Bardock's pod door hissed slowly open. He stood, wincing. He walked as quickly as he could to the nearest tunnel. His head felt fuzzy and his vision was blurred. He shook it off, continuing his course. Frieza had surely seen his pod leaving Kanassa and would arrive at Vegeta soon. When he reached the large tell-tale hole in the ground, he crouched and lowered himself down. He fell quickly, landing before much time had passed. He followed the narrow tunnel, dragging his feet, and running his fingers along the dirt wall. He felt a rush of stale air and walked into the main cavern. There were several other Saiyans down here. There weren't as many as Bardock had hoped for, but at this point it didn't really matter. As long as some had come, it would be enough. He looked around for Sona, but couldn't find her. He felt a hand on his shoulder. He turned, his eyes resting upon Sona's worried face. She embraced him gently.

"Thank Kai you're still alive," she whispered. She released him and studied his face.

"Barely," he laughed weakly.

"My father left medical supplies in our tent. Come on, I'll see what I can do," she said, taking his hand. He followed her to the edge of the cavern. They entered a little blue tent. Bardock looked around. It looked like things hadn't been touched in a while. He sat on one of the beds.

"I'm afraid all I have are some bandages and something for the pain," she whispered walking back to his side. Bardock shrugged. She held out her hand. There was a small, clear ball in her palm, about the size of a pea. He took it and chewed. It was tasteless, but worked quickly. The feeling returned to Bardock's head and his vision became sharper. Sona was wordlessly cleaning the blood off his face and arms. She took off his ruined armor and bandaged him tightly. Most of Bardock's pain had subsided. He laid down on his back, putting his hands behind his head. Sona lay beside him, gently resting her hand on his bandaged chest. There was nothing they could do now, except wait. Everything was peacefully still.

Bardock lost track of time, relishing in the peace. The calm was interrupted by a loud rumbling noise. Everything was shaking. He could hear the surprised cries of some of the Saiyans outside. Their surprise was nothing compared to what the Saiyans on the surface were feeling. For a moment, his mind flew to Raditz. He hadn't the slightest idea where his son was, but prayed that he was safe.

This was the only time Bardock had ever hated being right, but it seemed his visions were accurate. After several minutes, the rumbling and shaking had subsided. There was nothing but an eerie still. It was done. Kakarot was crying softly, and Sona was rocking him back and forth. She looked to Bardock.

"Now what?" she asked him, softly. Bardock sighed. He hadn't thought they would make it this far. There was really only one thing for them to do. It was something Bardock had longed to do for the past seven years.

"Now we train. All of us. We're going to take down Frieza."

A\N: Aaaand that's the end of part one. This turned out a little more "romance-y" than I wanted it to, and I apologize.. :)The sequels (which will probably be shorter) will most definently have less flame. I really enjoyed writing this story, however (huzzah for first DBZ fics)! The second part is titled 'Fears of a Tyrant' and is mostly in Frieza & Verspa's POV. It will be updated less frequently, because this was mostly finished when I started posting.. so yeah. Thank you to all my readers\subscribers\reviewers you kept me going :)