Capsule Corporation. Vegeta and Bulma had returned from the mall and given Nappa and Raditz their new clothes. Once they had finished changing, it took all of Bulma's willpower to repress a snicker. *Raditz, in a vest...*
"Well, we're dressed in these stupid Earth clothes. Now what do we do?" asked Nappa. He sounded like he was in a bad mood, and quite frankly, Vegeta couldn't blame him. You could put him in a suit, but he was still Nappa. In other words, not built for suits.
"Now we're going to head over to Kakarot's to deliver these clothes to Bardock. Kakarot's mate is making a special dinner for us so that we can catch you fools up on what you've missed since you died. Bulma, go finish getting ready. Trunks, get your lazy ass in here, time to go!"
As Bulma went to finish, a small purple-haired boy rounded the corner. "I'm here, I'm here."
"And just who is this?" asked Raditz.
"That is Trunks, my son and crown prince of the planet Vegetasei."
Raditz smiled playfully and bent down to muss up the boy's hair. Suddenly he found himself embedded in the wall.
Vegeta grinned. "That's my boy."
Bulma returned, carrying Bardock's clothes, in time to see Nappa pull Raditz out of the wall. She noticed that her husband and son were wearing identical smirks. She sighed.
"Trunks, what have I told you about pushing strangers into walls?"
"Sorry, mom."
"Whatever, you always say that then you go ahead and do it again anyway."
Trunks grinned mischeviously. Vegeta spoke up.
"OK, let's go. I'll lead the way. Come here, woman."
Vegeta, carrying Bulma in his arms, took off into the sky, followed by Trunks. Raditz and Nappa did the same.
***
Kakarot's house. Chi-Chi sighed. She'd had to work overtime on this meal. She would be feeding five full-blooded Saiyans, four three-blooded Saiyans, a host of assorted humans and animals, and a Namek.
Thankfully, the Namek only needed water.
That was the only thing to be thankful for. The Saiyans more than made up for the Namek's lack of appetite.
***
Vegeta and company were the last to arrive. Outside, Chi-Chi had set up a series of tables pushed together. The new arrivals seated themselves at the table, with Raditz taking care to sit away from Piccolo. Chi-Chi set the food on the table, but before Kakarot could begin to eat, she stopped him.
"Goku, mind your manners! For once in your life eat like a normal human being! We have...guests."
Kakarot looked disappointed, but began to eat slowly. Bardock smiled.
"I see you kept your Saiyan appetite. Though I must admit, I am at a loss as to why you didn't destroy everything on this planet."
And so the story unfolded. Goku told the tale of all his adventures; Boss Bunny, Emperor Pilaf, the Tenkaichi Budokai, the Red Ribbon Army, Baba's undead fighters, Emperor Pilaf again, another Tenkaichi Budokai, Piccolo Dai-Mao, yet another Tenkaichi Budokai, the fight against the new Piccolo, the invasion of the Saiyans, the trip to Namek, the defeat of Freeza, Mirai Trunks, the Androids, Cell, and Majin Buu. The others added in their own little notes whenever it was appropriate.
By the end, which was several hours later, the new arrivals were gaping in awe.
"Super Saiyans? Y-you're all Super Saiyans?" Raditz stammered.
"Yep," said Goten cheerfully.
"And what are your power levels?" Nappa inquired.
"Well, we can't be sure, but we estimate somewhere in the hundreds of millions," Gohan said matter-of-factly. He enjoyed the expressions on their faces.
***
After the dinner was over, Vegeta had gathered the new arrivals together.
"Your power is pitiful. We need to find some way to raise them. Hmm...Bardock, you train with Goten; Nappa, Raditz, you can train with my son. They're the weakest Saiyans among us. They'll just keep defeating you until you start to get a semi-decent power level."
He turned his back to them.
"Woman! Get the brat, time to go back home!"
***
Later that night, Bardock lay on his bed, musing. Apparently his vision of Kakarot defeating Freeza had come true after all. Not only that, but he was either the third or second strongest being in the universe; which one depended on whether or not your name was Vegeta.
Bardock sighed. Apparently his gift of precognition had vanished with his death.
What DID the future hold? Would he be able to find that "special someone," as Kakarot had with Chi-Chi, and Prince Vegeta had with Bulma? And just what did the Earth hold for a Saiyan?
He pondered these questions for a long time, before he finally fell asleep. It had been a long day.
***
"Raditz." Nappa spoke to his roommate.
"Yes, Nappa?"
"What's happened to Prince Vegeta?"
"You noticed that too, eh?"
"How couldn't you? Having offspring is one thing, but for a super-elite to take a MATE?"
