Rewrite: A Half-breed's Life 1

by Xj9

New Version: At age four, Gohan is taken by Raditz and brought to a camp where Gohan is taught how to fight. Five years later, Vegeta, Raditz and Nappa are back to take Gohan away again, and they expect the half-saiyan to help them purge planets. Gohan resists from the beginning, but as time progresses he finds out that playing by his comrades' rules is the only way to survive.

2. Chapter 2

Here's the second chapter!

Chapter 2. Gohan's New Life

Gohan cried and struggled, pushing against Raditz's strong arm in an attempt to free himself. "Let me go!" He yelled loudly.

Raditz growled in annoyance. "Will you shut up?" He yelled back, still flying in high speed.

Gohan whimpered and made himself smaller. Tears rolled down his cheeks and he did not attempt to hide them. "Please. Let me go?" He cried, feeling awfully sorry for himself. The boy calmed down somewhat and looked up when he realized that he did not get an answer. "Sir? Can you let me go back to my dad?"

"Sorry, kiddo." Raditz slowly shook his head. "Your dad has got to learn a lesson and he'll only try his hardest if I have you." It actually sounded like it made sense, and Raditz said it like he was talking about the weather.

Gohan placed his small hands against Raditz's armor and started to push against it. His arms started shaking after a while, and Raditz just ignored him. The man ignored his whimpers and his cries. He ignored the way Gohan was trying to push against his armor and he pushed away any attempts made by Gohan to crawl up on Raditz's shoulder or down out of Raditz's grip.

"Okay. Stop that or I'll let you fall down!" Raditz patience was wearing very thin. Luckily, this was enough to make Gohan calm down. The boy gave a hesitant glance to the world beneath them and he nodded to sign to Raditz that he understood.

Raditz was very pleased with himself. Gohan was silent now, staring at the world below them as they flew. He did not want to fall down. The man was just about to taunt Gohan for giving up so soon when the boy shrieked loudly and pointed to a large tv-screen. "Look!"

Raditz decided to look at the screen first, before he would punish Gohan for making so much unnecessary noise. He stopped flying and stared at the familiar face on the screen. Goku was standing there in a fighting stance. The man could not read what the text said but he figured that it had something to do with a martial arts tournament, since all the men on the screen were in similar fighting stances.

"That's my dad!" Gohan pointed again. "See how strong he is! Now you're sorry that you were mean to him, huh?"

The corners of Raditz's lips moved up before he continued flying. "Oh, I'm so scared." His reply was layered with so much sarcasm that even Gohan noticed it.

"I want to go home! My dad is the strongest in the world and.."

"See, that's where you go wrong, brat." Raditz interrupted him, pushing against Gohan's forehead with his finger. "Your father might be the strongest warrior on this planet, but I am not from this planet."

Gohan's lower lip trembled right before he started to cry and scream again. "Let me go!" He cried loudly. "I want to go home! Let me go!"

Raditz groaned loudly. "If you open that big mouth of yours one more time I am going to find out if my entire fist fits in there." He showed his large fist and pushed it against Gohan's cheek. The boy pressed his lips tightly together to prevent Raditz from carrying out this threat. Raditz nodded approvingly. Even after he pulled his fist away and looked away from the half-saiyan, Gohan behaved well. He made no sound at all while they flew the rest of the distance.

Landing, Raditz dropped Gohan on the ground. The half-saiyan whimpered when his knees collided with the ground harshly. He quickly looked up when Raditz knelt down next to him. He grabbed Gohan's small arm and rolled up the sleeve so that he could look at his arm. After looking at it, the man's hands moved to Gohan's shoulder to feel how much muscles he had there. The man growled as he leaned on his knee with his elbow.

"Damn it… Kakarot should have done better with you. Such a waste.."

"I didn't ask you to take me away and insult me, you know!" Gohan snarled back, frowning at the man. "Let me go back right now!" Raditz had already gotten up and he walked back to the space pod, ignoring Gohan's cries.

The half-saiyan watched the man walk away. He frowned and opened his mouth to start whining again but closed it when he realized that Raditz was not looking at him. Gohan's eyes moved to the bushes that were located not too far away from him. If he could just… Would he make it? He might be able to hide..

