A/N: Don't worry JDX, I have a number things planned out already... and while the dream idea was good, Piccolo's memory of the past (like with Kami's) is very limited. Slug still has at least one 'flashback' left after this chapter, maybe a few more depending on how long the section left in the past takes. As for GT, I've only seen bits and pieces of it and don't consider it Cannon. In fact, this entire series ignores GT completely. Oh, and Guru's already there, he's the elder Slug sent Sanil over to before going to fight Frigid and Cold. Lastly, I've got that storm in mind... don't worry, I have plans... XD
Chapter Seven - Power beyond Power
Slug's thoughts of the past had been shattered by three words coming through the speakers. "Special Beam Cannon!" His eyes snapped wide as he took in the battle outside once more. Sure enough the attack he'd developed, that only two other Nameks had ever learned, was charging toward his son. Sanil knew the attack, he'd taught it to him a few hundred years ago... The only other one to know that attack he'd not seen in... centuries.
"Zildar?" he wondered standing. He walked toward the screen slowly taking in all of what he saw. Some things were right, but others were not. "Not Zildar... no... his son perhaps? But... how would he have created this world's Dragonballs. Unless... Kattats passed on the power he and Guru had been given by Kagyuu..." Slug frowned. With a grunt he turned from the monitor and walked out of the command room. The soldiers in the halls all froze and slid aside quickly he came by, surprised that he was out of the command room at all...
As Slug reached the door he saw Sanil picking up an unconscious child while two soldiers were cautiously escorting the girl toward the ship. The old Namek smirked. The soldiers couldn't sense power but they obviously knew the girl could rip them apart if she'd wanted. As the soldiers neared one of them glanced up and saw him standing in the ship entryway and froze. Instantly he motioned to the other and both knelt quickly, pulling the girl down with them.
Slug floated out of the ship and over to where his son still stood, holding the child and looking off into the city. "Father... what do you think it is about this world?" he asked. "These warriors were far more powerful than anything we've encountered in our journey's... And that Namek..."
"I saw." Slug said looking over as Piccolo was lifted up by a few soldiers and carried into the ship. "He must be Zildar's son... he's to young to be Zildar, he was older than me."
Sanil nodded. "So we can't kill them?"
Slug growled. "Orders from higher up. I don't know what he's got going... but apparently these people are involved. But if they cause any more trouble..." Sanil nodded in understanding. "Come on, let's head back into the ship."
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"Waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!"
Chi-Chi and the others looked up as a black dot appeared and neared them quickly. A moment later it a streak of red passed overhead and crashed down just inside them embassy. They all turned to look but it was Roshi who spoke up. "It's Krillin!" he and the others ran over to the fallen Human. It was obvious that his left arm was broken and so were both of his legs. He was barely conscious now and breathing raggedly. "Hey!" Roshi called up into the embassy. "We need to get him to a regen tank!"
"What happened out there?" Chi-Chi asked worriedly.
"...Cap...tured... them..." he managed. "To... powerful..."
"Is Gohan okay!?" she cried.
Krillin nodded as best he could. "Only... unco...scious." With a bout of sudden hard coughs he passed out.
Roshi stood up as two techs came running out of the Embassy to take Krillin into the Regen tanks. The old martial arts master turned and looked off toward where he could still feel the person they'd fought. His power had been amazing... and even though battle had taken it's toll on him, lowering his power below where'd he first started, he was still quite powerful. Then a new power emerged from the ship. Not as powerful as the first power had been but stronger than it was now.
Beneath his glasses Roshi narrowed his eyes and focused on both of the powers. They were similar... related. And the new one was suppressed... /This isn't good... Bardock and the others couldn't beat the first guy and this one's probably even stronger... Goku, we could use your help./ Roshi's focus was broken by the rumble of an air car setting down just outside the embassy gates. Roshi and the other walked out to the gates to find Yajirobe climbing out of his car.
"Korin sent me down here to help." the pudgy man said holding out his arm. In his hand was a small brown bag of Senzu Beans. "Korin seemed to think you guys might need these. So, where are Bardock and the others?"
"You're kind of late!" Bulma yelled. "They already left to fight and...."
Roshi walked up to Yajirobe and grabbed the bag out of his hand. "Come on Yajirobe, we're going on a rescue mission." Putting his hand behind his back he began to walk down the street toward the distant ship as a flake of snow drifted past his face. "Yajirobe!" he called. The pudgy man grumbled, climbed into his air car, and followed.
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Slug stood on the walkway above the cargo chamber they were using to house their 'guests' for now. The girl was still the only one conscious and, at first, she'd tried to wake the others. That having failed she was now sitting in the corner between the other child and the Namek crying. He didn't notice the door open as a few soldiers, Sanil with them, entered the room for a moment and that when they left they took Videl with them. It was the Namek that Slug's eyes were locked on. He'd not expected this day to dredge up so many memories...
