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Dragon Ball: Legacy (Mogtaki and Vena Sera)

Perhaps asking for a wholly descriptive, detailed response of what Viral was experiencing was a bit much, but Yumi would have at least liked something. Rather than offer any semblance of an explanation all she got was further rambling, more confused sounding than anything else. "You're fine...? You don't sound fine," she said, frowning as she watched the Beastman glance around confused. Just what had happened to him? Was this because he had been in the healing tank? He'd not even been in that long, so she really didn't think that it could have been that. Furrowing her brow in confusion as she was questioned she lowered her hand, folding her arms uncomfortably over her chest as she shifted her weight about a little. "I don't want anything from you, and I'm not hiding anything from you. We were talking about coffee and you started doing... This, there's nothing being kept from you. Now come on..." she insisted, reaching out again as she tried to grab one of his paws, "Let's go get you that coffee, and maybe something to eat too. Maybe you just need something in your stomach to help get you thinking straight again."

"Seriously... I think my getting scared is probably the funniest thing for you to see," Takeshi said, narrowing his eyes at Shu before sticking out his tongue. Every time something happened to him Shu broke out into a giggle fit, whether it was him getting an unexpected spook or falling out of a tree; for a pure, innocent little guy Shu sure took some sort of pleasure in his older brother getting into a pickle. It was probably the way he handled it though, Takeshi reflected, as he would admit his reactions were usually comical. Much as he might enjoy having someone laughing at his expense he decided it was better to focus their attention elsewhere, say, on their snacks? If Shu and T'charrl both wanted something sweet or fruity then he had the perfect idea in mind: they could all make smoothies! Sure he might not totally get how one was made but they could wing it, sooner or later they would get it right. "Eh? Maybe Viral would like one, you never know. Hell, if we see the guy let's offer him one!" Takeshi said, smiling and giving a small nod, "I'm sure we can find some kind of smoothie he'll like, even if it's got to be some fish... Steak smoothie... Ew..."

"Uh... This sounds great and all... But what's a smoothie...?" Haku asked, frowning as he looked between the group. He'd never heard of one of those before, it did sound kind of interesting though. Something with fruit and something sweet from what he understood, he wouldn't mind something like that right about now. Looking back at Takeshi he gasped seeing the older boy staring at him, frowning uneasily as a small bead of sweat trickled down the side of his face. "W-What...? What did I say...?"

"You don't know what a smoothie is? Are you serious? How were you on Earth and yet you don't know what a smoothie is?" Shaking his head in bewilderment Takeshi looked forward again, smiling dreamily as he adjusted the box in his hands. "A smoothie is like getting a nice cold breeze on a hot summer day. It's like getting a nice big steak after a long workout, or getting to fly through the sky and watch the sunset. Smoothies are... Well they're awesome!" They were probably the closest thing for him in terms of a food obsession when compared to Shu's love of fruit. Glancing back at T'charrl he smiled knowingly, "You know what they're like, right? Didn't you like them a lot?"

Vegeta had been annoyed by the dropped calls, perhaps unnecessarily so, but he had every right to be. They had been searching for a way to finally cure Viral and now they were presented with a chance to do so, a chance to find Namek and bring back his father. Not having Sayomi ready immediately upon her subordinates' arrival was allowable, but after another failed call he had begun to become irritated. By the time she finally came on the screen he was not overly thrilled, staring at the older woman unamused as he folded his hands behind his back. The first thing out of her mouth was not a greeting but rather her chastising him for impatience. Him, honestly? He'd been patient, he had been patient for over a month or two trying to secure some cure for the Beastman, and now it was within his grasp. And HE was not being patient? Closing his eyes and inhaling through his nose Vegeta looked at the screen again, feeling a little something go in his mind as he raised a hand abruptly and pointed at the screen in annoyance. "Are my systems secure? I don't know, YOU helped design them. Are you suggesting that our work is somehow faulty?" he snapped, frowning as he accused Sayomi of such a thing. After a brief moment of pointing at the screen he realized what an ass he was making of himself, blinking a few times as his face turned red. Lowering his hand Vegeta cleared his throat awkwardly, coughing into a fist before looking away from the screen abashed. "I'm... Sorry about that, please excuse my outburst."

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"Viral... You've got all of us here, don't forget that. Even if something does go wrong we'll step in and help, nothing will go wrong this time. And I'm sure steps will be taken to make sure everyone is safe, so don't worry so much. Besides, don't you think that there's some kind of trigger that made you do what you did? I bet the RRA did something, and guess what? We're way out here in space, they can't touch you, so you're safe from their influence." Yumi wanted to think so anyways, and what she had seen backed up her idea. They had seen Aito before through that portal on Kortal and Viral hadn't any kind of reaction then, so the sight of Vegeta's father didn't set him off. Nor did his voice, which only could leave his smell, she figured. Given the fact that Capsule Corporation was Aito's and some belongings still lingered, and Viral had never snapped, she could only figure that nothing currently in the Beastman would make him attack. Hm, how do you like that for some bruiser chick? Vegeta would be proud of her for figuring all that out! Smiling confidently to herself Yumi gave a nod of her head, slowing down and glancing back confused when Viral began speaking again; from mumbling to what seemed like arguing with himself, just what in the world was happening? Coming to a full stop she stood before her friend, staring up at him uncertainly as he had an episode, ending it on a rather vicious note. Blinking slowly she frowned, stepping closer and reaching up, placing a hand on his cheek. "Viral... What was that...?" she asked, not sounding very certain right this moment, "Are you... Feeling alright?"

