OH BOY AM I NERVOUS POSTING THIS.
So yeah hi hello I'm Gabi-chan, been a while since I've posted anything on here sorry 'bout that been busy with this new story I wrote.
*Cries in Lithuanian* I hope people actually like this...

It just didn't make sense. His little 9-turning-10-that-day-year-old brain just could not comprehend the question stated in front of him. And he was trying his best, he really was. But no matter what he did, it all ended in failure. Finally, he let out a sigh of defeat as he placed his pen down. Not daring to look up, he called out to the person standing in front of him "…Nii-nii?" "Yeah?" came the immediate reply. The young boy sighed as his forehead met the surface of the table "…I suck at math…"

His brother let out a chuckle as he continued rummaging through their refrigerator "No shit" he smirked back. Kakarot felt himself smile a little "That's another 100 zenni for the swear jar, Nii-nii" "You're gonna bankrupt me, Carrot!" Raditz whined sarcastically as he walked over to his brother. The younger felt a hand on his shoulder "Need some help over there?" "Yes please…" sitting up straight, he showed the problem to the elder. It read '7-x=9'.

Raditz raised an eyebrow "…You're in the fourth grade, right?" "Yeah…" "Then why are you already doing equations with negative numbers?" "Negative what?" Kakarot looked back, completely lost "So you don't know about them?" "N-no… Should I?" he heard his brother chuckle and felt him ruffle his hair "Nah, you'll get to learn them in the fifth or sixth grade I think? Anyway, why are you doing this if you don't know anything about it?" "Well…"

Kakarot looked away, feeling embarrassed "I-I'm failing math class, s-so sensei gave me some extra-credit homework to try and get my grade up…" "Ah, I see" he saw his brother pull out a chair and sit down next to him "Well, this problem in very easy. Just solve it like you would with any other equation – just bring the seven over to the other side, it turns into a negative number and that's pretty much it" "Wait what? Bring it to the other side- turns into a negative number- WHAT?!" now the young boy was completely lost. Nothing his brother said made any sort of sense at all.

Raditz stared at him with a look of confusion on his face "Oh, right! I forgot that you guys still don't do that…" he laughed "Okay, I'll try to explain it in a simpler way, you see-" "Nii-nii…" Kakarot cut him off, letting out a sigh as he was growing impatient "Can you just… tell me the answer?" he said. He really couldn't care less about how it worked – he was nowhere NEAR as good at math as his big brother was… Well, there was nothing to compare – his brother finished school with top marks in almost everything, and Kakarot had the worst marks in pretty much everything…

"Well then, in that case…" he felt relieved that his brother didn't push the subject. Then again, his brother was always very good at telling what the younger was thinking. Listening to the elder's orders, he wrote down '-x=9-7', then '-x=2' and finally 'x=-2'. He didn't understand any of it, but he was just glad that he was finished. He then noticed something… off… "Um… Nii-nii?" "Yeah?" "…Is that pot supposed to be leaking…?" "WHAT?!"

His brother instantly bolted towards the stove "OH FOR FUCK'S SAKE NOT AGAIN!" he gasped "Language, Onii-chan!" he gave the elder a pout as he watched him scramble to turn off the stove "Stop trying to bankrupt me while I'm fucking sinking, Carrot!" the elder made a sarcastic cry. The whole scene was pretty comical to the young boy as he laughed slightly "Well then, if I suck at math, guess you suck at cooking, huh, Onii-chan?" he smiled. "Very funny, Carrot…" he couldn't see it, but he imagined that his brother rolled his eyes at him.

"When is dad supposed to get back home?" the younger brother asked as he watched the other pour the water out to the sink "He was supposed to be back like an hour ago, but since he's a workaholic, who the hell knows…" "A… workaholic?" the word was very new to Kakarot "Ah, that's someone who works a lot because he likes it or something like that" "…Does he really like working, though?" "I mean, it's not that he likes it, he just can't not work, you know?" "I… don't get it…"

After receiving a sigh as a reply from the elder, Raditz sat down again, this time in front of the younger brother "Well, that's just the kind of person he is…. You know, 'specially since he's so desperate on giving us both a good life…" the other probably saw the confusion on Kakarot's face, since he smiled and ruffled his hair again "Ah, don't sweat it, you'll get it when you're older…" "But I'm already older!" the younger gave his brother a pout again as he laughed "Oh, right! Completely forgot about that!" "Onii-chan!" he whined, receiving another laugh.

