The King of the Saiyan race overlooks a force of nearly two million Saiyans, gathered just north of the capital city of Vegeta. He is wearing a dark purple shoulder cape lined with gold, an ornate steel blade sits comfortable in his hand. He is a tall man, taller than a majority of his race. His armor is a blend of burgundy and black with his family crest adorned on his burgundy chest-plate in a lustrous gold.
The army stretches miles across the grassy landscape of the Saiyan homeworld and is all wearing armor similar to their kings – though not nearly as ostentatious. This is a serious lot, marshaled today for battle, as thousands of enemy ships hover above their heads. Neither faction wants to make the first move, both sides waiting for the battle to begin. Freeza, a galactic tyrant, sits in orbit above planet Vegeta with six legions from his mufti-species army. Totaling over a million troops. The Saiyans have the numbers, but they lack the power to compete with the might of the Galactic overlord, or at least on the surface. The twitching of the Saiyan's tail, their lust for battle shows that deep within the Warriors is a power waiting to unleash, and today Freeza's forces will get a taste of Saiyan might.
"To all the Saiyans marshaling, or fleeing." King Vegeta says into his purple scouter. He towers over his royal guard that surrounds him. The group stands on a raised platform just north of their largest city. A grim look on the King's face as he continues his speech. "For generations, we have fought for our very survival always coming out on top, that is until Freeza came along, I surrendered without a fight – I am sorry."
"At the time, and indeed even now, his power is probably too much for us, but today chance presents us no other choice, we fight or we die," Vegeta says staring reverently at the blade in his hand. "Fight, or die what a choice. Would you Saiyans have it any other way!" An echoing cheer resounds from around the city, and indeed from around the planet. A smile spreads across Vegeta face before he continues.
"We are Saiyans, proud warriors, and if today is our doom, then let us litter the atmosphere with the dead bodies of Freeza legion," Vegeta says continuing. "Hell, our scouts say the Ginyu force is here," Vegeta says laughing. "Be sure to send those posing freaks to hell," Vegeta says, a response of chants could be heard.
A choir of Saiyans singing folk songs is heard across the Saiyan's ranks which, when the army finishes assembling, it will be over two million strong, this is the first and only time in the history of the Saiyan race that they would fight together on a united front, and probably the last.
"Decades ago, when Freeza first attacked you all united around me, and I failed you." Some boos were heard through the ranks. "We could have fought, but unorganized and outmatched, we stood no chance, today we stand here united in solidarity, I can smell the enemies fear from here," Vegeta says, a small pale blue ball of energy forms in his hand as he begins to wrap up his speech.
"They say Freeza fears us, well, let's give him good cause." King Vegeta says, letting the blue ball float to the sky, dozens of other blue balls float from the millions of Saiyans now assemble ready to soar into battle.
A loud primal scream is heard as millions of Saiyans start to transform into the great ape "Show them our power." Vegeta says, thrusting his sword into ground letting out a howl and beginning his own transformation. The armor of the Saiyans begins to expand as their transformation begins.
"Go now, Go, for the pride of the Saiyan Race, for my son! Go, and fight, turn the sky red with the blood of Freeza's bastards" King Vegeta bellows as he completes his transformation into the Giant ape firing a giant energy wave into the sky slicing through one of Freeza's transport ships the screams of dying soldiers could be heard from the upper atmosphere. Millions of great apes take this as their cue to launch into battle.
Across the planet, far away from the battle, Saiyan infants are getting loaded into pods. The building is hidden away in a crater near the equator. The only part of the building exposed to the sunlight is camouflage hangers where the pods will fire out of guarded by a garrison of a hundred younger Saiyan men.
Inside the building, a team of thirty doctors quickly giving each baby a physical before placing them into a pod, getting ready to launch the pods into the cosmos, towards planets that may contain life far from Freeza's grasp. The building rocks as the clash above the planet begin. The doctors work quickly and quietly hiding their panic as the battle starts, trying to pick the best and most strong babies possible to fill the four thousand pods – should the battle go foul these children will carry the fate of the Saiyan race with them, along with the adults who were off fighting on other worlds, they have orders to go into hiding.
