Unexpected Fate
Chapter 28
CMG: Cranking out another chapter. This is my latest chapter posted for awhile since I have to deal with school recently.
Scrix: You are really going to post this?
CMG: Yes. It's going to be the longest chapter yet. I just wanted to get the Cell Saga done so I can get on with the Buu Saga!
Scrix: About damn time.
CMG: (holds eraser over Scrix's head) Watch it, Scrix. I created you and I can destroy you.
Scrix: (sweatdrops) .......
CMG: Here we go! I don't own them. I only own Scrix, Karis, and Infr. Enjoy the fic!
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Gohan looked at Cell with death in his eyes. Cell shrank back as Bardock watched in amazement. His own grandson, becoming an ascended Super Saiya-jin. He couldn't move at all as he tried to get up. Then, he realized that when the Cell Jr. knocked him out, his body was paralyzed from the neck down. (A/N: Yeah, you can flame me all you want, but this is my story, so there!)
'Damn,' thought Bardock. 'I can't move!'
*Bardock,* said Goku's voice inside his head. *Are you okay?*
*Am I okay?* said Bardock with sarcasm. *Does it look like I'm okay from where you're at?*
*Well, now that you mention it...* said Goku.
*You are a fucking idiot,* said Bardock as a shadow appears above him. "Huh?"
"Drink this," said Karis' voice as the flask was put up to his lips. At first, he nearly choked from the potion, but then, he felt it go down as the wounds began to heal. He began to feel his neck mending and began to feel the rest of his body. Trying to get out of Karis' arms, he nearly falls as Karis catches him. "Easy. Your body will need to get used to being able to move again."
"I have no time," said Bardock as he pushes Karis away. "I need to see what's going on!"
"Bardock," said Karis. "Not yet!"
However, the moment Bardock tried to ascend, his body felt pain so immense that he collapsed to the ground. His skin burned as another hand was stretched in front of his face. Looking up, Bardock saw Scrix angry.
"You cannot mess with fate any longer," said Scrix as he held his staff behind Bardock's neck.
"What do you mean?" said Bardock.
"From this moment on, you are not allowed to see into the future and alter it," said Scrix as the staff hit the back of his neck. Every nerve of Bardock's body hurt worse as Goku got up, still hurt. Bardock's vision was blurry. "The visions that you'll have will only be of the future you cannot control!"
"Scrix, why?" said Goku angrily as he went Super Saiya-jin 2. (A/N: Yeah, yeah, it's early, so sue me! Wait. Bad idea. *gets sued by hundreds and thousands of flamers* NO!)
"Kakarot," said Vegeta. "Damn you!"
"You didn't deserve to do that, Scrix," said Goku as Gohan smiles.
"Dad, I managed to get all of the Cell Jr.'s off of everyone's backs," said Gohan.
"Good," said Goku. "Now go defeat Cell so we can go home."
"Right," said Gohan as he flies off.
"Kakarot," said Bardock as he hissed in pain. "Do you have anymore Senzu Beans?"
"Hold on," said Goku as he finds the small brown pouch and gives Bardock the last Senzu Bean inside. "Here you go."
"Thank you," said Bardock as the pain subsided and he was able to see more clearly and was shocked. "You've ascended?!"
"What?!" said Goku as he was shocked.
"See for yourself," said Krillin as he pointed at a small pool of water. Goku peered into the water and saw his hair was a bit more spiky than usual. Powering up, he saw the lighting spark in his aura as Vegeta got pissed off.
"Kakarot," screamed Vegeta in rage. "How in the hell did you ascend before me again after your son?!"
"Hey!" said Goku angrily. "I ascended because Scrix stole my father's power to foresee into the future so he could try and alter it."
"Bah," said Vegeta. "Now, our seer can't see into the future so that he can tell me if I'll ever defeat you!"
"You might," said Scrix slyly as Vegeta gleams. (A/N: Yeah, as Majin Vegeta and cheated to defeat Goku! *Scrix comes out and drags CMG to the torture chamber again as she cries* YOU KNOCKED HIM OUT!)
"Enough," said Piccolo. "Gohan's got Cell right where he wants him."
"Whoa!" said Bardock and Goku as they watch as he pukes out 18.
"Is that #18?!" said Krillin.
