Hey everyone! Long time no see & definitely long time in me writing. Sad thing is I have had exams , basketball in the way. I'm sorry though… that's no excuse… but I wouldn't lie to my faithful reviewers. Now also I had wrote a chapter & had a couple of paragraphs to go , & lost ALL of that chapter. It was awful . So I'm trying to bounce back & try to write this wonderful chapter 7 again. Lets just say I got really up-set and haven't been able to sit down and write this chapter because I would remember loosing the 1st time I wrote this chap. --; But I sat down and read ALL the reviews I've had… and I decided to give it a shot again. You guys have been the BEST! Now, let the fun begin!

Disclaimer : I don't own… o'well… at least I can dream… right? Oo So… I own nothing but the character Dedra… and… well… that's it. --;

Last Chapter :

Gohan finally made it in time thanks to Dedra. But what race is Dedra from? Does anyone from the Z Gang know? And what happened to Videl???? Lets find out. Cause I'm making the majority of this up by the way. So here I go .

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The moon was at it's perigee to the earth. [1] The sky seemed to want to be kind do to all the chaos and worry being put on Piccolo , Gohan , and Dedra. So , the sky was as clear as it could possibly be. The dark midnight sky displayed more and more stars and the other natural wonders of the heavens. Clouds became more scarce as the night became later . The sky seemed endless and full of mystery and wonder as it continued to show it's finest in the might. The moon agreeing with the sky , showing all of it's beauty. It's snow like white colored surface showing every detail . It's light seemed to make everything it touched look pure, innocent, and bright. Dedra stared at the amazing view the display of the wonderful galaxy .

Jet black eyes caught hold of a girl distancing herself from reality by looking to the heavens above that brought mystery to even greatest of minds. She seemed to be in a deep thought as the moon continued it's reign over the night . Lighting all , making the scene full of enchantment and mystical feeling making you believe it was part of a fairy-tale. The coal black eyes belonged to a certain alien . Strong as he was had been defeated earlier that day trying to defend what was all that they had to defend . They were defending what hope and pleasures of this planet held in store for the future. Even though it was uncertain at the moment , all would become clear … in time. But a certain alien that has been very important to Earth was usually patient , but this time there was no room for patience. This alien that had been through the thick and the then , the one that accepted humans , but they didn't accept him . He was none other than the one and only Namekian . [2] He was somewhat lonely … but he mustn't forget the one and only friend that he kept dear to him. Though he never would admit that to his friend , he knew it didn't need to be said because that ebony haired friend knew already . They were really close. The bond was tight , so tight no one else seemed to notice or see any signs of this best friend relationship between this alien and his friend. They were always there for each other no matter how bad a situation could get .

Dedra could eyes on her , but knew that if it was anything dangerous she would know. Not saying that she enjoyed someone watching her in the shadows, but there really wasn't any need to scare them off. Well… not for now anyway. Her tail swayed slowly back and forth. She lightly started to tap her fingers on the soft dirt. She decided she had to see what was up.

The eyes that had been watching Dedra widened when they saw her disappear. The figure looked around then to see where she went. Upon hearing a whistle the figure looked above them sitting in the branch above them was Dedra with a smirk on her face.

"Well hello again.", Dedra greeted with a smile.

The figure only grunted in response. He paused a moment, then looking at her , he questioned, "How did you know I was here?" He felt dumb for asking but she did have him puzzled.

"I could since your presence the whole time, and before you ask… he's fine. The doctors did what they needed to and he's resting." Her eyes searching into his. After looking at each other for a moment she continued, "You never told me your name you know."

The "shadowy" sighed and replied with his deep voice, "Piccolo."

"Eh, so your name is Piccolo. Glad to meet you. I see that you are not from this planet, ne?"

"No. I come from Namek."

"Yes. I can tell, I'm not from here either."

"Where are you from?", Piccolo couldn't believe he was talking to her. But if there was good time to find out where she was from , it would be now.

"Well… I'm actually a Neocesion . [3] I realize from my elders' stories , our races hated each other. But don't worry, I don't hate you. It's a pleasure to meet you Mr. Piccolo.", the raven haired girl replied with a smile. She seemed to be an innocent girl with a dangerous power to her.

