A/N: Espeon804 here for another great chapter! (Since I say that every new chapter in all my stories, I guess it's my tagline now or something.) I see that many of you are enjoying the story by far, so I'll do my best to keep it up. Remember, I have school and finals are around the corner, so I have no idea how often I can update. I'm afraid that when school's over, updates will be scarce since my parents don't allow me to use their computers. Hang in there guys, because I'm not dead.
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-Espeon804
-Chapter 3: Turn Kakarot into a true warrior! The test of strength!-
Gohan, now will be called "Karot" by his Saiyan family, continues to cry as he does his business on a rock since no bathroom's available in the wild. His sobbing is interrupted by heavy stomping that grows stronger each step. The monkey-tailed four year old slowly turns around and sees huge reptile feet. His eyes scan up and he sees the body and face of a giant carnivorous dinosaur. His eyes nearly popped out of their sockets as he screams hard from pure terror. The dinosaur roars as he climbs over the huge rock and starts to run faster than he ever did in his life. It is full pursuit of predator and prey. He continues to run as the dino repeatedly tries to bite him, nearly catching his tail. He trips over a rock and falls. The dinosaur is close now. He's doomed, so doomed. His screams once again become an angry growl as his body glows blue. The dino chomps him down…
It thought it did. Confused, it opens it's giant mouth which is filled with nothing but dirt, grass, and rock. It scans it's surroundings, even more confused on how his prey got away.
Karot pants heavily on his knees. He opens his eyes and looks at his own surroundings. he crawls to what seems to be the edge of the grass and his face is hit with chilly wind. Looking down, he panics, realizing that he somehow got to the top of a tall cliff. The Dinosaur looks like a toy from up there. "How did I get up here?! Oh no! I'll never get down!" He starts to cry again.
"Oh please. He doesn't realize that he did that himself?" Raditz brought his brother over to show him what he was doing with his nephew. He watches with crossed arms with a small frown.
"Wow. So he really can do that huh? I would be more impressed if he fought it though." He turns to his brother. "Speaking of Raditz, can I take the dinosaur down? I'm a little hungry…"
"If you want to hunt brother, go elsewhere. If you do it here then your son will notice you. He has to learn to live on his own."
"Aw c'mon Raditz. This one is the biggest I've seen!"
"I said no."
"Please?"
"No!"
"Pretty Please?"
"I highly suggest you shut your mouth or I'll pull it out!" Raditz snarls."Go hunt elsewhere!"
"Okay fine, but you didn't have to be so rude. I know! How about you come hunt with me? It'll be fun!"
Raditz sighs. He would say no but he is getting hungry as well. "Alright fine."
"Yahoo!" Goku rises a fist into the air, but he gets punched on the head.
"Don't ever do that again. I'm going to have to knock those earthling emotions out of you. It'll take some time, but I guarantee that in a year that you'll be a true warrior." Who ever thought that his brother's head injury would turn his brother into a immature clown? Fixing that won't be much of a problem. "I'm just going to have to bring out your true Saiyan side somehow…" He follows his brother to look for game.
They both fly in complete silence. This bothers Kakarot a bit because he's not use to this. To ease things up a bit he starts to hum a tone while rocking his head side to side. This goes on for a least a minute because it is interrupted when his brother punches him on the head again. "Ow! Would you cut that out?! That's the third time you had hit me today!"
"Would you stop acting so stupid?! That's the third time you did that today!" Raditz mocks Kakarot's to prove how ignorant he sounds.
"Hey, I don't sound like that!" Kakarot says offended.
"Yes you do!" Raditz growls.
"No I don't! Man, you have major temper problems."
Raditz growls again and starts to punch his brother rapidly before he had time to react. Kakarot manages to block some of his hits before getting beat up again. "It told you to shut up with that nonsense!"
"You never said that!" Kakarot points out as he tries his best to block his brothers punches.
"That's it!" Raditz charges up a ki attack and his brother almost panics. He prepares to launch it but the energy ball disappears suddenly. A second after the confusion he feels overwhelming pain traveling up his spine, immediately paralyzing him. He slowly turns around and finds his brother squeezing the life out of his tail. "Kaka... Kakarot..." He chokes as if he can't breathe.
"You let your guard down. Now I've got your tail!" Kakarot says almost playfully. It is thought the pain can't get any worse until Kakarot puts in more pressure. He starts to laugh again.
"Why you- unhand my tail... Or ... you're dead...!" He did he manage to do that without him noticing? Apparently, his brother is a better strategist than a fighter when facing stronger opponents. He underestimated him. He has to mentally remind himself to keep his guard up. This is why his two comrades view him as the weakest Saiyan. He gets too cocky and boom, he's wounded or dead.
