[IC] Dragon Ball: Legacy (Mogtaki and Vena Sera)

[GambolMuse]

Korian sighed at Sayomi's rebuttal, putting his head in his hand and closing his eyes. Gods help him, she wasn't going to let this go for some time most likely. He didn't want to frighten T'charrl though, and he certainly wasn't looking to further sour their relations with the Princes either. If she could just put aside her research for one minute then there would be no problem, but that was nigh impossible to do. Looking back only when the Kaesstrian spoke out the Commander smiled, giving a nod in reply. "You're fine, and don't mention it, it was a pleasure meeting you," he replied. "I'll send a message along to look for the Queen, we'll handle this as best we can. Take care, we'll be in touch." Nodding again to Leto he watched as the alien was led off, leaving him, Sayomi and a handful of crew left in the bridge. Only once T'charrl was out of earshot did Korian look at his Lieutenant, giving her a look of exasperation. "Could you please not do that to every race we encounter...? It's no wonder a lot of the men call you the mad scientist..." he grumbled, raising a hand again to rub at his face tiredly. "T'charrl will be back, one way or another. Just be patient and you'll get your interview, I promise. For now leave him be, please."

Leto was quite happy to be out of that room, knowing full well what was coming. The look on Korian's face said it all, he was annoyed with Sayomi. It happened fairly often, the two were often at odds in spite of being such close companions in this war. He wondered how they did it, going on and on like that and never trading blows; Saiyans almost always resorted to blows first in his experience. Leading T'charrl back on towards the hangars and out the ship he looked over at his companion thoughtfully, raising an eyebrow as he admired, or perhaps became entranced over the orbs. He hadn't paid terribly much mind to them before, but Sayomi's questions had given rise in turn to some of his own. Feeling quite rude staring he quickly looked back ahead, clearing his throat. "So there's our Commander for you, and his Lieutenant. There isn't a finer pair of people to follow in this universe in spite of what impressions may have been left. They're taking charge for the entire galaxy and fighting the Saiyan empire, I can't think of a manlier endeavor!"

Takeshi hated that they were going to have to resort to just Ki, he did really want to use his sword some more. The only thing what was going to be effective were energy attacks, evident by the few good wounds the creature already bore. While he could potentially do it himself it was a good opportunity for Shu to get in some practice, and being mobile there was little danger of him being struck while trying. There was however plenty of other risks, such as having a blast explode in one's face. When the first one was unsuccessful the older boy took a moment to touch his eyebrows and hair, making sure he still had it all. Relieved he prompted Shu to try again, not wanting his brother to simply give up. This time around the shot fired off successfully, but was erratic in its motions and just barely missed the creature. Takeshi had to reach back with his free hand too just to make sure his sibling didn't go flying off, smiling slightly. "Okay... So this is going to be tricky... Crap..." They really should have practiced more, this wasn't going to go super well. They could keep trying, practice made perfect after all. But wild blasts and self-implosions were hardly going to make this battle easier for them. Diving back away as a rock was thrown their way Takeshi held out his hand, firing off a blast and hitting the creature's shoulder pad, just to keep it at bay. "One last time buddy, you can do it! Just focus and be careful."

Yumi was hardly adept with controlling the ship, or even competent. Rather than be steady the ride was more akin to being a small craft out on the ocean, rocking back and forth. In her defense it was only slight jars, but for the life of her she couldn't figure out how to keep it perfectly steady. Nevertheless she and Viral did manage to get out of the combat zone, albeit as far as they went the noise of the battle was still very much audible. Keeping a grip on her wheel up until they stopped moving she sunk back into her seat, sighing softly and closing her eyes. "It was so hard... I don't know how to fly this thing..." Yumi remarked, shrugging her shoulders tiredly before nuzzling her face into her shoulder to relieve an itch. From now on the others could handle driving, it wasn't really her forte. Resting her head back on the chair again she looked out the window, staring at the canyon before them with little interest. "I hope they finish soon... We really should be getting back..."

[Mogtaki]

Sayomi watched as T’charrl left, her eyes slowly looking up to Korian and his reaction to her work. Giving him a hard glare, she looked away and went back to her computer, pressing a few commands in as Korian told her off. Giving him a fair hard side-glance, she raised her head a little before pointing a finger at him, “I am anything but ‘mad’”, she spoke, lowering her hand again, “I will do anything to keep my people safe and if you think me not taking important notes about every ‘new’ race we come across is not something that should be done, then I’m not treating you for the next purple pox you pick up and that’s just an example of an unpleasant illness”. Turning away from him, she moved over to one of the consoles and placed her computer down nearby, working on the computer instead, “You’ve got to learn to support me a little more, as your Lieutenant. I don’t hear you telling them off for calling me such things, hm? I bet you’re thinking the same thing that they all are about me right now”.

T’charrl gave one look back at the door as it closed before letting out a sigh, continuing onwards. He was scared for a moment that the woman was going to find out more about him than the others did, she was fair quick to point out that he was different than the rest of his race. Staring at the floor for a moment as he walked, his antennae twitched a little before he looked up to Leto, just catching him looking away after giving him a good staring at. Feeling all sorts of concern over what he was looking at, he stared down at himself before looking back again, “Uhhh, y-yeah…the entire galaxy?” he questioned, finding that to had been a little strangely worded, “What do you mean ‘charge’? You can’t take charge of entire systems, I’m certainly not leaving them in charge of my planet just because it’s in this galaxy…”

Shu didn’t even have time to see where his blast had landed before he had to grab onto Takeshi again in an attempt to recover. His Ki was just too uncontrolled for him to handle, it definitely didn’t make anything easier either when the creature was still attacking. Squeaking when another boulder was thrown their way but blasted by Takeshi, he looked back again before frowning, not feeling too confident those one-handed blasts were going to do much. Looking back to Takeshi, he blinked a few times before looking back to the monster, “One last time? I can?” he spoke, but sure enough he had an idea. Looking back to Takeshi, he smiled before bouncing straight off Takeshi’s back, “Catch me! Catch me!” Gathering up as much energy as he could at that particular moment, he threw both his hands down before a wild beam of erratic energy was blasted down at the creature, sending Shu flying up in the air from the sheer force of it until he stopped, waving his limbs around.

Viral had just lost all interest at this point, not even willing to sit up and look at Yumi as she started complaining again. It wasn’t that hard keeping a ship from rocking and yet she had managed to do so, the swaying only adding to his own difficulty to keep from falling off the chair unconscious. Grumbling a little, he continued to stare out of the window, ignoring the sounds outside that might otherwise worry someone who might have cared. Not feeling up to getting out of his seat, he slowly rolled his head over a little more, staring out into the beyond, “…You should learn to stop complaining and actually try to learn”, he grumbled, shifting his arm a little, “Steering is not that hard…don’t know what you’re complaining about. I would had just done it myself if I didn’t think you could do it…even with one hand working”.

[GambolMuse]

"Sayomi... It's not that I'm against you documenting other races, I agree with that. I just don't want you invading someone's privacy like that," Korian explained, smiling sheepishly. If anyone could make him heel and cover his tracks it was his Lieutenant. "Your research has been valuable no doubt, I am certainly grateful for all of the work you do." It was something he couldn't well ever do himself, that was for sure. Not only would he not know exactly what to look for he'd have no idea how to go about acquiring it. At the furthest end of his skills he might be somewhat of a diplomat, but at the end of the day he was really just a soldier, one who happened to be a Commander. Watching Sayomi move over to one of the consoles he followed after her, cringing slightly when she accused him. She was right and he hated it. Even if he didn't agree with the crew he did nothing to silence their chatter, and as such his Lieutenant had a reputation she well didn't deserve. "Forgive me, I should have done something about it," Korian replied, reaching out and placing a hand on Sayomi's shoulder. "But I don't believe what they say, at all. Not only do I know you better but I'm fully confident in every thing you do," he added, smiling gently. "After all, would I pick anyone but the best as my Lieutenant?"

Leto had put his foot in his mouth, as he tended to do. Definitely the wrong choice of words as T'charrl looked to be taken aback a bit by his claims. Immediately trying to save it the Yulian smiled bashfully, rubbing at his head. "Not charge, persay... But they've taken it under their care. Took it upon themselves to protect it. Yes, that's it! They play protectors of sorts, but leave everyone to their own otherwise. Guardian angels if you will. Truly a manly and worthwhile endeavor!" Unfortunately too it was an unrealistic one. The galaxy was so massive and their ranks so small, they were barely covering the area they had now. It was why the offensives were becoming more and more common, they had to defeat the Saiyans to gain peace, there was no other way. The pair stepped out of the ship, back onto the soil and into the sunlight. Around them crew members were beginning to haul tools and leftover materials back to the ship, steadily packing up already. "We're your allies, T'charrl. No matter what happened between our Commander and your friends never forget that. In an age of strife the men must stick together to triumph over evil! I look forward to fighting by your side some day!"

