Chapter 6- Arrival

Letty sat on the information she heard last night, resurrect Kakarot? Dragonballs? What information were these earthlings hiding from them? She didn't know how to feel, upset that they lied or intrigued by the opportunity. 'I don't know what to do, I should tell Raditz but he'd just lose it. I can't tell Dad, he wants to keep Raditz in power or bring Bardock back. If there's a way I can help put Kakarot on the throne, I may need to do that.' She was stuck, her duty to her Saiyan king or her duty to the race itself. Raditz was indeed the king, if it was found out that she kept this information from him then she'd eventually be guilty of treason. However Raditz was not a good king, he was not bold or the kind of leader that the people needed. If he stayed In power then they could be in danger, from Frieza and so many other enemies. Her father would absolutely lose his mind at the prospect of reviving Bardock, his best friend. But from first hand experience, Bardock had been a drunk. An angry man, too angry and unfocused to defeat Frieza. Too angry and unfocused to protect the Saiyans from their enemies. They'd gotten into fight after fight traveling with Bardock as king. It had never been a life of safety or even one of strength. She would have to follow her heart, and she knew exactly what her heart was telling her to do. Letty made up her mind, she was going to skip training and meet with Bulma today, the blue-haired earthling woman had better not lie to her.

Kakarot finally reached the end of the Great Snake Way, he was completely exhausted and famished. Hopefully this King Kai would have some food waiting on him, after all he was the hero of Earth. At the end of Snake Way was a tiny, green planet floating above some yellow colored clouds. Kakarot jumped off of Snake Way approaching, the most important training of his life to date. As soon as he stepped foot on the planet, he immediately felt a ridiculous change. The gravity here was crazy. Kakarot immediately fell to the surface hard. 'Wow, you've got to be insanely strong just to walk here.' Summoning all of the strength he had, Kakarot stood up slowly approaching a tiny house at the end of the planet. "Hopefully this King Kai's fruit is as good as King Yemma's!" Kakarot did his best to get up to tree to retrieve the fruit, it was going to be really difficult with this intense gravity. He whipped around upon hearing a noise behind him, to his surprise there was a a small monkey standing behind him. "Hey are you King Kai, I'm honored to meet you Master. Before we start, can I have some of this fruit?" Bubbles, just stared at the weird Saiyan and climbed up the tree. He tried to throw some fruit down to Kakarot but it collided with the ground at intense speeds, clearly the Saiyan raised on earth was not prepared for this. Bubbles tried again and this time, Kakarot caught it hard, dropping his body to the ground.

"Will you quit fooling around?" A voice echoed from a chubby, blue alien earring a Gi with a strange marking on it.

"Ohh, are you King Kai?" Kakarot ran from the tree to face his new mentor. Bowing down before him, "I can't wait to train with you sir."

"We will train, but first we need to check in on Earth. Kami has informed me that a new group of Saiyans is coming to attack your planet,"King Kai said.

"What? Are you serious?"

"Yes, I'm afraid Kakarot that your training has a new level of urgency."

Today was a day like any other day, the Saiyans were training intensely hard to prepare for Vegeta and just because they were Saiyans. Raditz was sparring with his favorite new sparring buddy, Piccolo while Tora and Fasha were going head to head. Spectators like Tien and Yamcha had to do everything they could just to avoid random ki blasts from hitting them or rocks shattering from the battle.

"These Saiyans are intense man," Yamcha said while ducking under a flying boulder.

"Yeah, no kidding. If they still aren't strong enough to beat Vegeta, how powerful could this guy be?" Tien added.

"No kidding, Raditz and Piccolo are putting out energy that I've never seen before."

Raditz and Piccolo had been going at it for awhile now, Piccolo was using everything to his advantage maybe he could win today. Raditz swung at mid air because the Namekian ducked out of the way, creating a feint. He kicked Raditz from the side colliding loudly with the Saiyan, but it was blocked by his forearm causing a large shockwave to shake the surrounding area. The Saiyan king had grown much more talented at sensing energy, so the feint trick worked less and less. Piccolo grunted out of frustration, he'd been over,watched by both strength and speed by Raditz when he arrived, but now his technique was starting to close the gap as well. The green alien attempted a new strategy, by kicking low and forcing Raditz to protect his legs. Piccolo employed this tactic by punching Raditz squarely in the nose, nearly shattering it. He swung again, but the Saiyan was ready, a powerful knee to the ribs pushed Piccolo backwards.

