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Dragon Ball: Legacy (Mogtaki and Vena Sera)

"It's the only one I can see, I don't see any other spirits," Haku pointed out with a shrug, casting a glance about the area to prove a point, "So... Maybe it's nothing you did? Maybe this one is just different?" Had he just a little more knowledge about spirits maybe he could say for certain what was going on here. As things stood T'charrl knew more than he did and even his friend was at a total loss for words. It seemed friendly enough and just wanting for some attention, it was kind of like him in a way. "I don't know, but I want to try. It seems like it wants to come with us doesn't it? And... I'd love to have a pet." A pet that could grow things no less, who would have thought? It seemed to have a power similar to T'charrl's then, or the spirit inside of T'charrl, Haku still wasn't one hundred percent clear on how that worked.

It was amazing really that another creature could grow plants, it made Haku want to keep it even more. Having a pet was one thing but if it had some ability like that it made it even more awesome. Watching as it went over to T'charrl again he blinked in confusion as his friend went into a panic, glancing up skyward. "I think it was just trying to say hi, it's not going to hurt you," Haku explained, smiling as he crouched down and pet the animal. "See? I can touch it and nothing happens, I feel just fine. It only wants to say hi T'charrl." Feeling the grass beneath his boots the Saiyan turned slightly, grazing the tips of the blades with the palm of his hand in wonder. It felt like real grass, no tricks or anything, it was soft and full too. Reaching out he traced the petal of one of the nearby flowers, going as far to lean in and take a sniff at it. "It's really amazing... The two of you could work together and help this place heal. You should come down and work with it!"

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Driving his knee down the captain expected to feel bone on bone as he drove Kiton into the dirt. Instead he felt himself stop suddenly, and he was slightly surprised to see himself having been stopped by the Frost Demon. Smiling slightly amused he was pushed back, his eyebrows raising slightly when his opponent vanished before him. By the time he'd even managed to turn his head there was a powerful blow in the middle of his back, being smashed down to the same crater Kiton had been put in. Bouncing on impact he let out an audible groan, taking a moment to roll over and spring out of it to the opposite side to put himself away from his opponent.

"You came with them didn't you? So that makes you one of them. Guilt by association, I'm sure you're familiar with how that works," the captain remarked with a grin. Reaching up to his shoulders he unclasped his armor and let the two pieces fall from his torso, rolling his neck and shoulders once he was freed from it. "Execute? You're assuming you make it out of here alive, a little confident are we?" Now it was his turn, he'd try to push the Frost Demon to the edge, they needed to know how he performed in the face of possible death. Vanishing just as Kiton had done before the captain rose high above where the small alien was, forming two orbs of Ki in his hands and growing them before chucking each down below. So long as he had Kiton in his sights he would direct them towards the Frost Demon, prepared to chase him about with the blasts.

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"Oh... That's so sweet Viral, I'm glad I was able to help you," June said as she leaned down, placing a doting kiss on his head before stroking his hair, "Well now you know it's from me, so I hope from now on if you're upset it can help you. Everyone needs a little pick me up from time to time, even the strongest of people." Folding the scarf on itself she held it to her chest, turning and heading to the laundry room adjacent to the kitchen, "I'll be back in a few moments, I just want to get this patched up and put it in the wash." Pulling open the door she shut it behind herself to work in private, glancing down at the scarf with a tearful smile. To think he'd kept it after so long and that it would mean so much to him, it was more touching than she could ever put into words. She owed it to Viral then to take care of it and make it as good as new.

Once June had left the room Aito came in as well, giving Viral a small smile as he entered. "Hey, hope you don't mind if I join you for a moment," he said as he went to the table, sitting against the edge and folding his arms across his chest. "You had us worried there for a while there, I'm glad to see you're holding up. Is there anything I can get for you? Something to drink? A quick meal?" They should of course check Viral's vitals just to be safe, yet adhering to Yumi's strict demands to take it slowly the doctor did his best not to jump to that point. Habits died hard and he was far more used to promptly inspecting someone after a bout like that, but for Viral's sake he'd try to refrain. "Also I should mention Shu and Takeshi share their regards too, they're off playing I believe. I know they wanted to be here to see you but they had something planned it seems."

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"I mean... I'm scared of plenty of stuff. I was always scared when I was out fighting, or even when I was home, I always figured one of the Elites would kill me or something for messing up. I'm not scared of you though, I maybe was when we first met but I haven't been since then." He'd probably seen the worst T'charrl had to offer with that too so Haku was confident he would be okay. Maybe it was out of desperation to simply have a friend but he wouldn't let anything scare him away, not now. This was the closest he'd ever come to actually come to having a friend and nothing short of dying was going to make him go away. "Well that goes both ways, I don't think you really understand me," Haku pointed out with a small smile, shrugging as he looked at the animal in his arms, "I said I'm your friend and you won't change that, I don't care if there might be risks. I'm here to stay, just like this little guy is."

