Chapter 26: He's Here

Goku, Gohan, Piccolo, and I arrived inside some abandoned rundown home in the middle of nowhere. The building was made of wood and seemed to be in very bad shape.

"So where is he?" I asked as I looked around, "I thought instant transmission takes you directly to where the person is."

"That's what usually happens." Goku scratched his head.

I found the front door and decided to fly up to the roof—nothing was there.

Geez, why does this guy gotta leave all the time? So annoying.

As if by fate, I step back and feel my foot go further down than it should've —there was a hole on the roof!

Of course my curiosity got the best of me and I went to investigate. What I saw next literally made my skin crawl. There was someone in there with a small child who looked dead! When my foot made a creaking sound, that person quickly directed their eyes to where I stood.

I gasped when I saw just who was in the cabin.

"REN!"

Immediately, the boy snatched the small child in his arms and pointed his device at me. When he did, the whole roof was blown apart and I was caught in the blast. I was thrown several feet back in the air but quickly rolled a few times before straightening my body and stretching my arms out to regain my balance.

I did end up with a few cuts here and there from the wood grazing my body but other than that, I was fine. Seconds later, Goku spotted me and asked if I was fine. I nodded but then informed him about what had just happened.

"Ren! Why're you doing this?!" Goku and I suddenly hear Gohan as he spoke to what seemed like an empty dark sky.

When there was no reply, Piccolo attempted to make the kid come out of hiding by calling him a coward. Surprisingly enough, it worked. Ren appeared in front of Gohan with his device pointed right at my guy.

"My goal is to kill Thornkin and Eri..." Ren spilled the beans to Gohan.

Since I promised to keep my mouth shut about Thornkin to Gohan, the hybrid was confused as ever.

"What do you mean... Thornkin and Eri? Who are they?"

Oh boy...

"Gohan, you weren't supposed to know but... I think now may be a good time to tell you something important." Piccolo talked as he appeared to Gohan's side.

"Piccolooo." I tried to get the guy to reconsider his decision.

I floated to his right while Goku stood to Gohan's right. The hybrid looked to his former mentor.

"What are you talking about, Piccolo?"

Before Piccolo could speak, Ren answered Gohan's question instead.

"Inside you lies the soul of a very powerful saiyan whom lived eons ago. This saiyan was killed in battle after battling against a creature capable of destroying the entire universe with a flick of a pinky. His name was Thornkin and he was said to be the only person to ever defeat the saiyan goddess in a one on one match."

Gohan's eyes widened, "Do you mean—"

"Eternal." Piccolo answered quickly.

Ren then glared at me, "This girl here, possesses the soul of the princess of the original royal saiyan bloodline: Princess Eri. You see... Thornkin, Eternal, and Eri teamed up in order to defeat this villain causing havoc across the universe..."

Ren continued to tell the story in very good detail. When he finished, we asked him how he known of such a story if he wasn't there to see it. Piccolo actually told us that he had heard of the story but no one actually knew who the villain was that the three fighters faced. Ren, on the other hand, told us about how it was someone whom he was connected to that gave him the details.

"What do you mean by connected to?" Piccolo grunted.

Ren only hopped back, "Listen, I'm done talking about this! My objective is to kill Thornkin and Eri and that's what I'm gonna have to do!

"He reminds me of the androids," Gohan spoked as he got into a stance, "Remember how they wanted to eliminate Dad?"

Piccolo nodded and threw his weighted turban and cape to the ground; he cracked his knuckles, "I'm itching for a fight, Kid."

Ren smirked, "I'm down for whatever."

Goku chuckled then became serious, "If you gave Gohan a hard time then I'm excited to brawl against you."

I was about to say something but my eyes looked at what was standing behind Ren. It was a toddler, maybe around three or four, who was clenching onto her heart and limping towards the blond.

"B-Big brother..." She panted, "h-help me."

Ren turned immediately and ran towards this girl whom called him brother. He caught the girl in his arms as she cried hysterically.

"SATOMI! What's wrong?!" He asked with such a panicked expression.

We all watched with bewilderment.

The little girl squirmed around and screamed as she gripped the clothing around her chest.