"You can do it Shu, just concentrate and it'll work out." Takeshi was ready to dip his head down to avoid any concussive backlash, expecting another sketchy shot. Not only did a blast not fly by his head, but he soon noticed a lack of weight on his back. Confused he reached around and grabbed at air, his eyes widening in realization. Sure enough when he looked behind himself Shu was up in the air, firing off a modestly large sized blast at the creature. Hardly caring whether the attack hit or not the Saiyan darted over, catching his younger sibling in his arms, minding the sword of course. "You could have given me some warning before you did that," Takeshi said, sighing a bit stress-fully. Behind them the blast had slammed into something, and a loud roar told him it was the creature who had been struck. Looking behind them his eyebrows raised in amazement, seeing quite a bit of fur and even skin seared along its arm, shoulder and even a little on the upper back. So that blast had some punch to it, thank goodness it hadn't exploded. This however gave Takeshi an idea, one that hopefully his brother would buy into. "Shu? I'll toss you up, you shoot again. If you can do the same thing then we'll get him, got it?" Once more the creature tossed a boulder their way, to which Takeshi easily descended to avoid, keeping his brother firmly clutched to his chest until they stopped.

"I'd learn if someone offered to teach me. But everyone is too busy gallivanting about or doing other things to even think to offer." Yumi retorted, frowning and looking away from Viral out the other window. She certainly wasn't going to go around begging to be taught, she didn't want to learn that badly. Besides, with all of the people now among them who did know how to operate a ship why did she even need to bother to learn? One more pilot didn't really seem necessary, this was just one rare occasion when it would have helped. "Steering IS hard when you've never done it Viral. Anything is hard when you've never done it, so pardon my inadequacy." Letting out a soft little huff Yumi rolled over slightly, laying up against her seat and folding her arms beneath her chest. Her exhaustion coupled now with a growing hunger made her fairly grumpy, and the words of faith from her friend wasn't exactly making things any nicer. Still, she felt bad for snapping, and turning her head slightly she looked over at Viral out of the corner of her eye. "Sorry... But it is hard. I don't know how anything works. At least we didn't crash?"

[Mogtaki]

“Would you rather I took him and dissected him like the King does to every new species? Like he did to the Beastman you despise? I thought you knew me better than that”, Sayomi sighed, not even giving him a glance, “I take care of my patients; I didn’t physically touch him, after all”. She was a little annoyed at Korian, all he was doing was doing the exact same thing everybody else did and making her out to look like a fool. Inputting a few commands into the console to check up on statistics and see if their systems were all check for their journey out before Korian spoke up again, her eyes going to his hand on her shoulder. Frowning a little, she turned slightly to look at him, not looking too convinced at first before she sighed, smiling a little, “You only say that because you don’t know anyone else who would do this job”, she spoke, looking away, “You should be glad I don’t live up to the ‘mad scientist’ completely, otherwise I would be extracting your brain to try and find out why you send us on some of the most absurd missions sometimes”.

T’charrl had some concern over that, especially when he was worried that Korian’s men would come down and take over what his mother just got control of. His people were wary over other races, they didn’t need Korian’s mixed group to be wandering around enforcing his people to make sure they were safe. His people were only just having to get used to coming together and despite how he looked and used to look, his kind came in many different shapes, sizes and colours. Frowning a little, he stared at Leto as he immediately tried to make his explanation on the matter, his antennae twitching before he gave a nod, “I-I see, I hope you’re right with that”, he spoke, letting out a sigh, “I don’t need my people seeing my mother’s ruling as a bad thing”. Shaking his head once they stepped out into the open, he looked up and around at the others before looking back to Leto, wondering what he was talking about, “Huh? What happened between them? Did they used to be together?”

Shu trusted Takeshi so much that falling through the air unsupported and only using a blast to send him upwards. Takeshi would catch him, he always caught him and never let him drop; except for that one time when he first tried flying, of course. Falling through the air wouldn’t be too much of an issue, Takeshi had quickly caught him again and he was once more flying through the air with him, looking to him with a smile, “I did, sort of! You still caught me, right?” he squeaked, wriggling around a moment before looking down at the creature. He certainly did do a good number on it, but he needed to put in a little more strength into his attack. Staring down at the creature, he squeaked when Takeshi had to dodge another incoming attack, his tail curling up in fright before he looked to Takeshi again, “Okay” Throw me good! Make sure I don’t get hit, yes please?”

Viral let out a low growl, not all too happy with that retort seeing it as a direct insult to him. She had no right to say that, it’s not like he hadn’t learned how to do a lot of things by himself and she could very well do the same and learn how to steer. While he was pretty angry, he was also feeling a little down. It wasn’t that he was busy, more she never bothered to ask and now that he could barely do anything she was getting angry at him for being unable to do simple things. Turning slightly away with his arm rested against him, he grunted at her apology, “Left to go left, right to go right and still to go straight…” he muttered, slowly trying to sit up again as he rubbed his head, “It’s just as hard for me to keep it together, I don’t need to be trying to teach somebody how to steer when that’s the least of my concerns right now. I can’t even get out of this chair…”

[GambolMuse]

Korian had pretty well dug himself a hole and he knew it. Of course he didn't expect Sayomi to get macabre and start dissecting people, he knew she was far above that. It was more a courtesy than anything else, as oft times Sayomi was one of the first people that anyone joining the rebellion would meet. Having someone measuring your cranium size or trying to examine every inch of your being for the first few days really could put one on edge. Arguing like this was always awkward too, especially when in front of some of their crew. When the Commander began to apologize he could swear he heard some people snickering, but he ignored it in favor of trying to settle down Sayomi. Chuckling softly he took his hand from her shoulder, standing beside her and looking down at the computer screen. "I send you on those absurd missions to keep you on your toes," Korian joked, smiling amused, "If it was the same thing incessantly then you'd get comfortable. We can't be saving people if we're cozy all the time." They did have some fairly strange tasks from time to time, often at the behest of those under the aid of the rebellion's relief forces. Once a planet was saved it was a tendency of the rebels to hang around just in case, often aiding in rebuilding and other relief efforts. These jobs came directly from the people and Korian delegated them to people who could handle the tasks. Looking back at Sayomi the Commander frowned slightly, shifting his weight a bit on his feet. "Are my missions really that absurd?"

"You seem like a righteous and just young man. There is no way your mother could be anything less than outstanding with a child such as yourself!" Leto of course was ignoring an awfully big contradiction in this, seeing as he idolized the Princes and yet loathed their father, that was the complete opposite of what he'd just claimed. It fit the moment just fine, and he wasn't thinking into it terribly much anyways. But considering how everyone seemed to act towards T'charrl he doubted that his family was anything short of good and rightful in their ruling, so he didn't even doubt the boy for a second. "Ah... Yes, the Commander and your friends... They were together at one point. Allies and friends, quite the force together from what I experienced. But, tragically fate would tear part this alliance from the stars. Banished Princes and the Rebel Commander, brought together only to be separated by one unfortunate event!" Leto blinked back tears yet again, rubbing at his eyes with his forearm. "Your comrade Viral and the Commander fought one another after Viral had slain some of the enemy, and it caused a rift that I fear may be irreparable now! We will be friends on the battlefield, but I worry that a tense alliance is all we will ever have now. Such a pity!"

Takeshi grinned broadly as they avoided another boulder, fairly confident they had this in the bag now. One final attack should do it, albeit not a single attack. No, he had a plan, and for it to work Shu had to get airborne again. Running the idea of tossing his sibling again Shu was more than delighted to follow through with it. "Okay, and you won't get hit, don't worry." Looking back over at the creature he watched it curiously as it lumbered about, seeming to have difficulties moving with all of its energy. it was more or less a cornered animal now, and killing it was pretty much an act of sympathy as far as he was concerned. "Listen, when I toss you up charge a Kamehameha. Remember how to do that? Then when you see me fire, fire yours too. We'll hit it with both at once and that should be enough." Both of them were basically completely fresh and had all of their energy, so if they wanted they could bring up an awfully big blast. It was a good thing their friends had moved off at this point too, there was bound to be a ton of debris and shock-waves from what was to come. Giving Shu a slight bounce in his arms the older boy smiled, eager to put his plan into action.

"Ready? On three I'll throw you, and start charging energy." It didn't even have to be perfectly synchronized, but it would look so cool if it was. "One... Two... THREE!" Tossing Shu back up into the air a fair ways Takeshi instantly put his hands at his side, beginning to gather Ki as quickly as he could. They just had to be mindful not to hit one another's attack, it would be awfully silly to go through this trouble only to louse it up. "Ka... Me..." he began, reciting the familiar little chant. "Ha... Me... Ha!" After a fair sized orb formed in is hands Takeshi thrust his arms forward, releasing the energy all at once in a large, concentrated beam. The Ki blasted through the air awfully quick, parting dust clouds as it raced across the open space towards its target. The creature was already responding by throwing its guard up, and it was only a matter of seconds until they would see what was to become of the beast.

Yumi felt bad for snapping almost immediately after the fact, but she couldn't well retract it now. It was frustrating though, being left out in the dark as far as piloting and other skills were concerned. Literally everyone else knew how to do it, save for T'charrl. His people had never even been in space, so he had an excuse at least. It made her feel inadequate in a way, she lacked something everyone else had. In a sort of abstract way she figured this must be how Viral feels sometimes, not being able to measure up to the others in some manner or another. Having this frustration that you weren't feasibly good enough all the time would drive anyone crazy, and hers was a very minor irritation. "Seems very simple, now that you explain it..." Yumi admitted, managing a weak smile. Looking over at Viral sympathetically when he spoke she bit her lip, turning her chair to face him. Easing herself over she placed a hand on his arm, hoping he'd turn to look at her. "Sorry, I shouldn't have snapped. And I know there's more to flying than just steering, so... Do you think you can teach me later? When you're up to it of course, I won't make you do it until you feel ready." As they sat there a bright light not too far in the distance abruptly appeared, followed by a loud, distinguishable sound. A bit alarmed Yumi looked to the window, arching her eyebrows when she realized that Kamehamehas were being fired off. "Are they nuts?"

