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Legend of Zelda: The Templar Crusade

These rings were mysterious little trinkets, that was for certain. At first Caelan was admittedly skeptical about their powers, though considering what he had seen before it wasn't so absurd to think there was some truth in it. Well, only one way to find out then. Sliding the ring onto his finger he looked at it for a moment, wondering precisely what was supposed to happen. Then, almost in a flash, the purpose of the ring began to make itself known. His skin tone was the first thing to change, darkening rather quickly right before his eyes until he had a modest tan. The bangs around his eyes, normally blonde and perfectly visible, receded as the color became a darker brown, almost black. While he couldn't see it his eyes adopted a new tone, becoming a light brown color as well. His attire changed drastically as well, and he soon found himself in simple wool trousers, a linen shirt and a small knapsack strapped over his back. Caelan had been changed from a treasure hunter to what could best be described as a simple farmhand in seconds, and he was shocked. Turning his hands over and giving himself a checking he was having one heck of a time wrapping his mind around this. He understood his own magic perfectly, he utilized moisture in the air and water itself to create the desired effect. This though, this was way above him.

Following the lead of the others Caelan climbed up into the cart, easing himself into his seat and exhaling softly. So they were going right into that entire group then, right into the maw of the enemy? These people were nuts, this couldn't possibly end well. If these disguises failed and they were forced to fight then it was going to be a pretty lousy time of it. They might be able to get through it, but it sure as heck won't be pretty. Giving a frustrated shake of his head the mage sighed again, lifting his hands and giving his cheeks a few slaps to snap himself out of it. If he was pessimistic then bad things were bound to happen, he needed to be positive. Besides, these people had been at this for a while, hadn't they? Surely they'd been in situations like this before, so they were versed in this kind of thing. Demoko knew what he was doing, and he wouldn't let them down. That was perhaps the biggest challenge of this, putting his faith in someone else. After traveling on his lonesome by so long having someone who he could rely on was odd. Unlike his typical partners, other treasure hunters or raiders, he felt like he could actually trust these folks. So why then was he so damned nervous? Link's uneasy expression didn't help his nerves much, though he chalked that up as the boy always being nervous. Things would be fine, he was positive, they just had to be.

About halfway across the gap they were stopped by one of the guards, a no name soldier judging by everyone's reactions. Regardless it was enough to make Caelan tense up, and it was all he could do to not show he was panicked. Tensing up as the man came over he looked to the floor nervously, worried that if he glanced over something might be given away in his expression. As uneasy as all of this was it was most likely not a big problem, and thankfully that seemed to be the case. Thanks to some smooth talking on Demoko's part the soldier walked away, leaving them to their ride. Caelan leaned back against the frame of the cart, closing his eyes and smiling thankfully. That was much too close for his liking, thank goodness nothing had come of it. Then, just because life oh so loved to give him all the stress it possibly could they were stopped yet again just a few meters from the last point. Unlike before when they were stopped it wasn't just a grunt this time. This figure was a fair bit more imposing, and commanded a fair bit of respect from those around him. He must have been one of the leaders then, and he definitely carried himself like one. Why were they being stopped a second time, and by an upper ranked soldier of all things? Oh so not good.

The questioning got off to a hot start, really not looking good for them at all. As if just being questioned wasn't nerve wracking enough this man seemed to be particularly attracted towards one of their group members, and not in a good way. For whatever reason Sophos was a point of interest, continually questioned by the other man. Caelan couldn't say how, but the disguises looked to be useless with this man. Great, so that was it, they were made. Swallowing back nervously he wrung his fingers together, training his eyes on the floorboard. Hopefully in this state he could still use his magic, he might be able to get out of here in spite of the overwhelming numbers. Forming an escape route in his mind it became apparent that it wasn't going to be necessary, as the mage was abashed to admit. The other man had turned away from them after some pleading on Sophos' part, and began to try and hold off the General. Caelan shifted about in his spot uneasily, unable to keep himself from looking towards General Onyx. He didn't seem that tough, they could probably get by him if need be. He wasn't going to do anything though, not unless someone else made the first move.

"Awww.... Damn it all!" Caelan cursed, watching as Demoko went into the fray against the General. They were made, no helping it now. They needed to fight if they wanted to get out of here. They were all given instructions as what to do, with himself being tasked to protect Nayrin and Aadab. There wasn't time to debate it, they were already being set upon.

