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Chapter 2
Decisions
A tense silence filled the air. No one spoke a word to each other as their minds were now processing the information told to them only moments ago. The saiyan warrior, Turles, introduced himself as Goki's brother—not older, nor younger—but her twin brother. The Earthlings were quite shocked by the turn of events, but Goki took the brunt of the surprise. Just today, in the last twenty minutes specifically, learned she is not of Earthling descent. Instead, she belonged to a different race called the saiyans and was sent here to destroy the people of this comforting planet. She figured the tails were the distinction between a regular human and a saiyan.
"Wait, so you're Goki's twin brother?" Krillin asked.
The saiyan warrior chuckled darkly, "Didn't I say that already, but yes, I am."
Bulma glanced back and forth between the siblings. Now that he pointed it out, she recognized the similarities between the two: their eye color, the odd hairstyles, and even their face shape. Despite the color tones of their skin, they looked exactly alike, "Goki, he looks just like you!"
Goki shook her head in disbelief. She didn't want to hear that. How could she be related to the guy in front of her? It had to be some sort of cruel joke Kami was playing on her; it had to be! Why else would he come out of nowhere and reveal this startling news to her? However, she knew that to have truth to it as well. No matter how much she did not want to admit it, but Bulma was right! They did look alike and you couldn't get more evidence than brown appendage wrapped back around his waist. If she listened more, then maybe she can get more out of him.
"Surprised aren't you?" Turles stated.
She nodded her slowly as her eyes had gotten low, "I'll be lying if I say no, but I really am surprised. Besides my grandpa Gohan, I never knew to have any other family…blood or not. There's something I want to know myself, if I'm from another planet, then what am I doing here on Earth."
Finally, he was getting a bit of cooperation from his twin. In fact, he was coming a bit close towards using brute force and knocking her in the head to get her head straight, but he had to be patient in a delicate situation such as this one. He smirked to himself after a moment of silence and answered her question, "That's easy, you were sent here by the higher ups to purge this mud ball of all inhabiting life. You see Karaki; we saiyans are like planet brokers. When a planet high on the galactic market is found, our warriors are sent there to do a few hostile takeovers. Should the planet have strong life forms inhabiting it, the adult warriors are sent out, but if there weaklings residing on the planets, the babies should be sufficient enough to carry out the job."
"How can you send poor babies out into space all alone?" Bulma asked, disgusted by the man's blunt answer.
"Believe me, babies are more than capable of handling themselves," he answered. His eyes narrowed at his sister and formed a scowl on his lips, "However, Karaki is a clear exception to that rule. You were given simple orders of exterminating the life on this planet, but you have failed miserable. You are a disgrace to saiyan race and now I'm questioning if I should accept as my twin. It would have taken you a few years at the most considering the fact that this planet has such a large moon."
The moon? What did that have to do with anything? Unless…it has a bigger connection to her abilities, "So, I'm guessing the moon plays in all of this too huh?" Goku inquired.
"At least now you're catching on," Turles commented. He set his gaze to the sky, "But that is correct. On the night of the full moon, as long as we have our tails, we transform into what is called 'Great Ape.' During this metamorphosis, we begin a reign of destruction; annihilating everything in our path. Nothing can stop us; any attempt is futile unless one should find a way to cut off our tail or obliterating the moon, resulting us to return to base form. When the moon sets and the sun rises, the same effect will take place, but at least this way, we will continue to have access to our true power. There are a few downsides unless you get the proper training. For one, we will not have any control over ourselves, so it's a path of mindless destruction. Secondly, your mind will be a blank slate of the previous night's events. You'll just think you've been asleep the entire time. Finally, our speed is much slower, but the power greatly makes up for it. To sum it up, our tails are our true source of power."
Master Roshi, Krillin, and Bulma stared in horror as the memories of those nights returned to them. Everything he said was completely true as they had to experience the ordeal themselves and try to get Goki back to normal. They nearly died on the occasion, in Bulma's case in both instances, but they managed to bring her back. The first time, Puar had to turn into a giant pair of scissors to cut off her tail because no one in the group was strong enough to take on an overgrown, rampaging ape. The second time, Master Roshi destroyed the moon with the Kamehameha Wave just in the nick of time to keep her from destroying the martial arts tournament arena. They hoped they would never have to go through that again. They'd prefer to stay alive until they died of natural causes. No one will believe them if the person killed got stepped on by a giant monkey.