Takeshi wasn't going to bother chiding Shu any more on his fruit obsession, doing so wasn't going to change a thing. Plus they would likely be going to the kitchen, and going to the kitchen meant he could have something other than fruit this time around. Thankfully their groups had broken off and it was just the four of them now, he wasn't sure if he had the patience for a whole party at the moment; there were things they still wanted to do and having a lot of others tagging along made that difficult. Eh, who was whispering in his ear just now? Furrowing his brow Takeshi turned his head to check, eyes widening a bit in surprise seeing T'charrl mere inches from his face. Jumping slightly in surprise he stepped away, smiling sheepishly as he held up a hand, "Jeez, don't creep up on me like that!" he said, laughing as he rubbed at his head, "And of course we do! Uh... I mean we probably do. If not we can make something for you, no problem. Mix up some juices or whatever, you know?" Heck, they had a blender in the kitchen, why not make smoothies? What all went into smoothies anyways? Fruit, Takeshi figured, but that wasn't what made it cold. Ice cream? Had to be, he couldn't think of anything else that would work. Smoothies were always a good idea, though nothing would compare to the ones they could get back in East City.

Vegeta was not an impatient person by any stretch of the imagination, he was used to having to wait on business partners to show up, or scheduled appointments to begin. Yet when you expected an immediate reply from someone using an instant form of communication and there was no response after five minutes... Yeah, he was a little annoyed. It could be the urgency he felt in getting a move on as well though, particularly now that they could find what they were looking for. Viral's well being quite literally hung in the balance here, and the sooner they could reach Namek the sooner he would begin to improve in earnest. So if Sayomi could answer, or someone for that matter that would be just grand. Staring at the screen as communications were attempted a second time Vegeta let out a faint cuss when the signal was dropped, shaking his head and glancing back at the crew. "One more time, please. We need to get through for this information to mean anything." They had some data, sure, but the precise coordinates didn't seem to be among it, and for fair reason. As Sasha had been generous enough to explain it was a security measure, just in case something were to happen to her and Ricken on their way to find the group. Should the Saiyans learn of the location, she explained, it could be disastrous for everyone, and given the power the Dragonballs granted she wasn't wrong. The Namekians may need to be convinced to allow their group to use the Dragonballs, but they honestly had no malicious intent with them unlike the Saiyans no doubt would.

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Rather than waste more time chattering like old nannies about some prosthetic arm Takeshi wanted to get this favor over with; play time had been interrupted by the siblings showing up and he was still in the mood to goof off, as no doubt Shu was too. Leaving the squad to their debates on girls he directed his brother well clear of that, taking T'charrl and Haku with them. If they knew Sasha like he and Shu did they wouldn't be trying to win her over, but why ruin their fun? Let them go for it, then crash and burn when they found out she wasn't nearly as nice as she came across just now. Someone had to be civil he supposed, especially when your own brother was busy slinging around blind hate towards everyone who was or ever knew a Saiyan. So what should they spend their time doing anyways, far as play went? Takeshi wasn't sure, but he figured now was a good a time as any to grab some snacks. Snacks which, considering half their group, would no doubt subsist entirely of fruits and fruit related foods. Sure enough the mere mention of the word made Shu spring to in delight, the older boy smiling exasperatedly as he glanced over at his brother. "I know you like it... But seriously... You get waaaaay too excited whenever it's brought up," he said, shaking his head with a laugh, "Hey, I guess that's good though, fruit is good for you and all. But it's just going to be a quick snack, got it? Then we're back to playing."

Yumi didn't want to say Viral was being overly dramatic with his assessment of himself... But he kind of was. The way he was describing things it was like he was a loose cannon, a bomb just waiting to go off. If what he was saying was true then no way would he be out right now, Vegeta likely would have taken precautions or left him sedated inside of the healing tanks. Of course at this point she could tell that regardless of what her argument was it wouldn't get through to the Beastman, his mind very much stuck on this detrimental, negative spiral. Where she had been impatient and even assertive with T'charrl for this she didn't think it would go as well with her friend now; conditions aside Viral wasn't nearly as receptive to other people as T'charrl, so trying to do that wouldn't work. "Well you have a strong enough mind to be here now, speaking to me clearly, so you've got some willpower then. And maybe it's not even your mind that's got you worried, but your powers? It could be more of instincts driving you than your thoughts, and maybe that's what's making you uncertain?" It was all speculation, but in her eyes it did make some sense. Every time Viral went a little berserk he adopted animalistic qualities, often acting it seemed much more like the creature he was made of than himself. That might be why Vegeta was so bent on getting the Beastman to control his powers then, maybe he too thought the real issue lied in those being out of balance or something. Yumi gave her friend a sympathetic smile as she let out a sigh, folding her hands behind her back as she looked ahead thoughtfully. "I'm not going to attack you if something happens, sorry to disappoint you. I'll restrain you though, and make you remember who you are, but I won't attack you."