Tearing the ring off of his hand, just in case it limited his magic, Caelan got ready to jump off the cart and join the fray. Before he even had shifted much an arrow soared towards him, narrowly piercing his skull in its flight. In a flash his hide was saved by Regol, somehow snatching the arrow right out of the air before it met its target. He also caught a few more, and the water mage watched in surprise as one was fired back, nailing one of the archers directly. Right, time to get to work then.

Uncorking his bottomless waterskin Caelan climbed off of the carriage, trying to get an assessment of what was going on. He'd fought before, sure, but never on this kind of scale. It was an awful lot to take in and he hadn't the faintest where to even begin. His job seemed simple enough; protect Nayrin and Aadab while they armed the explosives. Nodding to himself he looked back at the two, disappointed they'd not moved yet. That didn't mean he couldn't start yet though. Looking back to the cliffs above he saw the archers reloading their crossbows, taking aim and letting another hail of arrows rain down on the group. Quickly drawing out a good few liters of water he raised it up above their heads, spreading it out and freezing it as he did so to create a shell of sorts between them and their attackers. The ice, several centimeters thick, proved to be more than enough to stop the hail. The ice cracked a little but held firm, and the archers were made to reload again.

"Come on, someone lend me a hand, please?!"

Legend of Zelda: The Templar Crusade

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Legend of Zelda: The Templar Crusade

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Dragon Ball: Legacy (Mogtaki and Vena Sera)

Gregory was positively fuming by now, at his ends with Choi. What a rude little Saiyan he was turning out to be, definitely not one of Goku's relatives. Now he could see it being one of Vegeta's, though there was pretty much a carbon copy of that man already, so he doubted that. Whoever he was he had a mouth on him and it was driving the little sprite nuts. There was a lot that he could take in the way of taunts, he'd heard it all over the goodness knows how many years he had been on this planet. The one thing he still absolutely would not stand for was King Kai being made fun of. He was fiercely loyal to the Shin-jin after all, and Gregory would defend the man's honor even against an opponent leagues stronger than he was. Buffing out his chest the little sprite put his hands on his hips, not bothering to back down at all.

"Hmph, there's no shame in serving a GOOD king by choice! My king is honorable, there's nothing wrong with that at all! It's much better than serving that nasty Saiyan you call a king, that's for sure!" Still steaming from the argument Gregory nearly started in on Choi again. When a familiar orange figure appeared behind the kids though he quickly shut his mouth, clasping his little claws over it. He was all the willing to smack talk someone he didn't know, but when it was someone like Goku, someone he knew for certain would wipe the floor with him, then he'd just back right off of that. He'd want none of what that was going to be, nope!

Caught by surprise it took everyone a second to realize just what had happened. Takeshi only just looked over his shoulder to see Goku vanish into thin air, hearing him once more from beyond the portal. That had been a lot quicker than any of them had expected it to be, they had definitely gone to the right guy. He wasn't too sure what had happened until he heard some grumbling behind him, looking back yet again confused to see who it was. Sure enough three adult Saiyans were sprawled out on the ground looking disoriented and confused as anything. He had to hide an amused snicker behind his hand, watching as one of them fell down after trying to get up. It worked then, their plan went off flawlessly. That was a huge relief, and it now meant that they were completely free from the king's influence. Shy of him holding Earth hostage he couldn't exert any more control over them, which was great. If Takeshi felt this good, he mused, he couldn't even begin to imagine how the others felt.

Kabocha too had turned about to see what all the commotion was about. Sure enough his parents were there, both looking like they'd just had one hell of a ride getting here. His father, a stockier man with a goatee was still dressed in a noble set of clothes; a purple shirt tucked into his black trousers, its design influenced by some crazy old religion they had come across before. He looked to be positively winded for some reason, laid out on his back staring up at the sky. His mother on the other hand was on her backside, looking around herself equally as baffled. Her long red hair was tied back in a ponytail and she wore a basic set of Saiyan battle armor. She wasn't all that powerful by any means, but definitely the fighter of the two. After collecting her thoughts the woman looked up at her son, clueless for a moment before she adopted a look of anger.

