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

[Mogtaki]

Shu couldn’t help but feel uneasy around the meeting, he didn’t know whether he was going to do any well and it was greatly bothering him; however, he knew he had to keep quiet and knew he shouldn’t be talking if the adults were. Keeping a hold of Takeshi’s hand, he slowly looked up at the alien guards, frowning a little before he looked to Takeshi, hoping he was completely under control in the situation. He was sure he’d be able to get it, but when he started talking it was evident that he really had completely forgotten his name. Lowering his head quickly, he did go into wishing that things would be okay and the guards would guess who they needed to see; fortunately, that did appear to be the case as one went away and the other mentioned the guy’s name.

The waiting part was probably the hardest part. He didn’t know whether things had gone right or things had immediately gone wrong and everything was now completely compromised. Keeping quiet for the most part until the man finally came back, he perked up a little when they were told they were good to go. Looking up at Takeshi with hopeful eyes, he walked along with him and jumping slightly as the doors slid open, frowning a little at the sight of it. This technology was pretty scary, he didn’t know what was going on or how it was happening. Following Takeshi on his toes, he felt a little confused when they suddenly stepped into a box room he looked around, looking to Takeshi eventually, “Why are we in here…? What is this??”

Choi shrugged a little, raising his hands a little before hiding them behind his back. Things seemed to be going well, she had calmed down a fair bit and was now just talking to him like he was a normal person. Nodding his head a little, he frowned slightly when she denied his thanks and immediately gave her dismissal. It seemed they were off to a good start, at least she managed to dismiss their wrong-doings when they had no control over them. Smiling a little, he couldn’t help but feel a little confused when she approached him before gasping silently when she touched him. Rubbing his chest a little, he smiled, feeling shy all over again, “R-Really…?” he questioned her before he cleared his throat, lowering his hand, “Uhh, well…that’s like saying my brother is cute too. I guess that’s the awkward part of being twins...uhh, sorry. It’s hard to separate from him when he’s still a part of me, you know? I don’t suppose humans have twins too, do they?”

[GambolMuse]

Once safely inside the confines of the elevator Takeshi breathed a bit easier, letting Shu's hand go and leaning back against the wall. "What...? This thing?" he asked, "It's an elevator. It takes you up or down in a building if you don't want to use the stairs, and it's safe, I promise." Knowing full well how his sibling did with tight spaces though the older boy slid his arm around his shoulder's, holding him close until the doors had opened up. Easing Shu out first he dropped his grip again, making a straight line towards the door they had been told to seek out, the one at the end of the hall. Plenty of others were to either side, some open showing offices with people busy at work at some strange looking stations. Pretty lax for a high-security technology place. The door they wanted had some red characters scrawled on the light wood, probably "Katas" in their language. It was hard to not feel smug right now, they'd found the place. "See?" Takeshi spoke up, looking over at Shu with a grin, "Told you I'd find it. Ready to say hello?"

It kind of was cute, in a way, how quickly Choi was taken aback by the compliment. Insincere or not he had taken note of it and was quickly replying to it in kind. Yumi couldn't help but smile, finding it fairly amusing. "Well you two do look alike, I'll give you that much. But that's where the difference ends." Folding her hands behind her back she started walked past the Saiyan, brushing against his arm before spinning on her heels and looking at him playfully. "You're the nicer of the two I bet, and definitely more interesting. I'd say aside from looks you two are about as different as Shu and Takeshi really. On a change of subject though..." Yumi walked back to Choi, again lifting her hand as she booped the tip of his nose with a fingertip, glancing up at him with a smirk. "Is this all you came out here for? To apologize?"

[Mogtaki]

Shu didn’t like it at all, it was an enclosed room and scary beyond anything he had seen lately. Rubbing his hands together nervously when Takeshi let him go, he looked around before squeaking when the doors closed. He didn’t know what to do, he felt immediately felt lost and panicky. Pulling into his own little bubble, he squeaked when Takeshi held onto him, turning to look at him curiously. He didn’t completely know what Takeshi was doing, he could only guess that he was trying to stop him from panicking. Even when the doors had opened, Shu was pretty still and unable to move until Takeshi shifted him out and let go, his eyes immediately looking up at Takeshi as if nothing happened, “What do we do now…?” He had no idea how to find this man, the place looked fairly large still and somewhat busy. Looking around curiously, he gasped a little when Takeshi suddenly spoke up, his eyes looking up to him immediately, “Ooohhh, you think so?” he questioned him curiously, “O-Okay, if you are ready then I am ready…”

Choi had no idea what he was supposed to be doing now, he was supposed to be showing Kabocha how to talk to girls and that he could do it, but it seemed as if Yumi was actually taking a liking to him despite everything he had done. Feeling a little more comfortable already, he smiled a little and looked away, “Ohhh well, uhh, you know…he’s just a little depressed because of father”, he spoke, rubbing the back of his head, “Maybe we are pretty different…” Feeling a little lost for words, he looked up when she pressed his nose, suddenly feeling confused and all sorts of embarrassed when she did, “Uhhh, y-yes…I mean, I just wanted to make sure you were okay and not upset is all. You are letting us stay and I just thought…that…uhh, why? Was there anything else you were wanting…? Are you okay with everything? There was nothing wrong with breakfast, was there…?”

[GambolMuse]

"Come on Shu, how bad can these people really be?" Takeshi asked, smiling reassuringly. "Besides, those guards said we had the right place, so why should we worry?" His brother was getting concerned all over nothing, he was sure of it. Knocking on the door the Saiyan waited for a moment, frowning slightly as no reply came. Giving his brother a curious look he knocked again to the same end, sighing to himself. Figuring to hell with it he grabbed the handle and pushed the door open, poking his head inside curiously. There was most certainly a man inside, or it seemed to be anyways as a large chair was turned with its back to them. "Er... Hello? Mr. Katas?" No reply yet again, this was getting annoying. Sighing to himself Takeshi walked into the room, going directly to the desk and slamming a hand down on it, blinking in surprise as there was a startled "Unh!" and the chair jostled. After a second it spun around, revealing a light toned Kaesstrian dressed in a purple suit jacket, a green undershirt and scarf showing around the neck. "Uh... Are you Mr. Katas?"

The Kaesstrian spun about to see who had come into his office, confused as to why someone had been allowed up during his nap. Giving the strange boy before him a glance for a moment he let out an odd, chittering-yawn sound as he stretched, nodding his head. "Yes, that's correct. And you'd also be correct in assuming you've ruined my afternoon nap." Katas mumbled, finally settling his hands on the table and looking back at the boys. For a brief moment he still looked confused before a wave of recognition washed over his face, lighting up and standing up from his chair abruptly. "Wait a moment, you two are the off worlders! Oh I've been simply dying to meet you two! Oh how delightful!"

