AN: I started writing this years ago. I really don't know where I am going with this story, but I just felt I had to write it and publish it. I've been going through DB, DBZ, and DB GT (even the movies) and have been watching the episodes that have Goku and Chi-Chi in them. Truthfully, I can say that Goku really loves Chi-Chi, despite him running off numerous times to count. It's just that fighting, saving the world, and making sure that the world is safe are in his nature, that sometimes he forgets he has a wife and a family who needs him. Thinking about it makes me want to smash a frying pan on his head, so instead, I wrote a fic. I tossed in Bardock because I think he's cool, and I really think he should meet Chi-Chi, Gohan, and Goten. Just a warning, people. SPOILERS for Bardock: The Father of Goku as well as an episode in GT.
Ahem. So let's get to it. I don't own DBZ or DB GT or any of the characters, babe. Doesn't stop me from wishing, though.
Your Biggest Mistake
Chapter One: Through Time, Through Space
Bardock stared at the sun, his gaze unwavering. The bright red ball of fire steadily disappeared beneath the horizon, encouraging twinkling stars to appear. He just defeated Chilled and saved the Planet Plant from Frieza's ancestor's clutches. Nothing was left except to train and make sure that the next being set out to destroy this planet will think twice about their plans.
He sighed, feeling lonely and oddly down, despite his victory earlier in the day. The planet's little aliens were preparing food to celebrate his triumph and the peace that has come to reign on their land, but Bardock distanced himself from the festivities.
He flew across the land and settled down on the summit of a mountain, preparing to meditate. Slowly, the sky was turning navy and he could see most of the planet's rocky surface. Given the dry land of Planet Plant, Bardock was surprised that plants and living things survived and grew from the ground. He thought that somehow, the seeds would have to fight their way to sprout and live on the conditions of the planet's surface.
Fight.
Bardock closed his eyes and tried to suppress his memory to no avail. He fought Frieza and tried to save his planet, but it was useless. He was still too weak. His friends, his mate…
Gine…
He cursed. He let his mate down. He let his fellow Saiyans down. The Saiyan race now ceased to exist because he wasn't a Super Saiyan then. All because of the fact that he was weak. Bardock punched the ground, bruising his knuckles in the process. He was now alone.
Fighting is a Saiyan's passion. Fighting is in a Saiyan's blood. A Saiyan fights to be stronger, to be the best fighter known in the universe so that they can bring pride to their race. Sometimes, though, fighting isn't fun when you're fighting for your life, when you are fighting for the lives of the people you care about. And you failed.
And Bardock knew the feeling of not being able to control fate.
He had a team, a mate, Gine, and two sons.
Raditz and Kakarott.
Both of his sons managed to escape the planet before its destruction. Raditz was on a mission when Frieza attacked, and Kakarott was sent as a baby out of Planet Vegeta to destroy a planet located in the Solar System called Earth.
Although Bardock trained Raditz a little bit before he was sent out of the planet for a mission at the tender age of five, he had a soft spot for his youngest, Kakarott (maybe if he ignores the fact that his energy level screams WEAKLING). Maybe it was because Kakarott looked a lot like him, with his spiky, gravity-defying hair. When Gine gave birth to him, Bardock felt his heart melt at the sight of his son. At this point, he should have banged his head on a wall because a Saiyan's heart doesn't melt at the sight of puppies, rainbows or even their own child, but he couldn't help it. The little brat did a number on him.
Kakarott.
There was something about that kid, ever since he laid eyes on him. Though his power level was a mere two (to his utter disappointment), he knew his son was destined for something greater, something that surpasses his very imagination. If his gift of foresight was any indication, Kakarott was destined to defeat his greatest enemy, Frieza.
Bardock closed his eyes and willed his muscles to relax. He wondered if Kakarott is well, or if he has destroyed Earth like he was supposed to. He wondered if Kakarott has found a mate and had sons or daughters. He wondered if his son is happy or still out destroying planets…
He wondered if his son was a fighter and if he was fighting because he loved it or because it was required of him. To be a hero is a glorious thing, but sometimes it breaks you into too many pieces that it is hard for you to pick yourself up back together.
His life turned around the minute his friends were killed in Planet Meat. There was more to life than destroying planets and following bullshit from an alien who looked as if he's slathered lipstick on his face. He wouldn't be doing that anymore, that's for sure.
The sky had turned inky black, and he could hear sounds that indicated that the celebrations were well on their way. Bardock left the mountain and flew towards his cave. He laid on his bed of leaves and closed his eyes.
Bardock has never been this tired. He was tired of fighting because right now, he had nothing to fight for. Damn fate and its cruel way. Curse time traveling and the person responsible for transporting him back to the past.
I wish… I could see Kakarott, he thought. I wish to see him, to see if he's okay, and not being a brainless idiot. I want to see what has become of him. I wish to see… my son.
Bardock fell asleep.
It has been an established fact that the universe works unexpectedly and mysteriously in ways nobody, not even the wisest, can fathom. Nonetheless, everything that occurs in it is connected—living things, events, death, birth, and yes, even time-traveling.
This is one of those times.
Somewhere, someone heard him. And in a blink of an eye, it changed his life.
Your wish… is granted.
PS. I really think that the ending of GT was horrible. Ugh. Thinking about it makes me want to smash Goku's head on a wall.
