Time passed by, exactly five years since the last World Martial Arts Tournament. It didn't mean there were no other tournaments afterwards, as two years ago Mr. Satan won the title. It just meant the scene was not large enough for the actual martial masters, whose power was great enough to destroy entire cities.
Before the start of that tournament, that was conquered by a poser, Dr. Gero was already back on Earth and worked tirelessly over the synthesis of the fruits of the tree of might. He only wasted twenty of them before creating an imperfect fruit, then after wasting three more it was done. He could produce these infinitely without consuming planets, for a modest cost of one million Zeni per fruit. And no side effects. Even though there was a catch only a biologist could see.
Additionally Lapis and Lazuli were nineteen and two years away from the ideal age for the android transformation. Both of them were attending college while studying martial arts. As for their power level? Four million each after eating five fruits. Even with all this ridiculously vast power they had, they kept training to achieve real martial mastery. And yes, power levelling in the world of dragon ball was that easy. Eat fruits and be healthy. But why not pump it over to two hundred millions? The biological limit was the reason and the true catch. Turles could mukbang these things because biologically he was not human. The same for intensive gravity training for Goku and now for Gero. If a human being, with whatever muscular capacity he had, was exposed to ten times Earth's gravity, his body would just leak out the blood, the organs would get compressed, and the heart and brain would fail rapidly. During the Namek's arc Krilin could endure because of his mastery of Ki at 1500 power level, Bulma probably used some kind of black tech to avoid death, but what about humans whose liver didn't finish its growth? Humans who had twenty years less experience than Krilin? Without some fantasctic tech Bulma used? Gero didn't want to risk it. Even though he stoped feeding them the fruits to prevent negative effects on the still growing bodies of his two kids, he still provided the energy drink containing it's juices, the effect was much slower but it didn't add any additional strain. Additionaly, what the simulations run multiple times by Night Dog showed, was a slowdown of the human metabolism after the tenth fruit and increased nutrient consumption for four years to come. There was absolutely no chance for a human body to ingest enough nutrients, even trough perfusion to prevent critical damages.
But the biggest challenge he was facing now, was to make a derivative that his halo could process, so the fruit could be finally useful for himself.
As he was working on it in his lab, under three thousand times Earth's gravity, under a deafening never ending mercury fall, an alarm shattered his routine.
"XENOS DETECTED. XENOS DETECTED.
FOR THE MACHINE GOD. EXTERMINATE.
XENOS DETECTED. XENOS DETECTED.
PURGE THE XENOS SCUM."
The training and the research had to stop. And Gero had to reassure multiple times Night Dog that the alien scum would be terminated before the super computer could calm down. Gero was more proud than exasperated, and he was really happy for the hatred the machine spirit he created showed towards the species that the Machine God judges as unworthy.
Using the Noosphere he passed a call.
"Hey kids, there's an alien at sector seven near the Mount Tuji in the South-East. Wanna bully the weak with me?"
Meanwhile near Mount Tuji, the iconic farmer with the gun witnessed an alien vessel crashing down on his land.
"Eh... as expected. The inhabitants of this planet are still alive. What the fuck Kakarot was doing?" Said Raditz landing in front of the peasant. And the later didn't survive the encounter with his only thirty power levels.
Yes thirty. The whole planet's power level went up as Ferbolg T.V was broadcasting Ki training shows to the subscribers, only for a monthly price of ninety-nine Zeni. The spectators were now very familiar with Sifu Shen's and Tao Pai Pai's morning exercises.
Then Raditz discovered the ultimate poser, practicing aura farming in a desert, and tanked his Ki attack like it was nothing. Finaly the Sayien found his lost brother and, in a good mood, decided to spare the green man.
Meanwhile Goku brought his son to the Kame House for a friendly gathering with his friends and master. As every one except Yamcha, who was not invited, were amazed than Son Goku had a son, a wild Raditz appeared out of nowhere. The elder brother looked sternly at his little brother, heavily disappointed.
