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Nonoi flickered her eyes open as she began gasping for air as her chest tightened. Her body was badly damaged, her left arm was almost non-responsive and she could feel her ribs crack as she tried to sit up. She looked around, there was no sign of Nail, Freeza, Namek's dull and green landscape and waters or the blinding three suns that surrounded the planet, all that remained and surrounded her was a grey void. Where was she? Was she dead? She stood up, wincing in pain, and dragged her body through the void trying to make sense of where she was before falling down from the immense damage her body had taken.

"Easy now" A voice called out to her. "Your body is in pretty bad shape, huh?"

Nonoi lazily looked up, a blinding light descending towards her. "Who goes there?" She said, her eyes slowly becoming droopy as she fought to stay awake.

"Hmm well I guess you wouldn't recognize me." The light vanished and before Nonoi's eyes appeared a tall man. He had short jet black hair and a possessed a scar that ran along the left side of his forehead. He wore clothing that resembled the one's Nonoi saw the Ginyu Force in and had a leg band around his right thigh. His black eyes were battle-tested yet appeared kind-hearted as he stared down at Nonoi. "After you were only eight months old when I last saw you."

"W-who are you?" Nonoi asked, trying to stand to her feet but almost falling once again as the mystery man caught her again.

"My name is Leek." He said, wrapping her arm around his shoulder and setting her down so they could sit. "I'm your dad."

-Nail-

Nail didn't know how many seconds, minutes or even hours had passed since Freeza had left him and Nonoi to die. The dark sky from before had turn green, Freeza had not returned and he could still sense the Earthling's and Dende's power. His biggest worries was the damaged body of Nonoi and the current wellbeing of the Grand Elder. He could barely sense Lord Guru's energy anymore and that worried him.

In what felt like an eternity someone new appeared before him. It was a fellow Namekian, but it wasn't one he had recognized. This Namekian wore the same clothes the small Earthling boy wore, a large white cape and a white turban.

"You guys have definitely seen better days." The Namekian said, looking over at the dying Namekian and unconscious female Saiyan.

Nail laughed weakly. "We sure have. What brings you to Namek stranger? I mean you're a Namekian, but not one I recognize."

The Namekian kneeled down next to Nail, his eyes piercing down at him. "My name is Piccolo."

"Piccolo, huh?" Nail closed his eyes. "Welcome to Namek…as you can see the planet is in a bit of trouble."

"A bit of trouble? From what I heard about the guy who's taken this planet hostage…he's a monster." Piccolo said. "And now I've been brought here to face that monster."

"Is that right…" Nail remained silent before opening his eyes and lifting himself up slightly. "I have an idea."

Piccolo raised arched his brow. "An idea? You're one foot in the grave, what could you possibly offer right now?"

"My power," Nail smirked at the other Namekian. "Now look this technique is forbidden, but with our combined power we can-"

"Wait forbidden? Combined?" Piccolo eyed Nail suspiciously. "What are you talking about?"

Nail took Piccolo by the hand and placed his hand on his chest. "I will combine my life force and power with your own, we will become one being, one mind and one power."

So like myself and Kami before our split…, Piccolo thought.

"Fine, I'll do it." Piccolo said. "But if I feel like you're trying to take advan-"

"No worries, my brother. Let us begin." Nail began to glow white, his body emitting a light that temporarily blinded Piccolo. "I know I'm asking selfish request after selfish request, but on your way to the battlefield can you take that unconscious girl with me? There should be a child named Dende there, who can heal her."

Piccolo nodded as the blinding light became brighter and brighter, but then suddenly the light became dim and stopped. The flow of energy that Nail was transferring over to Piccolo was finally completed and Nail's body was gone. The sole Namekian stood up, sensing the change in power and life force inside of him. The feeling was sensational and felt so exhilarating, it made Piccolo smile in joy.

"This is amazing, I feel incredible! Yes! I feel great! I can do this!" He powered up and felt eternal bliss as his power skyrocketed. He walked over to the unconscious Nonoi and picked her up. "From Nail's memories…you are somehow worth protecting." He launched off the plateau and headed towards the battleground.

-Nonoi-

"My dad?" Nonoi stared at Leek, she couldn't detect any bad intentions from him.

"Yes," Leek said, giving her a warm smile and keeping her at ease. She could feel he wasn't being dishonest with her. He was telling the truth. "I'm your father. Leek of the 210th Saiyan Armored Brigade is your father." He reached for her hands, feeling relieved when she gladly accepted his touch.

"I've waited more than twenty years to see you." He squeezed her hands softly. "Refusing to let my soul pass on until I got to see your precious face, Rutega."

"Rutega? Is that my actual name?" Nonoi asked him.

