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== INTERLUDE; GOKU AND THE Z-FIGHTERS AT THE LOOKOUT ==
The Z-Fighters stand at the lookout, waiting for Goku and Gohan to arrive for training.
Yamcha is sitting daydreaming while Tien awaits, irritated and only slightly comforted by Chiaotzu. Krillin exhales a deep sigh. “Man, Goku’s late for the first day of training.”
Tien crosses his arms. “Of course he is. He doesn’t understand the danger we’re in.”
“Exactly!” Krillin exclaims. “Sure, you guys and Piccolo beat those three Saiyans by using all of your energy, but if we had to fight that Vegeta guy after what he did to Goku? We’d be dead meat.” A trickle of sweat appears on Krillin’s forehead. “This sucks. Goku had the Kaioken and brought it up to three times and he still couldn’t beat him.”
Tien looks at Yamcha with his three eyes. “If Yamcha wasn’t so busy ogling his opponent, maybe he would’ve been able to finish the job.” Yamcha does not respond, completely lost in his own world.
“Hey wolfy, I’m talking to you!” Tien taps Yamcha’s arm with a kick, bringing him out of his daze.
“Jeez what’s wrong with you guys!” Yamcha yells, as he stands up. “The Saiyans are gone, can’t you chill for a moment?”
“Chill?” Tien asks. “Do I need to remind you that we’re only half as strong as that boxing girl you fought yesterday?!”
“Oh yeah, she was so dreamy.” Yamcha says as he returns to his daydream.
“Oh for the love of-“ Tien’s exasperation is interrupted by Piccolo’s arrival. Krillin and Tien watch him warily.
“So, done working for the enemy?” Krillin asks.
“’Working for the enemy’. That’s a new one from you.” Piccolo says as he lands. “I am not ‘working’ for them, merely trading favors.” He looks at Yamcha. “If anything, you should be wondering if scarface over there will betray you for the new love of his life.”
“Trading favors?!” Krillin yells in an abject shrill voice. “Man if they died on whatever planet they went to get their friends, Earth would be that much safer!”
Piccolo furrows his brow, irritated. “You do know that we saved a family, right?”
“A family from a warmongering race that sends its kids to wipe out whole planets to resell them later!” Krillin exclaims.
“Oh shut it.” Piccolo says. He crosses his legs and arms and starts floating, entering his meditative state.
“Can’t believe this guy.” Krillin says.
“Hey guys!” Goku’s voice suddenly appearing sends Krillin dashing back in surprise and makes Tien strike a fighting pose. “You like it? I’ll call this technique the Hidden Ki, I think.”
“H-h-how?!” Krillin yells, he then sees the girl besides Gohan. “W-wait! Is that the Saiyan kid?!”
