Sailor, don't kill me for this. It was a freakin hectic month and I was pretty busy with TDS so you'll have to excuse me for this. :D To everyone else, here's the long-awaited update.
There was a long and awkward silence. Father and son just stared at each other in wonder. That would've lasted for another long moment, but King Yemma decided to break it with a cough.
"Goku, what are you doing? Can't you see I'm busy?" he said.
Said saiyan shot him a bright smile. "That's exactly why I'm here! I don't wanna have my dad to be sent in Hell at such a deep level. He's too nice of a guy." And then, Goku slung one arm around Bardock's shoulder and pulled him close to him, smile ever unwavering.
As for Bardock… he still had his usual stoic expression on his face and his posture was as stiff as a statue.
"Wait, Bardock is your-" King Yemma flipped around his records for a moment then looked back at the duo. "Right, how could I forget? Especially with that uncanny resemblance."
Goku beamed. "Well then, the two of us will be off! Have a nice day!" With that, he placed two fingers onto his forehead and they disappeared.
"Goku you can't just-" But they were already gone. King Yemma slapped his forehead. "That man…"
Meanwhile on the Grand Kai's planet, Goku and Bardock reappeared. The older saiyan lost his footing from the sudden arrival and nearly fell face flat on the ground if it weren't for his fast reflexes. His arms shot out to catch himself just before the fall, then flipped forward so he landed on his feet.
"What was that all for?" Bardock demanded. He hadn't meant to sound rude or annoyed, but it was all so surprising. Goku flinched visibly from his sharp tone, and the father immediately regretted the way he said.
"I just… saw that… King Yemma was going to send you to Hell… so I thought…" he swallowed, sounding rather nervous.
The saiyan warrior's tone softened. "I didn't mean to come off as rude, just was wondering."
"Ahhh… okay then." Goku's expression brightened quickly. He stretched his arms out like giving a hug and said, "Welcome to the Grand Kai's planet! This is where all the best warriors come if they're worthy enough. They'll continue to train even in the afterlife."
On the cue, a blue-faced figure rushed to them. He had a very angry expression on his face and pointed a finger at Goku. "Don't run off like that again," he scolded.
The Earth raised saiyan scratched the back of his head. "Sorry, King Kai. But-" he pointed at his father.
The North Kai's eyes widened. "Oooooohhh… helllooooo Bardock! You're those strong, silent people, aren't you? Ehehehehe." He began to chuckle at his own joke.
Ummmm… Bardock blinked. What? What was so funny about the fact that he didn't talk too much?
Goku leaned toward him and said in a loud whisper, "Don't worry, dad, King Kai always make nonsense jokes no one gets. You'll get used to it."
"Ummm… okay…?"
"What was that!" King Kai yelled out. "I heard you, Goku! I heard you I heard you!"
"Is it just me or is this place a little… whack?" Bardock mumbled to no one in particular. Now, what was he supposed to do? After a few minutes of watching the Kai chase his son around in circles, he got very bored and sat down, leaning against a ripe fruit tree.
He listened into the distant sounds of other warriors training on this planet and drank in the tranquility. Was this how the rest of his life, no afterlife, going to be? If only there was another place… with more adventure… He heaved a sigh. Of course not…
There happened to be an apple sitting right next to him. An evil idea popped into his mind and he took it into his hands, weighing it. Then with blinding accuracy, the saiyan threw it at his son.
It hit the target, and the poor apple exploded into pulp, which smeared all over Goku.
"Awww… dad, why did you have to do that?" he whined.
Bardock just laughed. "A good warrior would never let his guard down. If that had been some dangerous ki blast you would've gotten wounded quite badly."
Goku grinned and got into a fighting stance. "Oh really? You want a fight?"
The father jumped up and got into a defensive pose. "Why not? Bring it on." Smiles spread across both of their faces. It's in their blood to fight, and especially exciting, as they never fought each other before. It definitely made to the list of the weirdest reunions.
The fighting began… and was broken up several hours later by the Grand Kai for he feared that his planet wouldn't be able to take more damage.
~DBZ~
"Wait…" The Z fighters were preparing the inhabitants of Zorrei to go onto the saiyan ship. Yet, one saiyan that was part of Vegeta Jr.'s elites had piped up to state his opinion. "Why should we listen to that third-class saiyan?" he said. His nose was wrinkled together in disgust.
Jr. turned around to face him. "You want to defy my orders?"
He sniffed. "Not necessarily. My King, I personally think it's quite stupid. We don't even know if he's telling the truth."
Jr.'s eyes twitched in annoyance. "I trust him. Those are my orders. You follow them," he said in a clipped tone.
"Welllll…" the saiyan drawled, "I don't really have to, do I? I could just beat you and take the throne."
