A brief preview of what could have been...
Sorry guys, Oxtoplasm here! Yeah it's been forever since I've last updated. In fact, so many things happened during that time it's incredible. Today I just remembered about this story, and reading the previous chapters again, I noticed two things:
1) I need to learn proper English.
2) My story was a lot more in-depth than I thought it was.
However, here's a treat for you: this is how my story would have gone. Either someone else can take it and continue it themselves, or you can just enjoy imagining the story yourself!
In the story, they were flashbacks of Bardock's past on Zomnia. Basically what happened here was that Bardock learned the powers the elder promised and lived a few decades on the planet as it's protector. You know, it sounds like that 'new' special Bardock episode they did. Funny thing is that I didn't know about it at the time and the whole Zomnian people (purple skinned, weird people) and Bardock waking up in bed actually happened in the movie...that's freaky. Well at least I didn't send him back in time!
Eventually, Frieza came back to solve the situation with the Zomnians. With the help of the Ginyu Force, he slaughtered the remaining Zomnians on the planet. his enraged Bardock, who briefly turned into a Super Saiyan (jesus special we have too much in common) but couldn't sustain it. The elder died, sending Bardock away in a ship was his last move alive. The pod landed on Namek, and after a while, he became Guru's protector alongside Nail until Frieza's men attacked.
To explain his absence from the Dodoria-Zarbon slaughterfest, he was healing in a pod inside of Guru's ship, as he was critically injured by an encounter with Dodorio. He tried to jar his memory of his Zomnian heritage, what he did to his sister, but instead he delivered a devastating energy wave at Bardock.
Now with the whole flashback/backstory thing settled, let's focus on where I left off in the main story.
Bardock vs Frieza
Last time I updated it ended on a cliffhanger of Frieza arriving to the scene of the four characters. Basically what would have happened here is an enraged Bardock attacking the tyrant, with the others rooted to the spot. While he did a solid job against the first form (Vegeta did say he was stronger than Frieza in my story) the second form proved too much and he was brutally beaten. Krillin and Gohan joined the fray eventually but they suffered the same fate. Dende healed them all as Vegeta took his turn against Frieza.
Bardock quickly rejoined the fight and helped Vegeta in his fight, granted the word 'help' could be put into parenthesis, as Bardock simply knocked Vegeta out of the way in pure rage, claiming the tyrant was his. Beaten to a pulp again, his life was saved by the sudden appearance of Piccolo. Frieza let the Saiyan go and Dende healed him up again. He watched Piccolo in awe, claiming he sensed Nail in there...but it wasn't really well. Like in the canon, Piccolo was beating second form Frieza but then the latter transformed and the rest was history.
Vegeta came back to see Frieza in his final form (because nobody cares about third form Frieza!) and he was stunned but also angry at Bardock. They put aside their differences and the five warriors fought bravely against the foe, but Dende and Vegeta died in the massacre. As Goku arrived, Bardock was beaten half to death (yeah I abused Bardock a little too much I think but I think it captures his will to avenge his race well) and the three other Z-Fighters also suffered some bruises.
Krillin dies and Goku gets mad. Super Saiyan time! He asks Gohan to get Piccolo and Bardock out of the danger area and to find Bulma. As the young hybrid flies to the ship, Bardock thinks to himself that the time has come for his vision to come true. Then pouf! Back on Earth!
On Earth, Bardock awaits the end of the fight, but also if his son would survive Namek's explosion. He gets upset when everyone thought he died. Afterwards, he hid in a cave, sometimes looking on Gohan from the trees, smirking to see his grandson growing up so quickly. During the Garlic Jr. saga, he hides in the cave, thinking of his fallen friends and sons.
When the news of Goku is alive breaks, Bardock awaits his arrival. He meets Tien, Yamcha and Chaiotzu and teases Vegeta about the shirt. When he sees Frieza survived the fight, he gets depressed, now thinking that his vision failed and that the Saiyan race would never get avenged but he is in awe when Trunks comes in and saves the day. Like the rest, he is surprised by the Super Saiyan attire the mysterious young boy held.
Goku arrives and he waits by the cliff like the rest. Then they train for three years for the Androids. During that time, he spars with Goku and Gohan, meets and gets annoyed by Chi-Chi but also finds a job at Capsule Corp as a scientist. However, he gets another vision, this time about Cell, and is once again too afraid to reveal his identity to Goku.
When the Androids arrived, Bardock is nowhere to be seen. In fact, he only pops up when Goku is suffering from a heart attack...as a Super Saiyan. This angers Vegeta as he easily disposes of Android 19. Gero flees the scene and the Z-Fighters chase after him. Krillin, meanwhile, is starting to put the pieces together and realises that Bardock may be related to Goku.
When 17, 18 and 16 are activated, Bardock gets beaten like the other Z-Fighters. They retreat and try to come up with a plan.
