Unexpected Fate

Chapter 5

CMG: Okay, I'm fed up with the disclaimers. Please remember that this is "fanfiction" and that I don't "own" any characters, except for Scrix. Thanks to Bardock's Number 1 Fan and Vegeta Jr for reviewing each chapter. I'll try to keep Bardock in character in the next few chapters. Oh, and I'm sorry about what's about to happen to Bardock in advance. I thought I should leave you in suspense. On with the story!

--------------------------------------------

Freeza's giant spaceship lands on a grassy field near a lake. As soon as it landed, the platform of the spaceship came open as the soldiers scurried out of it and stood perfectly still. Freeza came out moments later in his hovercraft as it floated off the ground harmlessly.

"Men! Go out and find the Dragon Balls," said Freeza. "Take whatever measures are necessary to get them!"

"Yes sir!" said the soldiers as they fly off.

'Soon, I will have immortality,' thought Freeza.

"Sire!" said Zarbon.

"What is it, Zarbon?" said Freeza.

"My scouter indicates a power level of 16,000," said Zarbon.

"It's no threat to us," said Freeza. "If you're worried about it, then send some troops to destroy whoever it is."

"Huh?!" said Zarbon as the scouter picks up another power level. "There's also a power level of 20,000 out there."

"Is it with the other power level?" said Freeza.

"Yes," said Zarbon.

"Then send out a strong team," said Freeza. "If they're too strong, then I'll have to rely on the Ginyu Force."

"Right," said Zarbon as he returns into the spaceship.

"Very soon, I'll have that damn monkey back in my hands and when I do, I will torchure him until he tells me of Vegeta's betrayal," said Freeza.

*~*~*~*~*~*~*

Bardock swings and manages to hit Scrix in the face, but he didn't flinch. He was concentrating on the fight anymore. He was busy sensing Freeza.

"Bardock, we've got trouble!" said Scrix. "Suppress your energy!"

"What?!" said Bardock as his power level started to drop.

"Freeza and the others have arrived," said Scrix. "It's time I revert out of this form so that he won't sense me either."

Scrix's long blonde main disappears as his body shrinks a bit. For the first time since Bardock met Scrix, he's never seen him outside of his ascended beyond the ascended Super Saiya-jin form (SSJ3?). Scrix's short black hair was spiky like Vegeta's, but didn't really peak up since most of it was short and he shows some long bangs in his face. His face was scarred, but when he was in his SSJ3 form, his face seemed flawless from the scars.

"You look different," said Bardock.

"I know," said Scrix. "I have to remain in this form until your son arrives, but for now, it's better that I stay this way."

"Huh?!" said Bardock as he noticed that Scrix's tail grew back. "H-how?"

"It grows back when I want it to return," said Scrix. "Of course, you can't hurt it since it's immune to hand grips."

"Amazing," said Bardock as he sensed some men coming. "We've got company!"

"What?!" said one of the 3 men. He looked like Jaice with purple hair and green skin. "It's Bardock!"

"How did he get here, Sork?" said the second man. He looked like Toma, one of Bardock's old friends, minus the tail and with a bushy beard. He looked like a humanoid.

"I don't know, Hefnr?" said the third man. He looked like a bird crossed with a demon. His skin was orange and his beak was white as snow. "But Freeza said that we had to bring these men back alive."

"I am not going back to Freeza!" said Bardock. "I want to kick his sorry ass for killing my team 30 years ago and I want to make him pay for destroying my home planet!"

"You have no choice," said the third man. "It's Freeza's orders!"

"You tell them, Neeto!" said Sork.

*Bardock,* said Scrix' voice. *Just let them capture you for now.*

*Are you crazy?!* said Bardock's voice. *I want to fight Freeza!*

*He won't harm you until he has Vegeta and I know he won't do it then either,* said Scrix as he surrenders.

*Fine,* said Bardock as he too, surrenders. *As long as I fight that bastard sometime in the future.*

*You will,* said Scrix as he smirks.

"See?" said Hefnr. "It wasn't hard, was it?"

"Grab their tails!" said Neeto as Sork and Hefnr grab both Bardock and Scrix's tails.

