Davifflaelan - O.O Okay... That's a little too disgusting. Please keep explicit sexual humor at a minimum. And for the record, the real Yami never mentions the "Heart of the Cards". That's something 4Kids dreamed up.
Cat-Star - I certainly hope you don't like Triga!
Jessejames - Thanks Oneesan! Well, considering this is Bardock's family I'm talking about, he should like it.
SilverWolfe - I'm sorry, I forgot to mention that something failed to deliver to my Inbox from you. What's up? And don't worry. It'll get better by Season 2. Partly b/c Bardock comes back.
Angel - If you think that was evil, you'll cry at this! Time for flashbacks!
chibibaka - Yeah! Thanks for reviewing! hug I'm so sorry to hear that your sick and depressed. Please, feel free to take any random plushie or abuse my muses... except Yugi.
Yami/Bardock/FW/Amidamaru: WHAT!?

Una: I wish I had no school. I wish I could stay chained to a desk and write my fics for days. I don't need food. I can live off of sugar and Pepsi.
Yugi: Uh-oh.
Yami: College blues?
Bardock: Guess so. Shall we burn it to the ground?
Yugi: It next to the beach. They have water.
Bardock: Damn.
During the flashback sequence...
'Thoughts'
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Episode 9
Let Me Be One Of You! Goku Takes Parental Action
This episode is dedicated to my father, probably the most wonderful man I'll ever know. I have a strong connection with him, and I wouldn't trade him for anything!

Goku and the demon known as Cyra froze in place, her hand held out ready to blast him to oblivion. There was no movement between them for several minutes. Goku wanted to test her to if she would really shoot. To further it, he finally put up his hands to stretch. She flinched and made her hand sparkle with energy. "Don't move, Sayin," she warned. "I will shoot if you try to escape."

"I don't think you will," the older Sayin said. He put his hands down and stared at her. "Do you know who I am?"

"You are apparently the leader of a band of…"

"No, I mean who I am to you? You weren't too far away when Triga said so, and Sayin hearing is more advanced than… whatever she is."

The girl looked intently back. She did hear that this man was her biological father, but was this true? "I have no idea what you're talking about," she said, but her voice faltered. "I heard nothing!"

Goku, though known for his simplicity, was very wise when it came to dealing with people whose mind's conflicted with their emotions.1 Now he was up to his greatest challenge ever, i.e. convincing his daughter to give up the only life she's ever known and follow a father she never knew existed.

Walking towards her slowly, Goku studied the girl's eyes. She was still SSJ, and her eyes held a natural evil twinge to them. But in them was also fear and innocence. She was only a child!

She nervously straightened her arm with the energy attack, not to fire, but as a shield. "Stay back! I'm warning you!" She took a couple of steps backwards when he continued to advance. "Don't make me hurt you! I can you know!" Goku still advanced. "Tousan! Don't let me kill you!"

"So," said Goku, finally stopping. "I thought you said you didn't hear what Triga told me."

She was caught! There was no way out. Her back was against a corner. Never before, not even in Hell, had she felt so helpless and wanted to run away. What could she do? Why was her heart screaming with emotion?

Unable to hold the emotions inside of her, she powered down, canceled the attack, fell to her knees, and began to cry. Her head was spinning with confusion. Which was a lie? Her heart or her upbringing? "Oh God," she screamed through her sobs. "Oh Daimou! Oh Whatever Spirits are watching! What do I do!?!" Then, she felt arms around her. The man, her father, her father, was holding her. At his touch, she felt safer. He wasn't a stranger to her; he was a part of her. he was risking his life to protect and comfort her! She buried her face in his chest, and he held her tighter.

"Shh," he whispered, patting her head gently. "Just relax and clear your head. I'm going to read your mind."

"Wh-wh-what," she sobbed.

"Shh, don't worry. Its just to clear up some questions I think we both have. Just closed your eyes and relax." Using the telepathic powers all Sayins were born with, Goku searched her mind for her birthday, and "deathday."

