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5th Wish|| Dende

[Dende hadn't strayed far from the safety of Raven's room, but the allure of a delightful furry creature made him throw caution to the wind and totter out into the hallway.

He got down on his hands and knees to get a better look at the furry creature. Slowly he reached out to give the little thing a poke. It growled at him, however he just giggled misinterpreting it as a pur. He goes to poke it again, this time it bites him]

Ow!

[He quickly recoils his hand blowing on the little bite, until he hears another growl from this strange furry animal. He looks up at it wide-eyed and lets out a little yelp when the thing lunges at him. He scampers down the hallway with the furry beast in hot pursuit. Spotting a chair Dende makes haste to climb onto it, with a bit of difficulty due to his height. Narrowly he escapes the tribble's grasp. He tries to throw some incredibly pathetic ki-blasts at it, but it easily avoids them or is completely unaffected, jumping and growling at Dende all the while. Now he is stranded on a chair in the middle of the hallway trapped by an angry tribble. Of course he had to be the one to discover the aggressive one...]

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[Gene has an armful of the purring tribbles and sees Dende on a chair in the middle of the hall nearly barked by one of them. He sets his down and tries to help out the little green boy that he is just now meeting.]

Good lord, that's a pretty feisty one.

[He removes his jacket and throws it on top of the tribble.]

Come on.

[He holds out his hand.]

This one needs to go outside.

[Dende looks up at the man with a grateful smile and crawls off his chair]

Th-thank you for saving me Mister!

[Dende bows respectfully]

D-do you know what that hairy thing is?

I'm thinking they're from some sci-fi rerun I saw when I was a kid. Weird thing is, I don't recall them being this aggressive.

[He picks up his jacket and holds it like a bag, taking the tribble toward the front door.]

I think they're called Tribbles. The Author could have called them something else.

Tribbles? That's a funny name!

[Dende giggles and follows Gene to the door.]

So they aren't all like that one? Figures I find the mean one...

[Dende pouts at the last statement.]

Not generally. I'm trying to figure out how they got here.

[He opens the door and flops his jacket open and quickly shutting the door in case it moves faster than the ones he remembers, almost slamming it in the process.]

That's a monster Tribble. [He points to the door as he looks at Dende.]

[Dende giggles]

A monster Tribble? That sounds even funnier! Do they have a lot of Tribbles in 'scify' where you're from?

Not really. It was mostly from the imagination of some guy named Gene Roddenberry. These Tribbles have a completely different personality set than what he imagined so these can't be his weird creations.

[Gene looks up to see the Tribbles that he set down earlier bouncing down the stairs, trilling and purring on their descent. His head slowly turns toward Dende.]

Definitely not.

Wow! Someone just thought of them and they came to life?!

[Dende giggles as the Tribbles bounce down the stairs. He runs up to one and picks it up, clearly his encounter with the monster Tribble had no impact on him. He nuzzles his face into it giggling]

They're soft!

I guess so.

[Gene watched on with fondness as the little green Dende bounces back from his encounter from the Monster Tribble. His reaction mirrored Lynn's in so many ways and he began to miss his daughter.]

You can have one. I don't think they mind as long as they're being cared for. That one....I think it was imbred.

[Dende puts the Tribble on his head. It tickled quite a bit causing him to giggle, so that was what having hair was like?]

What's imbred mean?

It means that they married their brothers and sisters. In animals, if there are too many born from the same mom and dad from the same moms and dads, that can make an animal pretty mean.

[Dende tilts his head thinking hard, but turns it back upright when his Tribble starts sliding off]

'married' their brothers and sisters? So that's not allowed? Needing two parents sounds confusing.

[Gene smiles and was about to move to catch the slipping Tribble until Dende caught it.]

I'm kidding. These creatures don't need two parents. They're born pregnant so there's no danger in that. I think the one you had must not have been born right. I kinda feel sorry for the little thing but honestly, they're breeding like made.

[Dende takes the tribble off his head and looks at it with a big smile spread across his face]

So they only need one parent like me! Do they lay eggs?

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I don't really know. According to their creator, they just...multiplied. The number depends on the food it eats, how much it eats and the such. I don't really think these are the exact same ones so they could lay eggs.

[Gene shrugs with a grin.]

Or they could just bud, like little polyps growing from its back, they fall off and a new tribble is born.

Polyps? [He giggles again, another funny word] Polyps and Tribbles! I think I am going to like this week!

[Dende gives his Tribble a hug]

What about you Mister?

After the weeks I have been having, I think dealing with some furballs wouldn't be so bad.

[He gives one of the Tribbles an scruffing pet as it chirps and purrs with delight.]

Oh, sorry. You can call me Gene.

I... know how you feel... the past few weeks have been really scary.

[Dende looks down and hugs his Tribble tighter. Where was this thing when he had Freeza chasing him? He looks up with a big smile when Gene introduces himself.]

I am Dende! It's a pleasure to meet you!

[Dende's smile really made Gene feel at ease talking to the little green boy. At first, he wasn't sure what to think but after taking the time to get to know him a little better Dende was really just like any other kid.]

Well, Dende, it's a pleasure to meet you. I have a daughter at home that's about your age. If you don't mind me asking, what's your race?

I am Namekian! I'm from Namek, a planet about 6 days away from earth if you've got a really good ship, a month away if you've got an old one. At least that's what some humans that visited told me.

[Dende giggled a little when Gene makes an assumption about his age. Oh he had so much fun telling humans how old he was, they all acted so surprised!]

I think I'm a bit older then your daughter Mr. Gene.

