Episode 9: Piccolo's Struggle

It had been several days since the Z fighters had encountered the Assassins. So far, these last couple of days have been rather peaceful. Because the Assassins can hide their power levels as well, The Z fighters are unable to sense them. And considering how badly their first encounter was, our heroes don't mind this at all.

So far, our heroes have been using this respite to do some intense training. Gohan, Trunks, and Krillin have spent most of their time at Capsule Corp with Bulma, trying to come up with a plan. The others have spent their time in different areas of the world preparing for another encounter. Out of all the Z fighters, however, the one who was most troubled by their experience was Piccolo.

After the battle, Piccolo went off to a secluded wasteland. There, he spent days meditating over what had happened and trying to come up with a solution to combat this new threat. These past few days have been torture for Piccolo as he constantly replayed in his mind the horrific defeat at the hands of only two Assassins.

Piccolo: "What's wrong with me?! Three years of training and it didn't do a damn thing! Their power was unlike anything I had ever seen before. It was more fearsome than Freiza's! How can I possibly stand up to such dreadful power?! Damn it! As much I hate to admit it, but I need 'His' power if we're gonn-

Just then, Piccolo picked up two enormous power levels that are coming his way. Piccolo, panicked by this, prepares for a new confrontation with the Assassins. To Piccolo's astonishment, they were Namekians! They were the Namekian brothers, Nax and Nava. While they were identical, Nax wore black spandex, white pants, a red sash, and black wristbands. Nava on the other hand, wore a long sleeve, purple Gi, white pants, and a blue sash around his waist.

Piccolo: " What? Namekians?!
Nax: "Oh look brother, Gin was right! There is a slug on this planet!"
Nava: "It's nice to see that some of our people are still around after the Namek disaster. Greetings, friend."
Piccolo: "Assassins too, huh? What do you want?!"
Nava: "We simply want to know where you are keeping the Dragon balls."
Nax: "If you tell us where they are, I promise to only crush some of your bones!" Piccolo: "Sorry, but I not telling you anything!"
Nava: "Don't be foolish, friend. Just tell us where they are."
Piccolo: "Sorry, but if you wanna know where they are, you're gonna have to force me!"
Nax: "Heh, gladly!"
Nava: "Oh, you think you can stand up to the two of us? By yourself? You will regret that decision, friend."

Nax rushed at Piccolo in full speed. Piccolo was able to evade the attack, but then had to face Nava. They threw several fast punches and kicks before Nax came into the fray. Nax and Nava double-teamed Piccolo and delivered several furious attacks. The battle soon takes off in the air as the fighting continued. Piccolo fires a scattershot attack at Nava. Small energy balls surround him and then detonated all around. The sky lights up with firework-like explosions as Nava is caught in the fiery zone. As this was going on, Nax faces off against Piccolo. Nax punches him in the stomach. It was so devastating that Piccolo nearly passed out by the extreme force of the punch. Nax then grabs Piccolo and tosses him into a boulder. It breaks apart in large pieces as he is smashed into the boulder. Nax then proceeds to fire a myriad of energy blasts. The land is soon filled with a blinding fog of smoke and dust. Soon, the fighting comes to a halt and Nava returned to the scene.

Nax: "Ha, what a weakling!"

Nava: "Don't lower your guard, brother. This battle is far from over.

Nax: "What are you talking about? I blasted that guy to pieces! There's no way he can get up after that?!"

Nava: "Idiot! Must you always underestimate your enemy?"

Nax: "Shut up!"

Sure enough, Piccolo manages to come back from the attack. While he was scuffed up, he was more than eager to continue the battle.

Piccolo: "Is that all? -He says with a sarcastic smile on his face.

Nax: "Y-you!"

Nava: "Impressive. Tell me, what is your name, friend?"

Piccolo: "Sorry, but I don't see how me telling you my name is important.

Nava: "Oh come now, we are both Nameks. It's only customary that we exchange names with one another. It shows that we have respect for one another."

Nax: "Grrr who cares what his name is? It won't matter once he's dead!"

Nax charges Piccolo once again and the battle continues. As the fighting rages on, it is clearly taking its toll on Piccolo who is now getting exhausted from fighting the brothers. He is unable to effectively fight back and the brothers violently and mercilessly attack Piccolo. Nava unleashes a deadly kick and Piccolo is sent crashing down to Earth. Now that he is temporarily knocked out, brothers prepare for their signature attack: The Double Cannon.

Nax fires an energy beam out of his right arm, while Nava fires one out of his left. Both attacks then merge together to form one giant energy beam. The attack lands an soon the landscape is lit up with flashing lights followed by a large cloud of smoke. The brothers presume that he is dead and decided to move on. Suddenly, four figures appear out of the smoke. The brothers are shocked to find that they're all Piccolo!

Nax: "What's going on?! Why is there four of you?!"
Piccolo: "Like it? I call it the Multi-form Technique!"
Nava: "Hmmm very impressive indeed, friend. But, we can easily sense that your power level has dropped immensely."
Nax: "Yeah, it doesn't matter if there's a hundred of ya. Your still gonna die!"

The fighting continued with Piccolo now gaining the upper hand! The original and the clone take on Nax, while the two other clones fights Nava. Nax struggles to fight off against his opponents, but he is soon overpowered by them. As the fighting continued, Piccolo is able to see an opening. The clone acknowledges this as well and proceeds to act accordingly. Piccolo grabs Nax and flings him high in the air. Nax regains his composure and charges up for an attack. Just before he fires it; however, the clone teleports behind him and gets Nax into a full nelson.

Nax: "What are doing? Let go of me!"
Piccolo: "Finally, I got you right where I want you!"

Nax looks over and sees Piccolo preparing to fire the Special Beam Cannon.

Piccolo: "The Multi-form Technique may have decreased my power, but this attack should be enough to take you down!"
Nax: "No! Brother, brother help!"

Nax shouts for Nava but he too had been subdued by the other clones. Nax frantically struggles to get away, but the clone had a strong hold on him. He keeps shouting for help, but it was all in vain. There was no escape. And, the end was coming. Piccolo finished charging and prepared to fire.

Piccolo: "SPECIAL BEAM CANNON!"

He fired his attack at Nax. The beam violently drilled into Nax's chest and went through the clone as well. Nax lets out one final cry, and then fell down to the ground. The clones holding Nava released him and then returned to the original. Now that Nax was out of commission, Piccolo can now face off against Nava.