Mia sat watching a new movie she had found. She was curled into a ball, and breathed shallowly, trying to take her mind off of the fear she was feeling. Ezekiel was curled up in her lap, saying he was hearing people that weren't there. She smiled. His nightmares were always vivid. Tonight, they seemed more unusual though.
Krillin burst through the front door of capsule corp. looking around franticly. `Where is she?' he darted into each different room he came across, then yelled, "Mia! Come here!"
Mia's ears twitched hearing the sound of someone calling her.
"Hello?" She called uncertainly. `Maybe my mind is playing tricks on me.'
That assumption was quickly put to rest as Krillin ran into the room, panting heavily and leaning against the door frame to catch his breath. "I...'wheeze'...just ran all over looking for you!" He looked up, and Mia's face was of course, questioning.
"Can I help you with something, Krillin?"
He nodded quickly. "Come on and bring Ezekiel! This is important and Kami thinks you're in danger!"
Mia shot up from her seat with Ezekiel still sleeping in her arms. "Is it Krill? Piccolo said that his presence has been sensed!" Her questions kept coming as they took flight from the nearest window into the sky.
Below, outside under the canopy of a tree, Vegita watched as she left. His dark smirk crept onto his lips as a familiar chuckle was heard vibrating from his throat. "Try and run...no one can protect you...not even the namek."
Kami passed by Yamcha and Tien, pacing nervously as they all waited for Krillin to show up with the others.
Yamcha was mumbling the lyrics to a new song under his breath to pass the time while Choutsu and Tien just kind of stood by. Yajirobi was munching on a bag of potato chips he had found in the kitchen. However the method, they were all waiting.
After a stop at the Son house, Krillin and Mia arrived at the lookout with Gohan beside them. Mia was worried, Gohan was ready for anything, and Krillin just wanted to know what was going on.
They sky was dark and overcast and no stars could be seen. It was like a premenition of what was to come.
Kami stopped and breathed deeply, leaning on his old wooden staff. "I've called you all here on urgent matters which need to be taken care of." He began and all present stopped what they were doing and listened.
"Alright, we've all have gotten the fact that the Saiya-jin males are in heat and are going after Mia, and while Goku is staying in the time chamber until it's over, Vegita is left clueless to what we're doing up here." Krillin summed it up as best he could. He had explained what he had heard to Mia on the way there, and even Gohan had understood, admitting his father was acting weird lately.
"That is correct." Kami sighed, "But there is so much more happening as well."
"Such as?" Tien urged.
Mia gasped and put Ezekiel in Krillins arms, running over to a collapsed Piccolo.
"What happened to him?" She looked at the others, her eyes watering as she searched the eyes of all of them for answers.
"Child," Kami said softly, walking to her as she shook at Piccolo, hoping to wake him up. Her desperation was dripping in her voice and she began to cry. "Child, please, stay calm."
"How can I stay calm? Piccolo's hurt!" Mia yelled.
"Mia. He attacked Kami. Goku and I had to knock him out to stop him." Krillin admitted this a bit hesitantly.
Mia just looked at his rested eyes, his face disfigured on an angry scowl.
"There's something wrong with him...he's never looked like that before." She whispered.
"I remember that look." Yamcha butted in as he walked over. "He wore that look on his face each time he fought Goku. Even at the Tenka."
Mia's gaze became very serious as she stood and back stepped away from him. "Kami...he's being controlled, isn't he?"
"I'm impressed that you've discovered that." The elderly Namek rested his hand on her shoulder, "I know you've been informed that an energy has been detected on Earth. It's that same energy that is responsible for the malfunction at the gravity chamber, and for Piccolo's sudden change in personality."
Mia nodded. "It's Krill...I know it..." Her breathing shook and she turned around and hugged Kami as she began to cry.
In dismay, he looked over at the other warriors as he held her. "There is an evil energy at work on earth, and with out the help of Goku or Vegita, it's up to all of you to protect the planet...that is...if you accept the responsibility in their absence?"
Tien smiled, all three eyes shining. "If it's for Mia, I'll do it." He stepped forward. "I'm in, and you can count on me to protect you Mia!"
"Me too!" Choustu yelped happily.
She lifted her face from Kami's gi, and looked at Him, feeling resurfacing. "Tien..." she whispered, her heart almost breaking. "Please, I don't..."
"Yes, you do...I may not be much of a fighter compared to the saiya-jins but I will give it my all!" He outstretched his hand to her. "Let me help you..."
Slowly, Mia found her hand rising up and taking his, a smile on her face. "Thank you."
