Chapter 7

Piccolo, Goku, and Gohan all stand in the wasteland, looking between each other. They had created a triangle for what they had in mind. There was one week until the saiyans arrived, and they were going to do a three person free-for-all.

The wind blew through the rocky area, making Piccolo's cape wave behind him. Goku's hair flowed with the breeze, his serious expression making it look oppressive. Gohan stood their with a resolve of determination, his small fists brimming with power ready to be unleashed.

Under an unspoken signal, the three combatants launch forwards, meeting in the center. Piccolo quickly goes on the offensive, sending a low kick to both of the Son family members. Goku hops over the kick, and Gohan uses the appendage as a springboard to hop over Piccolo.

As Gohan lands, he quickly launches off the ground towards Piccolo, his leg extended to kick the demon. At the same time Goku was sending a ki-enhanced punch at blinding speeds towards Piccolo.

Piccolo grabs Gohan's leg, then swings the young hybrid into Goku's arm. The punch gets redirected, missing, and Gohan is sent flying. Goku quickly jumps back as Piccolo retaliates with a chop aimed at Goku's neck.

The two rivals eye each other warily, then launch forwards. They dissolve into a flurry of kicks and punches, neither one getting the upper hand.

Goku avoids another punch from Piccolo, then uses Piccolo's kick as a springboard. Piccolo follows the saiyan, wondering why he would do a move Gohan already tried.

He gets his answer in the form of Goku bringing his leg down onto Piccolo's head as he passes over. It connects with a loud crack, sending the green man into the ground.

Goku doesn't stop there though. Training with Piccolo and his previous battles have always told him to keep fighting till the enemy can't move. Goku forms a ki ball in his hand, rising into the air at the same time. Once at a safe distance, he fires it at Piccolo.

The result was a massive explosion shooting into the sky. Goku frowns as he feels Piccolo's ki vanish. He knew that Piccolo wasn't dead, so where did his energy go?

Suddenly, Piccolo flickers behind Goku. Goku's eyes widen and he turns around to defend, but he wasn't fast enough. Piccolo hits the saiyan with a roundhouse kick, sending him flying in the same direction as Gohan.

It was at that moment that Gohan decided to make his appearance. He sees his dad flying at him and tenses his body. He brings his fist back, waiting as Goku flies towards him. Then, at just the right moment, he screams and sends it forwards.

The punch lands on Goku's stomach, making the older saiyan's eyes bulge widely. Goku is sent flying back the way he came. Piccolo's eyes widen in surprise as Goku seems to rebound like a rocket, shooting straight towards him. Piccolo crosses his arms and braces for the impact.

Goku grits his teeth, tired of this game of pinball. He turns around and straightens his body, his eyes on Piccolo. He blasts forwards with his energy, flying at Piccolo much faster than before.

Goku sees Piccolo's eyes widen right before he slams a devastating side kick into Piccolo's defense. The slug man is sent flying backwards, his arms burning with pain.

As this goes on, Gohan was preparing an attack. His hands cupped at his sides, his eyes were focused directly on Goku and Piccolo. His eyes narrow as he finishes charging his energy. "Me…."

He thrusts his hands forwards, the ball in his hand shaking with instability. Gohan's eyes go wide and he screams "HAAAA!"

The beam of blue energy launches forwards faster than any of the three could fly. Goku senses the sudden surge of energy and turns around, only for his eyes to go wide as he sees the massive beam sent at him. It takes only a moment before he was lost in the sea of blinding blue energy.

Piccolo noticed the beam far sooner than Goku had due to him facing it. He frowns, his hand shaking. The reason is soon shown as lightning sparks around his hand. It was brimming with compressed energy, ready to be released.

As the attack gets closer, Piccolo smirks. "About time I get to test this out." He brings his hand back, the smirk falling from his face. Then, with a roar, he brings his hand forwards.

The energy launched was in a much smaller beam than the massive kamehameha, but just as powerful. Piccolo's beam was much more concentrated, increasing its power for the cost of the size.

The result in this situation? Due to the higher concentration, Piccolo's attack drilled straight through the center. The yellow beam caused the massive blue counterpart to disperse around Piccolo, like a river hitting a rock.

The beam flies through the attack with ease, hitting Goku on the way down. Gohan's eyes widen in surprise as he sees a spark of yellow in his beam, growing bigger by the second. Then, suddenly, it hits him dead on.

The explosion that resulted rattled the mountains, blowing the leaves off the trees near their battle ground. Piccolo smirked in satisfaction at his plan working.

Gohan was lying in the dust, panting heavily. Goku, on top of him somewhat, groans in pain. The older saiyan manages to pick himself up, wincing at the spike of pain in his side.

Piccolo descends down to the ground in front of them. "That was a good spar, but I was the victor this time."

Gohan just nods, too winded to do anything else. Goku frowns and says "I was little more than a pinball in that."

Piccolo just smirks and says "Quite a hard hit for a pinball." He rubs his chest, still feeling the pain from that flight-enhanced kick.

Goku picks himself up completely, helping Gohan up as well. "Well, let's get some senzus and continue training."

Piccolo nods, turning to their camp site. Goku helps Gohan walk over, keeping his son steady. That was certainly an interesting battle.

Zamasu avoids another kick from the blue kia. He quickly retaliates, sending a blinding fast punch towards King Kai. The kai jumps back, narrowly avoiding the blow.

The younger god doesn't give him any time to recover though. A familiar sound fills the air and Zamasu appears behind King Kai, in an instant. King Kai turns to defend, but Zamasu was faster. He sends another kick, faster than the older kai could follow, into his side.

King Kai is launched around the planet, forming a trench halfway around it. King Kai groans, picking himself out of the trench. "Damnit Zamasu, now I need to repair my planet!"

Zamasu just appears in front of his mentor, his normal expressionless facade on his face. "It will not take long to fill it with your powers. I don't have to this time sense I won.

King Kai just nods solemnly. "It does seem to be that way." He floats off the ground and towards the young kai. "You certainly improved Zamasu."

Zamasu bows deeply, saying "Thank you very much, King Kai." King Kai just waves him off as usual. At this point Zamasu was used to it.

King Kai then smirks and turns around, his hands in front of him as opposed to behind his back. "I guess it's about time I give this to you then."

Zamasu raises an eyebrow in confusion. King Kai turns back to Zamasu, his hand in front of him. What Zamasu sees makes the young god gasp in shock. It was an earring, the end a simple green ball.

King Kai smiles at the surprised expression, then says "Chronoa-sama wanted me to give this to you after you were done. She said that it would help in your 'punishment'."

Zamasu takes in the words, then nods. He knew why it would help. Potara fusion was a tremendously powerful technique, one that could completely flip the battle in his favor. Zamasu would use this with pride, especially since his mortal body wouldn't give him the risk of permanent fusion. There was one problem though.

If Zamasu did fuse, he'd have to fuse with a mortal. The same filthy beings corrupting his beautiful universe. None of these thoughts show though as he takes the earring and puts in on his other ear with pride. "I am very honored to have this earring."

King Kai just nods, then says "Anyways, you have a week till the saiyans arrive, and when Goku should revive you. Let's continue until then."

Zamasu nods, lowering himself into his stance. It had been almost constant fighting, but he was fine with this. He could only improve with this training. King Kai readies himself as well, and then the two take off.

The book falls shut with a little more oomf this time. Chronoa sighs, an annoyed expression on her face. She huffs, then says "This chapter, its just before the fighting. I thought this would be it! But I wouldn't know, Zeno took all the omniscience, and I got stuck with being omnipresent."

She sighs, and her normal smile returns. She then waves with a smile. "Thanks for reading!"