Chapter 4
Frieza was a bit confused at what he was seeing; the saiyan in front of him looked completely different than the others he has seen. Most saiyans have dark hair, with the exception of King Vegeta who had reddish-brown hair, and dark eyes. This one had blonde hair and blue-green eyes. Something about those eyes unnerved him as well; there was a type of harshness to them that he previously only saw in his father's eyes. It didn't matter in the end though, he would die today like all the other saiyans.
Bardock clenched his fist and powered up some more, his golden aura shot out in an erratic fashion and lightning flashed around him. "It's time to end this once and for all!" He didn't exactly know just how powerful he had become but even he could tell that Zarbon was no longer in his league.
Zarbon spat and charged at the glowing saiyan, "Let's see how you handle this one sai-
He never even finished his sentence before Bardock cleaved his head from his body with a single kick. Zarbon's headless body plummeted to the ground; his cape still fluttering from the wind. Bardock caught the monster's head and held it out to Frieza, "I believe this belongs to you, m'lord." His voice was harsh but Frieza could still hear the mocking undertone under the gruff words.
"Who do you think you are? Just because you defeated a mere soldier, you now think you can talk down to me?" Frieza's blue aura started to permeate through his body.
"I am the avenger of the group of saiyans you killed on Planet Meat! We served you loyally Frieza and that was how you repay us?!" Bardock's aura shot out erratically again; the severed head of Zarbon burst into yellow flames from the heat the aura was giving off.
Frieza chuckled, "Well what can I say? I'm a business man, you saiyans aren't good for business anymore."
"I know why you do it, it's because you're afraid of what we could become…you're afraid that we could become super sai-
"Don't you dare use that term around me! I am so sick of hearing about that blasted legend that you apes made up while huddling together around a fire pit!" Frieza's grin was gone and was replaced by a snarl.
Bardock grinned, "Well I think it may be too late for that Frieza because I've already obtained it!"
He launched himself at Frieza and punched the frost demon right in his chin. Frieza flipped over head over heels several times before he managed to stop himself. He was seething; his red eyes seemed to be glowing from the pure rage he was feeling. "YOU SIMIAN BASTARD! HOW DARE YOU!" His aura exploded around him.
"I AM LORD FRIEZA OF THE PLANET TRADE ORGANIZATION! I WILL NOT BE BESTED BY A MONKEY!"
The acrosian fired a volley of beams from his index finger. Bardock dodged them and fired a golden blast back in retaliation. Frieza kicked the blast into space with a grunt; the shockwave of the explosion could be felt back on the surface of the planet. This shouldn't be happening…he shouldn't be this powerful! He's only a saiyan!
The frost demon rushed towards Bardock and gave him a feint that allowed him to then attack with his tail. The impact stung badly but Bardock ignored the pain and grabbed the tail and flung Frieza towards his ship. Once again, Frieza righted himself, only to see a large ki sphere coming straight at him. Frieza put up his hands and kept the sphere at bay with his telekinesis. This is getting too intense, I need to transform.
Frieza sent the orb back at Bardock but with a flick of his finger it exploded prematurely, knocking Bardock back a good distance. Frieza quickly began powering up, his aura turned maroon with a black outline, and his muscles began to swell. He chuckled, "I hope you're ready for true power saiyan."
Deep in the bowels of one of the trash dumps of Planet Vegeta, a baby's cry could be heard echoing throughout. A lone figure was floating around the heaps of warped metal looking for the source. He tapped a button on his scouter, "Hmmm that power level of ten thousand is just over this mound eh?"
When he flew over the mound, he saw a clearing with a man and a wailing infant in the center. The man landed in front of the pair, the man had a large burn on his stomach from a ki blast. It's hard to believe that this child possesses this much power. Still, he will fall right into my plan.
With surprising care, the man lifted the child into his arms. He turned and started to walk but he heard a voice choke out from behind him. "W-Wait…that's my son…"
The man smirked, "Yes it is but I believe that he will have a better upbringing with me."
Paragus sat up, "I won't let you…take Broly!"
"A little late for that don't you think? Besides you're not match for me."
Before Paragus could react, the stranger teleported right in front of him with a ki blast already charged in his hand. Paragus's scream echoed out for a few seconds before it was silenced and forgotten forever. "Well that was easier than I thought it'd be. I'm just lucky Vegeta's men are incompetent and can't even kill an infant." The man motioned towards the direction he came from; another figure flew in and landed with a clank. He handed the now quiet child to the armored figure. "Take him back to the ship, something unexpected came up and I need to take care of it."
With that, the man took off into the air at top speed; his unusually spiky hair flapping in the wind.
By the time Bardock got back to where Frieza was, it was too late. Frieza had formerly only gone up to Bardock's waist but now he towered above him by several feet. His black horns curved and pointed upwards like the spires of Hell. His face seemed narrower and his eyes seemed to be glowing. Bardock couldn't sense power levels but he didn't need to; it's as if the demon's power was making the very air around him vibrate. Frieza chuckled, his voice now incredibly deep, "So saiyan, are you impressed?" He flexed his biceps; the muscles twitched with power. "Would you believe me if I told you that this form's power level was over a million?"
