Disclaimer: This story features characters created by Akira Toryiama and I do not claim ownership of them. I have just borrowed them for my own stories.
Chapter 3: Bardock's rage
An hour or so later, Bardock and his team finally returned to Vegeta. They were exhausted but not in bad shape. Bardock managed to stay conscious and didn't need a healing tank.
"Anyone fancy a drink?" Fasha suggested.
"Nah," Bardock yawned, "I'm heading home. Kayla will be worrying herself stupid about me. I'd best show my face. Hey, why don't you guys come with me?"
"Sure!"
The team set off and flew to Bardock's home. As they got closer, Bardock felt something wasn't right. He wasn't sure why but it wasn't good. Then Tora called his name, urgently.
"Hey Bardock, why is your door open?"
The saiyan warrior looked ahead and saw his best friend was right. The door to his home was wide open. As they got closer, they could hear someone crying and Bardock started to get concerned. The crying sounded like Kayla. Was she ok or was it Raditz? When he landed he got his answer. Kayla was still on the floor, her hands and head were against the wall and she was sobbing so much she could hardly breathe.
"Kayla!"
She looked over her shoulder and saw Bardock running over to her. He kneeled beside her and held her in his arms. She was shaking with her sobs, gripping to his armour.
"Kayla," Bardock asked calmly, "What's happened?"
"T-they took Raditz." She choked out.
Bardock froze. Someone had taken his son! Fasha and the boys looked at each other with shock and confusion. Bardock took Kayla's shoulders and held her so he could look in her eyes.
"Kayla, who took Raditz?" He asked trying to remain calm.
"The King's men! They just burst in and took him! They said that he has to be sent out because his power level of 5. Bardock, they took our baby!"
Then the sobs came back. As she cried against her mate's armour, Bardock was burning with anger. How dare they crash in, scare Kayla and take Raditz. He had to do something.
"Fasha, stay here and look after Kayla." He said
"W-where are you going?" Kayla asked shakily.
"I'm going to get our son back. Come on Tora."
Bardock then took off. Tora looked at others in confusion but then set off after his friend. Shugesh followed.
Borgos and Fasha helped Kayla up on her feet, helped her inside then got her to sit down on the sofa. She had stopped crying but she was still shaking. As well as fear, she had got a bit of a shiver from sitting by the open front door. Fasha got a blanket and put it, and her arm, around her friend.
"I can't believe they'd do this to you," She said, "I mean they let you bring Raditz home. Then they just take him from you without even your permission."
"Yeah," Borgos said sympathetically, "This is just horrible."
"Well, Bardock will get Raditz back somehow."
Kayla wasn't so certain. Maybe if she had done what her mother had said she wouldn't be going through this. But it was too late now.
"It's the fact they did it while Bardock was away," Borgos commented, "If he had been home they would never had done it."
"Yeah, they must have known that Bardock was gone and that Kayla was actually vulnerable for a change."
Kayla wasn't listening to them at all. She could still hear Raditz's cries. It just hurt so much. Why did her people have to be like this? It was all to please Frieza. 'That tyrant is destroying us. Our children have to grow up alone just to expand his blasted empire. Now my child has to be a part of it.'
Meanwhile, Bardock, Tora and Shugesh were flying. Bardock, furious with the situation, was racing ahead. He was going so fast Tora and Shugesh couldn't catch him up.
"Whoa," Shugesh commented, "Bardock's lost his mind."
"I know," Tora replied, "In the years I've known him, I've never seen him this angry. But I don't blame him. I'd be like this if my child was taken like this."
"I just hope Bardock doesn't do anything rash."
"We'll just have to wait and see."
Soon, Bardock landed at the medical centre where he knew who would know where Raditz was being kept. He stormed through the doors as his comrades landed. He was a saiyan on a mission. No matter who stepped in front of him, he just pushed pass until he got to Plenthor and Malaka's room. The two doctors were tending to two soldiers who were settled in to a pod each. They were alerted to marching footsteps and both turned to see the furious Bardock just as he grabbed Malaka and thrust him against the wall. Plenthor froze with shock as Tora and Shugesh skidded in to the room.
"Bardock! What are you doing?" Plenthor demanded.
"I'm getting my son back!" Bardock barked, "Tell me where he is, now!"
"I'm sorry Bardock. You can't. We're sorry but it was our mistake."
"Speak for yourself!" Malaka choked from Bardock's grasp.
"We should have warned you and Kayla about this. We weren't sure whether to send Raditz out or not."
Bardock let Malaka go then turned to Plenthor. He stepped closer and stared angrily at the older man. Plenthor, however, held his ground and glared back. He had watched Bardock grow and wasn't threatened by his glare. Bardock was in fact the first baby that Plenthor had to work with when he was younger. He remembered that, although he was very feisty, Bardock seemed to appreciate that the doctor wasn't going to hurt him. Even now the saiyan trusted Plenthor's advice.
"Believe me, Bardock," He said, "We didn't want this to happen. I firmly believed that Raditz would be immune to sending out because of Kayla's elite status. I wouldn't have let you take him home if I didn't"
Bardock's anger cooled down now and it was turning to heartbreak. If only he hadn't been sent out, this situation probably wouldn't be as bad. But it was too late now.
Next chapter will be a goodbye to Raditz and the start of the aftermath.
