Three Rivers of Justice
Chapter Fourteen
"Enough of this!" Frieza said, as he glided to the ground. "Kill everyone but Vegeta!" He turned, shouting to his soldiers. "I want him alive at all costs!" But, his soldiers did not move. They stood, gripped in fear.
Then, Frieza felt it. He whirled around, seeing the three girl's standing, still hand in hand. The pebbles on the round were trembling and rising as their power increased. He stared dumbfounded for a moment.
"Father, get everyone to safety….now…" Rideria said mentally. Perhaps it was the calm, but self assured tone of her mental voice or the absence of fear on her face, but he did not hesitate. He grabbed Kaizer, Gowan and Goku. "Let's get clear of this!" He shouted. Vegeta refused to move at first, but soon changed his mind as well.
Not far off, the two Gohan's lay on the ground. Goku ran to their sides, not certain which one was which. Both boys were hurt badly. "Let's take them both for now." He said, not willing to let his son perish.
The lightening sparks still surrounded the girls' as they stood in a large crater, made by Frieza's blast.
"How?" he asked himself. He frowned in anger. "You are trying to make a fool of me!"
There was no reply as the girls' floated up to the top of the crater. Suddenly, the lightening sparks grew larger, and more bolts came down from the sky. But they were larger and more powerful.
As Frieza dodged the lightening, something else was happening. What were once dark clouds quickly came together, making one large black one. While Frieza's attention was distracted, the cloud attacked, consuming his body.
Frieza's shouts and screams could be heard as bright lights emitted from the dark cloud. He struggled, using all his enormous power. But, it was to no avail. In less than a minute, the cloud had consumed the once mighty Ice-Jin. Now, in one final burst of lightening, it exploded.
Frieza was gone.
Many of the soldiers below ran, headed back to their ship. Others, stayed and fought, eventually dying at the hands of Piccolo and the fighters.
All the while, the girls stayed hand in hand, as if sending a protective field around the ones they loved.
When it was over, Piccolo, Gowan, Kaizer, Goku and Vegeta stood tall, surrounded by the many dead bodies. On various levels, all were beaten and battered, but alive. Piccolo wasted no time in approaching his daughters, who finally severed their link, dropping their hands.
"What the hell just happened?" Piccolo asked, still stunned at the mammoth power displayed by three little girls.
Rideria smiled, a sly smirk. "It was mostly Rhyne." She said. "Her gift over the elements was only enhanced by our combined power."
Rhyne felt embarrassed as her father's gaze fell upon her.
"You?" Piccolo asked. "Where did this come from?"
She shrugged. "I…..I just got so mad….I'm not sure what happened."
Putting his hand on her shoulder, Piccolo smiled. "Well, whatever it is, we'll train further once we return home. But…..I am very proud of you, little one."
Rhyne thought her heart would burst. But, she remained calm. "Thank you, Father."
Piccolo praised his other two daughters as well. "If your powers are able to combine in such a way, then your abilities could be endless." He said. "But, it will take much discipline….you know what that means."
Rhyne shook her head. "Yep, lots of hard training! Yuck!"
Kaizer and Gowan approached and congratulated all three on an incredible fight. "I knew you were a good fighter." He said to Rideria.
She pretended to ignore him, but smiled when he wasn't looking.
Gowan helped Rikola, her arm still mangled. "Lean on me." He said. She did so without seeing the look of disapproval on Piccolo's face.
Their few minutes of glory were cut short when several shouts were heard behind. Turning, they saw the battling Gohan's had resumed. Only this time, they were so weak; their battle did not leave the ground.
Goku stood back, watching. "They are near death!" He said desperately.
"Which one is your brat?" Vegeta asked hatefully.
Goku looked from one to the next. "I'm…..I'm not sure….." He said. "GOHAN!" He shouted, hoping his son would glance his way, but instead they both looked.
"DAD!" The one on the left said.
"DAD!" The one on the right said.
"Now what?" Vegeta asked sarcastically.
Piccolo came to stand beside Goku, his girls and young men nearby. He studied both boys, trying to establish a mental link. "Gohan?" He asked. But, apparently, it too went out to both Gohan's.
