Disclaimer: I do not own Dragon Ball, Dragon Ball Z, or Dragon Ball GT. This is a work of fiction, any resemblance of actual persons is of pure coincidence.

Acronyms

FF= fan fiction -or- fanfic

AN= author's note

QAN= quick author's note

Bardock Reborn

Background: Ryanna is a human that has lived at Capsule Corps since the reincarnation of Buu. Since she has been an assistant of Bulma Briefs she has figured out the secret of the Saiyans, and the mysteries of the Cell games and the Z fighters past. What she doesn't know is that she would become more involved than she originally planned.

Chapter 7: Battle of the Sexes

Tora studied Bardock with wary eyes. The man had his head propped on his large arms with his face turned down into the table. He had been acting funny for the past few weeks, and it was starting to worry him.. "Okay, I bite." Tora put his food down and crossed his arms over his chest. "What's wrong with you?"

Bardock looked up. "nothing, just sick to my stomach."

"You've never had a problem with your appetite before."

"I've never had anything to overpower my hunger before." Bardock pushed his food from his head and ruffled his hair. The night where he had cornered Ryanna replaying over and over in his head.

~Flash Back~

"No,"

"What the hell do you mean, no?" Ryanna struggled against him thrusting her legs up as he took her to the floor his hands molding against her chest making her blush. "I said get off!"

"And I said no!" Bardock couldn't describe what was happening to him. He had never been so drawn to a woman before. Her scent was enthralling him. Her skin was so soft he kept wanting to touch and peel away the clothes that put a barrier between him and experiencing perfection. His lips brushed her neck and he had the urge to suckle that skin and sink his teeth in like a vampire.

The slap on his cheek snapped him out of his daze. The lust simmering down to a shock. He placed a hand on his cheek and sat up on his knees staring at Ryanna. She looked so angry with him. "I thought better of you Bardock! I guess I was wrong! You're nothing, but another lusty minded, arrogant Saiyan bastard!" She jumped to her feet kicking him over with some surprising strength. He barely got back to his feet before he caught her flustered form rushing out of the lab.

"The hell?"

~Back to reality~

"ARGH! I'm so mad I could spit!" Bardock clenched his cup so tight he crushed it, liquid spilling out and drenching the table. "What the hell is her problem anyway? It's a woman's job to succumb to the lusts of a man. It's what they're here for isn't it?"

"excuse me?" Fasha shouted to her group leader with angry eyes. "

"He said it, not me babe." Tora wrapped an arm around Fasha as she sat beside him. "Cumbera getting under your skin?"

"Hell no," Bardock pushed back from the table and crossed his arms. "Her I can handle."

"There's more than one? Bardock you dog!" Shugesh laughed at his team leader taking the spot at his right, while Borgos, with food in his mouth already, sat at his left.

"I may be a dog, but this woman is one mean bitch. She's different than any of the females on this planet."

"You referring to that new girl? The one who you found in the outskirts?" Fasha asked leaning into Tora's body as she nibbled on her meat. "How is she different."

"Her Way of thinking for one. She was raised to think instead of fight. She's got a scientific mind too. You should see some of the stuff she invented at the lab. Her looks for another. I mean, have you ever seen a Saiyan with long curly hair? Its not spiky, or mussed, it just flows like a river down her back." Why was he going on like this? Was he losing his mind? Over a woman no less? "Bah, never mind that." Bardock stood, ignoring the plate of food that was getting cold. "I'll introduce you to her, and then you'll see what I mean."

Ryanna smiled as Radditz performed for her in the increased gravity. The two of them had been training since early that morning and were getting in a good sweaty workout. "You look like you're dancing rather than fighting."

"Say what now?" Radditz lowered his leg. "These are the Karate moves you mentioned."

"Yes, this is true. Hmmm, I wonder why it looks different in the movies. Here, put your leg up again. Yeah, now flex your foot rather than point it. That's much better. Now you're looking like a fighter."

"How do you know about these… Martial arts… you've never tried them before?"

"No, but you'd be amazed at what you can learn in a book, and a few Kung Fu movies." She demonstrated a crane stance her hands flexed and her legs jumping from one to the other as she kicked high and strong at the bot in front of her that exploded on impact. Awesome, she hadn't felt a thing. No pain, no heat, just the impact.

Who knew that fighting could be so fun and informative? She had experimented with her stance, finding out which technique made it easier to strike, grab, and block.

"I think you look better doing it than I do. Your legs are longer."

"This is true, but don't worry, I think you'll find your own style to suit you. You may already have one."

"I just know instinctively how to fight. I was born that way, as all Saiyans are."

"Are we born that way?" She played up a lie. "I don't remember being so violent."

"You're different though."

"How am I any different?" she sits down with a thud, panting and looking at the gravity level. Over the past two weeks she had managed to start training at 50 times gravity. She knew Bardock was on the same level as her, but worked twice as long making sure his body had become completely used to it. The longer he trained, the more respect she got from him as a fighter.

