Year 749
The skies were cloudy and today was a windy day around the mountains where Piccolo had made his home. He and Radditz were eating their breakfast, as usual, and chatting about just about anything. Piccolo?s life, Radditz?s life, the Earth, the weather...but in the middle of a sentence, Piccolo stopped and looked at his scouter lens. He noticed that four Saiyajin capsules were going to land on Earth and immediately notified Radditz.
The two warriors flew out of the cave and went to the location the scouter indicated. They stood there a few seconds, waiting for the capsules to arrive. Before long, four glowing stars appeared in the cloudy sky, falling toward the Earth. The four capsules landed in front of Piccolo and Radditz and after a few seconds, the travellers stepped out and streched after so long a trip.
Gohan: " (Yawn) Everyone here? What the...!? " Gohan turned around and saw the two people looking at them.
Gohan: " Piccolo-san? What...? How...? Who...?...Radditz! What are you doing here? If you start doing any trouble I?ll... "
Piccolo: " Calm down, Gohan. It?s a long story I am willing to explain. " It is only then that F.Trunks, Trunks and Goten heard and noticed Piccolo and the one standing besides him.
Goten: " Piccolo-san? "
F.Trunks: " How did you arrive before us? "
Piccolo: " Alright! I?ll explain right away! Here goes! "
Piccolo: " After we got out of Vegitasei?s atmosphere, I immediately deactivated the cryogenic effect, which allowed me to stay awake. I then decided to change my capsule?s speed. I didn?t trust the Saiyajin even if you, Gohan, threatened them before we left. I watched the technician change the speed setting on the capsules and so I maximized the speed of my capsule to make me arrive sooner on Earth. This way, I could stop the Saiyajin if they tried to invade us during your trip. Besides, 13 years isn?t much for me. Anyway, I was right. Radditz arrived on Earth two weeks after I did. Since I was too strong for him, he gave up and decided to take his revenge on the Saiyajin people for making him so miserable. I then decided to train him, to make him one of my allies. We used the Dragon Balls to give him a pure heart and now, he?s one of us. "
Gohan: " What!? You mean you made the Evil Radditz into a good one? "
Piccolo: " Exactly. "
Radditz: " Konnichi-wa, everyone. "
Piccolo: " Radditz, these are my friends, Son Gohan, Trunks, Son Goten and that?s the Trunks from the future. "
Radditz: " Pleased to meet you all. "
Piccolo: " I told him everything about our trip back in time. "
Gohan: " You did? "
Piccolo: " Un. And I also went to see Kami-san and Popo and explained the whole situation to them too. "
Gohan(ironic): " I see. So now, we?re known to the entire world. "
Piccolo: " No. Only Kami-san, Popo and Radditz know. "
Gohan: " Well, now that we?re all here we can start our mission. Have we arrived at the correct time, Piccolo-san? "
Piccolo: " Un. By what you said, Bulma and Pilaf will start to look for the Dragon Balls in a week. We have some more time on our hands, now. "
Gohan: " Right. Let?s start right away. One sure thing is that we must find Bulma and tell her all about us. I also want to tell Kamesennin. "
Piccolo: " Why him? "
Gohan: " Because if he hears about you, Piccolo, I don?t want him to panic. "
Goten: " What do you mean? "
Piccolo: " He means that Kamesennin knows about me. His master died trying to trap my original self, Piccolo Daimaou, in a cooking pot. Then, Kamesennin himself tried to do it when Daimaou returned but he failed and died. "
Gohan: " Of course, he was later brought back to life. I?ll go and see him. Who?ll go see Bulma? "
F.Trunks and Trunks: " I will! "
Goten: " I?ll go with them. "
Gohan: " OK, but please, Trunks-san, Trunks, don?t ever mention that you are her sons. Since she?ll never meet Vegita-san, none of you will ever be born. Maybe you can try to pass up as twins... "
F.Trunks: " There is no other choice. "
Trunks: " OK. "
Gohan: " Good. Piccolo-san. Radditz. What will you do? "
Piccolo: " I guess we?ll go see Kami-san and tell him about your arrival. "
Gohan: " We meet up at the Tenkai at sunset. Oh, I almost forgot. Trunks-san, try to get some capsules for our capsules. "
F.Trunks: " Eh? "
Gohan: " I mean...Try to get some capsules to put our Saiyajin capsules in so we can hide them and carry them more easily. "
F.Trunks: " OK. "
Gohan: " See you all at sunset! "
Gohan, Piccolo, Goten, Trunks and Future Trunks were finally together again. Now, they had been joined by Radditz and their mission of protecting the Earth was about to begin.
