Author: FireCracker KLee624820@aol.com
        Pairing Goku/Vegeta/Radditz/Nappa

        A/U -Goku learns what it really means to be Saiyan.

        Monkey Moon Part 1

        Three beings of immense power travelled the void of space in their starship. They
        were the lone survivors of an ancient, barbaric race known for bloodshed and
        conquest. Their mission was simple...retrieve one of their own. And on the relatively
        small, blue green world of Chikkyuu, they would find him. Find him and bring him
        home...

        Vegeta paced, impatiently observing the large viewscreen. In full regalia as Prince of
        Vegetaseii he stood, dark eyes flashing in anger.

        "Nappa, Raditz. How much further to planetfall?"

        The burly, maned saiyan replied first. "About a day, Prince Vegeta. All indications are
        that my brother still resides on Chikkyuu."

        "If you ask me he's still just a tailless loser" Nappa barked, tapping the control panels.

        Raditz flashed his fangs. "Beware what you say, Nappa. My brother is much changed,
        and I understand his power far surpasses anything we've seen-" he caught himself
        and coughed.

        "Ah...except for our prince, of course."

        Vegeta gave a half smile, cape billowing as he moved. "Hn. We'll see, Raditz. You and
        Kakarot have fences to mend. However, the main goal is to reclaim that which
        belongs to me."

        Nappa stared. "Surely, you can't mean...you'd allow him to challenge?"

        Vegeta laughed broadly. "Perhaps. Our race is decimated, you know. Hai, I might
        consider it!"

        "But Vegeta! He's a third class nobody, a soldier! I am elite..."

        Radtiz snarled. "Who'd want your bald ass?" his tail twitched. "I would be a better
        choice, and-"

        "Jam it, you third class rag-hair-"

        "No longer third class, stone dome. By combat and strength I am elite as well!"

        "Mongrels always bark the loudest. Perhaps I'll test you myself."

        "ENOUGH, both of you" Vegeta commanded. "I choose when I want, who I want.
        And I know about Kakarot's new power. The question is, how much does he
        remember about himself?"

        Radtiz turned from the controls. "Eh, Prince? I don't follow your meaning."

        The ouji purred a sibilant hiss. "As you know, Jungle Run is this week. I would see
        how Kakarot has matured, both mentally and physically."

        Raditz gave a sinister grin. "And of course, as his elder it is my duty to...induce him a
        bit?"

        Vegeta looked into space. "Ah. Did I say that? First you must gain his trust and
        regard."

        Wild eyes lit with anticipation. "It can be done, ouji. A simple mind touch is all it will
        take. Kuso! I was so eager to complete my mission the last time I didn't consider it."

        "I could hardly condemn your zeal, Radtiz. However, Kakarot had no reason to join
        you. Being raised among humans clearly distorted his perception of our ways."

        "There wasn't time for a true reunion, ouji. Had there been, I could have...done a few
        things to convince him" the burly saiyan gave a sly smile.

        Nappa snorted. "Hn, so you used his child? Efficient, but hardly worthy of a sayian
        warrior!"

        "There wasn't time for anything else!" Raditz snapped. "I didn't want to harm Gohan,
        but expediency was necessary!"

        Vegeta shook his head in negation. "No...that would have worked with anyone but
        Kakarot. His obsessive need to protect that world overrides everything else, and I
        dare say he'd sacrifice that earth woman mate of his before he would his son."

        "It enraged me to see my brother in such a disoriented state" Raditz stared off, his
        eyes glazing over. "He denied his heritage several times. I wanted to make him suffer
        for it!"

        Nappa adjusted his navigation controls. "The boy fell on his head, so it's no wonder.
        Remember what happened to Colonel Inatz, after the war on Karridan? After his head
        wound, he was never the same."

        "You're comparing my brother to that vegetable?!"

