"Damn you...Frieza…" Said an injured warrior. Blood dripped profusely down from his wounds. He grit his teeth with pain as he continued to limp towards his fellow Saiyans. "You treacherous bastard…" He stumbled to the side and slammed into the wall, leaving a blood splatter. He winced at his ever growing pain, but decided to press forward. "I...I need to warn them…" After dreadful minutes of limping and constant struggling, the Saiyan had finally managed to stumbled into a beat up bar that was filled with others of his proud race. The warrior held himself up by using the wall next to him. The Saiyans in the bar paid him little to no attention, regardless of his potentially fatal wounds. "F...Frieza...he's coming…" The Saiyan choked out.
"Get a load of that guy." A tall Saiyan male whispered.
"I heard his whole squad got wiped out during a mission." Another man said.
"You guys don't understand... He's coming... he's gonna kill us all!" The wounded warrior said with a more urgent tone.
"What are you going on about Bardock?" A tall man said while holding his girl firmly in his arms. He gave the wounded Saiyan a smirk. "Sounds like a cover up for your recent failure. Only what can be expected from a low-class like yourself."
"What? I'm trying to help your ass!" Bardock shouted with rising annoyance. Bardock's words did catch the attention of one Saiyan in the back sipping away at his drink.
"You really want to help us? Then, you can take your bloody ass outta here and quit spouting your nonsense!"
"A...are you kidding me?! Frieza and his men took out my entire squad. He sent the order! He's on his was to wipe us out as we speak!" Bardock snapped.
"... He's not wrong...Frieza is a slimy son of a bitch. He'll do whatever it takes to make sure things go his way. He's nothing but an arrogant prick!" Said a tan man with jet black hair spiked to the side. His onyx eyes were fixated on his drink. "You should really listen to Bardock's words. I've known him for a long time so I can tell when he's bullshiting me."
Bardock grinned at the words of the nonchalant Saiyan. "Thanks…"
"Oh boy, here we go! Are you really gonna start talking crazy too, Nezorak?" A large, bald man said.
Nezorak took another sip of his drink and sighed. "I'm just being realistic. Frieza's had it out for us since the very beginning. I mean, think about it. We're a warrior race. It's only a matter of time before we would've rebelled against him, right? I know for a fact that nobody in this room likes the son of a bitch! He's just getting rid of us in order to secure his place!" Nezorak took another swig of his drink and slammed the now empty glass on the table. "Bardock's right! We need to come together and fight that bastard now! ALL OF US!"
"..." The room grew silent at Nezorak's valiant statement. After a few moments, they all just went back to drinking and conversation between themselves.
Nezorak grew agitated at their carefree attitudes towards the grim situation that they were all in. "...You can't be freaking serious right now! You're all going to die! Look at Bardock! Look at what Frieza did to his crew! Do you all truly not care, or are you simply just too foolish and ignorant?" After getting no response, Nezorak sighed with defeat. He looked up and saw Bardock, the only other person with any common sense, struggling to stand. Nezorak shoved past the crowd of Saiyans and propped up Bardock over his shoulder.
"N...Nez-" Bardock said while coughing.
"Don't worry about it. You gotta get to a healing chamber." Nezorak told him as he carried him towards the healing ward.
"Frieza is gonna be here any minute. We have to confront him."
"In your condition?! You're insane! You'll get yourself killed! Don't be a goddamn idiot Bardock."
"Too be completely honest with you... We're all probably gonna die regardless of my condition...You met Frieza in person, right? Is he really all that strong?" Bardock asked.
"He's a monster, plain and simple. He flared his energy up one time and it broke my damn scouter...He slaughtered many of his own subordinates with a single finger without a shred of regret."
"Damn…" Bardock muttered.
"That's not even the worst of it all. I heard that he and his family have the entire north galaxy under his his control."
"All of it?!"
Nezorak nodded and readjusted the grip on his long time friend. Bardock winced at the sudden movement and glared slightly.
"Sorry buddy...You're not exactly the lightest Saiyan you know…" Bardock rolled his eyes. Nezorak let out a small chuckle. "So how's the family?"
"What do you mean?" The wounded warrior asked with a confused expression.
"I dunno...How's uh…you know…" Nezorak started awkwardly.
"..." Bardock gave him a blank face.
"Um...GINE! Yeah that's it. How's she doing?"
"I'd rather not talk about her...you know, with the whole Frieza about to kill us thing…" Bardock let out a sigh.
