Piccolo and I returned to the Lookout after our run-in with Cell. Mr. Popo was inside somewhere.
"What just happened?" I asked. "I thought only Namekians could regenerate like I just did!"
"That's what I thought," responded the Super Namekian. "It's impossible that you're part Namekian, though. We're asexual while humans and Saiyans aren't." Suddenly, he said, "No, Nail. Even I don't have a dick." I ignored that.
"That's what's confusing me." I began pacing back-and-forth. "I can't be Namekian. As far as I know, I'm just part human and part Saiyan."
"We shouldn't be concerned about that right now, though," Piccolo told me. "It's just going to distract us while Cell and the Androids destroy everything!"
"Let's go check on Goku." I used Instant Transmission to take us to Kame House.
"How's Goku?" I asked Krillin. The short human was resting in a lawn chair. He was wearing shorts but no shirt.
He wasn't surprised that we were right behind him. "He's out cold," the short man stated, "but he's sleeping naturally. That virus must have worn him out."
"That's better than the alternative," I mumbled.
"By the way, are you still Piccolo?" Krillin asked.
"I'm not exactly the same Piccolo that you knew before," answered the Namekian. "You can still call me Piccolo, though."
"Okay." Krillin went back to sunbathing quietly. He didn't really care about anything at the moment.
Piccolo went over to the tree and crossed his arms, probably meditating. I went inside to check on my Saiyan friend.
I went up the stairs to find Chi-Chi alone with Goku who was in a bed. "How is he?" I asked. "Any better?"
"He's improving." Chi-Chi's voice was shaky because of her emotions. Her eyes showed signs that she'd been crying recently.
"Is it all right if I stay here?"
Chi-Chi pointed to a nearby chair. "You can pull that up if you want." She paused for a minute. "Where's Gohan?"
"He's still at your house with Trunks," I answered. "They'll be fine."
Chi-Chi's voice suddenly sounded aggressive. "Since he's there, he'd better be studying!"
"I bet he is," I told her.
We sat there for what felt like days, just watching Goku. At some point, Chi-Chi fell asleep. Finally, after about two hours, I felt Goku's energy signature begin to rise. Then, he burst upward into a sitting position.
"Gha!" he gasped. He was sweating heavily. "Where's Krillin?!"
"He's outside," I said.
"Good." Goku used Instant Transmission to go to his best friend. I followed him.
"Okay, he wasn't killed by Death Gods from the Soul Society," Goku sighed. Nobody knew what he was talking about, but I think that his soul had a crossover with some other anime while he was in a coma.
Krillin looked up. "Hey, Goku! How's the heart?"
"I feel great!" The Saiyan beat his chest with his right fist.
"I was starting to worry that we'd need to borrow the Namekian Dragon Balls again!" The short human laughed.
"I wouldn't be surprised!" Goku exclaimed.
"Hey, Goku." Piccolo was walking toward us.
"Hey, Piccolo! How are you?" Goku asked.
"I'm not the same Piccolo that you knew before, if that's what you're wondering," answered Piccolo.
"Not the same Piccolo...? So Kami and Piccolo fused." Goku's face showed no surprise. "What should we call you now, Kamico-"
"I already tried that," I interrupted. "He just wants to be called Piccolo."
"Okay." Goku then asked, "The Dragon Balls?"
"Gone, poof," Krillin said. "They're as useless as rocks now."
"We need a new Namekian," I said. "Unless you want to resurrect the Dragon Balls, Piccolo, I'm going to Namek."
"I'm done controlling those Balls." Piccolo went over the tree again and resumed meditating.
"I'll be back." I put two fingers up to my forehead and searched for a Namekian energy signature. When I found one far out in space, I instantly appeared next to an unfamiliar old Namekian. We appeared to be in some sort of a throne room. There was no one else there, but I sensed other energies close by in other rooms.
"Who are you?" I asked.
"I am Lord Slug," answered the large Namekian. "Who might you be?"
"I'm just a person passing through here," I told him. "Why aren't you on Namek?"
"I was banished many years ago for doing something 'horrible' to it," he said.
