FriTik: Look another chapter with only a day since the last update! What an incredible event!
Computer: Yeah we both know you're just procrastinating your other stories.
FriTik: I'm having a bit of trouble writing a scene and I'm starting to feel interested in this one again I think it's fair.
Computer: I'm going to keep hounding you about this.
FriTik: Yeah you do that. Anyway to you readers who didn't read the original posting, yes I killed off one of the main characters almost immediately. Do I regret that? No. Not at all.
Gokan: Jerkface!
FriTik: Aren't you dead? Go back to being dead. Anyway, while he is dead I'm not going to completely ignore him I mean since when is death the absolute end?
Computer: Ever here of real life?
FriTik: ...
Screw you. And anyway this isn't exactly the first time I've killed off a main character early in one of my stories, well technically it is because this is a repost but you get the idea. And I didn't do it in the first chapter this time. So fans of this story have nothing to complain about. I have an entire story based around the premise of the main character dying.
Now that that's out of the way it's story time.
The effects of Raditz action happened almost immediately. Gohan cried out and clutched his head before collapsing on the ground curling up into a fetal position and holding his head. Goku cried out as if he had been struck again. Piccolo gave a gasp of surprise and Raditz eyes widened realizing he had hit the wrong target.
Several miles away, aboard a capsule corp transport Gojie gave a similar reaction to her slightly younger brother causing the vehicles other passengers to start in alarm.
"Huh?" Bulma questioned, as Krillin picked up the little girl as best he could., "Gojie what's wrong? What happened?"
The little girl didn't give an actually answer instead just quietly repeating "Gone gone gone!"
Bulma looked at Krillin and Roshi who just returned her worried look.
Back on the battlefield Raditz got over his momentary surprise. "Well not the one I was aiming for but nonetheless easily enough remedied…"
He took aim at Gohan who was still in fetal position but before he could even think about charging his ki he found himself in a full nelson hold.
"No you don't Raditz, you will not harm my family ever again!" Goku growled out.
"Piccolo! Fire whenever you're ready!" Goku called out as Raditz struggled against his hold.
"Good Goku! Just don't let go this time!" Piccolo shouted as he continued to charge up his attack his veins pulsing and his fingertips starting to periodically spark with golden light.
"Kakarot let go of me!" Raditz continued to struggle against Goku's hold."You would kill your own brother!"
"I already said it you're no brother of mine" Goku responded, "and after that stunt you just pulled I'm not going to let myself make the same mistake twice."
Raditz realizing that it was a dead end decided to try changing tactics. "You'll die too! You'll kill the both of us if you don't let go!" His voice starting to sound more and more desperate.
Goku gave a cocky little grin, "If that's the way it has to go than so be it."
Piccolo voice cut in before Raditz could say anything else, calling out, "GOKU! It's ready!"
Goku closed his eyes and cried out, "DO IT!" Raditz realizing his imminent demise struggled harder than ever but Goku refused to let go.
"SPECIAL BEAM CANNON" Piccolo rang out and let loose his attack directly at Raditz and Goku.
The force of the attack lifted the pair into the air. It pierced the front of Raditz armor and continued through piercing Goku's chest as well. Raditz cried out loudly in shock pain and rage. Goku let out a long sound of pain through clenched teeth as he tried to hold on despite the powerful attack ripping through his torso.
The attack was over almost as quickly as it began. The bodies of both Raditz and Goku fell to the ground.
Raditz with what little life he had left in him cursed, "Damn it. Killed on a backwater planet by a green bean. At least Kakarot, the traitor, died with me."
"I wouldn't be too sure about that." Piccolo stood over Raditz's defeated form. "On this planet we have something called dragon balls. They can grant almost any wish. Most likely Goku's friends will use them to bring him back to life."
Piccolo was surprised when after he got over his initial shock Raditz let out a choking laugh. "Thank you for that useful bit of information there." He coughed up so blood before continuing. "It may be useless to me but my scouter not only allows me to track power levels but also act as communication devices."
Piccolo's eyes widened as he realized his error. "So that means…"
Raditz choked out another laugh. "My saiyan comrades heard everything. They'll come here for your precious dragon balls and they will avenge me! And they're more than twice as strong as I am."
Piccolo staggered in shock, "Ho-how long?" He managed to ask.
Raditz gave one last smirk,"One year. One short year." He coughed up some more blood, "My only regret is that I won't be there to see you die." He started giving out a pained cackle.
Piccolo cried out in rage and raised his remaining hand.
Raditz was dead.
Meanwhile in the air above a Capsule Car arrived on the battlefield.
Bulma began bringing them in and Roshi asked, "Well what's happening down there?"
