Hey look, the actual reason this POV exists. Of course I'm incapable of just cutting to the chase and this turned out to need 2 parts

Also, I was listening to some Digimon music on youtube and I found A Digimon intro medley by MasekoX? Secret Digimon fan? And it was great, even made the Fusion theme sound decent.

guestyperson: Thanks lol. One fun thing about Raditz dying so early in the series is that it makes him a pretty blank slate character. there's not much depth you can get in just a few episodes, at least with a show like DBZ

Hatterfaced: Yeah! You're the only one who's picked up on that actually!
And thanks lol. Existing in DBZ alone would have to be so jarring. I could not imagine having to do that, and also taking Vegeta seriously. Or in this case, Seventeen, especially when you know he's going to be so quickly yeeted.

Raditz

Watching Kakarot trying to convince his wife of, everything, was surprisingly amusing.

Made absolutely no goddamn sense why someone with, any number of brain cells would have married him, but hey, Raditz wasn't complaining. Made a good show at least.

It was slightly more aggravating that the woman was against the brat training but as the brat was already absurdly strong, he wasn't about to argue against that either.

Of course, Kakarot eventually convinced her of that too so, win some lose some.

She insisted on a strict schedule for the brat, which was fair enough. Hell, he was so used to having a schedule on Frieza's ship that it was weird not to have one anymore.

Huh. Maybe that was part of the reason he couldn't figure out what to do. No schedule to tell him.

(To make a schedule for yourself you'd have to know what you want)

Eventually the woman, Chichi, showed him to the room he'd be staying in. It was, comfortable.

(As comfortable as a room can be when it's in the home of the brother you basically killed and the nephew you kidnapped)

When it came to the actual "training" Kakarot and the Namek basically just sicced the brat on him as the two of them did actual training.

Which, fine. That meant he wouldn't have to deal with his brother more than necessary, and he absolutely was not going to interact with the Namek, at all, anytime soon. Or ever.

It also meant that he was going to be taught by an infant.

He could acknowledge that the brat was somehow stronger than him. Probably entirely due to Zenkai boosts. What possible justification was that to teach him? He's been fighting for years and-

(Would you rather deal with the other two?)

Whatever.

However, the first thing the brat did was demand his scouter. Which, no. Absolutely not. He was not going to allow himself to be blinded while he was around-

The brat continued to demand his scouter and floated up in a way that made it clear that if he didn't hand it over he'd just snatch it away anyway.

Handing it over then was slightly more dignified.

Then the brat just had him, sit? And do nothing? And this was supposed to help him somehow?

It didn't make any sense, and the brat obviously wasn't good at explaining whatever it was, and apparently, the fact that he couldn't sit properly was aggravating to the brat somehow.

They wasted hours on this and it still didn't make any sense even as the Namek decided the brat got to spar.

He ended up going out and killing something to eat just so he wouldn't have to deal with Kakarot more than necessary. Because while his wife is admittedly a good cook, she also insisted that meals must be eaten at their center table. Which was dumb in of itself, who wants to eat around other people?

He hated "training" and he hated the fact that the brat was insistent on the sensing nonsense when his scouter worked just as well if not better.

He hated the days when the brat was doing something else and it was obvious that Kakarot was merely appeasing him.

He hated the days when the brat would train because then he'd either be beaten by a child, or impatiently taught by a child who was clearly not good at teaching the subject he was attempting because it still didn't make any sense.

Or both.

The next day was both.

Because he forced a blindfold on his head and took absolute glee in peppering him in ki blasts.

He would make a note of this being the first time he'd heard the brat actually laugh, let alone cackle, if it weren't at his expense.

And the worst part, the thing that rubbed against his pride in the worst way, was that it was working. Despite how much he hated the training, his scouter undeniably said he was getting stronger. Despite how he found the sitting and the blindfold borderline humiliating, he could tell when the Namek and Kakarot were fighting beyond the explosions and noise.

It was infuriating.

Yet now that he's started, he couldn't stop. Not without it meaning he was willingly staying weak. Not without looking like he was quitting.

