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The sun was setting when Piccolo descended upon the Son household. He floated in the air above the treetops unnoticed watching the four boys spar and play. Kage and Ganjo were both attempting to spar like Gohan and Goten were, their heads turned in awe at the display before them. Piccolo smirked lightly when Kage snapped out of his daze and grinned impishly at the distracted Ganjo before tackling him to the ground. Ganjo gasped as he fell and out of reflex grabbed Kage's arm pulling him to the ground with himself.
Gohan and Goten paused in their fight noticing the movement beside them, "You guys okay?" Gohan called over to the two and was amazed when both boys jumped up and continued their fight.
'My son…' Piccolo thought watching the boys fight as if it was second instinct, 'I have a son.' And even though he couldn't remember why he had had Kage, he figured there had to be a reason other than some kind of cruel joke from the higher ups. Gohan glanced up noticing Piccolo's ki suddenly; he smiled waving to Piccolo as the two boys broke apart in an explosion of laughter both falling into a mud puddle. Piccolo landed as Goten ran over to the two boys sitting on the ground and helped them up
"Did you see me Goten?" Ganjo giggled swiping at the mud in his bangs and on his face, "Did you see me? I was just like you!"
Goten grinned, "I saw you." He said ruffling Ganjo's hair.
Kage jumped to his feet and ran over to Piccolo, "Did you see me father?" He asked excitedly, his face and gi covered in mud, "One day I'll be a great warrior like you!"
"Great warrior?" Piccolo repeated glancing over at Gohan who looked away innocently.
Kage nodded, his antenna dripping mud, "Uh huh, Gohan told me about how you saved the world!" Kage's hands curled up in chubby fists as he stared up at his father in admiration, he grinned, "Will you train me too? Like you did Gohan?"
Piccolo noticed the determination that flickered in Kage's eyes and nodded allowing himself a small smile, "Sure kid, I'll train you."
"Hey Kage, look!" Ganjo called over to the boy as he held up a frog as large as his head, its legs dangling down to the ground.
Kage turned his head, his eyes growing wide at the sight of the frog, "Whoa!" He looked back to Piccolo who nodded, "That's so cool!" He squealed running over to where Ganjo stood.
The frog's feet hit the ground and it jumped startling Ganjo into letting it go, it jumped onto Kage's head knocking him backwards and continued on with its escape. Goten fell to the ground laughing at the expressions on Ganjo and Kage's faces. Ganjo ran by Kage as he jumped to his feet and followed behind, both chased after the poor frog as it tried to make its futile escape from them.
"That's your son." Piccolo stated turning his back to the boys.
Gohan nodded smiling, "Yea. I found out about him yesterday." He was still amazed at how quickly he had fallen for the boy, his mother on the other hand… "Mom freaked. She wouldn't talk to me for a couple of hours so Videl and I played with Ganjo outside, I guess mom had heard Ganjo call me daddy," He paused looking to Piccolo, "I couldn't believe it myself, I think that's when it finally hit me Pic. I'm a father."
Piccolo nodded looking away; he was still feeling the awe himself towards Kage.
Gohan ran a hand through his hair and sighed softly, "Ganjo was calling me daddy within the first hour I had met him and I was just blown away. Videl explained to me that she had been so afraid to tell me she was pregnant that she ran away and had him by herself. She said… she said that she knew what we had done was out of rebellion towards our parents, her because her father was spending all his time trying to be this macho super hero and me…"
His face had turned solemn as he spoke; Piccolo tore his eyes off Kage and Ganjo teaming up on Goten and turned them on Gohan, "And me," Gohan continued,"because I was mad at my father for not wanting to come back to his family. It felt like he rather be dead than see us."
"Gohan, you know that's not true." Piccolo frowned, "Your father wanted to be here."
"I know that now," Gohan nodded smiling lightly, "But then it was hard to take in. Anyways," He lightened up the smile reaching his eyes, "Mom must have heard Ganjo call me daddy, because she came out of the house and said, 'I'm a grandmother!' before she broke down crying. She loves him though, if she didn't she wouldn't have watched him for me while I went to look for you and Videl went to the doctors." He grinned mischievously at Piccolo, "Kami I can't believe we have kids!"
Piccolo looked back to the boys letting the abnormally large frog go, "Yea… It's still sinking in."
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"You need a bath." Piccolo frowned observing Kage in disgust; his gi was soaked in sweat and dirt and instead of his skin being a healthy leafy green, it was a dark greenish brown.
Kage blinked looking down at himself, "No I don't." He said picking at his clothes.
Piccolo snorted, "You stink. Take off your clothes and bathe in the pond." He said pointing to the pond the waterfall covering his cave ran into.
Kage looked at the water, its color darkening with the setting of the sun, "But I…" He looked back up to Piccolo clutching the collar of his gi, "I'll drown." He said with large eyes.
"You will not drown," Piccolo sighed sitting down on the grassy bank, "It's not that deep around the edge." He said pulling off his shoes.
Kage watched him for a moment then followed suit dropping to the grass and pulled off his shoes that wereidentical to his father's. Piccolo pulled off his top and tossed it to the side then stood up and stretched his arms out a little.Kage sat in the grass wiggling his toes in the blades, "I don't like to swim. Ganjo wanted me too today but I wouldn't," He squinted up at Piccolo his voice lowering to a whisper, "The water was higher than me."
"Once you learn how to swim it won't seem as deep." Piccolo said walking into the water then dived in vanishing under the surface.
Kage moved to the edge of the water and pulled his knees up to his chest watching the bubbles disappear from the water's surface.
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