"Hahaha... you have grown up, but I still recognise you... Kakarotto. You look like dad, exactly like him. It's uncanny."
"Hein?" Exclaimed the mentally challenged sayien. Who would not be mentally challenged if a stranger looking like your next door's Twisted Sister visited you?
"Can you explain me what is going on, on this planet? You had for mission to exterminate the population. So, what are you playing at?"
"Now listen my dude. I don;t know where you come from but I advise you to return to wherever you came from, we do not like people like you around here..." Said Krilin, advancing towards the Twisted Sister like he owned the place.
And YES. The twisted sister used it's tail to chatter the little man's ego. This was the progress society expected, the progress that achieved the freedom of rock'n'roll. The progress that sent Krilin brake Kame's house chains and walls. And only then every one did notice Raditz had a tail.
"Kakarotto... you didn't forget everything, did you? Please don't tell me you got hit on the head and forgot everything?"
"My tame is not Kakashithing or whatever, I am Son Goku!" Retorted Goku.
"Answer my question! Now! Did you hit your head when you were little?"
"Yes! I don't remember it but it is true. I was hit on the head when I was little... I still have the scar..."
"Ah! I Knew it! It explains everything!" Exclaimed Raditz.
"And what? It doesn't mean anything!" Retorted Goku.
"Goku..." Started the Turtle Hermit. "A very long time ago, your now dead grandpa Son Gohan told me that he adopted a little boy with a tail. But he also told me that the boy was very violent and didn't know what to do to calm him down. One day, he fell on his head from a tall cliff and hit his head very hard on a rock. The baby should have died then but he was exceptionally vigorous. Additionally, he lost his savage and violent personality, and became a very kind little boy..."
"It was me?!"
"Yes..."
"What is this story? This guy has any relation with little Son?" Asked the confused Bulma.
"So you really forgot everything. You are truly trying hein? Whatever... I will refresh your memory. You will really need to hurry back to work to catch up on the wasted time..." Said Raditz before continuing. "You were not born on this planet! You are not a human. You were born on the planet Vegeta! And you are a Saiyan, our people are the most fierce fighters of the universe! And... I am... Your big brother Raditz!"
"No! You are lying!" Retorted Goku.
"If Goku was an alien, what was he doing on Earth?" Asked the now awake Krilin.
"Hehehe... It is very simple. Kakarotto was sent here to eradicate this planet's inhabitants! We are the Saiyen, people warriors! We mark planets with permitting life, we eradicate the inhabitants and sell them to other people who seek this kind of planets. For planets with a huge concentration of strong warriors we send directly our adult warriors, but for a planet like this, we send babies like it was the case with you. By chance there is a moon on this planet, a few years after your arrival you should have already finished the work... If only you remembered your mission..."
"If we suppose even a second it's true... it's still delirious ! Piccolo is an innocent lamb compared to them!" Exclaimed Krilin.
"Heh... In what it's luck that there is a moon here?" Asked Goku, not pleased with where the conversation was going.
"Don't pretend, when there is a full moon, the Saiyens can deploy their true force, you know it well!"
"I don't understand a single thing you are saying!" Retorted Goku.
"What how? It's terrible! Where is your tail?" Exclaimed Raditz.
"I don't have a tail anymore! I've cut it"
Meanwhile hidden behind the trees of another Island, Gero, Lapis and Lazuli were delightfully watching the drama, using their Ki boosted senses.
"You didn't lie dad! It's even better than the drama Uncle is watching these days!" Exclaimed Lazuli, stars in her eyes!
And indeed, it was cinema!
"So the plan is to savour the drama, then bully that dude with the tail to death right?" Asked Lapis, attempting to feign disinterest, but Gero knew that he got hooked too.
"Yeah. Night Dog might create an android himself to get rid of this alien otherwise. You know how passionate he can be." Justified Gero, brushing off all responsibility.
