Peices of Me
By:War Prince Nataku
Chapter 3:Firey Spirit
"Man...this sucks!"
Goten was in his room packing his bag,cursing as he put each item in.Trunks was standing in the doorway with his own bag slung over his shoulder.
"Why in hell do we hafta find these dudes!"he shouted as he was stuffing his underwear in.
"Well,it is our fault,"Trunks reminded him,"We were trespassing on sacred grouds.And we did break that crystal thingie.I guess it would be our responsability to get him back.Dude,your ripping your shorts."
Goten realized that the underwear he was about to put in his bag were nearly torn in half.He turned slightly pink and threw them in the trash.It made Trunks see just how much Goten didn't want to go on a wild Namek chase.
An hour later,Gohan,Goten,and Trunks set off.They had no idea where to start looking.They decided to find the closest powerful ki and see if it was one of the peices of Piccolo.
"Let's see,"Gohan said,"The closest one is about thirty miles west of here,so I guess that's where we're going."
Chi Chi waved goodbye as they flew off to find the seven men.
After fifteen minutes of flight,the three Saiyans landed in what looked like a cow pasture.
"This can't be the place!"Goten said.
"It's gotta be,"said Gohan,"Just look around."
"Hey."
Goten looked behind him.Piccolo was sitting on the fence!He was different,though.For one,he was dressed in clothes that Piccolo wouldn't be caught dead in.He was wearing a white tank top,wrangler jeans,boots and a cowboy hat.But most surprising was what was under his hat.He had dirty blond hair that looked like it had never been combed,which it probably never has.He had the eyebrows of a human as well and made him look even less like a Namek and more like an eighteen year old green elf.This made Goten giggle a bit.He tapped his brother on the sholder.
"Dude,you have got to see this!"
Gohan turned around.He stared for a moment.They called Trunks over and there was another few moments of staring.
"This can't be him!"Trunks shouted.
"There's only one way to find out."Gohan suggested,"The Earth God said that they had some sort of birth mark or something.If he has it,then he's Piccolo"
The Namek-like man was quickly getting tired of being left out of the conversation.
"Yo!First of all,I'm not that old geezer,Piccolo!Th' name's Volcom!An' the only mark I have is this one!"
He took off his shirt to reveal a large red 'X' across his chest.
"Ummmm...is that it,Gohan?"Trunks asked.
"Like I've ever seen his birth mark!Well,that's gotta be it."He looked up at Volcom,"Could you come with us so we can bring our friend back?"
Volcom thought for a while.
"Nah...I don't think I will."
"WHAT!But you have to!"
"No,I don't."
"Crap!"Goten shouted."This sucks!We need all seven to get him back!If even one doesn't come back with us,then we're screwed!"
Volcom put his shirt back on and hopped down from the fence.
"I'll make a deal with you.I'll come back with you,but only if you beat me in a fight."
Goten's eyes lit up.
"Cool!I'll fight you!"
Volcom smiled as he took a fighting stance.
"Alright!"He said with a smirk,"This rodeo's about to kick off!It's only fair to warn you;if you fight me,you're gonna get burned!"
"I seriously doubt that,Tex!"
He shrugged.
"Okay.Dont say I didn't warn you."
Goten charged his opponent.Volcom put his hand above his head.A large fireball shot upward and split into a thousand small flames.A rain of fire came down on Goten.He tried to dodge,but got hit quite a few times.
"Youch!You weren't kidding!"
Volcom smiled and sent ten fireballs flying towards Goten.He doged most of them and mannaged to drive his elbow into Volcoms gut.The Namek went flying into the fence and smashed it.Goten thought he had won,but Volcom quickly got to his feet.
"Crap!"He thought,"What does it take to bring this guy down!"
But Volcom did not attack as Goten had expected him to.
"Alright...you win."
"I do?"
"Sure.You made it the full eight seconds!"he said jokingly.
