π™°πšπšŽ 735, π™³πšŽπšŒπšŽπš–πš‹πšŽπš› 1𝚜𝚝, π™·πš˜πšœπš™πš’πšπšŠπš•, 10:37 π™°πš–

4 months had now passed with nothing much happening since Raditz became a member honorific of Team Legacy (the name they chose for their group) which consists of General Nappa : The advisor and mentor; Prince Vegeta : The leader; Aspara : The right hand and brawler; Komatsu : The left hand and strategist; and now Raditz : The honorific member and support

This morning however unexpectedly marked a new arrival in Aspara's family, which is the reason why her and Raditz were called out of their school in a hurry and were told to go in the hospital as soon as possible

Flying at high speed, both arrived in front of the hospital, they were gave the chamber's number which their mother were in and ran until they arrived into the waiting room, they sat on some chairs and waited for some time, at one moment they heard some shouting in her room which gave them the impression that their mother wasn't giving them a good time and that it was a good thing their weren't in the room with them…

Finally their father came to wake them up some time later after they fell asleep

"So… mother didn't pop, right?" It was the first thing Aspara asked him as she yawned and stretched herself, with Raditz doing the same

"No…? Why would- You know what? Nevermind. Yes your mother is healthy, she's just recovering, although I can't really say the same about the little guy…" Bardock replied as he looked at the door which his wife were at

"Why…? What's wrong with him?" Raditz added looking confused

"Do you know how long a Saiyan pregnancy is supposed to last?" Bardock asked the both of them

"Huh… oh! It's your whole sibling thingy right? Well, I think between the time you and mother did your thing and this sibling's arrival, 4 months had passed?" Aspara proposed as she tried to remember which Bardock simply responded with "Exactly"

"...Ok but I still don't understand the issue…" Aspara said, not really comprehending as Bardock released a sigh and as he tried to explain as clearly as he could "A Saiyan pregnancy should instead last about 19 to 21 weeks, and if the little guy is only at 16 weeks it means he should not have… Uh, how do I put this… 'come out' this soon, although don't worry he doesn't have any malformation or anything, it means however that he's not completely developed in his mental department yet, which is why he will need to stay in a life support incubator which in turn will give him everything he needs to finish his developpement until he's ready to go out in 1 month or so"

"...Will it have an impact on him once he's fully developed?" Raditz wondered and Bardock frowned as he answered "Unfortunately yes, his body will concentrate more on finishing his mental growth before it can focus on building his natural strength, and I regret to say that but 1 month will just barely be enough"

"What do you mean by that?"

"What I mean is while next month he will be fully developed mentally and physically like a normal Saiyan should be, his power level will not have progressed" Bardock said as he verified something on his scouter

"Which is…?" Aspara inquired as Raditz listened as well, he too wanted to know if he would stay the weakest of the family, because even if he's training, his power level is still only at 339 units at the moment, which means the chances are pretty low… but maybe if he hopes loud enough-

"2" Bardock simply stated, which completely broke both of their trains of thoughts and gave them mixed feelings

"But then it means that-" "Yes" Bardock interrupted "In one month time, when the brat is fully developed, he will be shipped into a peaceful planet called Earth for his trial like any of his Class should, and if he survives and succeed at either cleaning the planet or by achieving the 1000 Units, he will have the permission to come back with us"

Hearing this information made Aspara calm down, letting out a breath of reassurance "Alright at least we will not have him in our legs for some years, that's better than nothing" She then thought about something and winced, feeling a little bad for their parents "Although I presume mother didn't take the news very well didn't she?"

Bardock crossed his arms and let out a sigh "Of course not, didn't you hear the shouting? But it's not like we have any other choice, I tried to ask for a bypass but the King straight up refused, saying he already granted us many favors and that Aspara's case was a special one, the brat however fall into the trial category and the Class System is really firm about that, he also said we should be grateful that he didn't immediately shipped him while under-developed"

"The King was here?" Raditz asked

"Yes but he left before you woke up" Alright, at least she will not have to see his face at the moment, also she thought about something "Where will he go in the meantime if he needs a machine? Will he stay at the hospital or…?"

