A/N: I had the line that piccolo had said to Goku "…with my hearing I can hear just about anything in the universe". Therefore, I came up with this one shot Read and Review
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Why do you meditate so much?
Goten is flying back home from Capsule Corp., because he found out that Trunks was grounded for putting pop rocks in everyone's morning coffee. "Maybe I'll go bug Piccolo." With that, he headed to the lookout.
Upon arriving, he meets up with Mr. PoPo and Dendea "Hey, how are you? I wanted to ask Piccolo something that has been on my mind." Dendea answers, "I'm fine thanks; Piccolo is out back meditating I wouldn't disturb him if I were you, he doesn't really like to be disturbed". Goten wines "It will only be for a second". Dendea insists, "You really shouldn't disturb him." Goten persists "Ahh, come on Dendea, please." Dendea decides to change tactics to see if he might have the answer to the question, he wants to ask Piccolo. "What is the question that you want to ask him I might be able to answer it for you?" Being caught off guard with this change of events reluctantly replies "Well I just wanted to ask him why he meditates so much". Dendea was completely shocked "Well I believe it is how he trains. Why?" Now it was Goten's turn to be shocked, he stumped the guardian of earth. "Goten 1, Dendea 0; I bet I can stump him again." "I've seen him train; he either makes multiples of himself or trains with dad. There has to be another reason behind it." Then he whispers in Dendea's ear "Unless that is how he hides the fact that he is sleeping." Dendea starts laughing after catching his breath "Actually we Nameks don't really sleep at least not until we get really old." Goten thought for a little bit "Goten 1, Dendea 1; got to go for a different angle" "How old are you Dendea?" wanting to cover his real age he replied "About the same age as your brother." "I've got to figure out where he is going with this and get myself out of this mess so he can leave." Goten then asks, "Do you know how old Piccolo is?" Dendea answers unsure of himself "I believe he is around the same age as Goku." Goten responds, "That's his 'current' age, I'm mean his real age". Dendea responds, "Actually, I don't know." Goten smirks "Yes, Goten 2, Dendea 1; I got him where I want him one more question just might do it." "Dendea, how old can a Namek get?" Dendea replies "Let me think about that." Instead he sends a telepathic message to Piccolo.
"Piccolo!"
"What is it Dendea?"
"Goten came up here wanting to ask you a question, I tried to detour him by telling him that you wouldn't want to be disturbed, and it became a game of 20 questions and now he is asking about our ages and other questions that I don't want to answer or don't know the answer to. All I can say now is Save Me."
"I'll be there in a few"
"Sorry for disturbing you, but thanks."
"I was just about to find out what was going on anyways when I sensed his ki up here."
Goten could tell that Dendea was not really trying to come up with an answer by his posture and that he was talking to Piccolo. He smiled inwardly "I win Goten 3; Dendea 1" after a few minute Piccolo was behind Dendea "What was so important that you just had to ask me that couldn't wait?" Goten half surprised and half expected this reaction hung his head "Well I was wondering why you meditate so much? Dendea said that it was how you train but I've seen you train surely there is more to it that that." Piccolo replies, "Dendea is right to a degree on that while I'm meditating I run previous battles through my mind to see what I could have done differently, and it is also how I relax especially after a long sparring session. I also meditate to tune out many things because like I told your dad 'with my hearing I can hear just about anything in the universe' and before you ask 'why?' because if I didn't tune things out I would most likely go crazy."
Goten nodded his head "Thanks Piccolo I was just wondering about that, well I'll see you later bye". He took off for home.
Dendea looks at Piccolo "How on earth did you do that without having him interrupt you. I've played 20 question with Gohan when he was around his age."
When Goten got home ChiChi asked him "Where have you been I called over to CC and Bulma told me you left after she told you Trunks was grounded, I've been worried sick." Goten grins "Oh, I went to ask Piccolo a question." Chichi frowns at him "Next time you decide to go to the lookout you better let me know, you understand." Goten hangs his head "Yes, Ma'am"
A/N: I know Piccolo might have gotten a little OOC as well as Dendea I am not sure let me know.
