"INamek-sei was very much like a paradise once, but I seem to remember that it was the victim of a climatic cataclysm a long time ago… I had thought that the whole population was destroyed…/I " King Kai mused in the strained silence. "IHowever, the planet itself seems to be recovering. Still, I don't know if any of them could have survived/I."
"Oh no, just great…" Kurilin sighed.
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"Y'mean its no go? There's no more Dragonballs to get?" Yajirobei grumped. Kaio-sama chuckled at this.BR
"INow now. Don't be so quick to give up. I'll just go check on the planet… now which way do I go to see it/I… " There was a pause. "IAh, this is the way. Lets see/I… "BR
"I think I understand. Kami, or whatever his name really is… " Karin began.BR
"His name is Piccolo." Raimi said dreamily, as the loss of blood finally got to her. They stared at her in surprise, and then Karin continued.BR
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"Uh, yeah, he escaped the cataclysm, and then either forgotten it because he was too young, or lost his memory because of the trauma, how tragic… " Yajirobei looked confused at all this, and wanted to know why the Nameks didn't just use the Dragonballs to stop the disaster.BR
"Nope, impossible. We got it straight from Shenlong's mouth. He can't grant a wish that surpasses the powers of the creator of the Dragonballs. What ever caused the cataclysm was too much for the Namekians. Which, incidentally, is also why we couldn't wish for Shenlong to just destroy the Saiyans." Kame-sen'nin explained to the fat samurai.BR
"… And I thought Dragonballs were supposed to be so cool, what a bummer."BR
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"IOh, dear L… I mean dear me! There they are! There are only about a hundred of them… but the survived and they're thriving again/I!" King Kai called. They jumped, and then smiled in relief at the good news. Well, Yajirobei actually was horrified by the thought of there being one hundred Piccolos out there, but the rest of them were happy.BR
"IOh, don't worry, Nameks are a mostly peaceful people, like Kami-sama was. Piccolo Dai-moa was most likely corrupted by the humans he met in his life/I… " King Kai assured them.BR
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"So… this means that… we can bring not only Kami-sama back to life, but Yamcha and Tenshinhan too?" Roshi asked. Bulma choose that moment to rain on the parade.BR
"I do admire your optimism, but it's just not that easy." She said, fingers flying over the keypad of her tiny computer. There was a worried pause from the others. "We know where Planet Namek is, but now, how do we get there?" Her blue eyes bored into Kurilin's as she waited for the obvious response.BR
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"Well, duh, in a spaceship, of course. Come on Bulma… " Kurilin said bravely. She glared and tore into him.BR
"That's just it. I calculated the time of travel for a trip to Namek, using the fastest engines my dad's made… that would also be the fastest in the world. Any one want to guess how long it would take?" She turned and looked at Raimi. Raimi smiled and raised her hand obediently.BR
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"I don't remember exactly… wasn't it around 4,000 years?"BR
"4339 years and 3 months!! Hope you all have time to wait."BR
"4000… " Gohan gasped, his hopes to see Piccolo again fading.BR
"Um, Kaio-sama… what should we do?" Goku said plaintively.BR
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"IWell… Hmmm… uh, that's an awfully good question, Goku/I… " King Kai said wearily. He didn't seem to have an answer though. No one did, except for Kurilin, that is. He laughed, and everyone jumped and scowled at him.BR
"Hey why the long faces? We can still go! We'll just use the Saiyan spaceship!" Roshi gulped, worried that Kurilin's head was hurt worse than it looked.BR
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"Um, the Saiyan space… But I thought Vegeta got away in it?"BR
"Oh, yes, he did, but it was so tiny, that it hadda be built for one! That means the dead guys ship is still here somewhere!" Smiles were spreading over the long faces, and Raimi had to chuckle as she heard Goku mumble next to her.BR
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"There is another isn't there… Yes, I bet it's still there somewhere! Gohan broke Raditz ship though… " Raimi was amazed at the logical thought process Goku was using as he was the only one to remember that HE'D been sent in one of those Saiyan craft as well, and it surely was still waiting for him to complete his mission and take off in it.BR
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"But at least there is one left! If we can find it and analyze it, maybe we can use it or even duplicate it!" Bulma said, eyes sparking at the prospect of learning new technology and finding a way to get Yamcha back all at once…BR