GambolMuse

Dragon Ball: Legacy (Mogtaki and Vena Sera)

If Kai was so lonely without a girlfriend then they should just find him one! An odd thing coming from someone who had no luck with women, but it made perfect sense to Takeshi. With all the planets they were going to be visiting surely sooner or later they'd find someone that he might like. Or heck, maybe there was some girl on Kortal who could fall for him once this was over. He mentioned not being noticed before, but after being part of the rebellion and freeing everyone surely some girl would take note of Kai. "No, no I'm not suggesting you're easy! I'm suggesting we look, that's all. If you're dating and he's dating then you're both happy, right? I mean, you can hang out with your girlfriends together, so it's like you're still just with each other, only you've got girls." For the love of... They were hot-blooded teenage males, how was Kai NOT wanting to find a girlfriend? Sheesh, if Takeshi didn't know any better he'd say that his friend undressing before them was almost a sign of something. So maybe 'shopping around' hadn't been the best way to phrase things, but his plan was still the same nonetheless. Smiling knowingly at Kai he walked closer, slipping an arm around his shoulders and talking low so Shu couldn't overhear. "Kai... You can't kiss your brother. I mean you can, but not like that, you know? Plus..." he paused, making a squeezing motion with his free hand, waggling his eyebrows suggestively.

Vegeta tried not to smile at the flea comment, it was kind of funny. It helped that the following bit was a bit more somber, making him sigh softly as he shook his head in reply. "You won't be put down no matter what you do. But... I know what it's like to have your hands tied. It's frustrating, debilitating and daunting, believe me I sympathize with you Viral." He felt that way right now, he had for a while with this ongoing problem. Of course he wouldn't be put down, but the feeling of helplessness was one Vegeta was beginning to understand all too well. What good a scientist was he after all if he could solve a problem so close to home? They had at last reached Viral's room, thank goodness too because now they had to focus on getting him changed back. Accessing the panel and watching the door slide open he stood to the side, letting Viral go in first. "Exhaustion can't be the only way to do it though. You changed last time just because you didn't have the energy to maintain it, so that makes sense. It stands to reason though that for every way there is to induce the transformation there's one to undo it too." What that was had evaded them thus far, and probably would continue to do so. Rubbing at his head thoughtfully Vegeta glanced at Viral, "Well first things first, let's calm you down. I know easier said than done, but we've got to think this through. Just... Sit down and breathe, we'll work this out."

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All of Takeshi's defensive ranting hadn't done much to Kai, and that probably bothered him even more than having his cooking insulted. While rather close to going on a tirade he managed to keep himself quiet, instead deciding it was time to get moving. Mph, his cooking was plenty fine, he and Shu ate it all the time. T'charrl didn't seem to mind it either, so he certainly wasn't a bad cook. Stupid chefs, they cook for some king and they think they know everything. Kai was much too preoccupied with the whole Choi and Yumi situation anyways, it was hard to have any sort of conversation with him when he was like this. Looking over his shoulder at the other boy he smirked, getting the idea to find him a girlfriend too. That suggestion didn't hold a lot of merit apparently, though it was a fair point, there were no other girls on the ship. "Not on the ship no... But hello, we're traveling the universe here, we can kind of shop around a bit, you know? Find someone you like." Some aliens weren't half bad to look at in his experience. That girl Sasha, she was kind of pretty and she wasn't human nor Saiyan. Giving a roll of his eyes Takeshi smacked his own forehead, smiling as he shook his head slowly. "Kai, you've got to date around to find a girl, you can't just hope the right girl is just going to drop into your arms. Choi did get lucky, though I don't know if getting paired with Yumi is considered lucky or not..." He wouldn't want to be the one to forget their anniversary or anything.

"It is progress, whether you accept it as that or not. The fact you're coherently speaking to me and controlling your actions right now is proof enough of that. What you're looking for is out of our reach right now." Progress was clear as day, you couldn't just say it wasn't there and make it true. It was almost reluctant ignorance that kept Viral from appreciating his improvement, either that or his mind was so clouded he just couldn't see or appreciate it. Having a little fun was evidently out of the question as well, all it served to do was anger Viral even further. "There are worse situations you could be in, you know. I don't doubt it's an inconvenience, but relatively speaking you're perfectly fine. As for your paws... Well I can't say I envy you there. I wouldn't be able to work with those, and goodness knows I'd go insane if I wasn't able to do anything." Considering that Viral was essentially naked right now it was probably best they get him back to his room, no reason to have him strutting about bare. The last thing Vegeta needed was for someone like Shu to see the Beastman in his birthday suit and start asking question. "I'll wait outside while you get dressed then, alright? First of course we've got to get you to change back, otherwise I don't imagine your clothes are going to fit you all that well."