"Uh... Yeah, we're from off world..." Takeshi replied, staring cluelessly at Katas. So this was supposed to be the Queen's ace in the hole, huh? "We're here to ask you a few questions, if you don't- Hey!" The Saiyan was put off a little as the Kaesstrian near jumped over the table, upon landing enveloping the older boy in a hug. Finally getting released Takeshi was left dumbstruck, watching as the man did the same to Shu in turn. This guy was nuts, or just plain weird, he didn't know which. "Sir...? Um... Could we please talk? It's rather important."

Katas released Shu soon enough, laughing lightheartedly. He was delighted to see what the commotion was over, and it appeared that it was Saiyans no less. Odd, he'd heard their numbers were greater than this, so perhaps these two were emissaries of sorts? Spinning around and near hitting Shu with his coattails as he did so the queer alien smiled at Takeshi, nodding his head and clasping his hands together. "Of course my boy, of course. Pardon my enthusiasm, there's just been such a buzz about you lately!"

"Everything was fine, don't worry about it. And I don't want anything from you, or your brother or Kabocha. I just want to be done with this and get back home, that's all. I miss everyone there, even our old pervert of a teacher." Choi probably had no idea about who Roshi was, assuming Takeshi had never brought the old hermit up. Maybe some time if they met again she'd tell him about it, as he was genuinely seeming less and less of a jerk as she spoke to him. Yumi smiled again as she folded her hands behind her back, reeling back on one heel while swinging her other leg idly. "But I'm okay now, and there's really no reason for us to keep butting heads if we're on the same side, right?" Extending a hand to the Saiyan she cocked her head to the side, trying to offer over a truce.

Kabocha couldn't believe it, how was that jerk near flirting with Yumi? "Oh that is a load of crap...!" he mumbled, pushing away from the window. Embarrassed he'd been shown up he stormed to the back door, nearly kicking it open as he pointed a finger accusingly at the twin once outside. "Okay, you win doofus, cut it out before you end up kissing her or something!" Kabocha shouted, red in the face. In a fit he neglected to account for a shoe flying his way, getting knocked right between the eyes and yelping as he clutched his forehead, squatting down and shooting Yumi an accusatory glance. "What?!"

There was an innate desire to yell at Kabocha for ruining a perfectly good moment, but something else took hold of Yumi. Seeing the Saiyan like that made her giggle breathedly before bursting into laughter, holding her sides as she did so. "Some Saiyan, beaten by a shoe!" she roared, pointing a finger at Kabocha with a wide smile. "And now I've got someone other than Takeshi to hit, so thanks for that!"

[Mogtaki]

Shu really did have no clue to what these people were like so he couldn’t judge, it was hard to do such a thing when it all relied on them being reasonable enough to understand what they needed and how much it had to be kept a secret. Turning slowly around to face Takeshi, he let out a sigh and shrugged, giving his head a shake, “I’m more worried about everything else that might happen after we’ve been here…” He didn’t know if they were going to be reasonable or if the man really did just want to see them and then go off again without giving them any answers, it was all so worrying and he just didn’t have any clue at all. Keeping close to Takeshi, he peered into the room as Takeshi slowly opened the door. Shu kept near the door, he didn’t really want to get too close to the man just incase something happened and it wasn’t actually them.

Rubbing his hands together, he stared at Takeshi carefully before slowly tilting his head at the man perked up. He didn’t know what to make of the man who had suddenly woken up from a nap that couldn’t had lasted that long, especially when considering how long it took for them to get up here compared to the man who had gone to check to see if they were allowed up. Tilting his head slightly, he tried to understand what he should make of this man before things suddenly escalated and the man was out of his chair. Letting out a squeak and pressing his fingers together, he watched the man fairly carefully as he brought Takeshi up into a hug after a dramatic lunge over his desk. Shu had no idea what to make of this guy, it was already worrying having to be in this situation.

Looking away a little, he let out a squeak as he was suddenly snatched up into a hug, his legs kicking out a little before he was finally released. Feeling fair disorientated after the sudden squeeze, he slowly rubbed his head before moving back out of a reaction, not looking entirely sure what he was supposed to do after all that, “Uhhh…ummm, w-we have something to say, though, if you don’t mind”, he spoke quietly, rubbing his head slowly as he kept his eyes off him, “Umm…t-that your umm…that your mother has a message for you…or something like that…”

Choi had no real understanding of such a desire to go home, going home to him always meant fear and possible punishment for wrong doing. To want to be done with something and get back home often meant they had completed their task and just wanted to get started on the next. Frowning a little at the confusion such a desire brought on, he let out a sigh and shook his head, “I have no idea what such a desire grants, I’ve never had the want to get back home. What is that even like, anyway?” he asked her, not even sure if he’d ever get a straight answer. When she offered out her hand to officially make the deal to drop everything, he reached out for her just as a noise came from behind them.

It was Kabocha and he was pissed, something that was always hilarious whenever he was proven wrong. Turning around, he gave Kabocha the most honest smile he could manage just to annoy him further, but when the shoe came flying at his face he couldn’t help but laugh. It was fair hilarious, his eyes turning towards Yumi before back to Kabocha, shrugging a little, “Hey now, you should know better! Don’t go stomping into a situation like an Oozaru!” he spoke quickly, shaking his head, “Are you sure you’re not going to lose it again…? Or maybe you should go back and do the dishes? You left my brother all alone too? C’mon man…”

[GambolMuse]

Katas, despite being roused from a nap was very much energetic and lively. Certainly moreso now that he realized who his visitors were, they just weren't quite someone that he could turn away. Both boys seemed to have something to say to him, so with a restraint on himself the Kaesstrian listened dutifully. A bit surprised when the smaller one gave him a message the man sombered up for a moment, folding his hands behind his back as he walked towards the boy, glowering at him. "My mother is dead boy, you think that is funny?" he asked, watching as the elder Saiyan immediately stepped between them. Unable to help himself any longer Katas burst out laughing, clutching his abdomen and nearly falling backwards in the process. "Relax my boys, I know precisely what you mean! I was just having a little fun with you is all!" Stifling a case of the giggles the strange man walked to the door, closing and locking it before spinning about, cocking his head to the side curiously. "How is Eslaria? I haven't seen her in ages, I really should stop by..."

"Er... She's doing well sir..." Takeshi mumbled, still keeping himself between the Kaesstrian and Shu. Okay, this guy was certifiably crazy, or just plain odd. Seeing as he wasn't going to attack them though the older boy loosened up a little, straightening himself out and letting his arm drop back to his side. "Can we please get to why we're here? I don't mean to be rude, but we're kind of in a hurry."

