I do not own DBZ

AN! Sorry for the break all my fans. Since a reviewer did bring this up, yes there is a bleach line in this chapter. In fact every chapter has one line from some anime, it's a small tribute I can do. I'm not asking anyone to scan line by line of what I've written to find these, it's just a fun thing I've done.

A Father's Fate

The Story of Bardock

The dank air hung heavy in the area. Fog was thick, creating an echo effect from the footsteps. The sound rattled off the walls earning low moans in return. The dark walls seemed to drain the spirits of anyone who happened to gaze upon them. The hallway was lined with metal doors, each door had three bars in the windows. Every door led to a cell, no longer than an average man and about the width of such a man.

Every person that sat in the cells was beyond saving, their spirit destroyed. Those that died seemed to linger, too morose even for the afterlife. Suffering seemed to control everyone's thoughts in this room.

"Saiyan, wake up," a man said, his solid black suit hard to make out from the rest of the room. Borgos merely shifted in response.

"No, no more."

"If you don't stand up immediately I will make sure you stay in the suppression room for double duty," the armored soldier claimed. Borgos sighed deeply, his will on the verge of dissipating. The tall man stood, clutching at the stump where his right arm once existed.

"I'm going to kill you," Borgos said, walking to the door.

"Probably, but I won't kill you," the man grinned wickedly.

"Scatter," was the last thing Bardock heard. The man floated, rising and falling with the current. Bardock slowly opened his eyes, fighting the urge to close them immediately. The liquid he floated in immediately washed over his eyes, stinging but causing no real damage.

"So the beast awakens?" said a man grinning at Bardock.

"You're awake? I thought the captain had killed you for sure," Abarin said, standing from a chair that was near Bardock. The Saiyan was neck deep in a liquid that was rumbling, splashing him in the face every few seconds. Bardock looked around him, noting the liquid was soothing, yet quite immovable from his position. The liquid was in a glass chamber, maintaining the shape and apparently holding Bardock still.

"Nearly finished me?" Bardock asked looking at Abarin.

"Oh yes, his attack sliced you up pretty bad. But, he took mercy on you and brought you here to recover before bringing you to Lord Cooler," Abarin stated.

"Fasha? Where is she?"

"She was a very good fighter. I don't use the term 'was' loosely either. After the captain took you out he proceeded to follow up and hit your girl with the attack. Last I saw she was floating in a narrow stream. Shame really."

Bardock swallowed his feelings for a moment, looking at the ground. "Where are we?"

"The captain hailed our ship. We are sitting on your planet at the moment waiting to see if anyone tries to make contact with you."

"Why do you sound so... uncaring?"

"Ha. Why? A soldier does what he's told. It doesn't matter," Abarin said, his grin leaving.

Whatever Bardock thought. We are still on the planet. I have time to save her! The Saiyan looked at the other man in the room, a small green man with a purple Mohawk grinning maliciously.

"Mai, keep an eye on him. I'm going to speak to the captain."

"Sir!" the green man said, saluting. A few minutes after Abarin walked out, Mai stood up. "So, what kind of thoughts does an animal like you have running through his head?" Bardock merely stared, no emotion crossing his face.

"Too fast? What are you thinking about, ape?"

"I don't have time for you," Bardock said, exploding in power. The glass surrounding him shattered, flying outwards in all directions. Several fragments lacerated Mai and left him standing shocked. "Move," Bardock commanded, slamming his fist into Mai's stomach. As the green man fell, Bardock opened the door and raced out of the room.

"Matra we have to hurry. In less than five minutes we have to get Toma and leave. Another ship is in the area," Toi said, looking up from his console to out the window.

"It hasn't made a move for us yet though."

"We aren't going to risk wasting time." Toi gently circled the planet, plotting the path of least resistance through the atmosphere.

"Running is pointless," a voice said.

"Shut up!" Matra shouted, pointing at the monitor. On the opposite end sat a man with an intricate insignia on his shoulder. Beads of sweat built up on Toi's forehead as he pushed the ship through the atmosphere, causing the transmission to flicker momentarily.