One mother sits in a corner holding her child, close to her chest, tears streaming down her face. The doctors rejected her son. The claim being he is not strong enough to survive on his own. A frail older Saiyan approaches the grieving mother. "Gine, I cannot say how sorry I am, Kakarrott is just not healthy enough, he will die in space. Most of these children will – even stronger ones." The doctor says solemnly.
"Just leave me alone," Gine says softly. "I just want to hold my son," Gine says, for the first time since his birth the mother got a chance to hold her son. Most mothers never hold their children, the King takes the children at birth and train them into warriors. Holding her child is a rare occurrence, and she clutches her son gently.
A large boom is heard overhead and the doctor that approaches Gine curses. "goddamnit the fight is not supposed to get this close, a second explosion rages even closer. Alarm sound off throughout the building, another explosion happens, "No, dammit, get those pods loaded the enemy is here. The garrison won't hold for long."
Bardock, spouse of Gine, and father to her children, such that it is in the Saiyan home world. Rises into battle, the only Saiyan, not in the great ape from. Bardock squad is dead, he is the lone survivor of his squad, he made it back in time and only has one target. The man who ordered the killing of his squad-mates – Freeza. Freeza the galactic tyrant who forced King Vegeta to bend the knee.
Bardock is dodging in and out of combat ambushing Freeza hapless soldiers while they attempted to deal with the threat of two million great apes charging through the atmosphere to combat their advisory. Bardock however, is covertly making his way to Freeza's ship using the King's royal guard as cover as they carve up the center of Freeza's army.
Some Saiyan apes were dying, being overrun or isolated from the troop, but in the early stages of the battle, the Saiyan Army has a decisive advantage. Part of Bardock thought that they might actually make it out alive. His thoughts flashing between his sons, and revenge. "Freeza!" Bardock cries as he buries his fist into a purple fish like alien's face, sending him spiraling into the abyss of space.
Bardock stops just as a giant pink energy wave flash across the sky digging into the hull of a transport ship ripping it to shreds, zooming forward Bardock finds himself ahead of the column of advancing apes led by King Vegeta. Not wanting to get into a solo fight against thousands Bardock loops around finding a straggling Freeza soldier behind the Saiyans line and digs his foot into his jaw rotating around the shocked trooper firing an energy blast through his torso causing him to fall over dead.
The Saiyans did not have the advanced armor that Freeza's army has, nor the manpower, and in most cases did not have physical strength, but what the Saiyans did have is a trump card. The tails on their backs unlock a genetic secret that allows them to transform into the great ape multiplying their power by tenfold with only a slight reduction in speed. This transformation allows the warrior race to stand up to the might of Freeza and his army.
The fight rolls on as the center column advance almost unhindered, most of the strongest fighters in Freeza army being diverted away from Freeza flagship. A giant round ship that housed the emperor himself.
Bardock can not figure out why Freeza is neglecting his own defense, surely the rumors of his power cannot be true because if it is it will doom the Saiyan cause. As the royal guard closes in on the ship five pods come into view.
The first four pods open, leaving the fifth closed shut. As the steam from the pods clear it reveals four members of the notorious Ginyu force. A short green alien with four eyes, named Guldo, he sticks his arms up in the air mimicking a crane. The next a tall humanoid with orange hair, and fair skin, Recoome. The next two stand directly across from each other and strike mirrored poses. A red humanoid with long white hair extends his arms to the right pointing his fingers towards the center pod – Jeice. The other humanoid a tall blue creature with snakelike yellow eyes, he extends his fingers to the left towards the center pod – Burter.
Bardock now knows why the center is weaker than the flanks because in the heart of the center is Freeza most elite units of fighters, the Ginyu force. Bardock resists the itch to transform slowing his advance to let the Kings elites engage the Ginyu force.
The last pod opens slower than the rest, as a tall figure with horns extending from each side of his head steps out from the pod. His skin a deep purple, and his armor like the rest of his force solid black. Without a word he turns his back to the battle bends over and sticks his head between his legs, extending each of his arms. This is Captain Ginyu.
The Ginyu Force fires into battle, attacking the vanguard of the Saiyan Army, King Vegeta, and his elites; initially, the Ginyu Force overwhelms hundreds of the great apes dispatching them. In horror, Bardock watches the might of the Ginyu Force kills dozens of the apes with a series of blasts. The group is moving unnaturally quickly giving the apes, little to no time to react.
