Episode 1: Kakarot and Raditz
An uncomfortable silence followed the statement made by the alien, as a well-timed wind picked up, adding to the tension of this situation.
"I could tell it was you at a glance, Kakarot," said the alien, grin stretching even wider, as his charcoal hues scanned his little brother's figure, marveling at how much he resembled their father. "Kaka-what?" Goku had no clue what this stranger was talking about, and retained his cautious fighting stance, ready for battle.
"My, how you look like our father," noted the alien, straightening himself and placing both hands nonchalantly at his sides. After a bit, the bald man question Goku, "Wait, hold on a sec, you know this guy?" Before Goku could reply, Raditz grunted. "Kakarot, what the hell have you been doing here all these years? You were supposed to exterminate every native life form on this planet! It was your mission, and you've failed. So, why?"
A look of utter dismay and confusion now taking its place on Goku's features, he looked back to the old man, who let out a confused grunt. "Now, look, you," spoke the short man. "I dunno who you are, but I think we've heard just about enough. Time to leave...shoo. Go. Oooor, since you don't seem to be good at taking a hint, maybe I need to point you in the right direc-"
"Krillin, get back!" Suddenly, the alien's tail emitted an orange hue, as it whipped around and smacked the short, bald man into the house, his body ripping through the wind and creating a gaping hole in the side of Kame House. "Krillin," shouted Goku, who looked back at the man angrily, before being utterly flabbergasted by the fact that this stranger had a tail. Just like he had as a child.
"I-I don't believe it...he's got a tail, too," exclaimed Goku in disbelief, holding on to the little boy who was probably his son.
"That's good. I wondered how long it'd take you to recognize me," voiced the alien.
"What're you...I...I've never seen you before," said Goku, the child becoming more and more nervous, then being quickly snatched up by the scientist woman.
"Kakarot, you mean to tell me you have no idea who I am?!"
"I don't know who this Kakarot person it is you're looking for, but I'm not him. My name's Goku," Goku said angrily to the alien, whose face now displayed an expression of angry disbelief.
"What happened to you? Kakarot, tell me, did you suffer a serious injury to the head when you were young?"
With his question unanswered after a bit, the alien stepped forward angrily. "Did you hear me?!"
"Yeah," began Goku, putting a hand to his charcoal head of hair. "I don't remember it very well, but you're right, I did hit my head when I was a child. I still have a scar where it happened."
As Goku spoke, the stranger seemed to grow more and more frustrated.
"You stupid fool, you forgot."
"Forgot what?!"
The old man, fessing up, told Kakarot/Goku of what had happened to him as a child, how Grandpa Gohan had nurtured him, and more. Things seemed to start becoming clearer.
"OK, you've got my attention...now, tell us who you are," questioned Goku.'
"Well, I wasn't expecting to give a history listen when I came here today...but alright. I'll tell you everything. After all, you'll be working for me from now on, and I like to keep my subordinates informed."
The bald man emerged from the house, warning Goku that the alien wasn't exactly normal, to which Goku replied that he knew.
"Mhm. Believe me, I know," started Goku. "I could sense that from the minute he landed. Even now, standing here talking to him like this, something about him turns my stomach."
"Such harsh words," said the alien. "Careful. You're more like me than you realize.
You were born on the Planet Vegeta. You are a space fighter, a Saiyan warrior. Just like me."
He stopped speaking for a moment to let everyone shout in shock.
"Allow me to introduce myself. I'm Raditz.
Your big brother."
Goku looked incredibly shaken, sweat dripping down his face, before the bald man, Krillin, questioned, "Yeah, what the heck is he doin' on Earth if he's from another planet?"
Raditz chuckled, saying, "That's simple. We sent him here. Kakarot was given specific orders to clear this world of its current inhabitants, a mission which he has failed miserably."
"That's enough," shouted Goku. "Even if it is true, and I'm some kinda alien from another planet, and even if you are my old brother...it doesn't matter. Anyone who'd do the things you say is no brother of mine. I am Son Goku, and this is my home. And you're not welcome here!"
