A/N: So far nobody has guessed who was watching Goku at the end of chapter 2, at least nobody has at the time of me writing this AN. The Answer is King Kai(aka Northy) and West Kai. Why? Because Raditz won't be showing up to fight Goku and Piccolo. So instead one day King Kai will invite Goku to come train with him. That or I'll think of an enemy from the Planet Trade Organization to come to Earth to sell it, and Goku attempts to fight him but fails and dies and King Kai sends EXPLICIT orders to King Yemma to send Goku to him. I'll figure it out. Enjoy the chapter, Read and Review.
This chapter takes place before slightly before them talking. It focuses on Goku and the Red Ribbon army and ChiChi will show up. Goku has already met Chi-Chi, I just havent mentioned that until this chapter.
Chapter 3: Red Ribbon Army.
Goku left the tournament after losing to Roshi and getting a bite to eat with Roshi's Award Money. He began his journey to find his Grandfather's dragonball. He managed to grab the dragon radar from Bulma's bag that she dropped when he transformed. "Well I'll bring Bulma's bag to her later. Right now I have to find the 4 star ball." Goku said as he clicked the button on top of the radar. "Looks like the first one is west of here." He said as he jumped onto his nimbus and flew away.
Heading in the same direction was a flying metal death moon thing. Inside was a blue imp sleeping, having a nightmare of a giant monkey like monster destroying his castle. He screamed loudly as he woke up to see a black haired woman and a dog in a ninja outfit. "MAI! SHU! WHERE IS THE MONKEY!?" the blue imp asked looking out the window. "Emperor Pilaf, that happened a year ago, that was just a nightmare." Mai, the woman with black hair, informed him. "Right, a dream... Shu how close are we to the first dragonball?" Pilaf, the blue imp, asked as the dog looked into a radar like thing.
Shu looked at the imp, "A few miles away sire. We should drive the last few miles so we dont draw attention to ourselves sire." Shu suggested as he bowed down to one knee. "Great Idea, get the small radar as I dress, and we will depart." Pilaf said as his loyal (and only) subjects exited the room.
After driving a couple miles they came across a shop that the radar reacted to, "This is the place sire." Mai said as she stopped and got out. They walked in the shop and found the shopkeeper. "Sir, we are looking for a round object, orange in color, with red stars, varying from 1 star to 7 stars. Do you have anything like that?" Pilaf asked the old shopkeeper. The shopkeeper smirked, "Why yes I do sir. Wait here." The shopkeeper said as he went in back and opened a box of several dragonballs, all of them 4 star balls, but unknown to anybody but him, they were ALL fake. He grabbed one and walked back to the Pilaf gang.
"Here you go, that will be 5,000 zeni my good man." The shopkeep said as Pilaf grabbed it and cheered happily. "Pay the man Shu." Pilaf said as he walked outside and Shu paid the 5,000 zeni. When they walked out they ran into Goku. Pilaf quickly hid the ball, "YOU!" Pilaf yelled as Goku mimicked his movements and words. When Goku broke down laughing at them he looked at his radar. "You guys can leave, I have business here." Goku said as he walked in and talked to the shopkeeper.
"Hello mister, I'm looking for a real version of the ball thing those idiots just bought." Goku said, surprising the shopkeep, "Young man, I sold them the real thing!" The shopkeeper defended. Goku just glared, scaring the shopkeeper. "Old man, if that's true and they took one of the SEVEN dragon balls, then explain why my radar says you have NINE dragon balls." Goku scowled as he raised his voice slightly, to 'persuade' the shopkeep.
The old man went back and grabbed the entire box of dragon balls and brought it back to Goku. Goku took a quick look at all of them, before knocking them ALL to the ground shattering them all. "That should cancel out the signal." He said as he looked and noticed there was still 1 dragon ball in the area. He clicked the top button a few times as it zoomed in and showed that it wasn't in the shop. "Bulma must have worked on it some more before coming to the tournament." Goku said as he walked out and saw it in a bird's nest on top of the shop sign.
When Goku jumped up to grab it he scared the bird away who took the six star ball with him. "Damn Bird!" Goku said as he began chasing after it, only for the bird and Dragon ball to be eaten by a passing pterodactyl. He began chasing the Pterodactyl until it was brought down by a giant rock. "Rocks can't fly!" Goku shouted as he looked down and saw a giant brute walking with the Pterodactyl in arm. Goku landed in front of him, only to recognize the giant to be the ox king.
"Ox- King! Good to see you sir!" Goku said as he held his hand out to shake his hand, "Goku my boy! good to see you! Why don't we go back to the village and cook up this bird." Ox said as he began walking away. Goku, never able to turn down a meal followed. "If you don't mind, I do need to get the Dragon Ball out of the bird's stomach." Goku said as they walked back to the village.
