Hey guys, sorry for taking so long to update this story. I know you guys probably don't want to hear any excuses but I was pretty burnt out from all the college essays I had to write and I also had to deal with some personal stuff and for a little bit I just lost the desire to write. But now it's back and hopefully (fingers crosses) there will be no further long gaps in updates.
Onto better news, Thanks for getting this story over 200 reviews and now actually already over a third of the way to 300. I was happy to see all of the reviews the last chapter got and it made me happy to see all of the reviews demanding on update. Those helped motivate me and it was nice to see that people liked my story so much that they were actually angry that it wasn't being updated. Thanks readers you guys are the best. And now, without further delay, is Chapter 25 (FINALLY!)
Chapter 25
"The Grand Elder's house should be just ahead Gohan," said Dende, pointing over the horizon as he flew slightly ahead of the young half-saiyan beside his younger brother Cargo.
"About time," shouted Bulma who was being carefully held by Gohan as they raced across Namek's green sky. "I hate flying like this!"
"Just hold on a little longer Bulma," said an exasperated Gohan, tired of the blue haired scientist's constant complaining. He was trying his best to make her as comfortable as possible but nothing seemed to be good enough for the heiress.
"There it is!" The exclamation from the young Namek drew Gohan's eyes away from the passenger he was carrying and towards the horizon. He let out a small gasp as the tallest pillar of bedrock he had ever seen appeared on the horizon. The natural rock formation had been weathered into the shape of a tower, with a sheer pillar of rock extending up from the large island that served as the towers base. The pillar extended over a mile into the air before it peaked and at the peak of the tower was a large, (by Namekian standards), house. The two-story building was made out of the same material and possessed the same dark windows as the other Namek homes Gohan had seen.
It took a minute for the band to land on the top of the rock pillar. As their feet touched the ground, the door to the building opened and a tall Namekian stepped outside. Gohan was shocked to see that the man bore a shocking resemblance to Piccolo, more so than any other Namek he had seen so far. The Namek wore a long blue vest that left his midsection mostly exposed along with white pants and scarf that was wrapped around his neck.
"Nail!" shouted the two Namek children as they ran towards the older man and latched on to his legs.
The man chuckled. "It is good to see you again younglings, you and your guests are welcome here. Lord Guru has been expecting you for some time now."
"So he knows about everything that's happened?" asked Bulma as she and Gohan walked up to join the three Nameks.
"That is correct," answered Nail, "Though he was hoping that Moori and the Earthling warrior would be with you."
"They went to warn Elder Tsuno's village about the invaders Nail," replied Dende. "They said they would come here after making sure that everyone was safe."
Nail nodded before saying, "I will take you to Lord Guru now." The warrior turned on his heel and headed back inside of the house, with the two Namek children quickly scurrying after him. Gohan and Bulma both exchanged a glance before heading inside.
The Nameks were already standing on a circular platform as the two visitors from Earth walked into the shaded room. Nail gestured for the two to join them and Gohan and Bulma quickly came to the platform. After everyone was on the platform, Nail spoke a word in Namekian and the platform began to slowly rise up towards the second level of the house.
As the platform clicked into place after reaching the second floor, Bulma let out a gasp as she saw the biggest Namek she had ever seen. This giant Namek had wrinkles all over his body and his eyes seemed to be closed shut. His head almost touched the ceiling of the room even though he sat in a throne that looked much like the pilot seat of the Namek spaceship only on a much larger scale.
"Grand Elder," addressed Nail as he dropped to his knee. "I have brought you Dende, Cargo, and two of their friends from Earth."
"Thank you Nail," said the elderly Namek before he broke into a fit of coughs. "Welcome friends, it is a great honor to be in your presence. I would like to thank you two for taking care of the two younglings, Dende and Cargo. Is there something I can do to repay your kindness?"
Gohan quickly raised his hand and waved it dismissively. "There's no need to thank us sir, we were only doing what anyone would do in that situation."
"I'm afraid that is simply untrue young one," retorted Guru. "What you and your friend did at Moori's village was a completely selfless act that only a handful of people in the universe would be willing to perform."
"Well since you asked," said Bulma as she noticed the One-Star Dragon Ball that sat above Guru's head. "We came here to collect the Dragon Balls so we could wish our friends back who died while protecting our planet from the saiyans."
"I can see that since you carry the Six Star Ball. How do you know of the Dragon Balls in the first place though?" asked Guru.
