[IC] Dragonball: Future Prospects

[StephenRouse]

Feeling his energy quickly drain, Glass ended his attack when he saw Vera launch two ki blasts at him, the pair briefly spreading and then quickly pulling together in an arc directed at him. He considered his options; Defend against the attack, charge, or fall back. Defending gave the android the initiative, and backing off would do much the same.

He saw one opening, and he had to take a risk and grab it. Charging forward, Glass passed by the two attacks sailing by, pulling back his arm and preparing a powerful right hook.

[Kitsune]

Bringing both hands together she had Glass within her sights as he charged, however at the last moment she grinned and charged right in as well! She pulled back her fist as well, she wanted to beat him using his own methods! She threw her punch just as he threw his, but without a guard his fist connected with her jaw first. She did not know if hers connected as her body shook from the shock of the punch, sending her falling from the sky towards the lookout.

[StephenRouse]

Glass' surprise was obvious as the android charged at him, her speed equal or greater than his own at this stage. He had no time to throw together a guard or pull back, and so he did the next best thing he could come up with. Moving his shoulder in such a way as to redirect the attack, so that it hit his chin rather than his jaw.

The momentum from the attack sent Glass spinning out of control, and he plummeted down to the Lookout's floor. Grey stone rose to meet him, as he landed with an audible "Unf!"

[Kitsune]

Vera slammed into the ground, cracking the floor with her weight. She laid there motionless as the dust settled. Though her power stores were refilling her body refused to move under the protest that it was too badly damaged. A downside to being a cyborg was still feeling pain compared to her android brethren. She had one arm covering her eyes, her teeth gritting in frustration as she knew she could not really continue the fight.

[StephenRouse]

Laying there, the Glass closed his eyes for a moment as he tried to enjoy the breeze rolling through the Lookout. He noticed that the android didn't seem to be moving either, but that didn't really concern him right now, as he assessed the damage done. An attempt to move his jaw revealed it to at least be dislocated, despite his attempt to negate damage.

Instead of trying to talk, Glass struggled to sit up, before finally succeeding in slumping forward. Breathing through clenched teeth, the Namekian held his jaw together with one hand, the other keeping him from falling over to the side. Mentally signaling his sons, the pair floated forward.

"My father says he doesn't think that qualifies as a win for you." Sodius landed near the android, while his brother continued to fly. Offering his hand, the Namekian continued. "If you would like to continue, though, he is willing to oblige. He will only be using one arm for the rest of the fight, however."

[Kitsune]

Vera knew that she had lost already... Why did she lose? Her own prideful attempt at trying to outdo a enemy with strength in that area... "Yeah, I agree." She said, remaining on the ground, she didn't seem to want to get up just yet, mainly due to the fact there were broken tiles in the shape of her pinni9ng her in place.

"Heh, if you really need my power that bad then I will help in the defense of earth just this once." She slowly raised, the tiles falling off her and onto the ground as she did, trying to save face by moving through the pain. "Of course if I am to defend earth even I will have to train, meaning that I should really borrow that room"

[StephenRouse]

Glass smirked at the android, before wincing in pain. Glancing towards his son Sodius, the Namekian sent another message before making a dizzying attempt to stand. "He says that would be wise, and if you desire, he knows of a time and place the both of you could train together." Stumbling as he stood, Silic rushed to aid his father, holding him up as the elder's legs buckled.

"He also says that he wants a rematch some time." Sodius now smiled, glancing at his father with a mischievous glint in his eye. "That was hardly a win for the ages. He can't have you so nearly outclass him in close quarters."

[Kitsune]

"Heh. That is fine. though I would like to use it myself sometime. I will return later, I need to recover..." With that she started to float up to the sky. She couldn't think of the strain on her body walking would have caused. "I will get us new allies as well, for now recover and train until my return" With that she started to fly away, holding her belly with a wince now and then as she had to turn sometime. If left alone she wouldn't be noticed until three days had passed, though it may not have been what people expected.

"A burger... Now.."

Was she covered in oil and dust, at a fast food joint basically holding the place up for food... The police contacted Glass right away given the whole Android aspect and their stun guns had little effect.

[StephenRouse]

"Father, it's Vera again. She's causing trouble in North City." Approaching his father, Silic noticed the sweat beading on the Namekian's brow as he went through another brutal round of physical training.

Glass paused in the middle of his exercise, closing his eyes and sighing in exasperation. "What is it this time? Is she stealing from a clothing store, or holding up a restaurant?" The older male walked over to the towel rack, drying himself off as he prepared to fly off and stop the android, or at least pay whatever tab she'd accrued.

"The latter. She's at the Good Burger, a few blocks away from the North Crane School." Nodding, Glass flew off towards the North, away from the Lookout and towards North City. It was only a few minutes before he was approaching the city, and sensing for life, detected a huge crowd not far from a gathering of powerful humans. That would be them.

Landing in front of the fast food joint, the Namekian was approached by a law enforcement officer. "Mister Guardian Sir, she's just in there. The lady is demanding food, and nobody knows what to do!" Glass nodded, walking through the two sets of double doors, into the building.

"Vera, stop terrorizing these poor people." Shaking his head, the Namekian wondered how the situation would pan out.

[Kitsune]

Vera was by this point simply looking around for any food that the customers had that she could just outright take, though before she could even get near any of them Glass showed up. "I am hungry. There is no food in the lab." As it turned out she had taken one of the dojos for a while until she was asked to leave by one of Glass's sons... So she simply took back the lab from CC, but to be fair it was hers and Glass may not have known just yet since she may have frightened the people working there nearly to death.

