Son Piccolo Part 1: Rise of Son Piccolo
Out in the forest near Mt. Paozu, a young boy plays. He almost escapes into the wilderness when his mother calls for him.
"Piccolo! Don't run off, your father will be coming home any minute now." The frail old Namekian with a cane shouts. Piccolo lets out a sigh and hurries over. As he does he can't help but display his discomfort for his minuscule clothes.
"Mom, when am I going to get some new clothes? These things were made for a four-year-old!" Piccolo continued to fuss about his traditional Chinese attire.
"Oh, Piccolo, you are a four-year-old!" Piccolo's mom begins to laugh in a crusty elderly manner while Piccolo blushes and looks away.
Just then, Goku appears from atop his flying cloud, zooming out from the horizon and toward the Son Household.
"Daddy!" the eager Piccolo shouts as he hurries toward the Sayian.
"Piccolo!" Goku hops from his cloud a few feet from his son. "Wow, look how tall you've gotten! Soon you're going to be taller than your old man!"
"Dad, I'm over seven feet tall. I think we passed that point a while ago…" Piccolo gives his father a humorless glare.
Goku chuckles and looks past his son to his wife. "Oh, Kami! I hope you're ready to serve up some tasty stew cause I got a real winner today!" Goku pulls a massive trout out of the front of his pants.
"Wow, dad! I hope you teach me how to catch a fish like that one of these days!" Piccolo jumps with excitement.
Goku rubs his son's head and with a grin tells the boy "One of these days Piccolo."
The family enjoys a moment of peace, but not for long. Goku senses it immediately and tenses up. "Piccolo, go inside with your mother."
"Huh? Daddy? What's wrong?" Just then floating down from the sky a familiar face descends.
"Raditz! My evil brother from space! I don't take it you're here for a meal." Goku prepares his battle stance.
"Oh on the contrary dear brother, I do plan to make a meal out of you!" The Saiyan nemesis touches the ground.
"Huh. That's funny, last we fought I sent you back home crying."
Raditz lets out a sinister laugh "Oh you might be able to take me on alone, but then again, who said I came alone?" Out of the bushes come two more Saiyans. The short-tempered Vegeta and the simple Nappa.
"What? No way! Grrrr! It doesn't matter how many of you come at me, I'll beat you all down!"
"Oh brother, don't be so hasty! As much as I'd like to pummel you, I was ordered to give you a chance to give up the dragon ball in peace. The one sitting on the head of that green freak of a son of yours!"
"Huh? The dragon ball? What is your master going to do with the dragon balls?!"
"Oh Kakarot you're not that dense are you? World domination of course. Once our Saiyan master has his wish nothing will stand in our way!"
"Darn you, Raditz, I'll never let that happen!"
Raditz prepares a battle stance of his own "Good!" and in an instant, all three evil Saiyans leap forth toward Goku.
"Daddy!" Piccolo attempts to rush toward his father but his mother Kami stops him
"Piccolo, your daddy can take care of this himself! It's your job to keep safe and not worry him!"
Goku blocks Raditz' incoming punch. Without a moment to spare, he jumps up to evade Vegeta's flanking kick. Above him, Nappa strikes Goku's back with a tremendous shock; It sends him crashing to the earth.
As soon as he touches ground, Goku leaps from his semi-prone posture. It allows him to dodge Raditz Ki blast. He returns his brother's attack with a blast of his own, sending Raditz flying off into a tree.
Before he can take another breath, Vegeta is upon him. Face to face, Vegeta smirks, simultaneously landing a lung collapsing blow to Goku's chest. He follows with a kick that propels Goku high, right into the clutches of Nappa.
He's quick on the combo, throwing a double overhead strike that rockets Goku back to the ground. The angry little Saiyan waiting below lands a hook, his knuckles compressing the heroic Goku's face.
"Mommy, I gotta help him! There's too many of them."
"No, Piccolo, they're too powerful, you'll only get hurt!"
Piccolo disregards his mother's words and escapes his elderly grasp. He sprints out into the battlefield at an impressive speed for a four-year-old.
"Stop hurting my daddy!" Piccolo charges headfirst and strikes Vegeta square in the back with a powerful headbutt.
"No, Piccolo! It's too dangerous!" Goku's warning has come too late.
Vegeta turns in rage to the unusually large adolescent.
"You little brat!" With a swing like thunder, Vegeta's kick sends Piccolo flying into the wall of his home, collapsing it and knocking the boy unconscious.
Upon awakening Piccolo finds a tragedy. Ash and cinders littered the ground for a mile. The battle must have gone on for quite a while. As he slowly gets his bearing the reality begins to dawn on him. The beaten and still body of his father lays before him.
"Daddy!" Piccolo rushes to his father's side. "No this can't be true! Don't be dead, daddy!"
Coughing begins from within the house. "Piccolo?"
Piccolo turns and runs back to his home. "Mommy, is that you!?"
Kami climbs out of the broken door frame wheezing. "Piccolo, they took the dragon ball!" Piccolo searches the top of his head to find nothing. "I'm sorry, Piccolo, I couldn't stop them. I couldn't protect you or your father!"
"No, don't say that mom! It's going to be okay!" Both Namekians sit against the broken home and weep. "I'll get stronger, and I'll avenge dad!"
"Oh, my dear Piccolo. I'm sorry to press this burden on you. You are the world's only hope now. You must find your father's master utop the lookout and seek his wisdom. Only then will you be able to stop that evil Saiyan. Go now Piccolo, avenge your father, and defeat Gohan!"
Piccolo clenched his fist. "Gohan? So that's the name of the mastermind behind the death of my father. Don't you worry about a thing, mom. I'll stop that villain, and I'll make him pay for everything he's done!"
Piccolo enters the remains of his wrecked home and changes into his father's spare gi. With a mission to save the world, the young hero sets out on his quest. His mother waves to him as he disappears from the horizon. The weight of the task is heavy on his mind. Who will he find waiting for him on the lookout? What trials will he face? And what terrible power does the mysterious villain Gohan possess?