"As I said, running is pointless," the monitor blacked out, leaving the man's words to echo through their heads.

"The ship...it's coming in. No choice now," Toi said, staring grimly at the console as the ship set down. Bastards set us up. The man thought.

"It can't be helped," Matra stated, opening the door and jumping out. Toi followed shortly after shutting down the ship. Matra began searching for clues of the fight, anything from Toma's vision. After a few moments of searching she found what she'd been looking for.

"Toi, I found the cliff where Toma was knocked from!" Matra shouted excitedly.

"Too late," Toi said pointing at a white object floating downward. Matra growled vehemently. "Hurry and get Toma!"

"But-"

"Go!" Toi shouted, running towards the incoming ship. Matra turned, tears streaming down her face as she jumped off the cliff towards a scar in the ground. Toi grimaced as the vessel set down next to him. Slowly the door opened, right where Toi was staring. Seconds passed by before nothing when suddenly a high wind ripped at Toi's clothes, which were flapping in the breeze. Toi gulped and fired a beam, destroying the ship and driving the person through the other side.

At the end of the beam a man hovered, merely letting the energy slam into him and force him backwards. As the energy died down, the man floated motionlessly, staring down at Toi.

"So?" he said, making eye contact.

"What -?" Toi asked, a strange look on his face.

"Hm," the adorned man smirked, blinking out of Toi's view. Before Toi could even begin to search for the energy, a hand clasped his shoulder. Toi froze as he felt a presence behind him.

"Who are you?"

"Tch. To those who are about to die my name has no consequence. But, I suppose you will not die here. My name is Saijin," the man responded, gripping Toi's shoulder much harder. Toi grimaced, reaching for the hand. The half Saiyan struggled, his left arm numbing from the pain while his right struggled.

"Let go!" Toi shouted, twisting. Saijin began laughing, a smile written across his face.

"Ha, alright!" the captain said, lifting Toi up by his shoulder. Toi struggled more, pain lancing through his arm. Without warning, Saijin spun and threw Toi into the air, sending his opponent sailing. Toi grabbed his arm as the ground rushed by underneath him. Toi looked back at Saijin only to see swirling dust where he stood.

Saijin rose to Toi's height and slammed his hand into Toi's chest, causing the man to fly straight up. Toi inhaled deeply as he soared higher, palm resting on the spot where he was punched. Damn, this is looking bad. Toi thought as he prepared himself to counterattack. Spinning in midair, the half Saiyan fired twin beams downward, one circling the other. Saijin watched with amusement as the energy arced and followed him closely. After a moment of evading, Saijin stopped and raised his arms to counter the attack.

"No," Toi said, slipping behind Saijin and sliding his arms around Saijin's, pinning him in front of the beams. Toi closed his eyes and waited. For several seconds neither man moved, neither knowing what happened.

"My oh my Saijin. You're sloppy," a deep voice said from in front of them.

"Kratos.." Saijin sneered.

"You were almost beat by this commoner?" Kratos asked, a frown on his face.

"Tch. What do you know of it? I was fine."

"You there," Kratos said, pointing at Toi who was standing a few feet behind Saijin. "Begone!" Kratos finished, raising his energy, blowing Toi away.

"What do you want, Kratos?" Saijin asked, annoyance leaking into his voice.

"To beat you down is all," Kratos responded, energy flaring up.

"Oho! Going against Cooler and Frieza? Good!" Saijin grinned, raising his power level to match Kratos'. Without another word, the two captains jumped in the air and began fighting.

Toi rolled onto his hands and knees, watching as both of his enemies began fighting each other. Every landed blow send a shockwave that shattered a section of ground. Toi stood up shakily, looking for Matra.

Abarin whirled as the door behind him exploded. With sweat beaded, the lieutenant walked towards the door only to have an elbow smash into his face and send him into the nearby wall.