Rhyne stepped up to stand by her father. Closing her eyes, she too reached out for any sense to the real Gohan. After a few seconds, she opened her eyes, smiling. "The one on the left is the real Gohan…..my best friend."
"Are you sure?" Piccolo asked. "If you're wrong….."
"I'm not wrong." She said confidentially. "I'd know my Gohan anywhere."
Examining the Gohan on the left, Piccolo established another mental link. "If you are Gohan, whistle that annoying little song you like so well."
The boy was barely able to stand, but puckered his lips up and began to slowly whistle. Although off key due to his physical condition, it was he right song.
"Gohan!" Goku shouted. He raced forward and grabbed his son in his arms. "Gohan!"
The clone tried to make an escape, but Vegeta blasted him, killing it instantly.
With Gohan in his arms, Goku sat on the ground. "I'm here, son." He whispered softly.
"I'll go get Dende!" Kaizer said. "He can come and heal everyone!" He hurried away, knowing the time limit was almost up.
"We need to destroy Frieza's ship before any more clones are hatched!" Piccolo said. Motioning to Rideria and Rhyne, he took to the sky. "Let's go." Quickly, they flew away, leaving the injured Rikola behind.
Frieza's ship was easy to find. It seemed deserted, but the purr of the engines proved that there were only minutes to spare. "Spread out." Piccolo said. "Then, on my count, fire with everything you have."
Once they were in position, Piccolo counted down.
"Three………..Two………..ONE!" he shouted.
In perfect sync, they fired directly on the massive ship. Within minutes, it exploded, sending all three Nameks flying backward.
When the smoke cleared, the ship was nothing but dust.
Just three hours later, New Namek was restored. Kaizer and Gowan, who had aided in hiding the Dragonballs, found them and three wishes were granted.
First, bring back to life all the Namekian people who were killed.
Second, restore the damage, which was done to the planet itself.
As a request by Piccolo, the third wish was saved. "Why, father?" Rideria asked. "We could just wish ourselves back home or something."
"We are not going home." Piccolo said. "We are staying on Namek….at least for a while."
"What?" Goku shouted. "You're not coming with us? Why?"
"My daughters deserve a chance to live with their Namekian people. I feel the time is right. And, with the help of the elders, I hope to bring forth their true power." Piccolo said. He looked around, finding Gohan, tears in his eyes.
"Don't leave me, Piccolo." Gohan said. "I don't ……I don't want to lose you."
Piccolo tried to be strong. "You are not losing me Gohan." He said. "You'll be gaining some well deserved time with your father and friends on Earth. Don't worry. We'll be back."
Rhyne stepped up, tears also in her eyes. "I'll miss you, Gohan." She said. "You were the best sparring partner I ever had." She glanced up at her father, hoping he wouldn't be angry at her comment.
"I'll miss you too." Gohan said. "All of you."
"Then, it's settled." Vegeta snapped. "No more Nameks on Earth for a while. Suits me just fine."
Bulma smacked his arm. "Shut up!" She said loudly. "Just for your information, I'll miss Piccolo and his girls!"
Vegeta cursed under his breath, grabbed Bulma up, throwing her over his shoulder and headed back toward their ship. Her loud shouts and screams could be heard for miles.
"I guess this is goodbye, my friend." Goku said to Piccolo.
"For now." Piccolo said. It was only a glance between the two men, but it was all that was needed.
Gohan ran up and hugged Piccolo tightly. Reluctantly at first, Piccolo embraced the boy. Then, he hugged him securely. "I'll always be close by." Piccolo said.
Gohan nodded, wiping a few stray tears away. "Goodbye, Piccolo." He said. Side by side, Goku and Gohan flew away.
Everyone else headed toward the main village, where preparation needed to be made for the newest Namekians arrivals. Rideria and Rikola were extremely excited to be staying, and anxious to get settled in and begin their training.
Left behind, Piccolo and Rhyne both stared up at the sky, looking in the direction of the ship. Once they had sensed it was gone, they slowly began walking toward the village. Nervously, Rhyne reached out and took her father's hand. When he did not reject her gesture, she squeezed lightly.
"I'll miss him." Rhyne said sadly. "We will go back…..someday?"
Piccolo sighed, squeezing his daughter's much smaller hand. "Someday……
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