Chapter 12
Piccolo was facing the battle with his eyes closed standing at the edge of the lookout.
NO, GOHAN IT ISN'T OVER. WHY DON'T YOU GUYS NOTICE THAT THEIR POWER LEVELS HAVEN'T DROPPED? IT'S FAR FROM OVER, IT'S ONLY JUST BEGUN. AND YOU'RE ALMOST COMPLETELY OUT OF POWER, GOHAN. THAT LAST ATTACK WAS FAR TOO MUCH FOR YOU TO HANDLE.
Piccolo winced at his realization that Gohan wasn't going to make the second round. He whipped around in a circle and looked at Goku.
I JUST HOPE THAT YOU ARE READY, GOKU. IT LOOKS LIKE YOU'RE GOING TO BE UP NEXT IF VEGETA CAN'T TAKE THEM BOTH ON.
Piccolo stared at Goku, and wondered why he wasn't looking worried. Piccolo knew Goku could sense what was going on, yet he seemed so calm, and was acting happy. Piccolo knew that Goku was happy to see everyone again, but he could have shown a little more concern for the situation.
Massacre had been watching Piccolo's concern and walked over to him.
"They aren't doing too good, are they?" She asked with a serious face.
Piccolo looked down at her and gave a sort of smile.
"I'm not sure what is going to happen. They seem to have the upper hand right now, but Gohan's power is depleted. Vegeta is still in the running though, he seems to have not wasted an ounce." Piccolo replied.
"Vegeta's going to handle it fine Piccolo," Goku replied. "He has all the power he needs. He just needs to figure out how to use it all."
Goku seemed to be too calm; it was freaking out even Massacre.
"Hey wait a minute, who is she?" Bulma asked.
Goku turned and looked at her. She was just as confused as Bulma and Chi-Chi, but not as much as Goku. Goku was trying to place where he had seen her before, and then it hit him. Every time he died and went to King Yema's, she was somehow in the back talking to someone. The look of confusion on Goku's face turned to one of great surprise. Then he walked up to her and shook her hand.
"You know we never have met but I do sort of know you. You are always at King Yema's place talking to someone off to the side. Do you work for him or what?" Goku asked.
Massacre looked at Goku with a sheepish grin.
"Well there Goku, I sort of am the reason you keep dying. I keep telling them that it was my mistake, and that is the reason you keep coming back. My mistakes seem to gravitate to you unfortunately, and I feel bad, so I try to help you get your life back. Even though you had no problem with the whole Kid Buu thing. That wasn't my influence."
Piccolo just chuckled.
"So you're the one who was messing with the whole system then." Goku replied.
Massacre looked back at him with a smile.
"But at least I didn't accidentally send you to the wrong place now did I?" Goku looked at her happily.
Piccolo looked on as if he was completely lost, yet interested. There was a side to Massacre that now seemed soft for the strong willed. It was a very, very strong attribute.
"Well now that we have everything under control knowledge wise, I think we should get to the introductions don't you think guys?" Trunks said in the background.
Massacre took one look at Trunks, and almost hit her knees. She got a weird funny feeling in her stomach, and couldn't help but have to hold her jaw up. Piccolo grinned, he knew that she would react this way when she met him. Massacre got back to her feet, and pretended to act a little faint as if she was low on energy.
"You look sick, do you need to lie down?" Trunks asked.
Piccolo decided he would start the introductions.
"Ok everybody, this is Massacre, she's a…um….an employee of the powers of higher above." Piccolo stammered out.
Massacre looked at him as if she knew he was trying to say it bluntly.
"Oh for Christ's sake, I'm an avatar of evil ok? I'm the being, War's, apprentice. I am supposed to make sure, that certain wars, and battles go a certain way, towards the end of the earth. But unfortunately for my sake, I ended up having sympathy for the living, and my job security, which I think I just lost. But I like earth and a lot of humans I still like are on this planet. So I decided I was going to help out." Massacre took a long breath before she could speak again.
Everyone but Goku looked on in just pure confusion and almost panic. But Goku looked right at her, gave a serious thought and expression to boot. Then walked up to her again and put his hand on her shoulder.
"You're not as evil as you make yourself out to be on the outside are you?" He asked.
"No I am not, and unfortunately for me it might have cost me my life, and my everlasting life." She said.
"Well I am glad you made such a sacrifice to help us out, err, I mean, yea." Trunks tried to say without sounding too obvious.
Goku looked back and then laughed.
"You guys have the hots for each other don't you?" Goku blurted out.
Both Massacre and Trunks looked at each other and just blushed.
"No," Massacre blurted out. "I just think he is cute is all," she said.
Massacre then realized what she had said and smacked herself on the head. Trunks began to blush and then walked over to her.
"Don't worry," He said gently, "I think so too about you," He said blushing and with a smile.
Goku looked between them and just sighed. Piccolo couldn't help but smile, and realize how cute it was to see two people, who were just, dead attracted to each other. It reminded him of the time with them selves. But Piccolo wouldn't let that ruin this almost destined moment. He knew there was other worldly involvement and wasn't going to jeopardize their plans.
"Excuse me there son," Bulma looked at him.
"What mother?" Trunks turned to his mom.
"Aren't you forgetting she is an Avatar of Evil?" she said smugly, "Doesn't that just bother you a little bit?"
"Not at all mother. She doesn't seem like she is happy in her line of work anyways. And if she is such a person to risk her own life for us, I think she is worth giving a chance."
Massacre blushed, and then tried to hide the excitement in her eyes. Trunks had already seen it and then offered for them to go somewhere that would be more, quiet, so they could talk.
Bulma and Chi-Chi watched them walk away as they were talking and just get all the more mad as they went by.
"I can't believe he talked to me that way." Bulma said.
"I swear, Bulma he is just like his father. Arrogant and stuck up." Chi-Chi added.
Bulma quickly turned around and glared at Chi-Chi.
"Are you saying my husband is a jerk?" Bulma retorted.
Chi-Chi glared at Bulma.
"No, I'm saying your husband is an insensitive prick!" She replied
They both squared off in a staring match. You could almost see the electricity bolting from their eyes at each other. Goku and Goten proceeded to break up the fight.
Piccolo however was back at the edge of the lookout. Eyes closed, head down, expression completely frustrated. He was concentrating on the fight below.
