Bardock peered down at Guldo. He knew exactly what this little guy was all about because he'd learned a little bit about the Ginyu force whilst working alongside some of Frieza's elites on various missions in the past. However, he'd only seen this almost near legendary squad a couple of times. The only problem was that he'd never actually seen Guldo fight but then again the little green fellow had never seen Bardock in action either. Despite this fact, Guldo knew how the Saiya-jin traditionally fought. So long as he didn't allow Bardock to transform - he was always going to have a chance.

The other Saiya-jin and remaining members of the Ginyu force had taken a back seat and stood opposite each other. Both sides were eagerly anticipating a good battle because they knew that there wasn't too much between the two. Well, that's what they thought, at least. Piccolo had distanced himself completely from the Saiya-jin and Ginyu force. He wasn't too bothered by the fact that he'd been overlooked to battle because his main goal was to see just how strong the Saiya-jin had become. If truth be told - Piccolo wanted only to watch Goku fight.

"Well, little man," began Bardock as he circled Guldo with intent. "I don't think I've killed any three eyed freaks such as yourself before! That's soon going to change though!"

Guldo flicked his scouter on nervously. He'd never actually fitted in with the rest of the Ginyu force. Sometimes he often wondered why he was still a part of Frieza's most feared set of fighters. This was Guldo's big chance to put away one of those infernal monkeys and earn the respect of his peers. However, this was also Bardock's chance to show Raditz just how powerful he had become.

"7,000?" said Guldo. "Is this some kind of joke?"

"No joke, my friend," smirked Bardock. "You may be stronger than me but superior skill will see me through and lead me to victory. Less talking, more action!"

Bardock instantly hopped off his right foot and began with a furious exchange of kicks and punches aimed at Guldo. The green creature dodged and weaved frantically as he struggled to pick his weight up off the floor with each attack. It had been a long time since Guldo had undergone a good battle and it was quite clear to see that he wasn't physically prepared for one. Suddenly, the little green creature jumped into the air and hovered above Bardock. The rest of the Ginyu force watched on.

"Try this one!" yelled Guldo as he propelled a yellow Ki beam towards Bardock out of his mouth. The attack looked just as if it had been copied from Dodoria as it sped towards Bardock at an electric speed.

"Is that it?"

Bardock threw the blast to his right without any effort in the slightest. The eldest Saiya-jin couldn't help but smile at the green menace. He knew that this battle was there for the taking.

Guldo stared down at Bardock. How was it possible that a warrior with an inferior power level was able to fend off his attack in such a manner? Then it hit him. Bardock was holding back.

"What the hell?" shrieked Guldo. "That's impossible! Either you're not telling me something or.you're holding back your true power!"

Bardock smiled once more.

"Turn your scouter on again and let's give it another shot!"

Guldo felt the butterflies in his stomach flutter around as the sweat dripped down the back of his neck. This was not good. He flicked the button to turn on his scouter once more. This was it. The meter flickered around as it tried to take a reading of Bardock's power.

Bardock clenched his fist slowly and looked towards Raditz and Kakarotto. Suddenly, the room surged as Bardock was surrounded by a red aura. The wind flew around violently and threw debris into the face of the Ginyu force as Bardock screamed in pain. He was finally summoning the bulk of his power.

"This is what ALL my efforts have been FOR!" exclaimed the rampant Saiya- jin as the room lit up with power.

With one final and mighty puff of power - Bardock stopped as he panted furiously for breath. Guldo seemed to be shaking a little bit but managed to compose himself after remembering that the rest of his team were depending on him to emerge victorious. He didn't want to look at his scouter but knew that he had to fully understand just what he was dealing with.

"36,000?!"

It wouldn't be enough to defeat any other Ginyu but Bardock was far superior to Guldo. He knew it too.

"Hahaha! Yes, you're finally going to get what has been coming to you for a long time!" snarled Vegeta as he watched on. The Imperials seemed to be at a disadvantage and they'd not even seen the heights of Vegeta's power - not to mention Kakarotto's. "Bardock, watch out for his mind and time freezing techniques! Do not let this battle go on any longer! I want my chance to shine!"

Bardock nodded at the Prince. A part of him wanted to enjoy playing around with Guldo but then the mature side came out and told him that any member of the Ginyu force was potentially dangerous and had to be dealt with in any circumstances. Guldo shrieked as he saw a vision of the future. His future came in the form of a blue ball of energy that continued to charge on Bardock's left hand.

"Goodbye, Guldo!"

Blue sparks erupted around the room as the decisive blow was finally struck. Once again it was impossible to see through the smoke as the intensity of the blast shrouded everything in sight. However, Goku sensed that something wasn't quite right. How could this be? Why could he still sense Guldo's Ki?

"Strange," he murmured to himself amongst the mist. "Bardock's blast was more than enough to destroy that creature yet I can still sense him."

When the mist cleared - the truth was exposed.

Bardock lay face down on the floor clutching his left arm. Guldo was still alive and well. Captain Ginyu's right arm was raised and had been pointing directly at Bardock.

"Ginyu!" screamed Raditz with fury. He stepped forward and began to furiously question the leader of the imperial squad. "Why the hell did you do that? It was a fair fight!"

"Fighting is never fair - you do what you have to do to win. There are no rules, Raditz!" proclaimed Ginyu as he stifled a little fit of laughter.

The Captain's actions had shocked everyone but more so Piccolo and Goku. They'd been brought up on Earth where people respected the art of fair play in combat. The innocence of Goku's character was shocked by such a callous and brutal act against his father but the Saiya-jin within him, at the same time, kind of expected it to happen.