"Count me in!" Krillin said casually as he held her son. "It's been getting a bit dull around here...about time for a new threat, don't you think Gohan?"
"You bet!" The demi-Saiya-jin shouted. "But I do have one question Kami...why is it this thing that's affecting dad and Vegita isn't doing anything to me?"
Kami smiled. "You're a bit to young yet, Gohan. But you're time may come as well. Fortunately, it should be much easier to deal with since you are half human."
"Well, I might as well stay." Yamcha caved in.
Yajirobi stood and crumpled his empty bag of chips. "Whatever...if you need senzu beans you can call, but until then, leave me outta this."
"Well, that's a grand total of 5 warriors on our side." Kami frowned as he looked at Piccolo. "But what do we do about him? As soon as he's conscious again, he'll resume his rampage."
Tien, still holding Mia's hand, spoke up. "I'll take Mia and Ezekiel to my place in the mountains and conceal our ki's. I say Krillin and Yamcha stay here in case he wakes up."
"What about me?" Gohan piped up.
Tien thought a moment. "You go back home so your mom doesn't get worried. If a battle rises, then we'll need your help."
"Got it!" Gohan nodded.
Kami sighed. "Without Goku this may prove difficult...but if I told him of all these events, he may to have been so willing to go in the time chamber. He'd have insisted to fight."
"We've fought without Goku before...don't you remember Garlic Jr?" Krillin shrugged. "We can handle it!" He turned to Mia, Tien and Choutsu. "Here." He said holding out the sleeping boy. "Take care of them and if you need help, don't hesitate to ask."
"Right." Tien nodded, taking Ezekiel in his arms. "Mia, lets get going."
She wanted to walk but her feet failed her. She looked at Piccolo lying unconscious on the floor, and something inside her snapped. Her breathing got hard and she was crying again. Through it all, Piccolo was there to help her, to lend support, and to be there when she needed him. Now she needs protection against him? It was too much. She dropped to her knees next to him, and cried out her frustration.
Of course, eyes were watching, knowing the plan but waiting for the time to strike. She would pay for what she had done...and after she suffered until she wished nothing more than to die...she would take the most agonizing death with her to the after life, where she'd be sure to be welcomed with even more pain.
Thank you for reading, and special thanks to Piccolo 0714, Piccolos Fire, Hana Noir, and Namek Kaia for all their support while I doubted my abilities to write. Thank you all! Please review, and if you like the story, leave your email address and specify that you want to be contacted when the story id updated.
Krillin burst through the front door of capsule corp. looking around franticly. `Where is she?' he darted into each different room he came across, then yelled, "Mia! Come here!"
Mia's ears twitched hearing the sound of someone calling her.
"Hello?" She called uncertainly. `Maybe my mind is playing tricks on me.'
That assumption was quickly put to rest as Krillin ran into the room, panting heavily and leaning against the door frame to catch his breath. "I...'wheeze'...just ran all over looking for you!" He looked up, and Mia's face was of course, questioning.
"Can I help you with something, Krillin?"
He nodded quickly. "Come on and bring Ezekiel! This is important and Kami thinks you're in danger!"
Mia shot up from her seat with Ezekiel still sleeping in her arms. "Is it Krill? Piccolo said that his presence has been sensed!" Her questions kept coming as they took flight from the nearest window into the sky.
Below, outside under the canopy of a tree, Vegita watched as she left. His dark smirk crept onto his lips as a familiar chuckle was heard vibrating from his throat. "Try and run...no one can protect you...not even the namek."
Kami passed by Yamcha and Tien, pacing nervously as they all waited for Krillin to show up with the others.
Yamcha was mumbling the lyrics to a new song under his breath to pass the time while Choutsu and Tien just kind of stood by. Yajirobi was munching on a bag of potato chips he had found in the kitchen. However the method, they were all waiting.
After a stop at the Son house, Krillin and Mia arrived at the lookout with Gohan beside them. Mia was worried, Gohan was ready for anything, and Krillin just wanted to know what was going on.
They sky was dark and overcast and no stars could be seen. It was like a premenition of what was to come.
Kami stopped and breathed deeply, leaning on his old wooden staff. "I've called you all here on urgent matters which need to be taken care of." He began and all present stopped what they were doing and listened.
"Alright, we've all have gotten the fact that the Saiya-jin males are in heat and are going after Mia, and while Goku is staying in the time chamber until it's over, Vegita is left clueless to what we're doing up here." Krillin summed it up as best he could. He had explained what he had heard to Mia on the way there, and even Gohan had understood, admitting his father was acting weird lately.
"That is correct." Kami sighed, "But there is so much more happening as well."
