The Unbreakable Bond. (Edited Version.)

The News.

Reverberations of running footsteps were heard throughout the palace corridors, in haste guards opened the doors allowing one of the servants to rush into the royal hall. The servant approached the throne and went down on one knee in front of the king, guards who stood either side of the King kept their posture while glaring down at the servant.

"What is the meaning of this?!" King Vegeta glared down at the servant in distaste.

"I've come to announce a beta male has been born your royal highness" the servant casted his eyes down towards the floor waiting for any orders.

Whispers permeated the room while the guards exchanged a look of astonishment with the King as soon as they heard the announcement. Since their planet Sadala had been destroyed, there were only a few who migrated to the planet they now named after the warrior who is the King himself. There weren't many female saiyans to breed, so their numbers weren't as high since their battle against the Tuffles.

There were rumors that once in every thousand years a Beta male would be born who'd be able to carry offspring. These males were sacred, for they'd carry much stronger offspring compared to the females.

"Who's bloodline does this Beta male belong too?" a low growl reverberated from the King's chest as he asked.

The servant gulped at this he knew the king wouldn't be impressed with the answer, he raised to his feet and looked directly into the king's eyes."He's from low class warriors" the servant closed his eyes and drew in a deep breath, embracing for what was to come next.

"Low class?! — How's that even possible for them to produce a beta male, I thought it was because the higher classes' power levels are much greater, that only them of such class could produce a beta!" The king bashed his fist on his throne. "I wish to speak with the parents! Bring them to me immediately!"

The servant bowed and ran down the corridor to fetch the parents leaving the king sat rubbing his temples, while whispers of disbelief continued to be exchanged around him.

"Is everything okay highness?" One of the guards spoke up seeing the stress on the king's face.

"Do you have any idea how powerful the offspring from a Beta male will be?! Think how powerful they'd be if they breed with my eldest son!" The king smirked "Only thing is, the baby is that of low class" his smirk quickly vanished and he leaned back on his throne while stroking his beard, "I'll need to speak to the parents and check the baby's power level out myself before I come to a decision on future arrangements." He hummed.

The guards stared at each other and let out an audible gulp in unison; they knew the King's son Vegeta would have a few things to say about that. Even though he was only five years old, he certainly wasn't hesitant to voice his mind specifically against his father.

After having her vitals checked over, Gine was compelled to return to work just hours after giving birth. This was the norm, especially for lower-class warriors. Their babies would be placed in a nursery away from their parents for a few days to measure their power levels. If levels remained low, they were categorized as low class and were to become engineers or infiltration babies; where their survival rate was low only a few infiltration babies would return.

The servant ran down the street where lower class were busy working on their armor, they watched as the male rushed frantically to stop Bardock who was about to leave on a mission. Whispers resounded behind the servant, they knew news got out to the King about the beta cub. Royal guards immediately followed the servant and they besieged Bardock.

Bardock spun to face the servant who was somewhat out of breath. It was peculiar to witness a saiyan out of breath from just running. Of course this saiyan was merely just a servant.

"King Vegeta requests yours and Gine's presence immediately!" The servant demanded promptly as he caught his breath.

Bardock looked around at the guards and scratched back of his head, then let out a sigh. He knew not to argue back and followed as they fetched Gine.

Heading towards the palace, Gine and Bardock gave each other a look for they recognized why they were beckoned; it was no revelation the King would show an interest in their youngest. Gine's concern was due to the fact their son was born into a low warrior class would he just be seen for breeding purposes then executed once he could no longer carry. The double doors opened, a line of guards welcomed them either side of them and gestured towards the throne. King Vegeta seated on his throne glowering at both parents. 

The servant stood in front and bowed."Your highness, as you have requested. Here are the parents of the beta male."

Gine and Bardock got down to one knee with their eyes casted down to the ground.

"Well, who'd of thought lower class such as yourselves would gift us with something so rare" King Vegeta looked to one of the guards "did we have the reading of the little one?"

"It's low, however, it's slowly increasing your highness" the guard bowed in response
King Vegeta smirked. He got onto his feet tapping both parents on the shoulder to stand.

"Well, aren't you both very lucky. Your child will be mated to my eldest!"

Gine gasped, she felt sick at the thought of the king seeing her son as some breeder for his own selfish needs. The king noticed her facial reaction; it wasn't common for saiyans to have any emotions for their children, not how Gine was displaying.

"You see, Beta males create stronger warriors for us, just think of the power level of their offsprings when paired with an elite warrior such as my eldest!" The King declared with a pompous smirk as he sauntered back to his throne. "Your special cub shall remain with you at all times, he must be protected. Once he has hit maturity, he shall live here!"

"Would we be able to visit him still?" Gine inquired with a perturbed expression. She didn't like the prospect of setting up her son's future to breed with the king's son. Bardock nudged her as the king raised an eyebrow at her.

"Very rare to see a saiyan display any interest over their cub like you are presenting, perhaps I should have your offspring taken off you already"

"No, he remains with us till he reaches maturity. As you can tell my mate here has not long birthed our cub, she's clearly not thinking straight right now" Bardock bowed and glanced over at Gine, and gave her the 'snap out of it' look. Gine nodded, holding back her emotions.

"Very well, for the time being he and my son must not meet each other till your son has reached his maturity, then we will collect your son to stay here" the king sat back down on his throne peering down at the two low-class warriors. "You may be dismissed" he gave them a dismissive wave while signaling for the guards to escort them out.

Bardock bowed with Gine and grabbed Gine by the arm as they left the room and were escorted back to their home. When they arrived home Gine dropped down to her knees and threw her fists to the floor in exasperation, Bardock leaned over her to try to console her.

"What did you expect? Soon as we were told, he was beta, we knew exactly what his fate was!" He offered Gine his hand to help her back onto her feet. "This is the best thing for his future, he won't be out purging, he'll be looked after here!"

There was a knock at the door that grabbed their attention. Bardock let out a sigh knowing it was one of his comrades who was assigned to go on a mission with.

Bardock glanced back at his distraught mate and cupped his hand under her chin, he smiled when her obsidian orbs locked into his. "I got to go now, take care of yourself and please don't show your emotions if you want to have our son stay with us for a bit longer" he kissed Gine on the forehead before he left grabbing his bag and slinging it over his shoulder.

Gine wiped back her tears, she dusted herself off and headed back out to her work helping with any of the cleaning or butchering. She knew if she wanted to spend more time with her son before he moved to the palace, that she had to keep her emotions hidden.