Gohan looked at Raditz again. The man was now messing with the strange machine that was stuck to the side of his head, and he still had his back turned to Gohan. The half-saiyan made a decision. He turned on his heels and ran to the bushes. His heart sank when he heard a horrible laugh coming from behind him but he kept running. Even if he wouldn't make it to the bushes in time, he wanted his uncle to know that he was not giving up just yet.

A shadow loomed over him and he heard a voice awfully close to his ears. "Are you going somewhere?" Raditz was flying above him, seeming very amused with Gohan's attempt to escape. He did not give Gohan any time to answer as he landed in front of the half-saiyan. "Do you know what being a hostage means?" He placed his fists on his hips. "It means that someone has someone else in their possession whom other people want back. And those other people have to do something in order to get that person back." Gohan's lower lip started to tremble but he stayed quiet. "And you would not be a very good hostage if you're not right here with me, would you?"

Gohan slowly nodded. He did not really know why but he did it. Raditz started his way back to the space pod and his tail reached down to grab the back of Gohan's shirt as he passed the half-saiyan, dragging the struggling boy back to the space pod. There he tugged on the boy's shirt to make the half-saiyan fall over. "Stay." He ordered without looking back.

The young boy clenched his fists and got up. "No!" He yelled. Raditz turned around and raised an eyebrow. "You bring me back to my father right now or I'll…"

"Or you'll… What?" Raditz's voice was low and threatening. That alone was enough to make Gohan start to cry loudly. The full-blooded Saiyan made an almost animalistic sound. He stalked closer and grabbed Gohan on his collar. Pushing the boy to the ground, he loomed over Gohan and showed his fist.

Gohan widened his eyes and shook his head when Raditz moved his hand down and forced Gohan to open his mouth as wide as he possibly could. The full-blooded Saiyan felt very satisfied when he heard something crack softly, but he knew it was not enough to break any bones.

Silent tears were streaming down Gohan's temples. His entire body shook as Raditz inspected his mouth. "Maybe if I pull out your tongue, you won't make so much noise anymore.. What do you say?" Raditz's eyes met Gohan's dark orbs. The half-saiyan started to shake even more.

Raditz released him. "Will you be quiet?"

Gohan nodded quickly and Raditz released him, getting up. "Good boy. If you make any noise or try to run away again, I will rip out your tongue. No second chances. No matter how much you cry." He warned. "Got it?" Gohan nodded once more.

Raditz was satisfied with the type of answer and he turned away from the half-saiyan once more. Gohan sat up and pulled his knees up to his chest. He hugged his legs and hid his face behind his legs. His shoulders slowly shook as more tears escaped from him as he thought about the helplessness of the situation.

Raditz sat down on a large rock and groaned softly. Kidnapping the kid might have been a very bad idea. The only thing he accomplished was giving himself a headache. Luckily, the boy was quiet now.

After a while, Gohan got up. The tears were dried up by now. He had cried so much that he was entirely dry now, or at least he felt like he was. The boy made a brave attempt for conversation. He stepped closer to his uncle, who was already glaring at him from the moment he got up.

Ignoring the glare, Gohan's tail wagged behind him in fear but also curiosity. The message the tail was showing was the main reason that Raditz had not barked at the half-saiyan to sit down and be quiet. If the brat wanted to ask something, he would not keep him from that.

"Sir?" He asked hesitantly.

"Raditz." The man replied. "Sir is human word. Not a Saiyan word."

"I'm sorry."

"Don't apologize. Just improve. Don't say human things to me. I despise humans."

"But I am a human."

"You're half-human." Raditz said sharply, narrowing his eyes. "You're a Saiyan too."

"But I'm still part human." Gohan insisted, clenching his fists.

"I despise half-breeds even more." Raditz said this so casually that Gohan frowned. It's not that he liked Raditz or that he wanted Raditz to like him, but he just did not like hearing that someone did not like him. "Did you just come here to waste my time or did you have a purpose?"