"No, he will come with us and we'll set a incubator in our house for him at her request" Bardock stated

After finishing explaining the rest, Bardock led the children into Gine's hospital room

As they entered, Gine immediately greeted them with a little "Hi" and a hand gesture while she held her newborn, still quite exhausted from the childbirth and screaming. Then, as the kids approached, she turned her attention towards Aspara "Sweetie, do you want to be the first to hold him? You're the eldest after all"

"Huh?" Aspara hesitantly approached the bed as Gine patiently waited for her to come closer and pick up her new baby brother "Is this necessary? I'm not really known to be delicate for this sort of thing–"

"Nonsense! I'm sure you're gonna be great!" Gine exclaimed as she slightly extended her arms in her direction so she could take him, without giving her much of a choice

Aspara reluctantly took the newborn in her arms while she tried to be careful to not make him fall by accident "This is awkward…" She muttered as she tried to place the baby in a good position, who wasn't even phased in the slightest by all of the ruckus as he shifted positions in his sleep without even waking up

After waiting a few seconds to make sure he wouldn't shift again, she took this opportunity to take a good look at him… and she could instantly comment that her parents apparently didn't have any inspiration for this one as he literally had the same damn hair as her father, although his skin is fairly less tanned then herself and father and more on par with Raditz and mother, which at least will make it easier to distinguish the both of them when he's older

Aspara then turned to her brother and handed him the baby "Hey Raditz, your turn"

"See? Was it really so bad?" Gine lightly taunted, which Aspara responded by rolling her eyes and ignoring the question as Raditz gave his brother back to Gine "What's his name by way?"

"Kakarot" Gine responded as she settled the baby "By the way, why don't you all come here and pose for a little family picture?"

Aspara sat down on the right side of the bed while Raditz chose to sit beside her, then Bardock positioned the scouter on a chair and set it on a 10 seconds countdown so he could join them on the opposite side

When the scouter emitted a *click, announcing it was about to take the picture, everyone chose to do different things: Gine simply smiled, Bardock chose to cross his arms and remain stoic like always, however, Aspara felt a little bit machiavellian and decided to take this opportunity to mess with her brother and jiggled her tail in front of Raditz's nose, which made the after effect of him sneezing and Aspara exploding in laughter, and in turn making Bardock glare at them both while Gine giggled as the picture was taken

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After being given confirmation by the nurses that Kakarot was in a enough stable condition to be transported out of the hospital, the whole family went back into their house and Bardock installed Kakarot into the incubator pod for the rest of the month

"-and there" Bardock said after he equipped everything that Kakarot needed and activated the fluids, which quickly flooded the pod's interior and made Kakarot float as he slept

"Father, I had a really interesting question that I wanted to ask, it's not really THAT important but I was always curious about it" Aspara addressed Bardock as he raised an eyebrow and simply gestured her to continue while Gine and Raditz were chatting in the background

Aspara took some seconds to organize her thoughts of what she wanted to say "Alright, so, hum, it may sound weird but why are you so nice and understanding with us?"

Bardock frowned, completely unprepared for this sort of question "What do you mean why am I so nice?"

"Well–" Aspara said, searching for her words "You train us, you give us tips in combat and everyday life things, you sometimes make me come on missions with your team and you even reprimand us if we do something foolish. Also you went as far as to argue with the King himself TWO times about your children's future… Every single parent I saw outside would not have done anything you did, like, besides Royalty, every other parent would not have lifted a single finger for their child, even your friend Toma let Komatsu do almost anything she wants, why are you so different?"

"I think it would be my fault" Gine interrupted in their conversation as she leaned against Bardock's torso, who in turn wrapped his arms around her and pulled her close "Because kids, I may not look like it but I was a fighter some time ago"

"Wait really?!" Raditz exclaimed baffled while Aspara blinked in surprise

Gine rolled her eyes while smiling at their expression "Yes, and believe it or not but I was also on Bardock's team!" She then finished this sentence by puffing up her chest in a proud manner

"Do I need to add that I had to go out of my way to save your ass from danger on multiple occasions?" Bardock lightly teased as Gine's face got a little red from embarrassment

"You did not need to add this part!" She said as she puffed her cheeks in a cute pout before releasing a sigh "But yeah… I was unfortunately too weak to be a fighter so I resigned and became a local cook, but it's not why I am bringing this subject" She then look at Bardock and hugged him "In the early days, Bardock was way more emotionally distanced than he is now, the only thing he cared for was training and climbing the ranks, being only a Low Class warrior, but then over time, as we and the rest of our team got to know each other, he managed to enjoy other things in life other than fighting, like hanging out in local parks, parties at the bar, fishing… I believe that in the end our influence changed him for the better and offered him many more aspects in life that he ever thought he would enjoy, and also the fact that saving me multiple times may have helped with our friendship, which as you surely could have guessed soon transformed into an actual relationship and here we are!"

