--A lot of things that happened in the series did not happen in this particular timeline. The Earthlings know little of space travel. They have no idea that Piccolo is from another planet. They have no idea that Goku is of an alien race. The Saiyan saga never happened. And the whole Frieza thing never happened. They did, however have to fight the androids because that was based on Earth. The whole Majin Buu thing was half alien and half earth, so I omitted that too.

Tyranny and Mutation

Chapter 3

--Earth...

Things were quiet on Planet Earth. A little too quiet for two high school upstarts. The two had always heard stories of how the world had to be saved from some threat or another. Things just weren't like that now. The planet had become peaceful for over 20 years and there seemed to be nothing of interest on the horizon. At least not for these two particular youths.

Goten - He was a popular junior in high school. His popularity at school came from the fact that he had won the Teen World Martial Arts Tournament several times. He was very polite and respectful for the most part, though he seemed somewhat naive from time to time. He was not a big fan of school, but he was devoted to his family and he loved to hang out with his niece, Pan.

Pan - She too was very popular at the school because she got runner up at the Teen World Martial Arts Tournaments and because her grandfather was the great Mr. Satan. She stayed in trouble at both home and school, but it was all a big adventure to her. The more trouble she could get into, the better. Her mind was a little 'out there' sometimes and she was often times called reckless.

Seventeen-year-old Goten tossed his backpack onto the floor beside the door, then flopped down on the sofa. "Man, I hate school. It's so boring," he whined.

Pan, age 16, tossed her backpack on top of his and sighed. "You're telling me this like I don't know. Nothing interesting ever happens anywhere." She put her hands on her hips and frowned. "You know what would be cool?"

"No, what?" Goten asked, not really sounding interested in what she had to say.

"If some secret androids or something were being built in an underground lab someplace," Pan told him. "Then we'd have something to do."

"Yeah, but that's happened already, remember?" Goten said. "My dad and brother always talk about that stuff."

"Well, if there was, like, a more secret underground lab where more advanced androids were being kept, that would be really cool," Pan went on.

Goten sighed loudly. "Face it, Pan. There's just nothing to do. Our parents took care of all the problems we could ever face. And now there's nothing to do but sit and listen to them talk about the old days."

Pan frowned. "No pint-sized loser trying to become emperor of the world. No oversized corporation trying to take over the world. No evil King Piccolo trying to rule the world. No underground labs filled with androids that wanna fight it out just for the fun of it." She shook her head.

As she spoke, there came a knock on the door.

"That's just all there is to it," Goten continued for her. "The only thing we have to look forward to is those lame Teen World Martial Arts Tournaments. And we always know that we'll be the strongest there. I can't believe they won't even let us fight the adults. I thought once they made the kids' division that would be as far as they would go."

Pan frowned as she went to the door. "That's no fun. I can't believe that no one in the whole world trains enough to get as strong as we are. It's kinda sad when you think about it."

When Pan opened the door, she saw a young man around her age with lavender hair standing there with a girl, also around her age, with turquoise hair. They looked very much alike, and so Pan simply assumed they were siblings.

:Who are these people? I've never seen them before: Pan thought as she eyed Trunks for a while. :This guy sure is hot.: She smiled to herself. "Just a second," she said aloud to the newcomers. "Hey, Uncle Goten, it's for you!"

"Who is it?" Goten asked from his seat on the sofa.

"How should I know? I don't keep up with who your friends are," Pan told him as she made her way toward one of the chairs in the living room. "I've never seen them before."

Goten walked to the door and looked at the visitors strangely.

The girl tapped the boy on the shoulder and held up a piece of paper to him. "It's him," she said.

Goten gave the siblings a confused look. "Um, do I know you?"

The boy at the door took the paper the girl had. "This guy would have aged by now," he whispered to the girl. He looked at Goten. "Excuse us. My sister and I--"

"--are exchange students," the girl interrupted.

Goten just stared at Bra as she spoke. :She's beautiful...: he thought.

The boy looked at the girl strangely.

"We're foreign exchange students," the girl went on. "We were in the area..." She looked as though she didn't know what to say.

"We were in the area because we saw this article. We're huge fans of...fighting and we really wanted to meet this guy. Do you know him?" the strange young male asked, holding up a piece of paper with a picture of Goku on it.

It seemed to be a news article from when Goku won the World Martial Arts Tournament. Goten looked at it for a long time. "That's my dad. But this article is so old... Who are you?"

The boy shook his head. "Oh, I'm sorry. My name is Trunks Vegeta. This is my sister--"

The girl interrupted him again. "Bra Vegeta. My name is Bra Vegeta." She smiled up at Goten and held out her hand for a shake. "Pleased to meet you."

