Disclaimer: King Golden in no way claims ownership of Dragon Ball, Dragon Ball Z, or Dragon Ball GT, or the characters that are featured in those series. I do however own all characters not seen or mentioned in the series, namely Potoschy and the Hyuraiku-jin race.

Been having a writer's itch lately lol, especially for this story... Haha what up General, most definitely been a while my friend, good to see your still alive lol. Don't worry Appel, I have something for you :)

But onward!

A Lineage Of Darkness

Resting against the backdrop of an infinite blackness permeated only by small, twinkling lights, sat a fairly enormous orb. It twirled very languidly, scattered collections of milky white wisps swirling about the ultramarine seas and olive green lands with tinges of brown.

Not too far from this globe hovered a small, oval spacecraft with one large, partially transparent cobalt blue window at its front. On the inner side of this window stood Gohan, angrily clenching his fists as he stared at Earth.

Not too far away from him sat Sakana in a white chair that resembled the letter c, attending to a console with several flashing lights upon it.

Sakana tapped a few more buttons and almost instantly, a loud humming noise pervaded the entire ship and the lighting went out, leaving the area Sakana and Gohan occupied in darkness.

Not a second later, the lights came back on and the humming ceased.

"The ship is now concealed," explained Sakana, "This should buy us some time."

Gohan seemed to ignore this as he remained silent, shaking almost unnoticeably with rage. His eyes followed a series of massive explosions and ensuing flashes of light taking place all over the Earth's surface.

"You might as well not watch," commented Sakana, rising from his seat. "It will only worsen the helplessness you're feeling."

Gohan spun around. "Its because of you that I can't do anything!"

"Fool, you would have died if I hadn't intervened," snapped Sakana, his form tensing as he shouted. "Potoschy is a monster… a monster!"

"Are you any different," Gohan shot back, "Helping that monster you call your boss!"

Sakana turned his head to the side, averting his gaze to the floor.

"I don't know why I'm trusting you right now," puzzled Gohan aloud, "When my instincts are screaming at me to kill you."

Sakana relaxed his body and sighed softly, shaking his head. "A fate I deserve for having had a hand in this whole mess… Gods, what a mess it is."

"I think that's what it is," responded Gohan to Sakana's seemingly self-aimed words, "I want you to explain what's going on here."

After a moment of silence, Sakana whispered, "It is a sad tale that spans many a millennia… a tale of love, gods, betrayal, and death." Sakana lifted his gaze, and looked Gohan in the eyes with a saddened and pained expression.

"But it is a tale that must be told… before we all perish."

--6 Million Years Ago--

Shrouded in shadows, a figure knelt on the floor before a grand set of wooden judges' benches, its average size frame dwarfed by the elevated platforms. Behind the benches sat six beings cloaked in darkness, the central being sitting behind the largest of the benches.

A weak fluorescent light began to glow, dimly illuminating the figure on the floor. The figure slowly lifted its head, looking up at the judges. The light spilled onto the figure's face, revealing her to be an indigo skinned woman with soft brown pupils. She stared up at her judges' wearily, her body slumping with fatigue.

"Vile beast," spat one of the judges to the left of the central one.

The woman stared blankly at the shadow who had just insulted her, her face devoid of any type of emotion.

"Hush," retorted the central judge. "Makkura," began the judge, now addressing the woman, "Are you aware of the crimes of which you have been accused?"

Makkura lifted her arms, revealing them to be chained together at the forearms. She pointed her arms at the leftmost judge and held the accusatory position for a second or so, whispering, "I loved Ranko…"

Makkura dropped her arms, staring painfully at the judge she had just identified as Ranko.

"Such disrespect," quipped the judge to the central one's right. "You will address him as Lord Higashi you wench!"

"Enough," shouted the central figure. "Your crime is particularly heinous, Makkura. You know once a Kaioushin is chosen, he is not allowed to maintain contact with mortals."

"He was my husband," whispered Makkura wistfully.

"Regardless," continued the central being, "You were warned to stay away. But you deliberately and blatantly broke our rules and tempted a Kaioushin with carnality."

The central judge sighed. "And now you have borne his children."

Makkura scowled darkly, but then shook it off with a callous chuckle. "You're gonna kill my babies aren't you?"

"The children will not be harmed," said the judge in an assuring tone. "But your existence is a stain on reality and we must be cleansed of your impurity."

"A stain?" Asked Makkura incredulously. "You let them talk about me like that Ranko?"

Ranko started to respond, whispering, "Makkura, I—"

"Quiet Higashi," snapped the central judge. "Makkura, you will be eternally banished from this realm for your transgressions."

Makkura screeched out, "What about my babies?"

"They will be allowed to live out their lives for as long as their bodies are capable of sustaining life," explained the Kaioushin. "But once they die, they will all join you in the dead zone."

Makkura sighed deeply, then looked up Ranko. "I still love you Ranko…" She turned her head away from his direction and looked at the other five judges. "But you all… You all will be murdered." She grinned. "This I promise you."

Unnerved, the central Kaioushin quickly slammed his gavel. "Banishment!"

The floor beneath Makkura lost solidity, and she fell through the floor into a hole that seemingly went on forever. She screamed at the top of her lungs, her shrill cries permeating room for a long time, even as Makkura had fallen out of earshot.

