Last time on Dragon Ball Z: Bardock, Goku's long thought dead father has
returned to Earth. How did it happen? A mysterious person wished the Saiyan
back to life-and to plant Earth!
Goku blinked in surprise at this saiyan Bardock's-no his father's- statement. He laughed weakly for a moment, in disbelief then pointed his left index finger at Bardock's chest.
"But, my dad's dead. Frieza killed him and all the other Saiyans." His voice was broken once again by another onslaught of feeble laughter. "So you can't be my father-he's dead!"
"I know, I can hardly believe it myself." Bardock chuckles slightly, than continues, "this is terrific! Tell me, what has happened to Frieza? Is he dead?"
"Of course he is. He's been dead for a very long time" interjects Vegeta. He stares coldly at Bardock and folds his arms across his chest in an 'I'm waiting' sort of stance and asks, "Now, enough beating around the bush, how did you get here? Planet Vegeta was destroyed by Frieza, so there's no possible way for you to be here."
"Actually Vegeta, someone could've wished for it from the dragon balls" stated Yamcha. His face twists into a thoughtful expression, "but who would wish for this?"
"In any case, we should probably head to the look out. I don't know why, but I don't think it's safe for us to talk here." Goku glanced over either of his shoulders and raised his ki level, so that he began to float. "Let's go" he said shortly and with a burst of speed, headed towards the lookout.
The ground beneath them sped by, and Bardock's eyes bounced around in his head taking in all of the sights. Slightly below and to either side of him flew Piccolo and Krillin. Both kept an eye on him, but Bardock paid them no mind. He had no plans of escaping. The buildings they passed stood proudly, and Bardock noted how this race had developed their cities much like his home world. As he peered into the sky, he saw no moon. Usually, even in the brightest day, you can see the moon from reflections of sunlight. This puzzled him, so Bardock asked about it.
"No moon? Oh yeah, it was blown up a while ago" responded Goku, slightly looking over his shoulder.
"Then how do you transfor--" he trailed off as he looked at Kakarott's rear. He had no tail! Frantically he looked at his prince. He didn't have a tail either! He stopped suddenly in shock, and the Z fighters stopped as well, to stare at him. "Where are your tails!" he demanded.
"Tails?" asked Vegeta. "We don't need tails to be powerful. We're Super Saiyans and so are our children."
"Super Saiyans?!" Bardock was surprised at this. That his own son was a super saiyan. It was almost unfathomable.
"Yeah, super saiyans. But let's not show you here." Goku smiled slightly and continued, "I'm sure there are some people who would want to meet you very soon, so let's not keep them waiting—Dad."
The words fell awkwardly from Goku's mouth. He never had the chance to call anyone 'Dad' only grandfather. It felt pretty good, like a part of him was finally fulfilled. The rest of the journey was flown in silence, individuals left to their own thoughts. But one question stuck in the back of their minds. Who or what had revived Bardock? However, this was a secondary concern to Bardock, who had his mind set on a much larger goal. The group's collective landing on the tiled floor of the look out alerted Dende and Mr.Popo. Both stopped in surprise at the extra person that had accompanied the group back.
"Uh Goku" said Dende "Who is that?" He points at Bardock questioningly.
"Oh him?" Goku smiles, "He's my father, Bardock."
Dende stammers, "Y-your father?" His brow furrows as he sinks into deep concentration. "Yes, yes this would explain why Shenron was summoned earlier. But why did you bring him here?"
"I was, um kind of thinking he could stay up here with you?" Goku asked tentatively.
Bardock spoke up, clearing his voice. "Actually Kakarott, I was wondering if I might spend the night at your home. I would like to get to know your family, and you." He smiled slightly, a rare sight from him, well unless you counted the times when he was destroying planets, back in the day.
Goku blinked in surprise at this, then turned to his sons, Gohan and Goten. "You guys okay with that?"
Gohan and Goten looked at each other, exchanging brotherly communications through the way they looked at each other. Finally, Gohan and Goten nodded their heads.
Gohan though had something else to say. "Um, dad, what is mom going to think?" He was scared of Chi Chi. In fact, if you were in your right mind, you would find it hard not to be. Goku thought about this for a bit, his mouth set in a thin line of consideration, as he thought this over.