"Haha! Looks like I'm not the only one who had a tail problem huh? You know, we're going to have to fix that. My old friends are going to take advantage of that if we don't!" Kakaort says.
Raditz hates to admit it, but he's right. The Saiyan tail is his only weakness. He would easily be killed if anyone manages to get to it. "Let... me go…"
"You're not going to try to attack me again are you?" Kakarot asks.
Raditz just sighs. This is going to take longer than he originally thought it would. "The plan was for me to train you while your son does his own training. What you are doing now is getting us nowhere!"
"You're going to train me?" The thought excites Kakarot. He immediately lets go of Raditz's tail. "Oh boy! This is going to be awesome! Then when the time comes for us to battle the Humans, I'll definitely be ready!"
"Yes, I agree with you." Raditz says.
"I can't wait to see the looks on their faces!"
"I can see that."
"C'mon Raditz, let's get started as soon as we are finish looking for food!"
"Certainly."
Kakarot starts to fly off again but he stops. Raditz is not following him. He turns around and sees him talking to himself. It takes a moment for Kakarot to realize that Raditz was talking through his scouter when he thought it was a conversation. "uh... Raditz?"
His older brother looks at him and takes off his Scouter. "Here. You wanna talk to him?"
"You mean that thing is a phone?"
"What the hell is a phone?" The Saiyans face twists, unfamiliar with the word.
Kakarot folds his arms. "And you called me an idiot."
"That's different! Must I remind you that I've never been in this planet before!" Raditz snaps. He tosses the Scouter at him. "Here! Put it on and talk."
The younger brother does so quickly. It isn't hard. It's like putting on ChiChi's cotton ball puffs attached to a curved stick that she calls "earmuffs" to block out sound, but this one only is meant for one ear and it makes sound. He hardly ever uses a phone but he has been told to just talk. "Uh... Hello?"
"The younger brother of Raditz?" A voice says.
"Yep. That's me. So I guess that you are the prince that my brother told me about right?"
The voice chuckles lightly. "Prince Vegeta of the Saiyan race. At least you are familiar with me already. That makes things so much easier. Care to address yourself?"
"Oh, uh... My address? I live in Mountain Paozu... well... used to..."
"No you fool! Not where you live! I'm asking you what your name is! Tell me your name!"
"Oh! Why didn't you say so! That would've made more since. It's Goku - well, not anymore! It's Kakarot now!"
Raditz face has fear written all over it. "Who do you think you're talking to?! You don't question the prince! Brother! Show some respect!"
"Oops! Sorry Prince Vegetable sir! Sir, my name is Kakarot sir! It's a pleasure to hear your voice sir!"
Raditz face palms.
"IT'S PRINCE VEGETA! NOT VEGETABLE!" The angry voice does harm to the Saiyan's sensitive ears. He cringes from it, fighting the urge to take the Scouter off.
"Sorry sir!" Kakarot gulps. Whoever this guy is, he sounds like he has a temper issue. Kakarot has to remind himself to watch himself when speaking to the prince. Who knows what he could do? "So uh... I headed that you'll arrive in a year."
"Right. Nappa and I are heading for our pods now. It'll be a long wait but it'll be all worth it. I hope that you will amuse me." And the signal is disconnected.
Kakarot hands the Scouter back to his brother. "He's gone now. We better get started soon. I'm starving!"
"Right. You may be so childish but at least you're eager." Raditz says. "Our comrades told me that they may just be able to fix your missing tail problem. It may have been permanently removed, but there is still a chance that we might be able to help you grow it back. Then you'll be just like the rest of us."
The younger brother nods once. "Can't wait. The last one I had a tail was when I was around 15. It's been awhile. I'm looking forward to that!"
"Well then, I think we wasted enough time with our chit-chat. What animals do you have here that's worth the catch?"
"Well, occasionally I would come across a giant fish. Doesn't last long though so I guess we'll have to get one more if we do find one."
"Humph. I see that you can put one and one together."
"I'm not that stupid Raditz." Kakarot's completely offended by the comment his brother just made. "I'm not a math genius but I know just about everything else. I can do basic math you know."
"Oh really? Okay then, what's 7 plus 7?"
"77?"
"Urgh. I can't argue with you. You get confused with 7 and 7."
"Oh, you said add? That's 14 right?"
"Your logic isn't all that good I see." He flies off followed by Kakarot. "You lived in this planet your entire life. Where's the best fishing spot around here?"
"Well, I've never been around here, but I know what kind of water big fish are often found." Kakarot stops suddenly and points down. "Down there. Can you hear it?"
It takes a moment but it seems that his brother is right. Raditz can hear long and large movement in the huge pond below. "So we just dive down there and get it?"
