Ch 1- Gohan's mission
Gohan of Bardock was uneasy. The 25-year-old demi saiyan was trying to relax, but could not. He finally decided to talk to the source of his worries: the King, Ratiz of Vegeta.
He walked past the guard, who bowed to him, into the throne room and sank to one knee. "My king."
The old king waved a hand, smiling at him. "Ah, if it isn't my good friend, Seerow. You have come to see me."
Gohan stood. "Yes."
"You are troubled. Why?"
"For…for Altair."
"Altair?"
"Yes. You are growing sicker day by day. The revolution is coming closer. Your son is just six. And I must return to Earth."
"Ah. I am honored you worry for our home, and for me. I am also saddened by your decision to return to your homeworld. You have a home, and a place, here."
"I know, but…I miss my family."
King Ratiz sighed. "If you must go, then go. Know that you will be missed."
"Master…what…what if…you die while I'm gone?"
The king laughed. "So you will return, eh? Well, if I should die, we will set our plan into motion."
Gohan nodded. "Prince Cyram comes with me until he is of age."
"Yes. I know I can trust you, even with your wife and twins."
The demi saiyan bowed again. "As is my duty to you, my king and my master."
"I will see you again, my student and my son. Good huntings."
Gohan walked away, and headed home to his waiting wife. Here I come, Earth, he thought, unable to suppress his grin. My mission begins!
1.1 On Earth, 6 days later…
Trunks was bored. He looked up from his book, which his mother had told him to read, to watch the window. He'd rather train with his father then read this endless bull. And that just showed how desperate he was.
Standing up, he went to the phone, dialed Goten's number, and waited.
Finally, someone picked up. "Yellow?"
"Oh, hehe, hi Goku."
"Hello, Trunks! What is it, Vegeta want a rematch?"
"No, I just want to talk to Goten."
"Ah. He's swimming. Hey, why don't you join him? Bring Vegeta along – I feel like a fight."
Trunks sighed in relief. "You don't know how relieved that makes me, Goku. Sure, I'll be there. Later."
"Bu bye."
Trunks hung up and grinned. "Ha, now I have an excuse to get out of here!"
~#~
The small scout ship hung in orbit, unnoticed by the inhabitants below on the planet. Gohan's son, Apollo, shook his head as he looked at Earth. "Nice view, but this is pathetic. There's not even any orbital defense system!"
"I know," sighed Athena, his twin sister. "I still don't see what Dad finds in this planet."
"Me neither. Wish we could have stayed home."
"Yeah." The two gazed at the planet in silence.
On the bridge, Gohan laughed as he listened to the twins' conversation. "Don't think too much of it, do they?" he said to his wife, the Lady Hera.
"It's no wonder," she retorted. "They're right."
"In a way, I guess so but-"
"In a way?"
"Okay, so they are. That's not the point. I was born here, ya know."
"Yes, any planet capable of fulfilling the legend of Seerow's Twins has to be worth something."
"Hey!"
She sneered at him. "Are you saying I'm wrong?"
"No, I'm just slightly defensive of Earth. I used to protect it."
She nestled herself in his lap. "I know, luv."
The two sat and watched Earth.
~#~
Bulma sighed. What is that? she thought, her annoyance getting the better of her. She had been watching the radar for the past hour, because she had noticed something very strange: There was actually a bleep in the usual drone. Whatever it was, it was small and orbiting the planet.
Trunks had popped in about half an hour earlier, saying something about going with Vegeta to Goku's. She hadn't really paid attention – she was somewhat preoccupied.
Suddenly, she noticed something – there was another bleep. It seemed to have detached itself from the ship, and was heading down to Earth.
Specifically, to Mount Paozu.
Bulma snatched up the phone and called Chichi. "Chichi?"
"Oh, hi Bulma."
"Hi. Um, where's Goku, Vegeta, Trunks and Goten?"
"At the lake, swimming."
"You'd better get them home because I think they've got a battle to fight."
~#~
Goku was fighting Vegeta when he felt it.
He paid for his lapse of concentration with a punch to the face. Vegeta sneered. "What is it, Kakarot? Tired?" Then he, too, sensed it.
The two boys, Trunks and Goten, looked up from their spot on the shore of the lake. "Dad?" Goten asked. "What's that?"
"I don't know, Goten. I don't know."
"Battle!" whispered Vegeta savagely.
"We don't know that Vegeta, so calm down. I think we should head back and hope to Dende we're not dead in the morning."