Launch noticed the trio's expressions of horror. She waved a hand over their faces, which was enough to get their minds back to reality, "Hey, you guys' alright. Look like ya' just seen a ghost or somethin'."
"Oh, we're just fine…perfectly fine," Roshi said, waving it off.
"Suuure," the blonde stated unconvinced. "You're hiding somethin', but Imma make sure ya tell me lata'."
Goki side glanced towards her friends suspiciously. They were hiding the truth for some reason, but she'll have to deal with that after Turles leaves. That's if he does leave, "If I've been on Earth all this time, why are you coming for me now?"
"I'm not really sure myself," Turles responded tilting his head to the side. "I wasn't really aware of your existence until our brother started mumbling some stuff about you. It wasn't up until I confronted him about it that I found out that I had a twin sister and you were here on this planet."
The female saiyan's eye started to twitch at the words: older brother, "I have an older brother too?"
"Why does that not surprise me in the least?" Bulma asked to no one in particular.
"After everything we heard today, I'm not really too bothered by it," Krillin commented.
"Hahaha, why yes, his name is Raditz," Turles answered, but his frown quickly returned. "He was the one to originally come and retrieve you, but since I have slightly more patience, I was told to come. We will talk about him later. There is a real reason behind my arrival. Long ago, our home planet was destroyed by a meteor…or so I have been told. I find it quite ridiculously because if our people would have gathered together and easily destroyed it. Anyway, the entire saiyan race was killed, but only five of us survived. Like you sister, we were all away on missions, though in due time, the other four of us came together. Out of the few of us, you are the only female saiyan left living, and before you get any ideas, your life is not going to be like that, I will be sure of it. I have just come to collect you so the last of our race can finally be with each other and that we may rule over this entire universe. What do you say Karaki? Will you join me?"
Goki gave him a blank expression, "I'm not interested. I prefer my life here on Earth."
"Oh, how so?" Turles urged on.
"It's peaceful here and I love the friends that I made here," Goki replied with a happy smile. "I was able to grow and learn the things I needed to move on further in my life. I get to go on different adventures, meet new people, and fight against new opponents to see where I stand so I can get better."
The saiyan's eye gleamed at her heartfelt statement. He walked towards his sister who stood her ground while the others backed away for their own safety. He stopped directly in front of her and leaned in on her side to where his lips were centimeters away from her ears. He needed to be a bit closer to get into her mind, "Do you really expect me to believe that Karaki? The fools on this planet don't even know the meaning of adventure and the fighters here are considerably weak. No, you can face much tougher opponents and grow stronger in the process. You won't be limited to your abilities because the entire planet will be your battlefield. Doesn't that sound quite fun Karaki?"
The Earth-raised saiyan eyes twinkled. New and stronger opponents? No limits to her abilities? She loved testing her strength and she would not have to worry about anyone around her getting hurt. She can go all out in her battles, but that would mean she'd have to become evil like him. She'd rather die than kill the life of an innocent person, "No…I can't! I'd have to become a monster like you if I left Earth."
Turles had to admit it, Karaki is quite stubborn. He backed away and grinned at her as he examined her from top to bottom. He stopped when he saw her eyes: they were burning with the desire to be the best that she can be. He just needed to give her a bigger push, "Hahahahaha, Karaki, you fail to notice that you're more like me than you realize. Don't you love the rush of battle? Does the sight of seeing your victims falling before you not give you the sense of satisfaction and victory? The whole concept is addicting quite really. We keep going back for more and more no matter how impossible it may seem. It's in our blood from the day of our birth to even in the afterlife. You can't possibly say no to this."
Goki stared at him; lost in a deep state of thought. What he said was true; it was all true. She couldn't deny it! She loved fighting, especially those that pushed her to the limits. There was a certain exhilaration she felt that made her crave for more. She would purposely drag out fights for the pure amusement of it, even if she was dead tired. She wanted to make sure her enemies were exhausted to ensure her triumph over them and once it was over, she'll find herself training to strengthen her body for the next battle. It was an endless cycle, but she loved every minute of it.
"Goki, don't listen to him!" Launch roared. "You're better than that! He's just tryin' to mess with ya' mind."
"Yeah! You don't have to leave with him!" Bulma added. "Can you live with yourself if you hurt those who have done nothing to you at all?!"