"You're getting stronger green man."

"Ha, and your technique is getting better, but you're still wide open!" He drove his fist into the saiyan's ribs and then finished with a spinning kick to the face. As Raditz recovered, he launched a powerful ki blast striking piccolo hard. But the Namekian was not to be outdone. Unleashing his Hellzone Grenade, a large number of ki blasts fired in Raditz's direction. Piccolo clapped his hands, pulling all of the energy onto Raditz. The move would have leveled all of the earthling heroes but Raditz was still standing there as the smoke cleared, bloodied but unbowed. The Saiyan responded by launching a double Sunday, which Piccolo could not block, so he attempted to dodge. As Piccolo moved out of the way, he was unprepared for Raditz's followup attack, an earth shaking kick the Namekian's back knocking to the ground, creating a large crater below.

His body battered, he resulted to another technique, he split himself into 4. All four attacked Raditz with all their speed, Raditz had seen this move before and did the best he could. He put both of his hands out and sent ki blasts from either hand, striking and taking down two of the clones. The other two charged Raditz, while the Saiyan dodged and blocked everything he could. He punched the first clone hard in the ribs, forcing it to return back to its creator's body. Another large ki blast sent Piccolo flying into a mountain,shattering the rocks and crushing Piccolo's body. Their spar was over for the time being. Raditz lowered himself to the ground, smiling proudly after another victory over his sparring opponent.

"Hey, where's baldy? He's supposed to be next," Raditz laughed.

As Piccolo got up, throwing boulders off of his body, "He needed to run some errands for Bulma. He said he couldn't make it today."

"Damn, well Yamcha get over here. You're my new punching bag! I'll try not to kill you,"Raditz shouted out to Yamcha.

"Why is it always me?"Yamcha groaned.

Letty landed outside of Capsule Corps and strolled into the garage where Bulma was hard at work on the Saiyan warship. "How's the work going Bulma?"

"Oh hey Letty, it's going well. I should be done in a few more months, not training today?" Bulma smiled as her friend walked into the the large garage.

"No, I need to take a break. If we keep training at this level, we'll be too exhausted to fight Vegeta," she joked. "Oh hey Krillin!" she smiled at the small, bald earthling. She'd grown to respect him, he really was tough for a guy who grew up on this planet and was now having to deal with their specific circumstances. Of course, she had ulterior motives and had to manipulate these two of she was to get the answers she needed.

"You know, you're a better trainer than you thought," she smirked.

"Well thank you, why do you say that?" he blushed.

"Just saying, I'm getting better at concealing my energy. You didn't sense me coming did you?"

Krillin scratched his head, "Oh yeah. I didn't feel you coming, you're getting really good at it. No other Saiyan is quite as good."

"Thanks. HeyI have a question for both of you, what are the Dragonballs?"

Bulma literally dropped her wrench in the middle of her work and Krillin's face dropped, jaw wide open. It was their biggest fear, the secret they'd worked so hard to keep hidden had now been discovered. How could she know? Piccolo wouldn't have told them, he had been friendly but he didn't trust the Saiyans anymore than Bulma or Krillin did. There was only one choice, denial.

"I don't know what you're talking-" Krillin started.

"Save it." Letty said suddenly angrily. "I was there last night, I've learned to hide my energy like you. I repeat, what are the dragonballs?"

Both Bulma and Krillin hesitated, staring at each other briefly.

"So far, I'm the only one who knows about them. If you don't answer me, then I'll just get Raditz and you can tell him," she furrowed her brow to indeed show that she was serious.

Sighing, Bulma knew they had little choice but to tell Letty what she wanted to know. "The dragonballs are a mystical item on this planet, when all of them are collected a dragon appears and grants a wish."

"And your plan is to wish Kakarot back to life?"

"Yes." Bulma answered the question but wondered in frustration 'How the hell could Krillin have been so careless. She knew EXACTLY what they were planning, the whole thing was just infuriating. Could Letty really be trusted? Well, I guess there really is no other choice.'