Gohan was flying toward kamesennin?s island, wondering what he was going to say to him. Unable to find an appropriate speech, Gohan gave it up and concentrated on finding Kamesennin?s house. After a few minutes, it was within view. Gohan landed and saw the old man cleaning up outside...with a broom...?
Gohan: " Konnichi-wa, Kamesennin-san. "
Kame: " What? Who are you? How did you come here? "
Gohan: " I just flew here and my name is...Son Gohan. "
Kame(surprised): " WHAT? You?re not Son Gohan! He?s an old man, now! "
Gohan: " No, I?m not that Son Gohan. I?m another one, named in memory of the one you know. "
Kame: " WHAT? Are you telling me he?s dead!? "
Gohan: " Calm down, Kame-san. No, he?s not dead. Oh, where do I start? "
Gohan: " Alright. I have a long story to tell you, so be patient and believe me, OK? "
Kame: " It all depends, but go ahead... "
Gohan: " OK. My friends and I came here from the future. We had an accident and it seems we?re stuck here for 20 years. Our time machine was destroyed and my grandfather was killed before my father could be born. Because of that, all of my life won?t happen the same in this time. Up to now, do you understand? "
Kame: " I can say I understand, but I can?t say I believe you. Go on. "
Gohan: " In my timeline, the old Son Gohan found a little boy in the forest and decided to raise him. Son Gohan was later killed by a monster, but the little boy survived as Son Goku. When he was 11 years old, he met a girl in the forest and Goku went with her on a quest. During this quest, he met you and, learning that he was Gohan?s grandson, you decided to train him in the Way of the Turtle. Everything OK, so far? "
Kame: " Er...well...er...yeah, sure! "
Gohan: " You don?t believe me, do you? "
Kame: " Take my place! Would you trust me if I was a complete stranger with such a story? "
Gohan: " Let me finish and we?ll see if you still don?t believe me. So, many years later, Piccolo Daimaou was unleashed. "
Kame: " WHAT!? You know of him? "
Gohan: " Sure, but let me finish. Daimaou was such a threat to humanity that Goku decided to fight him to save the Earth. And he defeated him, but Piccolo created a double of himself before he died. Three years later, Goku defeated his double again at the Tenkaichi-budokai, but spared his life. After a few more years, Goku had a son he named Son Gohan in memory of his grandfather. That kid...was me. I was able to befriend Piccolo and I turned him to good. My friends and I tried to defeat an evil being but we were too weak and so we went back in time to prevent the birth of this being. Unfortunately, our time machine got blown up and we have no way to get back. My father?s father was also accidently killed and so we have to protect the Earth against all the evil beings that my father defeated in my timeline and that?s why I?m here. "
Kame: " ... "
Gohan: " You still don?t believe me, eh? "
Kame: " I?m afraid your little story is a little too farfetched for me to believe it, son. I?m sorry. "
Gohan: " I suspected as much. That leaves me with only one other alternative. "
Kame: " What?s that? " Gohan turned toward the sea and started charging up his ki. After a few seconds of concentration, he shot the beam forward.
Gohan: " KAMEHAMEHA! "
The giant beam of yellow flames blazed over the ocean and vanished in the distance. Kamesennin fell on his knees, his mouth wide open.
Kame: " ... "
Gohan: " Now do you believe me? "
Kame(still shocked): " This...this is my technique. I...I think I can believe you now, son. "
Gohan: " Good. "
Kame(embarassed): " Could...could you tell me your story again a little more slowly? "
Gohan(smiling): " Let?s start at the beginning, then! "
Gohan had gone back to the Tenkai, where Piccolo and Radditz were waiting for him, and had met with Kami-sama and Mr Popo. They chatted for a while, waiting for the return of the other three. After an hour or so, they finally came back.
Gohan: " Ah! There you are. Did you find Bulma-san? Did she believe you? Will she cooperate with us? "
F.Trunks: " We did meet her... "
Trunks: " ...and it took a lot of time to convince her that we were saying the truth... "
Goten: " ...and we?re not sure if she will cooperate or not. "
Gohan: " Did you reveal your identities? "
Trunks: " Of course not! You warned us not to! "
Goten: " She did mention something about the similarities of the two Trunks? hair color compared to her?s, but... "
Trunks: " ...we didn?t say anything. "
F.Trunks: " By the way, she agreed to give me the capsules you requested. " Saying this, he gave them to Gohan.
