Chapter 11
Just as Zanji was destroyed, Gogeta was covered in a yellow light, and a second later, where he had stood a second before, Goku and Vegeta now appeared. They looked at each other, then at the other warriors who were each looking on. Then Goku looked down and saw Piccolo's body on the ground, twitching slightly. He put his fingers to his forehead and disappeared, reappearing next to his fallen friend.
"Here, Piccolo," Goku's gentle voice urged, "Eat this. It's a senzu bean, it'll make you feel better again."
Piccolo opened one eye, and then his mouth. Goku slipped in the bean and watch Piccolo chew it, then swallow. Piccolo's eyes jumped open as his power returned.
"Goku, he's dead. We did it."
"Yeah Piccolo. We did. But now we have to go face the Grand Kai. He's going to be furious that we disobeyed him. Oh well. I guess we'll just have to face the music, eh?" Goku stammered. He looked slightly nervous.
"Yeah, well, Goku. Sometimes it goes like that. But we saved 9 billion people," Piccolo told his friend.
"You're right. I'd rather do that then listen to him drone on about the art of Grand Kai anyway," Goku said with a wink. "Now then, I'm going to go get Yamcha and Tien. I know they're just about ready to drop after keeping that field up for 2 and a half hours."
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"Goku! Goku!" the Supreme Kai yelled at Goku as he appeared on the Grand Kai's planet lawn. "Listen, I know where you went. And I know what happened, good job. But if the Grand Kai asks, I gave you permission to go, all right? I don't want him to know that you went without his permission, and I'm sure that you don't want him to know either."
"Sure! But, Supreme Kai, why are you helping me like this? I mean, aren't you angry we went against orders?" Goku asked.
"No. I would have done the same thing in your position. I'm just glad you were able to succeed with minor difficulty."
"Minor! You call that minor? We just destroyed the mo..." Vegeta started, but quickly quieted himself as he found all of his fellow Z Fighters and the Supreme Kai looking at him. "Never mind."
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As the eight hero's stood before the Grand Kai, the rest of the fighters training in Other World were there to watch, gathered behind Goku and his friends in the Grand Kai's throne room. "Goku, Vegeta, Trunks, Goten, Krillin, Yamcha, Tien, and Gohan. In light of your recent services assisting some 9 billion people on Earth, I have decided to grant you permanent access to any planet in the North, South, East and West Quadrants. You wanted to help people, here's your chance," the Grand Kai told the eight Z Fighters as they stood in his court, amongst the other North Quadrant fighters. "I have designated all of you on emergency duty. You will respond to any assistance needed to a planet in danger. You were getting bored here, now you'll be kept busy. I trust that you agree with your knew positions?"
All eight of them had been briefed about this ceremony earlier, and were prepared for the statement. In chorus, all responded:
"Yes."
"Good. Then I dub you, Goku, Vegeta, Goten, Trunks, Krillin, Yamcha, Tien and Gohan, the official Z Fighters for Other World!"
Just as Zanji was destroyed, Gogeta was covered in a yellow light, and a second later, where he had stood a second before, Goku and Vegeta now appeared. They looked at each other, then at the other warriors who were each looking on. Then Goku looked down and saw Piccolo's body on the ground, twitching slightly. He put his fingers to his forehead and disappeared, reappearing next to his fallen friend.
"Here, Piccolo," Goku's gentle voice urged, "Eat this. It's a senzu bean, it'll make you feel better again."
Piccolo opened one eye, and then his mouth. Goku slipped in the bean and watch Piccolo chew it, then swallow. Piccolo's eyes jumped open as his power returned.
"Goku, he's dead. We did it."
"Yeah Piccolo. We did. But now we have to go face the Grand Kai. He's going to be furious that we disobeyed him. Oh well. I guess we'll just have to face the music, eh?" Goku stammered. He looked slightly nervous.
"Yeah, well, Goku. Sometimes it goes like that. But we saved 9 billion people," Piccolo told his friend.
"You're right. I'd rather do that then listen to him drone on about the art of Grand Kai anyway," Goku said with a wink. "Now then, I'm going to go get Yamcha and Tien. I know they're just about ready to drop after keeping that field up for 2 and a half hours."
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"Goku! Goku!" the Supreme Kai yelled at Goku as he appeared on the Grand Kai's planet lawn. "Listen, I know where you went. And I know what happened, good job. But if the Grand Kai asks, I gave you permission to go, all right? I don't want him to know that you went without his permission, and I'm sure that you don't want him to know either."
"Sure! But, Supreme Kai, why are you helping me like this? I mean, aren't you angry we went against orders?" Goku asked.
"No. I would have done the same thing in your position. I'm just glad you were able to succeed with minor difficulty."
"Minor! You call that minor? We just destroyed the mo..." Vegeta started, but quickly quieted himself as he found all of his fellow Z Fighters and the Supreme Kai looking at him. "Never mind."
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As the eight hero's stood before the Grand Kai, the rest of the fighters training in Other World were there to watch, gathered behind Goku and his friends in the Grand Kai's throne room. "Goku, Vegeta, Trunks, Goten, Krillin, Yamcha, Tien, and Gohan. In light of your recent services assisting some 9 billion people on Earth, I have decided to grant you permanent access to any planet in the North, South, East and West Quadrants. You wanted to help people, here's your chance," the Grand Kai told the eight Z Fighters as they stood in his court, amongst the other North Quadrant fighters. "I have designated all of you on emergency duty. You will respond to any assistance needed to a planet in danger. You were getting bored here, now you'll be kept busy. I trust that you agree with your knew positions?"
All eight of them had been briefed about this ceremony earlier, and were prepared for the statement. In chorus, all responded:
"Yes."
"Good. Then I dub you, Goku, Vegeta, Goten, Trunks, Krillin, Yamcha, Tien and Gohan, the official Z Fighters for Other World!"