"I don't know... And I don't really care what they think," Haku said with a shrug, smiling as he watched the animal wander about, sniffing at some of the saplings which had sprouted, "They don't exactly talk to me a lot, I guess they won't even notice I have this. Besides will they be able to even see it?" He had no idea, he hadn't an ounce of the power T'charrl possessed and yet he could see the creature plain as day. Heck he had even touched it which was apparently not supposed to be something which could even happen. "Even if it just wants to stay with me I'd be okay with that, I'll take care of it. I can feed it if it needs food, or take it for walks, whatever it needs. I've got nothing but free time now anyways." Seeing the creature sniffing at a patch of dirt on the ground he tilted his head curiously, trying to guess what it was up to. Far as he could tell there was nothing there, glancing over at T'charrl and pointing towards his pet.

The creature could smell seeds beneath the dirt, they were deep but they were there, probably thrown by the fires. Sniffing at the soil excitably it let out a soft yip before digging at the ground with its paws, tossing aside small clumps as it worked to reveal the seeds below. Once they were exposed it meticulously dragged them closer to the surface with its paws, setting them down and then proceeding to bury them again, this time closer to the surface. With the hole recovered and the seeds on the top level of soil it yipped happily and its body began to glow, shimmering dully at first before illuminating, glowing even in the middle of the day. Seeming to quiver small sparks of energy flew from its body, up into the air before slowly settling down into the ground below. What followed was astonishing as the dirt itself seemed to shift around; seconds later small clumps of grass began to rise from the surface, reaching several centimeters tall and abruptly stopping in their growth. A handful of small flowers sprung up as well, the entire area effected by the creature being nearly 10 meters in diameter. With that patch regrown the creature turned to T'charrl happily, moving over to him and sitting at his feet with a yip.

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An amateur fighter if he'd ever seen one, being distracted so easily. The captain didn't even have to try and deceive Kiton at all as he plowed right into the Frost Demon, driving him straight towards the ground. At the last second he eased up his speed just a bit though the impact was still great, a crater forming on the site of the strike as Kiton was left at the bottom. Floating back to the edge of the crater he frowned, figuring that blow was far from enough to kill the boy. "Your comrades are likely dead, as are the hostages you came to save. And you're likely to follow in their footsteps unless you start taking this seriously," he called down, sighing as he dusted himself off casually, "You rebels hold yourselves to such high standards, but I wonder. Are you really one of them? Or are you just masquerading as one? I suppose we'll find out won't we?" Jumping up over Kiton the captain let himself fall, aiming a knee down at the Frost Demon's head, where impact would most certainly mean serious injury if not death.

While all of this was going a few buildings away a door buried beneath a carpet was pushed open, and emerging from said door was a handful of pirates. As the men all climbed out the last one turned and extended a hand out, helping up two residents of the town, then a third, with all seven of the hostages eventually being pulled out of the tunnels. There were still more on the way however as the sound of feet striking wood could be heard below, and at last Sasha's head poked out from the opening.

"That was a bit close for comfort, he was supposed to give us another few seconds," she muttered, sneezing again from the dust she was now coated in. With a sniffle she climbed on out and glanced down at her discolored self, trying to bat her clothing down and get herself a bit cleaner, sneezing again in the process.

"That idiot! He nearly blew up the tunnel!" Ricken shouted as he too emerged, scowling as he climbed out and kicked the door shut, "We went over this half a dozen times and he still screwed it up, unbelievable." Heading over to the windows he peered out just in time to see Kiton go down, blinking before rolling his eyes. "And now the idiot's going to bury Kiton, are we sure he's up for this?"

"Korian's orders, and he won't actually kill Kiton, you know that. But if he holds back too much it'll be obvious something is wrong," Sasha pointed out as she joined her brother, "He needs to figure out what to do here, that's the whole point of this. Just try to sit back and watch." It was hard though, there was no real risk of dying yet Kiton didn't know that, he thought all of this was real. She hated putting people through these tests yet she understood the necessity of them too, just didn't make it any easier.

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"I know you're tough Viral, but still, let me do at least this much for you," June said with a smile as she went about her work, picking out scraps of leaves and anything else clung to his body. Once he was properly dried off she folded the towel and set is aside for the time being, noticing the scarf still around his neck. Come to think of it he never took that off did he? Whenever she saw him he had it on, yet he probably didn't even remember where it was from, or why he had it. The piece had certainly seen better days with its color running and some tears in it, a bit of thread poking out here and there. Considering how old it must be by now it was impressive he'd still kept it after so long.

"I won't ruin it, I promise, I just want to make sure its taken care of for you," June replied as she unwound the piece from Viral's neck, "You think I would ruin something I made?" Oh, she probably shouldn't have said something like that, Aito had mentioned Viral's memory was a little foggy from early in his life. She felt like sharing this though might cheer him up a little, and with no one else present there was no reason she couldn't tell him. "When you were maybe... Four years old I made this for you. It was a Christmas present, you needed one so I went and made one. It was a little big back then, but I figured you'd grow into it," June explained with a smile, reminiscing as she trailed her finger along the damp cloth, "I didn't imagine it would ever last this long, or that you'd still be wearing it. Thank you Viral, it means a lot to me, even if you don't realize it."

