Goodbye, Bardock

On Earth, Bardock and Gine looked at their two grown sons, still in a daze. After some explanation from Goku and Bulma, Bardock realized that he had actually been resurrected. Thinking back to his days of hard labor in Hell, he felt a pang of sadness.

Bardock glanced at Goku, who looked almost exactly like him, and smiled with satisfaction.

More than twenty years have passed in the blink of an eye, and the child he personally sent off Planet Vegeta has grown up.

"Raditz, how come your strength is so much weaker than Kakarot's? With your talent, you shouldn't only have this much fighting power." Bardock looked at his two sons and suddenly frowned.

Raditz stammered, unsure how to explain, then lowered his head in shame and recounted his experiences over the years.

Upon hearing this, Bardock's face instantly contorted with rage.

"You bastard! Your mother and I told you where Kakarot was, hoping you would take care of him in case something happened to us. But instead of taking care of your brother, you went and stormed onto Earth! If Kakarot weren't strong enough, would you have bullied him?!"

Bardock's tone was extremely stern.

"I wasn't clear about your original plan. I thought you sent Kakarot out on a mission," Raditz explained in a low voice.

"I think you've gotten used to doing evil with Vegeta, and you've taken our words for granted. If you really cared about your brother, you wouldn't have wasted more than twenty years." Bardock had already guessed what his eldest son Raditz was thinking, and he couldn't help but feel even more disappointed.

He had served so many years in Hell, and he knew that committing too many evil deeds would not end well.

He was unhappy when his eldest son was assigned to Vegeta's team, and sure enough, Raditz followed Vegeta and went astray.

Raditz chuckled awkwardly, not daring to respond to Bardock's words. When he learned of the destruction of Planet Vegeta, he truly hadn't considered going to find his brother.

Gine Raditz being berated by Bardock, Gine quickly tried to smooth things over. Then, she looked at Goku with a pained expression. Her youngest son had had a tough time all these years, growing up alone on a strange planet! She smiled slightly when she noticed Bulma and Bulla beside Goku. This daughter-in-law was really beautiful, and her granddaughter was very cute.

"I can't believe Kakarot is all grown up now, and even has a child. What's his name?"

"Grandma, my Bulla."

"This name sounds nice..." Gine's face was full of smiles as she quickly pulled Bulma and Bulla to chat.

Gine was even smaller Bulma and had a more youthful appearance. Although she was already the mother of two sons, Saiyan actually started families very early, so in terms of actual age, she wasn't much older than Bulma —her eldest son Raditz was only five years old when Planet Vegeta was destroyed, so she was just as young as Bulma.

The two of them standing together didn't look like mother-in-law and daughter-in-law at all; they looked more like sisters.

"Hahaha, Bardock, long time no see..." Paragus laughed heartily.

"Uh, you look familiar, like I've seen you somewhere before." Bardock paused, not recognizing Paragus.

"I am Paragus. I met you a few times when I was working in the Royal Capital."

"So it was you. King Vegeta had declared you dead outside, but I didn't expect you to still be alive." Bardock thought of Paragus, who was a high-ranking member of Planet Vegeta.

"Hmph, those were all lies from King Vegeta. He was afraid that my son Broly would threaten his and his son's rule, so he plotted to exile us..." Paragus roared angrily, and then recounted what had happened back then.

After learning about the situation, Bardock expressed sympathy for Paragus's plight.

Paragus smiled wryly and said cheerfully, "But it's all in the past now. I'm doing just fine, while that bastard King Vegeta is suffering in Hell. He brought it all on himself."

After a pause, Paragus said, "The main reason I came to Earth this time was to deal with your son's matter. Now that you have been resurrected, why don't you come back to Planet Sadala with me? It's the Saiyan homeland, and it's in dire need of warriors like you."

"The Planet Sadala?" Bardock's reaction was the same as Raditz's.

Paragus then explained the situation on the Planet Sadala.

When Bardock learned that there was another Saiyan planet in the universe besides Planet Vegeta, he was incredibly surprised. After learning about the strength of Planet Sadala, he didn't feel the same fear as Raditz; instead, he felt a surge of fighting spirit.

"As expected of the toughest warrior on Planet Vegeta, his spirit is truly admirable!"

Paragus exclaimed in admiration, then glanced at Raditz and Goku. Both were Bardock's sons, yet the difference between them was so vast.

After chatting for a while, the group arrived at Goku and Bulma's house. Bulma served them a sumptuous meal, all cooked by Bulma's specially made kitchen robot. The dishes were delicious and visually appealing, and Bardock and the others ate to their hearts' content.

"Bardock, your eldest son needs to be disciplined properly; he's really a disappointment. Fortunately, this time he offended Earth, a planet protected by our Planet Sadala, so the Kami of Earth gave us some leeway and allowed me to handle it personally. If it were any other planet, given his arrogant nature, he would probably be dead."

Paragus picked up a chicken leg, eating it while giving instructions.

Bardock put down his teacup and said seriously, "Raditz has indeed gone too far. I will keep a close eye on him."

"Yes, we'll hand him over to you after the headquarters planet punishes him. Don't worry, our home planet has a small population, so we won't kill him, but he'll definitely suffer some physical pain."

"As long as he doesn't die, you can do whatever you want with him. It's time to teach him a lesson. With only three thousand combatants, he's already so lawless. He doesn't even know how he'll die in the future."

Bardock looked at him with disappointment and frustration.

He had no idea, of course, that if the plot hadn't changed, his son would have only had a combat power of a little over a thousand and would have died on Earth.

"That's right," Paragus said with a smile.

"..."

Raditz, hiding in the corner, suddenly felt a chill run through him, shivered inexplicably, and sniffed, having no idea what cruel future awaited him.

Just as the group was chatting and laughing, a light suddenly flashed in the room, a subtle ripple appeared, and a figure appeared in front of Goku and the others.

"Master, you're here!" Bulla blinked and called out in a clear voice.

"Roland!"

"Lord Roland."

Goku, Paragus, Broly, and the others quickly stood up and greeted Roland.

Roland smiled faintly and nodded at them, her gaze lingering on Bardock and Gine.

Well, Bardock's energy is about 20,000 combat power. This resurrection was a remodeling of his body, so his energy didn't increase significantly. Gine's energy isn't very high, but it's still about 700 combat power.

P. S.: To clarify, "Bardock's Chapter" is a sequel to the anime special "Dragon Ball Z: The Final Battle of One Man." This anime is a promotional anime accompanying the game "Dragon Ball Heroes," and is not canon. Furthermore, "Dragon Ball Z: The Final Battle of One Man" conflicts with the storylines of Akira Toriyama's "Galactic Patrol Jaco" and "Dragon Ball Super: Broly."