CHAPTER 3
Getting out of the cave proved to be a chore all in itself. Deshee still needed to practice walking properly and it took the pair nearly ten minutes to walk thirty feet. Then Piccolo was dealt a final blow, although adorned with beautiful wings, the half Janjin-kee couldn't fly.
Her race had forbidden slaves from even spreading their feathered appendages. The namek was furious, not with Deshee, but with those royal bastards. So he pulled and stretched the large wings and curled her tail upward with much effort.
After another thirty minutes of work Piccolo was satisfied, while Deshee was exhausted.
"Here, I'll carry you," he offered.
The weary girl leapt into the demon's arms and he took off toward the Son household.
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"So," Piccolo smiled as the wind blew the Janjin-kee's hair and feathers everywhere, "What was your mother like?"
"She---ack!" Deshee spat out the strands that flew into her mouth, "She was from Planet Lunar."
"Planet what?"
"Planet Lunar, it is tiny moon that revolves around Earth's moon. It is very small and all people there are humans that speaks English! Except they all looks the same. All the womens have long, curly, gold hair and are the same height and have the same body types. The mens are all very handsome, my mommy said, and they too looks the same. They have goldy hair that is short."
"Just a planet of clones, eh?" he kept his eyes straight ahead.
"No…It doesn't matter 'bout looks, only personality. My mommy had wonderful personality, even as slave. She was dancer for the Royals and teacher for me. But almost every night she was force to share a bed…I could hear her scream and cries…"
Subconsciously, Piccolo held Deshee even tighter in his masculine arms.
"She told me…do anything to never share a bed. Keep that gift for man who will not break my heart."
The demon looked down at her, "How'd ya manage that?"
"Fight and get whipped. Run away and get stones thrown at. Act sick and be sent to kitchen to cook. I am lucky because I just turn sixteen a little ago and that is when girls must share bed, so I only had to protect self for little time."
Piccolo's eyes scanned the girl's modestly built arms, "Well, your arms do show a bit of proof of your fighter abilities."
"Not like you, Majunia."
The namek stopped in midair at the mention of his surname, "How the Hell do you know that name?"
"I told you, Planet Lunar is close to Earth. It is easy to get informations from your planet. That is how I have learned about philosophers and math; my Mommy learn them there when elders taught her what Earth had learned an' she taught me when I was young. Life on Lunar is very a lot like Earth in lifestyle."
"And you now that name…"
"Informations travel…News comes our planet very fast cuz Earth is so close. I know all about you, your daddy, the old Kami-sama, and even the Z Force you fights with."
"Well," Piccolo smirked, "I fused with that old prune and Dende took over his position."
He figured this new information would not only confuse but also shut Deshee up. Piccolo didn't like the fact that a total stranger knew more about him than he knew of her.
"So…" the namek sighed after about an hour's silence, "How were you born?" 'I've gotta get a one-up on this kid. I don't even know who the Hell she is!'
"My mommy got pregnant by a Janjin-kee when she was taken as slave for their race."
"So all women from Lunar are taken in as slaves?"
"Yes. And mens too! But the womens must share a bed. We would not be slaves if Janjin-kees were not so much more powerful and crueler."
Piccolo gazed into her sorrow-filled eyes, "So you're a halfling, huh?"
"Yup…but at least I knows English in an addition to Janjin-kee…only slaves know English…it is the language of slaves, so the Royals and other Janjin- kees don't know it. This is good because you can make fun of a guard and he won't know what you say! Just be careful translators don't catch you! Guards…" Deshee fondled her ring and sighed.
"So I take it you and Tetsi are through?" Piccolo was curious.
"He loves me not…" she whimpered, "Otherwise he would be hold me now. He would have been one to save me, not you…he was not The One…"
The Namek felt sorry for her, despite himself. No mother. No lover. Did she even KNOW her father or have a friend to lean on? Piccolo then realized that he was all she had now, especially now that she was on Earth. Alone.
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Gohan scrambled outside as he sensed Piccolo's ki approaching his house. He'd just completed his Calculus tutor's assignments for the next two weeks just so he could invite Piccolo over.
He knew his mother didn't like the tall, green warrior but he also knew that she loved him enough to let him see his best friend every-so- often.
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Piccolo touched down on the ground and greeted Gohan with his trademark smirk, setting Deshee down gently.
The young Saiya-jin's jaw dropped at the sight of his former sensei with a girl.
"PICCOLO! I didn't know you had a girlfriend! Wow! Why didn't you tell me?!"
The warrior yanked Gohan a good distance away from the half Janjin- kee by the ear and explained the girl's origin and how he'd come upon her.
"Now go tell your mother she'll be expecting another guest," the demon growled.
"Right!" Gohan saluted Piccolo before ducking back into the house.
Deshee walked over to Piccolo as carefully as possible, "What is 'girlfriend'?"
The Namek took her by the elbow to steady her as they headed toward the house, "Never mind kid, I set him straight."
