Disclaimer: I don't own Dragonball Z or any pre existing characters in the Dragonball Z universe.

AN: Greetings! Wow, it has been way too long since I decided to write Dragonball Z. So I have been tossing this idea around in my head and decided to give it a shot. This story will have two main pairings, Bardock/Fasha, and Gohan/18. Also DeathGoblin has given me the inspiration to tackle this and so I would like to thank him. I also recommend his stories. Alright then, let's get started shall we?

Dragonthunder89

A Change of Fate

Bardock and his crew had just returned from planet Kanasa where they proceeded to take Bardock to the medical bay. Once he was placed inside his team dispersed, save for two people. Tora, Bardock's best friend, and Fasha. Tora stood there for a minute before glancing at Fasha who was watching the recovering Bardock with concern. Tora smirked, he knew that Fasha had a thing for Bardock. But Bardock had confided in Tora and told him about his long time interest in Fasha. Tora will never forget it.

~Flashback~

'Bardock is there something bothering you?' Tora asked.

'No, why?' Bardock asked.

'Well because I notice the way you look at Fasha when you think no one is looking,' Tora replied smirking.

'Sigh, alright fine, I trust you Tora you're my best friend, I think...' Bardock started.

'You love her don't you?' Tora asked knowingly.

'Yes, I have always been attracted to her, but I tried to ignore it since she's part of my crew, but when I imagine what it would be like to lose her, it tears me apart. I get angry just thinking about it,' Bardock replied making a fist.

~End Flashback~

"He'll be alright Fasha, he always is," Tora said suddenly.

"I know, but that Kanasan, he said something about giving their gift to him, I wonder if Bardock can really see the future or read minds?" Fasha asked.

"I doubt it, I think he was just trying to mess with us, you know like get under our skin and make us all paranoid," Tora replied.

"Hmm, maybe," Fasha agreed but was less than convinced.

Fasha knew Bardock better than anyone except Tora and watching him collapse like he did was what worried Fasha. Especially since he seemed unharmed otherwise save for a few cuts and bruises here and there. Even then that was one thing she admired about the man. She recalled one mission in particular where she had been seriously injured. But Bardock saved her, he killed the one who had injured her and although he was bloody and severely injured himself, he carried her all the way back to their space pods. Just then Shugesh and Borgos entered the medical bay looking excited.

"Hey guys! We were just ordered to go to planet Meat by Frieza himself!" Shugesh exclaimed.

"Really? Wow, Frieza himself ordered our team?" Tora asked in surprise.

"Yeah, we are to head out as soon as possible," Borgos replied.

"Well anyway, how's he doing Malocka?" Tora asked.

"Well, physically he's perfectly fine, mentally I'm not so sure," Malocka replied.

"What do you mean?" Fasha asked.

"Well his brainwave patterns have shifted, they are a little different from the last time he was in here," Malocka explained.

"Brainwaves?" Tora asked.

"That doesn't sound too good Tora, we better handle this one ourselves," Shugesh replied.

The others didn't notice Fasha's face darken when Malocka mentioned Bardock's brainwaves.

"Right, we should be fine, see you around Bardock," Tora said as he motioned for his team to move out.

Fasha took one last look at Bardock before she followed after the others to their space pods. The four saiyan warriors blasted off into space towards their next mission, not knowing of the horror that was waiting for them. Meanwhile, Bardock's visions began assaulting him. But then he was horrified by the final vision. He saw his crew lying on the ground dead and growing angry at this Malocka noticed the monitors spike indicating something was wrong.

"Open the hatch get him out of there!" Malocka cried.

"Bardock what happened?" Malocka asked.

"I don't know, it was like I was having a nightmare but I wasn't asleep. At least I don't think I was asleep. I heard Tora in here where is he?" Bardock asked.

"You and your team were ordered to go to planet Meat by Frieza himself," Malocka replied.

"What?! But that would mean...no!!" Bardock yelled as he threw on his clothes and armor and sprinted off down the hall.

"Wait Bardock you need to rest!" Malocka protested.

But Bardock would not be stopped, it was too much of a coincidence to him. He quickly found a space pod and punched the coordinates of planet Meat into the console and immediately blasted off after his team.

"I have to hurry, if what that crazy Kanasan said he did to me is true, then my crew, and Fasha are in danger! I have to save them!" Bardock exclaimed.

~**~

Tora, Fasha, Shugesh, and Borgos climbed out of their pods and scanned their surroundings. Meat was a barren planet, and was so named by the reddish color of the planet. But as they neared their target destination, they were shocked by what they found. All of the inhabitants and the city had been completely eradicated.

