Prologue: The Justice Elemental
My name is Una. I am Empress of the Cloud Tower and Elemental of Purity and Goodness. If you don't know what an elemental is, allow me to explain.
Elementals are what you mortals would call gods. We watch over life on different planets, making sure that each of the elements we take care of are, well, taken care of. For example, Marina, Elemental of Water, has to make sure that the temperature of the oceans of the planet Sephala stay at a constant 10 degrees without freezing. It may seem impossible, but Northos, Elemental of Ice, allows this for the sake of the people on that planet.
In all, there are seventeen of us: Water, Fire, Earth, Air, Metal, Light, Darkness, Electricity, Ice, Time, Life, Death, Animal, Plant, Good, Evil, and Universe. We all live in the Celestial Heavens in our own towers. My brother, Uno, and I are the only Cosmics. That is, we are the only children born of Eternity, Queen of all elementals. Because of this, we three are the only elementals who live on while the others die after ten thousand years. This is why Uno and I are also in charge of selecting replacements for each one every ten millenniums. "Nothing lasts forever," my mother constantly reminds us. "Only the universe, good, and evil will always remain."
Evil. That is not only my brother's element, but also his most prominent characteristic. I talk about him as little as possible, though at times it seems that I must.
This century, I must. In about sixty earth years, we are required to present our new choices for elementals. This time, however, I went to Eternity to ask for permission to create one more. My brother, of course, followed in order to stop me.
"My only wish is to protect the innocent on the planets which you have born," I pleaded. "If I create one more elemental, one who will uphold justice . . ."
"Bah," snorted Uno. "If you can't do your own job, why must you create one to do it for you?"
I scowled. "Good and evil is a different opposition to Right and Wrong. One can be pure of heart, but still do nothing when evil is dancing naked in front of their eyes."
"Bullshit! You only want a friend to aid you in your efforts to ruin me!"
"Enough," my mother shouted in her deep, booming voice that made me and my twin quiver. "Una, I will allow you to create a Justice Elemental on the condition: that he or she comes from a race which Uno has control over." I dared not argue. There must be at least one member of one race that I can manipulate into coming to my side. But who, and from which? Oh why couldn't Eternity allow me to pick a Shik, or a Mobian, or an Obtwikiean, or even a Namekian!
Uno smiled, thinking that I would just give up. It did seem hopeless. But my thoughts trailed to the planets which needed justice the most. Planets like Arrlea, Earth, and Plant. I could not let them down. "As you wish," I said bowing.
"And," added Eternity quickly, "You must choose which race now, to prevent confusion later."
Which race? Which race? I had to choose one now . . . ? This was too much! There had to be a culture with enough respect, but still strong enough in spirit . . .
Then it hit me; the perfect race for a warrior to ensure justice and honor what is right, if changed properly. "I choose the race of the Sayins from Planet Vegeta in the North Galaxy."
"So be it," she nodded.
I rushed out of the palace in order to start. He had to be male; women may become too emotional at times, even Sayins. He must be strong, oh yes, very strong, with the knowledge to fight and the right experience to guide him. He must also be friendly to gain good allies, and cynical enough to know his enemies. Oh, and I had to give him a strong parental figure; one who has conquored much adversity and hard to the core with some compassion. Darn! I had to make two Sayins?! I didn't stop running until I reached my balcony. What now? Elementals rarely get involved in mortal affairs.
"Stuck, dear sister?" My brother leaned against the door post and smiled.
"No," I said smiling.
"You'll fail, you know," he said. "Sayins may be strong, but far from being serene."
"I don't wish him to be serene. I wish him to . . ."
"Fight me," he finished. "I know what you want. You want to be better then me."
"No. I just want to protect . . ."
"But he won't be able to! No matter how strong he gets, even if he is a Sayin, he will never rival me." With that, he turned away.
My heart sank. What if he is right? I turned back to the abyss that was the universe outside my balcony. What if not even a Sayin can protect all of those innocent people. I imagined Freiza, one of Uno's strongest warlords, cornering a Sayin boy in an alley and raising his hand to destroy him. Then I saw Queen Beryl, an evil empress, sending her henchmen to attack a planet. I saw so many horrifying things that I shuddered with resolved. "No," I whispered to myself. "I won't let that happen."
