Hi everyone! Happy 2017! This is the first chapter of Legend of Bardock for 2017 which is amazing! I can't believe I'm still writing this story and have gotten so much support from you great people! As you all know, we've already hinted at the next saga, which will be starting fully soon enough. The saga will be called: Legendary. Now in these latest chapters we are tying up loose ends and there will be a very mini-arc coming featuring the return of a couple of villains. Anyways, that's all for now, enjoy the chapter!
" Hey, Pota. Wake up." Raditz said as he shook his brother awake.
Pota yawned as he sat up and rubbed his eyes. " What's up, Raditz? It's still nighttime."
Raditz laughed and sat on his brother's bed. " Something's been bothering me. We still haven't heard a word from Turles and he's been gone a while. Had Dad mentioned something? Tabaga maybe?"
Pota pondered this and then replied. " Neither have mentioned anything. I'm as lost as you are."
The two sat quietly in the dark for a while, staring at the empty bed across the room.
" Do you miss him?" Raditz asked.
" Of course I miss Uncle Turles." Pota replied.
" Not him. Kakarot."
Pota looked at the ground. " Yeah...I miss him a lot. I just can't believe…" Pota slammed his fist on the bed, snapping some wood.
" I wasn't strong enough to help him! I was scared and him and Cressa payed the price!" Pota sobbed.
" It's not your fault. Even as a Super Saiyan I was too late." Raditz encouraged.
" That's it!" Pota said as he snapped his fingers. Pota faced Raditz. " Train me! Make me a Super Saiyan!"
Raditz laughed. " It's not as easy as you think, Pota. It took me until I was an adult to reach Super Saiyan, and took Father even longer."
" Then I want to start training now!" Pota countered. Pota stood up and pumped his fists. " I need to start training if I want to become a Super Saiyan!"
Raditz nodded. " Fine. I'll train you. It'll be good for both of us."
Pota stared at Raditz for a minute until he got the message. " Oh, you mean right now?" Raditz asked.
" Yeah!" Pota replied. Pota ran out of the room and was out the door in a flash.
" Does this kid not realize it's the middle of the night?" Raditz said as he shook his head and followed Pota.
Outside…
" First things first, Pota." Raditz instructed as he took his fighting stance. " I need to see how strong you are right now. Fight me and don't hold back."
" Then you do the same." Pota replied. Pota took his fighting stance and stared at Raditz. " Turn into a Super Saiyan. Everyone knows about you now. Nothing to hide."
" Well...fine. Just don't cry when I beat you." Raditz smirked and transformed into a Super Saiyan with ease.
" You mastered it faster than Father!" Pota said, shocked.
" I know! It's as if I'm a natural-born Super Saiyan." Raditz gloated.
" More of a natural-born bragger. Now let's start this!" Pota complained.
" Fine." Raditz said as he put up his guard. " Give me everything you've got!"
" Hmph." Bardock said as he sat on top of the house, watching Raditz and Pota spar. Bardock had been outside, staring at the half moon and thinking. One one side, he was proud of watching his children train. On the other side, something was off with Pota. Bardock had heard Pota talking to someone, even though no one was there.
I'll have to keep an eye on him...he's been different since the battle against Tora. Bardock thought. Turles has been gone too long, I've got to find him. I've got to find him. Maybe I should bring Raditz. If someone was able to capture Turles, assuming the worst, they must be stronger than a Super , Raditz thought of it. We'll leave next week.
The next day…
Bardock landed in West City, right in front of Capsule Corp. If I'm going to find Turles, I need a ship. A Space Pod won't work if I don't know where to look.
Bardock walked through the front door, not even looking at the secretary. The secretary walked over to Bardock and bowed.
Bardock looked at her confused. " Why are you bowing to me? You know Vegeta is the king right?"
" O-of course. But respect is deserved to the strongest Saiyan." The secretary said.
" The strongest…" Bardock murmured. " Right! Now outta my way! I've gotta speak to Brief."
" The doctor is not in right now…" The secretary pointed out.
Bardock turned around. " Do you happen to know where he is?"
" He hasn't been seen in a week...I assumed he was on vacation." The secretary replied.
Bardock ran out of the building and flew into the sky. Wherever he is...I should be able to sense him. Why can't I?!
Bardock teleported into the palace, seeing the Queen and Celicia sitting on the throne.
" Oh!" The Queen shouted as Bardock teleported in.
" Excuse me, my Queen." Bardock said, bowing. King Vegeta may be a prick, but the Queen was a different story. It's too bad the Prince didn't turn out like his mother.
" Bardock. It's only you. How can I help you?" She said.
" I'm looking for the King. Someone's gone missing. I came to see if he'd been notified." Bardock responded.
" May I ask who this missing person is?"
" I'd rather speak to him directly." Bardock said. " If that is alright with you, your majesty."
" Of course. Allow me a minute to get him."
Celicia got up as her mother walked out of the room. The princess walked over to Bardock and looked up at him. " How's Pota doing?"
" He's doing alright. Why do you ask?" Bardock responded.
" Oh!" Celicia said, looking surprised. " Um...no reason. Just wondering." She giggled.
A flash filled Bardock's vision as if he teleported away. He saw Pota and Tabaga preparing to fight. Pota seemed older, and wore a dark outfit, fitted with a black cape. Celicia was on the ground nearby, sobbing.
Bardock returned to the palace, shaking his head as his sight returned.
" Are you okay?" Celicia asked.
