(Author's Note: Characters in this story will be stronger than they were in Dragonball/Z. Also, Goku's gi is black and yellow instead of orange and blue, and the shirt underneath (yellow) is long-sleeved. Raditz' saiyan armor is black and blue instead of black and orange/brown and his aura is blue, and Vegeta's aura is purple. Furthermore, Goku's Super Saiyan multiplier is 75x because of his tail. This is my first story, so please review, constructive criticism is taken happily. Also, there will be a review section under here for my responses to reviews to this story.)

Disclaimer: I don't own DB/Z/GT, or anything having to do with Dragonball. This is just a fanfiction.

Chapter Cover: Goku screams to the heavens, his hair standing straight up becoming golden, and his eyes turning blue, with the remains of Eighter near him. Staff Officer Black watches in horror, unsure what to make of this.

Chapter 1: A Newfound Power

"Goku! Stop this! You're going to destroy the Earth at this rate!" shouts Bulma, as the whole planet seems to shake violently, and she and her friends struggles to keep on their feet.

But Goku would not stop screaming. He wanted the man in the battle jacket in front of him to pay, for murdering his friend, Eighter (#1). Yamcha, Puar, Bulma, Master Roshi, and Oolong all watch in horror, not sure of what was becoming of Goku.

"HAAAAAAAAAA!" Goku screams, even louder than before. His hair was starting to stand upright, and his eyes were flashing blue every now and then. Staff Officer Black stood, completely terrified of what he was witnessing.

"What's wrong with him? He's changing! And it's not just his hair!" asks Yamcha, hoping someone, anyone, had an answer to what was happening to the boy.

"I don't know, but I'm not sure if this is a good thing! Just sense him! His power is skyrocketing to levels of which I've never witnessed before!" replies Master Roshi, with a frantic voice, unsure if this newfound power was a blessing or a horrible thing.

Finally, Goku gave it one last scream, which his friends found even more deafening than all the previous ones. His hair was fully upright, golden, and his eyes, full of tears, had turned a turquoise blue. His tail, which was previously brown, also turned into the golden color. But the most noticeable change was in his power and height. He became at least 3 inches taller in reaction to increased muscle mass, and his power was worlds above what it was previously.

"What are you?" asks Staff Officer Black, as if he were afraid of the answer he would get from Goku. Although he was terrified on the inside, he thought that keeping his composure while speaking would make everything better.

Goku looked down at Eighter's dead body, eyes full of tears. "That's what happened to you, right Grandpa? When you said you had to go? Now Eighter's gone too, but he wasn't ready, he was my friend! And you took him away!" says Goku, now facing towards Staff Officer Black. "I'll never let you do that again! NEVER!" Goku continues, while charging up his most powerful technique.

"KAMEHAMEHA!" Goku shouts, and a huge amount of energy erupted from the palms of his hands in the form of a blue energy wave, headed straight towards Staff Officer Black inside of his Battle Jacket.

Meanwhile, Staff Officer Black was as confident as could be. "That technique doesn't work, REMEMBER!" he states, before breaking into a fit of laughter. His laughter was cut short as the blast made contact by going straight through the Battle Jacket. Seconds later, the Battle Jacket exploded, with Staff Officer Black still inside, causing his death.

Goku, still grieving over the death of a friend who was just alive only a few minutes ago, was trying to hold in tears to no avail. "HAAAAAAAAAH!" he shouted to the heavens once more, and with his newfound power, destroying chunks of the island that he was on. Soon after, he loses his grasp of the new form, and falls unconscious.

He woke up several hours later to see his friends all surrounding him, with scared expressions on their faces. They had waited to see what Goku had become, and whether it was safe to be around him.

"Goku? Are you ok?" Krillin asks, worried for his friend.

"I'm fine, Krillin. Why are you all around me like this? You guys are starting to freak me out." Goku replies, sitting upright.

"No reason, Goku. I think you need some more rest" says Bulma.

"Fine ... but I still think you guys are acting wierd!" Goku says, before falling fast asleep again.

All of Goku's friends were left in a state of shock. The once gentle boy turned into a monster with unbelievable power, and it wasn't his Great Ape transformation. It was something much different, and much more dangerous. And then, as soon as he woke up, he was back to how he was before. This confused his friends to no end.

-3 years later, at the worlds martial arts tournament-

Goku is now 15, a teenager. Goku has become a formidable force, although he has not been able to access the form he used 3 years earlier. It is now the 22nd World Martial Arts Tournament, and Goku has advanced to the finals, by beating his best friend and old rival, Krillin. His new opponent is Tien Shinhan, a warrior trained by Master Roshi's nemesis, Master Shen – the Crane Hermit. He enters the ring, and is greeted by a cocky smirk from Tien.

"Watch closely, everyone. You guys might just never see a fight like this again." Master Roshi says, motioning towards Krillin. "Right, Master Roshi", Krillin responds, looking intensely at the two fighters.

Goku has the early advantage, using his tail to help him outmaneuver Tien. "Three years of training really does pay off, doesn't it?" Goku says nonchalantly. Goku then throws Tien into the air, and follows him up with a flying kick.

Tien regains his composure, and smirks. "DODON RAY!" It hits Goku spot on, sending him spiraling to the ground. Goku's friends look at him falling, wondering if he can win at all. Tien returns to the arena floor, thinking he has won.

