Piccolo dragged Katsumi away from the others in much shock to everyone present including the young beauty herself. Vegeta didn't attempt to stifle the laugh that surfaced as the watched his previous mate being pulled roughly away from the group by the Namek.

"Junior, what are you doing?" Katsumi asked once he'd finally let go of her arm. Goku was still talking to the strange boy and didn't see the way his ally was man handling the peace loving woman.

Seeing the look of pure anger on Piccolo's face scared her. She'd known the man for only a few years but she'd yet to see him as mad as he was then, at least at her, and she didn't even know why.

"That boy," Piccolo started. "Is from the future. He's Vegeta and Bulma's son."

She'd known for a while now about the Namekian's abnormal hearing so she wasn't so much surprised about how he knew it as much as the news itself. She still couldn't understand why it would make Piccolo so upset though.

"And he claims to have a brother, a half-brother, by Vegeta...and you." Katsumi was shocked and surprised, but understood why Piccolo was mad.

"It's-it's none of your business, Junior."

"None of my business," The Namekian wanted to yell and Katsumi could practically feel the sheer anger burning in his eyes. "I seem to be a little confused about our relationship, Katsumi. Maybe you should explain it to me."

Katsumi looked into Piccolo's eyes in annoyance of his unbecoming sarcasm.

"I love you, Junior, you know I do. But what happened between Vegeta and I was way before you and I even met, and my son has nothing to do with our relationship."

"That's where you're wrong. Your son has everything to do with our relationship. We've been together for two years, we have a son together, and you have the audacity to keep that big of a secret from me, and now you act as if it doesn't matter."

"Because it doesn't matter Junior." Katsumi's voice rose to the point where Piccolo was certain the others could hear her last comment. "Besides, you've been keeping secrets too. None of your friends know about us."

"What the others know about us isn't the same as you not telling me you have a son, and with Vegeta of all people. You are my wife, everything about you, even your past, is important information for me to know. I haven't kept anything from you."

Attempting to divert the conversation, Katsumi turned back in the direction of the group that Goku had now returned to and said, "We have both kept secrets, Junior. It doesn't matter who we've been keeping them from because neither of our secrets were for the benefit of our relationship."

"Alright, Katsumi, if that's how you feel." Piccolo made his way in a rush past Katsumi back to the others. Katsumi could tell there was something in the way he walked with such purpose that her love had something up his sleeves.

Standing in front of the people he'd grown to know as his allies, and Vegeta, Piccolo stood quietly amongst everyone and Katsumi made her way to his side with the same aloof persona.

"So..." Krillin began, trying to break the ice. Goku had come back from his conversation with the strange teen and had nothing to say to any of them and now Piccolo and Katsumi stood before them refusing to even look at each other.

"No one's going to tell us what's going on?"

"Uh, what do you mean?" Goku volunteered.

"I mean, what did that guy have to say? He was a Saiyan, wasn't he? Where did he come from? Where did he go?"

"Oh, uh, well..."

"He's from the future." Piccolo answered, not willing to wait for Goku to make up some sort of phony story or beat around the bush.

"Piccolo, how did you know?" Goku asked in surprise.

"My ears do more than just frame my face. I think your friends deserve to know about the future they're in for, if you want them to be prepared that is."

"But...he,"

"Don't worry, Goku. I have no intentions of saying anything to endanger the life of your little friend."

The minutes past were dedicated to Piccolo explaining to everyone what the boy said was destined to be in just three years' time and the Androids that were supposed to kill them and how Goku is supposed to be already dead before the Androids even arrive. The silently enraged Namekian also included the bit of information he heard about Ichiro, Katsumi and Vegeta's secret son. In fact, he went into great detail about the boy and how he was a born Super Saiyan that is to become even stronger than the Androids but chooses to fight on the side of evil instead of the greater good. When Piccolo was finished with his rant, the crowd was stunned silent. No one knew how to reply to the last bit of news, especially Vegeta, but when the Prince did get his voice, he replied with passion.

