Unexpected Fate

Cooler's Vengeance

Unexpected Fate

Chapter 20-Cooler's Vengeance

"You want us to take a break from training to do what?" Bardock found himself saying.

"To go camping!" Goku cheerfully explained.

It had been months since Bardock had the heart virus. Ever since that day, Bardock had met up with his son to train; however, since the darker visions had grown more apparent, he had started meeting his son less often than desired. Each vision he had from the alternate universe showed the reflection of the one he trained with and how brutal he could have been if he had never forgotten his mission.

"Kakarrot..." Bardock muttered. He was still feeling uneasy around his son; almost though he was trying to make an excuse to avoid getting to know him better.

"Come on dad," Goku smiled. "I rarely see you outside of training and besides, we could use that time to get to know each other better..."

"Mmm..." Bardock glanced down at the ground. How could he even see his son like this?

"Dad?" Goku questioned.

"Fine, I'll go," Bardock caved; knowing he couldn't avoid his son forever. He honestly wasn't in the mood to waste his time on something so trivial. 'I still don't see the idea of us sitting outside around some stupid fire... it sounds rather mediocre and lame...'

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The trip seemed uneventful thus far. Bardock sat on a rock farthest away from the small group that gathered and he used that time to think about his latest vision where he had seen his son attack him recklessly to the point he almost expected it anytime they spent time together. He had not told his youngest son of his visions because a part of him wondered if his son would resent him for such a thing.

'Why would Kakarrot want to indulge himself in such a trivial activity when we are supposed to be training for the damn androids?' Bardock thought silently while watching Gohan break apart a large trunk into firewood. He noted the boy's tail had grown back, but said nothing. 'Probably doesn't even know he has one.'

"Hey Gohan, bring the firewood over here," Krillin shouted. Gohan began to oblige before he suddenly froze; something grabbing his tail. Almost immediately, Bardock climbed to his feet and glared at the giant alien that caught his grandson's tail. Krillin in the meantime was knocked unconscious by a second man while the one that held Gohan began holding him almost though he were a stuffed animal.

"Let him go!" Bardock yelled at the giant.

"Hey, isn't this that monkey that killed Frieza?" the first alien questioned while holding Gohan by his tail. They completely ignored Bardock. "He doesn't seem tough to me..."

"Dore, you're holding him by his tail..." a third spoke while eating the stew. Oolong cowered behind Bardock; the warrior irked by the pig's behavior.

"If you are looking for the executioner of Frieza, you should try looking over here idiots," Bardock commanded. The three aliens who had ignored him previously glanced up at him.

"Hey Salza, doesn't he look familiar?" the second alien asked.

"Yeah, that's the one that stupidly went up against Frieza," Salza grinned darkly. "I was hoping to fight you one of these days."

"Seems you'll get your wish," Bardock crouched into a fighting stance. It was then an odd vision decided to randomly appear before his eyes.

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