"You're a bastard!" shrieked Raditz as he darted at Captain Ginyu in a sizzling rage.

The enraged Saiya-jin did the only thing he'd ever known. Fight. Raditz's training on Earth had given him a surge of power but there was no chance that even with his new capacity that he'd be able to challenge the Captain. It didn't matter though. He was acting out of instinct and out of respect for the father that he'd grown to admire not only as a warrior but as a person as they'd trained together.

Rights and lefts. Combination kicks. Roundhouses. Raditz threw every non- Ki attack he could muster at Ginyu as he replayed the incidents involving his father over and over in his mind. Ginyu took everything that Raditz had to offer and looked as if he was impenetrable. Nothing seemed to put a dent in his armour. The awful truth was that Raditz was simply too weak to do anything to cause any damage to Captain Ginyu.

"When are you ever going to learn that the Saiya-jin race is nothing more than a second class species that musters the bulk of its power from primates? You're nothing more than a savage! You're nothing!" growled Ginyu as he got into the face of Raditz.

Yellow light flew in madness and a large thudding noise alerted the remaining Saiya-jin of the latest development upon the battlefield. Raditz now lay on top of his father on the floor as a result of yet another brutal assault from the Ginyu leader. Blood trickled from his mouth as it seemed he'd taken an energy blow straight to the stomach, which in turn caused concern for his brother. Despite the fact that Bardock was unconscious - Raditz looked in a more serious condition as he continued to spew almost chunks of blood from his mouth.

"What the hell do you think you're doing, Ginyu?" rampaged Prince Vegeta in disgust. "So, it's true then that you can't be us in a fair fight? Well if we're such a savage and beast like race - why is it that you resort to sneak attacks to try and gain the upper hand? Fear is such a daunting word, isn't it?"

Ginyu stopped smiling. This was the first indication that Vegeta wasn't far from the truth.

"Hit a raw nerve have I?" laughed the Prince. "Too bad."

Jeuice couldn't stand the Saiya-jin. The fact that an inferior creature possessed an attitude problem never sat too well with him and this accounted for his dislike of Prince Vegeta. The white haired "pretty boy" of the Ginyu force stepped forward and gazed on at Vegeta.

"Right, Captain," he proclaimed. "It's my turn! I want to face Vegeta now!"

Captain Ginyu turned to Jeuice and looked him over from head to toe. He could see the gleam in his eye. It shone so brightly. However, Jeuice was a reckless character that liked to jump into any situation without thinking. Of course, more times than not - Jeuice's power was more than enough to see off even the bravest of foes without breaking sweat. Vegeta was something else though; the Prince was a one off. The thing that unnerved Ginyu the most though was the degree of arrogance exerted by the Prince. After all, he knew exactly how strong the Ginyu force was, right?

No, something was not right. Vegeta had changed.

"Baata, Recoome!" began Ginyu. "It seems our friend Vegeta here thinks he is something that he is not. I'd like you to assist Jeuice is proving Vegeta wrong! I want the 3 of you do it together because I don't just want to see this monkey get his tail spanked - I want you to do it because I want him to understand true power and true pain at the same time!"

"But Captain I can do."

"Quiet, Jeuice!"

The Ginyu force looked at one another. The Captain was wary of something but the others didn't quite know what.

"Whatever you think you are, Vegeta," he began once again. "Whatever you think you've become - you're only kidding yourself! There's no such thing."

"As what, Ginyu?" smirked the Prince as he placed his hands on his hips and thrust his chest outward. "You can't bring yourself to say the words can you? I tell you what I'll help you out. Yes, that's right. I'll help you find the words you're looking for. Super Saiya-jin!"

Ginyu felt a bead of sweat trickle down the side of his face.

"There's NO SUCH THING AS A SUPER SAIYA-JIN!" he roasted, as finally his composure was lost in a mighty outburst.

"Oh, really?" questioned the Prince rhetorically as his hair wavered in the sunlight. "If that's true then why are you becoming so worked up by me? And what's more, could any ORDINARY Saiya-jin kill a member of the almighty Ginyu force with ease?"

Vegeta's voice was heavily loaded with sarcasm. It only rubbed salt further into Ginyu's wound.

Suddenly, Guldo felt his feet sweep him up from underneath as he spiralled into the air. His lungs contracted painfully as his rib cage began to shake. Finally, one of the ribs broke as a large amount of electrical energy shot straight through his body and made its way to the heart. It was over in an instant. Vegeta's right arm pointed directly at the green creature as his lay lifeless on the floor. Vegeta had killed him.

It was a sad way for the poor fellow to go out considering that he'd only ever signed up to Frieza's forces after his home Planet was taken over by the Empire. Still though, he'd killed women, children and everything that needed to be dealt with during his time with the Ginyus. His debt had been paid.

The remaining members of the force gasped in horror and even Goku was somewhat astonished by the cold hearted attack from the Saiya-jin Prince.

"Now that I have spelled my intent out and left one of your companions thinking of what might have been - shall we commence or do I need to kill yet another poor fool to get my point across?" quipped the Prince as he looked directly towards the 3 that had been chosen to fight.

The Prince's bubbling cauldron of hated had already begun to flow as Guldo's death conclusively proved. It didn't end there though. Vegeta's family honour was at stake. The pain that he'd endured not just due to the death of his father but through a lifetime of torment would be repaid. What better way to kick off the revenge mission that by taking out Frieza's elite guard? Pay back is a bitch.