Galactic Patrol

Somewhat inspired by the first big story I wrote and the one I'm currently writing about another Saiyan in the Galactic Patrol.

- In this case, Tarble is still sent away to Planet Tech-Tech by his father due to been a low-class Saiyan (Tarble lacked the aggression and willingness to fight expected of Saiyans) and thus a "disgrace" to the Saiyan Royal Family. As such, he survives the Genocide of the Saiyans and later befriends Gure while growing up on Tech-Tech; the two forming an unusual but still caring relationship as both are outcasts of their respective societies, with Tarble also still growing stronger despite this.

(In the “Return of Son Goku and Friends!” special, his strength had grown to the point of temporarily holding off Abo and Kado - who individually had power levels matching Frieza's first form of 530,000).

- The change here is that when Tarble finds out the truth about what happened to Planet Vegeta and thus starts going after the Frieza Force, he ends up crossing paths with a Galactic Patrolman named Irico - who is been targeted by some Frieza Force soldiers while he's on a mission for the Galactic Patrol.

(I'll say that it's Irico for this hypothetical story since he may also be a Tech-Tech alien, or at the very least a similar species).

- In any case, the two work together to defeat the Frieza Force soldiers and help Irico with his original mission - learning more about the other in the process. Following this, and surprised to not only meet a surviving Saiyan but one who is pleasant to talk to and not just another brute working for Frieza, Irico offers Tarble a chance to join the Galactic Patrol.

Irico's reasoning in this case is that the Galactic Patrol having a Saiyan on their side could be beneficial, while it will give Tarble a chance to make a wage while he's taking out the Frieza Force soldiers (something which will benefit Gure and himself) and train with some of their stronger GP members, such as Merus.

- After choosing to think about it and talking about it with Gure once he gets back home, Tarble decides to go for it and thus joins the Galactic Patrol; succeeding in passing the necessary trials (despite some of the Galactic Patrollers understandably watching his success with baited breath due to the Saiyan's history) and becoming a Galactic Patroller, with him wearing his own unique armour design set as opposed to the regular GP uniform.

Question is, with Tarble been part of the Galactic Patrol in this scenario, do you think it would alter Dragon Ball Z and Dragon Ball Super in any meaningful way?

Curious to see what you guys think.

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In the previous chapter, a rejuvenated King Piccolo amassed his army of descendants from the original King Piccolo Wars; birthing a quartet of new children (Ukulele, Banjo, Cymbal and Drum) to keep the more bestial creatures in check before launching a successful capture of Central City, with King Furry forced to surrender to the Evil Namekian and his minions. While the Pilaf Gang joined forces with the Z-Fighters and the Galactic Patrol, the heroes were able to put together a plan to bring this "Army of the Night" down - both recruiting an army of Martial Artists and other allies of Goku from his past, along with setting up a radio broadcast to incapacitate the mutated Namekians with a high frequency broadcast. As another precaution, both Tien and Yamcha learned the Mafuba from Master Roshi.

With some of the group splitting up to help evacuate the residents of Central City, the broadcast began - allowing the Galactic Patrol (blocking the sound with their Galactic Receivers) and both the Z-Fighters and Martial Artists (all wearing ear plugs) to go on the attack; killing or stunning most of the mutated Namekians along with King Piccolo's newest children. Even Oolong and Puar managed to comically defeat Piano and Organ during a successful rescue of King Furry thanks to their shape-shifting and bit of quick-thinking.

Although King Piccolo tore off his ears and grew to kaiju-size before going on a rampage, he was physically beaten by the heroes and psychologically torn down by Luma; the latter revealing (thanks to communicating telepathically with Kami) that King Piccolo was barely anything more than a weak imitation of a Namekian rather than the superior "Demon King" he believed himself to be.

Having been beaten, Roshi, Yamcha and Tien were able to successfully seal him away once more - with no successor been born and Kami been given the rice cooker to lock away. While Shenron was wished upon to revive everyone killed by King Piccolo and his children, Luma (via Grand Elder Guru) had Porunga restore Central City, transport the surviving mutants to Namek so they could be "tamed" and transfer the souls trapped in Limbo to the Other World so they could finally move on, with the Namekian Galactic Patrolman also meeting up with Kami and - with the telepathic aid of Guru - helped catch up Earth's Guardian on his Namekian heritage.

A joint ceremony was later held in Central City, with almost everyone who fought in the conflict receiving a Blue Star Medal from King Furry and a Galactic Patrol Medal from the Galactic King.

Some time after, Tyber was invited to a party at Kame House to celebrate - with Tights, Chi-Chi and Ox-King all been present as well, although when the question of "tails" came up, Tyber prepared to reveal to Goku the truth about their own heritage...

As such, we move onto the "Piccolo Jr." Saga, but this time without Piccolo Jr. been present. How will Goku and the Z-Fighters react to the revelation of him and Tyber been aliens from a long destroyed world, and what will ultimately happen when the 23rd World Martial Arts Tournament rolls around?

As usual, be prepared for a decent amount of text.

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- With everyone sat and gathered, along with a warning to brace themselves for what he had to say, Tyber (having also brought some necessary footage with him from the Galactic Patrol archives) began; stating that neither he nor Goku were originally from Earth and nor where they "Human". Instead, they were part of a race of beings known as "Saiyans" and they had come from a different world known as Planet Vegeta, named after their people's King. The Saiyans were a race of which the majority were born with a natural initiative to fight, which made them strong warriors - especially as one trait they had was that every time they recovered from great injury, they would gain a "power boost" from it that made them more powerful. Furthermore, with the aid of a Full Moon or a technique known as a "Power Ball", Saiyans could transform themselves into a giant Ape-like form known as a "Great Ape" or "Oozaru" - although they had to train to learn how to control it.

When Tyber showed the footage of the form, it upset Goku - him realizing that the "monster" at Mount Paozu that killed his adoptive Grandfather was himself, with the group taking some time to calm him down.

- When Goku had been calmed down, Tyber continued his story as he explained that Planet Vegeta and the Saiyans would sadly come under the tyrannical rule of King Cold and his Empire - the latter of which spanned multiple planets, with the Saiyans unable to overpower King Cold as his power level far eclipsed that of the Saiyans, along with every enemy Goku and the Z-Fighters had faced on Earth.

As such, the Saiyans were forced to submit to him; entering "slavery" by being forced to invade other planets and conquer them for King Cold alongside warriors from the other races he had under his thumb, with this forced alliance of soldiers being referred to as the "Cold Force". The conquered worlds would either be annexed into the King's Empire, or "cleansed" of their dominant species completely so that the planets could be sold to whoever wished to bid for them.

- Later, King Cold would later retire from ruling his Empire, with the title of Emperor been passed down to his son, Lord Frieza, whom Tyber described as been short in both temper and stature - along with been much more cold-hearted than his father - but still with a level of power higher than the Saiyans could overcome. He added that in the past, the Galactic Patrol had sent their strongest members to try and arrest Frieza (this happening before Merus was a member)...only for them to be slaughtered in mere seconds and for the Galactic King to declare that Frieza and the renamed "Frieza Force" was to be avoided. In regards to his own part of this "operation", Tyber stated that he had not joined the Saiyan Army and instead became an engineer so as to not have any part of the slaughter - although this led to him been effectively disowned by his parents as they had wanted him to become a warrior.

- Turning his attention back to Goku, Tyber revealed that his real/Saiyan name was "Kakarot" - his father Bardock been one of the strongest Saiyan warriors and with him having a team of his own. One member of that group was Goku's mother Gine - who eventually left the team as she wasn't good at fighting and she wouldn't kill anyone thanks to her kind-hearted nature; Bardock getting together with her and with Gine becoming a cook at a Meat Distribution Centre which Tyber and his fellow engineers would visit for food.

He also talked about Goku's older brother, Raditz - with Tyber spending time training with him on Planet Vegeta as the boy was getting bullied by his fellow Saiyan children, which Tyber wouldn't stand for out of respect for Raditz's parents and because Raditz (at the time) was a kinder soul, with Tyber not liking to see nice/decent people getting treated badly. This friendship between the two had resulted in them even working together on a two-handed beam attack with their own personal touches to it.

- Ultimately, Tyber got into the details of why Goku was on Earth; that being that Bardock had learned from bits of information he'd attained - like Gas and Elec warning him about a "meteor" falling on their heads - along with the Saiyans been ordered to return home for no adequate reason and Frieza's men on Planet Vegeta asking about an old legend/children's fairy tale known as the "Super Saiyan".

With this in mind, Bardock stole a pod and decided to send Goku to Earth in order to keep him safe - believing that Frieza was fearful of the legend and the Saiyan's growing powers, thus sought to eliminate them before they could potentially rebel against him. Earth was the planet chosen by Bardock as it wasn't considered valuable to the Frieza Force, while the apparent lack of advanced technology and the general populace having low power levels meant it would likely be a place where Goku would be okay, although neither Bardock nor Gine could come along as the Frieza Force were equipped with Scouters; the machines able to pick up Bardock's higher power level in no time if he ran. Gine would later relay this information to Tyber in secret, which is why he was also able to escape the coming destruction alone as no-one would've believed him if he said anything.

- Sadly, Bardock's prediction proved correct as Frieza would destroy Planet Vegeta and wipe out the majority of the Saiyans; telling the survivors that it was a "meteor" that had destroyed their home world. Once again, Tyber brought out the footage - showing Bardock's defiant but fruitless final stand against Frieza and the devastation of their homeworld; shocking everyone there about how anyone could be so evil.

On a more positive note, Tyber stated that Raditz was off-world at the time; been on a mission with Prince Vegeta and General Nappa, with the group having ignored the order to return, although Tyber had failed to reunite with the long-haired Saiyan in the time since due to the order to avoid the Frieza Force. Despite that, Goku - having learned of his brother's survival and also the fact that Raditz would refuse to kill innocents while working for Frieza - held out hope that he and Raditz will meet again one day.

When Tyber asked about Goku's lack of memories regarding his family, Roshi filled in that Goku had been involved in a near-fatal accident during his childhood - having hit his head after falling into a ravine, with the likelihood that the young Saiyan had developed amnesia as a result.

- Despite the sad news and the revelations, Chi-Chi still maintained her admiration of Goku while Ox-King and the rest of the Z-Fighters also weren't otherwise bothered much by the revelation of Goku been an alien; Bulma stating that it did help answer a few things about Goku in the past that had previously been a mystery. The rest of their time at Kame House proceeded mostly without any incident - with their celebration carrying on into the night.

Following this, the Z-Fighters began to train once more; Tyber agreeing to help train them when not on patrol or spending time with Tights, with the older Saiyan making two proposals to help speed up their training - with the first been the creation of a "Gravity Chamber" as Saiyans would increase their gains by training on worlds with higher gravity (offering to help in its construction due to his skills as an engineer) and also for the creation of Medical Machines after getting the specifications for the Galactic Patrol variants (with the permission of the Galactic King).

- With this, a Gravity Chamber and Capsule Corporation's own version of the medical machines were made by Tyber, Bulma and Dr. Brief - giving the heroes the option to get stronger at a faster rate and recover without having to rely on Senzu Beans as much. The end result here is everyone grows stronger than they did in the original timeline.

That said, Korin still trains Tien, Chiaotzu, Krillin and Yamcha (the four of them climbing Korin's tower) with what he can, while Goku trains on the Lookout with Kami and Mr. Popo; the latter's training been less rigid and more about refining his skills as - with no Piccolo Jr. here to train for - he's not required to remain there. Additionally, while Goku does allow for Tyber to refer to him by his Saiyan name "Kakarot", he nonetheless does request for Kami to remove his tail permanently when the Guardian restores the moon - not wanting to risk changing into a Great Ape any more following the revelation that he accidentally caused his Grandfather's demise.

- As for Tyber himself, he becomes a a permanent resident as he moves in with Tights properly on Omori's Island. Happier news is soon revealed later that year as Tights reveals that she is pregnant - with Tyber overjoyed at the idea of becoming a father and asking Tights to marry him, which she accepts. Aside from Bulma's family, the Z-Fighters and several members of the Galactic Patrol are invited to the wedding.

During the wedding, Goku - having learned what a "bride" and "wedding" actually are - remembers back to his younger years and how he had promised Chi-Chi that he would marry her; leaving after the wedding has finished to go and see her. However, when arriving at Fire Mountain and watching from afar, he sees Chi-Chi - now older and without her helmet - training with her father before overhearing that she's training for the 23rd World Martial Arts Tournament. Realizing that he'll meet her there and have the opportunity to still keep his promise, Goku departs for the time being.

- In Age 754, Tights gives birth to a baby girl; her having Tyber's black hair and her mother's eyes, but lacking a Saiyan tail. Thanks to researching human names and remembering the Saiyan names that he could, Tyber and Tights agree to give her a name befitting her 'hybrid' status, with it been a combination of both an Earthling name and Saiyan name. As such, she is revealed to their family and friends as "Camise", or "Cami" for short.

(Regarding the "name puns" for Camise, there are three; one for the Brief Family, one for the Saiyans and - to a lesser extent - one for the Galactic Patrol.

For the Brief family - who are named after undergarments - Camise is named after "Camisia", which is the Latin word for an undergarment known as a Chemise. For the Saiyans - who are named after Vegetables - Camise is named after "Camassia", which is the scientific name for the Camas vegetable. For the Galactic Patrol - who are named after seafood - Camise's shortened name, Cami, is named after "Scampi"; a type of lobster served in a variety of ways, although I prefer to have it this way.

Took me a while to come up with this one, but all in all I'm pretty impressed with the end result).

- By Age 756, the Z-Fighters and their friends return to Papaya Island for the 23rd World Martial Arts Tournament; Goku having had his growth spurt and with Jaco, Tights and Camise (now over a year old) joining the group to watch the event.

However, Tyber doesn't sign up to take part in the competition since, as Jaco states, it could potentially prove damaging to the Galactic Patrol's reputation if word got out about one of their officers taking part in a fighting tournament (also, his power level is still higher than everyone else's at this point). Instead, Master Roshi dons his "Jackie Chun" disguise for a final time - him getting picked to fight the battles that Piccolo Jr. would have fought in the original timeline, while Kami once again takes over the body of Hero.

- When Goku meets Chi-Chi on the day of the event (him having bested King Chappa in a rematch from the previous tournament), he does indeed recognize her and states when she asks that he does remember his promise to her, along with his intention to keep it.

However, they and the others are distracted as Chiaotzu - despite his increased power and having put up a better fight as a result - is still beaten by Mercenary Tao due to his telekinetic attacks been ineffective against the Cyborg Assassin. Following this, Tao reveals how he survived his encounter with Goku in the past and states his intention to get revenge on both Tien (for betraying the Crane School) and Goku (for causing his disfiguration – even though it was accidental).

Needless to say, the preliminaries proceed the same - with the major difference been Jackie Chun winning a place with the final eight and been drawn to fight against Krillin as a result; the rest of the fights (Tao vs. Tien, Goku vs. Chi-Chi and Hero vs. Yamcha) been drawn the same.

- Tao's fight against Tien goes pretty much the same, but with Tyber and Jaco being among those willing to step in after Tao scars Tien's chest with his hidden blade - only for Tien to refuse their aid; overcoming his former teacher's Super Dodon Wave attack before knocking him out and giving his unconscious body to Master Shen. Although Shen tries to threaten Tien, Tyber and Jaco point out that unless he wants his brother to be taken to prison for his attempted murder of Tien and him taken in as a willing participant (since he was actively calling from the sidelines for Tao to murder Tien), he will leave quietly - with Shen begrudgingly doing so.

Following this, Goku's fight with Chi-Chi is more for fun, with her still giving her all in the fight and impressing Goku with her skill - with Goku been more 'gentle' with his victory over her instead of giving her a Kiai concussion. After this victory, Goku proposes to her - which Chi-Chi happily accepts and with the audience applauding the union.

