Shu didn’t care whether the training was going to be hard or if Takeshi was just having a laugh with him and pretending it will be, but he was fair determined to be useful in battle and not be the kid everybody had to save. He hadn’t fought a real battle since being released, not unless turning on his brother when he was mind-controlled was a ‘real battle’ or fighting a giant fish. He wanted to be able to fight like everyone else, but it was proving hard to feel comfortable with his strength when he had to be saved all the time. Feeling a little disheartened by those facts wouldn’t help him if he had to fight for himself, so getting help from Takeshi was the only way to go about it. Staring up at him, he nodded quickly before backing off slightly when Takeshi got on his level, “Umm, y-yeah, I know…” he mumbled, looking away a little before back to Takeshi as he wrapped his arm around his shoulders. Staring at him, he soon smiled before bouncing slightly on his toes, “Yeah! I want to protect my friends! I want to fight! I want to be strong like you! Keeping safe and fighting Father and have freedom to swing in the trees! Will you swing in the trees with me…?”

Viral was pretty prideful of his power and knowing what Enki was capable of was something he could be proud of, even if it was something the Saiyans sparked from inside him. Struggling against that colossus was only a fault on his part because of his inability to keep his head together, that is at least he thought until Vegeta laughed at his claim. So maybe it wasn’t just a his mind’s fault; the very thought of causing mass destruction only amused Vegeta like it was some kid’s joke and it only stung even more when he claimed everyone else could do the same anyway. That hurt a lot, his ‘unique’ ability being laughed at like it was a lame joke. Growling lowly, he looked away and held out his hand, “Just give me some clothes and get the hell out while I get changed! I’ll fight you again! I’ll show you what I am capable of without fancy forms!”

T’charrl knew he had nowhere to go and couldn’t hide any longer, yet he still continued to press against the wall as if that would help him hide away. If the roof was high enough he could go up there to avoid her, but he knew she would just fly up and corner him. Choi looked especially nervous to see him, but given Choi had seen him before he knew what he was capable of if he got out of control. Hissing to try and get Yumi to go away, he moved his head to try and look away from her before his eyes shifted back as she touched his claw. Staring down at her, he snarled a little before turning his head around towards her, his long antennae flipping forward to have a smell of her.

Choi was keeping back, feeling pretty worried that the alien might try and stab him if he got too close. Yumi seemed to know what she was doing, but she seemed to be getting too close to him when he was all big and scary. Keeping his hands in front of his chest, he slowly moved towards Yumi, shuffling his feet as to try and not make any sudden movements, “…Uhh, Yumi…?” he spoke up in a mutter, his eyes on T’charrl’s antennae when they came close, “Be careful…I’ve seen him suck the energy out of that General just by breathing in! I just don’t want him doing the same to you accidentally…”

Takeshi knew the others probably wouldn't like his proposal, him and Shu being the only ones to fight their father. This whole mess was their fault though, they had all been hurt in one way or another due to their existence. It wasn't fair to ask them to put themselves in any more danger for their sake then, when the big fight came it would be Princes against the King. "Good. We've got to protect each other and our friends. It's our father causing this mess so it's only right that we take care of it." No one would be told of this plan, it would be like last time when he and Shu had gone off to save Viral themselves. They wouldn't be happy about it but they could deal, it wasn't their fight. Releasing his brother as he bounced about Takeshi smiled amused, "Train hard enough and you will be strong, and we'll keep everyone safe together." he said, giving a thumbs up. Lowering his hand when asked to swing through trees the older boy lost a bit of his enthusiasm, smiling slightly as he rubbed at the back of his neck. "Maybe, that's not really my thing though. I guess when we get home again I can at least try doing it with you once." Worst case scenario he didn't like doing it and they never went back to it again. By some off chance he could enjoy himself and it would be a new thing to do, however unlikely that seemed.

Vegeta thought it was a little humorous the way Viral touted his power. Not because he thought the Beastman's strength was a joke or anything but he was in a group where near everyone possessed the same degree of power. Evidently the Beastman did take the laugh to heart and subsequently got mad, not trying to hide his displeasure as he demanded a change of clothing. "You've got impressive power, don't get the wrong idea. I just don't worry about you because if I did I'd have to worry about the others too. The fact we all possess such strength is something natural really." And being natural there was no reason to fear it. Viral was learning to handle himself better, and with that came the control necessary to prevent himself from ever doing something truly damaging. Grabbing a set of clothing out of the dresser Vegeta carefully set it out on the bed, going to the door and opening it to leave. "We should be having supper soon before anything else, it's probably about time. If we train now it'll be a short session, so how about we hold off until afterwards?" he suggested, stepping outside. "I'll be out here when you're ready, assuming you're coming with me."

Yumi had never thought T'charrl could change quite like this, but she shouldn't be surprised. Everyone she knew could change in one way or another, transformations were basically a fact of life at this point. Even if he might be a bit intimidating like this she wasn't going to back down, being persistent as she stepped forward and tried to calm him down with a gentle touch. Having the Kaesstrian turn on her and lower his head was a bit unsettling, she was well aware of the sharp appendages he now possessed and had very little desire to be on the receiving end of them. Eying the antennae as they twitched at her she frowned, more about what her boyfriend had to say than the advances. "Hush Choi, he's not going to hurt me. He's our friend, have a little more faith in him." What was it about bugs that seemed to turn men into little girls? Looking up and meeting T'charrl's gaze Yumi smiled gently, lifting up her hand to try and touch his cheek. "I know you're in there, just relax. Take some deep breaths and remember who you are, you'll be fine."

Shu really did want to be able to fight like Takeshi, or anyone for that matter. He knew it was important for him to get better at fighting and this was the only way to go about it that didn’t end with him beaten and battered on the floor. He needed to look strong and get strong in everyone’s eyes because right now he was always seen as vulnerable and unable to fight because of his problems. He didn’t even know what they would do to his father on the matter, just that they had to fight and beat him while claiming victory and remove him from his reign of terror. He still didn’t know what he had done to deserve to be removed from his position, especially when all he knew was he was really mean to him and his friends and he needed to be punished for it. Getting all excited, he stared up at Takeshi before tilting his head at his lack of enthusiasm, “It’s fun! All swing-swing-swing through the trees and finding fruit and eating it and having a happy tum-tum…what else is there to do for fun when you’re all growing up?” Tilting his head to the other side, he squeaked a little before grabbing hold of the weight from his tail, “Train me! Please yes please! I’m tired of being saved…I want to do the saving!”

Viral was definitely pretty pissed off, Vegeta had no right to turn his power into a laughing matter. No wonder he would do that, especially when he had just given him a good long soothing scratch that helped bring him back; however, in doing so he was actively humiliated and made to look like his pet. He wanted payback for that and to show he was capable of so much more; his power should have been nothing to laugh at in the first place. Watching Vegeta get clothes and head off to the door, he glared at him before huffing, “I’m not having food! You can have as much as you want without me!” When the door was finally closed he immediately made a grab for the clothes, pulling them on one by one. It had been any wonder that he had been given a form of overwhelming pride and power when all he was getting out of it was ‘everyone else can do that, so what’. He had no way to show off his power and feel as if he was a core part of the team if everyone else could do more if not better in their eyes. Feeling angry and irritated, he pulled on the last of his clothes before making a quick turn towards the door, emerging from his room looking none too happy, “You were even going easy on me in the mess hall, weren’t you??”

