Chapter 10
Diamao was now able to summon the power to use kaio-ken x9. But he was out of time... He had been impersonating Piccolo for a month now, and in that time he found that it was getting harder day by day. The Z Warriors, and everyone else, were getting suspicious of his withdrawn nature. True, Piccolo had always been quiet, but Diamao was operating as if no one else in the universe existed. Pikkon was having trouble controlling his power as well, having to fight off the urges to dispatch of the humans, and saiyan's children. Oh, but he could barely resist the urges.
So it became apparent to Diamao that it was almost time to do his job. He told Pikkon, and received a slight nod of the head, but nothing more. And, as time went by, he began to grow suspicious of Pikkon. The green skinned man had been increasingly distant from Diamao each passing day, and rarely even acknowledged that he was sparring with Diamao when they did spend to together. So Diamao finalized it in his head: Soon. He couldn't wait any longer; he had to strike quickly. Pikkon didn't trust him anymore, why Diamao did not know, but it was obvious that soon Pikkon would turn on him. Which, of course, he couldn't allow. He needed Pikkon to fight off the younger saiyans and humans while he fought Vegeta and Goku.
Meanwhile, Pikkon was thinking the same thoughts. Diamao was treating him as a subordinate, not as an equal. And that is how Diamao had come to him, as an equal, promising they were partners, not that one would rule the other. That was exactly what he was trying to avoid with Goku and the others. So he made up his mind: Diamao would die as well. Pikkon couldn't allow him to go on staying in Other World if he was stronger then him. He had to make sure that Diamao couldn't bother him anymore. It was time for Pikkon's glory again, not Diamao's.
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"Alright then, let's go!" Goku said, jumping into the air with joy. He just received news from the Grand Kai; there was a problem on Kimahri. Which meant he finally got a job.
"Goku..." the Grand Kai started, "Something isn't right. I've had... odd... feelings for a long time now. Over a month. I think that you should be careful on this trip, you dig? Getting some weird vibes."
"Nah, no problem, Grand Kai! We can handle this easy as pie, it's like a vacation almost," Goku said, grinning wide walking backwards out of the palace of the Grand Kai. Nah, no problems. After all, they were the Z Warriors! And if there was a problem... Well, he would just have to deal with it. That was his job.
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Thirty minutes later, everyone was assembled on the North Quadrant training grounds. Everyone means Goku, Vegeta, Trunks, Goten, Gohan, Yamcha, Diamao, Krillin and Tien. And Pikkon. Diamao had convinced Goku that he would be training on this trip, learning some new techniques from the inhabitants of Kimahri. Being that it was `Piccolo', Goku had no problem and gladly accepted the charge.
"All righty, here's the deal. On Kimahri they've been having problems from a local planet called Pepper. Lately, it's all been escalating, and now Pepper has brought in outside help, namely someone named Packer. He's supposed to be some sort of `super being'," Vegeta rolled his eyes at that and gave a grunt. "Apparently, he's supposed to destroy the entire planet soon if they don't submit to Pepper's rule. Our job is to get in there, eliminate the main forces surrounding Packer's base and confront him. Once there, we offer him two options, one being surrendering and leaving peace."
"What's the second?" Krillin asked, yawning.
"Well, if he doesn't surrender then we're supposed to kill him. He's too strong to let go if he doesn't surrender. His strength could easily destroy any number of planets if he's still on that course after we leave," Goku explained, looking from one of his friends to the other.
"I don't get it, Goku. Why doesn't Packer just take over Pepper and Kimahri? It would make a hell of a lot more sense then taking one over for a tidy little check," Trunks questioned. Vegeta grunted at this too, but he agreed with the boy in his head that it didn't make much sense.
"From what the Grand Kai has told me, Packer isn't concerned with either planet. Kimahri is basically a desert, while Pepper is almost constantly in a freezing winter. Neither is a very good planet resource or populace wise. Probably why Packer doesn't care one way or the other."
"Are we done now? We've wasted enough time talking up here, I'm ready to go down there and fight," Vegeta, of course.
"Everyone set?" Goku asked, once again looking at each of his comrades. "You got it, Pikkon?"
"Yes," Pikkon drawled. It was almost as if the saiyan was purposely mocking him. "Why wouldn't I be?"
"Good then. So it's decided. Let's go!"
