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AN: Okay here we go with chapter 3 I apologize for the long delay I have been having trouble with details, I have the main idea of where I want this to go its just the in between stuff I have been having trouble with lol. But anyway here we go remember leave a review and let me know what you think!
Dragonthunder89 A Change of Fate
Bardock and Fasha bid the Yardratians goodbye as they prepared to blast off in search of Zorn. At first Bardock had no idea where to start as Zorn could be going in many possible directions. The elder read his mind however and suggested that they try for smaller planets within close proximity to planet Vegeta.
"But elder that is very dangerous, Frieza is probably not very far from where Vegeta used to be," Bardock argued.
"No Bardock, Frieza has recently launched a campaign that is a great distance from Vegeta's resting place, the chances of him detecting you or Fasha is very slim not to mention he is very focused on this campaign and he believes that all of you are dead," the elder pointed out.
"Good point," Bardock replied.
"Bardock, we should hit the closest planets first, Zorn may have gone into hiding to avoid Frieza," Fasha suggested.
"Good idea, set your coordinates for planet Larco, we will start there, thanks to the Yardratians we can sense energy now so we can scan the planet for Zorn's energy," Bardock replied.
Fasha nodded and the two entered their space pods and soon blasted into space. Tora watched his two comrades for a minute before turning to the elder.
"God speed young Tora, your path will take you to planet Circe, that is where Raditz was sent by Frieza," the elder said.
"Thank you elder, I shall be going now your assistance has been invaluable," Tora replied as he too entered his pod but blasted off in a different direction to pursue Raditz.
Tora realized that he would probably reach Circe before Bardock and Fasha reach Larco.
~**~
Zorn stood on a small island surveying the surrounding area, his scouter had picked up the inhabitants easily enough. They were not very strong but due to their environment they were very adept under water. Much of planet Larco was covered in water and most of the inhabitants lived in underwater cities. The surface did have many islands but none were ever big enough to accommodate very many people. Zorn was confident that Frieza wouldn't attack this planet as it didn't have any resources worth collecting.
"That monster...my lord I will avenge you I swear," Zorn vowed.
~Flashback~
Zorn I have one final order for you, King Vegeta said.
What is your bidding my lord? Zorn asked.
I want you to escape and track down our brethren and warn them of Frieza's treachery, King Vegeta ordered.
But my lord I can't leave you to face him alone! Zorn protested.
You would dare disobey me Zorn? King Vegeta demanded
No my lord! Zorn cried.
~End Flashback~
Zorn knew that King Vegeta and what was left of his forces would be killed but the king made it very clear that Zorn was not to disobey his final order. So here he was on this watery planet staying under the radar and hiding like a coward trying to figure out what to do next.
"I am a disgrace to my people," Zorn spat in disgust.
Zorn was part of the Royal Guard that acted as King Vegeta's personal bodyguards. Among saiyans Zorn was very powerful and one of the strongest among the elites. However, he still fell short of one saiyan in particular. That saiyan happened to be Bardock, and although King Vegeta paid him little mind Zorn knew that Bardock was stronger than most of the Elite Guard that Zorn himself was a part of. Zorn had great respect for Bardock that many of the saiyans did not. Where most thought of Bardock as an arrogant show off, Zorn saw an honorable warrior with considerable skill and strength for a low level saiyan. Before Frieza's treachery, Zorn remembered Bardock had taken his crew to that planet Kanasa. King Vegeta laughed at what looked to be such a foolish move for Bardock but the entire court was stunned when the news reached their ears that Kanasa had fallen and was ready for processing. Even Frieza was surprised at the feat and his top two men Zarbon and Dodoria were completely stunned. But Zorn knew that as strong as Bardock was becoming he was still nothing compared to Frieza, and Zorn also doubted that he could take on either Zarbon or Dodoria either.
"Frieza, he's just too damn strong," Zorn growled clenching his fists in anger and frustration.
Zorn shook his head as a feeling of sadness and regret came over him. None of it mattered now, Bardock was dead, his king was dead and all but maybe a couple of his brethren were dead. Zorn knew that Vegeta and Nappa were still alive, and he had a feeling Bardock's eldest son Raditz was as well. But Zorn had an even bigger problem on his hands. His space pod had been severely damaged during his escape from planet Vegeta due to the horrendous explosion. He thought to seek help from the natives of the planet but because he could not breathe underwater, he would not be able to communicate with them, not to mention there was no guarantee that they could understand each other even then.