"Kidding, I'm kidding!" Raditz leaned back, a relaxed smile on his face "I just can't believe that my baby brother is growing up so fast…" "I'm not a baby!" "Eh, to me you'll always be my cute little baby brother" he winked "Mou…!" Kakarot folded his arms and looked away. How could his brother say such things?! He was not cute! He was not a baby! He was turning ten! He was practically the same age as his brother now! Well, there was still the eight year difference, but at least they're both in the double digits now! Oh, whatever – at least his dad wouldn't call him a baby when he got back!

Just as he thought that, he heard the lock click "Dad's home!" he clapped his hands, excited "Is that the birthday boy I hear?" he heard the familiar voice reply to him. Not able to control himself, he jumped off the chair and ran over to hug his dad's leg just as he walked into the kitchen "Hey! Slow down there, kiddo!" he laughed "You don't want me to drop your cake, do you?" "Cake?!" Kakarot just now noticed the cake his father was holding up "Hey Raditz, mind taking these off me before I fall over?" "Aww, but this whole scene is just so adorable!" the eldest brother laughed as he did as his father said.

"Can I eat the cake yet? Can I? Can I?" Kakarot couldn't stop jumping in place he was so excited "Not yet, Carrot" Bardock chuckled softly as he ruffled the young boy's hair "We can celebrate when we get back" "Aww…" he was very disappointed with his father's reply. Did they really have to go hunting on his birthday? Wait… Dad wasn't going out alone? "Ready, Raditz?" "Yup!" his brother rubbed his hands together, seemingly excited.

Realization struck the youngest family member "What?! No!" he quickly clung onto his brother's leg, looking up at him "Don't go, Nii-nii! You're gonna get hurt!" he cried. His brother only laughed "Don't worry, kiddo! I'll be fine!" he winked "Besides, I want to check out what demon hunting is actually like before I make a contract" Kakarot froze as soon as he heard those words. His brother… his own big brother was planning on becoming a Saiyan…?! "NO!" he hugged his leg, not even thinking of letting him go anytime soon. How could Raditz even THINK about making a contract?! Then he'd be just like dad – always home late, never spending time with him and always so tired! He didn't want that!

"Hey, hey, hey! Why the crying, Carrot?" the younger brother just now realized the tears running down his cheeks. Well this was embarrassing… But if that's what needs to be done to keep his brother from becoming a Saiyan, then so be it! "I-I just don't want Nii-nii to be as busy as dad is…" he hiccupped. His brother's hand on his head didn't seem to be helping in calming him down. "Yeesh, Carrot… Really? That's what you're so worried about?" Raditz laughed as he continued petting his brother "Listen, if me and dad are both Saiyans, then we'd get through hunting twice as fast!" the younger listened to the explanation. Well, it did make sense… Hey, if that was true, then dad would finally be able to spend some time with them!

"Will you let me go now?" "…Okay…" he sniffled as he complied with the other's request "But be back soon, okay…?" this time, his father was the one who reassured him "I'll make sure we're back by 10, don't worry" he said. "Promise…?" Bardock nodded and gave his son a reassuring pat on the head "I promise, Carrot. We'll be back safe and sound" Kakarot watched as they walked out. He sighed and sat back down. He glanced at the clock – it was 8 p.m. That brought a smile to his face – hey, at least he doesn't have to wait that long! Now, what could he do to pass the time? He definitely needed to get out of the kitchen so that he wouldn't get tempted to eat that cake! Too bad there was nothing good on TV tonight… And he couldn't use his brother's laptop, since he doesn't know the password…

Oh, what to do, what to do… The young boy suddenly smiled as he clapped his hands together and ran to the living room. Plopping down on the couch, he grabbed his sketch book from the table. Gripping his pencil, he began a new drawing. At least there was one thing he was skilled at (well, other than physical activities)! Arts and crafts were always one of his favorite classes in school. He remembered his teacher always praising him for his drawings… Well, when he was drawing when he was supposed to be drawing. He smiled as he remembered how fond his family was of the picture he drew of them – it was even hung on the fridge for all to see!