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Namek, unknown number of years ago:
Slug's eyes flickered open slowly as he felt a warmth wash through his body. He could vaguely remember the battle and his first thought was that another Namek had found him. However, the face belonging to the person above him wasn't Namekian. Instead it was a man with dark green hair and gray eyes. After a moment the man stood and Slug realized his power had been completely restored. As he stood he also realized his arm was still missing. A second of concentration fixed that and he was once more in perfect condition. "Who..."
"Not right now." the man said turning and lifting into the air. "Your friend needs healed too." With that the strange man flew off.
Slug quickly lifted into the air and followed him. As he did he noticed the state of the lands about him. Smoke rose from craters here and there that marked the planet. There had obviously been many battles. As they flew they passed over a decimated village. It's former inhabitants lay dead on the ground and floating in the near-by lake. Slug growled at the sight. "What is this! What happened?!"
"You've been out for a few hours." the man before him said. During that time Frigid and his soldiers have been systematically killing everyone off. Seems the rest of the warriors followed in your footsteps. After Zildar went down they attacked as well. Frigid has ordered that all Nameks be killed by the end of the day. At this rate that wont be a problem..."
"Sanil..."
"Is alive. He, Guru, and Kattats are all that remain... beyond you and Zildar at least. Last I saw Sanil he was trying to wake Zildar...."
A few moments later the two landed a few feet from the fallen Namek warrior. Sure enough the young Sanil was still trying to wake him. The green haired man walked forward and knelt beside the warrior. He placed his hands above Zildar and pink sparks of energy began to flow from his hands into the Namek restoring his power and healing his body. A moment later Zildar sat up quickly and looked down at himself. He turned and looked at the man. "Who are you?"
The man stood and moved away from the Namek's for a moment remaining silent. Then he turned and looked at them. "My name is Razor, I work for a man who... wishes your people continue to live. I can give you power beyond your imagination, power beyond power, power enough to defeat Frigid and his armies. But there is a cost..."
"Anything." Slug said. "He must pay for what he's done."
Zildar wasn't so reckless. "What is this cost?" he asked.
"Power is... savage in nature. Awakening the power that sleeps in you will make you far stronger but... it will enhance your darker sides as well."
Zildar looked off into the wasteland that was once his world. There really wasn't a choice to make. But there would be a much greater cost than what Razor claimed, he knew that. He knew what kind of darkness could hide in the hearts of Nameks. He'd seen it years ago when one Namek had attempted to take over the planet. Namek's like him, but with power enough to crush Frigid... they couldn't not be allowed to remain on the planet...
"I'll do it." he said turning to look at Razor again. Slug merely nodded in agreement.
"Very well." Razor said walking forward. He held out his arms and pink energy danced about his hands for a moment. Then it shot forward and engulfed the two Nameks. They both cried out as intense pain racked through their bodies. Sanil watched in fear as the ground beneath them cracked and shattered, as their auras flared out massively, as their bodies rippled with power, and as they screamed in agony.
Chapter Seven - Power beyond Power
Slug's thoughts of the past had been shattered by three words coming through the speakers. "Special Beam Cannon!" His eyes snapped wide as he took in the battle outside once more. Sure enough the attack he'd developed, that only two other Nameks had ever learned, was charging toward his son. Sanil knew the attack, he'd taught it to him a few hundred years ago... The only other one to know that attack he'd not seen in... centuries.
"Zildar?" he wondered standing. He walked toward the screen slowly taking in all of what he saw. Some things were right, but others were not. "Not Zildar... no... his son perhaps? But... how would he have created this world's Dragonballs. Unless... Kattats passed on the power he and Guru had been given by Kagyuu..." Slug frowned. With a grunt he turned from the monitor and walked out of the command room. The soldiers in the halls all froze and slid aside quickly he came by, surprised that he was out of the command room at all...
As Slug reached the door he saw Sanil picking up an unconscious child while two soldiers were cautiously escorting the girl toward the ship. The old Namek smirked. The soldiers couldn't sense power but they obviously knew the girl could rip them apart if she'd wanted. As the soldiers neared one of them glanced up and saw him standing in the ship entryway and froze. Instantly he motioned to the other and both knelt quickly, pulling the girl down with them.
Slug floated out of the ship and over to where his son still stood, holding the child and looking off into the city. "Father... what do you think it is about this world?" he asked. "These warriors were far more powerful than anything we've encountered in our journey's... And that Namek..."
"I saw." Slug said looking over as Piccolo was lifted up by a few soldiers and carried into the ship. "He must be Zildar's son... he's to young to be Zildar, he was older than me."
Sanil nodded. "So we can't kill them?"
Slug growled. "Orders from higher up. I don't know what he's got going... but apparently these people are involved. But if they cause any more trouble..." Sanil nodded in understanding. "Come on, let's head back into the ship."
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"Waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!"
Chi-Chi and the others looked up as a black dot appeared and neared them quickly. A moment later it a streak of red passed overhead and crashed down just inside them embassy. They all turned to look but it was Roshi who spoke up. "It's Krillin!" he and the others ran over to the fallen Human. It was obvious that his left arm was broken and so were both of his legs. He was barely conscious now and breathing raggedly. "Hey!" Roshi called up into the embassy. "We need to get him to a regen tank!"