Gohan slowly shook his head. He hesitated for a moment, wondering how to formulate this question. "What is going to happen if my father does what you say?"

Raditz leaned forwards so he could look into Gohan's eyes. "Then he's coming with me, and you'll never see him again." He enjoyed the fear in Gohan's eyes as he said this.

"Why? What did we ever do to you?" The look in Gohan's eyes changed. The fear was gone, replaced by fire, bravery. Raditz leaned back a bit, surprised by this change in attitude. "Leave us alone! We want nothing to do with you!"

The full-blooded Saiyan gave Gohan an admiring glance. The four year old was standing up to a strong bulky warrior who had threatened him more than once. He had to admit that he was impressed. The man leaned on the rock with one hand and used the other to grab a piece of fruit he had grabbed earlier. He tossed it in Gohan's direction, who managed to catch it.

"You're Saiyans." Raditz replied as he grabbed a second piece of fruit. "You belong with the rest of your race." The man took a bite from the fruit before he continued. "Your heritage is in danger, there's little of it left. It's your duty to your ancestors."

"Then why did you not come for my father sooner?"

"There was no need. I have to admit that I forgot about him."

"You said "you"." Gohan looked up. "Did you just mean my father?"

Raditz tossed the eaten piece of fruit aside while Gohan's was still untouched. He studied Gohan for a moment before answering. "The Saiyan race is a proud race. We don't like it when Saiyans fall in love with aliens. We see it as treason." Gohan looked down at the piece of fruit in his hands. "Your father, on the other hand, did not have a choice. There are no saiyans on this planet.. In a way, it is a great sacrifice. He had to make the horrible decision of creating half-breeds instead of purebloods."

The man did not care in the slightest that Gohan's tail was now hanging limply behind him, indicating that he was feeling sad. "You're an exception and we will treat you as such."

"You were never planning on leaving me here like you promised my father, were you?" Gohan whispered, staring at the ground.

"You're a smart kid." Raditz smirked as he leaned back fully, placing both his hands behind him. "Just hope that my boss will allow you to make the same decision your father has to make."

Gohan slowly sat down. "Your boss?"

"Our leader." Raditz looked up when his scouter beeped. "That's probably him." His hand moved up to press on the receive button but then hesitated. "Do you see the bushes over there. With the apples?" Gohan looked to where Raditz pointed and nodded. "Good. Go grab them."

Gohan looked back at Raditz. "Why?" He asked, raising an eyebrow.

"Because I tell you to. Go." Raditz snarled back.

Gohan made a face but decided to listen and walked to the bush. Raditz pressed on the receive button. "Vegeta?" He asked.

"How is it going?"

"It's going pretty well. I saw Kakarot. He looks exactly like I thought he would. He's not as strong as we hoped though." Raditz reported as he grabbed another piece of fruit. "I don't know if all this is worth it." The man pressed on another button and turned his scouter to Gohan, who was still picking apples. Just out of curiosity. The man gauged Gohan's powerlevel, and nearly dropped the piece of fruit when he saw the number on the screen.

"Don't forget that Kakarot is a Saiyan." Vegeta replied, oblivious to Raditz's discovery. "He will grow stronger in no-time. Especially when he is trained by us. Just get him here and I'll decide if he's worth it."

"He has a son.." Raditz said slowly. "I have him right here. Took him to persuade Kakarot into joining us."

"You know what to do with half-saiyans."

"His power level is at 710." Raditz gauged Gohan's level again, raising an eyebrow when the same high number appeared. "He's stronger than his father."

"That must be a malfunction."

"I checked it three times. It's not a malfunction." The full-blooded Saiyan watched as Gohan returned with a couple of apples. The boy was taking his time, and Raditz could understand that. The younger Saiyan probably did not want to spent too much time while being close to his uncle.

"What's he like?"

"Young. He's a typical child. His parents spoiled him. He cries a lot.. But there is something.. He stood up to me. He keeps defending his father's honor. And he's intelligent. Started a conversation with me. He fears me but he is not afraid of me.. which is… admirable.."

"I want to see him. Put him in the space pod so I can have a video chat with him."