When they arrived, Goku retrieved the ball and walked around until he saw a girl with black hair in a bedroom. "Chi-chi? Is that you?" Goku said as the little girl turned around to see her fiancee. "Oh Goku! It's so good to see you sweetie!" Chi-chi squealed as she ran towards him, but he watched her in slow motion. 'Is this really Chi-chi? I mean she was pretty cute last time I saw her, but now- now she's the most beautiful thing I've ever seen.' He thought as she tripped and fell into him, only for him to catch her in his arms.
Goku, still shocked by this sudden revelation. "So are we getting married today? Oh no! you're not supposed to see me!" Chi-chi squealed as Goku still just stood mouth gaping. Suddenly a loud boom shook the entirety of the area. Outside thunderous engines rolled up in the form of Tanks as the converged on the land looking for a dragon ball.
From a loudspeaker a man with red hair spoke loudly. "This is Colonel Silver of the Red Ribbon Army. We are here in search of a mystical item in your possession, called a dragon ball. If you do not surrender it now, we will destroy the entire village!" Silver said through the speaker. Goku walked outside and walked forward and pulled the Dragon Ball out. With a confident smirk he looked at Silver, "Looking for this?" Goku said as he put it back in his knapsack, "Come and get it you filthy ginge." Goku said as he powered up slightly and cupped his hands together.
"KAAAAMEEEEHAAAAMEEEE" Goku powered up his energy, strong enough to take out the whole squadron. "I'm giving one warning! Get out of here and never threaten this village again!" Goku warned, as he continued adding power to the ball of energy in his hands. "He's bluffing, he's only a child, he couldn't sustain the guilt of killing people!" Silver shouted as they began attacking.
"Obviously You never met a saiyan, HAAAAAAAA!" Goku shouted as he let the wave go and it sped towards them, obliterating everything in it's path. "He actually killed them! he is killing them! HE'S ABOUT TO KILL ME!" Silver said as he was consumed by the kamehameha wave. The entire village was shocked by his power, Chi-chi especially, "How could he? He killed them all brutally!" She exclaimed in fear. Goku turned around and glared at the village, before sending an innocent smile.
"Thank you for the food and your hospitality. I'm sorry for this whole mess too. I have to go find my grandpa's dragon ball." Goku said before checking his radar and saw another ball nearby. He flew off on his nimbus and came across a river encampment. In the trees above the camp Goku watched the movements, 'These guys must be a part of that army.' Goku thought as he watched closely.
"Where's Colonel Silver? He said he'd be back in a couple hours." a random soldier said as he laid around. "Pretty lazy army if you ask me!" Goku said as he jumped down and came face to face with them all. "You have 2 options. Give the dragon ball to me, or die!" Goku exclaimed giving a saiyan glare to his new enemies. "He's just a kid!" one soldier said, "There's no way he could beat us!" another said, "Anyone have any food, I'm starved!" a plumpy looking soldier said.
"You know, that Silver guy said similar things before I killed him! Don't underestimate the power of a Saiyan!" Goku said as he began powering himself up again, only to see a shiny orange object in the river bed. Instead of battling he ran towards it and grabbed it and took off to the next ball. "Sorry to bother you!" He shouted smiling dumbly as he flew north.
Back in West City the Red Ribbon Army was cutting through the city after finding a dragon ball on their radar in the center of the city. "Major Metallitron! We're coming up on Capsule Corporation! What do you suggest?" A soldier, at the helm of a Colossal Tank. A tall, well built man spat into a bottle, he wore blacked out sunglasses and was easily twice the size of a normal tank. "Blast it! The Dragon Ball has to be somewhere around here." Major Metallitron said as they stopped suddenly.
When they looked outside, they saw a single entity in front, arm extended firmly planted in the front of the colossal tank. "My woman and I were enjoying the sunset when you started causing all this racket!" Vegeta exclaimed as he pulled his hand out of the Colossus. The tall man stepped outside and came up to Vegeta. "I am Major Metallitron of the Red Ribbon Army. This is you're one warning, get out of here, or help us find the dragon ball, or else." The tall man said as he got onto one knee to come to eye level.
Vegeta just smirked, "You're looking for my dragon ball?" Vegeta said as the man stood up tall and stared at him. "You're either bluffing or stupid for telling me that. Hand it over." Metallitron said as he raised his foot over Vegeta's head, waiting to crush him if he didn't comply. Vegeta looked bored, "Go ahead and try." Vegeta yawned as he raised one hand over his head and locked his arm. Metallitron slammed down hard but was stopped practically immediately by Vegeta's arm. "Wha!" Metallitron said as he raised it again and slammed down harder only for his mechanical leg to be split in half.