"Well we had a sent on Earth until Piccolo was killed during the battle with the saiyans," answered Bulma.
"Ah so the son of Katas survived," said Guru. "That is good to hear, he always was a gifted child. You say that he was killed by a saiyan though? That saiyan's power must be terrible indeed to be able to defeat the son of Katas, only a Super Saiyan would be able to defeat a Namek like him."
"A Super Saiyan?" said a confused Gohan. "What's that?"
"So you don't know. I see, come here so that we can solve this mystery together." The giant Namek nodded towards his side. Gohan hesitantly walked towards the side of the throne and he was surprised when the elder Namek placed his giant hand on top of his head.
"Relax," said Guru as he noticed the young boy tense up upon feeling his touch. "Clear your mind so I may feel your past." Suddenly, a strange sensation like none Gohan had ever felt before washed over his entire being. It almost felt like he was drowning in all of the memories that seemed to be overflowing from his mind at the old Namek's command. Then, as abruptly as this feeling had come, it was gone.
"So the son of Katas was forced to spilt himself into two being, one of good and one of evil. Unfortunately, because of this his power is nowhere near what it should be. If they were united, than no ordinary saiyan would be able to defeat him."
"I have seen your thoughts young one," continued Guru, "and I have seen that your quest is noble. You can have my Dragon Ball, though I believe that your friend, Tien was correct in his assessment that for now it should stay here since you also will be staying here with us for now."
"Thank you sir!" exclaimed Gohan with joy. "That's means we're one step closer to reviving Mr. Piccolo and the others." He ran over to Bulma and the two clasped each other's hand and began dancing with joy at the prospect at having their friends returned to them.
"I am afraid that your quest still possesses many dangers," said Guru grimly. "I sense that you still have many battles to win if you are indeed to bring back your friends."
Gohan saw the Grand Elder's hand again wave him over towards his side again. He again came to his side and felt the Namek's hand pressed against his head once again. "Take this gift; I hope that it will help for the remainder of your journey."
At that instant, something seemed to click with inside of Gohan's mind and he felt himself beginning to power-up involuntarily. The young warrior looked down to see that his body was surrounded by a blazing white aura as his power continued to soar. There didn't seem to be any other outwardly display though as his energy soared past his previous maximum and to new heights. No, there were no gusts of wind or shattering of stone as his power rapidly increased. There was however a burning sensation inside of his body though as his energy grew to the same level as Vegeta's when he battled against Tien on Earth and beyond. Gohan couldn't believe the level of power that the Elder Namek was revealing inside of him.
Suddenly, the aura that surrounded him extinguished itself and the burning, tingling sensation that had consumed the boy disappeared. Gohan could still sense the dormant power that the Grand Elder had just given him access to.
"How did you give me such power sir?" questioned the half saiyan as he stared down at his hands, in disbelief of the new power he now wielded.
"I did not give you that power my child," replied Guru, "I merely brought the potential that was inside of you to the surface, and it seems that only barely scratched the surface of the power that you possess young Gohan."
As Gohan continued to stare at his hands, dumbfounded by his new power, the Grand Elder motioned for the two young Nameks to come towards him.
"I sense that you two younglings will also have a part to play in all of this before it is over," he said as he placed a hand on each of the young Nameks' heads. "So I deem that is time for me to draw forth both of your hidden talents now in order to help our people through these troubling times."
"Excuse me," said Nail quietly to Gohan and Bulma, diverting their attention from what Guru and the two young Nameks were doing, "but it seems that your friend has arrived along with the entirety of Tsuno's village."
"Mr. Tien's back!" exclaimed Gohan before rushing down to the first level of the house through the open hole in the floor and back out the doorway. Outside, Gohan could see that the three eyed human looked unharmed as the warrior stared down the side of the mountain with what looked like a body slung over his right shoulder.
"Mr. Tien! You're okay!" shouted the boy as he bound towards the older warrior and landed only a foot behind him.
"Gohan," said Tien with a sigh of relief as he turned to face the young fighter. "It is good to see that you and the others made it here safely." In an instant, a shockwave seemingly went through the older fighter's brain as he made eye contact with the half-saiyan and for the first time sensed his newfound power.
"Where did you get all of that power Gohan?" asked Tien with a puzzled expression on his face.
"Guru," answered Gohan as he pointed up to the house. "He said that he released some of my hidden potential and now I feel stronger than ever!"