"What the hell?" Tora asked as the four walked among the ruins.

"Hey guys, something doesn't seem quite right," Shugesh said.

"Shugesh, are you sure planet Meat was our next assignment?" Fasha asked.

Before Shugesh could answer a powerful energy blast engulfed him and exploded.

"Shugesh!!" Tora screamed.

The three turned to see four aliens standing several feet away and they all wore saiyan armor. One charged forward and bashed his knee into Borgos' face sending him flying backwards before leaping up into the sky. He extended his palm and let loose an energy blast to finish off the saiyan.

"Borgos!!" Fasha screamed.

"I know you, you're some of Frieza's elites! But why?" Tora asked.

Fasha charged upwards to attack the elite above them. She threw a right punch but the elite dodged and kicked Fasha in the gut causing her to double over. He then slammed his elbow down on her sending her slamming into the ground. Tora charged forward but was blasted back and he hit the ground hard.

"Darn you, brutes," Tora said painfully.

~**~

Bardock jumped out of his pod and quickly searched for his crew. He sighed in relief that he could still detect them as he blasted off towards them. But as he neared his scouter picked up four more power levels that were too high to be from anyone living on the planet. Bardock dropped lower to avoid being seen but as he got closer he recognized the four elite warriors and saw his crew had almost been wiped out. He landed and took in the horrific sight before him. He saw no sign at all of Shugesh but he could see Borgos' bloody corpse not too far away. His blood boiled when his eyes fell on Fasha who was face down on a slab of rock.

"Bardock," Tora called painfully.

"Tora! Don't tell me you let those meat heads do this to you guys?" Bardock asked as he kneeled down next to his friend.

"No way come on, you should know us better than that," Tora replied.

"I didn't think so, well what happened then?" Bardock asked.

"We were ambushed by Dodoria's elites, it was a setup," Tora replied.

"A setup?!" Bardock asked.

"Yes, it all makes sense now, Frieza wants us dead, he's afraid of a saiyan rebellion. I thought it was just a rumor but I guess not," Tora replied.

"But after all weve done...those pigs!" Bardock snarled.

"Bardock, we have to..." Tora started before passing out.

Bardock checked his pulse and was relieved to find one. He rose to his feet and turned however as his scouter beeped at him and came face to face with the four elites.

"I thought there was a foul smell in the air, so you're the ones!" Bardock accused.

"Bardock, you crack me up, we got a real kick out of your crew too hehe you should have been there," the leader taunted.

"You're right, I should have been," Bardock replied.

"Do you really think it would have made a difference Bardock? I mean really," another asked.

Bardock however charged forward to attack but the four elites took to the air and fired a volley of energy blasts at him causing a huge explosion. However, Bardock appeared above the purple alien elite and cupped his hands and hammer fisted the alien to the ground viciously. The others tried to blast him but missed as he used the smoke to his advantage. He snuck up behind the fish looking elite and used him as a shield as another elite blasted at them and killed his own man.

"Ingenious move, he's no slouch, better watch out," the shorter elite warned.

"Me watch out? He's just a low level, now let's get him," the leader said as they charged.

Bardock responded in kind but another vision interrupted his focus as he watched Frieza destroy planet Vegeta. This distraction allowed the leader elite to knee Bardock in the face making him fly into the arms of the other elite who restrained him. After taking several blows from the leader Bardock flipped them so the punch would hit the other elite, freeing him. Bardock righted himself and finished the two off with a powerful Javelin blast.

"That was from my crew, to you," Bardock said as he descended to the ground.

His scouter beeped again however and he turned to find none other than Dodoria standing their with a confident smirk.

"Bardock, unfortunate business," Dodoria said.

"Damn right! Unfortunate for you Dodoria! Tora told me you're behind this!" Bardock snarled.

"Yes, Frieza is most impressed with you Bardock, it seems he wants you dead because, well I don't want to flatter you but he thinks you are getting too strong for his liking," Dodoria replied.

"I will make you pay for your betrayal you oversized pink blob!" Bardock snarled.

Dodoria inhaled briefly however, before unleashing a powerful mouth blast. Bardock was caught off guard and had no time to defend as the blast hit him and sent him flying. Dodoria looked at the aftermath with satisfaction as Bardock was buried under several large chunks of rock.

"That blew him away, hahaha. Bardock, you should have known your place," Dodoria said.

"Dodoria, Frieza has ordered that you rendezvous with his ship before it reaches Vegeta sir," a soldier contacted on Dodoria's scouter.

