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Raditz smirked as he stepped on the small podium that acted as the arena in the first fights. He had gone rapidly through the battles and this was the last that would determine who was gonna be in the finals. "Just as I thought... those humans are pathetically weak... just one more fight and then.." Raditz suddenly flinched. A horrible stench assaulted his sensitive saiyan nose and he felt like he was gonna faint. His opponent stepped on the platform.. a giant who seemingly hasn't washed himself for ages. "What a strategy.." thought Raditz rolling his eyes, "that guy doesn't fight strong.. he just smells strong!! And my head hurts already... gotta finish this quick." The giant laughed and walked towards Raditz. He stopped dead in his tracks as Raditz, faster than the giant could have seen, dashed forward and kneed deeply into the guy's gut. But being so close to the giant's body and odor, he started feeling really dizzy. Raditz quickly leaped back as the giant fell down to the ground. "This fight's over!?" he snarled to the guy who judged the fight. "Er... yes.." "Good!" He jumped off the platform and hurried outta there. In the fresh air, his head felt better again. The Saiyan sighed relieved, "Phew, that guy stinks!!! I hope that there aren't many humans like that guy..."

In the meanwhile, Goku, Krillin and Yamcha had won the fights as well and were in the finals. There was a short pause now and after that, the finals would begin.

While waiting for the finals to start, Raditz decided to rest up a bit. He went to find a place where he would be alone, found it, sat down and leaned with his back against the wall. Raditz crossed his arms and his tail unwrapped itself from his waist. It swayed lazily up and down. Soon, the Saiyan lay asleep.

~Bardock came stumbling into his room. Raditz raised an eyebrow seeing the battered armour and the state his father was in. "Why didn't he just go to the recovery room instead of going to my place?" He thought. "Raditz, you got to get the hell outta here!!!" "What?? But..." "Listen to me, brat! Which part of 'get the hell outta here' don't you understand!? Go on some mission, I don't care, but get off this planet!!!" "Why?.." Bardock wanted to answer, but changed his mind, remembering how the Saiyans in the pub had reacted.

"But when.." "Now! Go to the launch path, get some assignment and get outta here!!!" "But..." "DO IT!!!" Raditz looked up to his father, Bardock looked almost, .. no, he really looked desperate. Raditz slowly nodded. "Alright, old man... I don't know what you're up to, but fine. I'll just grab some thing and.." "No, you don't have time!" "....." Raditz blinked some, but shrugged. He grabbed his scouter, looked one last time to his father, "Why is he suddenly smiling?... He's just totally crazy.." he thought, and went to the launch path. Raditz thought he heard Bardock whisper "Farewell, my son.." but it was probably imagination.

The dream shifted. In the background appeared the red planet Vegeta-sei. Hundreds of people floated in the air, none a Saiyan, except one. He fought his way, kicking, punching and blasting, through them, towards a spaceship. Finally, he reached it and roared: "FRIEZA!!! Come out and fight me, you coward!!!" A moment of silence before the top of the ship slowly opened. The purple tyrant appeared, floating in his hover chair.

Bardock smirked "... We are free from you, Frieza.." The warrior gathered energy in his hand, "and this is for all the people we killed in your name!!!!" He hurled the blue ball of ki to Frieza. Frieza only started laughing as he raises his finger. A small, but quickly growing Death Ball appeared from it. His laughing became louder when the Saiyan's attack was absorbed in the Death ball, it's caster soon to follow...

Frieza clapped his hands, still laughing. "Marvellous! What a show!!..." "But it's my son who will destroy Frieza..." muttered Bardock, before the attack devoured him fully and headed towards Vegeta-sei. Enormous flashes when it hit, and the entire planet cracked. A horrible shriek from deep within the planet followed, as if it's last cry for mercy... then it exploded..~

"NOOO!!!" Raditz jumped awake, his chest heaving heavily... He looked around recognising where he was, and that was luckily not in space. He sighed "What a dream... Luckily it was just a ... or was it?.. The first part was obviously a flashback, but the second?.." Raditz shook his head and stood up.

A gong sounded, followed by a voice through the loudspeakers: "Will the eight finalists please gather at the main.." Raditz chuckled softly "What a timing..." With that, he walked to the main building behind the arena.

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