Mamoru's father picked Usagi up off of his son and carried him away. Rei, Minako, Makoto, and Ami ran to Usagi's side after they watched Mamoru's father leave with Mamoru. They couldn't believe who his father was. They would never have guessed. You'll find out later in this part Rei knelt down by Usagi and looked down at her face. "You guys, what should we do?"
Ami sat down by Rei and picked up Usagi's arm. "First, we have to make sure that her heart rate is normal." She placed her index and middle fingers over Usagi's wrist. She had learned basic medical skills from her mother. She was even certified for giving CPR. She brought her own wrist up to her face and took Usagi' heart rate for one minute. The other three girls stared at her in awe. They had never met anyone their own age that knew anything about things like this. She placed Usagi's arm back on her chest. "Well, she seems to be fine with concern of heart rates. Her breathing seems sufficient. We should get her to the hospital though. She has a numerous amount of wounds all over her body. My mom can help her." She stood up and looked around the field. "I don't know how we are going to get her there though."
Makoto looked across the field to where Haruka and Michiru had been previously standing. But, they had already left. "Cowards. Can't even stay when something like this happens."
Rei looked to Makoto and then over at what she was looking at. "Just let them run. Now that they don't have anything to back up their words they will finally shut up. We probably won't hear from them ever again." She looked back down to her fainted friend. "I guess we could call Goku. He can take Usagi to the hospital."
"Or we can use the flying Nimbus. We can fly there, while Ami tends to Usagi and makes sure that she is ok. She seems to know her medical stuff." Minako looked over to Ami. "Right Ami?"
"Yeah, my mom teaches me stuff. But…what is a flying Nimbus?" Ami had a pretty good feeling that she was soon going to find out what a flying Nimbus was. She had been through more this day then she had been in her life. She had a feeling that she wasn't done learning yet either. She watched as a yellow cloud came falling down from the sky, after Minako had had called for it. "That is a 'flying Nimbus?'"
Makoto bent down to help Rei pick up Usagi. "Yeah, it only let's pure hearted people fly on it." She could see the look of confusion in Ami's blue eyes. "Don't worry, you won't have a problem getting on it. I know for a fact that you have a pure heart." She put her hands under Usagi's upper back and head, while Rei put her hands under Usagi's legs and lower back. "Ready?" Rei nodded. "Ok, on three. One…two…three. Go." She and Rei lifted at the same time. They didn't have that much of a problem lifting her. They were used to heavier things. "Are we going to tell Goku who Mamoru's father is?"
Rei moved to her left towards Nimbus. "Oh, I hadn't thought that far ahead. I don't know if we should, considering who he is and all." She had been very surprised when she saw his father. Aren't I just evil?
Makoto lifted Usagi up onto Nimbus and made sure her arms, legs, and tail were fully on it. "Well, I don't know. Maybe we should let Usagi. It kind of has more to do with those two, then it does with us. Although, it's really weird to think of HIM as a dad."
Ami looked up at the sky. "You guys, we should hurry up. It's getting really late and the sun is beginning to set. Usagi's dad said for her to be home before dark. Is he going to be mad that Usagi is like this?"
Minako began to let herself rise into the air, very slowly. She looked down at Ami. "Well, Goku doesn't really ever get mad. He just gets upset if something happens to his friends or family. I've noticed that he's extra protective of Usagi though. I guess it's that daddy daughter relationship thing. Anyways, he probably won't get too upset. Usagi DID beat Mamoru and all. As long as we tell him right away he shouldn't be upset. But, he probably won't let her go into the city without him again. She has had the worst luck here. Whenever she goes without, she usually ends up getting hurt."
"We can call him at the hospital then." Ami climbed up onto Nimbus and put Usagi's head on her lap. She held onto Usagi tightly so she wouldn't slip off. "Let's go. We need to get her cleaned up before we do anything else."
Rei and Makoto leaped into the air and were followed by Ami and Usagi on Nimbus. Makoto flew to the side of Nimbus. "Minako, you get behind, Rei, you go on the other side. I'll stay over here. That way, we can all keep and eye on Usagi." Makoto began to think about the last time that Usagi had fought with Mamoru. They had only heard about it from her. "It looks like his dad did it again. He left Usagi to fend for herself. I wonder if she even remembers who his dad is." The girls knew that Usagi had seen the boy's father right before she passed out. They saw her head pick up right before they felt her energy decrease.
~*~*~
Mamoru's father placed him in his bed, once they returned home. He stared down at his son in disgust. "You're pitiful Mamoru. You can't even take out a little girl. Even if she is a Saiyan, her skill couldn't have grown that much over the course of one year." He scowled down at his son as he backhanded him in the face. "Wake up! You have training to do boy! I know you have more power bottled up inside you. It's just a matter of releasing it."
Mamoru softly groaned as he began to stir. He raised his hand to his face. "Oh. God what happened?" He had a splitting headache. He looked up. "Dad!" 'Shit, he saw me loose to that stupid brat.' His father didn't look too happy with him. He looked as if he had a permanent scowl planted on his face. Mamoru backed up until he felt the hard wall against his back. He was afraid that his father might act on his anger. "Father, please let me explain."
"Silence! There is nothing to explain here Mamoru. You lost your first battle. That was bound to happen. I knew that this day would come ever since the child was born. I could feel it in her. I just didn't think that you would be defeated so soon. But, I know that you too have a special power inside you. That's why I train you. I want you to be able to use that power. That is why I am intensifying your training from this day forward."
Mamoru climbed down off his bed, once he knew his father would not hit him. "Yes sir! I am willing to do all that it takes."
"Usagi is your equal. Her power will keep rising and there is nothing we can do about that. I don't want you talking to her unless she starts talking to you first. Now that our secret is out." Mamoru's father sipped some water from a bottle.
"Father, I was never to clear on why you don't want me to tell her who you were." Mamoru could see the look of anger in his father's eyes. He could tell that he had just said the wrong thing.
"You will find out soon. I'm am certain."
~*~*~
Goku sat on the sofa of his living room in front of the TV with Chi-Chi. As much as he enjoyed having Usagi around, he was enjoying the peace and quiet. He was enjoying his time alone with his wife. He knew that Chi-Chi felt the same way. They had missed their time together. Their time alone together was a rare activity and they both savored every moment of it.
Chi-Chi leaned into her husband. "Goku, you should send Usagi out alone more often." For once, Chi-Chi was not thinking about the safety of her daughter. She still cared; but she was just having too much fun with her husband at the moment. And besides, she knew Usagi was strong. As much as she hated to admit, her daughter could take care of herself. She had been trained by the best.
