A/N: Hey guys. I've decided to completely remake Friend of an Enemy since the new Broly movie came out, and been working on it nonstop since I saw it. If you haven't seen it, I highly recommend watching it, it is amazing. That being said, there are spoilers in this book. I completely redid Saji's backstory so it isn't as cringy as the first one, and it's much better, I think you guys will like it. Also, apparently my friend saw my FF profile in an ad for FF, so that's also super exciting, and means so much to me. Anyways, I hope you guys like it. Also, another warning, if you guys don't like child abuse, there is some in this prologue, so you've all been warned.
"I can't believe it's already been a year since Planet Vegeta was destroyed. I hate all this flying around and looking for a place to stay. Nowhere is good enough, I swear." A female Saiyan muttered as she waited for the food to finish cooking on the campfire.
"We'll find someplace eventually. Besides, we still have to figure out what to do with her." A male Saiyan said as he looked over at a young, two-year-old toddler who was playing with a small rabbit-like creature not too far away.
"Well, we still have the first idea." The female said, looking at the male.
The man thought for a moment. "Well, it would solve our problem of taking care of the brat. Not to mention we won't have to feed her. It wouldn't matter if she's would continue our bloodline, she is too soft to be a fighter. She's just a disgrace."
"Mamma! Dadda!" Their daughter called, showing them the creature. "It's fwuffy!" She exclaimed excitedly.
The female groaned, but the male grinned as he had an idea. "Don't worry, Strania, I'll take care of this." He approached his daughter and snatched the creature from her.
Her eyes widened and she held her arm out to it. "No! You hurt it!"
Her father ignored her though. "See, Saji, this is how Saiyans should be!" With that, he crushed the poor creature's head in his hand, making blood and chunks of brain splatter everywhere. Saji watched in horror before starting to cry loudly, which made her father growl in annoyance. "Why you little-" He kicked the child so hard it made her fly back a few feet and cry even more from the pain.
"Zunigo, she won't change. You know that, let's just get rid of her already." Strania said.
Zunigo scoffed, but he nodded as he walked over to his mate, ignoring Saji as she cried in the distance. "Fine. Just need to find a good time and place."
"Where we going…?" Saji asked quietly, she had a few bruises and some fresh scratches on her body from her parents' abuse. Zunigo, who was sitting across from her shot his daughter a glare, which made her shrink and shut her mouth.
Strania, who was steering the ship through an asteroid field, smiled at the toddler, but it wasn't a kind one. "You'll see soon enough, my dear."
Saji nodded very slightly, staying in her seat like she was instructed. She hated her parents so much, they always beat her when she did something wrong, or something they didn't approve of, she was never without fresh wounds.
After a few more minutes, the ship finally landed on a barren planet. "Alright, this should do." Strania said as she got up from her seat.
"Finally. Saji, let's go." Zunigo said, also standing up.
"O-Okay Daddy!" Saji quickly hopped down from her seat and waddled after her parents outside, her tail wrapped tightly around her waist like always. When they got outside, Saji looked around curiously, but was confused when she saw nothing but a barren wasteland. "Why we h-" She started to ask but was cut off when she a searing pain ripped through her chest and spread throughout her body. Her eyes widened as she saw blood fly from the new, large gash in her chest, the pain and force of the attack made her stumble back a bit before falling on the ground with a thud.
"Now we'll never have to deal with the failure of a Saiyan you turned out to be." Zunigo said with a cold smirk, his energy in the form of a blade over his hand.
Strania grinned at Saji as she watched her own 2-and-a-half-year-old start to bleed out. "Look at the bright side, you'll actually be useful for once. You'll give the creatures here something to eat!" She laughed.
"Speaking of, it's getting dark, we should leave. She won't last much longer anyways." Zunigo pointed out, looking down at his daughter coldly.
Saji had tears streaming down her face as she gasped for breath, weakly reaching out towards her parents. "Ma...ma..." She croaked.
Strania only smirked and laughed coldly. "I don't have a daughter. Goodbye, brat." With that, Zunigo and Strania boarded their ship and took off, never looking back on the crying toddler as she reached out for her parents. Soon, Saji lost consciousness, going limp as a pool of blood formed around her.
Saji's eyes slowly fluttered open when she sensed someone's presence over her, seeing a young boy, who was about 4 years older than her, staring down at her curiously. At first, she didn't realize what was going on, her mind fuzzy, but then her eyes snapped wide open and she bolted up to a sitting position, hitting the boy right in the forehead with her own.
"Ow!" They both exclaimed at the same time. The boy leaned back and held his head in his hands while Saji leaned forward and did the same. However, Saji also yelped and put a hand on her chest as pain shot through her body, finding bandages wet with blood.
"Finally awake, are you? Broly, stop pestering her." An older man said as he approached the two children.
Saji looked up at the man curiously, one hand was still on her forehead since a bump was forming, and the other was still on her chest. "Who you…?" She asked him weakly.
"I am Paragus." He replied before looking at the boy behind her and motioning him over. "This is my son, Broly. He found you while looking for food." Broly continued to stare at her curiously, having never seen another child before. "What is your name?"
Saji blinked once before replying. "S-Saji…" She told the two quietly.
"I see… You know, it is usually polite to say thank you when someone saves your life." Paragus told her.
"Um, thank you, P-Paragus and Broly." She told the two.
"That's better. Now, how did you get here? Is there a ship we can use?"
Saji stared at him for a moment before looking down and shaking her head. "Mamma and Daddy left me…"
Paragus looked surprised to hear that, but he didn't push it. "I see… Don't worry, you'll be safe with Broly and me. Isn't that right, son?"
Broly looked at Paragus, then at Saji and nodded. "Yeah…"
Paragus nodded in approval. "Good. You two can train together when you are healed, Saji."