"I need a miracle," Zorn sighed as he sat down on a nearby rock to continue thinking.
~**~
Tora landed on planet Circe and stepped out to take in his surroundings. He began to stretch out his muscles and then used his senses to scan the planet for any potential threats. He couldn't feel too many power levels but that wasn't surprising if Raditz was purging the planet under orders from Frieza. Tora's head snapped to the north as he felt a fairly strong power level coming from that direction.
"That could be Raditz, it's not as strong as me but it is strong enough to be a saiyan," Tora said as he blasted off to investigate.
As Tora flew, he took in his surroundings. Circe was an interesting planet to say the least, the vast majority of it was covered in orange clouds which gave the planet the strange orange coloring that it was known for. Tora flew over what looked to be a city at one time but now all that remained standing was a couple buildings here and there and even then they looked as though they could collapse at any moment. Tora's jaw tightened in anger.
These people...all of them were killed in the name of Frieza, how could we have been such fools? Tora thought as he continued on.
Tora soon found the source of the power he was tracking and it was indeed Raditz. Tora saw the young saiyan as he slaughtered the inhabitants of that particular village.
"Raditz!" Tora called as he touched down near him.
"Tora? What the hell are you doing here?" Raditz demanded.
"You need to stop this, something terrible has happened," Tora began.
"Fine this better not take long what is it?" Raditz growled in annoyance.
"Raditz, Frieza has betrayed us," Tora replied.
"Betrayed us? What do you mean?" Raditz asked clearly curious now.
"He's afraid of a saiyan rebellion and so he went to planet Vegeta and obliterated it," Tora explained.
"Impossible! There is no way!" Raditz cried.
"I'm afraid so Raditz, most of our brethren are gone only a few of us remain now," Tora replied.
Raditz looked to be deep in thought before he looked up at the older saiyan again.
"So...everyone is dead?" Raditz asked.
"Not everyone, besides you and myself I believe prince Vegeta and Nappa are still alive. Your father and Fasha are alive and we believe Zorn is alive as well," Tora replied.
"My father survived?" Raditz asked.
"Yes, but he and Fasha have taken off in search of Zorn, we are trying to gather our comrades that are still alive," Tora replied.
"Then we should follow after my father don't you think?" Raditz asked.
"Yes, I didn't expect to find you so quickly, if we hurry we may be able to catch up to them," Tora replied cupping his chin thoughtfully.
Raditz nodded but stopped to turn and look at the cowering inhabitants. Tora followed his gaze and shook his head at Raditz.
"We must leave them be Raditz, Frieza is a traitor, he betrayed our race and all but destroyed it like a coward," Tora said.
"Right...alright lets go," Raditz agreed.
The two saiyans than took off, after Tora gave Raditz the coordinates they were to travel they separated to get to their pods. But soon two saiyan space pods blasted away leaving planet Circe behind.
~**~
Several days had passed and two saiyan space pods were now entering the planet Larco.
"Bardock? Are you there?" Fasha asked over the com. Link.
"I know Fasha, the majority of this planet is under water, I'm sending you the coordinates where I believe we should land," Bardock replied.
"Okay got it," Fasha said.
"Standby...brace yourself this isn't going to be the smoothest landing," Bardock replied.
"It never is," Fasha teased.
Bardock chose not to respond as both soon smashed into one of the larger islands. Bardock was the first to step out and scanned their surroundings. Fasha soon joined him and chuckled as she felt his tail wrap around her waist unconsciously.
"Well now, Zorn should have spotted us coming in, ah that must be him. Do you feel that Fasha?" Bardock asked.
"Yes, it's definitely a saiyan power," Fasha replied nodding.
"Hmm, he's very strong indeed," Bardock noted.
"Don't worry Bardock, Zorn was fond of you or so Ive heard," Fasha replied.
"Let's hope so, even among our own kind, low class saiyan warriors aren't highly thought of," Bardock said.
Soon they could make out the form of their saiyan comrade as he flew towards them to investigate. He touched down in front of them and his face showed pure shock.
"This is impossible! Bardock? Fasha?" Zorn asked.
"Zorn I'm glad we managed to find you," Bardock replied.
"But how? I was informed that you were dead," Zorn asked.
"Hmph, well Frieza's men were a little sloppy," Bardock replied.