T’charrl was certain she was telling the truth, his antennae not picking up any aggressive signals from her or hidden agendas. There was some fear there, but of course there was when he was just a monster right now. Feeling more than a little nervous about her approach, he gave a slight glance towards her hand, tilting his head slightly away at first before trying to relax some more. He was completely stressed out and not feeling very well, so this kind of comfort was as close as he’d get to anything possible to give. Letting out a groaning hiss, he listened to Yumi words with only a little bit of reluctance, being told he’ll be fine not playing up to the reality of the situation; however, his mind could only find his mother’s touch in hers and he was soon finding comfort. He was supposed to be a Prince and making his mother proud, training to become a champion of his people and unlock the secrets of his race’s power, not succumb to the monster he appeared to be. Letting out a groan he slowly closed his eyes, gradually sliding down onto his chest as he slowly changed back into his bulkier yet thankfully smaller form.

Choi kept back from T’charrl, not willing to get close to those nasty looking protrusions. He had faith that Yumi would be able to do the right thing, but he still worried for her incase T’charrl moved suddenly and hurt her. Frowning when she touched his face with worry that he might try to bite her arm off, he let out a sigh when T’charrl instead collapsed and began to shrink back as if it was natural to do so, “Ohh phew, I wasn’t scared. Just saying…” Scratching his chest a little, he was a little confused when T’charrl didn’t return to his tall lanky form but instead to one that could be described as muscular, very hairy and kind of fat. Raising an eyebrow, he looked to Yumi before back to T’charrl, “Uhhh…’yay he’s back to normal’…?” he frowned, looking to his skinnier main arms before down to his large muscular ones, “Is this what happens when his kind gets fat?”

"What else is there to do for fun growing up...? Well... Uh..." Hm, how could he answer that question? Takeshi's 'growing up' had been anything but ideal now that he looked back at it, and his 'fun' was anything but innocent. Fun for him used to include fighting people for the sake of it, training and occasionally stealing, that was fun. What he found enjoyable now was vastly different, things had changed, but what he did for fun growing up was another beast entirely. "I guess swinging through trees could be fun. Yeah, we'll give it a shot when we get home, but we need to focus on getting stronger for now, right? Because we're going to help win this thing before we go home!" Shu looked to be all fired up over it now, he was really ready to get training. Takeshi did feel kind of bad though, right now they were excluding Kai from it all after offering for him to join them. Hm... How could he involve Kai in all of this then? Thinking as he glanced about the room the older boy smiled, spotting something that would help out their situation. From a spot near the weights he grabbed a heavy ball, coming back to his brother and friend with it in hand. "Alright Shu, I've got some training in mind. Your lesson for now is..." he paused, tossing the ball into Kai's hands. "To get that ball away from Kai. Good luck!"

Honestly, Viral was acting like a child. Now he wasn't going to eat because Vegeta had a laugh? The Beastman should be well aware by now what not eating did to him, he couldn't just skip meals on a whim. Knowing how dead set his friend would be however the Saiyan didn't argue it, instead leaving the room to give him privacy to change. Now he wanted to train more of all things, as if they hadn't done enough of that already. Listen to him though, complaining about having to train. They would never be ready to fight if they weren't given it their all now, everyone knew that. Maybe it was just reluctance to fight with Viral, who knows. Not too long afterwards did Viral emerge, fully clothed and not at all pleased with things by the looks of it. "I suppose there's no use in lying about it, is there? Yes I went easy on you. Not by much, but I wasn't fighting at full capacity at all." Pushing off of the wall Vegeta let out a small sigh, placing a hand on his hip and looking at Viral plainly. "Listen, I won't jerk you around, I don't know if you're recovered enough to fight any of us at full strength yet. You're getting closer with every passing day, but you've got to understand this is going to take time. If you rush into anything, even training, you'll only end up slighting yourself. That being said..." he added, smiling slightly as he pointed at himself with his thumb, "If you want to fight then I'll give you what you want. I've been training a bit myself so it won't be easy."

This was all pretty tense, Yumi hadn't a clue really what to do to help T'charrl. Both Viral and Shu had been helped by her simply speaking to them however, she had a knack thus far for calming beasts. Maybe T'charrl would too, if she gave it enough effort. Doing her utmost not to show fear before her friend she watched as he struggled a fair bit to keep himself collected. By a stroke of luck her aid actually helped and she watched in silence as the Kaesstrian began to change back once more. Not to his original form unfortunately, but still a smaller, less imposing form. Breathing a sigh of relief Yumi lowered her hands, taking a step back and looking down at T'charrl sympathetically. How he had changed and been left alone she didn't know, it wasn't a good idea though. In fact why wasn't he with Shu and Takeshi like he always was? Those two were going to get a talking to for leaving him alone like this. Giving Choi a look she reached over and flicked his head in a sign of annoyance, turning back to T'charrl and squatting down before him. "I don't know, I'm not an expert on his species," she said, frowning as she reached out to feel T'charrl's head for any sign of a fever or some such. "We should get him somewhere he can rest though. Mind giving me a hand carrying him?"

Shu didn’t know what Takeshi was going to suggest at all, he couldn’t guess what grown-ups did for fun because he never saw them having fun in the first place. Takeshi seemed to fight and train a lot, but he didn’t know if that was any different to what he would term as ‘fun for grown-ups’ or not. He would often fight and do stuff like training, but he wouldn’t say it was something he couldn’t do when he was a lot younger too. Smiling away as if waiting for an answer, he bounced a little when Takeshi instead agreed to do what he wanted to do, “Yay! It be lots of fun! Much fun indeed!” he squeaked happily, placing the weights down. He was certainly ready to be involved in whatever he could be, finding this all too exciting and will hopefully be something to tire him out by the end of the day. Watching Takeshi curiously, he tilted his head a little before bouncing about again, watching as the ball was tossed and his instructions were given, “Ooh! Okay! Okay!” he squeaked before immediately going after Kai whether he wanted to get involved or not.

Kai wasn’t doing anything himself, just standing with his arms folded and his attention elsewhere. He was still feeling a little lazy and was just waiting for Takeshi to finish up with Shu, but when something came his way he immediately turned towards Takeshi and gasped when he suddenly received a heavy ball, “Hey! What??” Looking up at Takeshi angrily, he soon noticed Shu coming straight for him and immediately dashed to the side to avoid the little guy, “How is this even appropriate training??” Having to dash away once more from the kid, he swerved around the equipment to get away from him as the monkey-kid continued to race after him, bouncing around on all fours in an attempt to get the ball.

