Much thanks to all the reviewers, and sorry for the late update ^^" stupid exams..... heh, heh.... erm.... anyways, back to chibi Goku and Raditz!!! By the way, I can't follow the storyline of the anime, because I never saw it..... I got the manga though, so I'll have to follow that storyline, and yeah, there is actually a lot difference between the two... so don't panic or flame if you notice that some things are missing, that's because they are just not mentioned in the comic series.

Disclaimer: I do not own DBZ or the characters.

Chapter 8: The search for the dragonballs begins

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"So..... what are we gonna do now?" asked Bulma. They were riding in a mini- van, Yamcha was driving, Roshi had shotgun, the middle seats were taken by Krillin, Bulma, Jade and Oolong, and Puar sat with Goku and Raditz in the backseats.

"We're gonna keep training of course!" said Krillin. "I have taught you two already everything..." spoke Roshi, "and it would be better if you would train yourselves." "Alright! Then I'll go find the dragonball of my grandfather!!!" "Oh no...." groaned Oolong.

"Don't worry, this time, I'll go by myself." "Why travel alone when you can travel with two... you'll gain much more training that way as well. And it's not that I doubt your strength, little brother... but you are still not strong enough in my eyes." Goku looked up to Raditz. "You mean that? You're gonna come with me???"

Raditz nodded "I haven't been searching to find and just leave you again... besides, you definitely need some proper training." "Hey!" huffed Roshi, "What's wrong with my training!!???" "No offence, ojaji (A/N: Japanese for 'old man'... hey, if I'm making DBZ fic, I want to do it right! Right? Don't worry for the people who didn't know, it's not that I can speak Japanese or so... man, I wish I did though).... but it's human. It's time he gets a real training from one of his own kin, and finally learns how to use his ki."

"Ki???" asked Yamcha. "Yeah, ki. Somewhat like your 'Inner Strength', actually, you're Kamehameha attack is by using your ki, which you then concentrate into one point to bring forth a such wise blast attack. That 'flying trick' I did wasn't magic, I just used my ki. Every Saiyan can fly.... even you humans could do so if you trained hard enough. But it's like a natural ability to us, so you'll learn to control your ki really fast." Goku nodded. 'So that's why Goku learned to use the Kamehameha so fast...' thought Roshi, 'it took ages for me to learn it...'

The car stopped at a car park and all the passengers stepped out. "NIMBUS!!!!" yelled Goku. Raditz arched a brow but quickly stared wide-eyed to a yellow cloud which headed towards them and stopped right in front of Goku. Goku hopped onto the cloud and waved goodbye. Raditz floated up to hover next to Goku. "You can stand on a cloud????" "Yeah, it's easy! Only pure-hearted can stand on it though... or something like that. So hop on!" "Never mind.... I'll fly myself."

"Hey Goku, you know how to use the dragonradar!?" yelled Bulma. "Yep!" he yelled back. "Take care!!! Don't get into trouble, you two!" yelled Jade. "Hey, I'm the world Champion!" laughed Raditz. "Bye!!!!" and Goku flew off. Raditz quickly followed. "Wow... for a weird, fluffy, yellow flying cloud, that thing's fast." Goku grinned.

He looked up to see the stars shining in the night sky. "You know how many times I used to look up and wonder who, how and where my parents were.... Say, Raditz?" "Yeah?" "You said you were trained by our father... how was dad?" "... I don't reckon ever calling him dad, but... well, he practically taught me everything I know about fighting... He was a great warrior....."

The two brothers looked to each other. "Want to know our father? Just look in a mirror. You seem like his reincarnation or something! Only... just imagine him a bit older and with a scar on his left cheek." Raditz's finger drew a cross over his cheek while he spoke to add to his statement.

"Wow... really?" "Yep." "Why did you say.. 'WAS' a great warrior?" "......" Raditz sighed. "You know, Goku... we're the last of our race...." "WHAT!?" Goku flinched. "What do you mean???"

"I mean that they're all dead, Goku! Dead and gone!!! They're all now in Hell!!!" Raditz snarled, although he didn't mean to, he sounded really angry. "They were all killed.... without any reason.... just like... heh, the irony is cutting like a knife." Raditz growled softly, disgusted by 'Fate's little games'... 'But I swear,' he said in his mind 'the one who is responsible for the almost total extinction of our proud race, is going to pay dearly!!!'

Raditz looked back in front of him. The twilight was now slowly ending as a tip of the sun appeared at the horizon. His long black mane waved in the wind as he moved swiftly through the air. Goku broke the silence again "You haven't told us everything yet, have you..... you're still hiding a lot." "I know, little brother... but I don't know if it is the right time yet for you to know... Where are we heading now anyways?" He added, to change the topic.

"To the north, it seems. There lies the first dragonball." "Dragonball????" Goku lied back down on his cloud, which even seemed to shifts it's shape to fit Goku's form. "Yeah, a dragonball. It's a small orange ball with red stars in it. There are seven of them spread across this world; I'm trying to find mine, the four-stared dragonball, which I got from my grandfather." He looked up to the red-coloured sky. "And if you bring all of them together, a huge dragon appears!"

Raditz's eyebrow quirked up again. "A dragon?" Goku nodded. "He's really huge! He fills the entire sky when he appears... with a lot of thunder and so. Then, he grants your wish." Raditz's jaw fell open. "Your WISH??? Any wish at all?????" "Yep, any wish you want. Raditz's mouth opened again as if to say something, but he remained silent.

A few minutes later he spoke again, "Any wish you want....." Goku looked aside to him. "What would you like to wish then?" Raditz didn't answer but seemed like he was deeply lost in thoughts. Goku sat up and decided not to press the subject on.

A few hours later in a small village... A man left his house, stretching his tired body, stiff from sleep. "Do you imbeciles even know how late it is..." a voice snarled. The man turned with a terrified look on his face to where the voice came from.