"Dragonball AS: Destroyer Saga"
Chapter 3- "Son of Raditz"
By- Tiny
Gohan and the others emerged in the front yard not long after Bra informed them of what had happened, all of them curious as to what the hell was going on with these arrivals from space. The leader had claimed to be the Son men's cousin, which would make him Raditz's son, but Gohan didn't see how that was possible considering Raditz had been dead since he was five years old! The deceased Saiya-jin's son would have to be at least Gohan's age or, more likely, older than him, which could spell bad news indeed if something went wrong.
Sure enough, the Earth warriors emerged into the front yard after a short and hurried walk out of the building to see four round, metallic pods embedded in the soft dirt outside. Standing near the pods themselves were the passenger's, one for each small spacecraft, and Gohan was shocked to see that at least three of them were relatively human-like in appearance. Trunks and Goten didn't seem to recognize any of the warriors despite their humanoid figures, but to the eldest warrior in the group, some of them looked all too familiar.
The first to catch Gohan's eye, either because he was the weakest of because he was the least humanoid of the group, was most definitely a Kurudo-jin, as could be told by his build. His skin was ghastly white almost all over, though that was hard to tell from the suit of armor he was wearing other than by his exposed tail and head, but the rest of him was a sky blue coloration. He greatly resembled Frieza or Koola in their fourth forms, minus the fact that his ki wasn't pulsating with malice or anger, but it was still enough to put Gohan on edge.
Two of the others stood close together on the far corner, keeping away from their allies for some reason or another as they gazed off towards the horizon, their dark and spiky hair waving in the wind. One of them was the tallest of the bunch by far, though he still looked quite young despite that, and he towered at easily seven foot tall, rivaling the late Piccolo in stature. The other was much shorter than his counterpart, though he himself was rather tall with shoulder-length hair done in a very familiar style, though Gohan couldn't quite place it.
It was the final member of the crew, however, that threw Gohan for a loop as far as his appearance and stature went, like he was looking at a ghost that would just up and disappear at any moment. The leader of the crew was by far the oldest, as was evident by the jagged scar that ran down the side of his cheek and his more bulky build, looking a lot like a Super Saiya-jin in it's regular form. The hair was the most discernable feature, however, as it fell down to his ankles in thick spikes of white over his gray eyes, topped off with a very familiar widow's peak.
Nobody spoke a word for what seemed like an eternity as they sized each other up, everyone curious as to the other's strengths or weaknesses, and the tension in the air was thick and heavy. Surprisingly to everyone, it was the normally timid Ubuu that made the first move towards the unexpected visitors, his eyes narrowed tightly as he moved in on the others. Bra looked slightly worried for the Majin, but knew that he was quite powerful and didn't let it get to her as the dark-skinned man walked confidently up to the leader of the group.
"Are you one of my uncle's children?" the leader grumbled, "You certainly don't look like a Saiya-jin."
"That's cause I'm not, the two you want are over there," Ubuu responded, pointing over to Gohan and Goten, "But before I let you pass, I want to know why you are here and what your motives are."
"Easy Ubuu, I'll talk to this one," Gohan coughed, "Sorry about him, he's not very trusting by nature. But he does have a point, just who the hell are you guys? And why do you say you're related to my father?"
"My name is Kimuchi, the son of your uncle Raditz, and those are my crew members, who have stood by me since they were children," the white-haired Saiya-jin answered, "The two with dark hair are both Saiya-jin like us, named Apio, the grandson of Nappa, and Berge, Brolly's son, respectively. As for the Kurudo-jin, his name is Ice, a distant relative or something of Frieza's."
"Wow, I never knew Brolly had a kid, he must be strong!" Gohan laughed, "Then again, I didn't even know that Nappa had a kid, he seemed kind of old for it, but life's funny that way I guess! How did all of that happen?"
"It's a long story, one I think would be better told in a more private setting and in some more comfortable attire," Kimuchi sighed, rubbing his head, "This armor is rather cumbersome and annoying, not to mention we're all hungry..."
"We can fix that, I'll just have to call and tell everyone the party's off," Bra chimed in, "We've got clothes you guys can change into if you want as well, so why don't you just come inside?"
"We don't want to intrude miss," Apio spoke up, bowing to the aqua-haired princess, "We'll make due out on our own."
"Nonsense, you guys are friends of Gohan's cousin, so you're welcome here anytime you want!" Bra giggled, "I'll just go and make those phone calls while the robots get the clothes ready."
Everyone watched with amusement as Bra bolted off towards the house once more, calling out orders to the remaining house staff as she moved, and at least one of them favored her with a soft smile. Ubuu caught the look and snarled in the direction of the new arrivals, causing the two younger Saiya-jin to gulp, satisfying the Majin greatly as he broke out in a grin once more. Kimuchi just looked confused as to why these people were welcoming him and his crew so readily, since most places he had been ran him off like a disease, but couldn't help but smile as his cousin looked over at him.
"I guess Bra doesn't care who she's entertaining, so long as somebody's around to eat her food!" Trunks laughed, "C'mon, I'll show you guys where the stuff is at and then maybe we can hear some explanations."
