*Ja-ins POV*

Galaxy damit!
How could I be so sloppy? How could I drop my guard? How did a blasted namek sneak up on me?
On top of that I thought I'd lost him in that underwater cave with my multiform decoy, but oh no, he survived.
And now I've led him straight into camp! For a brief instant I see Topple lying flat in front of a boy, they've been fighting! Topple is still alive, weak, but alive.
Mentally slapping myself I lunge at the green man catching him in a choke hold. Three seconds he's kneeing my in the guts and I let go. I crumple like a tin can. Snarling he dives at me. With no time to think I kick out hitting him in the groin. He crumples.
What? Groaning and moaning he's at the edge of the woods. Like I just smashed his jewels. But nameks don't have jewels!
Do they? I swish I'd paid more attention to the xeno-biology tapes.
Leaping over the namek I grab at the boy and catch him by the hair. Lifting him from the ground I fling him at the green man. Rushing over at the pair, I knock the green man unconscious with a swift blow to the head. That'll hurt when he wakes up.
If he wakes up.
I'm about to give the boy the same treatment when Topple appears behind me, suppressing coughs.
The only word I understand is "Friend." I let go of the boy. Topple coughs more violently collapsing to the ground. It's like a physical blow to me. I turn back to the boy.
"Who are you?" I snarl at the boy in my grasp.
"I-I'm Gohan." His eyes are wide with fear "I don't want to hurt you please! Just let me take my friend to the hospital!"
Something inside me cracks. He's plea is genuine. He will leave. I start to let go, slowly. I can tell he meant no harm.
Gohan shoulders his unconscious friend. Then his eyes widen as he stares at Topple. I smell the blood. I hear his retching sound emanating from my brother. He's coughing up blood.
But like the qi blast all those years ago. Instinct rules over reason. Never the less I'm frozen. Gohan drops his friend and scoops s up Topple. There's no time for distrust. For precautions. I have to trust this boy to take my little brother to help.
Because Topple is coughing up blood and I don't have a choice.