AN: Hey Readers! I have had some complaints about the slowness of the chapters... I'm sorry! ::SOB!:: It's just College applications are due and every class has decided to have a project due on the last day of school! I will try to get these chapters out as soon as I can... but... don't hold your breathe... Here's a bonus chapter, be happy I had some time on my hands today...

Chapter Three

"The forest is quiet," The mercenary known as Dikon remarked as he picked his way across the forest.

He frowned as he was met with silence. He turned to find the men that had been following him were gone. He was alone on a foreign planet.

"It usually is when intruders enter," A female voice sounded behind him.

Dikon spun in surprise, there were no females in his ranks. What he found was the most beautiful humanoid life form he had ever seen... She had midnight black hair, flashing black eyes, a figure to kill for, and a set of breasts to die for. She also had a small tail around her waist.

"Where are my men?" Dikon's eyes narrowed as the female looked at her fingernails, they were full of blood.

"What men?" The female sighed

Dikon suppressed a shiver at the sound of her voice and frowned when he heard a small giggle.

That was a child... Dikon thought as he studied the female again, noticing how the tail was disproportionate to her body. Is the child on her back?

"What are you doing in my forest? And why did you bring soldiers?" The female snarled at him, tightening her fists.

Dikon relaxed slightly, so she wanted to fight him did she, she was a mere female what could she really do to him.

"I was hired to capture saiyans," Dikon said slyly, barely catching the slight widening of black eyes.

"What were you going to do when you caught one?" The female seemed to scan the forest around her for any possible attack though she didn't seem to move, interesting.

"That depends on my employer," Dikon eyed the up and down. He would keep her, he decided, she will make a nice pet.

"Will your employer send another after you fail?" She asked him, arrogantly.

"No, I was the only one willing o take this job," Dikon watched amused as the female slid into a defensive stance.

"Good, then no one will come looking for you when I kill you," the female smirked at him.

Yes, this female would belong to him, he would bet his life on it.

**

17 managed to duck beneath Vegeta's boot when he felt it. A sense of unease crept down his spine.

Vegeta regarded the android curiously as he stared of into space.

"Something the matter?" Vegeta mocked lightly.

"There's something wrong..." 17 trailed off.

Vegeta frowned and turned off the gravity.

17 didn't notice as he walked blindly toward the exit.

"Contact Ava, Android," Vegeta ordered him.

"Contact?" 17 frowned turning to Vegeta.

"You mean you haven't..." Vegeta sighed to himself as he shook his head.

"Very sloppy Ava," he growled.

17 shrugged before opening the door of the gravity room and stepping out. He took a deep breathe, he could almost smell the danger in the air.

Vegeta stepped out from behind him. 17 could almost feel the saiyans ki sensing ability start to probe the world around them.

17 nodded his head curtly in thanks, being an android forfeited him the particular ability. Funny, the feeling's eased...

"There is a fight going on," Vegeta's eyes were slightly out of focus, "Sixteen to... fifteen men. Thirteen," a dark smile, "Looks like Ava is taking care of them easily."

"Still thirteen men to one," 17 twisted his lips.

"Ten now, feels like she's picking them off, must be walking in line, fools."

"How strong are they?" 17 frowned.

"Nothing she cannot handle. Five now," Vegeta vaguely faced her direction.

"Wait! What about Sasoli?" 17 eye's widened.

"She's with Ava," Vegeta raised an eyebrow. "Where did you think she was?"

"Maybe safe in the cave," 17 fumed, these saiyans were really too much.

"That's a great idea, Android," the saiyan rolled his eyes, "One stray blast and she's gone. The safest place for Sasoli is on her mother's back. Ava will protect her. Only one now, I hope you're hungry," Vegeta smirked.

"Why?"

Vegeta said nothing though he sent the android an amused glance.

