=Kio=
Vegita??? Vegita was HERE?!?!? The world just gets odder everyday doesn't it? I thought I thought it, but apparently I said it aloud.
"Yes, Kio, the universe most certainty does get odder everyday." Kara said as she sat down and smiled at me.
Being with Kara on the same side was nice, definitely nice. But I wonder exactly how safe it was. I had known the Kimetae for thousands of years, and they didn't change like that. Besides, the boy Gohan had been giving her those kind of looks. But I didn't want to change side. I loved Kara, and I loved not running and hiding. I had hated Cell's sarcasm, and now I was away from it. Being with Kara was almost TOO nice.
"You!"
I snapped out of my thoughts and traced the voice. "Yes, Vegita?"
"You're thinking, aren't you?"
"Isn't everyone always thinking?" I asked, slightly confused.
"I mean," He said as he walked over to me. "that you are going over things that had happened in your head many times."
I nodded. "Yeah."
He looked upwards at the starry earth sky. "have you enjoyed earth?"
I shrugged my shoulders, something I had learned from humans. "It's ok, I suppose."
"It's been ok for me too."
"Vegita? What's Frieza like? I've never really met him."
"Frieza is just like his father except he's more assholeous and more ruthless."
"Ah." I said. "Earth's rubbed off on me."
"Me too. Humans just don't give up."
I nodded. "yup. Except when they run."
Vegita chuckled. "Yeah. And then you obliterate them anyway."
I nodded and grinned.
"And," He continued. "The guns! Have you even seen a gun,
Kio?"
I shook my head. "Like a laser?"
Vegita shrugged. "Sort of. Not really."
"Ah."
"I'll show you. Come on, we're taking a trip to town."
I smirked. "Time to terrorize?"
He looked back at me and copied my evil grin.
We flew off to the local town into the local town's local gunshop.
"Give me a AK-47." Vegita demanded.
"Hey kid, you need a license."
"Give me a AK-47."
"Kid, listen to me. You need a license. And with the
big-shot armor? Do think you're a prince or something?"
Vegita looked up and smirked. "actually, I am a prince. Technically a king."
"Kid, go away. You're just another of the pest gangs aren't you?"
"Do you really want me to destroy this shop of yours? It's very nice."
"Get out of my shop."
BOOM!!!!!
The door exploded inwards. I walked in. "Hey Vegita, what's up?"
Vegita grinned casually. "Store guys giving me trouble."
I walked up to the store guy. "Give him the guy. Now."
The guy, now trembling, handed Vegita the AK-47. "Good." Vegita said. "Good. Come on, Kio."
I grinned. "Why not show me here?'
He shrugged. "okay. When you press this trigger, a lead projectile going at a very high speed tears a hole through whatever. Like this." Vegita twisted his hand backwards and shot the clerk. "see?"
I walked over to the dead guy and looked. Vegita had shot him cleanly through the head. "Interesting. But……."
"They do have their limits."
"Like……"
"Hard things. For example, this wouldn't go through Cell's armor."
"Ah. So I see."
"You say 'ah' a lot."
"I know that, Vegita. Now put the gun down and lets ditch this town."
Vegita nodded. "I'm cool with that."
I sighed. The two of the us jumped for lift and flew back to Kara's place.
=Vegita=
Kakorot's little brat was waiting for me. "Yes?" I asked.
"Where have you been?" He demanded.
"Off." I responded smartly. "Places."
"Could you be a bit more specific?"
"No."
Gohan stared at me and shrugged. "Damn you Vegita."
"You too, boy." I said, smirking.
Gohan walked off to Kara and whispered something.
"Uh oh." I mumbled.
Kara swaggered up to Kio and gave him seducing look. I couldn't hear the words, but I didn't need to. Gohan walked back up to me "You shot a clerk? Vegita!!!!"
"I'm still me. You fools may have rubbed off on me but I'm still me." I said and shrugged.
The brat sighed. "And Kio doesn't know what a gun is?"
I nodded. "I guess Cold is stupider
then Frieza……"
He shrugged. "Maybe. I recall 'WHAT IS HE??!?!?'"
I laughed and grinned at the memory. "Maybe."
I couldn't help noticing the troubled look on the boy's face when he looked at Kara. It sent a chill up my spine. I would ask him later, I concluded.
