The battle against King Piccolo was one that went down in history as the first true battle with stakes higher than anything anyone could ever expect. A monster capable of maintaining dominance against the entire planet with a legion of demons at his side. Goku was able to barely defeat him after drinking the Ultra Divine Water and returning for a rematch. But because Goku is dead, how can the timeline correct itself? And will it be for the better or for the worst?

Ayote, Tien, and Chiaotzu are seen in the skies, flying as fast as they could to King Piccolo's location after his swift subjugation of the world. Though Tien was surprised to learn Ayote could fly - a trait she kept hidden since no one else could fly until Tien showed up - but chose not to ask how she gained such a rare feat. Not only was it a bad time to ask, but from what he could sense, Ayote has been… very off. The girl from the tournament who verbally berated him for fighting to win instead of fighting with honor seemed to be gone as she seemed… mentally absent. Tien stopped, causing Chiaotzu and Ayote to stop shortly thereafter.

Tien: "Before we keep going. Ayote… Is something the matter? The more I look at you, the less I see that drive to fight. I owe you a lot for saving Chiaotzu so… Tell me."

Ayote: "...It… It's as you say… I… don't have the will to fight… Krillin, Goku, and Grandpa Roshi… They are all dead… I couldn't save them… And now… There's a very real chance I could lose my home again…"

Ayote's stoicism turned into fear, her eyes widening as she was brought back to that time of Planet Vegeta's destruction. She lost her mother, her home… And now she lost her loved ones… Tien looked at Ayote; he wasn't sure how he could help, given this seemed like a personal battle only she can fight through. He approached Ayote… and gave her a sucker punch to the gut, causing Ayote to reel back in pain and Chiaotzu to start calling his friend out.

Tien: "Forgive me… But you need a firm reminder of why you are still alive. Earth isn't gone… Your home isn't gone! Goku and Roshi gave their lives fighting against this evil. The least we can do is continue that fight. Ayote, you are our best chance… Call upon whatever strength you have and help us."

This seemed to calm Ayote's mind a bit, replacing emotional pain with physical pain… And Tien was right. They had not lost yet, so Ayote pushed her grim thoughts aside. She mustered what strength she could for the final battle… But it was still clear to Tien that Ayote still didn't have her flame back. And that is on top of the injury she sustained from defending Chiaotzu… All they could hope for was their absolute best being enough…

At King Castle, deep in Central City, King Piccolo sat upon this throne as he begins to broadcast his announcement to the entire world.

Piccolo: "Greetings, pathetic humans. I am your new ruler, your new king of Earth, Demon King Piccolo. As of today, you will submit only to my rule. Any who defy me will be sentenced to death without trial, executed publicly as a show of what happens when you defy me. And…"

He pauses as he gives a sinister smile, giving everyone who watched a chill down their spine.

Piccolo: "I mustn't forget that today will be marked as Piccolo Day. On this very special day of every year, I will grace one sector of our world chosen at random with my presence… and destroy it. And today's lucky sector is…"

He creates a piece of paper and traces his finger down in a mocking fashion, just to build up the tension.

Piccolo: "Sector 29… West City. Prepare for my arrival, humans. You will feel the might of the Demon King."

He laughs as he stands from his throne and leaves the castle, only to stop as he senses three energies land nearby. Ayote, Tien, and Chiaotzu return, ready to fight him. Piccolo's makeshift camera crew came out to broadcast this sudden interruption, though Piccolo simply laughs as he recognized the trio as Roshi's failures who managed to elude his judgment.

Piccolo: "So it's you three… During my ascension to power, you three ran away after seeing my might. Have you come to sacrifice yourselves to me?"

Tien: "Hardly. We're here to avenge our friends who you mercilessly killed! Whatever happens, we are determined to stop you!"

Piano, King Piccolo's right hand, walks up to his master's side, laughing at the fools' bravado.

Piano: "My lord, it is not worth your time to fight such inferior beings. Instead, why not let your children deal with them?"

Piccolo: "An excellent idea, Piano."

Piccolo then charges energy before spitting out three eggs. One hatches into a large, ogre-like green thing with blue pants and an orange cloth around the waist; another hatches into a small, similarly green creature with a purple pair of pants; and the final egg hatches into a muscular, winged darker green shaded demon with a head similar to Piano's, though with red piercing eyes and black pants.