- For Round Three, Krillin begins his 'rematch' against Jackie Chun - having initially lost against him back at the 21st Tournament. This time, however, the outcome is different as Krillin's increased strength and power, his ability to fly and him having a few other tricks up his sleeve allow him to defeat Jackie Chun and earn a place in the semi-finals; Roshi quietly congratulating Krillin as he hangs up his alter-ego for good.

As for Yamcha, he also has similar luck against Hero - managing to avoid the accidental crotch shot and fight more evenly thanks to his increased power and focus. Impressed by Yamcha's skills and his more mature demeanour in battle, Hero surprises Yamcha by complimenting his growth before respectfully throwing in the towel - granting Yamcha the victory as he steps out of the ring. As Yamcha advances to face Krillin in the semi-finals, Kami leaves Hero's body - leaving a confused Hero wondering what happened but deciding to roll with it as his son is happy with how far he got.

- Goku's fight with Tien also plays out in a similar way to the original and culminates in Goku defeating the Triclops (specifically him and his copies) to proceed to the final. In the semi-final fight between Krillin and Yamcha, the fight proves to be a close one at times as both have moments where they nearly knock the other out of the ring. However, the victory eventually goes to Krillin - him taking advantage of a vulnerability left by Yamcha's Spirit Ball technique to knock the desert bandit out of the arena - with the two shaking hands afterwards and leaving Krillin to face Goku in the final for a rematch of their fight from the 22nd World Martial Arts Tournament.

Despite Krillin's best efforts and surprising his teammate with some more of his tricks, Goku ultimately emerges triumphant - earning him the title of World Martial Arts Champion (and with the ring still mostly intact). Each of the Z-Fighters are praised by their friends and allies for their efforts - with Kami not offering for Goku to become the new Guardian of Earth this time as his own meetings with fellow Namekian Luma have offered other possibilities for a future replacement.

- With the World Martial Arts Tournament over, the heroes gather at Fire Mountain for Goku and Chi-Chi's wedding - only for their plans to go up in smoke as a new fire mysteriously starts; trapping Ox-King inside with Chi-Chi's wedding dress. Although the heroes offer to help, Goku and Chi-Chi head off to solve the problem on their own as Ox-King tells them to recover the Bansho Fan from Kame House in order to put out the fire; the pair leaving for Kame House on the Flying Nimbus before Roshi can tell them that he doesn't have the Bansho Fan and the book he has on making a new one was something he made up to impress girls.

- As such, and with Turtle blissfully unaware of the book's incorrect information, the pair's adventure plays out the same - including finding the Hikui bird (or “Fire Eater” as it's also known), encountering the Pilaf Gang and eventually finding the Bansho Fan with Grandma Hakkake. However, when the Bansho Fan still fails to put out the fire, Fortuneteller Baba is able to reveal the real reason - leading to Goku and Chi-Chi making the journey to Mount Five Element and the Furnace of Eight Divisions, where the furnace is revealed to be the source of the fire due to it springing a leak.

This time when Goku reunites with Grandpa Gohan and introduces Chi-Chi as his Fiancé, he also reveals his knowledge of the Great Ape form and asks his Grandfather for forgiveness - which Grandpa Gohan is happy to give as his death was an accident; stating that it was his own fault for not being honest with Goku about the Great Ape transformation in the past.

- After a brief clash between Goku and Annin as there is no way to safely turn off the furnace, the group are able to work out a way to fix it when Annin realizes that Goku has the Bansho Fan in his possession. Thanks to Chi-Chi gathering shell fragments from the Fire Eater's egg and having been given a jar of special honey from the Octagon bee hives by Grandma Hakkake, Goku is able to use the Bansho Fan to part the flames and fix the hole before successfully escaping the furnace.

With his success, the fire is extinguished; Ox-King having kept the wedding dress intact. When Goku and Chi-Chi return, the two are finally able to tie the knot and start their lives together as a married couple - ending the events of the original Dragon Ball series...

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For Part 09, we fast forward five years and enter Dragon Ball Z with the first half of the Saiyan Saga, but with Tyber having revealed Goku's Saiyan origins already and taking into account his own past with the next big visitor to Earth, how will things change when Raditz shows up?

Hope you like what you've read and curious to see what you guys think.

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In the previous chapter, we saw Tyber (and his relationship with Bulma's sister Tights) revealed to the Z-Fighters after his and Jaco's rescue of Krillin, although that was overshadowed with the revelation that King Piccolo had returned. Further investigation revealed that King Piccolo was actually a Namekian getting advice from Luma (a Namekian Galactic Patrolman) instructing the group to keep the Dragon Balls safe and not to kill King Piccolo as he may be linked to them.

As such, Jaco took the unconscious Tambourine to the Galactic Prison - Luma getting a priority alert from the Galactic King for himself, Jaco, Jiya and Merus to return to Earth in the morning to make sure King Piccolo was dealt with.

Meanwhile, Tights joined Tyber, Goku and Krillin in gathering the Dragon Balls aboard Tyber's ship while the rest of the team headed for Capsule Corporation; Bulma making a "Dragon Radar-proof" box while Tien and Yamcha approached Roshi about learning the Mafuba, with him agreeing to teach it in the morning when they were rested.

Eventually, Tyber's group returned with all the Dragon Balls - the last having been gained from a stubborn Yajirobe - before the heroes settled down for the night.

However, King Piccolo had abandoned his own quest for the Dragon Balls after losing contact with Tambourine and learning of the heroes having their own radar. Instead, he and the Pilaf Gang retreated to New Pilaf Castle where King Piccolo's newest son - Organ - created an elixir from the "sap" of human souls trapped in Limbo to make King Piccolo young and strong again.

Having achieved his youth and power (and chased off the Pilaf Gang), King Piccolo had also learned that some of his children had survived and repopulated since the King Piccolo Wars - initiating a telepathic call to bring the thousands of dark vassals to him.

As such, we continue the King Piccolo Saga as King Piccolo begins his attack on humanity to seize power. When all is said and done, does the story end here, or will the Z-Fighters and the Galactic Patrol have what it takes to bring down the Demon-Clan Namekian and his "Army of the Night"?

As usual, be prepared for a decent amount of text.

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- As more and more of King Piccolo's descendants responded to his call, it became clear to King Piccolo, Piano and Organ that most of them were more or less simple beasts now - with a mix of four-winged wyverns, large sky dragons and muscular land dragons showing up.

Since trying to control armies of beasts would take a lot of concentration, King Piccolo responded by birthing four more children - three of whom would serve as "commanders" of one particular group while the fourth would effectively serve as his "general"; keeping the others in line and allowing King Piccolo to focus on other things.

The first child was the pteradactyl-like Ukulele, who was put in command of the four-winged Stechuradons. The second child was Cymbal (stronger here due to been born when King Piccolo is in his prime), who was placed in charge of the sky dragons - which were nicknamed "Bolon" for short. As for the land dragons, which were nicknamed "Bongo", they were put in charge of by King Piccolo's third child, Banjo - a mutant Namekian resembling a humanoid octopus.

Finally, their "superior officer" and King Piccolo's fourth child was Drum - a large, muscular being similar in body shape to Cymbal. With his army ready, King Piccolo boarded Pilaf's Flying Base with Drum, Piano and Organ - with the Bolons carrying the Bongos behind them as Ukulele and Cymbal followed behind with their forces; leaving New Pilaf Castle behind and beginning the journey to Central City.

- As they departed, the Pilaf Gang - who had watched this whole event - were left horrified by all that they'd seen and facing the realization that they may have just doomed the entire planet after King Piccolo reneged on their earlier "agreement" to share control of Earth. On top of that, Mai brought up the truthful suggestion that with King Piccolo using their flying base, it could cause others to try and locate the gang - which would be bad news for the trio if they wanted to stay alive.

With no option, Pilaf came up with a plan - they would travel to West City to find Bulma (having learnt of her been the daughter of Dr. Brief) and ask her and her friends for help; coming up with the alibi that the Pilaf Gang had been fishing in Lake Isuri and found the Electric Rice Cooker by accident. With that, Shu summoned their last Pilaf Plane from its Capsule before the group headed off for West City - hoping that their mistake could be rectified.

- That morning at Capsule Corporation, after the heroes had eaten breakfast, Roshi had begun teaching the Mafuba technique to Yamcha and Tien; the desert bandit and the crane student both intent on learning it in case they would need it to seal King Piccolo again, with Turtle been the unfortunate test subject while Chiaotzu and Puar were there to offer moral support and keep the prepared Rice Cooker steady when that part of the lesson would take place.

Elsewhere, Tyber was training with both Goku and Krillin; his own power easily outclassing them both but with their teamwork, techniques and general skills keeping the older Saiyan on his toes throughout the fight; it in turn reminding him of the happy times on Planet Vegeta when he would train with Raditz, with him now having the privilege of training Raditz's younger brother. Additionally, the training was helping the trio bond more - with both Goku and Krillin enjoying fighting another strong warrior who was on their side and both were happy that he had stopped Tambourine from trying to kill Krillin back on Papaya Island.

In regards to the "Saiyan heritage" conversation, Tyber had promised to tell the story to Goku once King Piccolo was defeated; wanting Goku to focus on the evil Namekian first and deal with the family/species history stuff later.

- Before long, the training sessions were interrupted by the arrival of the Galactic Patrol members; Jaco, Jiya, Luma and Merus having arrived on a single ship and joining the heroes inside. However, before anything could be said, the group then witnessed the arrival of the Pilaf Gang - who meekly requested an audience with the heroes regarding King Piccolo.

Some time later, Pilaf, Shu and Mai had told the group everything - from King Piccolo giving up on the hunt for the Dragon Balls after Tambourine failed his mission to collect one and the list of Martial Artists, to him regaining his youth and power and finally birthing some new children to lead the "army" of monsters descended from those who survived the original King Piccolo Wars; making sure to throw in the alibi about them finding and releasing the evil Namekian "by accident". Although the heroes were sceptical on the trio's alibi as Pilaf had given the group their fair share of headaches in the past, they had nothing to prove or disprove it.

Sadly, as they were to discover, Pilaf's warning to them about King Piccolo's impending attack on Central City had come too late.

- Over in Central City, the skies were darkened by the thousands of mutated Namekians in the air; King Piccolo descending with Piano, Organ and Drum before ordering the attack on King Furry's anniversary celebrations (of which Goku's friend Suno was present for). Despite their best efforts, the King's Guards were no match for the army - with it not taking long for King Furry to be captured and the entire city to be "sealed off" as Bongos and Bolons were sent to guard every exit out.

Not wanting his people to die, King Furry was forced to surrender to King Piccolo - with the evil Namekian making a televised decree from King Castle (King Furry reluctantly going along with it) that he was now the new King of Earth and that he would make an announcement at noon to reveal his "new policies".

- Back at Capsule Corporation, the heroes were horrified to see King Piccolo take control so easily; Luma in particular been angered at seeing one of his people do this. When asked if there was a way they could stop King Piccolo now as the whole of Central City was effectively been held hostage, Luma revealed that there was a way; explaining that Namekians have much more sensitive hearing than humans do - with high-pitched noises proving painful for them. As such, if they could broadcast a high-pitched noise across Central City, it could bring down the army or at least disorientate them long enough and thus allow them to be more easily taken down.

With the technology aboard the Galactic Patrol vessels able to take over the radio and TV stations of less developed worlds (created as an emergency procedure if such worlds were under attack in order to broadcast a warning to the populace), the plan was set to create two messages. The first would be a TV message specifically for the areas outside of Central City - asking for any support to make sure that the civilians trapped there could escape safely and asking them to gather outside the city boundaries before noon, while the second would be a radio message specifically for Central City; broadcasting a high pitched noise to stun/incapacitate the Mutant Namekians.

- While the messages were been prepared, with Master Roshi, Goku and Krillin been the face of the TV message - the Pilaf Gang (with the aid of Dr. Brief) began to upgrade their Pilaf Machines to add sonic weapons. After making a recording of the TV message, Roshi resumed his teaching of the Mafuba to Yamcha and Tien; the two even more motivated to learn the technique. Tyber, meanwhile, continued to train with Goku and Krillin - with Jaco and Jiya even getting stuck in to see what the boys were capable of.

However, Luma found himself hearing a telepathic call from another individual; said individual been a Namekian who referred to themself as "Kami" before explaining about his history with King Piccolo, with Kami admitting that - until Luma arrived on Earth - he had forgotten that he even was a Namekian in the first place. As the two talked, Kami told Luma everything he knew about himself and how he ended up on Earth, how King Piccolo came to be when the two of them were one and Kami's creation of the Dragon Balls to give humanity hope after the rampages of his "evil half".

With this information in mind, Luma thanked Kami; having some ideas about how to use what he had now learnt.

- A few hours later, Tien and Yamcha had successfully learned the Mafuba technique - with a rice cooker and talisman prepared before been placed in a capsule.

With everyone as prepared as they could be, they began to broadcast the TV message via the Galactic Patrol Spaceships; the rest of the world outside Central City having their regular programming interrupted by the images of Roshi, Goku and Krillin before the Turtle Hermit made an impassioned speech calling for what help he could in order to aid the heroes in their take down of King Piccolo and his children. Following this broadcast, the heroes all began to head for the outskirts of Central City - with Bad Launch making a brief pit-stop in order to get a Stun Grenade Launcher and several capsules worth of stun grenades, along with other weapons from her personal "armoury".

When the group reached Central City and waited on the outskirts for noon in order to activate their radio message, they were surprised as their earlier TV broadcast had been answered, with more and more people arriving.

- Among the crowds were martial artists from the Tournament like Nam, Giran, Bacterian, Ranfan, Man-Wolf, Pamput and King Chappa - the latter joined by his Temple's students. Additionally, the heroes were joined by Fortuneteller Baba's fighters as Roshi's sister had sent Fangs, See-Through, Bandages and Spike their way. Finally, they were joined by Goku's friends and allies who he had met on his journeys, such as Android 8 (who had also come to find Suno), Ox-King, Chi-Chi, Bora, Upa, Arale and the Gatchans, Master Chin and his Chin-Star School students (including Sky Dragon and Rising Dragon) and even Yajirobe.

Together, the group organized their plans, with everyone been comically provided with ear plugs for when the radio message was activated; the stronger martial artists and the Galactic Patrolmen taking on the main forces while King Chappa and Chin Taiken's students (along with other non-combatants) would assist in evacuating the populace.

- When noon approached, the heroes made their move; broadcasting a message over the radio to alert listeners that the noise they were hearing was not a mistake, but a way to take down King Piccolo and his children; the instruction been not to turn off the radio but to make the sound as loud as possible (like this scene from a certain Godzilla movie).

Sure enough, the residents of Central City began to turn up their radios - in their homes, their cars and on any other device from which the radio could be heard. Even at the Central City stadium, workers there began to broadcast the signal through the stadium speakers. As predicted, the mutated Namekians went berserk - screeching in pain and with many of them collapsing to the group; Ukulele, Banjo, Cymbal and Drum been unable to telepathically communicate with the rest of the "army" as they too are affected by the noise.

With that, the army of martial artists and other fighters charged in; taking advantage of the mutant's disorientated state to knock them out or otherwise take them down, with the Galactic Patrol members shooting many of them with their ray guns or stun guns while Bad Launch was indeed able to take many down with her stun grenades.

Android 8 and Jaco joined with the martial arts students who were assisting in the evacuations, with the Android successfully finding and rescuing Suno along with other injured individuals, along with protecting them from the mutant Namekians who tried to attack the fleeing citizens.

- Goku, Chi-Chi and Krillin were able to take down Banjo; Goku copying King Chappa's Eight-Arm Fist to match Banjo's four arms (two of which he was using to cover his ears) as he and Krillin beat the humanoid Octopus down - the two turtle school students killing him with a combined Kamehameha when he tried to flee after Chi-Chi had comically used her helmet's laser to cut off his arms.

Cymbal found himself facing Ox-King and Yajirobe, with the noise counteracting Cymbal's increased strength as Yajirobe attacked while in Ox-King's car - using the car's radio to also broadcast the noise before successfully cutting the dragon-like beast in half with his katana.

