Endless Memories

Chapter 6 Within the Void

Kakarot lay down on the cold dark floor of this endless void of despair. Tears rolling down his eyes. He replayed everything he had done in that last instant. Then it all traced back to the fake unit he fought.

"How could I of been so stupid!" he yelled at no one. "If I had just let some men stay at the castle and call us if anything happened Serenity, and Darien would of still been alive, and I would of caught Grome, and none of this would of happened!" The tears continued as the laughter of Grome replayed in his head, and he remembered Serenity's last thought, and the shocked face of his best friend. Even when he saw their faces, Grome's laughter continued to torment him. The tears started to flow faster until something snapped inside the heart broken Saiyan. He yelled with all his might gathering all his power inside of him. The white aura around him started to turn gold. There was new power coming out from inside him. He didn't know what it was, but it felt good. All the rage, all the sorrow, all his hate came together to form great power. The glow started to get bigger, as his power grew. Along with that, some external changes were happening as well. His hair that went in every direction suddenly came together and straightened, and turned golden. His black warm eyes turned into bluish green cold eyes. The aura around him got bigger. Then someone else inside of the void saw it.

"What the hell is that?" he wondered and flew towards it. Kakarot continued yelling. When it finally stopped Kakarot fell to his knees and let his tears fall not ashamed like most Saiyans, but deep down, he was still ashamed that he was crying.

'What's the point?' he asked himself. 'I've lost everything, why should I feel ashamed that I cry. I have nothing now.' The saddened Saiyan got up, and started walking aimlessly around this void. The man who saw the golden glow kept walking in the same direction, hoping he would find whoever, or whatever made it. When he made it to where he last saw it, he saw a boy around 14 or 15 with black hair that went in every direction, and a brown furry tail around his waist.

"It can't be," the man whispered. Kakarot stopped in his tracks as he felt a strong power around.

"Who's there?" he yelled. No answer. "Who's there," he yelled a little louder. The power started to come closer and closer. Kakarot got ready for a fight. The only thing that could be heard was the clomp of the footsteps. Kakarot listened hard for where they were coming from.

'Behind!' he thought and whirled around charging up a strong ki blast. He stopped as soon as he saw who it was. He had hair like his, but he had a red bandana, and scar on his left cheek. His armor was broken, and dry blood was on his forehead. His pants were ripped around the knee area, and he had the same black eyes as he did.

"Father?" he asked.

"Son!" the man exclaimed, and the two Saiyans gave each other a strong hug. "It's great to see you alive!"

"Yeah same here!" Kakarot said. "What happened Freiza said that you had died on a mission."

"Freiza that bastard, he'll say anything to protect himself," Bardock said.

"What do you mean?" Kakarot asked.

"That was just a cover for he really did to me."

"What are you talking about?" Kakarot asked.

"Sit down son, because the tale I have to tell is a long one," Bardock advised. Kakarot did as he was told. But Bardock had trouble starting the story. Was it bad memories, or had he been in here for so long he had forgotten about it? But Bardock soon started.

"Freiza has always been over the king. Every time he came along the king always gave him the throne. I'm surprised the bastard didn't try to take the throne himself. And I'm even more surprised that he wasn't king in the first place the way he acted. Freiza always was over king in my eyes. But the king said that he was only respecting Freiza as a guest. But Freiza really was over king, always giving him orders, and missions for the soldiers," Bardock explained to his son.

"I always had a feeling that Freiza felt that he was over the king," Kakarot said.

"Yes and I think Freiza felt to. Sometimes he gave the king orders to send out soldiers on suicide missions."

"Why didn't anybody stand up to him?" Kakarot asked getting mad.

"Because the soldiers all feared Freiza. Even the king feared Freiza, that's why he always carried out that bastard's orders. Then one day, Freiza ordered the king, to order my team and I to go to planet Tasick and getting it ready to be sold. That's when in the mists of battle I had a vision. I saw a team of one of Freiza's men destroying our home. As soon as the battle was over, my team and I rushed back home only to find that it was completely destroyed. I rushed in the wreckage of my home only to find that you had survived, your mother died with the other women, I felt so stupid, and enraged."

"I know the feeling," Kakarot said sadly. Bardock looked hard in his son's eyes and saw pain, sadness, and anger. He didn't want to ask any more questions so he continued the tale.

"I wanted revenge, I wanted justice, and so did all the families in the town. I wanted to know why was Freiza destroying towns. That's when it hit me. Freiza was afraid."

"Afraid? Afraid of what?"