As much as Goku was enjoying himself, part of him told him that what he had let Usagi do was wrong. He knew what she had planned. He should have been there to watch. He wanted to make sure that nothing bad would happen. He should have stayed with her, but he knew it was too late for that now. He knew the fight was over. He had sensed both power levels skyrocket. Now, there was nothing. Both his daughter and Mamoru's power levels had gone back to their normal state. He didn't know who had won. Both power levels had gone down at the same time.
Goku looked down to his wife and smiled. "Is this your way of telling me that I did something good?" He played with her hair in his fingers.
"Of course. It's to have you home sometimes. I miss you when you're gone. During the day, you train with Gohan and Goten. Then, at night, you train with Usagi and her friends. I only see you around dinner and later in the night. I'm lucky enough to see you during the weekends."
"Chi-Chi…" Goku was cut off by the ringing of the phone. "Damn!" He lifted his wife's head from leaning into him, and stood up. "I'll be right back." He walked into his room, to the nearest phone.
Chi-Chi stayed on the sofa and sort of pouted. There were always distractions. It was as if she wasn't allowed to have time alone with her husband.
Goku picked up the phone that screamed to be answered and put it to his ear. "Hello?" His voice let the caller know that he was a little put out with their timing. He didn't get a reply. "Hello!?" He wasn't in the mood for prank calls. He could hear some faint talking in the background. Still, no answer. "Hello?! Look, I don't know what kind of games you're trying to play but…"
"Hello? Goku? Is that you? This is Rei."
Goku's mood softened when she said her name. "Oh, hi Rei." He looked out the window. The sun was already setting. Usagi should have been home already. "What's happening? It's getting late. Tell Usagi I want her to come home for me."
Rei looked over to her friend, who lay in a large bed in a rather small room on the children's floor of the city hospital. She was surrounded by Ami, her mother, Makoto, and Minako. "Well, you see, that may not be possible right at the moment. Usagi kind of fought Mamoru today. As you probably know because you just HAD to have felt their energy. Anyways, it got kind of big, and well, they knocked each other out." Rei could hear Goku quietly growling on the other side of the line. "We're at the hospital right now. Ami's mother is taking care of her wounds."
"Rei, please tell me what happened." He had done it again. He just wasn't thinking. He led Usagi right into danger.
"Well," She winced as she watched a needle being inserted into Usagi's leg. "You see, they were fighting and all for a real long time. Then, at the end, they both built up all their remaining energy and attacked head on and well, they both fell unconscious." Rei specifically remembered not to tell Goku who Mamoru's father was. That was for Usagi to tell. Although, she was anxious to find out what her reaction was. "She's not hurt too bad. She's just got a few scratches here and there. Mrs. Mizuno thinks that you should come and get her. She says that she needs to rest for the rest of the night."
Goku sighed in relief. 'At least she wasn't hurt too bad.' "All right. I'll come. Is she awake?"
"No." She looked back at Usagi. "I've gotta go. I'll see you in a few minutes I guess."
"Yeah. Bye." Goku hung up the phone and looked at the door that led back to the living room, where his wife was. 'How am I going to tell her. She was so happy. I'll just get Usagi quickly and come back home.' He slowly walked out of the room, not wanting to tell his wife that he had to leave.
"Chi-Chi…"
Chi-Chi smiled and looked over to her husband. She could tell that something was on his mind. Just by looking into his eyes she knew that the phone call had to have been bad. "Who was that?"
"That was Rei. Usagi had a fight with Mamoru and is being taken care of by one of her new friend's mom. She is at the hospital," Goku saw the look of concern on Chi-Chi's face and immediately knew that he had to tell her more fast. "She's ok. She just has some cuts and bruises. Nothing worse then what I've ever done to her."
Chi-Chi that he was right. Goku had given their daughter some pretty horrid wounds. Her expressions softened. "I guess we'll have to wait till later to have some fun then."
Goku playfully smiled. "Not too long. I'll be back soon. I'm just going to teleport right over there." He pressed his fingers to his forehead and concentrated his energy to his daughter's, well, what was left of it anyways.
~*~*~
Goku appeared in the front of his daughter's hospital room. In front of him lay Usagi with all her friends and Ami's mother around the bed. They seemed to be taking notice that Usagi was beginning to wake up. He walked to the end of the bed by Ami. "How is she doing?"
Ami jumped away from Goku. Her heart was racing deep inside her chest. "H…h…how did you get here so fast? I didn't even hear you come in?"
Goku curiously looked over at Ami, who was now obviously scared of him. "Oh, you don't know? I can teleport by focusing on someone's energy. I use it when I want to get around fast. It's really helpful in times like this." He looked up to the blue haired doctor who was staring at him.
"Who are you?" She was always very protective of her patients. She had to be. Many times, people would come in and harass her patients. She always found it to be a good idea to always know what relation a visitor has with the patient.
"I'm Usagi's father. Are you Ami's mother?" Goku looked down at Usagi. Aside from a few bruises, a big gash trailing down her left leg, and other various cuts on her body, she looked pretty normal. He was relieved about that. He was happy that he didn't have to see her in the condition that she had been in the last time she encountered Mamoru. Next time, he would have better feelings about letting Usagi venture out into the city without him. If she could take Mamoru out, she could handle to city.
"Yes, I am. Usagi here is pretty lucky that she didn't suffer a concussion of any sort. The girls here told me about what happened. How can you let your little daughter fight like this? What kind of father are you? Just look at her. It's wrong and you should be ashamed of yourself. And worse, you are training these other poor innocent girls to fight just the same." Ami's mother was completely against fighting. She was appalled when her daughter brought Usagi to her in such a condition. She was even more shocked to hear that the other three girls who came with her also fought.
Goku could feel himself becoming somewhat angry with Ami's mother. She didn't know what she was talking about. She had never seen these girls in action. "Look, what I let my daughter do is not of your concern. She can take it. She has been through much worse. And further more, as far as the other's go, they are great fighters. Probably the greatest human fighters I have ever had the pleasure of fighting with." Goku looked around to Rei, Minako, and Makoto, smiling as he scanned over each of their faces. They smiled back at him.
Mrs. Mizuno lifted an eyebrow at Goku. "Human? Why did you just say human?" She knew that there was something odd about Usagi. She did, after all, have a tail. "Are you people some sort of aliens?" Ami could tell that her mother was beginning to get put out with Goku.
"Well, I am an alien." Goku could see the look of fear in Ami's mother's eyes. He didn't see anything wrong with being an alien. No one else seemed to either. "I'm a Saiyan to be exact. Usagi is half Saiyan, half human. That's why she has a tail."