"Kabocha?! Just what in the hell did you do? Where are we?" she snapped, pushing herself to her feet and stumbling slightly. "I was busy training, what is this?!"

"We just saved your life mom, no need to thank me," Kabocha retorted, huffing as he folded his arms and turned away from the woman. "Unless you want to go back, we can always drop you off. I figured you'd enjoy being free and, you know, NOT being oppressed for a change?"

The father, who had finally managed to get to his feet, exhaled deeply as he wiped at his face. He wasn't a combatant, not in the slightest, merely a politician. So it was a safe bet to say that, as far as Saiyans went, he was out of shape. Heck, he could even be out of shape as far as humans were concerned too, just with a bit larger than average strength behind his girth.

"Now Mizuna, let's not do anything hasty... We're slightly out numbered here..." the man warned, frowning as he looked around at the others. He recognized Kai and Choi instantly, and the two Princes thereafter. The rest however were unfamiliar to him and he wasn't especially keen on making any enemies right now.

"Oh for the love of... Have some backbone, will you Gobo?" Mizuna snapped, glaring at her husband before putting her hands on her hips, returning her gaze onto Kabocha. "I don't care if you might be stronger than me young man. Tell me precisely what is going on now or I'm going to smack you."

"You're on an alien world, for starters," Kabocha began, quickly relenting to his mother's demands. "And uh... We sort of stole you from the King. So you're free now, you don't work for him anymore. We're going to find you a new place to live and... Uh..." The Saiyan paused, glancing between the dumbfounded look that his parents were sharing at that moment. "What...?"

So was that what parents were like then? Takeshi was so confused, maybe Saiyans weren't the best reference. Every single set of parents he'd seen from Saiyans were either totally passive and wimps or were fiery like Kabocha's mother. On the other hand human parents weren't much different, though if he remembered they tended to be a little more on the passive side. It was hard to know then what to expect from their own mother with so many different kinds of people to base her off of. For Shu's sake alone he hoped she turned out to be a nice lady, he wouldn't fare too well with a nasty one. Takeshi certainly wouldn't mind having a nice mother too, he wouldn't be totally against a little coddling for the first time in his life. With an amused smile he opted to let his squad sort out their parents, looking back to the screen where Goku stood, smiling happily.

"Thanks a ton Goku, we couldn't have done that very easily on our own." Their only way of doing it would be going to Kortal itself, and that probably meant fighting with an Elite or two, or worse still the King. Goku circumvented the need to fight, and now they even had a head start on getting the parents to safety. "Uh... Listen... I've gotta ask something before you go off somewhere..." Takeshi leaned in to the screen, cupping one hand around his mouth as he spoke in a hushed tone. "Think you can teach me to do that sometime...? It seems so cool, and it could be helpful. Then we wouldn't have to call you every time we need help either."

Return of a Princess (Nydie & Vena)

"I don't know who else I'd be starting with, do you see anyone else around?" Tora retorted, smiling as he gestured idly. "And maybe I don't want to harass any other girl here. You're the only one that's interesting to me, and you're fun, unlike them. The others are all shallow, or airheads, or just plain annoying. But you... Nah, you're different. I like talking to you."

There was the whole having to protect her with his life aspect too, but he let that remain a secret for now. If he started claiming he was there to act as a protector and bring her home to her mother it probably wouldn't sit too well. Especially not when she still considered the lady who had nearly tried to murder her as her mother. Nope, best to leave that can of worms for another day. While he might be bothering Jocelyn to a degree Tora was making a focused attempt to be better about his behavior, even if only to save his own hide down the road. Frankly he had to keep an eye on the Princess too, and it was easier to do that when she was literally within arms reach. So long as he didn't touch her or say anything too off color he should be able to keep this up, long enough anyways to find an opening to fill her in. That was provided too that she didn't go nuts and file a restraining order on him. While ultimately that would have very little impact on his job, as he couldn't give a damn about this place's laws, it would be a bit annoying if the police were called every time he said hello to her. Best to avoid that then, no need to make his mission harder than it had to be.

