A soft breeze passed through the forest, carrying the smoke to the clouded sky. Lifeless bodies were scattered all over the place, but that didn't seem to bother the Saiyans. The strong and ruthless warriors took their time to rest and treat their wounds. While some were recovering from the previous battle, the Saiyan prince minded his own business and chewed on a piece of meat. Lying near the flame-haired prince was Nappa whose loud snoring scared the animals away. Nappa's snoring didn't seem to bother Vegeta who simply glared forward as he continued to eat an arm of a soldier.

Several meters away from the elite warriors, Kakarot was treating his son's injured leg. His wild hair swayed on the breeze as he applied some green ooze on Gohan's wound. The child snorted quietly upon feeling a sting, but that was it. Kakarot smirked as he rose from the ground and moved away. He threw away the remains so he could pick up the wood.

The young Saiyan walked back and threw the wood in the fire. As he sat on a toppled tree, he took a purple fruit from the ground and ate it. His black orbs shifted to Gohan whose stomach suddenly released a loud rumble. Kakarot closed his eyes and glanced forward, in the direction of the battlefield. While he stared at the rotting corpses in the distance, his tail seized another fruit. The fuzzy tail moved behind his back only to hand over the fruit to his son.

While his son ate the fruit, Kakarot's eyes slowly shifted to the left. He was careful, he didn't want the Saiyan prince to find out he was staring at him. A single drop of sweat slid down his bruised cheek as he observed Vegeta. He was able to feel it, the dark and powerful energy surrounding the flame-haired elite. It was unreal, he never felt anything like that before. His blood was boiling. He wanted to see all that power unleashed.

Kakarot couldn't but imagine how he would fare against Vegeta. The mere thought of that caused his entire body to tremble with excitement. However, he was well aware the Saiyan prince would dismantle him within ten seconds. Kakarot released a soft chuckle as he looked away. There was nothing he could do now, but that would change. He was sure of that.

The wild-haired warrior quickly snapped out of his day-dream when he heard footsteps. He glanced to the right and saw his older brother emerge from the forest, carrying a large animal. His eyes never moved away from the long-haired Saiyan who already peeled off the fur from the creature.

Raditz tossed the animal in the fire and dropped on the ground. "Both of you, eat." Was all he said as he tore a piece of meat.

Gohan didn't make a move until his father did so. "Humph, not bad..." The half-Saiyan child took a bite and chewed on the juicy meat and quietly listened to the conversation between his father and uncle.

"What do you think, how many bugs are left? I want to leave this mudball by tomorrow."

The long-haired warrior swallowed the piece of meat before replying. "Who knows! But it shouldn't take more than a day, maximum two to erase their entire species." Raditz reached for a big leaf and drank the water from it. "They're a bunch of weaklings, the only thing they have are numbers which shouldn't pose a problem anymore." He wiped out the drops of water from his chin and continued to eat.

Kakarot responded with a nod. "Oh, so you also figured out they're incapable of flying." He took another piece of meat and resumed talking. "We can just attack from the sky and get things over. I thought it'd be more interesting..." For his first mission, he was quite disappointed.

Raditz quickly caught up on that and grunted. "Tch, don't get ahead of yourself! Don't forget, we have to meet Freeza after this!" Drops of sweat rolled over his forehead as he imagined what kind of punishment they are going to get.

The young warrior closed his eye as he sank his teeth into the meat and pushed. "Yeah, yeah, I know." Kakarot nonchalantly answered to his brother. "Why are you even afraid? His punishment will only make us stronger. That's a neat way to cheat and increase our strength." Unlike his older brother, he wasn't afraid to meet Freeza.

He couldn't believe how his brother approached the situation. "Kakarot, I advise you to shut up!" Raditz's scowl forced the younger Saiyan to stop eating and look in his direction. "You'll realize how wrong you're once you come face to face with that pink bastard." He hated how freely his brother talked about some things.