Ukulele - after managing to block his ears - tried to take on the Pilaf Gang in their combined Pilaf Machine, with the creature even pulling out a sword to attack them. However, the trio in turn revealed their machine's sonic weaponry and quickly disarmed the Pterodactyl-like beast before Jiya blasted the creature with his suit's energy-based weaponry when it attempted to flee.

- Over at King's Castle, King Piccolo was distracted by the noise and the sensations of his children getting killed; even ripping off his own ears (like what Piccolo did in the Lord Slug movie) to stop the noise. Elsewhere, Puar and Oolong slipped in to try and rescue King Furry - only to encounter Piano and Organ, with the two sons of King Piccolo revealing their own ability to shapeshift and causing a fight between the four.

Thankfully, Puar came up with a plan as Oolong's shapeshifting ability began to run out; turning into a flying hand and grabbing Oolong before attempting to fly upward; Piano and Organ flying after them. However, Oolong appeared to lose his grip and fall off - only to shapeshift into his Ramen Robot form when he got close enough to Piano and Organ; them reacting too late before Oolong fell on top of them and smashed them into the ground - killing both of them as they lay in craters on the stone floor, with Puar and Oolong high-fiving as they celebrated their surprise victory.

Oolong: "Ha! - how about that? The Southern Transformation Kindergarteners got a win!"

- With that, the two were able to locate King Furry and escape; Puar changing into a magic carpet to carry Oolong and the King to safety. As for Drum, Tyber was the one to take the muscular warrior down - beating him with a flurry of attacks before finishing with a Final Spirit Cannon that blew the "General" to bits.

At this point, King Piccolo lost his temper - having learned of King Furry's escape and sensed the deaths of his newest children, while the rest of his army was getting killed or taken down. In a fit of rage and while still inside King's Castle, he grew even larger - smashing his way out of the building and revealing himself to everyone in the process before going on a kaiju-like rampage; punching through the various buildings and shooting energy beams from his fingers and eyes.

With most of the martial artists now retreating in the face of this behemoth, the Z-Fighters and the Galactic Patrol went on the attack; hitting him with physical blows and ki blasts wherever they could. However, King Piccolo was distracted by Luma as had not expected to see another like him or Kami, with Luma in turn using telepathy to attack King Piccolo on a psychological level;

Luma: "You really think you're some almighty 'Demon King', Piccolo? Well, I've got news for you - you're just a Namekian. In fact, you're less than a Namekian – nothing more than a weak, pathetic and cowardly parasite who clings to the life of your better half".

- This threw King Piccolo off balance as the revelation of him been a Namekian sunk in; his whole identity getting undermined and causing him to effectively have a crisis inside his head, with the heroes taking advantage to injure him more and even bring him to his knees. While the Galactic Patrolmen were more than capable of blasting the Giant Namekian to bits as their own power surpassed his, Luma instructed them not too - having confirmed with Kami of the two's life link and not wanting to lose Earth's Dragon Balls. In a final attack fuelled by frustration, pain and rage, King Piccolo attempted to blast the entire city away with an Explosive Demon Wave - putting all of his power into the attack. However, Luma - been much stronger - easily countered with an Energy Cannon attack that blocked King Piccolo's blast.

Seizing the opportunity, Roshi, Tien and Yamcha initiated the Evil Containment Wave as Chiaotzu used his telekinesis to keep the Electric Rice Cooker steady. King Piccolo, despite his size, was caught up in the attack and successfully resealed - much to the celebration of all. Roshi, Tien and Yamcha were fatigued from the experience, but otherwise alive, while the capture of King Piccolo before he could spawn any more eggs means no Piccolo Jr. in this story.

- In the aftermath, the prison containing King Piccolo was recovered and the surviving creatures were all rounded up - with Luma taking responsibility for both King Piccolo's prison and his “children”. Telepathically contacting his father - Grand Elder Guru - back on Planet Namek, the Namekians there gathered their own Dragon Balls and summoned their Dragon, Porunga.

The first wish to Porunga was to transport all the surviving children of King Piccolo from Earth to Namek, with the Namekians keeping them contained as they worked on finding a way to handle them. The second wish was to restore the damage caused by King Piccolo's rampage - thus restoring Central City back to normal. Finally, the last wish was for the souls killed by King Piccolo and his children to be moved from Limbo into the Other World; freeing them from their torment and allowing them to be processed by King Yemma at his Check-In Station.

Back on Earth, the heroes recovered the Dragon Balls from Capsule Corporation and summoned Shenron; wishing for everyone killed by King Piccolo and his children to be revived - which was granted before Shenron departed. Following this, a party was held to celebrate - with even the Pilaf Gang been invited since they'd helped out (and also with the Galactic Patrolmen there, they knew better than to cause trouble).

- Three days later, a joint ceremony was held in Central City, with the Galactic King coming to Earth and meeting with King Furry in a show of appreciation for the aid of the Galactic Patrol in stopping King Piccolo.

All those who aided in taking down the evil Namekian and his army, along with evacuating the citizens, were called to the ceremony to receive a Blue Star Medal from King Furry for their bravery. The Earthlings also received a Galactic Patrol medal from the Galactic King for aiding their officers against an "invading threat" - like what Tyber, Sachie and Zarid had been given when they took down the Mil Clan on Planet Octo. When it was Goku's turn to receive his medals (Roshi having convinced him to do it as Grandpa Gohan would be proud), he was thankfully stopped by Tyber from shaking the wrong tentacle.

Luma himself would later meet up with Kami and Mr. Popo on the Lookout; the two Dragon-Clan Namekians talking as Luma helped to catch Kami up on his heritage with the telepathic aid of Guru - Kami re-learning of his father Katas and why he was sent away from Namek in the first place - along with Luma giving the prison containing King Piccolo to Kami for him to look after.

- Once the ceremonies had finished, everyone had gone their separate ways and some kind of normality had been restored, Tyber was later invited to come to visit Goku and the group at Kame House for a party; Ox-King, Chi-Chi and Tights having come along as well to all spend some time together to relax after all that had happened.

When the topic of the "tails" came up once more, Tyber sat Goku down to talk about it - finally ready to reveal the truth to him about his parents, his brother, and their heritage...

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For Part 08, we move onto the "Piccolo Jr." Saga, but this time without Piccolo Jr. been present. How will Goku and the Z-Fighters react to the revelation of him and Tyber been aliens from a long destroyed world, and what will ultimately happen when the 23rd World Martial Arts Tournament rolls around?

Hope you like what you've read and curious to see what you guys think.

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In the previous chapter, we saw Tyber, Tights and Jaco arrive at Papaya Island; Tyber getting some civilian clothing to wear before he and Jaco set themselves up on the roof of the temple overlooking the World Martial Arts Tournament arena to see if Goku was indeed Raditz's younger brother Kakarot. Tyber admits to not wanting to approach Goku if he is indeed Kakarot until he had an understanding of the boy's personality and thus could work out the best time/way to talk to him.

Tights, meanwhile, went to meet with Bulma, Goku and the rest of the group; getting introduced to Goku and the rest of the group properly.

The final match between Goku and Tien Shinhan went much like the original, with Tyber confirming that Goku was indeed Kakarot and the Saiyan that Jaco had failed to prevent from arriving to Earth all those years ago.

Although Tyber did think of interfering when Chiaotzu began to paralyse Goku with his telekinesis and with Tien been ordered to kill Goku, but this thankfully wasn't needed as Tien rejected the path of an assassin and Master Roshi sent Master Shen flying when he tried to kill Chiaotzu.

Ultimately the fight ends the same way, with Goku and Tien plummeting towards the ground but Goku hitting the ground first due to a passing delivery van, making Tien the winner; Tyber quietly congratulating Goku's efforts and later stating to Tights that he will wait for her if she needs a lift home - Tights joining Bulma and the others in having a meal while Krillin runs to collect Goku's Power Pole and Dragon Ball that he left behind.

However, as Jaco prepares to return to Galactic Patrol Headquarters, Tyber (back in his Galactic Patrol uniform) sees and senses something bad and flies to the Tournament grounds; successfully saving Krillin from been murdered by Tambourine and beating the monster down. When Tambourine tried to escape, he was brought down by a stun gun blast from Jaco - who proceeded to cuff the creature.

Before Krillin could ask questions, Tyber's hope of talking to Goku later were tossed aside as Goku appeared (having had the premonition of Krillin in trouble); seeing Jaco alongside the unconscious body of Tambourine, Krillin and the announcer injured but alive...and another individual with a tail...

As usual, be prepared for a decent amount of text.

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- The mood was tense as the two Saiyans stared each other down, with neither really knowing what to do or say considering the situation; Goku haven't not seen another person with a tail before now - despite having initially believed as a kid that all boys had tails - while Tyber had intended to wait for a better time to talk to Goku and discuss his heritage and past, only to have that idea thrown in the bin.

Thankfully, Krillin was the one to break the silence as he called Goku over to him; Goku snapping out of his trance-like state and going to check on his friend, with Krillin giving Goku his Power Pole and Dragon Ball back. When Goku asked what happened, Krillin explained how the green monster on the floor (Tambourine) had come through the window and attacked both him and the Announcer before trying to steal the Dragon Ball.

Krillin then admitted that he had tried to fight the monster to prevent it from taking the dragon ball, but wasn't strong enough; him and the Announcer been saved when the "guy with the tail" arrived and beat the monster down, while the "other guy" (Jaco) brought it down with a shot from his gun when it tried to escape with the list of Martial Artists.

- Having heard the events, with the Announcer confirming that was what happened, Goku - nowhere near as angry as his friend was alive - turned around and, with an honest smile, thanked both Tyber and Jaco before asking who they were and what the creature was. To this, Tyber introduced himself and Jaco before stating they were members of the Galactic Patrol (telling a confused Goku that it was a fancy word for "Space Police") - adding that they had come to Earth for "personal reasons" and watched the final of the World Martial Arts Tournament, with Tyber congratulating Goku on his fight with Tien.

However, before they were due to leave, they sensed something was wrong and headed back to the Tournament grounds before coming to Krillin's aid when they saw him and the announcer in trouble. In regards to the "monster", Jaco took over and explained that he had simply stunned it; adding that while they weren't sure on its identity, they would find out what it was and make sure that was locked up so it couldn't hurt anyone else.

- Goku was satisfied at these answers, but before he could get onto asking about Tyber having a tail, the rest of the group arrived - having been running after Goku when he ran off from the restaurant and also been surprised by the scene that they came across.

Bulma then surprised the rest of the group when she recognized and greeted Jaco - pointing out that it had been a while since they'd seen each other and with Tights explaining to the group that Jaco was a friend of their family (and whom she had ended up on an adventure with over fifteen years ago when he saved her and East City from a crashing rocket).

When the attention turned back to Tyber after Bulma asked who he was, the Saiyan proceeded to properly introduce himself; stating his name, the fact that he also worked for the Galactic Patrol...and the fact that he'd been dating Tights for around three years. This once again surprised everyone before Bulma then confronted her sister about this - having only heard that she had a boyfriend but not the fact he was an "alien cop with a tail". Tights, however, countered by pointing out that Bulma had said nothing about Goku having a tail either; only learning it after their mother made a casual joke about both sisters meeting boys who had them.

- Before the topic of tails could again proceed any further, Master Roshi was the next one to get the group's attention when he got a good look at the unconscious Tambourine, only to recoil in horror as he explained that he had seen creatures like this one before. Before Jaco could quiz him on what it was, Oolong noticed a piece of paper on the floor with a symbol on it, with Roshi looking at it with even more terror; explaining that the symbol on the paper was the crest of "King Piccolo", with the creature on the floor been one of his "children".

With that, Roshi proceeded to explain the events of the past in Age 461, when King Piccolo and his children waged war on humanity; this war resulting in the destruction of Earth's cities and claiming the lives of thousands. Eventually the creatures attacked the Training Academy of Master Mutaito - the teacher of both Roshi and Shen - and despite their efforts, the other students were slain and Master Mutaito was defeated by King Piccolo in combat.

- Although Mutaito survived, he retreated to the mountains to work on a way to stop King Piccolo; Roshi carrying on his training as best as possible while Shen, believing their master to have abandoned them, would submit to his own evil desires.

Eventually, Mutaito returned to Roshi; having developed the Mafuba (Evil Containment Wave) and prepared an Electric Rice Cooker specifically for its use with an Ofuda. When they confronted King Piccolo again, Mutaito was able to successfully use the Mafuba and seal the monstrous tyrant away in the rice cooker, with Roshi closing it shut. However, this technique cost Master Mutaito his life after using all his energy, with Roshi following his teacher's final instructions and throwing the rice cooker into Isuri's Lake.

The world would later rebuild and repopulate, with the story of King Piccolo becoming little more than a legend until today, with the group realizing that the reason Tambourine tried taking the list of Martial Artists was so King Piccolo and his children could eliminate them - thus ensuring that no-one would be able to reseal him with the Mafuba technique.

- Over on Pilaf's Flying Base, King Piccolo - while still sensing Tambourine's life force - had lost contact with him, with his child not responding to his telepathic calls. It became clear, despite Piano's belief to the contrary, that Tambourine had been taken down, which left King Piccolo more than a little concerned and annoyed that his strongest child could be brought down so easily; having failed in collecting the Dragon Ball and the list of Martial Artists from the tournament.

Furthermore, if Tambourine had been captured, he may be "persuaded" (tortured) to reveal his father's plans - which put King Piccolo's initial idea of using the Dragon Balls to regain his youth and power in peril. When questioned by Pilaf on what he wanted to do next, King Piccolo questioned if anyone else could locate the Dragon Balls - to which Pilaf nervously admitted that a martial artist with a tail who had thwarted their plans in the past had one that he could carry around.

- Angered by this revelation, King Piccolo demanded that they abandon their plan to gather the Dragon Balls and retreat to another location to make a new plan; Pilaf, Shu and Mai quickly doing as they were told and turning the flying base around before heading for New Pilaf Castle - which had been rebuilt atop the ruins of the old one that Goku had destroyed in his Great Ape form.

When Piano questioned what his father planned to do now, King Piccolo stated that there was more than one way to regain his youth; using his Pokopen ability to birth another egg. From out of this egg, however, came a more alien-looking creature - with King Piccolo naming this child "Organ".

- Back at Papaya Island, Jaco had been willing to leave upon hearing Roshi's story (his natural cowardice getting the better of him). However, Tyber had stopped him to offer the heroes their help; not wanting this world he had grown to appreciate - not to mention the home of his girlfriend, her family and the younger brother of his childhood friend - to get destroyed by some murderous tyrant, with the rest of the group agreeing to this.

The Saiyan followed up by asking for a description of King Piccolo from Roshi - only to be surprised when Roshi's description of a green-skinned being with pink patches on his arms, along with pointed ears and antenna, appeared to match that of a Namekian. Using Jaco's ship as it was closest (and with Jaco carrying the unconscious Tambourine aboard) while the rest of the Dragon Team squeezed in where they could, Tyber was able to use the ship's 'vidcom' to contact Luma - a Namekian Galactic Patrolman (left of Jaco's head in this image) - back at Galactic Patrol Headquarters before bringing Roshi, Tambourine and the others aboard.

(Luma's Namekian name pun is based off the Italian word for "Snail". In regards to the Galactic Patrol - whose name puns are based on seafood - he's named after "Calamari"; I forgot to mention the latter name pun in the past).

- When Luma answered, Roshi was indeed able to confirm the similarities in appearance between the two - with Jaco also lifting up Tambourine's unconscious body so Luma could see him on the 'vidcom' screen. Horrified, Luma demanded that Jaco lock up Tambourine immediately (with Jaco shoving Tambourine in a cell on his ship) and asked for the whole story, with Roshi repeating what had happened as well as Tyber explaining what had happened regarding Tambourine and his attempt at stealing both the list of Martial Artists from the Tournament and a Dragon Ball, with Goku showing the Four-star ball.

