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Diamao felt Piccolo fade, his son finally relinquishing control to him. It pleased Diamao to no end seeing that pest finally succumb to his control, giving up hope entirely. Diamao felt a smirk cross his lips as he felt Goku's ki grow ever closer as each second passed. Soon it would begin, the final reckoning. He would make Goku pay for killing him. His honor stripped away by a mere boy, along with his rightly possession: the earth. Goku had killed him just when his reign was beginning, so now he would have to pay. And now that Diamao had the power to fuel his desire, he would do just that. Goku would pay.
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"Goten, calm down. I don't know what you're trying to say, you have to calm down, son," Goku told his youngest offspring, placing his hands on the youngest saiyans. Goten arrived at their location a few minutes ago and had begun to ramble on, but he was talking to feverishly for either Gohan or Goku to understand.
"Dad, listen to me. Piccolo and Pikkon, they've changed. Piccolo is now Diamao and Pikkon got stronger somehow," Goten started before Goku interrupted him.
"What do you mean Piccolo is Diamao? Who's Diamao?"
"Diamao! Piccolo Diamao! Piccolo's father. You killed him a long time ago when you were a boy. He force fused with Piccolo a few weeks ago with Pikkon's help. Once they were merged, Diamao unlocked Pikkon's hidden ki. They've been training ever since, and they know the kaio-ken as well. Pikkon almost beat me with it, but it wore him down to much when he used it. But he did manage to knock out Krillin and Yamcha. And..." Goten stopped. His eyes wandered to the ground and he lowered his head. Gohan was about to say something, but Goku looked at him and shook his head, signaling to let Goten compose himself first. "And... Tien's been erased. He was the first one Pikkon fought."
"Pikkon erased Tien? Are you sure?" Goku asked. He could feel rage burning up inside his body, threatening to explode soon unless he got some sort of an outlet. Gohan could feel it too, Tien had been one of Goku's closest friends since he was a boy.
"That's what Krillin and Yamcha told me."
"What about Vegeta?" Gohan asked, fearing the worst for the saiyan prince.
"Diamao was paired up with him when we all came down. I think that Diamao must have beaten him too since I don't sense his ki.," Goten told him, the realization that if Vegeta had been defeated so quickly, Diamao must have more power then they had all originally thought. "I sensed Trunks leave to Other World a few times, I don't know why he was coming and going though," Goten finished. Goku thought about this for a couple seconds, then lifted his head.
"I need you to go to Other World. Find Trunks and bring him here. We need all the help we can get to defeat Diamao. Also, I want you to find the Grand Kai and see if he can find any Tien or Vegeta's power anywhere. His sense of ki detection is much greater then ours. If he finds them, bring both of them to him and have him heal them. Tien first though, if he heals Vegeta he might not have enough energy left over for Tien. Got it?"
"Yeah, dad. No problem," Goten put two fingers to his forehead, ready to leave and travel to Other World. He stopped concentrating for a second and lowered his fingers for slightly. "Hey dad?"
"Yeah?"
"Good luck."
"You too, son." And with that, Goten disappeared.
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"Oh, how touching. A father-son goodbye," Diamao mused above them. Goku looked up to see Diamao floating a couple hundred feet above them, his arms crossed against his bare chest, and his cold eyes glaring down at them. It was the first time Goku noticed how truly different Piccolo's ki felt. It was darker, more menacing then before. His power seemed to encompass them all, feeding off their fear. Even his new gi conveyed his hatred. Piccolo's familiar purple gi was gone, replaced by a deeply darker purple and light purple wrist straps. He wore no shirt, exposing his swollen chest. But the brown booties always worn by Piccolo were still there, a subtle reminder to Goku that he would be fighting his old friend as well, not just an old enemy. Goku let that fall from his mind: Piccolo was gone now. Diamao was in control. Goku flexed his muscles, curling his hands into fists. "It looks like you have something you want to say, Goku. What is it? Come now, you know how I detest suspense."
"Leave! Get out of Piccolo's body now!" He shouted up angrily. Not just at Diamao, but at himself for letting him get so close without detecting his approach. Goten was behind Goku, shuddering slightly at the ki he felt emanating from Diamao. He had never felt anything so powerful. Or evil.
"Come now, are you really so foolish? It's time for my revenge, Goku. And I will have it. I've already punished Vegeta for his arrogance. You're next," Diamao stated, just before igniting his aura and beginning his power up.