Dedra was very excited, her youthfulness showed just like Gohan's did at times, which caused the older Namek to smirk. She was Gohan's height and age. She could remember stories of the elders about wars the Namekians and Neocesions had. Many elders tried to tell her that she should feel hatred towards the Nameks for all they put them through. But … Dedra was always different. She couldn't feel hate towards people she never saw for herself , needless to say what they did. After a while the elders gave up thinking she was no more than a childish girl that wouldn't amount to a great warrior. Her culture ran on the hatred the elders would influence on the next generation. Causing the Neocesions to become a war like race, much like Saiyans.

Although elders tried to implant these feelings of hate and decieve her through lies, Dedra came to learn that it didn't much matter, because in the end, her race was nearly wiped out by the age of eight.

"Now I think of it, your tail resembles your race very well. Your tail isn't that of a Saiyan's that's for sure. Oh, by the way, Piccolo will do." , Piccolo said with a lace of friendliness he usually didn't bother to show. Then he looked at her and stated, "Now that I think about it, Gohan has a tail."

The young Neocesion girl looked at him for a moment puzzled. Piccolo looked at her trying to figure out what had her so confused. Just like when a light bulb goes on, the Namekian realized she didn't know the name of the one she saved. "Gohan is the one you saved. He's half Saiyan and half human.", Piccolo replied quickly as he noticed Dedra's face dropping the quizzical look and now putting on a face of satisfaction.

"I over heard him in his sleep…", she started to trail off as of thinking of a way to continue what she started. She looked up to see if the older one even gave her a look of interest in what she was going to reveal. He gave a quick nodd as to go on, so she continued, " he was talking about a someone by the name of Videl. It sounded like, from his dreams that is, that she was being taken away from something or someone."

Dedra looked back at the ground , and took a deep breath , apon continuing this new information. While Piccolo's full attention was on her, making her feel uncomfortable.

"I found out, that what ever is left of my race is mostly greedy generals and military men who wish to gain more power. Of course in gaining more power means controlling and fighting, and usually in battles is none other than prisoners. Whether they were fighting or not even apart of the conflict. I believe if this girl has been taken, she would most likely been in one of their bases. Meaning I believe strongly that they would have done so in taking her prisoner."

This information seemed to be clicking for Piccolo. The girl Videl… yes, that's it! That girl Videl, she was the one Gohan saved. And wasn't it #18 who mentioned {{when 18 had the flash back, so naturally Piccolo read her mind . I'm lame but anyhow continue reading }} a girl she wanted revenge on taken away? It all made since now! The puzzle was now starting to look like a picture.

'If I remember correctly, 18 wanted revenge on Videl, the girl Gohan saved. And if that is true… then the girl that got taken away by the intruders was Videl… then maybe the people who took her are the same people Dedra was talking about!' , Piccolo pointed out mentally to himself.

Dedra watched some birds hop around while Piccolo seemed to be figuring out some things and thinking. She waited patiently for him to say anything. Then she looked at him in the face when he said, " It all makes since. That girl Videl, she had to be the one taken by the group of aliens. And if that's soo…then the ones from your race would be the 'aliens' who took her away. I can't believe it's all starting to make since!"

Dedra smiled gently as she replied, " I think you caught on to something.", she paused a moment before continuing, " you do realize we'll need to rescue her don't you?". The young one smirked as she knew the Namek didn't think a thing about it. Her eyes closed and after a moment her smile deepend when she heared a slight sigh from the taller alien.

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He laid there with many thoughts that needed to be answered . Questions like , " What alien race could have taken Videl?" , "Was that alien race strong?" , "Where's Piccolo ?" , and "Is Dedra really on our side?" . All had answers and people to answer them , but he was not with anyone to ask. He took one more sigh and closed his eyes to rest.

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Well I'll stop it there as I know you guys wanted a chapter up badly and plus it's getting late. ((I'm getting up at 5:30 in the morning and it's already 11:58 PM)) lol but it doesn't matter, I'll most likely go right back to sleep after I wake up at 5:30AM lol.

[1] : a perigee is when the moon is closest to the earth, meaning it was a BIG full moon see what happens when I "actually" listen in science lol
[2] : bare with me… dende isn't in this story so yah… he would technically be the only Namekian. --; another lame thing by me ; ah, well this is only how my story is turning out lol.
[3]: yes, I came up with this… alien race on my own. They look pretty human to me, except the tail of course. Just like the Saiyans really.

DBZ Chick1 : Sorry… this was defiantly not a quick up-date. I'm of course surprised you guys didn't form a mob and scare me into writing another chapter lol. Well I agree with you on that. I like to do the same exact things.

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