"That was a good warm-up, but I'm afraid it's time to get serious." Goku says, while climbing out of the hole created by his fall. He begins to power up, shocking almost everyone at the tournament, except for those who are able to sense energy clearly.

"He must be doing it again!" Bulma states, but she is quickly dismissed by everyone around her who can sense energy.

"No, Bulma, I'm afraid that Goku's just this powerful now, he didn't spend 3 years doing nothing, you know." Master Roshi corrects, as if he knew this were to happen.

Goku finishes powering up, and begins to pummel Tien, who is now relying on using four arms to try to catch up with his opponent, with no luck. Soon, Tien realizes that he is clearly outmatched and flies high into the sky, making both sets of arms form a triangle. He smirks at Goku, who is seemingly unaware of what Tien is doing.

Master Roshi catches what he's doing, and freaks out. "NO! He's going to destroy the whole arena!". Master Shen smiles at this comment. Goku, however, is utterly confused, not aware of what Tien is doing.

Tien begins to power up for a quarter of a minute, and finally shouts "TRI-BEAM HA!". Two blasts race down to the arena, and become one. Everyone who can sense energy becomes extremely worried, everyone EXCEPT Goku.

Goku appears completely calm, and quickly forms a Kamehameha. It is obvious he's not putting all his power into it, as it isn't even charged up. However, the power behind it is enormous, and pushes back Tien's Tri-Beam into him, shooting him straight out of the sky and onto the arena floor, unconscious.

"Is . . . that really Goku? The same kid who I found on Mount Paozu?" Bulma asked, bewildered at just how powerful Goku is now.

Meanwhile, the announcer had just finished the countdown. "And there it is! Goku is your new World Martial Arts Champion!". Goku smiled at his new title, as he was occasionally called "monkey boy" because of his tail.

Shortly after, Tien and Chiatzou have changed their ways and go to dinner with Goku, Krillin and all the others. Goku then realizes that he forgot his Dragon Ball and his Power Pole at the World Martial Arts Tournament Stadium, so Krillin goes back to retrieve them. Shortly after he leaves, Goku senses that something is wrong and quickly rushes to find him. He finds Krillin's dead body and the World Tournament Announcer at his side. Goku, overtaken by rage again, transforms again, terrifying the referee.

The trembling referee explains that a hideous monster (later found to be Tambourine) killed Krillin and then flew off. He says that the monster also took a list of all the fighters in the tournament and Goku's Dragon Ball. Goku grabs his Power Pole, takes the Dragon Radar from Bulma, and dashes off in pursuit of the killer, hell bent on destroying him.

Soon after, Oolong finds a piece of paper with the killer's symbol on it nearby, and a horrified Roshi recognizes this symbol and Krillin's death as the work of the evil King Piccolo. Master Roshi tells the others of a time when the world was suddenly over-run with hideous and seemingly invincible monsters, that made their way through civilizations, destroying all in their path (#2).

Goku finally tracks down Tambourine (the killer) and engages him in combat. Tambourine is killed within seconds, as Goku has no time to waste. Meanwhile, Cymbal is created by King Piccolo. Cymbal attacks Yajirobe, who has a Dragon Ball, but is killed and eaten by Yajirobe.

Goku senses a great (though miniscule compared to his), evil energy, and decides that this person is the cause of all this mess. He runs with great speed towards his target.

After only a few minutes of running, he reaches his destination. The aged King Piccolo was already heading towards Goku, sensing his outrageous amount of power. King Piccolo identifies himself to Goku, and tries to kill him to rid the world of any opponents.

"You cannot defeat me! I am the great King Piccolo! Prepare to meet your demise!" Piccolo states, as he begins an assault on Goku. Goku merely smirks at this, as this assault would kill any other being on the planet, except for Goku, of course.

Goku easily dodges all of King Piccolo's attacks, and starts to become bored with just toying around with an old man. "It's time for your terror to end!" Goku shouts. Still transformed, he shoots a giant hole straight through King Piccolo's stomach, leaving him to cough up blood.
"Krillin, I won your revenge!" Goku states, with a serious look on his face. With a huge hole in his body, King Piccolo is shocked he has been killed by someone. "You have only won for now, boy!" he states, as he spits out an egg, his final egg (#3). "Good luck, my son. Get revenge for my demise, destroy all my enemies!" King Piccolo says, just before he explodes. Goku easily withstands the explosion, but the stress of the transformation finally causes him to lose consciousness.

Cliffhanger

Chapter Notes:

(#1): The first part of this chapter was based off of "The Path To Power" movie. You'll understand more if you watch it, as the entire first part of this chapter is based on the ending parts of the movie.

(#2): King Piccolo's first conquest, of course, when Master Roshi and Master Shen were still students themselves. Master Roshi and Master Shen's master sacrificed himself to contain King Piccolo in a jar using the Evil Containment Wave.

(#3): Guess who that is for the next chapter? Correct! Piccolo Jr., the main antagonist of the next chapter.

Power Levels:

Goku – 125
Super Saiyan – 9,375
Super Saiyan Kamehameha – 11,250

Staff Officer Black (Battle Jacket) – 99

Goku (3 years later) – 180
Kamehameha – 220
Super Saiyan – 13,500

Tien – 145
Tri-Beam – 190

King Piccolo (Aged) – 220

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