All characters presented herein are not of my creation. Dragonball Z and Sailor Moon are owned by their respective creators and producers. ********************************* To Protect a Princess By Tunguska_Boy Chapter 2 "Piccolo?" Said Rei as she approached the tall stranger. She was trying to maintain her grip on the situation but her internal monologue was going something like this: He's huge! Green, tall, pointy ears, turban, big shoulder pads, weird pink patches, what the hell is this thing? Its energy is all wrong, I've never felt anything like it. If I didn't know better I'd say he was an alien. "That's right, my name is Piccolo." Came the gravely voice. Slowly the tall green stranger cast it's gaze over each of the Senshi. "And you are the Sailor Senshi, is that correct?" "That's right, we are the defenders of Earth and protectors of the Moon Princess." Said Rei. "Moon Princess, which one of you is that?" Asked Piccolo. "Umm...that's her over there." Said a mildly embarrassed Makoto while pointing to their unconscious leader. Piccolo raised an eyebrow. "Stay together for the time being, I'll be back when she regains consciousness." Piccolo crossed his arms and began to levitate. "Wait, what's going on here?" Called Rei as Piccolo raised higher into the air. "I'll explain what I know later, for now go somewhere safe." With that Piccolo blasted off into the night sky. ***** "What the hell is going on here?" Said Makoto, effectively easing the pressure on the other Senshi to ask the same question. The group had gathered at Rei's temple to discuss the arrival of Piccolo and the rather unusual nature of the monster that attacked earlier. Usagi had woken up and had a rather nasty welt on her forehead. "How are we supposed to know? This Piccolo guy seems to be the one with all the answers and we don't even know if he's on our side or not." Said an obviously stressed out Rei. "That's right, large green men aren't exactly common on earth." Said Minako while she applied a warm wet cloth to Usagi's forehead. "So he's either from the Negaverse or some other planet." Said Ami. "What about that creature, that definitely wasn't from the Negaverse." Makoto thought back to when it had looked at her and shivered. "That's right, it wasn't after energy at all. It looked like it killed that woman for food, like a wild animal." Said Ami as she moved to the window. "Hey guys, I didn't mention this earlier but," said Rei, getting her fellow Senshi's attention "when that Piccolo guy showed up I felt a very weird energy. It was like nothing I've ever felt before." "Did you get a bad vibe from it?" Asked Minako. "No, it didn't seem to be either good or evil." Rei looked out the window "I can still feel it, and it's coming closer fast." The other Senshi sprang up and prepared for the possibility combat. A moment later Piccolo arrived at the temple. "I suppose you'd like to know who I am and what I'm doing here." He said. The Senshi looked around at each other and nodded. "Firstly, I don't want to be here. I'm doing a favor for a very important person who seems to think that you need some help. Secondly, I have no special insights about you or the affairs of this dimension. I was sent here only knowing that I was to help the Sailor Senshi and the Moon Princess. I can only assume that my mission here is to train you, so that's what I'm going to do. You have one day to prepare. Sever any ties with the world that you currently posses and come back here at this time tomorrow. Bring only what you can carry. Any questions?" Piccolo finished and folded his arms over his chest. "Whoa, whoa, whoa there buddy. We're not going anywhere with you. You just show up unannounced and expect us to drop everything and go with you to kami knows where? Who do you think you are buddy?" Rei said angrily. "Do you remember the monster you fought earlier? Did you see how easily I destroyed it? I can teach you to use that kind of power. However, if you want to fight using your own pathetic attacks be my guest. But let me tell you that at your current power level you will all be destroyed if another creature like the one you fought earlier shows up. You want to live, you'll come with me and let me train you. You have one full day to decide. Goodbye." With that Piccolo turned and walked to the door. "Wait, we still have a lot to talk about!" Yelled Rei as Piccolo moved through the door. "We will talk tomorrow, until then you must talk amongst yourselves. I'll await your decision." An instant later he was gone. "So are we going to be here tomorrow?" Asked Usagi of her teammates. "Are you serious?" Said Rei with a raised eyebrow. The rest of the group was wondering whether or not Rei meant that they would be meeting at the temple tomorrow. "I think we should meet here tomorrow." Said Ami. "Are you nuts? This could be a trap. We still don't know thing one about this guy or where he comes from." Shouted Rei. "And besides, what did he mean by severing our ties with the world and bringing only what we can carry?" Asked Minako. "He made it sound like were going to vanish or something." Said Usagi. "I can't believe were even talking about this." Said Rei. The rest of the group turned to her. "I mean, how can we even consider going with him? Our parents taught us not to do this kind of thing when were kids! Have you all forgotten that? Don't go with strange men. Be they creepy guys in vans offering candy or seven foot tall green guys saying that their going to train us. The answer is no." Rei crossed her arms and turned her back to the group. "Well?"