A/N: Thank you everyone for the reviews! This is the second to last chapter of my fic! O.o I've enjoyed writing this fic so much I can't believe it's almost over. :Hands out cookies: Hope you enjoy this chapter!
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Was there ever such a thing as a Super Namekian? Piccolo could remember a time he believed himself to be the strongest warrior on the planet. It was right after he fused with Kami, with the combined strengths of the once God, Nail, and himself he believed himself to be unstoppable.
How wrong he had been.
Now his eyes focused on a Namekian that could've pass as him if he were an inch taller and didn't have the scar on his right cheek. He was proud to say that that Namekian was his son, a product of himself and not the evil he carried with him.
Kage narrowed his eyes as he powered up resisting the urge to shut them completely. He could see Goku climbing from the self-made crater, his long golden hair flashing with electricity. His power leveled off as Goku raced towards him with his fist pulled back.
"Kami," Vegeta hissed spitting out another mouthful of blood, "Where'd the Namek get that much power?"
Gohan smiled lightly eyeing Piccolo, "From where we all thought my father got his… the purity of his soul."
Piccolo glanced at Gohan, the boy could sound cheesy at times,but maybe it was… no it was true. He nodded looking back to the fight at hand; they had to be ready when Goku tired.
Goku backed off confusing Kage slightly, but he wouldn't let it show on his face. He watched guardedly as Goku looked around like he was going to flee, "What are you looking for Go-" Before he could finish Goku darted towards the lake and dove in. Kage's eyes widened in shock, 'He's using my fear to buy time to recover!'
"Go after him Kage!" Piccolo shouted from the ground below.
Kage eyed him opening his mouth to speak when he heard Vegeta growl, "Some great warrior! He's afraid of a little water!"
'A great warrior…,' Kage thought floating in the air, 'It's not about beating someone up; it's about getting over fear.' His eyes narrowed and he flew towards the lake looking over it in an attempt at spotting Goku. The dark murky waters showed no sign of the Saiyajin.
"Damn it, damn it…" Kage growled then took in a deep breath and dove into the water.
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"Would you like some tea, Andy?" Videl asked already filling the teakettle up.
Andy nodded, "That'd be nice." She said softly her hand clasped over the table. Pan sat in the chair to the left of her, the child's small black eyes studying her intently.
"Were you the one who broke my brother's heart?" She asked innocently, Andy startled turning her brown eyes to the child's black ones.
"I-"
"Pan, leave Andy alone." Videl said looking at Pan over her shoulder as she grabbed a box of herbal tea from the cupboard, "Why don't you go work on your katas in the yard?"
"But mom-" Pan started then sighed at the disapproving look her mother gave her, "Okay." She stood up from her chair glancing one last time at Andy before sulking out the front door.
Videl shook her head pouring the now boiling water into mugs, "I'm sorry about that Andy." She said dropping the tea bags in the mugs and walked over to Andy handing her a mug.
"No… I'm sorry; I didn't mean to hurt Ganjo. That's why I broke up with him." She bit her lip staring into her tea mug.
Videl nodded, "I understand completely. I had a boyfriend when I was sixteen, Sharpner was his name. I broke up with him for Gohan actually..." She paused taking a sip of her tea, "And the fact that he was a jerk, but that's beside the point."
Andy grinned struggling not to laugh, "Well Ganjo's not a jerk." She said sobering up.
"Oh I know!" Videl blinked, "If he was he'd be in big trouble. No… that's not what I was saying," She smiled lightly, "So who is this guy you like?" At this Andy blushed taking a long sip of her tea, Videl laughed, "Come on tell me."
Setting her mug down Andy brushed the bangs away from her face, "Kage." She said sheepishly then added, "And I know all the stories, both he and Ganjo told me."
"You told Ganjo?" Videl asked in surprise.
Andy nodded, "I thought he should know first, I didn't want him to think that Kage was forcing me to dump him or… or I was just dumping him because of some other guy."
"But you did dump him for another guy." Videl countered.
Andy grimaced slightly, "I dumped him because I felt he deserved someone better, someone who was in love with him. I wasn't, I felt I was leading him on and I didn't want to do that."
Videl nodded in understanding and took a sip of her tea, "Kage's a nice boy." She said lowering the mug.
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Suffocating… He was suffocating… no he was drowning. His eyes burned with the murky water, blind to everything around him.
'This must be how Ganjo feels… felt.' He thought absently struggling to swim towards the surface when he saw it, a faint glow in the distance.
'Oh crap!' He groaned charging his own ki blast to counter Goku's.
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The lake exploded upwards into a giant water filled mushroom cloud. The three onlookers stumbled as the ground shook below them and water along with other objects. Vegeta grimaced pulling fish guts from his hair, "Aw sick!"
"Look!" Gohan shouted ignoring Vegeta's distress over the fish guts in his hair, "Dad's no longer Super Saiyajin three!"
The three looked up as Goku dropped back to Super Saiyajin level and charged at Kage.
"Gohan, Vegeta, now's our chance!" Piccolo shouted over the roar of falling water and clashing ki blasts.
Vegeta scowled, "What?" He growled pulling the last of the gunk from his hair.
"You two go help-" Piccolo froze, his eyes darting up to Kage as the boy broke free of Goku, "Everyone get down!"
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Goku snarled punching Kage in the jaw, the boy's head snapped back from the impact saliva spraying from his mouth. He recovered quickly and used the backwards momentum to flip kicking Goku in the face. Goku staggered backwards then charged Kage, the two interlocking in a stalemate.
"Give it up Kage; you're not going to beat me." Goku hissed pushing the Namekian backwards.
Kage grit his teeth together, "You're wrong, you see… I have something you don't have," He grinned at Goku's confused as he broke free from the Saiyajin and pulled his hands back gaining energy, "Bakuhatsu HA!" He shouted thrusting his hands forward releasing the pent up energy.
Goku screamed as the ki blast hit him head on and exploded around him engulfing everything.
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The blinding light Piccolo was all too familiar with died down leaving behind deafening silence. This was the third time Kage had used the attack, the first time it had hit the opponent point blank. Slowly he pulled himself up from the dust and dirt that covered him and looked around. Vegeta and Gohan were already on their feet, they looked like ghosts with all the dust covering their faces and clothes. Piccolo looked down at himself guessing that he didn't look any better than the two of them.
"Whoa." Gohan breathed, Piccolo moved next to him his eyes following his. Where once stood a beautiful green forest and dark blue lake now was nothing but dirt and large crater.
"Where's Kage?" Piccolo rasped, he coughed clearing his throat.
Vegeta shook his head dust falling from his hair and clothes, "There's no way…" His words died in his throat as a single figure climbed out of the crater and walked towards them. Clothes torn and almost nonexistent, Kage stood before the group and smiled warily.
"I think I did it." His voice faltered as he stumbled forward loosing consciousness, Piccolo caught him pulling him into his arms.
"You did good my son." He said softly.
Gohan sighed looking around, "Think it's over?"
Vegeta snorted brushing his clothes off as he turned, "It is for now." He said glancing at the two over his shoulder, "Gohan, the Dragon balls won't be back for another year."
Gohan nodded and the last full blooded Saiyajin turned back and flew off.
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