Bardock woke up with a start. He could have sworn he heard some high pitched ringing, though as his senses cleared he could now vaguely recognize the sound as a voice—a very high-pitched and bubbly voice for that matter. He could tell it was talking about introducing him to everyone in town. He was never one for gatherings or things like that, so he decided to tell this person that a party was not needed or wanted for that matter.
Pinkie Pie noticed the odd stranger coming downstairs and, smiling one of her classic smiles, zipped right up to them. "Hello! My name is Pinkie Pie! you're new in town so I'm gonna throw a party for you! What kinda cake do you like? Do you like chocolate? I love chocolate! It’s my favorite!”
Bardock placed a hand in front of the hyperactive pony's face. "Let's slow down a bit, ok?"
"That's just Pinkie for you," Rainbow Dash said with a chuckle. She reminded him of his old gang member, Fasha.
Bardock sat down. "Look, I appreciate the gesture, but I don't need a party. I'm not good with parties."
Pinkie lost her smile a bit, her lip trembling beneath shining puppy-dog eyes. "Aww, come on! Just try! You've never been to a Pinkie Pie Party!"
Bardock looked at her, unable to deny that this pony's smile was contagious. He smiled and patted her head. "Fine, I'll go, but I want chocolate cake in return."
Pinkie Pie began bouncing around the room. "You got a dealaroo, buckaroo!" she said before bolting out of the treehouse.
Bardock sat there, shocked. This pony was definitely faster than Burter. "Anyway, who are all the others?" He looked over at Twilight, but both she and Rainbow Dash were sitting slack jawed at Pinkie's sudden speed.
Twilight shook her head and refocused. "Oh well, ahem, this is Rarity, Fluttershy, Rainbow Dash and well you already met Pinkie Pie." She smiled sheepishly.
Bardock nodded, leaning back on the couch until he noticed Rarity staring, "uh, something wrong?"
Rarity would stammer a bit before finally getting the words out, "Well you see darling your, attire, is a bit torn and tattered, not to mention those scars! I mean, what vile beast could cause such wounds!"
Bardock would close his eyes, remembering his encounter with death, the sensation of Frieza's attack, the burning. He would open his eyes again and breathe, "Yeah, I'm a little beat up, It's nothing though."
Rarity gawked, "NOTHING?! By Celestia excuse my rudeness but you look horrid! I demand you let me make you something new to wear! I can't in good conscious let you wonder around like that!"
Bardock could tell this wasn't a negotiation, she was just like Gine, always worried and insistent, constantly trying to clean him up when in the end he'd be injured by the next mission, he grumbled, "Fine, but I am not wearing some fancy outfit, either repair this or make something similar."
Rarity was a bit disappointed but she had to oblige, she could tell he was serious, "I understand, come along now! we have much work to do!" she said, leading him to her boutique.
Bardock was waiting patiently for his new armor, he had given Rarity his armor top so she could find the closest material to it, simply having his arms crossed, he waited until he heard the voice of Rarity call out.
"Finished!" Rarity said in a sing song voice, leaving her work area and placing the items on a nearby pedestal, "Behold! A true masterpiece! I was inspired by Celestia's royal guards armor, but the material was a bit odd, but I managed to find Materials durable and flexible enough to hopefully suit your likings."
Bardock walked over and looked it over, it definitely suited him, the colors were similar to his normal battle armor, she even made new wrappings for his arms and legs, "Thank you Rarity, I'll put this on now, anywhere I can change?"
"Of course! right over there dear!" Rarity pointed a hoof to a changing room near by.
Bardock entered the changing room and began to switch out into the new armor, it was definitely comfortable so that was a plus, He would soon exit feeling fresh and surprisingly relaxed, "Well, what do you all think?" Bardock would stand proud in his new armor.
Rarity beamed, "It looks amazing on you! I knew keeping the colors of your old outfit was the right choice!" She trotted forward and wrapped her hoof around Bardocks hand and began to lead him to the party.
Bardock was honestly surprised at how many ponies were at the party, he didn't expect such a gathering for someone like him, but he enjoyed it a little, he impressed Pinkie Pie with how much cake he ate, he honest had forgotten what most sweets tasted like, it had been quite some time for sure.
"How long has it been since your last meal Bardock?" Twilight asked, watching as the Saiyan kept eating.
Bardock with a mouthful of a cupcake mumbled, "Probably a few days or so." He continued eating as the 6 ponies in front of him stared shocked and confused.
