The three hour wait for Goku has begun. Will he make it in time? Find out now.

The remaining Z-fighters waited in agony for Goku to show up. He was going to show up, right?

"Vegeta, why do we have to wait for Kakarot?" Nappa asked impatiently. "I'm tired of having to wait."

"We're waiting because Kakarot is a traitor," Vegeta explained. "And we're going to make sure he feels the pain of losing his friends and family. Then he'll be in true agony."

"Oh I see, then in that case, why don't you take Kakarot while I handle those 4 shrimps?"

"That is if Kakarot shows up of course. But first get the information about the dragon balls from the Namekian before killing him."

The 4 remaining Z-fighters were all on edge about the three hours.

"Hey Piccolo, don't you think we should get out of here?" Krillin questioned. "We can fight these freaks later, I say live to fight another day."

"Imbecile, these 2 wish to wipe out humanity," Piccolo told him. "We can't just leave and fight another day."

"Darn it," Krillin muttered. "We need Goku. He is coming right?"

"Don't know," Piccolo answered. "But if he doesn't show up, then we should use this time to come up with a strategy."

"I've got an idea," Gohan spoke up. "You, Goha and I can spar just like we have for the past year."

"That might work Gohan." Goha added.

"I've done all I can for you boy," Piccolo spat. "And it shows that it was a waste of time. The girl actually attacked, you didn't. You aren't needed here."

Gohan looked at the ground with disappointment and began walking away. "Wait, Gohan." Krillin said.

"Piccolo, you can't just let Gohan walk away like that." Goha told the Namekian.

Just before Gohan could leave, Nappa fired a ki blast at the rocks, making Gohan fall down to the ground.

"Hey where you going kid?" Nappa asked. "You're not leaving before all the fun starts are you?"

"You big jerk!" Gohan shouted. "You're stupid, and ugly, and, you smell!"

That really struck a nerve with Nappa. "I, I smell?!" He stuttered. "I-it's not my fault! I've been a space pod for a year, what do ya expect?!"

Goha bit her cheeks and did her best to not laugh. I wasn't going to say anything, so I'm glad Gohan did. Goha thought.

As the three hours began to crawl by, hope of Goku arriving in time seemed to fade. Soon though, our favorite protagonist soon made it to the end of the million mile snake way. Kami was waiting for him when Goku arrived at the check-in station and soon our hero was back on Earth.

However, the three hours ended just before Goku arrived on Earth.

"Time's up." Vegeta said with disappointment.

"Looks like Kakarot is a coward after all." Nappa said as he took off his armor.

"My Dad's no coward," Gohan shouted. "He'll be here!"

"Yeah you big jerks!" Goha added.

"Listen you three," Piccolo whispered. "We only have one shot at this; Krillin, I need you to distract the Saiyan. Do whatever you have to do in order to get his attention. Once his attention's grabbed, I'll go for the Saiyan's weak point: the tail. Meaning Gohan and Goha, I want you both to attack the Saiyan with all you've got."

"Okay Piccolo." Goha said.

"And this time I won't run away." Gohan said.

"You'd better not boy," Piccolo spoke. "Because if you believe in yourself then you'll unlock a power greater than mine."

With that, the plan was set into action. Krillin distracted Nappa long enough for Piccolo to go for the tail. Gohan and Goha soon went charging, ready to attack. However, it turned out that even though Piccolo had grabbed Nappa's tail, Nappa was still able to move no problem and jabbed Piccolo in the back of the neck, causing the Namekian to go unconscious.

Vegeta laughed in amuzement. "Now don't tell me that that was your big plan," Vegeta chuckled. "If we were so easily weakened by something as measly as a tail then we wouldn't be the warriors we are."

Piccolo was thrown to the ground, unconscious, and Gohan and Goha quickly rushed to his side. "Piccolo," Gohan said. "Come on, you have to get up."

"Come on Piccolo, you've got to shake it off." Goha pleaded.

"Hate to disappoint you two but your buddy's beyond pep-talk right now, you two should worry about yourselves right now," Nappa sneered. He slowly began to approach the children, who were terrified. "Now don't be like that, your Kakarot's brats. That means, I'm counting on you two to give me a challange."

Nappa quickly smacked Gohan to left and Goha to the right. "You two can't be done already." Nappa spoke. "I'm just getting warmed-up."