"I'd say," said Tien still looking at the boy in shock. "Thanks to Guru I'd estimate you may be stronger than even…"
"What is he doing here!" screamed Bulma as she walked out of the house and pointed towards the man hanging limply off of Tien's shoulder. The blue haired genius whole body seemed to be racked by uncontrollable trembles of terror and rage at the sight of the inanimate body.
"Vegeta," said Tien as he looked down at the unconscious saiyan prince that he was carrying on his shoulder. He casually flung the saiyan down onto the ground so that his face was pointed skyward. "We had a little confrontation at the Namek village and he got the worst end of a fight against one of Frieza's henchmen."
"That still doesn't explain why you're carrying him around like a sack of potatoes!" bellowed Bulma.
"He agreed to help us get the remaining Dragon Balls from Frieza if I let him live," responded Tien as he looked down at the flame-haired saiyan's prone body in disgust. "Of course I knocked him unconscious just for good measure before bringing him here."
"Don't you think it is dangerous trusting him like that?" questioned Bulma. "I mean, what if he turns you into Frieza while you are trying to steal the Dragon Balls from him."
Tien just shook his head. "No, he wouldn't do that. If there's one person he seems to hate more than me, it's this Frieza character. Besides, that would just get us both killed and I doubt Vegeta has a death wish."
"Don't you think he's up to something though Mr. Tien?" asked Gohan as he looked down at the saiyan prince. "It's not like Vegeta to suddenly what to help us after all."
"Your right Gohan," said Tien with a nod. "There is no doubt in my mind that Vegeta is planning to betray us and attempt to use the Dragon Balls for his own selfish reasons. I'm not too concerned about him though, he isn't a threat to me anymore. I far outclass in strength, speed, and stamina and as a matter of fact, I believe that you to are stronger than him now Gohan thanks to Guru's gift."
"Really!?" said a startled Gohan, surprised by Tien's estimation of his strength.
The older warrior nodded and opened his mouth to answer, but he was distracted when the Namek warrior, Nail, came outside of the house with Dende and Cargo in toll.
"Excuse me, sorry to interrupt," he said to Tien, "but Guru said that some of the villagers were wounded during the flight from Tsuno's village."
Tien nodded before reaching down and slinging the limp saiyan over his shoulder again. "Yes, that's actually why I came up here. It seems that Zarbon left some men to cover any attempt to escape from the village. The villagers were able to handle them, but several of them were hurt before they were able to subdue them. Several of the Nameks said that the Grand Elder Guru would be able to heal them."
The Namek warrior just shook his head before replying. "No, Lord Guru does not have much time left. He is too weak to move, which is why we haven't moved to a safer location than here. However, we do have another that will be able to heal our people." Nail looked down at the small child at his side and nodded at the timid Namek.
"Right, well I guess it doesn't matter who heals these people as long as they get the help they need," said Tien before turning to face the cliff of the mountain. "Follow me," he said as he calmly hopped off the edge. Nail shrugged his shoulders and then motioned for Dende to follow him as he dove off the side of the mountain after the human warrior. Gohan moved to follow the trio down the mountain, but as he prepared to take off he suddenly felt a hand clasp down on his shoulder.
"Oh no you don't," said Bulma firmly, "there's no way that I'm being left up here all by myself."
"Fine Bulma," said Gohan with a sigh as he grabbed hold of the heiress and then carefully began to fly down the mountain. The boy was surprised as he descended to see nearly a dozen tents sent up along the base of the spire that Guru's home rested atop. It seemed at the moment that many of the Namekians were surrounding a prone Namek who was withering on the ground in agony.
As the half-saiyan landed and let Bulma down onto the ground, Gohan watched as his new friend Dende walked over and leaned over the injured Namek. The child put his hands on the older Namek and an amber glow began to emit from his hands. All of the Nameks gathered gasped on surprise as they watched Dende heal their injured brother.
Tien raised his eyebrow as he watched the man who had only moments beforehand been on his deathbed leap off of the ground and thanked the small boy for saving him.
"That's a handy ability," he commented as the youthful Namek moved onto the next injured Namek. He then looked over to where Bulma and Gohan were standing and he motioned for the genius to come over to him. "You better sent up your CapsuleHouse down here, I'd like to stop carrying around this deadweight as soon as possible."
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Vegeta sat against the side of the house that he had been residing in for the past few days. He grimaced in pain as he adjusted his position and accidentally brushed one of his broken ribs. The prince snarled as the pain reminded him of how helpless he had been for the past couple of days as he recovered from his injuries from his fight with Zarbon the old fashioned way.
