A/N: One thing, apparently FanFiction fixed the … error so that's all good now, don't have any complaints in that department.
A/N: Another thing I will NOT do Homosexual pairings. I don't have anything against homosexuals; just don't be gay near me, ie. Trying to hit on me or asking me to conduct in anything homosexual. Gohan WILL be with a female by the end, don't you worry about that, I got everything planned out, including a surprise ending, but enough of that.
A/N: I will be posting the prologue to my original story on FictionPress.net so that everyone can get a taste of what to expect. I won't be posting any more of it until I finish it and give it to my parents as a Christmas present next Christmas so you'll have to wait awhile for the rest. Anyways, if you wish to read the prologue, it'll be up and under the same name because apparently my account carried over to FictionPress when it was created.
Chapter 2: Introductions
Gohan sighed as he took to the air. He had no idea where he was, and that automatically created his primary goal. Figuring out where, and when, he was. He searched for the largest group of life forces on the planet and found the place a little ways to the southeast. Gohan didn't waste anymore time. There was nothing especially great about his current location and the faster he got his questions answered the better. In the back of his mind he was wondering just how he had come to be here but that was been pushed aside for more urgent questions.
Gohan decided several things on his journey towards his destination. One, that he would conceal his true power, there's no point in scaring the inhabitants. Two, he wouldn't fly into the city, not unless everyone else was flying as well. And three, he would tear whoever sent him here a new asshole as soon as he discovered who it was.
It didn't take Gohan long to come within sight of his destination. To his surprise, and relief, it was a large city, a very large city, one that was teeming with activity. Another thing Gohan noticed was that nearly everyone was flying. That put to rest another one of his worries. At least flying won't draw any unnecessary attention Gohan thought to himself. When Gohan entered the city he noted that everyone around him were aliens of all different kinds. What surprised him even more was that there were humans mixed in among the other races.
Did I go into the future? Gohan wondered as he slowly flew through the city.
"GET OUT OF THE WAY!" A voice roared behind Gohan causing him to stop and turn around. He had only a few seconds to register two people flying towards him at a high velocity. Gohan quickly moved to the side and allowed the two to pass but something about them caught his attention, brown tails waving in the air behind them.
Gohan's eyes widened in surprise, No I didn't go into the future… but into the past. This is planet Vegeta. It all makes sense, Vegeta told me about this place. A red sky, majority of it is desert, arrogant saiyans all over the place... Planet Vegeta was destroyed years ago so this must be the past. Gohan scratched his head in confusion, Well that settles where, and when in a relative manor, but what about the why and how?
Gohan was so deep in contemplation that he did not notice he had a visitor until she spoke up.
"Well hello there, you look lost. Is there anything I can help you with?" A female saiyan asked.
Startled Gohan whipped his head up and stared at the girl speechless for a moment before he grinned sheepishly and rubbed his head, "Ah... Not really. I'm pretty sure I know where I am... It's something else that's bothering me." Gohan replied.
The girl smiled, "How sad, why don't we return to my place and we can..." She cut off as Gohan's head whipped up and his eyes widened in surprise.
"What the hel..." Gohan started to say as he eyed the five saiyan pods that blasted across the sky.
The girl watched them until they disappeared somewhere into the city before she looked back at Gohan. She frowned when she noticed him still staring in that direction, "What's wrong? It's just five saiyans coming back from a purging mission." She said abruptly, a little annoyed at losing this handsome saiyan's attention.
Gohan looked over at her and smiled apologetically, "I'm sorry but there is someone I have to meet... up there. He's was in one of the pods. I'll talk to you later." Gohan said before he blasted through the sky, forgetting to watch his speed for a moment before remembering to go slowly.
Needless to say the female he left behind was speechless. That was the first time she had ever witnessed someone create a sonic boom when they flew off. Her eyes narrowed as a grin creased her face. That male would be hers.
Gohan was cursing silently on the inside; he should have known not to show off, no matter his mental condition. He was just extremely bothered as to why the person in that shuttle had a life force nearly identical to his fathers and similar to his own and Goten's. It didn't take Gohan long to make it through the city. He dodged and weaved through the crowd of people in the air startling them not with his speed, but with his agility.
