Sorry to keep you waiting fans. I got a little behind with work and stuff, but I am back to keep on writing. Thanx for the reviews and I hope to see more. Oh and this show throw a brain teaser in the mix for you all. Enjoy!

With the Martial Arts Tournament only two weeks away now, the town of Shenron has begun its pre tournament celebrations and decorations. The tournament is going to be held this year on an island secluded out in the sea to the west of West City. Sending off parties has begun and traditional events continue on through out the city. Meanwhile, outside of the town, the scene is not so pleasant.

"Come on! Show me what you got," cried a voice in the forest.

"How about this," suddenly a bright light can be seen, followed by clouds of dust.

"Your good old Namik, but I will beat you," Goku taunted Piccolo before he took off heading straight toward a cliff that the Namik stood on. Still wearing his weightier, Piccolo retaliated at Goku. The two stopped in mid air and started attacking viciously. Before to long, Piccolo hit Goku, knocking him down into the ground, but Goku was already back up and behind Piccolo before the dust cleared. He swung to punch the green fighter but the attack was blocked. Slightly, Goku had a Ki blast ready in his other hand and that hit and knocked Piccolo flying backwards. Then it happened. Piccolo's body didn't fair well against that attack. Feeling threatened for his life, the Namik took just a moment and launched his signature attack. Special

"Speeecccial Beam Canoooon!" his hand took to his forehead with two fingers pointing at it and then was extended outward toward Goku. A reddish beam, with a spiral beam traveling around the other, came rushing out of his two finger tips and hit Goku back into a mountain. This attack knocked the boy down to the ground. Piccolo stood in the air wandering to himself what was going on in his body. He slowly descended to the ground and stood for just a moment's time. Then after the exostion finally hit him, Piccolo fell to the ground unable to move.

Goku got back up dazed and saw his master on the ground. He rushed to his side and asked what was wrong. Piccolo responded with this, "Goku, there is a pouch on my belt, grab it. Inside you will find a bean, it's 's called a seansu bean. Feed one to me quickly." Goku did as he was asked. Piccolo ate the bean and was soon able to move again.

"What was wrong with you Piccolo?" Goku looked puzzled to see his master in a weak state.

"My age boy. Arrh. I am old...too old. I don't have much time left and that attack you made on me was a little much."

"What kind of attack did you use on me; I haven't seen you use that one before?"

"That was a technique energy blast. It is energy channeled a certain way to act differently then a normal Ki blast. The one I just used was a very powerful piercing attack. I invented that one myself years ago."

"Could I learn to do a technique like that one?"

"The technique takes a lot of energy. You have to learn to channel about ten Ki blasts into one really powerful one. But yes, I can teach you one. The one I will teach you first is called the Ma-Sink-Co-Ha.

Later that day, Goku finally returned home to get some rest, as it was a Saturday he spent most of it training. When he got home, which was now in town at his grandparent's home, he immediately went to do his chores. He took care of the garbage, cleaned his room and finished up his homework for the weekend. Both of his parents left town on business and he was left at the mercy of his grandparents.

"Goku, could you help me in the kitchen young man?" Goku's grandmother Jan called out to him.

"Be there in a sec grandma," Goku replied. On his way to the kitchen from the living room where he was reading a book and resting, a knock came to the door. Goku yelled out to his grandmother that he would get it, but he was shocked when he saw who was standing on the other side. It was the girl Sandy that was hanging out with Vash and himself. Goku had a mind twisted look upon his face as he ogled at the girl. "What are you doing here," he finally asked.

She replied, "I am here because of what I saw the other day. What you did and those men did too," she then let herself in passing by Goku. The boy could smell the aroma of her perfume that she wore. It was tantalizing and it made Goku think of her in ways he enjoyed. "I have something to tell you," she continued, "well its more like I need to ask you. Do you know exactly how you did what you did? How you were able to make that field around yourself?"

"Why do you ask?" Goku had a concerned look upon his brow and he asked her his question.

"Well it has to do with myself. See when I saw you do what it is you did, it reminded me of a couple of time when I go really mad. Once was when my dog got killed by the neighbor, and the other was when my parents were killed in a car wreck. I did exactly what you did, I had this burning feeling deep inside myself and that field of energy exploded around me both times. I was wandering if you could tell me what it means or how its done." When she finished she had found her way to the couch and sat down looking at Goku, waiting for his reply.

"Goku, who is it?" Jan called out to the boy, "well whoever it is, when your done come help ok?"

"Ok grandmother!" Goku put his hands on his hips and looked toward the floor wandering how he was going to explain it too her. He thought he might as well start with a question. "Have you ever studied martial arts?"

"Yes, my parents were both into it and they taught me a lot before they died. It seemed like a good way to relieve all the pressures of life when things got tough, especially after my parents died. It was then that I practiced even more, harder then I had ever in my whole life. I was also planning on joining in the martial art tournament this year cause I have gotten so much better over the years. All of the teachers I have studied under believe I should."

'Wow she fights too; this woman is everything and more.' Thought Goku, "That is interesting. Well let's go out tonight and talk about it more somewhere where ears are not present. My parents and grandparents don't even know I can do that, let alone know that I am training for the tournament myself."

"Ok. Where should we go?"

"Well let's hit a fast food joint and then go to the park. There we can talk more."

"Ok."

"Let me just tell my grandma that I am going out." Goku left the living room and entered the kitchen to tell his grandmother where he was going. After which he returned to the living room and the two of them left.

They walked up to the, "Fry's With That?" fast food place, ordered some burgers and headed out to the park. When they got there, it was night and the moon was out. They sat underneath a big tree on a picnic table and began to eat and talk.

"So who are you being trained by Goku?" Sandy started the conversation.

"Well the person I am training under right now is a Namik named Piccolo. He is a fighter from a long time ago. From what I have gathered, he is a great hero from the past...from the Cell Games."

"That's impossible; the Cell Games were over two hundred years ago."

Yeah, but he is a Namik. They have a longer life expectancy then humans do. He has taught me so much in the last two weeks. And today, today he taught me how to channel...never mind. My question is how you have come to be able to do what I and those others can do? It took a lot out of me to learn how to do that."

"I don't know. That is why I came to you thinking you could give me some answers."

"Well you must have some kind of strength to pull it off. From what I know, it's hard to do that if you are not taught how. How about this, tomorrow is Sunday, come back to my house in the morning and I will help you learn how to do that controllably. Maybe then you too can stand a chance against the guys I fought, because from what I have been told, each one of them is stronger then me."

"Will I get to meet this Piccolo?"

"I don't know. I will have to ask him. Let's just see what happens tomorrow ok. Just come by my house in the morning and I will show you what I can do and I will ask Piccolo if you can train with us. If you can do what you say you can do, then maybe you too can be trained by the Namik."

"Ok, that sounds great." They finished there meals talking about school and other things. Goku escorted Sandy home and then returned himself for the night.

Meanwhile, Piccolo again is talking with the ghost-like creature off in the woods no far from the training sight, "I don't trust what she is saying, and she can't have that kind of power as a human."

"She's not human Piccolo. She too is like the boy. If she wants to train with Goku let her. Teach her too how to fight. She may prove to be a powerful friend."

"But where did she come from?"

"I don't know Piccolo; I find it odd as well. Let time tell, only then can we know the truth."