"These people wont give up the goods." She crossed her arms as she looked back to the staff who were hiding behind one of the dividers, apparently someone that could blow them and the store up stared them... Also that one crane school guy she kicked through the bathroom stall, but still.

[StephenRouse]

Glass stared at her, before sighing once again. Hesitantly he reached into his pocket, before pulling out a simple brown wallet, and brought out a number of small bills. "Whatever food she wanted, give it to her." Glass handed the lady behind the counter his money.

"And you. You should really know better by now that this approach doesn't work." Leaning against the wall, he rubbed his forehead in defeat. "This is the second time in three days that I've had to come and get you out of trouble, the third time over all!" Behind the counter, the restaurant's employees were scrambling to assemble a bag of burgers and fries.

[Kitsune]

Vera smiled at the acceptance to feed her, draining ki was not eating after all so she had to get food some somewhere, it just turned out that getting said food was the tricky part. "What?" She said as she crossed her arms. "How else am I meant to get food... Also it worked the first few times." Mainly the times right after their little 5 on one battle, but it seemed they started to wise up and call in Glass, weak minded beings they were. "Honestly given that I am the only pure human, to my knowledge, on the planet you would think they would treat me better." Apparently kicking people into doors was a nice thing to do.

[StephenRouse]

Glass raised an eyebrow. "I'm not quite sure what you mean by that, but I doubt it's a good justification for threatening people." The cashier lady, too frightened by the android to even approach, hands the bag to her manager. He promptly faints. "Honestly, if you need food you can just come stay at the Lookout for a little while. Otherwise, you need to get a job."

Leaping over the counter, Glass grabbed the bag of food and handed it towards Vera. "And if you get bored, the Pendulum Room is always open."

[Kitsune]

Vera happily took the bag and right away opened it up to stuff some fries into her mouth, apparently very damn hungry so just forget the grime on her hands. After gulping down some she looked up to Glass "But you don't really eat-" Well he didn't have too but still "Also I think that round thing don't trust me." She meant Popo. "I can't see why" She says standing in the fast food place, the people still crowding around in fear, though a few crane school guys did walk in, glaring at the cyborg.

[StephenRouse]

Glass glanced backwards, noticing the Crane School members entering. "We do keep food up in the Lookout for when guests come, and Popo keeps some for himself as well. You might want to go though, unless you're trying to start a fight." Craning his head back, the Namekian motioned towards the men who walked in.

[Kitsune]

"Fine..." Looking around she soon noticed that the door that the crane members blocked was the only way out, and though the three tried to look tough Vera suddenly vanishing and showing up right in their face caused the three to scatter back, knocking over several people in the process. Walking out she waited for Glass. "You know, when I was freed I expected much stronger beings. Even more so now that these humans have mixed with so many powerful races..." She was giving a clearly disliking glare towards all three of the so called fighters. "Their masters were strong at least." With that she stuffed a burger into her mouth.

[StephenRouse]

Glass had to fight the urge to smirk as the Crane students scattered, the Namekian making an attempt to seem serious. "The masters have nearly a decades of experience under their belts, and their ki makes them age at a slower rate. Most people expect them to be stronger, outside of the few who are naturally more talented with energy and martial arts." Glancing at Vera, he saw a bit of mustard on her lip. Now Glass couldn't help but smirk, but he tried to keep it a more serious expression.

"I've heard of a few abnormally strong humans. I think the boy who fought with us after you awoke was one of them, and another one I know lives in the deserts. I was thinking of training one."

[Kitsune]

"That boy had a tail if you remember. So clearly the Son family topped off" As in topped off with saiyan she meant, since the last records she had were of Goten and the current family. She licked the mustard off her lip before floating into the air. "There is one in the desert? I wonder how strong he is. Wait, you are going to train someone? Didn't you already have.. You know, two sons to train?" She mentioned offhandedly as she started to fly towards the lighthouse where she could finish her food and train.

[StephenRouse]

"Yes, the boy is something like one-quarter Saiyan, if I remember correctly." Flying up to catch up with the android, Glass continued. "And yes, a young man whose tribe follows the Wandering Lake has shown incredible potential. To answer your question though, Earth has always done its best when its had strong protectors."

The Namekian glanced sideways, towards the passing pastures and landscape. "We had a golden age after the Z Fighters rose in dominance, and we've been riding that wave for generations. Things aren't like they used to be, though. We need powerful fighters, and until you came, I was the best qualified to train the next generation." Still looking away, Glass smiled at the beautiful scenes found from their height.

"Besides, I think my sons could use a bit of competition. Right now, they only train regularly with me and each other. Most of the human fighters aren't on the same level. Maybe if I train the right person, someone with potential, they'll finally get how loose I've been with them."

[Kitsune]

"I never needed training" She commented offhandedly as she eats the last of the fast food, vaporizing the bag in her hand with her ki, a rather effective method for keeping the earth clean, ad cool too. "Or I never had it anyway. I was made a android before I could even try" Glass may have noticed by this point that her attacks where never skilled, always using her speed and power in close combat rather than skill.

"Techniques are another story. Either way if what I read was right, if he wants to train on your lookout ent he meant to climb it first? Unless he can fly" She landed at that point "Then that makes it horribly outdated..."