[Mogtaki]

Sayomi was more or less messing with Korian for saying and doing such things in her vicinity that made her seem pretty crazy, especially when the man had a habit of trying to seem like the saner one out of them all. He could certainly talk; he was the one who went mental over Viral’s uncontrollable killer instinct instead of putting him in prison, instead trying to kill him. Looking through a few maps and setting their course, she made sure they could safely warp and make their journey streamline as Korian spoke, raising an eyebrow at his words. If that was the case then maybe they would get something out of going on weird missions, but nevermind that when they weren’t on one of the stranger missions and doing what they always did, “I don’t see how that kind of work is supposed to be suitable for my research or fighting style”, she spoke, raising an eyebrow as his own self-conscious concerns came rolling in. Turning around, she folded her arms, “Please, remember when you sent us off on that mission to investigate claims of magic by those blob creatures? The fact that it turned out to be a power outage and they were seeing the stars was definitely keeping us on our toes…”

T’charrl was somewhat confused, he had no idea what had happened between them especially when everything seemed normal and that there was nothing strange about these people, at least except how they studied aliens. He thought they were good people and his friends liked them, otherwise they wouldn’t be helping them out on such a massive scale. Staring at him as he spoke, he frowned a little when the man was close to crying, shifting his stance uncomfortably before the reason was given, “Huh? Their big pointy teeth friend? I don’t get it, what’s wrong with slaying your enemy?” he asked, not finding the logic in it at all, “Isn’t that what you want to do? Get rid of as many as possible? I mean, I was trained as a soldier by my father, I know what it means to kill…but I don’t get how that would split these people apart”.

Shu was about ready, all except for the fact that the creature was still trying to fight back despite the technique failing to catch them out. He was a little worried that something would happen and he would be hit out of the sky by a flying rock, but with Takeshi there he shared some of the confidence he had with keeping him safe. Staring down at the creature, he listened to Takeshi before squeaking, looking up at him when the Kamehameha was mentioned, “Oooh? I haven’t done that since Earth…” he spoke before looking back down again, “Okay! I can do it! I think I can!” Readying himself, he kept his arms clear out of Takeshi’s way as he made the countdown, trying to do the concentrating of energy he had done before but with a clear goal in mind to what he wanted to do with it. Letting out a squeal as he was thrown in the air, he stared downwards and readied his hands, chanting at the same time as Takeshi. His eyes were going to Takeshi with every syllable, trying to make sure he was saying it all at the same time; however, with one loud “HA!!” from Shu, the beam that was fired sent him flying up into the air from the sheer force of it, the ground exploding as the dual-beams hit like an atomic bomb. Debris flew up everywhere, the glow from the Kamehameha was massive and with its power a massive crater was formed in place, evidence that anything possibly being there hidden by a massive dust cloud.

Viral wanted to get off this seat, it would be pretty difficult for Takeshi to fly the thing if neither him nor Yumi could stand. He didn’t want to lie down with his arm being about as useful as a noodle right now, but he couldn’t help but slouch on his side slightly down the chair. Staring out the window, he tried to move up again as she apologised again, only looking slightly over his shoulder when she touched him before away again, “You would be better asking Vegeta about it, he’s the one with the book”, he mumbled, not sounding too confident about his teaching abilities, “I only know what to do because I’ve watched others do it and figure out what everything does. It would be a different process with you and your human brain”. Just after he finished speaking, a bluish light suddenly shone in the sky, his eyes looking up and around to see what it was. The ground was shaking in a rolling aftershock, his gaze almost following it along before he let out an annoyed groan at the possibility of the blast, “Hmph, always showing off”, he grumbled, trying to sit up, “I should had finished that thing off!”

[GambolMuse]

"It was a legitimate request Sayomi. I'm certainly not going to tell someone no just because their claims might be unfounded," Korian said defensively, almost pouting. No one but his Lieutenant could get to him like this, and he was certain she knew it. All of the crew knew it as well, there were snickers and giggles in earnest at the show they were getting. It had certainly been a complete bust, that mission, but it had all been done in good intent. "You can't blame me for that one... I didn't know... And I haven't even shared with you the creature I fought earlier, did I?" Now this might give his occasional farfetched mission some weight, albeit it could also end up making them stay here a bit longer. "Leto was tackling some beast outside moments ago. I can't say what it was, but I'd wager it was a native of this world. In any case, I noticed something peculiar about it when I was fighting it, and when it died. There was no blood at all, regardless of how I struck it. And when it died it didn't simply collapse, it disappeared into smoke. I've never seen a creature do that before, and I've been on a fair many planets." Rather than perhaps focus on this new curiosity Korian was now more concerned with defending himself and the missions that he assigned his people. Smiling smugly he leaned in, pointing at Sayomi, "If creatures can do that, then surely a magical blob isn't so farfetched? The galaxy is full of yet explored places, so who are we to say what is ridiculous and not?"

Leto was fairly emotional over the split still, that was clear. He adored the Princes as they were the ones who spared him, ultimately giving him the new lease on life that would lead to his joining the Rebellion. On the other hand he was fiercely loyal to Korian, whom he considered to be a man amongst men and a true leader, nothing like the sham of a king the Saiyans worshiped. To see those two parties separated was just downright disappointing. Regaining his senses when T'charrl spoke the Yulian looked over, a little surprise showing on his face. "We try not to, yes. Anyone can kill, but a true man beats his opponent and then shows mercy! It's the reason I stand here still, because I was given another chance!" Leto smiled cheerfully at that thought, striking a pose randomly as he often did. "Many people do not wish to serve the king, and treason means death. But if they are defeated by us then they can join us, and so we gain allies and them freedom. It's a wondrous exchange; manpower for a new life, surely that's worth letting former enemies live!" To prove a point he stepped out of T'charrl's view, gesturing to the workers and soldiers around them. "Many of these people are formerly of the Saiyan military or were under Saiyan rule. To them the rebellion is a chance to escape oppression, and to atone for what they had done. Now do you see the point in letting our opponents live? Is it not a manly way of gaining allies, to be sympathetic?"

Takeshi was perfectly confident Shu could pull his part off. Training or not the kid was skilled, he just didn't know it yet. Given enough encouragement it was possible he'd be every bit as competent with Ki as his older brother or any of their friends. Or... Maybe not, but more so than he believed himself to be. When he blasted off his Kamehameha wave Takeshi was delighted to see a second one out of the corner of his eye, both speeding right at the creature. Poor thing never had a chance, and within a literal flash it was enveloped in energy, all but vanishing from sight under a massive cloud of smoke and dust. Hurrying to catch his brother he grabbed hold of Shu, immediately turning them around and leaning over slightly as a wall of debris scattered around them. Once that had settled the brothers turned around, getting a glimpse of the fairly large crater now sitting where the beast, and temple had been. It was something fairly surprising too in that in blowing apart another mountain they seemed to have broken into a high lake. Water now poured down from the cracked rock, cascading in a waterfall into the crater below which was beginning to fill. Even with the dust in the air Takeshi could make out a rainbow shinning just above the crest of the waterfall, giving the gradually forming body of water quite a nice look. He couldn't help but smile, it was a nice way to end off a fantastic explosion.

"Well look at that! We blew that thing sky high AND made something! We're pretty good aren't we?" Takeshi grinned cheerfully at Shu, freeing up one hand to playfully ruffle his brother's hair. That fight had been awfully easy, albeit they had come into the end of it. Viral and Yumi had done all the hard work, and it had definitely paved the way for them. No matter, he was happy all the same just to get to blow something up, it meant they could actually fight, if only a little. Still grasping his sword in the hand under Shu the Saiyan moved them down to the nearest flat spot, setting his brother down first before looking at his blade. Surprisingly it wasn't dented or anything in spite of smacking against that hard plating, he was impressed with how dense the blade must be. "Nice Kamehameha, you really pulled it off," Takeshi added, smiling as he sheathed his sword. Looking at Shu proudly he reached over again, wiping a bit of dust off of his brother's shirt before looking down at himself. "And now we both really need a bath..."

"But you can do it, so I'm sure you'll be able to teach me. Besides, he's always so... By the book and strict when it comes to teaching things. It's no fun, and I'd rather you do it anyways." Viral wasn't quite the person she imagined would take her for a joyride, but Yumi would be lying if she said she didn't intend on doing something like that. Knowing Vegeta he'd not want to partake in something like that, so she could surprise Viral and maybe even cheer him up a little. Or... Frighten him and make him label her as insane, on the far end of the spectrum. Hopefully not the latter, it would make spending time with him quite difficult. The sudden explosion and bright flash made Yumi awfully confused for a moment until she realized what had happened, rolling her eyes exasperatedly. Those two certainly knew how to overdo it if nothing else, she really doubted Kamehameha waves were necessary. Hearing Viral express his discontent Yumi looked at him sadly, managing a small smile. "They only finished it so fast because you beat it so bad already. So they owe their easy win to you, you did all the hard work."