=Onoca=
Kara and Kio……that just WAS NOT working out for me. For the first reason, it just wasn't right for them to just BANG fall in love like that and for the second, I hated Kio beyond all belief. Even if he did like Kara. I truly believed that this was simply a scam that Kio did to get behind the lines. It wasn't right.
"Onoca?"
I snapped out of my thoughts. "What's up, Karait?"
"Is it just me, or is something wrong with that?"
I knew what he was referring too. "There's something wrong with that, all right. Kio is scamming against the Kimetae again."
"What do you think we should do?" Karait asked me.
"I don't know. Kill him, maybe?" I suggested.
Karait shook his head. "Nah. Let Kara do that. She can handle it."
I nodded. "Yes, Kara can most certainly handle it."
"Io."
I recognized the voice immediately. Plus he was the only one who called me 'Io.'
"Yes, Vegita?"
"Io, something is amiss here."
"Please don't call me Io."
"Deal with it."
"I really hate you sometimes, you know."
"I hate everyone sometimes."
"Vegita, you hate everyone all the time."
He shook my head and smirked. "Now THAT was stereotype. "he pointed and rolled his eyes at me. "And. No. Not really. Most of the time."
Chapter 43- An Argument
=Vegita=
Onoca outlined his idea vaguely. I wasn't really listening, but I did catch some of it. He, apparently, believed that Kio was scamming this thing with Kara. I laughed to myself. I couldn't help thinking Gohan had the exact opposite idea. Question was, who did I side with?
"Did you hear me?"
"uh huh." I said.
"Did you really hear me?"
"uh huh."
"Is Goku stronger then you?"
"uh huh."
"HAH!" Onoca yelled. "You confessed!"
"What?!?!?" I yelled angrily. "what I do?!?!"
"I said 'Is Goku stronger then you?' and you said 'uh huh'." Onoca said, a smug smirked planted firmly on his face.
I growled. "Whatever, Io."
I shrugged and walked away and headed for Gohan, new thoughts aroused.
Apparently, Gohan and Onoca were on separates sides on the line with the Kara/Kio thing. Obviously, Onoca was on Kara's side. Even if Kara WAS wrong, I bet that Onoca would be on her side. But the brat. Kakorot's kid was probably on the other side. I remembered that weird that look he had shot at Kara, and I was not stupider enough to put the pieces together.
"Boy?" I asked.
Gohan was staring at a tree. It was scarred, and had been shot with something.
"Boy?"
He continued to ignored me. Now I was angry. "BOY!!!!"
"MY NAME IS GOHAN!!!! MY NAME IS F*CKIN GOHAN!!!! CALL ME GOHAN DAMNIT!!!!" He exploded.
I pulled back. I had never seen that part of him, and it shocked me. Karakot's kid had shared his trusting nature, and I'd never even seen get even that angry. I had heard it however. The brat told me that is how Kakorot went Super Sayjin.
"Gohan, then."
"Yes, Vegita?" He asked, stressed and worried.
"I was just talking to Onoca. He said that-----"
"Let me guess." Gohan said sarcastically. "he said that Kio is scamming and you think I will say that Kara is scamming against Kio right?"
I looked at him, surprised. "How'd you know?"
He looked at me lamely. "I know."
"Gohan," I said, trying to be hard and gentle at the same time. "You and Onoca thinking two different things is not going to work."
"YOU THINK I DON'T KNOW THAT?!?!?!?!"
"Gohan calm down!!!!!" I yelled. "Both of you are the unofficial leaders. So we could have a civil war over this. If Kara is bad, then she's bad. There's nothing that you can do. So we can do anything."
"But," He lowered his voice to a whisper, "Killing him in cold blood like that is just……"
"Gohan there is nothing we can do anyhow!" I yelled.
"We can try……"
"BOY YOU'RE JUST LIKE YOUR FATHER!!!! YOU'RE NIAVE!!!! YOU BELIEVE THAT EVEYONE IS GOOD!!!!!!! WHEN WILL YOU SONS REALIZE THAT PEOPLE ARE BAD?!?!?!?!?!?!?" I yelled in his face.
