Chapter 5: Survival of the Saiyans! Will Bardock side with Goku?
Author Foreword: I'd like to thank those who're currently viewing this fic, Anyway this time we find Goku and his parents catching up on lost time….
Also I might ignore the S Cells thing, damnit Toriyama
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Goku just stared confused at the guy who looked like him and the woman, who had both called Goku by his Saiyan name with… a hint of affection?
"What this all about? Who are you people?"
The Saiyans' looks went from adoration to shock and confusion
"K-Kakerrot? Don't you remember us?" Gine pleaded
"Nuh-uh, Sorry if I was supposed to know you, bumped my head when I was young and forgot I was a Saiyan, so I'm Son Goku. I already explained this to Raditz…."
"Raditz?! You know what happened to him?! And Why're you so older? Last time we saw you, you were but a baby!"
"Huh?" Goku pointed at himself "I'm like… I don't know, Thirty? Maybe?"
The shock overtook the Saiyans "Then…"
The group looked at each other, before accepting some silent truth
"I knew it. We came before you, as Saiyans living on Planet Vegeta. However, Frieza slaughtered us!" Bardock recounted "But for whatever reason, us four woke up in a forest. It seems something sent us forward in time!"
The three visitors stared incredulously, and then Gine noticed the young boy with Goku
"Hey, who's that kiddo over there?"
"O-Oh hello, my name's Gohan!"
Goku grinned this time "Yeah, he's my son!"
"Your son!?" His parents cried out
"Yeah! Anyway, who're you guys? You act like you're familiar with me!"
Gine seemed at the verge of tears "I-It's me! Your Mother!"
"And I'm your father" Bardock added
"Oh." Goku realized "You guys are my parents?"
"I know it's hard to believe, but you can trust us!" Gine went on
Goku thought for a moment, thinking
"Well as long as you don't harm Earth, it should be fine!"
Tora and Fasha stepped up "Name's Tora, this is Fasha. We're teammates with your father."
"Oh cool! You're all Saiyans! Guess that adds to our three."
"Three?" Bardock asked
"Oh Vegeta's here too!"
The Saiyans were yet again shocked, before Tora shook his head "Prince or King?"
"Pretty sure he says he's the prince all the time" Gohan clarified, earning a quiet "Ah"
"So there are more survivors… but what about Raditz?!" Gine cried
"That man is no brother of mine!" He said, earning gasps from his mother "He threatened Earth, so I defeated him with Piccolo's help!"
A thick silence grew after that, Gine trembling
"S-So… Raditz is…"
She went to Bardock, crying in his arms. Goku's face softened
"Ah… oh, I'm sorry I-"
"It's fine I guess" Bardock said without a hint of care. "He was kinda weak" He said, ignoring Gine's sobs "But tell me son, did you beat Frieza?!"
Goku was surprised, but answered Bardock's inquiry "Ofcourse, I sent him flying. Didn't kill him though, someone else did that."
He looked over to Piccolo, who nodded, before continuing
"Yeah, it was quite hard, but I did it!"
Bardock stared quickly
"How did you do it?"
"With some help, but then I became a Super Saiyan and beat him"
With that, the Saiyans yelled out in in surprise
"Super Saiyan!? As in the Legendary…!"
"Yeah, I can show you!"
Goku took a stance, his ki building. The stunned Saiyans stared as Goku turned golden, his aura flowing on him and, most remarkably, his hair and eyes changed: His eyes turned pure turqoise without a hint of his iris, while his hair flowed upward, turning golden and shining. Infact, the Saiyan seemed shiny all over! Goku calmed down, and his transformation dissipated back into his normal form
"T-That was amazing!" Tora commented. Gine had dried her tears and smiled proudly, while Bardock grinned
"So my son is the legendary super saiyan!"
"Actually I also met someone who could also turn super saiyan too"
"What?!"
"Yeah" Goku continued "The Guy who finished Frieza off was also super saiyan, but he went somewhere else…"
Bardock and the others attempted to process this information
"So that means…"
"I'm not so sure, but my son and maybe Vegeta are training to get to the level of Super Saiyan." Goku said as he scratched his head while he kept on explaining
"But it means we might be able to!" Fasha said, eyes sparkling. Tora was stuck in thought
"So," Goku continued "I can tell you all about my adventures while we hang around my training site. I promised my friends we wouldn't meet together until our training was over, but we'll talk"
"Training? For what?" Bardock asked
"Oh, androids!"