"Oh uh, yeah I get it...In that case, how's Raditz?"
"Seriously…"
"What? I'm just trying to lighten up the mood… Ya know, I had a sneaky feeling that Frieza was gonna wipe us out...I just didn't think it'd be so soon…" Nezorak's tone dropped a bit. "Forgive me if I'm being a bit of a pest. You see my son was born just this morning. I only wish that I could see him grow to be a proud warrior."
"Nezorak, you're way too soft. You're acting like you'd be with him all the time. You know we get sent off to other worlds as infants." Bardock stated. "It's best not to even think about getting attached. Those kinds of sentimental emotions are taboo for us Saiyans."
"I know but I just can't help it. Shae and I always dreamed of having a child...Now that we finally have one, our lives must come to an end."
"...For someone trying to lighten the mood...You kinda being depressing…" Bardock said. The two men chuckled lightly.
"Yeah yeah, I'll give you that one...but seriously though, how's it feel being a dad of two. I know your second son was born a little while ago."
"Meh...You see them once and then their just gone for good...Take Raditz for example. I haven't heard a thing from him since he was born."
"Doesn't that bother you?" Nezorak asked.
"Not really. You just learn not to get too attached." Bardock said with a low exhale.
They had stepped into the medical ward and automatically got various looks from the foreign aliens. Some were looks of concern for Bardock, others were looks of disgust towards the two Saiyans. Nezorak carried his friend over to one of the healing chambers and placed him inside.
"How long are you gonna be in there for?" Nezorak asked.
"Gimme a good five minutes." Bardock answered casually.
"Only five?! Bardock look at yourself. Five minutes won't do a damn thing for your condition."
"Trust me. Anymore than five minutes will be utterly useless."
"Alright then." Nezorak said with a shrug of his shoulders. He shut the chamber door and set it for five minutes. "I'll be right back Bardock. If Frieza really is on his way here, then I should probably go handle some things first."
Bardock nodded from inside the chamber before succumbing to the soothing fluids from within it. The healing liquid plus the delicate flow put Bardock into a peaceful, slumbering state.
Nezorak walked out of the medical area and headed over towards the nursery in order to see his recently born child. As he walked, more and more thoughts swelled within his head. As much as he didn't want to admit it, he was scared shitless. He knew what Frieza could do. The bastard practically tortured him. He didn't care about that though. He only went through with the torture in order to protect his pregnant lover. Even though they weren't supposed to have any real or deep infatuation for each other, they both continued to love each other in a secret relationship. They shared a bond that no other Saiyans really could. He cared about her even if she was considered "weak" or a "low-classed fighter" to other Saiyans. Shae had something that he and the the rest of their race would never have. She had true compassion. She didn't like fighting and destruction like the rest of our race. She always saw things with a nonviolent attitude which in and of itself is just extraordinary. It made him see his whole existence different. It made him question what was really important in life, and from those questions sprouted the many harsh truths and realities of the Saiyan population as a whole. He had always had his doubts about the supposed "Emperor of the Universe" and how he was looking out for the Saiyan's best interest. Nezorak later realize that the words uttered by the space tyrant himself were nothing but lies to keep them all in check. One question still remained unanswered though…Why? It just didn't make sense.
Nezorak stepped inside the nursery and saw his son being cradled in the arms of his lover. He admired the scene from the doorway. Shae's long, dark brown hair and her gorgeous, soft hazel eyes made his heart stop. Seeing her and his son looking so peaceful together during this hectic situation that was sure to get worse with each passing second made him both joyful and deeply depressed at the same time. He walked over to her and wrapped his large arms around her from behind. She jumped a bit from the unexpected contact, but relax once she realized how had touched her in such a way.
"Nezorak? What are you doing in here? I thought you were heading to Planet 1567-8B for your next mission." Shae said as she turned around and looked at him with a faint smile.
"Change of plans. I didn't wanna miss out on any time with our son. Especially not on his first day in world." Nezorak said to her. "Have you come up with a name for him yet?"
"Nope. I can't think of anything."
"Hmm…" Nezorak looked at the small infant boy. The little boy's spiky dark brown hair was swaying carelessly. His large onyx eyes held nothing but the most sincere and genuine innocence. The small boy seem calm yet confused. He looked to be observing his father. "What do you think about Letius?"
"Do you think that name suits him?" Shae asked with clear uncertainty.