But really, the more he looked at it, the more the young boy realized that the drawing wasn't that good… He could do better, he really could! Smiling and nodding to himself Kakarot began drawing. He was excited beyond all belief – he was going to surprise his whole family with this picture when they get back from demon hunting! He will do everything in his power to make this look good! He'll make sure to not color outside the edges, he'll make a nice background, heck, maybe he'll even do that 'shading' thingy he heard the big kids talking about at school!

He didn't even realize how fast time can fly by when you're so busy! Really, how did he not notice that it was past 10 already? He happily clapped his hands together as he looked at his drawing. Perfect! The best he's ever done! Now all he had to do was hang that picture up and wait for his dad and Onii-chan to get back home! But the younger's good mood vanished as soon as he looked at the clock on the wall. It was past 10, he realized. "They said they'd be back by now…" he frowned "Maybe I should call Onii-chan and ask him…"

Kakarot had his own cell-phone. Even though it was his brother's old flip-phone, he liked it. It wasn't as confusing as some of his classmates' phones… The younger quickly found his Onii-chan's number and called it. He waited. And waited. And waited. But nobody answered. He was getting scared now. What was taking them so long?! They should've been back by now! Dad promised that, didn't he…?

He was now panicking. His vision was getting blurry at the thought of his Onii-chan and Oto-san in trouble… Why did something like this have to happen today? It was his birthday! Kakarot glanced at a photo on the wall. There were three people in the framed picture.

Well, this wouldn't be the first time something bad happened on his birthday…

He knew that his mom's name was Gine. He also knew that she died after he was born. He also found out that his dad became very sad after her death. Is… is something like that gonna happen today, too?!

"N-no!" the young boy hugged himself "I-I don't want them t-to get hurt..!" he sobbed. He didn't want to lose his Onii-chan and his Oto-san! He didn't want to be all by himself… He was terrified of being alone! Kakarot reached out for his phone. Maybe he could try calling them again?

He froze when he heard the lock click.

He quickly ran over to the front door, a big smile on his face "Onii-chan! Oto-san!" he was so relieved "You're back! What took you so lon-" he froze in place as soon as he saw his elder brother standing in the doorway. What were those clothes he was wearing? Why was he holding a spear? Why… why was he covered in blood?!

"R… Raditz…?" Kakarot asked with his tiny voice "Where's… Where's dad…?" his brother looked at him. His eyes were red. Was… was he crying? The elder shook his head slowly as he locked the door behind him and started to walk past the young boy.

Their father was dead.

Kakarot broke down crying as soon as he understood that. He covered his face as the tears rolled down his cheeks "W-why..?" he hiccupped "W-why did d-dad h-have to l-leave?!" he cried "H-he p-promised… H-he promised that h-he'd come back!" This wasn't happening. It couldn't be happening. "O-Onii-chan…" Kakarot tried to brush the tears away as he looked back at his brother "A-are… a-are y-you g-gonna leave… l-like m-mom and dad d-did…?"

Raditz froze in place as soon as the young said those words. He saw his shoulders begin to tremble. The Saiyan turned around and pulled his little brother into a hug. Raditz almost never hugged him. But Kakarot couldn't care less about that as he gladly returned the hug, crying into the elder's chest. Why… why was he so cold…? Well, at least the fabric of his clothes was comforting...

"Don't be silly, Carrot…" his brother forced a laugh "Why would I ever leave…?" he pulled away and smiled as he gently pet the young boy "I have a little brother to take care of, after all…" "P-promise..?" Kakarot said as he tried to wipe the tears away from his eyes "P-promise t-that you w-won't leave…?" Raditz nodded "I promise, Kakarot…"


It's been about a week, the young boy could recall. His brother was out demon hunting, leaving Kakarot alone in their home, sitting in the living room, refusing to go to sleep. He felt so tired. His eyelids felt as if they weighed a ton, but he couldn't just go to sleep! What if he woke up and it turned out that Raditz never came home?! He'd much rather sit here and wait…

But his young body couldn't handle being up this late… No matter how hard the younger tried to fight it, his body collapsed onto the sofa as his eyes closed. "Onii-chan…" he muttered as he drifted off to sleep.