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Takeshi huffed angrily and glared at Kai, balling his hands into fists before pointing at the Saiyan in frustration. "I can cook just as well as you can! I was trying to be nice, but if you're going to insult my barbeque then I won't stand for it! My fire cooking is just as good as any of your fancy pants stuff, and it takes even less time too!" He couldn't help but get all riled up, he was trying to be modest and all that did was make Kai insult his food more. Hmph, maybe now he would take some cooking lessons just to spite Kai, then they would see who was the better cook! Annoyance quickly dissipated and turned into surprise when Choi being on a date was brought up. Now that through Takeshi through a loop, even though it should have been pretty obvious. Expressing his surprise he began to lead them towards another room, hopefully one big enough for them to really move around in. "Choi and Yumi on a date... Huh..." he mused, cocking his head to the side as he tried to envision what it was like. Weren't dates supposed to be all romantic and crap? Nothing on this ship exactly screamed romance, at least not in his mind. Scratching at his head Takeshi glanced back at Kai, a small smile forming on his lips. "Alright, we won't bother him. But now I'm starting to think we need to find you a girl too! And I need one while we're at it..."

They had a lot of work ahead of them, himself and Viral. It was a good thing there was now a crew to maintain the ship, otherwise Vegeta wasn't sure he would be able to set aside the time needed for this. Training wasn't the only thing they were going to be doing of course, tests would be run and observations would be made, any number of things to get to the bottom of this. Whatever was coming he was determined to see it through, he'd tackle each new problem with everything he had and wouldn't relent until it was overcome, one way or another. Viral, unfortunately was skeptical of his willpower. "Don't you dare doubt me Viral, you know how I get. If I say I'm going to solve this then dammit I will, it just may take a little while longer than I firs thought." Running on a deadline didn't help either, though in a way it helped him to work even harder. Looking to the Beastman for a moment Vegeta smirked, stepping closer and nodding his head. "Fine, want me to fix you?" he asked, reaching down and giving Viral's ear a playful pluck, "I can't imagine why, you seem to be thoroughly enjoying yourself like this." In all seriousness though they probably should get him to normal, though there was one small dilemma. "How about we get to your room before you change? I've seen you without clothes before, it won't phase me, but what about everyone else on the ship?"

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"Hey... Don't bash barbequing... It's really good," Takeshi said in a deflated tone. "Just because I don't have your training or know-how doesn't mean I can't cook something good." Besides, he'd gotten on perfectly fine thus far just cooking things on an open flame, so why should he bother learning how to do things any differently? "And I know smoke on a ship is bad. I'm not a complete moron." And now he was getting all annoyed, that wasn't at all what they were going for. Okay then, probably best to just move on and focus on what it was they were going to be doing. Perhaps going to see Choi wouldn't be such a bad idea, seeing how lonely his twin was. Or maybe that was the worst thing to suggest. "Oh come on, it's not like he'd mind his brother showing up," Takeshi began, pausing briefly before looking at Kai surprised. "Wait, they're on a date? Like... A date date? I mean they're going out and all, but..." Huh, that just seemed weird. The idea of the two of them being lovey-dovey was kind of funny, he almost wanted to drop by just to spy on them. Shaking his head and dismissing the thought altogether he motioned for Shu and Kai to follow as he took the lead. "I guess we can show each other any techniques we picked up. I'm sure we've each got something new by now."

"We'll work on it so you can do it by yourself. Sorry, it's a little rash of me to expect you to have a handle of it so soon, I'm getting too far ahead of myself." They had to figure this out, no way was Vegeta going to accept failure. He'd take as long as need be to uncover what they were missing, he had to learn what was happening and fix it before they saw his parents again. He didn't want the first thing that he'd be feeling upon their return to be shame for not helping Viral, no way in hell was he having that. It was awfully hard though, trying to contend with so many things when he didn't know anything about them. "I... Can't be certain if any of it will worth, everything is theory right now. But we won't know until we try, right? I refuse to just let this go on if there's anything I can do about it. If you can't be hopeful about this then fine, but I'm not giving up on you yet." The comment about his parents bit, perhaps harder than it should have. Vegeta very nearly lashed out at Viral for saying that, instead giving him a terse reply. "I'm fixing you, that's that." If he was the only one that kept Viral from going rampant then fine, he'd keep himself in the storm's path for as long as he had to. If anyone else was hurt then it was due to his failings, he refused to accept that as a possibility.

