"Changed your name to Piccolo? Fine. Leave the past behind and welcome a new future." Talot smiled faintly, understanding Piccolo's intentions.
Now that he had become whole again, this was a very good beginning.
Immediately afterward, Piccolo explained why he had come to find Talot.
Now that he had regained his complete body, he hoped Talot could take him to Namek Planet. He wanted to find a new path and begin training anew.
Talot would not refuse such a request, so he agreed.
As the two spoke, Bulma seemed to think of something.
"Wait a second. Yesterday, I heard you say that the monster called Cell seemed to have killed quite a lot of humans. Now that Piccolo and Kami have merged into one, can the Dragon Balls still be used?" Bulma raised the crucial question.
Only then did Piccolo realize that perhaps he had merged too soon.
Talot also suddenly understood, having completely overlooked this point.
"I'm sorry. It was my oversight. The Dragon Balls turned to stone when Kami and I merged," Piccolo said apologetically.
He had not thought it through. He had known that Cell was absorbing humans everywhere. He should have gathered the Dragon Balls and revived everyone who had died before merging with Kami.
"You can't blame yourself for that. No one is perfect. Even Gods make mistakes. Even I didn't think of it. It looks like when we go to Namek, we'll have to borrow their Dragon Balls. We can also bring back a Namekian to serve as Earth's new Kami," Talot said.
The course of events was more or less the same as in the original story, except this time, they were the ones going to Namek.
"Yes, that really is a good idea." Piccolo nodded in agreement.
Although they had known each