With this information, Luma stated that there likely must be two Namekians on Earth, one been King Piccolo (a "Demon-Clan" Namekian) and the other been a "Dragon-Clan" Namekian who is responsible for creating Earth's Dragon Balls. Luma added that Dragon Balls are tied to their creator's life force, with the Dragon Balls becoming inert and turning to stone permanently if their creator dies without passing on the ownership to a Namekian "successor". As such, and despite the dangers of what could happen if King Piccolo got a wish, Luma warns the group not to kill King Piccolo as the two Namekians may be connected in some way.

- Having made that clear, Luma declared that he would request for the Galactic King to initiate a priority alert for Earth - as the notion of an evil Namekian going on a rampage with multiple, powerful spawn at his side (especially if he succeeded in getting a wish on the Dragon Balls) was not something that would benefit anyone, with Luma instructing Goku to make sure that the Dragon Ball in their possession remained safe.

Before ending the call, Luma spoke to Roshi - apologizing profusely for the fact that one of his people had caused so much strife and carnage in the past before promising that he would do everything in his power to make sure King Piccolo was caught and brought to justice, with Roshi accepting this and making it clear that he held no ill intent towards Luma or other Namekians, as to judge an entire species based on the actions of a few was foolish and short-sighted. With that, the call ended - with the group leaving Jaco's ship before he left Earth to take Tambourine to the Galactic Prison.

- The heroes, meanwhile, managed to formulate a plan; Tights joining Tyber, Goku and Krillin on his ship to gather the Dragon Balls with Bulma's Dragon Radar, while the rest of the group will firstly drop the Announcer off at Papaya Hospital so he can recover from the encounter before travelling via plane back to Capsule Corporation, where Bulma would make a container that would block the Dragon Ball's signal and thus prevent King Piccolo from finding them (similar to what Pilaf did to prevent the Z-Fighters from finding the last Dragon Ball in the Fortuneteller Baba Saga).

In the event Tyber's group encountered King Piccolo, Tyber would take the Namekian on himself, but if said Namekian proved too strong (the group not knowing King Piccolo's power level), Tights would fly Tyber's ship - having learnt how to do it from her and Tyber's time together on their journeys/dates off-world - and get both Goku and Krillin to safety.

- With that (and after destroying the list of Martial Artists to keep it out of King Piccolo's hands), the two groups went their separate ways - with Tights and Tyber buying some food for Goku and Krillin as they missed out on the meal at the restaurant. Once Bulma's group was back at Capsule Corporation and had settled down, Tien and Yamcha both approached Master Roshi to talk about the Mafuba and if they could learn it despite the risks – with Roshi nervous but agreeing to do so in the morning after both of them had rested due to the strain of the technique.

- Back at New Pilaf Castle, King Piccolo ordered Organ - a child whose prowess was in dark magic and science, along with mixing them for whatever purpose his father would require - to begin creating an elixir for him.

In this case, King Piccolo stated that there were thousands of souls trapped in Limbo after been killed by him and his children in their original war, with Organ tasked to use the "sap" from these trapped souls to make the elixir in order to restore King Piccolo's youth and power. To this, Organ agreed to his father's demand and got started immediately.

(For those who are curious, this plot is from the game Dragon Ball: Daimaō Fukkatsu and it did involve King Piccolo making a child called Organ, who in turn made an elixir from the "sap" of human souls to give King Piccolo his youth and power back – namely due to the Dragon Balls been required for a different part of the game).

- In the meantime, Pilaf, Shu and Mai noticed that their computer was reporting unidentified movement deep in the castle - the trio worrying about there been an intruder. Hearing this and believing himself more than capable of dealing with any "interloper", King Piccolo and the Pilaf Gang headed down to the castle depths to investigate. When they encountered the "intruders", however, King Piccolo smiled and began to laugh as he recognized the beings before him; stating to the terrified Pilaf Gang that once he was young again, he'd need to see how many "others" were still around.

- Back on the search for the Dragon Balls and with the night closing in, Tyber, Tights, Krillin and Goku were able to find most of them without too much difficulty thanks to the radar; recovering the Two-star ball from an Ice Cave, the Three-star ball from a prairie and the Six-star ball from Crow Cavern. The Seven-star ball was recovered from a clan of pirates - with Goku, Krillin and Tyber easily dispatching the group and forcing their leader to hand the ball over - while the Five-star ball was recovered from an injured fighter who walked with a cane (his injuries having been caused by Tien in the past), who was more willing to hand it over without any trouble as it wasn't Tien asking for it this time.

- The hardest ball to collect that day was the One-star ball, which was in the possession of an overweight Ronin named Yajirobe. Although the group warned him about the return of King Piccolo (and Yajirobe was indeed worried when he remembered the significance of that name), he was still reluctant to hand over the ball when the group couldn't prove it.

While Goku and Krillin were willing to fight Yajirobe for the Dragon Ball and Tyber sought a more peaceful solution due to his job as a Galactic Patrolman, Tights comically came up with a suitable bargaining chip. Thanks to the Galactic Patrol ship been equipped to access the law enforcement records of different worlds, Tights was able to do a search on Yajirobe - finding that the Ronin was in fact wanted by the police for stealing vehicles just so he could go for joyrides in them.

(That isn't something I made up - one of Yajirobe's hobbies is stealing cars and going for joyrides, with even the game DBZ: Kakarot showing a woman reporting her car been stolen by a man matching Yajirobe's description).

- Panicking after been confronted by this revelation, Yajirobe attempted to flee - only to find his every path blocked by Tyber as the Saiyan was too fast for him; Yajirobe agreeing to hand over the Dragon Ball in exchange for the group not alerting the police of his actions.

With the last ball in their possession, Tyber sent an update to Galactic Patrol Headquarters while Tights contacted Bulma at Capsule Corporation that they had all the Dragon Balls before the group left Yajirobe's prairie to head back to West City; Bulma having indeed made a container to hide the Dragon Balls in by the time they got back before putting the Dragon Balls in and storing the container away.

Following that, and after some supper, the group settled down to rest where they could to make sure they would be prepared for whatever tomorrow would bring. Tyber and Tights would share a bed together, with Bulma making a light-hearted joke about it - both as a bit of teasing that sisters do and also to try and lighten the mood a bit, since it was still somewhat tense after all they'd learnt.

- At the Galactic Prison, Jaco was able to drop off a now conscious Tambourine; been more than strong enough himself to keep the mutated Namekian in check, although other Galactic Patrolmen had to fit a face-mask over him to prevent him shooting energy blasts from his mouth.

Once Tambourine was checked in and placed into a cell, Jaco received a message via his radio from Luma; the Namekian's request to the Galactic King for a priority alert had been granted, with Jaco instructed to get some rest as he, Luma, Jiya and Merus had been assigned to travel to Earth to assist Tyber with the "Evil Namekian" situation. Additionally, Luma forwarded the update that Tyber and the Earthlings had collected all the Dragon Balls and stored them in a safe place, with the Galactic Patrolmen on this mission due to arrive in West City at dawn. While Jaco was unhappy about having to be part of this mission, he accepted that at least he would have some "heavy hitters" as backup and began his journey back to Headquarters.

- Back at Pilaf's castle on Earth, however, King Piccolo - unbeknownst to the heroes - currently had no intention of searching for the Dragon Balls, as he simply awaited the completion of Organ's work; learning of the King of Earth, his peace-loving ways and where his palace was, with him laughing at the thought of destroying a "sentimental one" as they were his favourites.

Sure enough, Organ did indeed complete the Elixir as specified, with himself, Piano and the Pilaf Gang looking on with a mix of emotions as King Piccolo drunk it; the Namekian's energy flaring up before his aged body indeed began to revert. King Piccolo's power rose as his body reverted to its prime - becoming more muscular and his skin changing to a more healthy green.

When it had finished, Piccolo laughed and admired his rejuvenated form - Piano, Organ and the Pilaf Gang all praising his "rebirth". Moments later, however, King Piccolo betrayed the Pilaf Gang as he stated that their usefulness was at an end; firing a barrage of finger beams at them to force them to flee - with Pilaf, Mai and Shu all running off into the desert while King Piccolo laughed at seeing the trio "dance" to avoid his blasts.

- With the "pests" dealt with, King Piccolo flew up into the stormy night sky before using his newfound power to initiate a telepathic call. As it turned out, the creatures he had encountered in the castle were descendants of his children that had survived the first war; having lived on despite his imprisonment and settled in the wild before continuing to repopulate, with a mixture of various Dark Vassals and demonic "dragons" of the land and sky.

Needless to say, despite the centuries, the telepathic call of King Piccolo awakened a dormant part of their minds that recognized the "authority" of their ancestor's creator and responded, like a pack of animals reacting to the call of an Alpha male. As King Piccolo listened telepathically, the number of calls began to increase...twenty, fifty, a hundred, two hundred, five hundred.

(Yep, I'm taking the Dragon Ball Online plot of Piccolo Jr. finding many of the monsters that were descended from survivors of the King Piccolo Wars and moving it here, but with his father finding them instead and using them for his own ends).

- At its peak, thousands had reacted to the Evil Namekian's call and began their journey to his location, with King Piccolo bellowing out loud for Piano, Organ and anyone else to hear amongst the thunder and lightning:

King Piccolo: "The call to arms has been answered, and my army awakens to finish what we started all those centuries ago! Come to me, my children, and prepare for the coup of the century!"

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For Part 07, we continue the King Piccolo Saga as King Piccolo begins his attack on humanity to seize power. When all is said and done, does the story end here, or will the Z-Fighters and the Galactic Patrol have what it takes to bring down the Demon-Clan Namekian and his "Army of the Night"?

Hope you like what you've read and curious to see what you guys think.

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In the previous chapter, we saw Tyber officially start as a Galactic Patrolman - successfully arresting various criminals but also proving that he could be compassionate to certain lawbreakers. This helped earn him more respect from his fellow Galactic Patrolmen, with both Luma (a Namekian Galactic Patrolman) and Merus revealing more about their families and past, to varying degrees.

The biggest change, however, came from his meeting with Tights in Age 747 after rescuing her and Jaco from a "bug problem" on Planet Rudeeze; the two spending time together and travelling the stars. This was intermixed with them occasionally stopping evildoers together, like taking down Dolltaki and even saving the inhabitants of M-2 from the Machine Mutants in Age 750; arresting Dr. Myuu and destroying a far less developed "Baby" in the process.

Not long after, Tyber and Tights would begin dating properly, with Tyber even spending more time on Earth to the point of the Galactic Patrol making a currency converter for if Tyber wished to spend his wages there. At the same time, Tight's sister Bulma had met up with Kakarot (Goku) - with the surviving Saiyan going on the adventures seen in the original Dragon Ball series, from the Emperor Pilaf Saga to the Fortuneteller Baba Saga.

Tyber, however, would not be aware of Goku until meeting Dr. Brief and Bikini on May 7th, Age 753, with an offhand joke unintentionally revealing the young Saiyan's potential survival. As such, he, Tights and Jaco head to the 22nd World Martial Arts Tournament at Papaya Island to confirm whether or not the younger brother of Raditz was indeed alive.

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- Before long, Tyber would land his ship on Papaya Island; Tights having been talking to her parents on her phone to find out how the Tournament had gone, with the two learning (based on what her parents heard) that Goku had made it to the final - having beaten movie star Pamput and his teammate Krillin to do so.

His opponent, however, was a man named Tien Shinhan; a vicious fighter who had not only beaten the previous champion, Jackie Chun (Master Roshi in disguise), but had also defeated Bulma's ex-boyfriend Yamcha before breaking his leg after the former was knocked unconscious. Additionally, it appeared as though Goku and Tien's martial arts teachers were rivals, with reports of them arguing and throwing insults before the Tournament had even began.

- With time to go before the final match between Goku and Tien, Jaco soon arrived in his own ship - albeit with him looking morose after exiting it. When asked, Jaco stated that not only was he going to have to deal with the paperwork and the humiliation of apparently having failed his mission, but that when Tyber told him that the Saiyan he was sent to stop having potentially got past him, he accidentally dropped a breakable item in the shop he was in and so had to pay for it with the money he was going to spend on his girlfriend.

Thankfully for Jaco, Tyber does offer to give him some money later that he can spend on a gift for his girlfriend.

- When Tights brought up what Tyber's plan was on approaching Goku and confirming if he was indeed a Saiyan, Tyber stated that he wouldn't approach Goku at all. At this time, he and Jaco would "stakeout" the Tournament area and spectate to see how everything goes; checking if Goku is indeed a Saiyan and getting a feel of what kind of personality he has if he is, so he can work out how best to approach Goku later.

The reason for this is because - with such an important match about to take place - the last thing Goku would need at such a time would be him getting distracted by two strangers appearing to tell him "we're aliens and so are you", and that would be before dropping some other truth bombs like the fate of the Saiyan race.

(However, I'm sure we all know the quote about the “best-laid plans”).

- As such, Tyber and Tights headed into a clothing store so Tyber could change into a different outfit; his Galactic Patrol uniform and tail sticking out too much in a crowd and with Tights helping him in choosing a T-shirt, footwear and a jacket long enough to hide his tail under. Jaco, however, stuck to wearing his hat and coat that he'd worn during his time on Earth in the past - especially as he had no money to get anything else anyway.

After placing his Galactic Patrol uniform in his ship and with him and Jaco parking their ships on a rooftop, Tyber flew towards the hotel that Bulma, Goku and their friends are staying at; Jaco piggy-backing on the Saiyan while Tyber carries Tights in his arms. After landing outside and away from the windows to avoid been spotted, Tights headed inside to meet up with her sister while Tyber carried Jaco with him to the Tournament ground; settling on hiding out on the Temple roof to get a clear view of the arena and with Tyber lowering his power level to avoid getting sensed, just in case.

- Sure enough at the hotel, Tights surprised the group with her appearance - with her passing off her presence to Bulma as "been in the area" and deciding to watch the final. As such, Bulma introduces Tights to everyone else, with them surprised that Bulma had an older sister although Goku is his usual, cheerful self towards her; Tights in turn finding him rather endearing. Roshi does acknowledge her but is distracted by women performing aerobics on the TV until Launch - due to a fly brushing past her nose - sneezes and transforms into her bad self, with her pulling Roshi away as it's time to head to the Tournament.

At the grounds, Puar and Oolong use their shapeshifting talents to guarantee a front row seat for themselves, Bulma, Launch, Roshi, Turtle and Yamcha; the latter been on crutches but having left the hospital of his own accord to watch the final. Roshi, however, leaves to get a better view by joining Krillin on the Temple side of the arena, despite it been reserved for Tournament participants only.

- When Tien and Goku walked out and got into their stances after been introduced by the announcer, Tyber indeed was able to confirm to Jaco (and with a genuine smile) that "Goku" was indeed Kakarot; Raditz's younger brother having slipped past Jaco's sight and landed safely on the planet.

In regards to Tien Shinhan and Krillin, Jaco stated that he wasn't aware of Earthling races been so varied; referring to Krillin as "funny looking" while calling it odd that Tien had three eyes - unaware of Tien been a descendant of the Triclops race and having inherited some of their powers/appearance as a result.

Before long, the fight begins and proceeds similar to how it did in the original story - with both Tien and Goku going at it and landing a lot of powerful hits on each other, along with both showcasing a wide variety of techniques. Jaco, Tights and Tyber alike were all impressed with how strong Goku was, with Tyber been reminded of his time training with Raditz back on Planet Vegeta - entertaining the possibility in his mind of training with Goku at some point as well.

- However, partway during the fight, Goku began to have moments where he appeared to be frozen in place - allowing Tien to get in plenty of hits. Observing closely, Jaco was quick to realize that the reason for these was that Tien's teammate Chiaotzu was using telekinesis to interfere in the fight, with Yamcha and the other Z-Fighters realizing afterwards. Unfortunately, Bad Launch's attempt to stop Chiaotzu's interference by hitting him over the head with a mallet was easily blocked by Master Shen - who in turn sent Launch crashing into a wall.

Tyber himself considered intervening as it became more apparent that Shen wanted Tien to kill Goku, although for now he held back and only decided to get involved if Goku's life was truly in danger of been lost; not wanting Bardock and Gine's second child to be lost this soon after finding him but not wanting to cost Goku the match if he intervened too early.