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"W-Wait what? No no no no, that's not what I meant at all!" Takeshi stammered, shaking his head. "I just mean I don't want to put all that effort into cooking myself! You know? I mean, why do all of that when I'm used to just cooking things over a fire! If you want to do it for us then I won't stop you." He really didn't want a still bloody, uncooked steak on his plate. There was a lot that he could eat, raw beef was not one of those. Smiling uneasily as he pressed his fingers together Takeshi chuckled lightly, "So uh... Sorry? Cooking's not really my thing, I don't know a lot about it, I'll admit that." Food crisis averted, hopefully, maybe now they could focus on what they were actually going to do. Kai wasn't so much focusing on the 'what' though as he was being miserable, unfortunately. Still giving an uncertain smile Takeshi shrugged his shoulders, itching at his nose. "Well, uh... We can do something that doesn't make you a third wheel...? Like..." If they couldn't train then there wasn't a whole lot else he had in mind, that was basically all they did. That and play, though somehow he figured Kai wouldn't appreciate their childish games quite as much. Training it was then, either that or they sit around and play cards, something Shu probably didn't have the attention span for. "How about we go see what Choi and Yumi are doing? And if they're done maybe you and him can spar with me and Shu? I want to see who the stronger pair of brothers are!"

Vegeta wished he had the answers for Viral, then they wouldn't be here bickering like this. What he did know was minimal, unhelpful and perhaps even incorrect, so there wasn't a whole lot to go off of. Both of them were frustrated and with no clear solution in sight that was only going to continue. "But you managed to come back to it, which means you're not completely gone once you've become more primal. That's a good sign too, that you can be brought back. If we can prevent you from ever reaching that point to begin with, now that would be ideal." A lot more information was going to need to be gathered in order to figure out how that would happen. Vegeta was precariously close to deciding to study Viral in a controlled environment, hardly a fitting place for his friend but perhaps necessary. He was a scientist, sure, but not a biologist and certainly not a neurologist. What he did know was minimal and barely touched upon the complex nature of the Beastman's being. It was like having to teach yourself calculus while being in middle school, no easy feat. "Anything that was been done mentally can be reversed or suppressed. If they managed to 'flip off' your ability to handle your transformations then there's no reason we can't reset it. If I've learned anything thus far it's that your memory and power has been tampered with, which is a clear indication it can be done again. If I can figure out how they did it I can undo everything, restore your memory and give you full access to your abilities."

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"W-What? No, of course I'm not going to fall for you! It's just weird how you do that!" Takeshi complained, frowning as he finally looked back at a now dressed Kai. He never had any problem doing it so it wasn't anything new, though it still was weird. Too comfortable around Choi probably and now he did it wherever. Thankfully they went back to the meal, he really didn't want to discuss whether or not undressing in front of friends was weird or not... Which it totally was anyways. "Sauce or marinade...? You have to wait a long time for marinades don't you?" he asked, disdain in his tone. "Ew, why would you wait to eat? I don't care how good the food might taste, it's quicker to do it this way." Fair enough point, Shu did enjoy it at the very least. So if they ever needed to feed the little guy just slap a few pieces of apple or something on a steak and he was good to go. 'Course it would probably take more than just one to fill him up, but preparation was a breeze. With the aforementioned boy all finished with his meal they could be off to train now, or whatever it was they were going to do. Takeshi didn't really have anything in mind, and apparently neither did Shu nor Kai. "Just thought I'd ask, give you a choice," he said, shrugging his shoulders. The latter bit made him frown, it made Kai sound pretty bummed out. "You can have fun without him, you know. It's not like you're bound to him or anything."

There would be no easy way to go about this, it was going to take even more time to uncover the secrets behind Viral's power. The fact both his father and Ikura hadn't given him straight answers to his questions was annoying Vegeta quite a bit. Why wouldn't they just tell him, were they expecting him to find out for himself? Surprise, he was lost, and he'd admit it. Perhaps he was over his head with this business, he had no right to be trying to unravel what took men far smarter than him years to accomplish, he wasn't a prodigy. Sighing dismally he glanced over at the Beastman as he spoke, not seeming at all enthusiastic anymore. "Therapy, medication, I don't know. I'll figure something out," he replied. "Your stability has improved, you're speaking coherently to me now. The first time you changed you were more or less feral, so you are better. It's not perfect... But it's an improvement." In the smallest regard, of course. They still couldn't trigger the change on a whim, and obviously going by Viral still being transformed they didn't know how to undo it either. The mention of brain surgery made Vegeta scowl, shaking his head before looking at Viral angrily. "I am not operating on you like that, so get the idea out of your head. That's how you got in this predicament in the first place, and there's far too many risks with tampering with your brain. We'll find another way to do it that doesn't involve slicing you open. As for what you're supposed to do... Just keep training. Who knows, maybe you can actually figure this out yourself."