Things then took a turn from bad to worse, for Jocelyn at least. Her brother, the one she had been waiting on, finally picked her out of the crowd and signaled her over. By the looks of it he was gesturing Tora over as well, assuming they were friends or something. Now that was rich, the guy was definitely clueless in that regard. Fiery as ever the Princess instantly took a strong aversion to this, accusing Tora of being at fault and snapping at him before finally sulking off to the vehicle. He had just been standing there chatting with her, he hadn't said a single thing to make this happen. It was all on her sibling, she could blame him for it all she wanted. Seeing it as ample opportunity to watch over Jocelyn even just a little longer he wholeheartedly went with the offer, following in suit after her to the vehicle. On his way over he was treated to a little exchange between his classmate and her brother, watching in amusement as he seemed to be teasing her quite a bit. Her anger with him seemed more flustered then genuine, and Tora couldn't keep himself from breaking into a grin at the sight. She was scrambling to get her sibling to cut it out and she wasn't making any headway, poor little girl. When he finally got to the vehicle Jocelyn was glaring at him, gesturing promptly for him to climb in.

"Thanks Jocelyn, appreciate it," Tora chimed, smiling smugly at his classmate. Dropping his bag onto the floor of the car he eased himself inside, sighing contently as he sat down in the seat. "Just going to clear the air here so I'm not killed later, by the way. She's not my girlfriend, and I'm not her boyfriend. Though... The idea of it doesn't completely repulse me, if it's all the same." He'd have fun with it regardless, being in Jocelyn's brother's presence didn't inhibit him all that much. Plus not having siblings of his own he was kind of oblivious to how one might react if their little sister was being hit on. Though he'd really not even started teasing her yet. As tempting as it was to go on, and it was terribly tempting, he again had to remind himself to watch his behavior. After a day like today and making an awful first impression his chances of getting on her good side were likely slim to none. If he wanted any degree of cooperation from here though, which he definitely needed for her sake, then he had to start playing nice. Or as nice as he could.

"Thanks for the ride, I appreciate it," Tora added, looking over at the other boy politely. May as well earn some brownie points with him at least, he could use that to his advantage later on. If big brother liked him enough then maybe little sister would follow, and sooner or later Jocelyn would be at least something similar to civil with him. Not that he had room to talk, his own attitude needed some major adjusting too. "My name is Tora, by the way. Now that I think about it not sure I even gave your sister my name yet." Chuckling to himself he turned to face Jocelyn, smiling and giving her a half wave. "Hey there, now that we're actually introduced."

Dragon Ball: Legacy (Mogtaki and Vena Sera)

Legacy Timeline

Age 818

• Yamate takes the Saiyan throne in the beginning of Age 818.[/*]
• The Saiyan race begins to build its forces up as more and more of their people are trained.[/*]

Age 820

• Using several different strands of DNA, Capsule Corporation creates its first successful artifical life form. Designated "Viral", he is a scientific breakthrough brought about by former RRA bio engineers and Capsule Corp employees alike.[/*]

Age 821

• The Saiyans begin their conquest of other planets. Quickly take control of their three neighboring worlds and impose a localized rule there.[/*]

Age 822

• Vegeta Jr is born on Earth.[/*]

Age 823

• Yumi is born on Earth.[/*]

Age 824

• Yamate personally leads an attack on a particularly problematic peoples, the Yulians. The first time the Saiyans face any real opposition, and the first time in their conquest they kill rather than enslave or imprison.[/*]
• The Saiyans procure new and improved healing technology from the Yulian home world. It is quickly adapted into Saiyan life.[/*]

Age 825

• Saiyans conquer the world of Neera. However, after several irregularities on the planet and several mishaps the world is abandoned, left to the few remaining denizens on it.[/*]

Age 827

• Seeking ways to further his race's might Yamate travels to Earth in an attempt to recreate the half-breeds of his predecessors.[/*]
• In looking for a mate Yamate finds an Earthling woman and she agrees to bear him a child. Takeshi is born nine months later.[/*]
• In a horrific and unexplained series of events Viral kills his creator, his wife and Trunks. The scientists barely manage to subdue the Beastman and put him into an induced coma. Vegeta Jr is left without a family.[/*]

Age 828

• Before departing from Earth Yamate has one more child. The origins of his birth are unknown, but Shu is born later that year.[/*]

