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Chapter 34 - Grandparents?

Bardock, having passed the amount of this drivel he was comfortable in bearing, grabbed Bosa by the back of his collar and held him at arm length. "Alright kid, start explaining, why did you mistake me for this papa you mentioned." 

Bosa, still crying, noticed the scar on the man's face, and tilted his head, confused. "Papa, why do you have a scar on your face?" 

"What? I'm not your papa kid. Now answer my question."

Bosa, really struggling to figure out what was going on right now, sniffed a couple of times. "What? But you smell almost exactly… Hmm, You look so much like me papa though." He turned and sniffed a little from the woman's scent. "Wait, huh? Why do both of you smell like my papa does?" 

Gine was starting to put things together, being a little smarter than the average Saiyan. "What's your Papa's name? Is it-" she started crying, then started to finish her question. "Is your Papa's name, Kakarot?" 

Bosa's eyes narrowed and the tears stopped. So my papa isn't dead… But who are these two that smell so much like him? And why do they know about that name? Could they be? "My Papa's name is Goku! That bastard down there is the one who started saying that name. He's also the one that killed me. Ripped me right in two by shoving his arm through my body." 

Bardock and Gine looked at each other, putting it all together with quite a great deal of ease. Though it was overwhelming to say the least. 

"My name is Bardock, kid, why don't you tell me this story." 

"Huh? I guess I can tell you. But why should I? Who are you?" And then in a little bit of a squirmish fit… "Also, my name's not, kid, it's Bosa! My mama gave me that name and that's my name, you got that, you Papa lookalike!? My name is BOSA!"

Gine, even though she had a hard time believing that Bosa was really her grandkid, she took Bosa in her arms and tried her best to giggle. "Bosa it is, my name is Gine. And I'm pretty sure you're my grandson. But what about your tail?" 

"Humph, before that, can you tell me what-" Bosa reached a hand out and collapsed the power ball, bringing it close. "What is this thing? That child killer, Raditz or whatever, used it to become this giant ape guy. It's definitely not a problem for my Papa, but that was difficult." 

Bardock spoke up a little nervous about it. "That's called a power ball. It's what allows a Saiyan to transform even without the full moon. It's used to take down entire planets. Having it used on you isn't normal." 

Bosa looked at the now tiny ball in his hand. "Oh, so it really is dangerous then… welp, I'm going to get rid of it. Bye bye ball." He threw the ball away and then blasted it out of existence. 

"Now, tell us the story. Starting with your tail." 

Bosa, feeling an odd comfort from these two, decided to trust them. This woman also smells a lot like my little sister. And so, he began telling the story of how his papa became his papa, only leading to Gine holding Bosa a little tighter and warmer, as if to comfort him. 

"Ah, my child's first child."

"It's not his kid."

"Who cares about all that? Kakarot raised him as his son. That's good enough to make him family." 

"Ugh, fine. I guess he's our grandson."

"Good, now that we're on the same page. Why don't you continue to tell us the story of everything that happened with your uncle Raditz."

"WHAT UNCLE! HE KILLED ME! SCREW HIM!" 

After some tears, Bosa managed to explain the whole event to the best of his knowledge. Ever explaining how he knew of the details he hadn't been there for. 

Gine was shaking with fury, not at Bosa, but at Raditz. She tried her best to comfort Bosa, though it was an odd experience. It wasn't too difficult for them to bond. 

"Sending Kakarot away was a good thing. He was able to live a life far away from Freeza's influence. But now…" Bardock turned golden for a moment and then back to normal. 

"Woah, what was that, Grandpa? Your power just spiked, that's scary." 

"It's Super Saiyan. I learned it a very long time ago. Way too long ago honestly." 

"Super? Saiyan? Hmm, I wonder if I could mimic that at all? The ape form was already pretty hard to mimic though… Maybe with some practice and training I'll pull it off." 

"Pfft, that'll be quite the task. But why would you want to do it?"

"So I can keep my sister safe. Why else? Do I need another reason?" 

"Oh my, you're too good. I wish I could see this family…"

Bosa, was about to mention something about the dragon balls, but he wanted to make sure they wouldn't be a package deal, in other words, leave Raditz here. Also there was another person arriving. 

"So this is what you two came out here for." 

"Shut up Vegeta. Go elsewhere if you know what's good for you." 

While this was the perfect chance, Bosa whispered to Gine. "If you could go back, would it be… Just the two of you?" 

Gine was a little surprised, though only because of the coming back aspect. "Honestly, I don't think he'd be a good fit. I also can't deny he is my son… But that just means I should be tough on him, he killed his own nephew, and even tried to burden his own niece with repopulating the race. I don't know… But it's not like it matters now, does it?" 

"Well, it may or may not. I'm not the only one who'll never forgive Raditz. Remember he's the one that killed me in cold blood. My Papa, mama, and sister would never allow him to breathe another breath." He explained. "They might just bring him back to life just to kill him again."

Hearing that, Gine got a bit scared for her son, even though it was quite an awful punishment… It wasn't as if it wasn't unwarranted. "Maybe it would be best to leave him here. If there is a way, then let's leave him here. This way my precious grandson isn't hurt so badly again." She nuzzled Bosa's cheek. 

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