Two Sisters

Chapter 3

Sorano and Usagi flew half of the way back to Capsule Corp. but walked the rest of the way. When they arrived, Sorano rang the doorbell, and then collapsed. Bulma answered the door. When she saw Sorano and Usagi, she instantly called Vegeta.

"VEGETA! YOUR COUSINS ARE HURT!" she cried.

"WHAT! SORANO! USAGI!" Vegeta hurried outside just in time to see Sorano and Usagi both collapse.

"OH MY GOSH! ARE THEY OKAY?!" Bulma cried as she rushed outside to the two girls' side.

"Get back, Woman! I will handle this!" Vegeta turned his attention to Sorano. "What happened? Were you attacked?"

Usagi answered for her sister, "That stupid Namek slave of yours wouldn't come to this place when we told him to. He said he wasn't your slave, Vegeta. So, we tried to force him to come with us, but he fought back and beat us."

"Did he… you know, do anything?" Vegeta was boiling with anger.

"No, he didn't touch us in that way, but he did hit us pretty hard. You need to teach him a lesson," Sorano said.

"Where did you last see him?" Vegeta asked, seething with anger.

"He was in a cave about 3 miles from here," Usagi said.

Vegeta paused for a minute before talking.

"Bulma, take these two inside. Get them cleaned up and make sure they are properly taken care of," he instructed the woman behind him.

"What are you gonna do?" Bulma started to help Sorano and Usagi to their feet.

"I have a Namek to take care of," Vegeta rose up into the air and took off like a shot.

* * *

In his mind, Piccolo knew what he did was brief and wrong. But, he could not handle their torture and taunting. He hoped he would never have to do that again. He didn't want to fight them, but they provoked him to. From what he was thinking, he wasn't at fault. Although, he knew he would be feeling Vegeta's wrath soon. He sensed the Saiyan Prince on his way at this very moment.

When Vegeta flew past the Sons' house at lightning speed, Goku knew something was up. He left the dinner table and went outside. He called to Vegeta as he went by. The Saiyan Prince stopped, and landed in front of Goku.

"Hey, Vegeta! What'cha doin' out here?" Goku greeted him.

"None of your business, Kakarot. I have to take care of something," Vegeta turned around to leave, but Goku stopped him.

"Well, where are you going?"

Vegeta sighed in annoyance. "If you must know, Kakarot, I have to talk to that Namek, Piccolo."

"Why? Is something going on?" Goku looked confused.

"My cousins came home bloodied and beaten. They said that the Namek attacked them," Vegeta explained.

"Attacked? Piccolo wouldn't do anything like that unless they attacked him first," Goku assured.

"Well, obviously, he did attack. My cousins can tell you that. Now, leave me be, Kakarot. I have to deal with him first before I do anything else."

"Vegeta…" Goku stopped him.

"What?" Vegeta replied.

"Please. Don't hurt him… bad."

Vegeta rolled his eyes and continued his journey.

* * *

He was getting closer. Piccolo could feel Vegeta getting so close. He somehow sensed the Saiyan's anger. Piccolo knew that he would have to be ready to defend himself. And before he knew it, Vegeta was there in front of him. His eyes were blazing anger.

"What did you do to my cousins, Namek?!" Vegeta demanded.

Piccolo stood where he was.

"Answer me!" Vegeta got closer and grabbed him by his shirt collar.

"Let go of me, Vegeta!" Piccolo slapped Vegeta's hand off of his shirt.

Vegeta furiously slapped him across the face. Piccolo fell backwards.

"You low-life Namek! Frieza should've destroyed you when we fought him on your home planet!" Vegeta said hatefully.

"Same to you! You're worse than I am!" Piccolo shot back, getting up.

Vegeta was stunned. "What?! How can you say that? I didn't just attack two innocent girls, not to mention of royal blood!"

"I don't care if they're Queen of the Universe! If someone provokes me to fight, I will!" Piccolo explained.

"You need to learn to control your temper!" Vegeta went to strike him again, but Piccolo caught his hand and punched him hard in the face.

"You do, too," Piccolo watched the Saiyan Prince stare at him in disbelief. "I don't want to fight you, Vegeta. I have better things to do than to waste my time with you."

With that, Piccolo turned and flew away. He intended on finding somewhere else to live until Vegeta left him alone. In his mind, he knew that what he had done was wrong, but he had to stand up for himself. After all, do you really think that he'd let two girls push him around? I don't think so.