"These coordinates had best be accurate, I'm not in the mood to be jerked around." Optimistic as Vegeta wanted to be he couldn't help but feel cynical about this whole situation. Viral had suffered for so long, so many failed treatments had been performed, and now all of a sudden they had the location to his best chance of recovery? Part of him was elated at this fact, getting to see his parents again likely had a part in it too, but he also found it hard to accept. While there was no outright reason for deceit he wouldn't be completely confident in the findings until he got an absolute certainty from Sayomi herself, and even then he would have his doubts. Until they actually set foot on Namek, saw it with their own eyes, then he would put his whole faith into it. With members of the crew pouring over documents and records for reference Vegeta had gone ahead and begun establishing a link with the rebel ship, hoping to get in touch with Sayomi to get a full picture of this.

"You got us. We came all the way out here, with all of this equipment as part of some elaborate hoax. Glad to know you trust us," Ricken rebutted, frowning as he crossed his arms annoyed. After the incident with Viral had been buried the rebels for the most part were fond of this ragtag group, another thing that somewhat annoyed him. They came and went as they pleased, fought when convenient, and yet they were being hailed, as Korian put it, "an important arm of our effort." Sure he could see the use in a group like this, but to him it felt like they were only in it for themselves, doing things when it benefited them. The only reason they were being sent out here even was to help them, as himself and Sasha could easily have gone off to Namek on their own.

Sasha, still bothered by her brother's blatant disregard for their hosts, could only roll her eyes in exasperation. "Ricken, how about you come down from that high you're on and try being civil? Whether we want to be here personally or not doesn't matter, we're doing something for the rebellion and you should be happy for it." Honestly, he was only looking at one fact instead of the overall picture; securing and defending Namek would be a pivotal point in this war, especially if the Dragonballs ever became a target for the Saiyans.

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"Tch... You'd be competing with me and you know it. I mean think about it, I've got wealth and all that, plus my good lucks, what do you have against that?" Kabocha asked, grinning as he glanced back at Kai, "You're right I guess in that you won't be competing, because there is no contest. But maybe I'll be nice, give you a chance to try first before I sweep her off of her feet." To the desperate quip he just stuck his nose up, blowing off the insult before shaking his head and breaking into a smirk. "Or maybe they're so weak she figured send them, since they can't really fight? Could be either way, and even if he is a decent fighter I'm sure I can still beat him. As if I'd lose to a guy like him. Hell, I might fight him just for thinking we're scummy Saiyans like the Elites, just to shut him up." They had been just about to leave the room when they heard Haku freak out over something, taking a minute to pause as they all turned around curiously. Huh, an artificial limb, weird. Kabocha had seen plenty of those before around Kortal, especially in some of the more veteran warriors who had lost an arm or leg in battle; desensitized was a decent way to put it, he didn't feel any way towards the object in particular. If it had been a severed, bloody arm then sure, freak out, but to him that was hardly worth noticing. "Jeez Haku, weren't you supposed to be a soldier like us? You're more skittish than a baby," he teased, glancing over at Choi then and rolling his eyes, "Yeah, sure. I'm willing to bet the rebels are sending us body parts just in case, good observation. Here's another: who cares? Let's drop these boxes off already yeah?"

Takeshi didn't really know what to think of the limb, never having seen an artifical one before. Sure it was odd but to freak like Haku had? Setting down his box he went over to the discarded item, grabbing it and turning it over curiously. It felt fleshy, which was weird, but peeking inside he could see the metallic joints and some wires, as well as a couple of sockets in the shoulder of the arm. "It's kind of cool actually, wonder why they have it..." Seemed random to be carrying an artificial limb around, though he was sure there was a reason. Looking at Haku and rolling his eyes at his aversion to it Takeshi placed the arm back in its container, sticking that in the larger box before stacking it on its own. "Come on Haku, get yourself together and let's go, we've got games to play." And seriously, what was with T'charrl? The guy had been having a blast earlier playing with them and now he was all quiet and acting shy, what gives? They were hardly with anyone new unless you counted Sasha and Ricken, and he doubted the siblings were enough to make their friend act this way. "How's about we grab something to snack on before we go and play? You know... Just something quick, seeing as we ate before. We don't want to go into our games with an empty stomach, do we?"

"You think you might try hurting Aito again...? Why is that...?" Yumi asked, honestly sounding perplexed as she glanced back at Viral. The way he talked about it made sense to her, in a way, but she was hardly an authority on how things like that worked. Trying to be more optimistic about the situation she offered Viral a smile, giving a shake of her head as she finally released his arm. "You seem to be coherent to me, so I'm not sure why you mean by not thinking straight. As for doubting myself... Sure, plenty. There's always something that I'm not sure I can do, or something I wasn't sure I could overcome or beat. Know what though? I used that, instead of letting it stop me. Doubt I can do something? Then prove to myself I can, do everything in my power to prove myself wrong," she explained smiling sheepishly as she scratched at her nose, "It's a little cheesy... But that's how I deal with it. I don't know if you can... What's the word... Relapse? I think that's it... I don't know if you can relapse or not but it won't be like last time, we'll be there to stop it if anything should happen, which I doubt it will. Honestly though, if you're worried about it then just do everything in your power to keep it from happening, you'll be surprised how far a little bit of willpower can get you."