Raditz nodded and got up. "Boy." He said, motioning for Gohan to come closer to him. "Leave the apples."

"But I just got them for you!"

Raditz smirked but did not reply. He found it hard to admit it but he did not mind spending time with the young boy, at least when he wasn't acting like a little baby. Gohan dropped the apples on the ground and followed Raditz to the space pod. There he watched with fascination as the man opened the space pod.

"Get in."

"Why?"

Raditz knelt down. "Let me tell you something about the Saiyans. We teach our cubs to respect their elders. All children must obey their parents, and after that they have to obey their closest adult relatives. They are to follow orders without questioning anything or they will be punished severely. Now, I am your uncle. So what do you do when I tell you to get in the Space Pod?"

"But you haven't explained why… EEK." Gohan squealed when Raditz's tail curled around his tail and carried him in the air, only to drop him in the Space Pod. Gohan quickly got up, sending Raditz an admiring glance. "How did you do that without using your hands?"

"Tail carrying him, are you? I knew you would be the kind of person who secretly wants children." Vegeta's sarcastic voice sounded in his ear.

"It was the most efficient way." Raditz replied, as he leaned forward and turned on the computer in the space pod. His scouter beeped and the man looked over his shoulder to find out why it was beeping. "Stay here." Raditz said as he reached up to close the door of the space pod.

"Don't close the door!" Gohan jumped up and tried to run out the space pod but he was too late. The half-saiyan bounced against the pink window with his fists and yelled some things but Raditz wasn't listening to him. The man was making his way out of the crater and disappeared from Gohan's sight.

The young boy yelled some more things and continue to hit the window until his hands started to hurt. After a while he finally sat down, catching his breath and letting out a couple of sniffs. He felt awfully sorry for himself. First he got taken by this horrible smelly man and then the man hurt him and now he was stuck in a chamber that was way too small for his taste.

The boy wiped some tears off his face as he listened to the silence of the space pod. A shadow caught his eye and he looked up, standing when he realized what he saw. His father was floating in the air, looking at him and saying something that the half-saiyan could not understand. The boy started jumping up and down and waving at his father but the man turned his attention to something else that Gohan could not see. He watched as his father floating down to what he assumed the ground.

After this Gohan tried to catch what was going on, but it mainly happened out of his sight. He sometimes saw someone flying across, being thrown or flying there themselves. Flashes of light, followed by earthshattering explosions made the half-saiyan yelp in fear and dread. He knew his father was going to win. His father had to win. There was no mistake. His father was the strongest man alive. Nobody could beat him… Right?

A scream made him look up. His father's voice. What was going on? His father was screaming. He wouldn't stop it. Why would his father be screaming like this? He couldn't see it. He couldn't help. This horrible chamber was in his way. He wanted to help. He wanted to stop the screaming and run to his dad and hug him tightly.

He wanted to…

He needed to…

HE HAD TO

Raditz looked sideways, away from his battered brother, when his scouter beeped. This was the only warning he got before Gohan jumped out of his space pod, creating an explosion and completely destroying the pod.

The man stepped back, his mouth wide open. He'd never seen anyone destroy a space pod before, especially not a child.

"How…?" Raditz did not have time to think. The boy screamed out something that did not register in his mind until the small kid's rather hard head was buried in his stomach. Raditz stumbled back as a horrible pain took over his abdomen and spread throughout his body.

Gohan landed a few feet away from him. The boy slowly got up and looked around, seemingly dazed. What just happened? Gohan and Raditz did not know how similar their thoughts were just now.

"Dad?" Gohan said as he stepped closer to his father. The boy eyed his father's battered body and tears appeared in his eyes again. This was not right. He did not know much about the human body but he did know that this was not right. His father was in bad shape. "Daddy?" He whispered as he stepped closer, his lower lip shaking.

"Gohan…." Goku groaned as he lifted his head. "Run.."

"Wha..?" Gohan stepped closer to his father, his hands raised in an uncertain attempt to help the man. A shadow appeared above him and Gohan turned around, his heartbeat quickening when he realized who was standing there.

