Prologue: Genocide of the Saiyans

Long ago, on a far off planet called Vegeta, there once existed a race known as the Saiyans. The Saiyans were a warrior race, well-known across the universe as one of the most brutal and ferocious beings in existence. It was their strength and brutality that attracted the galactic tyrant, Lord Frieza, who then added the Saiyans to his Planet Trade Organization. The Saiyans, of course, had no problem with this, as they were more than happy to wipe planets of their inhabitants so Frieza could sell it to the highest bidder. But, what many beings did not know, however, were that Saiyans were capable of being 'nice', or a 'good guy' so to speak. As far as the universe was concerned, the Saiyans were an evil, heartless race, and they weren't completely wrong. They just hadn't met a good Saiyan.

Take Paragas, for example. Paragas was one of the few kind-hearted Saiyans in existence, and he was made fun of by the others for it. He never paid mind to his bullies, choosing to focus on his work rather than listen to their foolish ramblings. His job was relatively simple; he was the tactician of King Vegeta, and as such, was responsible for coming up with battle strategies for the King. Of course, the King didn't always follow Paragas' plans. Paragas was never discouraged by this; he knew his King well enough to know that he didn't have to follow every plan to the letter.

Paragas' job didn't matter to him today, though. His wife, Kari, had recently died giving birth to fraternal twin boys, and, though saddened by her death, was eager to visit the nursery and see his newborn sons. He entered the room anxiously, unsure of what to expect. Despite never seeing his sons before, he recognized them instantly.

The elder of the two had his wife's long, spiky hair, as well as her stunning jet-black eyes. The child was leaner than his younger brother, giving him the appearance of a warrior at birth. The younger of the two, however, had the natural baby fat, and appeared to have inherited his grandfather's hairstyle.

Paragas looked down at his sons and smiled warmly, reaching his arms out toward them. The two Saiyans smiled back, reaching their hands up and squealing with delight. He chuckled, reaching down and scooping his children up into his arms.

"What did Kari name them?" he asked the doctor.

"Daiko and Broly," the doctor answered.

Paragas smiled brightly. Daiko and Broly. My sons…. I will train you both to be strong warriors for King Vegeta. He held his sons close to him, and they soon fell asleep in his arms. As he watched them sleep, he began to think about their future. He would train Daiko and Broly to work together as a team to take down their opponents. Together, they would become a valuable asset to King Vegeta and his son, Prince Vegeta. Even Lord Frieza would recognize his children's potential, and they would both be promoted to high positions in his army.

As Paragas continued to dream about his children's future, he was suddenly interrupted by the sound of the doors opening. He wasn't the only one who was interrupted, as his sons began bawling their eyes out. Paragas began to rock his children, shushing them softly. As soon as they were calmed, he turned around to see another Saiyan had entered the room.

"Bardock?" he gasped, recognizing the Saiyan. "Is that you?"

Bardock replied by giving a grunt of confirmation. Upon further inspection, Paragas noticed that Bardock appeared to have been through a fight recently, as his armor showed signs of damage, and his head appeared to be bleeding. "Bardock?" asked Paragas. "Do you need help? You don't appear to be in the best condition… " Bardock grunted in annoyance as he pushed past him, picking up one of the other children in the nursery.

"I'm fine," said Bardock coldly. "Now, if you'll excuse me, I'm trying to save my son, Kakarot from uncertain doom."

"Save your son? Uncertain doom? What are you going on about?", said Paragas in a worried tone.

Bardock looked Paragas dead in the eye and sighed, saying, "I doubt you'll believe me, Paragas, but Frieza is on his way, and he's going to destroy Planet Vegeta."

Paragas gasped. "Wh- What!? Impossible! We've been loyal to Frieza for years! Why would he suddenly destroy us!?"

"I don't know myself," said Bardock, shrugging to himself, "But I'm going to make sure my son gets outta here in one piece."

Suddenly, the two Saiyans heard a loud crash come from the door. The two turned to see the doctor holding a broken scouter and saying, "His power level… It's ten thousand… I gotta tell the King about this…" The doctor stood up and dashed out of the room.

Paragas looked at Bardock and asked, "Who was he talking about?"