The two glared at each other for almost a minute until they heard a voice. "Raditz, bring them here!" Upon hearing Vegeta's voice, Raditz tossed away the bone and together with his brother and nephew approached Nappa and the Saiyan prince.

While Nappa yawned and moved his head left and right, Vegeta observed the other warriors. "We'll split into two groups. Raditz and Kakarot, you'll head west and work from there. The brat's going with us, I want to see what's he capable of." Vegeta's dark and serious eyes fell on Gohan who glared at the prince.

Raditz first glanced at his brother, trying to find any hint of disagreement, however, there was none. "Of course, we'll get to it right away, Vegeta." He tapped his brother's shoulder so the younger man would follow.

His eyes were locked on the shorter Saiyan for a couple of seconds. "Hm, you'll be surprised by his performance, I guarantee that." Vegeta didn't respond at all, unlike Nappa who chuckled at that.

Kakarot turned around and approached his son. "Be careful. Relay on your senses and the area around you. Show them you're a real warrior!" The seriousness in his voice didn't fall on deaf ears.

"Yes, father!"

Gohan approached the new Saiyans and continued to glare at them. "Hehe, look at this little runt. He's got fire in his eyes, I like it!" Nappa laughed as he lowered down and stared at the boy while Vegeta just turned around.

The Saiyan prince adjusted his gloves before he took off in the sky. "Let's go and get this mission over with." On his order, both Nappa and Gohan followed, leaving the brothers alone.

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They were in the air for almost an hour already. While his brother ate a fruit, Raditz observed the ground. His finger rested on the scouter as he tried to find any energy signal. The yellow letters on the small screen forced him to stop. He extended an arm and made his younger brother halt as well. Both of them looked down and saw a city. Just as they thought, the population was quite big, but nothing a pair of Saiyans couldn't handle.

Without wasting any unnecessary time, Raditz lifted a hand and fired a ki blast. "Kakarot, finish off those who escaped the explosion!" The pinkish light illuminated their faces until it reached the ground and exploded.

The loud explosion almost destroyed the entire city, but that didn't mean it killed all of them. Kakarot gave his brother a nod and launched himself toward the demolished city. He flew into the smoke and continued to fly until a smirk appeared on his face. The warrior swiftly moved his hands left and right, firing energy attacks non-stop. He didn't even need the scouter to locate the survivors.

He kept doing his part of the job until something caught his attention. The wild-haired Saiyan suddenly stopped. He shifted his black spheres to the left and flew in that direction. Once he emerged from the smoke, he raised an eyebrow, surprised by what he saw.

In front of him was a different looking bug. Its skin was grey and the size much bigger than the rest. "Ho, this could be interesting..." His quiet remark was heard by the native who hissed at him. "I can't understand a thing you say. Come, let's see if you can make this boring mission exciting!" Kakarot cracked his knuckles as he laughed.

The tall and muscular soldier dashed at Kakarot who did the same. He ducked and avoided a punch. From below, Kakarot wanted to uppercut the enemy, but surprisingly enough, the soldier backed away. Seeing that, a grin appeared on Kakarot's face. He spun around and kicked the soldier, however, it was blocked. His leg was held firmly by the bug who roared and lifted the Saiyan. Kakarot was heading toward the ground, but before he was smashed against it, he put both hands down. The momentum helped Kakarot to smash the soldier into the ground instead.

Because of the force behind the impact, Kakarot levitated in the air. "Not bad, let's see how long you can last!" The young warrior closed his right fist tightly and crashed it against the bug's cranium.

He pulled his other fist up, ready to barrage the bug with his punches when he received a hit. "Gahh!" Kakarot was forced to jump away.

When he landed several meters away from the soldier, he placed a hand over his rib cage. He was able to tell a bone or two was broken, but that only made this more fun. Once the grey soldier was up, Kakarot growled and rushed at him.