"Oh...that sucks," I sympathized. "What did you do?"
"I tried to turn it into a giant spaceship."
"Where are we now?" I asked.
"On a spaceship that used to be a planet." Slug seemed to be really proud of his work.
"What are you planning to do with it?"
"Destroy stuff, conquer planets. The usual."
"In that case..." I stopped suppressing my power as much as before. "...I'm going to have to stop you."
"You? But you're just a boy! I'm much more powerful than you!" The Namekian laughed.
"I'm stronger than you think." I began raising my Power Level some more. "AaaaaaaaaAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHH!" I went Super Saiyan. "I can get even stronger if I want."
"You...you're...impossible!" Slug leaned away from me. "Nobody is that powerful!"
"Is that so?" I cupped my hands by my right hip. "You're not going to destroy anymore, Slug!"
He sensed my ki gathering in my hands. Knowing I was preparing an energy blast, he begged, "Please don't kill me! I'll do anything you want, anything at all!"
"Um...no." An energy ball formed in my cupped hands. "KAMEHAMEHAAAA!" I pushed my hands forward and caused Slug to disintegrate. The energy beam continued towards the planet's core.
I flew out of the blast zone to watch the planet blow up. Then, I used Instant Transmission to go to another Namekian energy signature that wasn't on Earth, this one more familiar: Dende.
"Hey!" I waved, startling the young alien for a second. My nearly invisible Super Saiyan aura made faint streaks in the air.
"Mister Frui!" Dende sighed. "You scared me! What brings you to New Namek?"
"Where's Elder Moori?" I asked.
"I'll take you to him." The young Namekian grabbed my hand and lead me to a nearby village.
"This is it!" He knocked on the door to the largest house.
"I'll be right there." An old Namekian, one who was younger than Slug, opened the door. "Why, hello, Frui! What brings you to New Namek?"
"Actually, there are a few things." I walked into the building. Dende followed me in and closed the door. "I killed Slug."
"You...what?"
"I accidentally teleported to some guy named Lord Slug when I was trying to get here," I explained. "He claimed to be banned from Namek, and he said that he likes to 'destroy stuff and conquer planets.'"
"Why, thank you," Moori bowed. "A wish on the Dragon Balls disallowed Slug from coming anywhere within 100,000 miles of the old Namek, but it doesn't apply to this one. You saved us from the possibility of him coming here and killing us all! Thank you!"
"No problem. That's not all I came here for, though. Our Namekian elder person god thingamajig, Kami, fused with my friend Piccolo. Now, we need a new Guardian of Earth who can recover the old Earth Dragon Balls. Who do you think would be best, or do you have no preferences?" I looked in Moori's eyes in a friendly yet slightly forceful way.
"Dende here would fit the job description," Moori answered. "He's got all of the brains to do it." Then, he said telepathically to me, 'Also, he's been really bummed about not being near that little Earth kid. Not the bald one; the other one.'
"Really, Elder?!" Dende was excited.
"Yes. Go with Frui." The older Namekian smiled.
"Okay!" Dende ran out to say goodbye to everyone and to get his few possessions.
"Thank you so much, Moori," I said. "This is really going to help. We have a few extremely powerful enemies to defeat, and we're going to need our Dragon Balls to bring back people who might die."
"I understand," he replied. "Now go."
"Thank you." I gave him a thumbs up before following Dende.
"I'm ready!" The boy was standing right outside the door with a clay container in his hand. "Do you need me to summon Porunga?"
"That won't be necessary." I put my hand on his shoulder and took us to Goku, putting a surprised look on Dende's face.
Hey, guys! As you could tell, I couldn't help but include a movie villain in this chapter. Slug is weak, though, so he was destroyed easily and had no influence on the story whatsoever. Think of that scene as useless filler. Oh, and yes, Frui overdid it a bit. but whatever.
Now that Goku is revived, the Z Fighters might just have a chance at beating the Androids! With Dende coming to Earth to recreate the Dragon Balls, the possibilities are endless!
Power Levels:
Base Goku (cured): 24,600,000
Lord Slug: WEAK