Age 830

• The Saiyan domination of the universe continues. Four more planets fall under their domain, and one is even destroyed after being deemed unusable.[/*]
• Korian, commander of the Saiyan forces, abandons the Saiyan military and flees from the king. With him are Sayomi, his first officer, and a few dozen troops loyal to him.[/*]

Age 833

• Takeshi is taken in by Master Xingu, a private mercenary contractor. Begins to learn the basics of Ki control and martial arts.[/*]
• The planet of Pagonia, a frozen tundra world, is conquered by the Saiyans. A communications center is established here to help coordinate with other planets.[/*]

Age 837

• Shaharia is taken into Saiyan control. With little resources on the world its inhabitants are captured for labor purposes.[/*]
• A small uprising takes place on Jyuura, an otherwise unremarkable aquatic world. The individuals responsible for the uprising are never caught.[/*]

Age 839

• Takeshi is forced to kill Master Xingu when he nearly slays a family. Being seen just as poorly as his mentor he is shunned, and the young Saiyan begins a life of solitude.[/*]

Age 841

• The Saiyans have conquered most planets that are within their reach. The one major world still opposing Saiyan rule is Uuonoe. Every expedition sent there is a failure, and information hints at it being the stage of Korian's growing forces.[/*]
• A skirmish takes place between the rebels and the Saiyans on the small forest jungle world of Alamane. The first time that Korian is confirmed to be fighting against the Saiyans, as is Sayomi. The rebels win, though suffer loses and have to draw back regardless.[/*]
• Shu is found by an elderly couple after escaping from a group of hunters. He is nursed back to health and taught to speak in the common tongue. After a short stay he is then sent on his way to East City to compete in the next World Martial Arts tournament.[/*]

Age 842

• The 45th World Martial Arts Tournament begins. Contestants from all over the world compete, but two young boys, Shu and Takeshi, stand out. These two progress all the way to the finals, and after a battle it ends in a draw.[/*]
• Reluctantly Takeshi agrees to travel with Shu. The two of them opt to train together, but Shu lacks any Ki training, making it difficult. Their solution is to seek out the Turtle Hermit, Master Roshi, for training.[/*]
• The boys find Master Roshi and ask to be trained by him. He agrees, but only on the stipulation that they find him a girlfriend. They agree and go back to the city, fervently searching for someone to meet their teacher's wants. They find a girl that looks to be his type, a fighter named Yumi. With a little convincing she agrees to go back with them. Yumi quickly becomes abashed by her new mentor's crude behavior, but stays to train nonetheless, curious about how Ki works.[/*]
• After training for some time together the trio gets a relatively basic understanding of Ki. It's during the second month that they receive their first test of skill in the form of aliens landing on Earth. They travel out to meet the invaders, ready to fight. To Shu and Takeshi's surprise the leader of the force turns out to be another Saiyan by the name of Krom, and accompanying him are two other aliens. A battle ensues, during which Takeshi kills the two subordinates. Shu ends up transforming into his pseudo-Oozaru form, nearly killing Krom in the process. The Saiyan manages to escape, but not before dropping a bombshell on the group; Shu and Takeshi are brothers.[/*]
• Knowing they have family now both Shu and Takeshi set out on a search for the Dragonballs to find their mother. With Yumi accompanying them she guides them towards a place that can help; Capsule Corporation. Vegeta Jr, head of the company, is her life long friend and has in his possession a Dragonball Radar.[/*]