"Why didn't you just say so my boy? If you're in a rush I wouldn't dare dream of keeping you!" Waltzing over to his desk Katas hopped up on top of it, crossing one leg over the other as he folded his arms together. "There are so many questions I could ask you, so many things I wish to know. But, if there is something from the Queen to be said then let's hear it, I'm all ears boys!"

How in the hell were they supposed to take this guy seriously? Takeshi managed to crack a faint smile, clearing his throat as he rubbed at the back of his neck. "We tried to, but uh... Never mind. We're trying to help bring this fighting to an end, and we've got to figure out who is behind it. Her Majesty said something about the 'corrupt one', but we have no idea who that might be. And... We were told you might know."

"Nope, not the faintest idea!" Katas exclaimed, smiling despite the surprised and downtrodden expression he got in reply. "But, I can tell you who is backing the war effort. If you dug enough I know you'll find who the head honcho is. I'd do it but keeping a front up here is difficult, especially with all these blasted public appearances, meetings, examinations... Oh how it bores me!" Dramatically falling off of the desk and right into his chair the Kaesstrian let out a breathy sigh, lifting a claw and scratching at his head. "I must ask first though... Everyone says you and your friends arrived here by spaceship. May... May I see it before you leave?"

Kabocha got back to his feet, still nursing the small bump now on his forehead. Narrowing his eyes as Choi joined in the laughter he gave an indignant huff, turning his nose up at the boy. "Doing the dishes isn't really my job, so no, I'm not going back to do it. And your brother doesn't need me to baby sit him, you know that as well as I do." Suddenly getting a smile on his face the Saiyan walked over to the younger twin, throwing an arm around his shoulders and pulling him down to whisper into his ear. "So... Did you get close to kissing her? And how the hell did you not get hit?"

"I can hear you, you know..." Yumi butt in, her eyebrow twitching in irritation as she drummed her fingers against her arm. That got Kabocha to back off of Choi, much to her relief, as it would be bad if the half-decent one was corrupted by a moron. "No one is getting a kiss from me. The only thing anyone will get is a slap upside the head for being an idiot, got that?" Exhaling softly to calm herself the Beastman walked back over to Choi, smiling mischeviously before getting on her toes and pecking his cheek, a stream of incoherent babbling coming from Kabocha in reply. "I will give you that though for helping settle things."

Back inside Vegeta had begun watching the scene unfold as well, hovering over Kai whether he knew it or not. It was funny to watch Yumi take charge of the situation, and scaring the crap out of Kabocha wasn't half bad either. When she leaned in and placed a kiss on Choi's cheek it was Vegeta's turn to feel a little irritated, managing a small smile as he nudged Kai. "If by some horribly unlikely chance your brother and her become a 'thing' you had best make sure he's nice to her, got that?" he said, looking back out the window. "And I hate to say it, but you guys are a lot like us in a way... It's strange..."

[Mogtaki]

Shu felt a little intimidated when Katas approached him with a stone-faced glare, pulling back slightly as he raised his hands to his chin. He didn’t know what to do if this guy got angry at him for such a thing, looking to Takeshi when he quickly stepped in front of them. Gasping when the man suddenly perked up again, he moved around when he shifted to the door and locked it up before bouncing off again. He was a little worried, the guy was certainly making a lot of noise and if he yelled a lot then his cover would be blown immediately. Frowning, he let Takeshi do the talking with this man just incase he screwed up again.

Slowly moving back over to Takeshi, he watched the two talk together with a frown, hoping they’d make some progress. From the sounds of it, they weren’t going to find out anything about who’s on top of everything. He didn’t know about the one on top of everything, but the sound of a supporter sounded good enough. Looking to Takeshi quickly before back to the man, he smiled a little upon eventually hearing that it wasn’t all a big risk they had taken. Getting a bit of a fright when he suddenly fell off the desk and onto his chair, he tapped his fingers together anxiously for the man to speak, he quickly looked to Takeshi to see if he was okay with this development before he scratched his neck, looking back to the man, “Uhhh…the spaceship…?” he repeated, looking away, “M-Maybe…if it’s okay with others. I mean, it’s not mine so I can’t say…”

Choi was feeling fairly proud right now, seeing as how he had managed to show up Kabocha for once without it becoming too much of a scene for himself. He thought he had done pretty good in winning her over and calming her down, it was definitely one thing that the house definitely needed if tensions weren’t going to spiral into a sore stomach and sour intentions. Looking between Kabocha and Yumi, he leaned slightly towards Kabocha when he whispered to him only for Yumi to snap right back. It was probably those new ears of hers that was allowing her such hearing, unfortunately for Kabocha who was left embarrassed again. Smirking a little at Kabocha, he turned to look at Yumi and before he knew it she rose up and gave him a little kiss on the cheek. He didn’t expect that for a second, immediately turning to look at her with a slight blush on his cheeks, “Uhhh, i-it’s no problem! I’m just here to help, by all means…”

Kai wasn’t fully understanding what was being said as he peered out at the pair, but maybe he didn’t want to when he saw how Choi was getting all giddy over it and Kabocha was having his usual rage moments. It was probably better that Choi was trying to settle things by showing off to Kabocha, it kept him out of trouble and he was always subtle and able to act pretty well; whether he was acting just now, he had no idea. Narrowing his eyes a little at the kiss, he looked up to Vegeta when he gave him a nudge, he stared at him before looking back to the window again, shrugging a little, “I highly doubt it, it’s very hard to separate from you twin…but Choi is a little naïve”, he spoke before looking to Vegeta as he spoke, raising an eyebrow, “Well…of course we’re not that different, except you don’t have to worry everytime you return home”, he spoke, folding his arms a bit, “We’re still conscious beings who have worries, hopes and dreams. I can’t say there’s many in the King’s army who have sinister thoughts except most of the elites…we’re all just grunts or fleshy shields. What did you think we were like?”

[GambolMuse]

"Splendid! I do so look forward to seeing that ship of yours!" Katas exclaimed, near giddy again as he clasped his foremost hands together. "Space travel... Why we've been trying to achieve it for some years here, and we're close, I can feel it. Getting a glimpse at something already capable might just be what we need! But I'm getting off topic again, aren't I? Apologies boys." Smiling cheerfully the Kaesstrian dug into his desk, pulling out a small device that slightly resembled a remote before pointing it at an adjacent wall, and with a click a panel slid open to reveal a screen, a console folding out beneath it. "You'll be looking for a few people I'm afraid, but I know the top three backers of the war. I understand you've met out 'illustrious' general, so that makes two." Springing back up from his desk he went over to the console, starting to type away at the keys.

