Paragus opened his mouth, then burst into tears first.
An old man who had endured more than forty years on Planet Vampa, his shoulders shook as he cried like a child. He had been tough his whole life. Acid water had not broken him, monsters had not killed him, and even his son's madness had not crushed him. But now, when Son Goku asked what he remembered, the breath he had held for over forty years suddenly gave out.
After crying for quite a while, he finally squeezed out a second sound from his throat.
"Baya."
The name was so soft it was nearly lost in the wind. Goku did not interrupt. He simply crouched beside him and listened.
Paragus spoke in fits and starts. On Planet Vampa, the ground ran with acid water. One sip could burn straight through your intestines. Even stones left in the acidic fumes for a few years would crumble to slag. No living thing could survive there for long. Father and son had endured that hellhole year after year. Every creature they could fight was one less creature left alive. In the end, on that enormous planet, apart from them, only one living creature remained. It was fairly large, with green skin, but it had a gentle nature. Broly fed it a few times, and it recognized him after that, following Broly around all day. When he slept, it lay beside him and kept watch. When he went out to look for food, it followed along to help. Broly gave it a name: Baya. When he spoke of Baya, the old man's voice actually softened. In all those decades, this was probably the most human he had ever sounded.
"That was his first companion in his whole life." Paragus wiped his face. "And his