Chapter 3 - A New Task






So they were looking for whoever defeated Goku ... and probably Vegeta too. Piccolo had insisted, even if it would make the search longer, that they all stayed together. Somehow he had a strange feeling about it ... familiar, but uncomfortable nonetheless. And so Kuririn and Gohan, who knew Piccolo best of all present, had a bad feeling ... If the otherwise serious and calm Namek was worried and nervous, then something was really wrong. It was crazy ... Their day had started when they wanted to find a little boy. And now they were looking for an enemy who must be stronger than anyone they had known before. But it was quiet, damn quiet ... Tenshinhan was the first to notice. Nothing, no birds or other animals ... They were in the middle of the forest ... in the mountains. In the middle of the deepest wilderness!And there shouldn't be any animals here? Impossible! Because of this very strange fact, they decided to land first and take a break. They were all tired already, and those who didn't just eat water like Piccolo were pretty hungry. Kuririn was the first to say something, "Let's fly back to Goku's house ... We're all totally exhausted from the search. And we won't find anything!" Well, he didn't believe in the "gobbling" as he always said, but it wasn't. There was something else that drove him to keep searching ... In the end he even went so far as to start a real argument with Tenshinhan and Kuririn ... Not the way he usually did when he hit them because, in his opinion, they were quite different were stupid. No. He was really aggressive and attacked them both! Kuririn jumped back, frightened, that wasn't her 'dear' Piccolo, that was the devil again!Finally Piccolo even wanted to separate from the group and continue to search alone. Gohan held him back, however, "Piccolo ... What's the matter with you? You've never been like this before ..." No, that wasn't true ... Gohan's thoughts improved. At the very beginning, when he had just met Piccolo and he was really still the devil, he behaved very similarly. He now had the same cold twinkle in his eyes and the same harsh undertone in his voice. But Piccolo didn't listen to his friend, he gave him a push and flew away. He left behind a shocked Gohan ... And everyone else was more than surprised by his behavior ...


Piccolo had already covered a considerable distance. He really accelerated and his cloak was blowing in the wind. Now it seemed stupid and completely superfluous what he had said and done ... But he couldn't just fly back and apologize, could he?No. The others would think he was weak. And there was that strange feeling again ... It was as if he had a hundred thousand ants in his stomach. It didn’t let him rest and drove him mad ... Suddenly it got dark, the stars could be seen and the moon rose. Piccolo stopped and floated in the air ... That was impossible! It couldn't be that late ... Well, they had searched for a long time, but ... Then it got light again and the sun rose. Now his confusion was really complete. But at least he now had a reason to fly back that he needn't be ashamed of. So he quickly made his way back. He hoped that everyone had already arrived at Goku's house ... And that Goku was still alive!


He was still alive, Piccolo needn't have worried about it. Ice was back home too ... So everything was fine until the moment when day and night were going crazy. Bulma felt her suspicions that the trouble was again being confirmed.And they were all just as worried about this day / night change as Piccolo ... Incidentally, he landed right in front of the front door at this very moment. Everyone looked at him suspiciously ... Was he 'normal' again? Your 'dear' Piccolo? Or was he just as aggressive as a few minutes ago? In any case, Tenshinhan and Kuririn backed away a few steps in front of him and Gohan stood protectively in front of Videl. Son-Goku came out of the house ... His clothes were still tattered, magic beans don't work on clothes, but he was fine so far. He didn't understand anything anymore, they were all making a fuss, as if the devil was after them personally ... A look at Piccolo, who looked quite irritated, made him correct his last thought again. The devil WAS after them personally ... Then he thought of Vegeta ... He had been there with him. And he was injured ... "Did you find Vegeta too?" Kuririn startled ... They hadn't noticed Goku yet, they had their backs to the house.Only Piccolo must have seen him. "No ..." answered Kuririn "... he wasn't there. Whether he ...?" he dared not speak the thought. Vegeta hadn't been there, and they couldn't feel his aura either ... And judging by Goku's injuries, her opponent must have been very strong. Their conversation was interrupted because all of a sudden it started to snow! Everyone went inside quickly, keeping a respectful distance from Piccolo. They still didn't trust him ... However, they all agreed on one point: Something was absolutely wrong! But there were no further considerations, because suddenly the Kaioshin was standing in the middle of the living room. "Hello! There are problems. Come on, we'll explain everything in the world of the Kaios!" Bulma looked him up and down. She hadn't seen him since his merger with Kibito, and she found that his looks had changed for the better. Really, he looked really cute.Only she had liked his voice better before ... And who should come now? The Kaioshin chose Goku, Gohan and Piccolo. The first two already knew his planet, and he was of the opinion that Piccolo could also be of help with his experience as god of the earth. He had united with Kami ... And the four of them were gone. ChiChi cursed again, of course, because her husband and son had already disappeared again and were probably fighting ... But now Kuririn and Co. had the problem, who tried to calm them down. Most of them decided to leave after all ... First and foremost, Muten Roshi, for whom there was nothing more to fumble with ... uh ... do. Only Bulma, who was now worried about Vegeta, Trunks and Kuririn with his family stayed behind. He wanted to wait ... Goku was his best friend after all ...