"Hey.. Boy.." Raditz growled as he stepped closer. "Where is all that power you just had?"

Gohan made a confused face. "Power? I don't have any power.." He said in a rather soft voice. Raditz growled and backhanded the boy harshly, forcing the kid to fly away and land on the hard ground several feet away.

Raditz stared at the unconscious boy for a few seconds before he turned to Goku. The younger warrior was trying to get up but he was wounded very badly. Raditz studied his brother for a few seconds before his eyes moved back to his nephew.

"Did you train your son?" Raditz asked, his attention turning back to the younger Saiyan. Goku slowly shook his head and was about to say something but Raditz did not give him the chance. The man extended his hand to the Earth-raised warrior, a smirk forming on his face. "Good night, little brother." He stated before he released the blast. The last thing he saw of his younger brother was how the man's eyes widened when he realized what was going on.

Raditz turned just in time to catch a punch from Piccolo. The two fought for a bit but Piccolo had gotten wounded earlier in the battle and this wound was slowing him down now. Therefore, Raditz managed to get the upper hand rather quickly and he fired several blasts to make sure Piccolo was killed.

After this he eyed his surroundings, feeling rather tired. The man stepped closer to his nephew, who was lying unconscious on the ground. "Vegeta?" Raditz asked as he looked up at the sky.

"You made some rash decisions there. Decided that we can't use your brother anymore without my permission etc."

"I'm sorry, Vegeta, but I can really see potential in his son. He is already stronger than his father and it will be easier to tame a young boy than a grown man, right?" Raditz asked as he knelt down and picked up the young half-saiyan.

Gohan continued to sleep as Raditz typed in some things in his remote control. "Kakarot came here in a space pod, right?" He asked no one in particular. "So that should still be on the planet…"

His remote showed the coordinates of where the other space pod could be and Raditz immediately flew away, taking the half-saiyan with him. Landing near the broken space pod, Raditz made a disapproving sound when he realized the condition of it.

"Don't risk it." Vegeta's voice sounded from the scouter. "It's an older model. We don't know if it will survive the impact of the landing."

"So what am I supposed to do? Share my extra pod with the brat?" Raditz complained, frowning as he reached inside his armor and produced a small round object. The man placed the round object on the ground. He grabbed a small white machine from his armor. The machine was similar to a remote control but it had just two buttons on it, a red and a black one. The man pointed the machine at the small white round object and pressed on the black button. A laser shot from the machine and within a second the small object had grown into a normal-sized space pod. Raditz put the machine back in his armor.

"It will be a cozy trip." Vegeta's sarcastic response made Raditz growl.

Raditz opened the space pod. He sat down, still carrying Gohan, and placed the half-saiyan on the floor. After typing in the destination, he leaned back and studied the sleeping boy.

This was going to be a long journey…

**** DBZ **** DBZ ****

Gohan woke up, yawning as he stretched his body. The boy leaned on his hands and pushed his upper body up, frowning a little when he realized that he was not lying in his bed. Where was he?

The first thing that Gohan saw was Raditz's large boot. He looked up, met Raditz's eyes and crawled back, far away from the scary man, until he bumped against the glass window with his back.

Raditz wasn't actually looking at him. His eyes were closed, arms crossed and he looked like a giant for the young half-saiyan. "Be quiet." He snarled without opening his eyes.

Gohan looked around. He turned and widened his eyes when he realized what he saw. Blackness. Stars. Planets. Flashing by before they even registered in his mind. He placed both his hands on the window, still not really sure what he was seeing.

"Where are we going?" Gohan asked, looking over his shoulder.

"I told you to be quiet."

"You kidnap me while I sleep and you expect me to not have questions." Gohan turned around fully. "Where are we going?"

Raditz opened his eyes. "Do you want me to smack you?" He threatened as he raised a hand.

Gohan put up two fists as he sat on his knees. He looked ready to fight. Raditz was taken aback by this sudden display of courage and he lowered his hand. "We are going to the planet where our comrades are. That's where we will decide what we're going to do with you."

"But.."