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"Well... We see your power and its not unknown, right? And I mean it's a little scary, but I could get used to it," Haku muttered meekly, smiling as he shrugged his shoulders. It wasn't as if the spirits had hurt him or anything, just knowing they were there and not seeing them made it a bit freaky. "You know who we're traveling with... Right? All those people we're with?" he asked, holding up his hands as he counted off of his fingers, "There's Shu and Takeshi, two Saiyan Princes, then there's Choi, Kai and Kabocha, all soldiers good enough to fight with them. Then there's Viral, and that Vegeta guy, his dad and mom... There's Yumi, there's Kiton, and then there's all the Beastmen we just got. There's loads of people who can make and destroy things," Haku pointed out, smiling as he folded his arms confidently, "So are they monsters too? If we're all monsters then uh... Well you belong with us. And if we're not monsters then you still belong with us, because that means you aren't a monster either, right?"

Seeing T'charrl having a hard time with the spirit he picked it up for his friend, a little astonished it actually worked. The creature was light and soft, it really did feel like a living creature. If Haku hadn't been confused before he most definitely was now, was this thing alive or was it dead? "Uh... Heh no... You'd know if my skin was melting," the Saiyan laughed weakly, smiling as he tentatively touched the animal's stomach, grinning when it yipped and squirmed in his grasp. It was really a harmless little thing, rather cute too. If it was wanting to come with him and be his friend Haku was more than happy to let it. "No, I meant you and I should name it, T'charrl. Not that we name it T'charrl," he added with a smirk, glancing back at the creature and shrugging in response to the question posed. When it squirmed again in his grasp Haku let it go, watching as it trot around excitably, sniffing at some of the sprouting plants in the area, "We should try, I want to keep him. Er... Her... I don't even know what it is..."

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So the Frost Demon had some punch behind his swings, good to know. For a single strike of his tail it had surprisingly knocked him a ways back, from now on he'd be more mindful of that extra limb. Closing the gap between them once again the captain retaliated with a straight punch, following it with a driving elbow strike that was also blocked out. Trying to force his blow through he dashed back to avoid being kicked low, smirking as he raised his fists again. "So that's what you're here for, I figured as much. An admirable goal, but a pointless one." Turning around the captain extended an arm towards the building, Ki pulsing in his palm before a blast was fired off at the building below, colliding and erupting into an explosion larger than anticipated from such a small blast. As dust and smoke was blown everywhere the sound of concrete crumbling and people shouting filled the air, the results of the blast revealing a shattered structure in the wake of the blast. Turning back to Kiton the captain scoffed, dusting off his hands with a clap.

"There, no more distractions. It's the first time I've ever fought a Frost Demon, I want to see if you're truly as powerful as they say," he said, grinning as he gave his knuckles a crack, "Now come on, show me some of your strength." Darting in again the captain used Ki to propel himself at a high speed, attempting to tackle Kiton and use his massive frame to drive him down to the ground, if he got a hold of him. If he outright missed he'd double back and attempt to grab hold of the Frost Demon to throw him down to the ground instead.

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"That doesn't change the fact that I'm acting as your mother, Viral," June pointed out with a patient smile, "I know it's a lot to ask of you so soon, we were gone for a while. And I don't think I can just pretend I'm something else, so please bear with me." It was one thing when they were normally around each other, she could restrain herself for the most part and not dote on him as she wished to. Seeing him all downtrodden and tired however propelled her into parenting mode, she wanted to tend to him until he was perfectly fine once again.

Leading Viral into house she smiled slightly after sharing her story of Aito, not getting quite the reaction she had hoped for. "That's not fair and you know it. In Aito's case he was drunk and he made some mistakes, and I don't see him as a drunk or a moron now, even if he was then," June said with a laugh, reaching out and patting Viral's arm, "Just like we don't see you as a monster, or we're not afraid of you because you might change now and again. That wouldn't be fair if we thought of you that way now would it? And maybe comparing the two isn't the same, but... That's how we feel. I certainly know its how I feel." Leaving Viral stood in the kitchen for a moment June went to the bathroom and returned with a towel, pushing a chair over for her son to take a seat in. Once he was down she began to gently dry him off, starting with his hair and moving around to make sure he was all dry, wanting Viral to be a little more comfortable. "Do you want some food Viral? We should probably get you changed too, don't want you to catch a cold."

"Oh, and this probably needs to be washed..." June added, glancing at the scarf still around Viral's neck. Smiling thoughtfully she let her fingers trace around the hem of it, pausing when she found a slight tear in the fabric. She'd made that for him years ago and he still wore it, it gave her a special sort of feeling know he still kept it. "You should let me sew it together, there's a tear here and there on it," she said gently as she tried to unwind it from his neck, "It'll be as good as new when I'm finished with it."

Adelon: Steeling the Faith [Open!]