"Don't get up," Bardock growled as he raced by. The Saiyan slammed into the nearest wall, creating a new exit from the ship. Bardock felt for Fasha, frantically looking around. With a sudden realization, Bardock ducked right as an attack rushed by.

"I was wondering when you'd return," Karyn said, standing next to the opening on the ship.

When? Who is this guy? Bardock asked himself, running at Karyn. The captain dodged the first punch of Bardock's and spun, grabbing the second thrown at him. Bardock jumped, taking away Karyn's leverage. The Saiyan grabbed the arm that was holding his and dropped down, holding Karyn at arm's length.

Bardock grunted as Karyn increased his grip. Following suit, Bardock twisted further, bringing both men to the break point. Grinning, Bardock shifted his weight and jumped, using Karyn's arm as a swing and ripped the Captain off his feet. Bardock nimbly landed and stood up straight, flinging Karyn into the air.

Karyn used his momentum to gain height, letting his energy pour into his hands. Bardock jumped into the air, chasing Karyn as fast as he could. Before Bardock could reach him however, Karyn fired his attack at the Saiyan. Bardock raised his arms as the beam slammed into him and drove him to the ground. A crater formed as the Saiyan was pushed into the ground.

Karyn landed a few feet away from the crater, no obvious expression on his face. Bardock lay in the ground, blood pouring from him. Captain Karyn took a step away from the crater, his back towards it when a flash of light poured out of the crater. Staring in shock, Karyn felt the horrible energy rip at his clothes.

"This isn't over yet," Bardock calmly said, white energy radiating from him.

"Why? Why do you persist?" Karyn asked, agitation sounding in his voice.

"'Why?' Why do I continue? There is no reason, I just want to. I want to protect them so I will. What other reason do you need?" Bardock said, his face serious.

"I see. Then it can't be helped." Bardock blinked a few times as Karyn turned. Energy flooded away from the enemies, their power tearing at the land between them. Bardock hovered backwards, his aura solidifying around him, flowing towards his hands. Karyn pushed his palms toward Bardock, energy forming and swirling.

"One attack to finish it," Karyn said, increasing his power by a large margin.

"Yeah," Bardock answered, his energy reaching its peak.

"Here it comes!" Karyn shouted, releasing his attack. Bardock grunted as he fired his own attack. The two beams met at the half point, destroying the area immediately. Both men strained as the energy collided. Neither man faltered, keeping the energy balanced. Bardock pressed forward, inching the beams toward Karyn, slowly making ground.

"You fought well, Bardock. Be proud!" Karyn said, steadying himself. "Scatter." Bardock gulped as the outer rim of Karyn's beam split into several smaller beams that raced toward the Saiyan. Bardock forced his attack, gaining more ground now that Karyn's beam was weakened, but not fast enough. Within seconds the other beams slammed into Bardock's aura, slowing the flow into his beam.

Bardock's beam stopped gaining ground as the energy shards slammed into his aura. Bardock focused, maintaining both the aura and his beam. All I have to do is weather this and he'll be defenseless! Bardock thought, taking hope. After a second of struggling, Bardock raised his power, his beam again moving forward. Smirking, Bardock pushed harder.

Bardock's mind suddenly flashed red. Pain coursed through the Saiyan. Looking down, Bardock saw several puncture wounds on his body. He could feel his left side weakening, his aura even slowed on that side. The Saiyan warrior felt his beam stop and suddenly reverse, nearing himself at an alarming rate. Bardock gasped as his aura collapsed and Karyn's beam slammed into him.

"Matra we have to hurry!" Toi said as he slid down the cliff on his rear.

"I've found Toma! Help me dig him out," Matra shouted, tearing at the loose rocks with fervor. Toi nodded and began helping as well. After several minutes of digging the two discovered Toma's broken body. Matra's eyes welled up at the sight of him.

"Hn? You found me.." Toma said weakly.

"Yeah, we gotta move," Toi said, twitching as a crack resonated. Matra bent down and picked up Toma gingerly. Toi led them to the ship quickly, watching for the Captains.