A docking station soon appeared in Gohan's vision and he slowed down even further before coming to a halt above it. There were seven people below; two of them dock workers while the other five were saiyans. The one that felt like his father was definitely not his father, and definitely unconscious. Gohan slowly floated down to land just outside the group of people.
Now that Gohan was here he had no idea how to approach the group. Was he to just walk up and demand who the person that looked like his father is or should he wait until they noticed him and offered him to join them. Gohan decided to do both. He waited until he was sure they had noticed them but when they didn't approach he decided to approach them. Just as he started to walk towards the group the two dock workers carried his father's look alike away and into the interior of the building.
Gohan watched him go while still continuing to walk towards the group of four saiyans. The only female saiyan in the group was the first to speak up after noticing Gohan close in on them.
"What do you want? If you don't have a good reason for being here..." She said with a growl in her throat.
Gohan waved his hand, trying to placate her, "No I'm not here to fight or argue or anything. I was just curious as to who that was?" Gohan asked, pointing with his thumb in the direction of the downed saiyan.
A fat, but obviously strong, saiyan spat at the ground and frowned as he stepped forward, "And what do you want with him?" He asked in a dangerous tone.
Gohan frowned; he was trying his best to be nice. Suddenly he remembered something and Gohan became extremely grateful of the lessons Vegeta had given him. A nice saiyan usually came out last. Saiyans were only kind and respectful to their comrades, and if worthy, their family. Gohan sighed and rubbed his hand through his hair, "Stupid arrogant pieces of..." Gohan mumbled to himself before finally rephrasing his question. "That guy that was carried off, he felt... I mean looks familiar. He reminds me of... a relative of mine. I wanted to know who he was, so here I am, to collect that answer." Gohan said.
Another of the saiyans stepped forward, this one was tall, muscular, and obviously contained some semblance of a brain within his skull. He eyed Gohan curiously before responding. "I don't see any reason why not to tell you. Nearly everyone else knows of him, what's one more. The saiyan you were referring to is our leader, Bardock. I'm Toma, his second in command. If you want their names..." Toma said as he nodded his head back towards the others, "You'll have to ask them yourself."
Gohan nodded and looked at the others with his eyebrow raised, "Well? Are you going to introduce me or do I have to beat your names out of you?" Gohan asked in a mild tone.
The female laughed uproariously at the comment, "I like you, you have spirit unlike many others. There aren't too many people willing to threaten us to our faces. The name's Celipa." She said with a smile.
The other two looked at one another before they spoke, "I'm Totepo." The large bald fat saiyan said. "I'm Borgos." The fat haired saiyan said. He frowned and pressed the button on his scouter to get Gohan's reading, "8,000. What? How did someone get so strong without anyone knowing about it?" Borgos asked in confusion.
The others looked at him for a moment before they too turned on their scouters. All four scouters read the same thing causing the four to exchanged confused glances. "What class are you?" Toma asked curiously, "And what is up with the odd clothing? Shouldn't you be wearing standard saiyan battle armour?"
Gohan grinned, "I'm merely the son of a third class warrior." He said remembering what Vegeta had always referred to his father as. This made the gathered saiyans exchange confused glances yet again. A third class saiyan with that much power, it was almost unheard of. He was stronger then many of the elite saiyans. "As for my clothes..." Gohan continued, ignoring the glances, "I wear them because I like the colours and they are far better then the battle armor. They are stronger, more resistant, and enable much better mobility. The only thing they lack is the ability to stretch like the saiyan armour. That's why I keep a pair of the armor packed away safely for when there is a full moon." Gohan said, talking very quickly to convince the others.
Toma nodded for a moment as he looked at the clothing thoughtfully, "They do look as if they allow for better mobility but we'll have to see about their resistance, later." Toma said finally.
Gohan nodded and silently sighed in relief. They accepted the story, somewhat, enough to leave him alone about it. Gohan was about to speak up when a messenger ran out from the building and stopped in front of Toma.
