyes and a longing far more bitter than he
had ever known overwhelmed him.
"Brat I am no fool to your childish acts, how dare you try to trick a soldier of the infamous Saiyan race. A race full of proud warriors and glorious victories. You are a shame!" Raditz spat out bringing his muscled arm backward, ready to strike, his tail swinging excitedly from one side to the next. However, Raditz was soon halted from hurting the child. "Prince Vegeta, I only mean to discipline the brat!"
"Your intentions are noble as the boy's whimpering does disgust me. However, Raditz, you forget that brat is not our enemy, Freeza is our foe. I sent you to find the remaining survivors of our race for a reason, and that was not to kill them! As prince, I must look out for the Saiyan future and not for my own personal pleasure in taking out this sad excuse for a Saiyan." Gohan shrunk slightly into a corner as he the two argue heatedly, Raditz giving in after a threat. Gohan sighed as they backed away from him but froze as Vegeta gave him a strange look.
"Brat, I won't kill you if you do as I say, I could even turn your sorry self into a proud warrior. Give me your cooperation or I shall give you your death. Now that I have your attention, tell me, how good of a fighter is your father?"
"My d...dad is one of the strongest in the world and he will protect me so...so don't think you can beat him."
"Brat your foolishness is most entertaining, I am superior to your father, his betrayal to his heritage is a sign of weakness. The only reason I am at all interested in keeping you alive is because you are the last of my race. Also I analyzed you while you were unconscious child and you have a strange mutation within you that has a high potential of becoming a valuable energy source. I don't know how but merging Saiyan and Human genes has allotted for the release of our primary energy gene. Once I have your father in my grasp, I will take this gene and I will release an army of super Saiyans. Then Frieza's will feel my rage and I shall again become the great prince."
"You are going to use me and my daddy?!"
"Address him as Prince Vegeta brat!," Raditz yelled out aloud.
"Raditz it won't matter what he does or what his father or fellow Earth fools do, I will reclaim my throne and my race. Resistance is futile brat and so I suggest you assist us in my plan or prepare for a very uncomfortable life."
"What do you want me to do?" Gohan asked clinging to his shirt as sweat invaded him. Gohan felt ashamed at being so scared but the people before him terrified him, he just wanted to go back home. *Maybe if I help these scary guys, they will let me go. If they won't then at least I will have a better chance of letting daddy know where I am, and then I will be safe and so will daddy. I am sorry daddy for putting Earth in danger, but you will make everything right again so I am going to do what they say until I can find a way to talk to you.*
"Good! Now contact your father and then Raditz will begin your training!" Gohan looked at them and then at the transportation device as fear, anger, and humiliation shook him. Gohan wanted to fight them like his father did to bad guys but he didn't know how to. All Gohan knew to do is study and let his parents handle his problems. Gohan went towards the communication device and froze. Could he do it, could he actually trust the people willing to put the people he loved in danger? The frustration and rage grew within Gohan until he couldn't take it anymore so Gohan punched the machine into rumble and fell unconscious. Vegeta and Raditz watched with shock as the numbers on their scouters shot up.
What will happen now that Gohan is willing to defy Prince Vegeta and Raditz? Is Gohan in even more danger now that his uncle and prince know the potential within Gohan. What will be done to him to revive his power, and can Gohan survive what they do to him. Moral and convictions will be put to the test, can Gohan become more than a child or will he remain a whimpering child.
"Brat I am no fool to your childish acts, how dare you try to trick a soldier of the infamous Saiyan race. A race full of proud warriors and glorious victories. You are a shame!" Raditz spat out bringing his muscled arm backward, ready to strike, his tail swinging excitedly from one side to the next. However, Raditz was soon halted from hurting the child. "Prince Vegeta, I only mean to discipline the brat!"
"Your intentions are noble as the boy's whimpering does disgust me. However, Raditz, you forget that brat is not our enemy, Freeza is our foe. I sent you to find the remaining survivors of our race for a reason, and that was not to kill them! As prince, I must look out for the Saiyan future and not for my own personal pleasure in taking out this sad excuse for a Saiyan." Gohan shrunk slightly into a corner as he the two argue heatedly, Raditz giving in after a threat. Gohan sighed as they backed away from him but froze as Vegeta gave him a strange look.
"Brat, I won't kill you if you do as I say, I could even turn your sorry self into a proud warrior. Give me your cooperation or I shall give you your death. Now that I have your attention, tell me, how good of a fighter is your father?"
"My d...dad is one of the strongest in the world and he will protect me so...so don't think you can beat him."
"Brat your foolishness is most entertaining, I am superior to your father, his betrayal to his heritage is a sign of weakness. The only reason I am at all interested in keeping you alive is because you are the last of my race. Also I analyzed you while you were unconscious child and you have a strange mutation within you that has a high potential of becoming a valuable energy source. I don't know how but merging Saiyan and Human genes has allotted for the release of our primary energy gene. Once I have your father in my grasp, I will take this gene and I will release an army of super Saiyans. Then Frieza's will feel my rage and I shall again become the great prince."
"You are going to use me and my daddy?!"
"Address him as Prince Vegeta brat!," Raditz yelled out aloud.
"Raditz it won't matter what he does or what his father or fellow Earth fools do, I will reclaim my throne and my race. Resistance is futile brat and so I suggest you assist us in my plan or prepare for a very uncomfortable life."
"What do you want me to do?" Gohan asked clinging to his shirt as sweat invaded him. Gohan felt ashamed at being so scared but the people before him terrified him, he just wanted to go back home. *Maybe if I help these scary guys, they will let me go. If they won't then at least I will have a better chance of letting daddy know where I am, and then I will be safe and so will daddy. I am sorry daddy for putting Earth in danger, but you will make everything right again so I am going to do what they say until I can find a way to talk to you.*
"Good! Now contact your father and then Raditz will begin your training!" Gohan looked at them and then at the transportation device as fear, anger, and humiliation shook him. Gohan wanted to fight them like his father did to bad guys but he didn't know how to. All Gohan knew to do is study and let his parents handle his problems. Gohan went towards the communication device and froze. Could he do it, could he actually trust the people willing to put the people he loved in danger? The frustration and rage grew within Gohan until he couldn't take it anymore so Gohan punched the machine into rumble and fell unconscious. Vegeta and Raditz watched with shock as the numbers on their scouters shot up.
What will happen now that Gohan is willing to defy Prince Vegeta and Raditz? Is Gohan in even more danger now that his uncle and prince know the potential within Gohan. What will be done to him to revive his power, and can Gohan survive what they do to him. Moral and convictions will be put to the test, can Gohan become more than a child or will he remain a whimpering child.