**

Dikon barely deflected a fist to his throat. She's a vicious thing, he thought as he bent away from a kick. Taking an opening, he punched her in the ribs, knocking her off balance for a moment before managing to twirl out of the way of his next punch.

His eyes widened as a high-pitched giggle drew his eyes to her back as she twisted. There WAS a child on her back! This lone female was beating the hell out of him with a child on her back! She had killed all his men!

His estimation went up, this saiyan female lived up to all the rumors about saiyans' fighting abilities.

He allowed himself a smug smile as the female landed a kick to his stomach. She would not win this fight, it didn't matter how powerful or skilled she was, Dikon had never lost a fight. He shuddered slightly as he allowed his unique power to flow along his skin.

He laughed as she punched him in the face and he heard her gasp.

Yes, give it up saiyan, you are mine...

**

"What is it?" 17 demanded as Vegeta's head snapped to the side, sensing something.

"Something is wrong..." Vegeta trailed off.

17 stiffened as fear started to seep into him.

"17!"

17 jumped as Ava's scream echoed in his mind.

"Ava," 17 mumbled making eye contact with Vegeta.

Vegeta nodded and they blasted away from Capsule Corp. racing to the forest.

**

Ava knew there was something wrong the minute he smiled. At first she had thought he was mocking her and so she had responded by punching him in the face, that's when she felt it...

The minute her skin touched his, there was a pulling... as if all her energy was being pulled through her fist and into his skin.

Disoriented she gasped and pulled away starring at him with astonishment.

"What's wrong?" He grinned at her.

He swung at her widely, she blocked him easily but was unprepared when he grabbed her arm.

She managed to yank her arm away from him though it cost her dearly. Little more than half of her energy was gone.

She looked at him with wide eyes.

"How cute!" He leered at her, before he attacked.

She back flipped out of the way trying to avoid his touch at all cost while he pursued her ruthlessly.

"What's wrong saiyan? I thought you were going to kill me," he laughed, his green eyes flashing with amusement.

"I haven't lost yet," Ava landed in a squat and swung her leg into his, knocking him off his feet.

He caught the boot headed to crush his skull.

"No, but then neither have I," he chuckled as he yanked her off her feet.

Ava barely managed to turn so she would land on her side and not on Sasoli. She felt a finger going up her leg and her energy being sucked away.

Ava planted her hands on the ground, arching her back, exposing her stomach, and kicked her enemy in the face.

She sprang to her feet, panting lightly. She shook herself lightly, the world was starting to spin. She had trouble focusing on her enemy.

I can't lose... Sasoli... She pulled her energy to her.

He punched her.

She stumbled away from him as she felt the energy she had scraped together disappear.

She stumbled and fell on her butt.

The bastard laughed at her as he went to stand over her.

Her expression darkened, he would pay for this insult, and dearly.

She punched him in the place where no man should be hit.

She grinned at his pained gasp and hit the ground in front of her.

He growled and lunged at her, grabbing her upper arm.

She panted heavily and was unable to escape his grasp. She beat on his arm weakly the last of her energy flowed out of her like a stream into a river. Her movements became sluggish as her breathing became even heavier.

No, I can't lose... she thought desperately as she begun to feel the burden of Sasoli's weight.

Ava's head dropped as her body went limp and was only lifted once more by pure determination. She would spit in his eye before she would give in. She raised her eyes defiantly and was met with an almost adoring look, fear laced itself in her bones as he cupped her cheek gently.

"You are an amazing creature," he whispered softly, "You almost beat me, that's never happened before..."

He sighed as a beeping went off on his belt.

"Duty calls," he told her annoyed as he dragged both of them to their feet. "Dikon here."

He activated the device at his hip.

"Have you found the saiyans?" A gravelly voice emitted from the small device.

Ava committed the voice to memory.

"I have located the female. She had an offspring with her," Dikon informed briskly.

"Offspring? Male or female?"

"Let me check."