=Gohan=
I jerked back reflexively at Vegita's harsh words. But he just didn't understand! Nothing was here for me, NOTHING!!! Trunks doesn't even FUCKIN trust me anymore!!!! Now he just BLOWS off in my face like that!!!! I pulled my shoulders back and shot him a look of cold contempt. "Stay neutral if you care so much." I said angrily.
"So I will." He said, matching my scowl.
I walked away from him angrily.
This was not working out. I sat down on a stump with my head in my heads and shook my head hopelessly. Dad, I though sadly, Dad please come. Piccolo-san, I don't care! Someone who won't desert me or betray me or leave me with riddles…..anyone!
"Gohan."
Piccolo. It was him. Not more riddles.
"Piccolo?" I whispered sadly.
"Gohan look at yourself. Your sitting on a rock, sobbing about things you cant control. I hate you say this, but Vegita IS right. Even if Kara is going to kill Kio, there's nothing you can do."
"but then…..she might kill us………And none of us are----"
"Strong enough? Gohan, did you believe you were stronger then Cell? You just have to believe in yourself, Gohan. Everything is possible then. I saw your potential so long ago when we were going to fight Vegita. I still see it, Gohan. You have the capabilities to do many things, Go-chan. Impossible things."
"Piccolo I'm not you! I'm just a confused little kid."
"Maybe you are a confused little kid. But you can be a proud, smart un-confused little kid if you try."
"Piccolo!!!!"
"Gohan. I mean it."
"Piccolo you just don't get it!"
"Gohan. I don't get what you feel so helpless about."
"Piccolo, Kara is the leader here! She IS stronger!!! I mean, she's so special being the Kimetae and all…..and I'm just…….."
"Gohan. First, you are Goku's kid. Goku was the first Sayjin to go SSJ in a LONG time. Second, you were the first person ever to achieve SSJ2. I know you can do it, Gohan. I know you can. You have to believe in yourself. Bye, Gohan. See you later."
"PICCOLO!!!!" I screamed. NOT AGAIN!!!I LOST HIM AGAIN!!!! I banged my hands on the ground hard enough it cracked.
Vegita rolled his eyes. "Quake boy."
"VEGITA SHUT UP FUCK UP!!!!!!!"
Trunks. Wait, no it wasn't him. He was sleeping. I glanced just to be sure, and he was. I looked around. Kara was being…well……..having an intimate kissing (achem achem) session with Kio and I looked at them in disgust. Onoca was drawing in the dirt. Karait was standing on…….Vegita?
"Karait….you said that?"
Karait didn't answer. He was staring contempt at Vegita who was gasping. Hmm, Karait's tail was around Vegita neck. I walked over and Karait let go of Vegita. He pulled me aside.
"Gohan, I'm always gonna be there for you. We are the little lost ones." He chuckled and put a hand around my shoulder, but I pushed it away. He grinned.
"You thinking opposites about K/K right?"
"Am I broad casting my thoughts aloud or something?"
"Take that as a yes. Anyway, I'm not sure which side I'm on right now, so I'll just hang with you. Onoca's too busy figuring out every way to combat Kio. I think he's a little obsessed, don't you?"
I looked weirdly at him. "You mean he's NOT your idol?"
Karait laughed. "oh he's my idol, alright. I just don't think it's very idol-ish to draw plans all day."
(let's make the assumption that Karait and Gohan are the same size)
I laughed and smiled for the first time in days. I put my arm around his shoulder and he replaced his. "Yup. We are the little lost ones."
He cracked up. "Oh yeah."
"Gee I wish my dad could see this……."
Karait smirked. He concentrated and FLASH!!!!!
"huh?"
"Gohan?????"
"DAD?!?!??!?!"
"GOHAN!!!!!!"
"DAD!!!!!"
=Karait=
I watched Gohan with his dad. It was nice seeing him happy. I thought of my dad and was instantly saddened. Then I felt a cold hand on my shoulder. "Dad?"
I heard a harsh laugh. "Far from it, kid."
I turned around to see a fairly tall humanoid. He was green and had large sharp claws. (Piccolo isn't wearing his turban or cape) two antennae covered his head, and he had large ears.
"Who are you?"
"My name is Piccolo."
"Piccolo? What kind of name is Piccolo?"
