Piccolo glared at the two figures of Pan and Goku as he stood underneath the shadow of a tree. Pan was crying, clinging to her grandfather's leg.
"No Grandpa, don't go!" the four year old wailed, pressing her moist face into the orange fabric of Goku's gi. The saiyan only smiled and ruffled the little girl's short, black hair. The namekian's lip twitched at the gesture.
"Don't be sad, Pan. I promise I'll visit you, ok?" Goku straightened his back as Pan stepped back and looked at him with large, hope filled eyes. She placed her chubby hands under her chin.
"Promise?"
"I promise. Don't worry. I'll be back." Goku's never ending smile widened as he turned to a dark skinned boy with a messy mohawk and tattered pants.
"Alright, ready to go, Uub?" the young boy smiled and nodded, climbing onto the joyful man's broad shoulders.
Goku again waved goodbye to his friends and took off towards Uub's village.
Pan, still crying, was carried back home by Gohan and Videl as everyone left the stadium of the fighting tournament. People who still sat there chatted amongst themselves, still confused about the recent events they had just witnessed.
As Dende and Piccolo flew back to the Lookout, the young guardian had noticed that the older namekian had seemed angrier than normal.
From what Dende could remember, it started off when Goku had taken Pan to have some fun before the tournament started. The small child had ignored her 'Uncle Pikkoyo' the entire time, causing Piccolo to seem angrier and angrier as the day went on.
Dende frowned. The flight was getting too quiet and awkward.
"So, uh… pretty typical of Goku to leave his family like that, huh?" Dende spoke up. Piccolo didn't even grunt in response, so the smaller alien tried again.
"Ya know… you looked like a parent who's kid didn't like anymore, heheh…" Dende swallowed nervously as Piccolo snarled and shot a glare at him. He doubled his speed and forced the guardian to struggle keeping up with him.
"Geez, temper much?" Dende muttered under his breath as he followed the older namekian.