Chapter 3

"WHAAHHH! DADDY! DADDY!" Both Raditz and Kaia groaned in annoyance. Sighing, Kaia turned to her twin brother.

"Gohan, you've GOT to at least try to stop crying. I don't know what this guy is capable of, all I know is that if you don't try to toughen up, then he'll probably do something really painful to you." she warned. Gohan paid her no mind. He merely cried louder, until Kaia exclaimed,

"Gah! Gohan, if you won't try to stay calm and stop crying, I wish Uncle Raditz would at LEAST lock you in his stupid spaceship-thingy so we don't have to listen to you!"

Good idea, brat. Raditz thought as he picked Gohan up and gently tossed him into the spacepod. Kaia uncovered her ears and sighed in relief.

"Yeesh. I won't lie, I'm just as scared of you as Gohan is, but at least I have enough faith to know that our dad will come through for us, one way or another." she grumbled. Raditz sighed in annoyance and sat in the grass next to her.

"I couldn't care less if you cry as well, so long as your quiet about it." he snapped.

"What was it like?" Kaia asked suddenly. Raditz raised an eyebrow and glanced at her.

"What do you mean, brat?" he asked in annoyance. Kaia sighed.

"My name is Kaia, Uncle Raditz. And what I mean is: What was it like on the Saiyan home planet? And. . .why are you doing all this? Why not come live with us?" Raditz looked up at the sky when he replied to her.

"Life was semi-difficult, due to how we earned a living, but it was satisfactory none the less. It looked as though when I arrived on that island that you wanted to fight me, Kaia. If that was the case, you would have loved your grandfather, Bardok. He would not have hesitated to train you. Don't you dare mention this to Kakarot, but had I my way, I would stay on this miserable rock and never return to the space fleet I was sent from. However, the lives of my older sister and her daughter are on the line. The one who sent me here said if I return alive a failure, then he would kill them. Because Zynca. . .your cousin, is no older than you are, it was never you and your brother I intended to kill should Kakarot refuse to heed my command. And I. . ." Raditz trailed off then, picking Kaia up and gently tossing her into the spacepod with her brother. As if on cue, Goku and a temporary ally he obtained; Piccolo, were just decending to face the evil Saiyan.

"Raditz! Give me back my children!" Goku commanded. Raditz smirked.

"So Kakarot, you choose to defy me? Very well. I suppose I'll have to kill you and the green man and settle for taking the children with me in your stead!" he exclaimed, readying for battle.

The fight lasted for almost three hours. Goku's ribs we broken, and Piccolo was down to one arm. The children had shattered the spacepod, each subconsiously dealing a devistating blow to their uncle. Goku took this opportunity to pin Raditz from behind, allowing Piccolo to finish the job.

"You know, Goku, if I hit him now, I'll kill you too." Piccolo said, smirking. Goku held back a gasp of pain as Raditz's elbow hit one of his broken ribs.

"I know, but I can't hold him much longer. Hurry!" he said. Piccolo snorted.

"Have it your way. Just saves me the trouble of killing you later. SPECIAL BEAM CANNON!" And that was the end of the battle. Raditz and Goku had both fallen. With his dying breath, Raditz laughed.

"You. . .may have defeated me, but two of my commrads are on their way. And. . .each of them is much more powerful than I was. It's just a shame I won't be around to see them kill you." he said before closing his eyes lifelessly. Right after the death of the Saiyan, Bulma, Roshi, and Krillin arrived at the scene. Krillin rushed over to the dying Goku.

"Goku!" Goku looked up at him and smiled sadly.

"H-hey Krillin. Do me a favor, will you?" Krillin fought back tears.

"S-sure, Goku. Anything." he promised. Goku explained what had happened before Krillin and the others arrived, then said,

"Promise me. . .you'll help ChiChi look after Gohan and Kaia until you guys wish me back, okay?" and with that, he, too, died. But unlike Raditz, Goku's body was also sent to the realm of King Yemma. As Bulma went to pick up the unconsious children, Piccolo beat her to it.

"I'm taking them with me." he stated emotionlessly. Krillin turned to him and pointed a finger accusingly.

"Why? So you can eat them?" he demanded. Piccolo glared at him.

"I'm not going to eat them, you idiot! I'm going to train them." he said before taking off. Krillin moved to pursue Piccolo, but Master Roshi stopped him.

"Wait, Krillin. ChiChi may not like it, but training with Piccolo may be the best option Gohan and Kaia have right now. It will do them good, and you and the others could use their help. Besides, you know that little girl takes after ChiChi quite a bit. Now imagine what she would do if she found out you interfered with what may well be her only chance to become a fighter." Krillin swallowed nervously at this.

"Actually, if it's all the same to you, Master Roshi, I'd rather NOT imagine what she would do." he stated.