Once the noise died down, the central Kaioushin turned his head and looked at Higashi. "We could have done otherwise, Higashi."

Higashi nodded. "I understand Dai… But it is better this way."

"Are you sure?"

"Yes Dai," answered Higashi. "I want the children to be the rulers of a planet full of creatures similar to them… Much like my old home world."

"This is underway now," responded Dai. "Their lives will be as peaceful as possible… They have no sin here, other than being abominations."

"Yes, Dai. As you, in your infinite wisdom has decreed, it shall be."

With a heavy sigh, Dai banged his gravel once more. "Court adjourned."

--2 Million Years Ago--

A tall, navy-blue skinned bald man dressed in a black robe walked beside a much shorter, tan-skinned girl with dawn colored locks, garbed in a white chiton dress. Together, they traversed an enormous field of cerulean grass, heading toward a mountainous region.

"I don't get why we're doing this Potty," quipped the small girl. "I mean, can't the guy come to us?"

"No," responded the man, "And stop calling me Potty. I can deal with Pot, but Potty is just too childish, even for the likes of you."

"Fine, fine," responded the girl. "Who are we going to see again?"

"I'm not quite sure, Tarra," responded Pot. "But we'll find out in a moment or so."

After walking a while longer, they came upon the mountains and a huge mouth to a cave menacingly eyeballing them.

Pot and Tarra stood affront the cave's mouth for a moment or so, before a voice rang out.

"Come in," came the voice. "I've been expecting you."

Seemingly entranced by the voice, the two walked into the cave, becoming lost in the darkness.

After a moment or so, a fierce flash shattered the darkness, revealing a small, orchid colored being with pointed ears. He stood garbed in regal looking vestments, with two earrings hanging from his earlobes.

He smiled. "Hello, my name is Higashi."

Extremely sociable, Tarra responded immediately. "Hi, I'm Tarra! How are you?"

Laughing softly at her exuberance, Higashi patted her light red locks.

Pot quickly slapped the stranger's hand away from the girl's head. "Don't lay a hand on my sister without my permission, or so help me, I will kill you."

Taken aback by the threat, Higashi stared at the tall boy wide eyed. He shook off his jumpy reaction. "I see you've learned more from Sakana than just fighting techniques."

"Sakana said this was important," snapped Pot. "Get to explaining."

"Such rashness and disrespect," muttered Higashi to himself. "As I said, I am Higashi. I was the one who sent Sakana and Kirikuzu to watch over you two as you matured." He smiled faintly. "They used to protect your mother, before she passed."

"You knew our mother?" Asked Pot, interest piqued. "How so?"

"She was my wife, once upon a time."

Pot's eyes widened. "You're our father!"

Tarra looked up at her brother, then looked at the orchid colored man. "Really? Are you really our dad?"

Higashi nodded. "Yes, I am. But this is not the time for reunions, I have something important to tell you both."

"Out with it then," barked Pot, his interest subsiding. "I haven't all day… old man."

Higashi sighed. "Your mother can be freed from death… If you are willing to do what is necessary."

"Why would I want to free someone I don't know?"

"I want to meet my mommy," interrupted Tarra. " I wanna meet her Potty!"

Pot sighed deeply. "How do we go about freeing her?"

"The only way to do this is to tear a hole in the fabric of reality, which can be achieved only by the release of a massive energy all at once."

"How would we get so much power?"

"That I cannot tell you," said Higashi wistfully. "But I can assure you that if you do not… you will join your mother in death."

"Is that a threat?" Asked Pot, clenching his fists.

"Hurry Potoschy," responded Higashi as his form slowly dematerialized. "Hurry… You haven't much time left."

--The Present--

"What does any of that have to do with me and Earth?" Asked Gohan, confused.

"Potoschy and Tarra developed very different schemes," responded Sakana. "Potoschy plans to line up all the stars in this solar system and force them all to erupt." He sighed. "Tarra on the other hand… She bedded a mortal man and gave birth to Shinji… And planned to make him self destruct once he had trained his power enough."

"Potoschy thought that that was stupid and began to seek out his nephew to murder him, so that only his plan could be used. Shinji sought out his father to train with him and defeat Potoschy…"

"You and Shinji are related through your father… and unfortunately…" Sakana looked Gohan in the eyes. "Potoschy thinks that you are Shinji… and he will stop at nothing to kill you."

Gohan gave Sakana a hard stare. "So my father…"

Sakana shook his head. "Shinji's mother simply took blood samples from your father and herself… Shinji was not born of relations."

Gohan's stare softened to a look of relief. Dad was telling the truth… I don't know why I ever doubted him…

Suddenly, the two of them shook violently, affected by some invisible force.

Upon regaining composure, Gohan looked Sakana in the eyes. "Did you feel that?"

Sakana shook his head incredulously. "It was unreal… That was the most powerful force I've ever felt in my life…"

Gohan's eyes widened in shock and he turned his gaze back the window, quivering a little.

"What?" Asked Sakana, baffled. "What is it boy? Do you recognize that power?"

Gohan's eyes remained fixated on Earth. "Its… Its my dad."

In comes Goku yet again?! lol... Not quite. Just wait and see :)

Thanks for reading, until next time (which will probably be soon lol)... KG out.