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Chapter 3
Radditz ran back down stairs in his small suit of armor. He hugged Celipa and then Destinanaia. He then posed around for them to see what he looked like. Celipa had given him the armor for his birthday. "Thank you Auntie Celipa."
"Your welcome. Your daddy will be proud of the way you look." She smiled and then looked over to Destinanaia. Although she was smiling it was obvious that she was thinking deeply about something. Celipa knew what she was worried about. The rumors. There were many rumors that Radditz was being considered for the elite force. And that was something she didn't want to see. Children that were put in the elite force at such an early age grew up way too fast. And Radditz was only four. And when you were told that you were accepted it wasn't a request. You had to be a member. Her smile brightened a little as she watched her son perform different stances and styles of punches and kicks that his father had taught him. He stopped and looked up at his mother smiling brightly.
"Mommy! Do you think that one day I will be an elite?!"
"I don't know honey." His smile dropped a little, but it didn't disapeer. "Why don't you go show Daddy how you look? He is probably down in his lab."
"Okay Mommy!" His smile picked up a little and he ran over to the door and managed to open it. He then stepped in and shut it behind him. Celipa laughed a little and looked over to Destinanaia.
"What's wrong?"
"Just worrying too much I guess."
"What about?"
"Both Radditz and the baby." She stopped and looked down at her swelled stomach. Celipa looked at her a little confused. "I am afraid that those stupid elites are going to come and take my sweet Radditz away any day now. And then there is the baby."
"What's wrong with the baby?"
"It started kicking the other day."
"That is great!"
"No. It isn't nearly as strong as Radditz. Remember all that surgery I had done for internal damage? I don't think this one is going to do anything. It's kicks are like nothing. I thought Radditz was going to kill me. Now that was pain. I am so afraid that he or she will be so weak that it will be sent away to another planet. I feel as if all of my children are being taken away at such early ages. It just isn't right."
"Don't worry about it. Everything will work out."
"I am not so sure." For a time, life was very peaceful. It was just a month later though, that things began to fall apart. Bardock, Destinanaia, and Radditz were eating their evening meal. Radditz was talking about what he had done with his friends that day more than eating. Bardock and Destinanaia listened intently to everything he had to say. But they were interupted by someone knocking at the door. Bardock looked over to Destinanaia. She sighed and put down her fork to answer it. On the other side was a tall man that looked very much like her.
"Destinanaia? Is that you?"
"What the hell do you want Father?! If you think I am going back home, think again!" He started laughing really hard.
"You think that I want you back home?!" He laughed even harder. She punched him in the stomach to shut him up. He looked up at her with cruel eyes. "Your still the same bitch."
"What the hell do you want?!" Bardock came into the room to see what all the commotion was.
"What is going on?!"
"Is this your mate Destinanaia?" Her father turned on his scouter and read his power level as Bardock took Destinanaia in his arms. "Pathetic! He is only third class! If you had stayed loyal to me you could have had the best."
"Bardock is the best! I love him with all my heart!"
"Love?! Don't make me laugh. There is no such thing."
"You are to selfish to know what love really is."
"Shut your mouth! Do you even care as to why I am here?!"
"Yeah! Why are you here?!"
"As you must know your son Radditz has been chosen to become an elite warrior."
"And?"
"I have come to collect him."
"Like hell I will let you have my baby!"
"Mommy? Who are you fighting with?" Her father looked over to the child. He smirked and clicked his scouter.
"AH! Now you! You have a very high power level! Radditz, you have been chosen to become a member of the elite! What do you say?"
"You look... like me." Radditz looked up at him questioning.
"I am your grand father Destriaorio." Radditz's face lightened up.
"Grand pa!" He ran over and immediatly attached himself to Destriaorio's leg.
"Ugh! We will have to teach you knew manners. Get away from me. From now on since you are an elite, you no longer hug people or show any affection." He pushed aside the child. Radditz's eyes began to water up. He ran over to his father and hugged his leg. Bardock scowled at Destriaorio. He just laughed. "Anyway. It is time to go. Lets get moving Radditz. It is time for you to become an elite. Make your family proud."
"Proud?" The child nodded his head and removed himself from his fathers leg to follow his grand father out the door. Destinanaia grabbed onto his hand and pulled him close.
"Radditz, are you sure you want to do this?" The small child nodded his head. She pulled him close and hugged him one last time. "I love you so much Radditz. No matter what happens I will always love you. And I will always be proud of you." Bardock then kneeled down to Radditz's height and hugged his son.
"I love you Son."
"That is enough of this affection!" Destriaorio pulled Radditz away. "It is time to go. I will not have my time be waisted." He grabbed his hand and pulled him out the door. Destinanaia began sobbing as she watched her child be taken away to grow up. Radditz looked back only once, but he smiled at her when he did. She couldn't help but smile back at his bright face knowing that it would never be as happy again. She wanted to keep that picture of him happy in her heart forever. But after he left and was out of her vision, she broke down in tears. Bardock wrapped her in his arms and tried to comfort her, but nothing seemed to help. Everything that even reminded her of Radditz caused her to cry. Whenever she passed a toy of his lying around or a peice of his simple artwork hanging on the fridge she would begin to sob again. And then of course there was his room. She never went in there. Just passing the shut door brought back too many memories. Bardock on the other hand was not crying so much. Every now and then a tear came to his eye, but that would be it. He was always too worried about keeping Destinanaia happy. The baby would be born in a few months and in that short time she had to stay healthy. Giving birth to a Saiya-jin wasn't exactly the easiest thing. In fact he admired her strength to be able to perform such a mirical. But he didn't know if she could do it again. He knew that she had to keep her spirits up. But it was hard with Radditz gone. She was always dipressed and she wasn't eating enough. He knew that wouldn't be good for the baby she was carrying.
