A/N: Hi, everyone! This story was inspire by something truly undeniable and in the end you will know who that is. I've gone through a lot of changes in my life recently and I found one thing to always be constant. I hope you have a constant as well, and I dare you that reads this story to write a review...and maybe share your constant. This will be my final story, and I hope it's memorable.

The Boy and the Voice

By Leona

Prologue

A flood of bodies laid lifeless at the feet of the Terioken army, and still their thirst for blood had yet to cease. Vindictively they rode through the bodies searching out every home in hopes of finding one more soul to slaughter. It was a passion that burned in every Terioken's blood, and the only way to quench it was more blood.

Two large onyx orbs peaked out of the window of a small house not too far from the raid of warriors, fearfully. From the moment they had rode in he knew exactly what would follow because it happened to so many other villages, total annihilation. He had heard the tales from many travelers and for a long while he never thought they'd come to his town. However; his people had forgotten the one that had protected and kept them so it was no surprise that it would have happened. Only he had a family, a wife three, sons, and his father and he didn't want any of them to get hurt.

His heart pounded louder as they drew closer and the attempts his wife tried, to keep his infant silent was failing by the seconds. He swallowed a large breath of air, and glanced to his cowering family. He needed to make sure that they were safe at all cost, and he knew that the only way to do that was to create a distraction. He took another look out through the crack of his window and they were now only about ten houses away.

"Leah," softly he called, and when their eyes met realization struck them both. The beautiful raven haired woman begun to shake her head fiercely, her eyes straying from his.

"No...No," she cried, and both of their elder sons looked up to her worried.

"Leah," again begun the man. "You have to take our sons and go, and my father will go with you. It's the only way, I have to stay."

"No...No, uh-huh I'm staying," she pleaded.

"Leah!" He quickly made his way to her, and cupping her chin he turned her face forward their eyes meeting again. "I love you, and this is because we forgot who our protector really was. You have to get our boys to safety, you have to be strong."

He pressed his lips to hers for one last savory taste of her warmth. Tears spilled down her cheeks, and she breathed in the scent of her dear husband for the last time. He stood up and made his way to the door, and with a solemn nod he watched as they slid through the back door. "Guide them," he whispered into the still air.

With no more thoughts he pushed opened the door and begun to make a mad dash towards the army of men. Fear had shaken loose from the moment he pressed through the frame of the door, and no guns had yet to fire. He watched as they came deadly close and yet none made any moves, "Here I am! The last!"

Leah quickly dashed out the back door and was grateful when she saw none of the Terioken soldiers. She held her baby close to her and her second youngest hand tightly, and for the first time she was thankful they lived on top of a large hill. "Radditz, stay close to me okay," she informed her eldest as they quickly made their way down the hill.

"Leah, I'll keep an eye on him...you just keep your eyes focused. If we can make it to the cave we will be okay," informed her father in law, Jeremiah.

A loud bang stopped Leah in her tracks and it almost felt as if the shot pierced her own heart. She knew in her soul at that moment it was her husband Bardock's body that now housed that bullet. Uncontrollable tears flooded her heart shaped face and she felt like a 1,000 pounds, she couldn't move.

"Leah! Leah! You have to hurry, they'll be peering over these hills any minute now," pleaded Jeremiah.

"I...I can't..." she cried, she glanced back over her shoulder at the distant village on the hill top. She couldn't get passed the fact that she'd never again be making dinner for her family of five. She had lost the man that was made solely for her, because of the Terioken army.

Jeremiah grabbed Leah's arm and begun to pull her further down the hill as he ushered the two eldest to run ahead. "Leah your sons needs you, and Bardock wouldn't be happy that he sacrificed his life for us and we didn't make it. Be strong remember he was also my son."

Everything was silent as they raced to make their way down the hill before anyone would see. She could see Jeremiah's lips move but she couldn't hear a sound. She could see Radditz and Turles running ahead and making their way to the hidden cave, but she couldn't hear their cries. Everything was silent until she heard the shrilling scream of Jeremiah and saw his body rolling down the hill lifeless.

She glanced back again and seen that there were men behind her, and quickly she made a dash towards the small hole. There was no way for her to get away, but she needed to save her son's life. Pretending to stumble at the small cave opening she passed down her little baby boy to Radditz and Turles. "Listen sweeties, you have to be brave follow that path as your father had taught you, quickly. Close the first hole behind you so they don't think there is anyone else!"

"Mom! You have to come!" they pleaded.

"No...hurry, please... they are almost here...go and don't look back. Just remember...remember who you are and who is your pro..." the words fell from her lips as a spear ripped through her flesh and blood spewed from her mouth.

The two youngest cried, but quickly the eldest pushed them back closing the hole and begun to push them down the narrow way. The blood of their mother stained their clothes and tears their cheeks, but they would do as their mother told them and make their way to the end of the tunnel.

It had been three days now and they had been making their way down the narrow tunnel pulling their baby bother. They had only eaten food that was ingeniously placed in the tunnel by their father in case of times as this. However; the food didn't make up for the hunger they had to finally reach the end of the tunnel.

Radditz reached to pull free another door only this time to see for the first time the blinding light of day. Quickly he covered his eyes as he made his way out of the tunnel.

"Well it looks like it's time for me to finally repay a favor," came a voice.

Radditz jumped back in fear, and tried desperately to search for a way back down to warn his brothers.

"Don't worry, I'm a friend of your father," said the voice. "I see he didn't make it, what about your mother?"

For the first time in three days the little boy burst out into tears, and the older man pulled him into his arms. "Don't worry son it will be okay, is it just you?"

He shook his head slowly, and then went down into the hole again. When he came back up his two brothers followed him, and they were greeted by an older woman and man. "Well we are your family now."

A/N: So you have read it, please be kind and leave a review. Have a terrific day! I always reply to those that have question or comments that need responding. =)