At least he didn't have to deal with being around the Namek at night, what with his stubborn refusal to go near Kakarot's house.

…

Kakarot was shit at communicating. It wasn't necessarily new information, but if it wasn't perfectly clear in how he acted around his wife-

He knew that Kakarot was planning a camping trip with his friend. He knew this specifically because the brat stated training would be paused due to it.

Kakarot's wife did not know this until the morning of when he mentioned it off hand.

Kakarot invited him with the same flippancy. He'd say out of obligation, but Raditz didn't think he was self-aware enough for that.

Of course, Raditz declined. He was going mad enough as it was. Like hell he needed more time around Kakarot. Let alone out even further into the middle of nowhere and do? What?

Oh sure, he's slept outside before. When it was necessary and he had no other choice. It wasn't fun, it was work. Why anyone would willingly leave behind basic commodities was beyond him.

Which left Chichi angry at the sudden news with no time for planning what she'd do while they were gone.

"Don't worry. You won't be left alone with me," he added, it wasn't difficult to assume that was one of her concerns, "I'm heading back to Capsule Corp for a while."

He left the house without another word.

Would he be back at the end of their camping trip? He didn't know. He was getting sick of the entire concept and this would be a good enough excuse to distance himself.

He's already stronger than he ever could have been otherwise. And he could do that weird sensing thing. Though he didn't like it. It was, imprecise, it felt like you were guessing at how strong someone is based on how they felt. He much preferred his scouter. It gave an exact number. And while it didn't help when someone was hiding their power, neither did the sensing thing.

He was physically capable of sensing if something happened to his scouter. Good enough.

Not heading back for a while would also mean not having to deal with the brat for a while, Raditz pondered as he helped Dr. Breif with some invention as he had stepped out, because while sure, slightly less intolerable than dealing with Kakarot, the brat was still an infuriating smart ass.

And if he had to hear that brat call him Radish one more time he would-

"Hey Radish!" Raditz cursed and fumbled as the door slammed open behind him.

Do absolutely nothing because the damnable brat was still stronger than he was.

The, borderline uncharacteristically excited smile made him feel, something other than hate.

And then the brat opened his mouth and ah yes, there's the proper hatred.

Something about Zenkai abuse and those stupid healing beans, which definitely are not a thing. He's accepted a lot of bullshit since he's gotten here, but that was not going to be one of them.

"Well, you're sitting at about 15000, and I just passed two mil, soooo…"

Raditz's eyes snapped back to the brat.

"No the fuck you did not."

And yet the brat only kept his gaze on Raditz, the corner of his lips twitching, very poorly resisting a smile.

Obviously because he was lying. Because in no goddamn way could he have possibly-

He pushed a button on his scouter.

God.

Damn it.

The brat once again tried to push the Zenkai boost thing and Raditz barely managed to prevent himself from making a total fool of himself. Didn't completely prevent a rant, but it could have been worse.

Oh also apparently Kakarot achieved the Goddamn Super Sayain too. Of course. Why not?

(Did that mean the purple kid was telling the truth?)

The brat wasn't even here to see him, he wanted to ask Nappa something apparently. The brat left which left him free to go back to-

"You don't have to you know."

He whipped back around to see the brat still standing in the doorway, eyes once again disturbingly blank.

"What?"

"Train, fight, any of it. You don't have to. Sure you won't be as strong, but, if you don't want to fight, there's no one forcing you."

Of all the ridiculous-

"I- I am a Sayain Warrior! Of course I am going to fight!"

"Ok, just saying," the brat shrugged and finally closed the door, leaving him alone with the statement.

Utter bullshit.

…

In the days following, and Bulma finding out that there was another alien ship, he was once again forced to help plunder another dead dictator's ship. This one being Cooler.

Raditz was really glad he did not go on that camping trip.

Raditz didn't know why she couldn't just ask Nappa to help. Or Kakarot, or any of her other friends. But whatever. It was done now, he could just go back to his room and-

He startled back when he turned and saw the Namek child staring at him.

At first glance, he would have called his eyes blank too, but no, there was a childish intensity behind them.