Vegeta gets obsessed over the sudden influx of Super Saiyans and pushes himself to the limit in Bardock's latest invention - the Gravity Chamber.
On Kami's Lookout, Bardock accidently gets inside the Pendulum Room. He is sent to a simulation of Planet Vegeta, where he meets Fasha and Tora. However, they are ruthless and blame Bardock for their deaths. Telling him they failed them. He is killed inside the simulation, and is abruptly awakened by Mr. Popo.
That caused him some trauma. He relaxes by staying over at Chi-Chi's house, where he bonds with his son and grandson, as well as occasionally training to become better. When Cell attacks Android 16 and brutally damages him, Bardock is one of the scientists working on fixing him. When Bulma and Dr. Briefs go awol, he takes the opportunity to scan the Android, and notices data of his son as a child. He watches through his adventures in Dragon Ball, declaring himself proud of how much he improved during the 'filming'. Krillin walks in and confronts him about his past. The Saiyan reveals who he is but tells him not to tell anyone.
The Cell Games arrive, he watches Goku fight Cell in astonishment. When Gohan has to fight the monster, he questions his son's decision, claiming he is ruthless and uncaring of his son's safety...until he notices how he failed his own son many times. He fights against the Cell Juniors but gets beaten. He watches the rest of the fight between the creature and his grandson as the latter ascends to SUper Sayan 2. When Goku sacrifices himself, he feels he has a duty of helping his family during his absence. He helps Chi-Chi raise Goten and her family, as well as occasionally sparring with Gohan and working at Capsule Corp. One day, during the moment of peace, he spills the beans to the Son family about who he is. Afterwards, there is a filler chapter of how he became Krillin's best man at his wedding with 18!
When it's revealed that Goku would come back to participate in the World Tournament, he tells everyone not to tell him he is his father. They agree, and he registers for the tournament. During that time, he examines Videl and teases Gohan about how clingy and familiar she was, reminding him of a certain Saiyan female.
He is overjoyed to see Goku, and the latter even confronts him to tell him he missed him, as well as the other Z-Fighters. When the tournament draw is made, he is pitted against Jewel, but that fight never happens due to obvious reasons...
He joins the crew as they followed Babidi's henchman to his ship. Kibito, Krillin and Piccolo are disposed of, and he charges the base alongside the Saiyans and the Supreme Kai.
When Buu is resurrected, he puts up a valiant effort against the creature but he is no match for the being's far superior power level. He is knocked out, blasted far away from the scene, until Goku retrieves him and uses Instant Transmission to the Lookout. Senzu Bean heals him.
As the boys are preparing for the fusion, he notices Chi-Chi approaching Super Buu and eventually being killed by the pink blob. He angrily charges at the monster, claiming he failed his son and his family again, and ascends to Super Saiyan 2. His rage does knock Buu down the Lookout, and he chases after him. Feeling obliged to help, Krillin and Yamcha follow suit as Piccolo urges the boys to start preparing now.
As the fight rages on, Buu is impressed by Bardock's power, and prepares his strategy to absorb him. He uses Krillin and Yamcha as a distraction, eating them with his candy attack. During the rush of emotions, Bardock is covered in goo, and is quickly made to become a part of Buu. The rest follows as the canon intended.
Goku helps Bardock out of Buu's body, but takes the time to examine him a little, something he claims he did a lot when the man was around. Bardock dies when the Earth explodes, but helps create the Spirit Bomb to defeat Buu. Afterwards, he is seen partying with his friends, working, sparring and thinking about if he should reveal his identity to his son now. He also attends Gohan and Videl's wedding, obviously.
Bardock spent some time getting to know Pan when she was young. In fact, he encouraged the crew to let her fight in the Tournament. He was pitted against her in the Tournament and was impressed by her amazing strength and agility as he let her win the round. When Goku flew away with Uub, Pan became bitter and called Bardock 'her real grandpa'.
However, despite her bitterness, Bardock always told her that Goku meant good, and that one day, he'll return. And when that time comes, he'll be ready to settle a certain score with him. During that time he also tutored Gohan as he was looking to replace his grandfather as a scientist at Capsule Corp.
When Goku came back as a child in GT, Pan was furious against him, saying he 'missed' so much, like Bardock's death of natural causes a year ago. She gives him a note that the scientist wrote, explaining to his son who he was really was, as well as saying sorry that he failed him, that he failed to tell him the truth beforehand, but that he was proud of how much of a warrior and a man he had become. Saddened, Goku visits Bardock's grave, offering his eulogy to his deceased father, stating he never failed him, naming when he took care of his family during his absence after the Cell Games and the time he took with Uub. Goku then states he is proud of what his father managed to accomplish on Earth. The last moment of the story would have been Goku tearing up, offering a rose to his father, with him saying 'I love you, dad' as a last sign of respect. And the story ends!