DragonBall AZ
Episode 3

He had spent far too much time on this dirt ball of a planet, he thought to himself. This world was nothing like his home world, which was think with noxious gases and volcanoes, and a wonderfully hot climate. This world changed too much, all the green and the smell of the air, it just made him SICK! However, as bad as it might be, he knew that if he came back early, the wrath of his leader would be FAR more terrible. Sometimes he wondered how he got caught up in this, being part of this. It had far more to do with revenge than anything else.
Two hundred years ago..... wow, it really has been a long time since his planet had been destroyed. He had vowed revenge, and thanks to a certain discovery almost 100 years ago, it might soon become possible. It had not been easy, for training to reach his power level had not been the most dangerous thing, it was the experiments to enhance his ability, with the very real possibility that if everything was not just right, he would lose himself, and be taken over. But, at least the one who would take over him also had a burning desire on the same people.
A light blinked on his radar, signaling one of his underlings was calling. He opened the transmission, "Sir," his young subordinate began, "I have found the child. He is alone in the woods." Terridex smiled a predatory smile, "Excellent. You know what to do." With that, he closed the link. It won't be long now, he thought to himself. Then we will know for sure if he is on this planet. He began to let out a laugh, but it was one so dark and evil, that it chilled the soul.

Why I can't I beat him!!!! Goku Jr wondered aloud. "I have been training so hard, and yet he still is one step ahead of me!!!" Though young, and very much carefree, Goku Jr took fighting very seriously. It had not always been that way. When he was young, his mother and father had trained with him. He had always enjoyed spending time with them, but fighting never interested him all that much. The only time he was really interested was when his father or his great-grandfather Gohan would come over and tell him stories of his great ancestor, the man who had saved the universe many times. The one thing that puzzled him was whenever he asked what happened to him, everyone fell quite, or changed the subject. Still, even though the stories excited him, fighting still was the least of his joys.
That only intensified two years ago, when his parents were killed in a brutal attack right before his eyes. Watching his dad fall, someone whom he thought was really tough, so easily to this unknown killer, scarred him even more. If Dad couldn't beat him, what chance do I have? While sobbing over their bodies after the killer left, he felt an enormous surge of energy through him. He didn't understand it at the time, and became scarred, scarred of himself and scarred that the man would come back to get him too. His Grandmother Pan took care of him after that, but he was even more timid than before. Then, his Grandmother became very sick. Goku Jr could not stand the thought of losing someone else, and he tired his best to think of something to do to save her. That's when he remembered the stories...

The stories of the Dragonballs.

They COULD save her. All he had to do was wish for her to be well again. Even though everyone had told him countless times that the Dragonballs were gone, he still knew he had to try. He went on an amazing adventure, and in the end, next to a strange looking hut in the middle of a forest, he found a strange looking orb. Glowing orange in the dying light, four red stars could be made out in the center, just like the one in the pictures he had seen!!!

He had done it!!! He had found the Dragonballs! He had asked for Shenron to come out, but nothing happened. Furious, he threw the Dragonballs away from him......

and it came to rest at the feet of a strange man, who looked JUST LIKE HIM!

At first, he was scarred, wondering if this was the man who had taken his parents from him. But something was different about this man. He was calm, peaceful, and had a very carefree look on his face. Goku Jr relaxed, and the man gave him a joyous smile. He told him that he needed all seven of the Dragonballs to make a wish. With that, Goku Jr grew very upset, sure that he would never be able to find all of them in time to save his Grandmother. He asked if the man could help him. He walked over to him, and got down on one knee, so he was eye level with Goku Jr and told him that the Dragonballs were not what was needed to make Pan well, that HE needed to take care of her, be strong and brave, for she was counting on him. He also wondered why he wasn't training. He told him about his ancestry, and that he needed to train hard, every day, to keep the family legacy going. That caught Goku Jr's attention, and he was different from that day forward.
Sure enough, Pan recovered, and she even told him that it was his bravery to start out on his own to find the Dragonballs to save her that make her better. He also trained with her and Uncle Goten. But then he had met Vegeta Jr, and that had raised his intensity even more. Even though they had only met once before they fought in the world tournament, it was their desire to beat one another that pushed them to new levels.
But still, even with all of his hard training, he had lost a close battle to Vegeta yesterday, and he was very frustrated. He knew that he had to power up even more, and that there was only one person going who could help him. That's where he was going.
He glanced around at the luscious forest surrounding him, and the beauty of it lightened his spirits some. He looked up at the cloudless sky, amazed at the.....

Something flashed over head.....

and landed in front of him.

Goku Jr jumped back, surprised for he had never seen this person before. He was tall, and looked to be quite young. He was somewhat human, the only difference was that he had FOUR arms, with horns protruding from his skull. But even without looking at him, Goku Jr knew that this being intended to hurt him, for hee could sense a powerful, evil aura coming from him. "Who are you, what do you want?!!" he demanded.
"Yes, you are that kid," he said in a voice filled with malice. Goku Jr crouched into his fighting pose, and began to focus his energy. The monster smiled, and it chilled Goku Jr to his bones. I have to be ready to defend myself, he thought in his head. He let out a loud scream, and the Earth began to quake. The trees began to rattle and the birds that were nesting in them began to fly off, looking for a safer place. Suddenly, Goku Jr was surrounded by a flash of pure light, and he transformed into a Super Saiyan. While most people who had encountered him transformed had acted shocked, this one just continued to grin. "Yes, That's it. That's what I'm looking for. I want you to tell me how you can do that, what are you? Where did you come from, and how many more are there like you?"
Goku Jr braced himself, "And what if I say no?" he growled back. "Well, then I will just have to kill you like we did those other two a while back." Goku Jr's eyes widened in shock......

What did he just say?

Not too far away, a lone figure stood, looking toward the horizon. He sensed the rising powers of the two fighters. "I knew this day would come, ever since I returned," he thought to himself. He prepared himself, and looked back into the sky, knowing that HE was still out there, waiting for him to show himself.

"So, it has begun." Goku said.