" Of course." Bardock replied.
I hope he doesn't figure out Pota's secret.
What was that? Bardock thought.
Pota wants his powers to be secret. At least until we figure out how to stop them.
Celicia! Bardock thought. Can I hear...her thoughts?!
" Bardock!" The Queen shouted.
Bardock snapped back to his senses and faced her. " Yes?"
" The King is waiting in the training area. Through the right door and down the hall. Third door on the left."
" Thanks." Bardock said as he walked out, shoving what just happened to the side and switching focus to the problem at hand.
King Vegeta was punching and kicking the air, focusing his technique. That's when Bardock walked into the room.
" Vegeta."
" Bardock. Look's like you still haven't learned to respect." King Vegeta replied.
" My status and power speaks enough. I have no need to remind you of my form. Unless you need it." Bardock replied.
" What do you want, Bardock?" King Vegeta asked, irritated.
" Brief's has gone missing. He was last seen a week ago. Has anything been reported to you?" Bardock asked.
" That's the human scientist, right?" King Vegeta asked. " Haven't seen him. I wouldn't pay attention to a pesky human anyway."
Bardock was sceptic, but walked out of the room. This is a problem, I've got to figure this out.
A few minutes after Bardock left, King Vegeta walked out of the training room and towards some stairs. The stairs led to the basement of the palace, the prison.
King Vegeta smirked as he walked into the basement and stretched out his hand, palm facing up. He lit a Ki Blast with his palm, holding it to use as a light source.
" Hello earthling." King Vegeta mocked.
Dr. Briefs sat in the prison, hands held by chains clamped around his wrist. His hair was a mess and an empty food plate sat in front of him. " Why do you have me here?!"
King Vegeta snickered and walked up to the bars, pressing his face against them. " You're an ally of Bardock. I need you for my plan to make him lose all honor that my people give him. The first step is making trouble in the center of it all, his household!"
King Vegeta shot the Ki Blast towards a rat that was scurrying across the tiles and turned to walk out.
" Let me out!" screamed. " Let me out!"
Back with Bardock…
Raditz caught one of Pota's punches and tried to land on of his own on Pota's arm. Pota flipped into the air and shot a Ki Blast towards Raditz. Raditz deflected the Ki blast and flew up towards Pota. The long-haired warrior punched the Saiyan child in the gut, making him spit towards the ground.
Pota kicked Raditz across the face, knocking him towards the ground. The elite easily caught himself and Pota seemed to glare at him and a wave of energy knocked him into a nearby tree.
" What was that?" Raditz asked as he stood up.
" I'm not sure…" Pota said.
" Well whatever it was, it was nice. You should try to practice that technique.
Bardock landed in front of his son's, smirking at the two of them. " I saw the sparing, that was a nice technique Pota."
" Thanks!" Pota said to his father.
" Now Pota, could you go check with your mother if lunch is ready, I need to speak to Raditz." Bardock told him.
" Alright!" Pota said as he ran into the house.
" I'm guessing this isn't about lunch." Raditz said.
" You'd be right." Bardock replied.
" So what's going on?" Raditz asked.
" I'm leaving to go find Turles. It's been too long to be gone and I think something must have happened to him." Bardock said.
" When are you leaving?" Raditz asked with a bit of a sad tone.
" You mean when are we leaving!" Bardock said.
" I can go?" Raditz asked excitedly.
" Yes. If someone was able to take down Turles, a Super Saiyan, then maybe we need two." Bardock explained.
" So when do we leave?" Raditz asked.
" Tonight. I tried to get Briefs to make me a ship, but he's missing. So instead, we'll take some pods. It'll take longer but it's our only option." Bardock explained.
" I got it. What about Pota and Mother?" Raditz asked.
" We'll tell them at lunch, I speak better on a full stomach." Bardock laughed as the two walked towards the house.
" I second that." Raditz laughed.
That night…
" You ready?" Bardock turned to Raditz and asked. They were standing outside the launching base, looking out for any Saiyan guards.
" Why don't we just turn Super Saiyan and knock them out?" Raditz whispered.
" We don't want to risk being detected. Just sneak past them and get in a pod. We'll start by going to planet Egy, it's a large merchant planet, and as such is one of Frieza's planets. I'll explain the plan once we get there." Bardock told Raditz.
Raditz nodded and dashed into the launching bay. Bardock went a different direction, making his way to a pod.
The long-haired warrior dashed past a couple of guards talking about how they hated duty, and found a ship at the end of the bay, unguarded. Raditz climbed in and shut the door, putting in the setting for Planet Egy.
Behind Raditz, Vegeta watched the events unfold. Bulma stood beside him and took pictures, making sure to get clear shots.
" Why exactly are we doing this, Vegeta?" Bulma asked.
" The Super Saiyans have gained large popularity lately. If this keeps up, my father will lose the title of King. Then my chance to be King will be taken. I will not allow that to happen, so we must ruin the popularity of them." Vegeta said. " Now take pictures, girl!"
" Who are you commanding?" Bulma said back.
" Just...take the pictures alright?" Vegeta grumbled.
" Better." Bulma smirked as she went back to taking pictures.
Bardock climbed into his pod and put in his coordinates. He was watching Raditz, waiting for his ship to launch so he could follow.
" There!" Raditz said as he hit the launch button and the pod and blasted into the night sky.
Bardock hit the launch on his pod too and the two made their direct path to Planet Ergy, where the search for Turles would begin.