Dragon Ball What If: Bardock Saved Planet Vegeta

A year without his Father...

AUTHOR'S NOTE: YOU MAY THINK GOKU IS GOING OFF TO FIND THE 4-STAR DRAGONBALL. BUT HE ISN'T BECAUSE G. GOHAN ISN'T DEAD THEREFORE THE 4-STAR BALL DOESN'T CARRY THAT VALUE. SO HE'S JUST GOING OFF TO EXPLORE THE WORLD, IF HE FINDS A DRAGONBALL "FINE" IF  FINDS STRONG GUYS TO FIGHT HE'LL BE FINE. HE'S VERY STRONG AND CAN TAKE CARE OF HIMSELF. HE MAYBE A LITTLE MORE ON GAURD NOW THAT HE KNOWS THAT SOMEONE WILL BE STRONGER THAN HIM AND HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO WIN AGAINST HIM  HE WILL WELCOME THE CHALLENGE. BESIDES G. GOHAN AND GINE (AND BARDOCK IF HE WAS THERE) WOULD ALLOW GOKU/KAKAROT THE FREEDOM TO EXPLORE. NOW FROM HERE WHERE DO WE GO. PRETTY MUCH THIS SECTION OF DRAGONBALL WILL REMAIN THE SAME GOKU WILL GO THROUGH ALL OF IT UP UNTIL HIS FIGHTS IN BABA'S BATTLE ARENA HE WILL STILL FIGHT GOHAN WITH A FOX MASK TO SEE HOW STRONG HIS ADOPTIVE GRAND SON HAS BECOME. ONCE THE LOCATION OF THE DRAGONBALL IS REVELED THEY HUNT THEM DOWN AND USE THE DRAGONBALLS TO REVIVE UUPA'S DAD WITH GOKU SAYING-

Goku: Hmmm... I understand Uupa, I have a Dad too... because of that right now I kind of know what it feels like to not have him around.

AUTHOR'S NOTE CONTINUE: REVIVE UUPA'S DAD.  WHEN THE DRAGONBALLS LEAVE GOKU HAS A BRAINWAVE AND SNATCHES THE 4-STAR BALL (MAINLY IT BEING THE ONE HIS GRANDPA FOUND AND IT COULD BE USEFUL IN THE FUTURE.) [BESIDES IN THE ORIGINAL TIMELINE GOKU UPS AND GRABS IT ANYWAY, ITS ALSO EASIER ON ME IF THEY USE THE DRAGONBALLS NEEDED TO LOCATE 7 INSTEAD OF 6 NEEDING A LOCATION FOR IT AND TO JOURNEY GETTING IT IS GOING TO BE A HASSLE FOR ME TO WRITE.] FOLLOW THAT UP WITH, TRAINING FOR THE SCARED DIVINE WATER. FINDING MASTER CHIN AND PARTICIPATING IN A MARTIAL ARTS TOURNAMENT AND HIS VICTORY A BIT MORE ONE-SIDED THAN HIS ANIME COUNTER-PART.  THIS ALL CULMINATES WITH GOKU TRAINING FOR THE 22ND' WORLD MARTIAL ARTS TOURNAMENT. WE WILL RESUME DRAGONBALL IN THE "DEMON PICCOLO SAGA". BUT FOR THIS PART LETS TUNE INTO BARDOCK IN SEARCH OF RADITZ.

<P.O.V.: Bardock, Location: New Vegeta> Date: Age 752, July 1st, Time: 6:00am.

I finally land on New Vegeta.

Noino: Oh B-Bardock?! How are you doing.

Bardock: Stupendous...!

Raditz: Hey there, Dad!

Bardock: Hey Raditz! How are you doing?

Raditz: Much better. I've been getting stronger. Say Dad let's talk a small bit.

Bardock: Yeah... I'm hungry let's go.

Raditz and I head home, we stuff our selves with food and Noino helping us with the cooking.

Raditz: So how's Kakarot doing?

Bardock: So far it's been a year... since I left Earth... but he is doing fine.

Raditz: Is it nice?

Bardock: Amazing... I lived in the mountains with your Brother, your Mother and a wise old man named Son Gohan. Oh that reminds me, humans tend to have two names. So your Mother and I have taken Gohan's last name as our own.

Raditz: "Son" hu...? I kind of like it...! Though its not very Saiyan...

Bardock: It just makes things easier on Earth.

Raditz: Fair enough. Father...

Bardock: So how have your trips been?

Raditz: Fantastic! I've seen all kinds of planets. Even though our old reputation preceded us in the years we've recolonized its gradually becoming easier to say "I'm a Saiyan" and for others not to fear us.

Bardock: Excellent. So how's King Vegeta and his Son?

Raditz: Prince Vegeta is awaiting to be crowned soon. King Vegeta is going to retire in a few more years.