• Upon reaching Capsule Corporation a sudden explosion rocks the building, and a curious figure emerges from the smoke. Alarmed by the sudden apparent attack, and realizing the culprit has a Dragonball, Takeshi pursues the figure, and Shu and Yumi follow suit. As the chase goes on Takeshi and the man exchange blows, making it all the way out of East City and into the surrounding forests. Here they finally manage to get the man to stop thanks to Vegeta Jr arriving on the scene. It is revealed that the strange man is Viral, a bodyguard of Vegeta's and a friend to Yumi. After a tense conversation Viral is ordered to join the group on their search, and they depart from the city post haste.[/*]
• With Viral's help the group manages to find their first Dragonball in the world; Hidden away in a tower high atop a mountain. Here they encounter a warrior named Corgan, a guardian of the Dragonball in his keep. With little option otherwise they fight the man, and are initially stunned by his strength. The fight is rather difficult, and goes poorly for the group at first. Eventually things take bad turn as Shu transforms, assuming his rampaging form and attacking near everyone within reach. Takeshi loses his tail to his sibling before the younger boy is eventually subdued, and the two are laid up in the tower to rest afterwards. A little time is spent recuperating atop the mountain, resting up after their battle before making the trek back down. As the group departs the guardian deems them worthy and responsible enough, handing over his Dragonball.[/*]
• Over the course of the next five months the remainder of the Dragonballs are gradually acquired. First the team meets Kamina and his band of fighters in the desert, and after successfully turning back a marauding band of former RRA troops they earn the 3rd Dragonball. The 4th Dragonball is earned inside of the jungle that Shu had formerly lived in, taken from a cursed hut after a malicious spirit was beaten, having overshadowed Viral. The group obtains the 5th Dragonball after a skirmish with more RRA troops, successfully beating them back thanks to Viral's limit break form. The sixth and final one the group would locate was in the possession of Geoffrey, an orangutan Beastman. Before they can obtain it however a change of plans pulls them back to East City. Krom has returned, and he's got the last Dragonball![/*]
• A fight breaks out between the group and Krom, who has brought with him two more Elite Saiyans. In the beginning the battle is heavily one sided, and despite their best efforts the Princes, Yumi and Viral can't get the upper hand. When Yumi is injured by the Saiyans though Shu and Takeshi get all the strength they need in the form of anger, quickly overwhelming Krom's subordinates who are then killed by Takeshi. Krom himself is fighting Viral, and manages to win in spite of being wounded himself. Faced with an uphill battle Krom subsequently flees, taking the Beastman with him as a hostage. The remainder of the group quickly goes into action, making way back to Geoffrey to gather the final Dragonball and wish Viral back home. Rather than bring their friend back to Earth however Takeshi opts to send himself and Shu to wherever their friend is, deeming the reason the fight ever happened to be their fault anyways. As it turns out the two brothers end up stepping right into a trap. In spite of saving Viral they are soon faced with overwhelming odds of escape. Not only is Krom still there, but a much more daunting figure is in their way; their father. Unable to even lift a finger in defiance the trio is captured and forced into servitude under Yamate. Viral and Shu will be sent into labs to be subjected to research and Takeshi will be assigned a squad to lead. So long as the older boy cooperates his brother and friend are guaranteed to keep their lives.[/*]

