Disclaimer: Dragon ball Z is not mine… I think…. No wait it isn't.

A/N: Hello everyone!! ^_^  First of all thank you everyone that reviewed! All comments are highly appreciated along with suggestions. I also want to let you all know that I have started another story called "Finding Hope".  I do plan on finishing this story, so don't worry. ^_^ 

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"I'm back…" He breathed staring beyond the trees, "But how?"

A familiar Ki signature was approaching him from the west at a high speed. Piccolo shook his head in disbelief and squeezed his eyes shut waiting for the owner of the Ki signature to arrive.

 Five minutes later Piccolo could just make out the outline of the person heading towards him another five minutes past and the person barreled into him throwing him to the ground.

 "Gohan!?" Piccolo growled despite his growing confusion.

 "Piccolo-san! You came back!" Gohan cried happily hopping off his sensei, "I knew you would!"

Piccolo gave Gohan a quizzical look then got up.

 "How'd you get back here? Did you make another wish? What was it like seeing your friend again?"

 "Gohan!" Piccolo barked turning towards his student again, "I don't know how I got back here… " He said slowly gazing up at the sky.

 Gohan bit his lip to keep from asking another question but it had to be asked, "Didn't you want to come back?"

Piccolo blinked and looked down at his student standing before him, "I…" His voice faltered.

 "Was it better there than here?" Gohan whispered, his eyes brimming with tears.

Piccolo shook his head, "No… But they needed me there…"

 "Why?" Gohan asked wiping the unshed tears from his eyes, "We need you here too."

Piccolo sighed looking back up at the sky, "I'm sorry kid." He mumbled closing his eyes.

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  "I think he's waking up…"

'Where am I?' Piccolo thought blearily while trying to force open his eyes, 'wasn't I just…'

The light from the room assaulted his eyes, quickly he snapped them shut then tried to open them again.

 Two figures hovered in front of him bleary beyond recognition. He blinked trying to clear the fuzz from his eyes, slowly the figures focused. He was back in the kitchen propped up against the wall that he remembered leaning against earlier.

 "Piccolo?" Kiseki sighed with relief and hugged the namek around the neck, "Don't scare me like that!" She whispered as she pulled back.

 Gohan stood to the left of Kiseki biting his lower lip nervously, "You okay now Piccolo-san?" He said as his eyes began to water.

Piccolo nodded then moved to stand up, only to make him feel light headed.

 "Just sit there for a minute and I'll go get you some water." Kiseki said as she stood making her way to the sink.

Piccolo nodded again resting his head back against the wall.

 "I remember." He said when Kiseki came back with his water.

 "You…" She said handing him his water, "Remember?" A smile touched her lips as Piccolo nodded downing his water in a single swallow.

 "Does that mean that Piccolo-san's all better?" Gohan asked innocently grabbing a hold of Kiseki's hand.

Piccolo nodded to the boy and stood up slowly.

 Gohan smiled happily and hugged Piccolo's leg then ran out of the kitchen while yelling, "I'm going to tell Sato the good news!"

 Kiseki chuckled softly, "He never ceases to amaze me."

 "Me either." Piccolo whispered softly.

 "What happened back there?" Kiseki asked suddenly becoming serious.

 "I'm not sure myself… I thought I just had a migraine but I kept hearing someone's voice…"

Kiseki raised an eyebrow, "Someone's voice?" She repeated.

Piccolo scowled, "Don't give me that look, I'm not crazy. I think it was my father's voice, my real father."

 "What was he saying?"

 Piccolo shook his head softly, "Things like, 'A chance to start over…' I think he's planning on using me to take over the world."

 "That's horrible… how can we stop him?"

 "I'm not sure." Piccolo growled walking over to the kitchen table, "I can't ask Kami, he's too old. And stupid."

Kiseki sighed taking a seat at the table, "What if we went back to your time, maybe… then you'll be okay?"

Piccolo looked up from the table to Kiseki's hopeful face and sighed thinking over the idea.

 'Maybe…' He thought glancing up at the ceiling, 'But there will be two Gohans and Kisekis… What about that dream, maybe something is wrong and I am really not there?'

 Piccolo smiled softly turning to Kiseki, "Alright," He whispered, "We'll go collect the Dragon balls."

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"You know," Kiseki said resting her head back onto Piccolo's chest as the two sat watching the stars, "Gohan's been referring you as 'dad' lately."

 Piccolo quirked an eye ridge and glanced down at Kiseki's face, "Really?" He grunted.

Kiseki nodded chuckling, "Yea, but he wont say it when you're around."

 Piccolo smiled looking back up at the stars, "He's a good kid. I'm wondering if seeing Goku again would scare him?"

Kiseki shrugged, "I don't think that he really remembers him that much. He doesn't talk of him ever."

 "It's going to be odd seeing two Gohan's… let's see he would be…15 maybe 16 years old now."

 "When are we going to make the wish then?" Kiseki asked staring at the 7 orbs scattered out beside them.

Piccolo averted his eyes from the sky to the orbs to the flickering fire in front of them, "Tomorrow morning."

Kiseki nodded satisfied with the answer then stood up and stretched. She smiled down at where Gohan and Sato slept together by the edge of the dying fire. Sato curled up in a ball in front of Gohan who had his arm carelessly tossed over the dog's side.

 "He still asleep?" Piccolo grunted standing.

Kiseki nodded a small smile touching her lips, "It's been a long three weeks for them."

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Morning came quickly and the Eternal Dragon was summoned. The sun's rays were swallowed up quickly by the sudden darkness caused by the Eternal Dragon's appearance.

 "YOU HAVE AWAKENED ME FROM MY SLUMBER! WHAT IS YOUR WISH?!!" Rumbled the dragon causing the ground to quiver underneath every ones feet.

 Gohan bolted behind Kiseki who stared up at huge Dragon in awe. Sato growled at the beast, his hair stood up straight and he bared his teeth.

 "Knock it off." Piccolo growled at the dog nudging him with his foot.

Sato jumped and backed off casting the Eternal Dragon a wary look over his shoulder.

 "Eternal Dragon! I wish that you send everyone who is standing here at this very spot back to the time that I came from!"

 The Eternal Dragon's eyes glowed red and suddenly Piccolo, Kiseki, Gohan, and Sato all disappeared.

 "YOUR WISH HAS BEEN GRANTED! FAREWELL!" The Dragon rumbled and disappeared back into the orbs.