Chapter Two: Exploration

Chapter Two: Exploration

Bardock awoke from a jolt from the next room. He quickly stood up, an energy ball in his hands. He looked around quickly, and shook it off. He used the energy ball as a light again, and used his Scouter to see if anyone was outside. There were no power levels, so he pushed the door open. He noticed a room across the hall labeled, "MEDICAL FACILITY". Bardock quickly opened the door to the room, and saw a Rejuvenation Chamber in the room along with about 50 cabinets. He opened one of the cabinets and found a small liquid labeled, "REJUVENATION DRINK". He popped it open and drank it, and gritted his teeth in pain as it healed everyone scratch on his body. He left the room with about 4 Rejuvenation Drinks in his pockets.

Bardock was walking down the hall when he saw an alien in green. He backed up against the wall, and snuck up behind the guard. The guard turned around, and Bardock swung a fist. It hit the guard right in the jaw, knocking it out. Bardock then dragged the knocked out body back to the storage room. The Saiyan proceeded to walk down the hall when he heard a voice. He quickly hid behind a crate and listened.

"Yeah, I hear Frieza's going to make Vegeta Jr. his "lackey". I kind of feel sorry for the kid." One of the guards said.

"Good thing he survived, he might be able to stop Frieza." The other guard said.

"Yeah right, I'm glad that I'm still alive. Did you see what he did to all of his loyal troops? They're gone with the rest of the Saiyans." The other guard said.

"No, Cooler's crew reported here that they saw a Saiyan pod. They should have blasted the damn thing." The other guard replied.

"Yeah, blown it up till nothing was there." The other guard said chuckling.

Bardock charged out, and the two guards turned around. He jumped in the air, and swung a sideways kick. He hit one of the guards in the face, and then jumped behind the other guard. He grabbed him by the throat and forced him against the wall.

"Where is Frieza's headquarters?" Bardock asked.

"You'll be dead in seconds. There's at least 300 guards on this ship." The guard said.

"Did you see what I did out there? I'll take out 300 easy." Bardock said quickly.

"You might, but Frieza has Zarbon and Dodoria on his side." The guard said.

"I'll take care of Dodoria first, then that pretty boy Zarbon." Bardock said.

"You'll die, and we're landing on Planet Keen soon, and there'll be a search." The guard said.

Bardock then cracked the guard's neck and placed him in a nearby storage room.

Why are there so many storage units? Are they preparing for something? Bardock asked himself.

Then Bardock heard someone talking on the other side of the door. He listened and heard Zarbon and Dodoria.

"Where are those two? I swear they are dead weight to Lord Frieza." Zarbon said.

"He'll kill them in a second if he wants to, let's check the storage room." Dodoria said, opening the door.

Bardock quickly jumped and flattened himself to blend in with the ceiling. Zarbon then put a finger on his Scouter.

"Forget it, Lord Frieza wants us to check around. Apparently there's an intruder. I suggest that we don't ignore his wishes." Zarbon said.

Dodoria punched the wall, which shook the ceiling.

"Let's just get it over with." Dodoria said.

Dodoria closed the door again, and Bardock hopped back on the ground. He couldn't afford to run into them. If he snuck around and took out a few guards he might be able to pose a threat against Zarbon and Dodoria, but he still had to go through Frieza himself. The thought shook him up. Then he remembered Fasha and Tora, how they were both slaughtered, not to mention the rest of his team. He punched the wall, and the room shook. How could he have let that happen? And what if Cooler went after that Saiyan space pod? What if he got his son? And what if Vegeta became as loyal as Zarbon and Dodoria?

I doubt I'll have the guts to take down one of my kind. Vegeta and I are the last of Planet Vegeta. Bardock thought.

Bardock then remembered how his other son had gone with Vegeta, along with Nappa. Maybe they could help him in a way. Bardock shook his head and exited the room. He quickly walked down the hall, and away from all the painful memories.