"Actual name? Ah yes that's the name your mother chose for you as I was off on a mission but I guess you go by Nonoi."

Nonoi nodded looking away from him. "That's a nice name…what did you mean by refusing to let your soul pass on?"

Leek's warm smile turned sad as he looked down at his daughter's hands. "My soul has remained in here…in limbo for more than twenty years. I refused to let my soul be judged or let it pass on without seeing your beautiful face-my beautiful daughter's face again."

"So I'm not dead? I'm in this limbo thing?" Nonoi asked, her understanding of her situation becoming more clear.

"Limbo is a state between life and death. You are not dead, but not alive either. I brought your soul here before you passed on during your battle with Freeza." Leek said, smiling. "I might get in trouble for that."

"If I'm not dead, I can still return to the battlefield!" Nonoi said, jumping up. "You have to send me back, I have to help Nail!"

"Easy now, Rutega!" Leek held her upright, careful not to hurt her furthermore. "Your friend Nail is fine."

The two sat back down, both remaining quiet as time went by. Leek kept his eyes on her, while she tried hard to avoid meeting his sharp eyes. "You look just like your mother, you know?"

Nonoi remained quiet, but somehow Leek knew she wanted to hear more about her mother. "Your mother had the same big brown eyes and purple hair." Leek dusted off his pants. "I wasn't much of a mate and barely saw her with you, but I'm sure she loved you."

He stared out to nothingness, as if he was remembering things of the past. "You're not like us though. I was a coward and only felt confident when in a group, your mother was ruthless and enjoyed killing…all of us Saiyan enjoyed it…but you're different…you're kind and fair." He stood up and extended his hand out to her. "You're like Bardock's son, Kakarot or his new name- Goku, but I'm still confused about one thing regarding you."

"Regarding me?"

"I fought to survive. Bardock fought to live for his family. Goku fights to protect his friends. Even Freeza fights for a reason." Leek looked at her with a serious stare. "What's your reason for fighting?"

"My reason to fight…" Nonoi stared back him, before closing her eyes and thinking hard. Why do I fight? For fun? For the love of battle? No…I fight to protect my love ones… I fight to protect Nail, to protect Dende and to protect all things on this beautiful planet.

Leek stood up, disrupting Nonoi's thoughts, and extended his hand towards her. "I see..even without speaking I can see your resolve. You truly are a kind and thoughtful woman." She took his hand and stood up as well. "Our time together is ending. It seems your allies were able to heal your body."

"Heal me?" She looked over her body and realized her wounds and the lingering pain in her chest was gone. Dende must have healed her body, but how was he able to reach her if he was with the Earthlings?

"It was short, but our time together was more than satisfying…being able to see you again…I had not earned the right to see you again, but knowing you've become such a courageous and stunning warrior gives me relief." He wrapped his arms around her and embraced her with a hug. "I'm glad I was able to see you again before I move on."

Nonoi's body stiffened as he wrapped his arms around her, her feelings for this man, who called himself her father, was beyond awkward. The awkwardness soon faded as she felt comfortable in his arms. The love that radiated off of him putting her at ease as she hugged him back.

"I'm glad I was able to meet you too…father." Nonoi said. "We will meet again someday."

It was Leek's turn to stiffen as she said that. He knew it was impossible for them to meet again. She was living a life that was pure and dedicated to helping the weak and innocent, while he was destined to be sent straight to Hell after years of destruction and chaos caused by him and his fellow race. He put on a small smile and broke from her embrace, placing a hand on her shoulder.

"Rutega…no…Nonoi, live a life thats dedicated to keeping peace," He said, as his body began to glow. "A life that's different from my own and the rest of our race. A life that lifts up the weak, not one that puts them down."

"I will."

"Do that and maybe one day we w-" He choked up a bit before looking away. "we will meet again…but for now live for your friends, your family and most importantly live for yourself."

Nonoi nodded as he finished speaking. His body became brighter and brighter before finally bursting. He was gone. Leek, her father, was gone. He had finally allowed his soul to move on so that he could be judged like the rest of the Saiyans. She had known him for less than an hour, but his words pierced through her chest and became apart of her. Apart of the reason why she fights.

***END***

SORRY FOR ANOTHER SHORT CHAPTER. DID YOU ENJOY THE MEETING BETWEEN NONOI AND HER FATHER? WAS THE DIALOGUE GOOD? I FELT I COULD HAVE DONE BETTER. ANY SUGGESTIONS ON WHAT I COULD HAVE DONE OR WHAT I COULD HAVE EXPLAINED BETTER WOULD BE APPRECIATED. ANYWAY THANKS FOR READING AND DONT FORGET TO FAV, FOLLOW AND REVIEW.