If Viral could just beat this thing back so they could get to the portal they could close it off and leave it behind, but right now they were much too far away and Takeshi and Yumi were too dead set on fighting this thing. They could just retreat and keep dodging its attacks, eventually getting to the portal and shutting it down once they were through. The problem right now was trying to find a way over there while still defending themselves because there was no way they all could rely on Takeshi and Shu only for combatting this thing. Even as he missed he wasn’t surprised, he was much slower than he could had been and every movement was painful. Growling as he made a turnaround he watched as Takeshi was still going at it only to be quite useless at it too, only for Yumi to jump at it again only to be attacked once more.

This was going horribly. He couldn’t get any of them under control, everybody was just everywhere and he was too exhausted and beaten to be able to do anything about it. He had to keep himself under control too, he was out of practice with the rest of his abilities after they had been broken for so long so he would only become a hazard to everyone else. Looking to Yumi he growled lowly before ultimately deciding to move to her while the creature was gone momentarily. “Yumi! We need to get to the portal…one by one…” he spoke with a lowered tone, “We can’t fight this thing as we are…”

Shu had never seen such an ability to move the earth in that fashion, especially the rocks falling from the sky. He was confused and disorientated, feeling fairly helpless without any ability that was useful to anyone. He was fast but he didn’t know if he was strong without Ki. He didn’t know if Ki gave him strength or if it was natural, he looked like a wimp compared to all the other Saiyans. Running around for the most part he gasped when Takeshi was tossed, immediately making a dash for him, making an attempt to grab him out of the air but ultimately ended up crashing down with him. It was definitely pretty difficult when he had no idea how to judge his own strength, especially when he couldn’t use the boost that Ki might give.

Takeshi couldn't even try to wrestle the tendril off of his leg as he was thrown through the air, unable to cushion his fall either thanks to a lack of Ki. Just before he hit the ground he was astonished to see Shu jump up and try to help him, instinctively wrapping his arms around his brother as they both hit the ground and tumbled. While it certainly wouldn't kill them and was far from a serious fall it still hurt like hell, and using his larger size to try and shield Shu meant Takeshi took a good brunt of the landings on himself. Finally coming to a stop several meters away he groaned in pain, his eyes squeezed shut and his arms still linked around his brother.

"You okay buddy...?" Takeshi asked, opening one eye and smiling as he loosened his grip, "Thanks for the help, saved me there..." Both of them were probably bruised and bloody now and they'd still yet to do anything really to the man in the robe. They had to keep fighting him with or without Ki, the portal was still open and there was no chance they could let him get out. If that happened those villagers were probably good as dead and other people would be hurt too. Pushing himself off the ground Takeshi stumbled slightly and reached up to his head to feel his hair damp from blood, wincing as he pressed against the wound. Not good, he was unsteady and his vision was a little funny from that fall, probably banged up inside from it.

Yumi didn't want to let this person get through, everyone would be in so much danger if that happened. Their chances of winning this fight however were becoming slimmer and slimmer by the second. She hated to leave a chance of his coming back but Viral was right, they couldn't fight right now much less win a battle against someone like this. Nodding to show her understanding she tried to find where Shu and Takeshi had gone, worried to see both of them roughed up from the fall and not looking terribly great themselves. "Shu! Takeshi! We're leaving!" she shouted over with a wave before grabbing hold of Viral, still trying to support him despite her leg wound. Running wasn't going to happen so she hobbled as quickly as she could, gritting her teeth the entire way and biting back the pain.

Takeshi wasn't having a very easy time of moving either, lightheaded and sore as he was made moving a huge chore. Keeping a grip on Shu's arm to make sure he didn't fall behind they stumbled after Yumi and Viral, eyes trained on the portal before them just a few meters away. Overhead the air crackled and turned red, a telltale sign of an attack they had already seen once before. Groaning from strain Takeshi scooped Shu up under his arm and broke into a sprint, his entire body crying out in protest as he closed the gap behind Yumi and Viral. The first two made it through just in time and the two brothers cleared the rift as the first rocks began to smash into the ground behind them, destroying the area near the exit. They weren't out of it yet, as they had feared the general was now moving towards the portal itself, his face glowing a bright yellow and his mouth split in a toothy grin.

Luckily on the other side of the portal there were others still fit to fight, the general would never get through the portal. Before he'd even managed to put a hand through it Eris and Orion stood before him, each reeling back before unleashing two large blasts of solar energy at the opening, nailing the figure and driving him off with the force of the blasts. With the sky still literally falling and the man nowhere in sight now Orion looked over to T'charrl and the others, exhaustion plain on his face as he waved them off. "Close it, before he comes back!"

And close it they did. As soon as the portal was sealed shut again Vegeta nearly collapsed, catching himself just barely with a hand on his knee, using T'charrl as well for some support. Haku had fallen back and was laid out on the grass, sheen with sweat as he was but otherwise fine. What an immense strain that had been, nearly every ounce of his Ki had been used in helping that. It felt like he'd just done a lap around the world and his lungs ached as though he'd not had a breath in some time, but they had done what they had to do. Checking on T'charrl he smiled breathlessly and gave a thumbs up, too winded to share any words of encouragement just yet.

"We... We made it out..." Yumi gasped out, collapsing on the grass as well and laughing breathlessly. Elated to be out of that hellish place she forgot for a moment her leg was wounded and only when several villagers approached her did she remember it, the adrenaline having largely numbed the pain. They seemed to be with some supplies, and as it happened the scouts had carried a small supply of bandages with them just in case. It wouldn't do much to stop the pain but at least bleeding shouldn't be an issue, though she'd have some serious damage with her leg being pierced through. Nodding gratefully as they covered her wound she looked to Viral with relief, reaching out and grabbing his paw with a smile. "Awesome job... I'm so glad you were there..."

Takeshi couldn't stay up either once they were through, letting his grip go on Shu as he stumbled forward and fell to his hands and knees. Everything was spinning and he was beginning to feel nauseous, groaning as he tried to make it stop and squeezing his eyes shut. Some of the villagers were trying to help him as well but he brushed them aside, more concerned about Shu than himself right now. He didn't know what kind of injuries his brother had but he still wanted Shu to be seen to first. "Buddy... You okay...? Talk to me."

Shu had meant to be supportive and catch Takeshi, but he really did underestimate his strength when it turned out Takeshi was heavier than he could support when he was falling. Stumbling with Takeshi for a bit before coming to a stop he kept his eyes shut tight, not knowing if he was okay himself until he heard Takeshi speak up. Slowly opening his eyes he stared up at Takeshi, his vision coming back together before realising he was near enough okay since he wasn’t dreaming. “I-…I did…?” he muttered before slowly moving to get up again. Other than feeling like he was hurting somewhere he couldn’t quite pinpoint he was still able to move, his eyes going to Takeshi to see if he could move too. “Ooohhh…I try! But I still fail…”

Viral knew it was going to be tight trying to get to the portal, he knew it would be extremely hazardous to hang around as well to see if the creature would become too distracted to notice where they were trying to head as well. Hoping Yumi would see the light and decide it was right to head back he slowly looked to the other two as she did, sighing in relief that she decided to go with his plan. Grunting as she took hold of him to assist him he looked down at her, hardly wanting her to have to struggle in pain. Even if he tried to take control and allow her to take the weight off her leg he wouldn’t be able to get it, he was just too weak to even try. He was struggling the entire way with the desperation to keep his guard up for that creature.

