"Well then," Bulma said, rallying herself as she now had a goal to focus on, "I suppose we should begin looking for the Dragon Balls!"
"I'll leave you to that," Piccolo stated, pushing away from the wall. "I'm going to focus on actually training so I'm ready when Raditz returns." While it had been a mildly interesting conversation the time to stand about was over. They needed to prepare. 'The stupid humans, focusing on their friend when the real threat-'
"Actually," Kayos chimed in, "you should help us find the Dragon Balls."
"You think I care about bringing that scarred-face bastard back?"
"No," Kayos stated even as the others snapped at him for insulting Yamcha. "But I do think you care about plans. And your best move is to help us get the dragon balls as fast as possible."
"What do you mean?" Goku asked, confused. Piccolo didn't blame him as he didn't quite follow Kayos' logic himself.
"We have 13 months," he stated. "How long does it take the Dragon Balls to… recharge or be used again? Because I can't imagine it is a 'wish as much as you want' like a buffet sort of deal."
"Mmm, I could go for a buffet right now," Goku muttered only to laugh and wince when Bulma glared at him. "Sorry!"
"Hey… he's right!" Krillin declared. "If we find the Dragon Balls now they will be able to be used again right before Raditz shows up!"
"Or be ready if we need to use them after we defeat him," Tien said.
Piccolo narrowed his eyes.
"…you hate it that I'm right, don't you?" Kayos asked.
"Very much so," he grumbled. He was loathed to admit it but Kayos' logic was 100% sound. 'If we wait too long that means the Dragon Balls won't be available when that Saiyan returns. I'd much rather have them at the ready in case we need to gain a power-up or bring forth something that can help defeat him. And the only way I can be sure that these idiots manage to get them in a month's time is if I help. Damn it…' Out loud Piccolo grunted, "Fine."
"Wait, are we sure we can trust him?" Krillin asked. "I mean, I know he helped with Raditz..."
"I can't take control of this planet if he destroys it," Piccolo grumped. "So that means, for better or for worse, I have to work with you lot."
"That's the spirit!" Goku said with a beaming smile that was just asking for someone to drive their fist into it. "And hey, you might realize it's more fun to work with us than to fight against us!"
"I doubt that," Piccolo muttered. "So, how does this work?"
Bulma quickly took charge, leaping to her feet and moving so that everyone in the group could easily see her. Piccolo found it interesting how she was able to brush off her sadness and pain to focus on the task at hand; he would have expected her, based on what he knew about humans, to be left a wreck unable to function. It made him wonder if it was merely something special to her or if he hadn't done enough research into the behavior of humans.
'Perhaps that is why I failed to take full control of this world. I kept assuming that I understood them and could predict how they would act but they continued to surprise me.' He was confident enough in himself to admit his errors and faults and he was seeing now that how he had classified the people of Earth had resulted in his inability to fully beat them down and rule over them all. 'Studying them during this temporary alliance will teach me far more than my observations from afar did.'
"Okay," Bulma said, clapping her hands together, "so I'm going to get several Dragon Radars and pass them out. We already have one Dragon Ball so that means we only need to locate the final six. Tien, you and Chiaotzu good going on the hunt for one by yourself?"
"Yeah, I think we can manage," Tien said, folding his arms over his chest.
"And maybe we can get some training in!" Chiaotzu declared.
"Krillin, what about you?"
The bald human scratched his chin. "Well, I can easily snag a Dragon Ball. Oh! I should go find Puar… he should know about what happened to Yamcha."
"I'll go as well," Roshi said, surprising Piccolo.
Goku too was startled as he declared, "Wait, really?"
"Why not?" the old man said with a sniff. "I'm still a fighter, same as you! And Yamcha is one of my students. What kind of teacher would I be if I left him in the afterlife!"
"That's great!" Krillin declared. "With you-"
"Plus," Roshi added, "I can't have him takin' all the sexy angels for himself! Heheheh!"
"And there it is," Kayos muttered under his breath while the rest of the humans threw their heads back at the old man's lecherous ways.
"So I can go and get one Dragon Ball and Goku can get the other! That will net us all six!"
"Well, what are we waiting for?!" Krillin demanded, leaping to his feet. "Let's go get the Dragon Balls so we can get Yamcha back!"
"That's right, Krillin!" Goku said, growing more excited. "And the sooner we get him back the sooner we can get to training!"
He quickly rose… only to double over in pain, nearly dropping his kid. It was only Piccolo snaking out his arm and catching the still sleeping boy that prevented him from crashing to the ground. Unlike his father who Piccolo made no attempt to help up as he collapsed on the ground, moaning in pain.
"Forgot you were injured, didn't you?" Kayos asked, walking over and helping Goku up.
"Oh, I'll be fine! I just need to see Korin and get some Senzu Beans. That will fix me right up!" He laughed only to groan.
Tien huffed. "And how are you supposed to do that when you can barely stand, let alone fly."
"heh," Goku said rubbing the back of his head. "I'm sure I'll think of something."
"I can take him," Kayos offered, looking at Bulma. "If you can get me a sidecar I can take him and Gohan to Korin to get the Senzu Beans."
"Hey!" Bulma complained. "You are supposed to be following me around!"
It was Chiaotzu who spoke up. "But he could interview Goku and find out all sorts of stuff about you for the documentary."
"And the sooner Goku is healed the sooner we can get Yamcha back," Tien pointed out.
"Well… okay. But remember who is paying you, Kayos!" The blond gave her a two finger salute and Bulma led him and Goku towards the door, Piccolo handing over the man's kid as he passed by. Goku, despite the pain he was feeling, didn't even attempt to pass the brat over to anyone else. "I'm going to give Goku my Dragon Radar and go get the rest from Capsule Corp. If you want to follow me you can, otherwise I'll be back by morning to pass them out here."