        "He isn't brain damaged, specifically, but traumatized" Vegeta pointed out. "I suspect
        that part of his persona is due to memory loss. By acclimating to humans, he
        acquired some of their characteristics."

        Raditz snorted. "Hai, he'd never have refused to do his mission otherwise. I couldn't
        believe he let those weaklings remove his tail."

        "We may be able to correct that situation."

        Nappa stared at the viewscreen. "I can't figure Kakarot. A peace loving saiyan that
        fights like a demon. It makes no sense!"

        "It makes perfect sense" Vegeta told the surprised soldiers. "Think. You have a saiyan
        with no memory or knowledge of his true self. Everything he knows he's been told.
        Yet, his instincts are strong...he fights like a true saiyan warrior. I saw it when I
        confronted him on earth, and he was incredibly strong then. He countered my gallic
        gun."

        Raditz gawked. "He...what?? "

        "Impossible!" Nappa agreed.

        "No. Later, as our paths crossed again I noticed his power level increasing at an
        unbelievable rate" a sly smile. "Of course, my strength had grown also."

        Raditz felt a swell of pride. "Would that father could have seen that. It's true, then?
        He's a super saiyan?"

        "No way" Nappa couldn't believe. "A super saiyan from the lower class? That's
        insane!"

        Vegeta was grim. "Insane perhaps, but true nonetheless. What concerns me is what
        level he's at."

        "Level?!" the two other saiyans chorused.

        Vegeta chuckled knowingly. "Indeed. There is super saiyan, and there is more."

        Nappa and Raditz stared at each other.

        Nappa blinked at his prince. "But no one is..."

        Vegeta glared at him. "No? Have you so soon forgotten my strength, Nappa?"

        "I meant no insult, but it seems incredible. You think Kakarot has achieved such a
        state as well?!"

        Vegeta gritted his teeth. "In all probability, damn him. In any case, his power is mine
        to command. Mine! And no one else's."

        Radtiz could only stare, anticipation boiling his blood. "If that's true...once we gather
        the other dragonballs, nothing will stand in our way!"

        The ouji nodded in satisfaction. "Hai, four down...and three to go. But we can afford
        to be patient here."

        "Cooler and Freiza are still on the loose, Vegeta!" Raditz reminded him. "Despite our
        power, defeating their armies won't be easy!"

        "Coward!" Nappa yelled at the maned saiyan. "So it's a race for the dragonballs...one
        that we'll win! The Cold brothers aren't even in this sector."

        "Nappa speaks the truth" Vegeta intervened before they could go at it again. "We
        have some time. The two despots are quite busy claiming worlds in the south galaxy
        at this juncture."

        Raditz was silent a moment. "What if my brother refuses us again? I have no interest
        in a repeat of last time."

        Dark eyes glittered unpleasantly at the viewscreen. "He won't, once his mind is
        opened to his true self."

        "Threats against the earthers won't work" Nappa stated. "You know how protective
        he is of those ningens."

        Vegeta smirked at him briefly before turning on his heel. "I'm going to my chambers.
        Alert me when we orbit Chikkyuu."

        ****

        Goku was having a restless night. A light sleep was interrupted by strange dreams.

        Familiar forms walked his way from smoky mists, their outlines dim against
        brooding darkness. Voices called to him, voices from the past...

        "KakarotKakarotKakarotKakarot"

        He ran, seeking safety in the world known as Chikkyuu. The beings shadowed him,
        their forms shifting in motion. Goku ran through endless mist, his own footsteps
        echoing loudly in nothingness. Chikkyuu lay before him, the familiar blue green planet
        hanging against gray infinity. He reached for his adopted world, straining to touch...

        And then it was gone, replaced by another world. One he knew but never did, blood
        red and swirling in bleak darkness.

        "No!"

        The creatures gained on him, closing ground in the soupy deep. He fired a
        kamehameha. Laughter rippled across his mind.

        "Fool."