Kakarot found himself in a weird place. It was dark. And it was hard to breathe. The young boy tried to walk, but it was difficult. The floor was making a weird squishy sound and it seemed as if the younger was walking through something akin to quicksand. There were whispers around him. Were they… laughing at him…?

Suddenly everything lit up as Kakarot felt a huge gust of wind blow him back. He landed on his butt. The ground began to drag him down. The younger panicked as he tried to get up. He heard a scream. A loud, inhuman, animalistic scream. Kakarot looked up and almost screamed himself. There was a monster there! W-was that an alien?! It was green a-and it had two antennas on its head – what else could it be?!

Kakarot was about to scream for help when he saw his brother charge towards the monster out of the corner of his eye. He watched with fear as his brother fought the green alien-like creature. Raditz was losing. He was getting hurt and the monster didn't even have a scratch on it! He was about to call out to his brother – maybe he could find out what was going on?

Just as he tried to call out to him, the monster opened its mouth and Kakarot watched in horror as it closed around his brother. I-it… The monster ate his brother! "N-NO!" the young boy screamed "O-ONII-CHAN!" the monster turned its attention towards Kakarot. His eyes widened in horror as he tried to back away, but to no avail. The monster started to crawl towards him and the young boy let out a scream of pure terror as he tried to call out for his brother.

"ONII-CHAN!" Kakarot woke up with a start, cold sweat dripping down his forehead, his whole body trembling. He looked around. He was still on the sofa, but the lights and TV were off, and there was a blanket covering him, not to mention the pillow under his head… "R-Raditz…?" he stood up and looked around. He heard something in the bathroom. He cautiously made his way towards the door – it was ajar. Peeking in, he saw his brother over the sink, staring at his reflection. Relieved, the young boy opened the door "Raditz! You're back!"

He froze as soon as his brother turned to him. There was a huge gash on his forehead and he was bleeding. The younger screamed, terrified "C-Carrot, i-it's okay!" Raditz tried to calm him down. He was holding a weird green gem in his hand – a Soul Gem, Kakarot remembered his brother calling it – as he brought his left one over his wound. The gem began to emit a green glow. He brother hissed, but pulled his hand away from his wound. It seemed to have healed a little… "S-see?" he forced a smile "I-I can heal myself, I-I just need some time..."

"Do…" Kakarot gulped "D-Do you need any help…?" "Y-yeah, actually… I'm not that good at healing, so I need some help stopping the bleeding…" "O-okay… W-what do you n-need me to do?" the younger stuttered out. He couldn't tear his eyes away from the wound. "I think I need a clean cloth pressed firmly against the wound… And I'm pretty sure I need to be lying down, come to think of it…" he laughed. It never seized to amaze the younger how his brother could laugh anything off…

He ran over to the kitchen, grabbed a cloth and washed it as best as he could. He found his brother lying down on the sofa, his hand over his wound and that weird glowing gem in his other hand. Slipping the cloth under his hand, the younger pressed down "I-is this okay..?" "Yeah, I think so…" opening his eyes, Raditz looked down at the gem "Okay… Now all I have to do is actually figure out how to heal serious wounds…"

"Is… is that a Soul Gem..?" Kakarot asked "Yeah… This thing lets me transform into a Saiyan… It's also supposed to help me heal myself…" the younger kept quiet. He was too worried over his brother to actually hear his explanation. Really, he only asked because he wanted to make sure his brother was still thinking and not hallucinating or something like that. He didn't want to know what that thing did. That Soul Gem thing took away his dad from him by making him a Saiyan… And now it was trying to take his brother away as well!

His brother must've noticed his worried expression. He gave him a warm smile "Carrot, don't worry about me… I'll manage to figure this out one way or another…" "…Why did you make a contract, Raditz..?" his brother went pale "…I had to, Kakarot…" he then let out a sigh "If I hadn't… I wouldn't have even made it back that night… I would've been killed…" "…By the same thing that killed dad…?" "…Yeah… That demon would've killed me… Just as it killed dad…"


Kakarot sighed as he took a step back and looked at the canvas. The empty canvas, that is. He couldn't find any inspiration to draw. He glanced at the clock on the wall. His brother should be back soon. The young fourteen-year-old crossed his arms as he sat down on the sofa, frowning. It felt weird not having to go to school anymore... Well, it's not like they could afford Kakarot going to school… And Raditz had to drop out of college so he could support both of them… The younger couldn't help but blame himself for this… If he could take care of himself better, his brother wouldn't have to work as a waiter and Kakarot wouldn't have to be a freelance painter.