Diamao felt Piccolo fade, his son finally relinquishing control to him. It pleased Diamao to no end seeing that pest finally succumb to his control, giving up hope entirely. Diamao felt a smirk cross his lips as he felt Goku's ki grow ever closer as each second passed. Soon it would begin, the final reckoning. He would make Goku pay for killing him. His honor stripped away by a mere boy, along with his rightly possession: the earth. Goku had killed him just when his reign was beginning, so now he would have to pay. And now that Diamao had the power to fuel his desire, he would do just that. Goku would pay.
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"Goten, calm down. I don't know what you're trying to say, you have to calm down, son," Goku told his youngest offspring, placing his hands on the youngest saiyans. Goten arrived at their location a few minutes ago and had begun to ramble on, but he was talking to feverishly for either Gohan or Goku to understand.
"Dad, listen to me. Piccolo and Pikkon, they've changed. Piccolo is now Diamao and Pikkon got stronger somehow," Goten started before Goku interrupted him.
"What do you mean Piccolo is Diamao? Who's Diamao?"
"Diamao! Piccolo Diamao! Piccolo's father. You killed him a long time ago when you were a boy. He force fused with Piccolo a few weeks ago with Pikkon's help. Once they were merged, Diamao unlocked Pikkon's hidden ki. They've been training ever since, and they know the kaio-ken as well. Pikkon almost beat me with it, but it wore him down to much when he used it. But he did manage to knock out Krillin and Yamcha. And..." Goten stopped. His eyes wandered to the ground and he lowered his head. Gohan was about to say something, but Goku looked at him and shook his head, signaling to let Goten compose himself first. "And... Tien's been erased. He was the first one Pikkon fought."
"Pikkon erased Tien? Are you sure?" Goku asked. He could feel rage burning up inside his body, threatening to explode soon unless he got some sort of an outlet. Gohan could feel it too, Tien had been one of Goku's closest friends since he was a boy.
"That's what Krillin and Yamcha told me."
"What about Vegeta?" Gohan asked, fearing the worst for the saiyan prince.
"Diamao was paired up with him when we all came down. I think that Diamao must have beaten him too since I don't sense his ki.," Goten told him, the realization that if Vegeta had been defeated so quickly, Diamao must have more power then they had all originally thought. "I sensed Trunks leave to Other World a few times, I don't know why he was coming and going though," Goten finished. Goku thought about this for a couple seconds, then lifted his head.
"I need you to go to Other World. Find Trunks and bring him here. We need all the help we can get to defeat Diamao. Also, I want you to find the Grand Kai and see if he can find any Tien or Vegeta's power anywhere. His sense of ki detection is much greater then ours. If he finds them, bring both of them to him and have him heal them. Tien first though, if he heals Vegeta he might not have enough energy left over for Tien. Got it?"
"Yeah, dad. No problem," Goten put two fingers to his forehead, ready to leave and travel to Other World. He stopped concentrating for a second and lowered his fingers for slightly. "Hey dad?"
"Yeah?"
"Good luck."
"You too, son." And with that, Goten disappeared.
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"Oh, how touching. A father-son goodbye," Diamao mused above them. Goku looked up to see Diamao floating a couple hundred feet above them, his arms crossed against his bare chest, and his cold eyes glaring down at them. It was the first time Goku noticed how truly different Piccolo's ki felt. It was darker, more menacing then before. His power seemed to encompass them all, feeding off their fear. Even his new gi conveyed his hatred. Piccolo's familiar purple gi was gone, replaced by a deeply darker purple and light purple wrist straps. He wore no shirt, exposing his swollen chest. But the brown booties always worn by Piccolo were still there, a subtle reminder to Goku that he would be fighting his old friend as well, not just an old enemy. Goku let that fall from his mind: Piccolo was gone now. Diamao was in control. Goku flexed his muscles, curling his hands into fists. "It looks like you have something you want to say, Goku. What is it? Come now, you know how I detest suspense."
"Leave! Get out of Piccolo's body now!" He shouted up angrily. Not just at Diamao, but at himself for letting him get so close without detecting his approach. Goten was behind Goku, shuddering slightly at the ki he felt emanating from Diamao. He had never felt anything so powerful. Or evil.
"Come now, are you really so foolish? It's time for my revenge, Goku. And I will have it. I've already punished Vegeta for his arrogance. You're next," Diamao stated, just before igniting his aura and beginning his power up.