"Are you Bardock and company?" The messenger asked in an imperial tone.
Toma stepped forward, "I'm Toma, his second in command. Bardock is indisposed at the moment, just relay the message to me and get out of our sight." Toma growled.
The messenger glared up at Toma, "Don't take that tone with me saiyan! I'm Lord Frieza's personal messenger." The small alien said. This caught everyone's attention, including Gohan. "Lord Frieza orders you to travel hence forth to planet Meat to cleanse it for selling. You are to leave as soon as possible and no later then midnight tonight." The messenger said in a regal tone. "You have your orders monkeys, now get going." The alien finished and turned on its heel and left the way it had arrived.
Toma was grinning, as were all the other saiyans. A request for them from Frieza himself, they were finally getting the recognition they deserved. Toma grinned at the others, "Let's go see how Bardock is doing and relay to him the good news." Toma said excitedly.
Celipa grinned happily as Borgos slammed his fists together in anticipation. Totepo simply stood there with a grin on his face. Toma turned to Gohan, "We still don't know your name saiyan, who are you?"
Gohan smiled, "The names Gohan. I know it's not a saiyan name, but my mother had weird notions about what I should be called, despite my fathers protests." Gohan said quickly as he noticed the frowns that were creasing their faces.
Toma laughed out loud, "Yes, women do have peculiar tastes don't they?" Toma said with a grin.
A resounding whack was heard as Toma pitched forward. Celipa was standing behind him with her fist outstretched. "What was that you just said?" She asked in a dangerous tone.
Toma made a wise decision and tried to recover his good standing, "Ah, nothing Celipa. You should know I wasn't referring to you." Toma said apologetically.
Celipa smirked and crossed her arms, "I suppose I'll take that as an adequate apology, but next time you won't be so lucky. I'm having thoughts of castration…" Celipa trailed off causing every male in the vicinity to go white in the face.
Toma quickly stood up, "Ah, no that's quite alright Celipa, nothing like that will slip out again." He assured her.
"Good." She said with a smile, "Now why don't we go in and see Bardock." She said.
The others nodded and Gohan trailed along behind, not having any other place to go. The saiyans began to talk and joke among one another as the walked through the empty halls of the space port. The walls were completely devoid of any kind of luxury. It appeared as if it had been constructed for militaristic purposes only. After several minutes of walking, and several turns through the twisting hallway, the group emerged through an opening in the hallway into the regeneration room. There Bardock stood floating in the liquid mixture that all saiyan regeneration chambers produced.
"How is he Mallaka?" Toma asked as he approached the two scientists.
Mallaka turned on the screen he was looking at and took a look at Bardock's condition, "Yes, let's see here. Physically there's nothing wrong. He's in perfect shape. However mentally I'm not quite sure. There has been a slight change in his brainwave patterns.
"Brainwaves...?" Toma trailed off.
"That doesn't sound good Toma. We'd better handle this one on our own." Borgos said to Toma.
Toma turned and began to walk back to the others, "Right. We should be okay on Meat." Toma stopped and turned to look at Bardock, "Well, goodbye old friend."
The four, with Gohan still trailing behind them, left and returned to their shuttles. As they reached the landing pad where the pods were still located Toma turned to Gohan. "I know we have just barely met but I want you to come along. Although we should be okay on Meat I have a bad feeling about this." Toma said.
Gohan looked at Toma in surprise, I don't want to go on a purging mission, killing evil villains is one things, killing innocent aliens are quite another… But how do I refuse? I can't, I still have no where to go. Gohan nodded, "Alright, I'm in." He said.
"Hey wait, we don't need this guy!" Borgos protested.
Toma shrugged, "I know, but it just makes our job that much easier." He said, "He's coming, and that's final."
Borgos grumbled in anger. Celipa slapped him across the back of the head, "Oh come on Borgos; it won't be that bad. Besides, he's much easier on the eyes then the rest of you." She said with a laugh.
Toma shook his head, "Right, let's get going." Toma said as he entered his space pod.
