Here's chapter 5! Thanks to Ryo-chan wolfgirl, z-gang tormentor, Kallu, RawrzxP, gohanFanfics, Laania. Ali, Icewolf and Panxodakilla for all the reviews on chapter 4. Thanks to Panxodakilla also for the additional review on chapter 3.
Disclaimer: I don't own DBZ or any of its' characters, Akira Toriyama does!
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Gohan sat forlornly staring out at the stars and planets as they whizzed by. He 'd not said a word since the planet Arshath was left in a lifeless, withered state from the seed he'd been forced to plant.
Daiz gave the boy a look of concern. Usually the kid would have had his nose happily buried in some sort of book by now. The little half-Saiyan had went about the chores Turles assigned him in a mechanical- like fashion. At the evening meal, Gohan had merely shifted the food about on his plate until Turles had ordered him to eat. He still spoke not a word and there was a haunted look in his eyes.
"Time for bed, Brat," Turles ordered.
"Yes, Master Turles," Gohan said flatly.
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Gohan tossed restlessly in his sleep, disturbing images began to haunt his dreams...
The six-year-old was walking behind Turles and Daiz through a crowd. He quickly noticed the horrified stares and pointing fingers that were directed towards him. Gohan gasped as he realized he was leaving bloody footprints with every step he took.
When the boy pointed out his tracks to his captors, Turles and Daiz merely burst into laughter...
The son of Goku awoke shivering and gasping for breath. He forced himself to calm down as Turles would be annoyed if he were sleepy the next morning. Closing his eyes he fell back into a fitful sleep.
The figure of a smiling ,laughing Goku disappeared and was replaced by a broken, blood-drenched figure pleading for its life. An enormous hairy creature glared down at him.
"NO,GOHAN! DON'T DO IT, SON! GOOOHHAAANNN! NOOOOOOOO!" his father screamed.
There were more screams as a great foot slammed down onto the helpless Earth-raised Saiyan.
Chi-Chi suddenly appeared. Her hands were balled up into fists and her dark eyes flashed with anger. She lifted one hand and brought it down in a vicious slap against Gohan's right cheek.
"YOU! I TOLD YOU TO STAY HOME AND STUDY! YOU DISOBEYED ME! Your father would STILL be ALIVE if YOU had stayed home! If only you had LISTENED! It's YOUR FAULT that he's dead! IT'S ALL YOUR FAULT, GOHAN!" Chi-Chi screamed in accusation.
Gohan covered his ears at his mother's stinging accusation"NO! It's NOT my fault! I DIDN'T MEAN TO..."
The son of Goku awakened once more, this time he screamed in absolute anguish. Hot tears rolled down the six-year-old's sweaty face.
Daiz leapt out of his bed and raced to the boy's room as the pitiful cries reached him. He found the little half-Saiyan drenched in sweat and trembling violently. The former prince put a hand on Gohan's shoulder. To his amazement, the half- human child buried his face into the Kabochan's chest. The heartbroken boy's body was wracked with sobs.
"Easy, Kid. It was just a bad dream. Nothing real. Go back to sleep before you get into trouble," Daiz advised as he gave the boy a few awkward pats on the back.
Gohan nodded stiffly and gave a few sniffles before he lay down once more. Daiz went to step out of the room and was surprised by Gohan's reply.
"Thank you, Mister Daiz, Sir!"
"Uh, yeah, Kid," Daiz mumbled.
Daiz entered the hall to face the imposing figure of Turles standing outside of the boy's room.
"Something ails the brat?" the pirate commander questioned.
"He..he had a nightmare, Master Turles," the dark-green haired warrior answered.
"Quite common for a child," Turles said in a bored tone.
"This...this all might be too much for him, Commander," Daiz suggested.
"Nonsense. He's a Saiyan, he'll adapt," Turles insisted.
"And if he doesn't?"
As I said. He is a Saiyan," Turles growled.
The Saiyan male didn't miss the concern evident in the former prince's expression.
"You've gotten attached to the brat, " the dark-skinned Saiyan observed.
Daiz shrugged his shoulders, neither confirming or denying his commander's statement, "He's a good kid, Master Turles."
"Definitely attached," Turles smirked.
Daiz sighed but gave no reply.
"We'll be intercepting a ship bound for planet Artares in a few hours, its cargo will prove most profitable. The brat will be purging planet Laragid," the pirate commander informed him.
"You sure he'll be able to handle that, Commander?" Daiz blurted out.
Turles raised an eyebrow at his crew member's words.
"Of course, you are. Forgive me, Master Turles," the Kabochan pirate spoke up quickly.
"Planet Laragid is quite small and the power level of its inhabitants is negligible. And rest assured that he won't remember a thing about his mission," Turles added with a wicked smile.
'Yep, The kid's innocence is coming to an end' Daiz thought to himself.
For just a moment, a long-forgotten memory popped into Turles's thoughts. A lonely, cold and hungry Saiyan child sat huddled in the ruins of a devastated planet... The Saiyan forced the image from his mind. That situation was long ago and no longer a concern.
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Turles held the struggling Gohan and forced him to stare at the ball of light hanging in the brilliant pink sky of planet Laragid. Transfixed by the glowing sphere, the half-Saiyan child began his monstrous transformation. He could hear Turles's merciless laughter ringing in his ears...
The citizens of Laragid screamed out in horror as the Oozaru appeared and began destroying both buildings and living beings as well. Throwing its great head back, the fearsome beast gave a mighty roar. The short- statured reptilian race didn't have a prayer against the monster...
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As Turles and Daiz looted the hapless ship, the Kabochan couldn't help but wonder how Gohan was going to handle returning back to Turles after the purge of planet Laragid.
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