Bardock nearly choked on his spit, "Over a million?! That's impossible! Not even you have power that high!"
Frieza sneered, "Poor monkey, you really were in the dark about just how strong certain beings are out in the galaxy. Your new form is somewhere in the five hundred thousand range since you managed to damage me but now I double your strength!"
Without warning, Frieza shot out at Bardock and launched a fierce kick. The impact sent Bardock flying over the horizon. Still grinning, Frieza flew behind him and punched him square in the back. Bardock's muscles were screaming in agony. This was getting bad, he had to get out of here and gather his strength. Bardock ignited his aura and took off towards the desert that surrounded the city. When he finally got a good distance away from the city, he stopped. Sweat was pouring from his face; the bloodied headband around his head darkened from the sweat. "This is insane, how does someone have that much power?"
Bardock saw movement below him in the dark sand. A second later, a pink ki blast erupted out of the ground. Bardock narrowly dodged it and fired one back in retaliation. Frieza exploded out of the sand and took his blast head on. Bardock saw this as his chance and fire a volley of ki blast into the fire ball. When the smoke cleared, Bardock saw that Frieza had surrounded himself in a purple barrier. He chuckled, "Well it seems that your turn is over, it's mine now."
The barrier exploded outwards in a wave of energy. "Shit!" Bardock yelled as he braced himself for the impact. The energy burned his skin and flung him towards the ground. Frieza met him half way and gave him a double axe handle to the face. Bardock coughed out blood being exerted from his broken nose and crashed into the ground. His golden aura turned back to blue before fading away completely. His upright hair went back to its' relaxed form and turned black. Frieza landed almost gracefully beside Bardock's crumpled form. "Is this all there is from the mighty super saiyan?" He gave a kick to the fallen saiyan's body.
"Well if you aren't going to put up anymore of a fight, I guess I'll kill you now before I exterminate the rest of you pests."
He grabbed Bardock with his tail and began choking him. Bardock tried to fight his way out of the steel-like vice grip of demon's tail but his strength was gone. His gasps for air were becoming more and more rapid. So…this is how…the saiyan race meets its end…
His vision was beginning to tunnel as well but he could still hear Frieza's laughing. Frieza had noticed his grip was loosening on his tail, "Just a little longer monkey and you'll finally be able to join your friends in the void-AHHH!"
Something had just cleaved his tail in two. Bardock barely noticed the grip on his throat disappear as he fell back to the ground in a heap. Frieza was vainly trying to attach his tail back to his stub, "WHO DID THAT?" His aura flared outwards, causing a sand storm to brew up. "IF YOU COME OUT NOW I'LL MAKE SURE YOUR DEATH IS QUICK AND PAINLESS!"
"Well here I am then."
Frieza whipped around towards Bardock and saw another saiyan wrapped in a black cloak. With closer inspection, he noticed that the saiyan looked a lot like the one he had just defeated but he looked slightly older and more filled out.
Frieza growled, "You monkeys are like weeds, I kill one and two more show up."
The saiyan chuckled, "It's in our nature to be resilient Frieza, if you do nothing short of disintegrating us, we will come back stronger than before."
It was Frieza's turn to chuckle, "Be careful what you wish for, your king met a similar fate not too long ago."
"Oh rest assured, I am much stronger than the King was. I'll let you tell him that when you join him in Hell."
Frieza frowned, "That's some pretty bold talk saiyan; just who am I speaking to?"
The man grinned and pointed his thumb at himself, "I am Turles, the harbinger of your destruction."
Power Levels:
Bardock (Base): 10,000
Bardock (SSJ): 500,000
Frieza (Base): 530,000
Frieza (2nd Form): "Over a million" but I peg it at around 1,200,000
Turles: ?
What's this? The mighty Super Saiyan transformation was defeated right after debuting?! BLASPHEMY! Haha I decided to temporarily break the trend of having someone transform for the first time and completely destroying their opponent. I mean realistically, how would Bardock even be able to do that unless it was only Frieza's first form?
I really wasn't sure what to do with this chapter at first. I had it ending like ten different ways before I settled on this one. I really like how this might play out in my fic. I know some writers plan in advance but I usually end up changing this in the spur of the moment anyways so I try not to. I have certain milestones that I have set out but how I get there is completely ad libbed (for now at least.)
And yes Turles will be a main character in this story, but who's side is he really on? Find out in the following chapters of Unforeseen Consequences! *cue guitar rift*
PS: I really do appreciate the reviews I'm getting! I won't be one of those writers who threatens their readers for reviews or no more story. I like the fact that I'm writing again and it's about one of my favorite TV shows to boot. This will get updated as often as I can and eventually it will be finished; regardless of how many reviews I get. One day someone may come across this and it may make their day or inspire them to make their own fic. That's enough for me to keep writing.