"You're telling me that you haven't eaten in days and still have strength to walk around and all that?" Rainbow Dash said in awe.
Bardock finished eating his cupcake, "Yeah, we Saiyans are pretty tough, especially ones like me, Commanders must be on top of everything at all times, your squad comes first, and you focus on yourself later."
Twilight spoke up, "So you were a soldier?" she began to think of her brother and how he must be doing right now, she should really write a letter to him at some point.
Bardock nodded, "Yeah, me and my squad were one of the best there were" He trailed off, remembering their deaths, and Tora's last words, he may have failed to protect Planet Vegeta, but he at least kept his son safe and now he has a new world to protect. He thought back to his dream, Kakarot's words rang in his mind, he could be better, no, he will be better.
Fluttershy stepped up, "Where's the rest of you squad?" She said timidly, "I never got the full story so is it just you that was sent?"
Bardock clenched his fists, he couldn't blame the shy winged pony, but he was still upset, their lives meant nothing to Frieza, he breathed in then out and began to explain, "I wasn't sent here exactly, my crew was killed by the men of an evil tyrant named Frieza, in an effort to avenge them and save my people I stood up to him, but he was too strong, in fact he was so strong his attack sent me here, leaving the planet to explode, I'm just glad I bought time for my Son Kakarot to escape."
Fluttershy wore a look of sorrow, "How could someone be so cruel?"
Bardock stood up, "No worries, I'm sure there's no one as twisted as him in this place, either way I'm tired and tomorrow I wanna wake up early to get some training in."
Rainbow Dash flew over, "Wanna train with me pal? I'm pretty good at fighting."
Bardock laughed leaving Rainbow Dash confused, had she said something funny? was he doubting her?
"Listen, I may not have my scouter but I can tell you are not on my level, I've seen your speed on the way to this party and yeah that's impressive but speed doesn't always help with power." Bardock began to walk towards the door until he was stopped by Rainbow Dash
Rainbow Dash wore a look of determination, "Oh if you wanna go we can go! anytime! anywhere!"
Bardock smirked, "Really? Anytime? Anywhere?"
Rainbow Dash smirked back, "Yeah."
Bardock walked out the door and when he was in the middle of the road, he used his hand to beckon Rainbow Dash, "Come on then."
Rainbow Dash charged forward pushing Bardock towards a more empty area, she saw as Bardock lowered his arms, still wearing that smirk, she charged forward again attempting to land a kick but was caught off guard as Bardock grabbed her leg and threw her behind him.
"You know you shouldn't show off such an obvious attack, here let me show you how it's done!" Bardock yelled out as he charged forward before ducking down and landing an uppercut to Rainbow Dash's chin. "Heh, see you aren't even near my, huh?" Bardock stopped midsentence as Rainbow Dash got right back up and charged in once more landing two hoof onto his chest, temporarily knocking the wind out of him.
Bardock stood up, "More durable than I thought." He said holding his chest, "But can you withstand this!" Bardock shouted as he threw out a simple ki blast.
Rainbow Dash put her guard up and when she felt it hit it felt similar to how she felt whenever lightning stuck her, she gritted her teeth and when the dust settled she smirked, "See? we ponies aren't as fragile as you think Bardock."
Bardock smiled, "Seems so, Good, well that was fun but we should head to bed before it gets too late, see you all tomorrow." Bardock waved as he followed Twilight to her home, immediately laying in his bed as soon as he got to his room. Bardock sighed and as he drifted off to sleep he said, "I'm doing just fine Kakarot, I just hope you are too."
Author's Note
Bardock has been welcomed with open hoofs to Ponyville but what will this world hold for him now? Find out when Chapter 3 comes out! Meeting With A Goddess!
1. A Final Stand, A New Life
Bardock after suffering the loss of his crew, Tora, Fasha, Borgos and Shugesh, decided he'd change the fate of every living saiyan, Bardock, injured with his encounter with Dodoria walks sluggishly to the throne room, if the saiyans at the bar wouldn't listen, the king would. Bardock flung the doors open and stepped forward, "King Vegeta, you must listen to me, Frieza, he's going to destroy us all.", The air in the throne room went cold as King Vegeta stood up.
"You're a fool to imply that Frieza would destroy the majority of his own forces.", King Vegeta then looked over to his guards, signaling him to escort Bardock. "Have this low class saiyan brought to his home."
