Goku grabbed the pitcher before filling the nearby cup to the brim. The cup was brought to his lips and the clear liquid swallowed in a few gulps. He let out a sigh, wiping away the remnants of the drink from his lips with the back of his hand. With his thirst temporarily quenched the orange clad martial artist began speaking his tale.
"My name is Son Goku and I come from another universe. I belong to a race of proud warriors called the Saiyans. Our home planet was called Vegeta, named in honour of our leader and King who had led our race to victory over our enemies called the Tuffles. We are distinguishable by our spiky raven black hair, dark eyes and tails." to prove his words Goku got up before turning around to show his tail. The furry brown appendage was swaying lazily back and forth. Goku turned around once again before taking his seat. He received a curt nod of understanding from Luthor and he took it as a cue to continue his tale. "However, the Saiyans were ruthless, and loved nothing more than getting into a good fight. They were feared universally for their strength and ferocity amidst a battle. So naturally they were hired by the most notorious space pirate in the universe, an alien named Frieza."Goku spat out the name as if it left a bad taste on his tongue, and this action did not go unnoticed by either Luthor or Clark.
There was a moment of silence in the room, which Luthor then took the liberty of eliminating by clearing his throat before speaking once more. "Goku I can't help but notice that you have referred to your race in the past tense thus far, care to explain why?"
Goku moved his gaze towards the table, remaining silent while gathering his thoughts, taking a deep breath, he exhaled audibly before speaking "It's because I'm one of only a few of us left, there is one more full blood other than me and a few half-bloods, and it's all because of Frieza. He destroyed our home planet when he felt that the Saiyan's were getting too powerful for his liking."there was a pause of silence as Goku stopped his tale to look at the reaction of his other companions in the room. "However, what he feared was the legend of the 'Super Saiyan' which entailed how every thousand years a saiyan would be born with a power so vast it would lay waste to the universe. So, in fear of this legend coming to fruition Frieza destroyed my home planet, vanquishing the lives of countless Saiyans at the same time."
Luthor had a hard face on masking his true feelings but his Ki signature told a different story. Goku had faced many an opponent capable of masking their true intentions through a stony face but he had learned to read them through their Ki and Luthor was certainly no different. His Ki held a mixture of disgust and something akin to fear, and honestly the Saiyan could not blame him considering what he had just heard. However, his companion Superman was like an open book. Goku could sense a mixture of rage, disgust and understanding. The last one certainly puzzled the saiyan, and as such he made a mental note to question the cape wearing male after his interrogation.
Luthor cleared his throat audibly to get the attention of the person they were interrogating, considering how his gaze was wandering"If this Frieza guy destroyed your planet then how are you here?"
"I was lucky enough to be shipped of the planet moments before its destruction. My space pod was sent in the direction of Earth, where upon landing I was discovered by a retired martial artist who became my adoptive Grandfather and guardian on earth." Luthor noticed a look of longing in the younger man's eyes when he spoke of his grandfather, before it switched to something akin to guilt, "Sadly I was the one who killed him, my own grandpa..." continued Goku his voice getting progressively weaker as it trailed off towards the end.
"How exactly did you manage such a task if you were a child?" questioned the bald hero with an eyebrow raised.
Goku continued to stare at the table as he replied "I... uhm... turned into a giant monkey and crushed my grandfather, and before you ask how it's all because of our tails. When a Saiyan looks at the full moon they transform into a large ape like creature that's filled with nothing but rage and a want for destruction called an Oozaru."
"How powerful is this Oozaru then?"
"It multiplies the user's base strength by a factor of ten, so the more powerful your base form the more powerful your Oozaru form." Luthor nodded in understanding before motioning with his hand for the young man to continue his tale.
"After the death of my grandpa by my own hands I lived alone for two years. I hunted, gathered berries and fished in the local lake if I got too hungry. It was during this time that I met my first friend Bulma. Funny thing is she drove her car into me, but I was strong and, so it did not hurt much. I had never seen a car before and thought it was a monster. So, I picked up the car and threw it along with Bulma who was inside." Goku chuckled momentarily before continuing, "She wasn't happy as she got out of the car and shot me six times on my forehead, but the bullets just bounced off."
The bald male opened his mouth to speak but was cut off by Superman "She shot a child!?"
Goku chuckled once more "Well I don't hold it against her to be honest, she has my eternal gratitude."a wistful smile appeared on his lips as he recalled his childhood "She offered to take me along with her on her adventure, and if she hadn't I probably would have stayed as naive as I was as a child."
Goku then continued recalling his adventures such as travelling with Bulma, training with the esteemed but perverted Master Roshi who had also been the mentor of his late grandfather, he recalled how he had agreed to marry his wife when they were both young because he believed marriage was a type of food which earned him a chuckle from Clark and Luthor, he mentioned his training with the Guardian of Earth to defeat the tyrant called King Piccolo Daimao.
