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

[Vena Sera]

The Chieftain wasn't going to back down, even with this new energy coming to the surface. It was dangerous and potent, but he refused to let himself be dissuaded. Too much was on the line here for this duel, he couldn't afford to back down for anything. Besides, minor burns were scarcely going to bring him down, they were as damaging as the scratches he'd sustained earlier. Curiously enough a sudden burst of energy wasn't the only thing that had happened in the last few moments. Viral had transformed, by the looks of it, into something the Narbu didn't recognize. Had he not known the fighter beforehand he wouldn't know any better, this had him greatly curious. That blasted Saiyan though, coming over and trying to back his friend out of the duel. Was there something to be concerned of with this change then? Bah, it didn't matter. "Hold your tongue pup. You're insulting me by saying we should stop, as though I fear Viral," the Chieftain spoke, looking back at the Beastman. As he'd expected Viral had no intention of backing down either, they were going to carry on through this fight of theirs no matter what.

The situation had become a bit more complicated than the Chieftain had bargained for. Viral now possessed greater speed and strength most likely, and top it all off that meddlesome energy of his was causing problems. Nothing was a bigger threat than a wild animal that could be calculating and methodical, which was what the Beastman had essentially become. Staring down the other man he watched as Viral jumped into the air, coming down with his claws swinging, looking for blood. Lifting his arms up overhead he didn't block the swipes, but rather caught Viral on his forearms, keeping him high enough to avoid being scratched anywhere important. With a grunt of effort he threw the Beastman behind him, spinning around as he did so. Hunching down again the Chieftain slammed his arms into the ground, and with a push drove forward again, stretching himself out like a bullet and twisting in mid air as he jumped, giving the illusion of a rotating projectile.

Damn it, Viral shouldn't be fighting right now. He was changing, or had changed, and that was never a good sign. There was no way of knowing if he would be able to control himself now, Vegeta had kept their training private so no one really knew. From what he heard their friend sounded lucid enough, though his energy was definitely spiking. If the Chieftain knew what he was up against perhaps he'd be more cautious, but the Narbu went right on ahead with their duel. "Should we get Vegeta...? Or Yumi...?" Takeshi asked himself, backing off a bit. One of them could definitely talk Viral down, he and Shu were sort of useless in that regard. Viral went right back on into it, throwing himself at the Chieftain in an unusually careless attack for him. It was blocked, and with their friend aside the Narbu went on the attack, throwing himself at Viral in turn in some strange maneuvers. "Viral! You've got to stop!"

[Mogtaki]

Viral had managed to put a fairly big bruise on the Narbu when he was in his normal form so hoping he would be able to do better in this form he immediately leaped into the fray again. He couldn’t have this happening to him and not win at the end of the day, if he could just last a few more minutes. Who knew what would happen if he did take a break and not expel the energy that was coming from him. Trying to tear the Narbu down with his claws, the Chieftain managed to grab his forearms and bring his attack to a halt. Hissing angrily, Viral continued to try and push his claws down, his foot going out to try and claw at the Narbu’s gut; however, with one swing Viral was brought off his feet and thrown down behind the alien.

Landing on his back heavily caused his energy to burst for a moment and didn’t help his recovery as Viral tried to turn around, his claws flailing a bit before he managed to get onto his front. With only a moment to try and find control again he wasn’t given that, the Chieftain soon came straight for him again and just like before he couldn’t move. His inability to move caused him to be near crushed by the Chieftain’s heavy attack and forced him into the ice. Letting out a pained yell, the energy forced its way out of his body once more and out of his control. Trying desperately to find control again, it all seemed too late as his body managed to force a change again as horns forced their way out of his head as his body quickly changed into his other form. He couldn’t even control that one and nor could he stop the energy as it burst out of him like a broken wire. He was more than capable of defeating the Narbu, but with this forced change he was still left vulnerable when his mental state was anything but trained in this form.

Shu didn’t know what he was supposed to do to help and Takeshi did try to intervene, but with that ignored the Narbu and Viral immediately went back to fighting. Backing off quickly, he pulled at his fingers as he looked to Takeshi; however, with a sudden burst of energy Shu immediately bounced back, “Ah! We should get both! We’ve gotta get both!” he squeaked, looking quickly up at Takeshi, “He’s going to hurt them a lot if we don’t stop him!” Viral was just bursting with energy and changing again, something Shu was sure he couldn’t actually do. His biggest and baddest form was the hardest and scariest to handle so getting both Vegeta and Yumi should hopefully be the best way to go.

[Vena Sera]

Contending with Viral's more lethal claws was going to be a tricky business, but the Chieftain was willing to undertake that task. A more dangerous fight was a more exciting one, and goodness knows he could use some excitement. Watching warily he raised his arms to meet the Beastman's assault, catching both arms quickly as they were thrown at him. Smiling triumphantly the Narbu then threw Viral over his back and onto the ground, putting distance between himself and the Beastman. He would need that gap for his counterattack, a cork-screw rush that would turn him into quite the projectile. With all the horns on his person he could easily shred someone up, but for this matter he was careful to only use blunt force. The attack hit, and in doing so looked to do quite a bit to Viral. Stopping some meters away the Chieftain grinned, expecting his opponent to give in after that. Not only did Viral not relent, but he changed for a second time. Something about this form was different than the one before too, it felt more primal. Energy spikes became more erratic and stronger as well. "Now this is a fight! This must be your true power, gor il malsk! Let's end on a high note!"

The Narbu had no idea what they were getting themselves into now. It was far too dangerous to fight like this, with Viral losing control of his power. He was too strong in this form, and having no inhibitions he could really hurt someone. The fact the Chieftain was so willing to fight only served to worry Takeshi even more, the guy had no idea what was going on. They should get help, either Vegeta or Yumi. Or maybe both. "I know! I know! Damn it, why did he change?" Was getting hit making him change? That didn't make a lot of sense though, that would mean Viral would be changing when he trained with Vegeta. Something was up, and whatever it was it wasn't good. Looking over at Shu then back to their friend Takeshi groaned inwardly, clenching his hands into fists out of frustration. "Damn it... Shu, be careful. I'm going to get them, stay safe until I get back." They couldn't both go, leaving Viral with these guys would probably result in one if not all of them being killed. They had to get help and couldn't waste time debating on who was going. Giving his sibling a worried glance he turned around, running off before going into the air and flying away as quickly as he could. Hopefully he could return before it was too late.

[Mogtaki]

Viral had no control over his energy and all it was doing was going completely crazy as it continued to burst from him. His greater form was out of his control too, his ability to keep it under wraps had completely gone as well and all he was left doing now was running wild. Pushing himself up onto his feet, his body continued to leak energy as he let out a hissing roar. His body twitched as if trying to prevent it from releasing all at once, his rage pretty overwhelming and not helping the energy flow. Soon he would be able to tear the Narbu apart as his power continued to rise, at least that was if he could keep his energy from destroying him. If he could think rationally for a moment he might be able to stop it, but currently he couldn’t even think straight and could only think about killing. Moving towards the Chieftain, Viral raised his claws before suddenly charging horns first towards him, his claws ready to strike out when he got close enough.

