Disclaimer: This story features characters created by Akira Toryiama and I do not claim ownership of them. I have just borrowed them for my own stories. I only own the plot and Kayla

A/N: This a sequel to Bardock's story. This, in my imagination, fills the gap between where my story ends and the DBZ Bardock special, including a variation on the special. Hope you like it

Chapter 1: Raditz's birth

It took all the effort she had, giving birth to her first child. She was kneeling on a recovery bed, pushing with all her might with gravity helping out. The woman was Saiyaness, Kayla. Her father was, before he died, the commander of the saiyan army and she, herself, had been on the path to becoming queen of the saiyans. Yet, right here, she was giving birth to a child fathered by low-level. But not just any Low-level, Kayla's mate was Bardock. But right now, Bardock was no where to be seen. He was on his way back from his team's latest assignment. The message that Kayla was in labour had been sent to Bardock's scouter and he promised to be there before the baby arrived. But the baby was getting closer to being born. The chances of Bardock arriving before the baby were fading.

And Kayla was right, after a few hours of pushing, she let out a huge scream as the baby's head and shoulders eased their way through the birth canal. Plenthor, the head-medic, was at the end of the bed watching the baby's progress.

"Keep pushing Kayla," He ordered, "He's almost out, just a few more minutes."

"W-where's Bardock?" She panted,

She didn't want to her mate to miss their son being born.

"He's on his way. But Kayla, you can't hold on for him. The baby won't allow it and I won't allow it."

Plenthor was right; Kayla couldn't try and delay the birth just so Bardock could get there. With no choice, the young saiyaness resumed pushing. Eventually, the medic centre was filled with a huge roar from Kayla followed by the irate scream of the newly born saiyan. The instant he pushed out, Plenthor caught him and took him to be washed while Kayla lay, collapsed and panting on the bed. As reality kicked in, a huge wave of pride washed over her.

"I did it!"

She looked over her shoulder to see Plenthor and Malaka cleaning the new baby as he screamed the room down. Once cleaned, Malaka wrapped him up in a blue blanket and carried him over to Kayla. She manoeuvred herself on to her back as her crying boy was placed on her chest. She guided him to her left breast where he latched on immediately.

"You hungry, little guy?" She said softly, her eyes beaming.

As he suckled hungrily, Kayla stroked his head. It was then that she noticed an unexpected feature on him. It made her chuckle.

But, she admired her new son, she was soon aware of a new presence in the room. She turned to see Bardock and smiled. Her breath was often taken away by how gorgeous Bardock was. And, right now as he looked beautiful with the awestruck look on his face, his eyes firmly on the baby.

"It's about time you got here," She teased, "You missed the 'best' bit."

"Well, I'm here now." Bardock replied, jokingly.

"Yes, you are. So are you coming over to say hi or what?"

With a light chuckle, Bardock stepped over to her side and got a closer look at his boy. It didn't take long for Bardock to spot what had made Kayla chuckle. He noticed how much hair his son had. It slicked back and ran all the way down his back to his knees.

"Hey, he's mostly hair!" Bardock commented, slight shock in his voice.

"I wondered how long it'd be before you noticed," Kayla giggled, "He must have got that from me. Well, it's length at least."

"Yeah, I guess so."

"Well, all he needs now is a name."

"Hmm, well when I was a kid; there was this guy who worked at the training centre near my home. He was like my mentor. He was called Raditz, great guy."

Kayla looked in to her son's face, eventually smiling. "I love it. Raditz"

The two new parents turned to each other and kissed sweetly as Raditz finished suckling and fell asleep.

While Bardock and Kayla got to know their new son, Plenthor and Malaka watched from across the room. Plenthor smiled from under his moustache while Malaka watched on with a rather serious look on his face.

"They look so happy," Plenthor smiled, "They should be. That little kid should be great."

"I just hope they haven't forgotten that he's probably going to be sent out." Malaka said, seriously.

"Maybe not. Remember, Kayla is an elite saiyan. She was a very powerful infant. Maybe little Raditz will be too"

"I doubt it with Bardock being low class. The kid is most likely to take after his father."

Plenthor wanted to argue but knew that his colleague was right. But he had seen both saiyans go through traumatic events, particularly Bardock, and wanted them to be happy. But that was probably not going to happen. But still Kayla was elite, so there was hope that her status would save Raditz from growing up alone.