Letty was quiet for a second, she pondered what this information meant. They didn't say there was a limit to what the dragonballs could do, one could wish for eternal life, ultimate power, or resurrect anyone. She started pacing as she talked, clearly thinking out her next words clearly. "I see why you didn't want to tell us, I really do. There's no telling what Raditz would wish for," she paused. "What kind of man was Kakarot? I only met him briefly, I need you to tell ,e what kind of person he was."

Bulma and Krillin took turns talking about their friend in great detail, more than they'd done since his passing. They talked about his endeavors, about his times saving the world, about his absolute kindness and his pure heart. It was the first moment they truly shared to grieve his death, producing tears in both of their eyes. After they spoke, there was a long moment of silence while both humans grieved and Letty sat there in quiet contemplation.

"I'll help you," she said finally.

"What?? You're not going to tell Raditz?"Bulma was completely shocked at hearing this news, it was what she'd prayed for. The idea that Letty would help them was incredible.

"Raditz is just like his father, who's like every other Saiyan. From what you say, Kakarot is different. The Saiyans have always been a race of brutal warriors, slaughtering people across the galaxies. I believe that is why war follows us, why people like Frieza are drawn to us. Kakarot could be something different, he could be the change that we need. Bardock was able to save the Saiyan race momentarily but that doesn't mean we'll ever be safe as long as we stay the same,"Letty finished. She couldn't believe the words, she had thought them in her sleep all night, she had wanted them to be true, but to say them was a whole other thing. She had never spoken against the Saiyan race so much aloud, but she knew the feelings were true in her heart. In order for the Saiyans to survive what was to come, they would have to adapt, to evolve. Maybe, just maybe Kakarot was the key. Raditz certainly wasn't.

Bulma was taken aback by her monologue, it seemed like a true, genuine moment from this young Saiyan Woman. She was just different, so different than the other Saiyans she'd met.

"Ok." Her response earned a devilish look from Krillin, who couldn't believe she agreed to this. Bulma shot him back another silent look, she knew it was either this or Raditz would force them to collect the dragonballs for a selfish purpose. Either way, they were out of options again but at least this time there would be hope.

"My only request is that you tell Kakarot I've helped you."

"Why?"

"My reasons are my own, right now you need to understand that I'm an ally. You need to trust me, you don't really have another option."

"Did someone say my name?"

Eek, Bulma yelped at the sound of her friend's voice.

"Kakarot!" Krillin shouted, "Where are you?!"

"I'm in heaven guys, King Kai is helping me communicate with you telepathically. I thought I just heard my name, what's going on guys?"

"This is weird, but yeah you did. There's a Saiyan here and she found out about the dragonballs. She wants to help us bring you back," Bulma said.

"Oh yeah, who?"

"Letty. She's the short one, with the long hair and purple armor."

"Ohhh I remember. She was pretty cute," Kakarot said.

Letty blushed a vibrant red, an emotion that neither Krillin or Bulma knew that Saiyans had. King Kai added her to the telepathic link for his conversation after Bulma acknowledged that she was on their side.

"It's good to talk to you guys. What's going on?"

"KAKAROT!! You're wasting time, we called for a reason," a strange voice echoed over the psychic link causing everyone to cover their ears from the volume.

"Right, sorry guys that's King Kai. He's the guy training me in heaven."

"You're training in heaven? That's so cool,"Krillin said.

"Yeah, he's really strong and the gravity on his planet is so heavy. I know I'm going to get much stronger. But I called because Kami told us that a new batch of Saiyans was coming to earth to fight Raditz and destroy the Earth."

"Yeah, his name is Vegeta. He's the son of the man that your father overthrew," Letty jumped in the conversation.

"Sounds like he's got a grudge. So listen, how far out are the Saiyans?"

"About 6 months."

"Give me more time to train with King Kai, collect the dragonballs and wish me back right before the Saiyans arrive. That way I can get as strong as possible,"Kakarot said.

"Ok, understood."

"Meanwhile I'm going to work my tail off here to get strong enough to take down these Saiyans."

"Right!"

"See you soon guys," Kakarot finished as the telepathic link was cut off.

"Did he say he was training in higher gravity? That gives me an idea,"Bulma said pulling out her famous notebook.