Bardock walked slowly out of the bar. Everyone believed that his team, his best friends had died, but no one believed his visions. No one did. He started walking home in hopes to spend time with his mate. He wanted to see her desperatly. She would believe him. She believed in his experiments and all of the work he had been doing. But strangely he couldn't sense her ki anywhere near the house. "The baby!" It hit him. She must have been in the hospital by now. She was due to give birth any day now. He blasted off not wanting to miss a second to the hospital not wanting to miss a second of it. When he got there he didn't even bother to check in at the main desk. He just ran down the halls to the room where Radditz was born. If she wasn't there then she was probably near by. But what was really bothering him was her ki. It was quickly dropping. He quickened his pace until he got to the room he was looking for. The doctor was holding a new born baby boy, but he didn't even notice. He just ran to her side. "Destinanaia!?"
"Bardock...I...I love you...don't let them....take away....Kakorroto." Bardock then noticed the baby.
"Don't talk like that Destinanaia. Everything is going to be okay."
"No. I have already accepted my fate." She smiled meakly at him before closing her eyes one last time. He stroked her hair crying.
"Destinanaia...please...please don't leave me. I can't do this with out you. Don't leave." He pulled her limp form close letting his tears fall freely. Kakorroto started crying. He quickly looked up at him. He scowled at the child.
"Sir. What do you want to do with him?"
"Send him away to take over some other planet. I don't have time for a brat!"
"What is his name?"
"Kakorroto."
"Great. Kakorroto will be sent to Earth. It is a small out of the way planet."
"Whatever." He walked out of the room holding back all of his feelings. He couldn't be seen as weak. He just slowly walked back to his house. He then climbed the stairs to his room and collapsed on the floor. He began sobbing over her death. He didn't leave the house until he had another vision. This one told him that Freeza was going to attack any day. At first he didn't care, but then he looked over to the picture by his bed. It was of him, her and Radditz. He was carrying Radditz on his shoulder and his other arm was around her. They looked so happy together. He had to protect his son. He had to go against Freeza. It seemed as if his whole world was being turned upside. First his first born was taken away to become an elite. Although he was proud that his son was an elite, he never wanted to see any children grow up so fast. Then his entire crew died. Then he began to see the future. A painful future. Then she died. That was the last straw. He stalked out of the hospital and to a good blasting point where he would meet Freeza head on. He was going to teach that son of a bitch a once in a lifetime lesson. Even if it meant his own death.
Freeza obviously was expecting something. From what Bardock's scouter could show, Radditz, Nappa and the prince were aboard the space ship. What he wanted to know was why the hell his son was on that ship. It only prevented him from blowing the thing up. And that made his job harder. He sighed as another vision began to hit him. This one was of a younge man who looked almost exactly like him standing up against Freeza. "Kakorroto? Could it really be?" He began to ponder this as he flew closer to where Freeza was. He stopped about fifty yards away. He began his speech to Freeza as he continued to think about it. ~Could this be all wrong? Should I wait for Kakorroto? No. Kakorroto will fail. I must do this, here and now.~ He charged up a blast and fired it at Freeza. Freeza laughed and fired his own. Only his was much stronger. So much that it threatened to consume the whole planet. He felt it rush through his body. Then he realized something. "Kakorroto. Yes. You will save us. KAKORROTO!" He closed his eyes as the blast consumed him.
When he opened his eyes again he was in a check in station of some kind. He looked around quickly very alert. He knew something wasn't right. People were lined up behind one another and when they got to the gate they were sent either up or down a set of stairs. He was quickly pushed into the end of the line. It seemed as if he was there for an eternity but eventually, he made it to the gate. He grunted and stared down the man working at the desk. "Name? Oh, it is you Bardock. Well, your case is being settled by the courts right now so just have a seat right there." The man pointed to a chair.
"More waiting?"
"Unfortunantly yes. They are trying to decide if they should send you to heaven or hell." Bardock just shrugged not really caring. He quietly moved over to the seat and sat down. He was angry. He was angry with himself for failing. But mostly he was thinking of her. He wanted to know where Destinanaia ended up. He didn't care where. He just wanted to be with her. A guard came over and directed him to another room. Inside was a large desk with five strange men right behind it. Behind that were two doors. One was black and the other was white. He was moved to the center of the room. The judge sitting in the center of the room looked down at him.
"Bardock. You case is hard to decide. Although all of the other Saiya-jins with a few exceptions went to hell you are different. You have done evil by purging several planets of all life. Yet that is it. Your good deeds equal all the evil you have done. You care about your mate, your child Radditz, and your people and planet. You even went against Freeza to try and save it. That is why your case is hard to decide..." Bardock wasn't even listening. He was still thinking about Destinanaia. "So we have decided to leave it up to you. Bardock! Are you even listening?!"
"Huh? What? Just tell me where I am going so I can get there."
"We just said that we would let you decide, but if you don't care..."
"Wait! Where is Destinanaia?!"
"So you do care. Well it is against the rules..."
"Does it look like I give a damn about your stupid rules!? Tell me where she is!"
"Be a little nicer or you will lose your choice! Now, before I was so rudely interupted..." He stopped to glare at Bardcok. "We will let you know only because you are the father of Kakorroto. Destinanaia is living in heaven. Though she is rather unhappy, but I would be too. You can go there through the white door." He nodded and screamed out next. Bardock couldn't believe what was happening. All his life he thought he would end up in hell. But here he was, walking through the portal to heaven.
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Author's note: So, did you all like it? I know what your thinking. Bardock should have gone to hell, but I didn't think that was right. I thought that Bardock had done a lot of good things too so he should go to heaven. Thanks! Please review! =^_^=
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