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CHAPTER THREE: KIDNAPPED

"Go home?" Gohan echoed. "I think that you're confused, mister. I am home. This is home." Gohan gestured towards his house, the trees, and the general landscape. The boy was quite confused - what did his Uncle mean by 'go home', as if home was somewhere else? Gohan's tail flicked around in confusion, pulling away from Raditz's. Gohan watched his uncle sigh, and then shake his head. Gohan tilted his own. He looked up as Uncle Krillin stepped forwards, swallowing a lump in his throat and putting a forearm out, to prevent Gohan from going any further towards Raditz. Raditz narrowed his eyes dangerously at Krillin. Chi-Chi used this as her chance and grabbed Gohan around the middle, despite his protests. She pulled him close to her chest, glaring at Raditz with a fire in her eyes.

"Home is where the other Saiyans and your father are." Raditz said, standing up and glaring right back at Chi-Chi. His expression softened as he met Gohan's sour face. Gohan raised an eyebrow at him skeptically, an annoyed look in his eyes directed towards his mother. "That's home." Raditz continued. "See, we are Saiyans. We work for Frieza, the Emporer of the Universe. Our job is to find planets that would fetch a high price and then wipe out all wife on the planet. Then, Frieza sells the planet and we get to keep our lives. If we do not listen to Frieza, we get killed." Raditz said carefully. Gohan nodded, not understanding. "Saiyans have tails, wild black hair, and become stronger when they've been beaten to near death. You are half Saiyan and half Earthling. Saiyans are bred for fighting, it's in our blood." Raditz explained.

"You want my son to kill people?!" Chi-Chi cried. However, she was ignored as Raditz kept explaining to Gohan.

"There was an experiment done on hybrid Saiyans. It was rare, but some of them had an insane hidden power. Every time we tested a half Saiyan, half Earthling child, they displayed incredible hidden power when pushed to their mental limits." Raditz suddenly felt sick, but pushed it away. He was a Saiyan warrior. He should have no feelings towards these people! "Your father began to think that perhaps the Earthling woman he slept with became pregnant, and sent me down to see if she had. Evidently, she did. And here you are. You need to come to Frieza's ship, where we can train you so you can help us fight. You'd become very powerful, Gohan. I'm not allowed to leave unless I bring you with me. So you see, I'm just as stuck as you." Raditz said. "I know that I am stronger than the fighters on his planet, so please come quietly."

"You… you're gonna hurt my Mommy?" Gohan suddenly looked betrayed. "And Uncle Krillin?" at this, Krillin turned to gawk at Gohan. He had assumed that Gohan hated him. "And Mister Tien, and Yamcha, and Chiatzou? And Icarus?" Gohan's eyes started to tear up. "'Cause of me?" Gohan asked. Raditz winced, feeling like he should be guilty for making his nephew cry, but decided against it. Gohan simply shook his head and turned in his mother's arms, falling on his head. He let out an 'Oof' and clambered to his feet. Krillin made a desperate move to catch Gohan, but Gohan slid under Krillin's legs while his mother shrieked. Gohan waddled up to Raditz, a pout on his tiny face.

"Fine." He said. "Just don't hurt them." Gohan said, glaring. Raditz nodded and floated off the ground for a couple inches. Gohan stayed on the ground, arms crossed. Raditz sighed and picked Gohan up by the scruff of his jacket, staring eye-to-eye with him. Gohan stuck his tongue out and Raditz jerked his head back, growling about stupid Saiyan brats. Raditz lifted further into the air, blasting off for his spacepod. As soon as he reached the pod, he unceremoniously threw Gohan inside, ignoring the boy's protests. Raditz pressed the button that released sleeping gas. Once it had dissolved, he stepped inside, awkwardly putting Gohan on his lap. He pressed the buttons for the coordinates to Planet Vegeta, looking out the small window as the pod blasted off. He watched the pretty planet that Earth was disappear, before looking down at the small bundle on his lap.

Gohan didn't snore, he just quietly snoozed. It was like he wasn't even there. The same was definitely not true for his father, who snored like a bear and let everyone know it. Raditz winced as Planet Vegeta came into view. He shook Gohan awake, who blearily opened his eyes and blinked at the world.