The others followed suit, leaving Gohan with Bardock's. With a shrug he entered the pod and closed the door. Suddenly he was once again glad he had question Vegeta about the saiyan home world. One of the things he learned from him was how to pilot one of the space pods.
Toma's voice came on over the intercom. "Alright everyone input these coordinates into the computer and let's go." Toma said as he relayed a serious of numbers and letters to the others. Gohan quickly punched in the coordinates into the pod and let the computer take care of the rest. Soon five saiyan pods were blasting through the sky and out into space as they headed towards planet Meat.
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What shall they discover on planet Meat? What surprises await Toma and his crew?
Perhaps a power beyond their wildest imagination
Or possibly they'll all experience a horrible and violent death.
Maybe they'll win the lottery...
Or find out Dadoria is actually a GIRL! Oh the Horror!
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Needless of the endless possibilities that awaited them upon planet Meat, Gohan decided to take a nap, one that was encourage by the sleeping gas that was being pumped into his pod. The others soon followed suit, except Totepo who decided to eat during the entire trip. The three hour trip to Meat passed by uneventfully and soon the saiyans pods were entering the atmosphere of the planet.
Dadoria and his men grinned at one another as they watched the saiyans descend. Bardock and his crew wouldn't know what hit them.
When the saiyans exited their pods they looked around in surprise, the entire planet had already been trashed. Dead bodies were scattered all over the place and there wasn't a single building left untouched anywhere. Gohan's anger started to take hold of him, not enough to overcome his self control but it was coming close.
"What the, who could have done this?" Toma asked in surprise. "Weren't we sent here to clear the planet?"
Gohan shook his head, "No... you were sent here to die, and the executioners are on their way here now." Gohan said as he stared in the direction of Dadoria and his four minions. Gohan had recognized the pink fuzz ball's life force and knew that there could only be one conclusion as to why he was here.
Borgos gave him a funny look, "What are you talking about; there is no way you can find anyone without a scouter!" Borgos growled, "And how do you know they are here to kill us?"
"He's right! I don't know how he knew but he is right!" Celipa said in shock, "There are five people heading in our direction, and one of them is far stronger then us." She said as she read the numbers on her scouter.
"That can't be!" Borgos exclaimed but when he turned on his scouter it confirmed it for him.
"It doesn't matter. They may not be here to fight us." Toma said.
Gohan glanced back at Toma and frowned, "One of them is Dadoria, I would recognize that life force anywhere."
Toma glanced at Gohan in askance, as did the others, but there question was answered as Dadoria and his four minions landed in front of them.
Dadoria frowned at Gohan for a moment but shrugged him off as nothing when his power level read only 8,000. "Well Toma, how good it is to see you again." Dadoria said laughing.
Toma frowned, "What do you want Dadoria! We were sent here by Frieza to clear the planet. Why did you do it for us?" Toma demanded.
Dadoria laughed, as did the others with him, "My dear Toma. You don't understand. Frieza didn't send you here to purge the planet, he sent you here to die, and I'm the one who is going to kill you. I just decided to have a little fun while I waited for your arrival." Dadoria said with a laugh.
A slight wind picked up as Dadoria finished laughing. Toma and the other saiyans got into fighting stances, "You won't take us down without a fight!" Toma declared as he readied himself for the end.
"Oh but I will." Dadoria said, "You see, you are nothing compared to me and once I'm done with you, I'm going to rejoin Frieza and watch him destroy you entire misbegotten race."
"You are right Dadoria." A voice growled. "They are nothing compared to you, but you are even less compared to me!" Gohan snarled out.
Dadoria took stock of Gohan's power level and laughed again, "You! Don't make me laugh! You may be slightly stronger then the others, but you are nothing com…" Dadoria trailed off as the numbers on his scouter began to rise.
"What were you saying?" Gohan snarled as he glared at Dadoria who was currently staring at him in surprise, "I will make you BURN for what you have done!" Gohan roared as he released his restraints. The numbers on the scouters began to sky rocket as Gohan began to power up. Wind billowed out from him as the ground began to shake. Smalls rocks and stones lifted into the air. Suddenly Gohan stopped yelling and stared straight forward in shock as his power up abruptly stopped.