Shu didn’t know how they were going to help Viral without Vegeta doing something, maybe even Yumi if she could do anything too. He was completely out of control and that last hit really did it in for him as he continued with his assault. Pulling at his hair, he quickly looked up at Takeshi in anticipation, hoping he might have some idea on how to deal with this problem. It was scary enough seeing them fight before, but now Viral looked like he was ready to explode, “M-Maybe he didn’t mean to change! I know I don’t mean to change, but maybe Mister Viral doesn’t mean to too!” He thought Viral had been training with Vegeta when it came to all of this, but this was completely backwards. Moving back slowly, he stared at Takeshi and nodded slowly, understanding where he was coming from with that completely, “Please be quick…I don’t want anyone to die…”

[Vena Sera]

This form was different, it was far more intimidating. Far and few things between could compare to facing Viral right now, it was both nervous and exciting. The sheer size of the Beastman, and the power he was exuding. Even if there was no detectable energy the Chieftain knew how strong his opponent was now, he could feel Viral's strength. It was like an invisible force pushing down on him, stronger than the gravity of any planet he'd ever been on. Despite the warnings of the Saiyans he refused to back down, not when things were looking rather promising. To try and bridge the gap and keep himself in the battle the Narbu began to channel his own Ki, a trick gifted to him by the Saiyans. His white fur glowed with a faint hue as it stood up on end, his body becoming more defined in its musculature. "Haru gas no lok tar, show me your power, Viral!" And that he did, quite willingly. Bracing as he was charged at the Chieftain held out his arms, grinning as he was collided into. Managing to grab the horns and slow the Beastman's progress some he found himself sliding backwards, straining under the force of trying to keep from being trampled. With a roar of effort he slammed down a foot into the ground, managing to at last halt himself. Just as he had however the Chieftain had to block a blow and move off, avoiding a set of nasty looking claws.

"I don't care if he meant to or not, he's going to kill these guys! I'm going to get help!" Vegeta or Yumi were needed now, someone who actually knew how to get through to Viral. If he and Shu tried it they would only make things worse at this point. "Be safe. If he comes after you, run. Don't fight him." Even if it meant letting the Narbu take the full brunt of their friend's fury. Takeshi would rather some aliens be harmed than his brother, selfish as that may be. Turning around he ran across the open basin, taking off into the air and soaring away. The ship wasn't all that far, if he moved quick he could get there and back within minutes. By then that challenge of theirs would be over, but somehow he figured that bit was out the window now. Viral would have no idea, and the Chieftain would be far too busy to even pay attention. Squinting against the cold wind and low lighting Takeshi pushed himself on, rushing ever closer to their ship.

[Mogtaki]

Viral was angry and in enough pain to lose sight of what was truly important, feeling awful as his rage fuelled his terrible ability to control himself. He had no practice in this form while on the ship; it simply was too dangerous and what was worse was he didn’t have control over his erratic energy either. He had shifted way too quickly from one form to the other and it was definitely showing, especially when his vocalisations were still like a feline. They shifted every so often, but he couldn’t help sounding like a giant cat. Colliding with the Narbu, he pushed his feet forward and swiped out his claws, throwing his head to the side when the Chieftain moved off to prevent lacerations. Letting out an angry hiss he shifted his head around and began to furiously swipe at the alien, his head being thrown forward every so often as he continued to use his horns offensively. He couldn’t seem to hold his energy together at all, even in his most powerful form it continued to jump out of him furiously.

Shu frowned as he gave Takeshi a nod, hoping he wouldn’t be too long. He knew that if Takeshi took his time then these people would be doomed and Shu wouldn’t be able to do anything about it. He was nothing compared to Viral’s greatest form even if he transformed himself, especially with all that energy going crazy. Watching Takeshi take a run and fly, he frowned worriedly before his eyes quickly went back to the fight as Viral took an aggressive turn. The fight was not looking good at all, especially when the Chieftain almost struggled with that last attack and Viral was quickly going in for more. Looking to the other Narbu, he tried to get close before calling to them while Viral and the Chieftain were distracted, “Please listen, you shouldn’t be this close!” he spoke up, pointing behind himself, “You should hide! Bad things are happening!”

[Vena Sera]

The Chieftain was surprised by how much stronger his opponent had become, Viral truly possessed some immense power now. Enough so to the point that he was nearly overpowered physically, something very few of their kind could do. And then there was that energy of his too, that was another problem entirely. The duel had gone from an almost playful atmosphere to a much more serious one, there was a real threat of being injured now. Managing to bring the Beastman's charge to a halt was a hollow win as the Chieftain was forced to run away to avoid an attack. With his paws around Viral's horns he threw the Beastman's head aside, throwing his aim off in the progress as he moved back. That bought a fraction of a second as he was beset upon once more, Viral coming at him with vicious swipes. Between those and dodging being skewered by the horns he was having to move too much, it was nigh impossible to land any attacks of his own. Since physical attacks wouldn't work he would have to use Ki. Gathering a bit of energy in his paws the Narbu mashed them together, making a larger orb that he lifted overhead before hurling it at his opponent.

The other Narbu weren't entirely certain what they should be doing now. It was not lost on them either how much stronger Viral had become, and there was some real concern for the safety of their leader. Custom dictated that interfering with a duel was prohibited, and the time for their match had yet to run out. Yet seeing the Beastman's power spike out of control, was it even safe to allow this to continue? The Saiyans seemed to think not, one of them had run off for some reason, leaving the younger one behind. Even he sounded concerned, trying to call them away from the fight. Doing so meant leaving the Chieftain by himself, and he may invariably need their help. They couldn't allow their leader to be injured, or worse, they had to stay and protect him. Even if it meant throwing themselves into danger in the process. In spite of Shu's pleas then not a single one of the Narbu moved, all looking back intently at the fray between them. A few put their paws on various weapons they carried, looking more than ready to jump in at a moment's notice. If it came down to their leader's safety and that of his opponent the former would come first, the latter could die far as they were concerned.

Takeshi didn't know quite how fast he had flown, but within moments of taking off the ship was back in view again. The door was closed unfortunately, so he'd have to go through the trouble of getting it open. Cussing in annoyance he descended quickly, hovering just above the snow as he floated to the access panel. Relieved it had not frozen over he awkwardly manipulated the buttons with his gloved fingers, finally managing to open up a line through to the bridge. "Hey! Send Vegeta and Yumi down to the hangar, now! It's important!" he shouted, probably screaming a bit loud for the poor crew inside. "And open the damn doors, I'm freezing out here!" That little bit ought to tell them precisely who it was too, no need to identify himself. Moving back a bit he waited and watched as the doors worked their way apart, clumps of snow and ice falling free as a result. Moving right on inside he landed beside the shuttle, shivering at the change of temperature now that he was out of the weather. They should be here soon, he might as well start getting things ready. Tracking snow all around he started to try and stock the ship, checking first for medical supplies, having to borrow more from the container by the control room as he had before. Tucking that away in the rear of the shuttle he went back to standing by it, waiting impatiently for the others.