The female saiyan snapped out of her daze. Her friends were right. Turles, who claimed to be her brother, was only trying to twist her mind into one similar to his own. If that happened, she'll never overcome the guilt to come along with the job of a saiyan. She had to stay true the person she was now and nothing was going to change it! "My answer is no Turles! What you speak might be true, but there is no honor in your way of living. If you can't accept that then I have no further reason to continue this conversation. So why don't you just leave?"
Turles scowled. Nothing he said seemed to get through her thick skull. That bump to her head caused more damaged the he liked. The saiyan phased from their sight and before anyone could react, he appeared behind Goki. He swung one arm around her neck to restrict her airways and placed the other hand on top of her head. He pulled her into his chest and held here as he began to speak once more, "Karaki, my patience with you is wearing thin. I do not have time to play these silly little games, but here is what I am going to do. I am going to allow you up to twenty four hours to think over what happened today and I know it is a lot to take in considering you condition. Should you decline again, I will destroy this planet you call home and take you with me. I will return and I expect you to give me the correct answer so this will be easier on the both of us."
The saiyan male released her from his grasp. Goki stumbled forward, but stayed on her two feet. She let out a little cough as she started to breathe again from the lack of oxygen. Her eyes narrowed at her brother and gave a nod, "Alright, I'll think it over, but you could have just asked nicely."
"I'm a saiyan warrior, nice is not in my vocabulary," Turles growled. "Remember, you have twenty four hours and when they are over, I will be back. Do not disappoint me sister or you will definitely regret it."
The saiyan male turned his back to his sister and shot off into the air without another word. Goki watched as he disappeared into the distance. Once he was completely out of sight, she let out a relieved sigh, "Well, at least that's over."
"What are you going to do now?" Krillin asked. "You're not really thinking about going with him….are you?"
"To be honest Krillin, I'm not really sure myself," she answered softly. "All those things he said were all true. It might actually be a learning experience for me, so I can grow more than I have while here on Earth. I need to learn more about myself and where I come from."
"But…that would mean you will have to kill people for the sick fun of it," Bulma reasoned. "I don't think I've even seen you harm a fly."
The saiyan's eyes fell as she recalled the horrors of her dream world, "Well, it seemed pretty easy to do in my nightmares."
Launch raised her eyebrows in disbelief, "Nightmares? Since when did ya' started havin' them?"
She walked away from her friends a few steps away and stared crossed her arms, "I wanted to talk about this a bit later, but I guess I better tell you now. About a month ago, I started having these horrible dreams. At the start, the people of a little town would be in their homes asleep until an explosion is heard, followed by more. The buildings were being destroyed one by one and once the people found out, they'll start fleeing to get to safety. A lot of them made it out, but the remainders who weren't as lucky were stuck in some part of town together. When they think their safe, someone is killed and the person revealed…is me."
"That's horrible Goki," Krillin sympathized. "But, they're just dreams."
She shook her head, "No, they're not. They show how Turles described the way I am supposed to be. It disturbed me so much that I could hardly sleep at night when they happened and that was at least three times a week. I didn't know what it meant…but it all makes sense now."
"You'll figure something out soon, you always do," Bulma said.
"I will…but that's not the only thing that's bothering me," Goki stated, catching the further interest of her friends. She turned back to meet their eyes, her own narrowed towards them, "Ya' know how Turles mentioned about the 'Great Ape' transformation? Well, I more or less remember the effects he talked. There are some blank spots in my memory and I know there was at least one time where my tail was missing when I woke up. Tell me…what happened? What happened at Pilaf's Castle? And the martial arts tournament when I was fighting Jackie?"
"Goki, that's something we wanted to talk to you about on better terms," Bulma said softly, her eyes full of guilt. She had kept this a secret from her friend for far too long, but it was for her own good. Why would she want to send the younger woman into a state of depression or guilt for something she had no control over? She loved Goki like the little sister she never had. Was it so wrong to hide it? Maybe so because knowing Goki she would have found a way to control the form if possible. She knew Roshi and Krillin felt the exact same way. Launch had not been present or filled in on the occasions to know the monstrosity the saiyan female can become under the light of the full moon. It's wise to tell her now or the event may happen again and they won't be able to stop her on the next round, "but you do have a right to know the information. You see, right after you told us about the warning your grandfather gave you, you accidentally looked up at the full moon and transformed. Luckily, the rest of us were able to escape while you damage the castle, but we had to figure out how to get you back to normal before we got stepped on or smashed by flying debris. Thanks to Puar's power, she changed into a pair of scissors and cut off your tail. When you changed back to normal, you were sound asleep."