Meanwhile on the planet of the Kaioshins ... The first thing the Kaioshin said 15 generations ago was "Well boy, did you bring me the promised photos and your girlfriend?"Gohan and the young Kaioshin fell over, Piccolo had not the slightest idea what it was about and Goku said no, embarrassed." Phew ... Something unreliable! "The old man acted insulted." Venerable ancestor ... Now is not the right time for it ... "With amusement, Son-Goku and his son watched the little quarrel that the Kaioshins were now waging. For Piccolo, however, a world collapsed. The god in him always had the Kaioshins as venerable persons of respect introduced ... And now the two were arguing like little children! He couldn't believe it ... "Um ... Didn't you want to explain something to us, Kaioshin?" he asked cautiously. His answer was in stereo "Misch don't you, green one! "That was really too much. He was used to something from Vegeta, but from the Kaioshins ... You could literally see how Piccolo's inner 'weather vane' changed from 'bright to cloudy' to 'hurricane'." SHUT UP BOTH THE FLAP AND FINALLY TELL US WHAT'S UP! ... `sorry."The sorry came back very meekly, especially by Piccolo's standards. After all, they were still Kaioshins in spite of everything! His little outburst of anger had not failed to have its intended effect ... Everyone was suddenly silent and stared at him. Then he began explaining ancient kaioshin ...


"Well ... you have probably already noticed that something must have happened ..." Son-Goku wanted to say something, but the old man snapped at him, "Don't interrupt me! We noticed it here too ... planets, those who have been peacefully pacing their lanes since my youth suddenly disappear. Others who have long since been destroyed or perished suddenly reappear! And to top it all off, the line between this world and the hereafter seems to have collapsed ... One of yours old friends stopped by here earlier and said he wanted to go down to earth ... What was his name? No idea ... He was about half the size of the tall green guy.Had a tail and was all gray ... "Hm? The size ... Tail ... Gray? No ... That couldn't ... Yes. You could only think of one who matched this description: Freezer ! Great if he haunted the earth ... But actually Goten and Trunks should have to deal with him.




Vegeta startled ... he had slept and had a crazy dream that he didn't remember now. He looked again at the opposite wall ... Still glistening white. He closed his eyes. In the long run this white room got on his nerves so much ... He had been lying around for hours now ... It could have been days, however, he wasn't so sure about it since he first fell asleep . The pain got worse and worse, he was hungry and thirsty ... Then he had to cough and spat some blood. Damn it ... if you really needed that gang of wimps, none of them was there!They wouldn't miss him either ... well, that was mutual. The only good thing about his situation was the fact that he didn't have to listen to the whining of the bowling ball or the seldom stupid sayings of the green guy. And Kakarott ...? It's probably over by now, in case they haven't found it ... What the heck? It's just a shame that their serious fight hadn't come back. But probably Kakarott would have won it again anyway, as always ... It was desperate, Vegeta could do what he wanted, he was never really stronger than his opponent. Although ... The stranger had said that he had even more energy than Kakarott. But that couldn't be, surely more energy also means more strength, doesn't it? So he should have beaten him many times ... but always lost. But why was this guy so much stronger than him? He wasn't thinking of Goku, but of this stranger ... He had said twice that