Child of Destiny

"Oh, right, Lord Frieza, we received information from Planet Beast that it can double one's fighting power... This is the only signal we've gotten so far. As for the reason, we're still monitoring it," Berryblue added.

"Double fighting power?" Frieza blinked in surprise.

"It's possible they're just talking nonsense," Berryblue scratched her head.

"Do this: send a message to Vegeta and the others, tell them to return to Planet Vegeta immediately," Frieza commanded after a moment's thought.

"Lord Frieza, are you planning to wipe them all out?" Berryblue smiled.

"I don't know why, but I suddenly have a trace of unease..." Frieza frowned slightly, murmuring, "I feel like a Saiyan is growing strong... I wonder who it is!"

"Huh? Is it that Vegeta guy?" Berryblue was startled and quickly replied, "I'll have someone send them a message right now to return to Planet Vegeta immediately!"

"Whoosh!"

A small spaceship streaked across the sky, leaving a bright trail in the vastness of space.

Bardock and his teammate Leek were aboard the spaceship.

"You're saying Frieza summoned all the Saiyans back to Planet Vegeta?" Bardock frowned, a bad feeling creeping into his heart.

"Yeah! That bastard Frieza gave the order! It's the first time something like this has happened!" Leek grumbled.

"Take off your scouter before you start cursing, be careful they don't hear you," Bardock glanced at Leek.

Leek's expression changed, cold sweat trickling down his face as he quickly removed his scouter.

"We're almost at Planet Vegeta, it's been so long!" Leek sighed.

At this moment, they could already see the pale blue planet from afar in the starry sky.

"Yeah," Bardock nodded.

"After we finished conquering Planet Cereal last time, we should have gone back to Planet Vegeta," Leek sighed softly. "Instead, we went to that other planet, which benefited Soya and the others."

"It's nothing," Bardock smiled calmly.

"Look! It's Frieza's spaceship!" Leek suddenly spotted Frieza's spaceship hovering near Planet Vegeta.

"It's true... Why is it lingering here?" Bardock frowned, his bad feeling intensifying.

"Whoosh!"

The spaceship cut through the atmosphere and began to descend towards the surface of Planet Vegeta.

"Could that Frieza guy have some kind of scheme?" Bardock said grimly.

"Huh? How could that be? Hahahaha!" Leek laughed heartily, completely unconcerned.

The spaceship's hatch opened.

Bardock and Leek disembarked from the ship and entered a small town.

"Yo, Bardock, long time no see, you're still alive!" a Saiyan greeted them with a smile.

"Hey, do you know why they summoned us back?" Bardock asked.

"Who knows? They say they discovered a super-large planet and need a lot of people to take it down," the Saiyan guessed, adding, "Oh, and one more thing, I heard those guys from the Frieza Force seem to be asking around about Super Saiyans."

"Super Saiyan?" Bardock blinked. "The legendary Super Saiyan?"

"Yes," the Saiyan nodded.

Bardock said no more and headed straight for his home.

On the vast Planet Vegeta, the number of Saiyans was now only a few thousand, less than ten thousand.

Because the Saiyans were a warrior race, they were often out on campaigns.

And with campaigns came casualties.

Therefore, the Saiyan population had drastically declined by this time.

"Gine, I'm back!" Bardock returned to his home.

"Bardock!" Gine was immediately overjoyed.

The couple embraced each other warmly.

"It's quite lively on the streets!" Bardock remarked.

"Yes, everyone's back," Gine smiled sweetly.

"Where's Raditz?" Bardock asked.

"He's become a combatant and partnered with Prince Vegeta to go to another planet," Gine replied. "He's been gone for about seven or eight days... He should be back after dealing with things on that planet."

"Prince Vegeta?" Bardock paused, giving a dry chuckle. "Partnered with such a troublesome guy?"

"Raditz said that fighting alongside a genius warrior is the best way to increase his fighting power," Gine said with a smile. "Oh, and I heard that combatant named Soya is also in that team. Didn't Soya team up with you before?"

"Soya? That guy... he just likes to mess around... I hope Raditz's team will be alright," Bardock's mouth twitched slightly.

"Really? That messy?" Gine was taken aback.

"What about Kakarot? Is he still in the incubator?" Bardock didn't dwell on the topic of Soya.

"Yeah, he's been in there for three years. It's time to let him out. Do you want to go see him?" Gine pointed towards the inner room.

He arrived in the room inside.

Inside the room was a container filled with strange liquid.

Kakarot, only three years old, was suspended in the container, sleeping soundly.

"He's grown so much already," Bardock sighed.

"Yeah, he looks just like you, especially that unique hairstyle," Gine said, looking at Kakarot in the container with tender affection.

"After dark, I'll go get a spherical Spaceship and exile this child to another planet," Bardock mused.

"Huh? Why would you do that? And make him risk becoming an exile child," Gine asked, completely bewildered.

"This is for Kakarot's own good," Bardock said, his voice low.

"What do you mean?" Gine was even more puzzled.

"Frieza's conspiracy... I have a premonition of death!" Bardock bared his teeth, his mood growing heavier.

Cold sweat trickled down Gine's pretty face.

That night.

Bardock carried a mini spherical Spaceship, stuffed Kakarot inside, and set off into the night sky.

Gine followed closely beside him.

Upon reaching an open area, Bardock placed the Spaceship on the ground.

"Come to think of it, you're actually worried about your child. That doesn't seem like a Saiyan thing to do," Gine said, a little touched.

"Maybe I caught your naivety," Bardock replied.

Inside the Spaceship, Kakarot seemed to sense something, crying incessantly and patting the walls of the cabin with his little hands.

"Kakarot, stop fussing!" Bardock said.

"Bardock, let's run away together," Gine suggested, stepping forward to gently pat the Spaceship and making a funny face at Kakarot.

Kakarot grinned foolishly.