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"Tch, talk to her? I'll be doing more than that Kai. By the end of today you're going to be the only one in this group of ours without a girlfriend," Kabocha retorted, grinning confidently as he waved a hand dismissively, "But hey, there's plenty of other girls here to choose from. I think one of the aliens in the crew is a girl, so go crazy. You're into short, purple women right?" Heh, it wasn't his fault that Kai was so picky with women, and it'd probably be a long while until they found a female Saiyan who wasn't a total wench. So long as they were Saiyan-looking enough, or human for that matter Kabocha didn't particularly care; dating someone that looked like a Kaesstrian or something like that was out of the question. Going to fetch a box reluctantly he glanced back as he was teased by the twins, frowning before standing up and sniffing proudly. "Huh, funny, sounds like you don't think I can do it. Just you watch, I'll be able to woo her no problem, then you'll be eating your words when I've got her on my arm. As for her brother you think I'm scared of him? Please, the guy probably is weak, he makes up for that with his big mouth. If he wants to fight me fine, I wouldn't mind putting him in his place." Hating Saiyans like that, it was kind of a jerk move. It would be one thing if it was the Saiyans, as in the ones everyone was fighting, but nope; Takeshi, Shu, himself, Kai, Choi, Haku and Vegeta all seemed to be included in that bunch.

Takeshi wanted no part in what the squad was getting themselves into; sure Sasha was nice looking but she was a real jerk every time he'd been around her. The fact she was being polite and all this time he figured was just because they were here on a mission, otherwise she'd be as dismissive of them as ever. At least she wasn't as bad as Ricken, that guy seriously got his blood boiling with all that crap he kept saying. As if all Saiyans were bad people, if he wasn't mistaken it had been them who had saved those two all those months ago. A real crappy way of showing gratitude by clumping them together with the likes of their father, he almost wondered why they even bothered helping out. Once both he and Shu had boxes in hand he turned to leave the room, pausing mid-step as he noticed T'charrl just standing there not really doing anything. Furrowing his brow confused Takeshi turned back around, walking over to his friend and smiling up at him curiously. "Uh... You coming or you just going to stand here by yourself?" he asked, nodding his head towards the door, "Come on, let's get going. Once we're done dropping these off Shu and I are going to play some more, you should join us. Maybe we'll even try some of your games." No sense in leaving their friend out, especially not while everyone else was going off to do something. It just wouldn't be right if T'charrl was left all on his own. Speaking of which... "Haku, that means you too, let's go."

Hm, he was actually being included? Haku had figured everyone more or less forgot he was even here after the game had ended, so he was a little surprised to be getting an invitation elsewhere. Given the alternative of returning to his room and just sitting around he'd take the offer, and perhaps this time around make a genuine attempt at being more friendly. He still wasn't crazy about his situation, but the longer he found himself in it the more he realized it was far from the worst case possible. "Uh... Yeah, right, coming." he replied, glancing over at the final box in the stack. Figuring he would try helping out he went on ahead and grabbed it, a bit confused as to why the box itself was open. On a whim he figured he'd take a peak inside, peeling back one of the flaps to give a quick look. Some tools, a bit of wrapping and a long box inside of it. What was in the box? Reaching in he undid the latch on the box, opening it and gasping loudly before immediately dropping it. "What the hell?!" he yelped, taking a step back as he stared down at the contents on the floor. From the box had come all the tools as well as what had been in the smaller container; a severed arm, or what looked like one. Upon closer inspection one would see mechanical rivets where the shoulder would be, and as Haku went ahead and got closer he dared to poke it with his foot, breathing easily as it didn't seem to be the genuine thing. "Why the hell do they have an arm with them...?"

Viral asking for coffee was a bit odd, but if that's what he wanted then Yumi was happy to oblige. Cheerful as she seemed on the outside at current she was steamed over Ricken badmouthing her friends like that, seeing absolutely no reason for him to do such a thing. It was like he was clumping all of them together with the very people they were fighting, and obviously that wasn't a pleasant thing to do. The only single thing she could think of that may have offended him was when Viral had an episode on Pagonia, but even then it hadn't been anything against him, so why be upset? If she thought she had the patience for him she might try having a civil conversation, then again she wasn't sure he could even be civil. "It's not complete, but at least it's something, right?" Yumi asked, smiling slightly as she shrugged her shoulders, "Even if it doesn't completely fix things it'll at least keep them from getting worse, which is good too. Especially now that we're going to be getting Aito back to really fix you up having you stable is definitely not a bad thing."