He went in with another punch, but that was just a diversion. The soldier lifted both arms to block, but Kakarot jumped over him. He curled his fingers around the bug's head and pulled him toward the solid ground. The creature was half-way there but strongly fought back. Their muscles bulged as they fought, until the soldier swung his arm, forcing Kakarot to let go. The Saiyan immediately dropped on the ground and kicked the soldier's legs, throwing him off balance. Kakarot appeared in front of the citizen and delivered four fast punches to the gut, an elbow to the face and finished off with a kick over the head.

While he slowly lowered his leg, the soldier fell on the ground. "Hmph, barely good enough for a decent warm-up." Kakarot turned away and went on to kill anyone that survived the explosion.

Meanwhile, Raditz already went on and reached another city. The long-haired warrior left knowing Kakarot would be fine on his own. After all, the younger Saiyan sought a challenge so if there even was any, he was on his own. Raditz observed the creatures on the ground and simply grinned. It looked as if they were fully aware of what was going on, even better.

The Saiyan lifted both arms to the sky. Pink electricity surrounded his muscular arms and hands. Above his palms, the energy shifted and morphed into shining orbs. The warrior smirked as he looked down. His eyes reflected the fear, anger, and terror from the bugs who tried to shut him down.

Raditz pulled both arms down and yelled. "DOUBLE SUNDAY!" The powerful ki blasts erupted from his hands and headed toward the city with high speed. His long hair waved and was even lifted above him because of the incredible force he unleashed.

The entire city was consumed by the pink light which shortly after changed into a darker color. Everything was destroyed or pulverized by the energy attack. The Saiyan's attack left a giant hole and ruins.

He pushed the button on his scouter and waited for a few seconds. "Hn, there's a few survivors... I guess a swift and merciful death isn't enough for them!" Raditz laughed as he flew toward the ground, eager to finish them off.

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At the same time, on the other side of the world loud and bright explosions illuminated the surface of the planet. The might Saiyan warrior Nappa was having the time of his life. He was left in charge of eradicating the people of planet Tritek, something he was happy to do. The man only lifted two fingers and caused massive destruction. While he was having fun going from one city to another, killing and destroying, the Saiyan prince was left alone with Gohan.

Neither said a word, they waited for the bald Saiyan in silence. Vegeta would occasionally glance at the little half-breed and that was it. He was somewhat interested to see if the stories were true. Having another full-blooded Saiyan in their ranks could be beneficial for him, but a hybrid? Maybe it would be more troublesome than useful.

He lifted his head when he noticed the boy was looking at the sky. The super-elite wondered why, until his scouter warned him of an incoming power level. He knew it was Nappa, but how did the boy know since his scouter was missing? Vegeta narrowed his eyes and completely ignored the older warrior who just landed.

"Well, that was fun!" Nappa's laugh lasted for a few seconds as he dropped something or rather someone on the ground. "I tried to look for high power levels, but I only found this guy." The huge warrior pointed at the bug who was lying unconscious.

Vegeta bounced off the wall and approached his companion. "And what's his power level?" The flame-haired Saiyan observed the unmoving creature. "I hope you didn't kill the ugly pest." He shot a glare in Nappa's direction as he said that.

The warrior snickered as he pulled his leg back. "Nope, but this will wake him up!" He kicked the unmoving creature, but only strong enough to force him to wake up. "This guy's power level was around 1 020. Are you sure you want him to fight the runt?" Nappa looked at the kid who didn't like how he was called.

Vegeta didn't bother to respond, instead, he approached the creature who hissed at him. "Listen, I'm giving you a chance to live. If you manage to kill that brat, I'll grant you freedom! Do you understand, freak?" His menacing eyes and dangerously low voice frightened the poor soldier while Nappa just chuckled.

The soldier was covered in cold sweat. Even though he didn't speak their language, he was able to understand what was going on. He shifted his yellow eyes around and saw a small, black-haired boy standing across him.

"Huh, he actually figured out what to do." Nappa was surprised. He moved his eyes away from the bug and called the half-breed. "Hey, runt! You're going to fight this guy to death. Try not to die on your first mission, hehe!" The bald warrior leaned against the wall and waited for the battle to start.