Slowly, both twins sat up from their spots on the ground. Nappa charged right at Gohan when Krillin came and kicked Nappa right in the face, causing the Saiyan to stumble a bit. Krillin then made a Destructo Disc that he planned to throw at Nappa. The Saiyan thought the attack was a joke but Vegeta knew it could slit his head off. Nappa dodged at the last moment though thanks to Vegeta.

"That idiot," Vegeta muttered. "Has he lost his mind? He almost lost his head."

"Why you little punk!" Nappa shouted. "Now you're going to pay!" He fired a ki blast right at Krillin, which caused the little man to be smacked to the ground with injuries. "Time to die!" He was about to kill Krillin when Piccolo fired a blast right at Nappa's back.

"Take that you Saiyan scum." Piccolo huffed.

"Why you cocky Namekian, I'm going to tear you apart!" Nappa howled.

Vegeta laughed. "Having a hard time Nappa?" He asked with cockiness.

Suddenly, Piccolo felt a strong power approaching. "What is that enormous power that's coming?" Piccolo questioned.

Gohan and Goha began to smile when they realized who it was. "It's Dad, I know it is!" Gohan spoke.

"Yeah, it is Daddy!" Goha added.

"No doubt about it," Krillin said from his spot on the ground. "Goku's coming."

"And Goku will be ready." Piccolo said with a smirk.

Vegeta picked up his scouter so he could make sure it was actually Kakarot. When he saw the power level, he was shocked.

"Vegeta, are they telling the truth?" Nappa asked. "If they are tell me. I've been chopping at bad news all day."

"I'm not sure if it is Kakarot but whatever is coming is powerful," Vegeta said. "If it is Kakarot then his power level exceeds 5,000!"

"What?! Over 5,000?!" Nappa shouted. "That's impossible!"

"All right, play time's over! Nappa, kill them all now!" Vegeta shouted. "I want their corpses to be the first thing Kakarot sees!"

"But Vegeta, the dragon balls-"

"I bet if we put our green friend's home planet next on our list of planets to conquer, we'll get what we want."

Nappa smirked. "Okay, so then I can take down the Namekian."

"Piccolo, let me handle this guy," Gohan said. "If you die then Kami dies too meaning we'll lose the dragon balls!"

Piccolo smirked. "What kind of nonsense is that?" Piccolo questioned. "You expect me to let you take on this Saiyan on your own?"

"If that's what the brat wants then let him do it!" Nappa shouted before charging Gohan. The little boy was ready though because he was able to kick Nappa into a rock formation. Still, the Saiyan came back out, anger written all over his face. "You little brat, now you're going to pay!" With that, the Saiyan fired a blast right at Gohan, who was paralyzed.

"Gohan!" Goha shouted as she watched her brother just stand there while the blast hurtled towards him. That's when she saw Piccolo run in front of her brother to shield him from the blast. Piccolo howled in pain as the blast hit him directly. When it stopped, Piccolo was barely able to stand before collapsing to the ground.

"Piccolo!" Gohan and Goha shouted as they both went to their teacher's side.

"You two.....need to run." Piccolo stuttered.

"We're not going to leave you Piccolo." Goha said with tears pooling in her eyes.

Piccolo laughed a little. "So this is...how it ends," he said. "Saving a little brat." He slightly smiled at the twins. "Gohan, Goha, you two, were the only people that didn't...treat me, like a monster......Thank you." With that, Piccolo passed on.

"No Piccolo get up." Gohan said, shaking Piccolo. Tears ran down Goha's face and her and Gohan shouted in rage.

Both twins got off of the ground and gave Nappa a raged looked. "Manseko!" the both said at the same time as they formed their hands in front of their foreheads.

Vegeta's scouter started going crazy. "Nappa watch out!" Vegeta warned. "These Earthlings can hide their true power. Both brats' powers are up to 2,800 already!"

"Now things are getting interesting!" Nappa shouted as the Manseko blasts went right at Nappa. However, the Saiyan just knocked them away like it was no big deal.

"We're sorry Piccolo," Gohan said. "We couldn't beat him."

"In fact, we used all our energy just doing the Manseko." Goha added.

Nappa smirked as he went towards the two. "Don't feel too bad, soon you two will be reunited with your friend!" Nappa said. "And when your Dad sees your squished bodies I'll tell him how noble you two were!"

Just before Nappa could squish the two though, they disappeared. The two twins waited for the pain but it never came. They both opened their eyes to see that they were both on top of Nimbus. "But how did we?" Goha asked.

They both looked up at the sky to see Goku coming down from the sky, his blood boiling beneath his skin.

Goku has finally arrived! Will his training pay off? Find out next time.