"Yeah," said Tien.
"It's over," said Vegeta.
"Not yet," said Bardock.
"What?!" said Goku.
"Look, he's only going to be weaker," said Bardock. "He can still win if he's given the chance."
"That's enough," said Scrix. "You be quiet before you give away too much!"
"No," said Bardock as Cell balloons. "Oh shit! I'm too late!"
"I'm sorry dad," said Goku.
"Kakarot, you can't!" yelled Bardock.
"What is it, Goku?" said Krillin. "Do you have a plan?" Goku smiles innocently as he looks towards the others with a sad look in his eyes. "What? What do you want us to do?"
"Listen, I don't have much time left and I can only think of one way to save the Earth now," said Goku.
"What are you talking about?" said Piccolo as Trunks figures out what it is.
"No, don't Goku," said Trunks. "I know what you got planned and you don't have to do this!"
"Goodbye, friends," said Goku as he raises his hand to say goodbye and places his two fingers to his forehead to get ready to teleport.
"No Kakarot!" screamed Bardock. "You cannot die!"
Bardock decided to change fate and teleported instead. He landed in front of Cell's body as Gohan looked up. Goku was angry.
"No dad!" cried Goku angrily. "Damnit!"
"What?! Grandfather?!" said Gohan before Goku managed to teleport in front of Bardock, knocking him to the ground. "Daddy!"
"Listen dad," said Goku. "It was fate that brought us together, please take care of Chi-chi for me. Gohan, I'm proud of you my son. Goodbye."
Goku teleported Cell away as Bardock curses. "Why? Damn you! Why didn't you let me take your place to kill that bastard!"
"DADDY!" cried Gohan. "NO!"
Bardock was angry as he took Gohan into his arms. He heard his grandson crying in his chest as the tears rolled down his hands. Looking up in the sky, he felt Goku's energy as well as Cell's disappear. Looking down at the boy in his arms, the tears came down his face as well, but didn't even try to stop.
"Bardock," said Scrix. "You aren't the one who had control over fate. The gods are."
"Gohan, I'm sorry," said Bardock as Gohan looked up at his grandfather.
"Grandpa, why?" said Gohan.
"He cared about this planet, and us" said Bardock as he remembered the stories that he told during their times together. "He did it to save all of us. But the threat isn't over."
"Huh?" said Gohan.
"Listen, I know I'm going against the Gods and they can punish me for it when I die, but Cell's still alive," whispered Bardock as Gohan gasped.
No sooner did the words escape Bardock's lips, a cloud of dust kicked up in the desert and a beam of light flew at Trunks as it hit him. He went flying back as he laid there, half-dead. Vegeta was freaked out as well as the rest of the Z-Fighters as they turned towards the center of the dust.
"Who did I kill?" said Cell's voice. "Trunks?" (A/N: Once again, original Japanese dialogue that had to be added in.)
The Z-Fighters watched in horror as the smoke cleared and there stood Cell, somehow in his perfect form again as Gohan grew angry and jerked out of Bardock's arms. Gohan stood up as Cell smirked.
"Well, are you ready to die?" said Cell. "Wait, I think it would be better first off to tell you how I survived. You see, when I exploded, I managed to survive off of a small cell that was in my head. I spawned and after the effort, I found out that not only was I back in my perfect form, but I also picked up your father's Instant Transmission technique. So, that's how I got back here."
"You monster!" yelled Bardock as he tried to hit Cell, but missed as he punched Bardock in the gut as he flies into a cliff. (A/N: Ouchies!)
"My fight is with the boy," said Cell as Bardock came out of the rubble with his armor scratched up. "Goku said that he would be the last opponent I would face, remember?"
"Damn you, demon," said Bardock. "Damn you to the seven layers of hell!" (A/N: My only defense is that it's around midnight when I wrote this.)
"Been there, done that," said Cell as Gohan slid into a fighting stance. "Are you ready to die boy?"
"Trunks!" said Yamcha. "Hang in there, buddy!"
'Trunks?' thought Vegeta as he saw his son cough up blood and died in front of his eyes. 'Kakarot, this is all your fault. I hate you, you son of a bitch! Why!'
