Disclaimer: I do not own DBZ or Zoids. I do own Lorren.

A/N: Welcome to the TENTH chapter of my first ever DBZ/Zoids crossover fanfic where our heroes will recover from battling the saiyans and move on to planning a way to get their fallen friends back. So without further ado, I turn it over to Lorren. Enjoy!

Krillin headed over to Gohan who was fast asleep and picked him up.

"Krillin, bring him over here. Let me see him," murmured Goku as his friend carried his son over to him. "How is he?"

"He's a little banged up but mostly I think he's just exhausted. Transforming into a giant ape isn't as easy as it looks you know," he replied with a smile which dropped as he suddenly sensed something. He stared up at the sky. "Great, now what?"

I looked up too and grinned at the familiar machine that flew above us. "That's Mom's plane!"

"Hey! Hello down there!" called Master Roshi, waving out the window. "Krillin! Goku!"

"Gohan!" yelled a woman with black hair as she pushed him out of the way.

"Ⅽhi Chi?!" said Goku nervously as the plane landed and his wife rushed out the door.

"Gohan! I'm coming son!" she shouted, leaping over her injured husband and tearing Gohan from Krillin's hands. "Mommy's here."

"Oh wow," I murmured before spotting Mom. "Mommy!"

"Lorren!" My mom ran to me and pulled me to her, tears lined her eyes. "My sweet girl. Are you okay? You're all banged up!"

"Yeah but I'll be alright," I assured her. "Look, Mom, Yamcha…"

"I know, sweetie," she told me, hugging me. "I'm just glad you're alright."

I hugged Mom back as tears ran down my cheeks.

A few moments later, Mom carried me over to Goku. "Goku? Oh no."

"Hey, boy," greeted Master Roshi.

"How are you?" asked Mom. "Are you able to move at all?"

"Easy now, Bulma," cautioned Roshi, gently.

"Sorry if I can't get up to say hello," apologized Goku.

"That's alright," a fat white cat with a staff assured him as he stepped forward. "You've done enough for one day."

"Master Korin," murmured Goku.

"You're the one who makes the senzu beans," I realized.

Korin nodded. "Yep, that's right. We need to get Goku to the hospital. I'm all out of senzu beans."

We all got on the plane.

"Where are the others at, Krillin?" Master Roshi asked him. "We need to pick them up too."

"That way. We were fighting just over there," answered Krillin, pointing from where he sat in the copilot seat. "Listen, um Bulma, I've been thinking and, it's probably impossible but still, as long as there's a chance I gotta say something. I can't get it out of my head. It's something that the saiyans told us. There might still be a way to bring Yamcha back."

"What do you mean?" inquired Mom.

"Are you sure?" murmured Master Roshi.

"I don't know," admitted Krillin. "It's a shot in a million."

"That's okay, Krillin. One chance in a million is better than no chance at all," pointed out Goku from where he laid in the back of the plane. "Don't be afraid. Tell us your idea."

"Well, you see," began Krillin as he stared out the window. "Hey, hold on! This is the spot! Yamcha and the others are down there. We'll talk later, okay?"

"Mhm," agreed Roshi as he landed the plane and we gathered our fallen friends. "Krillin, where's Chiaotzu? I thought we'd find him here too."

"Chiaotzu blew himself up," Krillin informed him. "He was trying to save us."

"What a tragedy," muttered Korin sorrowfully. "Such a shameful, senseless loss. It's never easy seeing such brave young men cut down in the prime of their lives."

"I know," replied Roshi as we made our way back to the plane. "I wish there was something I could have done. I should have been with them!"

"Here. You better let me fly," Mom told him as she placed me on a seat next to Gohan and sat down in the pilot's seat. "Really, I'm okay now."

"Mom," I murmured, frowning as tears spilled from her eyes.

"Oh Gohan. Good you're awake!" exclaimed Chi Chi as Gohan opened his eyes and started awake. "It's okay. You're safe now. I've got you."

"Mom, is that really you?" he whispered.

Chi Chi began to cry and gripped her son tightly. "That's right. Mommy's here. My sweet little boy. I thought I'd never see you again!"

"Don't worry about a thing, son," added Roshi, smiling at him. "It's all over now."

"Yeah, we did it, Gohan," Krillin told him.

"We did?" asked Gohan as he turned to stare at me.

I grinned and nodded. "Yep!"

Gohan grinned back. "So what happened to Vegeta?"

"Guess you could say he got away but listen," said Krillin. "The important thing is we ran that creep back to wherever it is he came from. That's all that matters, right?"

"What about Dad?" inquired Gohan.

"I'm okay, Gohan. I'm right here," Goku assured him. "You did great today, son. We really showed them, didn't we?"

"Hey Krillin," interrupted Mom causing us to look at her. "What were you gonna tell us about the saiyans?"

"The way I understand it," replied Krillin slowly. "Well, the saiyans found out about the Dragon Balls and wanted to use them to make a wish. That's why they came to Earth. They were ready to kill all of us except they wanted Piccolo alive. They were convinced he was the only one who could lead them to the Dragon Balls."

"Really?" asked Goku.

Krillin nodded. "Yeah and the whole time they kept calling him this really weird name. They called him a Namek. I think Namek is where they're from. I mean, Piccolo and Kami, they're aliens. Then when Goku was coming, they said something else. Vegeta said he remembered that Planet Namek was full of Nameks and that they only need one to make the Dragon Balls."

"And you believed them?" demanded Yajirobe. "What a dope."

"No, you're right, Krillin!" shouted Gohan. "I mean, if Kami made the Dragon Balls and he's a Namek, why can't another Namek do the same thing?"

"Exactly," agreed Krillin. "and maybe they already have. Vegeta said he heard legends of Dragon Balls on Namek. He never believed them but what if they're really there?"