However, he purposefully neglected to mention the Dragon Balls, he had witnessed how knowledge of the powerful orbs could change people with Frieza and Vegeta being prime examples.
He however continued with his tale by mentioning the 23rd Martial Arts tournament where he had fought the son of the former Demon King Piccolo to the death and also fulfilled his promise to marry his wife from when they were younger, retold his life with his new wife and first son Gohan until the arrival of his brother Raditz which had resulted in him requiring the assistance of his rival just to kill his brother however he once again avoided the topic of him dying and getting revived by the dragon balls.
Goku stopped momentarily to pour himself another cup of water to soothe his parched throat and whilst he went along with his task Luthor glanced over his shoulder and looked at Superman, who just gave a brief nod in response. Luthor turned around just as their captive was placing the cup back on the table, "Ready to continue?"
"Yes, so what happened next was..." the epic tale of Goku's life continued with him recalling how after the death of Raditz, two more Saiyans had begun a year long journey to Earth to get revenge for Raditz, and once again the young saiyan was twisting the truth to avoid the topic of the Dragon Balls. He explained in detail how the lengthy fight with the duo of Saiyans had left most of his allies injured and standing on deaths door but had pulled through with miraculous recoveries. He had a giddy smile when he began recalling his legendary battle with the Prince of their race for the fate of his adopted home planet, and how he had barely won in the end.
However, when he revealed how he had spared the monarch there was the instant outcry from the duo of heroes of "Why would you do that!?"both glanced at each other whilst Goku chuckled in the background
"It may sound selfish however I did it because I wanted to fight him once more." casually commented Goku with a shrug of his shoulders. Clark opened his mouth to protest however Goku quickly raised a hand to cut him off. "However, it was more to prove that I could defeat him without the assistance of my allies."
There was another moment of silence as both heroes gaped at Goku's words. "You can't be serious?"the bald hero exclaimed; eyebrows knitted. "You're telling me that you endangered the lives of the people on Earth for a rematch!"Goku said nothing, he knew Luthor was correct in claiming that he had endangered countless lives over his greed for battle, but he was certain he could have taken Vegeta once more and won.
'RING RING' the offending sound echoed throughout the small room, originating from Luthor's pocket. Said owner scrambled to get the cause of the noise in the room quickly from its location. "RING RING" the tone became louder as he pulled out a cell phone from his pocket before it was hastily cut off by the press of a button.
"Hello?" there was silence from both Goku and Clark as Luthor addressed the caller. "Mr President to what do I owe the honour of your call?"
"Lex Luthor, I have received word of you and your teams exploit in taking down the Crime Syndicate and as such I would like to meet and congratulate all of you in person."
Luthor turned to look over his right shoulder, or more specifically the corner of the wall. He then proceeded to make a cutting motion with his hand across his neck before responding. "We would be honoured, what day shall we meet?"
Goku meanwhile had moved his gaze to leer curiously at the corner Luthor had motioned to 'They were recording me, I wonder why?' the saiyan was curious as to what their intentions were with the video 'I guess its best if I wait and see for myself.' he snapped out of musings in time to hear to the last snippet of Luthor's phone conversation "…. we would be honoured."he had a confused look as Luthor addressed them.
"Good news, we have a meeting with the President later. Superman tell the rest of your teammates to get ready and to also look their best."
However, the said hero sighed "Luthor I believe it's time we get going, we helped you out in taking out the Crime Syndicate even if we didn't have to do anything."Clark glanced at Goku before continuing. "All of us have obligations back in our respective universe and as such its best if we get going."
"Are you certain that you can't stay a few more hours?" a shake of the head was the only response. "In that case what are we going to do about him?" questioned the human in the room as he motioned to where Goku sat. Superman ran a strong hand through his slick locks with a sigh "I know he can't be trusted now but considering how he's not from this universe I was thinking we could bring him back with us."Luthor opened his mouth to protest but Superman cut him off "We have a high security prison we can put him in until we are certain that he is of no threat to the world, and any ways if he tries anything we can easily take him down like we did before."there was a sudden snort of laughter from behind the conversing heroes, both turned quickly around before glaring at the only other member of the room. Both watched as Goku awkwardly cleared his throat before he averted his eyes towards the wall to his right.
"Just…" Luthor let out a sigh, pinching the bridge of his nose before continuing "...take him with you."
Clark nodded his consent, "Goku come, we're leaving."said Saiyan stood up slowly from his seat. Luthor and Clark's eyes followed him as he walked up to stand besides Superman. It was clear who was the taller of the two with Superman looking down slightly at Goku.