If Viral was going to train with Vegeta, he wanted to get things straight with him first. He didn’t want pity to be taken on him just because he wasn’t all there mentally, he definitely didn’t want to be given easy mode because he was seen as weaker either, so if he was going to trust Vegeta with training he really needed to know the facts before they happened. He didn’t care if they should eat, Vegeta could go eat all he wanted, but he did not like being seen as sub-par and as a joke amongst the others. Waiting for an answer, he stared at him before frowning, looking pretty annoyed all over again. All that and he wasn’t even going at him at full strength. Folding his arms in disappointment, he looked away with a sigh and shook his head. If he was to ever get up and fighting again he needed to be pushed to the limits, not ending up relying on these forms of his that he was supposed to be practicing. He was pretty angry at himself for being seen that way, but he knew what he needed to do to get back on that level, “It’s my own fault if I’ve not recovered enough, so why should I hold everyone else back?” he spoke up, looking back to Vegeta, “I need to train and I need to train HARD. I don’t care if you have to go off to eat; I’m still going to train!”

Choi was a little confused to what was going on, unless this was a normal thing to change form everytime he turned into a big creature. He didn’t know nor would Yumi know, but what he did know was the guy was back to normal and there were only questions to be answered. T’charrl wouldn’t be giving them, he was pretty out of it and neither did he look very well. Rubbing his head when Yumi decided to give it a flick, he frowned slightly before crouching down in front of him too, “Hmm, he was active last time this happened”, he mumbled, looking to Yumi and nodding quickly, “Yeah, sure!” Moving around the alien, he picked him up by one of those large arms of his and pulled it up over his shoulder. He suddenly became lost in a mass of colourful hair, the stuff feeling smooth yet thick and kind of cold. Letting out a groan, he shook his head to try and move his own mass of hair around and out of the way, looking to Yumi, “Where do we take him? Think the smell was someone feeding him because I doubt he could had gotten out that door and wandered the halls without wrecking something”, he spoke quickly, looking to the alien’s face, “Think we should wake him up?”

Swinging in trees probably was going to be fun, Takeshi couldn't really see why it wouldn't be. That was neither here nor there though, but he still wanted to enjoy himself. With Shu so dead set on training at the moment he might as well give his brother what he wanted, having a bit of fun along the way. For a moment he deliberated on exactly what to do, and then upon spotting a weighted ball had a sudden epiphany. Snatching up the weight from a stack he came back over to Shu and Kai, smiling before tossing it to the latter. "Your training for today? Get that ball from Kai!" That was all it took and pretty soon Shu was off, chasing down Kai like a cat after a mouse. Grinning broadly seeing the two go at it he stepped to the side to keep out of their way, not wanting to get mixed up at all in this. "It's training because I say it is!" Takeshi shouted back, laughing as he watched Kai dash about. This was really fun to watch, and sooner or later Shu was going to get his prize. For what it was worth Kai was doing a good job thus far of evading the little Saiyan, the weight wasn't slowing him down at all either. His laughter continued as the pair ran about, trying to stifle it by covering his mouth with a hand. "You almost have it Shu! Keep going!"

There Viral went again with the self-loathing, that wasn't helping anyone at all. He had to get it out of his mind that everything happening was not his fault, only then could he really start to improve. "Viral, it is not your fault, for one, and you haven't held anyone back. People have been training while you've been recovering, and they'll continue to train regardless." It seemed a bit harsh to say but it was the truth of the situation. No one had really halted their own progress because Viral was lagging behind, and in doing so he was now having to work exceptionally hard to catch up. Shaking his head the Saiyan motioned for Viral to follow, beginning to move towards the mess hall. "Listen, you can't neglect eating. I know you need and want to train, but if you starve yourself your health is only going to decline. You have to get it back in your head that you need food, you won't last long without eating anything." Or he would change as he had last time, certainly not a better alternative. Glancing over his shoulder Vegeta smiled slightly, "If it helps, think of eating as training. You have trouble having a meal, so we'll train you to take in a lot of food again. A good diet means a world of difference, you should know that. If you train incessantly without nourishment not only will you not get stronger but you'll cause damage to yourself."

They couldn't leave T'charrl here, not again. Yumi had no clue how long he had been down here for and goodness knows he must be tired, it was probably best they bring him somewhere to relax. Moving someone that big would be difficult for her alone, at least if they were to do it comfortably. Enlisting Choi to help her should ease that a little and when he readily agreed the pair moved over to grab the Kaesstrian. Each taking one arm and draping it over their shoulders they hefted T'charrl's large size off of the ground, slowly moving him along towards the door. Getting a face full of dusty, thick fur wasn't the most pleasant thing in the world, Yumi felt her nose twitching irritably at the sensations. Opening her mouth to reply she had to turn her head quickly, sneezing before sniffling and rubbing at her nose. "Ech... Uh, let's take him to the showers. We'll wake him up there so he can get cleaned up." He smelled of food after all and really needed a cleaning, it certainly couldn't hurt anyways. Sliding open the door she nodded her head, directing Choi to follow as they dragged T'charrl along with them. "Can you talk to Kai wherever you two are? Let him know what happened, we might need a hand with this."

Choi was not entirely sure whether he was supposed to be concerned about this alien, not knowing whether he was tired or definitely not feeling well. He looked different and still had those piercing things, but they looked like they had receded back into his arms and probably weren’t a threat. This guy sure was dropping dust like snow as they moved him and that was definitely the absolute worst part of carrying this guy, looking to Yumi when she sneezed. Smiling a little, he nodded and wiped his nose, “Alright! The showers…that’s not too far”, he spoke, nodding to himself as he decided on the route to get there, “If there was one place I’d like to wake up in after being unconscious, it’s the showers and surrounded by people…possibly naked. I haven’t decided yet”. Thinking about it, he quickly looked back to Yumi when she asked him about Kai, giving a little nod in return, “Oh, sure! I mean…it’ll be easy enough. Just keep walking”, he spoke, trying to get a hold of Kai. It was pretty simple to, but Choi soon flinched after a moment and smiled nervously at Yumi, “And…that could have gone better too…”

Kai was going to smack Takeshi after this, especially when he knew how he felt about the kid. This whole chasing thing just reminded him of the problem they had with the kid when he changed and tried to kill them all. He wasn’t going to give the kid the ball though, he wasn’t going to give up just because he didn’t agree with this, but it sure was making him feel worried, “This isn’t damn logical!” He really had to get this kid off his tail before he decided to grab hold of it and reel him in for the ball. Jumping passed the machines and running around the corner and jumping to the side to avoid the leaping kid, he quickly ran off again before something distracted him completely and unfortunately for him he instead ended up tripping right into a machine and falling over it, landing on his back where he was quickly leaped on by the kid. Letting out a pained groan as Shu immediately grabbed the ball and bounced off him, he rubbed his chest before his hand moved to his head, “Ughhh…damnit Choi!” he groaned, slowly sitting up, “Choi just…’called’ me saying he found your bug friend and wants me to help him. Don’t suppose you wanna go too or am I just going by myself…”

Viral couldn’t help but feel absolutely inadequate in a group like this where everyone was treated like a super-powered being and anything he could do was just a laugh. Just because he couldn’t fly or throw energy around like an idiot didn’t mean he should be laughed at for having destructive abilities himself. His pride had been insulted and he had been hurt, so having a lot of training time should help him get stronger and allow him to compete properly with everyone else. As it stood, Vegeta wasn’t in agreement with his ideals and was quick to protest against it because of his ‘health’ or whatever. He used to be one of the strongest in the group and now he was arguably the weakest, all of these distractions he had to undertake not helping his progress in the slightest. Growling lowly, he followed after Vegeta reluctantly, “Hmph, have you never heard of fasting? I don’t ‘need’ anything! The only thing I need food for are those damn pills!” he protested, already finding it annoying that his primal instincts were the problem when it came to food, “I don’t have a choice”. He didn’t see any other way around it; he was either going to lag behind even more by taking breaks all the time and experimenting or he was going to be a mere pet to everyone else. He needed a break from the race and catch up without worrying about them all gaining in strength, but that was never going to happen, “You forget how long I lasted without food until you intervened. How else am I supposed to be useful without having to act like an animal to do it??”