Bardock notices that the green one, Guldo, isn't involving himself in the fight and indeed is just standing still near the pods. A squadron of Freeza's other soldiers moves in to protect Guldo. "Must be important," Bardock mumbles to himself charging into the fight, Bardock collides with the disorganized squad still trying to get into place. Blazing past the squad Bardock places his fist into Guldo's gut, sending him careening into the pods.
Bardock quickly turns attention to the squad dispatching them with a burst of energy essentially frying his adversary. Bardock looks back and sees that the Kings forces are now pushing back against the Ginyu force.
That is until Ginyu barks an order and Jeice and Burter fly above the battle and start flying in a circle emitting energy creating a vortex of energy ready to turn the tide of the fight. Bardock turns to go back after Guldo, as a rogue pink energy wave fires past him towards Freeza ship colliding creating a giant explosion. Through the fire and smoke, Bardock can see a man in a vehicle of sort flanked by two guards, one tall and fit, the other short and thick.
Bardock knew instantly that this is Freeza, without a second thought, he rushes to take out his target. Revenge now his only focus.
Meanwhile, the king's forces are falling back as they are losing dozens of their troop to this cyclonic attack from Jeice and Burter. King Vegeta rallies forward, trying to steady his troop, his fur matted with blood from battle, his teeth stained red from combat, Vegeta saw victory and he would be damned if the Ginyu force is going to stop him.
King Vegeta, charges headlong into the Captain of the Ginyu force, trying to hit him with his giant ape fist. Ginyu dodges and swats Vegeta's fist away with one hand, propelling himself forward Ginyu uppercut King Vegeta in his mouth sending him recoiling backward. Vegeta can barely react from the blow when Ginyu buries his foot into the ape's abdomen sending him careening back towards the planet.
Ginyu then charges up an attack, and sends down at the King, killing Vegeta. Though most of the apes had not noticed their king just died, the elite guards did as they break, fleeing back to the safety of the surface.
Bardock did not see his king die, in many ways he did not care. His vengeance is in sight Bardock soars to Freeza fighting his way to through demoralized troops, as they attempt to reorganize and get back in the fight.
Bardock gets within range of Freeza a sick smile on his face. Two horns stick out of his head much in the way of Captain Ginyu. The skin on his arms is pink, while the skin on his face is white. He appears to have an exoskeleton on his hand and forearms with a purple crystal embedded in the center of his head.
Freeza is holding up one finger, looking at Bardock. Rage filled Bardock, as he screams "Freeza!" a blue ball energy form his hand, and tosses it at Freeza. A small smirk on Freeza's face as a molten ball of energy forms on his finger, and gradually grows bigger.
Bardock's attack dwarfs in size compared to Freeza's attack. Bardock's attack collides with Freeza's attack not fazing the demon. A sick smirk grows on Freeza's face, as he launches the molten ball towards Bardock, and indeed planet Vegeta. Fear overcomes Bardock, as the moon-sized attack collides with him, killing him in a matter of seconds.
Bardock's last thoughts are not about his vengeance, but his family. "Gine, Raditz, Kakarrott, please live and fight," Bardock says as the world grows cold around him.
Gine turns to the doctor and hands him Kakarrott. "Get my son in one those pods – give him a chance. I will buy you as much time as I can." Gine says, walking towards the door, thick iron with layers of extra iron riveted on.
"I.. I.. Gine, you." The doctor says stammering through his words. Sweat pooling on his bald head. "I don't know what to say."
Gine looks back not at the doctor but her son, Kakarrott a loving smile on her face. Tears start falling again down her face. "Just give my son a chance – okay?" Gine says, walking back and ruffling Kakarrott's spiky hair – kissing him gently on his forehead.
"You have my word, fight well." The doctor says before rushing towards an empty pod. Gine turns back to the heavy iron door, as the first blast hits it, then a second, and a third. The door begins to buckle under the strain of the blast.
"Die," Gine says quietly, charging two personal pink energy blast launching them towards the weaken door. Gine's energy blasts rip through the iron door colliding with the force behind the door. A symphony of screams cries out from Freeza's Forces as Gine's blast catches the unit off guard.
Gine launches another blast, followed by another puncturing and incinerating the remains of the door., sending the first wave of Freeza's strike force flying. Gine not wasting anytime rushes into the breach, slipping under the first few soldiers, coming up surrounded. A purple warrior with yellow spots grabs her by her hair and yank her backward.