[Mogtaki]

Viral was going all out, his actions hardly being thought about as he tried to tear into the Chieftain in whatever way possible with no consequences. Acting irrationally in a battle was something he would never do, but as far as he was concerned this alien was his enemy and needed to die. It was a horrible pain, as if he was being electrocuted constantly and all it was doing was adding to his rage. Without any control of his actions, trying to viciously maul the Chieftain and spear him with his great horns but that was soon halted as the Narbu avoided his attacks. Even with the Chieftain visibly trying too hard to avoid his attacks, he soon made time to gather up Ki and throw it at him with great ferocity. Not having the senses to take any action against it, his first reaction was to fire off his own energy. Viral fired a hot stream of energy from his mouth out at the Ki ball, his energy exploding on impact but leaving him staggering back in return. With his claws to his face, he hissed and snarled angrily as he lowered his head down a little, his horns pointing outward.

Shu didn’t want the Narbu to get hurt, but they didn’t seem to be taking too kindly to the fact that he was trying to help them. They remained pretty adamant about staying where they were, but Shu knew that wasn’t the wisest thing to do right now even if that was their leader. Looking between all of them, he opened his mouth to speak again but Viral’s attack hitting the other caused him to jump back, giving his eyes a rub, “Ah! Bright sunshine snowy…” he mumbled, moving backwards before making several quick hops away. He was getting too close to Viral and the Chieftain, but there wasn’t much he could do when they both could fire off attacks that would leave him vulnerable. Frowning at his final decision he ended up pushing himself off the ground, floating up and away towards one of the buildings to hide.

[Vena Sera]

Getting close to Viral like this was risky right now, particularly with that unorthodox energy. The best bet was to avoid direct contact and keep his distance, at least until that erratic spurting died off. With Ki in each paw the Chieftain clumped both orbs into one, hurling it overhead at the Beastman. Not quite anticipating the counterattack the Narbu got ready to fend off an energy blast, instead shielding his face as the two masses collided, exploding on contact. It was a mixture of heat and pressure, further stripping the area of its natural snow and ice cover. When the blast subsided a decent sized area of about 20 meters in diameter was now stripped to the ground. The sheer temperature of Viral's attacks was stunning, and highly irregular. Just what kind of power was it that he possessed? The scale of their attacks was gradually rising, he realized, and the middle of a settlement was not a place to do this. Frowning the Chieftain looked over at the Beastman, not taking his showing as a sign that he was under duress. "If we are using energy, we must move away from the others. I will not jeopardize my people." This was not their fight, and frankly at this point the Chieftain doubted anyone else could battle Viral and survive. Leaping away from his opponent he moved further out of the town, deeper into the basin to give them more space.

This was taking too long, just where were Vegeta and Yumi? There was no telling what the situation with the Narbu was, or how Viral was faring. Or Shu for that matter, he could end up caught in the crossfire. The three of them had to get back to the fight before something really bad happened and someone got hurt, or worse. Tapping his foot impatiently Takeshi looked out the open doors, stepping around the ship as he felt a sudden burst of energy. Damn, they were fighting with Ki now? Just what was Viral doing to force the Chieftain into using energy? Behind him the sound of sliding doors made him turn back, finally spotting his friends. "It's about time! Things are getting really bad out there!" he said, stepping over as he gestured, "Viral's changed again, and he's fighting the natives! You two have to help him!":

Being pulled away from T'charrl's lessons was bothersome, they were making some real progress. But the revelation of what was happening justified it, Vegeta quickly forgot his grievances. Looking at Takeshi uncertainly he too felt a small burst in energy, not recognizing the Ki signature as anyone they knew. "How did he change though...?" he mumbled, frowning as he rubbed at his head. "We went through all the drills, he even has his feline form sorted out. Unless... Is he in a different form now?"

"Yeah, that big lizard one, the one he turned into the last time we were here." Takeshi replied, frowning.

"And he killed people last time we were here!" Yumi interjected, moving towards the open hangar doors, "We've got to go stop him!"

Vegeta reached out and grabbed Yumi's arm, shaking his head as she looked back at him. "In the shuttle, we're going to need it to transport him anyways. We're going to need some medical supplies probably, I'm sure there's going to be injuries. And something in the way of clothing for Viral."

Takeshi walked back over to the door of the shuttle, opening it up for the others. "I got some medicine and stuff in there already, and there's heavy blankets, better than nothing right?"

A very impromptu outing, luckily they were at least prepared. Nodding gratefully, Vegeta went into the ship first, heading immediately for the controls. Not having been used for a little while he had to let the engines come to life, hastily going through a check while he waited for that. Yumi took the co-pilot seat beside him, and Takeshi remained standing in the back, holding onto some netting for support. Soon as the engines had properly fired up Vegeta raised the shuttle up, and with a push of the throttle it lurched forward, darting off out of the hangar. "Which way Takeshi?"

"Just head south, it's pretty much straight ahead. In a big canyon, you can't miss it."

[Mogtaki]

Even with Viral’s adaptable eyes, staring into a blast like that as the snow and ice illuminated it more proved to be a pain. He couldn’t take the extra pain at this point, feeling overwhelmed by the massive burst of energy he was going through. Snarling in pain and anger, he didn’t even take in what the Narbu had said and certainly wasn’t in the right mind to understand it; however, what he did realise was his opponent was getting away and he wasn’t having any of it. With an angry roar he was immediately chasing after the Narbu, making a great leap after him. He was chasing the Narbu down as if he was prey and that thought pattern was just proving to make things all the more worse. Throwing himself forward towards his opponent, he landed on all fours with a snarl and a hiss, his energy buzzing as he slowly moved to stand up.

There was definitely something wrong with him now as he was shaking, his eyes glowing lightly as he fought for self-control. Undergoing his own fight for control, Viral threw his claws around in angry protest before he went back onto all fours. Straining, the energy output simply got worse before his paws took a strange turn of development, his arms lengthening to match the length of his legs before out burst a mass of fur from his forearms down. His forearms and paws had gone back to looking like his feline paws with oddly large muscle mass as if imitating the shape of his forearms in his normal form. Roaring in pain he reared up, his large paws pressing against his head before yelping as his reptilian tail warped into his cat tail with the spikey spines still running down it. Even by definition this was not at all normal for a transformation to do, even if he had gone from one into the other very quickly before.

Shu wasn’t able to follow Viral and the Chieftain, but then again he wouldn’t want to as his life could be in danger if he did. Frowning, he peered out from his safety spot again as he looked towards the other Narbu, hoping they’d stay put especially after seeing that energy. He understood that this race was tough and liked to fight like Viral said, but he didn’t want them running off to defend their leader recklessly. Looking off to the distance, he hoped Takeshi would be able to get the others soon before something awful happened to Viral and the Chieftain.