"And why does it matter what you are? I'm a Muran, Nymira is a Dimuran, Amuné is Ydran, we're all different Cecil. Heck Wyth isn't even a person, he's a moorcat! And we all get along well enough, there's no reason you're any different," Ethan argued in turn, refusing to be deterred so easily, "And since when don't I like you? I don't think I ever said that. I don't think I ever said once I don't like anyone here." Even with the recent hiccups he couldn't say he disliked anyone, everyone made mistakes and it wasn't fair to judge someone solely on those. The majority of what he'd seen of Cecil was a good person. Confused maybe, but good, he was proud to be traveling with such a person.

Ethan's smile weakened slightly when Cecil mentioned his purpose, casting his eyes downward for a second before shaking his head. "What if your purpose isn't to kill though? What if it's just to protect people? Like stories of Magi, fighting to save everyone and defeating evil. You had an accident, that's all. I think you were made to protect someone and you've been doing an amazing job at that so far! I mean you've saved us twice so far, and who knows how many people we've saved by fighting those things earlier. You're a hero already Cecil, and the fact you're a Machina doesn't change that."

Despite all of his attempts to cheer Cecil up it appeared that the Machina was still dead set on leaving them. All things considered their time together had been positive and they had a lot of exploring still to do, not to mention answers to find. If Cecil did leave now he may never find what he was after, or even worse he could end up hurt for it. The way that Cecil talked about himself was downright painful to listen to, he didn't value himself at all. Sure he may not know what it was like to be a Machina, to have been built like that, but he was still alive. So what if he didn't breathe? Or eat like they did? Who said all life had to be exactly the same?

"You're wrong Cecil, I'm sorry but you're wrong," Ethan said, smiling as he approached his friend, "I don't know a lot about machines, but I doubt anyone can program emotions. You act like you're alive, and I doubt any machine can ever do that. Maybe you were built a certain way, or made to behave a certain way, but you're more of a person than some of the bandits we've fought, and some of the folks I've met traveling. You're more Muran than some people even in my own town!" He absolutely refused to let Cecil go on thinking this way, it hurt way too much to believe such a thing. "Do you think when we get hurt it doesn't cost money? Because it does, so you're no different from us there. Or food? We have to eat, you don't, so we cost more money than you do already. Besides moneys never a problem, we'll always find a way to get by, that's never going to be a reason to leave you, or anyone."

Ethan had gotten so engrossed in his debate he'd forgotten he was slightly intoxicated, getting a reminder as he tried to approach Cecil and stumbled forward, having to catch himself on his friends shoulder and giving him an apologetic smile. "Heh... And you know what? I doubt you'll forget everything. You seem to remember how you started this whole adventure right? And we'll always be making new memories, and we've got a lot of things to still do and see. I know Amuné's scared right now but we just need to talk to her, she'll remember you're a good person. Then we can go and travel together again, just like we have been. I know you'd rather be with us than alone, and we want you with us too."

Nymira didn't completely know why she had revealed that to Zander of all people. It hadn't exactly been bothering her either, she accepted death as an inevitability of her work, a necessary risk. Yet even as she reminded herself of that she noticed her fingers tighten uncomfortably around the handle of the mug, pulling her mouth into a hard line before taking the final few sips of her ale. That's right, it was expected. People died for her, for the clan, for the future that her people were seeking. Just like some of the people around her now may well die she had to accept that as a fact and a possibility. Becoming sentimental and allowing herself to be trapped in the past would mean she could never move forward. There was no time for mourning, only progress.

"I wouldn't say I'm free from scorn, far from it really. Just because we are one clan does not mean we are of one mind, or one will," Nymira pointed out as she took pause from her meal. Folding her hands together on the table she sighed, glancing at seemingly nothing off to the side before refocusing her gaze on Zander. "My father sees the chance to find allies out here and to grow our clan stronger for it, and I agree with his vision. It's the only way for our people not to fall behind, especially seeing some of the things out here. I've never encountered a Machina before really, and I hear there are all kinds of incredible machines in the larger cities. We'd be fools not to try and befriend some of these people, especially if other clans might try the same thing. We can't afford not to try."

"And yet... There are some within our clan that resent the idea. That we should require help from anyone other than our own kin is foolish and somehow a betrayal of who we are. Ralthor demands honor from us, and some argue that by associating with other people we lose that honor. I believe it's more honorable to be able to seek help though, however reluctant we might be. These... Leaders, clan elders and warriors, they act like children, throwing fits and growing angry over change. If our clan wants to fade into obscurity then we can follow their lead and enjoy our existence coming to an end. Or we can follow my father's ideal and work towards strengthening ourselves."

"I suppose that's two stories from me, but spare me another, I don't care for what you have to say," Nymira added in as she fetched her utensils again, "I don't know why of all people I've shared that part of my life with you, a perverted, lying healer. Consider it a form of trust I suppose, you must know those you travel and with fight in order to succeed. That being said, tell anyone what I've told you and I will leave you bedridden for a week, understand me?"

