"So... Remind me again why they need our help?"

The rebel fleet was pretty impressive to look at. Having grown quite a bit over the last few months what was a ragtag group of turncoats was now an actual military force, comprised of some dozen and a half ships, not counting the flagship. Inside each were a fair amount of troops, some former Saiyan militants and others having been freed from Saiyan control. Wherever these troops had come from they were all united under a singular goal now; bring down the King, free the remaining worlds and restore peace to the universe. It was no small order, Takeshi would give them that, and they had one heck of an uphill battle before them. Still, why did they need him and his friends? Korian was still stronger than them most likely, Sayomi was no push over either. While a bit goofy Leto was powerful in his own right, and those were only the ones whose names he recalled off hand. The sibling pair Sasha and Ricken were probably stronger now too, they could definitely take on Elites if they had to. So why drag them back into all of this? He knew they had agreed to lend their assistance, but now that they were coming to the point of no return he wasn't so enthusiastic. 

Like it or not they were here, and they had a promise to keep. After settling up alongside the flagship and docking a small group was gathered, the typical sort that would be heading in. Shu, Takeshi, Yumi, Vegeta, Viral and T'charrl would all go see the rebels while the rest remained behind to relax and wait for the news. Since the former squad was still the enemy as far as the rebels might be concerned it was best they stay inside and wait, same with Haku. Crossing the bridge into the flagship they were greeted by a small contingent of rebels along with Leto who, much to everyone's chagrin was going to be their escort. 

"Look at all of you, it's been so long!" Leto said happily, beaming beneath his impressive mustache. Stepping forward he tried to snatch the entire group into a hug at once, only managing to nab Takeshi in the process as Yumi had so graciously pushed him forward as a 'sacrifice'. After near squeezing the life out of the young Saiyan he sniffled a bit, rubbing at his eye before saluting. "Welcome to our ship everyone! Under the Commander's orders I'll be your escort for your time here, and I will be the manliest escort you ever had! How I wish I had the time to show you around, but alas, we've got a schedule to keep! So then..." Leto paused, flexing as he pointed down the hallway, "If you'll all follow me!"

Takeshi had absolutely no want to be hugged but still found himself in Leto's grip-like embrace. For a man who he didn't remember being that strong he could sure squeeze the crap out of someone. Gasping for air right up until the hug ended he stumbled back a bit, groaning as he rubbed at his shoulder. Looking over his shoulder at Yumi he stuck his tongue out at her childishly, turning away as she gave an innocent smile in turn. Man, why did they have to get stuck with the weirdo as an escort? Korian could have sent Sayomi, she was nice and not a weirdo. Not like they were going to be stuck with this guy for a long time anyways, right? "Next time you're the one getting hugged," Takeshi mumbled, looking at Shu, "I don't like hugs anymore, they hurt."

Yumi felt a bit sorry for forcing that on Takeshi, but it was pretty funny to watch. Rebuking his glare with an innocent smile she began to move with the rest of the group, folding her hands behind her back as they walked. So this was what a flagship looked like huh? It was larger than theirs, though designed much the same way as far as she could tell. She wondered how many people were on here alone, not even including the other ships around them. A thousand maybe? More? Last time they had seen the rebels they had maybe half as many ships, it was amazing to see how quickly this force had grown. Maybe because they were winning battles people were more willing to join, that must be it. Turning to Vegeta she raised an eyebrow, nodding towards their escort. "So what's the deal with these people again? I mean I get they're fighting the King but who are they exactly?"

"Well, rebels to put it simply. If I have to elaborate though... Mostly ex-Saiyan military personnel. Some of the people here were from planets that were liberated, and others have just been fighting from the beginning. People like Korian and Sayomi used to be some of the King's top soldiers until they left from what I remember." His stint with the rebellion may have been brief but Vegeta made it a point to retain the information. Everything that was the rebellion was either stolen from the Saiyans, built from Saiyan scraps or given to them by gracious aliens. That could be said for both the technology and troops. Speaking of the former... Vegeta couldn't help but hold this ship with an air of wonder. It was massive, much larger than anything he was on before. They had seen it briefly back on that other world but hadn't had a chance to properly inspect it. Being inside now hardly did it justice, he only saw so much from here. Perhaps with permission he could have Sayomi show the rest of it to him later.