Dragon Ball: Goku Si Prologue

‘Strange… where am I?’ 

All I could see was pure darkness, and my eyes felt heavy. It's like they weighed a ton, and I couldn’t move them at all.

After a while, I wondered if I was maybe blind, and my eyes were already opened wide.

But, then…

I finally heard a voice!

But…

I couldn’t make sense of this noise. It was as if I was hearing an interface in between.

Then, this voice died out, and it was silence again. For some reason, I felt tired and swiftly fell asleep.

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Sometime later, I heard the voice again.

“As expected from a low-class warrior, his son’s power is only 10.”

‘I finally heard it! God! How long has it been?’

I finally understood what…whatever it was said.

What does he even mean by a low-class warrior?

For a second, I was confused. It sounded like a plot… of some anime!

Sadly, no one could hear my thoughts.

Once again, it quieted down, and I was in silence once more.

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“Well, it appears King Vegeta has decided! Kakarot is moving to planet 4032-877. Considering the puny power levels over there, It should be easy for this little guy.”

I heard the same voice, which sounded weird. For some reason, I imagined it was a bird person… maybe a chicken…

A talking chicken, maybe… but I finally understood what the fuck is going on!

I was in Dragon Ball! Maybe, as it was the closest thing I can put with ‘Kakarot’ and ‘King Vegeta’. Oh, and yeah…

Power levels…

So yeah, those three are the clues, but I still need to get a visual confirmation.

Fuck my baby eyes!

‘...Wait…’

‘He said Kakarot! And I am a baby! In some sort of liquid!’

‘Holy fuck…’

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I did try to see, but Fuck! I was very young. It takes a while for eyes to develop.

Since I couldn’t do anything, I tried to sense my Ki. It was the only thing I could do in my current circumstances.

And yes, I could sense that there was something there.

Saiyans are natural at that, and I was a Saiyan after all.

But that's the thing… how does it work?

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As I had nothing to do for days, I went through several ideas.

Like making energy into strings, fire and rotation.

All those things.

Eventually, I was able to compress all of that energy into one place before starting to rotate and try to get it under better control.

However, all of that eventually ended.

I heard the chicken doctor speak about my time to leave.

Next thing I knew, I was flying away in a pod and then deep slumber took me over and before I knew…

I heard an old man.

“Oh, what do we have here, a little boy! Is that a tail!?” I heard a surprised tone as someone picked me up.

Did I arrive on Earth?

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Here I was, on Earth, not my Earth, but Earth nonetheless. Deep in the mountains, living with a retired martial artist.

Truly, amazing development, considered I was an alien…twice over!

Yep!

Thankfully, I can finally see and move. I have no idea if it was the gravity thing of planet Vegeta or whatever, or if I was too small or both! But now I can finally live!

However…

Stomach Rumble

“Goku, you are hungry already?” The old man interrupted my thoughts as I looked at Son Gohan.

He was just like I remember from Dragon Ball.

Sadly, I still can’t talk, so all I can do is nod.

“Alright, let me prepare something for you.”

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Just like that, my early life as Son Goku was spent sleeping, eating, and training my Ki…

That’s all I could do.

‘Wait! If I can’t walk yet, then I can fly instead!’

I said to myself as I started to move my energy underneath me and then used it to push myself up.

After a couple of tries, I slowly was able to slightly move up.

“Oh! Is that Sky Dance Technique!? You are quite a talented one!” 

Gohan’s voice brought me back from my concentration, and I dropped on my ass.

“Sorry, young one, but I was surprised.” The old man walked over to my side.

Even in his elderly state, I can see that he was quite disciplined.

Being in this world of martial arts is making my inner weeb surface. I am pretty sure that my Saiyan genes are doing their part as well.

After losing my concentration, I took a deep breath and tried to fly again.

Lifting up was quite easy, but manoeuvre was not.

One needs to move the energy to make my body move.

This process gave me some ideas on how to improve and maybe even start practising towards sensory powers.

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Gohan’s newly adopted child was very mysterious. But it made sense since he found him in that pod, which looked like a shooting star.

The boy having a tail was not the only indication that the child was special, as since he got him, the boy has constantly been training his Ki.

It was simply absurd. He had never seen anything like that.

As months and a few years passed, the boy learned to walk, speak and… train…

Then, he would do push-ups, sit-ups and other forms of balancing techniques.

If he didn’t know any better, then he could say that the boy comes from a warrior race of some sort.

“Grandpa! Can you teach me how to fight!?” The boy asked the elderly man.

Gohan’s eyebrows trembled.

‘I suppose he saw my training routines… but how does he know what is fighting?’

The old man sighed as he decided to teach him the core principles of Turtle school.

“Fine. But first, you need to understand the Art of War and the Way of Peace.”

“Umm?”