Shu was pretty confused when he heard Yumi shout out only to be grabbed by Takeshi and hastily taken to the portal. Now he was feeling pretty scared, like he was being chased all over again. Holding onto Takeshi tight he tried to protect his head as they got closer to the portal, hoping it would all be okay in the end. Amazingly it was alright and quickly they were through the portal as well, but it wasn’t over yet. Squeaking, he looked back at the portal before covering his head again, feeling rather terrified that he was going to get hit from the other side. “He was following! Rocks in sky! Bad rocks!”

T’charrl had been sapping Vegeta and Haku for all the energy he could just to keep this portal up and powered for as long as he could, it was an awful lot of work to keep it maintained and a lot of energy too. If it had just been quick then it would had been better, but he had to keep it up for ages. His energy was near completely dry too, he didn’t know what he might have been forced to do if he had to keep it open for longer. Once everyone was through he thought that was it for the portal, but with apparently a creature in pursuit the Beastmen were forced to fire at it from the other side of his portal. He could feel the energy pass through the open dimensions and quite frankly it felt like he was burning on the inside, even though he wasn’t. While it was necessary for them to do that he didn’t think it was worth his health. Gasping when he was barked at to close the portal he raised his claws up quickly before lowering them, dragging the portal down to close it off. There was nothing left of the portal, everything had gone quiet as the environment returned to normal. Placing a hand to his heart he took in deep breaths, briefly looking to Vegeta when he gave him a thumbs up but not really thinking much of it.

Viral made one look back at the portal before it was banished, his eyes staring at its spot before slowly turning around again, his paw slowly going to his chest. That was over for now, but there was nothing stopping those monsters from reappearing again while they were all down. They had made it back, but there was still the danger of getting ambushed. He didn’t know if he was being paranoid or it was an honest worry, everybody else seemed to be relieved and trying to relax themselves and yet there he was still expecting a fight. Trying to remain standing he stared outward for a moment, his weary eyes focusing on the scouts for a moment before he looked to his paw as Yumi took hold of it again. Staring at her he soon groaned as he looked away, shifting his foot slightly to keep up right. “You need medical attention…”

Once the portal was shut down Shu fell on the ground, remaining faceplanted as he slowly moved his hands onto the back of his head. He really did try to help this time but he still wasn’t strong enough. Maybe if he was a little bigger he would’ve been able to catch Takeshi without a problem and saved them both the injury, but he wasn’t and probably wasn’t going to grow much in the next while to improve any of his catching skills. It certainly made him feel upset, especially when he ended up getting all cut and bruised up in the process as well. When Takeshi asked him how he was feeling he let out a groan, his face still in the dirt. “Ooohhhh…Shu couldn’t catch…no much help…”

"I know that... But make sure everyone else is okay first," Yumi said as she tried to get up herself, wincing as her leg immediately gave out and she went to a knee, "This isn't going to kill me... I'm fine." Truth be told it hurt more than anything she'd had before, thank goodness she wasn't squeamish or she'd probably pass out from it and the blood. With her face already paling slightly she kept her grip on Viral's paw and smiled to reassure him she was doing okay, even if that couldn't be further from the truth. "We... We made it though, everyone's alive and the villagers are safe..." They had found out how those monsters got around too and, with some luck, might have a way to stop them. It was scary knowing they could open a portal almost anywhere and they still didn't completely know how portals were opened, or how the one they had taken back opened for that matter. At least Yumi didn't until she glanced over and saw a rather spent looking T'charrl, Haku and Vegeta, smiling at them gratefully. So T'charrl had done it then, he'd really saved all of them with that.

Takeshi wasn't going to try getting up again quite yet, not with how the whole world was spinning on him right now. Sitting on his rear instead he waved off another attempt by the scouts to help him, a hand pressed to his matted hair to try and keep it from bleeding anymore. "Softened my fall though... Might have been way worse without you, you know?" he answered with a laugh, gritting his teeth when talking agitated his aching head. Another day or two in the hospital for him after this no doubt, he was getting awfully tired of being laid up in a bed. Closing his eyes for a moment to try and ignore the throbbing he groaned before reaching out with his free hand and nudging Shu for him to get up. "Hey, I need your help walking buddy, if you're okay to move. Everything's all spinny right now..."

"T'charrl... Fantastic job, you really outdid yourself..." Vegeta panted as he watched villagers crowding around their injured friends, "You... You're the reason today was a success, well done." The others would doubtless still be on the other side were it not for the portal and the villagers likely dead for it. Instead of mourning they would be celebrating and that was all thanks to the efforts on T'charrl's part. Seeing how the others were he'd like to go to their side and help however he could but his body felt heavy, his Ki nearly completely gone and his limbs not wanting to budge at all. Resigning himself to sit for a moment Vegeta sank down into the grass and exhaled as he did so, wiping his face with his arm before smiling at T'charrl. "I hope that did not put too much strain on you... But know because of this everyone is alive, so thank you. I'm sure they'd all like to thank you as well."

Though he was breathing like he'd just run 10 km Haku smiled, nodding in agreement to the praise Vegeta was giving T'charrl. "You... Hah... Really did it! That was amazing!" No one else could have done that, and it was all because of the powers that his friend possessed. Coughing a bit he took a deep breath to try and steady his breathing, lifting a hand to shield his eyes from the sun as clouds passed and exposed them to its bright rays. "Your powers aren't... So bad now, are they?"

Shu did wish he wasn’t so small, he did wonder what it was like to be tall and able sometimes but it always ended in the realisation that he was always going to be this size. He didn’t see himself getting any taller or actually getting muscles on his skinny arms like his brother, seeing how his brother was everything he wasn’t. Groaning to himself, he sighed when Takeshi mentioned that he did sort of help even if it was mostly useless. “I guess…” Sighing lightly, he squeaked when Takeshi gave him a nudge before he slowly stood up in response, looking gutted at first before bouncing on his toes as he made a grab for Takeshi. “Okay! Shu still short but also still moving! All bumpy and sore…”

T’charrl stared at Vegeta as he gave him praise, looking like he was trying to understand being given such a thing. He didn’t know what he was supposed to do about receiving praise, he felt stuck for the most part. Looking to the others briefly he looked down at the ground, his claws to his chest. “I am? I, uhh, oh…” he spoke, slowly breaking into a little smile. He didn’t want to take all the credit but he didn’t know how to give it to the others when he was feeling so embarrassed. The worst part about it was he had to use the energy of two people to power it, but he did help a whole bunch of people escape a monster world. Slowly moving a pair of claws to his face he held his snout down, looking to Vegeta briefly before looking away again. “Uhh, w-well…other than my spirit almost being blasted apart, I can handle the rest…” Looking to Haku when he spoke he raised his shoulders, shifting his claws a little. “I-It was…? I, uhh…ohh. My powers…are sometimes not too bad…” he muttered, lowering his claws, “A lot of the time they can be and…I wish I didn’t have to take all of your energy. I need to get stronger somehow…”

Viral didn’t know if there was more of them out there, they couldn’t all be gone after jumping out at them several times now. There must had been more out there just waiting for them to let their guard down before finally striking, killing them all. Yumi needed to get help before any of that could happen, he needed to get her to those scouts that were soon arriving with medical aid. Growling lowly as she practically lied to him about her condition he slightly turned around, still looking for a possible ambush. “We’re not safe…they’re still out there…still waiting for us to drop our guard…” he spoke lowly, his leg almost collapsing as he moved to take a step forward. They were still out there, this always happened in battle and then before you knew it everyone was dead. He had to find where the ambushers were hiding and eliminate them, no one was safe until he knew for a fact that all the threats were gone. “Stay there, bind that wound while I-…I just-…” Trying to walk forward had him verging on the point of collapse, barely managing to get a step forward as he nearly completely fell. Trying to force his body to stand he fought against himself, still trying to function even as his body was beginning to shut down. “They’re still out there! Just…lay down…and…” He couldn’t manage any longer as he soon collapsed, his legs giving out as he couldn’t keep functioning anymore.