"Wow! That's cool!" Gohan looked out the window in excitement. His tummy was churning and he was nervous, but other than that, he was okay. This was a new planet he had never been on before. How many people could claim to be able to go on such a trip? Gohan put his hands beside the window, looking down as the pod angled itself around Planet Vegeta. Planet Vegeta had a pinkish dirt, with little vegetation. It looked like a not-so-very-nice place, but Gohan couldn't help but be excited! The pod started descending, and Gohan giggled at the feeling in his tummy. Finally, the pod hit the surface of the planet and the door opened. Gohan, who had been leaning against said door, tumbled down the ramp and landed in a heap. There were a couple Saiyans who were guarding the landing platform, and they blinked in surprise at the four year old.

"Hi!" Gohan had pulled himself into a sitting position. "I'm Gohan! What's your – Hey!" Gohan was interrupted as Raditz grabbed him by the scruff of his coat. Raditz raised an eyebrow at Gohan, who had a sour look on his face.

"This is my nephew." Raditz said, turning to face the Saiyans. Both of their mouths opened, revealing their surprise that Kakarot had a son. "I apologize for his lack of… Pride." Raditz glared at Gohan who glared right back. "He shouldn't be so friendly." Raditz growled, shaking Gohan slightly. Gohan had had enough by now. Using some of the techniques he used to get away from Uncle Krillin, he flipped backwards and rammed his toes into Raditz's chin. The larger Saiyan cursed and stumbled back, dropping Gohan. Gohan landed on his feet and placed his hands on his hips, scowling angrily in Raditz's direction. The two Saiyans who were guarding the landing year paled and looked at each other nervously. Having one Kakarot was bad enough… but two short-tempered, powerful, incredibly skilled, and terrifying Saiyans?

Kakarot had been watching from the shadows, surprising flitting across his face. It was odd that such a small boy was able to land a hit on Raditz like that. Raditz, having been thoroughly embarrassed, started yelling at the boy, who yelled right back. It clicked then, that this boy was Kakarot's son. Kakarot felt his face slide into an emotionless mask, hiding his feelings. He was relieved that he had a son and not a daughters. In the Saiyan race, females were even more unpredictable than the males. Often, the females had less power, but still managed to tame their mates. Kakarot continued watching Raditz and the boy fight. Raditz was yelling because he was trying to show his power. He continued saying that the child should have just listened to him, while the boy had a much stronger defense of – "don't pick me up and shake me".

It was then that Kakarot made his presence known. Raditz's eyes widened and he shut up. When the boy continued yelling, Raditz clapped a hand over the boy's mouth, pointing. The boy shut up and glared in Kakarot's direction before his face melted into curiosity. The boy stepped away from Raditz and skipped over to Kakarot, who was standing in the light with his arms crossed in front of him. The boy had on a yellow coat with some sort of symbol on it. The cot was dimmed in red, and Kakarot could see a white undershirt underneath. The boy had on loose green pants, and red boots. He had some sort of red hat on, with an orange ball with four stars on it on the top of his hat. The boy quickly noticed some dirt on his coat and patted it off before continuing to stand right in front of Kakarot. Kakarot looked down at him, blinking.

"Hi!" the boy said cheerfully. Kakarot tilted his head, raising an eyebrow. "I'm Gohan! Are you my Daddy? Uncle Raditz said that your name is Kakarot, if you even are my Daddy. I've never met you before! I'm really excited! Are you? I've never had a Daddy before. Do you know what Daddies and their sons are supposed to do together? My Mommy helps me with everything and cleans and cooks and sometimes plays with me, but I'm guessing that Daddies do different things." The boy spouted. Kakarot raised both eyebrows, looking down at the boy who he knew was his son. "You look like me, so I assume that you're my Daddy." The boy said finally. Kakarot just registered that his name was Gohan, so he shook his head and started answering questions.

