Prologue: King Piccolo Saga pt 3- Demon Children and Diamao

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Chemistry-Deaf: I'm on a roll...

It was afternoon when Tambourine came back from his first mission. He held an orange ball with 4 darker orange stars and a packet of papers. He approached Diamao handing him the Dragon Ball.

"So, this is a Dragon Ball." Piccolo held it and turned the ball around to observe it more closely. There was a hint of amusement from him. "Just seven more and my wish will be granted."

"Yes, Master. I also have the packet of papers of the top ten Martial Artists. This mission was very easy, but I hope I didn't mess it up," Tambourine said holding a good stack of papers.

"You did well, Tambourine. Place them up."

Tambourine moved to the wall in front of Piccolo and start putting them up. The fourth page he recognized. "The bald kid is an expert? Well, that makes one less to worry about!" As he crumpled up the paper, one of the poster slipped out of his grasp. Mai picked it up and gasped. Saxophone was hovering in meditation after his fill of juice. He was quickly out of it when Mai ran to Pilaf for his attention. Luckily, he didn't fall on his injured side.

"Pilaf! Look at this!"

"What?" He looked at the poster. "AAH! Is this for real? Now I understand why he's so strong. He managed to make it to the finals!"

"Him? Oh, I killed him too," Tambourine said behind them. They whipped around in surprise. By this time, Saxophone had gotten up and stretched. He stopped quickly when pain from his side shot up. He went over to get a better look at the poster that got Pilaf so worked up. "So, he was a finalist? The others must be weak."

"Or tired," Saxophone spoke up. Everyone looked at him. "He did fight at the tournament, Tambourine. I wouldn't be surprised if given enough rest he could fight you better."

"Whatever. It would be best if all of them was weak but stay on your guard, Tambourine," Piccolo interrupted before Saxophone and Tambourine could continue to argue. "If they have any knowledge of Evil Containment Wave, it's a straight ticket to the pot. Your next mission is to kill all remaining experts and anybody else in you way! Don't disappoint me. After this, no one can stop us!"

"As you command, Diamao Piccolo!" Tambourine shouted and walked to the hatch. Once it was open and he flew out laughing. Pilaf and his minions start doubting about the deal when Piccolo was freed.

Saxophone looked over to Piccolo. "Diamao, didn't you have to collect the Dragon Balls?"

"Yes, I was planning to make another demon. Unless, you have a better idea."

"I do. Send me, Diamao. I can and I will collect the Dragon Balls for you."

"You think you can handle that task?" Piccolo noticed a determined face on Saxophone and decided to give him a shot. "Fine, show me the position of the next Dragon Balls."

Pilaf jumped when given an order and scrambled over to the radar globe. Mai pressed it on. Pilaf found the closest one and Saxophone got a good look at the relative position of the airship to the nearest Dragon Ball. "We could land for you," Pilaf offered.

"No, just open the hatch," Saxophone told him. The hatch opened and Saxophone jumped down. After a few meters down, Saxophone kicked the air causing him to fly forward.

It didn't take long for Saxophone to reach land. He brought up a mental picture of roughly where the Dragon Ball might be and start scanning the ground. At first, he picked out the animals' low ki levels. Then, two higher ki levels caught his attention and changed direction. He was going fast enough that his ears only heard wind. As he got closer, he dropped out of flight and landed near two short but powerful kids. The rough landing caused pain to the healing scar on his leg. He hissed.

He slowly stood to his full height and noticed them staring at him. He was about to snap at them for staring when he saw the Dragon Ball around the taller kid. "Looks like I don't have to ask you where the Dragon Ball is. Could I have that around your neck?"

"Huh? You want this?" The taller kid picked up the Dragon Ball. "Why should I give it to you?"

"He almost look like the monster I fought. But, he wants the Dragon Ball... That makes him a friend of the assassin that killed Krillin! And, that makes him my enemy!" the shorter with wild hair growled out.

"I'm sure we could work out a deal," Saxophone said.

"A deal? Hm, I am hungry..." the taller kid pondered.

"Hey, monster!" the shorter one yelled out. Saxophone glanced at him. "You look almost like the guy that killed my best friend! But, you don't have wings and wearing a shirt!"

"... Are you talking about Tambourine?" Saxophone asked.

"Yes, he's the one I'm after."

Saxophone broke into a grin. "I thought I recognized you. He boasted about killing two already. Guess he lied since you are not dead."

"Grr! I'll crush you!"

"Forget it. You prefer to crush Tambourine over me, anyway. Also, I have interest in the Dragon Ball not the fact you're still alive."

"About the Dragon Ball. I will give it to you if you can get me dinner," the taller kid interrupted.

"... That can be done easily enough. Give me a minute." With that, Saxophone left. True to his word, a minute later he has three animals killed. He dropped them unceremoniously to the ground. The taller kid stared at it, watering. He was about to run to them when Saxophone stopped him. "Hold it. I would like the Dragon Ball for the food."

A/N: I believe four or five more parts of this Saga, the prologue will be over and the next arc will begin.