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Kabocha almost smacked Kai for rating Sasha so low, she was clearly an eight or a nine. They used to do this sort of thing back on Kortal, and by they he meant more him and Choi; Takeshi always said he didn't care for it but Kabocha was convinced he was a closet perv, as was Kai. Choi sort of spoiled the moment by comparing the new girl to Yumi though, someone who he personally didn't want anything to do with. Sure she was all smiles now but she could get real nasty, that and he just didn't think she was really that attractive. She lacked certain... Traits that he was after in a woman. Smiling amused instead at Kai's later remark he glanced back at his friend, offering a shrug of his shoulders before giving Sasha a look over. "So? Like Choi said, ditch the jerk somewhere. Besides she's a big girl, she doesn't need her brother to escort her or keep her safe, that's what us men are for." Now which one of them was going to take the first shot at her then, hm? Choi was still tied down to Yumi even though they were on a 'break', which left him and Kai; Kai having said something rather than totally blow him off told him there was some interest, so the two of them would be competing then. Would bragging about being of noble birth do anything for her, he wondered? "What do you think Kai, should we see who can get her by the end of the day?"

Yumi was making it a point to stay alongside Viral, even if Choi was here and she did want to spend a little time with him as well. Though the Beastman had been in a healing tank and treatment had begun he didn't seem much better, if anything his condition was very samey. At least there was finally something to be positive about, with Namek on the horizon and all, with luck her friend would be back to his old self before they knew it. She couldn't get Viral psyched about it yet it seemed, and he probably wouldn't be until they were well on their way to the planet. Instead of getting all excited about his impending recovery he wanted... Coffee? Okay, that was a little random, actually a lot random. Since when did Viral drink coffee? "Uh... Oh, okay! Sure, I'll make you a pot!" Yumi answered, smiling as she gave a nod of her head, "And of course you'll be able to keep up. You started your treatment so things are bound to start improving, and then when we do get to Namek you'll be better thanks to Aito. And of course we took coffee with us, there's a couple of bags in the pantry last time I checked. Come on, we can let them handle this here, we'll go get you some coffee." Reaching for one of the Beastman's paws she tried pulling him along, making her way towards the doors.

This was awfully convenient, in a way, how the rebels just so happened to have the coordinates for Namek right when they were leaving to search for it. As Ricken had so casually pointed out they did have an ulterior motive, but Vegeta couldn't help to think there may be even more to this matter than what they had been told. Perhaps he was being a little cynical, but why go out of their way, especially when they had been fighting the Saiyans, only to turn around and help out? And for that matter... "When Korian told us to stay away, why was that? What happened back there that ended up forcing you to call us off?" They could certainly handle themselves in a fight and never before had the rebels turned them away, so why now? The fact that the two siblings shared a knowing glance with one another made Vegeta even more curious, and he was fair annoyed that something wasn't being shared with him. "You're on my ship, and while I am grateful for your help finding Namek I won't take having information withheld kindly. Now out with it, what happened?"

"We're not wholly sure, really. We were just starting to engage the Saiyans when these things began appearing, and other ships seemed to just... Pop in out of nowhere," Ricken explained, frowning as he recounted the event, "It wasn't a Saiyan ship, we know that because the Saiyans started attacking these ones as soon as they showed up. A few of our ships were attacked and boarded, so we had to stop fighting the Saiyans and focus on saving our ships. There were these weird creatures on the ships, and it was really hard to kill them but we managed to drive them off."

"It was really weird too, they didn't just die when we killed them!" Sasha added, gesturing with her hands as she spoke, "They turned into plumes of smoke and vanished, just like that. We looked around on every ship but there wasn't a single body anywhere, it's like they just vanished. Korian and Sayomi seemed worried about whatever they were though and ordered an immediate retreat, so we've spent the last few days repairing ships and taking care of our wounded back on Uuonoe."

Creatures turning into smoke, hm? That sounded eerily familiar to what they had encountered before, but that had been on their ship already. To think there were ships of these things, and that they were bold enough to attack both rebel and Saiyan alike. For that matter what or who was orchestrating these attacks? Vegeta had fought one of these creatures before and it was nowhere near sentient enough to plan an assault, meaning someone had to be pulling the strings from behind the scenes. "I see... Odd that those things would show up like that... Very odd..." Later on he'd have to try getting in contact with Sayomi and speak to her about it, see if she had been able to find anything on the beasts. For now however they should focus on getting the siblings settled in and unpack what they had brought along; getting to Namek was the priority still and if they had the means of reaching it now they'd best not waste time standing around. "Let's not waste any more time idling around, I'd like to start looking at the information you brought. Shu, Takeshi, mind helping me carry some of these to the bridge?" Vegeta asked, going ahead and grabbing one of the boxes himself.

"Some of that is medical equipment Vegeta, so shouldn't some go to the med bay?" Sasha asked, grabbing another box herself.

"Ah... Fair point. Kai, Choi, Kabocha, you three aren't doing anything, are you? No? Good, take the medical equipment and get to work." Vegeta stacked a second box onto his own as Ricken helped himself to one, the three of them making way for the doors and leaving the rest to be sorted out by the others.

