Approaching the launch site, Gine began to fiddle with her thumbs nervously. Kakarot was crying loudly, frightened and confused. The only home he knew was the incubator; the face and sound of his mother being the only thing he really knew about life. How was he to survive out there, in a universe so surprising and cruel with a tyrant that was slowly taking it over?

"Can't we all escape together?" Gine looked at her mate with pleading eyes, but for once in his life, it didn't affect him.

"They'll find us right away with the scouters," Bardock grunted, placing the large pod on the launch pad. "It's no use. At least Kakarot's power level is nearly unnoticeable."

Gine looked at Bardock for a second, biting her lower lip to stop herself from crying. Two of the three boys she loved surrounded her, and she promised herself to stay strong only for them. "Bardock..."

They heard a tapping sound, and looked down to see Kakarot with his face pressed against the glass looking scared. Bardock reached out to place a hand against the glass where the child's right hand was, while Gine did the same to his left as if they were able to touch him for the last time. "Baby, if your father is wrong about this, we'll come after you immediately."

Bardock looked over at his mate, a painful feeling welling up in his chest. He wished, oh he wished that he would be wrong. But the Kanassan warrior's curse was all too real; the alien itself being able to predict when Bardock and his crew would attack its planet.

Slowly looking away from the beautiful Saiyan woman, the scar-faced one turned his attention back to the widened eyes of his youngest son. "Don't look at the full moon, alright kid? You're not meant to destroy the planet you'll find yourself on."

Gine sniffed a couple times, really trying her best to keep her composure. "You absolutely have to stay alive... "

The pod began to rise up, and Kakarot began crying furiously while watching his parents slowly becoming dots.

"See you around, kid." Bardock wrapped an arm around Gine as they watched the space pod disappear into the dark sky. Feeling the woman shake, Bardock looked down at her and felt even more pain at what he saw.

Gine was in tears now, trying to cry silently but her breath was becoming heavy. "Now I lost two of my sons!" She turned to face Bardock, leaning into his chest to weep into. "I did my best, and they still had to leave!"

Rubbing his hand against the small of her back to soothe her, Bardock struggled to find the words to say to comfort Gine. He was impressed by the emotional strength she had endured through all these years, through all the times he honestly thought she'd give in. As always, she proved him wrong. Now, he wished that he could give her what she wanted at that moment; to let know that Kakarot would grow up to be happy and have a life Gine had always wanted him to have...

Pulling her away from him, he looked deep into her sad eyes. "I want to share my visions with you."

"Huh?" Gine blinked, wiping away some tears with the back of her palm. "What do you mean?"

"Remember how I told you about that creature who passed on his psychic abilities to me?"

"Yes, but-"

"I've had visions of Kakarot's future," a smile crossed the Saiyan's face, God help him, a smile! "Would it make you feel better if you could see how happy he will be?"

Gine's eyes widened, a mixture of excitement and curiosity. "You...You can do that!?"

Bardock nodded, removing his arms from his wife as he placed himself behind her. "Just be warned, this might hurt but I know my girl can take it."

The woman smiled warmly, fully trusting the man she loved and preparing herself.

"Ready?"

"Ready."

Copying what the Kanassan warrior did to him, Bardock struck two fingers into the back of Gine's neck. The two gasped as a shock passed through them both, and before Gine could fall forward, Bardock held her up.

"Are you alright?" He breathed, turning her over so he could look at her face.

The woman blinked a couple of times, trying to get a feeling back in her body. She was about to reassure him, but a sudden light flashed before her and images began running through her mind.

A young boy with messy black hair, wearing a dogi, was running alongside a short bald child wearing the same thing. He was laughing, his smile resembling his mother's in so many ways.

The image soon changed to an older version of the boy, now a young man, wearing a white suit. Attached to his arm was a beautiful woman, wearing an alabaster dress that suited her perfectly. Cheers erupted from the spectators around them, whistling and watching the two disappear down to the road to their new life together.

And finally, there was a vision of the young woman giving birth. He was a healthy size, much bigger than the premature Kakarot. His tail was wrapped around him for comfort, and he didn't inherit his father's messy spikes. The baby and mother cried in unison, overwhelmed by his first breath of life. Kakarot stood over them, smiling proudly at the infant in his wife's arms.

Gine opened her eyes widely, tears of joy running down her face as she leapt into Bardock's arms, wrapping her legs around his torso and her arms around his neck. She started kissing his face all over, from the top of his forehead to the bottom of chin. The Saiyan couldn't even fake being disgusted.

He smirked at his overjoyed mate, holding her tight. "Like what you saw?"

Gine nodded excitedly, more tears running down her face as she kissed him again. Bardock grabbed her by the torso, momentarily prying her off so he could cradle her in his arms while the two headed back to their tent.

Their happiness overpowering the fear of death.


"It's time, Gine."

The wife sat up on her cot, looking up at her mate as he tied his headband around his head for what could be the last time. She rubbed her eyes, barely waking up. "What?"