Vegeta sat on the stone and crossed his arms. "Go, entertain us!" A wicked smirk appeared on the warrior's face for the first time. "Let's see if you're truly a Saiyan like us, brat!" His gaze fixated on Kakarot's son all the time.

He didn't like how they treated him like a toy for their amusement. However, he would show them just how strong he was, force them to look at him differently. Gohan shifted to a battle stance and focused on his opponent. He clenched his teeth and closed his tiny hands into tight fists. Before the creature made the first move, the little half-Saiyan attacked.

The boy moved fast and closed the distance quickly. He was in front of his opponent and tried to land a kick, but it was dodged. A strong punch forced him to ricochet off the ground, but that didn't slow him down. He back-flipped and propelled himself at the soldier. His fist clashed with the bug's guard, but that didn't stop him. He continued and tried to break the guard, but the soldier suddenly jumped. The boy immediately took a step back and avoided a kick.

Gohan seized the leg and spun around. Once he released the hold and the soldier was sent flying, the hybrid fired a ki blast. His energy attack reached the target pretty fast, but the bug already regained composure. The tall soldier put both hands forward, successfully blocking Gohan's blast. However, that was exactly what the boy wanted.

He appeared behind the creature and kicked him behind the head. The soldier cried in pain, but Gohan didn't care. Kakarot's son wanted to deliver another shot, but the bug leaned forward and struck him in the gut. The boy lost all the air and even coughed some blood. His small body fell on the floor, leaving him wide open.

The boy tried to catch some air, but his senses alerted him of danger. Before he was stomped, Gohan released a grunt. His hands started to glow and the blast he fired against the ground blew him away from the enemy.

Gohan landed several meters away from the soldier who because of his little maneuver fell on the floor. He gritted his teeth and with a shout charged at the enemy who just got up.

As the boy and the bug continued to fight, the Saiyans observed everything from the sidelines. "Vegeta, the runt's power level... It's increasing as the fight drags on." Nappa didn't know what to make of it, he was sure his scouter was having a malfunction.

Vegeta followed the boy's movements all the time. "It seems Raditz's report was right. The brat has some potential and he's capable of raising his power level at will. However, will he survive..." Just as the Saiyan prince said that both he and Nappa lifted their heads as Gohan flew into the sky.

Gohan held tightly to the bug's waist as he soared higher. He swirled through the clouds and with high speed flew towards the ground. The boy released a loud yell as the aura surrounded his little body. He gained even more speed and in only a couple of seconds crashed against the ground. The impact lifted the dust and forced Nappa to shield his eyes while Vegeta remained unfazed.

Once the dust cleared away, it revealed the half-Saiyan standing above the unmoving creature. He stared at it, with laborious breathing until his tail twitched. Gohan jumped away, avoiding a surprise attack. The moment his boot touched the ground, he hurled at the bleeding creature. He placed both hands near his right hip as he closed the distance.

A blue light shined between his hands as he approached the wounded soldier who lifted a fist. "KA-ME-HA-ME-HAAA!" He was faster. The boy placed both hands forward and fired a point-blank ki blast before the creature could punch him.

The boy dropped on his knees, completely out of energy. Sweat dripped on the ground from his chubby face while the creature's body remained still. He was barely able to lift his head when he heard footsteps. His body was suddenly hoisted by the bald Saiyan.

"Hehe, nice work! Guess our Saiyan blood flows strongly inside of you! Might be of some use after all!"

While Nappa laughed and carried the boy, Vegeta just stared at the body on the ground. He pointed a finger at it and killed it. "Enough, Nappa!" The older male immediately shut up and turned around. "Just plant the Saibamen and get them to work. You can join them as well, just get over it fast! I want to leave this wretched place as soon as possible!" With that being said, Vegeta took off in the sky while Nappa followed quietly.

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Until next chapter, bye!