Bardock's eyes widened at this, "Me!? a fool!? You're the fool! can't you see?! he's using us!", with a growl, He then flew out the window, shattering it, as Bardock flew up to the atmosphere, he thought to himself, He would change everything, the fate of Planet Vegeta, the fate of his son, his own fate, and most of all, he would kill Frieza.
Bardock eventually encountered Frieza's soldiers, with every bit of his remaining power he fought them off, soon enough this commotion would force Frieza out of hiding, and it did, the Soldiers stopped fighting as they saw their leader in his space pod, glaring down at Bardock.
"And so the Legendary Super Saiyan has arrived.. how very unsavory.." Frieza hissed, unamused that a mere Saiyan would defy him.
Bardock looked up at the evil tyrant, smiling, "So you've come out of hiding, finally, I'll kill you!" Bardock charged forward, pushing soldiers out of the way and shooting ki blasts at the Emperor. Bardock's eyes widened as the blasts dispersed, Frieza floated, unaffected.
"Fine, I'll play along, but don't you die on me so easily.." on those last words, Frieza was already in front of Bardock, back handing him, sending the lone warrior flying backwards, "Now then, I shall force you to suffer like so many of you Saiyans deserve."
The fight was fierce, Bardock standing his ground, no matter how much it hurt, he kept fighting, he had to buy time for Kakarot, his youngest son, his oldest, Raditz was on a mission with the prince and the general, Bardock landed a swift punch to Frieza's face, sending him backwards.
"Hahaha, a decent effort, but sadly all too useless." Frieza sat back in his chair and stuck his hand out, firing a blast.
Bardock caught the blast, beginning to be pushed back, he then saw a vision, his son, facing off against Frieza, "No.. It must be me! ME!, You're dead.. You're.. DEAD!!"
Frieza looked at the struggling Saiyan with slight intrigue and fear.
"YOU'RE GONNA PAAAAYYYY!!" Bardock roared as he fired his own blast pushing it back to Frieza, the blast exploding, but revealing an unaffected Frieza.
"This.. will change.. everything!" Bardock began to charge a final attack, "The fate of Planet Vegeta, the fate of my son Kakarot, My own fate.. AND YOURS!!"
Frieza simply lifted a finger, charging a small sphere.
"This is your end!!!, GRAAAAAHG!!", Bardock threw the ki blast, but to his shock it was consumed by Frieza's rapidly growing Supernova. He was taken aback "What!?"
"Hahahaa! Farewell, Super Saiyan, and farewell to your entire race!" Frieza launched the attack, watching as it slowly descended onto Planet Vegeta.
Bardock wore a face of shock as he felt his entire being slowly being torn apart, he yelled out in pain, "UUUWAAAAAAAAHG!!!" as he was consumed by the Supernova, he had one last vision, His son, Kakarot, as a Super Saiyan, with Frieza trembling, Bardock smiled, and yelled out his sons name, "KAKAROOOOOT!!"
Frieza laughed manically, "AHAHAHAHA! Zarbon! Dodoria! are you seeing these lovely fireworks! how absolutely astonishing!" Zarbon and Dodoria watched in shock and fear as Planet Vegeta was destroyed and eventually exploded, leaving nothing but space dust.
Three fillies walked to the outskirts of Sweet Apple Acres, one was a sort of cream color with red mane and tail, another was orange with a purple mane and tail and the last one was pure white with a lavender and pink mane and tail, one of them spoke with a country accent.
"I tell you, I heard someone yellin out here ya'll!", Apple Bloom said "it sounded like it was near our clubhouse!"
Scootaloo spoke up, "What did it sound like?"
Apple Bloom then looked back at Scootaloo, now realizing she give all the details, "Well it sounded like a stallion screaming."
Sweetie Belle then began to look nervous, "If he's hurt what will we do? what if whatever attacked him is out there somewhere?"
"Don't worry, we can handle ourselves!", Scootaloo said faking a look of confidence.
Eventually the three fillies would find what they were looking for, They asked each other questions about who, or what they had found, eventually they would manage to bring the creature to their clubhouse, and while Applebloom, Scootaloo and Sweetie Belle were getting Applejack, the creature would wake up.
Bardock awoke with a start, "Kakarot!?", He said without much thought, he looked around, he seemed to be inside some sort of house, but this wasn't his home, in fact when he looked out the window he saw bright vibrant plants and trees, "Where am I?..", He stood up, and made his way outside of the home.