Bulma gasped, "There's only one still standing!"
Krillin who was still cradling Gojie who had thankfully passed out at this point asked, "Who is it? It's Goku right?" He ended hopefully, praying to Kami that his best friend was okay.
Roshi, let out an exclamation "It's Piccolo!"
Soon enough the car had landed. Piccolo retrieved his turban and cape as Krillin handed Gojie to Bulma and raced over to his fallen friends side.
Goku was, thankfully, not quite dead yet. "Hey Krillin. Good ta see ya." He coughed.
"Goku save your energy! Just hold on we can get a senzu bean and-" Krillin was cut off by Goku.
"I think it might be too late for that Krillin" He coughed again. "But hey you can just use the dragon balls. But until then keep an eye on Chi Chi Gohan and Gojie for me."
Krillin blinked in confusion, "But what about Gokan?" He then came to the realization when he saw the sad humor in Goku's eye just turn to complete and utter sadness.
Krillin withered, "Oh Kami- Goku" He choked out. Behind him Bulma gave a sob and Roshi hung his head.
"Yeah bring him back to when you wish me back okay Krillin?" the light in Goku's eyes started to die out.
"Yeah we will buddy don't you worry we'll get the dragon balls!" Krillin promised his friend.
Goku's eyelids dropped and he gave one last small and sad smile before one last sigh left his body.
"Goku?" Krillin whimpered out, "Goku" he called again slightly louder. "GOKU!" He cried out one last time putting all his despair into that last shout.
As Goku's friends mourned his passing they were suddenly bewildered to watch his body disappear.
"Wha-what just happened?" Bulma questioned staring in shock at where her childhood friend's body had just been.
"Probably that old windbag Kami." The trio jumped startled having forgotten that Piccolo was still there.
"What do you mean Piccolo?" Roshi asked.
"I mean he probably brought his body to otherworld so he can receive special training." Piccolo said matter of factly.
"But why would he need special training?" Bulma asked, confused.
"Because there are two more saiyans on their way. They'll be here in a year. And they're both more than twice as strong as this one was." Piccolo explained.
"WHAT!?" Goku's friends cried out as one. "Piccolo how do you know this?" Roshi asked.
"He told me right before he died that the device on his face also acts as a communicator." Piccolo explained. He then got a look of deep concentration on his face growling a bit. Just as Krillin stepped forward to ask what was wrong Piccolo let out a loud shout causing the trio to jump back and a new arm sprouted out of his stump.
Piccolo flexed his new arm staring at it for a minute before walking over towards Gohan.
Bulma realizing that Goku had just made them his children's guardians until he was revived shouted out, "Hey! Get away from him we're not going to let you eat him you big green monster!"
Piccolo scooped up Gohan in his left arm. "I'm not going to eat him you idiot." He growled out. "I'm going to train him."
At the looks of confusion he received he elaborated. "This boy unleashed a massive power against the saiyan. If we could find a way to tap that power we could use it against the other saiyans."
Piccolo's eyes traveled over to Gojie who was still unconscious in Bulma's arms. "Hmm"
Krillin stepped forwards and decided to take one for the team. "Look we're not letting you take Gohan he should be with his family not with you."
Piccolo however was ignoring him and looking at Gojie, and thinking Raditz did say there weren't many things more dangerous than a saiyan child. If this one is strong perhaps his sister has some power as well…
Piccolo smirked at Krillin, "Oh yeah?" he asked.
Krillin who was "slightly" nervous now but was honor-bound not to back down said "Yeah"
"Well then I better take some of said family with me!" with that Piccolo used his telekinesis to float Gojie out of Bulma's arms, her hat falling to the ground yet again, and into his outstretched palm.
"When you wish back Goku," Piccolo cried out as he flew into the sky, "tell him he can see his kids again in one year's time!" and with a laugh fit for a super villain he flew off into the distance.
The trio on the ground stared into the sky after him before Roshi said, "Well who's going to tell Chi Chi?
Krillin and Bulma shared a glance and simultaneously gulped in terror.
Meanwhile in otherworld Kami and Goku were just finishing up with King Yemma.
King Yemma leaned on his massive fist. "Oh alright I suppose I can allow you to travel snake way but we warned the trip will be long and hard!"
"Thank you King Yemma!" Kami said with a bow before turning to Goku.
"Prepare yourself Goku! This journey will be a most difficult one. There may be times you will want to give up!" He told the saiyan of earth.
"Don't worry Kami." Goku declared, "If it's the earth at stake I would do anything to save it." He put a finger under his chin and looked down. "Though I will admit a whole ten thousand miles all by myself does seem a bit daunting."
