The Daimao Clan
"The Daimao Clan: A look at Namek's Greatest Soldiers"
By Neru 1017
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Chapter Four
"Dende! Why'd you send him away?!" yells Piccolo walking over and grabbing Dende by his many colored robes, "I was read to fight!"
"Hey now. Release my brother," says Nail eyeing Piccolo in warning.
"Sorry," Piccolo lets go of Dende, "But sending him away was stupid! He could go hurt someone!"
"No he won't. He made a pact and he has no choice but to follow it," Dende says, "And sending him away was not stupid, because now you have time to make a plan and try to get an upperhand. Besides, we don't know much about how strong he has gotten or any new abilities he may have obtained."
"Yeah," Goten agrees, "For all we know he could blow up the galaxy just by thinking about it."
"Surly it won't be that bad..." says Nail, "I mean if Piccolo was made to be just like his father than his father can't be much stronger than him."
"That's not neccesarily true," says Trunks, "See Piccolo was cursed to be like that, and who knows what all else besides Piccolo's evil was tied up in that curse."
"...Scary," mumbles Marron.
Piccolo relaxes a little knowing that his friends were right. He looks at the ground for a few moments thinking.
"Ok, I want you all to go home and prepare as best you can," says Piccolo, "Get anyone important to you away from here to somewhere safe. Daimao killed Krillin and Roshi to get to Goku once and he'll do it again if he has too."
"Allright Piccolo, but what will you do?" asks Trunks putting his hands on Trent's shoulders.
"I'm going to meditate. I need to clear my head...I think better that way," says Piccolo.
"Ok, come on Pan, we'll go to my place," says Marron, "We can spar to help get us back in swing."
"You two won't be fighting unless it's absolutly neccesarily," says Piccolo, "But it's a good idea anyway."
Marron gets into her air-car and Pan steps in to sit next to her. Trunks and Goten fly off also with Trent riding on Trunk's back. Trent turns around and wave.
"Bye Mr. Piccolo!" he yells, "Bye Nail-ani! See you later Dende-san!"
Nail and Dende wave back enthusicastically but Piccolo just turns away and enters the arched doorways of Dende's shrine. He walks to an inner chamber Piccolo's soft Namekian shoes silencing his footsteps. Dende and Nail follow close behind. Dende sits down in his throne and sighs.
"I feel worthless," he says quietly, "I am the Guardian here and I'm supposed to keep things like this from happening."
"It's not your fault brother," Nail says comfortingly, "Besides you stopped this fight."
"No," Dende answers, "I only delayed it to our advantage...those were my Dragonballs used to bring Daimao back."
"Don't worry about it," Nail says, "We'll get him. It's all going to be alright."
Dende let's out an unbeleiving groan as Mr. Popo enters the room. Mr. Popo glances Dende.
"Are you quite well, Dende-san?" he asks placing the watering can he had been holding in his hand on the floor.
"Fine, Mr. Popo," Dende says, "Just nervous."
"Kami-san was nervous alot too during his reign," Mr. Popo says, "And he did fine."
"Yeah, your right," Dende says lifting his head smiling.
"See he beleives in your judgement too," says Nail.
"Would you three shutup?!" yells Piccolo all of a sudden from where he is hovering Indian-style in a corner of the hall.
"Oh, Mr. Piccolo," says Mr. Popo anxiously seeing he upset the much larger much stronger man, "I did not see you there. I am sorry Sir."
Piccolo grunts and placing his feet on the ground to walk into another room where he can be alone with his thoughts. Piccolo once again draws up his legs and feet crossing his arms across his chest. He rises in the air noting his lightness and missing his lost cape. Just as he is about to close his eyes to concentrate he sees Nail standing perfectly still in the doorway.
"Yes Nail?" aks Piccolo gruffly biting his tongue to keep himself from saying anything else. Piccolo is tired of all the interuptions.
"Mind if I join you?" he asks, "Two heads are better than one."
Piccolo examines the young Namek a moment thinking. Nail had a calm and laid back nature, he would probably make it easier to Piccolo to properly channel his thoughts and have an open mind about the upcoming fight.
"Yes," says Piccolo, "I suppose I don't mind."
Nail walks over and sits crossed legged in the air facing Piccolo. The two of them touch the first two fingers of each hand together and close their eyes. Piccolo and Nail sit this way along time ignoring the pain in their arms from holding there fingers together for so long. Each one is relaxing and asking questions in their minds. Then they watch the visions dancing on the back of their eyelids for an answer. The two stay this way until their visions return them to Dende's shrine. Both Piccolo and Nail's eyes snap open.
"I have a plan," states Piccolo.
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