Takeshi watched the eccentric alien bounce about for a moment, relieved that the man would be preoccupied. Making a "He's crazy" gesture the older boy smiled knowingly, giving Shu a playful poke in his side while they waited. The Queen had conveniently left out the fact that her little informant just so happened to be manic, that would have been a much appreciated warning. It was an innocent insanity if there was such a thing, but still certainly puzzling. Either Katas put on a really good front normally or he had something going for him that made these people trust him, because a nutcase like this usually didn't get a position like he had.

"Aha! And here we are!" The boys would see two pictures come up on the screen, each having a fair bit of alien text along with their images. The figure on the left looked to be female, having a light brown almost tan complexion and dressed in a simple blue suit. The one on the left seemed to be an older Kaesstrian, if his longer features and silver hair was anything to go on. He wore what looked like a robe of some sorts, decorated in earthly colors. "Here we have Miss S'uma and Sir Ka'shra. The lady is a very wealthy member of this city and an avid proponent of the energy, as her family are the ones who developed those pillars you no doubt saw when landing here. Ka'shra on the other hand is a retired general and very much for the uniting of the planet, only he's willing to do it by any means it seems. These are the two you'll want to look into."
Takeshi left Shu's side as he walked up to the screen, stepping past Kasta to get a good look at the faces. S'uma and Ka'shra, he wasn't going to forget those names hopefully. Their faces were easier to commit to memory at least, so they knew who to look for. "Okay, we've got their names, but where the heck do we find them?" The city was a huge place after all, they definitely needed some sort of direction.

"Glad you asked my boy! I'll show you!" Bumping Takeshi to the side Katas went back to typing into the console, the images from the screen fading and the picture turning blue for a moment, sans text appearing on it. After a brief intermission a new image appeared, a map of the city. Pointing to one of the structures on it he explained, "That's where we are. You'll find S'uma here..." The building was due north of where they were now, only a few blocks away even. "And as for Ka'shra, he's over by the military district." Katas again gestured to another building, this one several blocks from the military headquarters, a bit closer to their temporary residence in fact. Turning to face the boys with a bright grin the Kaesstrian hit another button, the screen and console retracting back into the wall seemlessly. "Just tell them you were sent by me to ask for their presence. That'll get you in, and you boys use your sharp little minds to do the rest, okay?"

"Uh... Right! Thank you sir!" Takeshi replied, bowing hastily again. He'd definitely remember where they were heading this time, and who they were looking for. With enthusiasm renewed the Saiyan turned about and grabbed for the door, snatching up Shu's hand as well and pausing before opening it. "We'll show you the ship as soon as we're done here, I promise." Might as well add another thing to their infinite list of duties and chores. A bit eager to be out of that nuthouse of an office Takeshi dragged Shu out with him, closing the door before exhaling expasteradely. "Man... What a weirdo..." he mumbled, pocketing his hands and starting to walk back down the hall. "How about we take the stairs this time? We need to figure out how we're going to do this."

Katas smiled right up to the moment that the boys left. Once alone he relaxed in his chair, a faint smirk still on his features as he rested his head on a propped up hand idly. Such strange little creatures they were, he mused, quite powerful too by the sounds of it. Capable of flight without wings, intergalatic travel and able to fire strange energies, there was so much to their latest visitors. "My my... I'm going to have to learn more about you little Saiyans..." he mumbled, chuckling as he spun back around in his seat, standing up and folding his hands behind his back. Down below he spotted the boys exiting the building, watching them as they made their way back towards the street. "Do take care children, you're my ticket to making a breakthrough after all."

"Honestly? I figured you were single-minded brutes who enjoyed hurting people and fought for your own personal gain," Vegeta replied, looking over at Kai in turn and smiling faintly. "Glad to find I was wrong. You're just scared kids trying to do what they can in a lousy situation, so like I said, like us. Of course your problems are going to be over with pretty soon, we've got a ways to go I'm guessing." Did they still intend to bring down the king? That seemed the only logical choice, as anything else would mean they'd still be hunted. It was easier said than done though, especially considering how powerful that creep and his men were. They'd all have to train quite a bit in order to get anything done. "I have to ask... What do you plan to do after this? You guys staying here with your parents?"

Yumi couldn't help but giggle once more at Choi's reaction. It was like he'd never been kissed by a girl before, poor guy, and hers had been more patronizing than anything. "Well I appreciate the help Choi, really. And I take back what I said about your brother, I'm sure he's really not that bad." Kabocha on the other hand... Well, aside from being an idiot she supposed he wasn't terrible either. It was kind of like when she'd first met Takeshi, he had been gratingly frustrating. Now she enjoyed him being around, even if he did get slapped occasionally for the dumb remarks. Glancing back at the house and at Kai and Vegeta for a moment Yumi got an idea, nudging the boy at her side. "Do you want to spar? I've got too much energy to relax, and I want to see how you do one on one. It's kind of a grudge match honestly, but I want to fight someone."

[Mogtaki]

Shu was fairly quiet, he didn’t want to end up getting in the way of this guy’s antics. If they could get this done and Takeshi was fairly happy with it all, then the guy could easily go and see their ship if he wanted to. Having no space travel sounded like the world he knew before he knew anything about Takeshi, it was a strange far away world now and definitely one that was not very far away from happening again. They probably wouldn’t ever go out and see different planets after they had gotten rid of their father’s power and that made him a little sad, especially when he loved the travelling aspect. It was a little depressing, he’d miss a bunch of friends, not unless he learned how to do what Goku does through whatever means so he could pop in out and around everywhere.

Letting Takeshi and Katas interact with each other, Shu kept to himself and waited until they had talked through what they needed to do and who to look for. Shu had no real idea to what he was supposed to do just now, he just wanted to understand what was going on and get out of here before the guy got into trouble. Looking to the door with a frown, he hiccupped when Takeshi suddenly took hold of his hand before looking back to the man. Giving a little wave before being suddenly dragged away, he stumbled on his feet a little bit before he looked up at Takeshi, frowning a little, “You’re acting weird too, you know…” Feeling a little lost for words, he just continued to walk along with him, giving a little nod at the mention of the stairs, “O-Okay…and you’re completely sure this time on where we’re going…? What are we supposed to do once we find them?”

Kai looked back at Vegeta with a fairly emotionless expression, he just didn’t really have much to say to his idea of what they were actually like. There was a fair common thought process behind that idea, seeing as how he was a pure blood Saiyan and they were often vicious and cold. Letting out a sigh, he shook his head and went back to trying to relax, “I enjoy battling, but I don’t enjoy hurting people who don’t deserve it. It’s no different than how we were treated growing up”. He couldn’t blame Vegeta, but really he should had just looked and guessed that they weren’t the same as the others just by how they moved and talked. Feeling the moment of quiet for now, when Vegeta spoke again he looked to him, frowning a little, “Not entirely sure. It means our time is over and our father is safe, maybe we’ll keep fighting until we die? The thought of such freedom is pretty foreign, it’s something you’d never think would happen, you know?”

