King Piccolo lowered his head in disbelief and discovered that, somehow, a gaping hole had been punched through his chest.
"I... I lost?"
He gave a bitter laugh, then suddenly spat a white egg from his mouth and hurled it toward the far north.
"My son, you must avenge your father! The source of evil must never die!"
With a violent explosion, King Piccolo was blown to pieces where he stood, disappearing completely.
So little time passed between King Piccolo spitting out the egg and exploding to his death that almost no one present noticed.
But Lin Chen and Bardock, high above them, saw it clearly.
So did Gine on the ground.
Seeing that her son had failed to finish the job, Gine wanted to intervene for him again.
But just then, Bardock's voice came through her Communicator. "Enough, Gine. You've already interfered enough this time. Let Kakarot make up for his own mistake in the future."
"A-all right." Hearing that, Gine stayed her hand and let the egg disappear over the horizon.
Not long afterward, Yamcha and the others arrived to support Tien Shinhan, having come prepared to die.
When they learned that King Piccolo was dead, they jumped for joy.
"We won! Goku defeated King Piccolo!"
"Thank goodness! King Piccolo's been destroyed! Goku, you saved the world!"
Supported by the others, Goku gave a pained smile. "It wasn't just me. If this lady hadn't helped, Tien Shinhan and I might both have died."
"This lady?"
Only then did they realize that someone else was there.
Yamcha didn't recognize her, but Oolong, Puar, and Launch all thought the woman looked familiar.
Bulma, meanwhile, recognized her as the Saiyan who had come to Earth with Lin Chen and the others this time.
If she was here, then Lin Chen...
Bulma