Takeshi really didn't want to be someone's pack mule, even if it was for some important stuff. The fact Vegeta more or less dumped the work on them too and just up and left was annoying, it made him really want to not do as he was asked just to spite the guy. Figuring though it really wouldn't take all that long anyways he let out a sigh, shrugging his shoulders as he went ahead and grabbed one of the boxes. "What a jerk, thinking he can order us around," he grumbled, frowning as he hoisted up his box and watched as Vegeta and the siblings left the hangar, "Come on Shu, we may as well do it, then we can get back to playing. I've got a few ideas we can try. You guys are welcome to join us too if you..." Takeshi trailed off when he looked back at his friends, narrowing his eyes when he noticed Kabocha staring at someone's rear, who he could only guess was Sasha. Not only was that an awful idea but sheesh, have some tact around Shu. Never mind the fact he himself could be a little perverse, there was no need for that right now. "Kabocha... Really? Is there any girl you won't stare at?"

"Yumi, for starters! She's spoke for," Kabocha said casually, grinning as he slapped Choi on the back, "And I think I'm good for playing. I've got some stuff I need to do anyways, that little game was enough for me. I'll just bring a box to the bridge like Vegeta asked and get to work." And by work he meant hitting on Sasha, with or without Ricken there. Sure the guy came across as an ass but far as intimidating? Nope, he didn't worry about the other boy at all, he didn't seem that strong anyways. Smirking as he grabbed up a box of his own he gave a small wave to T'charrl as he started to leave, stopping back at the twins and winking at Kai. "Come on man, grab a box and let's go chase us some tail, hm? Before Vegeta starts getting all sweet with her."

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Ship Hangar, 30 minutes later

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Shu had been wondering what game they were going to play, and as it turned out they were playing soccer... Kind of. Evidently what Takeshi thought was called soccer wasn't called soccer, and you didn't throw the ball unless you were the goalie. What even was a goalie? Until he had watched the game be played he couldn't have told you, and even after they were done playing he was still at a bit of a loss. Sure, someone should be blocking the goals, but couldn't anyone just get in front of it and do so? Seemed a little redundant to have someone just stand there and wait for a ball to come by, and unfortunately for him he'd gotten stuck with such a task. It didn't help the fact either that he was bad at it, and trying to block kicks that he should have been able to but failing ended up getting him fair frustrated. The turnout for their impromptu game had been good, everyone sans Viral actively participated, albeit Vegeta was really only a referee for the game. Even a good portion of the crew had come down to enjoy the spectacle, picking their favorite teams and rooting for them. By the end of the game both teams had scored fairly high, the only salvation Takeshi had was that the other goalie, Haku, was just as bad. No one really kept score which kind of irked him; Takeshi wanted to know whether they had won or not. The game was eventually called not because everyone had grown bored, but because they were having some visitors evidently and shouldn't be kicking a ball around when they landed. Nothing really had to be cleared, but everyone moved off to the side of the room just in case as they awaited the arrival of their guests.

The ship in question didn't take much longer to arrive, having been fair close relatively speaking since the call was initially made. It may have arrived even sooner if the Prince's ship was actually detectable before, yet oddly it wasn't able to be picked up on radar until just an hour ago. Thanks to the swiftness of their little craft Sasha and Ricken were able to easily close in on their destination, and now they had the ship in sight and were coming in for a landing. They had seen it before but it was still somewhat of a new sight, and neither of them were wholly certain how landing was going to be handled. At least they hadn't had a clue until Vegeta gave them instructions, aiming for the shielded hangar bay on the far side of the craft. Speed was brought down, and thrusters extended on either side of the craft, pushing against the momentum to bring their ship to a far more manageable speed. By the time they passed through the wall of energy the ship was hardly moving, easing down onto the steel floor almost noiselessly, three legs extending in a prong to catch the vessel and support it upon settling. Engines were shut down, and after making sure they had everything they needed the siblings exited their ship, Sasha taking the lead as she hopped out empty-handed with a smile on her face. "Hello everyone, sorry for suddenly showing up like this, hope you don't mind!"

"Of course they don't mind, we're giving them stuff," Ricken grumbled, slowly exiting the ship with arms full of boxes, "Even Saiyans are grateful when given gifts." Granted the 'gifts' they were giving today weren't exactly for everyone, and chances were only Vegeta would have any idea how to use them. Maps of star systems, lists of coordinates, a few extra tools for the ship Sayomi had thought to send amongst other things. Honestly they were supposed to be warriors, not couriers, but if this was the task assigned to them then he was going to see it through. As soon as he'd made it to the bottom step Ricken let out a sigh, placing the stack of boxes by the stairs and looking around at the group. Well it was everyone he remembered, except for that little one standing off by the Princes. "Oh wonderful, you've recruited another Saiyan? You really do know how to pick your allies."

Vegeta's brow twitched irritably at Ricken's badgering, fighting back the biting comment on the tip of his tongue as he forced a faint smile. "Yes, well we take who we can for help, as I'm sure you can understand. Anyone willing to help against the King is an ally to us." Granted the situation surrounding Haku was hardly one of mutual agreement, he was more of a passenger who just happened to have disdain for the Saiyans. But Ricken didn't know that, nor did Vegeta have remotely enough care to explain such a thing. Glancing at the boxes curiously he wondered what might be inside of them, figuring they would find out soon enough. "Sasha... You said you've got the coordinates to Namek, I have to ask... How did you get them? Or rather, how did Sayomi? Last time we spoke we didn't have any idea where it was."