"Why didn't you tell me the boy was alive?" Vegeta's gruff voice asked Katsumi who had chosen to stare down at her feet instead of looking at anyone since Piccolo had started talking.

"I...I didn't know...how, how you'd react."

"Stupid woman," He growled in outrage. "Where is he now?"

"Where my son is, is of no concern to you, Vegeta." She shot back. "Why do you want to know anyway?"

Vegeta didn't answer because he didn't know how. He didn't know why he wanted to know where the boy was because he never wanted to see him, dead or alive. He didn't want the child in the first place.

The silence was broken when Bulma spoke up.

"So...does that mean...you...and Vegeta...are together, Katsumi?"

"No," Piccolo stated calmly and quickly before the other two had a chance to reply.

"We were never together." Vegeta replied, obviously not grasping the passion in Piccolo's voice that everyone else was still hung on. "It was more of a forced engagement."

Turning back to Katsumi, Vegeta continued as calmly as he could, "The boy was born a Super Saiyan? Why didn't you tell me?"

"Because I know what you would've done if you knew. You would've tried to use him to fight against Frieza and I won't let my son be used by you or anyone else for that matter."

"Katsumi," Goku said next in a calmer voice than Vegeta and Piccolo were talking to her with. "I empathize with how you feel. Chi-Chi hates it when Gohan has to fight but, eventually, she realizes that sometimes it's a necessity for us to have as many strong fighters fighting on our side for the sake of the planet and everyone on it. If Ichiro is truly as strong as I think he is, he's probably one of our best hopes to win against the Androids."

"My sons don't fight Goku."

"I wonder how he becomes one of the earth's greatest fears in the future then." Piccolo mumbled just loud enough for Katsumi to hear.

"Wait, sons?" Vegeta asked catching everyone's attention. "There's more than one of them?"

"You don't have to worry, Vegeta, we only have one son together. My other son is…" Katsumi looked over to Piccolo but he gave no sign of his approval so she said, "My son, Hiroki, is not yours but I will allow neither of them to fight."

"Well it's not much of your decision you foolish woman. If I want him to, Ichiro will fight."

"Why do you even care about the Androids, Vegeta?" Goku questioned. "I thought you wanted to destroy Earth."

"Well, Kakarot, since I know you're not going to accept my challenge for a rematch until these Androids are destroyed I've decided to stay here and get stronger, destroy the Androids, defeat you, and claim my rightful title as Prince of Saiyans."

"Someone's confident." Krillin whispered to no one in particular.

"Although I can't say I'm happy to know you still want to fight me, it'll be good to have you fight on our side again Vegeta."

"But be well aware that this will be the last time I fight alongside of you Kakarot. And you Katsumi, you can keep the boy until after the fight but if he is as strong as Kakarot claims he is, I will take him away with me after I destroy this planet."

Then Vegeta took off in flight away from the rest.

"Geez, that guy is such a pain." Yamcha said aloud and Tien, Krillin, and Chiaotzu nodded in agreement.

"Well you can't really blame him." Katsumi said in Vegeta's defense, much to the surprise of everyone else, especially Piccolo. "If you all were raised by that tyrant Frieza you probably would have turned out the same way."

"Katsumi, how can you take that guy's side?" Krillin questioned. "I know he's the father of your son and all, but he has no respect for you and he's going to try to take your son before he leaves the planet."

"Vegeta and I both spent our childhood under the austere regime of Frieza. I can't describe how much pain we suffered under his oppression and the only chance we had to survive was either to become mindless obedient slaves or learn to live only for our self; viewing everyone as an enemy. Vegeta had it the hardest because he was once a prince of a mighty race but was then reduced to a common solider. His pride made him victim to most of the torture Frieza delivered and both of us were too young and afraid to do anything about it. Though Vegeta won't admit it I know he feared Frieza just as much as I did and that's why when Frieza wanted us to…conceive…a child together, he didn't argue even though the thought of us having a child together disgusted us both. It was a forced commitment until I came to Earth. I told Vegeta that Ichiro didn't make it through birth and he sent me to Earth for protection against Frieza."