Mrs. Mizuno would just have to get used to that. She didn't mind that fact. She was just strongly against fighting. "Don't think that just because she is a Saiyan, that it changes the fact that she is just a little girl."
Goku didn't exactly want to listen to this woman's ranting about his upbringing of his own daughter. It wasn't any of her business. He had raised his sons around fighting, and Usagi was far stronger then they were at her age. "Look, I know what her limits are. I don't push her into anything. I love her and I don't put her in danger that I know she can't overcome. I have raised kids before." 'This time I'm going to do it right.'
Mrs. Mizuno frowned at Goku. They obviously didn't see eye to eye on the subject and she wasn't going to argue with him. She had no control over what he did with his own daughter. She only had control over Ami. She didn't even have any say in what the others did. "Well, fine. I won't argue with you. She is, after all, your daughter. But, you could loose her one of these days." She looked over to the sleeping Saiyan, who began to groan. "She's waking." She ran over to Usagi's side and knelt down as she grabbed her hand.
Goku sat down on the foot of the bed and looked down at his daughter. He placed his hand on the leg that was not cut. "Hey there kiddo. How ya doin?"
Usagi slowly and groggily opened her eyes. She felt like she had just been hit upside the head with a metal pole. She grabbed her head in pain as she lifted it up. "Owe." She looked around to all the faces of the people she knew and then to the walls that surrounded her. "Huh? Where am I?" She stopped looking around the room when she laid eyes on her father. "Daddy?"
Goku put leaned forward and cupped his hand around his daughter's face. "You just relax. You have the whole night to recuperate. Rei told me what happened." He smiled. "I'm very proud of you. I knew you had enough power to defeat Mamoru."
Usagi let her had fall back onto the pillow underneath. "Mamoru?" She remembered back to the fight she just fought with him and smiled. She was incredibly happy. She finally beat him. She felt a sense of completion. She had been waiting for a long time to beat him, and now, it had finally happened. She gasped with realization when she remembered to the moment right before she passed out. "PICCOLO!" stick with me on this one. I know what I'm doing
Goku was somewhat startled by Usagi's sudden outburst. "Usagi. Are you alright?" He couldn't imagine what might bring Usagi to yell out Piccolo's name so impulsively.
Usagi looked over to the side of her bed at Minako and Makoto. "Was I seeing things guys? Tell me I was. Please." Usagi didn't want to believe it. She wouldn't believe it. Makoto and Minako just nodded their heads, letting her know that it was entirely true. "But, how?! Piccolo is a…Namek. Isn't he daddy?" Usagi looked to her father.
Goku was still utterly confused. He had no idea what his daughter was rambling on about. "Usagi, yes, Piccolo is a Namek, but, please, let your dear ol' dad know what you're talking about?"
"Daddy, I think Piccolo is Mamoru's dad. I saw him right before I passed out. He said that Mamoru was weak or something like that because I beat him. How can that be though? How can he be Mamoru's dad?" Usagi began to hurt her head even more trying to figure it out.
Goku's eyes widened. "No, Piccolo can't be his father. Nameks don't give birth to humans. And, Piccolo hasn't said anything about having a son. This Mamoru guy is about thirteen years old. Piccolo would have told us by now."
"But daddy, he can fight like us. With ki blasts, and weighted cloths." Usagi was scaring herself. She had let Piccolo take care of her the year before at the Budaki Tournament and hadn't even known that he was Mamoru's father. "Maybe that's why we never met his dad last year. Maybe that's why Mamoru wasn't allowed to tell me his dad was. Because Piccolo didn't want us to know."
Goku began to see where his daughter was going. "Usagi…you could be onto something. I think that the only way we are going to find out is if we ask him ourselves." Goku stood up from the bed. "Usagi, you're coming with me."
"What?! I can't go with you! Are you out of your mind." Usagi didn't want to ever see Mamoru again. And if Piccolo WAS in fact Mamoru's father, she didn't care to ever see him again either. She didn't want to have to put up with either of them.
Goku frowned. "Usagi, don't be difficult. It won't hurt you to go." He looked up at Mrs. Mizuno, who was glaring at him. "Look, I'm not pushing her into anything dangerous."
Usagi grinned. "Yes he is. Don't let him make me go! Please!" She jumped out of her bed onto Ami's mother and held on tightly.
Goku frowned down to his daughter. "Usagi! If you ever do that again! I am not forcing you to do anything dangerous and you very well know it. Don't try to make me look bad. If you do that, someone can call social services and have you taken away from you mother and I. You know for a fact that if anything happens, I can take care of it. Now stop this attitude and let's go!" 'Here she goes again.' "You can't whine and throw a fit every time something doesn't go your way."
Usagi let go of Mrs. Mizuno and held her face to the ground. "Sorry daddy. I'll try not to do it again." She didn't want to be taken away from her home. She looked around to her friends and then up at her father, who was still frowning at her. "Can they come?"
Goku shook his head. "No. This doesn't really concern them too much. You're the one Mamoru fought with." He looked around the room at the girls. "Sorry guys."
"No problem, I'm sure grandpa wants me back at the temple anyways. It's getting late an already dark."
Makoto groaned as she looked at the clock. "Man…I was supposed to be home already. I'm going to get it now. My dad hates it when I'm late."
"Yeah, my parents are probably worried about me too." Minako began to head to the door with Rei and Makoto. "See you later Usagi. It was nice meeting you Ami."
"Bye guys!" Ami waved to her new friends. She was happier now then she had ever been. She had never had such nice friends before.
"Come here Usagi." Goku was still pretty upset with Usagi. He couldn't believe that she would pull a stunt like that just to get out of doing something that she didn't want to do. She had to learn to get over that. He knew that he would end up having to teach her the hard way one of these days. She had pulled so many stunts similar to that. He was getting fed up with them. Usagi slowly approached her father, not sure what his intentions were. She could still sense slight anger from him. She innocently looked up at him once she stood in front of him. Goku could feel her tenseness. This time he wouldn't apologize for being stern. She couldn't get the idea that she could just walk all over him.
Goku pressed his fingers to his forehead as he grabbed his daughter's hand. "Bye guys." With that, he and Usagi were no longer in the room.
Ami's mother sighed. "That man is going to kill that girl one of these days."
~*~*~
Goku re-appeared in the forest where Piccolo was currently living. He was a little surprised to see that he had up-graded to an actual house. 'I thought Piccolo liked to rough it. Is he getting soft?' He slightly squeezed Usagi's hand to let her know that they were going to be walking straight. He knew better then to let go of her hand. She probably would have tried to run away.
The two Saiyans approached the house with caution. "Usagi, I don't want you to say anything ok? Let me do all the talking." He rang the doorbell, once they got to the front door.