He sighed… If he was a Saiyan too, his brother wouldn't have to worry about him so much! He would learn to take care of himself! But he knew Raditz was very much oppose to that idea… But why? Really… Every time he asked, his brother would just say that it's too dangerous and that he would end up dead like their dad… But really, by that logic his brother shouldn't be a Saiyan either! He needed to ask again, really. Maybe he could convince him to at least take him demon hunting?

He heard the lock click. He ran over and saw his brother, no wounds or bruises "Guess it was an easy hunt today…" "Heya, Nii-chan!" he smiled. "You're still up?" the elder laughed as he messed the younger's hair up even more "Having another late night painting session?" he shook his head, seemingly disappointed "Really, you should be asleep, Carrot" "I'm not a kid anymore, Raditz!" Kakarot crossed his arms and puffed his cheeks. "Yeah, sure you aren't" the elder winked.

"Welp, I'm off to bed. Busy day tomorrow" just as the elder walked past him, Kakarot grabbed his arm "Wait, Onii-chan…" "Kakarot, if this is about demon hunting again…" "At least take me hunting once! Please!" "Kakarot…" "You're always talking about how 'dangerous' it is, but how am I supposed to believe you?!" "WHAT?!" Kakarot flinched at the yelling. He always felt intimidated when his brother shouted at him, but he wouldn't let it get to him this time!

"Need I remind you what happened to dad?!" Raditz growled "Who's to say that something like that can't happen to you?!" "I'm not asking for your permission to become a Saiyan, Raditz!" Kakarot shot back "I just want you to take me demon hunting with you!" just as Raditz was about to tell him no – the younger was sure of that – Kakarot tried one last method to try and convince his elder brother "Just this once! So I could see just how dangerous it really is?" he put his hands together, tilted his head and made the best Puppy-Dog Eyes he could muster "Please, Nii-Nii?"

Raditz stared at him for a moment. He then sighed as he pressed his palm to his face "Why the Puppy-Dog Eyes, Carrot…" he whined "You know I can't win against those Puppy-Dog Eyes..!" Raditz finally sighed "Alright, fine… I'll take you demon hunting tomorrow. Happy?" "Yes!" Kakarot cheered as he pulled his brother into a hug "Thank you, Onii-chan!" "Yeah, sure…" Raditz seemed quite dismissive as he pushed the younger away "You won't be thanking me tomorrow…" he muttered as he began walking away.

When the next day came, Kakarot couldn't contain his excitement. "Ready, Onii-chan?" his brother sighed in response "Yeah, sure…" he raised an eyebrow "You seem excited…" he noted as he locked the door. Kakarot nodded as he followed his brother outside of the apartment building. "Of course I am! I can finally see what's so dangerous about demon hunting" "Oh, there are a few things, actually. You know, the whole dying part is something to worry about" the younger brother clearly noticed the bitterness in the elder's voice, but decided to ignore it.

He saw Raditz lift up his right hand and a Soul Gem formed over the ring on his middle finger. The green gem began to glow as a strange circular platform formed over it. There were weird patterns on it, too… And while Kakarot struggled to make any sense of it, Raditz seemed to be very focused "What… is that?" "A map" "W-what's it for?" "It shows me where the demons can be found" the young brother stared, confused "How do you understand any of that…?" Raditz shrugged "You just learn after a while…"

He suddenly stopped walking. He was staring at his Soul Gem. He seemed confused. Kakarot looked around. He recognized this part of town… They were near the construction site where they were building a new apartment complex. "Huh, weird…" "What is?" the younger asked. Raditz looked at the soon-to-be building, frowning "A demon just appeared there…" "I-is that not how that works?" "Not usually, no…" Raditz shook his head as he started walking towards the construction site "Most of the time I just find a trail of negative energy and follow it to a demon… Never actually seen one just appear…"

Raditz turned around and raised an eyebrow "Aren't you coming?" "U-umm… i-isn't that a restricted area?" "Your point?" the elder brother chuckled "It's not like anyone's gonna be here at this time at night, Carrot… And besides, I'm a Saiyan - it's my job to kill demons, 'member?" "I guess so…" Kakarot said hesitantly as he followed his brother into the building. The street lights didn't reach them anymore, so now the only light illuminating this dark place was the green glow from the Soul Gem in Raditz's hand, so Kakarot stayed close to him.

