The morning of the battle arrived. Both teams lined their sides of quadrant 89. The saiyajins were restless and the androids began to analyze the numbers they would have to break down into. Many Saiyajins were glad to notice only 8 generals left in the war. It looked like a promising day for them.

Juuhachi scanned around for Lettick and the others. There were so many that this proved to be a difficult task. She couldn't find any of them at all. She glanced at her brother who had been watching her.

"Exciting ne?" She asked him.

"Sure. I just want to see as many of them dead quickly. This battle has grown boring to me." He smiled at her.

"That sounds like you alright; you always get tired quickly of the same opponents." She forced a smile back.

"Do you think that you will take care of Lettick or would you like me to?" He said pushing the talking straight to the point.

"I think I can… after all it is my heart."

"That he took from me…" Juunana growled.

She sent him a look, "I told you the conditions for us to be in a relationship, you said you had that under control. Even then it still doesn't mean that my heart is yours. My heart is mine to give to whom I will."

"Say what you'd like." He gave her the same look back.

"Stop bickering you two. You're the last people I need to see fighting. Focus on beating the saiyajins." Gero shouted at the twin androids.

Lettick had woken up late that morning so he had been in the very back of his segment. "Of all the days to be running late." He had no problem picking out Juuhachi amongst the androids. He smiled. Bardock followed him with the little smoke-devices to aid in their get away. The ship was secured just a few yards from quadrant 89, everything was in place.

The battle had been announced to have begun and saiyajins charged towards their android and droid enemies. Bardock had lost his father in the shuffle but he knew the majority of the plan so he didn't panic too much. He killed a few of the machine droids and tried to see if his dad would pop out at him. No luck… even Juuhachi seemed to be mixed in the crowd now.

Lettick spotted her and ran forward to her as she killed a saiyajin then looked apologetically at him. She ran to him.

"I couldn't find you before we started this fighting."

"Yea I woke up a bit late." He received a look for this remark.

"You chose today to be late to wake up?"

"Yea yea I know." He grabbed her hand, "let's just get out of here before your brother comes looking for you."

She only nods. "Where is Bardock?"

Lettick looks around, "umm… I guess I lost him in the mob. He knows what's going on. He's a smart kid he'll find us. Tora is already waiting for us by the ship and Tempta is close to there fighting some droids. Everyone's ready."

They both turned towards their destination and began to run for it, that's when they were spotted by the one who wasn't supposed to know. His eyes locked on their hands that were being held together.

"Ah… I see…" He flew off at a low altitude towards them.

"I still don't see Bardock." She said as she continued to search for the little saiyajin.

"Maybe he's already made it to the ship; we'll see when we get there. If not I'll go get him we just don't need your brother to see you. That's the important thing." Lettick forced out of his mouth as he was trying to focus on keeping his pace up.

"I guess you're right." Then she stopped suddenly causing him to jolt and stumble to a stop.

"What's wrong…"He glanced up and noticed Juunana landing in front of them.

"Where are you two going in such a hurry?" He smiled.

Juuhachi forced her way in between the two, almost as if to say she would defend Lettick; which pissed him off.

"I'm leaving… and you can't stop me."

He chuckled, "Oh I can't? How about we change this game to my terms… Juuhachi… you're an android. He's our opponent, have you really lost your senses? Have you forgotten who you are? Kill him."

"What? No! I won't."

"Where has your pride gone? Have you gone soft? What the fuck have you done to my sister?"

"It's not an option Juunana. I won't kill him. This is my decision!"

"No, my beloved sister, it's your only option. Kill him now or I will kill all of you including the boy."

Lettick spoke up, "Kill me Juuhachi. That is how things are supposed to be." His face spoke nothing to her, just a blatant acceptance of the way things were.

Juunanagou broke into an evil laughter.

She glared at Lettick, "I will not!"