Vegeta yelled and everyone was taken by surprise as he transformed into a Super Saiya-jin and attacked Cell with everything he had with his energy blasts. A heavy smoke hung where everyone thought Vegeta destroyed Cell, but he came out of the smoke and knocked Vegeta to the ground as they all stared in horror as Cell was about to finish him off. Gohan however managed to fly to save Vegeta. Unfortunately, the blast hit Gohan's left arm, as Bardock grew angry.
"First my son, then..." said Bardock as he felt the energy rise around him. "CELL!"
"What?!" cried Cell as Bardock finally ascended.
"I-I did it!" said Bardock as the power flowed through his veins.. "You will die for killing my son, you bastard!"
"Grandfather!" said Gohan as he got up. His left arm was bloody. "Stay out of this! This is my fight!"
"Gohan, let's fight him together," said Bardock.
"But my dad..." said Gohan as Bardock looked in his eyes.
"We will avenge him," said Bardock. "Together."
"Right," said Gohan.
"Oh not," said Cell. "I am a god and I am going to destroy this planet."
"Bardock, stand down," said Scrix.
"No," said Bardock. "I can't let anyone else die. I must help my grandson."
"Very well," said Karis. "Good luck."
Cell began to charge up the Kamehameha Wave as the Z-Fighters gasp in horror. He laughs as he retells his story (A/N: That I'm sure everyone is tired of listening to. I am, so I'm going to save you all from falling asleep at the computer as Cell tells his story for the umpteenth time and if you want it, I'll add it when I got the time.) as he gloats about his victory. Gohan and Bardock both start to have doubts.
'We can't lose,' thought Bardock.
'Dad, I'm sorry,' thought Gohan.
*You've got to be joking! Giving up already?* said a familiar voice as the two warriors listened. *That's nothing like the Gohan and Bardock I know.*
"Kakarot?!" said Bardock.
"Dad! Where are you?!" said Gohan as they both listened.
*In the Other World and thanks to King Kai, I can talk to both of you telepathically,* said Goku's voice. *Listen, I know you both have the power to defeat Cell. Now, give them your best Kamehameha Waves you got. I know you both can do this. I promise.*
"But Gohan's..." started Bardock.
"My left arm is broken and my energy's been cut in half!" said Gohan as Bardock heard some comments.
"Hey! What's going on?" said Krillin.
"Look! They both gone insane from their own fear!" said Cell.
*Remember what you've learned in our training and trust yourselves,* said Goku's reassuring voice. *It may seem like seem like Cell has weakened you, but what's really draining your strength is your own doubts. Don't listen to him, okay?*
"Right," said Gohan with confidence in his voice. "I have one arm left, but that's all I need!"
*And don't even feel sorry for me because King Kai and I couldn't be having anymore fun up here if we tried!* said Goku.
*Speak for yourself, home wrecker!* said King Kai's voice as Bardock smirked at the thought.
'I wonder what he's the king of?' thought Bardock.
"But dad, it's my fault that you've died," said Gohan. "I got so carried away. If I had only finished off Cell sooner, I would have..."
*Hey!* said Goku. *Who knows what would have happened? For what we know, what you did was the best move.*
"Yeah, but..." said Gohan and Bardock at the same time.
*If you want to blame anyone for this, blame Cell,* said Goku. *Make him pay for what he's done.*
"I will," said Gohan.
"Same here," said Bardock as they both powered up.
"What?" said Cell.
"They're finally ready to face him!" said Krillin.
"Ka... me..." said Gohan and Bardock, as their voices were in sync and they drew their hands back. Well, Gohan drew his hand back, while Bardock drew both of his back. "Ha... Me..."
"Ah, now that's more like it," said Cell in malice as he prepared to fire.
"Me..." Gohan and Bardock's cry was heard as they prepared themselves for the showdown.
"NOW... YOU... DIE!" yelled Cell as he releases his blast first.
"HAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!!!" cried Gohan and Bardock as they both threw their blasts at Cell's.
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CMG: And so ends another... (Scrix appears) or not.
Scrix: Keep writing, woman.
CMG: I am not your woman. What would Karis think?
Scrix: *whacks CMG and drags her off* It's okay folks. The story's not over yet.
Karis: My turn to write! I'll make it longer than Scrix's though!