Gine taking advantage of the shifting momentum falls backward delivering a knee to the middle of the alien's skull. A sick crunching sound is heard as the body crumples under her. Gine gets her hand down catching herself, sweeping the leg of another alien, yellow scales covering a black skin. As the alien falls, Gine digs her elbow into the fighters ribs, planting him in the ground.
The remaining six warriors all go in, attempting to attack Gine together. The problem is that there is no cohesion in the aliens' attacks – no teamwork. Because of the lack of cohesion, Gine is able to isolate a larger purple alien, with sacs of liquid hanging from its arm, down an adjacent hallway away from the rest. Strangely, they do not pursue.
Gine tumbles in the air delivering a debilitating ax kick to the alien shoulder forcing the Alien to one knee. Gine then shoves the alien on his back mounting him and delivering several energy blasts straight to his face. Gine moves off of the alien focusing her attention on the encroaching soldiers when she feels a tug from behind she notices the alien, who is missing half of his face, is still alive.
In an instance, the dying alien sends energy through his body bursting the sacs of liquid on his arm. The liquid flies towards Gine. Gine slices the alien's hand off, turning around and kneeling to prevent most of the liquid from hitting exposed skin. Gine screams in pain as the liquid scorches her skin on contact. Before she has time to do anything but scream an alien with rainbow scales, and white hair that resembles a horse mane, starting on his forehead and running down below his waist, plants his foot squarely into Gine's chest. The blow sends her into the ground and cracking her armor she tries to scream, but blood flies out of her mouth.
Squirming Gine fires an energy blast at the alien's head, but it goes nowhere, the back of her arms feels like the entire first layers of skin are burning off of her arm. Gine fires another blast and it connects to her horror the blast does nothing to the alien, in fact, she realizes that this alien is not one of the six that she fought earlier. It is way stronger than the rest.
"Dammit," Gine gargles through blood and spit, trying to get its claw-like foot off of her to no avail. The alien lifts Gine up by its foot slamming her back into the ground, the ground below her begins to crack. He does not stop there, again and again, Gine starts to convulse from the pain of the impact.
Knocked silly, barely able to catch her breath Gine helpless lies on the ground awaiting her death. Despite the ringing in her ears, she can hear pods taking off. A small smile form on her face. Her vision fades as she see the bald doctor from earlier come up and plants his fist squarely into the rainbow creature's jaw sending him into the wall nearby.
The doctor lifts Gine up and carries her into the launch room. "There is one pod left. I set it to the same place as your son. You can raise him." The doctor says, as soon as he finishes a purple laser pierces his chest, sending him to the ground and Gine rolling helplessly down the stairs.
She uses a nearby console to pull herself up, hitting several buttons as she does, unknowingly changing the coordinates of her pod, stumbling towards the pod. The sound of hundreds of crying Saiyan is heard as Freeza Solders overrun the base. Gine grimaces grabbing a baby girl from a nearby containment cradle and shoots for the last pod, only for the rainbow alien to appear in front of her backhanding her into the base of the pod. Gine manages to cover up protecting the baby
Gine looks up and sees a purple blast forming in the alien's hand, struggling she turns her back to the creature in another effort to protect the child. "Gine, get out of here." The scream from the wounded doctor willing Gine to action. She struggles to her feet, cradling the infant in her arm, looking back at the doctor struggling to hold on to the alien's back, Gine makes a decision, she places the female baby into the pod and closes the door, launching the infant into the sky.
Gine turns back to the fight to see the doctor being slammed through a console. Gine rushes the creature an energy sword forming in her hand, and she cleaves the rainbows creature's leg off. It begins to fall off-balance, and Gine runs the blade through its chest. The creature catches Gine by the head as he falls to the ground, energy warms her face as it charges a blast. With the last bit of her strength, she wrenches the hand off her and kicks the dying alien off of her to the side.
Gine crawls over to console looking up through the hanger into the open sky, soon the Freeza's minions would be done with rest of the doctors and the infants then they will come for her, and kill her. But for now Gine smiles into the sky as waves of fire spread across it, and the ground beneath her shakes wildly. As the planet erupts around her, Gine says a silent prayer. "Bardock, Raditz, Kakarrott, please survive this."
