"Heh... I've been hurt before Shu and I'll be hurt again, that's just how things go. But I can handle it, don't you worry about me," Takeshi said with a smile, "I'll protect you during the fight, that's all there is to it. As long as I got you helping me from behind I can't lose." He'd find a way to defeat their father one way or another, he'd give it every ounce of energy he had in order to make it happen. Frowning when Shu once again tried to put himself in the battle the older boy looked away as well, letting out a reluctant sigh before turning back and ruffling Shu's hair gently. "You really aren't gonna let me fight by myself, are you? If you've gotta fight too... Okay, but you stay with me the whole time, got it? I don't want you going too far away, want to keep an eye on you and all that, you know?" Chances were too he and Shu were bound to be targeted anyways, and spreading out just made it tougher to keep the two of them safe. Even if their father was stronger than them they certainly weren't going to go down easily, and Takeshi would sooner die than have Shu be taken back to Kortal again. A pretty grim prospect, but if his brother or any of his friends were taken away today then he might very well as be dead, it'd be just as bad if not worse.

Yumi could feel the pressure of everyone's anxiety quite well now, the whole of it bearing down upon her like a massive weight. In a way she wanted to get the fighting underway already, it would mean everyone would be too focused to be afraid, and in turn she'd not have this oppressive feeling right now. It was tricky to say how she felt herself, being swamped as she was. Leaning forward in her seat she closed her eyes tight, holding her head for a moment as she took deep breaths to try and shut out everything around her. Hearing Kabocha's voice over the speaker broke her concentration, forcing her to instead face the anxiety she was picking up instead of trying to block it out. When this was done with she had to learn how to deal with this better, she couldn't be getting all riled up and taut over other people's feelings. Feeling a particularly strong sense of unease coming from T'charrl she glanced over at him worriedly, reaching out and laying a hand on his shoulder. "As long as we're together everything will be fine," Yumi said, offering a small smile, "Krom was strong last time we fought him, but we're all stronger now too. If we deal with him first then the King we can beat them, we just have to be smart about it."

"I doubt we'll get a chance to just fight one of them though," Haku interrupted, frowning as he was staring down at his lap, wringing his fingers together nervously, "Neither of them are dumb enough to fight all of us alone, we'll have to split up..." Divide their already weaker forces to fight two strong enemies, why did he not like the sound of that? It was really their only choice though, it's not like anyone here was strong enough to fight either man one on one. The few of them who had tails could turn Oozaru to try and get a leg up, but that was a real bad idea when fighting someone as experienced as those two. "I... I think we can win, but it's going to get bad before it does..." Just what or who might they lose out here? Haku was no stranger to people dying in combat, that was just a fact of war; he was used to it, but that didn't make it any less pleasant. To top that off the people before had always been strangers, or someone who hated him, but these people were basically his friends. He didn't want anyone to die, or be taken away, or anything bad to happen, but experience told him something was bound to go down before long.

Things seemed oddly... Quiet down here. Kabocha expected tall pillars of smoke designating battle sites, ravaged cities and the countryside to be scarred and in flames. What he saw however as they reached land again was largely untouched scenery, with little if any sign of combat. A crater here and there sure, but nothing that one might expect from the King of Saiyans. It was like back up north, it almost seemed like they had begun to try and minimize damage, but why? Since when did those people in power care about collateral? "This feels weird... I don't like it..." he mumbled, frowning as he scanned the canopies and valleys for signs of movement. There really was nothing out here by the looks of it, nor was he picking up on any immediate energies. The nearest city it seemed was about 5 kilometers away from where they were, being the same place the beacon was originating from. This was probably good a zone as any to set down in then, no sense in risking their shuttle getting wrecked. "I'm setting her down everyone, hang on for just a second," he spoke through the ship's communications, bringing the shuttle to a slightly jarring halt as he awkwardly tried to stop it a bit too soon. Smiling sheepishly he fiddled with the controls for a moment, getting the rockets to die down and shift so they could descend, slowly setting them down among the trees. Best to place it somewhere concealed, it'd really suck if someone came along and did something to it. 

When Takeshi felt the shuttle land he held his breath for a minute, perhaps paranoid that they would be hit the moment they had touched down. Others seemed to share his sentiment as no one immediately moved to get up, albeit it could just be nerves in going into the fight itself. After a brief moment of tense silence the door to the cabin finally slid open, Kabocha coming out with an uneasy smile on his face. Time to get moving then, they really couldn't up and leave now and sitting here wouldn't solve anything. Undoing his harness he turned to Shu and undid his as well, smiling as he got up and squatted before his brother. "Look... I'll say it again buddy, I'm going to protect you, okay? Fight with me if you've gotta, but I want you to listen too, got me? If I say back off then back off, let your big brother do the hard stuff."