"WHAT?"
The elite smirked. "You have what, like, one-third of the people on your side? The rest are on mine."
"Says who?" Jr. shot back. Like magic, many of the saiyan survivors shimmered into view behind the elite with stoic expressions.
"The… hell?" Gohan muttered, very confused. He got into a fighting stance, knowing that there was a high possibility of a fight breaking out. Jr., apparently thinking of the same thing, did so as well, and the rest of the Z fighters followed their example.
And in a split second, a vicious fight broke out. There was no dragging of the fight, because they all knew there was no good in doing that. Gohan and Jr. immediately jumped into super saiyan two, not wasting any time to knock out all the saiyans that opposed their king.
The Z fighters held on their own pretty well, too.
Blows were exchanged, stray ki blasts flew all around, the entire place was chaotic. All the while there were only three minutes left before Kuriza will destroy the planet in a blink of an eye…
In the middle, Gohan suddenly stopped and his head snapped up. He looked at the night sky and silently counted in his head on how much time was left. "NO!" he yelled.
Everyone paused in their actions in what they were doing.
"Huh?"
"GET IN THE SHIP! GET IN THE SHIP THE PLANET'S GONNA BLOW!" he yelled out again. Guess who didn't move? The saiyans on that saiyan's side. All others quickly scrammed and got into the ship. Jr. and Gohan were left with them.
"Tarotto, are you sure?" one of the saiyans hesitantly asked. Tarotto did not respond, but simply shot a ki blast at the speaker and blasted him into bits of ash.
"Hey!" both Jr. and Gohan shouted out. They stared wide eyed at Tarotto's act of cruelty.
"How... how could you just kill him like that?" Jr. said in a dangerously low voice, glaring at the elite. His fists were balled together. "He was a loyal soldier."
"Not loyal at all if he questions me," Tarotto replied loftly, waving his hand in a casual manner.
Gohan shook his head in disdain. "Let's get rid of them quick. We have a minute left."
Jr. nodded in response. "Now… go!" he said, and both of them charged and attacked in perfect synchronization. The saiyans were all caught in surprise and were taken down quickly, falling like dominos, all except for the close group around Tarotto.
Suddenly Jr. took a step backwards and pulled Gohan with him.
~DBZ~
"Thank you for telling me this, Uncle," a purple and white alien spoke in a smooth voice. His eyes were hard as he stared from his spaceship onto the planet known as Zorrei. Another alien, who was the same species as him but green and white, smirked.
"Kuriza, I suggest you to act now," Cooler said. His nephew nodded and floated to the opening in his little hover chair. He followed.
The hatch opened with a hiss and they flew out, meeting the empty space.
Kuriza lifted his left hand up and held up his index finger. A ki blast slowly began to form… and it became the size of a large mansion much quicker than Frieza could ever do. With a tilt, the dangerous energy flew at a rapid speed toward Planet Zorrei without mercy.
It sank into the surface of the planet and disappeared. There was a second, then it exploded into millions of dust and debris. There was a bright flash of light that made all the watching soldiers cover their eyes, but Cooler and Kuriza looked on without any problem.
Kuriza was laughing madly, his hands wrapped around his abdomen. Cooler did nothing than smirk. Now, all the saiyan scum should be gone, he thought.
Or not… in the distance, a tiny speck of a ship from their distance sped away from the destruction, unknown to any onlookers.
~DBZ~
Jr. was on his knees, shocked at the destruction. All those brave and proud warriors of his race… were gone. "No…" he muttered, "this can't be happening…" The saiyans were decimated to a small number of seventy or more, and by the hands of Frieza's son.
Was this their fate to always be in the brutal family's grip?
Tarotto was a good warrior. He hadn't noticed that everyone else on the ship was behind him, and they were all on their knees with their heads bowed in prayer.
Jr. did the same and began saying, "God, or whoever that controls the fates of our people and all other creatures in this universe, hear my plea. Those were excellent and loyal people who had followed my family's command. I ask you to bless them, don't give them a horrible afterlife.
Please save their souls. Honor them, for they have done many great things for this place. Let them have a second chance. Wash away their sins and let them start anew. Hear my prayer. Hear all of our prayers. Amen."
"Amen…"
~DBZ~
It must've been a strange scene. Colorful paper flowers were floating absently where Planet Zorrei once was. Every one of them was folded with care and accuracy. They were done by people on the ship, to honor the lives lost…
^.^ Hope you enjoyed it. Yeah, since there's only like… three people still reading, that's why the updates are starting to slow. :D But anyways, thanks for still following this. ^.^ I may be starting a rewrite of NWiS sometime soon, so… yep. Next update is Forbidden. :D