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► Chapter 01: Forward     Chapter 02: Don't Say     Chapter 03: Somewhere I Belong     Chapter 04: Lying From You     Chapter 05: Hit The Floor     Chapter 06: Easier To Run     Chapter 07: Faint     Chapter 08: Figure 09 “STUPENDIOUS! OH MY! WHAT A SHOW! HAHAHAHA!” The one known as Frieza laughed hysterically as he watched the planet once known as Vegeta-Sei blown into billions of tiny pieces. Destruction brought by his own hands. Billions died that day, nearly the entire Saiyan race who inhabited Vegeta-Sei perished.

Unknown to Frieza, a Saiyan prophet by the name of Bardock managed to warn several other Saiyans of the planet’s impending doom. He had Nappa take the young Prince Vegeta, as well as having his oldest son Raditz take his youngest son Kakarot far away from Vegeta-Sei while he and King Vegeta attempted to stall the tyrant. They knew their efforts of stopping Freiza were futile, but if they could buy even a few more moments for their children to escape then it would be worth it.

In the end both Bardock and Vegeta met their fates that day. Vegeta-Sei was destroyed, and Frieza celebrated this with his best wine. That which Bardock and Vegeta had set out to do though had been successful; Frieza never noticed the four ships leaving the planet moments before his arrival.

The four Saiyan space pods traveled long and far to a remote planet called Earth. It registered in the directory as a low class world that went mostly unnoticed. It was the perfect place to hide from the likes of Frieza.

Due to a malfunction of the space pod during entry of the planet’s atmosphere, the youngest son of Bardock was lost to the group of Saiyan refugees for several years. Hoping to remain unnoticed, the Saiyan’s initial entry was overlooked by nearly everyone save a profound scientist named Dr. Briefs. President of Capsule Corporation; Dr. Briefs detected a technological anomaly and investigated. He became the first person to come in contact with the Saiyans, which may have proven lethal, until Dr. Briefs negotiated to allow the Saiyans residence at his Capsule Complex in exchange for getting to study their space pods.

The fourth member of the Saiyan refugees, Kakarot, was discovered by an old man named Gohan. He cared for the boy and named him Goku until one night when the moon was full, Goku transformed into a giant ape like creature and accidentally crushed Grandpa Gohan.

The power Goku emitted in his transformed state was immediately detected by the Saiyan Scouters. They couldn’t pursue him immediately for fear of transforming themselves. Once daylight set in, the three hurried to retrieve their youngest affiliate.

With Goku however came a trinket of much interest. It was a semi-transparent orange sphere with four orange stars floating within it. Goku claimed it to be a remnant of his grandfather’s, but upon investigation into the ball itself, and ancient myths, they believed it to be an actual Dragon Ball with the power to grant wishes when combined with its counterparts.

Goku and Vegeta then traveled with Dr. Brief’s daughter Bulma to find and collect the seven Dragon Balls and have their wish granted. The trio had an amazing set of adventures, and met rather interesting people; most of which Vegeta would have rather blown away but restrained himself for the sake of his companions.

Throughout the years and adventures spent on attempting to gather the Dragon Balls, Vegeta and Bulma soon realized they had growing feelings toward each other. Being the innocent boy he was, Goku was practically oblivious to how much closer his two friends were becoming.

By the end of their journey, Vegeta and Bulma were a definite item, though not without their quarrels, but an item none the less. Though their first attempt to gather the Dragon Balls and have their wish granted was foiled by the interfering Emperor Pilaf, the trio was not as downhearted as was expected of them; especially after Vegeta pounded the living crap out of Pilaf and his two cohorts. Bulma discovered that the Dragon Balls would lie dormant for a year and would once again be ready to grant a wish.

A year was spent relaxing and training. Goku spent time with Vegeta, his brother Raditz, and the old coot Master Roshi to learn what he had to offer as well. Vegeta had rather not to waste his time on the old bastard.

By the time the group set out to find the Dragon Balls again, they were quite improved in both strength on the boys side, and a much better Dragon Radar and search techniques that Bulma had to offer them. After wasting no time in finding the Dragon Balls, Vegeta could think of only one wish to ask the great Dragon before him, to rid the universe of the likes of Frieza who had destroyed his planet and his people. The Dragon however could not grant this wish.

Limited by the power of its creator, and Frieza being beyond its creator’s power made the Dragon unable to make any such action against the evil overlord. Infuriated, Vegeta felt like attacking the Dragon itself, though Bulma was able to send the Dragon away before hand by asking for another wish.

Curious as the origins of the Dragon, the three traveled the world more in search of this person. What they found was a tall pole which seemed to stretch infinitely into the sky. It was what the local natives referred to as Korin’s Tower. Goku and Vegeta scaled the pole easily and met Korin, Mr. Popo, and the one they’d been searching for, Kami.

Somewhat inhospitable, Kami told them of the Evil King Piccolo who had escaped and was wreaking havoc among the people of earth. Kami only wanted him stopped and recaptured.