        Invisible hands grabbed him. Suddenly he was spinning in a vertigo of disorientation,
        unable to right himself. The red hell ball loomed behind him, larger and larger...

        "Come home, Kakarot."

        Goku fell even as his vision went dark. Impact was seconds away...

        "NOOOOO!!!"

        "Goku!" slender hands shook him hard. The saiyan jolted to a sitting position.

        "KkkHkk...Chi Chi?!" he stared at her blankly, his eyes unfocused. Nervous hands
        clutched at the bedsheets.

        Dark eyes shone with concern. "You were having a nightmare again."

        Goku wiped his brow. "Yeah, it's always the same one..."

        "Where someone comes to take you away?"

        The saiyan nodded. "I'm beginning to wonder if my othersense is trying to warn me.
        This same dream can't be a coincidence."

        Chi Chi thought a moment. "Maybe King Kai could help."

        Goku pecked her on the cheek. "Chi Chi, you're a genius!"

        ****

        He meditated in the den briefly to establish mental contact with his mentor. The
        familiar voice soon boomed in his mind.

        /Goku? What is it?/

        /Hi, King Kai. I need your help.../

        /Hmm? You want me to tell a joke?/

        A snort. /This has nothing to do with jokes. I've been having nightmares lately./

        /Everyone has them./

        /The same one in a pattern?/

        A pause. /Perhaps you'd better tell me more./

        /It's bizarre. I'm running from strangers who follow me. I try to reach earth, but it
        disappears and is replaced by another world./

        /Can you describe it?/

        /It seems familiar to me...larger than earth but with a red atmosphere./

        /Hmm. Any voices in the dream?/

        /Yes. They keep telling me to come home. The next thing I know I'm falling into that
        planet.../

        /What then?!/ the mental voice sounded strained.

        /Nothing. I always wake up at that point./

        King Kai was silent for a bit. /Let me do some checking. Hold on./

        Goku waited patiently. Minutes later King Kai returned.

        /Listen, Goku. There could be a great danger headed toward earth. I sense a starship
        looming in this parsec. It's shielded by a cloaking device./

        /What? And you can still sense it?!/

        /Yes. It's sophisticated, but such devices are no hindrance to me. Be very careful, and
        stay alert. There's something else you should know.../

        Goku was getting edgy now. /Aliens?!/

        /To you, no. To the earth, yes./

        The saiyan swallowed. /You mean.../

        /Yes. The starship holds saiyans aboard!/

        /What! How many? And who?!/

        Another pause. /Incredible./

        Goku's eyes snapped open. /King Kai!!/

        The mind voice was incredulous. /Vegeta...your brother...and Nappa!/

        /Impossible!!/

        /No! Somehow Raditz and Nappa are revived...I'll have to get the specifics from Lord
        Emma. This is madness!/

        Goku's expression hardened in silence. So brother, you're still alive.

        ****

        Goku raced upstairs and told Chi Chi the news. She went pale with fear.

        "But...what can they possibly want? Are they here to kill us all?!"

        Goku held her tightly. "No one's getting killed. I swear it!"

        Her trembling form clutched him closely. "But Goku...why now? I thought Vegeta
        served Frieza."

        Goku stared off into space, thinking. "I don't understand it either. But you and Gohan
        aren't safe here. I'll make arrangements for you to stay with Master Roshi."

        Chi Chi fell against him. "Ghods, just when I thought there'd be peace."

        ****

        The next day Goku called an emergency session of the Z warriors. The mood was
        grim.

        Piccolo paced. "This isn't good...news from Namek is that Vegeta managed to obtain
        the black star dragonballs for a time. Apparently he used those to revive Nappa and
        Raditz."

        Goku snapped to at that. "But does he have them all now?"

        Piccolo folded his arms in thought. "No...there was a skirmish with some of Frieza's
        smaller armies. The darkstar balls got scattered, though the rumor is that Vegeta
        managed to retain some of them."