A golden tear fell down my cheek. It stopped in mid air and floated up before me. "We won't let it happen," I murmured as it flew off into space.
That tear from my cheek will be the mentor. He will be a Sayin teacher of the one whom I choose to be an Elemental. But if he was created by me, he will be a good-hearted person. Exactly how many obstacles will he come across?
[A/N - This is how it works: In between the lines of the lyrics, I'll write a visual aide. If you know the song, you'll get the full enjoyment of the theme. If you don't, think of it as poetry. I'll post another version after about twenty eps; by that time, Bardock will be older, the plot different, and the song will include its other verses. I really like this song by Jon Bon Jovi: It's My Life.]
Main Theme Song for
DragonballBC
(season 1)
[Thump Thump! To the music, chibi Bardock punches a bag, while others laugh at him. Thump Thump! More laugh at him as he trains.]
"This ain't a song for the broken-hearted"
[Thump Thump! Two tears fall from Bardock's eyes while alone training]
"No silent prayer for the faith departed"
[Thump Thump! Punches the ground in anguish, again alone in the dark training hall]
"But I ain't gonna be another face in the crowd"
[Ground cracks and Bardock falls among Sayins' laughing faces]
"You're gonna hear my voice when I shout it out loud"
[Falls into Celipa's laughing mouth and into complete darkness]
"It's my life, it's now or never"
[At "life" he powers up a Solar Strike to light his way, and releases it on the downbeat]
"But I ain't gonna live forever"
[camera follows the strike, which lights up the screen on downbeat]
"I just want to live while I'm alive"
[Bardock is now flying in the sunlight; Cole, Zucina, and Tora join him]
"It's my life, my heart is like an open highway"
[The four break through the sun at the word "life"; and there is a full screen of Sayins, with Celipa, Rubaru, and Nipper in foreground]
"Like Frankie said, I did it my way"
[Cole, Zucina, Tora, and Bardock in the foreground stand confident, power up suddenly on "my way"]
"I just wanna live while I'm alive"
[Nipper VS Bardock; Solar Strike VS Soul Fist]
"It's my life!"
[Words DragonballBC are flown in with Bardock lying on top smiling]
My name is Una. I am Empress of the Cloud Tower and Elemental of Purity and Goodness. If you don't know what an elemental is, allow me to explain.
Elementals are what you mortals would call gods. We watch over life on different planets, making sure that each of the elements we take care of are, well, taken care of. For example, Marina, Elemental of Water, has to make sure that the temperature of the oceans of the planet Sephala stay at a constant 10 degrees without freezing. It may seem impossible, but Northos, Elemental of Ice, allows this for the sake of the people on that planet.
In all, there are seventeen of us: Water, Fire, Earth, Air, Metal, Light, Darkness, Electricity, Ice, Time, Life, Death, Animal, Plant, Good, Evil, and Universe. We all live in the Celestial Heavens in our own towers. My brother, Uno, and I are the only Cosmics. That is, we are the only children born of Eternity, Queen of all elementals. Because of this, we three are the only elementals who live on while the others die after ten thousand years. This is why Uno and I are also in charge of selecting replacements for each one every ten millenniums. "Nothing lasts forever," my mother constantly reminds us. "Only the universe, good, and evil will always remain."
Evil. That is not only my brother's element, but also his most prominent characteristic. I talk about him as little as possible, though at times it seems that I must.
This century, I must. In about sixty earth years, we are required to present our new choices for elementals. This time, however, I went to Eternity to ask for permission to create one more. My brother, of course, followed in order to stop me.
"My only wish is to protect the innocent on the planets which you have born," I pleaded. "If I create one more elemental, one who will uphold justice . . ."
"Bah," snorted Uno. "If you can't do your own job, why must you create one to do it for you?"
I scowled. "Good and evil is a different opposition to Right and Wrong. One can be pure of heart, but still do nothing when evil is dancing naked in front of their eyes."
"Bullshit! You only want a friend to aid you in your efforts to ruin me!"
"Enough," my mother shouted in her deep, booming voice that made me and my twin quiver. "Una, I will allow you to create a Justice Elemental on the condition: that he or she comes from a race which Uno has control over." I dared not argue. There must be at least one member of one race that I can manipulate into coming to my side. But who, and from which? Oh why couldn't Eternity allow me to pick a Shik, or a Mobian, or an Obtwikiean, or even a Namekian!