[Mogtaki]

Sayomi was hardly in the mood for his little rebuttals when they were just a waste of time, considering it was a silly reason to check the planet out. The natives in the countryside even thought it was funny when the distress calls came in thinking it was some sort of magical occurrence that the Saiyans might had been using, but since it was the stars it was just laughable. Raising an eyebrow at Korian, she let out a sigh and turned the other way again, shrugging a little, “They thought the stars were a threat, even their own people thought they were stupid”, she sighed, shaking her head, “I did say we should put the communications in the countryside; for a race with no brain, they’re smart enough to know better”. Feeling content with the fact that she had won against Korian’s logic, she looked to him at the mention of a strange creature, frowning a little, “Just outside the ship? Why didn’t you report it to me?” she spoke, almost sounding like she was scolding him as she picked up her computer again, “Sounds like its molecular structure is unstable when it dies; is that unusual? Anything else you wish to report…?”

T’charrl was definitely confused, he thought things were mutual between them and they were simply allies in different ships, otherwise they wouldn’t offer to repair it. Frowning a little as he tried to come to an understanding, he tilted his head before letting out a sigh, stroking his antennae a little, “Really? But…I’ve been taught to kill my opponents and only show mercy to capture them. I killed to protect my people and myself”, he spoke, frowning a little at the sight of the man posing. He didn’t understand why this guy was so proud of himself, but it was making him feel confused more than anything. Frowning, he stared at him before he was pointed off to everyone else, searching them curiously before looking back to Leto, “…Soooo you don’t want people to die? What if an opponent is very aggressive and regrets nothing they do? Do you kill them then?”

Shu was left flying through the air for a moment, his arms out wide and expecting to find Takeshi through all the dust. With a sudden thud, Takeshi managed to grab him and prevent him from falling any further away. Letting out a little squeak, he looked to Takeshi before letting out a cough, covering his mouth for a moment and fanning the air. Once the air was clear, he stared down curiously at the result, trying to see if there was anything there at all. Luckily, it appeared the beast had been slain with no sign of it remaining. Staring down curiously, he tilted his head as water suddenly began to pour out from the rocks, his feet wriggling a little in excitement, “Ooooh! Lookie!” he pointed down, looking to Takeshi and giving a nod, “Yeah! I did it, I think!”

Not entirely sure whether he actually did manage to hit it or whether that was all Takeshi, he still smiled anyway and stared down at the strange formation. It was pretty, his hand going up when Takeshi ruffled up his hair. He was pretty happy, but he didn’t even know if he had done it properly, especially when Takeshi had attacked too, “You think so…? I hope so, that was a lot for me”, he spoke, feeling pretty thankful to be on the ground again but noticing other problems with himself now too, “Oooohhh, a bath and food! I’m really hungry”, he sighed, rubbing his stomach, “Are all the monsters gone now because we got rid of that one…?”

Viral felt like he shouldn’t be caring at all, seeing as how he was the one was pretty much the weakest of the group and shouldn’t need to care about fighting when everyone else could do it. He was just there to help, the extent of his help being pretty limited though. They had managed to kill it no problem judging by the size of that attack, it was a lot bigger than any of his own attacks and he couldn’t fight against something like that. Feeling pretty moody, he only gave Yumi a small glance before he looked away again, shaking his head, “You beat it bad, all I managed to do was get it in a bad position and crush it with a mountain…and even then, it was still alive”, he spoke, holding his arm close to him, “I was created in a time where super-powered beings didn’t exist out of retirement and now that there are a whole new generation, I’m not relevant and outdated. I’m fine with that…”

[GambolMuse]

Korian had to admit, those aliens hadn't been the brightest bunch. For the reality of the situation to be what it was they were awfully silly. He couldn't well be blamed for that however, they couldn't have known if the threat was legitimate or not. Should they start to refuse requests for help simply because it seemed a tad odd then there well could be an actual disaster. Maybe it was being a bit overzealous, but he wasn't about to change how they did things anytime soon. By now he felt worked into a corner, and bringing up the creature only served to further dig the hole he was in. "You were preoccupied with work, I was going to tell you when I saw you, and I did," Korian replied, shirking back slightly. Hardly with any scientific knowledge of his own he scarcely understood what his Lieutenant had said, hardly having any idea what she was on about. "Of course it's unusual. How many creatures have we encountered that simply disappear when we slay them? None that come to mind, so it's very unusual." If they could find another one of those it would be best to examine the beast, if they could capture it. The animal had been moderately large, and they didn't exactly have cages just sitting on their ships for live animals. Korian almost left the matter be for now until he looked back at Sayomi, looking abashed as his face reddened. "I'm your commanding officer, Lieutenant. Don't talk to me like I'm your subordinate, or I'll... I'll..."

There was very clearly a difference in how they as rebels and T'charrl were taught to fight. Leto could definitely sympathize with the boy though, his people were much in the same way when it came to warfare. However, now being so outclassed by so many fighters in the intergalactic scheme of things taking prisoners and making allies was much more helpful, and easier than trying to kill everyone. That and being able to forgive an enemy and make them a friend was truly something a man could do, which he was of course. In the midst of a flex he looked over at T'charrl when he spoke of people dying, straightening himself out and clearing his throat. "Some people deserve to die, this I'll agree on," Leto began, holding up a finger as he suddenly got quite serious. "Some people are too cruel or wicked to be given a second chance, I've seen this all too often myself. But many people in this war have no desire to be, they're forced under penalty of annihilation. If your people were forced to fight for the Saiyans would you want us to kill them, or give them a chance to atone?" Smiling cheerfully Leto walked over to the Kaesstrian, clasping him on his back and giving him a thumbs up. "We spare people and give them a chance because much of the time it isn't their choice to battle! No one should die for something they do not believe in, after all."

It was a fairly pretty scene, seeing the waterfall pouring down and the rainbows forming as a result. Goodness knows they probably just frightened the hell out of every resident within a few kilometers, but at least they would be safe now. Both Takeshi and Shu were a little jubilant over the whole thing, having both beaten the monster and made something worthwhile in the end. Flashing his brother a smile the older boy nodded, chuckling lightly under his breath. "I'm really hungry too, and yeah, we did it. Both of us, you really came through there." This was going to be a well deserved meal when they got it, they had certainly earned it. Turning around Takeshi slowly began to fly off towards their friends, in no particular hurry to get back. Right now he was just pretty happy, having successfully fought with Shu and now getting to perhaps spend time with him was very nice. To Shu's question he shrugged his shoulders a bit, looking back at the crater before ahead again, spotting their ship rested a little ways away. "I have no clue, they might have nothing to do with each other," Takeshi mumbled, "But it would be nice if it does mean they're gone. The people here definitely can't fight those things."

"I'm not the one that blew holes in it and nearly killed it. I hardly remember doing anything to it," Yumi retorted, smiling slightly. "And we nearly did kill it, there's no shame in not being able to finish it off. We made it easy for the boys, we did all the hard work. If it wasn't for us do you really think they would have won so easily and quickly?" She wanted Viral to realize that while they hadn't actually slain the monster they were every bit responsible for its demise as the brothers had been, maybe even more. Seeing as it had some pretty bad wounds it was a safe bet that it would have succumb to them and died soon enough anyways, so in that case all Shu and Takeshi did was expedite the process. Swiveling her chair around to completely face Viral she leaned across and smiled at him encouragingly, clasping her hands together in her lap. "You are not outdated. You've fought some really strong people lately and did pretty well against them, and now that you're healing you'll only do better." Yumi reached out, trying to turn Viral's seat to face her cheekily. "If you were irrelevant then would you be fighting with us? Or still strong enough to fight the same opponents we are? Winning isn't everything, and just being able to stand up to our enemies, even when you're hurt, says something about you. You don't give up, no matter how bleak things look. If you really have just given up hope then why would you be trying still? I think part of you knows you'll get better and you'll be right up there with everyone before you know it!"

[Mogtaki]

Sayomi stared at Korian as he made his excuse, looking a little amused by his excuse, “You’ve only told me as a distraction from your excuses, otherwise you forgot”, she spoke, inputting a few commands just to make a report of this finding. It was always worth taking note of local wildlife, no matter how strange it was. They could always investigate these creatures and maybe ask the other group if they came across any of the strange creatures, but right now it wasn’t really a problem and considering the fact that they weren’t staying here long was probably making it even less of a concern. Taking down notes about the creature, she looked to Korian as he began to get embarrassed, trying to make himself sound all big, “Excuse you, Commander, but you don’t talk to me like that unless you don’t want me around doing all the dirty work”, she spoke, narrowing her gaze, “Now…’you’ll what’, sir…?”