- Thankfully, Tien caught on that the fight was too easy and telepathically demanded that Chiaotzu stop interfering as he wanted a fair fight. When Master Shen demanded that Tien kill Goku to "avenge Tao", Tien - having already been battling conflicting thoughts after his battle with Master Roshi in his "Jackie Chun" disguise - finally began to see the error of his master's teachings and refused to do it; no longer desiring to be an assassin like Tao and not wanting to be disqualified for murdering his opponent.

Angered at Tien's "betrayal", Shen demanded that Chiaotzu kill both of them, only for Chiaotzu to refuse because he didn't want to hurt Tien - to which Shen grabbed Chiaotzu and attempted to kill him himself. Although both Jaco and Tyber prepared to jump in to prevent this, the situation was resolved as Master Roshi proceeded to blast Shen away with a Kamehameha.

With that, Tien declared to Goku that he would fight the rest of the match to win, rather than for revenge or for the supremacy of their schools.

- The two soon resumed their battle - with Tien allowing Goku some "free hits" to make up for those he got due to Chiaotzu's interference - before revealing the Four Witches Technique and attacking Goku with four arms. In response, Goku countered by mimicking King Chappa's "Eight-Arm Fist" technique - with Tien attempting to end the fight with his strongest attack; levitating into the air and unleashing a Tri-Beam on the arena in an attempt to knock Goku out of bounds, with the attack destroying the arena completely.

Despite this, Goku did manage to escape the blast and leap high into the air. However, as Tyber and Jaco watched, it became clear that Tien could fly but Goku couldn't - and with no ring to land back in, it appeared as though Tien had the fight won through clever strategy. However, Goku countered this by using a reverse Kamehameha to propel himself towards Tien before ramming the Crane School student in the chest with a powerful headbutt - sending both of them falling out of the sky.

- Despite Goku's efforts, he unfortunately hits the ground first after colliding with a passing delivery van, thus making Tien the winner of the Tournament. Needless to say, Goku takes it well and the crowd celebrate their match; complete with Goku and Tien been carried on the shoulders of the crowd and sharing a handshake, with Roshi telepathically telling Tien to enjoy the praise he's receiving. Tyber, still watching from the rooftop and watching the celebrations a good distance away, smiles and quietly congratulates Goku on a great fight - stating that Raditz, Gine and Bardock would have been proud to see it.

A short time afterward, Tyber and Jaco met back up with Tights - confirming that Goku is indeed Kakarot, but with Tyber declaring to her that he'll hold off on introducing himself to Goku as the mood is a good one right now; not wanting to sour it with some of the sad stuff he'll inevitably need to talk to Kakarot about.

- Tights accepts this and asks about their plans, with the two Galactic Patrolmen deciding to explore Papaya Island, get a gift for Jaco's girlfriend and grab some food for themselves - with Tyber willing to wait for Tights if she needs a lift home. With that, they part ways for the time being, with Tights returning to Bulma, Goku and the rest of the team.

That evening as the sun set, Tyber and Jaco have returned to their ships, with Jaco and Tyber both having gotten gifts for their girlfriends and with the two enjoying some food with a milkshake; Tyber also having changed back into his Galactic Patrol uniform. Meanwhile, Tights joined Goku and the rest of the group in going out for a meal; Tien apologizing to Yamcha for his earlier actions (beginning their friendly rivalry) and paying for the meal with his winnings from the Tournament. However, when Goku remembers that he left his Dragon Ball and Power Pole back at the Tournament, Krillin states he will retrieve them and runs back to the tournament grounds - despite Goku getting a bad feeling that he initially brushes off.

- As Jaco finished his food and prepared to depart back to Galactic Patrol Headquarters, Tyber began to sense a dark presence (Luma having taught him how to sense energy), moments before a large shadow passed over them. Looking up but with his sight strained by the sun, Tyber is able to make out the shape of a large creature with wings silhouetted against the sky and heading in the direction of the Tournament. Having a bad feeling, Tyber hurriedly tells Jaco to get in his ship and meet him back at the Tournament grounds; flying off at high speed before Jaco can ask what the problem is.

As Tyber approached the grounds, there was the unmistakable sound of a window smashing below - followed by the sound of the announcer screaming. Landing and quickly following the sounds, the Saiyan encountered an unexpected scene inside the Temple; the announcer injured and on the floor while Krillin was battling desperately against the creature that Tyber had glimpsed moments earlier; now revealed to be a green, scaly beast that was holding a mysterious orb with four stars on it in his hand.

- Krillin, despite fighting for his life, was trying his hardest to recover the ball; refusing to let this creature take it. However, Krillin was no match for the monster - who proceeded to try and end this fight by delivering a Wah-Tah Kick to Krillin's head.

...In the original story, this kick would successfully kill Krillin by crushing his frontal lobe, before the creature (Tambourine) would depart with the ball and a list of fighter's names - Goku arriving too late to find his teammate and best friend having been cruelly murdered...

However, In this version of events, Krillin would not die this day - the Turtle School student been rapidly pushed aside by Tyber before the Saiyan grabbed Tambourine's ankle and spun him around; slamming him into the stone floor hard enough to knock the Dragon Ball from his grasp, with Krillin grabbing it and the Power Pole before going over to the announcer.

- This time, Tambourine was on the defensive - having no answer for any attack that Tyber threw at him and quickly becoming terrified of what the Saiyan would do to him. In an attempt to flee and accomplish his "mission" in some way, he launched a Chou Makouhou attack from his mouth at Krillin and the announcer (forcing Tyber to leap in front of the pair to block it) before attempting to flee with the list of martial artists. However, Jaco had arrived and brought the distracted creature down with a blast from his stun gun; knocking Tambourine unconscious and sending the winged beast crashing to the floor.

Taken aback by the creature in front of him, Jaco nonetheless put cuffs on the creature while Tyber checked on Krillin and the announcer; apologizing for knocking the former aside earlier before explaining that the creature's kick could have caused serious damage or worse if it had connected.

- Before Krillin could thank Tyber or ask him any questions (especially after having noticed that Tyber had a tail), the group's talk was interrupted by the arrival of Goku - him still having had the premonition of Krillin been in trouble while at the restaurant before running back to the grounds to check on his friend. When he reached the doorway, however, his reaction wasn't a mix of shock and horror, but rather a mix of relief and confusion; seeing Krillin and the announcer injured but alive, a strange creature unconscious on the floor and a weird looking individual standing next to it.

However, Goku's attention soon fell on Tyber - taking note of the fact that the man in front of him also had a tail. Tyber's plan of avoiding Goku until further notice had effectively been tossed out the window as, for the first time since before Planet Vegeta had been destroyed, the two Saiyan's eyes met. Furthermore, as Tights, Bulma and the rest of Goku's friends showed up, things were about to get even more confusing, and even more dangerous...

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For Part 06, we enter the King Piccolo Saga as Goku comes face-to-face with his past, along with discovering a dark part of history from Master Roshi's youth. However, as an ancient enemy returns and our heroes plan to deal with him, what other secrets will be revealed?

Hope you like what you've read and curious to see what you guys think.

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In the previous chapter, we saw Tyber join the Galactic Patrol as a cadet; initially viewed with suspicion and the target of bullying/discrimination due to him been a Saiyan. However, he would be aided by Jiya and Merus and - with his polite and respectful attitude - slowly started to win over the other Galactic Patrolmen as well; Tyber learning more about Jiya's previous mission on Earth in the process as well as learning how to sense energy/suppress his own thanks to a Namekian Galactic Patrolman named Luma.

He sadly learned that Kakarot's pod had apparently never reached Earth and that Bardock's prediction was correct - seeing video of his last stand against Frieza - but learning from other video footage that Raditz was still around; been more willing to enter a fight but also more merciful towards civilians. Following this, Tyber started to learn the Spirit Cannon/Final Spirit Cannon technique to honour Raditz's family.

Although Merus at one point contacted Whis about the "Super Saiyan God" myth (after hearing Tyber's backstory) and the prophecy that had been told to Beerus, Whis forbade his younger brother from teaching Godly Ki or other divine techniques to the Saiyan as it could cause trouble.

In any case, Tyber's time as a cadet ended in Age 740, with him spending the next three years training properly to become a Galactic Patrolmen - having failures and setbacks but carrying on relentlessly. Sure enough in Age 743 and after his growth spurt, Tyber - now 18 - "graduated" and became a member of the Galactic Patrol; getting his own custom uniform as a result before taking a ship and setting off to perform his duties.

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- Following his "graduation" into a fully fledged Galactic Patrolman and the start of his job properly, Tyber quickly began to make it clear that he was a force to be reckoned with when it came to dealing with criminals/criminal activity.

This included him taking down various criminals like the two-headed Synthesizer, an "up-and-coming" Saute-jin crook by the name of Gryll and the anarchist paramilitary group known as the MB Army; one of their most notable members been the self-proclaimed "#1 assassin in the universe", Kurilien.

In a surprise confrontation on Planet Rubokk (where Tyber had stayed for a while), the Saiyan found himself having a rematch with Peppa when the crook escaped custody during an attempted transfer from Rubokk Prison to the Galactic Patrol Prison on Planet Nutts; Tyber wasting no time in taking the warrior-turned-outlaw down, although this time he required neither a wrench nor the need to break Peppa's nose again.

- His victories weren't all solo acts, however, as sometimes he would work as part of a team of Galactic Patrolmen to achieve a mission. As a quirk of his, Tyber had been working on a trick where he would spin his gun on his index finger before placing the weapon back in its holster - with the reason he did this been that, during his time staying with Spanna's family on Planet Rubokk, Spanna's son Sanda would watch a TV series about a vigilante who would pull the same trick after taking down a criminal.

As such, Tyber had decided to learn the technique for himself - both because he liked the idea of appearing as a "cool" role model to boys (hopefully encouraging them to stay away from crime in the process) and because it was a less awkward "quirk" than Jaco's posing. Jaco himself claimed that he thought the spinning gun trick was dumb, although Jiya later told Tyber that he had seen Jaco trying it out in secret - which just gave the Saiyan a good laugh.

Tyber had even managed to do it following his "rematch" with Peppa, which had been recorded by one of the news services on Rubokk following Peppa's escape from custody; Sanda indeed watching with his parents and sister at home, with them cheering after seeing Tyber beat the outlaw once more.

- His time with his fellow Galactic Patrollers also strengthened their faith and trust in him, as Tyber proved more than capable of holding his own against most threats. On the flip side, he was capable of showing compassion to certain lawbreakers instead of simply "decking them in the schnoz", along with putting in the extra effort to solve the bigger problems rather than just treating the "symptoms".

One such example was when they were in the process of transporting a felon - only to see a shoplifting incident happen right before them as a woman ran out of a store while been pursued by the security staff. Tyber was the one to stop her, with it been revealed that the woman had stolen some food and milk; her tearfully explaining that her boss hadn't been paying her or the other staff their full wages, with her now in debt and with two children to feed.

Hearing this and after confirming the woman's backstory, Tyber paid for the food and milk with his own wage - much to the woman's gratitude - and attended her workplace; finding out that the boss was the Granddaughter of the owner, but had been stealing money from the company because she believed that she could get away with it under the belief that her family wouldn't fire her. As such, said boss was arrested and – to her shock – later fired, with the owner stepping in and having the money that had been taken from the worker's wages returned to them.

- As a result, Luma - the Namekian Galactic Patrolman who had taught Tyber how to sense energy and suppress his own - began to open up more about his own past. This included about him been a "Dragon-Clan" Namekian, how his desire to travel the universe like the Namekians of old and his desire to help others leading to him joining the Galactic Patrol, along with the revelation that he had a total of 108 siblings back on Planet Namek.

To which he also explained the events of Age 261, when a climate shift on Namek caused violent storms that almost wiped out the Namekians; his father Guru been the only survivor and the one to repopulate the Namekian race via asexual reproduction. When Tyber questioned politely if Luma would do it himself one day to have one or more sons of his own, Luma chuckled and replied that while he was capable of doing so, only Namekian elders were allowed to birth eggs.

Luma also talked about Namek's Dragon Balls, what they looked like and how they worked - but stated that they could not revive entire species (only one person at a time) and were protected in several ways to prevent opportunists from stealing wishes.

- Along with Luma, Tyber found himself talking to Merus about his past; this happening after noting that he couldn't sense the Patrolman's energy. To this, Merus passed it off as his species having Ki that couldn't be sensed - in the same way some things cannot be detected with one or more of the other senses. In regards to his past, Merus states that he is a member of an ancient but long lived race - albeit with his father, brothers and sisters been the only ones left for reasons he didn't wish to go into. That said, he did state that his family all lived very far away - with his father working for a King while his siblings worked for important individuals in other roles (telling the truth from a certain point of view).

As for Merus, he states that he chose to be in the Galactic Patrol as he desired to protect the galaxy - finding it all so thrilling and exciting - and because he respected the tenacity of the Galactic Patrolmen, even when they were confronted with difficult or impossible odds; in turn viewing peace as something worth fighting for. Tyber found this rather inspiring, especially as Merus himself always remained humble of his abilities despite been the best of the Galactic Patrolmen by a significant amount.

- Five years later in Age 747, Tyber intercepted a distress call from Jaco to Galactic Patrol; him having crash-landed on Planet Rudeeze while heading for an oasis on the planet, with the attack having come from giant, antlion-like arthropods known as Sandipedes. When Tyber answered the call and responded that he would help as he was the closest to Rudeeze at the time, Jaco suddenly got cagey and started trying to make excuses about it been no rush and that he'd wait for the next ship. Before Tyber could question what Jaco was up to, a female voice could be heard in the background, followed by Jaco hurriedly trying to silence her:

"Jaco, we can't wait! Those things are trying to get in and the ship's getting buried!"

"Quieten down or he'll hear you!"

- With his curiosity now peaked, Tyber repeated that he was on his way and sped towards Rudeeze; landing in the Oasis area that Jaco and his "passenger" had been heading for before exiting his ship and following the co-ordinates to where Jaco's ship had crashed.

Sure enough, Jaco's ship was under attack by several Sandipedes - the largest of which was a single individual dubbed "Scorpulon". Needless to say, after dodging their sand blasts and jumping/flying attacks, Tyber was able to take down all of them with a barrage of Ki Blasts - with him using his Twin Cannon to destroy Scorpulon's tail and blow off the arthropod's head. With that, Tyber was able to get underneath Jaco's ship and lift it up out of the sand - carrying it into the oasis so that Jaco and his "passenger" could exit safely.

- To Tyber's surprise after a sheepish-looking Jaco emerged from the ship (looking as well like he'd been smacked in the side of the head), the passenger in question was revealed to be a blonde-haired human girl from Earth; said girl thanking Tyber for rescuing them and introducing herself as Tights.

However, when Tyber introduced himself and stated he was a Saiyan, Tights suddenly looked nervous - with Jaco assuring her that there was nothing to worry about; him then revealing to Tyber that Tights was a girl who helped him when he crashed on Earth in Age 737 during his mission to prevent what was believed to be a Saiyan infiltration baby from landing on Earth (or arresting/killing it when it got there). However, he had informed Tights at the time - as he hadn't met/worked with Tyber yet - that the Saiyans were all brutal planet conquerors, based on the information the Galactic Patrol had; hence why he was reluctant for Tyber to be the one who helped them.

Although somewhat frustrated at first, Tyber understood why this was the case and clarified some facts to Tights; that been that the Saiyans were enslaved and forced to conquer planets by a “greater evil”, with not all of his people fitting the mold of "brutal planet conqueror" - with Tights thankfully accepting this and relaxing somewhat.

- With that, Tyber got to work on fixing Jaco's ship as best he could, with Tights swimming around in the waters of the oasis while Jaco kept a lookout for any other Sandipedes. Due to the heat, Tyber ended up taking off the upper half of his suit while he was working on the repairs - with Tights sneaking a glance or two at Tyber's physique; his time training having given him some well-defined muscles.