Uno smiled, thinking that I would just give up. It did seem hopeless. But my thoughts trailed to the planets which needed justice the most. Planets like Arrlea, Earth, and Plant. I could not let them down. "As you wish," I said bowing.
"And," added Eternity quickly, "You must choose which race now, to prevent confusion later."
Which race? Which race? I had to choose one now . . . ? This was too much! There had to be a culture with enough respect, but still strong enough in spirit . . .
Then it hit me; the perfect race for a warrior to ensure justice and honor what is right, if changed properly. "I choose the race of the Sayins from Planet Vegeta in the North Galaxy."
"So be it," she nodded.
I rushed out of the palace in order to start. He had to be male; women may become too emotional at times, even Sayins. He must be strong, oh yes, very strong, with the knowledge to fight and the right experience to guide him. He must also be friendly to gain good allies, and cynical enough to know his enemies. Oh, and I had to give him a strong parental figure; one who has conquored much adversity and hard to the core with some compassion. Darn! I had to make two Sayins?! I didn't stop running until I reached my balcony. What now? Elementals rarely get involved in mortal affairs.
"Stuck, dear sister?" My brother leaned against the door post and smiled.
"No," I said smiling.
"You'll fail, you know," he said. "Sayins may be strong, but far from being serene."
"I don't wish him to be serene. I wish him to . . ."
"Fight me," he finished. "I know what you want. You want to be better then me."
"No. I just want to protect . . ."
"But he won't be able to! No matter how strong he gets, even if he is a Sayin, he will never rival me." With that, he turned away.
My heart sank. What if he is right? I turned back to the abyss that was the universe outside my balcony. What if not even a Sayin can protect all of those innocent people. I imagined Freiza, one of Uno's strongest warlords, cornering a Sayin boy in an alley and raising his hand to destroy him. Then I saw Queen Beryl, an evil empress, sending her henchmen to attack a planet. I saw so many horrifying things that I shuddered with resolved. "No," I whispered to myself. "I won't let that happen."
A golden tear fell down my cheek. It stopped in mid air and floated up before me. "We won't let it happen," I murmured as it flew off into space.
That tear from my cheek will be the mentor. He will be a Sayin teacher of the one whom I choose to be an Elemental. But if he was created by me, he will be a good-hearted person. Exactly how many obstacles will he come across?
[A/N - This is how it works: In between the lines of the lyrics, I'll write a visual aide. If you know the song, you'll get the full enjoyment of the theme. If you don't, think of it as poetry. I'll post another version after about twenty eps; by that time, Bardock will be older, the plot different, and the song will include its other verses. I really like this song by Jon Bon Jovi: It's My Life.]
Main Theme Song for
DragonballBC
(season 1)
[Thump Thump! To the music, chibi Bardock punches a bag, while others laugh at him. Thump Thump! More laugh at him as he trains.]
"This ain't a song for the broken-hearted"
[Thump Thump! Two tears fall from Bardock's eyes while alone training]
"No silent prayer for the faith departed"
[Thump Thump! Punches the ground in anguish, again alone in the dark training hall]
"But I ain't gonna be another face in the crowd"
[Ground cracks and Bardock falls among Sayins' laughing faces]
"You're gonna hear my voice when I shout it out loud"
[Falls into Celipa's laughing mouth and into complete darkness]
"It's my life, it's now or never"
[At "life" he powers up a Solar Strike to light his way, and releases it on the downbeat]
"But I ain't gonna live forever"
[camera follows the strike, which lights up the screen on downbeat]
"I just want to live while I'm alive"
[Bardock is now flying in the sunlight; Cole, Zucina, and Tora join him]
"It's my life, my heart is like an open highway"
[The four break through the sun at the word "life"; and there is a full screen of Sayins, with Celipa, Rubaru, and Nipper in foreground]
"Like Frankie said, I did it my way"
[Cole, Zucina, Tora, and Bardock in the foreground stand confident, power up suddenly on "my way"]
"I just wanna live while I'm alive"
[Nipper VS Bardock; Solar Strike VS Soul Fist]
"It's my life!"
[Words DragonballBC are flown in with Bardock lying on top smiling]