The door began to open a bit to reveal Piccolo. He frowned at the duo. "What are you guys doing here?" Goku looked behind Piccolo into the house. He didn't see anything strange inside. Piccolo began to get agitated with Goku's snooping. "Is there any particular reason why you are here Goku? Or are you just wanting to piss me off/"
"Hey, hey, watch the language." He looked down at Usagi who was scowling at Piccolo. He tightened his grip, telling her to knock it off, which she did. "Well, uh, I have sort of a strange question. Today Usagi fought Mamoru and well, after the fight, she saw you. She said that you talked to Mamoru. She thinks you're his father."
Piccolo looked down at Usagi and sighed. He backed away from the door. "Come in." He watched as Usagi and her father walked into his home and shut the door behind them. He led them into a room with a table and two chairs. "Sit down. I'll be right back."
Goku let go of his daughter's hand and pointed for her to sit. He sat across the table from her and stared at her. For the first time in two years, he took the time to notice the changes in his daughter. She was a lot taller now. She came up just past his waist now. Her hair trailed down to the middle of her back. Her face lost most of its baby fat.
Usagi stared into her father's eyes. She couldn't really read them. She didn't know if he was still mad at her. She didn't really want to ask because if he was, she didn't want to get yelled at. He hadn't really said much to her since she was scolded. She rested her head on the table as she waited for Piccolo to return.
"Odango! Didn't expect you to come by. Ready for another round?"
Usagi's head shot up from her place on the table. She gazed over at Mamoru, who was standing in front of Piccolo. "I knew it!" Usagi looked to her father, who had a shocked look on his face.
Piccolo sighed. "Get a chair boy."
"Piccolo, would you please explain to me why Mamoru is your son?!" A thousand thoughts were running through Goku's head. He didn't know which ones were more important to ask. There was one that stood out in his mind the most. "Why the hell did you let Usagi stay on her own last year after your kid beat her nearly to death!?" Goku knew that he had just sworn in front of Usagi, but he didn't care at that point. He was more interested in getting answers from Piccolo.
Piccolo didn't know how to answer the question. He didn't know why he had left her on her own. He could sense Goku's energy building up with each second that he didn't reply. "I don't know. I didn't want to blow my cover." He noticed Mamoru walking back into the room with two chairs.
Goku nearly blew his top with that little statement. "You didn't want to blow your cover? What is more important? Your stupid cover, or my daughter's life!? You know I would never leave your kid by himself!"
"Goku, please, calm down." Piccolo was strong, but not strong enough to beat Goku. He didn't want to start any fight with him. "Look Usagi survived. I knew that she would survive." He sat down and directed his son to do the same.
"Father, why are you trying to get on their good sides? You can take them out. Together we can take them out. I can beat Odango here. I was just off today." Mamoru cocked his head from side to side.
Piccolo put his hand on his shoulder. "No. These are my friends."
Goku snorted. "Some friend. You never cared about Usagi. And to think, I trusted you with her. What happened to you Piccolo? You were so good with Gohan." He wasn't sure if he could trust Piccolo with Usagi anymore.
Piccolo hated this. He knew what he had done was bad. He felt horrible for it. "Look, I'm sorry. I would never intentionally let anything bad happen to Usagi. She IS your daughter. She should have been able to take it."
"You should control your son a little bit better."
Usagi glared at Mamoru, while he glared back at her. They could feel each others hate for one another.
Mamoru turned his attention to Goku. "Look, my father doesn't need to control me! This is how I was trained. No mercy. If your stupid daughter can't handle it, she shouldn't fight."
Goku shot up from his chair, letting it fly out behind him and grabbed Mamoru by the throat before he knew what he was doing. "Usagi is not stupid! She is a great fighter!" He stared into Mamoru's coal black eyes and could see the fear. Goku quickly realized what he was doing and released the boy. "Piccolo, I think we should kill this subject before any more anger arises from it." He knew that if it wasn't stopped soon, someone would get hurt, and he knew it wouldn't be him or Usagi. He walked back to the table, picked up the chair, and sat down in it once again. "Please, tell us how Mamoru came to be your son."
Piccolo took a deep breath. "Ok, but this is kind of an interesting story. I brought him into my home about eight years ago. I was sparring with myself using my splitting technique. Well, I was on the mountainside and out of no where I heard an explosion. I didn't know what it was. I thought that maybe it was a new enemy, so I went to investigate. When I got to where I heard the blast, I didn't see anything except a car that was on fire. I felt a tremendous power coming from the car. I was curious so I went closer. I was frightened by what I saw inside the car."
Mamoru listened to every single one of his father's words. He had never heard this story before. He didn't remember anything before the age of four. He began training when he was five. He didn't even remember his real parents. Whenever he asked his father about why he lived with him, all that he got in reply was, 'Because I adopted you.' "What did you see father?"
Piccolo continued. "Well, what I saw you and your parents inside the burning car. You were crying out, with a few cuts, while your parents were burning up in flames." He didn't go into much more detail then that. He didn't think that Goku would appreciate him going into bloody details in front of Usagi. "Your power was calling to me. I had never felt such a strong power from a human. So I decided to take you in and teach you to use that power. I asked you what your name was, but you didn't know. So I picked out a name for him."
Mamoru didn't know what to think. "You lied to me all that time?"
"No. I didn't lie to you. I just didn't want to tell you what really happened to your parents. It would have crushed you." He could tell that his son was having a hard time with the truth. "This is exactly why I didn't tell you."
"Then why didn't you tell us Piccolo?"
Piccolo turned his attention to Usagi. "I didn't think it was important. I didn't want you guys to know."
"Why?"
"Just because all right? Now leave me alone!" Piccolo was upset with himself. He should have told everyone, but he couldn't. He didn't want people to know about Mamoru. He wanted to train him with out other peoples' influence.
Goku stood up. He didn't want to burden Piccolo by being there. He knew that he and Mamoru had some talking to do. He looked over at Usagi. "Let's take off. Your mother is expecting us home."
Usagi looked up at her father. She knew not to argue with him. But, she wanted to know more. She wanted to learn more about Mamoru. Now that she understood a little bit about him. She now saw him in a totally different way. He had been taught by Piccolo. He had been taught to fight with hatred. He had been taught that power was everything. "Ok." She stood up and walked over to Mamoru who was deep in his thoughts. "Mamoru, when you find your special power, come fight me, ok?"
Mamoru grinned as he stared into the young Saiyan's eyes. "You're on."
She turned back to her father, who was smiling at her, She knew that she had done something good. "I'm ready daddy." She grabbed onto his leg. "Bye guys."
