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Shell-shocked of the Outlandish Kind
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Kame House, Earth, August, Age 737
On a very small island in the Earthly sea, the aptly named Kame House was painted pink with a red roof and its name displayed in all caps on the front of the upper story. For a long time, it had served as both the primary training site of the Turtle School of martial artists and the home of the founding Master Roshi as well as his lifelong loggerhead turtle companion that was casually named Turtle. By Age 737, things had been quiet for the wise, if perverted, Human hermit as well as the kind, if strict, turtle of greater age. Other than the usual deliveries of food and mail, Kame House didn't receive much visitors and as far as both occupants were concerned, the Earth itself was enjoying a time of peace.
Unfortunately, all good things had to end eventually.
During his enjoyment of watching Wide-Thigh Aerobics, Roshi heard a whoosh from outside his home followed by a large splash that actually grasped his attention from the TV show and woke Turtle from his nap. Quickly leaving their home, the old hermit saw blood ooze from the water in front of him and wasted no time in diving in to see if he could save a life. Flawed he may have been, Roshi wasn't one to leave a helpless soul to die, whoever they were. Although, he certainly didn't expect to find a space pod that had collided with a coral reef and caused its occupant to hit his head on it.
Not allowing his curiosity to overtake him at the moment for several good reasons, Roshi quickly grabbed the small child, placed him back into the pod, and then, with his vast strength earned from a lifetime of training, launched it back to the surface where it would stay afloat until he brought it to his island and the boy into his home. Laying him on the couch, Roshi briefly observed that he had spikey black hair and a brown furred tail of all things as well as wore unusual armor before quickly gathering some medicine to help with his head wound. After fifteen minutes of hard work, Roshi relaxed upon seeing the kid would live, but found himself perplexed that an alien child would suddenly come to Earth. He tried to use his Ki to read his mind, but it appeared the head wound had a greater effect on the boy's mind that Roshi hadn't anticipated.
Although it grieved him to admit it, he needed his sister's help.
One phone call later, and the renowned, if abrasive, Fortuneteller Baba appeared at Kame House. Quickly guiding the older and shorter woman who rode on her own crystal ball with magic to the patient as it were, Baba then used her magic to peer into the child's mind and hopefully repair at least a portion of it.
"Curious." Baba remarked in slight astonishment. "From what I'm seeing from the ball, it appears this little ankle-biter is a Saiyan. They've made quite an infamous reputation in the greater galaxy as warriors."
"Why infamous?" Asked Turtle.
"Let's just say that a lot of events led to them working for an evil empire that has made itself prosperous by wiping out entire civilizations and selling devastated worlds on the open market." Baba said tentatively, but almost without fear.
"That's barbaric." Roshi opinioned with disgust before turning a concerned eye to the younger Saiyan. "Please tell me this kid wasn't sent to destroy Earth."
Baba hummed in contemplation. "I'm not sure. Right now, all the ball is giving me is that the Saiyans just had a population decline as of two months ago. And the planet they largely called home is just gone."
"So what?" Inputted Turtle. "This kid was sent here so that he wouldn't get killed? Master, what do you think?"
Roshi took a long, hard look at the unconscious boy before his frown turned into a smile. "I think that regardless of whatever crimes he's speciesas a whole is guilty of; this boy deserves a chance to find his own place in life. When he wakes up, we'll give him a home on Earth."
For a moment, Baba showed a brief smile before giving an exaggerated sigh. "I was afraid you'd say that. You always were a sucker for charity and beautiful women."
Roshi chuckled a bit before showing a lewd grin. "Yeah, I think he'll make a fine student in the ways of both the martial arts and how to pick up women."
Both Turtle and Baba groaned before the former then pointed out. "We should probably figure out his name first before anything else."
The latter was quick to find out. "Right. Let's see. Uh, Kakarot."
"Kakarot, huh?" Commented Roshi before showing his genuine smile once more. "We're going to have to do our best not to forget that name.
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Thank you, Richard1081, for suggesting this. I guess when I do write Dragon Ball for real, I can combine some concepts here and there for a few stories. I'm not the first person to write about Kakarot landing near Roshi's place, though. There was a harem story around that had that, but it's author is no longer active for whatever reason.
Anyway, while I wouldn't like to see Goku/Kakarot being an even bigger leech than Roshi, I can imagine him growing up with a flirtatious, but no less respectful demeaner towards women. A bit short right now, but I think it's not bad.