~#~
Onto ch. 2!
Gohan of Bardock was uneasy. The 25-year-old demi saiyan was trying to relax, but could not. He finally decided to talk to the source of his worries: the King, Ratiz of Vegeta.
He walked past the guard, who bowed to him, into the throne room and sank to one knee. "My king."
The old king waved a hand, smiling at him. "Ah, if it isn't my good friend, Seerow. You have come to see me."
Gohan stood. "Yes."
"You are troubled. Why?"
"For…for Altair."
"Altair?"
"Yes. You are growing sicker day by day. The revolution is coming closer. Your son is just six. And I must return to Earth."
"Ah. I am honored you worry for our home, and for me. I am also saddened by your decision to return to your homeworld. You have a home, and a place, here."
"I know, but…I miss my family."
King Ratiz sighed. "If you must go, then go. Know that you will be missed."
"Master…what…what if…you die while I'm gone?"
The king laughed. "So you will return, eh? Well, if I should die, we will set our plan into motion."
Gohan nodded. "Prince Cyram comes with me until he is of age."
"Yes. I know I can trust you, even with your wife and twins."
The demi saiyan bowed again. "As is my duty to you, my king and my master."
"I will see you again, my student and my son. Good huntings."
Gohan walked away, and headed home to his waiting wife. Here I come, Earth, he thought, unable to suppress his grin. My mission begins!
1.1 On Earth, 6 days later…
Trunks was bored. He looked up from his book, which his mother had told him to read, to watch the window. He'd rather train with his father then read this endless bull. And that just showed how desperate he was.
Standing up, he went to the phone, dialed Goten's number, and waited.
Finally, someone picked up. "Yellow?"
"Oh, hehe, hi Goku."
"Hello, Trunks! What is it, Vegeta want a rematch?"
"No, I just want to talk to Goten."
"Ah. He's swimming. Hey, why don't you join him? Bring Vegeta along – I feel like a fight."
Trunks sighed in relief. "You don't know how relieved that makes me, Goku. Sure, I'll be there. Later."
"Bu bye."
Trunks hung up and grinned. "Ha, now I have an excuse to get out of here!"
~#~
The small scout ship hung in orbit, unnoticed by the inhabitants below on the planet. Gohan's son, Apollo, shook his head as he looked at Earth. "Nice view, but this is pathetic. There's not even any orbital defense system!"
"I know," sighed Athena, his twin sister. "I still don't see what Dad finds in this planet."
"Me neither. Wish we could have stayed home."
"Yeah." The two gazed at the planet in silence.
On the bridge, Gohan laughed as he listened to the twins' conversation. "Don't think too much of it, do they?" he said to his wife, the Lady Hera.
"It's no wonder," she retorted. "They're right."
"In a way, I guess so but-"
"In a way?"
"Okay, so they are. That's not the point. I was born here, ya know."
"Yes, any planet capable of fulfilling the legend of Seerow's Twins has to be worth something."
"Hey!"
She sneered at him. "Are you saying I'm wrong?"
"No, I'm just slightly defensive of Earth. I used to protect it."
She nestled herself in his lap. "I know, luv."
The two sat and watched Earth.
~#~
Bulma sighed. What is that? she thought, her annoyance getting the better of her. She had been watching the radar for the past hour, because she had noticed something very strange: There was actually a bleep in the usual drone. Whatever it was, it was small and orbiting the planet.
Trunks had popped in about half an hour earlier, saying something about going with Vegeta to Goku's. She hadn't really paid attention – she was somewhat preoccupied.
Suddenly, she noticed something – there was another bleep. It seemed to have detached itself from the ship, and was heading down to Earth.
Specifically, to Mount Paozu.
Bulma snatched up the phone and called Chichi. "Chichi?"
"Oh, hi Bulma."
"Hi. Um, where's Goku, Vegeta, Trunks and Goten?"
"At the lake, swimming."
"You'd better get them home because I think they've got a battle to fight."
~#~
Goku was fighting Vegeta when he felt it.
He paid for his lapse of concentration with a punch to the face. Vegeta sneered. "What is it, Kakarot? Tired?" Then he, too, sensed it.
The two boys, Trunks and Goten, looked up from their spot on the shore of the lake. "Dad?" Goten asked. "What's that?"
"I don't know, Goten. I don't know."
"Battle!" whispered Vegeta savagely.
"We don't know that Vegeta, so calm down. I think we should head back and hope to Dende we're not dead in the morning."
~#~
Onto ch. 2!