THE FATE OF THE SAIYANS
GRANOLAH'S REALIZATION
Caulifla: GAAAH!!
Caulifla shouted in pain as Granolah threw her through a building, followed by several blasts
Granolah: What's wrong? My attacks aren't invigorating you anymore?
Caulifla: Oh, screw you too!
Granolah blasted Caulifla more and more before disappearing and reappearing behind her, keeping the heel of his boot on the back of her neck. Caulifla's hair returned to her normal black
Granolah: What's wrong? No more quips? No more Super Ego or whatever you called it?
Caulifla: *weakly* Ultra Ego...
Granolah: That's right... The universe is proving me right since fate has clearly decided you Saiyans are doomed to die...
Caulifla: NOT QUITE YET!
Caulifla grabbed Granolah's ankle
Granolah: GET OFF OF ME!
Caulifla: Fate can kiss my ass!
Granolah: LEARN...
Granolah swiftly punched Caulifla in the face
Granolah: TO REALIZE...
Another punch collided with Caulifla's face
Granolah: YOU'VE LOST!!!
Granolah went in for the final blow when Y/N flew in, punching Granolah away
Caulifla: Y-Y/N?
Granolah: You again? Still on your feet, huh?
Y/N: You alright, Caulifla?
Caulifla: Sort of...
I quickly turn my head as Granolah charged at Caulifla, looking for a vital blow.
Y/N: SORRY ABOUT THIS!
I shove Caulifla back with all the strength I could, sending her flying out of harms away
Granolah: Lucky timing? No... how did you react in time?
Y/N: I've got a read on your whole targeting-our-vitals thing. It's not gonna work on me anymore
Granolah looked at me in disbelief before laughing.
Granolah: A read, you say? Thanks for the laugh, but I'm calling your bluff.
Y/N: Wait!
Granolah: What? Gonna beg for your life? It won't work
Y/N: I know what happened here. I know what happened to your people
Granolah: Going to enlighten me with my own history? I don't wanna hear it-
Y/N: Muezli.
Granolah's eyes widened
Y/N: Your mother, her name was Muezli, right?
Granolah: YOU DON'T SPEAK HER NAME! HOW DO YOU KNOW THAT?!
Y/N: I've seen things, visions, of what happened to your planet. Your tribe possessed red eyes specialized for sniping. The Saiyans were instructed by Frieza to take them all out, in fear that the Cerealians would be a threat to the Frieza Force. During the carnage, you and your mother took shelter. In that building right there, correct?
I point to the destroyed church
Granolah: Yeah... yeah, that's where it happened. What does that matter?!
Y/N: Because! You were saved! You and your mother were spared, by a Saiyan!
Granolah: LIAR!
Granolah punched me in the face, knocking me to the ground
Granolah: THE SAIYANS KILLED MY MOTHER!
Y/N: NO! NO, THEY DIDN'T! MY GRANDFATHER SPARED YOUR MOTHER, CHOOSING TO SAVE HER!
Granolah: If that is so, how come I have no recollection of this, huh?! I remember almost every detail of that day, why don't I remember that, huh?!
Y/N: M-my grandfather... Bardock... he carried you and your mother to safety, you had fallen unconscious by then... He carried you to a hut in the mountains... an elder Namekian lived there, right?
Granolah backed up in shock
Granolah: HOW DO YOU KNOW ABOUT MONAITO!?
Y/N: Because he was there! Bardock left you in his care...
Granolah chuckled
Granolah: See... I know you're lying because if that was true, MONAITO WOULD'VE TOLD ME! I-
Granolah stopped as his ship landed down nearby him. Everyone turned to see Monaito step out of the ship.
Caulifla: A Namekian?
Granolah: M-Monaito?! What're you doing here!? Why do you interfere?! Let me finish them off! I JUST WANT IT TO END! I NEED THIS TO BE OVER!
Monaito: You've gotten some facts wrong, Granolah. What the boy here speaks... it's all true.
Granolah: WHAT?!
Monaito: Forty Years Back, the one who actually saved us... was indeed a Saiyan named Bardock
Granolah: T-that can't be... a Saiyan was our savior?!
Monaito: We Namekians got on well with the Cerealians, living in peace and helping each other out as good neighbors should... Until.. one fateful night, lit by a full moon. They came out of nowhere... There weren't many of us Namekians and Cerealians to begin with, so their invasion went off without much of a hitch. I soon found myself the last surviving Namekian on the planet. And the Cerealians didn't fare much better. I hid the Dragon Balls at my hut when Bardock walked in, holding you in his arms.
Granolah: Th-that means... I'm only alive thanks to this Saiyan's mercy?!
Monaito: Yes... I'm sorry for keeping this from you for so long.
Monaito looked at me
Monaito: You... You claim to be Bardock's Grandson?
Y/N: Yes. I am.
Granolah: This is the grandson of the one who saved me?! H-hang on! What about my mother?! IF BARDOCK SAVED US, HOW COME MY MOTHER DIDN'T SURVIVE!?
Monaito: Well... y'see...
Granolah's shoulders slumped, these answers he wanted all of his life were right in front of him and Monaito hid them from him.
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40 YEARS EARLIER
Bardock left Muezli and Granolah with Monaito and tried to leave the hut
Monaito: Wait up, Bardock.
Bardock: Huh? What is it?
Monaito: Let me see that arm of yours.
Bardock looked stunned but nodded as he saw the blood dripping down his shoulder. Monaito helped him to a nearby log to sit him down. Monaito got to work as Muezli looked at her savor curiously. After a moment of healing, the scar on Bardock's arm healed
Bardock: That's something new. Never knew Namekians could do that.