Getting out of the cave proved to be a chore all in itself. Deshee still needed to practice walking properly and it took the pair nearly ten minutes to walk thirty feet. Then Piccolo was dealt a final blow, although adorned with beautiful wings, the half Janjin-kee couldn't fly.
Her race had forbidden slaves from even spreading their feathered appendages. The namek was furious, not with Deshee, but with those royal bastards. So he pulled and stretched the large wings and curled her tail upward with much effort.
After another thirty minutes of work Piccolo was satisfied, while Deshee was exhausted.
"Here, I'll carry you," he offered.
The weary girl leapt into the demon's arms and he took off toward the Son household.
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"So," Piccolo smiled as the wind blew the Janjin-kee's hair and feathers everywhere, "What was your mother like?"
"She---ack!" Deshee spat out the strands that flew into her mouth, "She was from Planet Lunar."
"Planet what?"
"Planet Lunar, it is tiny moon that revolves around Earth's moon. It is very small and all people there are humans that speaks English! Except they all looks the same. All the womens have long, curly, gold hair and are the same height and have the same body types. The mens are all very handsome, my mommy said, and they too looks the same. They have goldy hair that is short."
"Just a planet of clones, eh?" he kept his eyes straight ahead.
"No…It doesn't matter 'bout looks, only personality. My mommy had wonderful personality, even as slave. She was dancer for the Royals and teacher for me. But almost every night she was force to share a bed…I could hear her scream and cries…"
Subconsciously, Piccolo held Deshee even tighter in his masculine arms.
"She told me…do anything to never share a bed. Keep that gift for man who will not break my heart."
The demon looked down at her, "How'd ya manage that?"
"Fight and get whipped. Run away and get stones thrown at. Act sick and be sent to kitchen to cook. I am lucky because I just turn sixteen a little ago and that is when girls must share bed, so I only had to protect self for little time."
Piccolo's eyes scanned the girl's modestly built arms, "Well, your arms do show a bit of proof of your fighter abilities."
"Not like you, Majunia."
The namek stopped in midair at the mention of his surname, "How the Hell do you know that name?"
"I told you, Planet Lunar is close to Earth. It is easy to get informations from your planet. That is how I have learned about philosophers and math; my Mommy learn them there when elders taught her what Earth had learned an' she taught me when I was young. Life on Lunar is very a lot like Earth in lifestyle."
"And you now that name…"
"Informations travel…News comes our planet very fast cuz Earth is so close. I know all about you, your daddy, the old Kami-sama, and even the Z Force you fights with."
"Well," Piccolo smirked, "I fused with that old prune and Dende took over his position."
He figured this new information would not only confuse but also shut Deshee up. Piccolo didn't like the fact that a total stranger knew more about him than he knew of her.
"So…" the namek sighed after about an hour's silence, "How were you born?" 'I've gotta get a one-up on this kid. I don't even know who the Hell she is!'
"My mommy got pregnant by a Janjin-kee when she was taken as slave for their race."
"So all women from Lunar are taken in as slaves?"
"Yes. And mens too! But the womens must share a bed. We would not be slaves if Janjin-kees were not so much more powerful and crueler."
Piccolo gazed into her sorrow-filled eyes, "So you're a halfling, huh?"
"Yup…but at least I knows English in an addition to Janjin-kee…only slaves know English…it is the language of slaves, so the Royals and other Janjin- kees don't know it. This is good because you can make fun of a guard and he won't know what you say! Just be careful translators don't catch you! Guards…" Deshee fondled her ring and sighed.
"So I take it you and Tetsi are through?" Piccolo was curious.
"He loves me not…" she whimpered, "Otherwise he would be hold me now. He would have been one to save me, not you…he was not The One…"
The Namek felt sorry for her, despite himself. No mother. No lover. Did she even KNOW her father or have a friend to lean on? Piccolo then realized that he was all she had now, especially now that she was on Earth. Alone.
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Gohan scrambled outside as he sensed Piccolo's ki approaching his house. He'd just completed his Calculus tutor's assignments for the next two weeks just so he could invite Piccolo over.
He knew his mother didn't like the tall, green warrior but he also knew that she loved him enough to let him see his best friend every-so- often.
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Piccolo touched down on the ground and greeted Gohan with his trademark smirk, setting Deshee down gently.
The young Saiya-jin's jaw dropped at the sight of his former sensei with a girl.
"PICCOLO! I didn't know you had a girlfriend! Wow! Why didn't you tell me?!"
The warrior yanked Gohan a good distance away from the half Janjin- kee by the ear and explained the girl's origin and how he'd come upon her.
"Now go tell your mother she'll be expecting another guest," the demon growled.
"Right!" Gohan saluted Piccolo before ducking back into the house.
Deshee walked over to Piccolo as carefully as possible, "What is 'girlfriend'?"
The Namek took her by the elbow to steady her as they headed toward the house, "Never mind kid, I set him straight."