Metallitron collapsed in pain, grasping his leg, or what was left of it. "Blast the Capsule Corp Building now!" Metallitron said as Vegeta slammed his foot down on his head and vanish and stop the already fired missile that was headed to the building. "You bastards made a huge mistake! That is my woman's building!" Vegeta exclaimed, throwing the missiles back at the army of tanks. He began blasting them one by one until there was nothing but scraps left. As he searched the rubble he heard a voice. "Major! Major! I don't know why you aren't responding, but we need reinforcements. There is a little boy who has gone crazy, destroying Muscle Tower in the Northern Territory! He has black spiky hair and a monkey tail! He's laughing crazily and blowing everything up as if he was delighted!" The voice continued but Vegeta heard enough.
'What's Kakarot doing?' Vegeta thought as he used his senses to find Goku, but he found Goku's power odd. "There's something odd about him. Like he's gone crazy, he shouldn't be this strong yet with Earth training." Vegeta said as he took off to Muscle Tower, following Goku's energy.
When he arrived he saw Goku blowing things up one by one, a sadistic smile on his face. Vegeta landed and smelled something odd. "I recognize that smell. It's the smell when a saiyan's hormones increase to exponential levels." Vegeta said quietly to himself, he turned around and saw Goku, covered in blood and an empty look in his eyes. "Bloodlust!" Vegeta exclaimed watching Goku very carefully. "Goku, calm down." Vegeta said, trying to remind Goku of his humanity by call him by his Earth name.
"Goku isn't here right now. Prince Vegeta, you should know my name. You never call me Goku!" Goku said as he watched Vegeta move slowly towards him. "Vegeta, why aren't you joining me? This is a Saiyan's favorite sport after all." Goku said as he lifted a severed head. Vegeta glared, "No Saiyan has played Genocide Ball for 13 years. Put the head down and calm down." Vegeta said as he walked faster.
Goku noticed the sudden movement and pounced on top of Vegeta. "Vegeta! I'm going to get my fight once and for all and I will win! I will claim a spot as the Prince of All Saiyans!" Kakarot shouted as he begun punching Vegeta's face only to be ineffective against the older, more powerful Saiyan. Vegeta stood up, "Even with the slight power up that comes with Bloodlust, you couldn't beat me. Either you can calm down, or I'll beat you until you're calm." Vegeta said calmly, but even in his crazed state, Kakarot could hear the storm brewing.
But he was crazed, "Bring it on you overrated clown prince." Kakarot said, only to be flanked and hit upside the head, in the same spot he hit his head as a child. Vegeta looked around, "Dragon Radar huh? I'll finish looking for the one in this area, and then when you wake up, you'll find the last ones." Vegeta said as he walked into Muscle Tower.
5 minutes passed before Vegeta exited in an explosive manner with 2 extra people and the dragonball. "Alright Android, you grab the boy there. Old man, you lead the way to your village." Vegeta ordered as they began leaving. When Goku woke, he remembered everything he had done and felt the guilt. "Where am I, last thing I remember is Vegeta hitting me upside the head. What happened?" Goku asked, but this time he seemed like his own innocent self. From the corner he heard Vegeta's voice.
"Do you remember what you are? You are a saiyan from the-" "Planet Vegeta, yeah I know." Goku interrupted. "Well then I'm sure you don't know what happened, because I never explained it could happen, I never thought I'd have to worry about that happening to you." Vegeta said sitting on a chair next to the Bed Goku was on. "You see we called it Bloodlust. We would go to a planet, and begin destroying, but when we killed a being, a hormone that is part of the Oozaru transformation is released, the more we kill, the more the hormone is released. Although I've never seen it before, if enough is released it will trigger the transformation. The king, My father is the one that told me about it. It has 3 stages, stage 1 is an increased power. Stage 2 is your voice gets gravelly, similar to the roar of an Oozaru. Stage 3 your eyes glow red. You were only at stage 2, so I missed out on that, but you're welcome." Vegeta explained as he got up and walked away. "By the way, here." Vegeta said as he tossed the 4 star ball to Goku.
After Goku met with everyone and got to know them he said goodbye and apologized for his intrusion. He was about to leave when Vegeta stopped him. "Kakarot! I think it's time you go to Korin Tower. You sustained some of that power from the bloodlust, you should be able to climb the tower with ease." Vegeta said as he placed a hand on Goku's shoulder. "You're going to be powerful one day. Once you finish the Earth Training, I'll train you personally." He finished as he left and returned the West City.