"I thought Vegeta hated you." Piccolo asked in suspicion.

"There were very few Saiyans left and I am the only female. He felt he had to protect me until another Saiyan child was born. Frieza's beatings and tortures were getting worse as we got older and Vegeta thought that he'd kill me before I was able to conceive. I should be grateful for him though. If he hadn't sent me to Earth I never would
have met Don and Nikko, the two Earthlings who taught me the meaning of being human and what it means to feel compassion and love for a fellow being. Vegeta is part of the reason I'm here today, but I promise you, other than us both being Saiyans, there is nothing between us."

No one but Piccolo understood why Katsumi added the last part.

"So," Bulma said during the pause. "Your other son, if Vegeta's not his father, who is?"

Katsumi gazed down at the ground so to throw suspicion off of Piccolo and she didn't answer the question. Piccolo took notice of Katsumi's shame and became remorseful.

"He's my son." The Namekian said proudly and everyone else stood in shock. "Katsumi and I…we married two years ago and Hiroki is our one year old son."

"Piccolo!" Goku yelled in excitement. "You sly dog you!"

"Wait, I thought Namekians couldn't reproduce…at least…not like that." Krillin questioned.

"I'm no ordinary Namekian. Did you forget that I was once a part of the Demon King Piccolo? Being the offspring of a Demon King gives me special privileges as a Namekian."

"Privileges that include having children," Yamcha added. "Sweet."

"Why didn't you tell anyone about this?" Goku asked walking over to Piccolo.

"I didn't see how it mattered, at first," He looked over to Katsumi who looked back at him with warm thankful eyes. "But I'm starting to understand now."

"Wow," Gohan said with a smile. "You a dad, who would have guessed Mr. Piccolo?"

"Two years ago, I wouldn't have even thought of it myself to be honest Gohan." Piccolo admitted.

Katsumi casually slinked her arm around Piccolo's waist before anyone knew it and then stood in front of him and looked up into his eyes.

"So, does this mean you're not embarrassed of me anymore?" She asked with a tone that left Piccolo dumbfounded.

"Well…I-I wasn't really….I mean, I wasn't embarrassed of you at first…I was just, it's-it's sort of complicated to explain,"

"Junior, if you're not embarrassed, prove it. Kiss me."

"Um, right here," Piccolo's face burned with a tint of pink on his green skin. "In front of everyone. There's a child-"

Before he could make any more excuses, Katsumi kissed Piccolo and without thinking he was instantly caught in the moment and began to passionately kiss her back.

The others just smiled at their interaction and Goku took a few steps over in front of Gohan when the moment started to heat up.

When the two finally pulled apart they just stared at each other as if no one else was around.

"Well," Goku said aloud, dragging them back to reality. "Now that that's over, the three of us should get to training, huh Piccolo? For the Androids. You do still remember the Androids, don't you?"

Katsumi looked up to her mate and said in a soft, hush, almost pleading tone, "Junior, I know you've got to train but…I was wondering…hoping, actually, that you could stay with me, just for tonight, and then you could go train again all you want for the next three years. Hiroki would like to see you again. He's gotten bigger now, since the last time, and he says papa. It's not the only word he can say but he says it a lot. I think he misses you sometimes as much as I do."

Piccolo understood where Katsumi was coming from. Before that day it had been two months since he'd last seen his wife or child.

"Goku," Piccolo started but nothing more needed to be said before Goku nodded and said, "Don't worry about it Piccolo. We can start tomorrow; one day won't make a difference. Besides, it'll give me time to spend with my family and talk Chi-Chi into letting Gohan train with us."

Piccolo's only reply was a half smirk.

After that everyone agreed on where they'd meet in three years' time and then they all went their separate ways to be with their loved ones for their final night of peace before the Androids were destroyed.