The other stared at Gohan in disbelief as they read the numbers on their scouters, "754,000!" Dadoria shouted out in shock as he stumbled backwards, "How is that possible?!" Dadoria stumbled back even further, "N-No way... you can't be that strong. Y-You're just a saiyan!" Dadoria said as he scrambled behind his cowering men.
Gohan looked down at his hands and body in shock before he lifted his face, "Why am I so weak?" Gohan asked aloud although he wasn't really expecting an answer.
"Weak?" Toma said in confusion, "What do you mean weak? You're stronger then any saiyan alive! How can you consider yourself weak?!" Toma exclaimed.
Gohan just shook his head as he cleared it of all thought, "No matter, it's enough power to deal with scum like you." Gohan said as he growled at Dadoria.
Dadoria and his men scrambled away and tried to flee but Gohan gave them no chance to escape. Faster then anyone could see Gohan fired five weak energy blasts at the fleeing villains, all of which hit their target. Ashes rained down from the sky as the villains were vaporized with the exception of Dadoria who fell to the ground mortally wounded.
Gohan disappeared from sight only to reappear an instant later, standing directly over Dadoria. "It seems my aim was a little off." Gohan growled as he stared down at his enemy. The ki blast had ripped through Dadoria's right shoulder completely decapitating the arm. A torrent of blood was flowing from the wound and, unless healed or cauterized, would cause death. Gohan wasn't satisfied with this but even he was surprised with what happened next. He didn't know what came over him as he bent down and slammed his fist into Dadoria's chest. Gohan made a small wall of energy deep inside his enemy a second before he tore the entire thing out, carrying an assortment of vital organs with him. Dadoria screamed in agony for a few moments before his eyes glazed over in death.
Gohan flared his aura causing everything within a few feet of him to vaporize, excluding himself and his clothes. Gohan sighed as he powered back down and concealed his power. Gohan turned to regard the others that were staring at him in awe and surprise. With a sheepish grin and a little laugh he spoke, "Ah... I don't suppose you could forget what you just saw by any chance? I kind of lost control." Gohan asked, he wasn't quite sure why he was so weak, or why he had lost control, but he had still displayed far more power then anyone of them had ever witnessed and more savagery then he had ever done in his life, even against Cell..
Toma was the first to recover as he shook his head clear, "No way, who are you? How are you so strong and how are you capable of hiding it?" Toma asked.
"Are you a super saiyan?" Celipa asked in awe causing new waves of questions to arise in the four saiyan minds.
Gohan shrugged, "The hiding is easy. Everyone has life force, and that energy you use and I use is just that, life force. I've found a way of detecting it as well as hiding it. Just takes mental control that anyone can do, generally people lack the patience to learn it. And I already said who I was. I'm Gohan, the son of a third class warrior. As for how strong I am... Let's just say there isn't, or I should say, wasn't, anything that comes close to being as strong as me. I was the strongest single being to ever exist. I'm not anymore... I can barely access a thousandth of my full power. And as for being a super saiyan… Not any more."
"What do you mean not any more? And you can only access a thousandth of your power?" Celipa asked, shock still in her system.
Gohan rubbed his foot across the ground, "Meaning I was a super saiyan, but I've gained an ability that surpasses super saiyan transformations. I'm a mystic saiyan." Gohan said quietly.
"Right, you expect us to believe you have surpassed the ultimate level? And what's a mystic saiyan?" Toma asked.
"I ain't ever heard of a mystic saiyan." Borgos said to Totepo who just nodded in agreement.
Celipa frowned at them, "Would you shut up, it doesn't matter whether or not he's telling the truth. What is the truth is that he's extraordinarily strong, perhaps strong enough to kill Frieza." She hissed back at them.
Gohan laughed, "Ahh... Frieza wouldn't be much of a challenge, if I still had my full power. I managed to hurt him badly when he was in his second form while I was a child. I'm much stronger now then I was then, or rather I was stronger. I still don't understand why I can't access my power." Gohan said before realizing that hadn't actually happened yet.
