In Search of Amity
Period 8
A/N: Big thanks you to Gothic Piccolo, DeathStorm and p193 for the generous
reviews
Savarna stood up and walked away from her seat beside Gohan, 16 years of
raising the young girl learned them a lot about her moods so they chose not to
follow her. Dende continued recounting the incident with the portal and how he
came to be here on earth again, how the Nameks survived during those years in
hiding away from the light of day.
"So that is the reason you came back looking that way, your body was
rotting from having no exposure to natural sunlight." Gohan observed,
pushing his glasses up higher on the bridge of his nose.
Dende nodded.
"Yes that's how most of the children died, they need it a lot more than
the adults, we have many warriors still living but at least one third that go
out to fight never return." Dende revealed, the battlegrounds were where
the majority perished. Goku listened intently, taking in everything that had
happened and trying to not feel guilty, there was no way for him to have known
what was happening on the Nameks home world.
"There was no way for us to escape, all of the ships were destroyed and
there is some sort of shield field revolving around the planet" he paused "Next to nothing can penetrate
it and remain intact, even instant transmission cant get through it Goku" He pointed
out, knowing the question would come up sooner or later.
There wasn't much that could be said about what had been told to them and Dende
suddenly stopped moving, his body began swaying slightly and Goku spotted the
white of the guardian's eyes overtaking his black pupils, jumping up in time to
catch Dende before he fell unconscious to the floor.
Gohan stood up to assist his father.
"He has been through enough and I didn't help any by
loosing my cool earlier" Goku admitted in grief as Gohan assisted him to carry
Dende to one of the lookout rooms.
"The room where Trunks and Goten slept in, there is more room in that one
so take him there" Piccolo instructed pointing the way for the sayajin to
carry him, Goku and Gohan tried to be quick to take him to the room, as they
did they heard mumbling sounds coming from the body they carried.
"Mapalu. Shu (pant). shu yahuku. ya ya lupana surocco. tuta" Dende
mumbled, his eyes rolling into the back of his head before he finally passed
out, his head falling back limply along with his arms and legs, they hurried
through the hallways to the room Piccolo had allocated them.
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Piccolo tracked Savarna's path to where he finally found her sitting on the
floor with her legs crossed and her back hunched over, he didn't approach her
but rather stood and waited for her to notice him.
"All that time he was there fighting a war, so everything about him going
back to train was a lie" she hissed "He lied to us and made out like
we weren't good enough to defend Namek with him" she hissed hatefully,
keeping her back to Piccolo.
"No, it wasn't a lie; he went back under false pretenses. And the Namekian
have always considered us their closest allies" He informed, making his
way toward her.
Savarna snorted in retaliation.
"Oh c'mon dad, do you really believe that he went there 'innocently' and
then came back saying 'oh oh, I didn't know it was a lie'." Savarna
snapped rudely at him, crossing her arms angrily across her chest. Piccolo
stopped beside her, this nasty behavior wasn't like Savarna and it became worse
as more time passed.
"You're getting out of line lately, I don't have the time or tolerance to
put up with you bitchy attitude" Piccolo snapped in return, playing
Savarna at her own game, she looked to him with shock in her eyes and gaping
mouth; with no words to express she turned away and pouted to herself.
"What else do you have against him, he has hardly spoken to you since you
came to stay here and he respects your privacy. Well?" He asked of her,
which she declined to respond, he sighed.
"We are in an urgent time now, we didn't expect this and I'm sorry. We
need to work together now and you need to get over your pointless grudges. Get
up and make yourself useful." He ordered, nudging Savarna in the ribs with
the toe of his boot, she did as ordered with no quarrel, holding her robe
closed her marched back to her room to change.
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As Goku and Gohan emerged from the hallways three familiar faces emerged from
the open aired darkness beyond the lookout, landing side by side with their
feet apart upon the pallid tiles.
"You took your time Vegeta, I would have expected you much sooner like
last time" Gohan commented walking toward them, the prince ignored Gohan
and turned his attention straight to Goku as they stopped before them.
"I want to know what is going on and I want to know it now from you, no
one else." he stated with his fists upon his hips with patient silence,
Goku nodded looking down at the tiled floor beside him then back to Vegeta and
his offspring.
"We have a problem, a big problem and Through means that I prefer to not
disclose, Dende has reveled that for the past thirteen years New Namek has been
battling a planetary scale war with itself, thousands are dead and more are
dying so we need to think fast to help them in time" Goku explained with
driving emotion,
A dead pause followed and Bras jaw hung slightly ajar along with Trunks arms
dropping from their folded position, Vegeta crossed his arms and tilted his
head up toward the stars.
"Hmph I say we let them fight it out, they never called for our assistance
so why should we jump into the hornets nest?" he stated abruptly before
walking to Piccolo and staring the Namek in the eye.
"Maybe you can run to save them from their inevitable doom; they are your
race after all." He stated uncaringly, Piccolo tilted is chin up but kept
his eyes squared to Vegetas.
"I serve the earth, but your right. They are my race and I will leave to
go and help them even if none of you come along" He declared to all
present making Gohan step forward.
"What you can't be serious, you want to go at it alone without us?" He
shouted inkling to run up and punch some sense the old mentor, Vegeta didn't
appreciate the interruption.