"And then there was the tournament," Krillin piped in. it was his one and only experience with the terrifying event, but it was one he did not want a repeat of. At first, he thought he had been seeing things because he wasn't expecting Goki to change like that. Up until Yamcha told her she was lacking sense in this form, he felt she was taking the fight a bit too seriously. He wanted to ask her about it after the tournament was over, but the others told him not to say anything to protect her. He understood, but it felt wrong to keep a secret from his new found best friend at the time. Now it was his turn to confess, "You were so close to throwing in the towel until you stared into the sky. We were all waiting for you to give up, but the next thing I knew, you just grew into that giant ape. You started destroying the building for the waiting area and people started running away before they got killed. When I tried talking to you, nothing seemed to get through. You were bent on destruction. Right when we were trying to figure out a way to get back to normal, Jackie used the Kamehameha Wave to destroy the moon. At first, we thought he was after you, but told us it was that he was after. You woke up just as oblivious to what happened and continued the match with Jackie."
Goki blinked. Her face held no expression except one of thought. She removed her tail from its position around her waist and stared at it intently, "I can't believe my tail cause this much trouble for my friends…and my grandpa. I feel stupid that I didn't figure it out at first. That would explain the crazy explanations they gave time to time when I asked what was going on. Maybe it would be better to go with Turles…"
"Goki, you're not mad at us are you?" Bulma asked sadly. "I know we should have told you, but how could we? It's not that easy telling the happiest girl in the world that she nearly killed her friends on two occasions."
"Guys, it's alright," Goki said to the surprise of her friends. "I just wanted to know if you would finally be honest with me. I had a hard time believing what you told me when I was younger and that's why I asked. I understand completely why you keep it a secret." The saiyan smiled at her friends; she could never stay truly mad at them…not a bit. They cared for her and she cared for them, "I would've liked if you had told me from the beginning so I could have been more careful at night these past few years."
"Hahaha sure Goki," Krillin laughed. "So, what're you gonna do now?"
"I think…I'll head back home for now," she said with a sad smile. "There's some stuff I need to think about and…reconsider."
"You're not thinkin' about joinin' that guy are ya'?" Launch questioned.
Her eyes lowered to the ground, "I don't know Launch. I might, but if I don't, that would mean the fate of the Earth is in danger. I don't want anyone to die because of me."
"Can't you just fight him off?" Bulma asked in a matter of fact tone. "I mean, if he sees you're determined to stay then he's bound to leave you alone."
"No, he's much too powerful for me to fight," Goki answered. "I'll never be able to take him alone and even if I join forces with anyone, it still wouldn't be enough. Besides, if I go, I might actually get some good out of it."
"Oh Goki, whatever you decide, just be careful," Bulma warned. There was no convincing the Earth's protector when she made up her mind about something. Goki's much too stubborn for her own good, but then again, she was quite stubborn herself, so who was she to judge.
"Because you're my student and I know your heart is in the right place, I will support you in your choice Goki," the turtle hermit acknowledged. "You have grown into a fine, young warrior and I'm sure you will do what is best."
"Yeah same here," Launch piped up. "But the second ya' change on us, I'm comin' to find you."
"Don't worry, I won't," Goki said nervously. Even though she was much more powerful than the aggressive blonde, she was actually still quite afraid of her when she got angry. It takes a long time to get her to calm down and put her gun away, but in her own way, she meant well, but she took it a bit too far for their tastes. "I think it's about that time that I leave. I have a lot of stuff to think about and wanna be alone."
"Okay, you can always come back if you need anything," Bulma offered.
"Thanks Bulma," the earth raised saiyan replied. "I'll probably be by again tomorrow and let you guys know what I'm going to do."
"And we'll be waiting for you when you get back," Krillin added.
Goki smiled at her friends turned her back towards them once more. She cupped her hands over the corners of her mouth and took in a deep breathe, "FLYING NIMBUS!"
