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:Hands out cookies: Thank you Dreamlight for your help with this story and this chapter. :-)

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"Don't go in the water!"

Kage looked over his shoulder finding the bank empty; he furrowed his eyebrows and turned back to Ganjo watching him from the center. He smiled lightly moving in deeper, the sand shifting beneath his feet, the water cold on his ankles.

"Stop it! Don't go in the water!"

He froze hearing the small voice screaming at him from behind, Ganjo seemed unfazed by the outbreaks so he continued onwards. The water rose with every step soon coming up to his knees. It really did feel good on his feet with the sun beating down on him, with all its intensity and all the heat it could muster.

"Please!"

At the third pleading cry, Kage turned fully around spotting the little Namekian child standing two feet away from him. He stared at the child for a moment then turned back to the water and Ganjo swimming deeper.

"I'll be alright." He said softly looking back to the child who looked ready to cry, "Don't worry." He offered him a small smile and stepped further into the water.

"No! You'll drown!" The child screamed fisting his hands at his sides, "Listen to me!" He hiccupped, tears streaming down his emerald cheeks.

Ganjo floated on his back, "Who're you talking too?" He called over to Kage startling the Namekian child.

"Don't tell him!" He cried hugging himself.

Kage frowned slightly and sat down on the bank, "Nobody," He called back pulling his knees up to his chest, "I think I changed my mind about swimming 'Jo."

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Piccolo followed Gohan into his study and watched as he pulled out a large book titled Mind and Medicine. Gohan had suggested pulling out the book when Piccolo told him of Kage's odd behavior.

"It didn't start recently!" He snarled glaring at Gohan angrily; the man was glaring back at him.

"I can't help you Piccolo." Gohan hissed, he hated that the offspring of Piccolo almost as much as his mother had hated Piccolo.

Piccolo grit his teeth together, "He's sick Gohan."

"Damn right he is!" Gohan shouted, his eyes sparking blue momentarily, "Anyone who blows up a city without a second thought is!"

"I told you this would happen!" Piccolo shouted back, his voice deep and gravely, "I told you and you insisted on keeping him alive!" Gohan's anger dropped as he stared at Piccolo in shock, "Well now he is, and he did exactly what I said he would and now you're the angry one."

Gohan shook his head regaining some of his anger, "He almost killed us, he blinded my son, he killed millions-"

"Yes he did." Piccolo cut in, his voice calmer, and Gohan glared at him, "He did all of that. But so did I Remember when I killed your father Gohan? And before him I killed several others out of anger and cold blood. But you changed me Gohan. You think if you hadn't I'd be standing here right now talking about child rearing?"

Gohan looked for a loss of words, Piccolo continued.

"Hell no! I would have smirked at him for the millions he killed and then punished him for have letting you all survive. He needs help Gohan, like I did."

Gohan flipped through the book then stopped half way through and pressed a finger to the page.

"Headaches, hallucinations, voices, mood swings…"

Piccolo walked around the other side of the desk and, "I know the symptoms Gohan, what is it?" He growled something akin to fear clawing at the inside of his stomach. 'Rabid butterflies' he remembered Kage calling the feeling once.

"I don't like swimming… it feels like I have rabid butterflies in my stomach when I even think about it."

Gohan looked up from the book, "I think he has Schizophrenia, but we'll have to have a psychologist check him out to be sure." He saw the look of disgust flash through Piccolo's eyes before it even had a chance to wash over his face, "Or," He said cutting Piccolo off before the man had a chance to speak, "Maybe Bulma can help us out."

Piccolo thought about it for a moment then nodded deciding it was better than going into the city. The city could be a pretty ugly place for two Namekians, plus he hated crowds.

Gohan closed his book, "Good." He said softly still unsure if he even wanted to see the boy again, let alone help.

Suddenly a ki sparked and the door to the study slammed open and the loose papers on Gohan's desk exploded into the air. Goten threw himself against the desk, nearly breaking it in half, breathing hard, "Something happened at Piccolo's!" He said in one breath looking worried.

"What happened?" Piccolo shouted already running out the door with the two half Saiyajins trailing behind.

Goten took a deep breath, "Something with Kage, I don't know." He shook his head raking his hands through his hair, "I had just gotten there and he collapsed."

"What?" It was the first time in years Gohan had seen actual fear flash across Piccolo's face.

Goten shrugged, "I saw him go down and Ganjo yelled at me to get help. I honestly don't know what happened!" He shielded his eyes from the explosion of Ki from Piccolo's sudden power up as soon as he hit the outside world.

"Go to Bulma's, tell her there's an emergency and to expect us there soon." Gohan told Goten as he too powered up and followed Piccolo.

Goten nodded taking off in the opposite direction the other two men had left in.

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"Get up Kage," Ganjo found himself sitting on his knees next to Kage's shivering form, "Come on, get up." The Namekian had just gotten through telling him he didn't want to swim when he got pale and fell into the water. Ganjo had dragged the Namekian out of the water and found that he was no longer breathing, plus his jaw was locked shut. After what seemed like an eternity, Kage's jaws opened and after one good compression on his chest, he coughed out a lung full of water. He gaped at Ganjo then rolled over onto his side and had stayed that way even with Ganjo's pleading for him to move.

"What happened?" Piccolo barked landing on the ground and ran over to the two on the ground.

Ganjo looked up at him with large glazed eyes, "I don't know! He just… he's not moving! Piccolo is he…" His voice trailed off as Piccolo rolled Kage's stiff form over onto his back.

"Kage?" He called out touching his neck gently.

Ganjo moved away from the scene to his father, "I don't know what happened, I swear." He said panicked. Gohan looked at him seeing the frightened little boy he used to comfort after bad dreams.

"I know you don't." He said softly as Piccolo pulled Kage up into his arms and took off towards Capsule Corps.

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