"Shut up boy its none of your business or choice for that matter whether or
not he goes!" He impulsive instigated, internally Gohan turned red with
fury.
"Oh Yeah, I think its plenty of my business If someone I consider a father
goes into a battle that he may never come back out of alive!" He shouted
with flaring his emotions that steadily showed by the rising volume of his voice.
"Hey c'mon, guys lets just cool it here ok." Trunks interrupted
stepping between Gohan and his father. "Piccolo is within his rights to go
and help them but so am I, Piccolo I'm coming with you." Trunks stated
gallantly, stepping out from between his father and friend to go to stand
beside the tall green warrior. There was a long awkward pause that Trunks hoped
would end with another making the decision to go, then Gohan stepped forward.
"As am I, I wouldn't let you go there alone no matter what the
circumstance" Gohan promised and Goku shook his head and chuckled.
"I would have been there before you even touched down old friend, I'm with
you as always." he said stepping forward, this move made Piccolo smirk
however Vegeta stayed on the spot frowning in his usual manner.
"C'mon Vegeta you know you couldn't miss a good fight and anyway I know
you would miss us" Goku teased with a cheeky smirk, Vegeta snarled but
stepped forward none the less to join the group, receiving a slap on the
shoulder from Goku who was glad of his decision.
"I'm coming too" a female voice said, they all turned to find Bra
walking toward them with a stern expression.
"Come again?!?" Vegeta assumed with a lift of his eyebrow, his
expression intimidation to say the least.
"Don't think that look frightens me out of a decision dad, I'm a fighter
and I can handle myself just fine without any of you if I have to" she
uttered firmly and Goku nodded
"Its fine with me, she's confident and does have some strong abilities and
we need all the help we can get, just know Bra that this could end in the worst
possible circumstances" He told her with a gently hand.
"NO IT'S NOT FINE KACKAROT!" Yelled a hotheaded Vegeta, stomping up too
Goku with his fists balled.
"Don't you EVER open your big mouth when it concerns my daughters actions,
that for me to decide and only me!!!" He shrieked inches from Gokus face
making the man sink back cautiously.
"Ok ok Vegeta cool it I wont open my big mouth again ok." he promised
with a nervous grin backing a few feet away from the angered prince, Bra
marched up to her father with an outraged facial expression.
"How dare you think that you still have a right over what I do!" She
shrieked his left ear making him grasp it
"You heard me, no excuses and no forcing me into this one, you are a women
and not even a full blooded sayajin meaning you have no chance!!" he justifies,
crossing his arms like a spoilt child, though he knew his points were valid and
Bra frowned miserably wanting to yell every insult in the book at him, but held
her tongue.
"Fine, you wont let me make my own decisions when I'm living under your
roof, then ill move out and make them anyway, see if you can have 'authority'
over my actions then" she stated with forced confidence, turning and
stomping away from the group she prepared and took flight off the lookout leaving..
"Good ridden to her and her crazy notions, just like her mother always
trying to be the independent woman." He mumbled spitefully. Trunks shook
his head, he felt bad for Bra because she only wanted to help but he agreed
with his father, she wasn't anywhere near as strong or prepared as she would
need to be for something like this. The remaining warriors decided who else
needed to be informed about the plan to go to Namek that could have been anyone
from Goten to Yumcha and Tien; unfortunately some of them weren't fighters
anymore making their allies fewer.
"Then it's settled, it's just us Goten and Dende along with one of your
moms ships Trunks, that's if she doesn't mind loaning us one." he solicited
with a hopeful expression, Trunks shook his head
"Naa she won't mind, but better make that 'give us one' remember nothing
stays intact once it passes though that shield you mentioned" He reminded
with a grim departure from his sentence looking over at Dende.
That's when Goku realized a perilous risk, if their ship does disintegrate on
entry how in living hell would they get back to earth? Dende lungs inhaled air
deeply when he realized he was no longer standing, that sensation of falling
back first when you are in your bed overwhelmed him and his eyelids shot open.
Relief and sanity washed over him when he saw the ceiling of the room he was in,
recognized it and felt at ease and then he witnessed a pair of hands placing a
cold cloth over his forehead. His eyes darted toward whoever sat beside the
bed, it turned out to be the last person he expected dressed in casual clothing
instead of a nightgown.
"What happened?" he asked groggily with a croak in his throat.
"You passed out and they carried you in here, I'm just here to 'make
myself useful'" Savarna replied as she strained a cloth over the basin of
water beside the bed, neither cared to really say a word and ignoring each
other's presents. Dende groaned from the splitting headache that suddenly came
on, pressing down the wet cloth on his forehead he hoped it would help.
"Great now I have to dry the bed sheets too" She exclaimed with
irritation as water from the cloth on his forehead soaked into the pillow and
sheets, Dende eyed her strangely and lifted the cloth from his head.
"Relax; it can dry on its own." He told her in a flat tone and placed
the cloth back down upon his forehead.
"You doing a good enough job, did you do a medicine woman's class or
something?" Dende inquired, closing his eyes he relaxed his head against
the pillow without particular interested in her answer to his question, Savarna
glanced at him for a moment before standing.
"Actually, it was a refresher course in how to cool a radiator" She
retorted, standing up she left with the basin in hand to empty it, opening his
eyes slowly his lips already frowning with disapproval, that was not the answer
he was expecting.
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