"Hello."

Raditz glanced off to the side, even though there was no one else the child could have been speaking to.

"Hi…?"

"We rarely cross paths, but I've realized that you've been here for several years now and I've yet to introduce myself. That was very rude, I apologize. My name is Ocari."

"…Raditz…" ok, this kid was also weird. At least he could blame this one speaking weird on being raised on Namek.

"May I ask a question?"

Raditz didn't even have time to say no before the child was speaking again.

"You complain often about not being very strong, and yet you are much stronger than I am."

"…that isn't a question…"

"On Namek one of the best ways of learning is through teaching others."

"No."

"Mr. Goku has shown me how to use the Power Pole properly, and says he will continue doing so, however, the extreme gap in strength isn't quite productive, at least for me."

"Fuck off."

"So instead, it is more productive to learn from someone with a much more achievable strength, which will help me in learning, and for you, it will reinforce the fundamentals as you have to once again consider how things work in the context of teaching another."

"Go ask the other Namek."

At that the child frowned, borderline distaste in his eyes, "just because Piccolo is Gohan's friend, does not mean he must be mine."

And Raditz looked back over at that. Because here the Namek child was approaching him for help, when he apparently disliked not only a friend of a friend, but one of his own kind. Which was interesting.

Raditz was pretty sure that was the first time he's heard the child refer to an adult without any form of title.

"And, why was it you don't want to be his friend?"

"He - Piccolo - he isn't - he doesn't act like Namekians should act. He doesn't greet people. He isn't polite. He doesn't respect his elders. Quite openly disrespects the only other, and eldest Namek on this planet! And - and!" Raditz's eyebrows raised as the boy ranted, practically pacing now, "And apparently he's fused with the Warrior Nail! The greatest Warrior on Namek! And I didn't even know this until Gohan mentioned it off hand! Fusion for Namek's - fusion isn't even the right word it's more like absorption - it isn't taken lightly on Namek! It's forbidden! Absolutely last resort final ditch when everyone is going to die otherwise. And maybe Frieza qualified that, but he - Piccolo - doesn't seem to take it as seriously as he should. With this fusion, there is no death. There is no leaving. At best the host, the one who gets to stay and gets the power, might let the one absorbed exist mentally. At worst he'd be absorbed and fade into his subconscious! It's not something that can be forced, and it was probably the Warrior Nail who even suggested it, but- but," the boy seemed to snap back from, whatever that was, shaking his head.

"I went off on a tangent. I apologize."

Huh. Well. Apparently, the Namek brat has emotions besides staring at animals and following around Bulma or the brat like a lost puppy. Which is particularly ironic because the brat follows the Namek around like a lost puppy half the time.

Too bad he ruined it by apologizing at the end. Shame.

"And why in the goddamn hell would I even waste my time with someone so much weaker than me?"

"But then, by that logic, should Gohan and Mr. Goku not bother with you? It seems like a similar power gap," the Namek brat returned to his previous tone as if he hadn't just been ranting.

And his words reminded him of why he hates children.

"Well as entertaining as that all was, the answer is still no. I'm not training some random brat with no experience wearing a dress."

The Namek brat frowned and looked down, "this is how all young Namekians dress. They may depart from this style as they age if they wish to."

"Well no one can fight wearing that, and I'm not wasting my time with it."

And with that, he finally walked away.

When he did go back to Kakarot's house, he had started to, put a bit more effort in. Because apparently, the brat had somehow gotten the idea that he didn't like to fight which was complete and total nonsense.

It was still awful. He still hated it. but like hell if he was going to let rumors like that flying around.

(Especially with Vegeta around)

He also went back to Capsule Corp more often. He needed a break from Kakarot, especially now that he was putting more effort in. If he had to duck past and avoid Vegeta a tad more often, so be it.

Apparently, he wasn't even allowed to kill the bad humans since the brat had interrupted him from doing so when some random lot tried to steal from him.

The brat sprayed him with some kind of water bottle? What the hell?

And even worse, apparently the thing the brat had asked from Nappa was how to train away the stupid tail weakness. Which meant the brat was reminded of his tail weakness.