It didn't help that no one wanted to help in his recovery either. The triclops always treated him with disgust and generally ignored him as much as possible, only conversing with him when they were discussing the plan to break into Frieza's ship, which infuriated Vegeta. He was the Prince of Saiyans! That human should be groveling at his feet and carrying out his every whim, not pretending he was superior to the saiyan elite.
At least the brat still feared him, to Vegeta's great satisfaction. The kid also avoided him as much as possible, but out of terror instead of a false sense of superiority the human warrior possessed. The brat would still do things that the prince commanded him to do as well. As long as the three eyed human wasn't around that was. The Nameks were the same way, though they would not obey him since they knew he was to weak and not in any position to harm any of them while the human and his green friend were around.
At the moment, the two were sparring in the sky above were the Namek villagers had set up their temporary residence. Vegeta had decided to come and watch the Namek warrior and the triclops' spar, because a) he was tired of sitting in that dull house and b) so that he could assess both of their fighting abilities so he could use that knowledge against them when he inevitably would have to kill one or both of them in order to gain his wish for immortality.
The saiyan prince had to admit, however disgruntling it was, that the two were both exceptional fighters. The Namek was far stronger than other member of his race that Vegeta had seen so far. His strength and speed seemed to even surpass that of Zarbon and Dodoria, two of Frieza's most elite warriors, and his technique and form was almost flawless. The human was even better, when using that Kaio-Ken technique his power reached heights that Vegeta had only seen in members of the Ginyu Force before.
Of course, Vegeta would never concede any of these points to his "allies" aloud. No, he would not give either of them the satisfaction of knowing that they had impressed and even surprised him with their skill and power. Besides, the saiyan warrior was sure that once he had recovered from his wounds that he would be strong enough to defeat both of them with ease. That was what made the saiyans the greatest warriors the universe had ever seen! A saiyan might be beaten once, but they always grow stronger with every battle they fight increasing their strength exponentially after near death experiences.
The flame haired saiyan smirked as he looked up at the battle raging above him. He could already track every single movement either fighter made, and he was still injured! Once he was fully recovered, he would put both of those idiots were the belonged. Beneath him.
"What's got you in such a good mood?" asked a female voice to his right, which meant that it could be only one person. Vegeta looked over to see the blue-haired woman in her ridiculous orange space suit. During the time that he had been here, she seemed to be the only person willing to talk to him and actually try and help slightly in his recovery. Of course at first she had been as terrified of him like everyone else, but it took all of an hour for her to get over her fear and become a constant nuance to him.
"Nothing," replied curtly. "Don't you ever take off that preposterous outfit?"
"Of course I do!" the woman answered sharply. "Just not when you're around." An image of the blue haired bimbo's naked body in front of him flashed before Vegeta's eyes, and a small smirk escaped from his mouth before he resumed his ever-present frown.
"Hn." The woman also was the only person with the guts to actually talk back to him as well. Vegeta was actually surprised that he hadn't attempted to kill the loud-mouthed woman yet, but he figured that the three eyed one would defiantly kill him if he tried. So he always tried his best to not yell at/kill the blue haired woman.
"Well I just finished fixing the transmitter," began the woman as she began to yap about her boring day to him. Vegeta could feel his eye twitch as he restrained himself from strangling the woman to get her to shut her idiotic mouth. Did she really think he cared about what she had been doing? Of course he didn't! He was a warrior! Not some gossiping housewife!
"…Goku should be arriving here sometime tomorrow," yammered the woman before moving on to talk about some sort of "Bieber" thing. Vegeta didn't know what this "Bieber" was, but it sounded extremely effeminate, and certainly not as important as what she had said prior.
"What did you say?" he demanded.
"That I was able to use the transmitter I built to stream the new Justin Bieber song," she replied with a curious look. "I didn't know you were a Justin Bieber fan Vegeta."
"No you foolish woman!" he yelled. "The thing before that!"
The woman crossed her arms and raised her eyebrows at him. "I don't like your tone mister. You better watch it."
"You dare threaten me!" exclaimed Vegeta. Did this woman not realize that he had killed millions of people, destroyed hundreds of planets, and defeated some of the strongest fighters in the universe? While this woman had a power level lower than the vast majority of saiyan infants!
