Dragonball Z: Bloodlines (Updated)
In the depths of space, far from Earth, an alien space ship hovered in orbit of a planet; a planet of fighters; a planet of Saiyans. Bardock, a low level Saiyan who had just returned from a mission to his home planet after finding his team massacred by the order of the very being he was staring down; Frieza.
Frieza had control over the Saiyan population but he secretly feared that one day they would rise up and overthrow him. A fear that he would never publicly announce. Bardock was giving a heroic speech of not following his orders any longer, but these words were going through one of Frieza's ear and out the other. He had heard it all before and he really didn't care.
He lifted a finger and a orange glowing sphere formed at its tip and it began to grow in size. His plan from the start was to eradicate the whole lot of them. He had plenty of soldiers at his command and the loss of the Saiyans in his mind would make a difference. He still had plenty more soldiers at the moment and even more would come to serve him in the future. He could even kill all the soldiers he had sent out to fight this Bardock, who had managed to survive Dodoria's attack, as well as fight off a good number of the men he had just sent out. He could afford the loss of the Saiyans and the other soldiers out there and still have enough men. He would even gain the populations of other species that he would consider more useful that the dirty monkeys he was staring at right now.
Meanwhile on the other side of the planet, a male Saiyan flew furiously through the air. He had been at the lounge when Bardock had come tumbling in demanding everyone listen him about Frieza's plan to kill them all. At first he wasn't convinced but it wasn't until he had left the lounge and saw a few of Frieza's soldiers shooting at a group of Saiyan children.
He had made short work of the soldiers. He wondered if what Bardock had said was true. He called his mate on the communication line through his scouter and told her what was happening. He gave her implicit instructions to gather their friends and leave the planet. As he was talking to her he was cut off by one of Frieza's lieutenants, Mandareen, who happened to be nearby. The purple skinned, elongated head with yellow spots, annoying voiced lieutenant had gotten in a few good hits before the Saiyan was able to escape from him.
A short time later, he arrived at the shipyards and immediately saw his mate and a few other Saiyans boarding the ship. The female Saiyan stopped and turned as she saw him land. She ran over to him and embraced him in a very passionate hug.
"We're doing as you said but you were cut off. What happened?" She asked.
"I was attacked by one of Frieza's men. It supports Bardock's theory even more. Frieza wants to destroy us all so we need to leave now." He said. Suddenly, his scouter beeped and showed a set of numbers and an arrow pointing to his left. He turned his head to see Mandareen standing there with a very arrogant grin on his face.
"A group of Saiyans, thinking they can leave the planet without Lord Frieza's permission?" Mandareen asked mockingly. "That just won't do. Now get back in your cages like the good little monkeys that you are."
The Saiyan turned his head back to his mate and kissed her deeply before pushing her towards the open hangar of the ship. "GO! I'll keep him here."
"What about you?" She asked. "If you don't get on, you'll die."
"If I don't stay and fight him off we're all going to die." He said. "Now go." His voice softened from its hardened, serious tone. "You're my one."
"And you're my only." She replied, trying not to allow her voice to falter. He was being strong for her and it would be only fair for her to be strong in front of him. She then boarded the ship and closed the hatch behind her.
With his mate aboard the ship, the Saiyan then turned his attention on Mandareen. "If you even dare look at that ship…"
"You'll what?" Mandareen asked cutting him off. "You'll kill me? You're a lowly Saiyan. The bottom of the barrel. I'm surprised that Lord Frieza has kept you…."
Mandareen was cut off by the sudden impact of the Saiyan's fist and Mandareen's chin. Mandareen was launched backwards but was able to regain his poise and he landed on his feet. "That wasn't very nice. You should…"
He was cut off again by the Saiyan's charge. The two of them threw punches and kicks at the other in rapid succession. Some attacks landed while others were dodged. When there was enough room between them, energy blasts were thrown.
As the ship blasted off, his mate look out one of the viewports to see him gallantly defending the ship's departure, at the cost of his own life. She continued to watch on even when the ship had reached such a high altitude where she couldn't make them out anymore. It was only when they had left the planet and were out in space was when she had actually sat in her seat for the first time.
Only a few seconds had passed when a bright orange light rushed into the ship through the viewports. She then looked back out the viewport but had to shield her eyes from the bright light. Planet Vegeta was breaking apart. She could see crevices forming in the planet's crust before finally causing the planet to explode. She could hear the collective gasps from everyone else onboard. She tried to make a sound but her body would not let her as the final images of her mate flowed through her mind. She sat back in her chair and faced forward as tears flowed from her control and down her cheeks. She cried. She cried for her lost friends, for her lost planet, and most importantly, her lost love.