Timely Arrival

Chapter 7: A Super Saiyan's Wrath

"You... You're the son of zat Saiyan filth who took out my team and stole our scouters aren't you?! Tell me where you're hiding zem or it won't end well for you!"

Goten responded to Salza confused, "Huh? You mean the guy who looks like my dad? Burdock isn't my dad! And hey, if this Cooler guy is Frieza's brother, why hasn't he been to Earth to get revenge or something, already?"

Salza was annoyed at the child's questioning, but he decided to humour him regardless. "Lord Cooler and ze Cooler Force are stationed on ze other side of ze universe. He did not bother to look into his brother and father's demise, as he did not really care for those two very much. Cooler was secretly ze strongest out of ze three of zem, anyway. He never disclosed his fifth form to his family - They were weak and careless, unlike him! He rules his section of ze universe, comprised of 256 planets, with a firm hand!"

Goten looked surprised. "Huh? 256 planets? So he's a huge deal?"

"Yes, you dim-witted small fry!" Salza shouted.

Bardock, after overhearing Salza's whole explanation, descended, landing in front of Goten and Salza. "Hey, brat, he's one of Cooler's elite goons. Gimme a sec."

"You!" Salza pointed at him with a rage-induced glare. "You've come back for more, Saiya- Guh?!"

Goten watched with fascination as Bardock swiftly vanished behind Salza and hand-chopped the back of his neck.

It only took a second, like he said.

"Wow! That was really fast! You're good!" Goten beamed at him.

"Hmph." Bardock tried to ignore the child's praise. He had received enough of that on Planet Plant already.

"No wonder you were fighting Frieza's brother for so long! You're so strong. You gotta spar with me sometime, Burdock!"

"Ugh..." came a groan from Salza.

Bardock remarked, "Looks like I didn't hit him hard enough."

As soon as Salza regained consciousness, he found himself pinned down by Bardock.

"Alright, clown. How did you escape before?" Bardock demanded with a sharp tone.

"Zis is how, you rotten egg!"

He stabbed him in one of his arms with a ki-blade. Salza then tumbled away from Bardock, only to be met with the fiery eyes of Goten, who pointed at him with a scowl on his face. "You hurt Burdock's arm! You're straight-up nasty, especially since you like working for Cooler! I think you need... another nap!"

"What can some child- Gah!"

Goten kicked him hard in the forehead. Salza was out like a light. Again.

Bardock turned to Goten while holding his arm. "You've got a lotta power, haven't you, kid? I want you to go find his two other friends and give them the same treatment. We can't have 'em interfering and helping Cooler. Got it?"

"Ooh! I get it, Burdock, sir! But is your arm okay?" Goten inspected the appendage with concern.

The older Saiyan sighed. "It's Bardock. And I've had much worse than this. Think you can handle the other two I just mentioned?" Bardock asked impatiently.

"Yeah! You bet, Mister Bur- uh... Bardock, sir! See ya soon! Tell Trunks what I'm doing, okay?" Goten saluted him, jumped into the air confidently and then flew off to scour the landscape with his arms stretched out.