"What is this place?.. this is definitely not Planet Vegeta.." Bardock said under his breath, he then heard rustling in the bushes, he spun around to face the noise, "Who's there!? show yourself!" he quickly got into his battle stance.
"Calm yourself fella, no need to get antsy." A voice called out as an Orange pony made it's way through the bushes, "Allow me to introduce myself, My name is Applejack, I run Sweet Apple Acres not too far from here."
Bardock stood up calmly, "My name is Bardock."
"An odd name but it's nice to meet you, Bardock.", Applejack says with a friendly tone "Heh, looks like Apple Bloom's friend managed to patch you up."
"Huh?", Bardock looked at himself seeing cloth over some of his more major wounds, "I didn't notice until now, tell her I said thank you."
Applejack smiled as she led the strange being to her farm, "You can thank her yourself."
Bardock then saw three smaller ponies, the white one ran up to him, "Hey there, You the one who patched me up?"
"Yeah! did I do a good job?", She asked.
Bardock couldn't help but smile, "Yeah, honestly it's better than most medics back home.", he watched as she made a high pitched noise as she checked her flank but then became disappointed. "Something wrong?" he asked.
Applejack trotted forward as she began to explain, "These three are on a mission to earn their cutie marks, these marks on our flanks that show what our special talent is."
"I see, well..", Bardock patted Sweetie Belle's head, "You'll get it soon." He smiled.
Applejack then realized something, "You should go see Twilight, she'll have plenty of questions for you, besides, uh, we don't have much room here." she looked down sheepishly.
"I understand, where can I find her?" Bardock asked.
"Over at the Golden Oaks Library!, you can't miss it!", Applejack says, waving as Bardock began to walk towards the small town.
As Bardock walked towards his destination he thought about all this, was he dead?, is this some sort of Heaven? or is he alive and he's been displaced? if he's been displaced, that means Frieza has more power than he ever could have known, under his breath he mutters, "I just hope Frieza never finds this planet."
Bardock knocked on the door and saw a purple unicorn, she seemed shocked so he broke the ice, "Your friend Applejack said you'd have questions for me and maybe a place to stay?"
Twilight shook her head, "Oh um, sure come in!" she leads him inside, letting him sit on her sofa as she sat on her chair, "So um.. wow, where do I start? well, what's your name?"
"Bardock." He said simply.
"Interesting, well what are you?" Twilight asked curiously.
"Well." Bardock began "I'm a Saiyan, from Planet Vegeta, well used to be from Planet Vegeta."
"Used to? what happened?" Twilight asked, beginning to write things down.
"It was destroyed by an evil tyrant known as Frieza, I tried to stop him but it seems I failed, so either I'm dead and this is some sort of heaven or I'm alive and he's powerful enough to displace me to another planet." Bardock said looking down at his hands.
Twilight looks at him, understandingly, "Well I can at least assure you, you aren't dead, this planet's name is Equis, and you're in Equestria."
Bardock looked up, "I guess I have been displaced.. I've never heard of this place.. or this planet.."
Twilight flew over and placed her hoof on Bardock's shoulder, "Well I have an extra room you can stay in, it's getting late, go and get some rest, I'll write a letter to Princess Celestia."
"Who's that?" Bardock asked.
"Oh, she's the princess of the sun, she controls the sun and is one of the monarchs of Equestria." Twilight stated.
Bardock nodded, "I see, ok, I'll talk to you tomorrow." Bardock walked upstairs to the extra room, he entered the room and sat on the bed, he then laid down and slowly drifted off to sleep.
Bardock awoke on another planet, another vision, he was getting tired of this, he looked around the area until he heard a voice.
"Bardock.."
Bardock put his guard up, "Who's there! where are you?!" he then saw someone wearing an orange and blue outfit, his hair was like his "Kakarot?.."
"You know who I am, don't you?" the figure said.
"Yes... you're.. my son.." Bardock reached out, seeming so close yet so far.
"This is your chance to change, to be better.. than him.." the figure turned and as it did it turned into Frieza, laughing.
Bardock's eyes widened, "YOU!" He charged forward only to be blasted away "AAAAAAAAAAAHGG!!"
Bardock then woke up in a panic, "Just a dream... but.. You're right Kakarot.. this is my chance.. my chance to fight for something.. a chance to not be a conqueror.. a chance to just be a fighter to protect and better myself.." Bardock then laid back down and slept once more.
Author's Note
And thus begins Bardock's new life, how will he adjust to this new world, he'll just have to wait and see.