"H-Hey, if you're hurting too buddy then don't bother, I don't want ya hurting yourself over me more," Takeshi said as he slowly rose to his feet, his face contorting in a mix of pain an annoyance as he fought off being light headed. Definitely going to be an annoying day if he was going to be feeling like this the whole time. Leaning a bit on Shu to move he rolled his eyes when more of the villagers approached to try and help, and might well have snapped at them if yelling wouldn't make his head hurt even more. "Things worked out huh? Aside from the fact we're all banged up and shit," he commented with a smirk, "Yumi's leg is probably crap, my heads throbbing, Viral looks like he's just about passed out, same with everyone else. But we won didn't we?" Everyone was out and everyone was safe even if they had plenty of bumps and bruises to show for it. Hard not to take a little pride in it being successful.

"It's okay... We didn't mind helping, really," Haku reassured, laughing breathlessly as he tried to lift T'charrl's mood, "Ah... Well... W-We'll be here until you do... To help out..." It was amazing to put it mildly what had been done today, there was no way their friends would have made it out without T'charrl's help. No way the villagers would have either, and even if you couldn't tell from their expressions the way they were hugging each other and celebrating showed just how happy they were to be safe. "That's all... Because of you and your p-portal," Haku pointed out, smiling as he pointed over to the crowd of natives, "They would s-still be there without the portal, just like our f-friends would have been."

Why was Viral so uptight? They had killed quite a lot of those monsters and all that was left was that robed person, Yumi didn't think they were going to be chased. Yet he was acting like they were about to be attacked again, being just about the only one with such a concern. "Viral, just sit down, we're fine now..." Yumi said gently, trying to grab his paw to stop him but missing, "We're safe, we killed those creatures and it would take a while for them to get ready, nothing's coming for us." When Viral stopped for a second she almost thought he'd listened to her, gasping instead when he fell forward onto the dirt. "Viral!" Having to crawl on her hands and knees she rushed to his side along with the scouts, grabbing hold of him and lifting him up into her lap nervously. He'd passed out was what she could see immediately and just to reassure herself she leaned down and set her head on his chest, still feeling it rise and fall with each breath and his heart working away. They had to get him to the village to rest, they all needed rest and proper attention after that.

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It was nice having his head bandaged up now and the bleeding stopped, plus whatever had been in that disgusting mixture had eased the pain. All would be just peachy if Takeshi didn't want to tear off his bandages and itch at his wound like mad, squirming in his seat to try and avoid doing such a thing. Let it rest Vegeta had warned him, take it easy and not be moving around too terribly much. In fact he couldn't do much of anything while he had this concussion, something he wasn't exactly great at. Shu by comparison looked worse with how many little bandages he had on him but all he had to show for the fight were some scrapes and minor bruises, nothing serious. "Glad they're giving us some food after all that, but... DID IT HAVE TO BE ALL FRUIT?!" The two villages, the one they had worked with and the one they had saved, were together now and celebrating a successful rescue in the town center, everyone dancing and enjoying themselves as music played and a feast was held. Those who could be out were, though thanks to his head all Takeshi was doing was sitting on a log, staring at the plate of fruit in front of him. "No steak... No fish, not even chicken. Just fruit... I wanted some meat..."

Yumi wasn't taking part in the festivities herself as she was laid up in one of the nearby houses, her leg having been treated after arriving in the village. Their doctor, or more like a witch doctor she supposed had seen to her, and at first she was a little wary of all the plants and other items he had to treat her wound. After cleaning it however he gave her something which apparently helped the body repair itself, something to prevent infection and then wrapped it up for good measure. She'd have asked Vegeta what it was if he'd been around but he was busy since getting back, busy with T'charrl and the others. Able to at least look out the window and see everyone celebrating she smiled, glancing over at Viral and wondering if he wanted to be out there. Probably not, he was never really into that kind of thing was he?

Ideally they would leave this planet by now, get everyone on board the shuttle and on their way back to Uuonoe. That would be ideal but also impractical given the injuries they had sustained. Chances were that they couldn't leave before the end of the day at the earliest, whenever that was, and even then it might be risky moving those who had taken the most damage. Vegeta supposed getting to relax a little and celebrate wasn't the worst of things though, certainly not for those who deserved some recognition. A great many people, those saved and others alike had come forth to T'charrl to thank and even praise him for what he had done, word quickly spreading that he'd been responsible for getting them home. It was true in part, he and Haku too had helped keep open the portal but neither said anything, allowing T'charrl to have his moment. "It seems like you've made some friends here," Vegeta observed with a smile, watching as another pair of young natives came forth and presented T'charrl with some kind of woven item, perhaps a charm, "Well deserved at that."

Haku was busy munching away at the fruit given to them, just happy to be putting something in his stomach. Whatever they were given sure was tasty if a bit odd, he swore one of the fruits had hairs on it. Leaning forward as juice dribbled down his chin he wiped it off on his hand before looking around and wiping his hand off on the grass, smiling as he took another bite of his meal. "Yeah, y-you're really popular here," he said, watching as the two young natives handed over their gift before running off. By now there was a little pile of presents for T'charrl from the villagers plus the slightly larger pile of food he'd gotten as thanks, they sure did appreciate what had been done. "How do you feel by the way? Not as t-tired as you were before...?"

Shu was feeling much more relaxed since they were brought back to the village, but he was feeling a little worried about Viral, Yumi and T’charrl. T’charrl often seemed to stress out a lot and he didn’t get to see if he was okay after having a portal up for that long, then there was Yumi and Viral who were in the tent being watched over. Viral had fainted and not appeared to had woken up yet, meanwhile Yumi had a bad leg and had been hurt pretty badly there. He knew he shouldn’t be dwelling on worried thoughts, he was supposed to keep moving on and not look to the past knowing they would be better in no time. He was feeling not too bad other than feeling hurt in general, although the bandages were making him feel a little constructed. Happily eating the fruit he kept to himself for now until Takeshi sounded out how frustrated he was about the choice of food. Looking to him quickly he tilted his head, staring at the food he had as well. “Ooh! Chicken on Earth, though! Fish…no seen fish…what animal is steak, anyway?” he asked curiously, tilting his head the other way, “Why no just wait until we get back? Nice food here, yummy fruit!”

Viral had been out for a while, his body finding it hard to recover after the amount of energy he had expelled during the fight. His wounds had been treated and with the wounds to his body that he had previously sustained having had opened again he had to receive treatment for that once more as well. He had taken a beating mentally, physically and to his energy, he was going to need a lot of sunlight to heal completely. It was up to him to heal the rest and he had been out for long enough, but he wasn’t having the most relaxing time either. As usual he was having rather haunting visions during his rest, ones that told him he was going to lose someone in the next battle or even as he rested just now. He could only watch as everyone was dying while he couldn’t do anything about it, the cycle continuing until it reached him and proceeded to torture his spirit. It happened almost every night, especially when he went to sleep with deep worries. With a deeply disturbed sleep cycle he soon woke up, feeling rather tired and sore as if he had been hit extra hard by the blows in his dream. He didn’t know where he was and was feeling deeply disturbed by his environment, not knowing what was going on or why his environment changed so much.

