Power

The night was beginning as we reached the lookout and Dende was standing on the patio as if he had been expecting us.

"Do you remember me Heshema?" He kindly greeted us.

"Your voice does sound familiar." I admitted, causing a smile to crease Dende's face and a look of curiosity to hit Goten's.

"I use to mind speak you as a child when you were in training." He reminded me motioning us to the back of the lookout. "This way," I pushed in my mind to remember our conversations but all I got was a dark room with the old man's voice yelling at me again. "I was the one who helped you escape."

"Than you must know something about me," I said as slow as I could to make it seem as if I was calm, but my heart was aching to know who I really am.

"Search me" He replied simply.

"What? How?"

"With your mind." Seeing my puzzled look he continued. "Remember your training." At my disbelief he added. "You are the only one to survive with the pyramid in tacked. This should be easy for you."

"Pyramid?"

He smiled at my curiosity. "You haven't forgotten, Gero would have never told you about that. He was interested in controlling you. He would never tell you that he needed you." He paused but I was not interested in anything but what this pyramid was that is inside me. "The pyramid of the Ki legend is the pyramid of power. It is a pyramid of biological components: 3 strong warriors on the bottom followed by 2 minds of wisdom and on the top is the secret someone of ultimate importance. Your goal in life is to find the pieces and complete the pyramid. This is my understanding of the prophecy."

"And what exactly is this prophecy. Just so I can make my own assumption."

"The prophecy states that within the embryo of the child true souls will open the gates for the Belaki." Denda recited easily.

"Belaki?" I enquired on this foreign new word.

"It's the Kimarrien word for power, thus the pyramid of power." Denda looked to me and went on, "you need to finish the pyramid to complete your mother's dreams."

"My mother?"

"Yes, I thought you would have figured this out already." He paused, "Don't you remember anything."

I had looked to my feet embarrassed by the only answer that came to my mind. "I've figured I must be… like… a machine… built to destroy… built to destroy earth… or something."

"No, Gero had better uses for you. Rather than destroying earth, which you could do, as could many people apparently, he would have you conquer for him to rule."

I sighed at this response, "Than I am dangerous."

Denda smiled at my downcast eyes and obvious displeasure at my intended use. "I doubt it. With the people 18 chose as your piece keepers I would be surprised if you could become truly evil."

My mind went into overflow. 18, Krillin's wife, she… What should I do? Should I go through with completing the pyramid? Even if I chose to complete it I would have no clue how or how much more I had to do.

"Search me." Denda spoke quietly. I barely heard it with all the thoughts rushing through my mind.

"Focus!" He raised his voice startling me. "If you want to know focus … Focus hard think of your goal, all the memories you want, all the questions you need answered. Let it help you remember your training you've done it before… REMEMBER!" He yelled. My mind went fuzzy and my thoughts had rushed through me as I began to think like him, see the world through his eyes.

Tell me. You will tell me what I need to know.

Good. Now step two. Break my shield. The people you need to see into will not let you in easily. OUT. He pushed my mind out and forced my to fight my way in. My mind was clear when I entered his again.

Find what you want. Your entrance was messy. I know you're here I will fight to keep my mind locked beat me!

How am I supposed to enter?

You entered from the front door. I was thinking about lunch, than I was seeing your thoughts on what you wanted to find. Enter from the back than you can search all you want and I will only feel dizzy. If you enter the front door only follow your servants thoughts do not move them or they will know you are there. Now OUT. He pushed but I held my ground.

Not without those memories!

Fine!

The memories collided with me at a speed my mind was not ready for. I tried to process it but that only made the pain worse. I pulled my mind away, leaving Denda to his own mind, as I collapsed from exhaustion.

"What have you done?" Goten cried catching me before I hit the ground.

Denda looked to his friend. "I gave her the answers, and taught her to use what skill she had forgotten. She'll be fine, she just needs rest."

Goten kissed my forehead and followed Denda to lay me to rest.