"The showers aren't all that far, we can get him there pretty soon if we hurry." Again Yumi had to turn her head, sneezing once more as some of the dust tickled her nose. No way was this going to be pleasant if she was doing that every three seconds. Sniffling she rubbed at her nose, looking at Choi as he had another of his trademark off comments. Waking up bare surrounded by people, that was preferable? "If I weren't busy right now I'd smack you for that comment," she warned, rolling her eyes and smiling despite herself. That would probably be the absolute worst way to come to, that and finding herself locked in a room with Kabocha she supposed. While carrying T'charrl by themselves was easy just the two of them weren't exactly suited to care for someone, they would need help. If Choi could get Kai to come meet them then the three of them ought to suffice, and to that end she asked her boyfriend to get a hold of his brother. After a silent moment or two he gave her a sheepish smile, things had been a bit funny apparently. "Catch him at a bad time?" Yumi asked, smirking as she shook her head. "That's one thing I worry about using telepathy, you have no idea what the other person might be up to. Could lead to some very awkward situations... Like talking to someone in the shower," she added, teasing Choi.

Kai was right, nothing about this training was remotely logical. It was sure funny as hell to watch though! It was such a simple task and yet Shu was giving it his all, chasing down that weighted ball like it meant more than his life. For someone who wanted nothing to do with this Kai sure was doing his best to keep away, giving the little guy a run for his money. For a short while they were darting all over the place, and then for whatever reason Kai saw fit to collide with a machine and fall all over himself. In no time at all Shu was on top of him, claiming his hard won prize and bringing it over to the older boy. Flashing his brother a smile Takeshi took the weight, bouncing it in one hand as he glanced over at Kai. "What do you mean Choi 'called' you?" he asked, kind of missing the point at first. Frowning at the mention of T'charrl he rolled the ball to the side, looking at Shu then Kai before nodding. "We'll come along, it wouldn't be right to stay here while he might be hurt. Did Choi say what was wrong?"

"I have in fact heard of fasting. I've also heard of death by starvation, something you near experienced. You have no reason to fast other than your objection to eating, which in of itself is absurd. You're stronger when you've eaten and have energy, you can't argue that. And those pills... You don't need them. As I recall both of us were opposed to the pills, unless that's changed now?" Vegeta didn't want Viral on any type of medicine if it could be helped. Thus far his friend had been lucky and the side effects had been minimal, but it was best they don't push their luck and try to administer even more. Sighing softly he rubbed at his head, looking over at Viral sympathetically. "You do have a choice. As I've said countless times this won't be easy, you'll have to really apply yourself to get better. That includes eating regularly, our therapy sessions and training. If you truly want to get back to one hundred percent we have to do this step by step, no shortcuts." Everything was stacked against him in Viral's mind, he had no way to catch up to them all much less reclaim his spot at the top. Perhaps it was best he settle for just being powerful and not the prime fighter that he wanted to be. "You can be useful by continuing to recover. Inhibiting yourself by unnecessarily fasting or refusing therapy is only going to hurt yourself in the long run."

Choi had really hoped he would be able to catch Kai when he wasn’t moving, but instead he was completely taken off guard and he had managed to accidentally hurt him. He knew what happened and he knew it was probably a bad idea to call him without any warning, but at least that was over with and he probably wasn’t going to get too much of a slap from that. Smiling a little at Yumi, he let out a sigh and shook his head, “It could had been worse…I mean, he hurt himself, but not badly”, he shrugged, pulling T’charrl up a little more, “I doubt catching them in the shower would be bad when it means you can’t see them and I would had preferred if he was in the showers since that’d save us time trying to find him. As luck would have it…of course…Takeshi and his brother is with him so you can shout at Takeshi all you like for leaving his buddy in a dark and empty room! It’s not like his brother knows any better about these things either”.

Shu had caught Kai, even if he fumbled and he was very happy over it, taking hold of the ball and bouncing away from Kai and over to Takeshi. He hoped he did good, even if it appeared that Kai had tripped up. He really gave the guy a good run around the place before then, giving Takeshi a pleasant smile as he handed over the ball, his eyes quickly going to Kai when he spoke up, “Bug? Friend T’charrl? Ooohhh, I hope he’s okay…”

Kai didn’t mind losing to Shu when it was all fun and games for the kid, but things were turning serious before they could even move onto better suited training methods. Slowly wiping his clothes down as he stood up, looking to Shu at first before to Takeshi, “Remember when I said Choi and I were connected? Our thoughts are tied through telepathy but as quickly as it takes you to think to move your hand”, he sighed, rubbing his head, “Not like we do it all the time…especially when one of us is not expecting it like that”. It was difficult to explain, but when he wasn’t expecting Choi to call in like that his mind took a complete blank and running while dodging when Choi did call in was very hazardous. Sighing a little, he walked off towards the door and gave a glance back at Takeshi, “He didn’t, but I imagine your friend is still alive if he wants help with him. Haven’t even seen the alien since boarding, honestly”.

Viral was in the worst possible situation he could be, having his mind completely taken apart by the thought of being so weak. He didn’t want to be weak, he couldn’t be weak and he couldn’t be put out of the fight because he was seen as so weak. Vegeta was not giving him a break, refusing all the time to give him what he wanted and simply threw whatever logic he had at him. Everything was not going his way and his head was just hurting too, “And you know the medicine is there for if I get worse! Then what’s the point on me existing? I’d be a disgrace to myself”, he spoke, shaking his head. Vegeta was just shutting him down at every turn, he didn’t know what he was supposed to do. He needed to get better, he wanted to be the best and if he wasn’t anywhere near the best he was not happy with living. He was getting to the point where he’d accept an honourable discharge during battle, “When everything else fails, what else is there for me? Even Ikura had no idea what to do with me”.

The longer they continued to walk the more Yumi began to feel how heavy T'charrl was. Or maybe it was just him becoming more dead weight, hard to say. He was certainly out of it right now, hopefully dousing him in some cold water would do the trick and wake him right up. Come to think of it was washing T'charrl going to be a good idea? Bugs hated water didn't they? Granted a Kaesstrian wasn't exactly a bug as they knew it, but close enough that he might just dislike it. "I don't think Shy would have left if T'charrl was like this before though, even if Takeshi told him to. Maybe he wanted to be on his own?" Wasn't completely unreasonable, if T'charrl knew the change was coming then he might have gone off on his own to avoid hurting anyone. It wouldn't be the first time he had changed either, he'd done so back on Earth just before they had left. Since he had near hurt his own mother from what she heard it wasn't that much of a stretch he would have gone and hid. "Let's just focus on getting him somewhere he can relax, and finding Kai. Once I know everyone is okay then maybe I'll smack somebody."