"Now." Raditz silenced him by raising his own voice. "I've been knocking you out since we started this journey. Do you want me to do that again?" Gohan shook his head. "Then be quiet."

The half-saiyan nodded and sat fully. Raditz closed his eyes again and crossed his arms over each other, only making himself appear scarier and more dangerous. The silence continued as they travelled.

The rest of the journey was uneventful. Gohan realized that he had been testing the patience of his uncle and he knew that it wouldn't be long before the man would resort to physical violence.

Suddenly, the space pod started shaking heavily. Gohan looked up. "What's happening?" He asked, his breathing quickening.

"We're just landing. Calm down." Raditz hadn't even opened his eyes.

Gohan placed his hands on the ground. "Is it supposed to shake like this?"

Raditz opened his eyes now. He watched Gohan shake on the ground for a moment before his tail reached out and curled around Gohan's wrist. He ignored Gohan's indignant sounds and carried the boy in the air. Gohan realized that he could now not feel how much the ship was shaking. The half-saiyan looked up at Raditz. Was the man doing this to make him feel better? Was Raditz taking care of him?

Once the space pod was safely on the ground, Raditz just dropped Gohan instead of putting him down carefully. Maybe Raditz did it because he didn't want Gohan to whine or complain during the landing.

The door to the pod opened and Raditz nudged Gohan's back with his tail. The half-saiyan climbed out and walked to create some distance between the pod and himself, allowing Raditz enough room to get out.

"Are you nauseous?" Raditz asked once he was done stretching his arms. Gohan shook his head. "Good. We have to meet up with our comrades." Raditz stated as he pressed the buttons on his scouter to find out where they were. "They're not far." His gaze dropped to Gohan's level. "Can you fly?"

The half-saiyan slowly shook his head and earned a sigh from his uncle. "Fine. I'll carry you then." He went to pick the boy up but Gohan stepped back hastily, shaking his head again.

"Can't I walk?" Gohan tried. He did not want Raditz to pick him up again. The man was scary and he smelled bad. His uncle already carried him once before and Gohan did not like the experience.

"I'm not going to walk there and I'm not going to let you go alone either." The man made another grab for the boy, but Gohan maneuvered himself out of harm's way. Raditz made an impatient sound. "You can climb on my back if that would be better." He could easily grab the boy forcefully but he didn't want him to start crying again. He still had a headache from last time he kidnapped the brat.

"Those two are the only options I have?" Gohan asked, looking more miserable than he did before.

Raditz nodded once and the half-saiyan sighed. "I'll sit on your back then." He said slowly. "If I can."

"I wouldn't have suggested it otherwise. Honestly, if you would have been raised on planet Vegeta, you would be used to travelling that way. We always carry our cubs in that way. The ones who can't fly yet, I mean." His tail curled around the boy's middle, ignoring how the boy tensed and he placed the boy near his shoulders, releasing him when he felt Gohan's fingers under the upper edges of his armor.

Without warning, the man started flying and Gohan tightened his grip on the armor. He closed his eyes while they flew. He wasn't afraid of heights and he did not mind flying but he was not sitting very secure and he wasn't sure he could hold on. It was scary.

The landing was rather rough but Gohan managed to hold on. He opened his eyes for the first time and was confronted with a mass of Raditz's hair. He tightened his grip on Raditz's armor and pulled himself up so he could look over the man's shoulders.

That was before a hand grabbed his yellow coat and pulled him off Raditz's back. "You've got something on your back there, Raditz." A low voice barked loudly.

Gohan made himself smaller when the man turned him around, still holding the boy by his coat on face level. Gohan pulled his legs up and hid his face behind his hands. He did not know why he did it but it made him feel more protected.

"This isn't a Saiyan." Nappa reached out and pulled one of Gohan's hands away from his face by hooking a finger around the boy's elbow. "This is a furry volleyball." He tossed the half-saiyan up until the boy was floating in mid-air just above his head before the young half-saiyan fell down again. After catching Gohan, he threw the boy up again.

"Be careful, Nappa." Another voice came closer. This voice sounded scary, calm and almost bored but there was something in his tone that made the hairs on the back of Gohan's neck rise. "There's a reason why you haven't seen a cub in a while. Nobody let you near any since you threw that five-year-old up so high that he broke several bones when he landed."

