Chapter 19: Saiyan Desperation! Bardock's Life-threatening Gamble!
Author Foreword: Last we left of, Cooler has unveiled a new transformation! As Goku and Vegeta are on the brink of death, the rest of the Earth's fighters now realize just how small their odds are….
*editted kinda since I messed up with how the last part ends...
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"D-did anyone else feel that?"
Gohan was the one who broke the silence. As most of the alien soldiers had been taken care of, they were cleaning up the last of them when they felt a surge of power beyond anything they had known shot up. The intensity was so great that they all shivered or struggled with the tense air. Even the remaining troopers were silent, all staring at the Island Cooler, Vegeta, Goku and Piccolo were at.
"I… I don't…. That must be the boss' power!" One of the aliens shouted. So even these guys could tell…
"This is unfair! How the hell do we deal with such a threat…!?" growled Tien. He had kept up with the fight and sensed how badly it was going for the Saiyans
"W-what the hell do we do Bardock!?" asked Fasha in desperation. Bardock despairing look hardened into a glare of determination. Wordlessly, Bardock flew down, leaving a glowing trail
"Is he crazy!?" Yamcha asked
"There's… not much we can do now…" Krillin muttered. As the troopers ran back to their ship, the fighters all followed after Bardock to see what could happen…
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As Cooler held Goku to the hand charging the death beam, he squinted at the broken Saiyan
"Any last words, before you go the way your race went?"
Before Goku could answer, a spiralling beam hit Cooler's back, forcing him to yell and let go of the Saiyan. As he looked back, he found the Namekian, breaking hard and looking shocked at how little the blast affected Cooler
"Well well, the wish granter makes his appearence. Don't worry, I won't use your Dragon Balls, yet, and I've checked all the data concerning information on you and those wish granting things." Cooler closed in and chocked Piccolo. "Doesn't mean I have to be gentle though." Shrugged Cooler.
The Namekian could only yell out as several death beams pierced his limbs and parts of his torso
As Goku and Vegeta crawled out of the late, they stared up as Cooler held Piccolo, who looked very roughed up
"You can have him back for a bit. Didn't kill him…"
As Cooler dropped Piccolo, his body exploded, causing more marks and injuries, and the unconscious Namekian fell onto the land the Saiyans had ended up on
"Well?"
Goku and Vegeta looked at each other, both roughed up and their clothes in tatters, before powering up to Super Saiyan, and launching themselves at Cooler with mighty yells..
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As Bardock arrived, he heard the throes of mighty battle, and raced through the underbrush, his heart pounding. He couldn't care less if Goku finished him for their race or for a greater good, or if Vegeta wanted to fight for pride; He wanted this fight, no needed this fight. He could feel his Saiyan blood, urging him on to join in. He didn't care if victory or destruction came of it.
As he reached the beach head, of the lake, he found the bloodied remains of Piccolo, who seemed to be regenerating. Looking around, his attention was drawn to the sky, where sonic booms rocked the forest below. In quick flashes, Goku and Vegeta were knocked back by… was that Cooler?
Bardock grit his teeth as Goku and Vegeta were sent sprawling through some of the trees. Cooler stopped there and turned to the new arrival. His red eyes, cold and unyielding, pierced Bardock's soul, and the Saiyan was frozen, his instinct forgotten. Was this death?
Cooler took a moment before realizing who it was.
"Wait...Bardock.. Right? The Saiyan who defied my brother… how exactly are you here? I saw you die in his death ball..."
Bardock's regular demeanor returned, and he scoffed before smirking. "I don't know, grill face, I just found myself here out of nowhere. And here I am now."
"Odd, but things like this can occur. So, will you vainly fight me, or will you finally learn your place and surrender?"
Bardock grit his teeth, "Like hell I would!"
The giant reptillian alien sighed.
"Very well, I guess I can humor you before I destroy those Saiyans…"
"One of them would happen to be my son." Bardock rectified
"Whatever, you'll all find yourselves in the ashes of your own feral futility."
In spite of the power, Bardock launched at him, swinging and kicking… nothing. No shot Bardock could produce would land on the tyrant. Even when Cooler let him hit, there wasn't even a dent. Bardock's frustration grew more and more as Cooler began to make mocking gestures.
As suddenly as it began, Bardock was ripped apart; a wave of hits tore into him as Cooler began effortlessly brutalizing the Saiyan. Bardock could only gasp and let out his agony as he was beaten.
As they landed to the ground, Bardock found himself underfoot the behemoth, who charged an energy sphere.
"Here's some well earned pain."
Bardock screamed out as he was engulfed by the glowing ball, fire and energy running over and giving him great pain.