"Frieza, planning something delicious no doubt," Dodoria replied as he took off.

Bardock struggled to get out from under all of the rubble. He was hurt badly and bleeding but he managed to get out from under everything and struggled to his feet.

"Grr, I'll get them, somehow someday," Bardock said.

Bardock heard some scraping and turned towards the source and his heart filled with joy. Fasha was struggling to get up, she hadn't been killed after all.

"Fasha!" Bardock cried as he stumbled over to her.

Bardock kneeled and moved her so he was cradling her in his arms. She looked up at him with a pained smile.

"B-Bardock," Fasha uttered.

"Hey take it easy, I thought you were dead," Bardock replied.

"I'm alright, I can move," Fasha said.

Bardock nodded but helped her as she made to get up. He held onto her for a bit longer to make sure she wouldn't fall before she nodded to him that she would be able to stand without help. Bardock reluctantly let go of her and she noticed that she immediately missed his touch but quickly ignored those thoughts for the moment.

"Those bastards, they killed Shugesh and Borgos," Fasha said.

"I know, but Tora is alive, and I'm glad you are alive Fasha," Bardock replied.

"We have to get back home," Fasha said.

"No we can't go back to Vegeta," Bardock replied.

"What? But why?" Fasha asked.

"Listen you are going to think I'm crazy but that Kanasan was telling the truth, he gave me the gift of foresight. When I was in recovery I had a vision of you guys getting killed. If I hadn't got here when I did it might have come true," Bardock explained.

"So that's why your brainwaves were different," Fasha replied.

"I guess so," Bardock said.

"But what does that have to do with us not going back home?" Fasha asked.

"I had another vision while fighting with the elites, and Dodoria is rendezvousing with Frieza's ship before it gets to Vegeta. I heard the transmission before Dodoria flew off. Frieza is almost to planet Vegeta. He's going to destroy the entire planet, I watched him destroy it in my vision," Bardock replied.

"Then we have to go back! We have to warn everyone!" Fasha cried.

"What makes you think they will believe us? Did you forget that most of them are not like you and me Fasha? They will just laugh in our faces, our race has been under Frieza's rule so long that there are very few who would do the right thing," Bardock argued.

"Then what are we supposed to do Bardock?" Fasha asked.

"Even though I don't like it, we can't confront Frieza right now, he would just kill us and then destroy the planet anyway. We have to flee, Frieza will think we are dead so we have the advantage. We must escape and live to take our revenge on that murderous self serving traitor," Bardock replied.

"Bardock, I trust you and will follow you no matter where you go or what you do, but running away like a coward..." Fasha started.

"Out thinking our enemy is not cowardice Fasha, I have learned some things since Kanasa," Bardock cut in.

"Obviously," Fasha replied.

Bardock started moving over to where Tora was laying and Fasha followed him. Although he was injured, Bardock picked up his best friend and started towards their space pods. Fasha stayed close to Bardock in case he needed her as they neared their space pods.

"Bardock, what about your son?" Fasha asked.

"Kakkarot is being sent out already," Bardock replied.

"We should go after him," Fasha suggested.

"No, my vision showed him growing up differently, and therefore he will be the one to kill Frieza. If the vision holds true. So we cannot tamper with his upbringing," Bardock explained as he opened the nearest pod and gently laid Tora inside.

"Then what do we do?" Fasha asked.

"My eldest son Raditz will be sent after Kakkarot to see what has become of him, that is when we go to Earth," Bardock explained.

"So what will we do until then?" Fasha asked.

"We have enough fuel, so I thought we would go to Yardrat, Frieza's empire hasn't reached that planet or any of the planets surrounding it. We should go there, heal up and stay under the radar until the time is right," Bardock replied.

"How will we know?" Fasha asked.

"Well we will just have to stay alert, I'm sure that we will know but until then we must train and prepare. Maybe I will have a vision when the time comes. But we must get even stronger if we are to wage war with Frieza," Bardock replied.

"I hope you know what you're doing Bardock," Fasha said as she climbed into her space pod.

'So do I' Bardock thought.

Bardock set the coordinates for Tora's pod and opened his com link to his own pod when Tora woke up. Then Bardock entered his own pod and together, the three saiyan warriors blasted off to the remote planet of Yardrat.

AN: Okay I'll stop there. I know that a lot didn't happen and I rushed the fight scene because most of this chapter came right from the movie but it was a necessary backdrop for the rest of the story. Anyway I hope you enjoyed it. Now leave a review and tell me what you think and until next chapter! Dragonthunder out.

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