Chapter Text
Age 737
Clouds ominously swirled around the sky as every Saiyan had stopped whatever they were doing to stare at a rather strange sight.
It was a gigantic red ki sphere, slowly growing in the skies above.
The Saiyans stared at it in utter confusion.
In a nearby meat distrbution center, a Saiyan woman looked up at the massive ki attack.
Her eyes widened in fear as she realized what was happening: The eradication of the Saiyan race was about to begin, just like her lover, the low-class Saiyan soldier named Bardock, said it would.
Gine ran outside, frantically screaming,"BARDOCK! BARDOCK! W-WHERE ARE YOU?!"
The woman asked some nearby villagers if they had recently seen the Saiyan soldier anywhere, to which they all replied no.
She breathed heavily, trying to keep herself calm.
The woman sighed and thought,"Bardock, where did you go? Please...I just need to know that you're alright."
Suddenly, Bardock landed right in front of her, holding a Saiyan pod above his head.
Not only was his armor damaged, but he was also covered in severe bruises and scratches, and he was panting heavily.
Gine, confused by his appearance, asked, "Where have you been, Bardock? And why do you look like that?"
He gently laid the pod on the ground and sheepishly replied, "Uh...it's a long story."
Bardock sighed and said,"But we don't have much time. Frieza's about to launch that thing any minute. Now get in the pod."
Gine stammered,"B-Bardock...I thought that we were just sending Kak-"
"I need to save you too! I can't let you lose your life as well!", interrupted Bardock.
Gine said,"But, Bardock-"
"Don't worry about me. I'll buy you some time.", he said with a smirk.
He opened the pod door, and the Saiyan woman reluctantly got in.
The door closed, and Gine placed her hands on the pod's crimson-tinted window, silently pleading for Bardock to come with her.
Bardock smiled and said,"I'm sending you to Earth to keep you safe. Make sure Kakarot grows up nice and strong."
Gine asked, "But what about Raditz?"
Bardock replied, "Don't worry about him. He can take care of himself."
As tears welled up in her eyes, Gine said, "Bardock...please don't go."
The Saiyan soldier smirked,"Hey, it'll be alright. Just stay alive for our little Kakarot."
He chuckled lightly, "Under normal circumstances, I'd never express my soft feelings verbally. But, since this planet's going out with a bang, I guess I might as well say it now. Gine...I love you."
Gine blushed, "Bardock, I-"
The pod finally took off before she could say anything else.
As the pod flew off, Gine saw Bardock fly towards the giant ki sphere, which was already coming down towards the planet.
Gine saw Bardock fire a massive blue energy wave in the distance.
The new attack held back the ki sphere, and just for a moment, it seemed like the Saiyan was actually going to win!
Gine saw Bardock fire a massive blue energy wave in the distance.
The new attack held back the ki sphere, and just for a moment, it seemed like the Saiyan was actually going to win!
That sadly turned out to not be the case, as the energy wave was quickly overwhelmed by the much larger attack.
Bardock screamed in agony as he was consumed by the fiery energy sphere.
Gine's body froze up in shock. Her expression turned to a mixture of fear, dread and sadness.
The poor Saiyan woman began silently weeping to herself.
Not only was her youngest son sent off to a distant planet, but her lover was now dead.
Gine knew that her oldest son would be alright, but as far as she knew, he probably wouldn't have any interest in traveling to Earth at this time.
Plus, Planet Vegeta was currently nearing its end at the hands of an insane madman.
However, even though Planet Vegeta wouldn't survive, she herself had to! Bardock said so!
She couldn't die like he did, and let her youngest son grow up without a parental figure in his life!
She had to see it through!
Maybe there was a chance of their family surviving after all!
Upon realizing this, Gine ceased her crying, wiped her eyes, and gained a determined expression on her face.
The pod flew off Planet Vegeta, and right in the nick of time, as the attack finally collided with the Saiyan homeworld. It erupted in a massive fiery explosion, and the one responsible for the horrific event, Lord Frieza, was sitting in his hoverpod, watching the whole thing go down.
Frieza laughed maniacally, and sighed in satisfaction at his accomplishment.
"I, for one, feel so much better now...", said Frieza as he grinned evily.
Kikono, one of the Frieza Force's top scientists, spoke up, "Um, my Lord, a space pod has just escaped the planet. Should we pursue it?"
The space emperor shook his head and replied, "No, that's probably just a harmless refugee. I have all the Saiyans I need, so I'll just let Zarbon and Dodoria take care of it later."
He smirked, "For right now, I would like to celebrate this occasion. Care for a glass of wine once we get back to the ship?"
Kikono stammered, "U-Uh, y-yes, my Lord."
The pair then floated back inside the Frieza Force mothership.
In the depths of space, the pod silently traversed through a field of stars.
Inside the pod, Gine sighed and leaned back on the pod's rather comfy chair.
She decided that, after arriving on Earth, she would find Kakarot, make sure he was safe, and finally settle down to live new lives, far away from the Frieza Force.
The Saiyan woman looked out the pod's crimson window, and watched the stars glisten.
After a few minutes, she slowly began falling into a deep sleep.
Several hours later, Gine awoke to the sound of the pod shaking and rumbling.
"Strange, that never happened before...", thought the former butcher.
The pod shook and sputtered again, causing Gine to hit the left side of the pod.
She groaned in pain and rubbed her head. The Saiyan woman looked outside the window once more to see that she was flying straight towards a purple looking planet.
The pod entered the planet's atmosphere, and soon landed onto a nearby field, creating a massive crater in the process.
Gine stumbled out of the pod, and quickly regained herself. She looked around to see where she was.
The planet had a periwinkle sky, lavender clouds, and violet colored fields with tall grass that seemingly stretched across the planet.
For some strange reason, there were also some gigantic, equine-like creatures with sharp teeth roaming the area.
This was definitely not Earth, not like how Bardock described it.
Gine began to wonder how she even got to...whatever this planet was.
She knew that the pod center back on Planet Vegeta usually had fresh pods available, and they were always in mint condition. Plus, there was nothing wrong with it's interior, so what happened?
The woman decided to examine the pod's exterior, and saw that there were various scorch marks on it, as well as a massive one on the right side on the pod.
Someone on the Frieza Force must've shot her down, but who?
It couldn't have been Frieza himself, as he had just destroyed Planet Vegeta. So, it might have been one of his men. If that's the case, who was it then?
As she pondered this thought, she heard shouting in the distance. Gine turned around, and she felt her heart instantly jump out in fear.
It was the Frieza Force mothership, and she saw various soldiers of different alien races being filed into a single line.
They were all commanded by two of Frieza's most loyal henchmen, Zarbon and Dodoria. Gine remembered Bardock talking about them one time, and how fearsome they were to the many races they encountered.
Even though it was hard to hear what they were saying due to being so far away, she saw Zarbon fly off with Dodoria, while the soldiers mainly stood by the ship.
The Saiyan woman deduced that these two henchmen were the ones that shot her pod down.
They were probably ordered to wipe out any remaining Saiyan that escaped Planet Vegeta (with the exception of the Prince himself, his guardian Nappa, and Raditz).
With a determined look on her face, Gine knew that she couldn't fall into their clutches.
She had to stay alive, for her little Kakarot, and for Bardock!