Dragon Ball/Z/GT Fan Fiction ❯ Redemption ❯ Chapter 1

CHAPTER ONE

Vegeta leaned against a wall and watched Radditz and Nappa kick Kakarot until he was reduced to a bloody heap on the floor of his own house. Worthless Saiya-jin! He deserved every bit of this beating.

His wife crouched in the corner, clinging to her son. "Please stop. Stop! You're hurting him!"

Vegeta ignored her. She let go of her son and ran towards the Saiya-jin no Ouji. She tried to perform a jump-kick, but Vegeta moved to the side. He caught her foot and thrust her to the floor.

"No, Mother!" Gohan shouted.

"Go…han…" she said meekly.

"ChiChi!" Goku cried. He rose up off of the ground a little, but Nappa kicked him back down.

"Enough." Vegeta held up his hands and went to stand in front of Goku. "Do you still refuse to help us, Kakarot?"

"My name is Goku."

Vegeta laughed and grabbed him by the collar. He forced him up against the wall. "You are a Saiya-jin and your name is Kakarot! Now tell me, why isn't this planet destroyed?"

"This is my home," he said. "I would never destroy it."

"Fool! You were sent here as a child with that task! Have you forgotten?" He eyed Goku suspiciously. "You don't even know who you are." He let go of him and he slid to the floor.

"Mother!"

Gohan's voice snapped Goku's attention back to ChiChi. Radditz was standing over her. He ran his fingers over her check.

"I hate what you've become, brother," Radditz said. "You settled down on this planet, mated and have a half-breed son." He looked up at him with his rage-filled eyes. "While we suffered working for that damned lizard."

"Please," Goku begged. "I'll do anything. Just don't hurt my wife or my son."

"Anything?" Vegeta asked.

He nodded, slowly. "Anything short of demolishing this planet."

Vegeta smirked. "We came in search of you for your help. You see we're gathering the last remaining Saiya-jins to fight against Frieza. You will help us fight or I'll kill you mate and son personally."

Goku looked at his wife and then to his son, who was still standing in the corner. "All right. I'll help."

"Smart man," Vegeta said. "Nappa, Radditz…" He cut his sentence short when he heard Frieza's voice come over his scouter.

"Vegeta!"

"Yes, my lord?"

"I'm afraid I have a bit of bad news. It seems as though my brother, Cooler, has decided not to play by the rules."

"Oh?"

"He's on his way to Earth right now, in fact he may only be a few minutes away from landing," Frieza said. "He says he wants it for its resources, but as you know Earth lies in my division of the universe, not his. As soon as you catch sight of him and his crew attack them. I'll have my crew there within a few days, but since you and your crew are all ready on Earth..."

"Yes, sir, I get the point," Vegeta said.

"I knew I could count on you." The voice faded away.

Vegeta took off his scouter. "Damn it!"

"We heard," Raddtiz said. "I guess we can't leave with Kakarot."

He nodded. "Cooler. Damn him! We're going to need another plan and fast." He looked at Goku. "Are you too weak to fight?"

Goku got to his feet. "I'm not hurt too badly."

"Good. Clean yourself up and meet us outside." He turned and left the room, motioning for Radditz and Nappa to follow him.

Gohan ran over to his father. "Daddy." He grabbed onto his leg. Goku put his hand atop his head.

"It's all right, son."

"Are those men going to hurt us?"

"If I help them they'll go away," he said, lifting ChiChi off of the floor. "I'm going to lay your mother down and I want you to stay here, okay?"

He nodded. "Okay, I promise, Daddy."

"Watch over her for me."

He grinned from ear to ear. "I will! You can count on me."

"I know I can."

He went to the bedroom and laid ChiChi down in their bed. "Goku?" He ran his fingers through her ebony hair.

"Don't worry, Chi," he said. "This will all be over soon."

He grabbed his wrist. "Please don't leave me."

"I'll be back soon. Stay with Gohan and wait for me."

"You're hurt." She touched his bloodied face.

"I'm fine. The sooner I help them, the sooner our lives can return to normal." He kissed her temple, softly.

"Oh, Goku."

Gohan climbed on the bed beside his mother. "Go get `em, Dad!"

He smiled and gave one curt nod before leaving the room. He went into the bathroom and washed the blood from his face. He dropped the towel in the sink and looked at himself in the mirror.

There was no way he could be the same race as those ravenous men. But he had noticed that they have tails. He remembered when he used to have a tail. And their facial features looked somewhat similar to his. But could it be? Was he really a Saiya-jin?

The ground started to shake beneath him and he gripped the sink for support. It looks like whoever was coming was here.

"I better get out there."

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