"The way she's clenching her heart like that..." Gohan observed the girl's actions, "It reminds me of that time Dad couldn't fight the androids because of that virus!"

"What?" I replied, "Goku had a virus?"

"Yeah," Gohan nodded, "It was years ago but Dad was told by Trunks that there wasn't a cure in this time yet but the future where he came from, there was. He gave Dad a medicine for it so that when the virus appeared, he can survive through it."

Woah... I never knew that... No one ever told me about that part.

A pigeon appeared and land on Ren's left shoulder. We all heard as it spoke about getting the girl to a safer place so that Ren could properly try to stabilize the child.

Though we were shocked that the pigeon could talk, we couldn't just let the guy leave.

"Wait!" Goku yelled as Ren pointed his device at us, "Hear me out! I think we can help that kid! Just tell us what is it that she has."

"You can't help her! Even the best doctors can't help my sister! They say the condition she has is untreatable!"

"Goku!" Piccolo turned his head to the saiyan, "This really is sounding like the girl has what you had. You should head back to your place and grab the remainder of your medicine. That way, we can bribe the kid into telling us all he knows about this mission of his, where Tania's sword may be, and who that kid said he was connected to."

"On it." Goku placed his fingers to his forehead and disappeared.

The rest of us watched Ren worry for his sister.

"Ren!" I called the boy's name, "We can give you something that can help your sister but in exchange you'll have to tell us everything we wanna know!"

My offer only received me the coldest glare I ever received in my life—one that outclassed ChiChi's when I'd do something wrong, one that I had received from Mrs. Cruze after knocking down all the gym equipment at the junior high I went to in my world, the glare I received from Mr. Crayer when I asked the question about the Shakespearean language in English, and all the cold glares I received from any villains I faced in the past.

I literally felt Ren's eyes tear through my soul. At that exact moment, I turned to stone.

Piccolo looked back at me.

"There's nothing to be afraid of; this guy isn't horrifying at all. I've seen more frightening eyes from Vegeta." He said.

Sure...

Soon, Goku came back and held a bottle in his hand. When Ren's eyes directed back onto the saiyan, I took a breather and finally returned to normal. Man, I hadn't been so cared since that fight with Eternal and Cell.

"We really do come in peace, Ren." Gohan gently grabbed the bottle from Goku and approached the handsome teen, "This bottle in my hand could be the antidote your sister will need to cure her of that heart virus."

Ren's eyes widened at the mention of heart virus, "How'd you know she has that condition. Her, the doctors, and I are the only people who know about this!"

"He knows because I had that virus several years ago and had taken that medicine and lived." Goku walked forward, "That girl will live too if you giver her this antidote."

"What?! How do you expect me to believe you?! For all I know, that can be poison!"

"Either the girl takes the antidote or she will die," Piccolo gave the cold truth, "Its a lose-lose situation for you unless you trust us."

The little girl continued to gasp for air and clenched her heart area. Even Ren had to have known by now that unless that little girl drinks the medicine, she would surely die.

It was sad to watch the guy worry over his sister like crazy but it was horrifying to think of what would happen if he didn't trust us.

"Gohan! Give him the bottle or the kid will die!" I scream, "Please!"

With a quick nod, Gohan softly tossed the bottle and Ren actually caught it in his hand. He looked at the bottle, "Grape flavored?"

Goku rubbed the back of his head and sweatdropped, "Yeah... but it wasn't as tasty as I hoped it would be."

Ren carefully studied the bottle more, he then looked at the little toddler. He looked like he was contemplating life at a serious level and everything.

Finally, he twisted the cap open and inched the bottle toward his sister's mouth. However, he stopped and glared at us all.

"I swear if this 'antidote' doesn't help Satomi in any way, I'll kill you all right here with no hesitation!" He solemnly sworn.

Goku smiled slightly then said, "We'll see about that."

With an instruction to part her lips, Satomi allowed Ren to slowly pour just a little of the antidote into the girl's mouth. For the first minute or so, it seemed like the thing wasn't working. I began to worry and looked to the men to my side and saw that they looked rather confident. Suddenly, Satomi slowly stopped screaming and soon began to breathe properly. The relief on Ren's face was the most emotional thing I've ever seen.

