'Where, where am I….Wa, what happened?' A half conscious man asked himself as he tried to pry open his feeble eyes, but to no avail. He didn't quite remember what had happened nor how long he was out for; in fact, he was sure he was dead…
'I, I…' His thoughts trailed off as he saw flashes of his dead comrades, troops, Freeza, and even planet Vegeta….
"I'VE GOTTA STOP HIM!!!!" He yelled before forcing his eyes opened and gasped at what he saw. Above him were tall lush trees that danced in the wind, leaves gracefully flying threw the air, and the sun shinning down upon his face. 'What the, where am I?!! There are no trees like this on planet Vegeta!!!' He then turned his numb neck to see all the animals that gathered around him to see if he was okay; a deer stepping forward and giving him a saddened yet protective look.
He stared mystified at the creature and wondered why it would care if he was alright or not. Usually they would run away terrified, but they didn't seem scared. Not knowing what to do, he just slowly moved his hand and placed it on its head. It closed its eyes at the touch before nudging him again and seemed like it was smiling.
'Such a fragile creature…' He smirked before slowly retreating his hand and sitting up. There were more important things to be done petting an animal all day, he needed to find out what happened to his planet… 'Something horribly wrong must have happened since I'm not in front of Freeza any more…' He looked around at all the life as if he was in some kind of dream. 'Am I dead?'
"Hey dad; mom said lunch is ready!!" Seven year old Gohan yelled as he waited for his dad to surface the water. Goku had arrived back on Earth a few days ago and Gohan tried to spend all the time he could with him. He knew Freeza hadn't finished him off despite what Vegeta kept saying. His dad was the strongest person in the universe, there seemed to be nothing he couldn't accomplish…
Goku flew out of the water and dragged a large fish that was ten times his size. "Hey Gohan! Looks like we'll be having fish for a while!!" Goku laughed before throwing the fish down next to the ecstatic Gohan.
"WOW!!! It's huge!!! I beat mom'll be busy for a while…" Gohan smiled as Goku landed next to him.
"That's for sure…Do you wonna help cut and clean it?"
"YA!!!" Gohan said excitedly before running to the house. "I'll go get our tools!!"
"Alright! Hurry back!!" Goku hollered back. He loved seeing his son's face light up with joy; it practically made his day…
'But still….' He began to tell himself as he couldn't help but feel something was unfolding. 'I think our father-son day will end soon…'
'I guess I better check this place out.' The man said before slowly gettin up with the deer's help and walked sluggishly to the edge of the forest.
Where ever he went, the deer seemed to follow. It was as if he was his personal tour guide or protector… 'Or he thinks I'm someone else…' He looked ahead of him in deep thought. 'What's my name anyway? Is it…is it Bardock…' He asked himself before nodding. His name was Bardock, and he was part of a proud race called the Saiyans; he just hoped that they were still alive…
Bardock peered down the hill he was on to see a city not to far from where he was. Cars zoomed on by on the high way; people walked and jogged while others rode along on their bicycles. 'So there is life on this planet. But are they friendly?' He wondered before a biker saw him and stopped.
He gave him a weird look before smiling. "Hey, are you lost buddy?" Bardock looked at the 'alien' to notice that he was about nine or ten with long blonde hair. He seemed nice, but no one could be too sure…
"Uh, kinda. Where am I?"
"You're near West City. Were you separated from a camp or something sir? I would gladly call a taxi for you."
"A Taxi?" He asked as he wondered what that could be. Was it a monster? Was it a machine? Was it their leader?
"Ya, you know, a car that takes you where ever you want to go? Did you hit your head or something?"
'I guess I can go along with this…I would blend in a bit more…' "Ya, I think so…I don't recall much besides falling. I can't remember a thing…"
The boy gasped. "You lost your memory?!! In that case I'll call you one!!" Bardock smirked as his plan was working. The little boy quickly pulled out what seemed to be a communication device of some sort and began talking into it.
"Ya, on the 303…okay, okay bye." He then slipped it back in his bag and pulled something else out of his pocket. "They'll be here in a few moments. I was going to bye a video game, but I think you need this more then I do sir." The boy said innocently before pulling out fifty dollars. Bardock looked at it questioningly. "This is zeni. You can pay for the taxi ride and maybe a meal and some real cloths. What is that you're wearing anyway? – Never mind... Sorry I couldn't help more…" He trailed off before his face lit up with a smile. "Wait a minute?!! Are, are you the famous Martial Artist Goku?!!"
Bardock gave the boy yet another mystified expression. "I'm sorry, but I don't even remember my name."
The boy quickly smiled and held out his hand with a smile. "I'm glad I got to meet you; you saved us all from King Piccolo when you were just twelve!! Thank you soo much!!!" Bardock cautiously shook the boy's hand as a strange sensation filled up within him. It was as if he could feel the boy's weak power level and when the boy pulled back, he could scarcely feel it radiating from him.
"Well I gotta go; it was a pleasure to meet you!! The Taxi will be here in a minute." And with that, the boy speed off; a smile never leaving his face. Bardock watched the boy go off before a smile of his own formed on his face. 'Their species don't seem too bad…' He then looked down at his hand. 'But what was that I felt from him? Was, was it his power?' He pondered as he couldn't believe he could feel it without the scouter. It was weak, about a one point two, but still, just knowing that he could feel it astonished him.
The sound of something pulling up next to him snapped him out of his thoughts as he looked up. There he saw a small yellow vehicle pull up beside him and a man with crazed brown hair looked up at him from the driver's seat.
"Did the little boy call for you?" The man asked. Bardock nodded as he felt this man's energy too. It was just as weak as the boys, which surprised him. "Hop in the back then, I'll take you to the Hospital to get you checked out."
Bardock just nodded and jumped in the back. 'This race isn't one for fighting I guess…' He told himself as they headed off into the city.
Gohan and Goku cut and cleaned the fish in less then five minutes and returned to their house. Chi-Chi quickly cooked and served it for lunch.
"Thank you guys for catching the fish, we'll be stocked up for a while…" Chi-Chi thanked as she took a bit of it. Goku and Gohan smiled at each other proudly before at Chi-Chi.
"You're welcome mom!! We had a lot of fun didn't we dad?!!"
"You bet!" Goku laughed in between bites of the fish he gulfed down. Gohan laughed as he missed having his father there eating with them. He could hardly believe that his dad was really back…
"Now I hope you two know that after lunch, we're going shopping." Both Goku and Gohan froze where they were at and looked terrified at one another.
"Sa, shopping?" Gohan asked in a stunned voice.
"To, today?!!" Goku asked as he didn't even bother to take the fish out of his mouth. Chi-Chi just rolled her eyes at how dramatic they were being.
"Yes today!!! We're running out of food and both you and Gohan need more cloths. He can barely fit in them!!"
Gohan looked down sadly. "But they fit fine…"
"No buts with me young man; we're going and that's final!!" Goku and Gohan sighed; they HATED shopping…