T’charrl was trying to understand what was the rules of battle in and around space and other planets, but it was pretty difficult to figure it all out when everything seemed to conflict his understanding of battle. The others hadn’t really told him all that much about their battle plan or where they were going, only that their own planet was certainly on the list and he had no idea what else they were planning on doing after that. Frowning a little, he stared at Leto and gave a little nod, “So…just the ones who are too evil? The ones that show regret are to be spared?” he spoke, trying to go over it in his mind, “I wouldn’t want to kill them, no…” Gasping a little when he was slapped, he looked to him quickly and fair confused before he gave a nod, “Okay, I get it now. I’ll try not to kill anyone who doesn’t deserve to die, but I’ve still got to see what battle is like on the outside. The most I did was kill some creature and I don’t even know what it was”.

Shu thought it was very pretty, the colours coming from the strange beams that would often appear in the sky, the fresh water pouring out of the water mesmerising him. He wondered whether he could drink it, tilting his head a little as he looked up at Takeshi, “Yum yum food…” he sighed, rubbing his stomach, “I didn’t want to hit you, so I did try to be careful! I don’t know how to do it again yet, though”. Pushing at the ground, he slowly moved to stand up, wobbling around a little. He was weary, but he just needed food and to sleep a little bit. Looking around quickly, he soon spotted the ship and pulled at Takeshi’s clothes, “Oooh! I hope they’re gone, I don’t want my new friends to be in danger”, he squeaked, shaking his head a little, “If that was the god-thing they were so afraid of, that means their kids would be okay too, right? Should we go back to them later and ask? I want food and nap first, though”.

Viral didn’t think it was worth lying to himself, he wasn’t able to compare himself to the other fighters that had risen up to fight for the planet. He wouldn’t be able to beat any of them anymore in a sparring match, Yumi had already shown off her advantage of flight to which he greatly lacked with that disadvantage being demonstrated in his last battle. He just wondered what he was supposed to do now though, fighting was in his genes and yet if he fought anything strong without the others around he would probably end up dead pretty quickly. Ignoring Yumi’s attempts to make him believe he had something to do with the battle, he looked out the window and simply waited for their return and to gloat about killing the thing. Keeping a fairly stern expression on his face, he only looked down when his chair was turned around, his arm jolting from the tiniest of movements simply from the tiny force it took to twist it around. Giving her a steady glare, he looked around as if trying to look for something for his foot to hook into and pull him around again, but that desire came up short pretty quickly when there wasn’t anything that wasn’t delicate. Letting out a grumble, he slowly tried to sit up again, pushing at the chair with his elbow to try and do so, “I’m only trying because I don’t want to be sitting around twiddling my thumbs waiting for you all to finish your battles…and I can’t even do that right now!” he huffed, lifting his arm slightly, “I shouldn’t be doing it and you all shouldn’t let me do it either! Isn’t that irresponsible of you lot? Letting me fight when I obviously can’t do it? Hope you don’t do this when you have kids and throw them into fights they can’t win…now, turn me back around before I do something drastic for once...”

[GambolMuse]

"I am not making excuses, Lieutenant. It was a perfectly legitimate request, so I accepted it. You can't honestly blame me for that." How embarrassing, he was losing face in front of a fair amount of their crew. This always happened, Sayomi always ended up winning when they argued. What bugged Korian more was the fact he was certain she knew she'd win, and she enjoyed their doing this. He could scarcely do anything about it, and per usual he wasn't just going to back down and let it be, more inclined to continue arguing for whatever reason. Indignant when she snapped back at him the Commander's cheeks reddened quite a bit, his mouth forming a tight line before forcing a small smile. "Nothing, Lieutenant, just making sure you remember who is in charge here," Korian replied, albeit it didn't sound terribly convincing. He was far from whipped, but when it came to butting heads with Sayomi that was one opponent he couldn't defeat, no matter how much he tried. Finally caving at last he stepped closer to her, leaning down and whispering while trying not to glance back at their crew. "Do we have to do this in front of everyone else? Can't you just leave it alone?"

Leto was having a difficult time conveying the rebel's rules of engagement, as it conflicted greatly with his own knowledge as well. He'd picked it up fairly quickly to ensure he wouldn't be cast aside, but even so in his mind he was quite accustomed to killing an opponent. "Yes, only the truly wicked ones are slain, as they should be. A man can only tolerate so much ill-gotten behavior before he has to put his foot down after all! We give all but the most sinister people a second chance, and you should as well. Good people can be made to do terrible things, this war has made me realize that more than anything." For a moment the Yulian simply looked at T'charrl, an almost sympathetic look spreading across his face before he looked away. Clearing his throat once more Leto placed his hands on his hips, then began to walk back towards the group's renovated ship. "You shouldn't want to see war, T'charrl. Soldiers don't revel in war, we do it because we must. Men are able to reign in their impulses and recognize that they should be reserved when it comes to battle, I hope you understand that."

Takeshi did wish that Shu wouldn't keep saying the "f" word, as his own stomach grumbled in response to the suggestion. Putting his hands on his belly the older boy smiled sheepishly, giving a nod of his head. "Yum food indeed... We've definitely got to go get something to munch on." Meat, bread, or even fruit, he really didn't care what it was at this point. Turning around the Saiyan began walking towards the ship, his hands laid out on his stomach as he daydreamed about food. A nice big roast, or a ham, and a mountain of mashed potatoes. A large fish, a dozen loaves of bread, oh he really hoped they had something on board. "If there's no more sacrifices then yeah, the kids ought to be safe," Takeshi mused, glancing back at Shu happily. "We can see them before we leave, if you want to. I'm sure that little guy would love to say goodbye. Er... Testa or whatever his name was..." It had been fairly hard to understand what was being said, their broken speech made it a bit tricky to follow. Shrugging his shoulders Takeshi stopped just outside of the ship, dropping his hands to his side and turning to face Shu. "So how about this: We go back and get clean, then we help everyone make a huge dinner! And maybe when we finish we can play a little before bed, how does that sound to you buddy?"

Yumi tried to be a little playful and supportive, hoping to cheer Viral up. Per usual it failed, only serving to agitate him more than he already was. "It's irresponsible that we let you fight...?" she repeated, looking at Viral confused. For a moment she just stared at him before frowning, stomping her foot on the ground and pointing accusingly at her friend. "You're always so upset and dejected if you're NOT fighting, so we let you because we hope it makes you happy. And now we shouldn't be letting you fight? How is that going to help if your problem is not fighting, or not being able to? Gah!" Grabbing hold of Viral's chair she turned him back to the controls, rising out of hers angrily. Wobbling a bit as her body was still tired she went out of the control room and to the side door, smelling Takeshi and Shu just outside. Grabbing the latch she nearly threw it open, looking at Takeshi testily as he stood there confused. "Get in you two, we've got to get back." After that she slipped over to the impromptu bunks, sprawling out on one and immediately turning her back to everyone. She was mad at Viral, and herself, and pretty much everyone right now. Everything they did to try to help Viral didn't work, and now he was saying that they were in the wrong for doing any of it. So what in the hell were they supposed to do for him? Just let him sit in his misery and rot?

Takeshi was left looking pretty dumbfounded at Yumi, having no clue whatsoever as to why she was in a tiff. Were he not afraid of having a fist down his throat he might ask what the problem was, but decided it was best left alone. Giving Shu a puzzled glance he shrugged his shoulders, tentatively stepping inside the ship and promptly heading for the control room. Since Yumi was in there fuming he figured he could pilot the thing, avoid getting lashed out at. When he spotted Viral in the main chair though he hesitated, instantly double thinking his decision to come in here. Given the choice between the two he decided to remain where he was, sinking down into the second seat and looking out the window to see if Shu was coming in or not. "Want to trade seats...? You deserve a chance to relax, I can get us back to the ship," Takeshi said, not looking Viral's way as he spoke.

[Mogtaki]

Sayomi gave him a long hard stare, finding it hard that he couldn’t had asked for some other reports all before he sent people down to investigate, “You would think the reason you wanted to go down there again was to get the alcohol they have again…and the reason why the crew went down was probably to get some too”, she spoke, looking back to her computer. They did pick up a lot of supplies there, but she did notice the crate of alcoholic goods when they loaded everything up. With Korian on the ropes with his arguments, he seemed more inclined to try and politely yet aggressively try and assert his place in their conversation, but with that she turned to face him, “Ahhh yes, then if you don’t mind taking command of the project while I do lieutenanty things…like make sure the soldiers are working instead of doing all this technical work”, she sighed, holding out her computer to him, the entire screen covered with a computer language, “Do what? Now you can’t blame me for starting whatever it is; after all, I am just a ‘mad scientist’. I’d say all sorts of crazy…silly things…”

T’charrl thought that was a little anti-productive, typically because it meant if they let them go then they might come back after saying they regret what they did. He wondered whether they might go on trial too, it seemed like the fair way to go if that was the case and probably would had made more sense. Giving his head a brief scratch, he gave a nod as his secondary arms scratched each other, “So if they really enjoy killing, they’ll be killed? I see”, he spoke, looking off towards the crew before they began to head on back to his friend’s own ship. He was sure he couldn’t mess that up, so long as nothing happened to him to make him lose it and try to eat them. He didn’t much like the thought of eating another race, or anything sentient as a matter of fact. Staring up at the ship, he quickly looked to Leto and gave him a good staring at as he spoke, frowning a little at his response, “Well I didn’t mean it like that, I just know it exists”, he spoke quickly, worrying that he sounded like a war lover, “Some impulses aren’t as easy to control as you might think, though…I-I mean, there’s always problems and I can’t say they’re gender limited; but, there are a lot of things I need to worry about when it comes to fighting where impulse becomes almost uncontrollable. I know I shouldn’t be fighting with the strongest of opponents yet, but sometimes I can’t help myself to at least try and battle too”.