"Okay, I'm gonna strap Toma in," Matra hurriedly said, walking to the back of the ship. Toi walked to the main console and started the ship, plotting in the auto coordinates. As their escape vessel floated, Toi opened the hatch outside, watching the battle.

"Saijin! Die!" Toi shrieked, firing an attack at the two battlers. Toi quickly closed the door and ran to the back where Toma was. "Don't worry, Toma. You're safe now."

"I'll grab the medical kit."

Saijin moved sideways, feeling the heat of the attack on his face. Kratos moved at that moment, landing a solid hit on Saijin's shoulder. Saijin whirled, going with the momentum to lessen the blow. Kratos leapt forward, bringing his arm down towards Saijin. The man quickly dodged, shooting his foot into Kratos' midsection.

"You know, Cooler will kill you," Saijin said, breathing heavily.

"Cooler.." Kratos started.

"It doesn't matter to me though! A fight like this doesn't come along often!" Saijin grinned, rushing forward. Kratos frowned as he easily dodged the attack. Kratos fell backwards onto his hands, shooting his legs up and catching Saijin in the chin. Saijin lifted into the air, jerking his body against the rising force and fired an attack.

Kratos took the attack in the leg and grimaced, pain jutting in his thigh. Saijin flipped in the air, landing next to Kratos, slamming his hand backwards into Kratos' chest. The modified soldier stumbled backwards, hand resting on his chest.

"Saijin, you don't bring justice. I can't be defeated by you," Kratos suddenly said.

"Don't start in on that! Just when it was getting good," Saijin mumbled. Kratos' face became sad as he turned away, light pouring into his wounds.

"Until next time!"

Move. Move. Move! Move! Move! Bardock thought. The voice echoed off the blackness in his mind. Move! I need to move! Get up! My arms won't budge. Move! My legs don't respond. Move! My body is heavy. I can't even open my eyes.

Thoughts flooded into Bardock's mind. As several small beams pierced his aura, Bardock's knees swayed. His left arm dropped quickly afterwards. Blood poured freely from the wounds. Bardock remembered the red beam close the gap and smash through his own beam, right up to the aura. He recalled the aura violently shifting before it finally collapsed, knocking his arm down, unable to block the attack.

Slowly his mind drifted to other events. Prominent one's stood out. Him catching Fasha as her dad ran against...a blur? Bardock continued to reel in his own consciousness. He saw when the Kanassan gave him the 'power', Bardock saw Vegeta blowing up. The Saiyan watched helplessly as he destroyed Kui and the supply ship. The first time he kissed Fasha stood out differently, warmer and more agreeably.

Bardock suddenly flashed to his fight with Kratos. "Come, show me justice! Let me repent," Kratos had said. Repent? Bardock's mind continued to the landing on this wretched planet and the nights he spent with Fasha. The meals and the training, the bathing and sleeping, all normal in their routine.

Enough. Move! Bardock shouted in his mind, his body still motionless.

"Bardock, do you want to fight?" A voice in his head sounded. The Saiyan didn't respond. "Do you want to live?" still Bardock didn't answer.

"Do you want to win?"

"Yes!" the Saiyan answered. "Merely fighting or surviving is not enough, it accomplishes nothing. Winning is all I want!"

"The truth is as you say. You will have three minutes of time in which to win, after that the blood in your wounds cannot be held back."

"That's all I need!" Bardock shouted, excited for a second chance. Move! Bardock shouted a final time. The Saiyan's fingers twitched in response. Grinning, Bardock opened his eyes, the light was a fierce change from the blackness in his mind. Bardock rolled slowly onto his side, breathing slowly as he did so. After a moment he pushed himself to all fours then slowly stood.

"Karyn! It's not over yet!" Bardock shouted, floating out of the crater.

"Brilliant! You can still move, even fight," Karyn smiled, turning around. Immediately his smile vanished as he gazed on Bardock who floated gently, white aura all around him, sending violent waves of air in all directions. The aura itself was several times larger than normal and flowing much faster.

"This time it's you who won't be able to move!"