Age 844

• A year passes with the Princes and Viral under Yamate's thumb. Takeshi hasn't seen his brother really in that time, and has managed to forget about Viral. Still seeking a means of escape, albeit halfheartedly, the boys get a break as they're assigned to a singular mission. Their task is to travel to a distant world and put down an uprising, which sounds simple enough. Upon arriving they are faced with relatively little opposition, the local forces hardly being any real problem for them. Success seems certain until another fighter reveals themselves, quickly assuming the role of the militia as he fights the squad on his own. In spite of the difference in numbers the lone warrior more than holds his own, managing to fend off and even beat back the group. Sensing the battle is being lost Shu's collar activates, forcing him to transform. The battle becomes a one on one then, between the twisted Shu and the lone fighter. An errant swipe of the boy's claw tears off the man's cloak, revealing the fighter to be a Saiyan. Knowing his identity has been compromised the Saiyan opts to finish the fight quickly, destroying Shu's collar first and reducing him to his usual self. Seeing an opportunity Takeshi hurriedly gets the battle to come to a pause and offers to defect to the Saiyan's side in exchange for not harming Shu. The Saiyan agrees after learning who the boys are, and while the Princes join Korian the squad is forced to return home under the guise they were beaten and lost the Princes. Shu is then quickly taken into medical attention and the two brothers are introduced to the rebellion.[/*]
• Shu's recovery is quick thanks to Uuonian technology, and in a little over a week he is back on his feet. The rebels are quick to utilize their newest fighters, promptly sending the brothers on their first mission to an arid planet called Shaharia. Ordered to free the world from Saiyan control, Shu and Takeshi take a personal shuttle to the planet and immediately find themselves confronted with danger. The local denizens have been subject to Saiyan rule for some time, and there is a detachment of troops currently on the planet gathering more labor. In the right place at the right time the brothers quickly put a stop to the slavers, kicking the proverbial hornets nest in the process. A city-wide battle ensues, as troops from all over pour in to fight the brothers. Shaharians help, and they begin to win back the city. The introduction of a mecha fighting for the Saiyans abruptly creates a power gap, and again the Shaharians and Princes are on the defensive. After reorganizing themselves they spring an attack on the machine, with Shu and Takeshi leading it as the locals fend off troops. Shockingly, the brothers discover the man behind the controls is none other than their friend Viral, put under the influence of the same collar Shu had before. Having to fight to free him Shu and Takeshi go after Viral, and with no small degree of difficulty manage to free him, destroying the collar in the process. Unfortunately the collar's destruction causes unforeseen damage, and the Beastman has to be rushed back to Uuonoe for medical attention.[/*]
• Takeshi, Shu and Viral spend a fair amount of time resting in a hospital, recovering from their fight on Shaharia. Viral is introduced to Korian, and with some inhibitions he joins the rebellion as well. After they all heal enough the brothers disembark on a second mission, this time with Viral and Korian in tow. Their task is to travel to Eleo, a world dominated by plateaus and forests, to rescue a stranded rebel squad. Upon arriving there is no trace of the troops, so a search begins.On their search they are confronted by Saiyan troops and forced to fight. The battle isn't terribly difficult, though everyone is surprised by unique weapons being wielded by the troops that are capable of blocking Ki flow. In the midst of the fight Korian goes off on his own, and Shu, Viral and Takeshi manage to win in spite of the turn of events. After some more effort in their search two survivors are found; Ricken and Sasha, two siblings. They are brought back to the ship, but the team cannot leave just yet, Korian as stumbled across the Elite on the planet. With no other option the trio goes to help their leader in combat, surprised to find him having lost to the Elite. Weakened from the battle already the team attacks, and with a bit of teamwork they manage to beat the Saiyan, leaving him to limp back home defeated. Gathering the injured Korian they finally get back to their ship, making haste to Uuonoe once again. The situation at home won't be very much better however.[/*]
• Back on Uuonoe chaos is reigning supreme. While away on their mission a Saiyan platoon was sent to the planet with explicit orders to reduce the city to rubble. While Korian himself is still injured and Sasha and Ricken weak it's left to Shu, Viral and Takeshi to help the other rebels. After fending off a few basic soldiers they are confronted by an Elite, a massive man by the name of Leto. He's not particularly powerful, his personality really his strongest suit. Though he manages to wound Viral the Elite is beaten, submitting to the Princes and even opting to join the rebellion. The remaining Saiyan troops are beaten back, and finally the city is secured once more by the rebels. After gathering the remaining rebels together recovery begins by gather the bodies of those fallen and disposing of them, as well as rebuilding. In spite of the battle a celebration is held shortly thereafter, heralding the successful counter attack and now preparing to take the fight to the empire. Shu and Takeshi capture a giant sea creature for food, and they are delighted if not confused that Vegeta suddenly appears on the planet as well. With plenty of food for the event they all head back to the city and help prepare for the celebration. The following day they'll be heading out for the first offensive mission. That night though is going to be spent having fun and relaxing.[/*]