Before long, the yellow cloud arrived once more, waiting for the boarding of its master's call. Goki hopped on the puffy cloud in the same fashion as before and waved a hand goodbye to her friends before departing the city. Bulma, Roshi, Krillin, and Launch watched as she left until she was no longer visible in the sky.
"Talk about a crazy day huh?" Krillin stated to no one in particular.
"You said it," Bulma agreed. She knew Goki had a certain knack for unintentionally reeling in trouble, but today took the cake. "So what do we do now?"
"All we can do is wait and see how this turns out," Roshi answered. The elderly hermit had a queasy feeling in the pit of his stomach about the whole situation and he knew that something terrible was to come of all this. Goki's decision about her future, as well as Earth's, was her choice to make. They had to be confident in the woman and hope for the best.
"Hey guys! I made it!" Yamcha's voice called from behind.
The group turned their attention to the former bandit that was now approaching them. He stopped by Bulma, and held his arm around her shoulders, "Hey guys, long time no see."
"Haha, yeah, it's been too long," Krillin chuckled lightly. However, his frown returned moments later, "But you just missed Goki."
"What? Why did she leave so early?" the former bandit questioned.
"You might wanna sit down for this; it's kind of a long story," Bulma said, ushering her boyfriend to the table.
The group returned to their seats at the table and retold Yamcha of the entire confrontation with the saiyan Turles. By the end of the story, his eyes were widened in shock, "So, you're saying Goki, our Goki, is an alien from another planet? What gives? I knew she was a bit…different, but I don't understand how she can be related to bloodthirsty creatures."
"Well it's the truth," Bulma said sadly. "Whether we like it or not."
"If ya' woulda been here, ya coulda heard it for ya'self," the blonde growled angrily.
Yamcha waved his hands up in defense nervously, "I tried getting here earlier, but it took longer than I expected. I wish I was though because I would have given this Turles guy a piece of my mind."
The others felt the same way about giving the saiyan male a good talking to, but this was a problem for only Goki to deal with. She's the one that is going to get affected the most by leaving with her brother. They will simply have adjust and find someone else to handle all their bad guys for them, or join forces to have an upper hand in the battle. Besides, one person should never have the pressure of protecting the entire planet all alone. There was only one question left.
What now?
Turles stood on top one of the many rooftops of a city not too from his previous location. He was watching the humans go on about their daily lives as if they were not worried about intergalactic pirates plotting to kill them and take over their planet. He was outraged that primitive life forms were so relaxed now and days, but at least it made for an easier purge. Why did he and their elder brother allow their sister to reside on this pitiful excuse of planet for so long? At least, she was going to return to her true life in a matter of weeks.
"Turles! What the hell do you think you are doing?!" a voice roared through his scouter's communicator. "Why have you not retrieved your sister yet. I thought it was a simple task?!"
"It's nice to hear from you too Prince," Turles remarked in a bored voice. "I wanted to give her a bit of time to reflect on what I told her today. As you heard while eavesdropping on our conversation, Karaki cannot remember anything of her saiyan heritage because of a stupid fall to the head."
"You know good and well that we can easily fix her mentality," he responded back. "If you take any longer than those 24 hours that you have asked for, I am coming there myself!"
The saiyan twin rolled his eyes on his end before responding, "Trust me, I will have her seeing it our way and leaving this time tomorrow."
"You better or you know what happens," the voice threatened, ending the transmission.
Turles growled to himself, "Why must I continue to listen to that short pint?! If anything, I should be calling the shots around there, but it's better than being right under the lizard's command. He just merely gives us our missions and let us be. However, what will happen once Karaki arrives. Knowing him, he'll try to keep us separated as she is the last female saiyan alive. Now that I think about it, she is actually better off on this excuse, but we need her power in order to defeat him. I wonder if that's why Raditz 'forgot' about her, until she was of age to defend herself completely while in space. If that's the case…I need to make sure of her much needed changes are made tonight."
He needed to talk to his sister tonight alone without the interruption of her friends. They were the reason why he had not reeled her in the first try. They kept her morals in check by spouting the nonsense about guilt and whatnot. She was a saiyan warrior and needed to start acting like one or at least harden her character a bit in order to survive in the cruel place known as the Planet Trade Organization. Pressing the button on his scouter, he activated the power level reader to locate his sister's location and to his pleasure, it was detecting that she had left her 'friends' and off to possibly her home. Now all he had to do was to keep track of her path and wait until night fall to approach her once more.