“Remember these words, Goku! Work hard, study well, and sleep plenty! That is the Turtle Hermit way! You must master the Art of Peace in addition to the Art of War!” The old man recited what his Master told him.

Goku seriously nodded as he looked excited to learn more.

“Good, then let me teach you what my Master taught me.”

“Okay!”

Sure enough, the daily schedule shifted, and Goku's power once again rapidly started to increase as his body started to receive proper training, even though he was just a small boy.

The boy was simply far too durable for any human child, and on top of that, he was constantly training his Ki.

~~~~~~Son Goku~~~~~~

My eyes were on the four-star dragon ball. As my Ki kept on growing, I started to sense something from it.

It took a while, but I remembered that Deities in this world are Masters of Magic as well.

Especially Kai and other beings who wield sorcery.

‘If I could learn magic, then I could supplement my Ki! I could make weighted clothes and heal myself on the fly!’

Just like that, I took the dragon ball, placed it on my lap and tried to sense the energy.

Magic should be similar; it should respond to my intentions, no? And since dragon balls are magic items, they should have a magic signature and emit magic energy.

If I can develop a sense of magic, I should be able to take it.

I mean, if Goku could intake divine energy and become a God, magic intake should not be different.

Regardless, one thing is for sure: I had time…

“Goku, I think it's time to get some dinner; it's getting late.” 

Grandpa Gohan got me out of my meditation.

“Sure! Let me get a big fish!” I swiftly got up and put the dragon ball back in its place before rushing out of the small house we were living in.

By this point, flying was second nature to me. While summoning my aura is still somewhat taxing, I can, by all means, have the white flaming aura for a short while.

It does boost my power, but it drains me quite a bit.

Regardless, the hardest part is over. Ki is like that. When you have a little of it, it grows slowly, but as you increase that Ki, its size continues to quantify.

That is why the growth of Ki is strange. As I was training to master flight technique, my Ki grew rapidly, but once I reached that threshold, the growth slowed down.

Such a thing meant that I needed a new goal, which was not hard to decide on.

I will start with another Ki technique next!

That is why my excitement would never calm down. One thing from another and the sheer freedom of having Ki only fuels those flames.

After flying from the hut, I dived from the cliff into the water and started looking for those big fish.

I didn’t need to look far, as they were big and easy to locate. With Ki boost, I swam quickly and appeared in front of one, then smacked it from the water.

With one down, I swiftly went to the other one and smacked the next one out.

‘Should be enough!’

I thought to myself as I rushed to the surface, flew out from the water, landed on the shore, and located my fish.

They were at least twice my size, but they were light as a feather.

‘That reminds me that I should train my strength boosts.’

I recalled how Goku and Gohan used to shatter cutlery and cups with their sheer strength.

‘If I practise that early, then I won’t end up in such a situation.’

Thankfully, my control is exceptional as I have practised it since my birth.

After collecting them, I proceeded to fly back to my little home where my grandpa was waiting.

Honestly, it's not hard to accept Gohan as my old man, as he is an exceptional old man. 

“Not bad, Goku! You are getting better at this by the day!”

“My thanks, Grandpa!”

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Instead of just cooking the fish, I rushed to the forest to collect several sets of herbs.

Eating fish without any spices becomes stale after a while, and my grandpa agrees with me. He doesn’t care for the spices; instead, he simply adds extras like berries and fruits.

Which he had already prepared beforehand.

It took me around half an hour to get my herbs. Once I got those, I prepared to grill the fish.

By the time food was done, the sun started to set down, and the moon rose.

‘It's a full moon… huh… now it reminds me of something I haven’t seen before in this world.’

Now it reminds me how busy I am with all the training, and I forgot to check… it…

Tremble

At that moment, my ears filled up with the sound of buzz, and a feeling of the inner beast started to rise.

My eyes started to get filled up by the inner rage of a beast.

‘Ohhh, crap!!!’

With all the excitement of training, I forgot that I have THIS form!

**ROAR**

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“Goku!?”

Gohan looked at where his grandson was. His eyes widened as he saw Goku stare at the moon.

Well, it was that time of year when days were long, and the moon rose quite early.

So before they even went to sleep, the moon would rise, and it would turn out that it was a full moon.

The boy started to transform right before his eyes.

It became a huge monkey-like creature with red-glowing eyes and brown fur.

As it grew up big, the beast released a monstrous roar into the sky.

The monkey didn’t move. Instead, it was trembling as if having an inner fight.

‘Wait! I see! Those meditations should have helped him achieve an inner peace of some sort, so even when he transforms into something beastly like this, he should have some self-awareness.’

The old man swiftly rushed forward and got in front of the monkey beast.

“Goku! Listen to your grandpa’s voice! Focus on me! Don’t let your instincts take over!”