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"Good, we'll give you some privacy then." Takeshi began to get to his feet, taking the platter with him as he did so. Before he had even begun to move for the door Kai had already stripped down to his underwear, making the older Prince blush indignantly and look away hastily. "Damn it Kai, don't do that in front of us! It's weird!" he complained, using one hand to shield his eyes. He never liked it when they had to change into their armor in changing rooms, it was always strange when he undressed with friends. Peeking through his fingers to see Kai finished Takeshi exhaled softly, giving Kai a scrutinizing look. "I wouldn't normally make this anyways, and I doubt I will again. Fruity steak is just weird..." Though Shu certainly seemed to be enjoying the dish well enough. Small wonder he was, he would probably eat a shoe if you slathered some fruit on it. They were all set to go, he supposed, and had at least a little bit of food in their stomachs to keep them going until dinner was ready. Hopefully there was enough left, otherwise they might have to defrost even more and wait until later to eat. Glancing at the tray in his hands he wondered what he ought to do with it, glancing at the window in Kai's room before shaking his head. "So nothing in mind for training? Want to just spar then?"

This couldn't be at all enjoyable for Viral, and it was showing. His own power was a mystery to him after all, goodness knows how infuriating that must be. Vegeta wasn't without sympathy, but he was also determined to see the Beastman regain his control. Not only had both his parents and Ikura tasked him with doing so but now it was a matter of pride. If he was really going to hold a candle to his father he had to be able to figure out his greatest creation, otherwise he might as well find another line of work. "I wouldn't say you're a mess... But it's certainly complicated," Vegeta said with a nod. "All we have to do is put the pieces together and delve a bit deeper and I'm positive that we will be able to figure this out." It might take a while, a long while, but they would get this. His only hope was they could do so in the time given to them by Viral's creator, otherwise it'd be a shameful return for them. "We are absolutely not resorting to brain surgery, I refuse to do that," he replied, frowning disdainfully. "They can't actually remove knowledge, that's impossible, but they can disrupt its flow by tampering with your mind. If we can find a way to undo what the Saiyans did then it all should come back rather easily. If the method proposed by Ikura to restore your memory prior to my parents' death can work then we may be able to use it here as well."

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It wasn't the most tasty of steaks in the world, but Takeshi finished eating it nonetheless. If nothing else it was a decent snack, they would definitely need to eat more later on. After everyone else had finished their training for the day perhaps they could get a real meal cooked, assuming the twins would be doing the cooking. Worst case scenario though he supposed he and Vegeta could cook, or attempt to anyways. "Oh, there's more than one training room? Makes sense I guess when you think about it." There was a lot of this ship that he hadn't seen, there hadn't been much reason to. Of all the rooms on board Takeshi had been in a quarter at best, there were just too darn many for the small size of their group. There were still two steaks left on the platter, no use in letting them go to waste. Tearing one of them in half he began to nibble at it slowly, still not digging the flavor very much. "Auto-repairs... Right, gotcha." How did they do that again? Vegeta had shown them in their regular training room but he'd sort of forgotten since then. Probably just a matter of hitting the right button on the panel, that was all. If not then Kai probably knew how to do it. "Might as well get going then, we've got time to kill before dinner anyways!" Takeshi added, smiling as he got to his feet, tossing the last of the steak into his mouth. "Mmm.... Shu? Got enough room to eat the rest of that? I'm done."

"Your strongest transformation... The dragon one, right? Yeah, that ones a puzzle in of itself. We've not even mastered this one and I have a feeling that will be on an entirely different level. Never mind your third, we haven't even seen that one." Not all was lost however, their one saving grace was Enki. That Viral seemed to be capable of controlling, from what he had been told by Yumi and the others. One of four wasn't astounding but at least they had something to utilize, and it very well may be the only thing for some time. "You can't experience hunger if you're not hungry, that goes without saying. So maybe the best way to avoid hunger in that form is to fill up before hand? Taking precautions like that could make a difference. Or... It could be a moot effort, hard to say. This entire business of transformations has be stumped, honestly." And being stumped was beyond frustrating. Inwardly Vegeta's mind was like a storm right now as he tried to make sense of all the information they had, and it wasn't easy. Bits and pieces didn't seem to connect at all and the transformations seemed more erratic and random than anything. Without saying that made no sense, he couldn't fathom why Ikura and his father would make something like that. Unless... "Viral... What they did to you, the Saiyans. Maybe they disrupted your ability to control yourself? What if there was a sort of countermeasure to keep you from going berserk, and they shut it off while they tampered with you?"