Piccolo: "Drum. Triangle. And Cello. Paint the ground red with their blood."

Demons: "Yes, father!"

Drum, the rotund of the demon trio, walked up to Tien, smiling with anticipation as he had every intention of torturing the tri-clops in the name of his master. The shorter demon, Triangle, lunged at Chiaotzu, swiping sharp claws at the child-like telepath as he quickly jumped back. The tallest one, Cello, glared down at Ayote, smiling before slamming a fast upward kick to the Saiyan's face, sending her into the air before following. King Piccolo smiled as he created a throne for himself and sat down to watch the fights. At the very least, the two weaklings should be dead by Drum and Triangle's hands. But the third one might prove troublesome if not prioritized, so he telepathically tells his sons to get rid of Tien and Chiaotzu then assist Cello.

Triangle: "Come on! Why run away!?"

Chiaotzu: "I'm not running! Dodon Ray!"

Chiaotzu fires off a beam from his finger, but Triangle slaps the beam aside as he closes the distance and slams the boy to the ground, digging his claws into Chiaotzu's face. Drum and Tien fight, managing to exchange blows for a brief period, but Drum shows to be too powerful to be trading with. With an evil smirk, Drum unleashes a mouth blast from close range, blasting Tien a fair distance away, leaving him scorched.

Piccolo: "One down."

Triangle grabs Chiaotzu by his head, headbutting him hard before kneeing the telepath in the stomach, torturing the boy before stabbing a claw through Chiaotzu's mid-section. Once the boy was out of commission, Triangle tosses him aside, letting him just bleed out.

Piccolo: "Two down."

Ayote fights Cello, even managing to overpower him a bit as she retaliated with quite a bit of force. But then the demon quickly changes tactics as he swiftly lands an elbow on Ayote's back - which hadn't recovered - causing her immense pain as she is sent to the ground. Drum rushes in and body slams her, crushing her under his fat. Triangle smiles as he has a clear shot.

Triangle: "Lights out, girly!"

Triangle lunges at the downed Ayote as she struggled with Drum's weight, reaching out painfully for the fat demon's arm and using it to intercept Triangle's claws. In a fit of anger and rage, Drum stands up, lifting Triangle up with him as his claws were still embedded into his arm, and stomping on Ayote's back.

Drum: "That hurt! How dare you break my arm like that!?"

Ayote starts to cough up blood, each stomp causing her further and further pain. Triangle finally gets his claw out of Drum's arm as he lands between Ayote's legs.

Triangle: "Keep her down, Drum."

Triangle says as he smiles and stabs his claws into Ayote's legs, causing her further pain. Cello, still in the air, smiles as he flew down, imitating Nam as he did his own Cross Arm Dive, though adding a drill spin maneuver to it to give a far bigger impact, creating a crater on the ground from the impact. Drum and Triangle barely had time to move out of the way before Cello hit the ground, causing them to angrily shout at him.

Drum: "Hey! You trying to kill us too!? Watch where you dive!"

Triangle: "Yeah! Stupid Cello!"

Cello: "Hmph. You should've moved faster then."

Cello looked down as the dust settled, seeing Ayote thoroughly in the ground. He lifted her up by her hair before taking her out of the crater and tossing her to Piccolo's feet.

Piccolo: "How disappointing. The greatest warriors of Earth have fallen to my mightiest sons. Let this be a warning to all that dare to defy my rule."

Piccolo then stands from his temporary throne, grabbing Ayote by the throat, seeing her barely conscious.

Piccolo: "Now… If I recall, when I first saw you, you shouted out to a 'grandpa'. That was Roshi, wasn't it? Well… Don't worry… You will be joining him… soon enough…"

Piccolo smirked as he charged up a ball of ki in his palm, ready to kill Ayote right there.

Ayote's Thoughts: "Tien… I'm so sorry… I just… I just can't fight… I've lost… too much… I… give up… I can't live… with what I lost…"

As Piccolo prepared to finish off the Saiyan, a sudden kick is slammed right into his head. A swift dropkick to the demon's face that causes him to drop Ayote and sends him flying quite a distance away. As Ayote was about to hit the ground, a yellow cloud catches her, allowing her to rest on it as a new fighter had appeared - Chi-Chi.