Chapter 8: Aspar's Assailant
Aspar rubbed his face. That kick was much harder than he expected he would receive from anyone. He didn't understand how someone would have enough power to do that. As he eyes adjusted, he saw his attacker...
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Twenty minutes earlier, at Dende's place...
"This Saiyan is too strong! How will Rekka defeat him alone?!", Gohan yelled with his fists clenched. "If only Piccolo were well again..."
Piccolo started screaming out from his room. Everyone rushed over to see what was wrong. They entered to see Piccolo, clutching his chest in pain, screaming.
Dende looked at Piccolo, then at the others. "He is dying...there is nothing we can do...the medicine has stopped taking effect. All we can do now is wait."
Gohan and Goten looked on in shock. "Piccolo...", Goten said solemnly as he recalled all the training sessions they had had together.
Piccolo looked to Dende, then at Gohan and Goten...then he spoke. "Leave us!"
Goten and Gohan solemnly left the room, closing the door behind them.
Dende looked down at Piccolo. "What is it?"
"My time has come, young Dende. I have become too old too fight...to live...", Piccolo said as he winced from the pain. "Merge with me, Dende...it is the only way that I can be of help to you now. Merge with me...so that you can save this planet from destruction!"
"But...if I merge with you...the Dragonballs will cease to exist...", Dende points out.
"If you don't merge with me...this planet will die at the hands of that Saiyan down there."
"But how can I be certain that, in our combined form, we will be strong enough to stop him?"
"You need not be certain, because I am certain. Dende...there isn't much time. Merge with me, and save this world from disaster..."
"Alright.", Dende says solemnly. "I will do it."
Dende reaches out and puts his hand on Piccolo's chest. A wave of energy surrounded Piccolo as the merger began. Piccolo began to scream at the top of his lungs. Goten and Gohan heard it and looked over in that direction. They entered the room only to see the merger in progress. The screaming continued for several seconds before all was quiet. Piccolo's bed was now empty, and Dende stood alone. He stood there, fully aware of his new power. He now contained the combined strength of some of history's most powerful Nameks, and he knew that all to well.
"Dende...", Gohan said, shocked at the sight.
"That name no longer holds meaning with me...I am no longer just Dende, nor am I just Piccolo...I am no longer the young, inexperienced warrior...I have inherited Piccolo's vast knowledge and fighting ability. If it makes you feel better, you can call me Dende. I must go now. The planet needs me...", the powerful Namek said as he powered up and left in the direction of the ongoing battle.
"I hope you know what you're doing, Dende...", Gohan says.
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Back to present time...
Aspar looked at his attacker. He couldn't believe his eyes. ~~A Namek? How? There's no way a Namek could be this powerful!~~
Dende stared coldly at the bewildered Saiyan, and could only think of how much this one reminded him of Vegeta.
Rekka looked over. "Dende...?", he said, surprised. ~~I can't believe his power...it's phenomenal! He's much stronger than anyone I've ever seen...how did he do it?~~
Dende looked back, tossed Rekka two senzu beans, and then turned back to Aspar.
Aspar stood up and looked at Dende. "Namek! I am the strongest in the universe, and now I will prove it!", he yells as he goes back into a fighting stance. "You will not catch me by surprise again!"
Rekka ate a senzu bean. He regained his strength and sat up. He then flew over to Zucca and gave her one, too. She ate the bean, stood up, and looked over at Dende and Aspar.
"Do you think he's strong enough to defeat Aspar?", Zucca asks.
"I know he is. I could sense his power before he even left Dende's place. I don't know how he did it, but Dende is even more powerful than Piccolo now...", Rekka says.
Aspar angrily fires a barrage of ki blasts at Dende. Dende easily dodges them all and then grins at Aspar.
Dende holds out his hands in Aspar's direction. "SPECIAL BEAM CANNON!", he yells as a large spiraling blast comes out of his hands and hits Aspar, sending him all the way through the cliff he had crashed into.
Aspar fell to the ground. ~~I don't know yet why or how, but there is no way I am strong enough to defeat this Namek! No matter...time for plan B!~~
Aspar gets up and flies to his space-pod. ~~I don't need to defeat them...I will forget this retched planet for now...and concentrate on becoming the unchallenged leader of New Vegeta!~~
The space-pod takes off, and Dende just stares as it heads into space.
"We have to stop him!", Zucca shouts. "If he makes it back to New Vegeta, he will cause all kinds of chaos!"
"Neither of you are strong enough to stop him.", Dende points out.
"But you are, Dende!", shouts Zucca.
"My place is Earth...I am this planet's guardian. I cannot just leave it at my whim.", Dende says. "What happens on New Vegeta is neither my business or my concern."
"There has to be a way to stop him!", she screams.
Dende stops walking and turns around. "There is one way...if you're willing to set aside a day before going after him..."