"Yes, I am your father. My name is Kakarot. Excited is not generally a word we use. Fathers and their sons fight together, boy." Kakarot said. The boy – erm, Gohan, launched himself at Kakarot. Kakarot tensed and prepared to strike the boy before the boy merely wrapped his little arms around Kakarot's leg. Gohan grinned up at him and continued hugging him. Kakarot was speechless. Saiyans didn't hug. Ever. But this one was. Kakarot moved his leg away from his body, unaware that Vegeta and Nappa had just walked in and were gawking. Kakarot shook his leg a bit, trying to dislodge the leech, but Gohan just giggled and held on tighter. Kakarot shook his leg roughly, trying to get the boy off, but Gohan merely laughed and held on, like it was a game. Kakarot was about to scream at the child before he realized he could probably just pull the leech off.

Kakarot leaned down and pulled Gohan away from his leg. He had grabbed the boy by the scruff of the coat before putting him down on the ground.

"First rule." Kakarot ground out. "No hugs." He watched as Gohan's face fell, but ignored it. "Second rule, do not speak to anyone by me and Raditz unless someone else asks you a question. Third rule, do as you're told. If you don't, you will be killed. Fourth rule," Kakarot sighed inwardly. "You are to be with either Raditz or myself at all times. No wandering off on your own. Understand?" Kakarot asked. Gohan nodded, shutting his mouth. Raditz immediately started grumbling about how Gohan listened to Kakarot, but not to him. Kakarot hid his smirk as he stared down at Gohan. He was interrupted by a chuckle, and looked over his shoulder, at the Saiyan Prince and his lackey. Vegeta was full-out laughing now, while Nappa was on the ground with tears streaming down his face.

"Well, well, well. Kakarot has a son." Vegeta chuckled, walking over. "Are you as disappointed as the rest of the Saiyan race will be, Kakarot?" Vegeta asked. "Your son is pathetic. Hugs? Really? And all those questions… my. You have your work cut out for you merely getting him to purge a planet, much less become a respectable Saiyan warrior. Why would you even go to bed with an Earthling? You've ruined your reputation, Kakarot. The woman you slept with must have been an ugly harpy, but even stupider than she is ugly to produce something like that." Vegeta waved his hand towards Gohan as Kakarot tensed. Vegeta was about to continue his mockery, but a power level of 750 flashed on their scouters. They both turned to Gohan, who was standing with his feet shoulder length apart, his head down, and his hands twisted into fists.

"What did you say…" Gohan murmured. The room was silent, Vegeta's mouth opening as Gohan hit a power level of 1, 000, and stil steadily climbing. "About my mother?" Gohan's voice was dangerous as he looked up at Vegeta. A sudden wind picked up, blowing Gohan's hair out of his face. A red aura surrounded the boy as he unleashed his inner demons. Lightning flashed across the compound, Gohan's hair beginning to stand on end slightly. He charged at Vegeta, putting all his power into one blow. With a speed faster than Vegeta could see, Gohan extended his fist the way his mother taught him and clobbered Vegeta in the face. Vegeta, not on guard, unprepared, and with a suppressed power, took the blow full to the face and flew backwards, his jaw shattering upon impact with the boy's fist.

Gohan stayed where he was for a moment, watching Vegeta crash to the floor. Vegeta stood, blood dripping from the corner of his mouth. Vegeta was staring at him in awe, trying to fix his broken jaw. Gohan stood straight up and fixed Vegeta with a glare that, if looks could kill, Vegeta would be dead. Gohan stayed there for a moment before his eyes rolled up in his head, his aura faded, and he fell to his knees. Before he could hit the ground, however, Raditz rushed forwards and caught him. All Saiyans present were in awe of the little four year old. He had just managed to shatter Vegeta's jaw, even if Vegeta was unprepared for the blow. Nappa quietly walked over to Vegeta, and the two left for the healing pods. Kakarot watched them go before walking over to Raditz and Gohan. Gohan was completely out of it, asleep on Raditz's chest.

"So. Remember that whole discussion we had about half Saiyans and their hidden powers?" Raditz asked quietly. Kakarot nodded, looking down at his older brother. "Well," Raditz gulped. "You weren't wrong."

"Thank you, Captain Obvious." Kakarot replied, annoyed.

"You're welcome, Lieutenant Sarcasm." Raditz replied under his breath.

"What was that?"

"Nothing."

"I thought so."

Next chapter, training really begins...

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