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It seemed like his attempt at cracking a joke was a total failure, no surprise there. Smiling apologetically he shook his head, rubbing at his neck before letting out a small laugh. "N-No... I mean it's right, I think... I don't really know what 'medium' means either, aside from uh... From clothes, so you're asking the wrong person." He hadn't been on Earth THAT long, there were loads of phrases and sayings he had no clue what they meant. Asking him for help on that was like asking Shu to patch you up after a fight, probably not the best idea. "What do you mean its a curse? You can help things move on right? And... If people want to they can talk to the dead, I think that's amazing. It would make people happy, knowing you helped someone move on. I think it's an amazing power." It was something no one else had either, something completely his own. T'charrl should be happy for that too.

Seeing the creature still cozying up to T'charrl, nudging him and yipping at him, it was all Haku could do not to laugh. It seemed like a harmless spirit that just wanted some attention but his friend was treating it like it was something scary. Maybe he ought to be concerned since T'charrl was more aware of spirits yet it seemed nice, he wasn't going to treat it badly. "Okay, I'll try anyways," Haku said with a smile, reaching down once he'd gotten over and trying to pick it up. The most astonishing thing happened then as his hands went around its body, it became a physical thing and he was able to lift it. Gasping in shock Haku stayed bent over for a moment before cautiously lifting it up, looking at the creature amazed before laughing as it licked at his cheek. "H-He's harmless!" he laughed, beaming as he glanced down at it, "I didn't know you could do that, little guy... Oh we should name it T'charrl!"

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If Kiton thought he would be able to fly off to be safe he was sorely mistaken, he wasn't fighting some third rate fighter. Using purely the strength of his legs the captain launched himself up after the Frost Demon, pulling back an arm and taking a chop at him; the chop missed its target but the force of the blow created a slight air wave, the pressure blasting past Kiton and the air cracking slightly from the force. Seeing Kiton's tail whipping around he raised an arm to block it, the two limbs smacking together with a loud smack as he was knocked down a few meters, catching himself with his own Ki. The point of impact was red and the skin slightly broken, impressive for a single quick blow. Hardly a life threatening wound though, the captain simply wiped the blood off and the wound was near invisible without the blood.

As easy as it would be to simply blow away the Frost Demon he couldn't be blowing apart the town, he'd have to reserve his strength and keep it largely hand to hand. Rising back up to Kiton's level he smiled slightly, adjusting his shirt before rolling his neck with an audible crack. "Hit my back next, if you wouldn't mind. There's an awful kink there," he joked before leaning forward, propelling himself forward again with speed unfitting a man of his stature. Lowering his frame some he cocked back his right arm and took a simple cut towards Kiton's stomach, ready to try and swing out his left elbow after that if it was blocked and or dodged. He wasn't going to make this easy for the boy, rebel or not.

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It was obvious that Viral was not completely comfortable here, all the more reason for June to get him inside to relax. After getting a little laugh over his becoming flustered she gently took hold of his arm, ushering him along with the others following behind them. They were conversing among themselves over something but she couldn't much care about it, her focus being the young man at her side. "Which is why we kept an eye on you Viral, we were just worried. And do you think the small chance of that is going to ever keep me away from you?" June asked with a smile, shaking her head before Viral could even respond. "You don't know how mothers work, I'm not going to abandon you over anything. And you know... It's not the first time I've done something like this."

Taking a brief glance back at Aito she saw him engrossed in conversation with Yumi and Vegeta, taking that as a sign she could tell a quick story. "When Aito and I first started dating we would go out to eat a lot, and he'd always take me to the most wonderful restaurants. One night we had some friends with us and we were celebrating our engagement, that means we were getting ready to be married. Aito had a little too much to drink that night though and... Well he doesn't handle his liquor well," she recounted with a stifled giggle, pausing as she led Viral up the steps and opened the door for him, "I spent all night watching him bumble around, talking to every stranger like he knew them personally and ending up laying in the shrubs outside the building. Now that is a dumb animal honey, not you."

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"A medium...? I don't get it..." Haku muttered, glancing at himself as though there should be something on him, a sign that he was. Trying to break up the tension he smiled meekly, "Besides, I-I'm more like a small... Because of... My height." Yeah, the utter silence was just about what he'd expect for a joke of that caliber. Rubbing his arm awkwardly he looked at the creature again, smiling slightly as it yipped happily and looked at him in turn. "I don't get why it would like me though, I mean... Why me? You're the one with the amazing ability, what's it like me for? I don't have anything." Aside from maybe some petting and a smile he couldn't give the spirit whatever it might need. Since it wasn't a living creature it didn't need any food from him, nor did it need any normal pet stuff. So why him?

