Summary: Vegeta asks Jari about the cloak and how he got it, and if he and his sister are Sayans. Jari has a flashback about his father.

Disclaimer: I still do not own DragonballZ/GT

Chapter 2: The flashback and Cloak

Piccolo and Jari Landed at the lookout about ten minutes after they left the park.

"What is this place" Jari asked Piccolo looking around. "Is it your hospital?" he was now looking up at Piccolo.

"You could say that." Answered Piccolo. "Here, hand me the girl. I'll take her to my 'Medic' and get her cured" Jari hesitated for a moment, but then he realized that Piccolo was his only hope.

"Fine." Said Jari levitating up to Piccolo's height. He handed him his sister.

"OK. Now let's take her to Dende" Piccolo said taking her.

"Dende? Is he you medic?" Piccolo didn't answer Jari he just ran to the center of the lookout with Jari running behind him.

"Dende!" Piccolo yelled. Another green man---though he looked younger than Piccolo---walked to them.

"Piccolo? What is it? What's wrong?" Asked Dende as Piccolo and Jari ran towards him.

"This girl here is sick. She needs your help!" Piccolo answered him and handed him Len Sta. Taking her, Dende realized something horrible.

"My goodness! This child is burning up with fever! Piccolo she's dying!" At his words, Jari felt his life being sucked out of him. He fell to his knees and tears filled his eyes.

"No. Please," he whispered "You have to save her!" he was now yelling "She can't die! She's all I have left!" Jari's fist hit the floor and he began to glow blue.

Piccolo's eyes widen with fear. He felt the boy's power level go incredibly high. Higher than his. Higher than he had ever felt before.

"Dende! Cure her now!" demanded Piccolo. Dende, who was just as frightened as Piccolo, quickly snapped out of his trance. He placed his hands over Len Sta and cured her quickly and she opened her eyes.

When she saw Dende, she quickly became scared. Noticing that, Dende quickly spoke to her.

"It's ok, I won't hurt you, and you're cured now. Please stop you brother." He pointed at Jari who hadn't noticed that she was cured.

Len Sta stared at her brother who was glowing blue. "Jari, I'm ok now. You don't have to cry." She said to him

"Len Sat?" The blue glowing around him began to desist. "You OK!" he tackled her with a hug and sobbed loudly into her hair.

"Dende," said Piccolo "his power level is extremely low now. It's not even noticeable!"

"Who are these children Piccolo?" Dende asked Staring at them

"I don't know" Piccolo answered. "I just don't know"

Seconds later, Goku used instant transmission and landed at the lookout with Vegeta.

"Piccolo!" Goku yelled running towards him. "What was that huge power level just now?"

Piccolo didn't answer. He just stared at Jari not taking his eyes off of them. When Dende noticed that Piccolo wasn't going to answer Goku, he did.

"This boy did Goku" Dende pointed at Jari "He thought his sister was going to die and he went ballistic! Then his power was surging!"

"What?" yelled Vegeta. "You mean to tell me that this brat's power level was as high as Kararot's when he defeated Buu?" He stared at the boy who was now beginning to calm down.

"Just for a second, but, yes." Piccolo answered.

"Jari, that man said Kakarot" Len Sta whispered into her brother's ear. Jari stopped crying and turned towards Goku and Vegeta.

"Kakarot?" Jari said as he wiped his tears on his arms. He then stared up at Goku. "Is your name really……"---- Jari had a flashback. In his flashback, he as in his room at his house.

Five Years ago:

Little four year old Jari got out of his bed and walk down the hall to the kitchen to make himself some breakfast. On the way there, he decided to stop by his mother's room to see if she was awake yet. He opened his mother's door and looked in only to find her still asleep. But next to her also sleeping was a man that Jari had never seen before. He didn't pay any attention to it and he closed the door quietly not wanting to wake his mother or her companion.

Jari went to the kitchen and made himself some breakfast. He ate it and then stared coloring a picture. He was almost finished when the man stormed out of his mothers room and entered the area where he was at. His mother entered the room quickly afterward.

"Wait, where are you going?" Jari heard his is mother ask the man.