[Vena Sera]

The only way to fight Viral now was through energy, until a way was figured out to engage him safely up close. The Chieftain had his reservations about using energy initially, but since his opponent had done so he figured that option was on the table now. In trying to drive back the Beastman with a powerful blast of his own he frowned as it was met with an equal blast, the resulting collision baking a good area in a heavy heat. If they kept doing this so close to the homes then something was bound to be damaged, and his people may be in danger. He wouldn't call it off, but the Narbu was going to take precautions to keep bystanders out of the fray. Figuring he'd be pursued the Chieftain jumped away from their makeshift arena, making huge bounds away until they were deeper into the basin and a fair ways from any structures. Sure enough Viral followed in pursuit, and with a vicious enthusiasm it seemed. Not only had his appearance changed then but so had the man's mentality, he was a completely different fighter. It may be best to simply end this battle now and put and end to things before they escalated out of control. The Saiyans would likely be upset, but it was a small matter compared to the safety of his people.

Having transformed twice already the Chieftain was vaguely familiar with the signs of an oncoming change by now. So when Viral began to shake once more he braced for what might be coming, having no idea what they could be facing now. It wasn't a new form, not entirely anyways. Rather than change shape completely it looked as though the Beastman was caught in between two states, neither the feline nor the dragon. Whatever had caused this appeared to be causing quite a lot of pain for Viral as well, his angry roars replaced with yelps and shouts. Honor said not to battle an opponent like this, there was no pride in beating someone who was falling like this. The fact that he still may be a threat however remained, they couldn't leave him be and hope it would turn out for the best. Staring down Viral for a moment of contemplation the Narbu slowly moved forward, sizing up how best to approach this. Seeing little other option he dashed suddenly at Viral, reaching out to grab hold of his opponent around his midsection. If successful he would lift up Viral before slamming him onto the ground, trying to then pin him and prevent him from moving, hoping perhaps his energy might deplete sooner or later.

For Takeshi to have come back as he did, sounding as worried as he had, it didn't bode well. Just what in the world was happening with Viral? More pressingly Vegeta had to wonder why the brothers had allowed Viral to fight in the first place. Though, knowing the Beastman he had likely opted for himself to fight, and the others went along just to placate him. "Damn it... He shouldn't be battling, not right now..." Not after he'd been enlightened by Takeshi prior about their hiccup during training. It had raised all sorts of red flags and only spurred on Vegeta's desire to solve the problem of Viral's changes. Even while tutoring T'charrl his mind was devoted mostly to that issue, a fact he had apologized for numerous times with the Kaesstrian. Glancing over at Yumi momentarily he saw the look of worry on her face plain as day, she was greatly concerned as well. If they were to help Viral they were going to have to bring him down from his high, something that was never easy, even for the two of them.

By following Takeshi's directions and heading south it took no time at all with the shuttle to reach the basin. Vegeta may have flown over it entirely if he hadn't picked up on Shu's energy. From their altitude he could just barely make out the shapes of those down below, figuring the pair brawling to be Viral and the Narbu he was engaged with. Wasting no time then he dropped the ship straight down, the sounds of roaring engines likely announcing their presence. Since there was a fight going on and Viral was questionable at best Vegeta kept their distance for now, not wanting to be caught in the crossfire and risk losing the ship. He and Yumi were not prepared for being out here, it would really suck if they lost the vehicle and had to walk back. "Okay, listen you two. Viral's aggression is extremely high right now, and there's no guarantee that he'll respond to a familiar face or voice. So, if it comes down to it, I'll need you two to help me restrain him. I can get him to revert, but only if I can get close enough." His research hadn't been completely fruitless, he had some good theories about managing the forms. Really they were only that, theories, but it was better than nothing. The sound of a chair squeaking as someone rose made him turn to his side, surprised to see Yumi going into the back of the ship. "Where are you going Yumi?"

They might have to end up restraining Viral, but only as a last ditch effort. Yumi wasn't content with using force, it wasn't the way to get through to the Beastman. She had brought him down from a change before, so she was confident she could do it again, even if things might be different. Ignoring Vegeta's question she moved past Takeshi, grabbing the handle of the door and throwing it open. It was certainly cold out, and near instantly a gust of wind greeted them, making her body break out in goosebumps and shivers. Ignoring her slight discomfort Yumi looked down at the struggling pair, worried that if they didn't act soon either the Narbu or Viral were going to get seriously hurt. Holding onto either side of the door she leaned out, shouting loudly to be heard below, "Viral! Viral it's me, Yumi! You're okay, you can calm down!" If he looked up then he acknowledged her, that was a start. If not then she'd leave the ship and go down there, maybe getting close would help things.

[Mogtaki]

Viral was losing his mind completely as it got stuck between several states, his energy fluctuating not helping the matter. There wasn’t anything he was able to do and all he could do was cry out in pain whenever it happened and when it decided to destroy his mind all he could do was flail around in retaliation as if that might help to make things better. It definitely wasn’t and all he was doing was causing distress to himself. Snarling and roaring in pain, his paws went to his head for a moment before he was tackled by the Narbu as his paws momentarily flailed out only to be forced down to the ground. The force of him smashing into the ice caused it to shatter around him and he was left temporary dazed, but that didn’t stop him from shifting his claws around to try and snatch the Narbu.

Shu wasn’t sure whether there was much time left for this fight, especially when he had no idea how long a fight lasted for and how long these ten minutes were supposed to be. Frowning to himself when the fight had abandoned him along with their timer, a more than familiar sound of something flying through the air had him quickly spinning around to try and see what it was. He had no idea how fast the ship actually was and to see it fly over him like that frightened him, but he knew he had to get moving if he was to not get lost. Gasping as he tried to push up to get flying, he made an attempt to follow it and hopefully be able to help. He wouldn’t be able to do much, but if they managed to get Viral to calm down then maybe he could help get him back to the big ship.

Viral had little sense of anything right now, not even as the ship came in moderately close to where he was. It was as if his mind could explode right now and he didn’t have the sense to take care of it, trapping him in a state of confusion and rage. With the Narbu not only irritating his condition the sound of something yelling was definitely an annoyance as he tried to pull himself together. Not knowing what it was and quite frankly startled by its familiarity, Viral soon charged up energy from his mouth and immediately fired it straight up into the air.

[Vena Sera]

Just what in the hell had Viral become? This was nothing like what he'd been before, this form was completely new. It looked like he was stuck between two transformations, as if his body couldn't decide which one to go with. The only certainty was that his mind was utterly gone at the moment, evident by his thrashing and erratic movements. Talking him down from this, or even bringing him down in general was going to be a massive undertaking. Not deterred by that Yumi moved out to the door, prying it open and bracing against the cold as she stared down at her friend below. "Viral! It's going to be okay! We're here to help you!" she shouted, loud enough so her voice carried over the wind. Immediately there was a sign that he recognized her voice, his head lifted up to face them. Hope however turned to dread when energy was gathered, and quite a fair bit of it too. Eyes widening in realization she looked back at Vegeta inside the shuttle, "Move the ship! He's going to fire!" And no sooner had the words left her lips did the Beastman do just that, releasing a hefty blast right at their vessel.