T’charrl had been eating almost non-stop since he had been presented it, his main focus being the food. He had been at it for a while as he tried to recover his energy and gain full control again because so far he had been struggling to keep himself under control. It was always the case that his powers would go out of control and he would eventually transform, although while he did have the wild nature of his mutated form under some control he would still distress the entire population if he changed. For now he was trying to keep himself busy, but that would be easier if he wasn’t gaining so much attention from the natives. He hadn’t experienced such a thing before, so much attention over him was so strange to him. He was receiving thanks whenever he wasn’t chewing on something with a couple of natives gave him a little item of some sort, staring down at it for a moment before he looked to Vegeta. “Oh…I uhh, I’ve never had so much attention on me…” he spoke, smiling a little before looking to Haku when he spoke. “…Yeah, I guess…it is like being popular…” He really didn’t understand how they thought but it was nice to receive and he would definitely remember it, he just didn’t have such an experience in his life so it was so new. Sighing lightly, he looked up again when Haku asked him how he was, frowning a little before turning his head quickly. “Oh, I am a little better, but I am tired. I don’t want to scare these people, so I can’t rest”, he spoke as he placed the charm with his other gifts, picking up some fruit again, “I don’t want to ruin their impression of me, they actually like me…”

Not a single type of meat among all of this food, these people must be insane or something! There had to be some animals here that were edible, that big centipede thing probably didn't get by on just apples and bananas. Or whatever the hell the space equivalent of those were. Space bananas? Shaking his head Takeshi griped about the selection as he picked up an hourglass shaped green fruit, turning it over in his hands trying to inspect it. "But we have fruit so much... And I like steaks, you know that buddy. And steaks come from cows," the older boy explained, "But I don't see any cows here, or chickens, or fish, or anything. Just these dumb fruits." Sighing to himself Takeshi shrugged and bit into the fruit in his hand, his face scrunching up at the flavor of it. Tart and a bit sour, what the hell kind of fruit was this? Slowly chewing it he tried another bite and grunted when he bit down on some core, wrinkling his brow at it before dropping it onto Shu's plate and grabbing a different one. "I just want to cook a nice meal over the fire, is that so much to ask...?"

Laying here in silence was difficult with what was going on outside. It wouldn't be nearly as bad if Viral were awake but with no one to speak with Yumi couldn't do very much. Putting her hands on the bed she pushed herself up into a sit so she could better see out the window, her leg left laying and extended to recover properly. After all of the trouble that they had gone through for this planet it was nice seeing everyone so happy, it really felt like they had accomplished something with this. She knew the chieftain of the village had said villages didn't really mingle much but seeing how well everyone got along you'd think they were close as family. Tragedy could do that, she supposed. Hearing a stirring in the bed beside hers Yumi turned and smiled seeing Viral's eyes flutter open, swinging herself around so she could be closer to him. "Hi there... Glad to see you're awake," she said gently, leaning forward and folding her hands over her lap, "We're in the village, if you're wondering. Everyone else is out there celebrating while we're cooped up here resting." Laughing softly she shook her head before smiling at Viral, "Not that I'm not glad to be able to relax. How are you feeling?"

Haku was having fun with this even if he wasn't the one receiving the thanks and the gifts. T'charrl was always so upset and down on himself so getting to see him happier was nice, for both of them. He was getting a meal out of it and that was all he needed, his stomach having been gnawing at itself earlier. Everything seemed just fine on the outside but when he prodded T'charrl for how he was actually doing the answer showed he was anything but fine. "I don't get why you can't rest... You have energy right? And the food too..." Haku muttered as he scratched at his head, "Plus I mean you s-saved all those people... Right? I doubt they'd hate you after you did t-that." Almost two dozen of them owed their lives to T'charrl and his portal, and you could even say they had saved the other village too from ever being attacked in the first place. Haku had never even saved one person before never mind this many, T'charrl was pretty much a hero to them. "I'm k-kind of jealous, actually... They're probably going to tell stories about you, and h-how you saved everyone from those things," Haku went on, smiling slightly as he rolled a small fruit between his hands, "Not that I'm n-not happy for you! You deserve it!"

Shu didn’t know what he was complaining about, food was food and it made him feel full after eating it. He didn’t feel ill after eating fruit, so there was nothing to complain about. Takeshi seemed to be complaining for the sake of complaining, seeing how he had no reason to be complaining about food when they weren’t going to be here for long. “Ooohhhh…then have meat later! No here forever! No have cows in space either…” It was a silly thing to complain about either way, Shu was enjoying the food even when a lot of them were many strange flavours. He had tasted many different fruits on his journey and he was happy to receive so many. It was certainly making him feel better, but Takeshi didn’t seem to have the same incentive as he had and was fine with giving him scraps. Looking to him quickly he frowned, soon looking away. “Ooh! You make me mad! Everybody so nice and you give me used food…that rude! Rude to Shu and rude to nice people…”

Viral didn’t know where he was exactly, whether it was just a temporary tent or if he was back in the village. He was so confused but he couldn’t do much about it, he wasn’t feeling much other than a dull pain and exhaustion as he stared up at the blurry ceiling. Gasping lightly as Yumi’s voice sounded right next to him he closed his eyes again, groaning as her voice fair rattled through his head. It was hard to tell if he was still dreaming or if he was actually awake, but if he was he was definitely feeling terrible. “The…village…but the battle…” he muttered, feeling somewhat distressed that he had missed something important. Trying to sit up he soon had to abandon that idea as his shoulder felt like it was burning, his mind soon flashing back to the memory of Enki being chomped on the shoulder. He remembered now, he was feeling Enki’s pain after how reckless he had been with it. “Aghhh…I-I have been selfish. I shouldn’t…had been so reckless…so weak…”

T’charrl didn’t know where he was going to put all this stuff until he got back to his planet, whenever that was. He didn’t want to leave any of them behind or lose any one of them so he would have to be careful on where he was going to put them. Feeling quite happy that he was being appreciated so much he looked to Haku quickly before raising his shoulders, looking down again. “I mean…I might end up changing in my sleep and terrifying them. They already had to fight off several monsters already, they don’t need to know about another monster in their lives”, he sighed, nodding a little, “I-I’m aware of how terribly scary I can be, especially to people who don’t know me…a-and I guess to some who do too…” It didn’t matter if he saved them in the end, he was still scary when he changed and if he fell asleep he would probably end up waking up as a monster while his energy and control was so low. Keeping quiet to himself for a moment he gasped at Haku suddenly speaking again, looking to him before he frowned at his words. He didn’t know how to feel about that, he felt kind of bad though. “Oh…I see. I-I don’t want you to feel like that, I mean…you helped too by giving me energy…”

"Hey you don't know that, they could have space cows..." Takeshi muttered, immediately feeling silly for saying such a ridiculous thing, "Or... Fish. I mean what planet have we been to yet that didn't have fish, huh?" All of them had fish, Namek probably had fish even if they hadn't checked. Growing up eating all sorts of animals made having a diet of fruit a little disappointing, it just wasn't the same. Not a fan of one of the fruits he handed it off to Shu and went ahead eating another, pausing when Shu surprisingly expressed anger over the gesture. "What? I figured I'd give it to you instead, otherwise its going to waste," Takeshi explained as he blinked, honestly confused why anyone would be upset over more food. Taking back the food he shrugged before taking a bite of another, wondering how in the heck sharing was seen as rude. "Did you not want more food? I don't get it buddy, how's getting more food rude? Wouldn't it be more rude not to eat it at all? Just trying to give it to someone who likes it, you know?"

"The battle is over Viral, we won. All of the villagers are safe because of us... Because of you," Yumi said as she watched him try to get up, reaching across and gently helping her friend lie back, "You being reckless probably saved us though, so... Thank you. If you didn't do what you did we might have ended up even worse than this." Not that they were terribly injured, she and Viral were the only ones really hurt and even then it was mostly fatigue. Considering how poorly things could have gone it was difficult to be upset about their current predicament. "And for the record someone weak couldn't have done what you did. Maybe you did overdo it a little, but because you did everything worked out." If they could be outside with the festivities Yumi was positive Viral would be getting recognition as well, surely the people knew what he'd done for their sake by now. Turning to look out the window she smiled at how happy everyone looked, including T'charrl who was normally terribly nervous and not happy with himself. Yeah, even Viral would be happy to be out there.