(K! That's it for this whole chapter. See? I told you it was going to be WAY shorter then chapters one and two. So, what did you think of this part? Good? Or Bad? Please review. Thank you!)
Ami sat down by Rei and picked up Usagi's arm. "First, we have to make sure that her heart rate is normal." She placed her index and middle fingers over Usagi's wrist. She had learned basic medical skills from her mother. She was even certified for giving CPR. She brought her own wrist up to her face and took Usagi' heart rate for one minute. The other three girls stared at her in awe. They had never met anyone their own age that knew anything about things like this. She placed Usagi's arm back on her chest. "Well, she seems to be fine with concern of heart rates. Her breathing seems sufficient. We should get her to the hospital though. She has a numerous amount of wounds all over her body. My mom can help her." She stood up and looked around the field. "I don't know how we are going to get her there though."
Makoto looked across the field to where Haruka and Michiru had been previously standing. But, they had already left. "Cowards. Can't even stay when something like this happens."
Rei looked to Makoto and then over at what she was looking at. "Just let them run. Now that they don't have anything to back up their words they will finally shut up. We probably won't hear from them ever again." She looked back down to her fainted friend. "I guess we could call Goku. He can take Usagi to the hospital."
"Or we can use the flying Nimbus. We can fly there, while Ami tends to Usagi and makes sure that she is ok. She seems to know her medical stuff." Minako looked over to Ami. "Right Ami?"
"Yeah, my mom teaches me stuff. But…what is a flying Nimbus?" Ami had a pretty good feeling that she was soon going to find out what a flying Nimbus was. She had been through more this day then she had been in her life. She had a feeling that she wasn't done learning yet either. She watched as a yellow cloud came falling down from the sky, after Minako had had called for it. "That is a 'flying Nimbus?'"
Makoto bent down to help Rei pick up Usagi. "Yeah, it only let's pure hearted people fly on it." She could see the look of confusion in Ami's blue eyes. "Don't worry, you won't have a problem getting on it. I know for a fact that you have a pure heart." She put her hands under Usagi's upper back and head, while Rei put her hands under Usagi's legs and lower back. "Ready?" Rei nodded. "Ok, on three. One…two…three. Go." She and Rei lifted at the same time. They didn't have that much of a problem lifting her. They were used to heavier things. "Are we going to tell Goku who Mamoru's father is?"
Rei moved to her left towards Nimbus. "Oh, I hadn't thought that far ahead. I don't know if we should, considering who he is and all." She had been very surprised when she saw his father. Aren't I just evil?
Makoto lifted Usagi up onto Nimbus and made sure her arms, legs, and tail were fully on it. "Well, I don't know. Maybe we should let Usagi. It kind of has more to do with those two, then it does with us. Although, it's really weird to think of HIM as a dad."
Ami looked up at the sky. "You guys, we should hurry up. It's getting really late and the sun is beginning to set. Usagi's dad said for her to be home before dark. Is he going to be mad that Usagi is like this?"
Minako began to let herself rise into the air, very slowly. She looked down at Ami. "Well, Goku doesn't really ever get mad. He just gets upset if something happens to his friends or family. I've noticed that he's extra protective of Usagi though. I guess it's that daddy daughter relationship thing. Anyways, he probably won't get too upset. Usagi DID beat Mamoru and all. As long as we tell him right away he shouldn't be upset. But, he probably won't let her go into the city without him again. She has had the worst luck here. Whenever she goes without, she usually ends up getting hurt."
"We can call him at the hospital then." Ami climbed up onto Nimbus and put Usagi's head on her lap. She held onto Usagi tightly so she wouldn't slip off. "Let's go. We need to get her cleaned up before we do anything else."
Rei and Makoto leaped into the air and were followed by Ami and Usagi on Nimbus. Makoto flew to the side of Nimbus. "Minako, you get behind, Rei, you go on the other side. I'll stay over here. That way, we can all keep and eye on Usagi." Makoto began to think about the last time that Usagi had fought with Mamoru. They had only heard about it from her. "It looks like his dad did it again. He left Usagi to fend for herself. I wonder if she even remembers who his dad is." The girls knew that Usagi had seen the boy's father right before she passed out. They saw her head pick up right before they felt her energy decrease.
~*~*~
Mamoru's father placed him in his bed, once they returned home. He stared down at his son in disgust. "You're pitiful Mamoru. You can't even take out a little girl. Even if she is a Saiyan, her skill couldn't have grown that much over the course of one year." He scowled down at his son as he backhanded him in the face. "Wake up! You have training to do boy! I know you have more power bottled up inside you. It's just a matter of releasing it."
Mamoru softly groaned as he began to stir. He raised his hand to his face. "Oh. God what happened?" He had a splitting headache. He looked up. "Dad!" 'Shit, he saw me loose to that stupid brat.' His father didn't look too happy with him. He looked as if he had a permanent scowl planted on his face. Mamoru backed up until he felt the hard wall against his back. He was afraid that his father might act on his anger. "Father, please let me explain."
"Silence! There is nothing to explain here Mamoru. You lost your first battle. That was bound to happen. I knew that this day would come ever since the child was born. I could feel it in her. I just didn't think that you would be defeated so soon. But, I know that you too have a special power inside you. That's why I train you. I want you to be able to use that power. That is why I am intensifying your training from this day forward."
Mamoru climbed down off his bed, once he knew his father would not hit him. "Yes sir! I am willing to do all that it takes."
"Usagi is your equal. Her power will keep rising and there is nothing we can do about that. I don't want you talking to her unless she starts talking to you first. Now that our secret is out." Mamoru's father sipped some water from a bottle.
"Father, I was never to clear on why you don't want me to tell her who you were." Mamoru could see the look of anger in his father's eyes. He could tell that he had just said the wrong thing.
"You will find out soon. I'm am certain."
~*~*~
Goku sat on the sofa of his living room in front of the TV with Chi-Chi. As much as he enjoyed having Usagi around, he was enjoying the peace and quiet. He was enjoying his time alone with his wife. He knew that Chi-Chi felt the same way. They had missed their time together. Their time alone together was a rare activity and they both savored every moment of it.
Chi-Chi leaned into her husband. "Goku, you should send Usagi out alone more often." For once, Chi-Chi was not thinking about the safety of her daughter. She still cared; but she was just having too much fun with her husband at the moment. And besides, she knew Usagi was strong. As much as she hated to admit, her daughter could take care of herself. She had been trained by the best.