Kami gave a small chuckle, "Well it is a good thing you won't be all by yourself then!"
Goku gave Kami a confused look, "What do you mean Kami? Are you coming with me?"
"No my friend I will be returning to earth to help train you friends for the coming battle. But let us just say I may have been able to pull a few strings up here." Kami gave a smile.
Before Goku could contemplate what he meant by that he heard a loud childish voice echo across the check-in station.
"DADDY!"
Gohan woke up underwater. Also with lungs full of water. He came up spluttering and started gasping for air. He heard some similar coughing sound next to him and looked to see Gojie in a similar state.
After surfacing he noticed a few other things. First off he was in the middle of a shallow pond. Secondly that big green man who was at the spacepod behind him and his daddy was nowhere in sight and thirdly he felt like he was missing something he was left with an ache in his head.
So based on the situation he did what any self respecting four year old would do.
He began crying for his mommy and daddy.
Gojie having also noticed the situation began doing likewise and the area was now filled with the cries of two very upset and confused monkey-tailed children.
"SHUT UP YOU BRATS!"
The brother and sister paused and looked up at the tall green man as he glared down at them.
Gojie was the first to speak. "Where's daddy? and where's Gokan? Where are we?"
Piccolo glared a moment longer before explaining things to them. The fact that their father and brother were both dead and that two more saiyans much stronger than the one that had killed their brother and caused the death of their father (he might've forgotten to mention he did the actually killing of their father) were on there way to earth. He also explained that he planned to train the sibling duo.
He did not get the response he was looking for.
Nope instead he got more crying only louder and more frantic this time.
"LISTEN BRATS!" Piccolo shouted out gaining their attention once again.
He pointed at Gohan, "You showed incredible power against the saiyan today. If we can find a way to use that then it would be useful against the other saiyans once they arrive here on earth."
"B-but I'm not strong… I can't fight! Gokan was always the-" He broke off and looked like he was about to start crying again Gojie about to follow.
"Not strong eh?" Piccolo continued quickly not wanting to put his sensitive ears through anymore tantrums. "Well let me show you just how strong you are!"
He now picked up Gohan by the back of his tunic and chucked him at nearest mounta- err.. plateau. Gojie began freaking out and Gohan was screaming his lungs out. But as he neared the plateau he threw his arms out in front of him and then there was a bright flash of light.
The onlookers stared in surprise at the massive crater that spread from where Gohan sat to where the plateau had been and out into the distance. But neither of the viewers were anywhere nears as surprised as poor little Gohan was.
"D-did I do that?" Gohan stuttered out as he stared out at the ruin he had caused.
Piccolo walked toward him and Gojie followed after not wanting to be left out.
"Yes you did and we're going to learn to control that power" Piccolo stated looking down at the hybrid child.
Piccolo then had the two take off their tunics which thanks to their mother they folded quite nicely. Not that it would really matter.
"Now then to make sure I'm not wasting my time with you two I'm going to leave you here to survive for six months. If you manage that then I'll train you up close and personal." Piccolo smirked as he saw terror dawn on the duo's' faces but he felt something deep down that he couldn't quite place.
Regret?
He didn't have time for this right now. So despite the begging and crying of the kids he flew off to commence his own training. Or at least that was the plan. After he was high above them he thought perhaps he should stick around a couple of days just to start them off. He couldn't have them dying immediately. Then that would remove any chance of using them against the saiyans. He definitely did not feel any concern for their safety.
Back on the ground Gohan and Gojie were not in the best place mentally or physically.
"Gokans gone." Gohan sobbed out, "Daddy is gone too and we're here alone for six months! We don't have any food!"
Gojie was crying quietly too until she looked behind her and survival instinct kicked in.
"We don't have any water!"
"Gohan." She tapped her brother's shoulder with her tail.
"Where will we sleep!"
"Gohan!" Gojie raised her voice a bit.
"There will be wild animals!"
"GOHAN!" Gojie said loudly.
"Huh? What is-" He turned around and came face to face with a large dinosaur.
As one the two turned and ran away screaming loudly as a large apple colored dinosaur chased two nut scented aliens (sorry I couldn't resist xD).
As they ran Gohan took the lead but then tripped on a rock and Gojie then tripped on him causing them to land in a heap on the ground.
Gojie turned around and screamed but suddenly they weren't on the ground anymore and there was no dinosaur in sight.
Gohan was curled in a ball and Gojie was tempted to join him but out of curiosity went over to the rock edge and looked down.
They were on a mountain.
HOW THE HFIL DID THEY GET UP ON A MOUNTAIN?!