"Kakarot was right, apparently he does really care for her. I bet your throat's still sore." Raditz grinned in the darkness.
Nappa growled, and went to sleep.
"Well, we're dressed in these stupid Earth clothes. Now what do we do?" asked Nappa. He sounded like he was in a bad mood, and quite frankly, Vegeta couldn't blame him. You could put him in a suit, but he was still Nappa. In other words, not built for suits.
"Now we're going to head over to Kakarot's to deliver these clothes to Bardock. Kakarot's mate is making a special dinner for us so that we can catch you fools up on what you've missed since you died. Bulma, go finish getting ready. Trunks, get your lazy ass in here, time to go!"
As Bulma went to finish, a small purple-haired boy rounded the corner. "I'm here, I'm here."
"And just who is this?" asked Raditz.
"That is Trunks, my son and crown prince of the planet Vegetasei."
Raditz smiled playfully and bent down to muss up the boy's hair. Suddenly he found himself embedded in the wall.
Vegeta grinned. "That's my boy."
Bulma returned, carrying Bardock's clothes, in time to see Nappa pull Raditz out of the wall. She noticed that her husband and son were wearing identical smirks. She sighed.
"Trunks, what have I told you about pushing strangers into walls?"
"Sorry, mom."
"Whatever, you always say that then you go ahead and do it again anyway."
Trunks grinned mischeviously. Vegeta spoke up.
"OK, let's go. I'll lead the way. Come here, woman."
Vegeta, carrying Bulma in his arms, took off into the sky, followed by Trunks. Raditz and Nappa did the same.
***
Kakarot's house. Chi-Chi sighed. She'd had to work overtime on this meal. She would be feeding five full-blooded Saiyans, four three-blooded Saiyans, a host of assorted humans and animals, and a Namek.
Thankfully, the Namek only needed water.
That was the only thing to be thankful for. The Saiyans more than made up for the Namek's lack of appetite.
***
Vegeta and company were the last to arrive. Outside, Chi-Chi had set up a series of tables pushed together. The new arrivals seated themselves at the table, with Raditz taking care to sit away from Piccolo. Chi-Chi set the food on the table, but before Kakarot could begin to eat, she stopped him.
"Goku, mind your manners! For once in your life eat like a normal human being! We have...guests."
Kakarot looked disappointed, but began to eat slowly. Bardock smiled.
"I see you kept your Saiyan appetite. Though I must admit, I am at a loss as to why you didn't destroy everything on this planet."
And so the story unfolded. Goku told the tale of all his adventures; Boss Bunny, Emperor Pilaf, the Tenkaichi Budokai, the Red Ribbon Army, Baba's undead fighters, Emperor Pilaf again, another Tenkaichi Budokai, Piccolo Dai-Mao, yet another Tenkaichi Budokai, the fight against the new Piccolo, the invasion of the Saiyans, the trip to Namek, the defeat of Freeza, Mirai Trunks, the Androids, Cell, and Majin Buu. The others added in their own little notes whenever it was appropriate.
By the end, which was several hours later, the new arrivals were gaping in awe.
"Super Saiyans? Y-you're all Super Saiyans?" Raditz stammered.
"Yep," said Goten cheerfully.
"And what are your power levels?" Nappa inquired.
"Well, we can't be sure, but we estimate somewhere in the hundreds of millions," Gohan said matter-of-factly. He enjoyed the expressions on their faces.
***
After the dinner was over, Vegeta had gathered the new arrivals together.
"Your power is pitiful. We need to find some way to raise them. Hmm...Bardock, you train with Goten; Nappa, Raditz, you can train with my son. They're the weakest Saiyans among us. They'll just keep defeating you until you start to get a semi-decent power level."
He turned his back to them.
"Woman! Get the brat, time to go back home!"
***
Later that night, Bardock lay on his bed, musing. Apparently his vision of Kakarot defeating Freeza had come true after all. Not only that, but he was either the third or second strongest being in the universe; which one depended on whether or not your name was Vegeta.
Bardock sighed. Apparently his gift of precognition had vanished with his death.
What DID the future hold? Would he be able to find that "special someone," as Kakarot had with Chi-Chi, and Prince Vegeta had with Bulma? And just what did the Earth hold for a Saiyan?
He pondered these questions for a long time, before he finally fell asleep. It had been a long day.
***
"Raditz." Nappa spoke to his roommate.
"Yes, Nappa?"
"What's happened to Prince Vegeta?"
"You noticed that too, eh?"
"How couldn't you? Having offspring is one thing, but for a super-elite to take a MATE?"
"Kakarot was right, apparently he does really care for her. I bet your throat's still sore." Raditz grinned in the darkness.
Nappa growled, and went to sleep.