Scar of a Hero
By:War Prince Nataku
Chapter 1:The Boy
Piccolo awoke to the familiar sound of his waterfall echoing in the dimmly lit cave he called home.He got up from his make-shift bed and put on his cape and turban.He then walked out of his home to do his everyday training regimine.He was about to start meditating when he saw something that was not there before.
It was a young child with long,black hair and a wolf tail knocked out on the ground.The confused namek walked up to the kid and saw him in more detail.The boy's skin looked like a nameks, only his eyebrows were that of a human.He also had a symbol on his forehead and a long scar across his left cheek.He wore lavender chinese clothing with golden borders.He had shackles on his wrists,ankles,and around his neck.
Beside the boy lay two old swords that looked way too long for a child that small to weild.Piccolo noticed that there was blood on the boys head.He picked him up, brought him into his cave, and laid him down on his bed.Piccolo dcided that the boy would be out for a while,so he flew to Dende's lookout.
Dende was looking over the Earth as usual when he sensed a familiar ki apoaching.It was Piccolo./That's weird.../,Dende thought,/Piccolo never comes here/.Piccolo landed on the edge of the lookout next to Earth's guardian.He saw the confused look on his friends face and began to explain.
"I found a boy at my waterfall.You know him?"
"Well,what's his name?"
"I don't know.He's out cold."
"Where is he?"
"Follow me."
"ok...."
Dende followed him back to his training ground eager to see the boy Piccolo had found.They landed and entered the cave hidden behind the waterfall.
"Well?You recognize him?"
Dende had a bewildered look on his face as he looked at the unconsious child.
"I don't know what he is,let alone who he is.He looks like a Namek,but have you ever seen a Namek with hair and a tail?But,as long as I'm here,I might as well heal any wounds he has."
The boy started to wake as soon as Dende finished healing his injuries.When he opened his eyes they noticed that they looked like a cat's eyes.The boy looked around the cave and then at the two men watching him.There was a moment of silence broken by Dende's voice.
"Are you ok,kid?"
The boy looked nervous,but managed to nod his head.Piccolo spoke this time.
"What's your name?"
He just stared up at Piccolo,totaly silent.Finaly,he gathered the courage to speak.
"I don't know,sir..."
The boy spoke with a very girly voice.Piccolo and Dende were a bit startled at this response.They thought that if anyone were to know who this boy was,it would be the boy himself.