Chapter 2 -"God is above that other god." (Demon King, Age 753)

"If you wish to find my counterpart and other half- Guardian of Earth, Kami- go to Korin's Tower. At the top is a slot. Your Power Pole fits in, and can be used to extend up reach Kami's Lookout: A floating palace where he lives and watches the events of Earth unfold. Now, let me go. You can keep me imprisoned and killing me will kill Kami, which means no Shenron." 'I have to get these two to leave me alone. If I can heal up, I can finish them off. Even if I have to kill them on top of the Lookout. No. Kami is stronger than me. Even as old as he is, he'd kill me if I fought him. I'll have to kill the brat midway up. The Triclops can be dealt with before or after.'

"Goku, are you sure we can trust him?" asked Tien, as he slowly lowered back to the ground.

"Yeah. I think he's telling the truth. This seems too much effort to just be a lie. And he had no reason to lie before." said the boy with a tail.

"I- Rrr... Fine." Closing his eyes, Tien walked away. 'If Chiaotzu can be revived, it's worth a shot. But I swear, if he was lying, I will kill Piccolo Daimao, even if I have to put every ounce of my Life Force into one single Tri-Beam.'

Pushing himself to one knee, Piccolo began to rise, ready fly away, though he wasn't exactly good at it.

"Wait! Piccolo!I want to make a deal with you."

"Huh?" Once again, Piccolo was surprised by Goku doing negotiation. 'First he bargained with Tien to spare me, now he wants to make a deal with me? What exactly does he have in mind?'

"In 3 years, I'll be 18, and there'll be another Tenkaichi Budokai. I want you to not hurt anyone else until then. And then I want you to enter the tournament. If I win out fight, whenever it is, you have to let Master Roshi or Kami or someone seal you away with the Mafuba. If you win, you can kill me, and take over the Earth. Got it?" Goku somehow felt confident that Piccolo Daimao would accept. Perhaps it was because he knew Piccolo didn't have much reason to refuse.

"Hmph. Is that all? Fine. I suppose I can wait 3 years for my ascension to the throne once more. However, don't think I will be able to beaten by a weakling like you. I WILL deafeat you next time," proclaimed the self-proclaimed king. "To three years of peace and good fortune, because once the tournament happens, I will defeat you, and become king." Piccolo blasted off, a dark aura forming. 'Flying is always difficult. Especially when I'm tired. But I may as well try to intimidate that brat.'

With a chuckle, Goku gave a half-smile, which was all he could give with his bruised face. "NIMBUS!" Nothing happened. "Right. It got destroyed."


At Korin's Tower...

"Thanks Korin!" Goku quickly tucked the Senzu Beans away as he stepped on his new Nimbus and rode it up to the roof of Korin's Tower. "According to Korin, this slot really is meant for the Power Pole to lead to Guardian's Lookout. Guess I should give it a shot."

tac "POWER POLE EXTEND!"


"He is here." A wrinkly, green old 'man' opened his eyes. "Mr. Popo, please welcome our guest."

"Yes Kami," said a jet black genie.


Climbing the last few rungs of the curved ladder that stretched from the edge of the half-sphere down to the bottom, where his Power Pole slotted in, Goku peaked over the edge. "Hello? Kami?"

"You must be Goku. My name is Mr. Popo," said a newly arrived rotund genie.

"Um... Could you take me to Kami? I want him to revive Shenron to be able to revive my friends and everyone else that Piccolo and his sons killed." Goku, while not the most tactful in situations that involved talking, knew that he should try to be careful with what he says. He could sense someone in the palace, and just what he felt was powerful. If it held more power, then Goku knew he'd regret making it mad.

"Right this way," ushered the genie. "Kami has seen you are coming, and has already had me prepare the Dragon Model." As he said this, he gestured to a small glass done with a small carving of Shenron inside.

"Wow, this looks just like Shenron!"

"That's because it is an exact replica of Shenron." An old green being walked out. Despite being wrinkly, with yellowing eyes and a walking stick, it was the power that Goku had sensed earlier. "I am Kami. Guardian of Earth. I have seen your battle with my counterpart, Piccolo Daimao, and I have been moved by you. The Dragon Balls were used for greed and power by him. However, you want them only for pure reasons. You even put aside your vengeance and hate to my evil half to be able undo his damage. And for that, I shall reward you. Stand back, I'm about to revive Shenron. He'll immediately leave the model and return to the Dragon Balls. Once he does, he will revive those killed by Piccolo and the Demon Clan, and then scatter."

"Wow, you really planned this out, didn't ya, Mr. Kami?"

"Yes. Yes I did Goku. That way, we can get to training you to defeat my counterpart at the Tenkaichi Budokai in 3 years," explained Kami.

"Wait, you're gonna train me Kami? Are you sure? If Piccolo is your other half, then shouldn't he be stronger than you now that he's young?" It was rare for Goku to make such an astute observation. However, when fighting was involved, he became keen to the details.

"No. I am the stronger of the two of us. Even old and decrepit, I am still stronger, if somewhat more fragile. Now, onto reviving Shenron." Lifting his index finger, sent a beam out to the Dragon Model. The stone Shenron began to glow, before launching out the top of the dome, expanding to the full size of Shenron. Quickly, it rocketed off to where the Dragon Balls were, which happened to be at Kame House, having been taken by Bulma.

"Now, without haste, we must begin."


Yunzabit Heights...

Piccolo could see his breath become mist in front of him. Though not the kindest place, he had chosen to use it as his training grounds because it was secluded, and because its unforgiving nature would help his endurance and stamina. Also, there was plenty of snow that he could use for water.

"Three years. I have that long to out train Goku. No, to surpass Kami. If he got the Dragon revived, then he'll also train there, and probably surpass Kami. Perhaps I should've killed him before he could have Kami revive Shenron. No. What am I doing? I am the Demon King! I will defeat that brat. I will surpass him, and kill him."


"Hey, Kami, can you talk to people down below?" Goku asked, panting from sparing with Mr. Popo. "I want to tell my friends to train for the Tournament. I want them to be able to fight any Demons that Piccolo brings with him."

"Hm? Yes, I can do that. Once Shenron has revived the fallen, I shall contact them all and inform them of your request," replied god.

"Thanks Kami!" Turning back to Mr. Popo, he hopped up. "Alright, time for another round!"

"You have quite a lot of energy, Goku," Mr. Popo said, readying himself for another round of sparring.


A set of three eyes gazed up at Korin's Tower, as they looked at a shaft that seemed to extend on forever.

"Three years. That's how long before Goku will face Piccolo again. I hope he'll be able to win. Better yet, I hope the Guardian of Earth up there does everything he can to make sure Goku can win. Even if I train, there's no way I'd be able to get stronger than Goku. Not when he's so much stronger than me."