The Saiyans traded puzzled looks as the group walked back out the creek. Gohan explained the situation
"So what you're saying is," Tora concluded, "Enhanced Earthlings called "Androids" will come from the future and kill you all?"
"Yeah," Goku answered "Though before that I'll apperantly die from a heart virus, so I've been taking medicine!"
"And this all came from some time traveller, who happens to be the other super saiyan, and you believe him?"
"He did kill Frieza" Piccolo added "And his dad"
"Wait you mean King Cold?!" Tora added "What about his brother, Cooler?!"
"He has a brother?" Goku, Piccolo and Gohan asked, now realizing they had trouble
"Yeah! I bet he'll come for revenge!"
"Well we've been training for about a year and a half for the androids" Goku said "I bet this Cooler fella, if he's anything like Frieza and Cold, will be easy!"
Gine and Bardock looked concerned with their son, however they noticed they had arrived at an encampment, with even a lodge
"Well, I guess I can show you my friends tomorrow, starting with Bulma and Vegeta! Anyway, It's nearly night and stuff, Oh that reminds me, you guys have tails right?"
The Saiyans all nodded
"Alright, I'd like to ask if you could take em off?"
As expected, his parents and their teammates were agasp
"W-why? Why should we cut our tails!?"
"Cause they're useless" Goku said "Ever since me, Gohan and Vegeta cut our tails, we've enjoyed the night life, right?"
"Yeah dad" Gohan added. The saiyans all looked at each other, surprised the prince had also done it, but shrugged
"Fine" Tora gave it to them "But it won't be easy"
"Actually it's pretty easy" Piccolo added "Just don't scream…."
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"Agh, my ass still aches!"
"Atleast you can look at the moon without worrying about turning into a great ape." Gohan replied to Fasha.
Fasha kept probing the spot where her tail had been blown off. For whatever reason, Piccolo had decided to cut their tails off with a strong energy blast. Still though, being here around the fire and enjoying the night was nice. Goku even gave them another cabin! Something about capsules or something.
"So, going over this again just to be sure" Bardock said "We're going to meet the woman who made these… capsules? And the Prince."
"Uhuh! Then you can meet my other friends! "
"That's great." Gine said, appreciating a hug from Bardock. Seems like tail removal was pretty painful…
"Well anyway" Goku threw away a bone, "I think I'll go in now that I've eaten dinner! How about you Gohan?"
"Yeah, I'll come with you dad!"
Both the Earth Saiyans went inside, before Bardock turned to Piccolo
"So, was he as you expected?" Piccolo asked
"Eh, I guess. Bit softer than I imagined, but way stronger than us" The Saiyan replied, "It's frightening to think how stronger people here on Earth can get."
"We were actually pretty weak before your uh… other son came," Piccolo tried being sensitive that time, "Either way destroying Frieza and his forces got us stronger, but we still have a ways to go before we fight the Androids, and Frieza's brother."
"Me and my crew just want to get stronger and fight." Bardock said "Don't care about your Earth, but seeing him, I'll care about it for my son and grandson."
"I'll also call it a night." Piccolo said, floating up
"Hey, don't you-"
"No," Piccolo answered, "I prefer being alone."
As Piccolo flew off, Tora thought he heard Fasha mutter,"Weirdo"
"So boss," He started ,"What'll we do now?"
Bardock stared at the moon caught in it's beauty, before regarding his friend and squad mate
"Tora, we may aswell follow him. With people as strong as them as enemies, we'd be wiped out. And besides these "Dragon balls" he mentioned could help us. It might take time for us to gain strength unless they beat it into us somehow" Bardock finished the last of his jerky, "But we should rest like them"
"Alright let's go" Fasha got up. The others followed, unaware of the figure in purple, light blue and black Saiyan armor
"Towa, I've found them," Turles spoke to his scouter before a garbled reply came
"Wait until it's the right time. Don't want to fight them with Goku free to help"
"Don't worry, I'll make sure we have the time. After all, I wouldn't mind proving myself with the fruit of might against them…"
The Saiyan floated back into the darkness of the forest, smirking at his own machinations…
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Will Goku be able to give a tour for his family? Will Bardock and his crew respect the Saiyan Prince? Will Turles strike soon!? Toon in next time for the next installment! Also leave a review