Shu was definitely happy, feeling fairly hopeful that he would be able to eat as soon as he got back to the ship. Raising his hands close to his chest, he smiled away as he walked back to the ship with Takeshi. It wasn’t too far away, meaning neither Yumi nor Viral could take it very far but it was also a good thing since it meant he wouldn’t need to walk very far. Staring up at his brother for a moment, he slowly looked back to the valley again, feeling fairly amused over what they created. He wondered whether it would stay like that and water would continue to flow, but hopefully not cause somewhere else to dry out too. Smiling a little, he looked back to Takeshi and gave a quick nod, “Yes please! Just real quick, it’s nice to say bye to friends”, he squeaked, “It’s also sad when you have to say bye, because we don’t know when we’ll see each other again”. Feeling sad for a moment, he stared at the ground before coming to a complete stop, staring up at Takeshi curiously, “Oooh? Okay! Why clean before dinner? Why not clean after dinner? I don’t get it”.

Viral just wasn’t up to arguing with her, his denial over fighting and having to force himself out of the urge to battle was his only real way to keep others out of trouble as well as making sure nobody got upset because he got hurt after screwing up. It was just the reality of it all; letting him fight just because he wanted to would be like making a child climb unstable rocks just because they wanted to. Giving Yumi a look when she stomped her foot, he stared at her finger as she let out her own confusing outburst only to spin him around again afterwards. Sliding down uncomfortably, he kicked as he tried to push himself back up but only managed to make it worse, “Agh, I guarantee you Vegeta would say the same!” he shouted after her, gasping at some points as he tried to get up, “Even he would say that was a bad idea!”

With the door suddenly opening up, Shu couldn’t help but let out a squeal when it did, immediately running behind Takeshi in fright. He didn’t expect it to open so suddenly or for Yumi to be there, his eyes staring up at her before he quickly looked back to Takeshi. Feeling a little confused as well, he followed behind Takeshi and looked around the ship, slowly moving into one of the cots and sitting down, using it to have a lie down for the travel. He didn’t know if he wanted to disturb Yumi, she didn’t seem to want to talk to anyone and he respected that; he would had liked to had talked to someone, though.

With Viral struggling to sit up again, he didn’t need Takeshi coming over and talking to him after that. Watching him sit in the other chair, he let go of his arm and just pressed his hand against the back of the chair, his heel driving itself onto the floor to try and push himself up all while hoping his arm didn’t pop out again because he wasn’t supporting it, “I will trade seats in my own time!” he spoke quickly, giving one last push and managing to get his hand to the console and finally stand up. Letting out a sigh, he took hold of his arm again and moved around the chair slowly, “I don’t need to relax…I’m fine”.

[GambolMuse]

"I don't drink Sayomi, you know that!" Korian replied, almost whining as he gestured with his hands fitfully. "And so the men brought something back with them. Am I such a bad Commander for allowing my troops a bit of fun now and again?" So the soldiers were known on occasion to cut a little loose, there wasn't anything bad about that. Certainly not in the manner they did it either. In the Saiyan military having fun oft meant raiding worlds or getting into fights just for the sake of it, causing a great deal of trouble in the process. The worst kind of fun the rebels got into was someone got drunk and maybe broke something, that was it. The Commander liked to think he did a fairly good job of reigning in people's tendency to get wild, they had a fairly decent reputation for not acting out of line... That often. This whole conversation was just getting silly now, he wasn't sure why he was trying to reaffirm his leadership position to Sayomi either. "You are not a mad scientist, Sayomi..." Korian said exasperatedly, rubbing at his head before smiling at her slightly amused. "Perhaps eccentric, but far from mad. And yes, I think I will get to closing things up. As far as I'm concerned take a break, you've earned it." Might as well try to appease his Lieutenant, maybe then she'd stop ragging on him.

Leto wasn't sure what the impulses were that T'charrl spoke of. Sure, in the heat of battle things could happen, but he'd never gotten anything like a sudden, strong urge to harm someone else. It could be a Kaesstrian thing for all he knew, as well as Saiyans. He'd definitely seen some of the Elites just go mental in battle, it was a fairly unsettling sight. Not to mention the Oozaru transformation he had heard so much about yet had never seen, and probably for the best. "If I can be so bold, I think a man can control himself if he truly wills it. We have the ultimate reign over our own strength, and it falls to us more than anyone to keep it in check." It was the responsibility of the powerful, as Korian had said, to use their power properly. Yamate and the Elites made grievous misuse of their strength in harming others, rather than dutifully protecting the weak. There was nothing noble about taking advantage of those who couldn't fight back, it was just an outright farce. "Knowing you've got things to worry about and still fighting regardless is a manly endeavor indeed. I commend you for taking on battles if you're so concerned, it's admirable young man." Leto smiled as he stopped at the door to the ship, standing to the side so that T'charrl could go inside if he so pleased. "You're a strong boy, you'll gain complete command over yourself, I'm certain of this. Prove to yourself and everyone what a man you truly are, and strive for greatness! Someday I can see you standing amongst the universe's greatest warriors, defending all that is beautiful and righteous, I'm certain of it!"

Shu certainly had a knack for making friends, regardless of where they meant. Even if these people might be a little simple his brother still wanted to befriend them, and was quite fond of them already. So of course Takeshi was going to let his little brother visit them one last time, he didn't have the heart to say no anyways. When the door opened and a fair angry Yumi greeted them he instantly reconsidered getting on board, figuring he was only going to walk into a nasty storm inside. Letting their friend storm off to the back he tentatively went inside, going to the control room where Viral was. Since both their friends were fairly out of it the Saiyan figured he could take over flying and give them a chance to rest. Even an innocent offer like that however incited an angry response from the Beastman, to no one's particular surprise. "I'm not forcing you to do it, don't worry," Takeshi said passively, still keeping his eyes off of Viral. Internally he was annoyed, but he was doing his best to be patient and a little sympathetic of his friend's own annoyance. Yeah, real fine Viral, you're arm's practically off... he grumbled mentally, flipping a switch to shut the ship's doors. "They should be getting pretty close to done with our ship, so we can probably head back and then get ready to go. Wherever it is we're going next, anyways."

[Mogtaki]

Sayomi wasn’t exactly amused when their soldiers brought back goods that they didn’t need or just made them slightly more incompetent than they usually were at the end of a long day. The bringing back of alcohol was a bit much and using it in the space of one night just made quite a mess and lowered performances the next day. Hardly convinced by Korian’s claims that he was indeed teetotal, she smirked a little upon his breakdown of his argument, knowing full well she had won against his own logic. Pulling the computer back to herself and holding it close, she returned to a fair neutral expression before looking away, letting out a sigh, “Why thank you for the break, Commander…” she sighed, looking back to him, “Just got to set out coordinates, if you don’t mind. I’m sure you can handle that, right? I swear, I hope you’re right about eventually seeing that Kaesstrian again; the first time anyone has even bothered to get close enough to study one and it’s very brief”.

T’charrl was trying to be subtle about it and try to relate it to something that this man might find relation to his own proud personality, like becoming so into a battle that he might accidentally hurt someone on his team. He certainly couldn’t quite call it an impulse, but more along the lines of an uncontrollable action that only someone else can stop him from doing so far. He hadn’t seen much since leaving his planet so he didn’t know if other races suffered from the same problems, but maybe this guy might be able to help him without relating it to greed or something similar. Listening to what advice the man could give, he frowned a little in response, “…I see. Sometimes that can be more difficult than it sounds, though”, he spoke, forcing a little smile. If he just could learn to do that then there would be very little problem, but he hadn’t quite got that far yet. Coming to a halt in front of the ship, he stared up at it before giving Leto a quick look again, turning slightly, “Really? I-I don’t know about that…but uhh t-thanks. I’ll try to be great and I’ll try to find control, I’m certain I can do it too…”

Viral was sure that he didn’t need the help, seeing how it was just a simple head injury and a loose limb. He wasn’t completely disabled, he could still stand up and hopefully make it to the chair without looking like a complete fool. Holding onto the chair, he tried to focus on keeping a confident stance before moving back to holding his limb in place, deciding instead to go to the chair that was behind the main pilot’s chair and sliding himself into it while taking care not to slide too far down into it and be unable to stand up again. Everything was just a pain, it wasn’t even that he was feeling weak but rather in constant pain and that pain leading to dizziness and loss of balance. Feeling fairly terrible over everything that was happening to him, he sighed once Takeshi finally got the ship moving again, knowing he was probably going to be scolded by Vegeta for going out to fight in his current mental state

[GambolMuse]

"Yes, yes, I can set coordinates. That's simple enough to do," Korian replied wearily, rubbing at his forehead. Even someone with his limited knowledge of technology could handle such a simple task, it was essentially just a few commands and that was it. "You'll get your chance to study the Kaesstrian, like I said. You need to be patient Sayomi, they'll show up again I'm sure. There's no way they're going to leave the war entirely, so we'll run into them soon enough." Of that he was certain. On the side of good or not he saw most of those kids as vindictive enough to want to try and strike back. They were young after all, and Saiyans no less, it was pretty much natural for them to do so. Nodding his head and waving off his Lieutenant the Commander took the chance to break away from the conversation, lest he be made a fool of more. Going directly to the same console he had been at before he closed the screen, bringing up a slightly different chart of the stars. On the board below he put in a few numbers, knowing their destination by heart now after pouring over the coordinates for some time. When he was done the section on the map he'd designated lit up, glowing faintly against all of the other bodies around it. In essence it was pretty much a GPS, but for space. Hacked into communication arrays and other networks, bouncing signals off one another to judge location and distance. Pretty handy, Sayomi had outdone herself with this one.

