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Review and Response
Dark-Sephy Says:
Finally got 'round to R&R your great story! Sorry that I couldn't earlier, blame stupid school with exams, then went on vacation and when I got back my computer crashed --" oh well... it's almost fixed now anyway.
So... what did I miss.. erm.. well, very good solution you found on the entire jail part o.o lol. So Raditz a GP now too, and they're married to each other o.o nice. And he's finally going to meet Kakarot aka Goku again, which I suppose will be a lot better reunion/meeting than in the real series. And Veg' and Nap' are still stuck by the lizard freak... hm.. someone oughtta go kill him. Slowly.
And the story's almost finished? o.o .. aww, too bad, I liked it a lot too. And gonna try updating Raditz Muyo some time again? 'cause I like that one a lot too.
Dear Dark-Sephy,
Man that sucks about you're comp crashing, I'm glad to hear it's almost fixed! I just got mine finished getting fixed today. I'm glad you liked the way things turned out for Raditz and Mihoshi. I know, I feel sorry for Nappa and Vegeta too. :'( I was going to make the end of this story a cliffhanger, but after reading your review, I decided to end it the way I did. Hope you enjoy the conclusion of In the Depths of Space and thanks for being such an avid reviewer!
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Chapter Sixteen: Brothers Reunited
A gust of wind blew through the desert, where the son of the Great Demon King, Piccolo, stood on a cliff with his arms crossed over his chest. As the wind came by and blew his cape behind him, something caught his immediate attention. Piccolo was a bit startled as he turned around where he sensed a great amount of energy coming towards him. 'That great power, coming here...' he thought, 'could...could it be Son Goku?' Once he saw the person who was flying towards him, he realized he wasn't Goku. Piccolo didn't know who it was at all, and what was worse was that he couldn't even tell if this unknown person's power was evil or not.
Raditz spotted the person who had the power level of three hundred and twenty two and was surprised to see a Namekian. 'What's a Namekian doing here on Earth?' he wondered. As he landed he took notice of the Namek's frown and got a feeling that this person was antisocial.
Piccolo continued to glare as he asked in a harsh tone of voice, "What business do you have with me?"
The Saiyan ignored the Namekian's rudeness as he replied, "Excuse me, I'm looking for a man named Kakarrot." Raditz stated, "Do you know where I can find him?"
Piccolo's expression did no change, "Sorry, don't know anyone by that name."
Just then, Raditz's scouter began to bleep and show him another power level that was higher than the last. "Hum...could this be Kakarrot I wonder...?" he thought aloud then said to the Namek with some sarcasm, "Pleasure meeting you."
As Piccolo watched the stranger take flight and speed off toward his new destination, he thought, 'Such power and speed...he could be a threat to my plans to dominate the world. Perhaps I should follow him, incase this "Kakarrot" is as strong as him.'
Elsewhere, on a small island inhabited by the Turtle Hermit, Roshi, there was a reunion of old friends being held. Roshi was the martial arts master of Krillin, a short and bald man who trained with Goku, and was his best friend. A woman by the name of Bulma was also there; she was the heiress to Capsule Corp. and was as smart as she was beautiful. And then there was Goku, a man who has always had incredible power and strength as well as a cheery attitude and a huge appetite. He once had a tail like a monkey's; a trait he passed down to his young son, Gohan, who was also with him at this gathering. Goku's friends just got over the shock of seeing his four year old son, and were catching up on the past five years.
Suddenly, Goku sensed something and gasped. He turned back and glared up into the sky full of fluffy white clouds. His friends took notice of his strange behavior and Krillin asked, "What's wrong Goku?"
In a serious tone that he rarely used, Goku replied, "Something is coming here...something strong!"
Master Roshi, Bulma and Krillin looked up at the sky to see if they could see what Goku was talking about. "I don't see anything..." Krillin stated.
Bulma glared up at the sky, "Hump. Better not be that jerk Yamcha!"
A thought came to Krillin and he asked hesitantly, "It's not P-P-Piccolo...is it?"
Goku shook his head, "No. Whatever it is, it's much stronger than Piccolo!"
Finally, the person who possessed the incredible power Goku was sensing came flying towards the island. The man that landed before them wore a strange uniform and had long black hair. It was Raditz.
Raditz looked at the four people and the turtle that was with them and noticed their shocked expressions. He already knew that he found Kakarrot when he saw Goku. "So...you're all grown up now. I'm not surprised; it's been over twenty years, but I still recognize you. You look just like your father."
Goku gave the stranger a puzzled look, "Huh?"
"What's he talking about?" Krillin asked, "You know him Goku?"
He shook his head and answered his friend truthfully, "No I don't."
The Saiyan Officer was astonished to hear that his little brother didn't remember him. "You mean you don't remember me at all?"