"We found it by luck, I guess you could say. Sayomi and some of her assistants were pouring through documents and found a planet in a nearby sector of space. Since the Uuonians are pretty familiar with this area we asked them about it, and they went and looked into it for us. Who would have thought it was all the way out here?" Sasha said, shrugging her shoulders with a smile. There was likely more to it than her simplistic explanation but really that was all she could offer.

Kabocha wasn't too sure what was going on until Namek came up, his brow furrowing as he realized what all of this was about. So they were going to Namek for Viral's sake after all huh? Damn, he'd just been getting used to relaxing on Kaesstra too, now their whole plans were uprooted because of that. Sure he wanted the Beastman feeling better again but couldn't he wait? He'd been sick forever and it wasn't like he was getting any worse far as he could see. It wasn't all bad though, this Sasha girl was pretty interesting... And by interesting he meant hot. Sure she was an alien, but close enough to being a human or Saiyan that he hardly minded. Blue skin wasn't any problem and she had a nice chest, he wouldn't mind seeing more. Smirking as his cheeks turned a slight pink he leaned over to Kai, nudging him in the side before winking and gesturing to Sasha. "Hey... What do you think? 1 to 10?" he whispered, glancing at his friend mischievously, "Think we should try getting her?"

Yumi hadn't been wholly aware of what was happening either until just recently, but hearing it in person made her quite happy. Namek was at last in their reach, and with it hopefully the key to seeing Viral healthy again. Not only Viral, but T'charrl and Shu as well, Aito would be able to help all of them. Practically emulating Shu as she bounced on her feet slightly she smiled at Viral, rather happy for him even if he himself wasn't showing all that great enthusiasm. "Namek... We'll get our wishes soon, and that means you'll finally get to be better," she said cheerfully, "Aren't you excited? You're going to be healthy again and we'll get to do all sorts of things together! Plus you'll get to fight all you want without having to worry, isn't that great?"

Legend of Zelda: The Templar Crusade

Can we really just finish up the fight with the four or five of us though? I mean waiting for everyone to come back is a little painstaking, but it'd mean dropping a lot of characters off.

Dragon Ball: Legacy (Mogtaki and Vena Sera)

"Hell if I know what Vegeta likes to play, I don't even know if the guy plays anything. Think about it, in the time we've known him have you ever seen him do anything other than work?" There was nothing wrong with staying busy he supposed, but sheesh, have a little fun now and again. It wouldn't kill you and goodness knows Vegeta could probably use a break by now. Even if he didn't join them there was always the others, Takeshi was confident they could find at least one other person to join them. Lo and behold not a second after leaving their bedroom did they run into a couple of candidates, namely T'charrl and Yumi to be exact. Surely they would come and play, especially if he said it was something Shu wanted to do. Smiling at their friends he gave a small nod, not going quite as exuberant as Shu was with his frantic waving only feet away from the others. "Hey guys, funny running into you, we were just looking for ya," Takeshi explained, reaching over and placing a hand on Shu's head, "Shu and I are thinking about playing a bit and grabbing some food, figured someone might want to join us, you know? So are you two free?" It was a tad odd seeing Yumi and T'charrl together, only because they never really were. It was nice he supposed, just a little unexpected.

Yumi hadn't expected to run into the brothers either but this worked well for what she was hoping to do. If T'charrl wanted to have some fun and relax Shu was a fairly safe bet in that regard, and Takeshi could be fun now and again. It had been a fair while since she personally had done much of anything with them, so the chance to settle down and just enjoy herself was a tempting one. "Far as I know we're free. In fact we were just leaving to do the same thing really," she explained, smiling as she glanced at the bouncing Shu. Ever the energetic little boy it seemed, it was refreshing to find someone so happy and carefree in light of all that was going on. "I see someone's really excited, and we haven't even started yet. You're always just a bundle of energy aren't you?" Smiling adoringly she stepped closer and reached out, ruffling Shu's hair gently as she giggled. When around someone like the young Saiyan it was easy to forget your troubles, or maybe it was just her picking up on his own elated behavior. Putting her hands on her hips Yumi glanced back at T'charrl, wondering if they could perhaps introduce their alien friend to some Earth games, and maybe he them in turn; what better way to learn about one another than to have fun in doing so? "So are we going to invite anyone else, or are we just playing with the four of us? Maybe the twins or someone would want to join in."

Odd that Viral would feel cold, especially considering the medical bay was always kept at a decently warm temperature; the liquid in a healing tank was warm as well, so why feel cold? Vegeta couldn't think of a plausible answer to that, not initially at least. Perhaps the temperature difference between the air and water was just enough to make it feel cold? Though to the degree in which Viral described... Perhaps not. Well it may not be normally his kind of thing to do but at this moment Vegeta wasn't worrying too much, feeling quite optimistic for the first time in a long time that matters were going to be settled. Namek wasn't far off, and therein neither was the revival of his father and mother. At current he was more excited to have them back to help Viral, though no doubt their return would spark some kind of reaction in him. Once his father was among them again he could take control of the situation and handle it far better than Vegeta could, meaning Viral's cure was just on the horizon now. "Hm? Oh yes, I suppose that's a little unrealistic, sorry for that," he said, smiling slightly as he scratched at his cheek, "Even so, it's going to be much sooner than I'd anticipated, which is good news. And do remember they'll want to see you and spend time with you, not just for your treatment. Or have you forgotten what they said to us last time?" Viral was, in effect, a child to his parents, and to a degree he considered the Beastman a sibling. Odd that one person could hold so many different titles; sibling, friend, mentor, surrogate parent, Viral fit many of these roles. "Chill aside, how do you feel? Has your appetite returned at all?"