"That traitorous monster wiped out planet Vegeta Bardock," Zorn said.
"I know, there are very few of us left," Bardock replied.
"We need to round everyone up," Fasha said.
"What do you mean?" Zorn asked.
"Along with the three of us, my friend Tora is alive. My eldest son Raditz is as well and my second son Kakkarot was sent off before the planet blew up. We also believe prince Vegeta and Nappa are alive too," Bardock explained.
"So that would be eight saiyans total if you count Kakkarot," Zorn replied cupping his chin thoughtfully.
"Yes, but none of us are anywhere near a match for Frieza right now," Bardock said.
"Then what are we supposed to do Bardock? I don't take too well to hiding like a coward," Zorn asked.
"We must regroup with Raditz and Tora and then head to the planet Kakkarot was sent to," Bardock replied.
"I guess I don't have a better idea so very well," Zorn agreed.
"All the while we train and get stronger so that we may one day challenge Frieza," Bardock added.
"Hopefully the Cold Empire won't control everything by the time we can," Zorn replied bitterly.
"It won't we must hold on to our hope Zorn, for our brethren we must avenge them and make him pay," Bardock said placing his hand on Zorn's shoulder.
"We have a problem though, I crash landed here and am stranded. My pod was all but destroyed," Zorn replied.
"Damn, I didn't expect to run into that kind of problem," Bardock said as he looked to be deep in thought.
"The pods are too small to hold two people so that option is out," Zorn said.
"Pity," Fasha replied winking at Bardock.
Bardock smirked but said nothing as he tried to think of a solution. There was only one thing he could think to do.
"The only answer would be to get help from the inhabitants," Bardock said.
Bardock, Fasha, and Zorn spent two days trying to make contact with the Larkians. After they succeeded they discovered that the Larkians were friendly and sympathetic to their cause. Bardock was impressed with their technology and thanked his lucky stars. Now Bardock found himself inside a fairly cozy living space inside the underwater city. He sat on his bed deep in thought. The vision of watching Frieza destroy Vegeta haunted him. He could still hear the monster's insane laughter after committing such a horrifying act. He was startled from his thoughts when the door of his living space opened and Fasha came in. She and Bardock shared a room while Zorn took one of his own not far away. Fasha found Bardock sitting on the bed with his head in his hands.
"Bardock?" Fasha asked with concern as she sat down next to him.
Bardock lifted his head and Fasha could see the haunted look in his eyes.
"I can still hear him, I can hear that freak laughing as he destroyed our planet," Bardock replied.
Fasha wrapped her arms around him in an attempt to comfort the troubled saiyan. She felt his strong arms encircle her as well and they held each other for a minute before they were interrupted by a knock on the door. Fasha got up to answer it only to find Zorn waiting.
"Zorn? What is it?" Fasha asked.
"The Larkian scientists have summoned us to their main lab," Zorn replied.
"Okay then let's go," Bardock said appearing behind her.
The three saiyans made their way to the main lab where the fish like scientists were working diligently.
"Ah Bardock, Zorn, Fasha, good you're here, I wanted to inform you that my men are building a generously sized ship for you all to travel. It will be completed within the week should there be no complications," the lead scientist reported.
"That's excellent news, we cannot thank you enough," Zorn replied with a thankful smile.
"Anything to assist those who would oppose Frieza," the scientist answered modestly.
"Okay but once all that is settled then what?" Zorn asked as the three left the lab.
"I have a plan Zorn we just have to have a little faith," Bardock replied.
Bardock stopped suddenly and closed his eyes, Fasha could tell he sensed something.
"Bardock?" Zorn asked.
"Tora, and my son Raditz, they just entered the planet's atmosphere. Good that will save us some time," Bardock replied.
Bardock went to inform the Larkians before he then traveled to the surface to greet his son and best friend. Fasha and Zorn accompanied him and soon everyone was brought up to speed.
"How long will it take to get to this...Earth?" Zorn asked.
"I don't know, it depends on how fast this ship of theirs is," Bardock replied.
"So remind me again why we are going to the planet that Kakkarot is going?" Raditz asked.
Bardock sighed before explaining his grand plan to the others once more to make absolutely sure they understood. Then the five saiyans retreated back into the underwater city to rest and wait until their ship was constructed.
AN: Well that will be enough for this chapter. I apologize for the delay, and things will start picking up but I needed to lay down a foundation. So leave a review and until next chapter!
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