Chapter Two: Deja' Vu'
That night, Tien was extremly puzzled by Piccolo's sudden attitude change. "Maybe it's not a change at all!" Tien said to himself, "Maybe Piccolo's still the evil demon that he was when I first met him. Maybe he's still the evil demon that killed Chaozu." Tien looked over at his friend, asleep in his bed. They were at home, here in Tsurusennin's cottage. Sure, it contained bad memories, but it had many more good ones.
Still, Tien couldn't get to sleep. He got out of bed and walked outside. Then he took out his frustrations on a group of trees, incinerating them. "That Piccolo..." he said to nobody in particular, "I... don't know what you're up to, but it can't be good. I won't let you do this. I WON'T!" With that, Tien flew off.
A small being stood behind a nearby tree. The faint glow that emitted from him faded.
Chaozu sat up in his bed, awakened by that scream of anger. "Was that... Tien?" he asked himself, only to be answered by a kick to his stomach. Chaozu looked up and saw Tien himself. "Tien?!" cried Chaozu, "What's wrong?" Tien only gritted his teeth and kicked at Chaozu again.
"You were thinking of stopping me, weren't you?" smiled the now slightly darker Tien, "Well you won't. I am going to kill Piccolo, and all the others. There is nothing you can do to stop me, unless you want to join me. If so, I'll be flying towards Krillin's place. Just say you're there to help me get Piccolo." With that, Tien left and Chaozu grabbed his side.
'Why did he attack me?' thought Chaozu, 'There's something wrong here.' Then Chaozu froze. His face became much more serious. Much more angered. "And I wouldn't doubt that the source of all this is Piccolo." Chaozu powered up and flew towards Krillin's.
That morning, Piccolo stopped his daily training. He was thinking about going out to see Krillin and his family. He wasn't sure, but something inside him didn't want him to go see Gohan. Piccolo frowned and sat on the ground. Whatever it was that didn't want him to see Gohan would have to come to light sooner or later. Piccolo just didn't want it to be too late.
Then, Piccolo sensed a being heading towards him. Tien landed in front of Piccolo. "What brings you here, three-eye?" asked Piccolo. "You dare to joke with me after what happened yesterday?!" Tien yelled, "I'll have none of it!" "Listen, I..."
Suddenly Piccolo felt his body tingle and Chaozu grabbed onto his back. "You attacked Tien for no reason!" cried Chaozu, "Whatever you've been plotting against us for these years, you can give it up now!" Piccolo looked confused. "Listen, Chaozu," he said, "I don't have any idea what you're talking about, but I'll talk this through with you. I don't want to hurt you guys."
Tien laughed and charged at Piccolo. The Namek had been frozen by Chaozu's attack, but shrugged it off just in time to send Tien barreling into his friend. "You aren't fighting like yourself today, Tien." Piccolo sneered, "Either you're not Tien, or you're under someone else's..."
Suddenly, Piccolo felt a knee to his back and flew into a tree. "Control," said the new challenger, "You meant to say control." Piccolo looked up to see his attacker. "You've got to be kidding me!" yelled Piccolo, right before getting beaten by Tien and Chaozu.
At the North City College for Higher Learning, Gohan had just finshed with his last class of the day. He looked outside and saw, to his amazment, his father battling against Frieza! "Dad!" yelled Gohan, "Get 'im!" Then they were gone. Gohan shook his head and gathered his books. "I've gotta get a less stressful job." he said to himself, walking out the door. As he exited the classroom, he looked around himself to see a vast desert. He looked up and saw Piccolo laughing. Gohan looked down at himself and saw that he was once again a child.
"Huh?!" Gohan exclaimed, "What's going on here?!" The scene changed again, and Gohan was even younger, now just a captive of Raditz. He looked up to see his father and Piccolo. They immediately killed Raditz with no effort whatsoever. Then time shifted again and Gohan found himself only three years old. At a happier time when it was only him, Mommy, Grampa, and Daddy.