"That's not fair, Vegeta. I didn't know he could not fly." Nappa replied, shaking his head. "Besides, he survived." Nappa froze and looked down when he noticed that Gohan's tail was curled around his wrist, which prevented Nappa from throwing him up in the air again.

The man smirked and grabbed Gohan's tail, forcing him to hang upside down from his hand. Gohan whimpered silently and tried to grab his tail. This wasn't pleasant.

Another hand grabbed the back of his coat and Gohan was carried closer to the unknown man. "This is it?" The moment Gohan made eye-contact with Vegeta, he wished he hadn't. Raditz was scary, and Nappa was scary, but Vegeta was even scarier. That man looked like the typical bad guy, and Gohan was taught to stay away from bad guys. "This broke through your armor?"

Raditz shrugged while Vegeta released the half-saiyan. The boy fell to the ground and cried out in pain when his knees landed on the ground. The men didn't even look at him though. "The situation is a bit different now. Nappa is probably scaring the hell out of him."

"Me? I'm not the one who killed his father." Nappa replied, shaking his head. "And I didn't drop him either. I'm the safest person here."

"What?" It was the first time that Gohan actually spoke up and it made all of them look down to him. "You did what?" His eyes were focusing on Raditz.

"Your father is dead, kid." Raditz said in a rather bored tone. "He refused to join us so he died."

"I refuse to join you too!" Gohan yelled back as he pointed at the older male. "Bring me back to my house now!" The young warrior yelped when a tail curled around his wrist and pulled him up in the air.

Vegeta glared at the half-saiyan. "Quiet." He snarled before he dropped the boy to the ground again. Gohan whimpered as he eyed the obvious red spots on the knee area of his pants. "Let's eat something before we get to work." He turned away from the two. "Raditz, go grab something to eat. Nappa, get the fire going." He ordered as he walked to a tree and proceeded to cut it down by just hitting against the trunk with the side of his hand.

Vegeta caught the tree, carried it backwards and dropped it to the ground. The man reached in his armor and pulled out a small white circle. He made a swift movement with it and Gohan gasped silently when it extended into a bucket. "You. Half-breed," Gohan stepped back when Vegeta's gaze landed on him, "go get some water. The stream is over there." Vegeta motioned to the right before he tossed the bucket in Gohan's direction.

Gohan stared at the bucket for a moment. Raditz had disappeared in the forest. Nappa just finished getting a fire going, and Vegeta was sitting on the recently cut down branch and was now pulling out another object that he transformed into a kettle, black this time, and was now hanging it above the fire, using a standard that Nappa just created from wooden sticks. They seemed very handy in all this. It's like they've done it more often.

The boy looked at the bucket and grabbed it. He turned away from the Saiyans and started walking to the stream. "Hurry up, brat!" He heard behind him and he started to walk faster. He assumed he would be the only one any of them would call "brat".

After getting the water, Vegeta ordered Gohan to sit down on the branch. "Do you have experience with cooking?" He asked, frowning when Gohan shook his head. "How old were you again?"

"Four."

This earned a sigh from the older warrior. "Useless." Vegeta muttered while Nappa started cutting up the meat of the animal that Raditz just dropped near their feet. "Raditz. Do you still have that uniform we brought for Kakarott?"

"Do you want to put it on him? I think it will be too big." Raditz replied as he reached back and retrieved a black uniform from his armor.

"It will be too big for him." Vegeta replied as he reached sideways and grabbed the shoulder of Gohan's jacket, forcing the boy to get off the branch and stand closer to him, all the while looking at Raditz. "But I'm not about to give him my uniform and anything is an improvement over this pathetic outfit."

Raditz agreed as he pulled a folded up uniform from the back of his armor. Vegeta turned to Gohan. "Take off your coat." The prince ordered.

"Why?" Gohan asked. The boy yelped when Vegeta backhanded his cheek.

"You don't question my orders, got it?" Vegeta snarled when Gohan looked back to him. The boy nodded a few times in response, tears in his eyes and a hand on his now bruised cheek. "What are you waiting for?"