So now Raditz also had to train away the stupid weakness.

And of course it was a problem from the brat. He never wrapped his tail around his waist. Of course someone would grab it in a fight. Raditz did wrap his tail properly so it wasn't even an issue-

(You did almost die when Kakarot grabbed your tail the first time)

He wasn't given a choice in the matter regardless. The brat forced him to before they would move onto other training.

Raditz's eye twitched as he overheard Bulma tell her parents she was pregnant.

And more when she decided on the name Trunks.

Goddamn it.

(Haha. Purple kid was telling the truth)

Similarly, Raditz rolled his eyes as Nappa brought back the third woman that he's noticed.

Honestly. It was one thing for Bulma to get pregnant. If Nappa got one of those women pregnant? Raditz had two cases against Nappa's parenting skills on hand without much contest.

Regardless of that, Nappa became rather protective over Bulma herself once he realized she was pregnant with the Prince's child.

Apparently he had no choice in going to Chichi's house (because that's what it really was, he'd determined) on one day in particular. He was tempted to ignore the brat's order and not go anyway.

When Bulma learned of this, she glanced at the calendar and nodded. She later gave him a capsule to deliver when he went.

…

So

Apparently, earthlings celebrate the day they were born.

No one decided to mention this before. Bulma knew of this, since the envelope she had given him to deliver had a "birthday" card and earth currency. As well as that pink shirt the brat seemed to like.

He felt out of place and didn't understand why Chichi had demanded him here. If it was a thing of celebration it should be the people who are close right? He surely didn't qualify for that.

He, remained to the side, and didn't say much throughout. And as the night closed off, he went to go back to Capsule Corp.

"Raditz," he started to a halt at Chichi's voice, "I believe there's been a misunderstanding."

Oh, right. That explains it. The brat must have explained it wrong, there's no way-

"I've meant to mention this sooner, but there hasn't seemed to be the time. When you first went back to Capsule Corp, you stated that I would not be left alone with you. Now, yes I was hesitant with allowing you to stay here, but since then you have been an excellent guest. At the end of the day, despite anything in the past, you are still my Goku's brother, and you will always be welcomed here."

Raditz took a step back, and then another, "I-"

"I only said that to correct any misconception. You don't have to respond."

And Raditz didn't.

…

Raditz wasn't sure if he was more or less comfortable in Chichi's home after what she had said.

Sure, on one hand, it was good to know he wasn't intruding. That he wasn't allowed here only because Kakarot was an idiot who extended a hand to anyone not actively trying to kill him at that exact moment.

But on the other hand- he didn't know what was on the other hand. He just knew he still felt uncomfortable.

Before he could just pretend like it was like the housing on Frieza's ships. No one really liked each other, but were also reasonably certain no one would kill them in their sleep.

Now it, it actually just felt like a normal home.

He hadn't even known what that felt like before.

And now it somehow felt like he was intruding, which was stupid because he was specifically told he wasn't.

But goddamn if it wasn't worth it on a day like today had been.

Because apparently, despite living on this forsaken planet for their entire lives, neither Kakarot nor the Namek knew how to drive an earth car.

Even he had learned to drive an earth car. Granted only since he'd be staying here for the foreseeable future and it seemed to be a standard skillset, furthered by the fact that it was much easier than any space pod.

But apparently, this had not occurred to either of the other two.

And it would always be entertaining to see Chichi yell at Kakarot for doing something stupid.

Then she demanded that the both of them take driving lessons. And for once he and the brat were on the same page because the earth clothes that Chichi had somehow forced the Namek in, and the entire situation was goddamn hysterical.

And then they failed.

They both failed.

Sure, he expected it from Kakarot but the Namek at least seemed competent enough.

Of course, it took the brat pointing it out for him to realize that it necessarily meant that Chichi also did not have a license.

Unlike the other two, she passed her test.

This was gonna be two parts I promise, but I haven't been doing well the past few days and I wanted something posted so now it's gonna be three parts. I literally just finished writing and editing this just now before posting