"This can all be yours again." said a voice in Gohan's mind, "All you must do is give up all you have now." Gohan shook off the illusion and spoke back to the voice in his mind. "Sorry, pal! I've got a wife and a kid. I couldn't stand to leave 'em alone. You know, just fatherly instincts." Gohan looked up to see his father hovering down to him.
"Gohan, I miss you so much!" siad Goku, "Come join us!" "Us?" Gohan cried, "Sorry, but I ain't buyin' what you're sellin'!" Goku leapt at Gohan and they exchanged blows. Gohan stopped and turned to see he was actually hitting a student in the school. "S... sorry!" Gohan cried, running away.
The next day, at the North City College for Higher Learning, Gohan had just finshed with his last class of the day. He looked outside and saw, to his amazment, his father battling against Frieza! "Dad!" yelled Gohan, "Get 'im!" Then they were gone. Gohan shook his head and gathered his books. "I've gotta get a less stressful job." he said to himself, walking out the door. As he exited the classroom, he looked around himself to see a vast desert. He looked up and saw Piccolo laughing. Gohan looked down at himself and saw that he was once again a child.
"Huh?!" Gohan exclaimed, "What's going on here?!" The scene changed again, and Gohan was even younger, now just a captive of Raditz. He looked up to see his father and Piccolo. They immediately kill Raditz with no effort whatsoever. Then time shifted again and Gohan found himself only three years old. At a happier time when it was only him, Mommy, Grampa, and Daddy.
"This can all be yours again." said a voice in Gohan's mind, "All you must do is give up all you have now." Gohan shook off the illusion and spoke back to the voice in his mind. "Sorry, pal! I've got a wife and a kid. I couldn't stand to leave 'em alone. You know, just fatherly instincts." Gohan looked up to see his father hovering down to him.
"I won't be fooled again!" yelled Gohan, "Not this time!" Gohan ran home as the illusion's scenery faded away. The figure Piccolo had seen stood where Goku was. "All is going accordingly." it laughed, "All is going accordingly."
That night, Tien was extremly puzzled by Piccolo's sudden attitude change. "Maybe it's not a change at all!" Tien said to himself, "Maybe Piccolo's still the evil demon that he was when I first met him. Maybe he's still the evil demon that killed Chaozu." Tien looked over at his friend, asleep in his bed. They were at home, here in Tsurusennin's cottage. Sure, it contained bad memories, but it had many more good ones.
Still, Tien couldn't get to sleep. He got out of bed and walked outside. Then he took out his frustrations on a group of trees, incinerating them. "That Piccolo..." he said to nobody in particular, "I... don't know what you're up to, but it can't be good. I won't let you do this. I WON'T!" With that, Tien flew off.
A small being stood behind a nearby tree. The faint glow that emitted from him faded.
Chaozu sat up in his bed, awakened by that scream of anger. "Was that... Tien?" he asked himself, only to be answered by a kick to his stomach. Chaozu looked up and saw Tien himself. "Tien?!" cried Chaozu, "What's wrong?" Tien only gritted his teeth and kicked at Chaozu again.
"You were thinking of stopping me, weren't you?" smiled the now slightly darker Tien, "Well you won't. I am going to kill Piccolo, and all the others. There is nothing you can do to stop me, unless you want to join me. If so, I'll be flying towards Krillin's place. Just say you're there to help me get Piccolo." With that, Tien left and Chaozu grabbed his side.
'Why did he attack me?' thought Chaozu, 'There's something wrong here.' Then Chaozu froze. His face became much more serious. Much more angered. "And I wouldn't doubt that the source of all this is Piccolo." Chaozu powered up and flew towards Krillin's.
That morning, Piccolo stopped his daily training. He was thinking about going out to see Krillin and his family. He wasn't sure, but something inside him didn't want him to go see Gohan. Piccolo frowned and sat on the ground. Whatever it was that didn't want him to see Gohan would have to come to light sooner or later. Piccolo just didn't want it to be too late.
