Improbables

Chapter 3

"Hya!" 7-year-old Kyira swings a leg up. Bardock throws an arm up to block and easily pushes the little girl away. "You can hit harder than that!" He snaps as Kyira takes a few steps back.

"P-papa?" she gasps.

"Hm?" She stands up straight and looks him in the eye.

"You're leaving soon, aren't you?" Bardock tenses up, caught off guard by the child's question.

"...How did you know?"

"I overheard you and Mama talking about it... Do you really have to go?"

"... Yes."

"Are Aunt Fasha and Uncle Tora going with you?"

"Yes."

"What about Raditz, me and Mama?"

Bardock sighs, walks over and kneels, putting both hands on either of her shoulders. "Kyira, I'll be gone for 5 years. I'm going to miss so much of both you and your brother's life, but I need you to take care of your mother and brother when I'm gone. You're strong, so strong that the King himself has put you in charge of keeping his son, the Prince, out of trouble and help teach him how to be a good King, so I have faith that you can do this, alright?" Kyira puffs up her cheeks poutily, narrows her eyes, and then nods.

"M'kay... But you better come back as soon as you can!"

Bardock chuckles. "Good." He stands back up. "Now then, run that move again, more power this time!"

3 weeks later

Kyira yawned and stretched as much as she could in the small space pod, feeling the effects of the sleeping gas wearing off. She glanced at a monitor by the door to see they were less than 15 minutes from Cebe. She pressed the com button with her thumb. "Up and at'em people. We're almost there." Two yawns and a grunt followed. Kyira frowned.

"Newbie, get up!" she barked. A soft snore replied. Kyira sighed. "Cover your ears boys." She took a deep breath. "WAKE UP!" Her shout echoed inside her own pod and in the microphone. Seira's cry of surprise made Kyira smile.

"HOLY FRIGGING CRAP!" Seria cried into the mic. "THE HELL WAS THAT FOR?!" Kyira heard Raditz's snicker and Nappa's deep chuckle.

"You got the special wake up call."she replied simply. She clapped her hands together. "Alright, now that everyone's up, breakfast is under your seats. Eat up, cause we'll be on Cebe in a few minutes." Several tearing sounds and chomping echoed in Kyira's ears.

The elder female reached under her own seat and pulled out a bag of dried meat and a canteen full of water. She tore open the bag and started gnawing on the tough meat.

"Don't forget you're scouter, Raditz." Kyira reminded her brother as she chewed.

"But Kyir~a!" Raditz groaned.

"No buts." She stopped him from complaining further. "You're not good at sensing yet so you need to wear it."

"But I'm never gonna get better if I have to wear it all the time!"

Seria tapped the com, the others all wincing slightly at the high pitched noise the system emitted. "What are you guys talking about? Do you not wear a scouter Kyira?"

Kyira sighed and shook her head. "Explain later, strap in kids! We're going in for a landing!"

The Saiyans pulled safety belts over their waists as the front of each pod was engulfed in flames. "See you all planet-side!" Kyira calls just as the com system shuts down with a fizzled click.