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The blasts met in the center, but Cell's was slightly stronger as Gohan and Bardock's efforts seem like a struggle. The Z-Fighters flew off before the blasts connected as Vegeta managed to regain consciousness and fly off to a nearby cliff. They felt defeated as Gohan falls to one knee.
*Come on, Gohan, dad,* said Goku's voice. *I know you can both do this!*
"We're trying," said Bardock. "But I've murdered many before. How will I be judged?"
"I'm not as strong as you! I'm still a crybaby! I haven't changed at all!" said Gohan.
*Both of you!* yelled Goku's voice. *Stop making up excuses! You've both changed and you are going to save Earth! Now give it everything you have and don't hold back anymore!*
Bardock and Gohan both cry as the blasts manage to go towards Cell a bit more, but he smirks and adds more of his power to the blast as it heads towards Gohan and Bardock again. He laughs.
"Oh no!" said Gohan.
"What should we do now, Kakarot?" said Bardock in a worried voice.
*Gohan, dad, forget about the Earth,* said Goku's voice after a few moments.
"Are you crazy?!" said Bardock.
*The dragon can reverse all of the damage done to the planet later, now keep going!* said Goku's voice as they both screamed and added more power to the blast again.
Suddenly, Piccolo flies into the sky and hits Cell with a Masenko-ha. However, that didn't faze him a bit and he ended up knocking Piccolo out of the sky with a blast from his back as he fell to the ground with lighting bolts around his body.
"No! Piccolo!" said Gohan.
*"Piccolo!"* yelled Bardock and Goku as Gohan and Bardock increase their power to blast Cell's Kamehameha Wave back even further. However, it didn't last long for Cell managed to power up again as Piccolo got ready to fire his Special Beam Cannon ( A/N: I really like the Japanese version of the attack better. Sorry I don't have the translation. The next thing Funi will do is call it the Corkscrew-U-Cannon! *Scrix knocks out CMG again for the comment*)
As Piccolo fired his blast, Krillin, Tien, and Yamcha come and start to help try to lower Cell's guard long enough to help Bardock and Gohan defeat Cell. However, they get blasted back by Cell's wings as they fall to the ground again. When Tien and Yamcha fell, Piccolo and Krillin got back up and started fighting again.
"Be careful!" cried Gohan.
*They'll be fine, Gohan,* said Goku's voice. *Just concentrate!*
"I'm trying daddy!" said Gohan.
"Chanting a little prayer before you both die?" said Cell.
"No, your death wish," sneered Bardock as the back up was blown away.
"Ah!" cried Gohan as the blast grows closer. "No!"
*Don't give up! Give it everything you have!* said Goku as his spirit appeared behind both Bardock and Gohan. *You can do this!*
"Now die with this planet!" yelled Cell.
Up in the sky, another glow appeared. At first, one would think that it was the sun coming closer to the planet, but then, it crashed into Cell's back as he looked up into the sky. There, he saw a figure, panting out of breath as he recognized the Saiya-jin Prince...
"Vegeta!" yelled Cell.
*Now's your chance!* yelled Goku's voice.
"HAAAAA!!!!!!!!" screamed Bardock and Gohan as the combined power slams into's Cell's blast and starts to overtake it. Cell was starting to disintegrate.
"NOOOooooo..." cried Cell's voice as his whole body and each cell was destroyed as the blasts fly out of the atmosphere. After the blasts end, both Gohan and Bardock were floating in the air as they both fall completely out of Super Saiya-jin. Bardock saw his grandson starting to fall and caught him in the arms before he too fell. They fell, exhausted as the Z-Fighters stared in all.
"We did it, grandfather!" said Gohan's voice as he breathed hard.
"Yes!" said Bardock. "Thank you, Kakarot, my son!"
*I'm proud of both of you...* said Goku's voice before it disappears.
So, the evil Cell was defeated. Thanks to Bardock and Gohan, the Earth is saved, and Goku's death was avenged. The Z-Fighters, except for Vegeta, went to Kami's Lookout and Dende healed Gohan. They managed to summon Shenlong and revived everyone who died. However, when the Z-Fighters tried to wish back Goku, Shenlong couldn't do so since Goku was once revived.
"What do you mean?" yelled Bardock. "Why can't you revive my son, you stupid lizard!"
"IT IS BEYOND MY POWER TO DO SO," said Shenlong "He has already been brought back to life once."