The elder brother stopped walking as he looked up at the wall they were facing. "Um… Raditz…? You seem a bit confused here…" "This is the entry point to the labyrinth" "L-Labyrinth?" "Yeah. It's a place where a demon resides" he hid the Soul Gem in the ring again as he grabbed Kakarot's hand "Let's go" he said as he walked into the labyrinth with his brother. The younger noticed how cold the other's hand was. He couldn't really figure out why… It was cold outside, sure, but why wasn't Kakarot cold then, too?

He looked around. This was a strange place he found himself in… It was dark... Were they in a jungle? Well, this was one weird jungle… The ground was a weird dark blue color and the sky was green… Were they still at the construction site? Kakarot could still see beams here and there… "Yeah, this demon was just born…" Raditz stated as he walked. It was hard for the younger to keep up, especially since the ground was like quicksand it was so hard to walk… This seemed vaguely familiar, actually… "How can you tell?" Kakarot asked.

"Well, the labyrinth hasn't finished forming, and since those eggs aren't hatched, there are no familiars around..." Wait, eggs?! The younger looked around and indeed he saw eggs everywhere. He thought he heard laughing coming from them. He shivered as he tried to stay close to his brother "Guess we got lucky tonight" Raditz chuckled. Kakarot only nodded. He couldn't figure out what to say anymore. He felt scared. He felt as if he'd been here before, but that was impossible! This was the first time he's even been in a labyrinth…

He suddenly got a face full of hair as Raditz stopped walking. "H-Hey, what gives?" Kakarot asked. "I found the demon" he blankly stated. "W-what?!" noticing that they were standing on the edge of a cliff, he looked down and froze in place at the sight. "S-so that's a demon…" he gulped. It was a giant green alien-like creature. It seemed to be sprouting out of the ground as its lower half was completely missing… Those green antennas on its head seemed so familiar, but he just couldn't place it… "Well, one of the demons" his brother's voice snapped him out of his thoughts. "O-one of them?" "Yup. There are many demons. And all of them are different…"

His brother took a step forward as he placed his right hand over his chest. A bright green glow emitted from the ring as he transformed into a Saiyan. The younger brother watched in awe is the elder summoned a spear in his right hand. Suddenly, multiple chains appear around Kakarot, caging him in. "Don't be scared. I just made a barrier around you" Raditz immediately said "This will keep anything bad from happening to you. Now just sit back and watch…" gripping the spear, Raditz jumped down to face the demon.

As he watched his brother fight, Kakarot still couldn't shake the feeling that he'd been here before… But that was impossible! He had never been in a barrier before, and this was the first time he saw his brother fighting! He hugged himself upon the realization that his brother was losing the fight. He was covered in wounds already, and the demon wasn't even hurt! His brother was in the air after jumping off of the demon's head. Maybe he was getting ready to slash it in half? Wait… Was the demon opening its mouth?!

"RADITZ!" Kakarot screamed out as he watched in horror how the jaws closed around his brother. No! No no no! This couldn't be happening! This had to be a bad dream! Dream… Dream! He remembered now! He had a dream about this once! "R-Raditz…" the younger brother felt his knees give out as he collapsed, the barrier around him long gone. Hugging himself, the younger cried. He'd lost his mother. He'd lost his father. And now he's lost his brother.

He was all alone now.

"O-Onii-chan…" he hiccupped "I-I'm s-sorry… I-I'm such a-an i-idiot... I-I… I-I don't w-want to be a-alone, Onii-chan…" he cried "I-I… I wish I-I could s-save y-you…" "You still can" he heard a voice behind him. Startled, the young boy looked around. He noticed a small green dragon sitting on the ground. Letting out a scream, he stumbled back "There's no need to be afraid, Kakarot" he said "I am Shenron. I know a way to save your brother"

"W-what?! R-really?! How?!" Kakarot quickly sat up and wiped away his tears "Simple" the small dragon blinked, his whiskers seemingly moving on their own "Make a contract with me to become a Saiyan, and you can save your brother" "W-what…? What do you mean? How do I make a contract?!" "I can grant you one wish. And in return, you become a Saiyan and battle the demons that plague this world" "O-okay!" Kakarot said without a second of doubt. This was it! This was how he could finally help his Onii-chan!

