Chapter 7- Psychic Encounter
Goku woke to find Vegeta sitting next to the fire and Gohan sitting with Piccolo. After eating some of the leftover animals from the other night, the group continued on their way up the mountain. Gohan didn't feel tired, but he wasn't feeling quite himself. It felt like there was something distracting him. "Are you feeling better, Gohan?", Goku asked, as they trekked their way up the rocky path. "Yeah.", Gohan lied, "I feel ok, now." Piccolo looked up towards the peak of the mountain and said, "We're close. Maybe another half hour and we'll be there." "Are you sure this Namek is up there?", Vegeta asked, impatiently. "Yep. He's up there, all right. I can feel him.", Goku said. The group continued walking up the steep trail.
It took a shorter time than expected to reach their destination. The group had been hiking for about 20 minutes after waking up, and found another cave. This cave, however, was longer than the one they had stayed in and it was at the very peak of the mountain. "He's in here. I know it.", whispered Gohan. "Well, let's not stand here. Let's go.", said Vegeta, who stepped forward. "Vegeta!", Goku said in a hushed voice. The prince stopped, but didn't turn. Immediately, Vegeta fell to one knee and clutched his head. "Ughhhh.", Vegeta groaned. "Vegeta!", Gohan yelled, running to Vegeta's aid. Vegeta pushed the boy off and stood up again. "Get off me, boy. I'm fine.", Vegeta said and continued walking. There was a sharp turn up ahead and when Vegeta turned, he froze in place. The others caught up to him and froze right next to him. Tarian stood in front of them, on top of a stone table. He was wearing a red and black robe, with a hood. The hood was down, but he wore a turban like Piccolo's. The only difference was that his was red and black and held a large red gem, surrounded by gold. Tarian stood with his arms crossed and looked at the group. "Welcome.", Tarian said, staring at them. "I am Tarian." "Yeah, we know.", Goku, glaring, "I'll say this once and only once. Leave the Nameks and my son alone. Give up your evil ways and never threaten us again." Tarian stood his ground and laughed at Goku. "I don't think so.", he said in a raspy voice, "We won't give up. You see, we have revenge in mind." "What do you mean "we"? No one is with you." Tarian chuckled, "No, you are mistaken. I have a very powerful ally with me. Come here." Goku looked around, expecting to see something come from behind them, but what he saw shocked him. Vegeta stepped forward, and stood next to Tarian.