Representing the Dragonball

Chapter 2

Millions of light years away the survivors of the Saiyan race were casually going about their day, simply enjoying the downtime they were given since their last victory. For the longest time Goku and Vegeta were the only pureblooded Saiyans living on Earth but after some time the savior of the Earth wanted to try his hand on converting members of his own family to his lifestyle. Needless to say Vegeta believed his rival would ultimately fail, giving him the chance to rub it in his face with a smirk and a speech that ended in, "...told you so, Kakarot." During that period of peace, Goku had ventured out on a quest to find the dragonballs to revive a select number of members of his own family. Many of the Z warriors had questioned the soundness of Goku's decision but ultimately gave in to his confident happy go lucky attitude. After much consideration, the savior of the Earth Goku, revived his brother Raditz, father Bardock and 'evil twin' Turles. It went without saying that living on earth possessed quite the learning curve for the former space pirates. While each of them claimed they would only listen to Vegeta, it only took a spark of Goku's own power to demonstrate to the others that while in his village they'd have to follow his rules. The transition took time as everyone expected but after a few months things normalized to a point where having former bad guys doors away was not a concern. That journey is a whole other story for another day.

An average spring day was well underway in the small mountain village where most of the surviving Saiyans resided. In addition to the building that Goku, Gohan, Goten and Chi-Chi called home there was also the old shrine there now stood a second larger building to suit the needs of Goku's extended family. It would allow for the newly reborn Saiyans to train without accidently blowing up the neighboring structures. At times like this Chi-Chi was happy to have someone as wealthy and technologically savvy as Bulma on her side. In the long run both wives came to the conclusion both of their Saiyan husbands were happier now that they had others like them on the planet. It went without saying that things were certainly more lively at the dinner table than before. In addition to the new digs the trio received, Goku also decided to conduct an exercise of trust and allow them to guard the three star ball. To the surprise of most of the Z warriors, Raditz, Turles and Bardock took the responsibly seriously or at least didn't break Goku's trust by attempting to gather the others for themselves.

After gathering enough firewood to last them the day, Goku made his way across the fields to enter the little shrine that contained the treasured four star dragonball that was given to him by his grandpa Gohan. Like every other day he would gently lift it up, clean off any dust that fell on it and carefully returned it to its cushion. The Earth grown Saiyan was so focused on this ritual that he had almost completely missed the presents of his elder brother behind him. Following the body language of his brother Raditz calmly called out, "Kakarot" before coming to a stop in the open doorway. Goku blinked a few times and turned around to meet the gaze of his elder brother who out of habit was still wearing his old Saiyan armor. "Yes Raditz?"

The elder Saiyan turned his attention to the dragonball still located in Goku's hand. From the time he met Goku for the first time to the present day he still didn't understand how a mighty warrior such as Goku could act in the strange way he did. "You remind me a that bastard Frieza every time you do that. Why do you care for that thing so much?" A somewhat sullen expression appeared on Goku's features when he was compared to the tyrant that ruined their chances of a normal existence. A innocent laugh escaped his throat as he finally placed it back down and said with a smile. "I treasure it since it belonged to my grandfather. While it may appear as a simple object to everyone else, it represents so much more to me."

Before Raditz could even respond to Goku's statement off in the distance the windows of the main Son house flung open to reveal Chi-Chi. The woman of the house took a deep breath before shouting out an announcement that breakfast was prepared. A wide grin appeared on Goku's features as he rushed out of the shrine to get a plate full of food before anyone else arrived. Again Raditz simply stared at his brother's back in disbelief on how simple minded he could be.

Everyone knew when you placed Saiyans and food in one room, only moments would pass before utter chaos would follow in their wake. Chi-Chi continued to work hard over the stove completing the final touches to the breakfast feast. Without being asked to assist, Gohan got up from his chair at the table and began grabbing finished dishes and placed them in strategic positions to allow for easier serving. Just as he was about to return to his mother's side he caught his younger brother trying to sneak a piece of bread and innocently sent him a semi dirty look which caused the younger half-Saiyan to sit back in his chair. Moments later the newly revived full blooded Saiyans began to enter the house which till this day still caused Gohan to get slightly unnerved. Like a well oiled machine the guests took their positions at the table. "FOOD!" Goku shouted as he came rushing into the kitchen with drool starting to slide down his mouth excited to have more of his wife's cooking. Chi-Chi lightly shook her head and sighed in response. "A few more minutes Goku."

Just as Goku happily hoped into an empty chair nearby, Raditz let out another annoyed breath as he walked in. "We Saiyans enjoy food as much as fighting but come on..." Turles turned his head and gazed at Raditz with his own usually annoyed expression on his features. "What are YOU complaining about? In case your memory has slipped, I'm his twin. You don't have an idea how irritating it is to be called "Goku" countless time a day, EVERY day."