Sure enough, Tyber was able to patch up Jaco's ship well enough so that it would be able to get back to Headquarters, but it would need a proper repair and clean out before making any more trips, so taking Tights home was no longer an option for Jaco. As such, Tyber offered to take her back instead, to which Tights accepted as she had no other ride home now and she was curious to see what this Saiyan was actually like; Jaco warning Tyber to keep her safe but not really having much else he could say or do in this situation.

- As a result, Jaco began his trip back to Galactic Patrol Headquarters while Tights joined Tyber aboard his ship. During their journey back, the two begin talking; Tights talking about her family (albeit leaving out the big about them been the richest people on Earth), how she and Jaco met - including how he saved her and East City from a crashing rocket - and her job as a sci-fi writer, with this been the reason Jaco had reluctantly taken her into space as she had been wanting some inspiration for her novels.

In turn, Tyber reveals more about his own life - from growing up on Planet Vegeta, travelling around space after his homeworld was destroyed, his time training to be a Galactic Patrolman, etc. - with Tights intrigued by it and sympathizing with some of the sadder parts of the story, in particular that Tyber's home was gone and the fact that he was among the last of his kind now.

Needless to say, when they did get back to Omori's Island on Earth, Tyber gave Tights his communicator for if she wanted to go anywhere and if Jaco was unavailable, with Tights thanking him for this and wishing him well; the two ending their first meeting on a positive note.

- Tights would indeed follow up on this, with Tyber showing up to take her to different places to get inspiration for her books. While Jaco was initially taken aback by this, he did see the positives as - with Tights asking someone else to act as a taxi service for her - it freed him up to spend time with a girl he'd met back on his homeworld.

In any case, Tyber took Tights around to numerous different planets in order to show off more of the galaxy (kind of like a "Doctor and his companion"-style relationship), with the two genuinely having fun times together while occasionally finding themselves having to help others and deal with criminals along the way. One such event was when they encountered the "space swindler" Dolltaki - who was pretending to be a psychic medium and charging money to grieving families in order to pretend that he was "communicating" with their deceased loved ones; ending his readings by telling them that their loved ones wanted them to come back for repeated visits (in order for him to scam them more).

Angered by this deceit, Tights volunteered to see him next; pretending that her father had passed away - with Dolltaki trying to scam her while she pretended to be amazed and intrigued at his "readings", with Dolltaki ending the reading by asking her to come back for more. At this moment, Tights then revealed that all his information was wrong - with Tyber bursting in and arresting Dolltaki while praising Tights for her help.

- Despite Jaco accepting that Tyber had taken over his "task" of taking Tights around the galaxy, he did return to Earth alone in Age 749 to reunite with her, Omori and Katayude to reminisce on the events from his original adventure in Age 737, which had ended with Jaco's crashed ship getting repaired, his mission seemingly complete and Capsule Corporation gaining the anti-gravity technology from his ship to create hovercars. Jaco also brought along a photo of him and his girlfriend - albeit with Omori not sure who was who and assuming the shorter one to be Jaco.

Tights' sister Bulma also showed up later that day after Jaco had left; revealing that she was on an adventure of her own after finding a mysterious orb in their family's basement that was made of non-Earthly material - having put together a radar to track others like it and indeed finding another in the North Valley, with her intention been to see if the legend surrounding the orbs of granting a wish were true. Bulma would later leave and head to Mount Paozu; having an unexpected meeting with a certain child and going on a bigger adventure than she realized.

As for Tights, she ultimately forgot about this and didn't bring it up in any major detail to Tyber the next time they met up; just that her sister was off on a journey and likely nothing major would come of it.

- On one of their adventures in Age 750, however, things got more serious as Tyber intercepted a distress call while they were passing Planet M-2. When the two landed, after dodging a barrage of missiles and laser fire, it was chaos - with them getting taken into a “resistance” base before learning that the surviving population were fighting a losing war against a race of powerful artificial beings known as "Machine Mutants"; most of the people of their world either dead or in hiding. It was explained to the pair that it started when a mysterious meteor crash landed on their world in Age 740, with their top scientist - Dr. Myuu - investigating it, only to disappear with the meteor. After that, Myuu returned but was now in charge of the Machine Mutants, with him sending them to kill the rest of his people and blocking long-range radio transmissions so they couldn't call for help; been luck that Tyber was nearby and close enough to get a message to.

Hearing the story, both Tights and Tyber agreed to help in this "War Against the Machines" - with Tyber flying out into battle and using both his strength and Ki attacks to wipe out the majority of the Machine Mutants that came his way; allowing the "M-2 Resistance" to gain ground and try to regain control of important facilities, with Tights managing to override the long-range communication block and call the Galactic Patrol for help.

(Since it's only Age 750, I'd say the Machine Mutants are less advanced/powerful - like how the Terminators had to go through several earlier variations before the T-800 and beyond. As such, there's also no Sigma Force at this time and it's ten years before the alien who would become General Rilldo would arrive, so he's not here either).

- Thanks to Tyber and Tights, the resistance are able to make rapid territorial gains; additionally disabling any anti-air weaponry so the rest of the Galactic Patrol would have a safer landing. With the majority of the Machine Mutants wiped out, Tyber and Tights set off after Dr. Myuu himself - with him escaping to his lab via a teleport but not been fast enough to deactivate it before Tyber and Tights also used it to catch up to him.

Despite his attempt to fight back with a Psychic Bomber, Tyber quickly brought the renegade scientist down and handcuffed him - with Tights checking through the computer files. Her search revealed the full extent of Dr. Myuu's goals as his "Total Galaxy Conquest Operation" was uncovered, along with details surrounding the object that landed in Age 740 - with Tyber, much to his horror, seeing that the "pod" had Tuffle language written on it; getting uncomfortable reminders of his time growing up in the Saiyan-Tuffle War.

- When Myuu's "creation" was revealed thanks to Tight's computer skills and despite Dr. Myuu's pleas, Tyber wasted little time in powering up a Final Spirit Cannon and blasting the incubation chamber. This attack vaporised the Tuffle parasite entirely, due to it been weaker, much less developed and thus in no condition to defend itself (similar to the incarnation of Cell that Future Trunks and Krillin destroyed in the main timeline). Following this, the trio are forced to flee as the lab initiates a self-destruct sequence - returning via the teleport to Planet M-2 before Myuu's planet explodes.

Once back on M-2, Myuu lambastes Tyber for destroying his "creation" (unaware that it was actually Baby who programmed him after taking him over in the past), although Tyber states that Myuu should feel ashamed of how many people he murdered; many of whom were likely good and innocent.

To this, Myuu chuckles before replying with a stinging rebuke:

Myuu: "That's rich, considering how much 'good and innocent' blood is on your people's hands, Saiyan. No matter how righteous you try to be or the excuses you tell yourself to make it easier to sleep, know this...when it's time for you to join your people in Hell, you'll find plenty of 'good and innocent' blood on your hands".

- Tyber didn't respond and simply waited for his colleagues to arrive and take Dr. Myuu away. While the Galactic Patrol assisted with the resistance and other survivors that evening, Tyber was left to mull on Myuu's words. When Tights came over to talk to him about it after sensing that he was upset, Tyber admitted that been reminded of the evil deeds that his people committed under Frieza and his father King Cold is something that still got to him, especially as Myuu did make a valid point; Tyber may not have killed any innocents directly during his time on Planet Vegeta, but he helped facilitate it by ensuring that the Saiyan's ships and other technology worked so they could do that job on Frieza's behalf.

All in all, he was left wondering why he was doing what he was doing and if there truly was a point to any of it.

- Tights, however, was able to remind Tyber of the good he had done, both in changing the perspective people had on his race and just helping people in general - such as what he'd done that day on M-2; ensuring that their people would survive to rebuild and start again, with neither Dr. Myuu nor his "Baby" able to cause harm to anyone else now. She added that the Saiyans were merely dealt a bad hand - with them maybe having done better things for themselves and others if fate rolled the dice differently - and that if Tyber had flat out refused to be any part of the Saiyan's way of life, there's no telling what may have happened to him; be it exile, imprisonment or worse, which would have made things worse for others in the long run.

- Finally, she stated that her own perceptions of him had changed from when they first met; having initially believed him to be the "brutal planet conqueror" as Jaco had originally described the Saiyans to be, but now having seen that there was nuance and differences - with her pointing out his positive characteristics such as his determination, drive, strength and compassion.

Tyber, feeling better, thanked Tights and also complimented her positive characteristics in turn - stating that he admired her intelligence, her kindness and her feisty nature; this causing Tights to blush considerably while been thankful for the low light on M-2 hiding this.

When Tyber brought Tights home that night, he was surprised when Tights invited him in for a coffee - since they normally would just wave each other off and have a small hug at best. Needless to say, Tyber didn't return to his ship until the next morning.

- From then on for the next three years (Age 750 to Age 753), Tyber and Tights began to 'date' properly, with the dates ranging from trips out into space together and other times just spending time together on Omori's Island; Tyber coming to truly appreciate the planet and treat it like a second home. This got to the point where the Galactic Patrol set up a system for Tyber to convert his wages into Earth currency if need be, since their money wasn't accepted on Earth. Due to thinking that Kakarot had never arrived on Earth, Tyber never went looking for him and kept his own power level low to avoid accidents - fully unaware of what Kakarot (Goku) had and was getting up to.

As for Tights, she hadn't spoken to her parents much about her "boyfriend", nor even that much to her sister Bulma, but was reasoning that the time was right for Tyber to meet her Mum and Dad. So, in Age 753, during the time the 22nd World Martial Arts Tournament was taking place, she called Tyber - who at the time was returning from a mission with Jaco - and stated that she wanted to introduce him to her parents properly; Jaco deciding to pay a visit to Earth himself to get a gift for his girlfriend by taking advantage of the "Credits-to-Zeni" currency exchange that the Galactic Patrol had set up, with him wearing the coat and hat he wore when he was last on Earth.

- Tyber's meeting with Tight's parents went better than he was expecting - with the Saiyan having genuinely been nervous at this beforehand, but with both Dr. Briefs and Bikini proving to be easy to get along with, despite Dr. Briefs occasionally getting his name wrong or asking Tights a question she'd already told him the answer to. However, when the two were saying their goodbyes to Tight's parents, Bikini caught their attention with an unexpected joke:

Bikini: "You know it's funny; seeing both our girls doing their own thing in different places, and yet both meet handsome young men who have tails".

- Hearing this, Tyber stopped dead in his tracks and spun around before asking Bikini to clarify what she meant, to which Bikini stated that Bulma had encountered and befriended a boy called "Goku" - who had hair that was black and spiky, a brown-furred tail and apparently had been found by an elderly martial artist in the mountains one day; Tights remembering her parents telling her about Goku but neither of them mentioning a tail as it was overshadowed by Bulma dramatically breaking up with Yamcha at the time.

Tyber, however, took a piece of paper and a pencil before roughly sketching what he remembered Bardock's hair looking like, with his heart rate quickening. After finishing it, it handed it to Tight's parents and asked if Goku's hair was that style, with the two looking it over before indeed confirming it; adding that Bulma had gone to Papaya Island to watch Goku and her friends compete at the World Martial Arts Tournament.

After getting past the initial shock, Tyber thanked them and bid them farewell before he and Tights raced to his ship.

- With Tights directing him to Papaya Island, Tyber radioed Jaco to let him know what he'd learnt and to follow his co-ordinates to Papaya Island - with Jaco himself reacting in shock upon hearing that the Saiyan he was supposed to intercept all those years ago had slipped through his fingers. Needless to say, both Tyber and Tights flew on to Papaya Island; nervous and excited to find out if Jaco's report had been incorrect, and if the second son of Bardock and Gine was indeed still alive...

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For Part 05, we enter Dragon Ball properly with the Tien Shinhan Saga, as Tyber, Tights and Jaco reach Papaya Island to watch the last day of the World Martial Arts Tournament. However, how will the day change when the precursor of an ancient evil makes its move?

Hope you like what you've read and curious to see what you guys think.

Previous Chapters: Blog

In the previous chapter, we saw Tyber on the move now that Planet Vegeta had been destroyed and his people were near enough extinct - with him having to planet-hop from place to place to gather supplies while having to deal with the mark on the galaxy that the Saiyan's had left under their servitude to King Cold and Frieza.

Thankfully, there were places that would accept his presence - with him making a temporary living on Planet Rubokk and been seen as a local hero after dealing with the outlaw Peppa. However, it would be on Planet Octo that Tyber would make the biggest change after an encounter with the Mil Clan caused him to crash there; the thirteen-year old Saiyan joining up with two human fighters from Earth - Sachie and Zarid - to take down the Mil Clan. When the Galactic Patrol showed up to take the prisoners away while Zarid and Sachie returned to Earth, Tyber approached one of the Galactic Patrolmen - Jiya - and questioned if he could join them; seeing an opportunity to have a steady job, help others and at least partially rectify some of the negative beliefs surrounding his people.

As usual, be prepared for a decent amount of text...

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- Jiya had to take a moment to process Tyber's request in his mind, with him certainly having not expected a Saiyan of all beings to say that they wanted to be in the Galactic Patrol. That said, he did remind himself that this one had helped protect the inhabitants of the Galactic King's homeworld and had worked alongside two humans to accomplish it rather than trying to hog all the glory for himself.

While Jiya's partner was more willing to blow off Tyber's request, Jiya explained to the Saiyan - after finding out that the boy was thirteen - that if the Galactic King allowed it, he would have to work as a cadet for two years (until Age 740) before any proper training to become a Galactic Patrolman could take place; the training taking three years and the youngest age that anyone could serve as a Galactic Patrolman been eighteen.

Despite this, Tyber persisted; pointing out that with his planet gone, his people nearly extinct and most of the galaxy understandably having a dislike/hatred of Saiyans, along with many worlds been under Frieza's control (him showing Jiya the scouter with the destroyed microphone to show how he was avoiding the Frieza Force), he didn't really have a place to go - especially with his ship now a write-off after the battle with the Mil Clan.

- Relenting, Jiya agreed to at least take Tyber to the Galactic King to see what he had to say on the matter - allowing Tyber to join him and his partner on their ship. The journeys through space were quiet ones, with the first been Jiya's partner dropping off the Mil Clan at the Galactic Prison before they resumed their journey to Galactic Patrol Headquarters. During these trips, Tyber was looking out to the stars and genuinely feeling nervous, but - after looking back at the medal he'd been given - assured himself that things would be okay, even if he was rejected from such a role.

When they did arrive and Tyber was brought before the Galactic King, the young Saiyan caught the King off guard with his polite and respectful nature - with the King impressed by this and then been even more impressed when he learned that Tyber had helped protect his homeworld.

When the matter of Tyber becoming a Galactic Patrolman came up, the King did repeat some of what Jiya had said earlier - adding that there was only a 5/9 (55%) chance of him becoming a Galactic Patrolman - but admitted that he thought Tyber indeed had good potential after Jiya relayed what the Octos had told him and his partner. With this, he agrees to make Tyber a cadet until Age 740, with the Saiyan tasked to help out where possible (Tyber again surprising the King by revealing that he was trained as an engineer), to research how to do the job and get to know the other Galactic Patrolmen.

As such, with Jiya keeping watch over him, Tyber was shown around the Galactic Patrol Headquarters to get a general understanding of where everything was - from the hangars to the cafeteria to the training room and eventually to Tyber's quarters, where he would be staying.

- For his "schedule" as a cadet, it was a mix of doing various jobs around the Galactic Patrol Headquarters along with various classes like a school; this all serving to improve upon a cadet's self-confidence, team-working skills, combat capability, execution of Galactic Law and other topics.

However, and as Tyber predicted back on Octo, the fact he was a Saiyan didn't go down positively with a lot of the other Galactic Patrolmen. With the Saiyans having made their fearsome reputation as some of the strongest soldiers in the Frieza Force, and with some of the Galactic Patrolman having had bad run-ins with the Saiyans as a result, seeing Tyber walking around the Galactic Patrol Headquarters left a lot of them uneasy; rumours circulating that, like how the Saiyans would send "Infiltration Babies" to other planets to conquer them while they were young, Tyber was a different kind of Infiltrator sent to steal the Galactic Patrol's secrets and eventually wipe them out.