"When?!" said Bardock.
"After I killed him and Radditz," said Piccolo. "That means there's no way we can bring him back."
"Unless you use the Namekian Dragon Balls," said Karis.
"That's right! Porunga can bring back as many times necessary someone as long as they didn't die of any natural causes!" said Dende.
"Then we'll wish ourselves to Namek and..." said Krillin before he was cut off.
*Hey! Don't I get a say in this?* said Goku's voice. *Hi everyone it's me!*
"Goku?" said Krillin.
"Daddy?" said Gohan as Bardock got angry.
"Kakarot, what in the hell do you want now?" said Bardock. "Don't you want to get wished back?"
*Well that's why I'm talking to all of you,* said Goku. *I don't want to get wished back this time around.*
"And why not?!" said Bardock. "You have a pregnant woman at home, a son who needs you, and a father who's about to go up to the Other World and kick your sorry ass home if you don't tell me why you don't want to get wished back!" (A/N: O_o)
*Don't you remember when I was sent to Earth in the first place?* said Goku as Bardock gasped. *I was sent here as a baby to destroy it, and even though I've tried to do the opposite all my life, more people were trying to destroy it. The Saiya-jins, Freeza, Cell... you know.*
"Is that why?" said Bardock.
*Yep!* said Goku. *Listen, I want you all to live your lives to the fullest, because when you die, I want to hear about it. Until then, bye.*
Goku's voice no longer was heard as Bardock began to remember the times he spent with his son.
****** Bardock's Flashbacks... *******
(A/N: Most of these flashbacks are from the chapters that were written. They're just sections, so don't be confused. You'll get the idea when there's one of these things below: ____)
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"AH! A NEEDLE!" cried Goku as he struggles to get out of Krillin's arms. "NO! I DON'T NEED A NEEDLE! GET OFF OF ME KRILLIN! I DON'T WANT A SHOT!"
"You fucking idiot," said Vegeta. "That is not for you. Damn fool."
Goku stops struggling. "Oh, sorry."
"......" said Krillin as he looks at Goku in an embarrassed mood.
'Dad, why do you embarrass me so?' thought Gohan.
Bardock laughs as well as Scrix and Karis at the scene as Vegeta gets angry.
"My son's afraid of a flimsy needle?" said Bardock. "That's hilarious!"
"Nice first impression, Goku," said Krillin.
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"Dad!" said Goku. "I'm glad to see you! How did you get better?"
"I found the healer," said Bardock. "In exchange, I got the potion before I found him and am partually healed for now."
"You look better than I am," said Goku.
"Well, mostly, I'm still a bit bruised," said Bardock.
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"You cannot win, monkey," said Freeza as he crushes Goku's ribs as he lays there on the ground. "Give up."
"No," said the straggled Goku as he started to have trouble breathing. He wasn't even a Super Saiya-jin as Bardock got worried.
"Kakarot," cried Goku. "You can defeat him. Don't give up, son."
"Dad?" said Goku as he notices him. "I-I can't. I'm not a killer like you. I don't want to be a cold-blooded monster like him."
"Son, he's harmed a lot of people," said Bardock. "He will harm everyone you know and love if you let him go and live. You won't be a monster if you destroy him. It's in your nature to fight and you must be able to defeat him in your dreams in order to save what's important to you right now. Yourself."
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"What's this? What's going on?" said Cooler in a surprised voice. He looked at the two as they stood there emotionless. "What is this change?" Both Bardock and Goku glared up at Cooler at the same time. "Saiya-jin insects, prepare to be squashed! Ah!" However, his hand was caught by Goku as Bardock stared evilly in Cooler's eyes.
"Why don't you wake up?" said Goku. "You're hurting people! What have they ever do to you?" Cooler wringed his hand out of Goku's grasp as he punched Goku in the stomach, but it didn't hurt Goku one bit as Bardock grabbed Cooler's fist and started to squish it, painfully. "I cannot let you take your unhappiness out on people anymore."
"Kakarot's right," said Bardock as he releases Cooler's hand. "People don't deserve to perish for the things that you try to claim your own. They are not as strong as you."
"What are you talking about," said Cooler as he winces in pain. "I kill what I want! The weak die and the strong survive!"