Choi was fair giddy now, he hadn’t had this much luck with anyone nevermind another girl. Feeling a little better about having seen the way Yumi reacted after hearing what Kabocha said, he smiled a little as he looked her way again, giving a little nod, “That’s nice of you, I should tell him! It’ll make him feel better about everything that’s going on”, he spoke happily, pressing his fingers together. Without any real idea that anybody else was watching them except Kabocha, he looked quickly back to Yumi when she spoke again, looking to his side as he was nudged before back up again, “Oh? Spar? Really??” he repeated, immediately turning to her, “Yeah! Okay! Uhh, I won’t hit hard, but I’m fast! It’ll be a good match! It’s usually only my brother who trains with me…man….”

[GambolMuse]

Takeshi would be lying if he said he wasn't glad to be out of their. People like Katas just made him uncomfortable, no one should be that cheerful or peppy, it wasn't normal. Giving a half-hearted smile and wave to the secretary as they left the building the older boy released his brother's hand, sighing in relief. And to think he'd promised to show Katas their ship, that meant they weren't done with that weirdo just yet. "Weird...? How am I acting weird...?" Takeshi asked defensively, frowning a bit. He didn't think he was being strange at all, perfectly normal frankly. Shaking his head dismissively he slumped his hands into the folds of his pockets, coming to a halt once the two of them were back in the street.

"Of course I know where we're going this time," Takeshi said defensively, "Just... Give me a second to think, will you?" Shu was quick to ask for the plan, he'd barely even considered what they might do. They had two people to ask, with the third being someone they had already met. So really it was just S'uma and Ka'shra they needed to question. Taking his hands out and scratching at his head the Saiyan turned to face down the road, trying to see if he could pick out the building from where they were. "Well... We know where they are, and how to get to talk to them... But we need a way to ask them about the war? Hm..." This was harder than he'd like it to be, especially when they seemed to be so close to finishing it. "Well... Make small talk I guess. You know... Ask them how they think it's going. We could say something like... 'This war has to be expensive, who pays for it?'. I don't know... Have any ideas?"

"I never thought my home planet would be besieged by Saiyans, but yeah, I can see where you're coming from. Life's like that though... Things happen that you never expected, both good and bad." Vegeta knew that plenty well enough. He had his fair share of both tragedies and successes, and even if they had been difficult at times he didn't think he'd ever trade any of what happened. "There was a point where my life seemed as lousy as yours did. I thought I was basically done for. Things got better though, like they're about to for you three. You're going to get freedom for yourself and your families, and that's only the start." Smiling a bit Vegeta moved back to the window, looking out at Yumi and Choi thoughtfully while leaning against the counter. "For all the things I've endured, I wouldn't give any of it up, the good or the bad. It makes us who we are, right? Changing that would mean you lose yourself, and I'd never want that."

Feeling rather energetic Yumi was fairly keen on having the chance to expend some energy. A sparring match with a healthy person was bound to help her settle a bit, and the chance to get a tiny bit of redemption was still in her thoughts. "I'm pretty fast too you know!" Yumi replied, smiling happily as she skipped back to space herself and Choi apart. "And I won't hit hard either. I'd hate it if our match ended too early because you got a little bruise," she teased, "Now come and get me! Let's see what the little brother can do on his own!"

[Mogtaki]

Shu watched Takeshi curiously, just seeing if he had all the answers they needed and didn’t forget anything as soon as they had left. He didn’t find the guy to be too much, just a little worrying that he might had been talking way too loud. If everything was to go wrong at this stage then it would definitely be because of that. Letting out a sigh when Takeshi got all defensive, he frowned a little before looking away, giving his head a shake. If they were going to go straight for the people then the guy might end up getting into trouble considering they would end up going straight from his place to the apparent bad person’s place. Scratching his chin a little when they finally made it outside before looking back to Takeshi, giving his head a shake, “I don’t think it’s very good to go right there, though…I mean, wouldn’t someone notice?” he asked him, looking away again, “If we just got here then went to find someone else, then wouldn’t someone notice…? Maybe we shouldn’t go straight away…”

Kai didn’t really like how he phrased their arrival there, it wasn’t as if they had caused that much damage around the planet considering it was large. Folding his arms and giving Vegeta a fair strong look, he eventually looked away and let out a sigh, shaking his head, “If that’s the case then I guess I’ve got to wait for the good to happen”, he sighed, looking elsewhere. It was all still a dream, even with freedom on the horizon it still didn’t mean he knew what to do with himself. Looking to Vegeta as he spoke about his own life, he frowned a little at the very thought of the future and immediately found himself struggling to think to that point. Looking back to Yumi and Choi, he scratched at his side before he let out a sigh, “Maybe, it’s a case of actually knowing what to do and finding out whether I would lose myself in the process. What do you do when you’re free?”

Choi was fair alright with what was to happen next , he’d fight for hours if he could. It was just in his blood, but whether it was in Yumi’s to fight for fun like this was definitely something to figure out. Smiling away, he raised his hands into an attacking stance, giving Yumi a nod, “I’m sure you are! I wanna see, though”, he said quickly, but was taken aback by what she said, “Heyyy now, I don’t bruise easily….that’s my brother who does!” With Yumi teasing pretty hard and Choi completely falling for it, he nodded immediately and went straight at Yumi, throwing a couple of quick shots at her to get them started, “But Kai and I are the exact same! I’m only younger by a few minutes, you know!”

[GambolMuse]

"Well what do we do then Shu...?" Takeshi asked, giving his brother a curious look over. "Do you have some plan in mind? Because I'm just winging things here, I've got no idea what I'm doing. But if you've got something in mind I'd love to hear it." His brother had a point, maybe, but there wasn't a whole lot of options given to them. The alternative was to sit on the information for a bit then track these people down, and while it could work they were racing against time. He figured the longer they sat on the information and didn't act the better chance they had of being found out. It wasn't so much that he wanted to avoid a fight, he knew they'd win easily, but the whole point of this was to prevent conflict. If they caused the fighting to escalate by waiting then the whole effort would be moot. "I don't want to just sit around, not until I know everyone is safe. So you tell me, what should we do other than this?"