The creature had gone to T'charrl because he seemed to be in distress, it stayed when it noticed two spirits. Why were there two spirits with this person? That was very unusual, it seemed like they were unbalanced and uneasy because of it. Hoping to try and help settle nerves the spirit yipped playfully, pawing at T'charrl's leg before sitting down before him. Awaiting a gesture of affection in return it happily lifted its head into his hand, nuzzling against it gratefully. If it was able to do its job it would try and soothe his tension, just as it had done with Haku before. Not that the creature understood it had such a talent, it merely liked to be pet. Yipping playfully it began circling around T'charrl's legs, stopping in front of him again and sitting down on its haunches.

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The captain didn't much care for the building, it was mighty stuffy and a bit too cramped for a proper brawl. So it was then he decided to air out a little, casually throwing strikes any which way and breaking apart the room to give them far more space to do battle. Once he'd blown apart a wall and the ceiling began to crumble Kiton predictably took off out of the space, leaving the pirate smiling as he walked out after him. "Just doing you a favor, it's much too small in there for a fight," the captain called back, pushing down the wall on his way out, causing the building to collapse in on itself partially, obscuring the fight happening inside. With Kiton in the air the man crouched down slightly and took a hefty leap, rising up to the Frost Demon's level. He'd done so in a near instant propelling himself with his trunk like legs, proceeding then to try and make a cut at Kiton with the side of his hand, fingers extended in a chopping gesture.

What a mess this had turned into. The building was being blown apart by blasters and blows alike and more men were showing up for the brawl. Ricken wasn't sure what was more bothersome, how many people were being thrown at them or the fact the building had been shown no regard. Sometimes these things could be a real headache. Leaning back to avoid a man stabbing with an energized blade he drove a knee upwards into his gut, smashing his back with an elbow and knocking him back to the floor, giving him a kick to move him away for good measure. Another with a blade tried stabbing him while he was busy and he responded by reaching back with his artificial arm, grabbing the blade and smirking at the astonished look on the pirate's face, throwing his arm aside before jumping and spinning his body as he kicked the man in the head, sending him spiraling to the floor unconscious.

"If I didn't know better I'd say you were having fun with this Ricken," Sasha commented, seeing her brother's actions before shaking her head.

"Lot of pent up frustrations, gives me a chance to blow off some steam," her brother acknowledged.

Frustration over what who knew, he tended to get frustrated over just about everything. Rolling her eyes Sasha lined up against two more pirates, one with a blaster and another with a bladed weapon. No shortage of toys this time that was for sure. Bouncing back and forth lithely on the balls of her feet she waited for one to make a move, dodging a blaster shot first before dashing in for an attack. When a blade swung at her she nimbly jumped up and flipped over the men, catching herself on her hands and kicking out backwards with her legs, striking one in the back and sending him into the wall. The man with the blade tried getting her while she was down but a swift sweep of the legs knocked him off balance, and turning around she caught him seemingly in mid air, tugging him towards herself before kicking out and sending him into the same wall his partner had gone into.

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Poor Viral was doubtless quite overwhelmed by all of this. No doubt he hadn't expected to be greeted by everyone, and they hadn't expected to really greet him so soon either, not until June had gone running out. As they were quick to reveal however it wasn't as though they were completely alone, with Vegeta in particular having spent quite a fair bit of time watching after Viral and Yumi. He'd only just returned home an hour before Yumi had gone out to get him, and he certainly looked haggard enough to suggest he'd been busy recently. "I wasn't spying, I was watching after you," Vegeta pointed out, always with the technicalities, "I made sure to give you room and just made sure you didn't accidentally end up hurting yourself, that's all. We weren't really going to abandon you out there."

"No, we weren't too concerned. The only ones who go there regularly are the crew who maintain the dam and they were told to stay away until we finished out work, so it lined up nicely," Aito explained with a smile, "And if you're asking me, about... Oh the last minute or so, maybe a little longer than that." He'd leave out the fact he'd seen Viral emerge from the lake and Yumi chase after him, or that little moment they had shared. It was a massive invasion of privacy that he'd seen that, though in his defense how was he supposed to know it would happen? Glancing at Yumi she shot him a 'don't you dare' kind of look, making the doctor quickly clam up about what he'd witnessed. "I was distracted for a moment by something though, I only just caught back up. I'm glad you're back and safe Viral."

June was still holding Viral as though he might vanish again the second she let go, not remotely caring she was getting covered in water from doing so. "Oh don't be so angry, we were just worried about you, that's all honey," she said gently, smiling as she looked at her son. Noticing a piece of something similar to kelp on his forehead she plucked it off, showing it to him before laughing and throwing it away. "I'm just glad you're okay, I was up all night worrying about you. We should get you inside and changed, you must be freezing standing here." Placing one arm around his shoulders she eased Viral along, moving at a slow pace as not to hurry him, the poor thing must be beyond exhausted. The others quickly followed along behind them though she paid them little mind as all of her focus was on the young man at her arm. "Sorry I didn't come out to look too, I was asked to stay here in case you made your own way back."

Adelon: Steeling the Faith [Open!]

