Author's Note: Welcome guys to my first ever fanfiction on this site. As the title says, this is a Dragon Ball Fanfic about Bardock, the father of Goku. However, instead of fighting Frieza and dying, he flees to pursue Goku to Earth. I plan on posting these every Saturday (maybe, I might get lazy-uhh I mean I might be busy), and another thing. A lot of scenes that were great fights in the anime/manga will unfortunately not get as much spotlight as you may want. I don't want to repeat the original franchise, and I want to mostly focus on what's different in the events and characters. If something does change, I will put the focus on it. I hope you enjoy and don't be afraid to shower me with criticism, I wanna hear it all!
Planet Vegeta
A pod begins to arrive in the red atmosphere of Planet Vegeta. Inside is a heavily injured, angry man. His breath is ragged, his armor soaked with blood, and his fists shaking with rage. "Dangit, with these injuries, I might not be able to get there in time." Bardock kicks the pod open and flies out towards the capital city. "I have to tell King Vegeta about Frieza, it's the best way to get help. But if we do fight back towards him, will my visions still be true? Will Kakarot still face Frieza?"
As soon as Bardock made it to the capital, he asks the palace guards "Is the king here". "No," the guards say "He left for some mission I think" "Good," Bardock thinks as he flies away, "He must have learned of Frieza's plot. But...would it still be enough? My vision predicted Tora's death, so will the planet still blow up? No, no way, that can't be it." But as Bardock was beginning to fly away, his mind exploded with another vision.
"WAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH" The baby Kakarot was crying fiercely, almost as if he were mourning a death. "Agh!" Bardock grew a headache, his head flaring with visions of his planet blowing up, his people being incinerated in hellfire. "No, it's useless, we can't win…" For the first time in his life, Bardock admitted defeat. He fought countless warriors, never backing down despite the threats, but now, he felt true despair. "Kakarot is our only hope, I must train him into a fighter that will avenge the Saiyans!"
Bardock flew back into the capital, and quickly flew into the royal palace ship base! Sirens shouted as the soldiers cried "We have an intruder!" Soldiers stormed Bardock, blasting him and beating him. Bardock's mind swirled with Kakarot's wails, repeated images of his planet turning to ash. "AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH, KAKAROT". Bardock releases a swirl of energy, pushing all the soldiers back. With a burst of speed, Bardock rockets through the men, not caring about his injuries or the hits he gains. He reaches the ship base and threatens a guard into opening the ship. Bardock knocks the guard out, takes the remote and looks for the proper controls. "Cmon, cmon, I'm running out of time!" Bardock clicks the ship to life and blasts off into space.
Bardock turns to his window, sighing. He wishes he could've warned his people, but they probably would've called him crazy. He trembles with shame for running away from a fight. His thoughts get interrupted by a sudden flash of orange and red light. Bardock's heart skips a beat, as he watches his planet get destroyed. For a second, he even senses Frieza and Dodoria's glee. Instead of getting angry, Bardock succumbs to his injuries and passes out.
Author's Note: Here you go guys, sorry if it seems short, later episodes will be longer (maybe). If you have anything to say, like "This is garbage" or, "This is a gift from the heavens" please say so in the comments, but also tell me what you think is good and what you think is bad! Leave your predictions there too. Also, I know I said every Saturday yet I posted this on a Wednesday, I'm just really excited to get something out.