Then, Piccolo sensed a being heading towards him. Tien landed in front of Piccolo. "What brings you here, three-eye?" asked Piccolo. "You dare to joke with me after what happened yesterday?!" Tien yelled, "I'll have none of it!" "Listen, I..."
Suddenly Piccolo felt his body tingle and Chaozu grabbed onto his back. "You attacked Tien for no reason!" cried Chaozu, "Whatever you've been plotting against us for these years, you can give it up now!" Piccolo looked confused. "Listen, Chaozu," he said, "I don't have any idea what you're talking about, but I'll talk this through with you. I don't want to hurt you guys."
Tien laughed and charged at Piccolo. The Namek had been frozen by Chaozu's attack, but shrugged it off just in time to send Tien barreling into his friend. "You aren't fighting like yourself today, Tien." Piccolo sneered, "Either you're not Tien, or you're under someone else's..."
Suddenly, Piccolo felt a knee to his back and flew into a tree. "Control," said the new challenger, "You meant to say control." Piccolo looked up to see his attacker. "You've got to be kidding me!" yelled Piccolo, right before getting beaten by Tien and Chaozu.
At the North City College for Higher Learning, Gohan had just finshed with his last class of the day. He looked outside and saw, to his amazment, his father battling against Frieza! "Dad!" yelled Gohan, "Get 'im!" Then they were gone. Gohan shook his head and gathered his books. "I've gotta get a less stressful job." he said to himself, walking out the door. As he exited the classroom, he looked around himself to see a vast desert. He looked up and saw Piccolo laughing. Gohan looked down at himself and saw that he was once again a child.
"Huh?!" Gohan exclaimed, "What's going on here?!" The scene changed again, and Gohan was even younger, now just a captive of Raditz. He looked up to see his father and Piccolo. They immediately killed Raditz with no effort whatsoever. Then time shifted again and Gohan found himself only three years old. At a happier time when it was only him, Mommy, Grampa, and Daddy.
"This can all be yours again." said a voice in Gohan's mind, "All you must do is give up all you have now." Gohan shook off the illusion and spoke back to the voice in his mind. "Sorry, pal! I've got a wife and a kid. I couldn't stand to leave 'em alone. You know, just fatherly instincts." Gohan looked up to see his father hovering down to him.
"Gohan, I miss you so much!" siad Goku, "Come join us!" "Us?" Gohan cried, "Sorry, but I ain't buyin' what you're sellin'!" Goku leapt at Gohan and they exchanged blows. Gohan stopped and turned to see he was actually hitting a student in the school. "S... sorry!" Gohan cried, running away.
The next day, at the North City College for Higher Learning, Gohan had just finshed with his last class of the day. He looked outside and saw, to his amazment, his father battling against Frieza! "Dad!" yelled Gohan, "Get 'im!" Then they were gone. Gohan shook his head and gathered his books. "I've gotta get a less stressful job." he said to himself, walking out the door. As he exited the classroom, he looked around himself to see a vast desert. He looked up and saw Piccolo laughing. Gohan looked down at himself and saw that he was once again a child.
"Huh?!" Gohan exclaimed, "What's going on here?!" The scene changed again, and Gohan was even younger, now just a captive of Raditz. He looked up to see his father and Piccolo. They immediately kill Raditz with no effort whatsoever. Then time shifted again and Gohan found himself only three years old. At a happier time when it was only him, Mommy, Grampa, and Daddy.
"This can all be yours again." said a voice in Gohan's mind, "All you must do is give up all you have now." Gohan shook off the illusion and spoke back to the voice in his mind. "Sorry, pal! I've got a wife and a kid. I couldn't stand to leave 'em alone. You know, just fatherly instincts." Gohan looked up to see his father hovering down to him.
"I won't be fooled again!" yelled Gohan, "Not this time!" Gohan ran home as the illusion's scenery faded away. The figure Piccolo had seen stood where Goku was. "All is going accordingly." it laughed, "All is going accordingly."