"Well…" Bardock took the relay "I guess you now have your responses, also the last thing I wanted to add is that looking back at everything I did to the other races, I thought I might at least do some good with my children you know?"

"Oh don't you start with this blame thing again! You know as much as me that you can't change what happend, instead on mourning on the past, try your best to improve yourself in the present'' Gine said wisely which produced a little smile out of Bardock "Yeah, I guess you're right, let's drop the sad music and let's jump into another matter" He then turned towards the children "Alright brats, as Gine already knows, I will leave tomorrow on a big special mission with my team so I ask you both to be on your best behavior with your mother until I return, which will hopefully be before Kakarot leaves, is that understood?"

"Sure/Alright" Both children exclaimed at the same time

"Ok, now that's out of the way I need you two to help me pack my stuff for tomorrow morning, follow me"

πšƒπš‘πšŽ π™΅πš˜πš•πš•πš˜πš πš’πš—πš π™Όπš˜πš›πš—πš’πš—πš

After Bardock finished his breakfast and verified they packed everything he needed, he hugged his wife as she kissed him goodbye

"Don't do anything reckless while you're on this mission alright? I want to see you again in one piece" Gine ordered with a semi-stern voice as she hugged him

"Relax Gine, everything will be fine, we aren't newbies after all" Bardock said nonchalantly

"I know but… if even the Frieza army can't defeat these people–" "Its because there all incompetent" Bardock interrupted "The only ones that are worthy of being called dangerous are Frieza himself and the Ginyu forces, and Zarbon for some extent, so don't worry about us, we'll be fine"

"...Ok but still be careful ok?" Gine said as she looked at Bardock with puppy eyes

". . ." Bardock looked at her for a moment, then lightly kissed her before pulling back "Yes I will"

"Bardock you there…? We're gonna leave without you if you don't hurry up!" Toma's voice was heard from outside, coupled with "Hey father, you aren't gonna leave without saying goodbye to me are you?"

As Gine and Bardock went outside, they were greeted by the whole team, Komatsu attached to her father's legs and Aspara facepalming due to her friend's antics plus Raditz on the side waiting to say goodbye to him

"Good luck for your mission, although I wouldn't refuse if you could add me to the ride…" Aspara said hopefully, but was swiftly rejected by Bardock "Nope, sorry kiddo, it's a rather difficult mission reserved for very experienced fighters, maybe next time"

"...Ok, Where are you going that requires you and your team that is so dangerous anyway?" Aspara asked as she sighed in disappointment

"I think it's called Kanassa, it's a planet full of psychics that these morons in the Frieza empire wants for their rare capabilities, however these Kanassians were apparently kicking their ass so they called for our help"

"Bardock common! We're gonna be late on our schedule!" Toma exclaimed as he said goodbye to his daughter, who joined the siblings in the meantime

"Okok, Alright, like I said be good for your mother and I'll try to come back within the end of the month" Bardock addressed both of his children who replied with a collective nod, he and his crew then entered their pods and the last thing they heard from their children before flying into space was "Bye father!" "Goodbye father, goodbye Mr Bardock!"

πš‚πš˜πš–πšŽπš πš‘πšŽπš›πšŽ πš˜πš— 𝚊 πšπš’πšœπšπšŠπš—πš πš™πš•πšŠπš—πšŽπš

An alien figure is seen walking towards his comrade and suddenly stops to stand beside him, he looks towards his friend who is looking up at the sky "It's quite a beautiful night, is it not?"

"Yes, commander, but why do you–" "I'll be honest my friend" He did not stopped looking at the celestial body, which was floating aimlessly into the void of space, looking down at them

"The end is near, for all of us, and like it or not but… a new Era is about to begin"

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