"No I don't sorry." Goku then added, "Are you lost or something? Maybe we can help you out."
Krillin began to walk up to the stranger, "Look, we're having a gathering here and the last thing we need is a drunk person like you coming here and ruining our day!"
Raditz lowered his eyelids to display his annoyance. He wanted to slap the man across the face with his tail and send him flying, but didn't so that he could keep the peace. "I'll have you know I'm sober. And you're lucky I'm not leaving a boot mark on that big bald head of yours!"
Knowing things might get rough, Goku decided to intervene, "Hey Krillin, insulting him isn't helping." He then looked up at the taller stranger and asked him, "You said I looked like my father; how do you know him?"
"You mean you forgot your own father too Kakarrot?" Raditz asked, in astonishment "Have you forgotten your people? Your mission? Your own brother even?"
"What mission?" questioned Goku, getting frustrated by Raditz's questions. "I don't have a brother...at least...not that I know of."
"What do you have, Amnesia?" Raditz blurted out, 'Gosh, I got to stop watching those stupid Soap Operas with Mihoshi...' he thought to himself. "How could you forget your Saiyan heritage?"
"Look," Goku began, his voice expressed his frustration, "I don't understand what you are talking about!"
Master Roshi then spoke up, "Um Goku..." The former student looked back at his old teacher, "There's something your Grandfather Gohan told me a long time ago. I think you should know what it is..." Roshi proceeded in telling Goku and everyone else how Gohan found Goku. That he was in a strange pod and that Goku was very aggressive and wild, so much that he was uncontrollable. That was until the day he accidentally fell and hit his head, but when he recovered, he became the nice and loving person he grew up to be today.
Completely in shock by this news, he asked, "So...what does that have to do with me now? And that doesn't explain who this person is."
"Well, since the old man's story would make sense as to why you don't remember, it has to be true." Raditz stated and then continued to tell Goku who he was and where he came from. "You were born on the Planet Vegeta, homeworld of the Saiyan warriors. We are the both part of the most powerful race in the universe!" He then unwrapped his tail from his waist so Goku could see it, "See, we both have the same tails, right?"
Everyone gasped at once when they saw the brown monkey like tail. "Yeah," agreed Goku, "I did have a tail like that, but it was removed for good a long time ago."
Raditz's eyes widened in horror when he realized that his brother's tail really wasn't there anymore. "So I see..." was all he could say, since all he could think of was how horrible it would be to have his tail removed.
"You still didn't answr how you know my father." Goku reminded the sranger who knew about his mysterious past.
"I know your father because he was mine as well." replied Raditz, causeing everyone to gasp in shock again. "I am your elder brother, Raditz, and your real name is Kakarrot."
Krillin was amazed at such news, "G-Goku's got a brother! Now way!"
Bulma, who had known Goku the longest out of all of his other friends, said to Goku, "I can't belive you're really an alien Goku...I mean Kakarrot."
"But if I'm an alien, why am I here?" Goku wondered, "Did...our family not want me?"
His older brother shook his head, "No, that's not the reason why you are here, and I'm not sure if you really want to know the real reason."
"Please! Tell me!" Goku took a step forward towards Raditz, and added looking him in the eye. "I want to know the truth about who I really am!"
Raditz sighed and told him about how he was sent to Earth to destroy all of it's inhabitents so it could be sold off to other alien races. He also told him about the destruction of Planet Vegeta, how it was Frieza who really destroyed it, and about the other two survivers. Once again this came as a shock to the others to hear that Goku was from a race of killers.
"So, you're here to take me back to that planet so I can kill innocent people?" questioned Goku, giving Raditz a glare.
"No, I'm not. I'm not even in it anymore." he said, much to Goku and everyone else's relief. "About a year ago, I joined the Galaxy Police. My partners, the Prince Vegeta and Nappa took care of anything that might make Frieza try to find me."
"Where are they?" asked Krillin curiously, "Are they Galaxy Police too?"
Sadly, Raditz replied, "No, they still work for Frieza." He sighed deeply and added, "Sometimes I wonder how they are doing...if they've gotten any stronger, you know? And sometimes, I feel a little guilty about leaving them so I could be happy, even though they told me they'd be fine without me."
Bulma looked down at Gohan who hid from the stranger behind his father's leg. "You know Goku, I can see how much your son takes after you, but I also noticed that he also looks alot like his uncle."
Shocked by what the blue haired woman said, Raditz was wide eyed, "SON! UNCLE!"
"Oh yeah, guess I forgot to introduce him." Goku stated as he stepped to the side to reveal the little four year old boy with a tail. "This is my son Gohan." Gohan looked up at Raditz and began to shake nervously, looking unsure about him. "Don't worry little guy, he's not going to hurt you, he's family! This is your uncle Raditz."
The big eyed child repeated in an unsure sort of way, "Uncle Raditz?"