"What happened out there?" Chi-Chi asked worriedly.
"...Cap...tured... them..." he managed. "To... powerful..."
"Is Gohan okay!?" she cried.
Krillin nodded as best he could. "Only... unco...scious." With a bout of sudden hard coughs he passed out.
Roshi stood up as two techs came running out of the Embassy to take Krillin into the Regen tanks. The old martial arts master turned and looked off toward where he could still feel the person they'd fought. His power had been amazing... and even though battle had taken it's toll on him, lowering his power below where'd he first started, he was still quite powerful. Then a new power emerged from the ship. Not as powerful as the first power had been but stronger than it was now.
Beneath his glasses Roshi narrowed his eyes and focused on both of the powers. They were similar... related. And the new one was suppressed... /This isn't good... Bardock and the others couldn't beat the first guy and this one's probably even stronger... Goku, we could use your help./ Roshi's focus was broken by the rumble of an air car setting down just outside the embassy gates. Roshi and the other walked out to the gates to find Yajirobe climbing out of his car.
"Korin sent me down here to help." the pudgy man said holding out his arm. In his hand was a small brown bag of Senzu Beans. "Korin seemed to think you guys might need these. So, where are Bardock and the others?"
"You're kind of late!" Bulma yelled. "They already left to fight and...."
Roshi walked up to Yajirobe and grabbed the bag out of his hand. "Come on Yajirobe, we're going on a rescue mission." Putting his hand behind his back he began to walk down the street toward the distant ship as a flake of snow drifted past his face. "Yajirobe!" he called. The pudgy man grumbled, climbed into his air car, and followed.
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Slug stood on the walkway above the cargo chamber they were using to house their 'guests' for now. The girl was still the only one conscious and, at first, she'd tried to wake the others. That having failed she was now sitting in the corner between the other child and the Namek crying. He didn't notice the door open as a few soldiers, Sanil with them, entered the room for a moment and that when they left they took Videl with them. It was the Namek that Slug's eyes were locked on. He'd not expected this day to dredge up so many memories...
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Namek, unknown number of years ago:
Slug's eyes flickered open slowly as he felt a warmth wash through his body. He could vaguely remember the battle and his first thought was that another Namek had found him. However, the face belonging to the person above him wasn't Namekian. Instead it was a man with dark green hair and gray eyes. After a moment the man stood and Slug realized his power had been completely restored. As he stood he also realized his arm was still missing. A second of concentration fixed that and he was once more in perfect condition. "Who..."
"Not right now." the man said turning and lifting into the air. "Your friend needs healed too." With that the strange man flew off.
Slug quickly lifted into the air and followed him. As he did he noticed the state of the lands about him. Smoke rose from craters here and there that marked the planet. There had obviously been many battles. As they flew they passed over a decimated village. It's former inhabitants lay dead on the ground and floating in the near-by lake. Slug growled at the sight. "What is this! What happened?!"
"You've been out for a few hours." the man before him said. During that time Frigid and his soldiers have been systematically killing everyone off. Seems the rest of the warriors followed in your footsteps. After Zildar went down they attacked as well. Frigid has ordered that all Nameks be killed by the end of the day. At this rate that wont be a problem..."
"Sanil..."
"Is alive. He, Guru, and Kattats are all that remain... beyond you and Zildar at least. Last I saw Sanil he was trying to wake Zildar...."
A few moments later the two landed a few feet from the fallen Namek warrior. Sure enough the young Sanil was still trying to wake him. The green haired man walked forward and knelt beside the warrior. He placed his hands above Zildar and pink sparks of energy began to flow from his hands into the Namek restoring his power and healing his body. A moment later Zildar sat up quickly and looked down at himself. He turned and looked at the man. "Who are you?"
The man stood and moved away from the Namek's for a moment remaining silent. Then he turned and looked at them. "My name is Razor, I work for a man who... wishes your people continue to live. I can give you power beyond your imagination, power beyond power, power enough to defeat Frigid and his armies. But there is a cost..."
"Anything." Slug said. "He must pay for what he's done."
Zildar wasn't so reckless. "What is this cost?" he asked.
"Power is... savage in nature. Awakening the power that sleeps in you will make you far stronger but... it will enhance your darker sides as well."
Zildar looked off into the wasteland that was once his world. There really wasn't a choice to make. But there would be a much greater cost than what Razor claimed, he knew that. He knew what kind of darkness could hide in the hearts of Nameks. He'd seen it years ago when one Namek had attempted to take over the planet. Namek's like him, but with power enough to crush Frigid... they couldn't not be allowed to remain on the planet...
"I'll do it." he said turning to look at Razor again. Slug merely nodded in agreement.
"Very well." Razor said walking forward. He held out his arms and pink energy danced about his hands for a moment. Then it shot forward and engulfed the two Nameks. They both cried out as intense pain racked through their bodies. Sanil watched in fear as the ground beneath them cracked and shattered, as their auras flared out massively, as their bodies rippled with power, and as they screamed in agony.