As much as Goku was enjoying himself, part of him told him that what he had let Usagi do was wrong. He knew what she had planned. He should have been there to watch. He wanted to make sure that nothing bad would happen. He should have stayed with her, but he knew it was too late for that now. He knew the fight was over. He had sensed both power levels skyrocket. Now, there was nothing. Both his daughter and Mamoru's power levels had gone back to their normal state. He didn't know who had won. Both power levels had gone down at the same time.
Goku looked down to his wife and smiled. "Is this your way of telling me that I did something good?" He played with her hair in his fingers.
"Of course. It's to have you home sometimes. I miss you when you're gone. During the day, you train with Gohan and Goten. Then, at night, you train with Usagi and her friends. I only see you around dinner and later in the night. I'm lucky enough to see you during the weekends."
"Chi-Chi…" Goku was cut off by the ringing of the phone. "Damn!" He lifted his wife's head from leaning into him, and stood up. "I'll be right back." He walked into his room, to the nearest phone.
Chi-Chi stayed on the sofa and sort of pouted. There were always distractions. It was as if she wasn't allowed to have time alone with her husband.
Goku picked up the phone that screamed to be answered and put it to his ear. "Hello?" His voice let the caller know that he was a little put out with their timing. He didn't get a reply. "Hello!?" He wasn't in the mood for prank calls. He could hear some faint talking in the background. Still, no answer. "Hello?! Look, I don't know what kind of games you're trying to play but…"
"Hello? Goku? Is that you? This is Rei."
Goku's mood softened when she said her name. "Oh, hi Rei." He looked out the window. The sun was already setting. Usagi should have been home already. "What's happening? It's getting late. Tell Usagi I want her to come home for me."
Rei looked over to her friend, who lay in a large bed in a rather small room on the children's floor of the city hospital. She was surrounded by Ami, her mother, Makoto, and Minako. "Well, you see, that may not be possible right at the moment. Usagi kind of fought Mamoru today. As you probably know because you just HAD to have felt their energy. Anyways, it got kind of big, and well, they knocked each other out." Rei could hear Goku quietly growling on the other side of the line. "We're at the hospital right now. Ami's mother is taking care of her wounds."
"Rei, please tell me what happened." He had done it again. He just wasn't thinking. He led Usagi right into danger.
"Well," She winced as she watched a needle being inserted into Usagi's leg. "You see, they were fighting and all for a real long time. Then, at the end, they both built up all their remaining energy and attacked head on and well, they both fell unconscious." Rei specifically remembered not to tell Goku who Mamoru's father was. That was for Usagi to tell. Although, she was anxious to find out what her reaction was. "She's not hurt too bad. She's just got a few scratches here and there. Mrs. Mizuno thinks that you should come and get her. She says that she needs to rest for the rest of the night."
Goku sighed in relief. 'At least she wasn't hurt too bad.' "All right. I'll come. Is she awake?"
"No." She looked back at Usagi. "I've gotta go. I'll see you in a few minutes I guess."
"Yeah. Bye." Goku hung up the phone and looked at the door that led back to the living room, where his wife was. 'How am I going to tell her. She was so happy. I'll just get Usagi quickly and come back home.' He slowly walked out of the room, not wanting to tell his wife that he had to leave.
"Chi-Chi…"
Chi-Chi smiled and looked over to her husband. She could tell that something was on his mind. Just by looking into his eyes she knew that the phone call had to have been bad. "Who was that?"
"That was Rei. Usagi had a fight with Mamoru and is being taken care of by one of her new friend's mom. She is at the hospital," Goku saw the look of concern on Chi-Chi's face and immediately knew that he had to tell her more fast. "She's ok. She just has some cuts and bruises. Nothing worse then what I've ever done to her."
Chi-Chi that he was right. Goku had given their daughter some pretty horrid wounds. Her expressions softened. "I guess we'll have to wait till later to have some fun then."
Goku playfully smiled. "Not too long. I'll be back soon. I'm just going to teleport right over there." He pressed his fingers to his forehead and concentrated his energy to his daughter's, well, what was left of it anyways.
~*~*~
Goku appeared in the front of his daughter's hospital room. In front of him lay Usagi with all her friends and Ami's mother around the bed. They seemed to be taking notice that Usagi was beginning to wake up. He walked to the end of the bed by Ami. "How is she doing?"
Ami jumped away from Goku. Her heart was racing deep inside her chest. "H…h…how did you get here so fast? I didn't even hear you come in?"
Goku curiously looked over at Ami, who was now obviously scared of him. "Oh, you don't know? I can teleport by focusing on someone's energy. I use it when I want to get around fast. It's really helpful in times like this." He looked up to the blue haired doctor who was staring at him.
"Who are you?" She was always very protective of her patients. She had to be. Many times, people would come in and harass her patients. She always found it to be a good idea to always know what relation a visitor has with the patient.
"I'm Usagi's father. Are you Ami's mother?" Goku looked down at Usagi. Aside from a few bruises, a big gash trailing down her left leg, and other various cuts on her body, she looked pretty normal. He was relieved about that. He was happy that he didn't have to see her in the condition that she had been in the last time she encountered Mamoru. Next time, he would have better feelings about letting Usagi venture out into the city without him. If she could take Mamoru out, she could handle to city.
"Yes, I am. Usagi here is pretty lucky that she didn't suffer a concussion of any sort. The girls here told me about what happened. How can you let your little daughter fight like this? What kind of father are you? Just look at her. It's wrong and you should be ashamed of yourself. And worse, you are training these other poor innocent girls to fight just the same." Ami's mother was completely against fighting. She was appalled when her daughter brought Usagi to her in such a condition. She was even more shocked to hear that the other three girls who came with her also fought.
Goku could feel himself becoming somewhat angry with Ami's mother. She didn't know what she was talking about. She had never seen these girls in action. "Look, what I let my daughter do is not of your concern. She can take it. She has been through much worse. And further more, as far as the other's go, they are great fighters. Probably the greatest human fighters I have ever had the pleasure of fighting with." Goku looked around to Rei, Minako, and Makoto, smiling as he scanned over each of their faces. They smiled back at him.
Mrs. Mizuno lifted an eyebrow at Goku. "Human? Why did you just say human?" She knew that there was something odd about Usagi. She did, after all, have a tail. "Are you people some sort of aliens?" Ami could tell that her mother was beginning to get put out with Goku.
"Well, I am an alien." Goku could see the look of fear in Ami's mother's eyes. He didn't see anything wrong with being an alien. No one else seemed to either. "I'm a Saiyan to be exact. Usagi is half Saiyan, half human. That's why she has a tail."
Mrs. Mizuno would just have to get used to that. She didn't mind that fact. She was just strongly against fighting. "Don't think that just because she is a Saiyan, that it changes the fact that she is just a little girl."
