After speaking with the others, Dende left the room where both Gotens were in. Mr. Popo followed him seconds after, leaving Tien, Chiaotzu and Mr. Satan alone in the room. He found Dende looking into another one's room. He was watching Red's son; Kalo.
"I'm worried for him, Mr. Popo." he said. He had a hand on his head.
"He's the kid she told us about, isn't he?"
Dende nodded. "If I could just heal him, he wouldn't have joined them."
"We found out too late." Mr. Popo advised him.
Dende slammed on the glass window, not shattering it at all. He blamed himself for not going after Red first.
"I never should've waited!" Dende said.
"You can't be blaming yourself, Dende." a familiar voice came out. "Being a Guardian isn't easy."
Both Mr. Popo and Dende turned around. To their amazement, there stood the Namekian Grand Elder Moori.
"Elder!" Dende was surprised to see him on Earth. He hadn't visited Earth since after his first home planet was destroyed by Frieza. Elder Moori was the color green just like all Piccolo and Dende and all the other Namekians. He was short and a little chubby. He wore a white scarf around his neck, and a red vest. His pants were also white.
"What a surprise seeing you here." Dende was still shocked. He gave his Elder a hug. "I've missed you."
"And I missed you, Dende." he smiled.
"What brings you here?" Mr. Popo asked calmly.
"I sensed that Earth was in trouble, so I thought I would come by for a visit to check on things."
"You didn't have to."
"I also wanted to see how you were doing as Guardian of Earth after all these years."
Dende sighed. he turned around looking depressed. He turned back to Kalo.
"I'm afraid things aren't well, Grand Elder." Dende frowned. "I wish I could say otherwise."
"Don't be so hard on yourself, my boy." he put his hand on Dende's shoulders. "Watching other a race isn't the easiest thing."
"He's right, Dende." Mr. Popo agreed. "Kami, the Guardian before you, even
questioned his abilities as a Guardian."
"How did he handle it?" Dende asked, looking up.
"He just kept on trying." Mr. Popo smiled."He knew people would go onto the evil side and whatnot. He forgave them. He knew they would regret it eventually. No matter what, he loved everyone on Earth, even though he wasn't a human himself."
"So, there is a way to help." Dende was feeling more positive.
"There will always be a way." Moori said his word. "Dende, help this boy. You can't give up hope for him. He may have lost his father to Cell, but there are others who can help you look after him."
"You're right." Dende smiled big. "and I know just the person to ask."
Dende reached King Kai. He overheard their conversation and was way ahead of Dende. At first, he thought he wanted Goku, but Dende asked for Yamcha. He questioned Dende's request for Yamcha. He considered him as not dependable enough. Dende said he believes in his friend. Even though Yamcha can be a bit foolish and out of control, he trusted him with Kalo's life. King Kai hesitated, but came through. He connected Dende to Yamcha who was at home, working out.
"Me?!" Yamcha was surprised. He met up with Dende and the two others at the hospital outside Kalo's room. "Are you crazy?!"
"Please Yamcha," Dende begged.
"He's a kid!" he kept going. "I've never taken care of a kid before!"
"He needs someone to look after him." Moori explained. "As of now, you're best fit."
"Why couldn't you ask Tien and Chiaotzu to do it?!"
"We need them to help both Gotens and Trunks." Dende explained. "Please. Even Mr. Satan would give you his thanks."
"Him!" Yamcha recommended. "I'm sure he's not busy."
"Heheh.." Dende blushed. "Okay, you're going to find this a little weird, but his duty is to help...Vegeta."
"WHAAT?!" Yamcha was surprised. "but this kid is his friend's son!"
Mr. Satan and Red have been friends since their fighting school days. They trained together. They always kept in touch. He was like a brother to Hercule
Satan. They eventually lost contact with each other when Mr. Satan became a World Champion and "defeated" Cell. He forgot all about his friend until Red contacted him again. When Hercule found out that Red's son was sick and his wife had passed, he was always there by his side. Now that Red has turned against him by killing innocents, Mr. Satan made it his mission to help Goku and the others get the World back in order. He had no time to watch over Kalo. It was Hercule who recommended Yamcha to watch over Kalo. Even Dende was unsure about it first. It was a few days after Red went over to Cell's side.
He flew up to the lookout to meet with Dende and Mr. Popo to discuss a plan. Once he arrived, he found them both standing outside waiting for him. He stepped out of the plane and walked over to them. They brought him inside to start talking. Piccolo was there as well.
"What is it you wanted to talk to me about?" Dende asked.