"I don't know, but I don't think he meant me. He wouldn't panic like that unless… ", Bardock's eyes widened. He turned to Paragas and said, "Quick, Paragas! Check your kids power levels!" Though Paragas was confused by the question at first, he hesitantly turned on his scouter. The scouter bleeped to life, indicating a high power level nearby. He first focused the scouter on Broly, and the scouter jumped rapidly, registering a power level of ten thousand, just as the doctor had said.

Panic began to well up inside him, for he knew the King would not let Broly survive when he found out, and he knew it was only a matter of time before he did. He then focused the scouter on Daiko, and to his horror, it jumped higher, stopping at fifteen thousand.

His power level… thought Paragas to himself, It's insane! The King will kill all three of us when he finds out!

Paragas turned to face Bardock, who was standing there, as if waiting for his response. "Bardock, I have a request to ask of you," he said solemnly.

Bardock turned to face the Saiyan. "Yeah, what is it?"

"How many space pods are left?"

"Last I looked, there were two."

Paragas sighed as he held Daiko out to Bardock, saying, "Here. I want you to put Daiko in the other pod. The King will soon learn of Broly's power, so it's too late to save him. But the doctor's scouter broke before he could see Daiko's power level, so maybe there's a chance to save him."

Bardock took the child from him and said, "Don't worry about it, Paragas. I understand."

The Saiyan then took off in search of the space pods, while Paragas headed for the throne room. He knew that the life of his child now depended on him, and he wasn't going to let the king kill him.

But Paragas' plea would be for nothing. Paragas tried to argue that Broly was only a child and could even grow into an extremely valuable ally for the King's son, Vegeta. King Vegeta, however, pointed out that the child could be just as much an enemy as an ally, and closed the case by blasting Paragas with his Execution Beam. Afterwards, Broly was mortally wounded, and the two Saiyans were left in the wasteland to die. But as the two lay there, Paragas looked up towards the stars and saw two ships leave the planet's atmosphere. He smiled and whispered, "Thank you, Bardock. Goodbye, Daiko. I love you."

Daiko's space pod continued to sail through space until it finally landed on a far-away planet, far outside even the Planet Trade's borders. As soon as the pod crashed into the planet's surface, Daiko was jolted awake. He immediately began crying out for his father, hoping to be picked up by him and told that everything would be alright. Instead, no one came for him. After a few minutes, Daiko's cries became sniffles.

Daiko slowly crawled out of the pod, looking at his surroundings. The first thing he noticed was what he was crawling on. He didn't know what it was, but it was soft and brown. He picked up some of the soft brown stuff and put it in his mouth, thinking it was food. He spat it back out immediately, as it didn't taste very good.

After spitting up the soft brown stuff, Daiko's attention was grabbed by the sound of giggling. Looking around, he saw a tall, white being that was standing on four legs. Daiko was fearful of the large creature, until he heard a melodious, angelic voice say, "Come, little one. I won't hurt you."

Daiko began slowly crawling his way over to the large, white creature. As he got closer to it, he noticed other things about the creature, such as its hair, which was blue, pink, and green in color. He started crawling to it faster, fascinated by the colors.

Just as Daiko was about to reach the creature, he fell. He grunted as his face hit the ground, and as he lifted his up, he began crying. He suddenly felt himself being lifted up, and was brought close to the creature's face. The creature began nuzzling him gently, whispering, "Ssh, it's okay, little one. I'm right here."

The creature's words soothed Daiko, and he stopped crying, snuggling close to the creature's chest. He heard its steady heartbeat, and its rhythm soon lulled Daiko to sleep. As he slept, the creature looked around, noticing the space pod.

"Hmm, you're certainly not from around here, are you?" she said, looking at the child affectionately. "Now, what to name you…" she put a hoof to her mouth before saying, "I know… I'll name you Astral Comet."

As the creature continued to stare at the child, she said, "Come along, guards. There is no threat here. We are returning to the castle."

"Yes, Princess Celestia!" the guards yelled out, causing her to glare at them sharply before they whispered back, "Sorry."

As soon as Celestia returned to the castle, she walked into her bedroom, where she materialised a cradle for the child, laying him down gently in it. She levitated a blanket to him, wrapping it around his body.

As she watched the child sleep, she smiled warmly. "I wonder, little one, what are you? I would say you are human, but humans don't have tails. I suppose I'll find out one day, won't I? Anyway, goodnight, Astral. I love you."