This was the first Takeshi had heard of T'charrl being hurt, though he wasn't all too worried. If Yumi and Choi were with him he was safe, and considering Kai didn't seem worried it couldn't be all bad. Shu was worried as ever, granted he'd worry if someone got so much as a splinter. Regardless they were going to go and see how their friend was doing even if he wasn't in any real bad way. "So you and him are what... Psychic or something...?" he asked, raising an eyebrow. "That's really cool, any chance you can show Shu and I how to do that? Then again... Having Shu in my head all the time..." That might get old pretty fast. He loved his little brother to death, but he asked enough questions and spoke enough just when they were together. Having Shu able to speak to him and ask questions whenever he wanted could prove to be... Interesting. There was the whole being caught off guard as Kai had been too, Takeshi could do without being randomly shouted at. More to the matter at hand, he probably ought to figure out what exactly was wrong with T'charrl. Unfortunately when questioning his friend for details it didn't appear that he had thought to ask. "Can't be too bad, if it was they wouldn't bother talking to us, they would just rush him to the medical bay, you know? Probably just tired from training."

"The medicine is there for if you get worse, you're right. But the way you said it before you made it sound like it's your only option. It's a supplement, not a crutch. I just want you to be able to handle stress without the need for the medicine, and only use it if it's an absolute must." The fact no one wanted Viral on medicine in the first place was indicative enough of their reluctance to use it. "How about existing to get better, and to improve? You can't be disheartened every single time you fall, you have to be able to pick yourself up and move forward again. I know it must seem daunting right now, but you can get better. And you might be weaker than us right now, but there's nothing keeping you from becoming our equals, if not greater than us." Albeit why Viral wanted to be the strongest was a bit of a mystery. It was a matter of pride if nothing else as far as Vegeta knew. Pride before the fall, as the saying went, no good would come of the Beastman's obsession for strength. He might obtain it but then what? This line of thought was a bit too depressing for Vegeta's liking, but unfortunately they weren't done just yet. "If you lose sight of what it is you're supposed to do then you search. Ikura had no idea what you should do, but he isn't the only person who can give you direction. There's me, there's Yumi, and soon enough there'll be my father too."

Choi really had to wonder what they were going to do with the alien after all this, like what he might do when he woke up. He probably wasn’t going to be too happy about getting all wet and being surrounded by people, especially when he was like a big fluffy dusty beast right now. He hoped the guy wouldn’t freak out or nothing, but nearing the showers was definitely a good sign just incase he woke up. Looking to Yumi, he smiled nervously before letting out a sigh, “Ehhhh well, true. Maybe! I dunno about you though, but I wouldn’t want to leave a big alien alone. I’d check on him all the time! Like a drunken buddy who might roll onto his back while he sleeps”. It was pretty risky if T’charrl could still do that on the ship and they had gone on for long enough without it happening again, so there was no reason to leave him alone, “Kai is coming soon, no problem! I feel like I need a shower after this myself…”

Kai felt that he should probably hurry before his brother got anxious, but it wasn’t him he needed when helping the alien out. If he was hurt or in trouble then he would need medical attention. T’charrl was too much of a loose cannon with those powers of his and now it seemed as if he couldn’t handle being alone for one day. Looking back at Takeshi, he frowned slightly before shrugging, “I don’t know about psychic, but our telepathy is a lot more powerful because we’re twins”, he sighed, waving his hand, “Anyone with Ki can learn how to use telepathy, but we really should get moving”. He didn’t think Takeshi learning how to use telepathy was a good idea, especially when the guy might just abuse it. Looking to Takeshi, he frowned a little, “Well, considering what the guy is and what he can do, I’m practically the reinforcement when Yumi is most likely with him. The guy could be going all feral again for all I know”.

Viral wasn’t the one wanting food or to take a break so by his logic it was Vegeta who was holding him back from training some more. He was being punished for being caught by the Saiyans, it seemed, with the torture and experiments hardly being comparable to the feeling of being left behind. As if Vegeta would know what it feels like to be in his position and from the sounds of it that was a definite no, “Then what is stopping me from achieving that right now?? Only the fact I’m not training seems to be holding me back right now!” he snapped, the stress of being obsolete getting to him pretty quickly, “There are too many limiters for me here and I can’t get around them…even being on this ship is stopping me! Just…how do I do this with nobody to fight…nothing to do?”

Yumi wasn't so sure Takeshi and Shu would upright abandon T'charrl if he might have been in some trouble. Sure, the former could be a bit thick-skulled and the latter a bit oblivious but she wouldn't deny they had good hearts. If they knew or even remotely suspected their friend might be in a bad way they wouldn't have left him alone. "Except... He's not drunk, is he? I get your point though, he shouldn't have been left alone if this was going to happen." What mattered now was that she and Choi had found him and they were in the process of helping. No one had been hurt, so that was good, and it didn't appear as though T'charrl had injured himself in any way either. So long as they kept the Kaesstrian calm he wouldn't endanger himself or anyone. "If you need a shower then you can shower. We might as well hop in too while we're there," she began, pausing before flushing slightly. "Not like that! I mean we'll both go into our own showers and clean up!" Thank goodness they had arrived at the showers,

Takeshi had never even given considered Kai and Choi using telepathy. It made sense now that he thought it over, they always seemed to know what the other one was doing in a fight. Having the ability to do that with Shu could be pretty neat if not bothersome at the same time. Now wasn't the time to learn how to use that ability though, they had to go see how T'charrl was getting along. Come to think of it did they even know where their friend was being taken? "Did Choi mention where they're bringing him by the way? We're kind of walking nowhere right now." If T'charrl was just tired then probably his room, or maybe the mess hall to get some food in him. Then again hadn't that kid brought T'charrl food earlier? Ah he couldn't even remember right now. "Come on, Yumi and Choi know how to fight. If T'charrl goes all feral, which he won't, I'm sure they'd be fine." Even so, couldn't hurt for them to be there. The two times Takeshi had witnessed T'charrl change it had been daunting, his power was huge and he was intimidating to look at. Sure, their friends could fight, but could they fight that?

"Viral... Neglecting yourself and only focusing on training is what is holding you back. You're not listening, you have to eat and rest as well as train, not doing those is only going to make you tire quicker and be more susceptible for setbacks." Vegeta didn't know how many times he had to say it for the Beastman to understand, it was beginning to become tiresome. Viral was obviously stressing over this matter, as he did with near everything as of late. This might be one such instance where his medicine would come in handy, if only Vegeta was willing to let his friend take the pills. "You have someone to fight and plenty to do, but you're rushing things. We have all the resources we need to make this work, we just need time is all." Stepping closer to Viral he placed a hand on his shoulder, smiling kindly. "Viral, I know you don't see it, but you've been improving far quicker than I or Ikura thought you would have. Yes, you're not back to full strength, but look at how far you've come in just a week. If we take a bit longer then you'll get over these obstacles, just have patience."