"She'll be fine with it!" Goku said finally. True, he knew Chi Chi probably wouldn't be okay with it, but he knew she wouldn't say no to him for very long. With that all settled, he said goodbye to all of his friends, and started off towards home, Gohan, Goten and Bardock with Piccolo following casually behind.
When they arrived at Goku's home, the sun was setting, turning the sky a beautiful ruby red.
"Just like home" Bardock murmured as he touched the soft soil. From the confines of the humble home rang the sounds of an angry Chi Chi fixing dinner for when her family came home.
Goku swung the wooden door open and hollered inside. "Chi Chi, we're home! And guess what!"
"Really Goku, I'm not in the mood." She walked out, her hands grasping a dishtowel. Her jaw dropped open when she peered into to foyer. There were four men there! She knew Piccolo was outside, so who was this strange man. She narrowed her gaze onto Goku and through gritted teeth said, "Goku, who is this man?" She pointed with her right index finger at Bardock.
"Um Chi Chi, I want you to meet Bardock, my father" Goku smiled sheepishly and hoped she wouldn't be too mad. Instead of her usual explosion however, she smiled and stepped forward to shake Bardock's hand.
"It's a pleasure to meet you Bardock. It's good to finally see the father of such a great man." Chi Chi side-glanced at Goku, telling him that she would yell at him later.
The group ate dinner in peace, the only words spoken were merely to express a want for something they couldn't reach. Finally, after many servings of food later, Bardock stood and asked Goku if he would see him in the other room. Bardock felt that his son was a reasonable man and would follow him, and that Goku did. When they had arrived in the living room, Bardock wringed his hands and began to speak.
"Kakarrot, are you aware of the S.E.C.s?" asked Bardock.
"S.E.C.s?" responded Goku. He quirked an eyebrow as he thought about this, but finally shook his head. "No I'm not" he said finally.
"S.E.C.s stands for Standard Emergency Colony (s). It's usually where groups of Saiyans live, as sort of a back up. It's quite an honor to be sent to one, seeing as they only take the best." Bardock paused for a moment. "Do you know what I'm saying?"
Goku, ever the slow one, thought about this also. "I think I do," he finally said.
"It means that there could be other Saiyans out there Kakkarot! And if I'm not mistaken, and I know my galaxies, there shouldn't be one too far from here, well at least not really."
Goku blinked in surprise at this and gasped. More saiyans? That was unbelievable! Could it be true?
Goku blinked in surprise at this saiyan Bardock's-no his father's- statement. He laughed weakly for a moment, in disbelief then pointed his left index finger at Bardock's chest.
"But, my dad's dead. Frieza killed him and all the other Saiyans." His voice was broken once again by another onslaught of feeble laughter. "So you can't be my father-he's dead!"
"I know, I can hardly believe it myself." Bardock chuckles slightly, than continues, "this is terrific! Tell me, what has happened to Frieza? Is he dead?"
"Of course he is. He's been dead for a very long time" interjects Vegeta. He stares coldly at Bardock and folds his arms across his chest in an 'I'm waiting' sort of stance and asks, "Now, enough beating around the bush, how did you get here? Planet Vegeta was destroyed by Frieza, so there's no possible way for you to be here."
"Actually Vegeta, someone could've wished for it from the dragon balls" stated Yamcha. His face twists into a thoughtful expression, "but who would wish for this?"
"In any case, we should probably head to the look out. I don't know why, but I don't think it's safe for us to talk here." Goku glanced over either of his shoulders and raised his ki level, so that he began to float. "Let's go" he said shortly and with a burst of speed, headed towards the lookout.
The ground beneath them sped by, and Bardock's eyes bounced around in his head taking in all of the sights. Slightly below and to either side of him flew Piccolo and Krillin. Both kept an eye on him, but Bardock paid them no mind. He had no plans of escaping. The buildings they passed stood proudly, and Bardock noted how this race had developed their cities much like his home world. As he peered into the sky, he saw no moon. Usually, even in the brightest day, you can see the moon from reflections of sunlight. This puzzled him, so Bardock asked about it.
"No moon? Oh yeah, it was blown up a while ago" responded Goku, slightly looking over his shoulder.
"Then how do you transfor--" he trailed off as he looked at Kakarott's rear. He had no tail! Frantically he looked at his prince. He didn't have a tail either! He stopped suddenly in shock, and the Z fighters stopped as well, to stare at him. "Where are your tails!" he demanded.
"Tails?" asked Vegeta. "We don't need tails to be powerful. We're Super Saiyans and so are our children."