[Gene smiled. He has a very good impression about Namekians now. He hasn't met Piccolo formally other than putting a blanket around the large green man.]

Ah. Well, she's six and she's very smart so I thought you would be about the same age. How old are you? Oh, are you related to that big green man?

Well, in human years I'm 37. But as far as Namekians go I'm still a child! We have very long lives compared to humans.

[Dende looks away with a pout. He was not fond of Piccolo in the slightest.]

He's not related to me at all! He's not related to me! He's scary and mean! None of my brothers are mean like him! I don't like him!

[Gene's eyes widen and puts his hands up quickly.]

Oh, okay. I'm sorry. I thought that since the two of you were the same race....oh brother. I'm really sorry about that, Dende.

[Then then age hits him and his hands drop.]

Whoa...you're almost as old as me. Wow....no, you're older by ten years!

[Dende sighed, he shouldn't have gotten so upset, it was rude.]

N-no it's okay... I-I shouldn't dislike him so. He is still Namekian even if he is'nt one of my brothers and is big and mean. Elder Moori would scold me if he knew I got so mad...

[Dende giggles at the human's reaction. He would never tire of seeing the surprise]

Namekians age slower then humans, by a lot. The Eldest Namek on my planet is well over 500 years old.... well he was...

Hey now, don't feel bad. I messed up so it's my mistake that I didn't think ahead on this a little better. I'm sure that those that took care of you would still be very proud so don't worry about it.

[He put his hand on Dende's shoulder and smiled.]

Must be nice not to worry about wrinkles when you reach your teen years. That's somethin' really big when you can learn for a longer period of time. Wow, you come from a great and noble race.

N-no my people are very peaceful, except the one here, Elder Moori wouldn't approve of me being so harsh on someone that I do not fully understand.

[Dende blushes a light shade of purple and begins to fidget a little when Gene compliments his race so]

Th-thank you Mr. Gene! I wish I could have introduced you to my brothers! I bet you would have like them! And they would have liked you too! I know it!

[Kneeling down, he makes eye contact and smiles.]

I'm very flattered and honored to hear this. You know, for all the good in the world and all the good things out there, there's always going to be a thorn somewhere.

My grandfather used to tell me that a rose bush has thorns for a reason. Maybe the mean one is just that thorn and sometimes if the right thing can be done, that thorn can be used for the good of man. Don't lose faith in him. He's just doing what he knows is best even if it seems harsh.

[Dende listened intently, hangin on everyword Gene spoke, looking up at him in awe. He spoke just as Elder Moori would have.]

Y-you are a wise human beyond your years Mr. Gene...

[There was a content sigh from the mild mannered accountant.]

I've seen a lot more than I should have and I grew up really fast. Enjoy your years as a child while you have them. You'll only have one chance, Dende. My mistake was growing up too fast.

[Dende looked down and gave his Tribble another squeeze. He understood what Gene was saying. Watching his village slaughtered and being one of the last two Namekians to survive Freeza's asault on his Planet, Dende had felt the need to act more like an adult.]

I-I don't know if I can... Other than Piccolo, that other Namekian, I am the last one left....

[Gene's eyes showed a fatherly sympathy that he felt toward the Namekian child. He held his arms wide and moved to hug the child, his voice depicts the sorrow that Dende couldn't express.]

I'm so sorry.

[It took Dende a moment to process what was happening but when he did there was a sharp inhale as he became quickly overcome with little sobs. He dropped his Tribble to the ground and hugged Gene back. He had done his very best not to acknowledge the ruthless slaughter of his people that he had been forced witness. He didn't want to burden others with his tradgedy and make them sad. But this kind human reminded him so much of the Elder that has raised him and he couldn't help but just let go and cry]

[With Gene's eyes shutting tight, he embraced Dende as he would have his own daughter. Sometimes it helped to grieve the loss even if it was to someone that they just met and to Gene this was an important step toward trust and compassion, something that he denied himself since he arrived here at the manor.

He rubbed the little boy's back in comfort and his paternal drive wanted to teach the little Namekian what he knew.]

I may not be your elder but I can be your friend. Okay?

[Gene pulled away to look at Dende and picked up the Tribble that was dropped.]

And this little fur ball needs you too.

[Dende nodded and tried to wipe some of the tears away before taking his Tribble back. He gave it an appologetic hug and pet. He didn't mean to drop it. He looked back up to Gene with big watery eyes.]

Th-thank you M-Mr. Gene. [sniff] Y-you're a really g-good p-person!

[Gene gave the most sincere smile he could give. Giving his best always helped.]

Don't sell yourself short. You're a really good person too and you know what, as long as you live, you're people will never die. Home is where you make it and being the last of your race makes you extra special. This means that you're people are still alive and with you in your heart. As long as you remember them, they're not really gone.

[Dende looked down and hugged his Tribble tighter. He couldn't bring himself to believe that anything of his people were alive. The memory of seeing so many die was just too fresh in his head.]

I-I guess this place isn't such a bad home... as long as the monsters don't come back.

I don't think they will. That's my hope.

[He certainly did try to hold on to that hope, that's for certain.]

[Dende looks up with a little smile and wipes away the few stray tears on his face.]

How long have you been here Mr. Gene?

A couple of months. I've seen this place do some pretty weird things. The best person to talk to are the ones that have been here since the beginning. I think those guy's are gonna be a little harder to find.

[He takes out his handkerchief and hands it to Dende.]

Here, this'll help.

Th-thank you.

[Dende tucks his Tribble under one arm and takes the handkerchief, dabbing at his face]

Were any of the other things that happened as bad as the monsters?

It's been the first time I saw the monsters so...no. Not to my knowledge.

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