Goku didn't exactly want to listen to this woman's ranting about his upbringing of his own daughter. It wasn't any of her business. He had raised his sons around fighting, and Usagi was far stronger then they were at her age. "Look, I know what her limits are. I don't push her into anything. I love her and I don't put her in danger that I know she can't overcome. I have raised kids before." 'This time I'm going to do it right.'
Mrs. Mizuno frowned at Goku. They obviously didn't see eye to eye on the subject and she wasn't going to argue with him. She had no control over what he did with his own daughter. She only had control over Ami. She didn't even have any say in what the others did. "Well, fine. I won't argue with you. She is, after all, your daughter. But, you could loose her one of these days." She looked over to the sleeping Saiyan, who began to groan. "She's waking." She ran over to Usagi's side and knelt down as she grabbed her hand.
Goku sat down on the foot of the bed and looked down at his daughter. He placed his hand on the leg that was not cut. "Hey there kiddo. How ya doin?"
Usagi slowly and groggily opened her eyes. She felt like she had just been hit upside the head with a metal pole. She grabbed her head in pain as she lifted it up. "Owe." She looked around to all the faces of the people she knew and then to the walls that surrounded her. "Huh? Where am I?" She stopped looking around the room when she laid eyes on her father. "Daddy?"
Goku put leaned forward and cupped his hand around his daughter's face. "You just relax. You have the whole night to recuperate. Rei told me what happened." He smiled. "I'm very proud of you. I knew you had enough power to defeat Mamoru."
Usagi let her had fall back onto the pillow underneath. "Mamoru?" She remembered back to the fight she just fought with him and smiled. She was incredibly happy. She finally beat him. She felt a sense of completion. She had been waiting for a long time to beat him, and now, it had finally happened. She gasped with realization when she remembered to the moment right before she passed out. "PICCOLO!" stick with me on this one. I know what I'm doing
Goku was somewhat startled by Usagi's sudden outburst. "Usagi. Are you alright?" He couldn't imagine what might bring Usagi to yell out Piccolo's name so impulsively.
Usagi looked over to the side of her bed at Minako and Makoto. "Was I seeing things guys? Tell me I was. Please." Usagi didn't want to believe it. She wouldn't believe it. Makoto and Minako just nodded their heads, letting her know that it was entirely true. "But, how?! Piccolo is a…Namek. Isn't he daddy?" Usagi looked to her father.
Goku was still utterly confused. He had no idea what his daughter was rambling on about. "Usagi, yes, Piccolo is a Namek, but, please, let your dear ol' dad know what you're talking about?"
"Daddy, I think Piccolo is Mamoru's dad. I saw him right before I passed out. He said that Mamoru was weak or something like that because I beat him. How can that be though? How can he be Mamoru's dad?" Usagi began to hurt her head even more trying to figure it out.
Goku's eyes widened. "No, Piccolo can't be his father. Nameks don't give birth to humans. And, Piccolo hasn't said anything about having a son. This Mamoru guy is about thirteen years old. Piccolo would have told us by now."
"But daddy, he can fight like us. With ki blasts, and weighted cloths." Usagi was scaring herself. She had let Piccolo take care of her the year before at the Budaki Tournament and hadn't even known that he was Mamoru's father. "Maybe that's why we never met his dad last year. Maybe that's why Mamoru wasn't allowed to tell me his dad was. Because Piccolo didn't want us to know."
Goku began to see where his daughter was going. "Usagi…you could be onto something. I think that the only way we are going to find out is if we ask him ourselves." Goku stood up from the bed. "Usagi, you're coming with me."
"What?! I can't go with you! Are you out of your mind." Usagi didn't want to ever see Mamoru again. And if Piccolo WAS in fact Mamoru's father, she didn't care to ever see him again either. She didn't want to have to put up with either of them.
Goku frowned. "Usagi, don't be difficult. It won't hurt you to go." He looked up at Mrs. Mizuno, who was glaring at him. "Look, I'm not pushing her into anything dangerous."
Usagi grinned. "Yes he is. Don't let him make me go! Please!" She jumped out of her bed onto Ami's mother and held on tightly.
Goku frowned down to his daughter. "Usagi! If you ever do that again! I am not forcing you to do anything dangerous and you very well know it. Don't try to make me look bad. If you do that, someone can call social services and have you taken away from you mother and I. You know for a fact that if anything happens, I can take care of it. Now stop this attitude and let's go!" 'Here she goes again.' "You can't whine and throw a fit every time something doesn't go your way."
Usagi let go of Mrs. Mizuno and held her face to the ground. "Sorry daddy. I'll try not to do it again." She didn't want to be taken away from her home. She looked around to her friends and then up at her father, who was still frowning at her. "Can they come?"
Goku shook his head. "No. This doesn't really concern them too much. You're the one Mamoru fought with." He looked around the room at the girls. "Sorry guys."
"No problem, I'm sure grandpa wants me back at the temple anyways. It's getting late an already dark."
Makoto groaned as she looked at the clock. "Man…I was supposed to be home already. I'm going to get it now. My dad hates it when I'm late."
"Yeah, my parents are probably worried about me too." Minako began to head to the door with Rei and Makoto. "See you later Usagi. It was nice meeting you Ami."
"Bye guys!" Ami waved to her new friends. She was happier now then she had ever been. She had never had such nice friends before.
"Come here Usagi." Goku was still pretty upset with Usagi. He couldn't believe that she would pull a stunt like that just to get out of doing something that she didn't want to do. She had to learn to get over that. He knew that he would end up having to teach her the hard way one of these days. She had pulled so many stunts similar to that. He was getting fed up with them. Usagi slowly approached her father, not sure what his intentions were. She could still sense slight anger from him. She innocently looked up at him once she stood in front of him. Goku could feel her tenseness. This time he wouldn't apologize for being stern. She couldn't get the idea that she could just walk all over him.
Goku pressed his fingers to his forehead as he grabbed his daughter's hand. "Bye guys." With that, he and Usagi were no longer in the room.
Ami's mother sighed. "That man is going to kill that girl one of these days."
~*~*~
Goku re-appeared in the forest where Piccolo was currently living. He was a little surprised to see that he had up-graded to an actual house. 'I thought Piccolo liked to rough it. Is he getting soft?' He slightly squeezed Usagi's hand to let her know that they were going to be walking straight. He knew better then to let go of her hand. She probably would have tried to run away.
The two Saiyans approached the house with caution. "Usagi, I don't want you to say anything ok? Let me do all the talking." He rang the doorbell, once they got to the front door.