Haku would like to tell T'charrl he wasn't scary, that when he transformed there was nothing wrong and everything was fine. But he'd be lying, when T'charrl did change like he had on Earth it was scary. It wasn't the look so much that frightened him though as it was knowing his friend might not be able to control himself, and because of that he might hurt someone. Or they might have to hurt him. Neither of those were terribly appealing outcomes. "O-Oh, well... All I did was that though, you're the one who made the portal," Haku argued with a small smile, "I d-didn't do much really..." Not everyone shared that school of thought as he did however as two more residents approached them, looking more like adults than the children from before. Watching them curiously as they offered over some kind of cloth to both himself, Vegeta and T'charrl he accepted it, looking at it for a moment before smiling appreciatively. He'd never been given anything before as a reward, usually his rewards were just not being beaten or being allowed to have a little more food with his meal. Nodding silently he hugged the cloth to his chest as tears welled up in his eyes, managing out a faint "Thank you".

Shu was quite annoyed and wasn’t having any of Takeshi’s fuss, especially when it was over essentially nothing. These people were nice and Takeshi was just taking bites out of their food and passing it onto him as if he didn’t appreciate what they had to give as thanks. “Ooh! I want food! Not used food! That a bad thing when it a gift! Like if Shu gave old clothes that are all ripped”, he spoke quickly, shaking his head, “They all trying to be nice, but complaining about food? Why to complain when it is nice of them to be giving us stuff?” He didn’t understand why he was even complaining in the first place. It was nice that they were giving them so much food and even treating their injuries, but Takeshi was finding something to complain about despite all that. “Ooohhh…Miss Yumi would be mad if she heard you were complaining so much. Want to be happy but hard when you no being very nice…”

Viral stared at Yumi as she made him lie back again, telling him that there was no longer a threat and that they were safe. It was starting to come back to him again, but he didn’t know if he was unconscious when another attack occurred. He didn’t know how long he had been unconscious for either, he was unaware of a lot of things all while Yumi was throwing too much information out at him. She was talking way too fast as if she had been waiting to tell him everything as if she was running on a script she had been rehearsing in her head. “I…could had ended up killing myself…and accomplished nothing…” he spoke lowly, closing his eyes, “The pain is everywhere…I just…can’t move. How do I get to the ship…how do I fight if we get attacked again…” He didn’t know if they had done the job and saved this planet from whatever those creatures were trying to do, there could easily be other areas that were targeted and they only managed to get rid of one.

T’charrl knew he was scary and that nobody wanted him to transform, he knew nobody wanted that from him and that it was always a worry when it came to taking him anywhere. It was probably why he was always ignored and not taken anywhere. He was definitely the most unstable and unpredictable of them all, easily having the least popularity among the whole group. This popularity he was experiencing with the natives was mostly because they didn’t know any better, they just saw him as someone who managed to hold open a portal to help free them. It was rather refreshing, he was seen as not as a weirdo or monster but as someone who deserved their thanks. It wasn’t only him who had managed to help them either, Vegeta and Haku were the ones who had given him energy so they deserved the praise too. “I wouldn’t had been able to keep the portal up at all for that long, though…” Looking up from his plate he noticed a couple of natives had approached them, giving each of them some sort of cloth as a gift. Staring at it for a moment he smiled happily, holding it close to his chest. “Thank you, I don’t know where I’m going to put all of these when I get back...” he sighed, raising his shoulders, “I wonder what these gifts mean to these people, I mean…how important were these to them? I’ve never had so much positive attention in my life…”

"Alright, alright buddy, I get it. I won't complain about my food," Takeshi said in hasty defense, rolling his eyes as he picked up another fruit, "You're right, I won't complain, it's free food anyways." Who knew the little guy would get so damn offended by giving up a piece of fruit, he was acting like he'd just insulted their mother or something. Whatever, they would only be on this planet a bit longer anyways before they got back to Uuonoe, then he could have whatever he wanted to eat. Wiping juice as it dribbled down his chin Takeshi nearly spit out his food when Shu brought up telling Yumi what he was doing, coughing before smiling and giving his brother a pat on the back. "L-Let's not tell Yumi, okay? I mean she's tired and trying to rest with Viral, you know? We don't want to bother her do we?" Or more importantly he didn't want her to smack him around for acting... Well, like him. Awfully hard to not be himself but any time he even spoke out he had a smack with his name on it. By now he wouldn't be terribly surprised if there was an impression of his face on one of her palms even!

Yumi just wished that Viral could appreciate for once what he had done for them. If not for his efforts they could have ended up seriously hurt or worse. The villagers may not have gotten out, or if they did it may have been fewer and they could have been hurt. Everything had worked out because yes, he had over done it, but doing so is why everything had gone so well. Frowning when he continued to lament his situation she forced herself to her feet, keeping pressure off of her leg as she hobbled to his bed. "You're not the only one here, you keep forgetting that," Yumi said as she sat on the edge of his bed, reaching over and placing a hand on his shoulder, "You've done your part, you protected us while we were trapped and helped get everyone back home. You earned some rest, let everyone else carry things the rest of the way home. You don't have to do it all alone, we're here to make sure of that."

Haku didn't know what to say on receiving a gift, he'd never received anything like that before in his life. All it was really was a simple strip of cloth, a nice looking piece but still just cloth. It meant so much more to him however and it showed as he hugged it against himself, his lower lip trembling as his eyes welled up. Sniffling and rubbing at his eyes with his arm he smiled again as he rolled it out to look at it in all of its entirety, finding the design in it to be unique to the others and very nice. "It l-looks like they made them for us... I mean... I don't see any others around," he muttered happily, hugging it again and placing it in his lap, "That makes two of us... This is my first gift, s-so... I like it, I don't care if its special or rare, it's a gift..." He'd have to keep this in very good condition, probably wrap it up or put it in a box and store it somewhere away in his room on the ship. It wasn't as many gifts as T'charrl had gotten but that was fine, this was all he needed. Vegeta didn't seem terribly moved by the gesture he'd noticed, just folding up the piece and setting it to his side, but then he supposed he was probably just trying not to blubber like he was. "H-Hey T-T'charrl?" Haku asked, smiling tearfully as he looked up at his friend, "Thanks, for what you did today. I'm glad everyone is okay..."