"Sure I do!" Nezorak said with a triumphant smirk. "Just look at him! He's gonna be strong! I can see it already."
"What if he's not going to be a fighter? I think he'll have a kind heart and help those in need." She stroked the infant's hair lightly. "I can see it now. He'll be a symbol of peace. He won't just be another fighting brute like the rest of them."
"Who says he can't do both? I believe that he'll be a fighter, but I also believe that he'll do a lot of good." Nezorak said to her. "Little Letius…"
Shae began rocking the small child in her arms while sadly humming to him. "I'm gonna miss him so much."
"I know. I wish we could keep him with us but…" The thought of Frieza's arrival suddenly flashed into his mind. "He needs to leave as soon as possible. He's our son but he's also a Saiyan. He can't stay with us no matter what we want."
"Well...We could just hide him! Keep him close by our side and-"
"No! He has to leave! We have no choice. I'm really sorry Shae, but it's just how we gotta do things."
"I don't wanna give up my little baby boy! I've always wanted a child to raise and care for. I don't want to just toss him in a pod and blast him away to some strange uncharted planet. He could die out there!" Shae snapped back in Nezorak's face. Bless her kind heart...
"He'll be fine! Look at us? We survived when we got shipped away. We're Saiyans! We adapt and get stronger!" Nezorak shouted at the Saiyan woman, luckily not waking up the sleeping child.
"What is going on with you? You said it yourself, that you want a child of your own. The day I told you I was pregnant, you were happier than ever. Now, you're all of a sudden so quick to just send your first born away. Why are you acting like this Nezorak?"
"..." The man stayed silent.
"You said it yourself, that when we get enough credits from Frieza's tedious work, we'd take our children and get off of this hell hole. Why are you so eager to split up our family? The family that we can finally say that we have."
"... It's because Frieza is on his way... He's coming and it's not going to be a very pleasant visit for us."
"What are you talking about? What is that monster planning to do this time? Is it another "demonstration" or is he coming to put more of us to work?"
"Bardock and I have a really bad feeling. I don't know for sure but I can already assume that he's gonna do something drastic. Bardock said he wanted to wipe us all out but... I don't know... I'm not taking any chances. Letius needs to get as far away from the planet as possible."
"... I understand... I just need to say goodbye…" Shae said with slightly wet eyes.
Nezorak nodded and walked out of the room and back to the medical ward where he left Bardock. He felt terrible for what he said but in order to ensure their son's survival, it had to be done.
When he got to Bardock's healing pod, he opened the hatch and pulled him out. "Bardock!" He shouted at the man. His wounds were still evident on his face and he seemed sore.
"Damn...Not so loud! I feel hungover…" Bardock clutched his head and grit his teeth. A sharp pain ran throughout his head and he dropped to his knees. "He's here... FRIEZA'S HERE!!!"
"Shit! What are we gonna do? The only people that know and or care are you, me, and Shae!" Nezorak shouted with growing panic. Dammit, dammit, DAMMIT!!!"
"Calm down! Panicking won't do a damn thing for us." Bardock sighed, took off his bandana. The same one that was colored with the blood of his fallen comrades. He looked at it and glared. "With the shitty situation that we're in... I'd say we got two options. We die like the rest of the hopeless idiots sitting there doing nothing, or we die fighting like real Saiyans! Your choice."
"... Quite the statement. You sure do know how to shine some light on a suicide mission...Fine, I'm with you. Not much of a choice anyway. I'd rather die with my honor in tact."
"You see? That's the spirit!" Bardock said patting his friend on the shoulder. "We need to get a move on. The bastard is moving into orbit as we speak."
"Damn.." Nezorak nodded and the two Saiyans ran of to go confront the evil tyrant himself. As they neared The outside, they had began to feel a wave of anxiety.
"What happened to Shae? Did you get a chance to see her before all of this?" Bardock asked.
"Yeah...She went to go send our son off of the planet. I wished this could have been different, but life is never that simple." Nezorak responded with a sorrowful tone.
The two men continued onwards. Before they exited the station, Bardock stopped them and turned back with a serious look. "The moment we step foot out there is the moment we can't turn back the clock. I would fully understand if you wanted to go find Shae and spend your last few moments together. I'd think nothing less of you for it."
"Aww c'mon Bardock. Gimme a little bit more credit than that. I love a good fight just as much as any other Saiyan. If I die then it's gonna be in battle!"