"All of the Saiyans are officially here," he took a look at himself in the mirror, seeing no fear in his eyes. "I tried telling them about Frieza's plan, but nobody wants to listen."

Gine blinked, sitting up a bit straighter. "So what are you going to do?"

"Face him myself."

"What!?" Gine jumped out of bed, running to his side and smacking him upside the head. "Are you kidding me!?"

Bardock placed his hand around her hip, pulling her up next to him as the two looked in the mirror at themselves. "We're all going to die, anyway. I at least have to try."

The woman took a ragged breath, looking at her husband's reflection. It was her own damn fault for loving such a brave man. "Wait, did you say all of the Saiyans are here now?"

"Raditz is still with Prince Vegeta and Nappa," he held up an object, handing it to the woman. "But I brought you a scouter so you can talk to him one last time."

Gine looked at the eye piece, reaching a shaking hand towards it. "Won't Frieza hear-"

"Yeah," Bardock shook his head. "But it doesn't matter. The tyrant loves the prince; he's like a puppet for him. If Raditz is with him, he'll be okay."

The woman tapped her fingers against the scouter, and then looked up at her mate once more. "I thought we had longer than this... It's only been a month since Kakarot left."

Bardock grabbed her hand, walking to the opening of the tent before stopping to look her in the eyes for what he knew would be the last time. For now. In this life. "I need you to be strong, Gine. When the blast hits, I want you to remember our sons. Remember that they're going to be okay, that they'll live on," he leaned down to kiss her forehead, speaking into it. "And most importantly, remember that I'm going to be waiting for you on the other side."

"I love you," Gine breathed out. Oh, how she wanted to cry. But for some reason, they wouldn't come. Maybe she wasted them on too many useless moments. "I really love you, Bardock."

The Saiyan took a deep breath, putting his index finger under her chin to get a perfect view of her beautiful face. "Being loved by you. That's the greatest honor a man can receive."

The two kissed passionately until Bardock broke it. He could sense the tyrant close by, and wasn't going to let him destroy his world without knowing the Saiyan race was brave enough to face him; that they didn't fear him. He opened the folding of the tent, looking over his shoulder one last time at the sadly smiling Gine. "I love you."

With that, he was off, leaving Gine and the scouter behind.

The woman took a ragged breath, and trudged back to her cot. She looked across from her at where Raditz use to sleep so many years close to her, and she put the scouter on. "Raditz?"

Nothing.

"Raditz, this is your mother."

Nothing.

"I don't know where you are, or what you're doing, but I just wanted to tell you I love you more than you could ever believe. I respected your wishes, and tried so hard to stay away from you. But I just needed to tell you something."

Nothing.

"Kakarot was sent... on a mission to another planet. It's called Earth, and I hope you can visit him one day... Maybe grow up with him," Gine kept her tears at bay although her eyes were starting to burn. "I think he would like that... I'll leave you alone now, baby. But I just wanted to remind you that your father and I are so proud of you. I will, always will, love you."

"I love you, Mother."

Gine gasped, nearly dropping the scouter to the floor. There was so much more she wanted to say, so much more she wanted to hear. But as much as it hurt her, she threw the scouter on the floor and crushed it with her boot. Raditz was alive. He would stay alive after she would face her death. And he loves her.

He still loves her.

Gine walked outside, allowing the tears to fall down her face since they were out of joy. Another vision crossed her mind as a bright red light was coming her way. She saw Kakarot smiling for a moment, and then it switched to her being in Bardock's arms once more.

Opening her eyes, she greeted the SuperNova with open arms, knowing she lived, truly lived, an extraordinary life that others could only dream of.


"I'm so sorry," one of Frieza's henchmen overtook the voice of his mother on the long-haired boy's scouter. "A meteor just hit Planet Vegeta. The other Saiyans have perished."

Raditz chest swelled up with an indescribable pain, but he tried to hide it as Vegeta shrugged the news off. "Oh, well. Is that all?"

The ten year old boy removed his scouter, not wanting to hear the conversation anymore as he walked away from his partner through the ruins of the planet they just conquered. He sat down on a log, looking over the leaves of the trees and to the sky above. For the first time in years, a single tear fell down the boy's face as he realized why his mother had contacted him.

She knew something was wrong.

I know you hate me, Raditz, but I love you with all my heart.

The boy smiled sadly, focusing on a certain star. "At least you knew that I love you, too."

He studed the sky for another moment longer, the prince yapping at him to hurry up.

Perhaps his mother was holding hands with his father in some other world that couldn't be reached through any space pod. Or, perhaps maybe, just maybe they had survived the meteor and were traveling together in distant areas trying to find him.

For one crazy second, Raditz swore he saw his mother winking down at him before shaking his head to hurry back to his station.


A/N: Special thanks to StevenBodner once again for helping me out. It was his idea for Gine to have the visions :-) Seriously, I really do have the best readers. Thank you all so much for sticking with this, and I will most likely put more in depth stories out there in the future surrounding Gine. But for now, I hope this was enough. :-)

Happy Mother's Day