"Such as?" Tien urged.
Mia gasped and put Ezekiel in Krillins arms, running over to a collapsed Piccolo.
"What happened to him?" She looked at the others, her eyes watering as she searched the eyes of all of them for answers.
"Child," Kami said softly, walking to her as she shook at Piccolo, hoping to wake him up. Her desperation was dripping in her voice and she began to cry. "Child, please, stay calm."
"How can I stay calm? Piccolo's hurt!" Mia yelled.
"Mia. He attacked Kami. Goku and I had to knock him out to stop him." Krillin admitted this a bit hesitantly.
Mia just looked at his rested eyes, his face disfigured on an angry scowl.
"There's something wrong with him...he's never looked like that before." She whispered.
"I remember that look." Yamcha butted in as he walked over. "He wore that look on his face each time he fought Goku. Even at the Tenka."
Mia's gaze became very serious as she stood and back stepped away from him. "Kami...he's being controlled, isn't he?"
"I'm impressed that you've discovered that." The elderly Namek rested his hand on her shoulder, "I know you've been informed that an energy has been detected on Earth. It's that same energy that is responsible for the malfunction at the gravity chamber, and for Piccolo's sudden change in personality."
Mia nodded. "It's Krill...I know it..." Her breathing shook and she turned around and hugged Kami as she began to cry.
In dismay, he looked over at the other warriors as he held her. "There is an evil energy at work on earth, and with out the help of Goku or Vegita, it's up to all of you to protect the planet...that is...if you accept the responsibility in their absence?"
Tien smiled, all three eyes shining. "If it's for Mia, I'll do it." He stepped forward. "I'm in, and you can count on me to protect you Mia!"
"Me too!" Choustu yelped happily.
She lifted her face from Kami's gi, and looked at Him, feeling resurfacing. "Tien..." she whispered, her heart almost breaking. "Please, I don't..."
"Yes, you do...I may not be much of a fighter compared to the saiya-jins but I will give it my all!" He outstretched his hand to her. "Let me help you..."
Slowly, Mia found her hand rising up and taking his, a smile on her face. "Thank you."
"Count me in!" Krillin said casually as he held her son. "It's been getting a bit dull around here...about time for a new threat, don't you think Gohan?"
"You bet!" The demi-Saiya-jin shouted. "But I do have one question Kami...why is it this thing that's affecting dad and Vegita isn't doing anything to me?"
Kami smiled. "You're a bit to young yet, Gohan. But you're time may come as well. Fortunately, it should be much easier to deal with since you are half human."
"Well, I might as well stay." Yamcha caved in.
Yajirobi stood and crumpled his empty bag of chips. "Whatever...if you need senzu beans you can call, but until then, leave me outta this."
"Well, that's a grand total of 5 warriors on our side." Kami frowned as he looked at Piccolo. "But what do we do about him? As soon as he's conscious again, he'll resume his rampage."
Tien, still holding Mia's hand, spoke up. "I'll take Mia and Ezekiel to my place in the mountains and conceal our ki's. I say Krillin and Yamcha stay here in case he wakes up."
"What about me?" Gohan piped up.
Tien thought a moment. "You go back home so your mom doesn't get worried. If a battle rises, then we'll need your help."
"Got it!" Gohan nodded.
Kami sighed. "Without Goku this may prove difficult...but if I told him of all these events, he may to have been so willing to go in the time chamber. He'd have insisted to fight."
"We've fought without Goku before...don't you remember Garlic Jr?" Krillin shrugged. "We can handle it!" He turned to Mia, Tien and Choutsu. "Here." He said holding out the sleeping boy. "Take care of them and if you need help, don't hesitate to ask."
"Right." Tien nodded, taking Ezekiel in his arms. "Mia, lets get going."
She wanted to walk but her feet failed her. She looked at Piccolo lying unconscious on the floor, and something inside her snapped. Her breathing got hard and she was crying again. Through it all, Piccolo was there to help her, to lend support, and to be there when she needed him. Now she needs protection against him? It was too much. She dropped to her knees next to him, and cried out her frustration.
Of course, eyes were watching, knowing the plan but waiting for the time to strike. She would pay for what she had done...and after she suffered until she wished nothing more than to die...she would take the most agonizing death with her to the after life, where she'd be sure to be welcomed with even more pain.
Thank you for reading, and special thanks to Piccolo 0714, Piccolos Fire, Hana Noir, and Namek Kaia for all their support while I doubted my abilities to write. Thank you all! Please review, and if you like the story, leave your email address and specify that you want to be contacted when the story id updated.