"I-It actually.... It actually worked...." He repeated that line several more times before eyes lined up with tears.

"HATO! LOOK! IT ACTUALLY WORKED!" He yelled as his tears rolled down his cheeks.

He hugged his sister and sobbed over her shoulder. To be honest, I had to turn away from the sight as I was beginning to get emotional myself. As much as I absolutely despised Ren for what he had done, my weakness for mushy stuff such as this really had me biting onto a handkerchief.

When I turned back, Ren had his arm over his eyes. Gohan placed his hand on the guy's shoulder.

"Hey, as a big brother myself to a kindergarten age brother, I don't blame you for doing whatever it is you had to do to assure your little sister's survivor. I'm glad she's alright. It's a relief to all of us." He spoked with such tenderness and sincerity.

It reminded me of why I love him so much.

"Mamoru..." The blonde kept his forearm to his eyes, "Mamoru started this whole mess. He's who my soul is linked to."

"Argh!" Piccolo became startled, "Mamoru?! Are you sure?!"

Ren nodded weakly.

"Who's Mamoru, Piccolo?" Goku asked for Gohan and I.

"Ugh... we've really got a sticky situation in our hands," Piccolo responded after calming down a bit, "According to Kami, Mamoru was Thornkin's rival. He was immensely powerful and had a brain that outclassed Thornkin's. However, despite being a great strategist, Thornkin would always win because of his never give up attitude and effort to outsmart Mamoru. Mamoru was not so fortunate to receive that trait in himself. Long story short, it was said that he was killed by the same being that had supposedly killed Thornkin, Eternal, and Eri... but I guess Ren could be this guy's reincarnation."

"No way!" I gasped, "Him too?!"

"It's true," Ren lowered his arms and looked at us with tear stained eyes, "Unlike Thornkin and Eri, Mamoru can speak to the body that his soul was stored inside to with relative ease. He told me all about his origin and also told me his thirst to acquire the sword whom Thornkin kept to his side like a loyal owner with his dog. Right now though, Hato and I managed to keep this guy from torturing me for a few months. However, the time is growing near where the seal will be unbroken and he'll be able to take control of me."

"T-That's crazy..." I muttered, "Why would he do that?"

And is this guy the one who stole Wisheater?

"I told you... He wants Thornkin and Eri to die—you and Gohan."

"But—"

"ARRGHHHHHH!" Ren suddenly set Satomi down and grabbed the center of his chest.

Gohan leaped back after taking Satomi in his arms and snatching the antidote out of Ren's hand.

"What's happening?!" I panicked as a strange aura surrounded my classmate's body.

The pigeon that was on his shoulder, pushed off him and flapped it's wings in a panic like motion.

"This is terrible!" It talked, "The seal....! It's been several months! Mamoru is breaking free right now at this very moment!"

"WHAT?!" Goku seemed to be caught off guard.

"GOKU! We need to back away! Ren seems to be losing control of himself!" Piccolo advised our group leader.

"Ren hang in there!" I scream, "Don't give in!"

"There's no getting his attention now! Mamoru is much too powerful!" The pigeon told me, "We all need to get to safer ground now!"

"But we can't just leave him like this!"

Suddenly, Gohan grabbed my wrist, "C'mon! We gotta get moving now! If we don't, we can get caught in the explosion!"

"EXPLOSION?!" I repeated—my jaw nearly fell to my knees.

"He's not blowing himself up, it's just that this area and us will be demolished if we stay here!"

Gohan then blasted into the air behind the others while holding Satomi and the antidote with one arm and my wrist with his other hand. Since Gohan gripped my wrist so tightly, I couldn't pull away from him.

"REEEEN!" I yelled as I watched the kid fall to the ground.

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A/N - Another update! Yaaaaay! Also, for anyone who is in the fanart contest or thinking of being in it, another update will soon be published and I would like you guys to read it since it'll be important.

Oh btw, yes, the person who represents Ren is that hot dude from that maid show lol don't really know what that shows about but the guy was hot so I decided that Ren looks like him in my imagination lol

Anyway, please comment and vote! Thx for reading an have a great Saturday 😄