Dragon Moon Z! – By Ocramed
Disclaimer: SM, R1/2, DBZ and other properties belong to their respective owners.
Note: This story is a multi-genre story. C&C are welcome.
Special Note: This story is part of the SMST/TRT series, and is inspired by Team Four Star's Abridged Parody series.
Part 32: "The Story of Bardock Saga"
It's been a month since the incident involving Garlic Junior's attempt to take over the world known as Chikyuu, and all seems right in the world…
"I am SO bored," Gohan said, as he stops doing his home school homework.
Usagi, who was looking after her grandson for Chi-Chi, who was out grocery shopping, looks up from reading one of her romance novels.
"What is it, Gohan?" Usagi asked.
"I'm just so…bored, Grandma," Gohan said. "I mean, maybe it's just me, but I'm so used to, well, fighting."
"Ah," Usagi said, as she nods her head in understanding.
"You know what's wrong with me?" Gohan asked.
"Yes, I do, young man," Usagi said, as she sets her book aside. "You might be too young to understand this, but it's the Saiyan in you. Once you've been a warrior, it's hard to simply just walk away from that…in spite of the attempts that your mother to suppress it."
"Oh, I see…"
Pause.
"So, I was wondering, how did you manage to meet Dad?" Gohan asked.
"What's bringing this up all of a sudden?" Usagi asked.
"Well, with him missing, I don't have much in the way of learning my alien heritage," Gohan said. "I mean, I know that I'm human in one sense, but I know that I am also a descendent of a warrior race."
"That is true," Usagi said, as she sits next down to Gohan. "But because your father Goku had a head injury when he was a baby, he lost his aggressive instincts that are common in Saiyans."
"You mean…you dropped Dad on his head?" Gohan said in surprise.
"NO, Gohan. Your father simply had a fall on his head while climbing trees."
"Oh, I see…"
Pause.
"So, how did you come to adopt Dad anyway?" Gohan asked. "From what I know, great-grandpa found and named Dad."
"Master Gohan did find your father," Usagi said. "However, the irony was that we had met your father's real father, Bardock of Vegeta-sai, but didn't know it at the time…"
Pause.
"It was a few decades ago, back in the early days when I was still recovering from what the scientists of this company called 'Weyland-Yutani' had done to me," Usagi said. "Ranma was there with me just to keep me safe, so that the company could not recapture me for experimentation. And it was one day, while roaming the Uncharted Territories that we came across Bardock and his team…"
FLASHBACK!
"Huh," Usagi said, as she surveyed the ruins of the planet Kanansas, home to a race of psychics. She and Ranma were stopping at the planet in order to find a healer that could repair the emotional autism that the Moon Princess had suffered at the hands of the Weyland-Yutani Corporation. As a result, there was a slight disconnect between herself and her feelings.
"They all died," Usagi said. "What a shame…"
Ranma grimaced, as he looked at the burn marks.
"Definitely not artificially-produced energy," Ranma said. "Someone is clearly a martial artist of some sort-"
Suddenly, Ranma picked up a presence.
"Usagi, we have company!" Ranma said, as he and Usagi suddenly found themselves by humanoids…with monkey tails?
"What of it?" Usagi said drolly.
"Who are you?" said a tall man.
"We're just passing through, buddy," Ranma said. He could smell the blood on their hands, and rightly guessed that these people were responsible for what happened on the planet.
"Maybe we should interrogate these people just to be sure," said the fat one with the mustache.
"I'll take the handsome one," said the one who reminded Ranma of Akane.
"Um, I'm good," Ranma said.
"Why are we dealing with these idiots anyway?" Usagi said.
"You're calling US idiots?" said the balding one.
"No, I'm calling you an idiot, baldy," Usagi said.
"What?" the balding one said. "You take that back!"
"Make me."
"Why, you-!"
"Enough," said another, as he hobbles into the open. "We ought to get the hell out of here."
"Bardock, you know the procedures," said the tall one. "We interrogate to see where the subject comes from, in order to determine whether or not to invade his or her homeworld."
"As far as I'm concern, that can wait, Toma," Bardock said. "That psychic did a number on me, and I need to get back to base."
"If you say so…"
"I KNOW so. Now, let's get out of here."
With that, the one called Bardock turns to leave.
"You lucked out, girl," said the balding alien, as he turns away.
"Whatever," Usagi replied.
"And I was SO interested in interrogating the handsome one," said the female.
"We're not interested in you picking up guys, Selypa," said the fat one.
"You're just jealous that I'm not letting you come on to me, Mango…"
And then, they were gone.
"Who the hell are they, Ranma?" Usagi asked.
"Don't know, don't care," Ranma said. "Now, let's get the hell out of here…"
END FLASHBACK!
"And, that was that," Usagi said. "A few years later, we came here to Chikyuu, and found your father, when we came to visit Master Gohan. We then decided to get married, so that we could adopt Goku as our own son. The rest is history."
"Oh, I see," Gohan said. "But…how did you cure your autism?"
"Met a man named Riddick, but that's a story for another time…"
Fin.
Next Time: "The Episode of Bardock Saga"