Choi was definitely at the point where he could demand an answer to why the alien had been left alone since without Yumi he probably would had ended up killed because he wandered in there by accident. If one of the engineers or something came in they would be a goner too. It definitely made him wonder why the Saiyan empire neglected to recruit this Kaesstrian if he was capable of this much power, but of course he had no idea the origins of this guy and whether the Saiyans knew his kind were capable of doing this. Looking to Yumi, he smiled a little and sighed, “Ehhh who knows? I guess these guys could get drunk on fruit?” he asked up, gasping when he realised they were at the showers already, “Ohh man, finally! Well uhh, we should really wake up this guy first before we do that, though”. Getting the guy through the door was pretty awkward, but at least they had finally arrived and they didn’t need to put up with all this dust falling off this guy. Trying to take him to a cubicle, he moved around awkwardly with him, “Geez…this guy is so awkward…”

Kai didn’t really want to go but if it would give him a break away from this kid chasing him then he was fine with going to help. It was definitely an odd request, especially when he could have just asked Takeshi to go and help instead of him. The alien wasn’t that hard to manoeuvre so to hell what kind of reason would Choi need Yumi and him to help too, “Yeah, I know where he is”, he spoke quickly, glancing back to Takeshi, “Any reason why they might bring a giant bug to the showers?” It was a little odd to him, but maybe the situation called for it despite the obvious thing probably being sleep or food instead of water, “Well, just so you know his tone wasn’t exactly sprinkling miracles, so whatever happened requires our attention. The showers aren’t far so it’s no big deal…”

Viral was not seeing any other way to grow in skill other than to push himself, like trying to catch up in a race; however, Vegeta was stopping him at every corner and making it harder for him to progress without going through the therapy and steady training route. He was getting frustrated and there was no way for him to improve if Vegeta was constantly going to stop him from trying to accomplish his goals. Looking back on everything he had done, he had managed to get more powerful by training on his own and using his own methods; however, that didn’t seem possible anymore because he had allowed himself to get into such a state that his mind could barely support his body. Sighing in annoyance, he looked away and folded his arms, his gaze soon going to Vegeta’s hand on his shoulder. Frowning, he looked back at him with a stern look before he sighed and looked away again, “Patience…as if our enemies have time for that…then again, it’s not as if everyone else can do better than me. Hmph! What do you suggest I do for this…training to get stronger…”

Never mind if T'charrl could get drunk or not, Yumi was more concerned on seeing to him right now. Arriving at the showers after some awkward conversation they now had to somehow get the large Kaesstrian into one of these tiny stalls. Sure, no problem, he was just as big as one if not bigger. Getting him inside the room was bad enough let alone into the showers, and there was the small issue of T'charrl being asleep and all. Stopping outside of the stall as they struggled to get him in she frowned, looking up at her friend. "Maybe we should wake him up first? I can't imagine getting him in otherwise is going to be easy." Easing the alien down into a sitting position against the outside of the stall she smiled hopefully, giving his cheek a patting to try and rouse him. "Hey, T'charrl? Can you hear me? Wake up, you're okay now." If he didn't come to then the water should do the trick, though he might sort of freak out if he was suddenly doused with freezing water. Best to use that as a last resort.

"They're taking him to the showers...? Uh... That's not such a good idea," Takeshi replied, frowning as he shook his head. "T'charrl really doesn't like water, at all. He almost panicked when we had to fly over the ocean on Earth. Sticking him in a shower...? I don't know if that will end well." Seemed like an odd place to be for someone who was afraid of water. If their friend was in a bad way too then why take him there of all places? He wished he had an answer for Kai other than 'I don't know' but he really had nothing else to say. They weren't too far off from the showers which was good, they would know what was happening soon enough here. "I don't get how something bad could have happened if he was by himself. Did he hurt himself or something? Man... This sucks not knowing what's going on." If T'charrl was hurt in any way then Shu would be bummed out, and if Shu was upset then he would get upset. Did that other kid have anything to do with this? He'd better not, otherwise he was going to get his butt handed to him.

There was no joy in telling Viral he had to slow down, Vegeta had a pretty good idea how flustered he must be feeling. No one else was showing it but everyone here must be stressed, it was a big battle they were preparing for and they still had a lot of work ahead of them. It was a painstaking process for everyone, but for no one more so than Viral. Not only did he have to rise to a new level of strength but he had to recover just to get his previous power too. "The actual battle isn't for some time still, so we have the luxury of patience right now. Don't feel like you have to become so powerful in a single day, we've got more than enough time to get to that point. And as for suggestions for your training..." There was more than one area which Viral had to strengthen himself, both mentally and physically. The mental aspect would take more time and was arguably more important, as he would have to be able to control his power first and foremost. "Let's make a deal right here and now and see how it goes. If you agree to spend mornings with me working on your stress and trying to master your forms then I'll spend afternoons and evenings training with you otherwise, working on actually improving your physical power. If we do that for a few days then you will definitely begin to see some progress, I'm certain of it."

Choi shook himself once he had finally been allowed to release T’charrl, patting down his hair and trying to rid it of the strange dust. It was pretty nasty and he didn’t even know what it was, but whatever it was made Yumi sneeze before and that could never be anything good. Managing to get T’charrl down in a suitable position was just the start of it all, but now they had to try and wake him up. Staring down at him, he slowly rubbed his chin as Yumi made an attempt to wake him up but nothing appeared to be happening, “…You don’t think he’s dead, do you?” he asked, slowly moving forward to try and get a look at T’charrl. He didn’t look dead, but who knew with these aliens, “Does he have a pulse? I mean…it’s worth checking, right? He was sleeping when we found him so he was low on energy in that giant form and now he could…you know, have no energy…”

Kai gave a look back at Takeshi, not sure whether he should be concerned about their destination. The alien probably washed with water sometime so a little water probably wasn’t that bad, “Maybe he was rolling around in the trash when they found him or drooling all over himself, so probably had to wash him”, he shrugged, not all up for getting the youngest kid all worried and asking too many questions, “Maybe it was the kid you took in that did something and you’re not supposed to come see incase you flip out. Either way, we’re here. So maybe you can see for yourself”. Looking to the door, he trusted Choi and T’charrl were already in there and that he somehow managed to get ahead of them. Opening the door, he took a peek in before sighing, calling in, “Anyone in here? Brought some pals…”

Viral was just going to die if he was going to fall behind this much and nobody realised this, especially when he felt the need to go into battle everytime. He just had no way to keep up with these people, lowering his head a little in consideration to what might happen to him. Who knew when they had to fight again and if it would end up being the Saiyan forces, then he’d just have to be sitting on the sidelines watching everything happening to everyone else. Waiting for an answer from Vegeta and a possible solution to his problems, he became increasingly impatient as Vegeta took longer each time to give him a straight answer with one eventually coming out. Immediately letting out an annoyed grumble, he narrowed his gaze before snapping back, “I’m not that’s stressed, damnit! Just-…bah, whatever! Fine! If I can’t do anything by myself and that’s the best you’re going to give me, then fine…but if I fall behind then it’s on your hands, so don’t make me fall behind!”

