"Pleeeeeaaase?" Steven begged.

"No," the Namekian stated, continuing to meditate.

"Pretty please?" The boy tried again, leaning on the green alien's weighted shoulder pad.

"I said no, Steven," he repeated, not even bothering to open his eyes.

"But it's a really awesome trick and Connie hasn't seen it!" he argued as he pointed to his best friend. He had brought her here specifically to see Piccolo perform this for them. Gohan had also tagged along to see the Namekian's trick. "Gohan wants to see it too!" he added.

"Too bad," he said.

"Aww….." Steven whined as he slid off the weighted training gear. He then turned towards the two other children. "Sorry guys...I guess he really means it," he informed as he walked towards them.

Both of their faces fell in disappointment. "Darn…" Connie sighed, "Well I guess we can do something else instead. Maybe you can show me that new video game you got?"

"Yeah, I guess so," Steven said smiling, "Might as well make the best of it while you guys are here, right?" Connie nodded and the two turned to go upstairs.

Gohan, however, was not so quick to give up. He marched over to the Namekian with a look of determination on his face. When they noticed Gohan didn't follow them, Connie and Steven turned to look at him in confusion. The little half Saiyan swiftly jumped up onto Piccolo's lap. Piccolo opened his eyes to look at the child in confusion, which he quickly regretted. For Gohan had decided to use his secret weapon. One that even his father was not powerful enough to withstand: Gohan stuck out his lip in a pout and gave Piccolo, his biggest, saddest puppy dog eyes. "Won't you please show us the trick, Mr. Piccolo?" he pleaded, clasping his hands together for better effect. At that, Steven and Connie shared a mischievous smile.

Piccolo gulped. This kid had pulled the dirtiest trick in the book. He looked away from the the four year old's begging expression. "Gohan I said-" he bit out as he tried to look away. However, as he did so, he came face to face with Connie wearing a similar expression. "Please, Mr. Piccolo?" she asked sweetly.

Piccolo attempted to avoid her stare as well by looking the other way, but found himself flanked by Steven who had the same expression. "Pleeeeaaaase?" he begged, whimpering slightly for effect.

Piccolo growled before sighing in defeat. "Fine…" he relented, and the children whooped in delight. "But I'm only doing this once, alright?" he warned. The children nodded, excitement clear in their eyes. Piccolo floated back down to the ground before standing up. He held his arms up in the air, took a deep breath, and FWLOOOSH! His arms extended into the air and waved around like they were made of rubber.

The children laughed and cheered, while Piccolo rolled his eyes. After a few moments, his arms retracted back to their normal proportions and became less elastic. He then folded them across his chest.

"That was amazing!" Connie said between giggles, "It was like one of those wacky arm waving inflatable tube men they have at car sales!"

"I'm so glad I you find me as entertaining as a ploy for selling vehicles," Piccolo said, sarcasm dripping from his voice.

"It really was cool, though!" Steven said, "You rock!"

"You're the best Mr. Piccolo!" Gohan chirped as he hugged the Namekian's leg.

Piccolo gave a look of surprise at them, before a small smile worked its way onto his face. "Thanks kids," he said.

Two chapters in one day? Wow, I'm on a role today. I'll have another up tomorrow. Quick note, it's not going to be comedic as usual.