"I am sorry Shinikita," said the man "But I cannot stay"

"Well, where are you going?" she asked again

"….After Kakarot." He answered.

"Will you ever come back?"

"….No" he then looked at Jari who was looking at them the entire time. "So you're Jari huh?" after those words he left with out even waiting for a reply. When he left his mother started to cry. Something Jari hated to see.

"Mother?" Jari asked "Why are you crying" she looked over at her son.

"Oh it's nothing Jari" she answered wiping her tears

"Well, who was that man?"

His mother stared at him a while before answering " Jari, that man, was….you father"

"My father?" Jari said in disbelief. "You and everyone else told me he was dead"

"We all thought he was dead. I thought he was dead! But he came by last night and I didn't want to wake you and…." She stopped talking and stared at the door.

Silence

"Mother" Jari said breaking the silence "Who is Ka-ker-ot" he tried to pronounce the name he heard his father say. At the name, his mother fell to her knees and began to cry.

"Kakarot? Kakarot is a horrible man! A horrible, horrible man!" she wept into her hands. Not wanting to see his mother cry, he ran into his bedroom and locked the door.

End Flashback

"What did you say?" Goku asked Jari. Unable to speak, he just stared up at Goku. Then Len Sta spoke up.

"What's you name?" She asked Goku.

"My name's Goku!" he said smiling. He knelt down to her level. "What's your name?"

She smiled back at him "My name is Len Sta." she answered

"Len Sta huh? Well that's such a pretty name for such a cute little girl." She gave him a big smile as he patted her on the head. "And what your name?" he asked Jari.

"Uh…my name's Jari." He answered Goku. "What's your name again?"

"Huh? Oh, Goku. My name is Goku. So how old are you guys?"

"I'm four years old." Len Sta said holding up four fingers.

Goten and Trunks just arrived at the look out. Trunks was very dirty and he still wore no shirt. They both started to walk toward the group.

"Uh, I'm 9" Jari said

"Oh so that was why you were able to beat me. You're a whole year older than me" said Trunks catching what Jari had just said. Jari's eyes were still red from crying but his face was dry. He then looked at Trunks hatefully.

"No, that's not why. You're just so weak it's pathetic." Jari said simply. He then turned back to Goku.

"What did you say you loser!" Trunks turned Super Sayan and went after Jari but was stopped by a yell from his father.

"Trunks! Stop it! Leave him alone for now!" yelled Vegeta

"But dad---"

"No! I said leave the brat alone!" he demanded. Trunks turned back to normal and took a few steps back.

Jari took his eyes off of Goku and Looked at Piccolo

"Sir, what is your name?" Jari asked him.

"Piccolo" he said simply

"Well Sir Piccolo, I thankyou for saving my sisters life" Jari stuck out his hand towards Piccolo.

"Your welcome" Piccolo said grabbing his hand. As soon and they touched hands, Jari closed and they both began to glow blue. Piccolo tensed up a bit but he didn't let go of Jari's hand. Finally, Jari let go of his hand and they both stopped glowing.

Piccolo looked at both of his hands in amazement. "T-This is unbelievable! I feel so strong! Invincible even!"

"Well, yeah." Laughed Jari "You were pretty weak, but you have a good heart – a great heart even…you're not evil." He looked at the floor. "I felt that you are a good fighter, so I decided to make you stronger. As strong as your heart." He looked up at Piccolo. "Consider it thanks for saving my sister." He then turned to Dende. "I would have given you power but I sensed that you are a healer not a fighter."

Dende smiled "You are absolutely right. I'm not a fighter at all."

"In any case," Jari began "I owe you my life. Thank you again for saving my sisters life."

Dende smiled and nodded.

"Wait how strong did you make me?' Piccolo asked Jari.

"Er…well you're stronger than these two now." He Pointed at Trunks And Goten.

"What! You mean to say you made him stronger than them!" Goku asked astonished

"Yup! Well," Jari said taking his sister by the hand "Thanks again you two, but we have to get going." He levitated with his sister.

"Oh no you don't!" yelled Vegeta grabbing Jari by the leg and pulling him back down to the floor. "You're not leaving until you explain this!" Vegeta shoved the cloak that he found at the park. "This is a Sayan cloak! An elite Sayan cloak! The type my father used to wear! Now tell me how you got your filthy little hands on it"

"This cloak is---" he took the cloak away from Vegeta for a better look.