Gohan quickly went to remove his coat, his fingers trembling as he unbuttoned it. Vegeta checked on the food while Gohan was doing this, and returned to the half-saiyan's outfit afterwards. "This won't do. Take it all off and change into this." Vegeta reached up to Raditz, who gave him the uniform and armor.

"Right here?" Gohan asked, looking at them.

Vegeta pushed the clothing in his arms. "Right here." He repeated before he pushed the half-saiyan aside so he could focus on the food again.

Raditz walked around the fire and offered to hold the armor and uniform while Gohan was changing. Gohan hesitantly accepted this offer, thanking his uncle as he handed the clothing back. He quickly shed off his clothing and worked himself into the uniform.

"Put your arms up." Raditz answered when Gohan asked for his uniform. The half-saiyan obeyed and Raditz put the uniform on for the half-saiyan. Gohan looked down at his uniform, noticing that it was way too big for him.

"Much better." Vegeta commented when Raditz stepped away from Gohan. The half-saiyan reached for his own clothing but Raditz had already grabbed it.

"You don't need these rags anymore." Raditz tossed the clothing in the fire.

"No!" Gohan ran closer to the fire, planning on grabbing his shirt, which he could easily grab without getting burned by the fire. Vegeta, however, grabbed the half-saiyan by the scruff of his neck and pulled the half-saiyan back, forcing Gohan to stumble back until he fell on the ground.

"Sentimental fool." Vegeta rolled his eyes when Gohan sniffed because of his lost clothing.

"What are we going to do with him?" Raditz asked as he sat down again. He patted on the branch to show that Gohan could sit there and the half-saiyan obeyed, sitting down next to his uncle. "Are we going to show him to Freeza first?"

"No. We're not even going to tell Freeza about him. Freeza will kill him immediately and say that the boy is too young to work. No. We have to wait until he is old enough to be a soldier." Vegeta replied as he continued working on the soup. "We'll drop him off at the camp I stayed at and that will be it."

"The camp you stayed at?" Nappa asked, raising an eyebrow. "Is that a good idea? He's so weak. I don't think he will survive that."

"If he doesn't survive it, he's not worth our time." Vegeta poured some soup in a small cup that Nappa and Raditz fashioned out of twigs and leaves. Something that Gohan found very interesting. The man handed a cup to every Saiyan, including Gohan, who was somewhat surprised that he got something and was even more surprised when he realized he liked what he got.

After eating, the adults got ready to get to work. Vegeta approached Gohan and grabbed the half-saiyan by his collar, pulling the boy up in the air. "Alright. We are going to leave you for a couple of hours. The people on this planet are hostile but we made sure there is nobody close to this place so nobody can find you here."

"Don't try to run away. If you leave this place and an inhabitant of this planet finds you, they will kill you brutally. It's not a gentle race." Vegeta smirked when Gohan gave out a whimpering sound at being treated like this. The man raised the boy up in the air even more, still holding the boy by his collar. "And even if you manage to get away without being noticed, I will find you and when I do…" The man dropped the boy to the ground. He placed his foot on Gohan's chest and pressed down, hard.

Gohan screamed out, earning a nasty grin from the man. "I will make sure to break every bone in your body before I pulverize you, got it?" He looked down at the boy, expecting an answer.

"Yes!" Gohan cried out when Vegeta pressed down again.

"Good boy." Vegeta reached down and pulled Gohan up by grabbing the edge of the boy's armor. He briefly tousled Gohan's hair before turning his back on the boy.

"Let's get going. I want to get this planet done before nightfall." Vegeta said as he walked to his comrades.

Gohan watched as the Saiyans left. Nobody said a word to him, which was fine by the boy. Once they were out of sight, Gohan sank through his knees. This morning he woke up in his own bed, his own house, with his father and mother. Now he was stuck on a different planet. Nobody was here to help him. He was all alone.

Gohan clenched his fists and grimaced as tears started form in his eyes. He slammed his fists on the ground and cried out loud.

Would he ever get home?

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