"Us. He had heard the legend of the Super Saiyan. So, he started destroying homes. The less Saiyans he had to deal with, the less chance that one would become a Super Saiyan. So, my small army stormed Freiza's ship. Many died. And many more at the hands of two of Freiza's enforcers, Zarbon, and Dodorria. I blasted them out of my way and finally face Freiza one on one."

"What happened?"

"My anger and sorrow, give me incredible power. I thought I had finally became a Super Saiyan. But I was wrong. Still I had enough power to force Freiza to transform. I was no match for him in that form. With the last of my strength, I fired my strongest blast, and Freiza did the same. The two blasts caused some kind of rip in dimensions, unfortunately I was too close to the portal, and next thing I knew I was here."

"I always thought you were dead." "No just stuck in this hellhole."

"Have you become a Super Saiyan since you've gotten here?"

"No, I am close though, I can feel it." Bardock then looked at his son's neck, and saw a bite mark on it. "I see you have mated with someone," he said with a sly grin. Kakarot smiled weakly. "Well who is she?"

"The moon princess."

"What!!!!!!!! But how did you ever get in that area?" Bardock yelled.

"I got a offer by the queen to help them with their war. I was a general, along with my best friend Darien, and one thing led to another, and we mated."

"What happened, I see a strong pain and sadness in you."

"A soldier of mine, betrayed the kingdom, and killed Darien, sent me here, and killed Serenity," Kakarot said as tear rolled down his eyes. "And every time I feel this bite mark on my neck, I think about the last thought I heard from her. She said she'll always love me, and that we'll meet again in the after-life," Kakarot said with more tears. "Then as soon I felt her life force disappear, I felt a whole part of me was taken with her. It was like I was completely cut in half. This emptiness inside of me is pure pain. I can't stand it, I feel like I could die right now." "My son, that how it always feel when your mate dies. It's always hard to get over the pain. But you must try or else the pain inside of you will effect your fighting and the way you think. Then it will feel like you have died."

"No I can't not while I'm stuck here."

"What you truly want?" Kakarot stepped back and dried his eyes.

"Revenge," he said coldly. For second Bardock could of swore that Kakarot's eyes went from black, to bluish green.

"Revenge?" Kakarot nodded.

"Father?"

"Yes?"

"You were in the army back home right?"

"Yes."

"Teach me, every technique you know," Kakarot said.

"You are forcing me to walk a path, I haven't walked in oh.. 5, 6 years," Bardock said.

"Please father you must teach me," Kakarot begged.

"Alright I will teach you my son." "Thank you."

"But first let us spar so I can see what you already know." Kakarot nodded and got in a strong stance. Bardock did the same. They stared in each other's eyes trying to predict what the other would do. After a minute of this Kakarot charged thrusting out his fist into a strong left hook.

'I thought so,' Bardock smirked, and ducked away from the punch. Kakarot continued on the attack with strong and fast punches, Bardock blocked a strong jab, and roundhouse kicked Kakarot ribs. The young Saiyan flipped over to stay on his feet. Bardock went on the attack with fast punches. Kakarot blocked most of them, but a fast left hook connected with left cheek. Kakarot countered by grabbing his arm and throwing him over his shoulder. Bardock jumped to his and kicked Kakarot across his face. The young Saiyan kicked his father in his chest, and jabbed his face. Kakarot charged and fired a strong ki blast. Bardock dodged, and fired his own. Kakarot pushed it away fired another. Bardock jumped over it and charged. His son fired five ki blasts at him. Bardock dodged all of them and with a strong roundhouse kick, Kakarot was on the ground. Kakarot jumped to his feet, and fired a strong ki ball. Bardock punched it away and charged. The two movements were so fast they looked like blurs. When they slowed down, they were in hand in hand trying to push each other back. Bardock let go and blasted Kakarot in his chest, sending him flying. Bardock then flew up in the air forming some kind of shield around him. Kakarot was confused, but he powered up and charged. Bardock smirked as the shield turned into balls of energy. Soon they started shooting at the charging Saiyan. The blasts soon covered up his son. When the smoke cleared, Kakarot was on the ground bloodied up a little bit, and his clothes were ripped.

"What the hell was that?" Kakarot asked.

"A technique I taught myself in my spare time, I will teach it to you and other things. But your biggest problem is you always keep you left side open," Bardock said.

"How long did it take you to teach yourself that attack?" Kakarot asked.

"A year, and you maybe I don't know two years." Kakarot started laughing. "Oh, and do you have some pressing appointment you need to get to?"

"When do we start?" Kakarot asked eagerly.

"Tomorrow."

AN: Can Kakarot master Bardock's techniques? Is he really a Super Saiyan, or was that just a one-time wonder? Will he escape, and take his revenge on Grome. The answers to these questions in the next chapter of Endless Memories. SEE YA!