At last Piccolo is awake again! ahem I know I am being really evil to him, but heh I have to do it to someone. For those of you wondering about goku… remember he is Dead, and I intend for him to stay like that. He didn't want to come back so he can stay dead and let the others do some work.
Chapter 4
Gohan once again picked up Piccolo and carried him back inside. His body was now still and limp, his breathing deep and controlled. Trunks went on board the spaceship with Bulma to try and delay Vegeta from blasting off into space un-prepared. Krillen was wondering who had the worst job, convincing Vegeta or being there when Piccolo awoke. He decided the Piccolo would probably be slightly safer and walked off after Gohan and Dende. Walking slowly through the corridors to the healing chamber Piccolo slowly began to awaken.
"Quick Gohan, place him on the counter again."
With Piccolo on the counter Dende floated up and once again began to try and heal him. The orange energy pulsed out of his hands and flowed through the body of the tired Namek.
Piccolo's eyes flew open as his back arched up apparently in pain. His whole body stiffened as he crashed back down onto the stone edifice. With a shriek that filled the chamber Piccolo screamed again. Covering their ears the others cowered back from the form of Piccolo. His aura kicked up around him as his power pulsed through the chamber. Krillen was thrown around the room as Piccolo's power blew the wind around the room. Dende held tightly onto Gohan as he gritted his power against Piccolo's. Krillen fell to the floor unconscious as he slammed into the wall. As suddenly as it had started Piccolo fell silent again. Minutes passed and nothing happed. Piccolo lay as in death upon the counter.
"Piccolo?" pleaded Gohan as he walked up to the Namek, "Piccolo please be ok?"
Piccolo's eyes snapped open as he sat up slowly rubbing his head.
"Will someone please tell me what the Kami is going on? Hold on, where is Kami?"
"Piccolo, something terrible has happened."
"Well that's an understatement. Why do have the feeling that I am holding a conference in my head?"
Piccolo stood up slowly, floating into the air he 'walked' over to Dende, placing a hand upon his head he closed his eyes. What had transpired in the last few hours jumped from Dende to Piccolo.
Piccolo, his face carved in stone just walked outside leaving the others standing in shock.
Piccolo looked across at the remains of the Namekian Dragonballs lying broken on the floor. The remains of the broken lookout seemed a fitting backdrop for them.
'At least Kami isn't here to see this.'
Upon the centre of the ruined courtyard stood the large blue spaceship that Shenron had created to help find the Nal-Zagger. The ship was easily large enough to carry all six of them into space. The bulbous craft stood at nearly ten meters high with all rounded curves and smooth lines. It reminded Piccolo of the Namekian space craft that had carried Kami to this planet all those years ago.
Piccolo didn't need his superior hearing to understand what was being said inside.
"Vegeta. You will never change will you?"
He walked slowly across the courtyard, his body feeling lighter and stronger that a few days ago. Not surprisingly really when you thought that he had the combined power of the entire Namekian race flowing through him. At least now it was almost quiet inside his mind, Shenron had done a good job there and Piccolo secretly thanked Dende for his thinking. Standing outside the ship he raised his hand, reaching out with his mind he picked the ship up. Testing out his new power he began to roll the ship onto his side, much to the dislike to those inside.
"What the Kami is going on out!" Screamed Vegeta as he blasted outside into the air, closely followed by Trunks carrying Bulma under one arm.
"Piccolo. So nice to see you up and about again. Could you please put the space ship back down again?"
"As you asked so nicely Trunks."
Piccolo lowered the ship back down as Vegeta continued to stare.
"Do you want something Vegeta or has your mind left you for the moment?"
"Why the great Piccolo. I see you have regained your sense of humour. You look good for someone who spent the last two days gibbering to himself."
"Vegeta I have no time for your pathetic ramblings. We have to find Kaos and find him soon. Bulma, how long before you can figure this thing out and get us ready?"
"See Vegeta, even Piccolo thinks we need to make sure we are ready."
Vegeta just turned away from the group his hands folded across his chest.
Piccolo sat deep in meditation once again. The other Z fighters where all busy preparing the supplies for the trip while Bulma tried to make sense of all the controls. Piccolo was just happy to be alone at last. Shenron had not only quietened the voices of the other Nameks, but had also shut up Kami and Nail. Finally he was able to be alone, as things should be.
Vegeta and Trunks walked up the gang plank for what seemed like the hundredth time carry yet more crates of stuff on board the ship.
"Damn it woman why do we need all of this stuff!"
"For once I have to agree with father. What is in all of these boxes?"
"Supplies." She replied nonchalantly "With nearly three Saiyans on board most of it is food. There are also medical supplies and spare equipment. We don't know how long we are going to be in space."
"If this thing works as well as it should then it shouldn't be very long."
Vegeta walked away carrying the crates behind him.
"Gee mum, you sure do try and plan for everything don't you."
"With your father around you have to."
Krillen sat dejected on the side of the lookout. The other Saiyans and even Bulma had decided that he shouldn't come with them. It wasn't fair, especially as he knew that they were right. Dende walked over towards the dejected form of Krillen sitting on the edge of the lookout.
"Krillen I know that you are upset but you have to see this from their point of view, they don't want you to get hurt."
"Vegeta just doesn't want me in the way."
"Well that is just the way Vegeta is Krillen."
"Ahh I know. It is just I wish that there was something that I could do. But I am never any good in a fight. I just want to be able to help."
"Someday you will be able to Krillen. Guru saw great potential in you and he wasn't wrong."
"Geez I you may be right. I just wish that things went right for me. I mean here I am the strongest human on the planet and I still can't get a date."
Dende just stood there looking lost; the human mating style was far beyond his comprehension.
The ship was ready at last. The supplies where all packed and the Saiyans where all onboard. Night had settled upon the lookout as Bulma went through the final checklist. Vegeta and Gohan where strapped in behind Bulma and Trunks who where supposed to be flying the ship. Piccolo was somewhere in the cargo decks back into his meditation again. The ship thrummed with contained energy, vibrating as Bulma and Trunks waved goodbye to Dende and Krillen. With a final check around Bulma engaged the main drive and the Kiritsu lifted smoothly into the air. Turning its back to the lookout it blasted off into the night sky.
Krillen stood staring up into the black sky as the ship disappeared into space.
"Well there isn't much more we can do now."
"I think I am going to go back to train and Master Roshi's house. Thanks for letting me stay here Dende." Krillen blasted off into the air after the ship, leaving Dende alone once more upon the ruins of the lookout. He looked down from the sky, as even to his Namek eyes Krillen had disappeared. Walking back inside he heard a last comment from Piccolo before the ship entered hyperspace.
"I shall avenge us."