The one called Piccolo laughed. "I don't know. It was
Kami's fault. Kami? Oh it's not your fault either? Oh so the SUPREME Kai named
him? Sure, Kami. You looking at me freaky kid?"
"Who………" I asked. "who are talking too?"
Piccolo chuckled again. "Fusion. You know how you talk to Onoca and he hears you, but since it's your body he cant answer and only you hear him? Same here."
"Ah." I said, nodded. "How long have you known Gohan?"
He looked over at the kid, who was pouncing on Goku. Goku was laughing at Gohan and trying to get him off. "Since he was a little. 5, at least. Known him all his life. Taught him to be who he is. He changed me too."
I looked over in him in extreme confusion. "What?"
"You REALLY think I woulda smiled this often? Those Sons, they rub off on you, they do."
"You weren't always like this?"
Piccolo laughed again and shook his head. "hell no. See, when I first met Gohan I was bent on destroying the world. I cared for about….hmm……..nothing."
I looked at Piccolo and smirked. "I could see you taking over the world."
"HEY!!!!"
"It was just a joke!!"
Piccolo laughed. "see? I just scared you."
"You are scary."
"I'm aware of that. Very aware."
I looked over. Vegita and Onoca were chatting about something or other. I really didn't care, but it piqued my interest.
"What's Onoca talking about?"
Piccolo looked over and focused his huge ears. "I don't know really. Vegita is answering monosyllabic answers and Onoca's talking to him in Io."
"Vegita doesn't know Io. Does he?"
Piccolo shook his head. "Last time I checked, no."
"Maybe he learned?"
"No. Vegita wouldn't care about it."
"Then Onoca cant be talking Io, or Vegita's not paying attention."
"Wait!" He focused his ears again. "No…that's not Io…Its Sayjin. I recognize Ouji."
"What's Ouji?"
"Prince. And Vegita's the Sayjin Prince."
"Ah."
"Yeah. Onoca knows Sayjin."
"How would you know?"
"I just know. I just know these things."
I rolled my eyes. "Oh."
Piccolo chuckled. "Yes. Oh."
"Karait! Piccolo!" Onoca called.
"Yeah?" Piccolo yelled.
"come over here."
"Ok. C'mon Karait."
The two of us walked over.
"What's up, Vegita?" Piccolo asked, worry wrinkling his brow.
"We are talking about the Kara/Kio problem."
"Shouldn't you tell Gohan then?"
"We figured we should just tell him the end result. He seems kind of unstable."
"wait….Namek aren't you dead?"
"Instant Transmission (Shunkaido)." He answered.
"Oh. You are so lucky we have Karait."
"Shut up, Vegita."
"Anyway……" Onoca said, looked at Piccolo strangely, "We have figured we are on opposites sides here, and me and Piccolo have decided to let them be. Either way, we cant do anything, so we should just let it happen."
I shrugged. "Okay….."
"That's good,
Onoca." Piccolo told him. "Very logical. Very contained."
"I know how to curve my fears. And thoughts."
"Sometimes I wonder, Io." Vegita said, rolling his eyes.
"Vegita we all KNOW you are a freak, so shut up."
"I would prefer if you took that back, Io."
"Vegita isn't a freak. He's just….weird. Proud, arrogant, odd, strange. Whatever." Piccolo said.
"I'm gonna go get Gohan. Piccolo, come on."
"I'm coming."
The two of us zapped back, where Gohan was telling Goku about everything.
"Gohan?"
He looked over. "Hey Karait. Sup?"
"Gohan, we have to go back." I told him.
"Can I come back some other time?" Gohan asked pleadingly.
"Maybe, Gohan."
"Fine." Gohan said.
"Bye Karait. Bye Gohan." Piccolo said. He grinned and gave me a wink. Goku did the same.
"You really like your dad, don't you?" I asked obviously.
"My dad's the best person in the world, followed by Piccolo-san."
To Be Continued……
Budding friendships between Piccolo and Karait and Gohan and Karait might work wrong against Onoca, don't you think? Add up his hostility to Vegita, and you've got on war-torn, messed-up bunch of guys (notice I did not say 'good guys') fighting over Kara and Kio's relationship!! That is very bad!! What's gonna happen? Find out next time in Cell's Return 14!!!!
PS. I just realized now how much that sounds like DBZ ^_~
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