Everybody spun around to look at Piccolo.  Even Akumasenka stopped, curious as to what the terrible cry had been about.  Piccolo merely sat, wide-eyed, staring at the spot on which his son had last lain.

"Piccolo," Goku said quietly, kneeling down and placing a hand on his friend's shoulder.  "Are you OK?  Who was that kid?"

"He was just a tiny kid, and Furiza killed him."  Piccolo informed Goku, his voice trembling as he spoke.  "He's going to pay for that."

"But who was he?"  Goku asked again.  "I don't know who he actually was."

"His name was Keiichi."  Piccolo told him, ".He was my son."

Goku gaped.  "Your son?" he echoed, still gaping at Piccolo.  "I really never imagined you with a kid."  Piccolo nodded sadly.

"It was Vegeta's idea."  He told Goku, still not looking up.  "He suggested it to me."

"Vegeta?"  Goku said, his eyebrows rising in shock.  "Vegeta wouldn't persuade anybody to have a kid.  If he had his way, he'd get rid of his own!"  Vegeta scowled.

"That's not true."  Piccolo said firmly, slowly getting to his feet.  "Vegeta doesn't show it, but he does care about Trunks.  And Bulma as well."  Vegeta stared at Piccolo, stunned to hear him defending him.  "Now," Piccolo continued, "We have a battle to be getting on with.  Remember, Furiza's mine.  He killed my son, and I am going to have my vengeance."

The Z Warriors rushed back into battle, Piccolo flying straight towards Furiza.  "You killed him!"  Piccolo yelled at Furiza as soon as he reached him.  "You killed my son!  You're going to pay!"

"You are going to fight me, are you?"  Furiza sneered, a hideous smirk on his face.  "I would love to see you try."

Piccolo smiled confidently.  "Bring it on."

Piccolo attacked Furiza mercilessly.  Him and Furiza traded blows, each one powerful.  Whenever one seemed closer to victory, the other would fight back with a sudden burst of power and speed.  Every time Piccolo was knocked down, he instantly got back up; the memory of his son's tragic death forcing him to continue.

Furiza kicked and punched Furiza with all of his might, but the changeling seemed never to tire.  I'm stronger than Furiza, Piccolo thought to himself, standing up after a powerful attack from Furiza.  Why am I holding back?  Piccolo thought for a moment about the question he had just asked himself, and found an answer.  Keiichi.  Furiza had killed his son; suddenly there just did not seem to be any point in fighting anymore.  Why fight when the evil kills your children anyway?

Come on Piccolo, Piccolo told himself angrily, We can easily bring Keiichi back with the Dragonballs as soon as we get back to Earth.  Just deal with Furiza.  Make him pay for the pain he put Keiichi through.

Piccolo and Furiza continued to fight, ruthlessly attacking each other with lightening fast speed and devastating power.  Neither of them acknowledged the other Z Warriors fighting in the background.  All of them had joined forces to beat Akumasenka, but none were succeeding.  Krillen, Yamcha, Tien and Chao-zu were barely able to punch Akumasenka before they were tossed aside.  Goku, Gohan, Vegeta and Trunks were not having much more luck, as they also took blow after blow, barely able to defend themselves against Akumasenka's incredible power, strength and speed.

Piccolo gathered his power, and kicked Furiza as hard as he could in the stomach.  The changeling fired through the air and smashed through several rocks before finally coming to a halt.  Piccolo walked up to Furiza's bruised form and looked down at him in disgust.  Everybody, including Akumasenka, stopped fighting and looked over to the two fighters.

"This is for my son."  Piccolo said angrily, and began gathering his energy while Furiza could only watch in horror.  He took a deep breath, and attacked.  There was a blinding flash of bright light and a deafening explosion as Piccolo fired a Special Beam Cannon, his most powerful attack, from extremely close range.  After the dust and smoke had cleared, there was nothing at all remaining of Furiza.

Piccolo looked at the space were Furiza had last been, took a deep breath, and went to join his fellow Z Warriors in the fight against Akumasenka.