"It's about my friend."
"The one with the sick son?"
"Yes."
"What about him?"
"He joined with Cell." Mr. Satan felt ashamed to admit it. The three of them were shocked.
"Red joined with Cell?" Piccolo interrupted. "From the stuff you have told us about him, it seemed unlikely he would!"
"What about his wife?" Mr. Popo asked.
"His wife passed away two months ago due to depression."
"Oh," Dende sounded sad. "I'm sorry to hear that."
"Yeah..." Mr. Satan frowned. He was silent for a moment.
"What is it you wish to ask of me?" Dende spoke up.
"I need you to heal his son so he would come back.
"It cannot be done." Old Kai said, coming in with Supreme Kai. They all looked over at them.
"How come?" Mr. Popo asked.
"Cell wishes to kill his son as soon as Red becomes powerful enough." Supreme Kai spoke. "He wants to corrupt Red into doing his bidding."
"That's awful!" Mr. Satan said. "That's why we have got to do something."
"We are, but you will have no part helping Kalo." Old Kai mentioned. "Instead, you'll be helping Vegeta and Buu."
"VEGETA!?" Piccolo was surprised. "He can't stand Mr. Satan! To be honest, neither can I!"
"Yes," Old Kai responded. "Neither did I at one point. I remember feeling bad for leaving the puppy with him when Vegeta and Goku were fighting Kid Buu."
"You're going off topic, ancestor." Supreme Kai noted.
"Huh?" he snapped back. "What was I talking about?"
"About not being able to stand me?" Hercule grew angry.
"Oh hush you!" Old Kai said walking up to Dende. "Anyway, Mr. Satan may be a fool, but he has proved himself all these years and I believe he can help the Z Fighters much more."
"How's that?" Piccolo stated.
Old Kai started to break things down. They all know that Pan was going to be erased from existence by King Vegeta when he arrives. He had Dabura and Babidi take care of that. Later, Bulla was to join them. They all assumed that more people would also dies along the way but didn't know who and in what
order. Whoever was to be killed was to be involved with helping Pan and Bulla with their fighting skills. Dende mentioned that Bulla had already been training
inside the Hyperbolic Time Chamber. The Kais took that as a good thing. That means she was getting somewhat stronger, but wasn't strong enough to defeat the enemies that were to come. They all listened for more. He handed it over to
Supreme Kai who broke down the groups. It was Dabura to help the mothers find the Dragon Balls. Mr. Satan to aid Vegeta and Buu. He was to help Present Goten and Future Goten later on. Tien and Chiaotzu was to keep an eye on Krillin's child. When she would get older, she was to train with them. They all agreed to have Goku do his own thing. He tends to do whatever he wants.
"There has got to be somebody!" Hercule said.
"Do you know of anyone?"
"Well..." even Mr. Satan didn't want to say the name. "He is a foolish man."
"Oh boy..." Piccolo knew where this was going.
"Don't tell me, Mr. Satan..." Dende said.
"Who?" the Kais listened with anticipation.
"Yamcha." he finished.
"I was afraid he was going to say that." Mr. Popo stated.
"What's wrong with him?" Supremem Kai wondered.
"Nothing really." Hercule said. "It's just that he a little unpredictable and
sometimes foolish."
"There's got to be someone else!" Dende said.
"He's all I can think of." Mr. Satan admitted. "There's no one else."
"Is he trustworthy?" Old Kai asked.
"In a way..." he uttered beneath his breath.
"I'll take it!" Old Kai smiled.
Dende closed his eyes He slid his hand down his face. "I'll take it too."
Mr. Popo and Piccolo stared at him.
"Dende!" Piccolo said. "But Yamcha...he's..."
"He's all we got." Dende looked at Piccolo. "We've got no other choice."
He too sighed in agreement.
"It's settled then," Dende closed up the meeting. "Yamcha is the one to look after Red's son."
Dende wrapped it up.
"That's how it all went down." he concluded.
Yamcha was still unsure. "I can't just babysit some kid. I'm a fighter!"
"And you will have a chance to fight." Dende promised. "Just right now isn't your time."
"I don't know, Dende..."
"Please Yamcha." Mr. Satan's voice came out. "Think about who you'll be
helping."
He looked back at Dende. "You promise I'll have a chance to fight?"
"Not one hundred percent." Dende admitted. "but, yeah. I am sure you will."
"Alright," he agreed to it. "I'll watch over the kid."
Mr. Satan walked over to Yamcha to shake his hand."Oh thank you!" he said. "Trust me, you'll have your chance to shine."