After the others shouted at Raditz as well, he merely chuckled, walking forward to look at the wall of Kame House.
"I'm afraid it will take more than shouting to convince me to leave. Powerful though we are, we Saiyans have ever been strong in numbers. What's more...our proud race was almost wiped out entirely after a meteor struck our home planet.
There were no survivors. Everyone was vaporized. That includes our mother and father, Kakarot. Counting you, there are only four left in the universe, who are of Saiyan decent. I was away on an assignment with another of our warriors when the meteor hit. We lived.
A third Saiyan also lived, he was sent to conquer a distant planet, just like you. Recently, we found a world that could fetch us a nice price..."
A lot more exposition later, Raditz questioned, "Say, there's something I've been curious about, is that your son behind the blue-haired woman?"
"No, it isn't," lied Goku.
"You can't fool me like that. That boy has Saiyan blood. It's no use trying to hide it, as I can see his tail. I was hoping to reason with you, but you obviously don't know what's best for your son, so I'm going to take him with me."
With that, he began walking towards the blue woman and Kakarot's son, with Kakarot growing even more angry, before, just as Raditz reached Kakarot, Raditz vanished into midair, reappearing to strike his brother powerfully with a knee to the chest, prompting Kakarot/Goku to crumple to the floor. As his son ran towards him, Raditz snatched him up by the back of his odd garments.
"So, like I said, I'll be taking your son, and if you want to see him alive again, you'll do what your big brother tells you."
After a bit more ordering around Raditz, he shot into the sky, Gohan (Goku's son), in tow, headed for another nearby island to wait for his brother.
"G-Gohan..," said a straining Goku, who was still in pain from the mighty knee to the gut.
His son had been taken.
Episode 2: An Unlikely Alliance
Hours later, on another island.
Fwoosh...
Each blade of grass from the open plain danced in the volatile wind that had picked up upon Raditz's arrival, as the wails of the infant Gohan echoed throughout the area, annoying Raditz to to no end. "Won't you be quiet?! I'd like to kill you right now, but that would go against mine and Kakarot's deal! So shut up!"
As Gohan continued to cry, Raditz picked him up again by the back of his clothing and spat, "That's enough! If-ah. Here he comes! ...Wait, there's another one of them?" His scouter began beeping and calculating numbers once again, reading two high power levels. One was surely Kakarot, but what could the other be? Descending from the sky was, of course, Goku/Kakarot, but the other being...was Piccolo? It didn't matter. Raditz had changed his mind about allowing his brother to work for him.
"Ah, I see you've finally made it, Kakarot..."
Serious expression adorning both of the challenger's faces, Goku looked his brother straight in the eyes.
"Gimme back my son," was all that he exclaimed, assuming a fighting stance alongside Piccolo, who remained silent.
"Y'know what, Kakarot, I've changed my mind," began Raditz, his charcoal locks rising with a new surge of power. "I think I've decided I don't want you to join us anymore. A fool like you would only hold us back.
You're a disgrace to all Saiyans, now prepare to die!"
And thus, a long battle began, pitting Raditz against his brother and the green man. Of course, as the battle went on, it was evident that Raditz could take both of them on no problem, as, quickly, the heroes were put on the losing side. Amidst the fighting, Gohan, now trapped in Raditz's Saiyan pod, grew angrier and angrier, his power level rising exponentially before finally, he snapped.
"LEAVE MY DADDY ALONE," he shouted, a clear aura enveloping his entire being, as he launched himself, head-first, at Raditz, landing a crushing blow to his side. This crushing blow nearly took Raditz out of the battle, but, with tenacity and willpower, the alien was able to shrug off the blow. "Gh...damn little brat! Who knew you held such power? I'll kill you for that! ...But first, I have some other cretan to deal with."
And with that, he threw Gohan violently to the ground near his pod, knocking him out cold. He then turned back to Kakarot and Piccolo, intent on ending them both on this day. What would become of Raditz, and his brother? Find out, next time!
END OF CHAPTER 2!