"Super Saiyans?!" Bardock was surprised at this. That his own son was a super saiyan. It was almost unfathomable.
"Yeah, super saiyans. But let's not show you here." Goku smiled slightly and continued, "I'm sure there are some people who would want to meet you very soon, so let's not keep them waiting—Dad."
The words fell awkwardly from Goku's mouth. He never had the chance to call anyone 'Dad' only grandfather. It felt pretty good, like a part of him was finally fulfilled. The rest of the journey was flown in silence, individuals left to their own thoughts. But one question stuck in the back of their minds. Who or what had revived Bardock? However, this was a secondary concern to Bardock, who had his mind set on a much larger goal. The group's collective landing on the tiled floor of the look out alerted Dende and Mr.Popo. Both stopped in surprise at the extra person that had accompanied the group back.
"Uh Goku" said Dende "Who is that?" He points at Bardock questioningly.
"Oh him?" Goku smiles, "He's my father, Bardock."
Dende stammers, "Y-your father?" His brow furrows as he sinks into deep concentration. "Yes, yes this would explain why Shenron was summoned earlier. But why did you bring him here?"
"I was, um kind of thinking he could stay up here with you?" Goku asked tentatively.
Bardock spoke up, clearing his voice. "Actually Kakarott, I was wondering if I might spend the night at your home. I would like to get to know your family, and you." He smiled slightly, a rare sight from him, well unless you counted the times when he was destroying planets, back in the day.
Goku blinked in surprise at this, then turned to his sons, Gohan and Goten. "You guys okay with that?"
Gohan and Goten looked at each other, exchanging brotherly communications through the way they looked at each other. Finally, Gohan and Goten nodded their heads.
Gohan though had something else to say. "Um, dad, what is mom going to think?" He was scared of Chi Chi. In fact, if you were in your right mind, you would find it hard not to be. Goku thought about this for a bit, his mouth set in a thin line of consideration, as he thought this over.
"She'll be fine with it!" Goku said finally. True, he knew Chi Chi probably wouldn't be okay with it, but he knew she wouldn't say no to him for very long. With that all settled, he said goodbye to all of his friends, and started off towards home, Gohan, Goten and Bardock with Piccolo following casually behind.
When they arrived at Goku's home, the sun was setting, turning the sky a beautiful ruby red.
"Just like home" Bardock murmured as he touched the soft soil. From the confines of the humble home rang the sounds of an angry Chi Chi fixing dinner for when her family came home.
Goku swung the wooden door open and hollered inside. "Chi Chi, we're home! And guess what!"
"Really Goku, I'm not in the mood." She walked out, her hands grasping a dishtowel. Her jaw dropped open when she peered into to foyer. There were four men there! She knew Piccolo was outside, so who was this strange man. She narrowed her gaze onto Goku and through gritted teeth said, "Goku, who is this man?" She pointed with her right index finger at Bardock.
"Um Chi Chi, I want you to meet Bardock, my father" Goku smiled sheepishly and hoped she wouldn't be too mad. Instead of her usual explosion however, she smiled and stepped forward to shake Bardock's hand.
"It's a pleasure to meet you Bardock. It's good to finally see the father of such a great man." Chi Chi side-glanced at Goku, telling him that she would yell at him later.
The group ate dinner in peace, the only words spoken were merely to express a want for something they couldn't reach. Finally, after many servings of food later, Bardock stood and asked Goku if he would see him in the other room. Bardock felt that his son was a reasonable man and would follow him, and that Goku did. When they had arrived in the living room, Bardock wringed his hands and began to speak.
"Kakarrot, are you aware of the S.E.C.s?" asked Bardock.
"S.E.C.s?" responded Goku. He quirked an eyebrow as he thought about this, but finally shook his head. "No I'm not" he said finally.
"S.E.C.s stands for Standard Emergency Colony (s). It's usually where groups of Saiyans live, as sort of a back up. It's quite an honor to be sent to one, seeing as they only take the best." Bardock paused for a moment. "Do you know what I'm saying?"
Goku, ever the slow one, thought about this also. "I think I do," he finally said.
"It means that there could be other Saiyans out there Kakkarot! And if I'm not mistaken, and I know my galaxies, there shouldn't be one too far from here, well at least not really."
Goku blinked in surprise at this and gasped. More saiyans? That was unbelievable! Could it be true?