Chapter 3 - Light and Dark!

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Dark Piccolo was tossed into the cell without grace and Perfect Cell, Freeza, and the Ginyu force watched as he stayed down, not regaining consciousness.

"So Piccolo Daimao deserved to go to Hell, after all..." Cell jeered as he laughed, glaring down at the man who had helped in his destruction. "I wonder what he did to end up here, like the rest of us..."

"I don't care what it is!" Freeza snarled, hating the Namek as he reminded him of his failures. "I want him moved to a different cell, so I don't have to see his ugly green face!"

Cell arched a brow and glared at Dark Piccolo, sensing his Ki. "No, this isn't Piccolo Daimao..." He said, standing up and crossing his arms, those sleek black wings sharp and defined. "His Ki has no light, whatsoever, this isn't the man I fought back on Earth..."

"What do you mean?" Freeza asked as the others looked at him with confusion. "He looks the same as he did when I fought him!"

"You're wrong again!"

Freeza flinched back, seeing as Cell had more power than him and his father combined. "His darkened Ki is changing his appearance, when he comes to, he may look somewhat different..."

The others stared at Dark Piccolo as he lay there, flinching and covered in his own blood, pain wracking his form. Cell walked over and crouched down, placing a hand on the Namek's back. "Hey, wake up!"

Cell shook the Namek roughly, but not enough to cause more pain, and slowly, the green alien began to regain consciousness.

The lot of them stepped back, except Cell, who watched as Dark Piccolo opened his eyes and unlike Piccolo himself, they held no light, no glimmer of kindness or purity.

"Are you alright?" Cell asked and the Namek grunted, looking up and spotting the Artificial Human, unable to find his voice in the midst of all his pain. "Are you coming to?"

The Namek gritted his teeth and pushed himself up, so he was on his hands and knees, panting with exertion. "Wh-where...?" He rasped, unable to finish his sentense.

"Hell's Prison..." Cell answered, looking at the others, who continued to cower away. He rolled his eyes, knowing this man's Ki was not one they should fear. only contained half the power he had when they fought last. "Are you alright to stand?"

"G-give me a moment..." Dark gasped, looking around with those lifeless black orbs, seeing familiar faces all over, and not hating them as much as he originally had.

Dark slowly got to his feet and Cell followed, straightening up and crossing his arms with a serious expression as he took in Dark's appearance.

He was slightly different to Piccolo, the tone and shape of his body was the same, except his skin tone. His green skin was a darker shade, more sinister and the look in those black orbs, as if they repelled light, since the sun was up and he was to the left of it, yet no sunlight shone in those eyes.

Also, there was something about Piccolo's expression, as if his lips were just dying to coil into a snarl, a bloodlust locked deep within those eyes that avoided light.

"You are not Piccolo Daimao, are you?" Cell asked, and the Dark Piccolo glared at him, as if this was a normal look for him.

"No, I am not that pathetic scum!" Dark snarled, his lips finally curling into that long awaited snarl, now amplified into something frightening by the evil that surrounded him, his fangs sharper than before, as if looking at them would injure you. "I am Yami Piccolo! I am his dark side, and I will not be killed as easily!"

Cell chuckled with his arms crossed as Yami Piccolo got into a fighting stance. "If you are not Piccolo, then I have no reason to fight you..." He said, glancing around at the others, then at the guard. "In fact, you're a useful ally...What do you say?"

Yami hummed and watched as Cell held out his hand with a grin. "Will you join forces with us? we could own the Other World, make it our own version of Heaven!"

The Dark Half stared at the outstretched hand for a moment before smirking and grabbing it hard, holding it with a tight grip.

"Fine, I need something to amuse me for the time being..."

~DBZ~

"Is he coming to yet?"

The noise hurt his head and he groaned, rolling over, trying to blot it out. "I think so, he's shifting more now!" Damn those voices, can't they let him sleep?!

"Hey! Hey! Piccolo!"

Light Piccolo gasped and his eyes snapped open, showing a painfully bright room in a hospital building. Oh, he ached everywhere. "Wh-where am I?" He asked, his voice hoarse.

"Oh thank Kami!"

Light Piccolo hummed at the recognised voice and turned his head to see Son Goku to his left, the young man's smile faltering as he took in Piccolo's appearance.

Light Piccolo had a kinder face than the Piccolo he originally knew, and his skin was a brighter shade of green than he originally had. However his eyes are what startled the Saiyan the most, they were clear red, not black and dark like regular Piccolo, but bright and honest, as if all darkness had been removed.

"Son Goku?" Light asked, looking around and seeing Kaio, plus some unknown faces. "What am I doing in a hospital?"

"You've been seperated from your evil half, Piccolo-"

"No!"

Goku hummed as Light gritted his teeth and turned his head away from them, his eyes squeezed shut, as if the name itself caused him physical pain. "I am not to be known by that name anymore!"

"Then what do I call you?"

"I am the Light Half of my former self, I am Hikaru Piccolo!"

"Hikaru, huh?" Goku asked, rubbing the back of his head. "Why are you being all polite and calm, Picco- I mean, Hikaru? it's not like you!"

"I am not Piccolo, so I will not be like you know..." Hikaru said, sitting up with difficulty. "What has happened to my other half, he cannot be allowed to wander free!"

"I think Yama-sama locked him up in Hell with the other bad guys!" Goku said, humming and stroking his chin. "I hope he doesn't cause any trouble..."

"How can you be so calm about these things?" Hikaru asked, a bead of sweat sliding down his cheek, this man was strange, almost frighteningly so. "If my evil breaks loose, we could all die!"

"Nah, he's only half as strong as before, I could kill him with my pinky finger!" Goku teased and Hikaru didn't find that funny, since he shared the same strength.

"Anyway, you should rest now, you've got some training to do when you wake up!" Kaio said, smiling with his usual humor. "I have graciously offered to take you up under my wing once more as my student!"

Hikaru thought for a moment before he chuckled and nodded, deciding this was the best cause of action. He needed something to pass the time in the Other World.

Why not train?

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