"Yeah, that's how I do it." Kakarot soars down and dives into the water. Seconds later the pond bubbles and the Saiyan shoots out with a 10 foot fish in his hands. "Whoa! This is the biggest catch I've ever seen!" He sneers at Raditz. "Bet you can't beat that."
Raditz smirks and dives down as well. Several seconds later he resurfaces just an inch above, trying to pull something out. It finally complies and he nearly loses control of his flight from the sudden change in weight. Through all that effort, all he gets is a boot. "Classic." He growls over Kakarot's laughter. He glares at the laughing Saiyan and hurls the boot at him. Bull's eye, right inside his mouth.
"BLAH!" Kakarot spits it out in disgust and wipes his tongue rapidly. "What was that for?!" He snaps.
"Do you realize how annoying you are?!" Raditz rolls his eyes and dives back into the water. His head sticks out a second later. "Here's a catch: I'm always above you!" He leaps out with a 14 foot fish and swings it hard like a baseball bat. Kakarot is hit and is shoved 10 feet across the field. "Who's laughing now?!"
Kakarot pushes himself up to a sitting position and wipes his mouth. He smirks! That smirk is only shown in combat with strong opponents that excite him. Raditz recognizes that smirk anywhere. It runs in the family. Of course, this means that Kakarot is up for a challenge. He grabs his own catch and bats his brother back. "Karma!"
Raditz lands instead of crashing. Now he's smirking too. He tosses his fish aside and gets into a battle stance. "Spare me the playful games brother! Tell me, are you strong like these earthlings say you are?"
Kakarot gets into his own stance. "You're willing to fight me huh? Something's fishy here. Normally I ask for challenges, not the other way around. Then again, that's probably because I'm a Saiyan. You did say that our race loves to fight right? We haven't even started and already I'm getting pumped up!"
"Now you see. You live for battle like the rest of us. Let's spare the talking. People seem to hate all talk before combat."
The two brothers stand in their stances for a while. The wind blows, kicking up dirt and leaves up into the air. It's as if time is at standstill as they both wait on who'll make the first move. A rock shifts from the wind. Then it falls and hits the ground.
Something inside Kakarot spiked. His instincts kick in first. He lets out a shout as he raises a fist and leaps towards his brother. His first attack is blocked. He tries with his other hand and it gets blocked too. It quickly turns into a spar as the two try to land a hit on each other with their rapid kicks and punches, but no progress is being made.
Raditz suddenly disappears from Kakarot's view. He's moving fast. Just before he could react, Raditz reappears behind him and kicks him hard. The younger Saiyan saves himself from falling by turning it into a backflip. He dodges his brother's attempted attacks now teasing him. He decides to punch him in the gut. Kakarot nearly forgot how to breathe.
Kakarot leaps back to gain distance, already overwhelmed by how much faster Raditz is compared to him. He can't land a hit yet and already he took two good ones. though the situation normally would make any person panic, he only chuckles. "We just started and already he's so fast. It seems like he has the advantage here." He lets out a small laugh. "This is exciting!"
Raditz has his arms crossed now. His brother is smiling at the situation. Nothing new since almost every saiyan he met does the same. Something inside of him is proud to see that despite the fact that Kakarot messed himself up with his head injury, he still has the nature of a Saiyan. "Hm, you really are some warrior. That nature seems to only come out when you're in combat. I'll just have to bring it out of you completely." He runs after him and kicks him down. Surprisingly, Kakarot grabs hold of his ankle and now has the advantage. He rapidly punches him on the stomach without letting up his strength.
Now he's landing hits! The younger Saiyan tries to keep it up. It's interrupted when something whips him on the chest strong enough to knock him down hard. He looks and sees Raditz wrapping his tail around his waist. He forgot that the tail was there and let his guard down. Some mistake that could have gotten him killed, that's for sure. He lunges at him again and they spar once more. When Kakarot is punched on the nose, he leaps up into flight, creating distance between them again, only this time, it's for a different reason. He pulls his arms to one side and cups his hands. "KAAAAAA-MEEEEEE…"
Raditz's scouter beeps as a warning. he turns it on and reads the characters flashing on the screen. "What the-?! His power level is increasing!"
"HAAAAA-MEEEEE..." Strong blue energy starts to powerfully grow from the palms of his hands as a ball.
"These earthlings… they can hold their true power at will!" The thought almost terrifies him. This means that the Humans can do the same. This is also an advantage. Kakarot can conceal his power as well, fooling his enemies and unleashing it when their guard is down!
"HAAAAAAAA!" Kakarot thrust his hands forward and the legendary Kamehameha wave shoots down, heading directly for Raditz.