"That's Curse's cloak silly" Said Len Sta looking at the cloak. "Don't you remember Jari? He wore it all the time."

"This Cures you speak of, Is he a Sayan?" Vegeta wanted to know.

"Maybe a half Sayan, I'm not sure, I never asked him." Jari answered still looking at the cloak. "He must have covered us with it last night when he abandoned us…." He finished not realizing that he had just said the last part aloud.

"You were abandoned?" Piccolo and Goku asked together shocked.

He dropped his gaze from the cloak and looked at them in horror.

"Jari? What's a-b-an-odon?" she asked trying to pronounce the word.

"Oh-no!" Jari though "She heard me too! What can I tell her? The truth? No, the truth might crush her. And I'm not about to almost lose her again!" Jari fought with his thoughts. He decided to lie. "It's nothing Len, I was just being silly. Common let's go back to the park and play" he suggested

"Oh-no you don't! We still have things to discuss!" Vegeta demanded again. Jari looked at him then back at his sister.

"Hey Goten." Goku interrupted.

"Yeah Dad?"

"Why don't you take Len Sta and go play over there?" Goku pointed to the other side of the lookout.

"Yeah! OK daddy!" yelled Goten. He ran up to Len Sta and grabbed her hand. "Common! Let's go play." Len Sta looked at Jari.

"Jari, can I go play?"

"S-sure. Just be careful."

"I will" She said and ran off with Goten laughing. Trunks moved to go with them but Goku stopped him.

"Trunks? Can I trust you not to tell her what it means?" Goku asked.

"Maybe I will, and maybe I wont" he answered smugly.

"Well in that case, you're staying here." Said Goku.

Trunks looked at his father, who was still staring at Jari angrily.

"Dad can I go play with them." He asked as if Goku's words didn't matter.

"No! Stay here!" Vegeta answered in a mean voice. So mean, that Trunks didn't even bother asking again or begging. He just sat down on the floor and mumbled angry words to himself.

Jari then turned to the "grown ups". Vegeta spoke first.

"Tell me, are you a two also half sayans just like this 'Curse' you speak of" he demanded.

"No." Jari answered. "My mother was a half sayan and my father was a full sayan, you do the math."

"So you do have sayan blood running through you!" Vegeta said triumphantly crossing his arms.

"Yes we do"

"Wait! If you father was a full sayan, then what was his name!" Vegeta continued to demand.

Jari flinched a little before answering. "I don't know his name" he lied. Piccolo knew he was lying, but he kept to himself. "I only saw my father once five years ago for a period for no more than two minutes! I didn't ask him then for his name and I never asked anyone else for his name."

"Did he die?" Goku asked. Jari gave him a hard look.

"That's what everyone says." He answered.

"Well then who is this 'Curse' guy who abandoned you?" Piccolo asked.

"He was sort of my step dad, you can say. He and my mother started dating after Len Sta was born. He always treated my sister and me with kindness. They were not married but were about to have a baby. Then he started acting sort of 'weird' towards. Like he didn't want us around." Jari thought for a second. "Hmph, I guess my mother and him loved that unborn child more than they did us." He sat on the floor with his hands on his knees.

No one said anything to him after that. No one had the heart to. Not even Vegeta.

After a good five minutes of science, someone finally spoke up.

"Where are you living now then?" Jari looked towards the voice. It was Trunks who had asked.

"At the park I guess." Jari answered.

"You can't live there. You can stay with us!" Trunks Yelped happily. "Right dad? They can say with us? Just for a little while? Please? Please?" he pleaded with his father.

Vegeta let out a grunt and looked away.

"Yay!" Trunks Jumped into the air "that means yes!" He ran towards Goten and Len Sta. "Hey Len Sta! You and Jari are going to be living with me now!"

Jari looked up at Vegeta. He was still looking away. Jari then rested his head on his arms that were now being held up by his knees. A tear came out of each eye as he opened his mouth to talk.

"Thank you" he said to Vegeta "Thanks a lot."