Dragon Ball: Legacy (Mogtaki and Vena Sera)

So the Saiyans were just mindless idiots, smacking around anything and everything for their amusement; Takeshi hardly counted himself and Shu among them, maybe it was that half-human side of them that made them less prone to violence. This was, of course, barring his own anger issues of course, something that certainly belonged to a Saiyan. Not thinking about that whatsoever though Takeshi was instead debating on how best to perk Shu back up, this whole conversation and his botched attempt at helping only serving to upset the little guy. There were a handful of ideas he had, a few of which were more or less guaranteed to work. If nothing else could bring a smile to Shu's face fruit was always a safe bet. "I'm sure everyone's looking for some way to relax, so I doubt they'll mind," the older boy said, chuckling as he watched Shu bounce to his feet in his usual energetic way, "Who knows, maybe Vegeta even will want to play, just to get his mind off of things, you know? Everyone's got to let loose now and again, otherwise you'll go nuts." Who might want to play though? Yumi probably, and if they weren't busy and were over their little fright from before the twins may well join them too. Kabocha probably wouldn't, Haku would if he was told to, that pretty much left T'charrl, Viral and Vegeta. Now what could their entire group play... "Oh! I got it!" Takeshi said, beaming as he stopped at the door, "We'll play ball! We can go to the hangar, it's huge and mostly empty, and we'll set up nets! I bet you'll love that game buddy, it's a ton of fun. I'll teach you how to play." Not that he really knew himself, he'd only seen it now and again being played by other kids. Kicking the ball across the ground and into nets, that sounded like an alright time to him.

"No, it doesn't matter if you're one of 'my people', it's just... Oh never mind, it's not that important," Yumi replied, smiling as she waved a hand dismissively. Glancing at T'charrl she gave him a curious look, relieving another itch on her ear idly, "I heard the Saiyans came to your world, weird that they would just leave. I mean it's good, but they're usually really nasty to whatever place they go. I wonder why it is they just left." Kaesstrians might not be all that powerful compared to some other races but they sure could fight still, evident in almost killing the boys and Viral. It struck her somewhat odd that the Saiyans then didn't try to conscript anyone, but then they may not have been aware at all of what they could do. Certainly for the best, with everyone who has been afflicted by those creeps it was nice to find a world left alone by them. "Well the war is technically over, isn't it? I mean aside from some jerks here and there no one's fighting anymore, so maybe the spirits will be happy about that? And you did technically end the fighting, so maybe they'll be happy to help you?" It was sweet in a way, how T'charrl was trying to help out the spirit. He was the one afflicted with all of these kinds of problems and yet he was more concerned in helping out what was in him, that was really a kind move on his part. Sure, in doing such a thing T'charrl was helping himself, but just from the way he spoke Yumi could tell he wanted to help too. With that conversation out of the way she smiled at her friend, reaching out abruptly and grabbing his hand before giving him a small tug towards the door. "Alright, let's get out of this dark room and go do something, hm? We're still technically on vacation so let's have some fun!" Pushing the door open she hurried on out, not even giving T'charrl a chance to rebuke and stopping fair quick when she saw Shu and Takeshi coming out of their room nearby. "Oh, hi boys!"

Right away Vegeta could see Viral's condition hadn't improved, or if it did it was marginal at best. Shame considering he'd spent the better part of a day inside of a healing tank, though it did help to shed some light on the Beastman's problems; Any exterior injury or major internal injury would have been healed, so the fact that Viral was still ill meant it was certainly still a genetics issue, or potentially an issue with his energy even. Gene therapy at best probably would only prevent physical deterioration, as for actually sorting out his powers that was something Vegeta just couldn't tackle yet. Now that Namek was within their sights, feasibly anyways, maybe he wasn't going to have to. Handing the Beastman a towel he stepped back from the door, letting Viral get out on his own accord before offering over the robe. "Cold...? Can you elaborate at all? What do you mean by cold?" Far as descriptions went just saying 'cold' was awfully vague. Was it internal? External? Was it a case perhaps of his blood feeling cold and constricted, or could it be some other unforeseen condition entirely? Surely it wasn't the gene therapy causing it, there was nothing in the notes to suggest such a possible side effect. Once the robe had been taken Vegeta glanced up at the clock in the room, letting out a sigh as he placed a hand on his hip. "I suppose it's good that you're awake, we can go and discuss with the others what we'll be doing once we reach Namek. We have Sasha and Ricken coming to bring us coordinates for the planet, and I suppose they'll be assisting us in collecting the Dragonballs. Just think... Another few hours and you'll be cured."