5 months and 4 weeks later

Krillin collected all 7 of the dragonballs working under the guise of helping Bulma. Letty and Piccolo had been covering for him well in secret, Raditz eventually chocked most of Krillin's absences as the human simply being pathetic and afraid to train. It didn't matter to him at all, fighting Vegeta was his responsibility and no one else's.

Everyone had grown much stronger than when Raditz originally arrived to planet Earth. The king himself was about 3x stronger than he been meanwhile Piccolo was about 10x stronger, on even footing with Raditz himself. Meanwhile Tien and Yamcha were about as strong as Raditz when he arrived and Krillin slightly stronger. Bulma was hard at work, finishing her newest project a room which allowed for adjustments in gravity, something that could really kick their training into high gear. She got the idea from what Kakarot was doing in heaven with King Kai, it was really her brightest achievement. Raditz had been completely satisfied with Bulma's version of his warship.

She had built a large warship, capable of housing 20-30 people for interstellar travel. The ship itself was a long, grey model shaped like a thin head. It was fitted with long, pointed hallways on either side leading to the guns. In the back was a large round area, set up for a gravity chamber when it was finished. The front window looked like large black eyes, colored in smoke grey. It was a very sleek design, built around speed. It was quite an impressing warship, set to travel through the galaxy. Raditz's reply when she was completed was simply, "This will be sufficient."

She understood that this would be the best response she would get from the Saiyan king, but hey that's how things worked with these people.

Bulma and Krillin snuck away carrying two duffle bags containing their special prizes, the seven dragonballs. Hopping in Bulma's plane, they began to take off for a secluded area to make their wish. They had about a week before the Saiyans arrived on Earth, so Raditz's crew was resting and recovering before their big fight. The plane took off, when suddenly they were stopped by a Saiyan standing directly in front of them. "Hey, can I come? I really want to see this dragon,"Letty said cheerfully. Letty had been an amazing ally to them over the course of the previous six months, helping them at every turn.

"Come on, hop in!" The plane took off for a secluded area by Mount Palau, where Kakarot had been living.

"There!" Krillin pointed, as Bulma acknowledged his location and brought the plane down to the ground. The three companions hopped out and walked over to the large mountain overlooking the distant town. Removing the prized items from the duffle bags, they set them on the ground in a circle.

Bulma shouted the words, "Great Shenron! Come forth!"

As soon as she said these words to Letty's shock, the balls began to glow a bright yellow and the sky itself turned black. Suddenly, a large blast of lightening emerged from the balls and gave birth to a gigantic green dragon, it was Shenron in all his glory.

"Oh my! That's insane!!" Letty shrieked with excitement at the sight of the large, magnificent dragon appearing before them.

SPEAK YOUR WISH SO THAT I MAY RETURN TO MY SLUMBER!

"Oh mighty Shenron, we wish that the one called Kakarot was brought back to life." Krillin said loudly.

YOUR WISH IS WELL WITHIN MY POWER...IT IS DONE.

Bulma and Krillin whipped their heads around looking for their friend. Krillin immediately reached out with his ki senses and couldn't find any trace of his friend.

"Wait, Shenron. Where is he?"

HMM, I DO NOT NEED TO ANSWER THIS FOR YOU.

"Please..."

THE ONE CALLED KAKAROT IS ON A PLANET OF THE KAIS. HIS LIFE HAS BEEN RESTORED, BUT HE WILL NEED TO RETURN TO WORLD OF THE LIVING. FAREWELL.

With those words, the dragon disappeared.

"Well, What does that mean?" Letty asked.

"It means we have to wait," Krillin answered.

The next morning

Krillin and Bulma were sitting at breakfast, waiting for their friend to arrive. He should have arrived already, what was taking so long?

Suddenly, he felt it. The presence of two new large ki signatures. "There's no way! There's just no way! How could they be this strong?"

"What is it Krillin?" Bulma asked, furiously grabbing her friend shaking him back to reality.

"They're here."

A/N:

Ultimate Savior- are they going to namek to revive Bardock and Gine?

A: I definitely have plans for both Bardock and Namek. You'll have to see what they are, please keep reading though I hope not to disappoint.

Someone also mentioned concern about full-blooded Gohan. He will have all the potential that he always had, he'll be more of a pure warrior than the one from canon.