Three Rivers of Justice

Chapter Nine

Piccolo and his girls went East, while Kaizer and Gowan went South toward the caves in which they hoped to find what few Nameks they managed to save. Vegeta, of course, headed West, alone.

Bulma secured the ship's door and waited, not wanting any repeat performances like her last trip out in space.

The landing of the ship did not go undetected. Vegeta had been correct in that several of Frieza's soldiers remained.

"Sir, we have a coded message from the planet Namek. The Earthlings have arrived." The pilot said to Frieza.

"Excellent." The Ice-Jinn said. "Increase our speed. I want to arrive as quickly as possible. I'm ready for some fun!"

Turning around, Frieza smiled at Goku and Gohan. "The time has come." Frieza told them. "You will have your chance soon."

Goku smiled. "This is what I have trained for."

"Me too." Gohan said. "Once they are all dead, you will reign in the universe as supreme ruler!"

Frieza smiled. "I like the way you think kid."

Piccolo, Rideria, Rikola and Rhyne flew slowly, examining the area below. The planet was different from the first Namek. Yet, Piccolo felt a familiarity. Perhaps because this was the planet of his people.

"Stay focused." Piccolo told his girls. "We are not alone." He had spotted several soldiers down below and at least two in the air.

"You stay close to your sisters." Piccolo told Rideria mentally. "I believe your ability is sufficient, but I am concerned for the younger ones." He did not speak aloud because showing any lack of faith in Rikola or Rhyne would only hinder their fighting.

"Yes, Father." Rideria replied. "I won't let you….or them down."

Piccolo was proud of his girls, Rideria especially since she seemed to have the same unquenchable desire for fighting as he. Rikola was a good fighter as well, but she lacked the same determination.

Then, there was Rhyne with her delicate nature. His heart sank as he thought of her fighting. He should have left her behind on Earth, but it would have hurt her emotionally to think her father had no faith in her fighting capabilities. No, she deserved the same chances as the others. He would just have to make certain she was protected.

Up ahead, Piccolo saw five fighters, waiting. "This is it." He told his girls. "I'll take two, you each take one." Again, he worried about Rhyne, but knew he had to let it go. Otherwise, they could all perish.

Each fighter was clad in armor, similar to the old Saiyan uniforms. However, these were brown and silver, with dark blue breastplates. "Well, looks like we missed a few little green beans." The bigger fighter said.

"Yep." Another replied. "Got one big one, and three squirts." He laughed. "Shouldn't be a problem!"

Piccolo stopped in the air, hovering, with his girls beside him. "No, I do not believe either of you will be a problem." He indicated the two larger ones with the big mouths. "You don't look that tough to me."

The big one frowned, clinching his fists. "You'll pay for that you big, dumb, green alien!"

Piccolo smirked. "We'll see." As Piccolo had predicted, the two larger ones attacked him, while the others spread out.

"Looks like we got stuck with the little brats." A soldier said, looking at the girls. "Won't even work up a sweat!"

Rideria smirked, just like her father. "I wouldn't exactly say that, idiot."

The three men were stunned. "Hey, they're girls!" Then all three laughed, holding their stomachs. "I ain't never seen a little green girl before!" Their laughter only made Rideria angrier.

"Well, you're about to get your ass kicked by a little girl!" Rideria shouted and pushed forward, landing a foot up beside the man's head. He stumbled back, grabbing his temple. Before he had a chance to speak, Rideria continued.

Rikola and Rhyne had no choice but to follow their sister's lead. Pairing off, they began what was only their second real fight.

Piccolo desperately wanted to finish off his adversaries, but they were strong. Taking one at a time would not have been a problem, but two….well, it was more difficult. He did not dare take his eyes away from his opponents, because if he lost focus, it could result in injury. And he feared his girls might need him.

Rideria was an excellent fighter. She was focused, fast and able to anticipate this man's moves. Her small size made it even harder for him to land an actual punch, and he was infuriated.

Rikola was doing equally as well. She may not love the fight as her father and sister, but since her life depended on her success, she remained just as focused and determined.

Even Rhyne was doing well. Being the smallest of the girls, she was even faster. Using this to her advantage, she continued to fly circles around him, making his dizzy. When he was barely able to stay in the air, she began to punch his face, kicking his stomach with her small legs. As he doubled over, she landed one last solid punch to the back of his head. The man fell to the ground below as Rhyne followed, wanting to make sure he would not be getting up.

Rideria was losing her temper, quickly. This was taking much too much time and she wanted to get on with the task of finding Gohan and fighting this Frieza person. Using her extraordinary mental abilities, she glared at the fighter in front of her and within seconds he was engulfed in fire. His screams were loud and painful, and as he squirmed in agony, Rideria finished him off with a final ki blast. Not wanting to waste time, Rideria headed to her father's side to help him dispose of the fighters he was encountering.

Taking a hint from her sister, Rikola used her ice powers, sending a frozen ki blast at her attacker. In mid air, he was ice-covered and heavy as a rock. Gravity taking over, he fell to the ground, shattering in thousands of tiny pieces.

Down below, Rhyne was in hand to hand combat with her enemy and still managing to hold him off. That is until additional forces showed up.

Rhyne was taken off guard, grabbed by two additional soldiers. She screamed.

Her cries pierced Piccolo's ears as he pushed a fist through the chest of his opponent, letting his lifeless body fall to the ground. Piccolo looked down below and saw Rhyne being restrained by two soldiers, surrounded by at least six more.

The last remaining soldier in the sky grabbed Rikola and held her around the throat.

"I do not know who you think you are, but Lord Frieza wishes to dispose of you himself." The man said, apparently the leader of this latest group of soldiers. "Now, follow us to his ship, or I'll kill this little bitch." He indicated Rhyne.

Rideria hovered by Piccolo, her heart racing. "Father, let me burn them with fire." She said mentally. "Between me and Rikola, we can do this."

"Rhyne is too close." Piccolo replied but he knew once the soldiers had subdued them, there would be no hope and Piccolo would be forced to watch his daughters die. "Rikola…." He said mentally. "Can you free your hands and freeze the two beside your sister?"

"Yes." Rikola said.

"Then, Rideria, you fire up the group of three to the left, and I'll attack the remaining two the old fashioned way." Piccolo told them.

Simultaneously, Rideria and Rikola fired their special gifts.

Rideria's fire swallowed up the three fighters all at the same time. Rikola used each hand to send separate blasts of ice toward Rhyne's captors. Rhyne saw it coming and hit the ground as the two men beside her turned to ice, then using her legs, she knocked them over, causing them to break.

Piccolo swooped down and grabbed the remaining two fighters by their hair and drug them for a few feet before being over taken by them. They were much stronger than the other fighters and Piccolo was having a difficult time fending them off.

Rideria took the opportunity to help her father again, quickly getting the attention of one of the soldiers. She was furious and almost unable to control her volatile temper. She sent a fire blast at the man, but missed, striking a section of trees below. The man sent his own ki blast at Rideria, striking her in the back. She screamed out in pain, but was not seriously hurt. Rikola came up behind the man and shot a blast of ice at him, which was a direct hit. The man, frozen and heavy, shattered when he hit the ground.

Piccolo had not problems in disposing of the final fighter, and joined his girls down below.

"Excellent job." He said, taking a moment to pat Rhyne on the top of her baldhead.

"Yes, very nice work." The familiar voice said.

As if in slow motion, Piccolo looked above them, seeing Goku. "That is quite a little fighting army you have here." The Saiyan said. "But, their tricks with fire and ice won't do you any good…...if they're dead."

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