'Niichan… my friend… stay near me always… '
A face, happy eyes
'These people are nice … they love us…'
Arms embracing, tears of joy, happy hearts
'I won't be scared… I know you're near…'
Warm, soft, gentle love
'So sleepy…'
Light, happy dreams interrupted
'Niichan… where are you… I can't see you… WHERE ARE YOU'
Darkness, beeping, stillness, an angry face
'Who are you… Don't touch me… Do you know where my brother is…'
The bad face reaches near, so scary
'Stay away from me'
Shiny object, sharp object, touch shiny object
Redness, crash to the floor
'NIICHAN!!! WHERE ARE YOU'
So much blackness, no reply, so much darkness, world so large, crying
'Why can't I find you!? Please… someone help me…'
Stairs, go up up up
'NIICHAN!!! WHERE ARE YOU'
Cold air, nighttime, stars so pretty, twinkling magic
'Pretty, pretty lights… help me find my Niichan…'
Reach for the starlight, air, space, down down down, falling, ground rising…
Goku opened his eyes. So, that was it. Gomi woke up and saw a security guard lean over to stop her from crying. She pushed his gold star into his chest by accident and killed him. He was angry with Gohan for not telling him sooner, but he knew he'd get over it. Gohan and everyone else who knew about this had kept such a terrible secret from him. But then again, after what happened with both Raditz and Freiza, how could he blame them for not fully trusting him?

'She's my daughter,' he thought angrily. 'They should have told me!' Chile tried to tell him a secret earlier that day, didn't he? Was he the only one Goku could depend on after all? He'd talk to them all later. At the moment, his daughter's feelings were more important.

The girl raised her head to look at her father's eyes. 'Wow,' Goku thought, 'she does look like me. But her body is soft and strong like Chichi's.' "Do you feel better," he asked aloud. She sniffed and nodded.

Goku smiled. "I'm glad!" He lifted his daughter and set her sitting on the edge of the bed. "You're a pretty girl, Gomi. And I don't like seeing pretty girls cry, ne?"

She didn't look at him anymore. Floods of images and memories raced through her head and pounded at her temples. It was hard to keep herself from crying again. Triga didn't like crying; it made a person vulnerable. But this man, who was supposed to be her enemy, a blood-thirsty Sayin, didn't seem to care!

Without realizing it, she cried, "I'm so confused!"

"I don't blame you," the other admitted.

"The last time I was with you people, I was killed! But I don't feel as comfortable with Triga. What is it I am feeling!?"

"Parents have a natural love for their children, no matter how they turn out. Its probably the same both ways. I dunno, I can't explain it. Bulma tried to one time to me, but-"

"Love?! How can I love you?! How can I even trust you!?"

"You have to follow what your heart tells you."

The girl bit her lower lip. Her heart? Is that what was bothering her all these years?

"Goten will want to see you."

Goten? Was that her niichan's name?

"And you've got a great mom, too!"

'That smiling lady… Okachan?' She looked up with glittering, tear-stained eyes and said, "I want to go home, Otousan!"

"It's not that simple," admitted Goku. "But I'll see what I can do."

Commercial Break
Chile waited impatiently a mile above the forest. It was almost night, and the sky he was surrounded by was painted with splashes of yellow, orange, pink, and dark blue. But there was no time for admiring the scenery. As long as Goku was missing, Chile wouldn't allow his mind to wander anywhere else.

Piccolo had alerted everyone telepathically that Goku had been captured, and there was now a large search for him. Krillin reported first about an hour ago that he and 18 couldn't find him on the South Continent. Gohan was currently scanning the eastern deserts, Piccolo searched from Kami's Lookout, and the humans checked the various cities they lived in. Goten ran through the forest near his home, while Chile surveyed from his aerial position.

He opened one of his closed eyes as a large ki approached. Vegeta stopped about ten feet away from his fellow Sayin. "Not one damned sign of anything in the western wilderness or the northern! Its like he's simply disappeared!"