"I do dare buster!" shouted the woman as she stuck her finger in the saiyan's face. "And you better apologize to me before I get Tien down here to kick your butt again!"
Vegeta's eye twitched and his body began to shake. "Apol…Apologize." The saiyan was barely able to spit out the word he was so furious. First she insults his honor by reminding him of his defeat at the hands of that human weakling and then she demands that he 'apologize'. If his certain death wasn't the price, Vegeta would blast the woman into oblivion for this outrage!
"Well, what's it going to be tough guy," said the blue haired minx with a smug look on her face.
"A saiyan never apologizes!" claimed Vegeta before crossing his arms and turning away from the woman.
"Well that's not true," she said. "Goku and Gohan apologize all the time, even though they hardly ever do anything wrong or mean, unlike you."
"Humph," snorted Vegeta. "Kakarot and his half-breed brat are no saiyans." The two sat in silence as the woman waited for the saiyan to concede and finally apologize to her while the prince refused to give into her demands.
"Ugh!" exclaimed the heiress as she stood up with a huff. "There's just no getting to you! I can't wait until tomorrow when Goku gets here…" Realizing what she had said, the woman clasped her hands around her mouth, but Vegeta had already heard what he had wanted to hear.
The saiyan laughed at the woman before slowly standing. "You see woman, I always get what I want."
"I've already told you jackass, my name is Bulma! Not 'Woman'!" she shouted as Vegeta opened the door to the CapsuleHouse.
"Hn," was the only reply he gave as he stepped into the house. So it seemed that Kakarot was coming as well. Vegeta smirked. If everything went according to plan, not only would he become immortal and finish off Frieza, he would also be able to rid himself of the annoying triclops and that pathetic excuse for a saiyan.
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Tien panted as he disengaged from the furious exchange of blows that he and Nail had been entangled in. He looked up to see that his Namekian friend was also panting from their long and challenging spar.
"What to call it a day?" he called out to the lone Namek warrior.
"Yes," he replied. "We would not want to have to begin using our full power in order to answer the question of who would be victorious."
"Your right, because then I would be the winner," teased Tien as the two fighters descended towards the top of the rock spire. The human fighter looked over at his newfound friend and thought about how similar the two of them were. It was almost like he had found a kindred spirit in Nail, and it was nice to see that the universe wasn't filled just with Vegeta's and Frieza's.
"So you say," said Nail as the two landed in front of Guru's home, "and yet you have still failed to put me onto the ground."
"True," conceded Tien, "but you haven't been able to put me there either." The two fighters exchanged a laugh before silence fell over the two as a gust of wind whisked past them. They stood like statues for several minutes as they watched over the encampment of the Namek villagers had set up.
"So how long does Guru have?" asked Tien, finally breaking the silence between the two.
"Not long, a few days at best." replied Nail. Tien could feel the sadness that was infused in the green warrior's words. He emphasized with his new friend, since he still felt the pain and grief that came with losing his friends at the hands of the saiyans. Only for Nail and the other Nameks, they could not simply wish back their leader. Once he died, he would be gone forever.
"I'm sorry, it must be tough on you and the other Nameks to lose such a great leader," said Tien.
"Yes, it will be a sad day for my people when Guru passes on to the next dimension," replied Nail. "But Moori is a capable leader and he will do a fine job of leading our people, or what is left of our people."
Tien clenched his fist. It troubled him greatly that so many Namekians had died and that if he got the Dragon Balls that he was going to wish for his friends back. It just seemed so selfish! Was he no better than Vegeta or Frieza? The wish he wanted to make did help his friends sure, but it also was to help clear his own conscious because it was because of him that they were dead in the first place.
The weight of something pressing on his shoulder caused Tien to look up and see that Nail had put his hand on his shoulder. The Namek gave him a sad smile before saying, "Do not trouble yourself with my people's problems. It is not your fault that Frieza and his men have killed so many and you have already helped save many of us from his cruel hands."
"Frieza is going to pay for what he's done," growled Tien. "Mark my words."
"I hope so," said Nail solemnly. "Though I fear that neither of us has the power to defeat him. Maybe you would if you had accepted Guru's gift."
"Maybe," agreed Tien as he thought back to when he and Moori had recounted the events that had happened since Tien and Gohan stepped in to save the Elder and his two sons. After the human had finished telling his tale, the Grand Elder had offered him the same power boost that he had given Gohan.
"It just doesn't seem right," justified Tien. "My entire life I've always worked hard and had to earn every ounce of strength that I have. It would feel like cheating to just skip all of the work and still earn the power."