T'charrl needed a shower badly if he was dusting this much, at least Yumi figured as much. Was it normal for their friend to be doing this or did it mean he was dirty? She couldn't remember, he might have well been this way the whole time and she just hadn't noticed before. If they were going to lug him around he couldn't be doing this, it was making her nose itch like mad and it just felt odd having all of this on her. Setting T'charrl on the floor she gently patted at his cheek, hoping to get him to come to by doing so. "Yes Choi... He died on the way up here," she replied, looking over at her boyfriend with an annoyed glance before sighing. "I swear... You ask the dopiest questions some times." If T'charrl was in fact dead then why would they have brought him to the showers? She liked the boy but sometimes Choi should really think before he spoke. Just to humor him they should check for a pulse, or rather he should. Snatching up one of his hands he placed it on the pulse on T'charrl's neck, holding it for a moment before letting him go. "See? He's alive, he probably just passed out from exhaustion. Now then..." Moving to the Kaesstrian's side she leaned in close, clearing her throat before inhaling sharply and yelling, "WAKE UP T'CHARRL!"

Kai's theory was anything but sound, yet Takeshi appreciated what he was trying to do. Give even the slightest bit of reason to worry and Shu would be all in a panic for some time. Not that the older boy wasn't himself worried, he could hide it if it meant keeping his brother calm. As though he was reading his thoughts Kai voiced exactly what Takeshi had been thinking, making him frown disdainfully. "That brat better not have done anything or I swear I'll throw him out one of the windows." So far since taking in that Saiyan he'd been nothing but a headache for all of them. At times he looked like he wanted to belong and then he went and pulled stunts that made him a punk. Not the best way to go about befriending people, and if he was guilty here then that was just another strike on his record. Nothing seemed amiss at the showers thus far, albeit they hadn't even seen what was inside yet. Letting Kai do the liberty of opening the door they had barely gone inside when Yumi abruptly screamed, rather loudly at that. Gasping softly Takeshi's hands shot up to cover his ears, his eyes wide in surprise as he did so. "The hell was that for!?"

For someone who wasn't stressed Viral was awfully close to breaking before Vegeta. This was not at all fun to see, Vegeta took no pleasure in having to do this to his friend in the least, but it was necessary. Rushing things would only end badly, and simply put Viral couldn't handle any accelerated training in his current state. "I never said you can't do anything for yourself, I'm just saying we have to move at a steady pace with this, or you do. That's all I've been trying to say, be patient and don't rush through your training and recovery." The sooner Viral accepted that the sooner they could make some earnest headway. Now it fell to the Saiyan to see that his friend improve, no pressure there. Smiling exasperatedly Vegeta gave a small nod of his head, looking down the hallway thoughtfully for a moment. "I have no intention of falling behind, believe me. Selfishly it's a matter of pride that you do well, so I will give this my all. More than that however I just want to see you be the best you can be, and I am willing to invest whatever time and resources needed to help you get there. And... I suppose if you feel some solitary training will help then I can give you that as well. If I let you decide now, for example, what would you want to be doing at this moment? Take the reigns."

Choi smiled nervously, slowly looking away from her and sighing. He was just saying what could possibly happen, but he really didn’t know if he was just joking when it could very well happen. Looking to Yumi, he took in some reassurance that the alien was alright when she found a pulse. So the alien really was just unconscious, but it wasn’t as if he could help worry over him when he didn’t know where the guy’s lungs were to check if he was breathing. Pulling at his collar a little, he backed off a little before gasping when Yumi suddenly shouted in what was presumably T’charrl’s ear, the sound of Takeshi also coming from the door as well.

T’charrl hadn’t made a move since he was taken to the shower, nor did he look all that well. He barely had any energy and was running on fumes, but he was still alive and that was all that counted right now. With no awareness to Yumi’s plans, when she suddenly shouted in his ear he woke up with a start, looking very disorientated before he made a grab for Yumi with an angry hiss. He didn’t seem to be in his right mind, especially considering his large eyes were not fully open and he looked positively out of it with even his attempted grab at Yumi being weak.

Shu hoped Kai was incorrect; his friend didn’t need to be tortured even further by that guy with his nasty remarks and attempts of causing him pain. He didn’t want T’charrl to have to be bullied again, but the guy was already on edge about everything, but for him to get hurt was definitely something to be worried about. Looking up at Takeshi, he squeaked when Yumi suddenly shouted, his eyes quickly going up to him before he made a quick dash, “Yumi! Friend T’charrl!” he squeaked, rushing over immediately before letting out a sudden yell, “Ah! Miss Yumi!” He hadn’t seen T’charrl like this before, but whatever happened he was taken aback by T’charrl’s actions more so than his strange form.

Viral didn’t mean to snap at Vegeta, but he had a whole lot on his mind and having to make deals when he had other plans wasn’t what he wanted to do at all. He wanted freedom and to not carry the burden of a mental problem either, but that obviously wasn’t going to happen. Rubbing his head slowly, he let out a sigh and looked back to Vegeta with a frown, “Sometimes I wish I wasn’t given all of these emotions, then maybe I would still be the most powerful”, he huffed, not too pleased with the thought itself but found it better than having to worry or get stressed out and all those things. He didn’t feel like eating, he wasn’t so keen on sleeping either so he would had been better just skipping those and try to control his hunger where it mattered, “Just now? I’d kick whoever is in the training room out and use that! I know how to program that place and I won’t make it easy for myself either! The limit is the ship itself…and I hate enclosed spaces with no control…”

T'charrl was just unconscious, probably on an account of exhaustion. Changing so much couldn't be easy on anyone and the Kaesstrian was practically making a habit out of it. The notion he might be dead as suggested by Choi was just absurd, she made it known with a dirty look before focusing again on their friend. Well slapping his cheek hadn't woken him up any, and she would much rather avoid putting him in the shower if at all possible because of his size. There was only one other alternative then, and if this didn't work she was out of ideas. Standing at the alien's side Yumi inhaled, holding the breath for a second before shouting T'charrl's name as loudly as she could manage, evidently frightening everyone in the room as a result. It had worked, but things quickly took a turn south when a set of claws wrapped themselves around her throat. Gasping in surprise Yumi's hands reflexively went up to the claws, ready to tear herself free if needed. Something was off though, for one there was no real pressure in T'charrl's grip, and he still looked to be out of it. Was he still unconscious?

Takeshi hadn't a damn clue what was going on, and now his ears were ringing thanks to Yumi's impromptu howl. He could complain about that later as right now she was being grabbed by T'charrl and it looked like she might be in some serious danger. Oddly enough she didn't appear to be panicking aside from the initial surprise, she actually seemed pretty relaxed. It was a pretty unsettling thing to watch happen but if Yumi showed no signs of worry then they could relax. Not that it helped Shu any, the little guy was ready to go into a panic. Putting a hand on Shu's shoulder to keep him back Takeshi smiled reassuringly, shaking his head. "T'charrl's not going to hurt her, relax buddy." He didn't have the strength to by the looks of it, which was sad. How had he ended up so worn out like this anyways? From now on no one was training on their own, it wouldn't get them anywhere if people started dropping like flies. Or moths, as the case may be.

Relaxing after the sudden fright of being grabbed Yumi managed to free herself with minimal effort. Poor T'charrl, he probably didn't even know where he was right now. Easing his claw to rest on his stomach she smiled sympathetically, resting her hands on her hips. "I don't know if he's even totally awake... Doesn't look like he is." Half-lidded eyes and groggy movements, did he actually just wake up from a nap? Weird... Who fell asleep during training? Looking back at Shu she nodded her head, not wanting him to worry before turning again to the Kaesstrian. "T'charrl, sorry for scaring you like that. Can you hear me now? Can you tell us why you were like that in the training room?"