"You feed us, we'll give you a freaking family tree!" Apio grumbled, "Just show us the way to the food!"
"Typical Saiya-jin," Ubuu chuckled, "Always thinking with their stomachs..."
The humans had all been disappointed when Bra had called and canceled the party, especially since they had wanted to show off the new talent, but Bra had told them something important came up and they understood. Afterwards the Saiya-jin princess had set about quickly preparing a much more sizable portion of food for the ravenous guests that had, quite literally, dropped in. After all, she was feeding not only the Saiya-jin from Earth and their families, but also for three additional Saiya-jin warriors and a very hungry Kurudo-jin.
Trunks had been quick to show the new arrivals where some clothes were to change into, which they had quite eagerly accepted as they slid into the much more comfortable Earth attire. Seeing as the Saiya-jin had all gotten clothes that were specifically suited for their anatomy, with the hole cut in the waist so that they could push their tails out. The Kurudo-jin, Ice, had had a bit more difficulty with his because of the increased thickness and length of his tail, but a quick ki expansion from Trunks had fixed any difficulties.
Ice had also been forced to wear a hat to cover up most of his head, just in case someone from the house staff should spot him, but he was a sport about it and hadn't said a word in protest. Much like his Saiya-jin allies, plus the others in the house, he had been far too preoccupied eating the first real meal he had had in months to speak at all without spitting food across the table. It made Ubuu sick to watch, not to mention the three human women at the table, but they were used to the sight by now and just shrugged it off as another meal with the Saiya-jin.
After dinner was over, Bra had ordered the robots to clear out all the dishes so that they could have a little talk with their guests, seeing as Saiya-jin didn't talk coherently when they were eating. Kimuchi looked slightly hesitant to talk, his gray eyes shifting from place to place making sure that some invisible observer wasn't present, but that was understandable. After all, he and his men had been running from something that none of the Z fighter's had any idea about, and all of them were personally anxious to know what was wrong.
"I can see you are all anxious to know what me and the guys are running from, but I know you are also most likely interesting in how we even exist," Kimuchi began, breathing out heavily, "I myself was born over forty years ago when my father, Raditz, wasn't as careful as he should have been with one of the bar maiden's on Frieza's re-fueling station. I was sent off-world to die as a half-breed but was saved by a Saiya-jin warrior named Diive, Nappa's son, and raised by him for years."
"So this guy trained you and had a kid at the same time?" Gohan asked, "Where did he find the time?"
"Just know that he did and about the time I was thirteen, Apio was born from a member of the same race as my mother," Kimuchi smiled, "As for Berge, we don't know who his mother was or what race she's from, just that he is Brolly's son and that Diive found him on a remote planet just before he was killed. And thus, we come to the dark ones..."
"These dark ones, are they the people you're running from?" Goten asked rather stupidly, "Coming to finish off what they started?"
"You might say that, but it runs deeper than that," Ice spoke up, "Diive killed one of the dark one's most treasured operatives, someone that called themselves Reaper, and they put a contract out on him and his crew. I was released from a prison the day he killed Reaper, so he knew they would be coming for him, but his pride kept him from backing down in the end."
"Ice was close to Diive, so it was especially painful when the one known as Destroyer tracked us down and killed him, giving me this scar in the process," Kimuchi sighed, running his finger over his cheek, "The rest of us have been running ever since, for almost twenty years we've run and I've had to raise these three bone-heads! As bad as Destroyer may be, his master's, the Dark Lords as we've come to call them, are by far worse."
"And that's why we came to you, for help against them," Berge said flatly, "The Dark Lords are too powerful for the four of us alone, so we needed to get help from the only source we possibly could; the families of Prince Vegeta and Kakarot."
"Just how strong are these guys?" Trunks asked, "Strong enough to take out a level three Super Saiya-jin?"
"Yes, but the Lords are far worse," Kimuchi nodded, "Their leader can actually kill a Saiya-jin at the legendary level, and has done it at least once in his unbelievably long lifetime."
"Who did they take out at that level?" Bra cocked her head to the side, "There were only two at that level. Goku's gone with Shenlong so that...leaves...oh no..."
"I'm sorry princess," Kimuchi's eyes softened, "But yes, the one the Dark Lords found out about you from was the late Prince Vegeta..."
Author's Notes: Okay, there you go people, Vegeta is dead and you've gotten a rather basic background for Kimuchi and his crew. Their individual backgrounds will be elaborated on as the story progresses, but for now that will have to hold you all over while I move on! The next chapter will focus mostly around the two elder Saiya-jin, Kimuchi and Gohan, doing a little male bonding over the only thing they know how to do; fighting! Until then, time to recognize my fans!
Draco the Destroyer: Yes, Raditz has a son and did in the original version of this story, though it happened much later on after Raditz was brought back to life by the Eternal Dragon. This time around, I didn't want to have the pure-bloods in the mix because it would make for a much more climactic struggle against the dark warriors without the strongest fighters there. That might anger fans of the original but they shouldn't worry; the pure-bloods from the last story will show up in this one, though not as main characters.
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