F.Trunks: " She also proposed us to stay at Capsule Corp since we?re in such a jam. Piccolo-san, Radditz-san and you, Gohan-san are also invited. "
Piccolo: " Radditz and I will stay at our place. Radditz still needs good training and I don?t think I would be welcome with my green skin and all. "
Gohan: " I?ll come with you, Trunks-san, Trunks, Goten. This happens at the right moment and solves another problem. We will still have to find ourselves another place to live, though, but we can accept her hospitality for the moment. "
Gohan: " Well, the sun?s almost gone so we have to get going. Does anyone have anything to add before we part? "
Since no one spoke, Gohan went on.
Gohan: " Good. We?ll meet again, here, in 6 days, to go confront our enemies. In the meantime, we must all try to adapt to our new surroundings. So long, everyone! "
And so Gohan, Goten, Trunks and Future Trunks all went to stay at Bulma?s while Piccolo and Radditz flew off in a race home.
Radditz: " I?ll beat you this time, Piccolo-san! "
Piccolo: " You?re still too slow! Don?t count on it! "
Radditz: " Oh yeah? Watch this! " And they left.
Kami-sama: " I never thought such a story could become reality, Popo. "
Mr Popo: " I know. I think I still don?t believe it myself! "
Six days later, the Z senshi had reunited and had decided on a plan to get rid of Goku?s enemies: Pilaf and the Red Ribbon Army. Piccolo and Radditz were to get rid of Pilaf while the others would take care of the Red Ribbon. At sunset, they all returned to the Tenkai to report their acomplishments.
Gohan: " So, Piccolo-san! Was Pilaf a threat? "
Piccolo: " Are you kidding? We killed him in one hit and his minions ran off, terrorized! We spent the rest of the day training. How did it go with the Red Ribbon? "
Gohan: " We didn?t kill anyone except their leader, his advisor and and a guy called Blue Commander or something. They didn?t want their army to be dismantled. We didn?t want to kill them but the Blue guy asked for it and the other two lost control of their mechs and blew up. We dismissed the soldiers and they went back home, I guess. "
Piccolo: " Didn?t you forget anything? "
Gohan(smiling): " No we didn?t! We found Dr Gero and killed him. That way the Cyborgs won?t appear! "
Piccolo: " Good. I thought you?d forgotten. Then our job is done. "
Gohan: " Yeah, I guess so. Unless the Saiyajin try something against us, I think we have only Boo to worry about. "
Piccolo: " Oh, yeah! I forgot to tell you. While you were still on your way to Earth, Vegita and Nappa came to try to discover the secret of our strength but they ran away when they saw that Radditz was not going back with them. Unless they can become stronger real quick, I don?t think they?ll try to attack us very soon. "
Gohan: " OK, then. So, what do we do? Do we stay on Earth to wait for Boo to come or do we go back in our capsules for many years and wait there? The wait would be much shorter... "
Piccolo: " I don?t want to do it that way. Besides, I destroyed Radditz?s capsule when he arrived so we?re one capsule short. "
Gohan: " So you want to stay here and live on Earth for all those years? "
Piccolo: " Well, I don?t know. It?s going to be pretty boring. I don?t mind much, but I know you do... "
F.Trunks: " You want us to go in our capsules while you and Radditz stay? "
Piccolo: " I think it would be better that way. "
Radditz: " I don?t mind. Piccolo-san has so much to teach. "
Trunks: " I?ve got a better idea! We all stay and train for the next Tenkaichi-Budokai! That would be fun! "
Piccolo: " The next tournament is in about seven months only. This doesn?t give us much time. "
Goten: " Well, we?ll train for the next few years and participate in the next tournament! "
Gohan: " If I remember correctly what my father told me, the next Tenkaichi-Budokai will be in three years! "
Piccolo: " I like the idea. "
Radditz: " I?ll test my skills against yours! "
F.Trunks: " Likewise! I never really fought with any of you! "
Gohan: " Well, alright, then! We?ll all meet in three years and seven months for the next tournament! I think I?ll go and watch the next tournament, though. "
Goten: " Why? "
Gohan: " Just for fun! Every time I went to a tournament, it was to participate. I?ll simply go and enjoy the show this time...and see if we can have some decent competition next time. "
Piccolo: " Do as you wish. I don?t care. "
F.Trunks: " I?ll train with you, Gohan-san. In my time, you were my teacher. I want to know what you can teach me now. "
Gohan: " No problem, Trunks-san! "
Trunks: " Goten and I will train together. We always did anyway! "
Gohan: " Well, let?s split up and go train! I might drop in on you just to get some news! Anyway, if we want to see eachother, we can simply follow our ki signatures! "
The Z senshi wished everyone well and after those brief good-byes, they went their seperate ways yet again so they would meet at the famed Tenkaichi-Budokai in three years to see who is really the best!
To be continued in chapter 8: Tenkaichi-Budokai 21: The Kame School!
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