"Who are these people and why are you showing them to me?" said the insect-like man. He was looking at a slideshow of random photos of Vegeta, Goku, Gohan, and Trunks on a holo-screen.

"These are the Saiyans, Master," replied the tall demon.

"Saiyans?"

"Yes. They are incredibly powerful."

The insect man gave his demonic minion a stern look.

"Don't worry, Master Babidi. Their power doesn't hold a candle to mine," he reassured his master.

"I suggest you make sure of that, Dabura. Now why are you showing them to me again?"

"I figured instead of taking months trying to get energy from these pathetic humans, we skip right to the big fish. Any one of these Saiyans should have more than enough energy for our needs."

A photo of Gohan fighting Cell appeared and Babidi said, "Who is he?"

Dabura looked through some papers he had and said, "His name is Cell. He was a very powerful enemy to the Saiyans. He nearly conquered them and destroyed the entire planet."

"What happened to this all-poweful being?" Babidi asked with piqued interest.

"The boy right there beat him. Apparently, he is the strongest of all the Saiyans. He is closely followed by his father, Goku."

"Goku? That name sounds familiar."

"He is the Saiyan that defeated Frieza several years ago."

"Oh yes, Frieza, that pitiful excuse for a ruler. Still; Defeating him is quite the accomplishment." Turning his head to observe Dabura, he said, "So what now, do you suggest we just attack them?"

"Uhh…Well Master, I think we should take a more subtle approach. In one year a huge martial arts tournament will be held. It's a guarantee that they will be there. I think we should catch them then."

Babidi turned back to the photo of Cell and Gohan on the holo-screen. "Dabura, get my spell book. I think I need to look up an important spell."

Dabura bowed and walked out of the dark chamber. As he left, he could hear the ominous laugh of Babidi.

Little Gohan was standing in the middle of a forest. He saw his father in the distance. "Daddy?" he said. Goku smiled broadly at Gohan and took off running into the darkness of the forest. "Daddy! Where are you going? Come back, Dad!" he yelled.

"Your Daddy is gone, kid," said the united voices of two familiar people.

Gohan turned around in fear. He knew exactly who they were before he could even see them. He turned to face Frieza and Cell. They stood tall in front of Gohan with their arms confidently folded.

"Still such a little brat!" said Frieza.

Gohan began stepping back in fear. Then he realized something. They had already beaten both of them and could do it again. He stepped forward with a new found confidence and said, "We've beaten you once and we'll do it again!"

"Oh really?" replied Cell with smirk.

Gohan was ready to attack until he saw the lifeless body of Krillin fall out of the sky, which was quickly followed by Piccolo, Vegeta, Trunks, Bulma, Master Roshi and all the rest of his closest friends. Finally, Chi-Chi fell right in front of Gohan. He fell to his knees in tears as he gazed upon his lifeless mother. Cell and Frieza began laughing proudly as Gohan cried.

Suddenly, Goku appeared in front of him. Gohan looked up and yelled, "Dad!"

"Gohan! Run!" Goku yelled.

"But, Dad!"

"Run Gohan! Get out of here now!"

Gohan took one last look at Frieza and Cell before running away as fast as he could. The entrie forest seemed to bend a path for the crying Saiyan as he ran. He could hear the sounds of a fight behind him, but was too scared to turn and look. He heard Goku yell "Run Gohan. Please get away" one final time before hearing a blood gurgling punch.

Gohan began crying harder, but stopped instantly when Goku's lifeless and beaten body fell in front of him. Gohan stopped and was about to kneel down next to his father until he heard the united voices of Frieza and Cell proclaim, "Death Beam." Suddenly, two beams pierced Gohan's heart and brain. His lifeless body fell across his father as Frieza and Cell lifted their fingers into the air to create a joint Supernova attack. With one final laugh the two villains released the powerful wave, blowing up the entire planet.

Gohan jerked awake, yelling, "No!" Somehow he had managed to fall out of his bed and become wrapped in his bed sheet. He stood out of his mummifying sheets and with a yawn, said, "I haven't dreamed about Frieza or Cell in ages. Guess I need to quit late night snacking."

"Gohan! Are you up yet?" called Chi-Chi. "We don't want to be late for the martial arts tournament. We all meet up in an hour so hurry up!"

"Yes, Mom!" he replied. He walked into the bathroom to take a shower as he thought about today. He couldn't wait to be together with everyone again. After training Videl and Goten, today's matches would definitely prove to be interesting. Most importantly, he'd finally get to see his father again. He instantly proclaimed that today would be the best day ever.

"Where could he be?" asked Krillin as he walked in circles around the group of friends.

After gathering up at Capsule Corp, everyone collectively rode over to the island where the Martial Arts Tournament was being held. It had been a long time since everyone was together like this again. Gohan was enjoying these moments with his friends, but he deeply wished to finally find his father. Master Roshi pointed out that Piccolo was here as well and though he wasn't exactly who Gohan was looking for, he was glad to see his old master was there. After checking with Piccolo, the man of the hour finally arrived. Everyone turned to the appearance of Goku. It was a joyful reunion and after Goku took a moment to connect with Goten, the son he never met; they all headed in for the Martial Arts Tournament.

Everything wasn't peaceful with all of them though. Before walking off, Vegeta took one chance look back into the crowd. He couldn't shake the feeling that he was being watched. And what was worse, he felt like he knew who it was.

Thanks so much for reading the beginning to my story. I hope that you found the beginning to be enjoyable, and I certainly hope that it rouses your interest into reading the story in its entirety.

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