"Stop it! Stop right now!"
Before Cooler could turn, Goku punched him right in the face plate, knocking him away and stopping his assault.
The Super Saiyan launched his attack, several punches moving at light speed. However, Cooler regained his guard and started defending. This was interrupted by Vegeta, who grabbed his tail and kicked Cooler's gut as he dragged the tyrant to him.
They didn't let up, but Cooler was now on the defensive as the two angry super saiyans kept on fighting
"How… how the hell did they get strong? Is this the actual power of a Super Saiyan?!" Cooler thought
He caught them and sent Vegeta tumbling down into a grove of trees, then punching Goku into the sky
"No, no… they're just enraged…. and I'll use it to my advantage…"Cooler smirked at the idea. As the Super Saiyans tried to rush him, Cooler kept dodging and blocking when he could.
"Give it up already!"
"Not until you're off this planet!" Vegeta retorted.
Irritated now, Cooler used a blast of air to send the two down to the ground, and flew up.
"Fine. If you won't stop until I'm off this world, then I may as well vaporize this planet!"
"Noo!" Goku yelled. Vegeta looked up, wondering how the hell he'd get out of this.
"I won't let you!"
An energy blast flew between the super saiyans, hitting Cooler in the face, with no discernable effect.
"Huh…?"
The two turned, looking at a battered and bruised Bardock, still on the ground near the lake.
"Very well. I was getting sick of looking at you." Cooler spat out as he quickly launched a death ball, in the very same style Frieza did on Planet Vegeta, at the vulnerable Bardock. Goku and Vegeta, startled, rushed beside Bardock and chanted their attacks.
"Ka... me… ha...me… HAA!"
"Galick Gun!"
The two attacks collided with the death ball, yet as they did, Cooler launched two death beams, stunning the two super saiyans and damaging them.. Bardock stared up desperately as the situation hit him.
"Heh, I only put some more effort than Frieza, but in the end, it was enough wasn't it?"
The Saiyans would die in the same way Frieza did all those years ago.
The super saiyans
The legend...….
It all faded to black...
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In an instant, Bardock's vision blurred, and he felt himself flung forward to unfamiliar times…
He saw three intimidating figures, and then a young golden boy facing off against a monsterous insectoid, before facing a blue skinned pirate in a desolate city
He watched legions of strong, silver duplicates of Cooler, overwhelming Vegeta and… himself?
Then found himself watching a tournament, Vegeta and Goku duking it out, a pink monster rampaging and delighting in the terror, dominating all their allies, and a final showdown at a green world...
He watched as demons and dragons meddled with the Earth as many before, the warriors struggling to destroy them…
A terrifying yet divine cat and his assistant, before them… his son, with red energy around him
Then, it turned to blue, as he faced off a golden being… Frieza?
He saw a doppelganger of his son, more saiyans and gods
A whole universe beyond the scope he could imagine.
And the vision ended with the silvery silhouette of his son.
No. He couldn't let it end here.
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Goku and Vegeta gave out, getting pushed back and sent flying due to their injuries and energy blasts from Cooler/
"BARDOCK!"
They could only watched as a stunned Bardock was swallowed up by the energy ball.
"Hmph. I guess that takes care of him. I give this planet only a few mi-"
He was shocked out of his gloating as the death ball started to ripple. Vegeta recognized it; that moment the youth with a jacket caught Frieza's last death ball.
The orb started shrinking, it's red and gold dimming until the glowing figure was left in the center
"HAAAAHH!"
The energy sparked and unwrapped around a golden haired Bardock. Vegeta and Goku stared. Cooler's eye twitched as he realized what happened.
"Cooler."
Bardock looked up at Cooler, teal hardened eyes glaring at the alien. The air pulsed rapidly as Bardock started walking to the tyrant.
"I won't let the Saiyans fall…. I'd die before I'd let that happened, and I'll break you before that!"
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Gine stood outside the house, Chi Chi and Ox King drinking tea on the side.
"What's wrong Gine? Is…"
"I don't know. " The Saiyan admitted, "I just feel something… special, happened…"
"Well, your tea's starting to get cold." Ox King reminded her.
"Right… don't want the warmth to wash away."
In her heart, she felt Bardock was winning a battle somewhere… that her son and her husband were doing their best…
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Bardock has unleashed the Super Saiyan in him! Will Vegeta and Goku be able to fight with Cooler now that they have a third Super Saiyan? Will Cooler and his army prevail? Find out next time on Bardock Kai!
Sorry if it didn't read right, I've been busy and distracted, so it's been a slog writing. Still, I'll put out more content if there's a demand.. Anyway critique and comment