"Splendid!" the dragon blinked "Now, what is the wish you want granted, Kakarot?" "My wish… I…" he stood up. Although his knees were shaking, he stood strong and wiped the remaining tears from his face "S-save him… I-I wish… I wish to save Onii-chan!" he said, confidently. After that he felt nothing but pain. An unbearable pain in his stomach. He let out a scream as he felt something tearing out from inside of him. He managed to open his eyes. He was surrounded by a strangely comforting light. He saw a yellow glowing gem in front of him. Somewhere in the back of his mind he heard Shenron urging him to accept the light into his body. Kakarot unconsciously reached out and cupped the light in his hands. The light blinded him again.

He stumbled about, but somehow managed to regain his sense of balance. The young Saiyan opened his eyes and noticed the strange outfit he was wearing. Yes, he was indeed a Saiyan now. In his hands were two double-edged swords. He looked at the demon. Gulping down as much of his fear as he could, the younger jumped down to face the demon. Without thinking Kakarot dashed towards the demon and sliced at its neck, hoping that it would damage it enough for Raditz to break free. What he didn't expect was the whole head falling off.

Failing to land gracefully, the younger looked back and was relieved to see his brother had gotten free. He seemed angry as he summoned many chains to trap the demon. He then jumped up and slashed the demon in half. A huge gust of wind blew the younger back as everything was consumed with smoke, an ear-piercing scream ringing in his head. When the smoke cleared, he saw that the labyrinth was gone and his brother was picking up something from the ground where the demon was.

"Sorry about that, Kakarot…" the elder let out a sigh "Wasn't expecting that, honestly…" he let out a bitter chuckle. "Alright, Carrot, let's get back home…" the elder turned back to his brother and the smile instantly faced. He stared at his brother with a shocked expression. Kakarot happily ran over to his brother "Raditz! I made a contract, look!" he brought his hands to his chest as he gave him a warm smile "I was so worried when that demon almost killed you, s-so I just made a wish to save you! Now we can both go demon hunting togethe-"

A loud slap rang out in the empty construction area. The young Saiyan fell down. He slowly looked up at his brother only to meet his anger filled gaze. Kakarot brought his hand up to his burning cheek, tears welling up in his eyes. How could he do that? Raditz had never hit him before. " YOU FUCKING IDIOT!" he felt tears rolling down his cheeks "DO YOU REALIZE WHAT YOU'VE DONE?!"

"NOW YOU'RE A SAIYAN. NOW YOU'LL RISK YOUR LIFE EVERY FUCKING DAY OUT ON THE STREETS FIGHTING THESE GODDAMN DEMONS. DO YOU KNOW THAT YOU CAN END UP LIKE DAD?! THAT YOU CAN END UP DEAD?! AND YOU KNOW WHAT'S THE BEST FUCKING PART?! NOBODY WOULD EVEN FIND YOUR BODY SINCE IT WOULD JUST DISAPPEAR IN THAT FUCKING LABYRINTH!" "I-I don't care about that, Raditz!" Kakarot shot back at him. He slowly stood up, his knees shaking "I don't care what'll happen to me, Raditz! Do you have any idea how scared I've been these years?!" his voice was cracking, but he couldn't care less "Every night I was sitting at home TERRIFIED that one night you might not come back! That I would end up all alone..!"

"I-I've been so scared, Raditz…" his vision was so blurry. He tried to brush the tears away "I-I don't want to end up all alone, Raditz… I-I'm so scared of being alone…" he cried. "Carrot…" the younger Saiyan gasped as he was pulled into a hug "Just shut up…" he heard his brother sob "I just don't want to lose you, Kakarot… I-I don't want you to end up like dad…" bringing up his trembling hands to hug him, the younger brother cried into the elder's shoulder "I-I won't, O-Onii-chan… Y-You'll p-protect me… right…?" "Yeah… I will… I promise, Carrot…"

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