Diamao was now able to summon the power to use kaio-ken x9. But he was out of time... He had been impersonating Piccolo for a month now, and in that time he found that it was getting harder day by day. The Z Warriors, and everyone else, were getting suspicious of his withdrawn nature. True, Piccolo had always been quiet, but Diamao was operating as if no one else in the universe existed. Pikkon was having trouble controlling his power as well, having to fight off the urges to dispatch of the humans, and saiyan's children. Oh, but he could barely resist the urges.
So it became apparent to Diamao that it was almost time to do his job. He told Pikkon, and received a slight nod of the head, but nothing more. And, as time went by, he began to grow suspicious of Pikkon. The green skinned man had been increasingly distant from Diamao each passing day, and rarely even acknowledged that he was sparring with Diamao when they did spend to together. So Diamao finalized it in his head: Soon. He couldn't wait any longer; he had to strike quickly. Pikkon didn't trust him anymore, why Diamao did not know, but it was obvious that soon Pikkon would turn on him. Which, of course, he couldn't allow. He needed Pikkon to fight off the younger saiyans and humans while he fought Vegeta and Goku.
Meanwhile, Pikkon was thinking the same thoughts. Diamao was treating him as a subordinate, not as an equal. And that is how Diamao had come to him, as an equal, promising they were partners, not that one would rule the other. That was exactly what he was trying to avoid with Goku and the others. So he made up his mind: Diamao would die as well. Pikkon couldn't allow him to go on staying in Other World if he was stronger then him. He had to make sure that Diamao couldn't bother him anymore. It was time for Pikkon's glory again, not Diamao's.
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"Alright then, let's go!" Goku said, jumping into the air with joy. He just received news from the Grand Kai; there was a problem on Kimahri. Which meant he finally got a job.
"Goku..." the Grand Kai started, "Something isn't right. I've had... odd... feelings for a long time now. Over a month. I think that you should be careful on this trip, you dig? Getting some weird vibes."
"Nah, no problem, Grand Kai! We can handle this easy as pie, it's like a vacation almost," Goku said, grinning wide walking backwards out of the palace of the Grand Kai. Nah, no problems. After all, they were the Z Warriors! And if there was a problem... Well, he would just have to deal with it. That was his job.
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Thirty minutes later, everyone was assembled on the North Quadrant training grounds. Everyone means Goku, Vegeta, Trunks, Goten, Gohan, Yamcha, Diamao, Krillin and Tien. And Pikkon. Diamao had convinced Goku that he would be training on this trip, learning some new techniques from the inhabitants of Kimahri. Being that it was `Piccolo', Goku had no problem and gladly accepted the charge.
"All righty, here's the deal. On Kimahri they've been having problems from a local planet called Pepper. Lately, it's all been escalating, and now Pepper has brought in outside help, namely someone named Packer. He's supposed to be some sort of `super being'," Vegeta rolled his eyes at that and gave a grunt. "Apparently, he's supposed to destroy the entire planet soon if they don't submit to Pepper's rule. Our job is to get in there, eliminate the main forces surrounding Packer's base and confront him. Once there, we offer him two options, one being surrendering and leaving peace."
"What's the second?" Krillin asked, yawning.
"Well, if he doesn't surrender then we're supposed to kill him. He's too strong to let go if he doesn't surrender. His strength could easily destroy any number of planets if he's still on that course after we leave," Goku explained, looking from one of his friends to the other.
"I don't get it, Goku. Why doesn't Packer just take over Pepper and Kimahri? It would make a hell of a lot more sense then taking one over for a tidy little check," Trunks questioned. Vegeta grunted at this too, but he agreed with the boy in his head that it didn't make much sense.
"From what the Grand Kai has told me, Packer isn't concerned with either planet. Kimahri is basically a desert, while Pepper is almost constantly in a freezing winter. Neither is a very good planet resource or populace wise. Probably why Packer doesn't care one way or the other."
"Are we done now? We've wasted enough time talking up here, I'm ready to go down there and fight," Vegeta, of course.
"Everyone set?" Goku asked, once again looking at each of his comrades. "You got it, Pikkon?"
"Yes," Pikkon drawled. It was almost as if the saiyan was purposely mocking him. "Why wouldn't I be?"
"Good then. So it's decided. Let's go!"