The ship in which Vegeta, Nappa, and Cress would be traveling to earth in was ready. After 3 months of arguing and attempted escapes, they finally got Cress to activate launch procedures, what he didn't tell them was that he changed course to Kassan. The empty planet under Frieza's control, it's population decimated by his uncle Bardock years ago. The planet was about 2 months from them at max speed, but it gave Kazuma about a year before they would arrive. With that much prep time he should make it so Kakarot was ready for them, he knew Kazuma could handle Raditz easily. The real question was could Kakarot?

"Hey, you brat!" Nappa shouted impatiently. "Are we ready to launch yet?" Cress glared at him.

"For one," He remarked. "Don't call me brat, I have a name, it's Cress. And for two, I could crush you in an instant. So watch your tone with me you buffoon!" Nappa got angry at his remark, Vegeta just laughed at his annoyance. He knew what Cress was capable of. And he forced him to tell them the story behind his family, like where their mother was. It was interesting to say the least.

Seven years ago-

Cress was so excited, his younger brother was about to be born. He sat patiently in the waiting room, kicking his feet seeing as he couldn't touch the floor quite yet. He could barely contain his excitement when his dad walked out, holding a small baby in his arms. Cress jumped up in excitement and ran up to his dad, to say hi to his newborn baby brother. When he got closer he saw his father's grim face, he slowed down. Stopping about 5 feet away from him.

"Where's mommy?" Cress asked. His dad simply shook his head and gently placed his younger brother in his arms. Cress stared at his father with a face of horror. How could she be gone? She was fine after he was born, why did his brother being born kill her? Then he remembered, she was already sick the week before and it never went away. The poor boy probably barely survived.

"His name is Kazuma," His father told him. "He was born premature, he should be fine in a couple weeks though."

"Kazuma," Cress repeated his name, he held his brother close to him. "I promise I'll protect you, it's what mommy would've wanted." His father stared at his son, he was shocked to see that a saiyan could hold compassion at all. Then again, he was probably one of the few saiyans to feel love, him and his two sons. He wondered if his brother ever loved Kakarot, or even Raditz, and he wondered if either of them were like his small family.

"You boys will understand it all," He mumbled under his breath. "Some day..."

Present day-

The ship had launched, Nappa and Vegeta were resting while Cress was in the training hall. He was finally up to 15 times Earth's gravity, slightly over planet Vegeta's gravity, it was still difficult to move. He was getting the hang of it, running with more and more ease by he minute. He began having the training drones flying about him start attacking him, one by one he shut them down without causing any damage.

"Kazuma," He mumbled. "Don't waste this opportunity, I'm still keeping my promise as best I can." The ship moved through space towards planet Kassan. In the other room Nappa and Vegeta were talking about their next step.

"Are we really going to do what Frieza wants us to do?" Nappa asked the prince.

"For now, anyway," Vegeta responded. "He needs to think we're still his loyal lap dogs."

"And what about the boy?" the hulking saiyan asked. "Do we really need him?"

"Of course we do," the prince said. "He has some strange abilities. Didn't you notice how he reacted before his father did to our presence? And how he knew where the saibamen went without a scouter? That and the fact that our scouters detected fluctuating power levels from him. He's a unique one, he'll prove useful. If we push him right, then maybe he could become the legend."

"You don't mean," Nappa started. "How could that brat be a super saiyan at any point in his life! He's strong but he's no legend!"

"Maybe not yet, anyway," Vegeta said. "But we'll find out soon enough." In the training hall, Cress jumped the gun and accidentally pushed up the gravity to 30 times, it's maximum in the chamber. Cress slowly forced himself to stand, feeling the pressure in his bones and how much his body just wanted to collapse.

"Not yet," he growled. "I'm not giving up yet!" Cress began to slowly move around the room, with each step his feet felt like they were covered in lead. He sped up his movement, bit by bit, until he was almost at a run. The heavy gravity made it difficult for him to lift his arms, yet he still went through his punching exercises. The gravity didn't feel like it was getting any lighter this time, it would definitely take some time to get used to. He had over a year to train, it may take the other saiyans on board a while to realize that the concept of training makes them stronger too. They were just gaining strength from actual combat, while Cress was constantly honing his skills through training. The feeling of the micro fractures in his bones was building up, he thought that if he kept this up he'd end up causing serious damage. He deactivated the chamber and walked to his separate room and wrapped up his wounds, his bones now being held together by the bandages. He stared at the ceiling of his room, wondering if the training he had in this year would be enough to take care of the saiyans with him, and if they were going to call reinforcements. Could Kazuma get Kakarot to be strong enough for them? Was it even possible for them to be ready by the time they got there?

"What are you doing in here kid?" Vegeta asked. "And how did you get hurt without us getting into combat?"

"Wouldn't you like to know," Cress mouthed off like the smart-ass he was.

"Watch your mouth punk!" Vegeta shouted. "You may be strong, maybe even close enough to the legend, but I am still your prince! So treat me with some respect!" Cress turned his head in disapproval, but didn't say another word. Vegeta left the room, the boy was stranger than he thought. To have the gut to talk back to the saiyan royal family was considered suicide by most, he was an odd one after all.

This could be interesting after all, Vegeta thought to himself. He didn't even know the half of it.