Bardock gasped as his strength left him and he passes out. Scrix however didn't really pass out. He just pretended that he passed out so that the men could take them back to Freeza's spaceship.

*~*~*~*~*~*~*

When Bardock woke up, he found himself in a cell on Freeza's spaceship. The ki restraints were on his wrists as he noticed across from him was Scrix, glowing with a golden light. The ki restraints broke off of his wrists as the glow around his body disappeared.

"How did you do that?" said Bardock.

"I willed them off of my body," said Scrix. "It's something I learned long ago when Freeza's ancestors hunted me down in order to control my power. However, like Freeza, they were too confident and were easily defeated by my power. After I passed on, the Gods were grateful for saving the universe that I was give my godly powers for a price. I had to give up fighting against Freeza's ancestors and had to become a protector for the Saiya-jin race. That's why I saved your life."

"Why didn't you save the others?" said Bardock getting angry. "You are a damn god, are you not?!"

"Because they were all cold-blooded murderers and weren't cursed like you were," said Scrix. "You were cursed with a fate worse than death and Freeza needs your power to enslave the universe like his ancestors did before him."

"Then, why do you refuse to fight with me against him?" said Bardock.

"If I fight again, I'll lose my godly powers and become weaker than your son," said Scrix. "In time, I would have to bless your son to make him into a Super Saiya-jin. If not, then Freeza will win."

"I see," said Bardock. "Did you have a mate?"

"Yes," said Scrix. "Her name was Karis."

"What happened to her?" said Bardock.

"She was killed by Freeza's ancestor, Chiller," said Scrix. "When he killed her, that was when I ascended beyond Super Saiya-jin for the first time. We fought a long battle before I managed to defeat him."

"Then who captured you?" said Bardock.

"His sister, Frost," said Scrix. "After I left Planet Kair, she captured me and put the ki restraints on me. She sentenced me to my death, but I managed to destroy the restraints and killed her. I then fleed to the end of the universe where I died from my wounds since one of her blast punctured my lungs."

"So, then you became a God?" said Bardock.

"Well, it happened after I met the old God, Infr," said Scrix. "He said that he's seen a lot of potential and gave me the power to ascend beyond the ascended Super Saiya-jin."

"Ascended beyond the ascended Super Saiya-jin? So, that's what you were in this whole time," said Bardock. 'You could have kicked Freeza's sorry ass 500 times before he died.'

"Your son, Kakarot will call it Super Saiya-jin 3 once he reaches it in the future," said Scrix. "But that's not important right now. What's important is that you stop Freeza with the others who are coming from Earth."

"Will Kakarot come?" said Bardock.

"Yes, but it will be a long time until he comes since he's recovering," said Scrix.

"From what?" said Bardock.

"Surely, you've seen the visions of your son battling Prince Vegeta, have you not?" said Scrix.

"Yes, but who won?" said Bardock.

"Neither side," said Scrix.

"Was the Earth destroyed?" said Bardock.

"No," said Scrix. "His son, Gohan went Oozaru and defeated him."

"His son?!" said Bardock. "But who did he mate?"

"A nice woman he met long ago while he was a little boy while collecting the Dragon Balls," said Scrix.

"So, Gohan's a half-Saiya-jin?" said Bardock. "Why did he choose an Earthling for a mate?"

"Because, he did not know of his past," said Scrix. "Gohan was stronger than his father when they defeated Radditz, your older son."

"Radditz?!" said Bardock. "What happened to him?"

"He was killed by a Namek who shot both him and Kakarot because he had to ensure that the blast would kill his brother," said Scrix. "I'm sorry."

"It's alright," said Bardock. "To tell you the truth, I never liked him anyway and he's disgraced my family by trying to kill my youngest son. I just hope that my son won't become a bastard like him and defeats Freeza."

"Well, we should try to rest now," said Scrix. "Gohan and his friends should be here soon."

Bardock sighed as he tried to absorb everything Scrix told him. As he tried to rest, he felt rage flowing through his veins. Before he could find out what it was, he fell asleep uneasily.

--------------------------------------------

CMG: Well, another chapter done. Scrix's past is revealed as well as the truth to why he cannot fight. Will Bardock and Scrix escape Freeza's prison? Or will Freeza find out the future from Bardock and kill Vegeta? Find out next time!