Damn it, what in the hell was Viral thinking? Attacking all of them like that, he really had lost his mind. Takeshi didn't know if even Yumi and Vegeta could help him now, it would be a miracle if either got through to him. It was hard to be optimistic too considering what was happening right this very moment. Yumi's shocking revelation put everyone on edge, and Vegeta tried to quickly follow her request. The shuttle was not as swift as it could be though, there was no way they could move in time. Cursing under his breath the Saiyan pushed past Yumi, moving in a blur as he got outside the ship. Putting himself between the blast and shuttle he held out his hands, bracing as the energy slammed into his palms. Damn it was hot! It was like placing your hand on top of a hot oven, it was a real pain. Wincing loudly from the burning Takeshi raised both arms, dragging the blast with it and sending it careening overhead, watching as it exploded finally a ways above. Crisis averted for now, damn that was close. His hands stung like all hell, and glancing down at them he saw they were burned raw and bloody, the outermost skin being burned nearly all away. Fun way to start this rescue operation of theirs.

"We can't stay in the air, we're just a target," Vegeta remarked, frowning as he looked down at Viral. "Hang on, we're landing." Yumi was the only one in the shuttle now, and after warning her of his plan he shifted the thrusters, easing off of the throttle as the shuttle quickly descended to the ground. It was anything but a smooth landing, the ship bounced a bit from the impact and it jostled the contents inside, but they were out of the air. Now at least if the ship was blasted they might not crash. To think Viral would fire at them, at Yumi, that was very troubling. He'd always succumbed and relaxed whenever Yumi had gotten involved, but now even she was a target. Shutting down the engines Vegeta got up out of his seat, heading towards the door himself. Damn it was cold, they should have brought some kind of protection. Where he was deterred by the frigid air his friend was not, and once more she took the initiative, stepping past him and going outside. Groaning inwardly Vegeta followed suit, gasping as his skin was assaulted by the cold.

This was properly miserable weather. It was like being back on Corgan's mountain, only this time without any gear to keep them warm. Yumi stepped outside not without reservations, immediately wanting to get back into the shuttle to hide from the cold. Viral was out here though, he needed her help. She couldn't worry about herself right now, not with one of her friends in such a bad way. Shuddering uncomfortably she wrapped her arms around herself, looking ahead at the Beastman. "Viral... You have to calm down. No one here is going to hurt you," she called, slowly approaching him. "I know you can hear me, remember who I am, and who you are. This isn't you and you know it." That knack she seemed to have for calming people, she really wished she knew how to do that right now. At best all she could hope for was that her voice would trigger something, maybe enough to bring Viral back to them. As she got closer Yumi reached a hand out, smiling kindly as she did so. "I'm here to help you, Viral. Everything is going to be okay."

[Mogtaki]

Viral’s level of control was at a bare minimum by the time they all got here so it probably didn’t help to shout at him from afar. His first instinct was to fire at whatever that was to get them away from him, unknowingly throwing that blast straight for everyone he was familiar with. Letting out a choking cough after his attack, he shook his head before kicking out and throwing his legs around to get up and away from the Narbu. He was feeling confused after hearing Yumi’s voice, his mind not quite able to comprehend it at this time and in his current condition. He was just in so much pain. Throwing his claws around to get the Narbu to back off, he went for him again without any regards to the others moving in towards him as his mind was pretty set on tearing up whatever was bothering him right now. He couldn’t deal with his own pain so going after the closest person was the only thing he could do.

Shu was definitely trying to get to them, almost losing sight of them as he tried to fly along in his own unstable way before a sudden blast into the sky allowed him to find his way again. Almost falling when it happened, he quickly tried to regain his balance and tried to go faster. They were in danger because of Viral’s rampage and the fact that he had been unable to stay in the air proved to be worrying. Viral must have fired at them for that to happen, but he definitely hoped he didn’t hit them and forced them down rather than having to decide to go. Soon enough he could see them in the distance, but even then he didn’t want to catch Viral’s eye.

Without much regard taken towards the ship, Viral barely realised Yumi was approaching him until she spoke up. Turning around quickly, Viral let out a snarl at the sight of her as he swung his body around to face her. He was breathing pretty heavily, sounding as if he was in pain with each breath. He certainly didn’t appear to be going after her as she spoke, but he didn’t appear to be calming down much either. Staring down at her he hissed as he slowly moved closer until she began to do the same, instead halting and moving a foot backward as if intimidated. He appeared to recognise her, but not by a great deal as he still snarled at her and lowered his head when she reached her hand out. He appeared more afraid of her coming closer to him, his claws rising up as if going to strike her; however, as his claws strained a large grey growth emerged from his forearm in the shape of a large fin before his claws simply struck his own head. Letting out a snarl of pain he shook his head, another fin emerging from his other arm as a large dorsal fin grew out from the spikes on his back. The growths appeared to force him to stop more than anything as something else took control, his large body collapsing onto his knees and his paws pressed into the ground. He certainly appeared to become more docile than he was before as his energy was gradually exhausting itself from the rapid changes, his body unable to take much more of it in his current form.

[Vena Sera]

Yumi had never seen Viral like this before, caught between two transformations as he was. It was one or the other, for him to be like this must mean something was seriously wrong. It didn't help that he looked to be in pain either, those certainly weren't all just angry sounds he was making. All the more reason for her to get to work then, find a way to help. The bite of the cold did little to stop her from advancing, nor did the risk of being attacked. With her eyes locked on the Beastman's disfigured form she slowly approached, a kind smile on her face as she drew closer. So long as she didn't convey that she was a threat things would be fine, that's how it always had worked. "Viral? If you can hear me, everything is going to be okay now. I'm here to help you, alright?" Her voice had done the trick in the past in sparking some sort of recognition. It took a few moments, but that looked to be the case again as Viral acknowledged her with a glance. Even if he did truly recognize her however he was in no position to be speaking or saying so, being in too much pain to do much of anything. It broke her heart watching him suffer like this, but his current situation paled compared to what was coming next.

As if holding two forms at once wasn't enough Viral appeared to be taking on a third. A sudden protrusion from his arm made Yumi stop in her tracks, watching on in silent horror. A second one mirrored the first, being gray in color and looking quite coarse. Large as well, just what form did these belong to? Nothing she had ever seen, that was for sure. A third and final fin sprouted up from Viral's back, giving him the appearance almost of some kind of shark. Evidently this was all too much for her friend, as soon after those appendages sprouted the Beastman collapsed, barely keeping himself up as he lurched over, falling to his knees. At this rate there was no telling what might happen, if he could continue to change or not. Yumi worried now that if he changed and ran out of energy he could end up in a very bad way, they had to stop it before that happened. "Vegeta! Do something!" she yelled, looking back at the ship. "He's going to hurt himself! Help him!" She couldn't talk him down, she was convinced of that now. Hopefully her friend had something to relieve Viral.

