The Home I Never Knew

What kind of life would Goku have had if the planet Vijita had not been destroyed and he had destroyed Earth? Would he have still destroyed Freeza? Or would he be dubbed the low-class Saiyan that would never amount to anything? Most of all, would his father accept him over his older and more powerful brother Raditz?

Some things may surprise you...

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Chapter One: Adopted

It was chilly in the space pod. Of course it was even colder outside but a little baby just over six months old wouldn't know that. Nor had he seen what space looked like. The baby slept soundly now with his brown furry tail lay curled around his chubby feet. He would be sleeping for some time. Another six months at least. He had left his home world six months before, just two days after he was born. He was sent to Earth, a planet full of life,with people who had never known if there was truly other life out there and never bothered with the ones who did come and made themselves home. They were a truly innocent race of people. They only bickered amongst themselves about their own affairs. They had no idea that a small child would end their existance and wipe all the inhabitants off the face of the Earth. That was his mission. Then he would return home. Home...where he belonged with his people, the Saiyans.

The console suddenly beeped and a mechnical voice spoke,

"Prepare for crash landing."

The space pod began to shutter and increase in temperture as it passed into the planet's atmosphere. The baby stirred. The small space craft continued to shake and increase in temperture. The temperture was now above a hundred degrees and too unconfortable for the baby to keep sleeping. He woke up from his long nap and upon hearing all the noise the ship was now making, he began to cry. He could not interpret, let alone prepare for the crash landing.

"3, 2, 1..."

The space pod suddenly came to hault as it smashed into the forest floor pushing the land around down and out as a giant crater was formed around it. The baby stopped crying, not because all the noise had stopped, but because he could see through the porthole.

It was daytime here and at the moment all the little Saiyan could see was the underneath layers of dirt within the crater. His natural curiouity and premature want to explore the outside world, beckened him to go and look around. The space pod door finally opened. He laughed at seeing the door open even though was anything to laugh about. He was glad the door had opened. He crawled out of the pod and dawdled around it for some time, giving it a light hit here and a tap there. At one point he tried to eat the metal, but of course he didn't like it and spit it out. He went back to the front of the pod and crawled back in. He wanted to go back to sleep, but that sleep-would never come. He sat there in the pod for a good hour before his small, yet sensitive ears heard something coming toward him. He did not budge nor did he feel like it. He could see an old man with a walking cane and a brown travel bag that he carried around. The baby did not see this thing as threatening so he began to make noises. He began to babble and clap his hands and just generally making a lot of noise. Of course the old man had already seen him and started to climb down the crater to him. He had gotten a big surprise when he saw the little baby in the pod.

"Look! Oh my Goodness! A little boy. What are you doing way out here little fellow?"

The old man picked him up. The tail drooped down from underneath. The old man noticed it and began to laugh.

"Whatta you know! A tail! Strange fellow, don't worry, I'm little odd myself...believe or not."

The baby suddenly gave him a little kick to his cheek.

"Oh my! You're a little stinker aren't you? Goodness. You should take it easy on me. I'm old enough to be your grandpa ya know."

He stared at the infant for a fews moments thinking up a name for the child.

"Hmm, lets see...Aah! Yes! I think I know what to call you until I found out where you belong little fella. Look. How about I call you Goku?"

The baby began to laugh trying to reach for him.

"Oh, you like that huh? All right then, Goku it is!"

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Short chapter, long story. Don't worry, it'll get better. Plz R&R! No flaming would be very much appreciated! Some of you may recognize this ending of the Bardock Special. I figured that would be the best place to start. In this story there are a number of changes. You will find out along the way what those changes are if you haven't already figured at least some of them from the summery...