Gohan who had realized they were out of danger now joined his sister at the edge.
"How did we get up here?!" He asked in shock.
"I don't know we were down there and then suddenly we on a mountain!" Gojie answered his question, exasperated.
And it was on this mountain the two living Son children would stay for the next day or so until the night of the full moon.
But meanwhile in other world Gokan and their father were currently running down snake way or more accurately Gokan was on Goku's shoulders and Goku was running.
Though not much was happening up here right now so let's go back to earth for the time being.
The night of the full moon saw Gohan and Gojie sitting across from each other brainstorming ideas on how to get down.
During a silence in between ideas Gohan was thinking. Mainly about the events from the other day when Raditz had kidnapped him and Gokan. I miss Gokan. He thought to himself. True he and his brother were basically opposites but that didn't mean he had any dislike toward his brother.
"I miss Gokan too." Gojie said.
Gohan looked up at Gojie in shock, "What?" he asked.
"You said you missed Gokan, I miss him too." She blinked at him confusion on her face.
"But I didn't say that out loud, I thought it in my head." He told her.
Gojie opened her mouth to respond that he wasn't making sense because she clearly heard him say it but paused looking to Gohan's left.
"Huh" she stared "You have a shadow but it's nighttime."
They blinked at each other before turning to their right and standing up. They stared in mute wonder at the full moon.
Gohan broke the silence, "Wow a full moon I've never seen one in person before."
"Me neither" Gojie said tilting her head and blinking.
Suddenly the pair stood at attention and their eyes became blank. They began twitching in time.
High above them floating in a sitting position meditating was Piccolo. He looked down at his charges and became confused at how they were acting.
His confusion turned to a mix of terror and shock as the two quickly grew into gigantic monkeys.
"What the hell?!" He cried out as the mountain shattered beneath them. The monsters formerly known as Gohan and Gojie Son then began a rampage on the surrounding area. Nothing they came into contact with remained standing for long.
"WHAT IS THIS" Piccolo shouted out as a massive beam came from Gohan's mouth and tore through the landscape leaving destruction in its wake. "If they keep this up there won't be an earth left to defend!"
Piccolo suddenly flashed back to Raditz talking to Goku. Raditz had got very upset at Goku after he had found out he had lost his tail. He had also mention something about the moon and true power.
"The moon!" He shouted out loud in realization. He then turned toward it and charged up a blast in his hand. With a roar he sent a yellow beam hurtling directly at the moon.
In a flash of light that lit up the sky it exploded. When the light dimmed there was nothing left where it had been.
The demi-saiyans without a constant stream of blutz waves now turned back into their little four year old bodies. Albeit now they were completely naked. Yeah at this point someone should really call child services, but hey! Who needs them? We got Piccolo here! And technically he's only eight so that means he can't be a child molester.
Probably.
Speaking of him he floated downwards and landed next to the two half breeds who were passed out on the ground. He was breathing heavily. "Damn if these two managed to do this much damage I'd hate to see what two full grown saiyans could do."
"Well now that the moon is gone so we won't have to worry about that." He reached out and grabbed Gohan's tail to yank it off but paused. Raditz had used his tail to throw Krillin into a house. Perhaps these two could use their tails in battle as well. An extra limb could certainly be a surprise to an opponent.
So he let go and now pointed his hand out. An orange gi resembling his father's appeared on Gohan alone with a sword. Gojie got a Purple gi in similar fashion but instead of a sword she got a spear.
"Just like your father's" Piccolo smirked, "But instead of his mark you have mine."
"I've helped you two enough already," he continued aloud. "I have my own training to do." And with that he took off into the air flying away from the island to begin preparing for the incoming threat.
And done.
That was a good deal longer than the last one was it not!?
Leo the Zodiac: Gohan is going to be the strongest, I can promise that. There's going to be a good deal of sibling rivalry though.
CrystalZap: Yeah once I get to there I'll probably feel better about this. I feel a bit bad about dropping the time breakers and watchers stuff but it'll be easy to focus on the main plot that way.
CruzerBlade: Meh suffering eternally isn't all it's cracked up to be. Trust me. Don't worry about Gohan's character he's is going to change quite a bit as the story goes on. Including fixing the bullshit of the Cell Games not leaving any psychological and physical scars. Because seriously the kid was eleven and he came out of that without any emotional baggage? I doubt an adult could go through the same thing and come out fine. Basically I'm going to use it for character development. Also don't worry about the first fight thing, it'll be different.
Guest 1: Thanks.
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And that's all for this time folks. Hopefully the next time I post it'll be after I have the first chapter of LL out.
Until next time! See ya!
~FriTik
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