"Hey boss..." one of the crewman whispered, moving over and giving Korian a nudge in the ribs, "You gonna ask her out or what?"

Korian didn't quite do anything for a moment, looking as though he was studying the map for a time. When he did look at the alien he smiled tightly, reaching over and dope-slapping the alien, nowhere enough to hurt him but to get the point across. "Are you going to make sure our systems are ready, or what?" the Commander retorted, watching as the man quickly gathered himself up and ran to his station. Rolling his eyes exasperatedly the Saiyan then got on the ship's announcement system, opening up the channels for communicators as well. "Attention all crew, we'll be departing from this planet shortly. Please begin to bring any materials and tools back on board and make sure everything is tied down for take off, thank you." Now hopefully they could get going with no further delays.

Leto was very much subscribed to the idea of a person being in control of their own strength. After all, he commanded quite the set of "guns" and never accidentally harmed someone, he figured himself quite capable of handling his power... However paltry it may be compared to the Saiyans. It was probably much simpler to handle less power than it was strength of their caliber, and he didn't know exactly where T'charrl fell on that spectrum. "And remember too, greatness doesn't have to come from strength, or even the battles you win!" the Yulian continued, smiling encouragingly at the Kaesstrian, "It can come from what you've done. Action can be violent and passive, it's such a manly balance to achieve greatness without being too aggressive! To be powerful and peaceful at the same time, truly that is the ideal way for a warrior such as ourselves to live!" For T'charrl's sanity it was probably a good thing that just then Leto's scouter turned on, and the Commander's voice told him to prepare to get back onboard. A bit disappointed in that they'd be parting ways again the Yulian sighed, looking at his own ship then T'charrl. "And like that two great forces part way once again. But fear not my friend, our paths are forever intertwined, we are on a road to galactic peace together! No doubt we'll do battle side by side in the near future!" In keeping with his rather random behavior Leto then just up and left, after parting with a respectful gesture found on his home world, one that would be utterly lost on T'charrl.

Takeshi knew well enough by this point that trying to talk to Viral was only going to sour things further. He wasn't exactly the Beastman's favorite person after all, the last one he probably wanted to hear any sympathies from was the Saiyan. Keeping his mouth shut then Takeshi assumed control of the ship, easing them higher up into the air to be free of the mountains and canyons around them. Then swiveling the ship around he took but a second to hone his scouter in on the others, and with a simple push of the stick began to fly back towards their ship. So Yumi and Viral were both in fair lousy moods right now, which in turn might well upset Shu. If that were the case then so much for their playing later, or doing anything remotely fun. Sighing in disappointment he glanced back, past Viral and into the main hold of their small craft, trying to see where his brother was. At least he was feeling better now, if nothing else, so they could actually play whenever they got the chance. Letting himself sort of mellow and drone out it seemed like they got back quicker than they had when coming in, and before he knew it the ship was slowing down upon its approach. From their spot in the air Takeshi could see quite a few rebels going to and fro, carrying things back to the rebel ship while also leaving some others inside their own. Supplies, he figured, though he wasn't sure why they were getting any. Cynically he figured Korian was trying to get on their good side again, after all the guy was probably still itching to get them back in the fight.

The ship slowly descended once they had reached the camp, touching down just a few meters behind their own ship for good measure. With a crowd of people moving around at the hangar's entrance Takeshi had to make them move before he could even dock it inside. Nearly driving over people was a pretty good way of doing that, and soon enough they were back inside of their own ship. To his surprise as soon as he stopped he glanced up and immediately spotted Vegeta, standing not far off from the nose of the ship with his arms crossed, staring intently back. By his side were a few aliens, with two stretchers no less, all garbed in white. Doctors, Takeshi realized, cringing as he looked back at both Yumi and Viral. If they thought those two were going to just go along swimmingly then they were going to be awfully disappointed. "We're here, and we've got a welcoming party," Takeshi announced, shutting down the ship before climbing out of his seat. He wasn't even going to get involved with whatever was coming, he had every intent on steering totally clear of it. To that end he went right off to grab Shu, standing beside his brother and smiling down at him. "Ready to go clean up buddy? The sooner we're clean the sooner we get to eat."

[Mogtaki]

Sayomi really should try and trust Korian with that, it wasn’t as if she hadn’t made the system easy enough for non-computer savvy people to understand it. Feeling the need for a break after working for a good long shift, she gave her finger a wave as she walked on to the door, “I hope you’re right. It’s not every day a rebellion happens and you can finally study different sentient species without taking them apart”, she sighed, turning a little, “I may like using technology a lot, but I still love discovery”. As she left the room, gently giving a sigh she walked on back to her quarters with the intent to have a nap after everything that happened throughout her shift. She had to organise quite a lot to meet expectations with a lot of the crew feeling weary from space travel; unfortunately, the break they were having just now was not exactly long enough to give them some time on a different planet. Their whole exhibition into space had been a counter to the Saiyan’s attack on Uunoue, meaning a lot of people were not used to travelling in space again after spending so much of their time on Uunoue.

T’charrl could only guess what was going to happen to him in the future the more he tried to retain control and gain more power, even just now his power was tiny compared to his friends despite his large frame. His arms were still scrawny, his state of mind delicate and his body not very tough, even the strange orbs were not showing much function other than glowing a little. Feeling all sorts of confused over everything he was, he looked back to Leto and gave a nod, “I see…I think. Wait, passive action? I-I see”. He was a little confused, he had to admit, but it was possible to try and figure it out for himself eventually once he was by himself and able to think it over. Smiling a little, he sure enough got a fright when Leto’s scouter made very faint noises that could only indicate he was being called away. Staring at him, he gave a smile before a short wave only to get a strange gesture in return followed by Leto running off again. Well, that was certainly strange, but maybe that strangeness will have to remain as he was now gone and all he could do was head on back in again and hope he wasn’t left alone for too long.

Viral was not going to get angry, it was Yumi’s choice to get angry over the truth when everybody knew it was better for him to not fight ever again if he wanted to live. He really did enjoy fighting, it was the only time he felt alive and yet he was getting closer to death each time he tried to go into battle. He wasn’t going to be able to do anything eventually, he was just going to be a bystander in battle and be useless to them all. Staring out the window as everything passed by, he simply sat in silence the whole way right up until they finally arrived. He didn’t like how many people he was seeing hanging around, they would probably notice him and only be reminded by the fact that he got away with murder literally because he ran off with this group. Feeling pretty stuck, he simply moved his chair to face away from the others, not entirely sure what he was supposed to do.

Shu had just remained all curled up on the cot feeling all snug the whole way back, simply keeping quiet through relaxation and was feeling pretty happy with himself. He didn’t want to talk to Yumi if she was being moody, that was hardly any fun and Viral just generally didn’t want to talk at all to anybody. As they came to a halt, Shu looked up and around, curious to what was happening and why he was coming to a stop. Upon realising what was going on and where they were, he looked up to his brother and smiled, giving a nod, “Okay! Wash wash wash…” he spoke as he moved off the cot and got to his feet, smiling a little. Wiping himself down a little, he moved to the door, looking back to his brother, “Where do we clean? Do we get a bath? Will the water rain down? I can’t remember what it’s called…I won’t eat the flavour bar, I promise!”

[GambolMuse]

Takeshi assumed Viral would come in his own time, and let the Beastman come along when he decided he wanted to. Going straight for his brother the Saiyan paused briefly to look at Yumi, frowning as she remained silent and kept her back to them. Man, someone always had to be upset or angry in this group of theirs it seemed. As far as he knew it was normal, as it had always been like this. Still, he wondered what it would be like if everyone could just get along and be more pleasant, even if for a little while. Eventually Yumi would cheer up, but Viral was another thing, he wasn't ever happy. Hearing Shu speak up Takeshi looked back at his brother, smiling and giving a nod of his head, stepping out of the ship. Washing should be pretty quick, even as dirty as they might be, and then they could have a nice huge meal. Just thinking about it made his stomach grumble in anticipation. "Hm...? Oh... We'll go to one of the washrooms of course, and we'll probably use showers," Takeshi explained, looking back at Shu. "Uh... Yeah, no eating the soap, that's definitely off limits. Gods know why you'd want to in the first place..." Even if it might smell nice the taste was horrid, the few times he'd accidentally gotten suds in his mouth attested to that. Why in the world anyone would willingly ingest that crap was beyond him.