Being out in the frigid cold was a far cry from the typical luxuries Vegeta enjoyed. Nothing like being utterly miserable to make you yearn for the cushy life you typically hated. Enough bellyaching on his part though, he was here for a reason, not to enjoy himself. Viral needed his help desperately, and Yumi sounded like she agreed with that. If she couldn't do anything for the Beastman than things were worse than he'd anticipated. Unfortunately he had little in the way of aid, save for one prototype he had developed. It had never been used before, certainly not in a situation like this. He supposed there was never a better time to test a technology than in a real life situation, he might as well give it a go. Turning back to the ship he jogged over, taking into the vessel again graciously. Rather than relax like he'd want to he went to the cockpit, grabbing a small container he had brought along. Inside was perhaps the solution to Viral's woes, if it worked. With his device in hand Vegeta rushed back outside, looking to Viral and Yumi uncertainly. The Beastman was too busy with his pain to bother noticing him, so he should be able to approach and work with no problem.

To properly use this device it had to be fastened to Viral. Considering his current state he wouldn't appreciate someone sticking something to him, so Vegeta would have to be quick about it. Rather than walking over as Yumi had done he sprinted, dashing along and coming to a halt just before Viral. With the Beastman's large size he stood just about at shoulder height, with Viral on his knees. With any luck the device would work as intended and he wasn't just putting himself in harm's way. Pushing the device through the gap in Viral's arms he pressed it against the Beastman's chest, and with a twist of his wrist the device made a clicking sound. After that noise four cords sprung out from the corners, shooting out and coming around Viral's form, meeting in the back and criss-crossing, latching onto one another in the process. With the cords attached Vegeta jumped away for safety's sake, watching his tool go to work. The display on the front lit up, showing the device was indeed activated, a good sign. It would be hard to know immediately if it was working, but now that it was attached it should begin to suppress Viral's power. It would draw out his friend's energy and sap it, storing it inside of the device itself for later. If done right it would remove enough power to make Viral change back but leave him unharmed. If it drew too much... Hopefully it didn't draw too much.

[Mogtaki]

Viral was losing the plot completely as his energy continued to wreak havoc on his body and there was nothing he could do about it. He was completely confused and angry, his body failing him and his mind unable to understand it. Letting out a snarl he grabbed hold of his horns again and pulled them down, shaking his head in confusion. Just what was he supposed to do now that he was cornered and unable to get rid of this pain, especially as his body continued to act up. Soon letting out a snarl, he pulled his paws away from his head and started to bite at his arm as if trying to tear off the strange fins. Even if he was causing even more pain to himself, his mindset made him assume that by getting rid of the problem he would be able to relieve himself of the torture.

Without paying much attention to Vegeta or his approach, he continued to try and ease his own suffering. With his eyes focused on his arm, he snarled and growled as he moved onto his other arm, completely unaware of Vegeta meddling with him until it made a sudden click. Looking down at his chest he reached out to it, feeling all alerted by the cords that suddenly came out of it. Snarling angrily, he went to try and tear it off him before something stopped him, namely his energy disappearing. It made him feel awful, like he had been sedated but it was removing rather than suppressing his energy. Snarling as he continued to try and reach out, the sparking of his energy soon died down. He didn’t feel well now, his paw soon giving up on its search for the strange device before he fell onto his chin, letting out a grunt upon his collapse.

Despite trying hard to keep it together, Viral couldn’t quite understand what he had done to deserve all this as his energy began to disappear. His energy soon buzzing once more, there was a moment where he seemed to strain to get up before his body took on a bright light, his energy viciously changing him back; however, there were circumstances to it. While he did retain most of his clothing, some of the features didn’t disappear. The horns were still there but not as large, the same with the fins on his arms which were not as big either. While his forearms were not as furry anymore, he retained the cat tail. His form had been warped, but only mildly while possibly being reversible. Not taking what happened to him lightly, his nose was soon bleeding as he continued to try and move.

Shu soon made it to the others, his little form flying through the air before dropping down into the snow. He sure was feeling pretty tired after all that for no real reason, but maybe it was because he was wearing so much clothing and couldn’t actually fly very well in it. Pushing himself up and shaking, he wiped the snow off his hat before hurrying towards the ship. Viral was definitely there with the others, but as a bright flash came from Viral Shu let out a squeak and covered his eyes. That was a bit sore to see, but he didn’t want to end up getting lost and wandering the other way because he couldn’t see. Rubbing his eyes a little, he continued to wander towards them all while bouncing at the odd time, hoping they’d see him.

[Vena Sera]

Vegeta really didn't want to resort to a prototype, there was no telling what may happen. He knew what should happen, but until it was tested it was all theory. Seeing how out of control the situation had become though he knew he had to use it, being their only option now. In order to use his invention it meant getting close to Viral, and in the Beastman's state that was anything but ideal. To do it safely he'd have to be quick, linger and it might result in him being attacked. Dashing right at his twisted friend he placed the device on his chest, letting the tool do the rest. Once it had secured itself on Viral's person Vegeta moved away, standing at a safe distance to observe. The light coming on was a good sign, as was his figure gradually changing back. Unfortunately it wasn't a true fix, Viral still exhibited some features of his other forms. He appeared exhausted now, whether that was due to his energy running out on its own or the device it was hard to say for certain. Most importantly was that he had been changed back enough to calm him down, now he'd be manageable. Still... Viral was in bad condition, enough so that he was barely staying up. Vegeta needed no more than the sight of his friend as prompt to go over, Yumi doing the same as each of them tried to take one of his arms for support. "Just hang on Viral, we've got you. You're going to be fine," he said, smiling uncertainly. Hopefully that was true, there was no certainty as to what had happened.

Takeshi was utterly beside himself despite witnessing the whole thing, still sitting up in the air. What the hell had Vegeta put on Viral? And why hadn't he changed back to himself now? This whole mission had just turned into one big headache, not unlike their last one on Shaharia. It would be nice to have a job be straightforward for once. Complaints aside the Saiyan was relieved his friend was okay, now that the others were here things would work out just fine. There was concern though for how the Narbu were going to take this, considering the ten minute mark hadn't even passed yet. Glancing over at the Chieftain he watched as the guy went back to his four men, talking to them by the looks of it. So were they deciding what had come of their duel then? If they got sent away empty handed after all of this it was going to be a real pain. Sighing softly Takeshi looked back at his burned palms, wincing as he touched the skin on his hands. Some bandages wouldn't be a half bad idea, and some aloe. As he glanced back at the ship he spotted Shu over by it as well, bouncing up and down for goodness knows what reason. Curious, Takeshi flew over to his younger brother, setting down right in front of him with a smile. "What are you hopping for? You a rabbit now?" he teased, giving his brother a quick look over. Good, he was unharmed, that was a relief.