Goku watched Vegeta disappear over the horizon. "Korin Tower? sounds like fun I guess." Goku said as he took off himself towards Korin Tower. When he arrived he found a skinny man with a ponytail and pink gi standing at the base of the tower. Goku jumped on the ground and looked around. "Who are you?" Goku asked as he saw a small shack nearby. The man spoke up. "My name is Mercenary Tao, I'm here to do what the Red Ribbon Army failed to do and hired me for. I'm here to kill you." The man said as he stood with a smirk on his face. "I'm just here to climb the tower, so get out of my way before you regret it." Goku said with a raspy voice, slightly scaring the merc.
"Kid, you are not getting past me." Tao said as he dropped into a defensive stance. Goku followed suit, but this time he could sense something coming off this guy. 'Must be that energy sensing ability. Vegeta did say that if we're around a technique long enough we begin to pick it up naturally. Let's see if that's true.' Goku thought as he smirked and pulled his hands back and powered up his energy. "Gallick Gun...FIRE!" Goku shouted as it sped towards Tao, and hit dead on. Goku watched as the smoke cleared and the merc was still standing but was battered and bruised.
"WHAT THE HELL WAS THAT!?" Tao shouted as he passed out. Goku took a quick look around and saw two dead bodies. A father and his young son. "I'm sorry I couldn't have been here sooner." Goku said as he jumped on the tower and began climbing. 'Well now I have a reason to gather the rest of the dragon balls.' Goku thought as he climbed the tower with ease.
While Goku climbed the tower, Tao woke up and ran away to train in preparation for him to come back down. Goku arrived at the top of the tower and ignored the bottom floor and walked upstairs to find Korin sitting on the edge of the railing on the other side of the room. Goku bowed slightly, "Master Korin?" Goku asked as the cat jumped down and walked over to Goku. "Student of Roshi, Son of Bardock and Grandson of Son Gohan. Son Goku, Nice to finally meet you." Korin said with a smile.
Korin decided he should get down to brass tacks. "I'm going to guess you're here for the Sacred Water I keep here. I'll give some to you. If you can get it from me." Korin said as he took the bottle containing the water on his stick. "That's all? Seems a bit easy if you ask me." Goku said as he jumped for it only to hit air. Goku stood up and looked around and saw Korin sitting a few feet away. "Easy you say? It took you forever just to get up." Korin said. Goku began chasing and unknowingly training after the water he thought was sacred.
It took 3 days but Goku finally caught the cat and drank the water. "Well, how is it?" Korin said with a sinister smirk on his face. "Honestly, I can't tell the difference. Are you sure this is the Sacred Water?" Goku asked with a disgusted look on his face. "You got me. It's just tap water, nothing more. But the time it took for you to get the water, your speed has doubled." Korin said as he pulled out a small bag. "I believe you are looking for these as well, I only have this one, but I've been watching you gather at least 3 so this makes 4." Korin said handing Goku the 1 star ball. Korin also gave him a bag of senzu beans like he did with Vegeta.
Goku thanked Korin and walked away and jumped over the edge and climbed down the tower. When he reached the bottom he saw the man he battled 3 days earlier sleeping soundly. "Gee, he must've been waiting for me. Don't want to keep him waiting." Goku smirked as he punched the man in the face. Tao woke up and grasped his nose as it bled a bit. "You little PUNK!" Tao exclaimed as he stood up and got into a fighting position. "Well you wanted to fight, and I wasn't going to wait for you to wake up." Goku said laughing as he rubbed the back of his neck.
Goku suddenly looked serious as he began talking again. "You killed these people, that is intolerable, and if you're going to keep bothering me, I might as well take care of you once and for all." Goku said dropping into a stance. Tao flew at top speed towards the boy. He threw punch after punch at the boy who only side stepped very quickly. "Stand Still you little punk." Tao shouted as he got angry. In the trees, Vegeta watched Goku side step every single punch, watching his progress closely. "He's still pathetic for a saiyan. I don't know how he could possibly face Frieza at this rate. That prediction must have been wrong." Vegeta spat as he took off once Goku punched a hole through Tao's chest and then used a ki blast to disintegrate the rest of his body.
"See one day, he will be strong enough to take down the Cold Family. Avenge his race and several thousand other races." King Kai said as he watched through Baba's crystal ball. "I agree, but perhaps he should wait before training with you. After Vegeta trains him." Baba's raspy voice said as she watched. "Yes, but you should get back to Earth, he's going to come to your palace looking for your dragon ball soon." King Kai snorted as Baba grabbed her crystal ball and flew off.
"That little brat, blowing up my funds, my research, stealing my android. I swear I'll get you Son Goku and Vegeta. I can make many more androids still." An old man said in a laboratory as he began designs for a new android. Android 9.
There it is. I didn't put enough Red Ribbon Army in there but in the end of it there is Old Gero. Android 9 will take Raditz place I just decided. Read and Review I guess. I'll try and update asap.
Next Chapter Battling the Dead: Baba's Tournament.