Shu let out a huff, shifting on his spot. “Would bite you if you be bad and rude”, Shu spoke quickly, letting out a squeak, “Ooohhh! They nice people, they have a hard time living in forest”. Shu could relate to these people, especially their way of life. It was very much in the middle of the wilds and they were all getting on as best as they could away from anything that was technological. He could find some connection to these people, so Takeshi criticising them for not having something he considered to be common and should be provided really ticked him off. If it wasn’t in their diet then it wasn’t in their diet, they had seen what other creatures on this planet could be like after all. “I cooouuuuld…bother her later! You need to be nice!” he spoke as he pointed at him, “It easy for you to find food, but no easy when you out in a place like this! Imagine be like Shu, out in wild all the time. Big animals try to eat you! Easy to grab fruit and run than try to find things that move all the time. Easy finding fruit because it no move anywhere…”

Aito was probably going to tell him off for using so much energy unnecessarily when there was other solutions to the fight, probably all ending in him being told he should had trained harder to control his energy output better. Viral didn’t know what kind of reception he was going to end up getting truly, but it was most likely going to be something like that when he got back. It was just going to be a ‘you did well but you could had done better if you followed my training’. He couldn’t be proud of himself when he knew he had made so many mistakes that could had endangered everyone. Staring at Yumi as she sat beside him he frowned lightly, closing his eyes. “Hm…home is certainly somewhere I haven’t been in a long time…” he muttered, not too sure whether he was simply reminiscing or actually missing the planet, “If I had done more, your leg would be fine. I can sense shifts in the earth…but I still couldn’t act. I know I’m not the only one…but I was the only one there with the power to act. You know that…”

T’charrl really liked the texture of the cloth, even if he didn’t know what it was exactly. His kind were very fond of soft textures, their fashion sense consisting mostly of fine materials much like this. It was the main reason his kind wore clothing in the first place when they could manage without, because it made them feel happier, calmer and overall better about themselves. He hadn’t been able to wear clothing for a long time because of his condition so feeling the soft texture made him feel quite comfortable. “First gift? Oh, it is special if it’s that, then”, he smiled, looking down at it before placing it down with his other gifts. He didn’t know what materials it was made from but he figured it would need to be kept somewhere safe. Looking back to the food briefly he glanced back at Haku again, tilting his head a little before he looked away again. “Oh uhh i-it’s okay! I mean…I really am happy everything worked out alright. There’s a lot I don’t know about my abilities but I guess I can do such a thing. I just wonder what would had happened if it wasn’t possible…or if I have to do it again…”

"You'd... Bite me? You wouldn't dare..." Not so certain of that Takeshi was a little wary, leaning away slightly as he narrowed his eyes at Shu. "Should be easier now that those monsters and the bug thing is dead. Other than that they seem to be doing pretty okay." Wasn't the cushy lifestyle like what people back in East City had, walking down the street to grab whatever food they wanted. Or even like his own which was still basic by comparison, but he had a nice warm house, clean too, and could get food whenever he wanted. This whole living out in the wilds thing though... Shu could keep that, it was all his. Paling slightly when Shu threatened again to alert Yumi, Takeshi shook his head and put his hands up defensively, a nervous smile crossing his face. "H-Hey! Okay I get it, I get it. I'm grateful they're giving us food, you know? And a place to relax, it's real swell of them. I won't complain again, I promise." Sheesh, since when did the little guy pull that card with him? It wasn't that he was afraid of Yumi really... He just was afraid of getting smacked by her. He got hit enough, if it kept up he'd have brain damage. Picking up a round, yellow fruit from his pile the older boy examined it closely before a sly smile crept to his lips, setting it on the floor at Shu's feet. "Hey Shu..." he whispered, giving it a nudge and watching it roll away, "You were wrong, fruit totally does move."

With everyone else being happy and celebrating Yumi wouldn't allow Viral to sulk. They had plenty reason to be happy and to cheer, doubting oneself and questioning what had happened didn't do anyone any good. "My leg will heal Viral, it's fine. If you hadn't used Enki to fight then we could have died, and a wounded leg is nothing compared to being killed. And we don't know that for sure do we? Eris and Orion seemed to be pretty strong, they killed one too didn't they? And... I could probably have killed one, but I think I hit my head or something... Memory is a little fuzzy from the fight." She didn't have nearly the head wound that Takeshi did, half of his head was bandaged up so tight part of her worried they might cut off circulation to whatever little brain resided in that thick skull of his. Giggling quietly at her own joke Yumi reached out and gently rubbed Viral's shoulder again, giving him a patient smile as she did so. "I'm okay to move a little... Do you want to go out and see everyone? I know you're still exhausted but I can help. Or I can get someone else to."

"Mmhmm... I love it..." Could he wear it even? From the looks of the piece it wasn't a shirt, nor was it any other kind of clothing he knew. Curious he held the corners and let it hang loose, finding it was indeed just a simple if beautiful piece of fabric. That was fine, he'd be just as happy to keep it somewhere safe to look at for later. Folding it back up he ran his fingertips over the fabric before smiling, glancing over at T'charrl when he spoke again. "You can do it, you've never done it before and y-you did it today... So you can do it again," Haku said with certainty and a nod of his head, "If we have to do it again. I h-hope we don't, it was scary, but... Now we know it's not so bad. Your powers are r-really good, even if you don't think so. You can h-heal people, you can talk to spirits, and you can..." Spirits... Wait a second, where was his? This entire time on the planet he'd not seen his little friend anywhere though he'd sworn it had come along on the ship with them. Looking around for any sign of the spirit he reached over and gave T'charrl's arm a tug at. "H-Have you seen the little spirit since we landed...? Anywhere...? I don't see it..."

“I would! I bite and you say ‘ow’ and wish you never did say a bad!” Shu squeaked, bouncing on his seat a little before huffing, “I have sharp teeth so it would hurt even if you say it no hurt!” Takeshi certainly had it good in the end, what with him being so used to the city life and having to just walk up to someone who had food and pay for it to get it himself. He didn’t seem to know the reality of hunting in a forest for it while dangerous monsters were out there waiting to eat you if you got too close. It was certainly something Takeshi had it good on, he was definitely someone who was used to living in a place where anything could be retrieved. “Ooh! Good! No complaining, it real nice they give us so much…” he squeaked, feeling quite satisfied now, No really something Shu gets much when out and around”. Going back to his food he happily ate away, not really paying attention to Takeshi before having a look to see what he was doing. Tilting his head he looked down at the fruit, watching it for a second before making a short pounce at it.

Viral wasn’t impressed with his abilities during that battle, he saw no good in what he did and what he managed to accomplish. He had managed to fight off those creatures, but nearly ended up killed in the process and endangering the others. That was always the thing about his abilities, they were immature and often unstable, making it hard for him to keep his energy levels at a fair level so he could continue fighting. He understood that Yumi was trying to make him happy, but it was awfully difficult to feel anything other than the pain and exhaustion. “I don’t recall everything that happened…when there was so much…” Not knowing when he was going to recover he kind of accepted his fate until feeling confused over it when Yumi offered to take him to the others, frowning at it. “What…? You have a leg injury…and I can barely move. How am I supposed to get outside…”

While T’charrl was happy over his gifts he did remember what was important right now and continued to eat. It was always a bother having to take these kinds of measures just to occupy himself and find control again. He didn’t know how long this was going to continue for, it was usually random and just depended on when he could find some peace in his energy levels. In the future, he hoped he would be able to make a portal again but not end up sucking the life out of two others along with his own energy levels being destroyed. “I guess…maybe…I could do it again if I had to, but I would need to know how to do it without putting so much on the line”. Eating some more fruit he didn’t know how to feel about Haku listing his abilities, especially when they were generally underdeveloped. Sighing a little, he looked away again before to his arm as Haku seemed bothered by something, frowning at what it was. “The spirit? Uhh, I remember seeing it…but I guess it’s been a while…” he spoke, looking around briefly, “Maybe it’ll come back, but it could had, umm…moved on too…you know? It’s hard with spirits to know what they want to do…”

"Okay, okay, don't go biting me you little twerp. I'll be nice, sheesh," Takeshi said as he edged a bit away from Shu. He really didn't get what the little guy was getting so bent out of shape over, he just didn't like the food they were getting too much, was that such a bad thing? After getting knocked around like they had been he just wanted a simple, hot meal to relax with, not a fruit salad. Sighing to himself he resigned to finish off his odd, hourglass shaped fruit in silence, not terribly fond of the flavor but making an effort of it. "Yeah well... They know where to get this stuff. We wandered around for hours and couldn't find much, but apparently there's a crap ton of it here," he pointed out with a glance to his own and Shu's piles. Deciding to toy with Shu a little Takeshi grabbed a rounded fruit and smirked, setting it on the ground and pushing it just enough to get it rolling away. When his brother spotted it he pounced like a cat on a mouse, the older boy snorting and covering his mouth to try and stifle laughter. "T-Thought you said fruit can't move around!" he snickered, grinning in amusement, "Looks like that was moving to me!"