Bardock smirked and the two men shared a quick fist bump. "We really are a doomed race." Bardock said with a small laugh.
"Mostly just prideful."
The two men stepped outside and were automatically greeted with the large ship. Of the galactic emperor. The massive ship was clear in view and the two men pushed away their fears and flared up their energy.
"FRIEZA! GET OUT HERE AND SHOW YOURSELF YOU COWARD!" Bardock shouted in the direction of the ship. A small hatch on the underside of the large ship opened up and hundreds of low level grunts came pooling out and flying straight for the two Saiyan warriors.
Bardock and Nezorak blasted forward, charging at the seemingly endless amounts of soldiers. Bardock rammed and punched his way through each of his foes. Nezorak charged up a red energy in his hands and blasted multiple grunts out of his way. The two Saiyans aggressively pressed forward towards the giant ship. A swarm of guards abruptly surrounded both of them . The two grinned and began rapidly attacking the plentiful amount of enemies. With each punch and each blast that they sent to Frieza's men, they swung harder and fired more intensely.
"We're almost at the ship! Just keep moving!" Bardock shouted.
Nezorak nodded and the two of them continued to press forward through the malicious onslaught.
A group of grunts flew up and grabbed Bardock preventing him from moving forward.
"Bardock!" Nezorak shouted. He blasted the soldiers off of him with a beam of red energy. Bardock looked to his partner and flashed him a thumbs up and a grin.
The small celebratio between the two fighters was cut short when they both heard the sound out clapped. They look up at the top of the ship and glared.
"Ohohoho, what an excellent display. You two sure are quite the determined little monkeys aren't you?"
"Frieza…" Bardock grumbled.
"Well...You filthy chimps wanted me out here...Now what?" Frieza taunted.
Bardock look and Nezorak gave him a slight nod. "It's time for you to pay for making a mockery out of the Saiyan race!" Bardock shouted. He raised his hand and a blue spiral of energy. "This is for all of Saiyans that died and suffer under your rule!"
Nezorak cocked both of his arms back and charged up a bright red blast within his fists. "Time for you to die Frieza!"
Frieza glared and poi his index finger straight up. A small bright ball of energy forming at the tip of it. "What a pity…"
"DIE!!!" Bardock and Nezorak shouted in unison while launching their own respective attacks.
Frieza grinned evilly and almost instantaneously, the small orb grew to an extraordinary size. The large orb swallowed the two significantly smaller attacks leaving the two Saiyans speechless.
"No freaking way!" Nezorak shouted.
"He's on a whole other level…" Bardock said inaudibly.
"Time to eradicate the filthy monkeys." Frieza flicked his finger downward, pushing the large orb down towards the two Saiyans.
"Well Nezorak... I can't say I didn't see this coming.." Bardock said grimmly.
Nezorak sighed and looked at his planet in the background. "So this is it, huh…Damn…"
"It's been a wild ride Nezorak…"
"I guess. I only hope that wherever my son is sent, he'll be able to live a good life."
The large orb was coming closer and closer towards the two Saiyans. "Yeah…" Bardock muttered to himself.
-BACK ON PLANET VEGETA-
"Dammit! That thing is getting close." Shae was searching around frantically for an available space pod. She ran around the export station looking all over. She managed to find one available pod left. She ran up to it only to find that it was occupied by another wailing infant. "Kakarot?! What are you still doing here?" She said to the son of her friend Gine. Shae sighed and looked at her son. "I was planning on going with you but...I can't just leave Kakarot here in my place." Her small son was babbling on in his own little language clearly not understanding the situation at hand. Shae opened up the pod and gave her son a smile before kissing his forehead. "Mommy loves you Letius!" She said before placing him inside of the cramped up pod alongside a still crying Kakarot. "You two boys be good. From here on out, you two carry the pride of the Saiyans. Be the symbols of Hope and peace for wherever you may be." She closed the pod and walked over to the launch panel. "Take good care of not just yourselves, but also each other." She put in the preloaded coordinates to the planet "Earth" and hit the launch button. The ground beneath her was trembling violently and the area was heating up. "Have a good life." She said as the pod flew out of the station and off of the crumbling planet. Shae slowly waved at the pod while the large explosions had engulfed her completely.
As the pod blasted further towards it's destination, the planet that the two infant Saiyans used to call home, became nothing more than an explosion. Within seconds, Planet Vegeta, home of the the proud warrior race, had become nothing but a swirl of ashes, debris and stray asteroids.