Their duel had come to a close it seemed, and well before the time had expired. The Chieftain wasn't thrilled with the outcome, it wasn't a fitting end for such a momentous decision. Since no clear victor could be declared it was difficult to determine if they were going to be joining or not as well. For what it was worth Viral had managed to stay in the fight even after sustaining some blows, that was commendable. Giving the benefit of the doubt it was safe to say the Beastman would have made it the entire duration, probably changing yet again in the process. The deal behind those transformations was an utter mystery to himself and his men, none of them were familiar with it. The manner in which Viral's friends had responded to it didn't bode well, and the erratic energy he'd been giving off was reason enough to be uneasy about it. It had ended well enough, the Chieftain determined, given the circumstances. Viral didn't seem well, it would be improper to expect the fight to continue. Stepping away from his men he approached Yumi and Vegeta, glancing down at Viral with a faint smile.

"Good fight, dar'um, your strength is commendable. I feel though that was not your best, that something may have been holding you back. Sou hestia gal, brok dam ta, perhaps some time we can have a rematch, I would like to see your true strength someday." That meant of course welcoming them back, which he figured was conveyed in those words. If Viral could prove that this fight wasn't a fluke then the Chieftain was more than happy to duel him again. "That is a strange piece of technology you have there, pup. Though I would expect no less from a Saiyan." Both intriguing and a bit off-putting, that device. Something that could both bind and sedate a warrior, it was unlike anything he'd seen before. Certainly useful for restraining someone, however dishonorable that might be. An unfitting way for Viral to be taken away, though perhaps for the best considering what had transpired.

Vegeta was a bit on edge with the Chieftain approaching, half expecting some kind of angry outburst or threat. Hard to say he was disappointed when the Narbu simply came over to speak to Viral, sort of, and exchange pleasantries. That was a welcome relief, he was not in the mood to fight, not in the cold out here like this. Speaking of, standing around as they were was becoming properly miserable, his body was shaking now and he was certain he heard his own teeth chattering. "Saiyan...? Only by heritage, don't classify me as one of those brutes," he replied, a bit defensive on the subject. "And it's just an energy damper, I'm actually surprised it worked too. I think it drew too much power from him though..." It was intended to weaken, not outright deplete energy. Some tweaks would have to be made, a couple adjustments here and there in the algorithm and it ought to do just what he wanted. A big shiver wracked Vegeta's body, making him shake visibly before sighing. This cold was properly dreadful.

"Interesting... I did not think such a thing was possible," the Chieftain remarked, eying the device on Viral's chest. He was not very much into technology himself, it was a hassle and unnecessary. But inventions like these were far and few between, even someone like him could appreciate the work. Seeing Vegeta's shuddering the Narbu smiled amused, "Saiyans are not built for the cold, as I remember. Hence the pups being bundled up," he said, laughing in what sounded like a lighthearted growl. "Come, we will bring you all inside, let you warm around a fire. It would be unjust to send you all back without some hospitality, [i]ir lok ar mal[/]." The community building would work well, and it was a short ways away, in view even from where they stood now. "Come, we will bring you there." the Cheiftain added, turning and beginning to walk into the village, his four subordinates following suit.

Vegeta was about to protest going along when the Chieftain asked for them to follow. The shuttle was right there, and their ship was waiting for them, they really didn't need this. Then again they had come here for the purpose of negotiating an alliance, leaving now would be a bit daft as they would just have to come back again to talk. Looking to Yumi he nodded his head, adjusting Viral carefully on his shoulder. "Just hang on a little longer Viral, we'll get you back in no time." he said, smiling reassuringly. Turning his head then over his shoulder he called back to the two brothers, "Come on you two! We're going inside!" And out of this gods forsaken cold. Stepping in time with Yumi he began to help carry Viral along, following after the Narbu.

[Mogtaki]

Viral’s mind felt completely torn in two, his body barely able to keep it together as his energy was near depleted. His body was still in a lot of pain and he couldn’t keep his mind together, but at least he could think clearer as it was soon shifted away from the distress and anger he usually felt in those forms. Thankfully his energy had calmed down and wasn’t spilling everywhere, but he couldn’t remember much from his time in his greater form. The last thing he could remember was using his feline form in hope that his energy could calm itself down, but obviously that didn’t work as he now felt incredibly unusual and sore with his face in the snow. Groaning as he was lifted up by Vegeta and Yumi, his eyes barely looked in their direction before he let out a pained sigh and closed his eyes, trying to pull his head together.

Shu was pretty unsettled and all worried that he wouldn’t be noticed, but lucky for him Takeshi managed to spot him and was soon flying to his place. Bouncing on the spot, Shu got all happy upon seeing Takeshi, giving him a look up and down before squeaking, “I am not a rabbit! I am little!” he spoke up quickly, looking passed Takeshi, “Is Mister Viral okay? He didn’t hurt Mister Narbu, no? Ooh! Why your hands all nasty?” Feeling curious over what could had possibly happened Shu frowned, giving his arm a rub before speaking again, “Where is Mister Viral’s scarf and weapon? Do you have it…? He’ll want it back, won’t he? He’s gonna get cold and angry! Where’s everyone going?”

Viral was only beginning to remember the finer details over what happened by the time the Narbu spoke to him, his eyes slowly opening to look at him before he let out a light groan and looked away. Something had definitely happened to him and he was very weird feeling, almost as if he had managed to actually become ill. It was a harsh pain in combination to sore muscles and bones, especially from his head and abdomen. Without much awareness to what happened to his body, his eyes slowly turned to Vegeta in question to what he actually done to him. Whatever they were talking about must had been used to remove his energy and cause him to be like this, certainly making him wonder what it was that he made and whether it was specifically for him. Not feeling in the mood to get angry or think too hard, Viral choked a cough as he was lead back towards the village.

[Vena Sera]

What a fine mess this had turned into. They couldn't get through one single mission without someone being borderline crippled, could they? No use in worrying over Viral right this moment, Yumi and Vegeta were more than capable of seeing to him. There was the matter of Shu bumbling about to look into, Takeshi wasn't quite sure what his brother was doing. Flying over to the younger boy he set down carefully before him, promptly teasing him about hoping about. Perhaps that was just his way of keeping warm, it was hard to tell sometimes with the little guy. "Viral? Uh... He's going to be fine. I mean, Vegeta and Yumi are here now, how can he not be, you know? They'll take care of him." If those two couldn't do it then their friend was beyond helping, there was no better pair for the Beastman to be cared by. Glancing down at his raw hands, Takeshi smiled sheepishly at his brother, shrugging his shoulders indifferently. "Oh, these? I blocked one of Viral's attacks, that's all. Don't worry about it, they don't hurt that much." He wouldn't be holding things for a bit, not without his palms stinging like mad. Just a bit of bandages and something to soothe the stinging and he'd be fine, he certainly didn't need that much medical attention. Giving Shu a funny look the older boy rolled his eyes, smirking as he turned around to check, "Yeah, I stuffed the cleaver in my pocket buddy, good eye. No I don't have them, we probably dropped 'em somewhere."

