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"…. do you think, Bardock? Bardock?"

The questioning of his companion in the ship finally jerked him awake. He looked over to the other occupant and flyer of the ship, Leeks.

"What are you jabbering on about now? Can't a Saiyan get some sleep around here?"

"I was asking you if you had any idea why Freeza called all the Saiyans back to planet Vegeta?"

"Your Scouter off?"

"Y-yeah, like you told me to once we left Yardrat. I was waiting on you for ages incidentally, what happened?" the now inquisitive Saiyan pilot had seemingly forgotten his previous question in favour of a highlight of the planet cleansing mission.

"That mission on Yardrat took far longer than it should have, at least until I managed to figure out that little trick that they were using. Once I learned how to pick up energy without the Scouter, it was easy pickings. Should have seen the look on their faces when I started popping up in front of them, tracking them down across the planet."

A fact he was rather proud of, the mission briefing had noted that it was one of the more peculiar planets regarding its inhabitants, but once he had learned energy sensing from his observations of the natives, using the technique he read about in some ancient texts to hide his energy due to the sheer frustration of how they knew he was coming and leaving before he arrived, the planet's population was reduced to nothing in a short amount of time, taking roughly a month and a half by his estimates.

"Anyway, I think Freeza wants us for some super tough planet to crack, that's why he called all available Saiyans back home. What about you?"

At this, Bardock gave pause to think about the situation at hand, "I'm not sure, but all I do know is that I'm getting a bad feeling about the whole thing."

It made no sense, dwelling on the topic, why would Freeza call the entire race back to the planet, for what reason. Whatever the case may be, he would stand a better chance of figuring it out on the ground, with other Saiyan's to offer their own opinions. Determined to figure out why the whole situation was bothering him, he prepared for landing on the red dust ball he called home.

"Well, well, if it isn't the top of us mere low-class Saiyans? How ya been, Bardock?" This time the questioning came from a rather large and well-muscled Saiyan, standing head and shoulders over the teenage Bardock, "And what's this, did someone rough up that pretty face of yours? Whatever shall you do about that scar on your cheek?"

"Ah shut it Toma, at least I have a scar to show why my face is marred, you were stuck looking like that since the day you came out of your nursing tank." The scar was one of the fresh reminders of his adventure on Yardrat, with one of the little pests landing a surprise attack on him whilst he was taking a short rest. "The one that did this got a nice little taste of why you don't piss off a Saiyan, he got really freaked by that attack I learned from reading through those old texts, and you said that they were a waste of time."

"Not my fault for thinking that reading some old faded words would be pointless, but that Kamaham-whatever seems pretty versatile, so it seems to have worked out in the end."

"It's Kamehameha you dolt, not that you ever get it right."

"Yeah, but it's nowhere near as effective as your ability with the Oozaru form, is it? I mean, being able to use the power without transforming, it's pretty formidable."

At this, Bardock grimaced, knowing what his older friend was talking about. Accidentally harnessing the Oozaru's power after getting his tail cut off when he was a child a few years earlier meant that the few who knew called the fourteen year-old Saiyan a mutant, with abilities that surpassed the rest. He was lucky he wasn't noticed by the king, or he would have long since been exiled like that Saiyan infant Broly several years beforehand.

All of a sudden, there was a change in the tone of Toma, "Listen, Bardock, Freeza's men have been asking around, for the legend of the Super Saiyan, things like that."

The teen perked his head up at this, the children's story was a popular one amongst low class Saiyans, hoping for the power to improve life for their lot. "Well, knowing you, you've looked into this a bit deeper, what have they found out exactly?"

"They've mainly been asking questions about the Super Saiyan, but apparently there's stories about a Legendary Super Saiyan, as well as a Super Saiyan God. All different apparently, but there's reports that Freeza was agitated at the news." At this, Toma's voice dropped to a harsh whisper. Freeza being upset was never good, but over something concerning the Saiyans? His distaste for the 'monkeys' as he eloquently put it was well known throughout the Freeza Force, with Saiyan casualties rising dramatically since he took over his father's position. "This brings me to what I wanted to talk to you about next, come on."