Gohan looked back at his father who nodded, "Um hum. Why don't you say hi to him."
A bit hesitant at first, Gohan began to walk slowly up to the man who was even taller than his father. Lifting his gaze upward, he said, "Hello uncle Raditz."
Raditz just stared down at his nephew for a few moments before replying, "Hey there kid." he then picked him up and sat him on his shoulder, "Don't worry, I'll be the best uncle you've ever had!"
"You'll be his only uncle he's ever had!" Goku comented with a laugh, causeing everyone to laugh all together.
After everyone ceased their laughed, Bulma asked, "What made you change from beening a ruthless killer to being a Galaxy Police officer? I mean, talk about a career change!"
"Well, believe it or not, it was my wife who changed my life." Raditz answered.
"Awwwwwww! How romantic!" She exclamed while clasping her hands together. "Things like that never happen enough here these days!"
Krillin whispered to Raditz, "She just broke up with her boyfriend because he was cheating on her with another woman."
"I see..." he murmered.
"You have to tell us the story about how she made you turn from evil to good!" she said enthusiastically.
Roshi laughed lecherously, "Hey, are there any 'adult situations' that happen in this story?" Bulma punched the perverted old man hard on his head. "Hey, it's just a question!"
She bushed, embarrased by him, "Hump, pervert!"
Raditz only smiled at the Earthling's interaction; it was funny to see a woman hitting a perverted old man. "Well," he started, looking up into the sky, "It all began in the depths of Space on a planet called Yarh..."
Everyone listened to Raditz's story of how he met his mate, Mihoshi, unaware that behind the Kame House, Piccolo had been listening to everything they had been talking about. Not interested in Raditz's story, he took his leave and began to fly back to the desert to continue his solitary training.
Elsewhere, three hours later on Frieza's ship, Nappa and Vegeta had just been assigned to another mission when Nappa got a message from Raditz through his scouter; it had been the first time he has heard from him in over a year. "Hey Raditz, what's up?" Nappa asked.
Vegeta glared up at Nappa and asked, "What does he want now?"
Nappa ignored Vegeta and listened to all the things Radtiz had recently found out when he met his brother. He took a step back when Raditz told him he had a nephew. "What! You're kiddin' me! Half Saiyan!"
"What's going on!" demanded the prince of all Saiyans, "What does he mean by a half Saiyan?"
After Nappa ended his conversation with Raditz, he looked around to see if anyone was listening. "Raditz found his brother, Kakarrot on Earth! And he's got a son, who half Earthling and half Saiyan!"
A sly smirk spread across Vegeta's face, "Hum...interesting...did Raditz mention how strong his brother was by any chance?"
"Raditz said his power level was three hundred somethin'." Nappa replied, "Kinda weak...but then again, Kakarrot was raised on Earth with all of those weak Earthlings."
"Hum..." Vegeta pondered something for a moment, then said, "Lets go!"
"To our next mission?" questioned Nappa.
Vegeta laughed, "Ha! Yeah right! I mean let's go to that Earth planet!"
Nappa was confused, "But, what about our assignment from Frieza?"
"Forget that," answered Vegeta, "I'm tired of working for Frieza; besides, I'd like to meet Kakarrot!"
"Ehhhhh..." Nappa sounded a bit hesitant until Vegeta shot him a glare, at which the giant Saiyan smiled nervously. "Now that sounds like a plan! Great thinkin' Vegeta!"
Vegeta smirked, "Heh, I'm always thinking great."
And with that, the two Saiyans planned to set their sights on heading to Earth. Both of these arrogant and headstrong Saiyans were looking forward to perhaps getting Raditz and his younger brother to help them with something they have always wanted to do; kill Frieza. As they planned for what the future would hold for both of them, they had no idea that what was really going to happen would be just as life changing as what happened to their cohort, Raditz, in the depths of space.
To be continued...in THE SEQUEL! AHHHHH!
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Well, that's it! Hope you liked my first rated R fic! I'm proud to say that all together, this is also the longest typed story I have done so far at 99 pages long!( I was aiming for 100, but 99 is good enough for me!) This is also one of my favorite fics writing and sharing with you all! And I'd like to give credit where it is due.
Big thanks to my Super-duper-helpers, Cassie and Marissa, who read the chapters before anyone else and helped me the most on this fic, without those two, this fic might not have been as good as it is!
And now I take this time to thank all those who reviewed this story:
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Thank you all of you, without your reviews, I wouldn't have finished this story.
3-07-06 BTW, I've changed the end to this chapter because the sequel's going to be a whoooooooooole lot diffrent than what I first planned it to be. So I'm going to be erasing Dragonball TM and replace it with a diffrent story plot for the sequel. And I still haven't found a name for it yet...but I got a few ideas!
Take care,
LaterZ
Sydney Daimao