Once tracked down the two engaged this King Piccolo who turned out to be rather formidable. He had power far superior to normal humans of earth. After combining their powers, Vegeta and Goku fired a powerful energy beam and destroyed the Evil King.

Upon returning to Korin’s Tower they learned they made a terrible mistake. Kami and Piccolo were connected, so to have killed Piccolo, they in turn killed Kami, and thus destroyed the Dragon Balls. Vegeta only scowled while Goku felt sincerely bad.

The Saiyans continued to train, though it quickly became obvious the younger two were more powerful than the older two. Vegeta began to worry as Goku entered his early teens and was quickly catching up to his level of power.

By now Bulma and Vegeta’s relationship was beginning to blossom into something that could almost resemble love. The intimacy was there anyway. And a young girl the three had met during their travels, a fiery spirit by the name of Chichi didn’t seem to want to leave Goku alone.

After another three years Bulma informed everyone she was pregnant with Vegeta’s baby. Once Vegeta was revived from the shock of the news, everyone congratulated him. There was a big celebration at Capsule Corp that a new Saiyan prince would be born. During the party Chichi even announced she and Goku were going to be married.

Life was good and a little over two years later Chichi was pregnant with Goku’s baby. Chichi tried to be protective of her son Gohan, but Vegeta insisted with Goku that the boy not be pampered his entire life, after all he was half Saiyan.

Unfortunately for them it was a mere four years of this happy time before a dark shadow fell upon the earth.

A space pod fell to earth, and a scout of Frieza’s emerged. Purple skinned and ears situated closer to the top of its head, the alien saw the earth as a suitable for conquest and sale. The alien flew through the sky and began making initial preparations by destroying key places and cities.

Nappa was the first to see the invader, and immediately attempted to dispatch the smaller purple creature. Though Nappa had a wild power of his own, the alien soon proved to be more formidable than Nappa expected.

Sensing his friend losing a fight, Vegeta hurried to East City. He arrived in time before Nappa was too severely hurt, and quickly put an end to the alien threat. Once downed, Vegeta stared at the alien for a brief moment before crushing its face in with his boot.

Far across the galaxy, minions of Frieza were monitoring a scouter transmission they were receiving. They watched as a large being fought with Kooie, and was almost defeated when a smaller one came in and almost immediately wiped Kooie out.

An order came from behind in a gruff voice to replay that scene. The minions jumped in recognition of Frieza’s voice and replayed the entire fight over. Frieza’s expression was a scrutinizing one as he watched the larger one fight, as if trying to place where he had seen that man before. Then the smaller one joined in the fight and wiped out his warrior. Frieza’s eyes widened in realization as he mouthed “Vegeta” and stormed from the room.

Hundreds of Frieza’s men were immediately dispatched for Earth; their mission, to wipe out the last of the Saiyans.

Within weeks Vegeta felt the approach of the mass of warriors. The four Saiyans gathered quickly to discuss their options. It was decided amongst them that they would defend their new home and their new families.

The four awaited the arrival of Frieza’s minions as close to where they assumed the landing would be as they could. As the hundreds of space pods fell through the earth’s atmosphere, Vegeta spared no time in jumping into the fray of the falling ships and blasting at them before they even hit the ground.

As the ships were making their way past Vegeta’s attempts at blocking them, the fight intensified. Hundreds of alien warriors rushed the group of four Saiyans, yet they fought tirelessly into the hours of waged combat.

There seemed to be no end in sight to the conflict, the Saiyans were unexpectedly powerful, but the aliens were incredible in number. Then the shadow of death itself overtook them as Frieza’s very own flagship flew overhead and made its landing close by. The crowd of aliens seemed to part as Frieza made his steps from the ship to the earth. Frieza challenged the Saiyans personally.

The crowd of spectators was surprised that defeating the four Saiyans seemed to be no easy task even for Lord Frieza. Vegeta and Goku both got several good shots into Frieza while Nappa and Raditz distracted him and managed to hold their own.

Then Frieza admitted he was holding back his true power to everyone. In a transformation that seemed to rattle the earth below his feet, Frieza began to grow several sizes. The very atmosphere above Frieza seemed to give way to his power, opening a hole into the depths of space. Finally, Frieza’s body seemed to shatter. Once the smoke vanished, in the place where Frieza once was now stood the most powerful being anyone had ever before witnessed. The Saiyans could feel his new power, and it was absolutely overwhelming.

Frieza’s first movement after completing his transformation was to lift his finger, and with but the word “bang” a beam of energy was emitted that completely destroyed Nappa before anyone could even react.

The remaining three Saiyans broke from their state of reverie and lunged at the Lord of Evil. Upon entering combat with Frieza an elbow to the ribs nearly shattered all of the bones in Raditz’s body. A fast backhand to the face knocked Goku out almost immediately. Finally Frieza decided to toy with Vegeta a while longer.

Frieza started by choking the Saiyan Prince, slowly wrenching the life from him. Then he moved on to assaulting Vegeta with attacks too weak to kill Vegeta or to cause him to pass out, but just enough to cause the most pain possible. Frieza held the bleeding body high up for all of his minions to see. Goku woke up in time to see Vegeta’s body flung to the side, still coughing out blood.