The door began to open a bit to reveal Piccolo. He frowned at the duo. "What are you guys doing here?" Goku looked behind Piccolo into the house. He didn't see anything strange inside. Piccolo began to get agitated with Goku's snooping. "Is there any particular reason why you are here Goku? Or are you just wanting to piss me off/"
"Hey, hey, watch the language." He looked down at Usagi who was scowling at Piccolo. He tightened his grip, telling her to knock it off, which she did. "Well, uh, I have sort of a strange question. Today Usagi fought Mamoru and well, after the fight, she saw you. She said that you talked to Mamoru. She thinks you're his father."
Piccolo looked down at Usagi and sighed. He backed away from the door. "Come in." He watched as Usagi and her father walked into his home and shut the door behind them. He led them into a room with a table and two chairs. "Sit down. I'll be right back."
Goku let go of his daughter's hand and pointed for her to sit. He sat across the table from her and stared at her. For the first time in two years, he took the time to notice the changes in his daughter. She was a lot taller now. She came up just past his waist now. Her hair trailed down to the middle of her back. Her face lost most of its baby fat.
Usagi stared into her father's eyes. She couldn't really read them. She didn't know if he was still mad at her. She didn't really want to ask because if he was, she didn't want to get yelled at. He hadn't really said much to her since she was scolded. She rested her head on the table as she waited for Piccolo to return.
"Odango! Didn't expect you to come by. Ready for another round?"
Usagi's head shot up from her place on the table. She gazed over at Mamoru, who was standing in front of Piccolo. "I knew it!" Usagi looked to her father, who had a shocked look on his face.
Piccolo sighed. "Get a chair boy."
"Piccolo, would you please explain to me why Mamoru is your son?!" A thousand thoughts were running through Goku's head. He didn't know which ones were more important to ask. There was one that stood out in his mind the most. "Why the hell did you let Usagi stay on her own last year after your kid beat her nearly to death!?" Goku knew that he had just sworn in front of Usagi, but he didn't care at that point. He was more interested in getting answers from Piccolo.
Piccolo didn't know how to answer the question. He didn't know why he had left her on her own. He could sense Goku's energy building up with each second that he didn't reply. "I don't know. I didn't want to blow my cover." He noticed Mamoru walking back into the room with two chairs.
Goku nearly blew his top with that little statement. "You didn't want to blow your cover? What is more important? Your stupid cover, or my daughter's life!? You know I would never leave your kid by himself!"
"Goku, please, calm down." Piccolo was strong, but not strong enough to beat Goku. He didn't want to start any fight with him. "Look Usagi survived. I knew that she would survive." He sat down and directed his son to do the same.
"Father, why are you trying to get on their good sides? You can take them out. Together we can take them out. I can beat Odango here. I was just off today." Mamoru cocked his head from side to side.
Piccolo put his hand on his shoulder. "No. These are my friends."
Goku snorted. "Some friend. You never cared about Usagi. And to think, I trusted you with her. What happened to you Piccolo? You were so good with Gohan." He wasn't sure if he could trust Piccolo with Usagi anymore.
Piccolo hated this. He knew what he had done was bad. He felt horrible for it. "Look, I'm sorry. I would never intentionally let anything bad happen to Usagi. She IS your daughter. She should have been able to take it."
"You should control your son a little bit better."
Usagi glared at Mamoru, while he glared back at her. They could feel each others hate for one another.
Mamoru turned his attention to Goku. "Look, my father doesn't need to control me! This is how I was trained. No mercy. If your stupid daughter can't handle it, she shouldn't fight."
Goku shot up from his chair, letting it fly out behind him and grabbed Mamoru by the throat before he knew what he was doing. "Usagi is not stupid! She is a great fighter!" He stared into Mamoru's coal black eyes and could see the fear. Goku quickly realized what he was doing and released the boy. "Piccolo, I think we should kill this subject before any more anger arises from it." He knew that if it wasn't stopped soon, someone would get hurt, and he knew it wouldn't be him or Usagi. He walked back to the table, picked up the chair, and sat down in it once again. "Please, tell us how Mamoru came to be your son."
Piccolo took a deep breath. "Ok, but this is kind of an interesting story. I brought him into my home about eight years ago. I was sparring with myself using my splitting technique. Well, I was on the mountainside and out of no where I heard an explosion. I didn't know what it was. I thought that maybe it was a new enemy, so I went to investigate. When I got to where I heard the blast, I didn't see anything except a car that was on fire. I felt a tremendous power coming from the car. I was curious so I went closer. I was frightened by what I saw inside the car."
Mamoru listened to every single one of his father's words. He had never heard this story before. He didn't remember anything before the age of four. He began training when he was five. He didn't even remember his real parents. Whenever he asked his father about why he lived with him, all that he got in reply was, 'Because I adopted you.' "What did you see father?"
Piccolo continued. "Well, what I saw you and your parents inside the burning car. You were crying out, with a few cuts, while your parents were burning up in flames." He didn't go into much more detail then that. He didn't think that Goku would appreciate him going into bloody details in front of Usagi. "Your power was calling to me. I had never felt such a strong power from a human. So I decided to take you in and teach you to use that power. I asked you what your name was, but you didn't know. So I picked out a name for him."
Mamoru didn't know what to think. "You lied to me all that time?"
"No. I didn't lie to you. I just didn't want to tell you what really happened to your parents. It would have crushed you." He could tell that his son was having a hard time with the truth. "This is exactly why I didn't tell you."
"Then why didn't you tell us Piccolo?"
Piccolo turned his attention to Usagi. "I didn't think it was important. I didn't want you guys to know."
"Why?"
"Just because all right? Now leave me alone!" Piccolo was upset with himself. He should have told everyone, but he couldn't. He didn't want people to know about Mamoru. He wanted to train him with out other peoples' influence.
Goku stood up. He didn't want to burden Piccolo by being there. He knew that he and Mamoru had some talking to do. He looked over at Usagi. "Let's take off. Your mother is expecting us home."
Usagi looked up at her father. She knew not to argue with him. But, she wanted to know more. She wanted to learn more about Mamoru. Now that she understood a little bit about him. She now saw him in a totally different way. He had been taught by Piccolo. He had been taught to fight with hatred. He had been taught that power was everything. "Ok." She stood up and walked over to Mamoru who was deep in his thoughts. "Mamoru, when you find your special power, come fight me, ok?"
Mamoru grinned as he stared into the young Saiyan's eyes. "You're on."
She turned back to her father, who was smiling at her, She knew that she had done something good. "I'm ready daddy." She grabbed onto his leg. "Bye guys."
(K! That's it for this whole chapter. See? I told you it was going to be WAY shorter then chapters one and two. So, what did you think of this part? Good? Or Bad? Please review. Thank you!)