Vegeta had to admit he was a touch taken aback by how alien the idea of freedom seemed to Kai. They were in the king's rule but they were alive, and that in itself was a small freedom. Granted they were soldiers and made to follow orders, but even under their durress they still had their families regardless. Shaking his head as he began to feel a bit jealous the Saiyan smiled slightly in regards to Kai's question. "Well... I love to build things. Technology in any shape or form is interesting to me. So when there's nothing holding me back or keeping me busy, I'm usually in my lab." In fact he was rather missing that right about now. The best he could do at the moment was go back to the ship and look that over, he still hadn't figured out precisely how it worked. "What about you...? You'll all be able to do what you want soon. Anything you've always wanted to do?"

Yumi was ecstatic to be able to vent some excess energy, as for the life of her she could scarcely stand still right now. To get things really rolling she tried to tease Choi into acting first, and delightfully it worked. He had said he was fast, now it was time to see if he could hold up to that. The Saiyan rushed across the short gap to get to the Beastman, throwing a succession of quick hits at her almost immediately. He was definitely fast, as she was having to do her best to either avoid or block his blows. "Wow, not bad!" she chimed, underplaying his speed with a smile. When a straight jab came her way Yumi latched onto his arm if only for a second, using it as a spring as she launched herself up and over to behind Choi. As soon as her feet hit the ground she tried to drive an elbow into his back, hoping to knock him over or make him stumble. "But still too slow!"

[Mogtaki]

Shu felt a little frightened when Takeshi turned quickly to ask him about the situation, feeling as if he pressure was suddenly put on him. He didn’t know what they were supposed to do, he just thought it was too soon to try and find this person they shouldn’t know anything about. Feeling a little taken back by Takeshi, he let out a groan and looked away, shrugging a little with a frown. He didn’t know how he was supposed to answer such a thing, he was never good at that kind of stuff so all it managed to do was make him feel uncomfortable and a little bit dumb. Remaining fairly silent, he looked up again when Takeshi spoke before letting out a groan, “I don’t know! Stop pressuring me! I want to help but it doesn’t seem like a good idea to go straight in and to the people who want all of this to happen…”, he spoke quickly, frowning soon after as he rubbed his head, “You’re stressing me out…that was already very stressful. What are we supposed to even do…? I don’t want that guy to die either…”

Kai was fair ready to hear what Vegeta had to say, trying to understand just what the concept could possibly be. Listening to him, he felt a little confused to what his point was supposed to be. He seemed to have a hobby, that was for sure, but he wasn’t making his point very clear to him, “So…you’re a scientist, huh? A mechanic or inventor?” he asked him, trying to pinpoint just what kind of person he was. Contemplating it for a moment, he looked back at him when he spoke up again, not looking entirely sure to what he was getting at with this, “What? That’s a rather hard question to ask, I mean…how do you answer something like that? What do I want? There’s always…something. All I’ve wanted is to survive with my brother from one day to the next, the likes of Kabocha would have higher dreams because his family is posh. I don’t want to be stuck in the job I grew up doing if that’s what you mean”.

Choi had to be running on a high right now, probably because of his general lack of worries when it comes to having to conserve his energy to do the King’s duties. He had a way to blow it off with only the worry of his father to have and the high of having proven Kabocha wrong; it’ll definitely make him even happier when Takeshi sees he’s not such an idiot with people too. Throwing his punches out in an attempt to test her, he was caught off-guard for a moment before having to turn around, his hand barely catching the elbow as he stumbled back, “Woah! Nahh, I’m just too used to having my brother watch my back!” he spoke quickly before jumping back around, going back into a stance, “I’ve gotta learn to do that myself when he’s busy!”

[GambolMuse]

"I know... I know we don't want him to die...!" Takeshi snapped, groaning as he ran a hand through his hair. They had so much to do, a lot of people were relying on them and one false step could screw it all up. If they did anything wrong here people would die, people that they were supposed to save. Looking down at Shu he closed his eyes for a moment, breathing deeply before dropping his hand and smiling sadly. "I'm sorry Shu... I didn't mean to upset you." Gently putting a hand on his brother's head and giving his hair a patting the older boy looked back towards Katas' building, thinking on their next move seriously for a moment. Shu was likely right, acting so soon would seem fishy. Maybe they could see about getting a meal before going on with their plans. Takeshi looked back to his sibling with a gentle smile, pointing over his shoulder back towards the central part of the city. "How about we go find some lunch? We'll work better on a full stomach, yeah? After we eat we can start looking into things, how's that sound?"

"I'm an inventor, I guess you could say... And a scientist, and a doctor." Vegeta mused, smiling a bit proudly whilst crossing his arms. "I'm afraid I'm not that good at all of it though. Both of my parents were leagues above where I am, even before my age. I'm doing my best to live up to their standards, but it's hardly easy." Kai didn't seem like he knew what he wanted, which was strange. Then again from what he understood about being under the king's rule you didn't exactly get a chance to aspire to be anything, you were either a soldier or a servant. Not being able to choose your own fate, that was one luxury Vegeta now realized he had definitely taken for granted. "Why not do what your parents do? I mean wouldn't that be nice? Part of the reason I'm so passionate about my science is because it's sort of a way to honour my parents. Sure I do little things on the side for me, but science has been my biggest outlet, and really I've been happy with it. Or heck, maybe you and Choi could find something to do together."

Yumi giggled airily as she sprung herself over Choi, thoroughly enjoying herself already. Immediately going on the offensive upon landing she found her attack easily countered, leaping back and mirroring the Saiyan's moves as she smiled. "Fighting by yourself is hard, you're lucky to have someone whose usually at your side," Yumi chirped, taking a stance herself. "But sometimes you're going to find your brother isn't there, so you'll have to fight alone. Like now for instance!" With a smirk Yumi pushed off the ground, racing just above the surface towards Choi. As the distance closed she put a foot down and launched herself up towards a tree, flipping in the process and hitting the underside of a branch with the flats of her feet. Grinning toothily the Beastman then launched herself at an angle, trying to simply tackle the Saiyan into the ground and pin him.