Chile nodded. "It must be the magic energy. Maybe it blocks out ki."

"I'm no baka! I know that!"

"Calm down, Your Highness," Chile added with a smirk. "It could almost pass for concern!"

An anime vein popped on Vegeta's forehead. "Me?! Concerned about that idiot?! Don't be stupid! I could care less!" He folded his arms. "I simply won't allow anyone besides myself to kill him."

'Bull,' Chile thought but did not say. "Goku's a very resourceful Sayin. He'll get back here soon."

With those words said, Goku himself teleported a few yards away from the two other Sayins. He sighed and wiped his forehead with the back of his hand. The torture effects were wearing off, but he still felt dizzy at this altitude.

Vegeta was the first to notice and move toward him. "Its about fucking time! We searched everywhere! You're back…," he started, but then took a few flying steps backwards. He covered his nose and mouth. "… and you REEK!"

Goku smiled weakly. "Gee, Vegeta, that's one of the nicest things you've said to me! You'd almost think you were worried!"

"Don't get cheeky," he grumbled, angered that now both thought he was softening up. "I am merely upset that this entire afternoon was wasted!" Vegeta's pupils moved toward Chile. "I'll call off the search, Chile." And then he was gone.

"Wow, you guys have all been looking for me this whole time," Goku asked.

Chile pinched his nose, now sounding like a chipmunk. "Yeah, of course!"

"Glad to see you guys all care about me so much," he muttered with slight amusement in his voice. "I mean, a world-wide search…"

"You okay?"

"Hai. I just need a hot bath to clear my head."

"Please," Chile emphasized by waving his hand in front of him. "For all our sakes!"

Goku acted like his usual self at dinner, not mentioning Gomi. He spit out all of his rice laughing when he heard about Gohan's theft and what happened to the motorcycle. Gohan just looked down embarrassed and said he'd talk to Vegeta about it the next morning. "If he doesn't come looking for it tonight," Chile teased.

That night, Goku waited for everyone to be sound asleep before sneaking out. Chichi had done the laundry earlier that day, and complained that one of Goten's outfits was ruined. Goku found the wastebasket with the discarded clothes and stared at them. The sleeves had been torn a little and the color darkened. 'Its not that bad,' he thought. 'Then again, Chichi does like everything perfect!'

He bundled up the clothes, put them into a bag, and tiptoed into Goten's room. There was enough space for another twin-sized bed, or he could always make a bunk bed. Yeah, that'd be better, so he could make a new set of drawers for her, too. 'This is kinda fun,' his mind chuckled as he snatched a pair of Goten's boots. Before leaving, he gave his sleeping son a kiss on the forehead. 'I'll bring your sister back as soon as I can.'

Goku stopped when he entered the living room. He could have sworn he felt a ki in there, but shook it off. 'I'm just imagining things.' He plucked one of the flowers out of the vase on the table, opened the door silently, then flew off. After a couple miles, he teleported.

Chile came out from behind the sofa without saying a word. Goku's ki was easy to trace, and he teleported to follow.

Hey! Chile here!
Gomi is so happy that Goku and I trust her. I vow I'll make it safe for her to come home, too. The only problem is that Triga doesn't like the thought of us taking her away! This - uh - could be bad! Next time on DragonballUF: She's Mine! Triga's Rage!
Bardock: That was... short!
Una: I want to write more. I could write more. No more Kempe or Chaucer or Gawaine or Pope of Swift or...
Yugi: She needs a vacation.
Yami: Too bad she doesn't have the next episode pre-written.
Bardock: WHAT!?! You mean I gotta wait for her to write an entirely new chapter!
Yugi: At least it'll be betterly written.
Bardock: But how long will it take!
Una: ...Donne or Marlowe or Shakespeare or Beckett or...
Yami: Think in terms of 'after Halloween'
Bardock: ARGH!! I'm gonna go burn the school down now!
Yugi: R&R, please!