_________________________________________________________________________________________________________
After a long stream of flattery, Harry had Celari practically glowing with happiness.
To her, there weren't many people who truly mattered in her life — and Harry was the one she held closest to her heart. To put it bluntly, Celari already saw him as her other half.
After talking for quite a while, the two of them joined Gine to help prepare food.
Once the three had eaten their fill, Harry finally brought up the topic of exploring Planet Oyune.
These past few days, they had mostly been wandering around the nearby valleys — searching, in particular, for more Bloodfruit Trees. Unfortunately, aside from the one they'd already found, not a single other tree had turned up.
Maybe there was only that one. Maybe others existed, somewhere on another continent.
By now, they knew everything within several hundred kilometers like the backs of their hands. It was time to leave this primeval forest.
They weren't here to conquer, not this time — but since they'd come all this way, there was no reason to stay holed up. They wanted to see the wider world, to understand the people of Oyune firsthand.
Honestly, Harry knew they wouldn't be staying on this planet for long anyway. From the start, Oyune had only been a stopover. Once their exploration was done, his next destination was Earth.
The turning point would come with the news — the destruction of Planet Vegeta.
After some discussion, Gine and Celari agreed to his plan. Harry left behind a clone to guard their ship, then the three of them set off from the valley, flying far beyond the lands they'd explored.
While Harry's team ventured deeper into Oyune's wilderness…they had no idea that far away, on Planet Vegeta, everything was falling apart.
King Vegeta had gathered nearly all of the elite warriors in preparation for a final battle against Frieza.
Meanwhile, Frieza was quietly assembling his army. Over the past weeks, he'd recalled every Saiyan scattered across the stars on conquest missions.
His goal was clear — wipe out the Saiyan race in one strike.
Those who were stronger, those who might pose a threat, he had personally marked for execution by his most trusted lieutenants.
Among them were the pillars of Saiyan strength — warriors of extraordinary power and talent.
Somewhere in the depths of space, on a planet called Meat.
The world was a ruin — the ground flattened, everything torn apart by unimaginable force.Everywhere you looked, there was nothing but smoke and rubble.
Beneath one shattered heap, a figure lay buried, letting out a hoarse, soundless scream.
It was Bardock.
Just minutes ago, he'd fought fiercely against Frieza's elite soldiers.Though he'd killed them, he'd been crushed soon after by Dodoria's overwhelming power.
Buried beneath the wreckage, Bardock had barely escaped death.But that survival came with agony — physical and emotional.
As he struggled to move, his consciousness wavered. His mind drifted into chaos… and then, he began to see visions.
In front of his eyes, Harry appeared — together with Celari and Gine, arriving safely on Planet Oyune, exploring without trouble.
The vision shifted. He saw his son Raditz fighting desperately alongside Prince Vegeta's elite troops.
Then, another scene — Kakarot, his youngest, hurtling through space in a small ship… heading toward a distant blue planet.
He was seeing the future — a brief glimpse granted to him not long ago, after the Saiyans conquered Planet Kanassa.During that battle, a Kanassan had struck him with their "Spirit Punch," giving him this short-lived ability to foresee what was to come.
That same Kanassan had predicted the extinction of the Saiyan race.Just like the Kanassans themselves — crushed without resistance.
"Harry… Kakarot… Raditz… and… Gine!!"
Bardock's body jolted as he shouted the names, his mind snapping free of the vision.A surge of unknown power erupted from within him, helping him claw his way out of the debris.
All around him lay the bodies of his fallen comrades —Toma, Selipa, Totapo, Pumbukin…
His team. His friends.All slaughtered by Frieza's forces. He was the only one left alive.
"Damn you, Frieza!! We fought your wars, conquered your worlds — and you treat us like bugs to crush underfoot!" Bardock roared, trembling with fury and grief.
Dragging his wounded body through the wreckage, blood streaked his face, his eyes burning with rage.He'd once dismissed the Kanassan's prophecy as nonsense — but now, he couldn't deny it anymore.
Every uneasy feeling he'd had before was coming true.Frieza had already begun his purge. Next would be his home — Planet Vegeta.
"Good thing… I sent them away. Harry, Gine, the kids… they're safe.Now it's my turn. I'll handle this myself. I can do it. And King Vegeta's still out there too…"
He believed in the visions — and in them, his family was alive.
Standing before his comrades' corpses, Bardock clenched his fists. Ignoring the stabbing pain in his body, he buried them one by one. When it was done, he picked up a strip of white cloth — now soaked in blood — and tied it around his forehead.
"I'll avenge you all."
With that vow, Bardock limped toward his spaceship. He pressed a hidden switch, opening a secret compartment filled with healing fluid and medical supplies — his emergency stash.
Thank the stars he'd prepared them.They wouldn't fully heal him, but they'd restore most of his strength.
Without hesitation, he injected the healing serum and swallowed the medicine.Slowly, the pain faded, and his breathing steadied.
"Damn it… I didn't think Dodoria would be that strong. But next time won't be so easy for him." He muttered under his breath."My body… it's adapting. My power's rising…"
He glanced at his scouter — the numbers flickered rapidly.10,000… 11,000… 12,000… 15,000… 18,000…
The pain of loss, the struggle on the edge of death — it had pushed him past his limits.
At that moment, Bardock's power level was nearing 20,000.
A breakthrough — the kind Saiyans only achieved in moments of pure desperation.
If this were any other day, he'd be ecstatic. This was power beyond what most Saiyans ever reached.
"I wonder how King Vegeta's preparations are going… I need to get back to Planet Vegeta right away."
He started the ship and leaned back, closing his eyes to conserve strength.
Part of him wanted to reach out — to contact Gine, to hear his sons' voices, or to see if Harry was safe.But he knew he couldn't.
Especially not Harry.The signal had gone dark over a month ago. At first, Bardock had worried endlessly —but now, he felt strangely relieved.
It had to be that kid's doing.
"..."
______________________________________________________________________________________________________