- Jiya, however, quickly quashed that particular rumour with logic - reminding his colleagues that the reason Frieza was "off-limits" to take on was because, when the Galactic Patrol had sent their strongest members to take him down in the past, Frieza slaughtered them in seconds. Based on that, and the fact he was strong enough to destroy entire planets, why would he waste his time and resources on a slow destruction when he could just show up and do the deed himself if he desired?

Additionally, if this was his plan, why would he send a Saiyan of all beings considering their reputation?

While the rumour was silenced quickly, some of the Galactic Patrolmen still maintained their distrust of Tyber - to the point of subtly bullying/discriminating against the teenage Saiyan. This would include disrupting some of the tasks he had to do, which forced Tyber to have to waste time or outright redo them again (similar to how school bullies annoy you in little ways so that if you react, it looks like you're over-reacting/been the instigator and get in trouble – which just makes the bullies more bold).

While Tyber didn't react to these - having already anticipated such a thing - one thing that did get a reaction was when one of the staff members at the cafeteria tried to limit the food he could take, with Tyber not even taking much despite him been a Saiyan.

- However, this reaction wasn't from Tyber but from Jiya - him actively calling out the staff member for this as Tyber barely had anything on his plate and said staff member didn't try to enforce this restriction of food with anyone else, with everyone in the cafeteria turning to look at the scene. When the staff member tried to justify themselves by stating that they didn't trust the teenage Saiyan due to their own people getting attacked by them in the past, another Galactic Patrolman - Merus - stepped in before pointing out that every species had good and evil members, with the reminder that one of Jiya's species (and a former Patrolman, no less) launched an attack on another world which Jiya had to stop, with the other Galactic Patrolmen not treating Jiya worse for it as they all understood that they were the actions of an individual.

Getting to the point, Merus declared that until proven otherwise, they should also treat Tyber like an individual instead of shaming and punishing him for "sins" he had no part in and cannot change - with the possibility of disciplinary action from the Galactic King if it went any further. With that, the staff member responsible allowed Tyber to pick his food while the rest of the Galactic Patrolmen returned to their own.

- Later that evening when he, Merus and Jiya were talking together, Tyber asked Jiya about the incident that Merus had mentioned. To this, Jiya explained that he was sent to Earth some time before Planet Vegeta's destruction to investigate a report from Steth - a Galactic Patrolman and the same species as Jiya, who was a proud individual but had a more cruel streak - as Steth had said that Earth wasn't worth saving from an asteroid that was due to impact the planet, but had then cut off contact; Jiya's mission been to confirm the report and ascertain Steth's whereabouts.

As it turned out, Steth had become corrupted after taking over a vampire known as Vamp - enjoying the sensation of drinking the blood of young women - and deciding to take over Earth himself, which included him travelling to Planet Kanoi and taking the eggs of a race of giant fleas called the Mogans, with the fleas raised to obey him as they began to attack humans across the Earth while Steth in turn falsified his report about Earth before disappearing. With the aid of two humans - Kaede Beniya and her chauffeur Yukio Kyumonji (the latter of whom served as Jiya's “host” when not using his Robot Suit) - Jiya was able to destroy the Mogans and free Vamp from Steth's control, with the renegade Galactic Patrolman killed afterwards and the Galactic King dealing with the asteroid to ensure Earth's survival.

- Hearing this story, Tyber admitted that it was a shame that Jiya couldn't stop Frieza by just taking over him - since someone so evil could likely just corrupt Jiya in the process.

In regards to Earth, though, Tyber in turn told his own backstory - from growing up in the Saiyan-Tuffle War, watching his people become enslaved by King Cold to do the tyrant's bidding (and later that of his son), been disowned by his parents because he morally refused to be a warrior and became an engineer instead, his good relations with Gine and her family, him training Raditz because he saw that the boy was a good person and didn't like seeing him get taken advantage of, before ultimately fleeing the planet after learning from Gine of what Bardock suspected Frieza was up to - Bardock and Gine having sent their son Kakarot to Earth to save his life just in case Bardock's prediction was correct.

Hearing this, Merus and Jiya took Tyber to the video archives - telling him to brace himself for what they were about to show him. On the video, it was footage of Planet Vegeta on its last day, with Bardock making a defiant last stand against the Frieza Force and trying in vain to stop Frieza's Supernova with his Final Spirit Cannon - the Supernova successfully destroying Planet Vegeta while Frieza looked on. Upon seeing this, Tyber was horrified to see that Bardock's prediction had been correct - while the realization that Frieza had indeed destroyed their world and killed his people understandably left him feeling a mix of emotions.

- The news wasn't helped with what had apparently happened to Kakarot's pod that Bardock and Gine had sent away. Believing it to be an infiltration baby (and unaware until now that they were just trying to save their youngest), the Galactic Patrol had sent Jaco to Earth to intercept the pod before it arrived - with Jaco taking longer than expected on his mission but ultimately reporting the pod as a no-show.

On a more positive note, their video footage did show that Raditz was still alive - him partnered permanently with Prince Vegeta and Nappa. While the footage they had (dated a few months back) did show him helping to conquer a planet for Frieza, Tyber noticed that while Raditz was getting stuck in by fighting against the soldiers and causing collateral damage against their military installations, he wasn't attacking civilians; it appearing that Tyber's earlier intervention in his life had made him more willing to jump into a battle but also less willing to follow the more merciless ways of Nappa and Vegeta.

Seeing Raditz behave this way gave Tyber some hope at least. Maybe if the right circumstances presented themselves, Raditz may be convinced to pull free of the Frieza Force entirely, but for now Tyber agreed with Jiya and Merus not to enter Frieza's territory to try and find Raditz (or to take on the tyrant himself).

- As time passed, Tyber still had to deal with some subtle discrimination from other Galactic Patrolmen (albeit more "muted" than before), but refused to let it get to him; maintaining his polite and respectful nature - with some believing it to be just an act although others started to believe that Tyber's personality may indeed be genuine.

Tyber's friendship with Merus also continued to grow, with the two using the Galactic Patrol's training room to fight together; Merus teaching Tyber a variety of combat techniques previously unknown to the Saiyan and helping improve his speed, strength and endurance as a result. On other times (when Merus wasn't busy with the 104 sectors he managed), they would journey to the Galactic Patrol's Hyperbolic Time Chamber to hone their techniques, which included Tyber using Ki attacks. Additionally, the room allowed Tyber to develop his Spirit Cannon/Final Spirit Cannon attack; wanting to honour Raditz's family by learning Bardock's technique.

(For the record, the Spirit Cannon/Final Spirit Cannon is a technique that Tyber uses in Dragon Ball Fusions, so I decided to include it here).

- As for Merus himself, he stuck to training Tyber as if he himself was a mortal, but he had taken note of the fact that in Tyber's story - when Frieza had called all the Saiyans home - the Frieza Force troops had been asking around about the legends surrounding the "Super Saiyan" and the "Super Saiyan God" - remembering something that his brother had told him. While returning from a mission, Merus stopped on an uninhabited world and summoned his Angel Staff before making a call to his brother Whis about it.

After confirming that the Oracle Fish had made a prophecy to Beerus in Age 739 that he would face a Super Saiyan God in Age 778 (prompting the God of Destruction to take a thirty-nine year "nap"), Merus tells Whis about Tyber and his backstory before asking Whis if Tyber should be trained in the use of Godly Ki so that Beerus' "opponent" will be ready for him when he wakes up. However, Whis shuts this suggestion down immediately; reminding Merus that Tyber knows now that Frieza destroyed Planet Vegeta but that Frieza only did so because Beerus ordered him to - thus making Frieza an "Agent of Destruction" for the G.O.D and effectively untouchable by any deity in their universe. If Beerus woke up and wanted Frieza for another job, only to find he'd been destroyed by Tyber after he'd been taught Godly Ki and/or Angelic techniques by Merus, he could easily kick up a fuss to their father - the Grand Minister - and in turn get Merus eradicated for violating Angel Laws.

As such, Whis instructed Merus to only train Tyber as a mortal - stating that if Frieza should fall to a Saiyan or Beerus' opponent appear in Age 778, they should let it happen naturally rather than getting involved to alter destiny, for they as Angels are to remain neutral in these matters. Accepting Whis' advice, Merus thanked his brother for his guidance and bid him farewell - retracting his Angel staff before returning back to Headquarters.

(So yeah, Tyber ain't learning Super Saiyan God or any form of Ultra Instinct any time soon).

- As the years passed, Tyber continued his time as a cadet. By this point, his politeness, respect towards everyone (regardless of if they'd bullied/discriminated against him), his refusal to resort to his Saiyan instinct to fight if provoked - compared to what most Saiyans would do - and his refusal to give up as he worked to complete the trials and tests set in front of him all served to earn him respect from most of the Galactic Patrolmen; the majority having come to accept that this wasn't an act and he was a genuinely "good" Saiyan, with some even apologizing for their earlier behaviour to him.

One Galactic Patrolman in particular - a Namekian named Luma - had come to trust Tyber to the point that he even started to train with the Saiyan and teach him a few other techniques, such as how to sense energy and suppress his own; the latter of which would prove immensely useful while travelling around if he graduated to become a fully fledged Patrolman.

(Luma's name pun is after the Italian word "Lumaca", meaning "Snail", like how Cargo and Dende's name puns are based on the French and Japanese words for "Snail". Also, there is a Namekian Galactic Patrolman - just left of Jaco's head in this picture).

- Sure enough, Age 740 and Tyber's fifteenth birthday arrived, with the genuine training for him to become a Galactic Patrolman beginning properly and with Jiya as his accessor - albeit under the Galactic King's watch to ensure no bias. What followed were examinations of Tyber's physical prowess and endurance, his handling of weapons and other Galactic Patrol equipment, execution of Galactic Law and other such assessments.

During these three years, Tyber would join Jiya on missions for "work experience" - with Tyber wearing the standard Galactic Patrol uniform, but with a visor to block Blutz Waves just in case he had to perform his tasks on a world with one or more moons. As part of this, Tyber also had certain data inputted into his mind - like different languages, the laws on individual worlds, etc.

(This is something Jaco mentioned was done to him in his story, although he ironically skipped the "how to repair your ship" session).

- Despite some failures and setbacks, Tyber refused to give up - although now he had the majority of the Galactic Patrol willing him to succeed and with even Jaco inspired by his relentless attitude.

When Age 743 rolled around and Tyber had undergone his growth spurt not long after turning eighteen, his examinations were completed. With a respective 95% score for the combination of all his training, the Galactic King proudly stated that Tyber had passed; granting him the status of a Galactic Patrolman at last. Following his success and his growth spurt, Tyber was given the option of having a custom uniform made - to which the Saiyan agreed and gave his original Saiyan clothing and armour (which he'd kept hold of) to the outfitters. Using these as a base, Tyber's new "Elite Suit" was constructed.

- His "Elite Suit" consisted of armour, gloves and boots made from the same stretchy yet durable material as the Saiyan armour/clothing he'd given to the outfitters - with no rockets in the boots as he could fly without them. The lower half of his outfit was replaced with the lower half of a pilot suit to grant easier movement and mobility, complete with silver accents on the knees. Additionally, since Tyber had refused to have his tail cut off when he first arrived (keeping it as a reminder of his heritage), his outfit was equipped with a retractable visor for when he was visiting worlds with one or more moons. Finally, for the colour scheme, Tyber's outfit was a mix of purple and black - giving the Saiyan a distinct appearance:

- With his success, Tyber was given a ship and sent on his first solo mission - heading out into the galaxy as a Galactic Patrolman...

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For Part 04, now that Tyber has become the Galactic Patrolman we know from Dragon Ball Fusions, what adventures does he get up to, and how will they eventually lead to him discovering the true fate of Bardock and Gine's second born?

Hope you like what you've read and curious to see what you guys think.

Previous Chapters: Blog

In the previous chapter, I set up the origins for the character of Tyber from Dragon Ball Fusions - him been born during the Saiyan-Tuffle War and with him having an analytical mind, but with less aggression and a sense of morals; been capable of fighting and killing but refusing to do it for no good reason.

This ultimately led him to become an Engineer instead of a Warrior; watching as the Saiyan were annexed into the Galactic Empire under King Cold and later Frieza. Despite been in a non-combative role, Tyber would still train to increase his strength and would even become a mentor to a young Raditz; having come to respect his mother Gine and due to him hating to see good people get the short end of the stick.

This friendship with Raditz's family would ultimately save Tyber after Kakarot had been sent away - Gine revealing in secret what Bardock feared, with Tyber (having no evidence to convince anyone else of what was coming) packing his bags and escaping in a ship while he could. When Raditz learns of the eventual destruction of Planet Vegeta, he this time maintains a more hopeful outlook as his brother Kakarot was sent off-world and he will train to grow stronger for if/when the brothers met again.

As for Tyber, he was now on his own - planet-hopping and scavenging what he could from various worlds while going through a mix of emotions/thoughts regarding his planet been destroyed. However, the big question now was where exactly he was going to go?

As usual, be prepared for a decent amount of text...

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- Time had passed since Frieza's genocidal attack on Planet Vegeta which had eliminated almost all of the Saiyans; Broly and his father Paragus been trapped on Vampa, Tarble having previously been exiled to another planet beforehand, Raditz having survived by been with Vegeta and Nappa's team on another world - with other Saiyans who ignored Frieza's order to return home having also survived in the same way - while Kakarot had landed on Earth (despite the efforts of Jaco) and been found by an elderly martial artist named Gohan, who had taken to raising the boy as his adoptive "Grandpa".

For Tyber, life traveling through space had not been easy; hopping from planet to planet and gathering supplies where he could - in turn using the scouter he had taken (and destroyed the microphone on) to learn where the various Frieza Forces were located in order to avoid them. Thanks to his Saiyan biology, his body was more than capable of dealing with a lot of different foods while - due to his parents disowning him as a child - the engineers he worked with taught him some basic cooking skills, so at least the fruit and vegetables he gathered and the meat gained from the animals he hunted wouldn't have to be eaten raw.

He had at one point thought about going to Earth as Kakarot had been sent there, but he remembered the reason why Gine and Bardock hadn't gone either - that being due to the fact that the Frieza Force's scouters would easily track them down. The last thing he wanted to do was put their second-born (and Raditz's little brother) at risk, so he made the decision to stay away.

- Needless to say, the Saiyan's reputation as part of the Frieza Force was widespread. On certain worlds where he had to interact with the populaces, the reactions would be mixed despite him only been a child; some running away from him, some giving him dirty looks or rude remarks and others trying to actively attack him.

In the latter situation, Tyber would resort to self defense only by dodging and blocking, with most of his attackers realizing that he was a lot stronger than they initially realized despite his age and backing off. That said, there were a few who would fight on until exhausted or until Tyber just got bored and would end the fight quickly; admittedly resorting to the rather dirty move of kicking an opponent between the legs to "disable" them for a time as it was the quickest way to end a brawl.

The situation wasn't helped by some of the various worlds he visited having signs outside their shops that would state "Saiyans Not Welcome" - which, while debatable that such a rule could be enforced, again gave Tyber an uncomfortable look into the legacy his people had left behind under their "service" to the Galactic Emperor.

- Thankfully, not every world was like this. On world in particular was Rubokk; a hot but dry world with sparse forest intermixed with scrub plains, while its main population centre was the city of Fiksaruppa - which was surrounded by smaller villages and farms. The people of Rubokk - a dark-skinned, humanoid race predominantly seen with blue hair - had gained a reputation for effectively been the "jack-of-all-trades" of the galaxy and with their world been a popular place for space truckers making deliveries who needed a place to eat and/or rest, or for people who just needed something repairing - from the simplest heirloom to various vehicles and ships.