Damn straight boy! >:O

Dragon Ball: Legacy (Mogtaki and Vena Sera)

Haku supposed that made sense, how would a spirit feel pain? So whatever T'charrl had done earlier had scared it then and maybe it wanted to be safe near him. But why him? That was the one thing both he and T'charrl still couldn't understand, why was this spirit following him? He'd done nothing other than sit down here and surely that hadn't triggered it. With luck there would be answers soon enough, his head was spinning trying to sort out this mess himself.

"Well... What if you didn't do this then? What if I did something?" Haku suggested, giving T'charrl what amounted to a nervous smile. He didn't know how he would have managed such a feat, he didn't have the sort of abilities that his friend had. Hell, there wasn't a single remarkable thing about him really. He was plain looking, average for a Saiyan, even weaker than someone like Yumi. He had no special training in anything and hadn't really ever accomplished much of note, so how would he have been able to do this? Were he not standing there that very moment, the ghost like dog at his feet, Haku would be hard pressed to believe anything was because of him, but what other explanation was there?

Smiling apologetically at his friend the Saiyan rubbed at his neck, glancing around the area before sitting down again. "I'm sorry, I'll be sure to be quiet this time, won't happen again," Haku muttered, figuring his friend could simply settle down again and try sitting. To his right the creature let out what sounded like a whine again, and as he glanced over it padded towards T'charrl, stopping at the Kaesstrian's feet. "H-Hey, what're you doing, uh..." He hadn't named it had he? This was worrisome though seeing it go over towards T'charrl, he hoped it wasn't going to harm his friend.

Glancing up at T'charrl with white opal-colored eyes the creature tilted its head curiously, smelling something unusual on the being before him. They smelled like two people, why was that? Moving closer to him the creature sniffed at his leg, then proceeded to rub against it once before emitting a yipping sound. It seemed to be eager to be around T'charrl in spite of being threatened earlier, getting up on its hind legs and placing its front paws on his leg, its two tails wagging excitably. Again it yipped, appearing like it wanted something from the Kaesstrian.

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"You certainly did. And you came with those people, according to what my men saw. A decent act boy, but sorry to say it was over before you even started," the captain said as the sounds of fighting raged outside. He didn't seem much to mind it even as one of the walls was nearly broken through, courtesy of one of his men being slammed into it. There was only one way for this to end for Kiton and that was by fighting, and somehow emerging victorious for it. Posing that choice he smirked when the Frost Demon accepted it, letting out a short chuckle and nodding. "Not that you had much of a choice, we'd fight either way. How about we get started then?" None of that usual nonsense fighters seemed to had, blathering away and all that. Honor be damned, he wasn't some soldier living by a code. Once he'd pushed the desk aside the captain took one step forward and held his leg in the air for a split second, smashing it back down on the floor. The effects of his strike caused a fissure to appear in the rock below, the ground cracking and splitting as large stones jutted up, the fissure racing towards Kiton. Assuming he would dodge it the fissure burst right through the door, even partially blowing apart the wall to reveal the fighting on the other side.

"The captains in the fight! We've got this now!" one of the pirates cheered, promptly silenced as a fist connected with his jaw and sent him spiraling away.

"You haven't won shit, moron," Ricken growled, flexing his mechanical fist before glaring at Kiton, "Deal with him, we'll help as soon as we take care of these idiots!"

Watching his underlings be swatted like flies was humiliating, surely they could do better than this. "I'd appreciate you not calling my men idiots. Weaklings yes, but they're not idiots," the captain said with a shake of his head, sighing as he turned back to the desk again. Easily lifting it with one hand he turned back towards Kiton, taking a swing at the Frost Demon again and managing to smash it to splinters against the wall as it was avoided, extending a hand and firing off a Ki blast that blew apart the other wall, part of the ceiling crumbling along with it.

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"I just figured a nap might help you, that's all. Regain a little energy," Yumi answered uncertainly, not knowing what more she might suggest. Food might help but she doubted Viral had an appetite, not after all he'd likely eaten the last few days. From the sounds of it he only needed to rest out in the sun and regain his strength that way, something that even she could help him with. Glancing at him curiously when she was questioned she only offered a shake of her head in return, hardly planning anything. She just wanted to get him somewhere he would be safe and be able to relax, that was all, there was no ulterior or anything to it.

"Viral! Oh thank goodness!"

A bit startled by the sudden shout Yumi glanced ahead, smiling seeing June barreling towards them, with Vegeta hot on her heels. Well this was nice, she was glad they had come out to see them. But how had they known? It was only then she noticed there was another energy nearby, blinking once and glancing towards the side of the road; stood against one of the trees, a knowing smile on his face was Aito. Of course he'd been around to watch over them, he'd done a magnificent job of hiding himself. Wait... He had been there the whole time, which meant...

June smiled broadly as she placed her arms around Viral, pulling him into a secure hug as tears welled in her eyes. "Oh Viral...! They said you would be okay, that you would calm down, but I was worried sick! You look exhausted honey..." She wanted so badly to bring him back home and let him lay down, make him something to eat and essentially baby him. Aito had warned her time and time again against doing such a thing however and she had to accept that both Viral and Vegeta weren't the little children she remembered. Still... A mother could worry couldn't she?