Knowing that arguments between the two warriors tended to escalated rather quickly Goku turned his attention to both of them and lightly scratched the side of his face. "It all takes getting use to. Took me a while to get use to Vegeta calling me Kakarot. In time I'm sure you'll..." Before Goku could finish his thought Raditz felt the need to correct his brother again by staying, "...Prince Vegeta." Old habits die hard among Saiyans and it seemed to Bardock at least that the three of them would go on complaining and battering like that for ages. Instead of getting involved with the exchange he politely said his morning greetings to his grandsons before taking a seat at the table. His gaze remained focus on the food before him as he said in a somewhat harsh tone, "Humor your brother Raditz."

Raditz muttered something no one could make up before taking his regular seat next to his father on the left side of the table. Instead of continuing his conversation with his other annoying sibling, Raditz turned to his elder nephew who aside from his father the smartest individual in the room. If there was a secret to dealing with Goku's antics the person to learn them from would be his son. "How could someone as smart as you deal with this day in day out?"

Gohan blinked a few times and then let out a small innocent laugh he quickly looked at his father and then back in the direction of Goten who was still trying to sneak some food to his plate before everyone else. "Honestly it becomes second nature. You just learn to accept what you can't change and move on from there." Before any more arguing erupted Chi-Chi invited everyone to dig into the feast and in a matter of seconds food began flying everywhere. A small sweat drop slid down Gohan's features as he watched the ensuring battle while he and his grandfather took things rather calmly. At times like this Gohan saw how much he was like his grandfather and his namesake. The relative calm was soon interrupted when a new vision flashed into Bardock's mind. Quick visions of Kanjin space pods and individual faces of Kanjins appeared to him. Like most of his visions they singled trouble and it was even more disturbing seeing that they were in possession of the dragonballs. Goku blinked a few times when he saw the paleness on his father's features. He carefully placed down the leg covered in meet on his plate and then turned his complete attention on his father. Without promoting Bardock stated, "Someone is coming after the dragonballs as we seek."

Goku, Gohan and Goten looked the most troubled by the sudden announcement. They all jumped up from their seats and had an 'are you serious?' expression on their features. Bardock continued by explaining that he envisioned a handful of warriors making preparations to come to earth. Although Raditz and Turles weren't particularly worried about anyone taking the dragonballs for themselves, they were interested to know who would try to challenge them. Just as they heard the name, "Kanjin" the two warriors tightened their fists and clinched their teeth. Of course Goku had limited knowledge of races and this face only increased the confusion he was having over their reactions. "These Kanjin people, are they dangerous?"

Bardock folded his hands together and then turned back to his youngest son. His expression was rather serious and his tone compounded his concerns. "The Kanjins are the strongest rivals the Saiyans have ever encountered during our days of in the space trade. While the Tuffles posed a threat due to their knowledge of technology, the Kanjins stand on comparable footing to our own power."

Even though Goku didn't know much about the Kanjins and if they were truly on the side of evil, it disturbed him on some level that there was another race that had strong military power. There was no doubt that he'd have to enlist the help of all the Earth's special forces. Mixed reactions were definitely felt within the room. Chi-chi of course didn't want her boys fighting any monsters. For the other Saiyans it was a chance for them to regain some of their pride they had lost over the years from their losses with Goku. Goten on the other hand was more excited to start another adventure with his long time friend Trunks. "So that means I get to see Trunks again! We'll kick some butt for sure!" Gohan smiled at his brother's enthusiasm and wondered how much stronger the lavender haired half-Saiyan had gotten since their last meet up.

Without a second thought Raditz and Turles finished up their individual meals and got to their feet with excited expressions on their features. Although Goku shared in their excitement over battling a new opponent Goku understood that he had to inform Vegeta and the others first before any plans could even be made. "If these guys are strong as you say then we will need our combined forces to stop them. First stop capsule corp." The group of Saiyans didn't waste any time. Everyone gathered around Goku and in a flash they used instant transmission to get to Vegeta's residence.

Trunks was in the living room watching some television when his fellow Saiyans suddenly appeared before him. The young boy blinked a few times when he saw Goten flying at him shouting his name. He grumbled as he found himself leveled on the couch with his best friend excited as a dog who finally got to see his owner after a long trip. "A little more warming would be nice..." Trunks grumbled. The statement didn't escape Goten's attention. For once the younger boy innocently laughed and gently picked himself off the piece of furniture. All the commotion and shift of energy caught the attention of Vegeta who only moments later excited the training chamber off to the left of the main sitting area. "Kakarot... you better have a good reason for interrupting my personal time so early in the morning."

Just as Vegeta finished his statement he took notice of how serious Goku's own expression was. To date that was only the fifth time he had seen him like that and it almost guaranteed a headache was coming his way. "We have a big problem... The Kanjins are coming."

To be continued...