Respect as a fighter, but hate for the man himself. The image of that night in the lab was shoved into her photographic memory like a splinter, popping up at the least convenient of times. Whyw as it she found him so endearing one moment and so irritating the next. His emotions bounced around like hormones, but she'd never met a man so in control of himself. He knew what he wanted, and he used whatever ethics that came to mind in order to get what he wanted. Who thinks like that?

Radditz watched Ryanna's face turn from open and smiling to almost a frowning glare. He waved a hand in front of her face, but she didn't budge. What was occupying her mind so much that she kept spacing out like that? "Ryanna? Ryanna? Woman!" He smacked her butt like he saw his father do to Cumbera. Ryanna jumped and her aura spiked her eyes going almost white.

"HEY BARDOCK DON'T TOUCH-…. Wait, wha?" Her aura calmed and she looked around and down to see Radditz on the floor cowering. "Wasn't your father just in here?"

"No, I'm the one who hit you. You were spaced out."

Ryanna sighed and rubbed her face. "Men. Sorry, Radditz, but don't do that again. It's not appropriate for you to slap women's butts. It's called flirting. You may accidentally get a girl to like you."

"What if I want you to like me?" Radditz smirked, scarily like his father. "Could I do it then?"

"When you're a little older… like thirty." She ruffled his hair laughing. "Maybe twenty."

"Are you saying you don't like me now?" Radditz had his head lowered as she ruffled his hair. Her hand stopped and lifted his head up. He wasn't crying, but Ryanna could see the sadness and longing for acceptance in his eyes. Children were so fragile at this age. Not quite a teen, but not a baby. He was beginning to recognize that the world, even the universe didn't always come out with a happy ending. He was looking for support, and for friendship.

In her future he was dead, because no one had shown him that kind of love and friendship that could save him. He grew up thinking, and knowing only one way to live, and that was to fight. How could she let such a future possess him? Maybe it would change history, but now that she knew him, how could she turn him away?

"I more than like you Radditz." She hugged him smiling and stroking his hair as she had in the hallway. "You're my closest ally, and the little brother I never had." She pulls him back cupping his face in her hands.

Radditz stared at her owlishly. His body tense but his eyes swimming with emotion. He didn't know how to react to her words, but it sent a tingling in his belly. The door swished open and Radditz pulled from her. Before she could turn around a larger hand slapped to her ass making her jump and whirls. "What in blue fucking blazes is the matter with you, Bardock?"

Bardock laughed at her reaction. "Had to make sure I didn't need to lug you out over my shoulder. In this increased gravity you'd be awfully heavy."

"Oh, go fuck yourself Bardock!"

"Such language." Bardock felt better now that he'd seen her and was arguing with her like normal. His libido had calmed. "Here, I brought you company." He turned the gravity off and motioned for the figures in the doorway to come in.

"So this is her huh?" Tora walked in examining Ryanna's face closely. "You're right, she's definitely different in looks. However, from what I just saw she reacts the same as any female would in your assault."

"You're, Tora right?" Ryanna studied the face from the hologram photo. "You look much better in person."

"Thanks, I think." He rubbed his head and let out an oof when Fasha pushed him away to introduce herself.

"I'm Fasha, and don't go getting any ideas about stealing my mate. I'm awfully territorial."

"Nice to meet you too, and don't worry I'm not looking."

"Too bad," Shugesh laughed from the back licking his lips as he eyed her up and down. "I could use a woman myself."

Radditz growled at Shugesh and grabbed Ryanna's hand tugging her back. "Get lost. We're training." Bardock grabbed Ryanna's other hand yanking her back.

"Your training session has been temporarily interrupted."

Ryanna felt like a rubber band. Between the two Saiyan men she was yanked, plucked and tugged on until she had almost gone loony. "You both want to die don't you?" Her voice took a dangerous tone and she shot her power up.

"LET GO OF ME!"

Her aura pushed them back. Tora and the group fell over in a pile staring gob smacked at the woman. Bardock was the only one who still stood his hand still clutching her arm. He pushed his energy to match hers glaring.

"Calm down Angel."

"Calm down? Me calm down? You're the one tugging on me like I'm made of rubber!" She grabbed his hand trying to yank it away but he persisted in gripping her tighter. If she didn't have a bruise later it would be a miracle. " I hate it when you man handle me!"

"I'm not man handling you, I'm trying to make you shut up! You're the one getting bent out of shape over nothing!"

Tora blinked. "I've never seen someone get Bardock so riled up."

"It's like he's a different person," Fasha agreed watching the scenario unfold. "Do you get the feeling that Cumbera has some competition on her hands?"

"BARDOCK!" Came a voice loud as a whistle and twice as sharp. Bardock cursed as, speak of the devil, Cumbera barreled through the group of bodies in the doorway. Bardock dropped Ryanna's hand as Cumbera took hold of his ear.

"Ow! Damn it woman let go!" Bardock pushed her off rubbing his ear. "The hell is your problem Cumbera?"

"My problem?" She glared sneering at him. "More like OUR problem! I'm pregnant!"

DUM DA, DA DUM! Lol Kakarott has come into play. What will be the outcome of this announcement? Only one way to find out.

Next chapter: Lord Frieza's Reign