[Mogtaki]

Shu pulled back, feeling frightened fairly quickly before he looked away, moving away from Takeshi as he looked off into the distance. He kind of wanted to just go elsewhere right now, he didn’t feel comfortable being around Takeshi or typically anyone just now. He just wanted to go to his friends, he felt pretty happy there and didn’t have much stress to put himself under when he was there. Frowning as he slowly backed off, he stopped when Takeshi spoke up again, looking up at him before he let out a sigh, raising his shoulders slightly when Takeshi petted his head. He was fair confused and didn’t really want to end up alone because he couldn’t do anything about this whole mess. Letting out a sigh, he gave a little nod, lowering his head, “I guess so…I guess so…”

Kai scratched his chin thoughtfully, listening to what Vegeta had to say about himself, “I see…so, it was you or your parents who created the Commander?” he questioned him, knowing the Beastman was not in the house right now so it shouldn’t be that big of a deal. It was odd coming across these types of people who weren’t employed by the King, he always did take all the smartest people and bunch them all up to create whatever they could and do whatever would be possible to make people better. Looking to Vegeta again, he frowned a little before letting out a sigh, relaxing a bit, “I only have a father. I don’t know my mother so I have no idea what she does. My father…well, we both grew up doing what he does so I’d rather that not being a career choice. There’s only so much pleasure you can get out of working in a kitchen without being able to enjoy the stuff yourself”, he spoke before calmly shaking his head, “We’d have to figure out how we’re to survive first before we decide what we’re supposed to be doing. I’m sure being Saiyans people might want to use us for our strengths…”

Choi kept himself balanced, smiling at Yumi, “We’d always be together, it isn’t right to separate people like us”, he spoke quickly, “The only way he wouldn’t be fighting is if he didn’t want to or if I screwed up, neither should happen”. Watching as she came straight back at him, he readied himself but just had to watch where she was going, feeling a little disorientated when she went right up into a tree, flipped off it and came straight down at him. He wasn’t entirely sure to how he was supposed to counter that and could only really think on spinning around and trying to catch her. As she came straight into him, he fell to the ground but instead of becoming pinned by her he managed to use the momentum to throw her away over himself while he tried to get back up onto his feet.

[GambolMuse]

Takeshi was a fair bit upset that he'd seemed to unnerve Shu so much. He was feeling stressed right now but that didn't mean his brother had to as well. "I'm sorry Shu, really..." he said gently, giving his brother a one-armed hug. Clearly he needed to back off a little, as he was probably running his sibling ragged with all this chasing ghosts that they were doing. "How about we go find where that seared fruit platter came from? I'll get you as many of those as you want." With a small smirk Takeshi reached into his back pocket, pulling out a tiny pouch and chuckling mischievously. "I figured since we'd be out I'd borrow some of the money so we could eat. Whatever you're in the mood for we'll get, sound good?" If Shu was going to be like this then maybe it was best they do put it off, if only for a little while. Cheering up a bit if only for Shu's sake the older boy gestured for him to follow along, taking the familiar route back into the main part of the city. "If we're going to take a break do you want to play a little?"

"Yeah, my father created Viral as a sort of protector of Earth," Vegeta explained, smiling as he thought about it. "With him getting old, his not wanting me to fight and everyone else gone he figured the planet needed someone powerful enough to keep it safe. Since there was no one around I suppose he figured why not make someone? I only know how to keep him in decent health, how he really works is a mystery to me." Hearing out what Kai had to say Vegeta admittedly had a hard time seeing why he couldn't continue doing what he had been. After all he'd been around science all his life and he still did that, so having been brought up doing something didn't come across as an excuse. It wasn't his place to say anything though so he kept those thoughts to himself. "Once the king is gone don't you think most of the fighting is going to stop though?" he mused, giving Kai a curious glance. "I mean sure, there'll be wars between people, but nothing spanning the entire galaxy like this. And once the king is dethroned you're not in anyone's control, so it's not like you have to fight."

"But he won't always be there! You need to know how to fight outside of your comfort zone!" Yumi grinned as she launched herself up over Choi only to rebound off of a nearby tree and directly at him. She managed to tackle him as she had wanted, but soon she found herself flung upside down away from him. Using her Ki she spin right side up, landing on all fours as she did so. Choi was quick to gather himself, already getting back onto his feet despite having just been knocked down. Intent on getting him into a submissive state Yumi charged him again, aiming to grab at his legs and drag him down.

[Mogtaki]

Shu felt a little stuck and a bit saddened, not knowing how he was supposed to take such a thing. He wasn’t feeling all that hungry in this mood, but maybe some food would help him feel a little better. Looking away from Takeshi when he hugged him, he squeaked a little and gave his face a wipe, looking back to him when he mentioned the fruit they had the day before. Staring at him curiously, he watched him go for his pocket, staring at the pouch he took out he scratched at his side, looking away again when Takeshi spoke to him, “O-Okay…I’d like some fruit…” he squeaked, speaking fairly softly. As Takeshi began to head onwards, Shu followed behind, keeping his head low as he rubbed his hands together, “Maybe…I don’t know, I don’t feel much like playing right now”. He just wanted things to go well, but he was not sure if he should had spoken up about his doubts and concerns when they might had seemed a bit silly. Letting out a sigh he looked up again, his eyes going to the buildings as he tried to find something in them to distract himself.

Kai listened to him thoughtfully, feeling a little confused by his claims of ‘protector’ when it came to Viral. The typical rumours when people knew he existed was that the experiments only hardened him and made him even more vicious, thus acclaiming the rank of Elite in the forces so it was difficult to see such a guy as a protector. Trying to think little of it, he shrugged a little as he sat back, “Did your father not keep any notes? That probably would had helped…and what’s with those big hands, anyway?” he questioned before he sighed, stretching his arms out in front of him, “Then again, if there’s anything I learned from when I was on Earth it was that you Earthlings are a confusing bunch”.

Feeling a little more relaxed than a few minutes ago, he looked to Vegeta in a little side glance, scratching his side thoughtfully, “Hmm I know, it’s just one of those things that happen, like being pulled out of your comfort zone and suddenly expected to do something else that you knew nothing about. I guess that’s what freedom is to me”, he spoke, looking back to Vegeta, “It was so very hard going from kitchen duties to suddenly training to become a warrior, like you were suddenly sitting on a chair as opposed to the floor all your years. Whatever I do, I’d have to find out what options there are before I just label myself a freelance soldier with my brother…I’d have to see what he wants to do…”

Getting back up to his feet quickly, Choi stumbled a little and rubbed his head, getting himself ready again, “Yeah…I know! I’d still hate to be away from him for too long…it’s like part of you is missing too, you know?” he spoke before doing a double take on it, “Uhh well, maybe you don’t. I don’t know if it’s a twin thing or not…” Feeling a little lost in thought for a moment he tried to gather himself again, looking to Yumi immediately and going after her as she came straight for him; however, before he could catch her, she went down and grabbed at his legs instead and forced him to the ground.

[GambolMuse]

"No playing...? Well, okay then... Maybe later." Rare was it that Shu turned town playing games, and even more so was he rarely not excited about fruit. Feeling a bit concerned Takeshi glanced back at his brother, noting the decidedly distracted look on his face. Was he stressing about this situation too? If not eating or playing then what else could they do to keep themselves busy? Pondering that as they walked along the pair was drawing nearer and nearer to the city center. Noise picked up as crowds of natives were going about their daily routines, and Takeshi made it a point to stay right at Shu's side as not to get separated in the throngs of people. "I might have an idea Shu!" he spoke up, halting in his step and spinning about to face Shu. "If you just want to find something else to do... What if we try flying again? We'll probably be hungry after some practice, and then we can go get some food? Does that sound any better?"