Toma eyed Gohan curiously, "I find that hard to believe, how you are still alive, and why hasn't any news of that reached us."
Gohan's mind was moving swiftly now, he really didn't want them to start asking him questions he wasn't prepared to answer or them to accept. "I hurt him badly enough to escape. Frieza has been after me ever since. That's why I don't wear saiyan battle armour and I hide my tail around my waist. It's to make it harder to find me. As for no news of this reaching anyone... Do you really think he would ever admit that a 'monkey' hurt him?" Gohan asked.
Celipa nodded, "Frieza is an arrogant bastard. He would never admit that." She said.
It was then that Gohan noticed another saiyan pod entering the atmosphere. "It appears that Bardock has decided to join us." Gohan said causing everyone to look up.
Toma smiled as the pod landed a few miles from their location. Out from the pod emerged an anxious Bardock ready for battle, and some answers. When he surveyed the devastation he chuckled to himself.
"They ploughed right through this one. It seems like I've taught those knuckle heads a few things about fighting." Bardock said with amusement. His scouter began to beep, "Yup, they're still here, probably still celebrating, the lousy bums." Bardock finished just before he took off and blasted towards their location.
When Bardock landed before his crew they all gathered around him and started to talk all at once but he wasn't paying them any attention. He was staring right at Gohan, trembling.
"Bardock? What's wrong?" Toma asked and followed his gaze to Gohan, "Do you know this person?"
"Y-You can't be... from my vision... what is going on here!?" Bardock exclaimed to himself.
"Bardock, are you alright?" Celipa asked in concern. "What vision? What are you talking about?"
"That saiyan… is my grandson..." Bardock said in shock.
Celipa exchanged confused glances with Toma. Borgos and Totepo were completely lost and decided to sit back and let the others figure out what was going on first. "Bardock? Did you hit your head on something upon impact?" Celipa asked in concern.
Gohan sighed, he knew now why Bardock looked and felt so familiar. "I told you I'm the son of a third class warrior. My father's name is Goku; well that's his human name. His saiyan name is Kakkarot." Gohan said.
Bardock shook his head, "No... you can't be real. This doesn't make any sense. How can you be the son of my son? He's only a few days old!" Bardock said confusedly to himself.
Gohan shrugged, "I'm not to sure on that part. I was attempting to go super again but I failed. The resulting power that was unleashed tore reality apart and I guess I was sucked through one of the rifts. Although I have no idea how it exactly happened, I was a little distracted at the time." Gohan answered. Suddenly his eyes widened, "I see now... perhaps THAT'S why I can't access my full power. I might still be recovering from the travel through space and time."
"This is a little to much to take in." Celipa said as she held her head. She felt a migraine coming on.
Suddenly Gohan's eyes widened as he remembered something, "Didn't Dadoria say something about Frieza exterminating the saiyans?" Gohan said in a panic.
Five pairs of eyes widened in surprise and horror. "We have to get back and warn the others!" Bardock said.
The others nodded and soon they were all racing towards their pods. Figuring out what exactly was going on could be saved for later. Right now, they had their home to save.
To be continued...
A/N: I may have gotten Totepo and Borgos mixed up but just bare with me. It's a minor mistake of no consequence so just let it pass. I may have even gotten some of their names wrong. It all depends on what you go off: the Japanese subtitles, American dubbing, or the manga. The names differ in each. Don't think they even have names in the manga.
A/N: About scouters, they SHOULD have blown, but they didn't because it's my story, it's another minor thing, so don't worry about it. I needed the numbers to show that Gohan hasn't fully recovered from his little... excursion. He's not just going to romp through the Aeesu-jins like they were nothing but rag dolls. That would make life too easy for him. And yes I AM getting Frieza's racial name from Contradicting Mission but it doesn't matter. She can only copy write the context, not the name and I have no plan on copying her idea of the Aeesu-jin home world or it's social structure. I just used the name because it's the best one I've found.