"I understand," said Nail, "but I fear circumstances may force us to compromise such noble values."
The two warriors again stood in silence as Tien digested what Nail had said. Would the strength he had now be enough to defeat Frieza? Would the combined strength of Goku and himself and their other allies be enough to defeat the insane space tyrant? Was he being selfish to refuse the power Guru offered him if it could possibly be the deciding factor in their war against Frieza?
Tien continued to debate with himself as he and Nail stood there in silence and watched one of Namek's three suns rise. Finally Nail broke the silence as he asked, "So when do you and the saiyan make your play for the rest of the Dragon Balls?"
"In a few hours after we both get some sleep," answered Tien with a sigh. "I'm going to ask Dende to heal him so he'll be ready for a fight if it comes to that."
"I still do not trust him," said Nail.
"Neither do I," confessed Tien, "but I don't really have a choice. I need his help to get the Dragon Balls from Frieza. Besides, Goku would want me to give him a chance to change for the better."
"This Goku could be seen as a saint or a fool by the way you have described him," admitted Nail.
Chuckling, Tien replied, "Goku is the most pure-hearted, innocent, and kind man I have ever met. He is always willing to give even the most foul and despicable person, like Vegeta, the chance to change and forgive them for any wrong doings they have committed."
"Again, is this man a saint or a fool," responded Nail cryptically. "I am not sure that I could forgive a man that was responsible for the deaths of my friends. For instance, I could never forgive Frieza. No matter what he did to change himself or make amends, it would never really make right his wrongs. I guess your friend is a greater man than I if he can forgive anyone for anything."
"I'm not sure I can forgive, or even forget, what Vegeta has done," acknowledged Tien. "Every time I see his face, I'm reminded that I couldn't stop him and his men from murdering my friends. That I wasn't there to help them when they stared down that same, exact face and they died trying to beat him while I was missing in action."
"I think that your friend would say that you need to forgive yourself more than you need to forgive the saiyan," observed the Namek warrior. "You blame yourself for his and his allies' actions. They are responsible for their own sins, not you."
"Then am I not a traitor for allowing Vegeta to live, and even teaming up with him," asked the human fighter. "He is the one responsible for my friends' deaths, and now I am working with him!"
"In order to defeat a greater evil," retorted Nail. "I am sure your friends would understand the circumstances that led you to allying yourself with their killer. If they were in your shoes they might have made a similar decision regarding the saiyan."
"You're right," conceded Tien. "They would understand, and accept the choice I made. You give sound advice my friend."
The Namek warrior smiled as a breeze caused his vest to billow slightly in the wind. "It is one of the perks of guarding one of the oldest and wisest beings in the universe. Now I will advise that you should get some rest. I assume it is no easy task stealing from one of the most powerful warriors in the universe."
Tien chuckled, "I would guess that you are right. Until next time, and then I will put you on the ground." The two laughed again before the human warrior began his descent down to where Bulma had set up the CapsuleHouse. As his feet touched down, Tien saw that one of the young Namekians that he and Gohan had saved was standing by the door to the house. Upon closer examination, he could make out that it was the younger, Cargo, he seemed to be waiting at the door.
"Hey kid," said Tien as he walked over. "Are you waiting for Gohan? I can tell him your out here when I go in if you want."
"Um no," answered the young boy. "I actually came to talk to you sir."
Tien raised an eyebrow in surprise. "Really? Me? What do you want to talk about?"
"I just wanted to tell you that you HAVE to come back to Guru's after your mission with Vegeta."
Taken aback by the forcefulness in the young Namek's voice, Tien took a step back before asking, "How do you know about that?"
The Namekian child seemed to ignore him as he continued, "But you must also bring back an injured friend if Frieza is to be defeated." Tien watched completely stunned as the small boy turned and ran away after giving his cryptic advice to the human warrior. The three eyed human just shook his head and ignored the shiver that ran down his spine as he opened the door to the CapsuleHouse and stepped inside.
Well there it is. Tien didn't kill Vegeta, Gohan get the power-up from Guru, and we saw the first Bulma/Vegeta interaction. Hope that wasn't too far off of my previous quality of writing. Again, sorry for taking such a long hiatus away from the site and again thanks have to go out to all my loyal readers for sticking with me and all of the baggage I keep dragging around and slowing me down. Also thanks again for getting this story over 200 reviews, you guys are the best.