-Night Time-
Hours had passed since Goki's departure from West City and returned home in the Mt. Paozu district. She used the time at first to take a nap after taking a headache from the day's events. She had slept soundly for quite a while until another one of those nightmares plagued her slumber. Afterwards, she left from her house with her Dragonball and Power Pole, the items of her beloved Grandpa Gohan, and was now currently sitting in a secret clearing not too far from her house.
Goki lied on the grass, staring into the sky above her and listening to the sounds of the rushing waterfall. When her mind seemed to be flooded of thoughts, the soothing sounds of the water would calm her as well as the sight of the starry night sky. The combination did wonders as her mind remained peaceful, no longer hectic of the discoveries she learned. At this time, she can process the information slowly and at her own pace so she can make the decision that will probably more than well change her entirely. She released a sigh as she recalled everything, "So today, I meet my twin brother I never knew I had. He came asking me why I hadn't destroyed Earth yet, but I didn't have the slightest clue on what he was talking about and called me Karaki. When I denied all that he said, Roshi revealed that I wasn't from Earth and Turles confirmed that. I received a bump to my head to make me forget everything about my real background. He had the tail just like I did and knew of the transformation that I had also been unaware of. He said I was a saiyan warrior from the Planet Vegeta which is mainly a race of cold-hearted killers, but they died a long time ago. There're only five of us left living and I'm the only female saiyan. Instead of coming for me for that one particular reason, he wanted me to join them to become a powerful force and gave me until tomorrow to decide. Why did this have to happen? I mean, I love the fact that I have two brothers alive, but why did it have to turn out this way? I was left in the dark about the truths I should've known a long time ago. Roshi never told me about being from outer space or even grandpa. No one told me about my transformation to the 'Great Ape.' That's something they needed to tell me a long time ago."
Her eyes fell at the thought of her friends knowingly hiding secrets about herself. Sure, it was to protect her from the guilt of almost causing her friends premature deaths, but why wait ten years to finally reveal the vital information to her. At least her brother came right out and told her all that she needed to know on their first meeting. For that reason, she felt that she could trust him. Compared to her first meeting with everyone else, it seemed more cordial because he was not trying to steal from her, right out try to kill her, or take a precious item away from her. He had only come to inform her of her true identity and offer a chance to join the remainders of her lost race.
The saiyan female let out a deep sigh. She lifted her upper body from the ground in order to sit up right. Reaching for the side, she picked up the Four Star Dragonball and stared at it. This, along with the power pole, was the only objects to remind her of her grandpa. She missed him so terribly much and he couldn't be wished back. When he had died, or in other words killed him by transforming unintentionally, she had lost the only person in the world that truly cared for her whether she was from space or Earth. The day that she found him dead was fresh in her mind and continued to haunt her to this minute now that she knew the truth.
-Flashback-
Goki's eyes fluttered open, only to wince in annoyance at the sight of the sun's bright waves shining upon her. When her eyes adjusted to the light, she looked around in confusion. She had not recalled taking a nap while walking with Gohan the night before. In fact, why was she on the outside to begin with? She rolled over to stomach to push herself to her feet, but something felt odd. She looked down towards her body and almost immediately, her face reddened to the color of a tomato. Her clothes were missing! She stood up and examined the area. To her surprise, the forest was in terrible shape. The trees were knocked over into one another, the animals were hidden away, and large imprints in the ground. Her
"What happened?" Goki asked aloud. "Why does the forest look so bad…and where's grandpa?"
She grew extremely worried by the fact that he was nowhere around. Surely he would not abandon her in a dangerous place even though she could defend herself quite well. Goki started walking all the while avoiding the imprints in search for her grandpa. Before long, she spotted his body lying still on the ground and rushed to his side. Her heart dropped at the sight of his roughed appearance. His whole body was pushed inwards with the exception of his head and covered in blood. It didn't take much to notice he was no longer breathing which meant he was no longer alive. However, like the child she was, she began shaking his body in an attempt to wake him up.
"Grandpa! Grandpa! Please! Wake up!" Goki cried, her eyes now brimming with tears. "I don't want you to leave me! What am I going to do without you?! Grandpa!"