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---=* To be continued in Chapter 9: Time Chamber. *=---
Aspar rubbed his face. That kick was much harder than he expected he would receive from anyone. He didn't understand how someone would have enough power to do that. As he eyes adjusted, he saw his attacker...
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Twenty minutes earlier, at Dende's place...
"This Saiyan is too strong! How will Rekka defeat him alone?!", Gohan yelled with his fists clenched. "If only Piccolo were well again..."
Piccolo started screaming out from his room. Everyone rushed over to see what was wrong. They entered to see Piccolo, clutching his chest in pain, screaming.
Dende looked at Piccolo, then at the others. "He is dying...there is nothing we can do...the medicine has stopped taking effect. All we can do now is wait."
Gohan and Goten looked on in shock. "Piccolo...", Goten said solemnly as he recalled all the training sessions they had had together.
Piccolo looked to Dende, then at Gohan and Goten...then he spoke. "Leave us!"
Goten and Gohan solemnly left the room, closing the door behind them.
Dende looked down at Piccolo. "What is it?"
"My time has come, young Dende. I have become too old too fight...to live...", Piccolo said as he winced from the pain. "Merge with me, Dende...it is the only way that I can be of help to you now. Merge with me...so that you can save this planet from destruction!"
"But...if I merge with you...the Dragonballs will cease to exist...", Dende points out.
"If you don't merge with me...this planet will die at the hands of that Saiyan down there."
"But how can I be certain that, in our combined form, we will be strong enough to stop him?"
"You need not be certain, because I am certain. Dende...there isn't much time. Merge with me, and save this world from disaster..."
"Alright.", Dende says solemnly. "I will do it."
Dende reaches out and puts his hand on Piccolo's chest. A wave of energy surrounded Piccolo as the merger began. Piccolo began to scream at the top of his lungs. Goten and Gohan heard it and looked over in that direction. They entered the room only to see the merger in progress. The screaming continued for several seconds before all was quiet. Piccolo's bed was now empty, and Dende stood alone. He stood there, fully aware of his new power. He now contained the combined strength of some of history's most powerful Nameks, and he knew that all to well.
"Dende...", Gohan said, shocked at the sight.
"That name no longer holds meaning with me...I am no longer just Dende, nor am I just Piccolo...I am no longer the young, inexperienced warrior...I have inherited Piccolo's vast knowledge and fighting ability. If it makes you feel better, you can call me Dende. I must go now. The planet needs me...", the powerful Namek said as he powered up and left in the direction of the ongoing battle.
"I hope you know what you're doing, Dende...", Gohan says.
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Back to present time...
Aspar looked at his attacker. He couldn't believe his eyes. ~~A Namek? How? There's no way a Namek could be this powerful!~~
Dende stared coldly at the bewildered Saiyan, and could only think of how much this one reminded him of Vegeta.
Rekka looked over. "Dende...?", he said, surprised. ~~I can't believe his power...it's phenomenal! He's much stronger than anyone I've ever seen...how did he do it?~~
Dende looked back, tossed Rekka two senzu beans, and then turned back to Aspar.
Aspar stood up and looked at Dende. "Namek! I am the strongest in the universe, and now I will prove it!", he yells as he goes back into a fighting stance. "You will not catch me by surprise again!"
Rekka ate a senzu bean. He regained his strength and sat up. He then flew over to Zucca and gave her one, too. She ate the bean, stood up, and looked over at Dende and Aspar.
"Do you think he's strong enough to defeat Aspar?", Zucca asks.
"I know he is. I could sense his power before he even left Dende's place. I don't know how he did it, but Dende is even more powerful than Piccolo now...", Rekka says.
Aspar angrily fires a barrage of ki blasts at Dende. Dende easily dodges them all and then grins at Aspar.
Dende holds out his hands in Aspar's direction. "SPECIAL BEAM CANNON!", he yells as a large spiraling blast comes out of his hands and hits Aspar, sending him all the way through the cliff he had crashed into.
Aspar fell to the ground. ~~I don't know yet why or how, but there is no way I am strong enough to defeat this Namek! No matter...time for plan B!~~
Aspar gets up and flies to his space-pod. ~~I don't need to defeat them...I will forget this retched planet for now...and concentrate on becoming the unchallenged leader of New Vegeta!~~
The space-pod takes off, and Dende just stares as it heads into space.
"We have to stop him!", Zucca shouts. "If he makes it back to New Vegeta, he will cause all kinds of chaos!"
"Neither of you are strong enough to stop him.", Dende points out.
"But you are, Dende!", shouts Zucca.
"My place is Earth...I am this planet's guardian. I cannot just leave it at my whim.", Dende says. "What happens on New Vegeta is neither my business or my concern."
"There has to be a way to stop him!", she screams.
Dende stops walking and turns around. "There is one way...if you're willing to set aside a day before going after him..."
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---=* To be continued in Chapter 9: Time Chamber. *=---