"Being emotionless wouldn't be as fun as you'd imagine, I'd think. If you feel you're missing out now imagine if you couldn't enjoy anything at all. Fighting would even be empty for you without emotions." It was probably a rhetorical statement but Vegeta still felt the need to rebuke it, he didn't want Viral getting the wrong ideas. When things were good Viral could actually be happy, or happy as far as the Beastman went. Genuine happiness might be a ways off but that didn't mean they couldn't try for it some more. First things first though... They needed food. "If you'll humor me and get some food in your stomach then by all means, go train. I'll join you but we can work independently of one another. Gods only know how much training we still need to do for this fight." The details of what the King and his Elites were truly capable of were a bit hazy but nonetheless daunting. From what Vegeta knew the King himself was a Super Saiyan, the only one currently in existence, and his closest fighters weren't far behind. In order to learn more they would be rendezvousing with Korian and Sayomi in just a few days time at this point. Once they had a more clear picture of what was coming they could prepare better. "What are you in the mood for? I'm cooking."

Choi had quickly moved to help Yumi by the time she was grabbed by the alien, but seeing how weak he was and how out of it he appeared to be it wasn’t a good idea to startle him even more. Yumi could handle herself, even if the Kaesstrian had become aggressive with that turn. Looking to Kai, he frowned slightly when he noticed Shu and Takeshi come over to check it out too, “We just found him all big and terrifying, then Yumi shrank him down but he doesn’t look the same as before, obviously”, he sighed, looking back to T’charrl as Yumi handled his little grab, “He was all in the dark and even scared of Yumi…smelled like either he or someone had fed him down there too”.

T’charrl didn’t know what was happening or where he was, his eyes unable to open fully and allow him to see what was happening. He barely had any energy to spare and now his ears were ringing after Yumi’s yelling at him. Holding onto Yumi, his claws were slowly removed as he hissed lowly in fear, trying to understand what was going on. He was on a cold floor, somewhere slightly humid and ever so slightly cramped. Feeling disorientated and a little scared, he tried to open his eyes properly as he shifted his head. He could smell who was here, all probably staring at him and the creature he had become. He didn’t want anyone to see him until he was ready, but now he was surrounded with all of them probably questioning what had happened. Slowly shifting around, he turned to look in Yumi’s direction as he tried to understand what she was saying again, hoping he could respond in the right way, “T-T-T-Tcht-…P-Pain all sore…change…all over”, he spoke in a hiss, slowly shifting around as a big set of claws moved to his abdomen, “Get ssstrong…b-but hurting…can’t stop! Hungry, energy…”

Shu was confused to what had happened to T’charrl and what made him change form; even his way of speaking was broken. His friend didn’t look well at all and could probably use some food and sleep, but not at the same time despite how he looked. Looking to Takeshi, he frowned a little before looking back to T’charrl, “Friend looks different…and scared”, he spoke lowly, scratching his chest, “Friend needs help! He’s a big fluffy bug all smelly and hungry…what if he gets bigger and fluffier again in here…? What do we do?”

Viral let out a grumble, not all too fussed about Vegeta being cheeky towards him. He was not exactly in the best of moods and he was fairly defeated in words, but he wasn’t out of the fight completely just yet. If he could get his own way in the future then the joke would be on Vegeta and he’ll be able to bully him instead. Grumbling lowly, he wasn’t left much of a choice since he had the guilt of his possible transformation if he didn’t eat and then Vegeta could laugh at him some more as he scratched behind his ear and petted him some more, “It’s not even the King we have to worry about when it comes to fighting, but having an entire Empire come charging at us instead”, he sighed, knowing the strength of the King beyond what he was himself, “He has the power of many planets on his side…” Letting out a grumble, he shook his head as thoughts of the future went through his head, his eyes soon going back to Vegeta as he frowned, “I don’t know if I trust your cooking…but I also don’t know if I’m hungry. I don’t exactly feel right thanks to you…”

Yumi didn't feel she had really done anything special, she just happened to be there at the time T'charrl changed back. A few nice words, that was all, words hardly fixed something like this. It was sort of an empty success in that T'charrl still wasn't back to his old self, even going as far to change yet again into an entirely new form. Sooner or later they might even forget what he originally looked like if this kept up. Shame none of them really understood what was going on, otherwise they might be able to help. "Unless he brought food with him someone else took it down," she added, corroborating Choi's story. Behind her she completely missed Vegeta looking away bashfully, and good thing too because otherwise she would probably smack him. T'charrl had finally come to enough to speak, albeit it was a struggled, slurred speech. She had to really focus just to make out what he was saying as the alien was barely coherent right now. "You're hungry...? Energy...? Do you mean you need energy?" It could be like before when he had opened up that portal, he needed someone's energy before and after that. Not entirely certain Yumi figured it was worth a shot, reaching out and offering her hand to T'charrl. "Take whatever you need, I've got plenty to spare," she said, smiling kindly.

Just how many different forms did T'charrl have anyways? If this kept up Takeshi wasn't sure if they would ever get their friend back to normal. That spirit that was living in him, it had mentioned something about becoming stronger. From what T'charrl was saying he was stronger now, though it still didn't appear to be enough yet. Damn, if they could they should just give him all the energy he needed, that would save them a lot of trouble. Despite being a bit more like an insect now he didn't have a lot of issue being so close, maybe because it was just different enough not to set off his fear. The only thing Takeshi felt right now was worried and bummed that he didn't think they could do anything to help. Rising to the challenge once more was Yumi, taking charge and trying to help T'charrl any way she could. He had to admit, she was really impressive when it came to taking care of them. It was amazing how well she could get people to relax when they were on the verge of going nuts, he didn't know how she did it. "Don't worry Shu... Yumi's got this," Takeshi replied, nodding his head confidently. She could help, they just had to trust that.

Just a quick meal to sustain themselves, then they could get on with training. Vegeta had no intention of making a full course dining experience so he didn't quite understand why Viral was so opposed. A steak or two and some kind of quick side dish, that was all. Everyone fought better when they had energy from food, just sunlight wouldn't keep Viral going forever, he wasn't a plant. "Realistically though how many of the King's subjects are loyal to him? You have to figure that bastard hasn't been leading from popular support, there's a reason his military is so large. I feel like if we were to attack him directly a lot of his 'supporters' would just stand by and not try to intervene. Then again I may be completely wrong and we could face forces several times our own size when we arrive, it's hard to say." Vegeta wasn't a gambling man but he knew those weren't very good odds. Either it would be an easy battle or they would be made to battle overwhelming troop sizes. Personally he'd prefer the former, but rarely were things so simple. Giving Viral a mock expression of hurt the Saiyan smiled, shrugging his shoulders. "I'm not a chef, I'll admit that. But I can cook a meal that won't come back up at the very least, so there's that. And what do you mean thanks to me...?" Vegeta gave Viral a scrutinizing look before shaking his head again, waving a hand dismissively. "Never mind. Just let me have a quick bite to eat and we'll get you set for training, fair?"