-End Flashback-
Tears flowed freely down the sides of her eyes at the memory. She had killed her grandfather! Guilt plagued her heart. The man who took her in as his own and cared for her, but in return, she delivered a brutal death that he did not deserve. He still had years to live, but it came to an end so soon all because of her, "I'm so sorry! I didn't mean to—I couldn't control myself. I hope you forgive me."
Her inner child had shown her face. She was willing to accept any form of punishment to pay for the bad thing she did. However, she had to remember when she saw him at Fortuneteller Baba's that first time since his death, he was happy to see and smiling. Even though he had cruelly ripped off her tail, it was to teach her a lesson about leaving it in the air for enemies to grab it. He had told her to train it so it would no longer be a weakness. She had to admit, before he had revealed himself, he annoyed her quite a bit, but she enjoyed the fight otherwise.
"You know Karaki, crying is a form of weakness to us saiyans," came her brother's familiar voice.
Goki's eyes widened when she looked to her side to see her brother standing over her. She had been wrapped up in her own pity party that she had not paid attention to his approaching power level. She wiped her eyes away of her tears and narrowed them, "What do you want Turles? I thought you weren't supposed to be coming until tomorrow."
He shook his finger in response, "I said I would allow up to twenty four hours for you to decide your answer. In other words, I was welcomed to approach you anytime between my departure and that time tomorrow to hear what you have to say."
A sweat drop formed clung to the back of her head. She had just assumed that she had the whole time to decide and not just when he felt like returning. A mental note to self: pay more attention to the conversation, "I guess you're right about that, but I don't know my answer yet. I'm too confused right now. I feel as if my whole life had been a lie. I'm not even from Earth; I'm not human. Most of my friends, they have kept secrets from me, but as soon as you noticed I was missing parts of my memory, you started spilling the beans."
Turles smirked to himself. It seemed as of right now; she was leaning towards joining him. He just had to keep pulling the right strings to get her mind in the correct place, but also inform her of the dangers of her soon to be new life. He took a seat beside his sister, much to her surprise. This would take a bit of time, but at least they were alone, "That is because you have a right to know of your roots. Anyone who tries to hide it from you is to be incinerated on the spot. I see it as this, if you don't know of your background, you will never reach your full potential. You may have been much more powerful than you are right now if you had retained your memory. Yes, it is true that your power is higher than I expected to be residing on a weak planet, but it's only about as strong as I was when I was nothing but a child. You need to be among your own kind Karaki so you can really test your abilities and push yourself until you're exhausted."
Goki listened to her brother's words very carefully. He spoke the truth. The only way to obtain the power she wanted to protect her friends was to leave the Earth. She noticed the others stopped training during the years of peace except for Chi-Chi and Tien, who were striving to surpass her, but even their power was growing slowly. If another threat appeared on Earth, only she had enough strength to defeat the enemy. Then there was Piccolo, he was training to defeat her in order to take over the Earth. Her friends knew, but they had gone on with their lives as if he were not around any longer. In fact, whenever a major situation rose up, everyone relied on her. Were they just using her? If that's the case, she should just leave and let them fend for themselves for a little while. She loved the Earth, that's true, but she should not be the only one defending it from danger. She felt a wave of anger wash over her at these thoughts, "They're just using me to solve all their problems…"
"That's why you need to come with me," Turles urged on. "Forget about those fools. They will only continue to use you as their lackey to fight off their battles for their planet. However, the one I work for is sort of the same. At least when something is out of our hands, he'll come and handle it himself. He's as ruthless as can be and does not care for any of his worker's safety unless good work is shown. If you make him angry, then your life will be hanging by a thread. So it's best to finish the mission you are assigned and give him the respect that he wants. On the plus side, the larger purges are assigned to us and we get to have a little fun with the life forms. Whether it is battling their strongest warriors or watching them swarm around for cover while we kill them. Like I said before, the whole process is addicting. You will not survive long in space if you continue to show these hindering emotions. They are a sign of weakness and will get you killed, but leave it to me, and you'll become the warrior you're destined to be."
The saiyan female remained silent as she stared at her twin. She had nothing to say, or rather, lack of words to respond. She truly felt conflicted now. Leave Earth and say goodbye to her friends for who knows how long or join the saiyans and discover the identity she lost long ago as she faced new challenges? Why did life changing decisions have to be so difficult? She longed for a sign to help her make her choice!