Goku charges up as Bardock follows suit. "Fine then, Cooler. We'll play by your rules. Let's go!" Cooler gets knocked back by Goku's energy as he flies at Cooler with a punch to his face. Bardock follows by a punch in Cooler's gut as he floats there breathing hard.
*Kakarot,* said Bardock telepathically. *We have to kill him.*
*I know,* said Goku. *After all of the things he's done, I cannot let him live. He's no better than Freeza.*
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"Damn you, Bardock," said Infr. "I really don't want you to hurt your son!"
*D-dad...* said Goku weakly in his father's mind. *Don't do it...*
"K-Kakarot?!" said Bardock as the energy blast faded away and he falls out of his Super Saiya-jin form.
*Dad, this isn't helping,* said Goku. *We're supposed to be training to stop the androids, not kill each other.*
"Grandpa?" said Gohan as Goku's eyes open.
"Gohan," said Goku weakly as Bardock lifted his head to meet his grandson's eyes. He had tears in them as Bardock felt guilt in his heart. "Please guys. You got to try and fight without me until I get better. I know it will be hard, but I'll recover and I'll be much stronger."
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(A/N: Last one, I promise.)
"Ka-Kakarot?!" said Bardock back in his normal language. "I didn't mean to..."
"Don't worry about it," said Goku. "I'm okay."
"You've learned to speak our language?" said Bardock as he began to speak in Saiya-go. "I'm surprised you're doing that after our people were dead for over 30 years."
"I didn't like how you said that I was soft before you attacked me," said Goku. "Why did you say that?"
"I don't remember," said Bardock. "To be honest, any Saiya-jin that was born with a low power level at birth was usually sent into space to purge a planet. Often times, the Saiya-jin wouldn't survive. You on the other hand, managed to not only forget your Saiya-jin ancestry, but also lost your tail eventually."
"Hey! Hey!" said Goku. "I didn't lose it! I got it removed for good before I had to fight Piccolo in the World Martial Arts Tournament. If he had grabbed it, I would have been defeated since he was the son of Piccolo Daimao. He wasn't even fighting on our side until Nappa and Vegeta came to Earth!"
"Oh," said Bardock. "Still, you should had kept it!"
"Yeah, but there's no point unless we want to destroy Earth and everyone on it if we use this in the Cell Games," said Goku. "Let's go back now. After dinner, I'll cut off my tail."
Bardock laughs. "Told you that you were soft."
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'You still amaze me, son,' thought Bardock as Shenlong's voice brought him off of memory lane.
"EXCUSE ME, I REALLY WANT TO REST NOW," said Shenlong. "DO YOU HAVE ANOTHER WISH?"
"I wish for 17 and 18 to become human!" said Krillin's voice.
"THAT IS BEYOND MY POWER," boomed Shenlong's voice.
"Then remove the bombs that are inside the androids," said Krillin.
"VERY WELL," said Shenlong as his eyes glowed a brighter red. "I HAVE GRANTED YOUR WISHES. FAREWELL."
The Dragon Balls flew up into the sky and went their separate ways as everyone relaxed. 18 and Krillin had their moment and everyone left Kami's Lookout.
"Well, I guess we'll see you tomorrow Trunks!" said Bardock.
"Yeah, I'll go back to the future after the memorial service," said Trunks as the fighters fly off into separate directions.
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Weeks passed as Bardock managed to sneak out of the house with his grandson every now and then to spar with him. When they got back, Bardock would usually get yelled at. However, they didn't keep it up for long until Chi-chi gave birth to a healthy baby boy.
"Let me see my second grandson," said Bardock as Chi-chi gave the bundle to Bardock and he gasped. "Kakarot?"
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Karis: I'm finished!
CMG: *tied up* YOU LITTLE DEVILS! I WISH I STILL HAD ALFRED TO HELP ME KICK YOUR SORRY ASSES INTO THE NEAREST FANFIC CHARACTER STORE!
Scrix: Well, at least you're still not in the Cell Saga. Now you should think about how you're going to write the Buu Saga.
CMG: *pouts* I will. After I get some more reviews. Come on! I know you all want to review! Look at the shiny review button! Yes! That's right!
Karis: *in Saiya-go* She's lost it.
Scrix: Yep!
CMG: REVIEW PLEASE! *chair falls over as the screen goes black*