"I'll carry you! My leg's a bit of a dud right now, but I can probably... Hobble," Yumi said with an uncertain smile, trying and failing to convince both herself and Viral she was capable. "Okay so maybe I can't help you, but..." There were plenty of other people here besides her weren't there? Moving back to her own bed she crawled across it to the window, leaning out and looking around for their friends. Spotting Vegeta sat along with T'charrl and Haku she grinned calling out his name and waving him over. "Come here, I need your help with something!" she shouted, sitting down on her bed and looking at Viral excitedly. "They're out there celebrating, and I know you don't like big crowds but you should be part of it too! It's like I said, you're the reason things worked out at all, I'm sure a few people would like to thank you." He could complain about it and she'd let him, but while things were going on that might improve his mood she couldn't well let him sit here. Waiting until Vegeta arrived she beamed as he entered the building, wasting no time and pointing to Viral. "I want to take him out there, to join everyone!"

Vegeta had assumed something might be wrong with Yumi or Viral, or perhaps they needed something. That they wanted to go out and join the celebration...? 'They' wasn't right either, from the look on Viral's face he would like anything but to go out and play part to the celebration. Sighing at his friend's enthusiasm he shook his head, closing the door and walking to the foot of Viral's bed. "I know what you're trying to do Yumi, and it's all fine and well... But if Viral's too exhausted to even be moving on his own shouldn't he be resting? As you should, you have a hole in your leg for goodness sakes..." As if to try and prove him wrong Yumi began to stand on her one good leg only to be made to sit back down by a startled Vegeta, groaning as she gave him a cross look. He was only trying to ensure they recovered and yet Yumi wanted to be out and about. Rubbing at his forehead in exasperation Vegeta turned back to Viral, giving him a questioning look. "Do you want to go out there...? We are, to put it simply, being celebrated as heroes, albeit to varying degrees. T'charrl's gotten most of the attention but they're aware of your deeds too, I don't imagine you'll go unnoticed while out there."

T'charrl's powers might be unstable, they even might be downright scary. But what they had seen today had saved so many lives there was just no way you could think they were all bad. Haku liked the idea of not having so much riding on opening a portal but then he couldn't think of any other reason why they would need it: they had no way of getting the others home without T'charrl's help, unless they wanted to cross over for whatever insane reason there was no other need for it. There was more weighing on his mind that he wanted to bring up and ask about but someone's, or something's absence in particular had begun troubling him. How hadn't he noticed before that the spirit was nowhere to be seen? Looking around nervously he bit his lip, giving T'charrl a sad look at the idea of 'moving on'. "Y-You mean it... Passed away? Like it died?" Haku asked, lowering his gaze as he wrung his hands together, "Oh... I s-see... It was really nice though, a-and it liked me... I was hoping it would still be here... Though I g-guess I should have noticed sooner."

Shu managed to catch the fruit fairly quickly, holding it up to his face as he sniffed it before looking to Takeshi. He didn’t really understand what Takeshi was trying to say, it sounded like the fruit was alive but Shu knew it wasn’t. Squeaking, he lightly bounced over to Takeshi while squatting, pressing the fruit into him. “Ooh! Noooo it move because you! Fruit no move! Silly Takeshi”, he squeaked, trying to get Takeshi to take the fruit from him. He wasn’t completely daft, even if Takeshi thought he was. Shu was pretty smart, although not many people seem to think so for some reason. He didn’t take it as something hateful, just something that they often used when trying to tease him. “Fruit no move! Shu know it no move! You know what move? Animals! Shu is animal, Takeshi is animal…fruit is not animal! So fruit no move…unless it monster like in dreams and try to eat you, then it move! But that dreams though, dreams no real…”

Viral wasn’t convinced, there was no way Yumi would be able to carry him outside when he was essentially dead weight. She had only one good leg right now and there was no way she’d have the energy for flying after all that blood loss, the suggestion was just absurd. Staring at her as she decided to call out for help instead he soon sighed, not entirely confident that he would be able to handle being out in the crowd in this condition. She was right about him not liking them, but he also didn’t like how he was confined to a bed so all in all it was pretty difficult to have a say in what he wanted in the end. He may had been in a lot of pain but he didn’t want to lie around all day. Staring at Yumi as she spoke he soon looked to the entrance as Vegeta entered, not looking particularly happy that he was out of excuses to not to go outside. Moving slightly when Yumi simply decided she could be childish about Vegeta’s decision he soon sighed in annoyance, not truly knowing what he wanted of himself in the end. “Yumi will be angry if I don’t try…” he muttered, sighing lightly, “Besides…my method of healing happens to be primitive and requires daylight…and my wounds from the previous night still haven’t healed…”

T’charrl didn’t know here the spirit went off to but it was probably either close by, had gone off back to the ship or decided to leave them completely. He didn’t know how spirits like that worked, especially ones that insisted on showing themselves to other people who weren’t supposed to see spirits. Going to eat some more fruit without thinking too much about it he instead frowned when Haku seemed to had gotten the wrong idea. “Died? No…it’s already dead”, he spoke, shrugging a little, “I meant like…go to the Otherworld. Sometimes they just decide they want to move on and go…” He didn’t really know what happened to the creature but getting up and searching for it just risked him changing and he didn’t know if he had the will to try and not to. “It could be anywhere, I mean…it’s on a new planet that’s covered in life so it could be anywhere. I-I don’t think I could go out and find it unless I want to be scary…”

"Aw damn, looks like I'm not tricking you huh buddy?" Takeshi teased, smirking as he took back the fruit and rubbed it off on his shirt, "And you just saw fruit move, you mean it doesn't move on it's own. Gotta be more clear there." Teasing Shu was pretty fun, for him anyways, Shu probably didn't appreciate it as much. Even though he was clearly joking around the younger boy felt the need to go into detail about how he was wrong, and it would have been pretty amusing if not for one little tidbit in his otherwise intelligent tirade. "Monsters in your dreams...? You got monsters chasing you around in your dreams huh?" he asked, arching an eyebrow with a curious look at his brother, "Is that why you have trouble sleeping buddy? You do kinda kick and squirm a lot when you're sleeping..." It was a small wonder he got any sleep some nights what with Shu whimpering, squirming around like a damn fish out of water and looking like he was trying to run away. Takeshi never had any idea what the deal was though he'd figured it had to be a bad dream, not that he could guess what was causing it. Monsters huh? "What's the monsters like? They like those things we fought earlier? That what you're dreaming of?"

Vegeta wanted it to be made clear this was Viral's choice, knowing how he could get if someone decided for him. Despite offering that clarity it appeared like Viral was still feeling cornered and forced into a decision however; being outside was better for him even if he just rested anyways. "Primitive? I would say being able to mend wounds purely through exposure to sunlight is very advanced," he commented, moving to the bedside and leaning in to help Viral up, "The rest of us will be dealing with our injuries for a few days at the least, yet some sunlight and rest and you will be good as new." Or most likely by the end of tomorrow, depending on how much sunlight was left, intensity of the gamma rays, and the severity of Viral's injuries. Placing an arm under Viral's to support him Vegeta eased him off the bed, getting them to their feet and waving off Yumi as she tried to help. "Don't be ridiculous, you can barely walk on your own. If you feel so inclined however you can get the door for us."