Suddenly, a gentle breeze brushed passed the two, but a message came along with it, "Wake up Karaki. Destroy all life forms."
Goki was confused. Besides her brother and herself, no one was around, "Turles, did you hear that?"
He flashed a quick smirked to himself, but it faded just as quickly as it came. He had heard it, but she didn't have to know that, "No, I didn't. Perhaps you are hearing things."
"Yeah, that's probably it," she said, calming her nerves. "I think this stress is starting to get to me.
Her sensitive ears perked up as she heard the message again, "Wake up Karaki. Destroy all life forms." She jumped to her feet and examined the area once more with her ki sensing ability. She did not detect a power level close to them at all and she didn't hear anything in the surrounding area. What was saying that then?
"Maybe you should go check it out," Turles suggested as he stood to his own feet.
And that she did. Goki swiftly dashed through the trees in the direction of the mysterious voice and her brother following behind, but at a much slower pace. She needed to know the source of the voice, so she can get it to shut its trap. It was obvious she was clearly awake and she was not about to destroy the planet she had grown to love. As she reached closer and closer to the voice, something grew deep inside of her—something primal. The volume increased slightly, but it was enough to make her mind wrap only around the message. It was sending her into an entranced state, and she knew it, but the strange thing was that she did not care to turn around. Soon enough, the message whispered into her ears as she neared it and steadily continued to fall prey to the commanding voice.
Before long, Goki arrived at a crater. In the center, she saw a round, white pod, exactly how Roshi described in his story. This had to be the ship she arrived on Earth in and simply reminding her of her mission. She simply stared the ship, falling deeper into the trance as she listened intently. Turles arrived on the scene and stopped behind his sister, planning to use this chance to give the final push she needed, "Feed into your hidden desires Karaki."
"My desires…?"
"Just continue to listen Karaki."
Wake up. Destroy all life forms.
"I'd never do such a thing. This place is my home and I've got a lot of friends here."
"Your so-called friends have held you back for countless years and will continue to do so."
'I've always trained to protect them and the whole planet. I've never really done it for myself after I met everybody.'
Wake up. Destroy all life forms.
She clenched her hands into tight fists and unwrapped the tail from around her waist.
"But it's not your job to protect feeble-minded humans. You were destined for greatness as you were born into the saiyan race. "
'Yes, I was, but my memories were erased as a child because I was careless.'
Destroy all life forms.
"And because of that they manipulated you into becoming their puppet to use for their bidding."
A dark red glow enveloped her body as anger quickly erupted in her mind.
"I'm not a puppet! Krillin, Bulma, and the others…they'd never treat me like that."
Destroy.
Destroy.
"But what if they have? They knew of my powers and relied on me to defeat our enemies."
Destroy.
Destroy.
"Kill every last human Karaki, starting with your friends! They are the reason you are a pitiful excuse for a saiyan! Destroy them and gain back your honor as a proud saiyan warrior!"
'They…They must be killed! Everyone on this planet must be destroyed!" Goki roared. The glow intensified as her ki rocketed above the normal. Any rational thought was removed from her mind and replaced with only instinct. She only cared for the destruction of the planet which lasted much longer than necessary. Their civilization will soon come to an end and they won't know what hit them.
Turles continued to watch the display in pleasure, "I was not expecting her ship to activate, but it proved to be useful. However, I will have to keep a careful watch on her until I deem it necessary to return her to her sense. After this is over, she'll be more than happy to join me."
The glow eventually vanished and the saiyan female now quieted down. She remained still for a few moments before lifting her head to the sky. Her eyes were different. The luster of the happy innocence they once held was gone, only to be replaced the hollowness of killer intent and anger. Without a word, she shot into the sky towards the city, much to Turles's pleasure.
"This shall prove to be an interesting night," he said darkly. The male saiyan soon followed behind his sister to watch her rampage of destruction.
Oh no! Turles has used his persuasive skills to send Goki down a darker path! What is in store for the unsuspecting civilians upon her arrival? Will her friends be able to snap her out of it before it is too late? Tune in next time for another chapter of Dark Truths.
A/n: And another long chapter for you guys to have. It was kind of dark towards the end, but DBZ is a pretty dark anime to begin when it wants to be. I hope you liked the interaction between Goki and Turles as well as her own friends before her departure. I really want to know what you guys think of the story so far and where I need to improve on.