As he continued flying, Piccolo sensed Vegeta hot on his heels. But he didn't let that worry him. If they had to fight, they would, but Piccolo pretty much didn't want to face the Saiyan because he knew that fighting usually didn't solve anything. But, it didn't matter now because he knew that Vegeta wanted to fight him. He could literally feel his anger as it grew. He knew it wouldn't be long before the two of them were engaged in battle.

As Piccolo turned his head to see how close Vegeta was, he heard the Saiyan scream loudly, "COME BACK HERE, NAMEK! STOP RUNNING AND FIGHT!"

Piccolo stopped and turned to face Vegeta.

Out of breath, Vegeta stopped and glared angrily at Piccolo. "Well… c'mon. You want a piece of me? Come and get it."

When Piccolo didn't move, Vegeta started to taunt him again. "You're scared, aren't you? You know I'll pound you into dust!"

"Yeah, right. That'll be the day," Piccolo smirked.

"Yes, it will be the day… the day that you die!" Vegeta charged and drew his fist back for a punch aimed right for Piccolo's face. Then, at just the last second, Piccolo dodged it and brought his knee up into Vegeta's stomach. The Saiyan gasped in pain and doubled over.

"Had enough?" Piccolo challenged.

Vegeta looked up, then as fast as lightening tried to kick Piccolo in the head but missed as the Namek ducked. Enraged, Vegeta threw a large ki blast, only to have it deflected right back at him. Then, the two engaged into a hit and block routine. It was then that Goku showed up. Piccolo and Vegeta stopped fighting the instant they saw him.

"Stop this!" Goku shouted angrily. "You two are acting like a bunch of two-year olds! Now, what's the problem?"

"I told you, Kakarot, that I was teaching this low-life Namek some manners. Don't interfere," Vegeta turned to punch Piccolo. He nailed him right in the face. And it hurt.

Normally, it took a lot to hurt Piccolo. But this wasn't just a regular punch. No, it was a punch full of hatred and anger, and as he groaned in pain, Vegeta went to hit him again when Goku stepped in.

"That's enough, Vegeta!" Goku grabbed the Saiyan's arm and shoved him to the side.

"Kakarot! Leave me be! I have a job to do!" Vegeta tried to charge Piccolo, who was furiously shaking his head to clear his vision.

"No, you don't! Why don't you do us all a favor and go home and cool off. I will have a talk with Piccolo and then I will confront you later," Goku said sternly.

Vegeta growled, but when he saw Goku's stern look, he reluctantly left.

The very minute that Vegeta was out of sight, Goku turned to Piccolo, who was still shaking his head. Goku knew that something was wrong with his friend. He had to find out. So he asked.

"Piccolo, are you okay?" Goku asked.

"I'm… not sure," Piccolo replied, now lowering himself to the ground from the sky.

"Let me see," Goku looked Piccolo square in the face. He didn't see anything that looked serious, but he did see a large ugly bruise under Piccolo's right eye.

"I don't see anything serious-looking, Piccolo. All I see is a pretty big bruise," Goku said honestly. "So why are you shaking your head?"

"My vision is blurry. Everything is," Piccolo blinked a few times to try and clear his vision, but it didn't work.

"Well, like I said, I don't see anything. I hope your vision clears. But, anyway, I think we need to talk," Goku suggested as he led the way to an open field.

Once they were seated, both men remained quiet. Piccolo, uncomfortable talking openly to people, shifted uneasily. Goku knew that Piccolo was uncomfortable, but he also knew that they had to get this over with. Finally, after a long time, he cleared his throat.

"Tell me honestly, Piccolo. Why were you and Vegeta fighting?" Goku began.

Piccolo waited a moment before answering, almost as if he were trying to think of what to say.

"Vegeta fought me because I attacked those two girls who came to Earth today," Piccolo answered.

"Why? What happened? I know you well enough that you wouldn't just up and attack somebody," Goku looked at his friend.

"They… they were taunting me. I had to fight back. I can't just let two girls push me around, can I?" Piccolo asked.

"No, you can't. But you of all people should know that violence isn't the answer to any problem," Goku stated matter-of-factly.

"Well, what should I have done?" Piccolo exclaimed.

"I don't know. You could've just walked away," Goku finished lamely.

"Yeah right!" Piccolo rolled his eyes. "You know I never walk away from a fight."

"I know, but next time, just ignore them," Goku stood up and got ready to leave. "Well, I'm going home. If your vision doesn't clear up by tomorrow, come to my house and we'll get you checked out by a doctor."

Just the mention of a doctor made Piccolo nervous.

"Okay," Piccolo said shakily.

With that, Goku flew off towards his home.

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