An isolated ship nears the atmosphere of a beautiful planet, floating in space peacefully, with no cares to what is happening between conflicting, destructive, power-hungry races. The inhabitants of this planet are all good people, kind-hearted, loving, caring towards every living thing, and fantastic hosts, who know how to organise parties. Their downside is their primitive technology, and basic combat skills. As they are peaceful, none of them know how to fight, meaning that they will be destroyed if battle ever erupts on the quiet planet. These people live on Yardrat.

As the ship nears its destination, frantic movement ensues from inside. Two Saiyans are desperately looking at a screen in terror. It seems to be two blinking dots, and a darkened round dot, far bigger then the other two comparatively miniscule specs.

“Shit, Bardock, that’s Frieza’s ship!”

“I know, calm down Korosu, we’ll be able to get out of this one.”

The two Saiyans were the victors of many a battle, the ones who destroyed Dodoria, and two of the very few survivors in an almost extinct race. Bardock and Korosu’s training had led them on the path to achieving ultimate power, but they weren’t there yet, not by a long way.

Thoughts spun through Korosu’s mind, frantically making his head spin, and giving him a queasy and groggy feeling. Bowing his head, he knows what he must do.

“We have to fight them, there is no other option”

“What? Have you gone completely mad? We can’t beat Frieza yet!” Bardock protested valiantly.

“You don’t have to come, I’ll lure him away, and you go to Earth.” Korosu replied in a callous manner.

“No, it would be insane to leave you alone against Frieza, especially with your unpredictable nature. I’m staying, and I’ll take Frieza on too!”

Korosu smiles at Bardock gleefully, as his eyes swell with a strange ferociousness, filling with white, almost completely making the pupils disappear. “I can take these bastards on Bardock, Frieza isn’t as strong as you think. I’ve heard rumours that his power is at around 500,000 maximum. I know I can win.”

“You’re strong, and brave, hell, you don’t even fear death, but I have a bad feeling about this, he is well over twice as strong as you.” Bardock argued.

“I don’t care. My technique is impeccable, I’m the strongest Saiyan alive, and I will avenge all of my people killed by that bastard!” Korosu sneered.

“But…”

“No buts Bardock. Listen, friend, I am going to do this, and if I don’t make it, then you can get to Son Goku. It’s the best way. If you still don’t agree, then I suppose there’s only one thing left to do”

“What’s that?”

“Kill you”

“What?!”

“Sorry Bardock, but if you disagree, I’m going to have to end your life”

“You’re power is about the same as mine, you’d have to fight me hard to kill me”

“I don’t care. Go or die.”

“I have no choice. Good luck Korosu. I’ll land, then you can distract them while I go to Earth to find Goku.”

“Thank you, I appreciate it Bardock.”

“Anyway, Earth sounds familiar…I don’t know why…”

“You’ll find out soon.”

The ship lands, and Korosu quickly springs out, and prepares for the imminent arrival of Frieza.

“GO, NOW!” Korosu screamed, as Bardock obediently obeyed his superior, knowing that Korosu was stronger than him, and he was determined to do this. As Bardock set off, Frieza began to land, but diverted his attention temporarily, contemplating on whether or not to go after the fleeing ship. Seeing what was happening, Korosu quickly launched a massive KI blast towards the windows of the cruiser, smashing them instantly. A couple of soldiers could be seen being sucked out into the depths of space, falling victims to the eternal loneliness that it gives away to anyone unlucky enough to fall stray without a ship or a line. The soldiers were wearing helmets allowing them to breathe, so maybe they had a chance of drifting onto some colonized planet, and being nursed back to health. The chances were minimal though, and besides, they were insignificant when compared to the would-be ruler of the universe, Frieza. Korosu was waiting for one man to exit the ship, and eventually he did.

It was an incredible sight, as Frieza put one of his clawed feet outside the ship, then took another one, and pushed away off the side. Before he could drift, he let off a seemingly effortless KI blast, allowing him to be shot onto the planets surface. Korosu could feel the intensity of the energy given off by Frieza’s mere presence, and it was then that he realized that he was only trying to fool himself, and there was no chance of victory. Frieza approached the pesky Saiyan with a menacing look on his face, obviously ready to cause a great deal of damage.

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The dusty ground of a battlefield on Earth grows dark, as the sun takes a breath and heads down for the night. A cold breezy chill spreads its way across what was once an epic battle, but is now only a collection of motionless bodies. Lying next to each other are Gohan, Krillen, and Piccolo, all completely drained of their energy after the fight. The body that seems to be missing though is that of the awesomely powerful Goku, who mysteriously seemed to disappear halfway during the fight, upon Zarbon tricking him, taking advantage of his naïve ways, and taking him out of commission. Using all of his energy, Gohan pulls himself to his feet, and begins to stagger towards a few of the many craters that littered the ground. His shadow shakes, barely visible now, and his eyes are half shut. He is obviously having trouble seeing, and walking due to the extent of his injuries, but he continues to walk on all the same.

Suddenly, a ray of light brightened up Gohan’s dull mood. He looked up to see his father lying on the floor, the top half of his GI torn, and covered in all sorts of cuts and bruises. With one swift jump, Gohan is bearing over his dad, grinning intensively. Goku smiles back, before his son collapsed on him, completely drained from the day’s activities.

“Well done Gohan, you’ve done well. I’m proud of you son” Goku said to his apparently unconscious son. Just as he begins to drift off himself, a huge noise emits itself from his left. It seems like a loud engine, which is followed by shouting. A smile wafts itself across the Saiyans face, as he realizes that Roshi is here, to help them all.