Sasoli screamed as she was ripped from her mother's back and examined by her enemy. She started crying, half-remembering her mother's lessons and half-scared to death seeing her mother unable to defend herself.

Ava seethed as she reached for more power and found none.

"Female," Dikon sneered at the girl who wept.

"Give her... back... to... me," Ava gritted through teeth.

She didn't have any strength. She was weak. She barely managed to lift her arm but lift it she did as she reached for Sasoli.

"This is a problem," the voice muttered, "How many saiyans are there in all?"

"Answer him, saiyan," the bastard shook her like a rag doll.

"More... then... y... you can... ever hope... to beat," she panted as she reached desperately for anything to help.

"This wasn't supposed to happen!" Dikon rolled his eyes. "Take the child as a hostage, leave the mother alive with directions to our location. We will set a trap there for them."

Ava reached deeper and scarped against something. Her eyes flashed a blue unnoticed by her captor.

"I think we should take the mother," he smiled as she sneered at him.

"I didn't ask you to think! Do your job! Out!"

"He orders me like he's paying me, fool," he shook his head, "Listen well, female, you will find your offspring on a planet next to planet Vegeta or I guess I should say where planet Vegeta used to be."

Ava curled her lip in disdain.

"Well, maybe that was beneath me. How about a kiss goodbye?" He yanked her closer, forcing his mouth on hers.

Ava's eyes widened in horror. She had no energy to defend herself this time. She pulled desperately away, he didn't relent, so she dug her teeth into his lower lip and drew blood.

He pulled away, apparently not shocked at the retaliation.

Blood dribbled down his chin.

"You want to bit, huh?" he grinned as he raked his sharp teeth against hers, shredding them like paper.

"Say goodbye to Mama, young one," he laughed as he released Ava letting her hit the ground.

He studied Sasoli as she hit his hand pathetically.

"You haven't been trained yet have you? Good, makes it easier to contain you."

Footsteps, Ava blinked back the darkness. With her last bit of energy she screamed for 17, internally, and then she thought no more.

**

Far away in space a pod crash lands on a planet. Bouncing against tall white buildings, jarring the inhabitant awake.

Bardock blearily opened his eyes as his pod rolled to a stop.

Why can't I move? Was his first thought when he could do no more than survey his surroundings.

This isn't Earth! He thought as the white building collapsed in front of him.

Bardock harrumphed softly as his scientific mind zoomed with possibilities. A meteor, misguided blast from Frieza, or the shockwave from planet Vegeta could have knocked him off course.

He groaned as he forced himself into a sitting position. Where are you Kakarot?

Painfully he pulled himself from the confines of the pod noticing pink beings scrambling towards him. They didn't seem hostile if their smiling faces were any indication.

Did anyone else survive? Bardock wondered sadly.

His mind became fuzzy, went out of sync with the world around him.

A female fighting tooth and nail against a male only to be struck down...

Bardock clutched his head in agony.

The male viciously ripping a child from the female's back. freeing the child of it's mothers tail...

Bardock's eyes widened into a blind disbelief despite the pain. Saiyan...

The female on the ground, dead or unconscious, her tail limp and seemingly broken. The girl crying, reaching for the mother, and struck unconscious by the unknown male. Her small tail hung lifelessly...

"No," Bardock whispered, his voice hoarse from years of disuse.

"Quiet, I don't want to kill you yet. How will we attract the big ones if we kill the cub," the elf-eared man sneered at the limp child, "Too bad you aren't older, we could have had some fun."

The girl's hair fell into her face as the man stuck her under his arm like a newspaper...

"No," Bardock's voice grew stronger.

The man absently throws the child into an empty room where she lands with a sickeningly thump. He hums to himself as he punches the coordinates to his base.

"NO!" Bardock screamed, committing the coordinates to memory.

Wait for me... I'll come for you... Was Bardock's last thought before he fell unconscious and into a pink beings arms.

End Chapter Three

AN: And Bardock enters the scene! Come on tell me what you think!