"Oh I can do that? I'm so very flattered," Yumi quipped, smiling as she limped over to the door and swung it open. Vegeta was right though, there probably wasn't a chance that she'd be able to keep Viral up as well as herself, not like this. "I think you'll be happy being out here Viral... It's a nice day, and there's a lot of food if you're hungry." Once they were outside the home she wasn't so sure about the food aspect, seeing nothing but fruit being served. Shu was in heaven right now without a doubt but Viral would rather some kind of meat, and frankly so would she. After burning as much energy as they had fighting an apple would be a nice snack but hardly what she'd call filling. Not one to shun a gift, or free food, Yumi would accept whatever they were given graciously. On their way out the first familiar faces she spotted were Shu's and Takeshi's, smiling as she hobbled over to greet them. "Shu! Takeshi!" Yumi called as she waved to them, barely making it to the log they were sat on before sitting down beside Shu, wincing as she straightened out her leg. "Having fun you two?"

"S-So it... Left?" That kind of hurt thinking that the spirit had just up and vanished after they had only just met. There was nothing tying it to them really, they barely knew where it had come from or why it stuck with them, but Haku had enjoyed having its company. It was like having a pet, albeit a pet only he and T'charrl could see. Smiling sadly Haku shook his head and grabbed himself another piece of fruit, rubbing his thumb across it as he let out a sigh. "No, you don't have to look for it... If it wanted to go then it went, we should let it..." he muttered, unable to hide his disappointment at the fact. "Besides, we might meet another... Maybe..."

Shu shook his head quickly. “No no! Shu is smart and can think good, but Takeshi is not thinking Shu is smart! Not a dummy, you know!” Shu was fairly certain Takeshi often made a mockery of his intelligence just for laughs, but he wasn’t going to get angry at him for that. It was probably not something that was independently on Takeshi either, he did wonder how many people thought he was a little slow too. Shaking a little to loosen off his nerves he looked to Takeshi when he questioned the monster problem, raising his shoulders slowly before raising his fists. “Ooh! More than chase! Sometimes can’t get away and it’s hard…oohhhh, sometimes no can see properly to stop them…” He didn’t know why it was so often in his dreams, but sometimes it wasn’t monsters that looked like monsters. Sometimes it was people he saw which really distressed him and sometimes it was other problems that burdened him in his sleep. “Sometimes…they like them, sometimes they like people a-and sometimes they like me…”

Viral sighed in annoyance. “Maybe if I could heal at will…then it wouldn’t make me close to being a plant…” Maybe if his healing didn’t require him to be blasted by solar energy to work fast he would be alright with it, he would certainly be difficult to kill but as of right now he simply had an energy tank that gradually emptied and needed to be refuelled every so often. It certainly made him feel like a robot, as if his usefulness lasted as long as that tank lasted. Wincing as he was taken by the arm he tried to use his legs as his main source of strength to keep him steady, even if it wasn’t much strength he had. He hated feeling weak, but there wasn’t much he could do about that other than try and fake strength to make him look better. Seeing the notion of Yumi also helping he waved off the idea too, not wanting her to hurt because of his weakness. Being lead on outside he frowned at the thought of eating, knowing what kind of food they had and generally feeling put off by the thought of eating. “I think I’ll pass right now…”

T’charrl frowned, not exactly aiming to make Haku feel bad for losing his spirit. If he had been looking after it and not ignoring its existence then maybe he would know where it went. He couldn’t know every spirit’s location, they just came and went whenever they pleased and he never really bothered with them anyway. They were their own creatures and had their own concerns, it wasn’t supposed to be his problem. Continuing with his food he frowned when Haku got quite upset over it, slowly looking elsewhere as he started to groan. He was feeling pretty guilty now, but he wasn’t supposed to go anywhere if he was a danger to himself and others, but he was also the only one who could find a spirit as well. Wanting to remain safe he soon groaned, lowering his head before sighing. “Fine…I can go look for it! I can try and track it, just…I’m not wanting to be responsible for what happens…okay?”

"It's not that I think you're stupid Shu, it's just..." Takeshi had to think over how to put this, not wanting to get Shu all riled up over nothing. Biting his lip as he scratched his chin he went silent for a moment, his foot tapping rhythmically against the dirt. "Oh! I mean you're from the jungles, you know? So... You're not used to loads of the stuff we see, that's all. I don't think you're dumb, I just know you don't know a lot of stuff, because of where you're from, you know? And the fruit thing was a joke." Now what was this about monsters? Takeshi knew full well the fitful nights his brother had so often, it was hard not to when you shared a bed with him. Always tossing and turning, whimpering and swinging out as if something was after him. Knowing there were monsters in his dreams explained it, though why were there monsters? Why couldn't the little guy just rest easy? Takeshi had figured all he had to do was be there when they rested but clearly that wasn't enough. "Huh... Like you? So do you think you're a monster?" he asked, earnestly confused as he knit his brow, "Because you're not... Like at all. In fact you're far from a monster as you can get, I'm more of a monster than you are."

"Well you aren't exactly photosynthesizing either now are you? You aren't a plant Viral, regardless of whatever ability you might have. It just happens that your cells respond well to the sun's rays." All in all it was a mighty convenient trait to have, needing only to be outdoors for your wounds to heal. For all their strength Saiyans couldn't hope for such a thing, and if they wished to expedite their recovery either Senzu beans or a healing tank was needed. With his only wounds being fatigue Vegeta was readily able to help Viral outside to the celebration, taking it slow as not to push his worn frame too hard. Once they were out around the bonfire and the natives some of them took notice of Viral's arrival, smiling and calling out to him but otherwise not approaching. Intimidated perhaps? Even worn down as he was Viral could seem imposing to those unfamiliar with him, and even to those who knew him. Delivering Viral to the celebration was his part, figuring his friend wanted little part to do with Vegeta at the moment, the Saiyan smiled and eased him to sit on a log before heading back to T'charrl and Haku.

Being outdoors was nice, particularly being outdoors and not in the middle of a fight. After the hectic day they'd had for themselves being able to just sit, relax and enjoy each others company was a wonderful change of pace. Taking a seat beside Viral, Yumi leaned back a bit and stretched out her injured leg with a groan, reaching down and rubbing near the wound irritably. "It itches so much... The medicine they gave me is working, I can almost feel it mending, but gods does it itch!" she grumbled, sighing as she tore her hands off the bandages and folded them beneath her arms. From the silence of the hut they were now surrounded by laughter, song and music, everyone having a great time of themselves. It was hard for her to stay annoyed with so much positivity around as a smile spread across her face, looking over to Viral to see if he was enjoying it yet. "None of this would be happening if it wasn't for us, doesn't that make you feel good?" she asked, moving over a bit closer and arching an eyebrow in question, "Look at all these happy people and know they're happy because of, in part, you. Doesn't that make you feel the slightest bit warm inside?"

"Oh n-no! You don't have to go and d-do that!" Haku said hastily as he shirked back slightly, worried he'd just angered T'charrl with his concerns. "I was just w-wondering where it had gone... If it's gone then it's gone, we shouldn't make it come b-back, that wouldn't be right of us..." He'd miss it sure even if they only had it for a short time, he'd gotten excited and began thinking he had himself a pet of sorts. Would he like to try finding it? Maybe, but not at the cost of causing discomfort for T'charrl. Grabbing a piece of fruit off of his tray he bit into it, an awkward silence coming on as he tried to think of how to change the conversation from there. The last thing he was wanting to do during a celebration was upset the one who was mostly responsible for it, he had to try and make things right. "Uh... Is there anything you want to d-do when we get back to Uuonoe?" Haku asked suddenly, looking up at T'charrl with a small smile, "We'll p-probably have some time to ourselves, maybe..."