Now where in the heck did they leave those things? Viral would be right pissed if they lost either, and Takeshi had very little desire to be chewed out later on. Searching about the nearby area he finally spotted the cleaver at least, seeing the handle protruding up from a small pile of snow. "They're going inside somewhere, get out of the cold," he pointed out, heading over to the weapon. Right, so he had to pick this up somehow, preferably without his hands. Like that would work, he didn't have a tail and goodness knows he wasn't going to try using his feet. Sighing he went ahead and grabbed hold of the metal, the cold handle actually feeling soothing on his skin. At least it had until he applied his grip, wincing and forcing himself to pick it up, slinging it over his shoulder. "Ow ow ow, dammit! Stupid burns!" Takeshi whined, blowing on his free palm. Viral's scarf was still missing, where could that be? Another quick survey and he spotted it, clung onto a post of one of the huts and blowing in the wind. "Shu, go grab it and let's go. I don't want to stay outside much longer."

Viral had seen worse days, Vegeta noted, trying to reassure himself. Seeing his friend so mutated however made him worry immensely, it was unusual, even for him. The fact that he exhibited not one, but three different forms, including his regular self, it didn't make any sense. The lack of energy should have meant he would revert completely, not partially. And the fact he'd even scrambled up before now, what was the deal with that? Feeling a set of eyes on him the Saiyan turned his head, coming face to face with Viral. Smiling faintly he looked back ahead, watching the Narbu before them. "That device drains and stores your power, if you're wondering. If you lack the energy to maintain a form then you'll revert, at least, that's what should happen. Evidently something has changed, because you're certainly not yourself." What could cause something like this to happen anyways? It wasn't the energy mutating him, he didn't have enough to sustain even a single form right now. If not his energy then... Perhaps it was something more biological. Taking a mental picture in his mind of the genetic mapping Vegeta frowned, unable to think of anything that was a blaring fault. "Viral... Can you speak? Tell me, how do you feel?"

"Oh let him be Vegeta, he's exhausted, can't you tell? Interrogate him later," Yumi said testily, glancing over at her friend. She knew the need to figure this out, but with Viral essentially drained it could wait. First things first, they had to get him inside somewhere and take care of him. Until they actually got back to the ship itself she doubted they could do very much for him, the Narbu didn't look as though they had much equipment here. Looking at Viral she smiled kindly, "You just rest up, okay? We've got it from here, you've done your part." Just up ahead the Narbu had finally come to their destination, the Chieftain and two of his men going inside first. The other two stood at either side of the doors, watching the encroaching group closely. So they didn't completely trust her or her friends yet, not too surprising she supposed. Hopefully that didn't get in the way of their negotiations, Yumi didn't want this to be as big a failure as Shaharia had. Everyone had seemed fair dejected after that first stop, having the same thing happen again would be a real letdown.

Vegeta wanted to get back to their own ship, at least just to return Viral there and get him situated. He could even go alone, then return once negotiations were done. Yumi was set on letting Viral rest here though, and per usual he was just going to give her what she wanted rather than try arguing. Easier that way, she could go on for quite some time if she felt passionately enough about something. "Alright, sorry, just trying to help," Vegeta said, smiling exasperatedly. Looked like they had at last gotten to this house, and just as well, he was freezing. Watching the Chieftain and two Narbu go in first he followed suit, helping Yumi bring Viral on inside. It wasn't half bad of a building admittedly, better than he anticipated. Some sort of mats were rolled up on the ground, almost like tatami mats. They felt like they insulated the floor a little, which was nice. And for just hide walls they did quite a good job of stopping the cold too. Inside was a small fireplace, a table, several bedrolls along the walls as well as a few weapons racks. It was more civilized than he'd have anticipated. Scarcely needing to be told both he and Yumi went to the nearest bedding, carefully laying Viral down back onto it. Since Yumi promptly sat down at Viral's side, Vegeta figured he could move on for the time being.

[Mogtaki]

Shu was concerned over a number of things, namely his friend’s stuff and where it had gone. He knew Viral had trusted Takeshi with it and if he found out Takeshi had abandoned his stuff then he would be so mad at his brother when he could finally move. Feeling all sorts of worry over a number of things, Shu stared at Takeshi’s hands with a frown clearly on his face, “Blocked one of his attacks? Ooooh! That’s not good; they’re very hot!” he squeaked, obviously a little distressed over it before he finally had a realisation, “Ooh! We can make it better now, huh? Friend T’charrl can make it feel better…whatabout snow? Cold and nice feeling!” Throwing around snow for a moment, Shu barely noticed Takeshi had gone off to look for Viral’s stuff only to notice when he was wincing away to himself as he picked up his cleaver. Squealing as he made a brief bounce towards him, Shu stared up at Takeshi curiously before his eyes were drawn towards the direction Takeshi was staring in.

“Yeah! I’ll get it!” Squeaking happily, Shu bounced on over to the hut and stared up it curiously before leaping at its walls. With the gloves and shoes Shu soon found he had no grip whatsoever, his hands quickly slipping away from the thick hides before he fell on his back. Rolling backwards and back onto his feet he gave himself a quick shake, his eyes soon being drawn back up to the hut. He supposed he could fly on up to the top, but that would mean flying in general. Bouncing on the spot at first, he soon made a sudden leap and flew up, dropping on top of the roof nonchalantly before making a climb up the post and snatching the scarf. Letting out a happy squeal, he swung himself around the post before jumping right off, landing with a thump in the snow before bouncing off towards Takeshi, “I did it! I got it! Ooohhh, my nose is really cold…”

Viral wasn’t even aware of what had happened to him, his body not giving him much of a hint other than the fact that he felt oddly heavy in places despite what he might be like other times after a change like that. His greater form shouldn’t have been able to bypass his feline form like that, he never did train for such a thing, but apparently it was possible and to discover that made him feel concerned. It was so hard to think straight; his head was so heavy and he wasn’t feeling well at all. He had never felt unwell before and it sure was a pretty awful feeling, his mind unable to settle on whether he should be concerned or dismiss it as part of the transformation process. Not feeling too happy knowing Vegeta essentially tested a device on him he stared at him tiredly, his gaze still pretty sharp before he looked to Yumi as she spoke up for him instead.

He didn’t even know if he could speak clearly even if he tried, probably ending up sounding like a drunk if he did. He wasn’t tired enough to sleep on the spot, but moving around like this was definitely not helping him trying to recover. Sighing, he looked away from Yumi and down to the ground as he was taken away into the house, the temperature changing drastically when they got in. He didn’t know what to make of it for a place to rest, especially when he had lost and cost them their Narbu reinforcements. Whatever the reason the Chieftain had decided to invite them in instead of sending them on their way, Viral couldn’t guess. Being led away to some bedding, Viral winced a little as he was placed down, his body still proving to be in some measure of pain after that fight. Letting out a groan he slowly shook his head, eventually allowing his eyes to rest on Yumi he stared at her as if simply wondering why she had decided to sit with him when he was presumably going to be alright now.