        "But whatever for?" Yamcha wanted to know. "They're useless unless he has all
        seven. Does he think the rest of them are here on earth?"

        Goku shook his head. "No, that makes no sense either. Only the gold balls remain on
        earth, and they're hidden. There's no way he could even know their location."

        "But the fact remains he kept some of them" Tien pointed out. "If that's true, he has
        a plan...and him coming here with more saiyans is bad news for us!"

        Krillen frowned in thought. "Guys, maybe we're on the wrong track here."

        They all stared at him. "What do you mean?" Goku asked.

        "What if he has another goal?"

        "Like what?" Yamcha shrugged. "He knows we protect the planet. Why would he try
        conquest now with Frieza and Coola out there on the loose?"

        Tien nodded. "I don't think even Vegeta would prefer tackling both brothers with all
        their resources and armies. Krillen might be right."

        Krillen disagreed. "Yeah, but remember earth is still unofficially on the hit list. Besides,
        we don't know what Vegeta's current status with those two is."

        "Agreed" Piccolo stated. "Assumptions could be deadly here. I'll return to the-"

        He was interrupted mid sentence. A thundrous voice filled the room.

        "THIS IS KING KAI. GOKU, EVERYONE. I HAVE NEW INFORMATION. VEGETA'S
        STARSHIP IS BUT ONE DAY FROM PLANETFALL."

        "Do you know what his location will be?" Piccolo asked.

        "NOT AT THIS JUNCTURE, SINCE THEY AREN'T IN ORBITAL RANGE. YOU'LL HAVE TO
        SCOUT THE EARTH FROM EVERY CORNER. I'LL LEAVE A CHANNEL OPEN SO YOU CAN
        COMMUNICATE INSTANTLY IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. UNDERSTOOD?"

        "Understood" the men echoed. Kai continued.

        "VEGETA'S MOTIVATIONS ARE UNKNOWN AT THIS TIME. HOWEVER, HE MIGHT SEEK
        THE GOLDEN DRAGONBALLS IN LIEU OF OBTAINING THE BLACKSTAR BALLS IN AN
        ATTEMPT TO COMBINE THEIR POWER."

        "That's insane!" Tien stammered. "Their energies bound together are too unstable-"

        "THIS IS ALL SPECULATION. STAY ALERT. I WILL CONTINUE TO SCAN THE AREA."

        "Thanks, King Kai" Goku nodded briefly. The voice faded and was gone.

        Tien rubbed his hands together. "Well, we know who we're up against, but not what."

        "Yes we do" Goku replied strangely. His friends stared at him.

        ****

        Chi Chi had reservations about staying with Roshi. Everyone knew the old coot was a
        pervert of the worst order. Gohan of course thought it was 'cool'.

        "Gee, mom, why don't you want to stay here?"

        "Eat your soup, Gohan."

        The little mop top slupped at his bowl. Chi Chi frowned at him. "Stop slurping like that.
        Ugh! You're beginning to eat like your father" she looked up from the kitchen table as
        Roshi walked in.

        "Heh heh" the old snaggletooth grinned. "It's not often I have guests that stay
        overnight."

        Chi Chi sniffed. "This isn't for pleasure, you know...once Vegeta and the others arrive
        we'll all be in danger!"

        "I'll fight!" Gohan raised his fist.

        Roshi grew serious, pouring himself some soup. "No you won't. If anything goes
        wrong your strength will be needed here, Gohan. Let your father and the others
        handle it."

        Chi Chi breathed a sigh of relief. Despite his perversions, Roshi had a sense of time
        and place. His practicality was legendary.

        "Master Roshi, how long do you suppose they'll stay?" she asked.

        Roshi seated himself at the table. "Difficult to say, but knowing Vegeta, it's best to
        prepare for the worst. We do have one significant advantage this time, though."

        Chi Chi blinked. "What's that?"

        "We know they're coming, which gives us a chance to prepare."

        ****