Yumi just sort of felt like staying in her cot for a while. Between her body being tired and being at her wits end with Viral there was very little motivation to do anything else other than sulk. She hadn't even the heart to say anything to Shu when he was present, something she regretted almost immediately when the Saiyan child left. Hopefully he didn't think she was angry with him, she didn't want him upset. Behind her she heard the approach of footsteps, hoping hollowly they would pass on by. Instead the person stepped into the ship, and when she rolled over she came to stare up at Vegeta, who was looking down at her with a strange mix of concern and annoyance. Sighing softly Yumi pushed herself up into a sitting position, crossing her arms over her chest and returning the stare. "What? We're fine, so what's the look for? Shouldn't you be working on the ship?" Boy she really just wanted to rest right now, and yet here was Vegeta to no doubt fawn and fuss over her, or whatever he would decide to do.

"You look like you're about to pass out... You should go rest..." That almost instantly got a scoff out of Yumi, she appeared to be in quite the mood right now. Nonetheless she did pick herself up a bit unsteadily, and not passing her friend so much as a glance she walked by him, stalking out of the ship and hopefully towards her room. Vegeta would definitely be visiting her in a short while, not quite content at leaving his friend to pout and stay upset. Not if he could help it anyways, as there was someone else yet that he was certain he would be of no use to. Nevertheless the Saiyan turned towards the control room, walking right on inside to find Viral. Seeing him with his back turned to the door Vegeta smiled faintly, sitting in the other seat and idly going through the ship's controls, making certain that every system had been shut down properly. "Good job on the battle, by the way. It looks like you guys had it rough, but you did it."

[Mogtaki]

Shu was pretty excited about eating, but not so much about washing up when it meant having to do that before eating. If he was by himself, he would eat and then wash up, but no matter. Smiling away at Takeshi, he slowly moved around him as he walked on out of the ship, giving a quick look back to the other two, “I want to splash around sometime! Splashy-splishy splash…” he spoke, looking back to Takeshi, “I was curious and it smelled nice so I thought it would taste nice too…it’s easy to make mistake!” He really did think it was going to taste like it smelled, but instead he was coughing bubbles for quite a while and even tasting it in his teeth for ages, “At least my insides were all nice and clean”. He didn’t know where the washroom was, but maybe if they couldn’t find it he would end up getting some food before having to wash instead.

With the others finally returning and the doctors standing waiting for Yumi and Viral, T’charrl could only watch as the ship came in and wait until the others emerged before he was to say anything to them all. He was a little nervous, he didn’t know if it was successful considering it took them so long to get back and he had been talking for a long time himself. When Takeshi and Shu finally emerged, he let out a sigh and quickly headed on after them, keeping his hands close to his chest, “Takeshi? Shu? H-How did it go?” he asked quickly, giving a quick look to the ship, “That alien you left me with was very strange; why does he cry so much…? Is he upset? Why is he so loud too…?”

Viral was feeling fairly hollow; he just wanted to sit by himself maybe with a bottle in hand and forget all his troubles. Everything just continuously went wrong for him; sometimes he even wished he still had the collar on considering everything was so much simpler. Sure, he had to take orders, but he still didn’t have to suffer the pain of defeat, his mind was a lot simpler with a straight forward mindset to simply fulfil his orders and be done with it. He had respect when he was in the King’s army, even if it was fear. Not really feeling up to going outside with those men out there, he heard someone come into the ship and could only guess it was Vegeta. Feeling fed up, he didn’t bother to turn himself around some more and simply looked the other way, sighing when he spoke, “…I don’t know who told you what happened, but I did nothing but drop a bunch of rocks on it”, he spoke, sounding worn down, “Yumi weakened it enough for Takeshi and Shu to finish it off. What gave you the idea that I did anything…”

[GambolMuse]

"Just because something smells good doesn't mean it's going to taste good," Takeshi said, smiling amused as he playfully poked Shu's side. "And... I don't think soap cleans your insides. Wishful thinking though!" Perhaps a shower was going to be a bad idea. Goodness knows what he would do if Shu started to try and drink or eat the shampoo, especially since it was for whatever reason fruity smelling. Kind of funny, a military ship had aromatic, fruity cleaning products. "You can't go eating things like that buddy, it's not good for you. And besides, if you spoil your appetite on stuff like that then I get all your fruit and treats, so hah!" Though on second thought eating that much fruit was a touch off putting. Fruits and bugs, eck, were all Shu's when it came to meal time, he'd stick to meats and maybe rice and bread, but mostly meats. As the brothers walked along Takeshi debated whether or not on just skipping bathing altogether, as his stomach grumbled yet again and made the idea of food all the more enticing. One whiff of himself and Shu however provided a strong reminder for why they were heading to the washroom in the first place. It wasn't too far off, and hopefully nobody was in there already.

They had scarcely made it beyond the crowd of people and halfway to the door before a rather nervous T'charrl approached them. Giving their friend a funny look Takeshi smiled reassuringly, stopping in his tracks and gesturing with a thumbs up. "We killed it, blew it to smithereens!" he announced proudly, reaching over and slinging one arm around Shu's shoulders, giving his brother a small noogie as well. "This little guy did a lot of it, his blast was way bigger than mine. And he said he couldn't use his energy very well!" They had been more even really, but Takeshi figured he would play up his sibling doing the better job, more preferring to applaud Shu. Hearing the complaints about Leto he was hard pressed not to laugh, feeling a little sorry for their friend for having to endure all of that. "He's really emotional, but not upset. Just... Weird I guess? The guy just expresses himself a lot, and flexes, we're not really sure why." Nobody was, it was a mystery to the entire crew. Maybe Viral wasn't the only one who could benefit from seeing a shrink. "Loud... Well for the same reason, nobody knows. We just grin and bear it, and maybe the guy will wear himself out eventually."

Vegeta really didn't know what had gone on during the battle. All he could see were the results, being that his friends had returned, some in fairly worn shape. Viral had a bit of now crusted blood on his shirt sleeve, and he was holding his arm, probably meaning he had some injury. He'd only just healed too, albeit these wounds hardly seemed as bad as the ones he'd gotten before. "Is that right? That's all you did?" Vegeta asked, frowning as he folded his arms across his lap. "And forgive me for saying this, but I don't imagine Yumi singlehandedly weakened the creature. Even if the brothers did kill it they were only gone for so long. So the creature must have been awfully injured then. And if Yumi didn't do it alone, unless there was someone else present..." He didn't finish the sentence, not feeling he had to. Whether he'd actually done something or not Viral wouldn't acknowledge it and downplay any involvement he'd had. Later on he would have to ask the others what had gone on, to get a better idea of how to talk to the Beastman about it. Right now however there was the matter of his, and Yumi's wounds to address. "We should get you to the medical bay, touch up on your injures. What's wrong with your arm?"

[Mogtaki]

Shu bounced a little bit when Takeshi poked him, giving his side a quick scratch as if it visibly displaying how much it triggered a nerve with him. If soap didn’t clean your insides, then he had no idea why it was nice and smelly. Staring up at Takeshi with curious eyes, he smiled away at him before letting out a sigh, “I gueeeessss…I don’t want to spoil my appetite! That means I am not going to be hungry, right?” he asked him, giving his head a quick scratch, “I really really want fruit! I miss fruit already, do you think they’ll have fruit on here? Where might we find fruit? This planet has fruit, sort of!” Squeaking pretty happily, he soon noticed T’charrl had come along and greeted them again, looking still complete as usual. He was a little worried, T’charrl had told him a few times his worry over being left alone, but at least Leto had kept him company.

T’charrl wasn’t sure why, but he was fair happy to be back with them and able to talk to them again after all that. He was usually fine with business, at least in practice; however, being all by himself and without his mother or father to guide him through it. Giving them a little smile, he looked to Shu when he let out a happy squeal at Takeshi’s strangely aggressive show of affection, “Huh? Uhhh, that’s really something…but I thought the other two killed it and you were picking them up?” he asked, feeling a little confused, “Guess it was just resting, huh?” Frowning a little when Takeshi’s expression strained somewhat, his antennae twitched a little at the description of Leto, “Uhhh, maybe it’s a…cultural thing”, he sighed, feeling a little confused, “Maybe he really loves his job…uhhh, I also saw the Commander and uhhh, his Lieutenant. They seemed like nice people, a little strange, but nice…and they offered to protect my planet! Isn’t that nice of them?”

Viral could never really handle holding up his attitude against Vegeta, even when the boy had denounced his ‘Master’ title. It wasn’t exactly easy to give up, he had treated him like his creator ever since he released him and giving up that sort of relationship was hardly easy; however, he was fairly upset and confused which wasn’t a very good combination for a feline-shark Beastman. Letting out a sigh, he narrowed his eyes a little at Vegeta before looking away again, shifting his lets to the side. The fact that they don’t believe in Yumi’s strength actually annoyed him, but what was even more annoying was he was the only one that witnessed it at least until and during his loss of consciousness, “All I managed was giving it a few cuts, a few burns before it slapped me right out of the air!” he snapped before letting out a groaning sigh, “I woke up and it was completely battered…and Yumi completely aggressive”. Just feeling annoyed over how she treated him, he gave him a quick look at the mention of his injuries, “…I hit the ground pretty hard and dislocated my shoulder pretty bad…and Yumi shoved it back in pretty badly. My nerves have been displaced and my muscles are torn apart. I can’t tell whether she meant it or not with how angry she was at how useless I was…”