"Oh, hi. My name is Goten Son. The girl who answered the door was my niece, Pan Son," Goten introduced. He shook Bra's hand and smiled back at her. "Please come in."

Trunks and Bra stepped into the house and looked around like they'd never seen anything like it before. They just walked and looked silently.

Pan had taken over Goten's sofa and watched as the two newcomers looked around the house. "Did you say that you don't know those guys, Uncle Goten?"

Goten nodded to Pan. "They're foreign exchange students. Bra and Trunks Vegeta..." He looked back at their guests. "Excuse me, Vegetas. You seem a little lost. Where are you from?"

"We're from a far away place. A very far away place. You've probably never heard of it," Trunks said slowly. He stopped walking around the living room and looked Goten and Pan over. "I'm sorry we barged in like this. We only just arrived today. My little sister was just so excited about meeting the World Martial Arts Tournament champion."

Bra looked at her brother quickly, then looked at Goten and smiled. "I wouldn't mind entering a little competition like that myself."

Goten was a little stunned by the look Bra gave him. :Is she flirting with me:

Trunks looked at Bra out of the corner of his eye.

Pan hopped up from the sofa and walked over to Bra. "Entering the World Martial Arts Tournament? You?" She laughed a little. "Are you sure you know what you're talking about getting involved in? I mean, it's not a beauty competition. It's for fighters."

Bra frowned and folded her arms across her chest. "Excuse me?"

Trunks smiled and put his hand on Bra's shoulder. "Don't you worry about my little sis. She's been sparring with me for a long time. She's a lot stronger than she looks. She handles herself pretty well in a fight."

Goten looked Bra over. "Well, there's really only one way to find out. There's a Teen World Martial Arts Tournament coming up next weekend. Maybe both of you can enter. It'd be nice to fight someone new."

Pan giggled. "Yeah." She felt for their powers. "Hey. Maybe one of these guys can knock you off the top since I can't seem to do it. Feels like they're pretty strong."

Bra and Trunks looked at each other, confused.

Goten honed in on their life energies as well. "You're right. This may be a pretty good tournament after all." He looked toward the kitchen where their parents most likely were. "I guess I should introduce you to the man you came here to meet."

--in the kitchen...

Goku - He was the ever-smiling, lovable hero. He always ate more than even the hungriest of men. He loved nothing more than fighting, except maybe his wife, ChiChi. Everything he ever did was for her and their children whether any of them realized it or not. Even when he was training his eldest son to fight against the androids and Cell, he had them in mind.

ChiChi - She seemed hot-headed most of the time, but it was just a defensive mechanism. She was a very family-oriented kind of woman who had an undying love for her husband. And though she loved her husband with all her heart, she always put her children and grandchild first. Their education and well-being were always her main priority.

Gohan - He was Goku and ChiChi's first born son. He ended up being a scholar just like his mother had always wanted. When the president of Capsule Corp's daughter disappeared a while back, it became necessary to find a suitable replacement. And due to his academic record, he was more than qualified. He became president of Capsule Corp. He loved his wife, Videl and his daughter, Pan.

Videl - A former tomboy, she was the intelligent and humble wife of Gohan. She used to take care of things around the house, but once their only child started growing up, she began to work at Capsule Corp. Her relationship with Pan was a bit shaky. Anyone could tell that Pan was a daddy's girl and was also a bit of a tomboy, just like she used to be.

The four adults were sitting at the kitchen table talking when the four teenagers entered.

"Hi, kids," Goku greeted, being the first to notice them. "Back from school already?"

Videl, Gohan and ChiChi turned to the kids. All eyes were on the two strangers.

"Oh," Pan said. "You're probably wondering who these two are." She pointed to each of them. "This is Bra Vegeta and this is Trunks Vegeta. They're exchange students." She walked over to her father and put her hands on his shoulders.

"That's Pan's dad and my brother, Gohan. Beside him is Pan's mom, Videl. And these are my parents, Goku and ChiChi," Goten introduced.

"Hi," Bra uttered shyly. She smiled at them.

Trunks waved to everyone. "It's a pleasure to meet all of you." He looked at Bra.

"Oh," Bra said. She stepped forward and was about to say something, but she was interrupted.

"You know, there's something about you that looks really familiar," ChiChi told the siblings.

Bra and Trunks looked confused.

"You know, now that you mention it, they do kinda look familiar," Goku said.

"Where did you say you were from?" Gohan asked.

"Um, a very...well, not many people know this place. It's...," Bra began.

Trunks sighed. "You've probably never even heard of it."

Gohan looked at them strangely. "Try me."

--End Chapter 3--

--Our hero and heroine have to explain themselves somehow. What does the future hold for the brother and sister from outer space?