"What?!" He has never seen such a powerful technique before. This must be an attack taught to special Humans! He tries to outrun it, but it follows, so he changes direction. Somehow, Kakarot shifts his arms and controls the beam. It's like a missile, and it won't go away! Seeing no other option he turns around. "Fine then, let's have it!" He puts his hands in front of him just before the blast could hit him. It stings all over his hands. He's about to be pushed back. It's almost too overwhelming to hold off. "WRAARGH!"
It explodes.
Kakarot becomes concerned. He stares at the flying dirt and dust, hoping for his brother to show around. "Oops. I got carried away there. This is training not real combat. I'll have to remind myself about that for here on."
It clears, and as hoped, Raditz still stands. In fact. he's not even scratch. He somehow deflected it. Now he's smirking. "Neat huh? I think it's my turn!" He opens his arms and huge red balls of light gather on each hand. He thrusts them forward and it too becomes a giant blast…
...Only much faster.
Kakarot didn't even had time to think. He takes a direct hit which tore up his gi. He falls on his back and the wind gets knocked out of him. He lays there dazed for a moment. He sees Raditz taking a long jump with a raised foot towards him. The older Saiyan lands and at the same time, slamming the foot on his chest. Kakarot shout is full of pain.
"I was testing your strength. You managed to hold off and give me your all, but let me inform you that I wasn't giving you my all." Raditz says.
Kakarot chuckles at this fact. "I see. Looks like I have a lot of training to do. Eh-heh-heh..."
"But, you did impress me." Raditz lifts his foot to free Kakarot and takes a step back as he stands. "How did you mask your power like that?"
"What do you mean? I have always been able to do that. It's not that hard. I can teach you that if you want to know how."
"I'm guessing that you're not the only one who can do this." When Kakarot nods Raditz sighs. "Well, in the future that makes things more of a challenge. I'm going to have to inform my comrades about this. We can't afford to lower our guard."
Kakarot looks at himself for a moment and takes note on his torn up uniform. "Hey Raditz. Do you think you can give me something to wear to replace this? It's torn up so bad for that last attack."
The Saiyan nods once. "I have replacements but they are back where my pod is. Hopefully your son didn't destroy them as well, but I doubt it. It takes a lot to do damage on those things." He looks at the crack on his chest plate. "He has a very hard head."
Kakarot laughs while patting his head. "He gets that from me."
"And I mean that in both ways."
Raditz starts to rise from the ground and fly back to where he arrived on Earth. He dives into the crater and lands in front of what remains of his pod. "Great. I'm stuck on this lousy place." He hurls what looks like the door aside and presses a button. A drawer opens from the back and armor is still in tact. "Good." He takes it out.. Two in fact. They look exactly alike. He tosses one to his brother but it hits his head since he is carrying two giant fish. Raditz sighs knowing that he'll have to get use to his brother's personality until he rearranges it.
Kakarot drops the fish and picks up the armor which is lighter than it appears to be. "How can you put this on? Is there zippers or buttons anywhere?"
"It's extra lit flexible. Just pull it over your head and it'll slip right on. Even if I with this armor on transforms into the Oozaru - the Great Ape that is - it'll grow with me."
"A giant gorilla in armor?! That's awesome!" Kakarot exclaims. The excited expression instantly fades. "But only you and Gohan - I mean Karot - Can do that now. I'm tailless How are you guys going to grow it back?."
"I told you before, we're trying to figure it out. Do you get short-term memory loss too?"
His brother shook his head no in reply.
To think that Kakarot would be sent to earth to originally purge the planet, only to suffer from a accident and forget all about his past as an infant… it makes Raditz feel pity for him. Kakarot doesn't even remember his own parents. He sighs and looks at the band worn on his leg. An identical one is on his arm. "There's one more thing I want to give you." He takes off the one on his leg and hands it to him. "If you care so much about those related to you, then you are certainly like our parents, especially mother."
As Kakarot puts it on his right arm, he realizes that he looks similar to Raditz now, as if he's officially reunited with the race he forgotten about for years. He was about to complement about the band, but what his brother said earlier caught his attention instead. "Raditz…"
"We better resume training now. There's no time for questions" He starts to rise from the ground again.
"Wait! It's important!"
He glares at Kakarot, already angry for stalling him. "You heard me! Why are you so stubborn?!" He is about to carry on until Kakarot asks:
"Can you tell me about our parents?"
A/N: Finally! End of Chapter 3! It's a bit short, I know. I just wanted this chapter to be focused a bit mainly on the Saiyan brothers. Sure, Raditz isn't the type to care much about what his brother thinks, and Goku still has his personality, so of course he'll have his moments. In the later chapters, Goku will be a different guy, but he'll still have his slow moments I'm sure. They two brother's might even have a connection… maybe. What do you think?
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To be continued to Chapter 4!