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Come to mention it, Takeshi had never known the twins to train without one another. They did everything together, it was rare to see one of them by themselves like this. He supposed that was the effect Yumi was having on Choi, giving him ample reason to leave his brother alone. Really not the worst thing in the world, even if it was negatively affecting both Kai and Shu and Takeshi. Yep, definitely a selfish thought, but they would all be happier if those two weren't together, or rather, everyone but those two would be happy. Meh, this whole dating thing was just weird and disruptive. Kai didn't look fond of the idea of being left behind for training, and it was no wonder then he took up the offer to join the others. "I don't want to think about what they might be doing. Probably kissing or something," Takeshi remarked, grimacing and shaking his head. "I don't know if we want to use the training hall with them in there, that might get crowded. And actually..." he paused, chuckling as he rubbed at his nose bashfully. "I haven't a damn clue what we'll do for training. Shu and I did the afterimage technique earlier, and he already knows how to fly and use Ki, so we don't really need to learn anything. Either of you got any ideas?"

"No one said it would be easy Viral, we both know that it's an uphill battle," Vegeta replied, smiling slightly. Chuckling at the comment about fish he shook his head, waving a hand dismissively. "That couldn't have been what caused this. That form emerged for another reason, because it's certainly not the first, or last time you'll eat fish. Wishful thinking though, I wish it were that easy." Food definitely played a big part in this, that much was clear. Just the smell of it alone was enough to make the Beastman lose his sense of self, which meant in this form they'd have to keep him away from it. Without any outside influence Viral had control, but as soon as a stimuli was introduced he lost it. They had to find a way to either dampen the influence of food or remove it altogether, easier said than done. "Look, even though you lost your sensibility for a moment we've still made major progress. You can't deny that much, you can control yourself right now after all. Perhaps... A few days was wishful thinking, it might be more like a week, maybe two. But the fact remains you have improved and will only continue to. So don't beat yourself up, it's a process." Reaching over and clasping Viral on the back Vegeta started walking off again, placing a hand on his stomach. Well all this talk of food was making him hungry, poor timing on his part.

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Yumi CS

Name: Yumi

Age: 22

Appearance:

Yumi

Abilities:

• Martial Arts Expert: Yumi has trained in various forms of martial arts, and as a result is very potent at hand to hand combat.


• Enhanced Senses: Thanks to the unwilling augumentation from the Saiyans, Yumi's five senses are more sensitive than a typical human beings'.


• Empathetic Link: Unknown how it came about, Yumi can influence emotions of those around her just by being in their proximity. Likely from pheromones.

Bio: Yumi has held a lifelong fascination of martial arts, beginning at a very young age. Her grandfather was a martial arts instructor, and at the age of four she was introduced to one of his classes. While most girls her age played with dolls and played 'family', Yumi spent long hours mimicking things she had seen older students do... Or try to, at least. It was much a hobby for her growing up as it was an escape, particularly from her father. Her parents were relatively successful, enough so that their name carried a bit of weight even in a place like Capsule Corp. Despite having a comfortable life, things at home were not all smiles and sunshine. Her father was and is an alcoholic, never exactly the ideal father figure a child would want. Through her parents' friendship with Vegeta's own parents it was inevitable that she and him were to become friends. At the insistence of Vegeta's father, Aito, Yumi eventually joined a formal martial arts school alongside her new found friend.

So much time was spent practicing martial arts that it quickly became her main hobby. Even as she enrolled in school she would often take lessons afterwards, or practice alongside Vegeta. The fact she was at a disadvantage never deterred her, she continued to practice. It may have been her learning alongside a Saiyan, but soon she and Vegeta were the top of their class. Both were young when they enrolled in an adult course, and even then they were some of the best students. Her infatuation with martial arts came at the great displeasure of her father, a man who had never been shy of speaking his mind. Because of his often negative and crude behavior towards her Yumi developed a rather strong disdain of men. With the exception of a few people, Vegeta and Viral included, she had little use for the opposite sex. Her innate dislike of men and her tendency to go against the norm for girls gained her plenty of attention in her school years, mostly negative. She hardly cared though, she had what made her happy. She would eventually finish school, and lessons at her former dojo. Wanting to expand her martial arts further she began moving around East City and beyond, trying to train wherever she could.