Monaito: The really gifted ones can even restore your energy in the blink of an eye. Takes me all I've got to heal up a little scratch.
Bardock: Gifted or not, you did me a solid. Thanks for that.
Muezli: B-bardock, right?
Bardock turned to see Muezli
Bardock: Hey, you should be resting up.
Muezli: I-I know... but seriously, what is your ploy? You're a Saiyan, you invaded our home, why save me?
Bardock sighed
Bardock: You reminded me of my wife. When you chipped my armor and shot my shoulder, that look in your eye, reminded me of her.
Muezli: Is that really all it took?
Bardock: No, no it wasn't. Needless slaughter, it ain't my thing. But if we disobey orders from Frieza, we suffer the consequences. He's killed for less.
Muezli's eyes softened
Bardock: Some Saiyans take pride in taking life, but not me.
Muezli: You saved my life and my son's life. You're... not like the other Saiyans...
Bardock: Maybe not... Your son, is he resting up?
Muezli: Yes... You said you had two sons, what're their names?
Bardock: Raditz is my oldest and Kakarot is my youngest, in fact, he hasn't even left his incubator yet.
Muezli smiled
Muezli: Back at the church... that other Saiyan, what would you have done if he saw me?
Bardock: I dunno, I couldn't kill him, I'd be deemed a traitor if I did, probably knock him out.
Muezli: And saving us doesn't make you a traitor?
Bardock: Oh, it most definitely does, but I don't plan for anyone to find out-
Bardock's scouter began to beep loudly
Bardock: Someone's near
Monaito: What?!
Bardock walks forward, hiding behind a tree. Upon peeking out, he spotted Elec, Gas, Oil, and Macki
Bardock: Tch! The freaking Heeters!
Monaito: Who might they be?
Bardock: They act as intermediaries for planets that Frieza has conquered. Simply put, they're brokers. Guess they've set their sights on this planet.
Monaito: Treating our planet like something to be sold...
Bardock sighed before listening in to the Heeters
Elec: Perfect. The Cerealians and Namekians are out of the picture. Get word to the Sugarians and start negotiating a price
Oil: Sure.
Macki: We're gonna fleece 'em good, right, Elec? An arm, a leg, and then some?
Elec: Uh-huh. Once we've spruced this planet up, I won't sell it for less than a hundred billion pol.
Oil: What about the cut for the Frieza Force?
Elec: Toss them a tenth of the total.
Macki: Easy money for us!
Elec: Most of Frieza's people are just in this business for the carnage. Battle-crazed diehards without the brains to know a planet's true value.
Bardock: *whispers* Bastard...
Elec: As long as Frieza himself doesn't catch on, we're golden.
Macki: Unlike his goons, he's got brains and a power level that's off the charts. We'd better watch our step.
Gas: One day, we will reign supreme over the Frieza Force.
Elec: Right you are, Gas.
Muezli approached Bardock and Monaito, to listen in as well
Elec: The Heeters won't triumph over Frieza with might but with wits, wealth, and intel. Our day will come eventually. The Heeters aren't destined to serve that nasty lizard forever.
Bardock: They're plotting to betray Frieza...
???: A SAIYAN!!
Bardock, Monaito, and Muezli quickly turned to see Granolah awake, screaming in terror. Monaito used some of his power to sedate Granolah
Monaito: Your boy's fine, Muezli. Just taking a nap
Bardock: That stupid little... Why'd he have to shout like that...
Elec: Is someone over there
Bardock: Dammit... QUICK! GIVE ME YOUR ROBE! We're gonna have to put on quite the act to fool these guys!
Bardock quickly instructed Monaito and Muezli to act like wounded survivors. As the Heeters approached, Bardock wore Monaito's robe, standing overtop both Monaito and Muezli
Elec: A Namekian and a pair of Cerealians? And who might you be?
Bardock: I was just about to slaughter these survivors I spotted.
Elec: Ahh, one of Frieza's goons. Get on with it then.
Bardock stood still
Elec: Well? Having second thoughts?
Bardock: Actually the Namekian used some strange power. Maybe it's worth checking out before killing him.
*BANG*
Bardock gasped as Elec pulled out his blaster and shot Muezli in the chest
Monaito: MUEZLI!!!
Elec: There you go. Kill the kid and take the Namekian, and make it quick
Bardock clenched his fist, the gravity of the situation making his blood boil. He was too slow, now Muezli was dead and Granolah was an orphan. Bardock roared in anger, attempting to blast the Heeters, but Gas put up a barrier to protect them. In that moment of confusion, Bardock grabbed Monaito, Muezli, and Granolah and flew off
Oil: Some nerve, that guy!
Elec: What's really going on? Is he working for Frieza or not?
Macki: What now? They gave us the slip!
Oil: Might've been eavesdropping!
Elec: This could put us in hot water.
In a nearby crater, Monaito tried and failed to resurrect Muezli
Monaito: So sorry, it's no use... My power ain't enough to save her.
Bardock sighed in defeat
Bardock: Dammit... What's gotten into me?
Monaito: What's your next move?
Bardock: The Heeters are bound to come looking for us...
Elec: They have to die.
Gas: Let me do it. All three will perish by my hand.
Elec: Oh? Fine, get it done. Make sure this mess is dealt with before Frieza arrives, Gas.
Gas: Of course.
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PRESENT DAY
Elec: A trip down memory lane? Of that day 40 years ago. The one you fought back then was a Saiyan, right?
Gas: Yes.
Elec: I get it, in a way, your own revenge is tied up in this.
Gas: I will not suffer such indignity ever again. I have grown strong
Elec: You sure have, but...
Elec looked fondly at the first Dragon Ball they had collected
Elec: Never hurts to have insurance.
END OF CHAPTER 92
BSG OUT