That said, while the city offered the best, it also would charge significant prices or require substantial trade for their services and materials, with plenty of security to enforce that - with the surrounding villages having less options but offering cheaper prices for repairs, refills and other necessities, with it been the fishing village of Faktotem where Tyber would land his ship when its fuel began to run low.

(The planet and town names based on the Japanese word "Tsūrubokkusu", meaning "Toolbox", and on the words "Fixer-upper" and "Factotum").

- While Tyber had intended to look for some kind of work to make some money in order to refuel his ship, he unintentionally became a hero on that day. While walking through the village, he noticed a scary-looking individual strolling through the town with everyone fearfully avoiding him. As Tyber looked closer, he recognized the individual as "Peppa" - a shrewd warrior-turned-outlaw who had wanted posters on many worlds; having a reputation for causing collateral damage and escaping the attempts of many police forces to apprehend him.

Keeping out of sight, Tyber watched as Peppa entered a hardware store/repair shop before peering through the windows of the double doors as the outlaw approached the counter; demanding his "monthly collection" and pointing a gun at an older man, who was walking on a crutch, while his wife hurriedly emptied the register. With Peppa distracted, Tyber quietly slipped into the store and hid in the aisles as he slowly worked his way closer to the thug - all while using his tail to grab a wrench from one of the stands.

- As Tyber got close enough, Peppa had finished counting the money before putting it in his bag, with him angrily declaring to the couple that there was less than last time; the older man explaining that he'd been behind on his work after accidentally breaking his ankle - hence the crutch. Peppa, however, caught sight of the couple's children - a boy and a girl - peeking in from the doorway behind the counter at the commotion. Quicker than either of their parents could react, Peppa had leapt the counter and grabbed the girl before pulling the screaming child away from her parents - chuckling as he pointed the gun at them and having not noticed Tyber crouched in the aisle behind him;

Peppa: "Well then, if you can't make a full payment, I guess I'll have to make up the difference another way...How 'bout I have some fun and take this pretty little lass of yours for a ride, eh? Or, you know, if you're not happy with that, maybe you'd prefer I come back there and snap your little lad's neck instead?"

- Angered and seizing his chance, Tyber used his tail to fling the wrench at the back of Peppa's head, which connected with a satisfying "Clang!" and was followed by the outlaw letting out a scream of pain; releasing the girl and accidentally dropping his gun as he clutched the back of his head, with him not having been prepared for a game of "If you can dodge a wrench, you can dodge a ball".

Taking advantage, Tyber proceeded to crush the gun under his foot before landing some punches on Peppa while he was still dazed; culminating in him kicking the outlaw out of the double doors like a scene from a Western movie. Outside, Peppa got to his feet as Tyber came outside to square off - Peppa mocking the young Saiyan as been a "little tyke who thinks he's all that" before unleashing a "Bullet Barrage" of Ki blasts at him. Needless to say, Tyber dodged the blasts and managed to engage in a close combat duel with the outlaw to try and get the bag back; grabbing one of the straps and kicking Peppa in the gut.

When Peppa grimly held onto the bag in a refusal to lose his "payment", Tyber wrapped his left arm around the strap he was holding before yanking Peppa towards him - following this up immediately by pulling his right hand back before decking Peppa in the schnoz...hard.

- What followed was an audible "Crack!" before Peppa was sent flying backwards - crashing to the ground and rolling along before coming to a stop; having lost his grip on the bag and with purple blood gushing from his nose, combined with his eyes stinging badly and a concussion from the hit. With that, Tyber returned the bag to the shopkeepers and kept hold of Peppa until Fiksaruppa's law enforcement arrived and restrained him properly, with the outlaw's voice been higher pitched from the pain as he tried to threaten the Saiyan that this "wasn't over".

As it turned out, Peppa had been visiting many of the surrounding villages and demanding "payments" from its locals in one form or another - with the regular police forces not strong enough to deal with the warrior and with him leaving before the city's law enforcement could get there. Needless to say, the owner of the hardware store Peppa had intended to rob was grateful to Tyber for his help - introducing himself as Spanna before introducing Tyber to his family; that been his wife Mallette, their daughter Chizelle and their son Sanda.

(For the name puns, the family are named after certain tools - that been a Spanner, Mallet, Chisel and Sander).

- After talking to Tyber more and learning of his engineer background on Planet Vegeta, Spanna indeed offered Tyber a job - asking him for help in catching up with his work due to his ankle injury in exchange for pay.

Tyber accepted this (the two agreeing that it would be temporary) and proved to be both a quick learner and a hard worker; helping Spanna get back on his work schedule as the older man's ankle continued to heal. In turn, he also assisted Mallette with her jobs and even taught both Chizelle and Sanda (with their parent's permission) some basic combat skills just in case any other thugs showed up - although their parents forbid Tyber from teaching them about using Ki, namely as there were people of faith in their community who would not take kindly to it. Additionally, teaching two youngsters how to fly and shoot lasers from their hands might not end well when their parents couldn't do the same - especially for when the two would become teenagers, as that part of life could be chaotic at the best of times.

To the rest of the village, Tyber had become something of a local hero for stopping Peppa and the majority of people were content with him been there; Tyber in turn remaining polite and respectful along with helping with other odd jobs when Spanna didn't require his help.

- After making enough money and helping the locals with the "Big Catch" during their fishing season, Tyber packed up and bid farewell - with Spanna and his family been there to see him off and making it clear that if Tyber ever needed somewhere to stay, their home would be open to him.

For months afterwards, Tyber would indeed criss-cross the various worlds out in space; staying clear of planets under Frieza's rule (or at least limiting his time there) and running odd-jobs for people to get credits for food, fuel and other supplies. However, Tyber had been left feeling "unfulfilled" by this way of life - the previous jobs been nothing to complain at, but with him running from place to place with nothing set in stone and with no real life goal to focus his energies on, it was beginning to get to him.

That would change in Age 738, however, during a journey where he had left his ship on auto-pilot while he slept. While sleeping, he was suddenly jerked out of his bunk by his ship rocking from been hit and alarms sounding; Tyber running to the controls to see another ship on the radar, with this ship indeed firing on him.

- Taking back controls and priming his own ship's cannons at the front, Tyber engaged in a space battle with his pursuers. His pursuers, incidentally, was a trio of space pirates known as the "Mil Clan" - having been on their way to Planet Octo when they noticed Tyber's ship nearby and were trying to disable it in case anything valuable was aboard.

Despite Tyber's efforts, the Mil Clan were able to deliver a successful blow to the underside of Tyber's ship - damaging its "floater" (the device used to achieve anti-gravity flight) and sending the ship plummeting to the planet below. However, diverting all power he had to the cannons, Tyber managed to get off a succession of shots at the Mil Clan's ship - two of which penetrated the ship's hull and managed to damage the engines, leaving the Mil Clan stranded in space until they could repair their vessel.

However, Tyber's ship plummeted to Planet Octo below - controlling the vessel as best as he could with the malfunctioning floater. Thankfully, he managed to pilot the damaged vessel away from the villages and slow it down enough for him to blast the cockpit window before safely bailing out; the ship crashing and sliding along the ground before coming to a halt.

- Checking over the vessel, Tyber didn't need to be an engineer to see that the ship was no longer able to fly, let alone travel through space - with the floater alone having severely cracked in the crash. What made the situation worse was that Tyber had landed on Planet Octo - not because of the inhabitants, who were indeed a peaceful race, but because of the Saiyan's reputation as barbaric soldiers of the Frieza Force and the fact that Octo was the homeworld of the Galactic Patrol's leader, the Galactic King.

Sure enough, Tyber was cautiously approached by a pair of Octos - the fact he was only thirteen and still the size of a child doing little to alleviate the situation - with him in turn trying to reassure them that he wasn't a threat. It wasn't until one of the two gave him a translator (a small device placed on his forehead) that the trio could talk, with Tyber managing to calm the two Octos down and convince them somewhat that he wasn't there to cause trouble; explaining what had happened with his spaceship been attacked. The Octos in turn, having recognized the ship he was talking about from his description of it, explained about the Mil Clan attacking their world and that they had sent two of their people to get warriors from another planet in order to defeat the space pirates; their call to the Galactic Patrol having gone unanswered due to them been too busy with other emergencies.

- Coming with them and trying to be polite and respectful to everyone, Tyber waited at the "Welcome" party as the ship returned with two young people - a seventeen year old boy and a fourteen year old girl. Meeting them inside, Tyber learned to his surprise that both were from Earth; the boy (Zarid) been a Junior champion of the World Martial Arts Tournament back on Earth and having come to help in exchange for 500 kilograms of beans, due to his village going through a famine.

As for the girl, her name was Sachie Momochi - herself from Gengoro Island and been descended from a powerful Ninja clan, with her father, Momochi the 21st, also a former World Martial Arts Tournament champion. That said, you likely wouldn't believe it due to her acting - ironically enough - like a hyperactive teenager with a short attention span; trying to take photos of everything, spewing random facts/observations (like pointing out how all the Octos had the same face) or asking random questions (if the Octos had Karaoke), etc.

In regards to Tyber, she mistook him for been a little child due to his size (unaware of the one year age difference between them) and began to awkwardly treat him like one, with her hugging him and calling him "Tybie".

- Thankfully, Zarid was able to interject and genuinely talked to the Saiyan with intrigue - with Tyber keeping his history simple by pointing out that his planet was gone, he traveled around the galaxy doing odd jobs and he'd crashed on the planet after an encounter with the Mil Clan. To this, Zarid offered sympathy and in turn talked about his life on Earth along with his doubts about Sachie's abilities; him believing that Sachie had asked to come along (instead of her father, who Zarid had recommended the Octos to locate) because she wanted a birth mark removed and pointing out that she had asked about if it would be bad to open their ship's window while they were flying through space.

During this talk, Sachie was preparing a strength-enhancing formula passed down through her clan's bloodline, with her Grandfather having made an edible version that could be eaten with Cup Ramen - albeit with a limited amount of time to use it. Tyber was trying to remain calm as he heard her banter on but was finding it hard - especially when Sachie took an interest in his tail while waiting for her Ramen to be prepared and grabbed it;

Sachie: "Hey Tybie, why did you glue this tail to your butt?"

Tyber: "My name's not Tybie and I didn't glue it to my butt, it's a part of my bo-Whoa!"

[Falls off his seat due to Sachie yanking his tail]

Sachie: "Upsi-daisy!"

- Moments later, however, the warning bell sounded to alert everyone that the Mil Clan had arrived, with Sachie eating her Ramen while Zarid and Tyber headed out to meet the threat; that been Mil and his cohorts Crate and Kucho.

As the pair were joined by Sachie - now empowered by the formula - the trio entered battle with the criminals...and said fight was over in minutes. Tyber and Zarid easily took down Crate and Kucho after dodging their gunshots while Sachie dominated Mil in battle; indeed proving that she was a capable fighter despite her personality. After defeating Crate, Tyber had an idea and flew off from the fight - heading back to his destroyed ship.

Back at the battle. Mil had seen Sachie's birthmark during the fight - the mark resembling the old Galactic Patrol logo - which horrified Mil as he assumed that Sachie was indeed a Galactic Patrol member.

- In response, Mil grabbed a baby Octo and put a gun to its head in order to allow him to get away; neither Zarid nor Sachie able to get close and with Sachie's strength-enhancing formula beginning to wear off. As he prepared to run to his ship, however, Mil was distracted by a massive "CRUNCH!" - looking around to see that Tyber was in the air, had grabbed his own broken ship and then dropped it on top of the Mil Clan's vessel - thus totalling both ships and preventing Mil's escape.

Shocked by this, Mil was distracted long enough for Zarid and Sachie to launch a double-team kick to Mil, thus knocking the space pirate out, while Tyber grabbed the baby Octo.

With their job complete, the trio celebrated with the Octos; both Zarid and Sachie surprised at Tyber's strength and his ability to fly, with Sachie even apologizing for "babying" him earlier (along with yanking his tail), while the boys in turn complimented her strength. Not long after, the Galactic Patrol finally arrived and were shocked to see that the Mil Clan had already been defeated - along with the fact that it was two Earthlings and a young Saiyan who had done it; the trio each getting awarded a Galaxy Patrol medal as a result.

- While Sachie and Zarid said their goodbyes and began their journey back to Earth (Sachie using her gift to also help Zarid's village and also wanting to be home before 7pm so her Dad wouldn't yell at her), Tyber was left thinking about the day's events; sat down and looking at the medal he'd been given.

Going over all that he had been through before and after Planet Vegeta's destruction up to this point, he finally realized what he wanted and how he could achieve it; putting his skills to use, helping people in need, having a "life goal" he could focus on with a job that was set in stone, and all while giving him the opportunity to rectify some of the negative beliefs surrounding his people. This path wouldn't be easy and there would be issues along the way - including from those who he would be "working with" due to the job Saiyans were made to do, but he was willing to try.

Getting up, he approached one of the Galactic Patrolmen who had come to arrest the Mil Clan - Jiya - and caught him off guard with a statement that this "space cop" had not been expecting;

"Sir...If it's possible, I'd like to join the Galactic Patrol".

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For Part 03, we move on to Tyber's time in the Galactic Patrol, but what challenges - obvious or unexpected - will he have to face?

Hope you like what you've read and curious to see what you guys think.

Bit of a hypothetical scenario for you guys to ponder, so I'll lay out the "groundwork" for you regarding how this would work. While there probably are people who have done this scenario, I'd like to see what you guys think.

- During the events of the Dragon Ball prequel, Jaco the Galactic Patrolman, Jaco actually spots Goku's (or rather Kakarot's) pod this time and follows it to Mount Paozu; discovering the Saiyan infant - Grandpa Gohan having found the child and calmed him down by feeding him, giving him the name "Son Goku" - and takes the child back to the Galactic Patrol to be processed.

- Once there, ideas are put forward about what to do with the child or how to "dispose" of him. At this point, Merus speaks up on the child's behalf regarding his low power and the current situation regarding the Saiyans almost entirely been slaughtered by Frieza (something I think the Galactic Patrol would know about as they'd be keeping tabs on Frieza's activities). Instead, he suggests that the child be trained as a Galactic Patrolman as having a Saiyan on their side could be beneficial.

After all, the game Dragon Ball Fusions played with that idea:

- As such, Merus becomes the child's mentor - with Goku's tail been surgically removed to avoid any "Great Ape" shenanigans. Since the Galactic Patrol doesn't have a "Day Centre", however, Goku is returned to Earth and an agreement made with Grandpa Gohan for him to raise the child and for Merus to collect him for his training.

Since Goku no longer has a tail, Grandpa Gohan doesn't get turned into a pancake. Goku also doesn't hit his head, but Grandpa Gohan and Merus' personalities do help naturally change him into a better individual as his mother's character traits begin to shine through, with other Galactic Patrolmen like Jaco eventually warming up to the kid despite their earlier misgivings.

- While you could debate whether the events of the OG Dragon Ball still happen (and how they differ if they do) along with if Goku is told the truth of what happened to his homeworld or not, my main question is now this:

Having trained with Merus for over 20 years (between Age 737 and Age 761 - not counting any time spent in the GP's hyperbolic time chamber), how strong do you think this version of Goku would be when Raditz shows up on Earth to look for his little brother?

Curious to see what you guys think.

I think it was ok, until Moro merged with the Earth. I actually liked Moro as a villain, but besides of being able to consume planets and stealing their energy, he wasn’t that great of a villain. Vegeta doing instant transmission was pretty cool, but stubborn him that he doesn’t wanna use the technique ever again, he has no idea how useful it can be (please, don’t spoil, if he used it again during the Granolah saga, and beyond)! Merus was an alright character, but I didn’t like the fact that he was an angel, he could’ve stayed mortal forever, and there was a MASSIVE plothole about him being an angel apprentice! If he wasn’t allowed to fight except for training, then how was he able to stay alive for so long during all of his years in the Galactic Patrol? And that’s pretty much my opinion about the saga. What do you think, it was decent? It was meh? Or it was plain horrible? Let’s debate this in the reply thread and hear your POV’s.