Lettick was having a hard time looking at her, or into her eyes. He didn't really want to die but he knew it was too late for them. He had foreseen this happening.

"I won't… I can't… I'll die with you!"

Growling at her, Lettick responded, "Don't you dare be that selfish! I can't live like you can. This is a saiyajin's way of life. You have been granted immortality. Don't throw your life away for mine; I won't forgive you if you do. Have some self worth! Kill me!"

Wow… This is working out better than I thought. I hadn't planned on him actually going along with me. Juunana smirked.

Tears were falling steadily off of her chin. "I can't do that… why are you trying so hard to make me do it?"

"One more minute." Her twin piped up.

They finally made eye contact. Everything that needed to be said was spoken through their eyes. They could feel the heavy air that would crush their chance at love on another planet and they both decided to accept the consequences head on. Lettick knew she wouldn't do it. Her tears wouldn't stop flowing and his eyes told her repeatedly that he loved her.

A body flashed by quickly and an arm thrusted through Lettick's chest. Time slowed. Juuhachi screamed so loudly that the battlefield itself seemed to shiver with fear of the silence. The hand exited and the body fell slowly to the ground with a thud and dust clouds blowing around. After he had touched the ground, Juuhachi shoved her brother out of her way and tossed herself on top of the lifeless remains of her love.

"No… no… how could you!" she shouted, "Lettick! Lettick!"

"You thought I was kidding? He had no right to take you from me!"

She squeezed Lettick's cold hand tightly. "I'm so sorry…" She glared up at her twin and noticed him watching something else. It was Bardock. "No… Not him too. He's a child!"

Juunana was not listening to her heartfelt cry. He made his move, his hand sharp as ever and crying for blood. Bardock stood no chance; he had been petrified since he had seen his father die.

The hand ripped through flesh, one hit would be enough to kill the mini saiyajin. As the blood flew into the air he realized the miscalculation he had made. The blood was not that of a saiyajin but of his twin. He began to panic.

"What are you doing?"

She did not try to cover up the wound or stop the bleeding. "I will take care of him."

Bardock's eyes widened. "Juuhachi…" He couldn't believe his ears. Was she really going to kill him?

Juunana snorted, "Oh right… like you took care of Lettick?"

"No…" She turned to Bardock. She could sense his fear; she knew that he was confused. The motherly instincts she had gained over the past few years told her she couldn't, but her mind knew that she had to. Juuhachi moved as swiftly as she could and put her fist into his gut, knocking the wind completely out of him. He fell to the floor.

"I just wanted it to be a gentle death. He doesn't need to suffer." She knelt on the ground beside him and yanked a necklace off of him and then was completely overwhelmed in tears.

A few days later Juuhachi had reverted back to her normal behavior. She decided that it was best to hide all the pain her heart was feeling from the others. She couldn't expect anyone to understand the pain of love and betrayal. She was left to comfort her shattered heart and slowly piece it back together again.

Dangling from her neck was the only reminder of her saiyajin love. It was a hand carved necklace passed down from generation to generation between fathers and sons in Lettick's line. Bardock's name was the last one imprinted on the necklace. It was a lone reminder for a future that could have been hers.

Bardock woke up the next day. Tora had found him and had nursed him back to health. Once he was better Tora gave him a time device that was capable of confusing scanners into losing life waves. Bardock studied it and concluded that Juuhachi had saved his life, but regardless of that he had lost his chance at a family, his hope, his happiness and his will to love again. He mourned at his father's corpse until Tempta removed it completely. Bardock learned that no one had won that battle but he still couldn't help feeling that he was the only one who suffered so greatly.

Five years after the incident Bardock finally spoke again. He had changed immensely from the boy who seemed to enjoy life. He finally stood as the perfect definition of a saiyajin or, depending on how it is looked at, an android. He was proud, cold to those he interacted with, and dangerous in more than one way. His shell had been cracked that day and the hole revealed a perfect soldier, and his battles were only beginning…