Meanwhile the drama was about to get even more dramatic.
"I have enough of it! I don't care if I come from another planet or if you are my big brother! Krilin is right, you are despicable guys. My name is Goku and I grew up here. Go back to whenever you came from!"
While every one supported Goku and claimed he was the most respectable of earthlings now, Raditz knew he had to do something drastic.
" Hehehe... I am really sorry, but it is not possible. The Saiyans were always few in numbers and for the worst, our planet Vegeta exploded after entering in contact with a meteorite. Mostly all the Saiyans disappeared. Our mother and father too. There are only four Sayans now, counting you in. One of them was attacking a planet with me, while the other was sent to another planet like you were. And now we found a nice planet that we could resell for big bucks. But being only three, we'll be a bit short of hands. It was then that I remembered you, you are not nearly strong enough, but if you join us, we could manage the challenge. Open your eyes Kakarotto! It will be a blast! Don't you feel your Saiyan blood boiling in your veins?"
"I'd rather die than help you!"
"Pff, I see now... now. I am thinking about it for a while now. The toddler behind you, is it your son?"
"Not at all!"
"Oh don't lie, how would you explain the tail otherwise?"
"And so what, what do you want?"
"As the dad won't hear me out, I will get the son." Said Raditz while advancing.
"Do not come an inch closer or I'll kill you!"
And this is when Raditz sent a knee kick in Kakarotto's stomach, and it was over. Raditz casualy picked up Son Gohan and flew away. Before leaving, though, Raditz gave Goku an ultimatum: he would need to kill one hundred humans and pile their corpses on the Kame Island to prove his loyalty.
While he was smugly flying back to his space pod, Raditz was not aware than he was followed by three monsters, who were respectively second, third and fourth most powerful beings on heart. C19 remained the undisputed and hidden power house, as from the start his battle power was fixed at one hundred fifty millions, but it could still grow by absorbing Ki like Gero did on Fatoma.
While Goku and Piccolo decided to ally for the occasion and were flying after Raditz, the father and kids trio were doing their best to not laugh as the stern and menacing Saiyan was defeated by the ever crying Son Gohan. He even gave up and locked the kid inside of the pod for a moment of silence. Soon after the scooter displayed seven hundred ten power level from the pod, but the proud warrior dismissed it as a bug.
"Wow did you feel that? The kid reached around eight hundred for a moment!" Exclaimed Lapis.
"Yeah, he is half soiyen, his human side upgraded the weak biology of these space monkeys. If well trained he could become a real power house." Explained Gero. Son Gohan was sort of the Anakin Skywalker of the franchise after all.
"Tchhh again seven hundred ten. Oh and now two from this side, one with three hundred twenty two and the other one with five hundred forty. One of them has the same strength as Kakarotto. I get it now... this thing is fried." Said Raditz, not believing the displayed numbers.
And indeed, the Zenkai boost the two hundred kilometres fly Gero gifted to Goku during the last tournament they were part of, made the later much stronger than in the original.
"Impossible! Here they are! Then... It's impossible! This wasn't a bug? No it has to be an error, this kid can't already have a power level of seven hundred ten!"
Then Goku and Piccolo landed.
"How did you find me?" Demanded Raditz.
"I won't tell you." Said Goku.
Meanwhile, farther away.
"Oh my god! With these guys the drama never ends! They should start an acting career!" Squealed Lazuli.
"This guy is green, do we need to get rid of him too for Nigh Dog's sake?" Asked Lapis.
"No he is fine, if he dies we lose the dragon balls. It's not the end of the world and we don't really need them, but as long this green thing stays out of trouble we can let it live." Explained Gero.
But soon enough they witnessed Raditz striking at his two adversaries at the same time.
"Oh he's careless. They don't have martial arts in space?" Demanded skeptically Lazuli.