"Of course my father kept notes," Vegeta replied almost indignantly, "Any self respecting scientist would. The only problem is some of them are ruined, while others... I just don't fully understand. As I said, I'm a scientist but I'm nowhere near as brilliant as he was. I'm only beginning to understand what really makes Viral tick after all these years." As for the hands he really didn't have an explanation for those, offering only a shrug in reply. There had to be some purpose to it he supposed, either that or it was just an unexpected development. Smirking at the comment about Saiyans Vegeta chuckled a bit, shaking his head. "We don't like to do things according to the status quo, and while most of us are weak we're stubborn and don't roll over. I guess you could say Earthlings are hardy people." It was why he loved the planet as much as he did, its people were strong in their own right. "As for what you'll do when you're free... Don't worry about it too much. You'll find you're going to have a lot of free time on your hands, and plenty of opportunity to make that decision. No reason to start worrying over it now."

Yumi grinned ecstatically as her little tackle worked this time, smirking as she now had Choi down beneath her. With a triumphant look she sat across his stomach, folding her arms contentedly. "I don't have any siblings unfortunately, so I don't know what that's like," she replied, cocking her head to the side, "But for being on your own that wasn't too bad. Plus that pretty much just devolved into a game of tag, so it was hardly a bad situation." Glad to have at least done a little something with herself the Beastman got up off of Choi, offering to help him up with an extended hand. "Thanks for that, it was fun. Though I'm guessing you've never really fought someone like me before?" Yumi asked, giggling as she helped the boy to his feet. "You just looked a little clueless trying to deal with me is all."

[Mogtaki]

Shu gave a little nod before he went completely quiet, not sounding like he was wanting to speak an awful lot and just wanted to go on with everything. He was still too scared from it all, he didn’t know what was going to happen in the future and he was just having his decisions doubted all the time and whether they would actually be good ones in the end after it had all happened. Frowning a little, he let out a sigh as he watched his feet walk along the path back to the city, the solid ground still not feeling the best against his skin as he pondered it only for Takeshi to make a sudden exclamation and halt immediately, spinning around to face him. Staring up at him with a little concern, he pressed his fingers together as he listened to what he had to say. He didn’t really know what to make of that, he did want to fly around again but he was completely out of practice even when he was on Earth. Lowering his head again as he pondered it, he kept quiet for a few seconds before letting out a sigh, “O-Okay, I can try…but I might screw up again…”

It was a little odd that the notes would be partially ruined, Kai didn’t think much would had happened inside an inventor’s lab but apparently things could happen and this was definitely one of the problems Vegeta was going to have to face if he was to look after that creature. It was pretty odd, it sounded like someone had something to hide or the notes were not very well kept, “So you’re the caretaker, huh? Is that why you came all the way out here?” he questioned him, just trying to find out what his purpose in this war was out of curiosity. Turning in his seat again, he looked up to Vegeta, shrugging a little at the Earthling comment, scratching at his side as he continued to speak, “I feel as if a lot of people are going to have this problem when things are all over, there’s going to be chaos. There are many planets under the King’s rule and without a ruler there may be complete anarchy because these people don’t know how to deal with freedom. I think that’s what I’m probably going to worry about the most…hmm…I dunno, maybe I’ll hop on to Earth with Choi since I can at least understand the language spoken there…might help a little bit”.

Choi felt a little winded, his stomach not really handling her weight all too well before he managed to let out a sigh in response when she finally got off him. Giving his stomach a rub as he let out a sigh, he stared up at her as he made a grab for her hand, slowly hoisting himself up, “…Usually when I train, it’s pretty serious so it’s hard to get into the more mellowed out mood for this kind of training”, he replied, patting himself down, “I guess you could say that’s more the problem. Even when I train with Kai it’s fairly serious, we’re barely allowed to slack. Man…I gotta work out how to slack some more, it’s just so weird! Like learning how to read…ehh, well, it was still fun! I enjoyed trying to cope with that, it’s interesting…maybe I could try and do that sometime. All the serious training really did make you lose sleep sometimes…especially when you had to get up really early. I wonder if Kai would ever want to train like that…”

[GambolMuse]

"Come on Shu... Smile, this isn't like you to be so bummed out." He was very rarely if ever like this, as at the moment he appeared to simply not even want to be here. That reflected on Takeshi's concerns that perhaps he was indeed driving his brother to hard, and hence blaming himself. Frowning in displeasure the older boy looked away for a moment, juggling what to say in hopes of getting his brother back in his usual cheerful disposition. "I know you'll do fine, it's like riding a bike, you know? You never forget." Takeshi reassured, smiling as he got back into the swing of it a little. "But... Before we do anything I have to ask you something... And promise me you'll not edit anything out, okay?" He wasn't entirely sure if this was a good idea or not, but maybe it would help things out a little. Leaning over slightly to come eye to eye with his sibling Takeshi put a hand on his shoulder, giving a gentle smile. "Tell me exactly what's on your mind, please? Let me know what's bothering you. Are you just worried about people getting hurt?"

Vegeta almost snapped at Kai for labelling him as Viral's 'caretaker'. It just sounded so off, especially considering their relationship. They were more of friends if anything, and he just so happened to take care of the Beastman now and again. "If everything is safe enough then I don't see why you guys couldn't come to Earth with us," Vegeta replied, shrugging his shoulders. "There used to be more of us, Saiyans that is, on Earth than there are now, so I don't imagine it'll do any harm. Plus more people to protect the planet the better. Just bear in mind that you and your brother, Kabocha too will all have a lot of work to do to adjust. Earth is a lot different from your home world, and probably most of the ones you've visited so far." Maybe not too, he didn't know. Smiling the Saiyan left the kitchen on that note, heading out to the back door and gesturing for Kai to follow. "We might as well go propose that idea to your brother then, unless you really want to stay on this world and eat fruit all the time."

"You just need to learn to lighten up is all, no big deal!" Yumi chirped, smiling politely. She could completely understand that being difficult what with having the king looking over their shoulders. Given some time away though they'd have ample chance to enjoy themselves, hopefully anyways. "I'd be in the mood for some serious training if we weren't in such a busy place. I don't know where to go on this planet for privacy, and I don't want to go too far if something happens. So... Sorry if that session wasn't exactly what you were hoping for." Looking down at herself and dusting off a bit of grass and dirt she wondered just what they should do next. Yumi glanced over her shoulder in Viral's direction for a moment, debating on asking him to join them before shaking her head. He'd probably hate it, and chances are he was relaxing anyways, no reason to bother him. "Now what do we do..."