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Goku had soon found himself crying himself fast asleep in Bardock's arms. "B-Bardock what are you going to do with that kid?" Borgos asked his captain.
"Isn't it obvious, this poor sayain boy doesn't know who he is. He's probably an orphan and doesn't have a family. My first son Raditz is in need of a little brother, I think it would be good for that brat. I'm going to take him back to Vegeta-sei and raise him to be a true sayain warrior!
The others gasped, except for Toma. Toma was Bardock's best friend since they were six. Bardock's parents were so busy they never had any time for him; so Bardock felt like an orphan. Maybe also because this boy looked like him, it reminded Bardock of his former younger-self. He nodded with pride to his best friend. The group flew off back to a cluster of craters with pods in them.
Bardock's crew got into their pods while Goku was hitching one with Bardock. He had been asleep the whole time. He was snoring loudly during their trip to Vegeta-sei. 'Man, this kid snores louder than Borgos and Shugesh combined.' Bardock mused. 'Just you wait, once we get back home, I'll give you a new real sayain name and you'll join my family. You'll join the academy and fight and purge planets in the name of Frieza.'
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When they got back a couple of guards and doctors surrounded the pods when they opened. Bardock had a reputation to come back from big missions not even the elites would take on barely alive. The all gasped when Bardock rushed out in a panic. He had a few scratches on him and a whimpering sayain boy that looked like him. "Quickly get this boy to a doctor and a regeneration tank. He has a fever!"
A doctor tried to calm him down. Another doctor took Goku and Bardock towards the healing room. Once Goku was in the care of doctors and nurses, he was forced into a regeneration tank for his mild injuries. It took a few hours until he was fully healed. Bardock quickly got dressed and rushed towards Goku's room. He was in a room with a nurse feeding him soup.
Goku's face was pale and sickly. He looked meekly at Bardock and said softly before going into darkness,"H-hi d-d-dad..."
Dad? Did he call him dad? He did call Bardock dad. Was he so sick he actually thought Bardock was his father? He must've overheard Bardock telling his crew about raising him and immediately wanted to call him dad. He smiled softly and traced his finger over the boys pale cheek. Bardock grabbed a chair and immediately started to concentrate on the sleeping boy again.
He stayed in the hospital for a few days until Goku was completely cured of his fever. The only woman in Bardock's crew Fasha gave him a get well present, a black and brown sayain armor. (A/N: Picture Radiz's armor, only smaller on little Goku.) Fasha said it was one the latest styles on Vegeta-sei. Goku sadly took off his turtle hermit gi and but it on. It was a little bit stiff, yet it grew on him.
"Now it's time to pick you a new name." Bardock told his new 'adopted' son.
"What's wrong with name? Back home every liked my name."
"Here on Vegeta-sei, Goku isn't really a name here. How does Kakarot sound? I've always liked that name."
Goku giggled. "Kakarot sounds like a vegetable!"
Bardock 'humphed; he then said in a commanding voice, "You will be from now on known as Kakarot do you understand me boy?"
Goku jumped and then saluted him like a sailor to him captain saying, "Sir, yes sir!"
Bardock pleased suddenly ordered, "Alright solider, fall out!"
"Yes sir!" Goku said and followed Bardock. The nurses chuckled on how cute 'Kakarot' was.
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Bardock opened a door reveling a small messy, um-well kept apartment. "I apologize if it's too messy for your taste. My eldest son and I spend too much time training, house work doesn't come first to us. I'm a third-class sayain, so I don't get that much money. Is that okay with you?
Goku smiled happily and said, "It great. I used to live in a small cottage in the middle of the woods near the mountains. I never lived in an apartment before. I never did house-work back home anyway. I too was busy either fishing, training, or eating!"
Bardock's face turned into a grin, "A big eater huh? So am I!"
Goku laughed. He looked around and asked, "Where's your older son?"
"Raditz? He's off training in Frieza's private elite off-planet academy for a few years. You won't see him for at least 5 years." Bardock said idly landing in an old lazy-boy recliner chair.
"Oh…" Goku said sadly. He climbed onto the recliner and laid on his new 'father's' lap. He closed his eyes and smiled happily. He always wanted a real family. He finally found a planet, a civilization, full of people who love to fight and had tail, just like him. He soon cleared his mind of Earth and tried to remember what his mission was. Snuggling up o Bardock, he began to snore, which signed he was already asleep. Bardock chuckled and closed his eys and fell into a much needed sleep.