"Well, with their inferior intellect, we can't really expect much of these guys. It's rare for aliens to develop martial arts, most of the time in the future you'll see the Kayoshin and the demons fighting adequately. The others will be all brawl and no brains." Explained Gero.
"Dad you really do despise the xenos like Night Dog hein?" Constated Lapis.
A huge explosion cut their conversation once again. This time Raditz launched two huge beams of energy from above towards Goku and Piccolo and the later's left arm was transformed into ashes. As the little brother lost his concentration, the big brother unleashed a powerful kick on the back of Goku's head. If he was not a Saiyan, he probably could have died there.
"Don't let the green dude unleash his beam. Cut of his hand. Lazuli and me will knock out Goku and corner the rabid dog." Instructed Gero." Don't show a power level above two thousands, we don't want to scare off his friends from visiting us in the future."
Both siblings seriously nodded. It was the first time they were part of a "huge" gig and fight with their legendary father.
As finally Raditz realised he was in a pickle, and blasted away his little brother, and as Piccolo started to unleash his Makanko Sappo, his only remaining hand flew off splashing purplish blood and the Ki blast was cancelled.
"What?!" Exclaimed the Namekian and the Saiyan at the same time.
What answered Piccolo was Lapis' flying kick in the face, and it was enough to put him out of commission for a while.
"G... Gero?" Demanded a wounded Goku.
Cold sweat drenched the coward's back. Yes that coward was Raditz the weak.
"If anything in this life is certain, if history has taught us anything, it is that you can kill anyone." Casually said Gero. "Even aliens. And especially aliens."
Before Raditz could react Lazuli was already knee kicking the pressure point below the back of his knee, and gone were the joints. From now Raditz could only expect to become a guard in Skyrim.
As the warrior was desperately trying to get up an upset Lapis complained: "Damn sis, we were supposed to bully him more, and you... tchhht... it's not fair."
"You got the green dude bro, I only see complete equality of chances here." Denied Lazuli, pushing Raditz head to the ground with her foot.
"So, what did you come for? The dragon balls that could grant any wish? Who could have known that you were aware of this Namekian speciality." Baited knowingly Gero, knowing Freezer, Vegeta and Nappa were listening. Then he enabled the jammers. "Who wants the kill?"
"Dad do we really have to?" Demanded Lazuli, Lapis too showed a bit of distress in his eyes. These two had their moral compas working and were not pushed to slaughter a bunch of people by Tao Pai Pai.
"Didn;t you hear what he said before? He wanted Goku to kill one hundred people just to prove his loyalty. I'll finish him if you are not ready yet."
"Don't..." Tried Goku.
"I can't, sorry." Said Lazuli.
"I'll do it." Said Lapis, before ending the maimed Raditz with a DonDonPa.
All the drama ended up in an anticlimactic way, and Goku stayed alive. Also Son Gohan would not get a second dad.
As Gero and Lapis removed the poor kid from the space pod, and were packing the Xeno tech for further analysis, Bulma, Roshi and Krilin finally arrived on the scene. They rushed to tend to Goku's and Piccolo's wounds, but at that moment, Krilin noticed Lazuli, who was standing still and thinking about what just happened. At that moment his heart did "BOOM!" and the world stood still.
However at the same moment, far away in another Galaxy, Vegeta and Nappa were eating an alien.
"I can't believe it. What a clown. He was killed by some dude whose power level was under one thousand five hundred." Said Vegeta, not bothered at all by Raditz' death.
"They were three, you know how week was Raditz. So what do we do? We give up this planet for now and we go check what is going on?" Asked Nappa.
"Dragon Balls that can realise any wish. Seems interesting enough for me. Let's go."
"We'll wish for Raditz redirection?"
"Stop joking. We don't need to bother with such waste. What about eternal life? Never age? We could continue fighting forever that way!"
"Oh yeah good idea! Let's go!" Validated Nappa.
And this is how two Saiyans threw themselves into a trap.