Goku climbed to his feet and stared down Frieza. Frieza decided to tempt the last able Saiyan by crushing flat the skull of his brother Raditz as he approached. Goku’s vision went blurry as he witnessed the horrible pain and atrocity Frieza brought with him. Goku clasped his hands at his sides and forced all of his energy into the attack he learned from Master Roshi, the Kamehameha wave.

Goku fired the beam off and Frieza countered with his own. Frieza expected his blast to tear straight through the Saiyans, but to his surprise the blasts met with nearly equal force. Goku screamed as he pushed with all his might, and actually forced Frieza to take a step back. Frieza grunted not expecting to have to put this much force into a power struggle against a low class Saiyan.

Vegeta stared in awe from where he was crippled on the ground as Goku put everything he had into the blast against Frieza. After several moments of power struggling, it even appeared Goku’s blast was pushing Frieza’s back.

Frieza let out a grunt of frustration and anger as his muscles bulged, he screamed his fury as his blast intensified many times over and ate through Goku’s. Goku watched as the beam came back faster than he could hope to react. In the final moment before the blast impacted him, Goku thought he saw a vision, one that made him smile softly before Frieza’s energy ripped through his body, disintegrating his limbs, and then he was gone.

Vegeta stared in shock at where his friend once stood. For the first time, tears rolled freely from his eyes. Vegeta clenched his fist, unbelieving that all their efforts were for nothing. Frieza’s tail slowly coiled around Vegeta’s throat and he was lifted into the air. As he was brought to face Frieza, he stared into Frieza’s eyes with all his hatred and spite. Frieza only smirked. In his own mind, Vegeta apologized to his son and wife. The crowd of aliens watched as Frieza’s tail snapped Vegeta’s neck, and his body fell limply to the ground.

Earth was conquered shortly after. The human defense paled in comparison to the invading alien’s power. The weapons humans used seemed to damage the planet more than the alien invaders. In the end they managed to anger the invading armies for their nuclear technologies exploding across the planet managed to lower the planet’s value on the galactic market.

After an amazingly short three days, earth’s entire government structure was conquered. Banner’s of Frieza were lifted all across the planet. An alien martial law was emplaced across the globe, and though the planet’s value fell below the living conditions desired by planet brokers, it was found earth contained minerals of suitable worth deep below the surface. Humans were used as practically free labor to mine the earth almost immediately.

Realizing her child was in danger for merely being half Saiyan, Chichi decided to try and hide herself and her four year old son the best way she knew how, right under the noses of those who would wish to discover them. Quickly realizing rural living would attract the attention of those who desired to control the populace, Chichi fled to the closest largest city she could, and took residence in a living complex. She quickly taught Gohan how to hide his tail by wrapping it around his waist under his clothes like his father would. Chichi even worked as a refreshment distributor for the miners during the day.

As the years passed by, it was obvious the living conditions were deteriorating. The buildings were ill maintained if they received any maintenance at all. The entire human part of the city was quickly becoming a slum. Several small crime organizations and gangs began to form under the nose of the martial low enforcers. There was looting, vandalism, petty theft and murder. As long as it didn’t happen to any kind of alien though, law enforcement didn’t seem to care.

It was five years after moving into the city that a new heart disease seemed to be running rampant throughout the slums of the city renamed to Cold Capitol. It was soon after that Chichi realized she too had been infected by the disease, most likely from working in the damp sulfuric mid sections of the deep mines. Realizing she would soon pass away, she told Gohan to be strong, and to live for her. Chichi died after experiencing horrible pain soon after.

At age eleven, Gohan ran from his home, tears streaking his face, as he ran as fast and far as he could from the small apartment with the body of his mother still inside. Gohan didn’t stop until he found himself in a narrow dark alleyway. There he curled up against a wall and sat in silence for what had to have been many hours.

A loud noise had finally jerked Gohan from his reverie as someone came running through the alleyway and bumped into a metal bucket. Gohan immediately made out the sounds of light running foot steps, and several heavier footsteps giving chase. Gohan watched from behind a crate as a human boy almost the same age as himself ran towards the back end of the alley. Three larger humans in strange grey coats gave chase.

Gohan followed out of curiosity as the three men cornered the boy against a dead end. The three men each pulled out a gun and pointed them at the boy, declaring that now his kind would learn not to take what wasn’t theirs from the Docks. Before any of them could pull the trigger, the man on the left was violently spun around and kicked into the other two. All three were knocked out on the cold gravel of the alleyway.

The boy with blue hair slowly approached and looked over his fallen chasers. After his thanks he invited Gohan to come with him back to his group who he said were all teens like him just trying to survive. Gohan accepted and a new friendship was born between himself and the street gang called The Rogues. ► Chapter 01: Forward     Chapter 02: Don't Say     Chapter 03: Somewhere I Belong     Chapter 04: Lying From You     Chapter 05: Hit The Floor     Chapter 06: Easier To Run     Chapter 07: Faint     Chapter 08: Figure 09