"Then that's it," said Korin. "If you can somehow get to Namek, you could use their Dragon Balls to wish your friends back."

"And we can wish Piccolo back first!" added Gohan excitedly.

"Now, Gohan, you shouldn't get too excited," his mother cautioned him.

"But he's right," I realized. "If Piccolo comes back so will Kami and then we'll be able to use the Dragon Balls here on Earth too!"

"Well, it's definitely worth a shot," mused Roshi. "Besides, what do we got to lose? Let's go to Namek!"

Krillin grinned. "All in favor say aye!"

"Aye!"

"Just stop it, you guys," murmured Mom.

"What's wrong, Mom?" I inquired.

"It's pointless," She informed us. "I wish it was really as simple as that but it just isn't. It won't work."

"What? What do you mean?" demanded Krillin. "What's the problem?"

"Krillin, think about it," replied Mom. "For starters, do any of you have the slightest clue where Planet Namek is?"

"Hey wait," said Goku. "I have an idea. King Kai, are you there? I hope you're listening. We could really use your help right now."

"Yes, Goku. I'm here," came a new voice. "So you're looking for the Planet Namek? Well of course I know where that is."

"Thanks, King Kai," murmured Goku. "I knew I could count on you. Go ahead, we're listening."

"Sure but as long as I have the podium for a minute, let me congratulate you all on a battle well fought," King Kai congratulated us. "I was worried there for a while. It looked like that saiyan really had you guys on the ropes."

"I hate to say it but he even had me a little scared," admitted Goku, taking me by surprise. "I mean a Kaio Ken attack times four couldn't stop him."

"Yes, and both of my best techniques too," mused King Kai. "Gonna have to think of something before you have to face him again. I'm sorry but I'm all out of tricks."

"Yeah, I was afraid you'd say that," replied Goku. "Maybe I shouldn't have let him go."

"Only time will tell," said Korin sagely.

"What? What are they talking about?" demanded Roshi. "Are you saying you actually let that saiyan go?"

"It's kind of a long story," I told him before turning to Goku. "You didn't make the wrong decision, Goku. I can't really explain it but I know you did the right thing. I can feel it."

Goku stared at me for a few moments before smiling. "Thanks, Lorren."

I smiled back as King Kai searched for Planet Namek.

"Now where is it?" he murmured aloud. "I'm sure I have the coordinates for Planet Namek in here somewhere…Ah, yes, here it is! The coordinates are SW669045XY."

"What? Is he serious?!" exclaimed Mom. "9045XY but that's…"

"What's the matter?" asked Krillin. "We know where it is now. That's a good thing."

"Hey, Master Roshi! I need to check something out! Take the wheel for a minute!" ordered Mom as she switched seats with him and pulled out her calculator. "9045XY…"

"I remember!" proclaimed King Kai. "Planet Namek was once a very beautiful planet like the Earth. Lush and green with an abundance of life but that was long ago before a catastrophic event caused the climate to change. The effects on the planet were devastating. It recovered over time, little by little. I'm not sure if there were any survivors. Let's not give up hope yet though, There's only one way we can know for sure. I'll just have to feel it out. Just give me a moment. There it is!"

"Say, if what King Kai says is true, this may explain how Kami came to live upon the Earth," Korin pointed out. "Yes, it must have been so long ago that Kami couldn't remember but perhaps his people sent him here after their climate on Namek changed so that at least of their race could survive."

"I found the Namekians!" shouted King Kai. "I can sense there's about a hundred of them still on the planet, alive and well."

"Looks like we'll be able to wish Piccolo back after all!" I told Gohan.

He smiled and nodded. "Yeah!"

"Not so fast, you guys," cautioned Mom. "You just don't get it, do you? Nothing's changed. So what if we know where Planet Namek is? How do we get there?"

"Is this a trick question?" inquired Krillin. "I mean, we just take a spaceship. Easy as that."

"Oh? 'Easy as that'?! Well I've got news for you!" yelled Mom brandishing her calculator. "I just calculated how long it would take us to make the trip using the best Capsule Corps spaceship available and you wanna take a wild guess what I came up with? What's that? No idea? Then allow me to show you. Here, see? The numbers don't lie. Your little cruise to Namek is going to take 4,339 years! That's one way!"

"That's long," noted Gohan dejectedly.

"What do you think, King Kai?" asked Goku. "Any ideas on how we can get there?"

"Nope. I'm afraid I'm stumped on that one," he replied. "Sheesh, expect me to know everything?"

"Okay, you got me there, Bulma," admitted Krillin. "It's impossible but, hypothetically speaking, what would happen if we used the saiyan's spaceship?"

"That's an idea," mused Roshi. "But where are we gonna get one of those? I thought the saiyans left."

"Well, Vegeta left and it looked like his ship was only big enough for one person," explained Krillin. "There's absolutely no way that Nappa guy could have squeezed in there with him. He had to have a ship of his own."

"Hey, that's right," agreed Goku. "And what about my brother Raditz? He had a ship too but I think it's probably broken after what Gohan did to it."

"Okay, so there's one spaceship left out there," summed up Mom. "Now all we have to do is figure out where it is and we're in business."

"Well then, I bet I know where to start looking," revealed Master Roshi. "It's most likely not too far from where the saiyans first landed, somewhere in East city."

Krillin pulled out Vegeta's remote. "Hey, I think I have something that might help. Vegeta dropped it. I saw him punch a couple of buttons then boom! His spaceship came right to him. I think it's a remote control or something."

"Let me see that!" ordered Mom as she snatched it out of his hands, examined it, and grinned. "Pack your bags! We're going to Namek! We'll have Yamcha and everyone back in no time!"