Returning to their shared home in the slums of Vegeta's capital city, Toma led Bardock to the back room, where a female Saiyan infant rested in the incubation pod.

At this Bardock was puzzled, "Isn't this your daughter Toma, sorry, but if you're trying to set her up as my mate, she's a far too young for that at the moment." His attempt to lighten the mood succeeded, with Toma cuffing him across the back of the head.

"Smart-ass," Toma chuckled, "that's not why I brought you to Gine, you told me you learned how to hide your battle power, right? Well I want you to take little Gine to a remote world I found whilst searching for planets for the Freeza force. I deleted all records of it obviously, so you shouldn't be found."

"Sounds like this is something that you've been planning for a while Toma, but I gotta admit, running from a problem isn't something that sits right with me." The sheer notion of admitting that there was something that would force him to run hurt Bardock's Saiyan pride.

"I don't like it either, but with how things have been playing out these last few years under Freeza, I imagine that he's going to make his final move against the Saiyans. So promise me Bardock, you'll take Gine with you to this planet, and raise her properly. Give her a life that she could never experience here." At this, Toma bowed, asking a final request of his younger friend.

"A-alright, I'll do it. But we're going to have to be careful, taking a pod won't be easy, especially with the precautions that have been in place since that Paragus stole a ship a couple of years ago." Security had been increased since that little incident, with the middle-class Saiyans under King Vegeta more than happy to beat on the lower-class.

"Now that part, has already been taken care of, so get your things together, because the two of you are leaving tonight."

"So this is it, huh friend?"

Darkness covered the landscape, with the fragments of the moon and the stars providing some natural light, barely illuminating the co-conspirators

"It's either now or never, with Gine's potential yet to show properly, so you both should be safe." Toma's determination was reflected in his tone, laying eyes on his daughter for the final time before placing her in the pod. "Listen Bardock, I know that you aren't fond of the cleansing missions that you're sent out on, so if we're wrong, and Freeza doesn't destroy us, I want you and Gine to stay on this Earth planet, don't come back, you got that."

This surprised the younger Saiyan, he had no fondness for the work he performed for the Freeza Force, but to never return again was a daunting prospect for the Saiyan. "Are you sure about this Toma? I mean, if it's safe, then wouldn't it be better for us to come back?"

The older warrior shook his head at this, "As we are, we're little more than the slaves we used to keep, with Freeza keeping his hand at the ready, waiting for the moment we step out of line, so I don't want this for the two of you any longer. Live a proper life, grow stronger, and maybe one day, if you're strong enough, take down Freeza. But for now? All I have to say, is good luck, my brother."

Offering his hand for an embrace, Toma reached towards his surrogate little brother, with Bardock willing to return it, "and you as well, brother."

At this final parting, Bardock stepped into the pod, closing the hatch, and racing through the atmosphere into the empty void of space.

As the distance grew further and further from planet Vegeta, waiting until he would reach far enough away from Freeza's capital ship's sensors, Bardock activated a rear view camera, hoping for a final glimpse of his home, only to be greeted with a horrifying sight, an enormous orange energy ball filled with death, bearing down on the adopted home world of the Saiyans, shattering it's integrity before it exploded into fragments.

At this, Bardock set a goal in mind, once he had ensured that little Gine would be safe, he would push himself to his limits, reach the height of a Super Saiyan, and avenge his species by killing Freeza.

'You'll pay for this Freeza,' Bardock began to set the pod to its highest speed, on its way to Earth, 'I swear you'll pay.'

This has been on my mind for a long time, and having seen Dragon Ball Super Broly recently, it all started to piece itself together in my head. So sit back and enjoy this roller-coaster of a ride as I attempt to merge various parts of Dragon Ball and the Marvel Universe and various interpretations of it together into this amalgamation and my own interpretation of both franchises, in the first story I've written in years. Hopefully I've improved in writing fiction, I've read plenty of it. Until the next time, CasualNootNoot out.