Later, Kayla was asleep in her hospital bed and Raditz had been taken to the saiyan nursery to give his mother peace. Bardock, seeing that he wasn't needed, went to join Tora and his crew at their favourite bar. He knew his friends were waiting for news of the new baby. This gave Plenthor and Malaka the opportunity to give Raditz a check over. They had to weigh him and register his power reading. That way they could determine his ranking and monitor his progress and it wasn't long before they got their results.

"There you go, Plenthor," Malaka said, "The computer says Raditz has a power level of 5. He's a low level. Like Father like son. Who wants to break Kayla's heart? He's going."

"Now, wait Malaka," Plenthor replied, "His mother is elite, remember. This complicates things."

"No it doesn't. A low level means bye-bye baby and a high level means stay. Raditz will be leaving."

"I tell you what. We'll have the King decide."

Malaka just stared at Plenthor. There was a problem with that suggestion: King Vegeta was away conquering a planet for Frieza with his new queen. Yes, Vegeta had found someone to fill the place Kayla was supposed to fill. The two doctors decided that they would consult the King when he returned. Meanwhile Kayla and Bardock would be able to take Raditz home.

After two days, Raditz was finally free to go home with his parents. Very quickly, Kayla took to motherhood like a pro and loved every moment. She woke up every morning excited to see her son. She always woke before Bardock and would end up waking him up with her bubbly enthusiasm. She would wake then place a huge kiss on Bardock's cheek, on his scar. She would then bound out of bed and attend to Raditz. However, Bardock didn't take to fatherhood so easily. He wasn't sure what he had to do to and he struggled to bond with Raditz. Kayla understood why it was hard. As a Saiyan warrior, Bardock had to be solid and hard. His emotions couldn't get in the way of his fighting and his job. This steely barrier was hard to penetrate and seeing little Raditz being sweet was hard for Bardock respond to at first. But after a few days, Kayla got a surprise. The saiyan woman was asleep in bed, leaving Bardock to watch Raditz. The baby was lying on the floor on a rug, entertaining himself with his own tail. He would wave it around then grab it and start sucking on it or he would suck his toes. Bardock was laid back on the couch, reading while on his team's recovery time. He was contentedly reading the paper, enjoying the quiet but soon he realised that Raditz was making gurgling noises. He looked down to see that his son was looking up at him.

"What do you want?"

Raditz reached out his little hands towards his father and started talking his baby talk. Whatever Raditz wanted from Bardock, it was important. That's when the saiyan warrior saw what his son wanted.

"You want me to play?"

Raditz then let out a little laugh meaning yes. But that was a problem. Bardock wasn't sure how to play with a baby. Growing up, playtime was sparring with Tora and Takeo then with Kayla when they met. But then an idea came to him.

A few minutes later, Kayla was woken up by baby laughter filling the house. She got up then followed the sound until she walked in to the sitting room. Her eyes widened in surprise by the scene before her. Bardock was sat on the sofa with his tail out, wiggling it about. At first Kayla was confused but then saw Raditz's tiny little hands in the air trying to grab his father's tail. He'd get close then Bardock would move his tail just out of Raditz's reach. It made the baby laugh and smile. He was enjoying his father's attention. Kayla looked at Bardock's face and could see that he was enjoying himself too, smiling down at his son.

"Well," Kayla said giggling, "Are we having fun?"

Bardock's head shot up and he froze at the sight of his mate. She stood leaning against the wall, smiling.

"I-I was… eh … just… erm." Bardock stood up, trying to reason.

Kayla walked over to him. Once close enough, she got hold of the straps of his armour and kissed him squarely on the lips. When they parted, her emerald eyes sparkled happily.

"You don't need to explain." She whispered.

Bardock smirked then leaned in for another kiss. But, just as they were about to lock lips, they were disturbed by whimpering on the floor. Raditz was hungry. With an apologetic smile to Bardock, Kayla scooped him up and carried him to get food.

"Was your daddy playing with you, Raditz? That was nice of him, wasn't it?"

Bardock watched them walk out and breathed a sigh of relief. 'Good job Tora and the others didn't see that. They'd mock me! But that felt good.' With a smile on his face, Bardock followed Kayla to get something to eat too. But this new family was about to be torn apart.

Well, what do you think? Please feel free to leave a review and thanks for reading.