Hey guys- this will be my first posted fanfic (Besides my play), so be realistic when you
R&R- I'm not perfect-yet. Speaking of perfect, I got this fanfic idea when I was watching DBZ on
Cartoon Network, and it hasn't left me alone since. So I decided to get it written down, so I'll
stop thiniking about Tien (He was never my favorite character anyway). Please keep in mind that I
slept through Dragon Ball (for the most part) so if something seems wrong, please tell me.
Arigato, and enjoy the show...
Cania
P.S. If you don't like the spellings, live with it. It could be worse.
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"Why am I doing this?"
Tien sped towards the two distinct power levels looming in the distance, away from the
safety of the Kame house. "At least I could have brought Chow-tsu along with me..."
The Kame house finally disappeared and the water below him surrendered to a green blur.
"No- If I had brought Chow-tsu, he would only have been hurt. He's not powerful enough
anymore."
"But then- who is?"
"Not me surely- I'm not even close to Krillan's power level, much less Piccolo."
"Then why am I going to help him? He was our enemy- he tried to kill Chow-tsu and me- and
now I'm going to save him from something that I can not- and could never- fight."
"When did he stop being the bad guy? When did I begin to trust him with my life, Cho-tsu's?"
"When did I lose my edge?"
"I was the most powerful- I could almost beat Goku. So what happened?"
"I was left behind. Everyone else got more and more powerful- and I simply stopped. I died.
Or at least- I might as well have. Master Roshi, Chow-tsu, Yamcha- we all faded away. And this is
just our way of trying to fit back in- trying to be the "Z Warriors" once again. But we can't.
This new power- it's too large for us."
Green was replaced by brown rock and the feeling of three new power levels caught Tien's
attention. "Vegeta's the powerful one- and Trunks and Krillan. One of the first two is gone now-
I wonder who the one left is?"
Tein neared the rocky battlefield and noticed Piccolo's white cape fluttering in its
unblemished splendor. "How does he keep that thing clean?"
"So- It was him that fought that massive power level. I should have known. After Krillan
figured out his 'secret mission' to Kami's place, I should have expected an awesome increase in
his power level. So- this is the final nail in our coffin. Yamcha, Master Roshi, and Chow-tsu
will never fight again- and this will be my last battle. Kamisama, keep me safe from Kiosama's
home- I don't wish to visit him again."
Tien landed softly behind Krillan, noticing that Trunks seemed to have taken to the old bald
monk rather well. "How does Krillan do it? Only a human, and yet he stays fighting when the rest
of us have fallen."
"He is a true warrior."
Piccolo turned and looked into Tien's eyes for a moment. And Tien knew that Piccolo
understood, and knew that one day, even he would be replaced by a stronger warrior. But not
today.
"Now- Listen up."