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Chapter 3: An unwanted reunion
Age 737, on planet ?
Bardock woke up at an alarming rate. A bit of sweat dropped from his forehead to the bed he was resting on. The saiyan relaxed and looked at his surrondings. It was a small, blue room. No windows were present but a brown door was infront of him. The ceiling was light green, with a bunch of yellow stars on each of the four corners. Bardock removed his leather blanket and stood up next to his medium-sized bed.
'Where...where am I?' he questionned himself. He looks at his hands, his gloves were gone. He looks down and touches his new outfit. It was rather comfortable, but not durable like his armor.
'What am I wearing?' he asked himself. He goes to touch his face, noticing his scouter was also gone. He looks behind him. Bardock was shocked to see that his tail was gone. The saiyan had lost what made him a Saiyan...but his fight with Frieza made him realise that his tail might not be his full potential after all.
'Frieza...' he thought, growling at his hands. His race was gone, as if they never existed...
The saiyan was quite dumbfounded that he was alive. He could only remember being consumed by Frieza's massive attack, how the Saiyan race was near extinction...and how he saw his son facing Frieza as an young adult.
'Yes...the vision', he remembered. 'Kakarot will revenge us...'
The door knob started turning. The scientist left his train of thought and glared at the door. He puts himself on guard against the possible new threat. A creek can be heard as a purple-skinned woman entered the room. Bardock left his fighting stance and looked at the woman suspiciously.
'Who was she? How did they bring me here?' were all questions flowing through the man's mind. The woman looks at him with a smile.
"So...you're awake at least" she said. Bardock could not find the words to reply back to the creature. She looked suspicious with her orange hair and purple lipstick. He simply nods his head without giving a response.
The woman chuckles at the saiyan's silence. "Our elder was quite worried about you. I bet he'll be glad to see you ok..."
Bardock reacted strongly to that remark. Why did the elder care about his welfare? or more importantly, what does he want from him? The scientist remained silent to the girl, staring at her.
The woman kept her cool despite the saiyan's constant glaring. She turns her back towards the door. She nudges her finger to Bardock to follow her. The Saiyan was not sure about this creature's intent...but felt he had nothing better to lose than try.
He knew faith was playing a role in this charade...
Planet Namek
The green skies of Namek were suddendly quiet. The planet barely had time to remain this peaceful since Frieza came over for a 'visit'. The battlefield of the fallen Ginyu Force members had calmed down, as a spikey-haired man appears to the scene...
Goku lands to the ground. He turns around and spots two familiar faces. A young boy and a bald monk: His son and his best-friend.
"Gohan! Krillin!" he yelled. The duo turn around and face the hero. Both had tears of joy coming out of their eyes.
"Daddy!", Gohan shouted. He attempts to run towards him but falls down to the injuries he obtained during the heated battle with Recoome. Goku acknowledges his son's struggles and runs to him. "Gohan, hold on!".
Krillin was slowing walking his way to the Son family as Bardock stayed behind in awe. The hair... the gi...the power.
He's interruped by a brief vision in his head and looks up to the sky. The man who was standing right infront of him was in his vision against Frieza. The two were looking at each other on a lush, green planet.
Bardock snaps. He knew who it was...it was Kakarot...his son! He looks towards Goku in astonishment. His son was holding Gohan in his arms, taking out a senzu bean and fed it to his son. Krillin soon joined the fray, banged up but jovial that his buddy had arrived. The friends smile at each other as Goku takes out another senzu bean and gives it to Krillin.
"I'm glad you are both, OK!", declares Goku. The duo, cured of their injuries, gave out a light-hearted chuckle at him.
"We would have been toast had it not been for Bardock!", Krillin cheerfully churns out.
"Bardock? Who's that?" asked the spikey-haired Saiyan. Gohan grabs the attention of his dad and points towards the river. Goku looks at the direction and spots a stunned spikey-haired man. Goku could sense an impressive power behind the man's nervous looks. He walks towards Bardock with a professional look on his face. He knew from his Turtle School days not to be complacent towards strangers, especially those with immense power.
Bardock doesn't react to his son's movement. He was too amazed by the fact his son was coming towards him. He wanted to hug his son but knew that his vision must not be interrupted by petty sentiment. If he greets himself as his father, and dies at the hands of Frieza, the balance of the future might change for the worse due to the uncontrollable rage the Saiyan will dish out. Bardock knew that Goku must first beat Frieza before he reveals himself to be his old man...
"Hey there!" Goku cheerfully shouts at the scientist.
Bardock's thoughts were broken down by his son's salutations. He still couldn't believe the very fact that Kakarot was standing right infront of him, waiting for him to reply back. He also couldn't believe the power he possessed. It was enormous...even greater than his or Frieza's...this was the moment that the Saiyan race was gonna be revenged...
"Uh, hello there" Goku playfully says "Anyone home?".
"He...llo.." Bardock manages spits out at his son's question. Goku playfully smiles as Krillin and Gohan made their way towards the duo.
"You helped out my friends. I thank you for that". Goku continues to smile. The scientist swallows his pride and smirks at his son. "You're welcome Kakarot...".
"How do you know his real name?", asks a puzzled Krillin. Bardock realised his mistake and turns around to the river. "Are you a Saiyan?...I mean you do have the same hair as Goku..." asked the monk.
Goku curiously looks at Bardock's hair. He shouts a confusing yell. "You DO have the same hair as me!" laughs the saiyan. "I thought I was only the one with that crazy hairstyle!" he says as he continues to laugh.
Bardock was sweating. He didn't want to be revealed as a Saiyan yet...but with the Earthling's interruption he's been found out. He sighs and turns back to the heroes.
"Yes...I am a Saiyan...and don't worry about the hair most saiyans have it...". He knew the last statement was a lie. In fact, the other saiyans often made a mockery of his hair, but with his backstory exposed he had no choice to confirm his heritage.
A moment of silence came in, as the air breezed through the four warriors. The silence was short lived as Bardock looks up nervously at the sky. The trio, confused by Bardock's sudden movement, look upwards and spot a light-purple skinned creature hovering around the battlefield. He had horns, veins on his head and looked fairly angry at the warriors. He slowly goes down towards the ground, standing professionally in a composed manner.
"So...you are the hooligans that caused problems to my force...' he churns out. Krillin and Gohan nervously stood their ground at his immense ki. Goku and Bardock however stood confidently at the mysterious foe.
"Allow me to present myself. I am Captain Ginyu, leader of the Ginyu Force!". Ginyu then backflipped backwards, striking a pose. "So...which one of you wants to fight me?" he confidently asks.
Bardock twists his fists in preparation for his next fight but is interrupted by own son who declares he'll fight him. The scientist looks in awe at his son's confidence. He knew that his son had the power and the mentality to defeat this cretin.
Goku puts himself into his fighting pose. He turns around to Krillin and Gohan and asks them to leave with the Dragon Balls and find a safe spot.
"Right..." nods Gohan. He and the bald man grab the balls and fly upwards to the sky. Ginyu was unmoved by that fact. He had the confidence that he'd win and track down those fools with ease.
"Bardock...", Goku says. The scientist looks at his son, uneasy. "You ready?".
Bardock smirks at his son. "Born ready!" as he puts himself into his fighting pose. Goku smirks back at his new ally. "Alright, let's go!"
The duo stand next to each other, ready for the fierce battle with the powerful mutant.
-Disclaimer-
A very short chapter but this is yet again another 'set-up' chapter to the story.
I bet some of you are dissapointed by the fact that Goku doesn't know that Bardock is his dad but don't worry I have a special surprise lined-up for that specific story.
You could say that the proof is in the pudding...