"Glad to see you're okay, being half-naked aside," Vegeta chimed in, standing just behind June as he watched the scene with a faintly amused smile, "And... Sorry it took so long. We wanted to wait, to make sure nothing happened, but we were looking after you the whole time."

"Vegeta did most of it really, he spent most of the time out there, just keeping an eye on where you were," Aito added as he approached the group, winking at Yumi teasingly before patting her on the back, "He really wanted to be sure you'd be okay, we're glad to see you back here in one piece. Welcome back Viral."

Dragon Ball: Legacy (Mogtaki and Vena Sera)

"W-Well... It sounded like it was whimpering, I think..." Haku muttered as he glanced at the creature again. Had T'charrl not heard it? He swore he heard it whimpering and he was sure he wasn't crazy, not if his friend was seeing it too. Something must be special about this spirit for it to be interacting with him right? From the sounds of it this wasn't normal, they could generally only be seen by T'charrl and no one else. So what did that mean? Why could he see it? The fact there was no answer to it worried Haku yet he was just as intrigued as he was uneasy over the whole matter. Getting up from his spot he tried moving away from the spirit only for it to follow him, sitting dutifully at his feet and lifting its narrow snout up to him, its broad tail beating against the ground.

"I mean I don't feel any different, I don't think you did anything. Maybe it just likes me?" Didn't make much sense, a spirit liking someone. If it were a living dog-thing then there'd be no questions, they would just move on with their day. But a ghost dog? That had him all out of sorts. Scratching at his head thoughtfully Haku moved towards T'charrl again, glancing back as the animal followed at his heels, stopping whenever he stopped. This was very odd, neat but odd. Smiling slightly amused he turned to his friend and lifted his shoulders in a shrug, "I guess I've got another friend, while we're here anyways. He seems to be friendly right? Nothing to worry about!"

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"Oh? Isn't that adorable, you're popular. I'm sure some "club" would love to have you as a member," the pirate captain replied in a snide tone, hardly buying into Kiton's supposed value. Being a Frost Demon meant nothing to him, it was results that he cared about and he knew nothing of the boy's accomplishments, or even lack thereof. "You're right, normally it would be idiotic to stage an attack like this. We don't have the resources for a siege nor do we have the man power to hold back a whole force of Galactic Police. So then why are we doing this? What possible reason could we have for attacking a town like this?" He'd let Kiton think on that for a moment and try figuring it out himself, it shouldn't be hard. Pulling a bottle of liquor from a cabinet behind the desk he broke the cork off with ease, taking half of the bottle down in one gulp before frowning. Weak drink, what good was this bitter pisswater?

Outside the room the sound of blasters firing would disturb the silence that had settled, followed by shouts on both Ricken and Sasha's parts. It sounded like they were getting into a fight beyond the doors, and a good one at that as the fighting quickly escalated, Ki blasts even being fired off in retaliation. "There's a lot of things I don't like, Kiton, and being underestimated is one of them. I don't know who you are but did you expect us not to recognize two rebels when we saw them? Or the rebel craft?" the captain asked, frowning as he sloshed the liquid around in his bottle, "I know exactly why you're here, and what you and your friends intend to do. And since I'm a very busy man I don't have time for these games, so..." Pausing the man took down the last of the drink, throwing the bottle aside and rising from his chair, pushing the desk aside into the wall. "How about we just get right to it? Beat me and the hostages go free, lose and you die, plain and simple."

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Yumi couldn't stand there and explain love to Viral, it wasn't as though she were some love guru. Truth be told she didn't understand her own feelings entirely either aside from the fact she knew what she was feeling. She did love others too, her love for Viral just felt different. It was similar to what she'd felt for Choi for a period of time, only this was more... Intense? Real? Hell if she knew, it frustrated her too being unable to properly express her feelings. The fact Viral didn't react favorably to her admission either left her feeling a bit dejected too and not wanting to push the matter any more. Instead of keeping on that line of thought she grabbed his paw and pulled him along, wanting to be back to the house and getting him some attention he desperately needed.

"Right... Sorry, let's just focus on getting back, okay?" She didn't want to needlessly bog Viral down with any more baggage than he already had on him. That admission now in hindsight was awfully selfish of her too, wanting to try and make him feel better so she would in turn. That wasn't right, she should be trying to help him simply for the sake of helping him, not to benefit from it too. As they drew nearer to the home Yumi eased up on the pace a little, looking back at Viral every so often to see how he was doing. As soon as they stepped inside she figure he'd be swarmed by June and Aito alike, and Vegeta would likely want to see him as well. She hated to admit it put part of her wanted to keep him for herself for the time being, to try looking after him for a change. "Viral...? How about instead of going inside I take you out back? Unless you're really hurt you can lay down in the hammock and nap, I'll make sure no one bothers you."

Adelon: Steeling the Faith [Open!]

REVEAL TO ME YOUR INNER MACHINATIONS! >:O