• It's finally time for the Rebellion to strike its first blow to the Saiyans, and it'll be a big blow at that. Their target; a communications outpost on a frigid world that connects the empire's outer worlds to the central systems. n the biggest front yet amassed by Korian the rebels group together several ships strong and venture forth to the base. With the intent of having surprise on their side they enter the planet low, attempting to stay beneath radar. Unfortunately they are picked out by a scouting party and two ships are hit, one of which being Viral and Vegeta's. Viral is forced to crash land the ship in a tower, as a result becoming injured in the process. In spite of the wounds he moves on, powering into the base. Meanwhile the bulk of the rebel forces, including Shu and Takeshi, fight through the front entrance. The ensuing battle is fair easy, and in no time the rebels have the front gate and are working their way inside. However, everything is not as good as one might hope. Viral is soon confronted by an Elite, and Yumi. Initially stunned by the encounter he quickly begins to fight, and with a transformation gains an upper hand, slaying the Elite. Shu and Takeshi encounter an Elite of their own in the hangars, and between the two of them they are able to defeat him. Perhaps enraged by Yumi's capture, Viral ends up transforming again later, slaughtering a group of Saiyan soldiers and inciting Korian's fury as a result. In spite of being comrades not moments before Korian demands a trial, which is very one sided, and asks for the execution of the Beastman. The group comes to his aid, with Vegeta having a mixed agenda due to the revelation of his parent's death. After an uneasy moment Yumi finally takes Viral away from Vegeta's wrath, trying to get him to safety. It is here they are confronted by Korian, who is determined to have justice. Making short work of Yumi he is quickly turned on by a transformed Viral, and the two fight. The battle is cut short due to Sayomi and Yumi keeping the men back, and the group is forced to flee from the Rebellion. [/*]
• On their own now the group gets their priorities sorted out. Viral's failing health must be addressed, so they go in search of a world that might suit their needs. Knowing the sun helps him they eventually opt for a lush, forested world that seems untouched by the raging war around it. In no short order the elect to land there, and upon doing so stumble into an unforeseen problem. The world is indeed inhabited, by a race of moth-like people known as Kaesstrians, and they are warring among themselves. With the need to have Viral seen to they are eventually forced into a deal with a General Yusef. In exchange for letting them use the hospital in the city Takeshi and Shu are made to help in the war effort any way they can. Reluctant to become involved but knowing it's necessary the brothers agree, and while the rest remain with Viral the Princes make way to their assignment; a home out in the forests. In due time they find the place, and upon inspecting the insides they are ultimately left with nothing of significance to report, save for some odd liquid spread throughout the building. Having done their job the two return to the home being lent to the group, glad to find Viral is back and beginning to heal.[/*]
• Still indebted to the General for his help the group is tasked again with looking into enemy activity. Wanting to let the others relax Takeshi keeps the information to himself, opting to take care of it himself. Coincidentally Yumi and Shu decide to go into the forest the very same day, out to play and enjoy themselves. During a race through the trees Shu collides with what he thinks is a log, and both he and Yumi are surprised to find it's one of the Kaesstrians. The alien, whose name is revealed to be T'charrl, tells them he's not from the city, meaning he belongs to the other side of the war. Not ones to turn in a wounded boy the two elect to bring him home, following the native's instructions to get there. The trip ultimately takes them to a large burrow protruding from the ground, guarded by several armed Kaesstrians. After some careful talking Shu and Yumi are permitted inside, being shown into the grand city below the ground. Taken in by the Captain of the Guard L'esta, the two friends are brought to the palace and to the royal practitioner to have T'charrl healed, who turns out to be the Prince of Kaesstra no less. A meeting with the doctor, Renthal, turns into an impromptu meeting with Queen Eslaria as well, and ultimately her husband General Garesh. [/*]
• Now savvy to the events around them the group elects to work against General Yusef, agreeing to take him out of power. By the Queen's request they are to do it without violence, meaning they have to find a means of exposing him. Yumi and Shu are still at the palace and are offered a reward from Eslaria for their saving her son, which they take with some reservations. Meanwhile in the forests above Viral is taking a run through to ensure himself he can still do it, but chose a poor time to do so. In the midst of his run he's found by Choi, Kai and Kabocha, quickly overpowered by the three Saiyans. They won't get away with the Beastman in tow however, as trouble soon finds them. First Takeshi confronts them, trying to avoid a battle and get Viral back from his former team. Negotiations fall through when Vegeta appears, instantly attacking the squad over harming his friends. A battle is forced, which is even further then complicated when Yumi and Shu finally make it to the scene. What could have resulted in serious injury or worse is managed to be settled down at last, an an uneasy peace is drawn between everyone. With the obligation to still help the other boys Takeshi elects for them to join the group, much to the chagrin of his friends. Arguing that they'd have more manpower this way everyone agrees, with no small degree of trepidation. Everyone returns to the home to at last collect themselves and figure out a plan of action. [/*]
• In order to help out T'charrl and his people the group elects to find a way to root out those responsible for the war. To do so they need information first, and so Shu and Takeshi return to the palace once more to gather anything that might help. Eslaria is all too willing to share, giving them the name of an informant within the city that can point them in the proper direction. A man named Katas, apparently head of a security firm, that's their target. When found in his office in a big building the brothers are a little taken aback by the man's eccentric behavior, to say the least. Regardless, he is very much the man they needed, and after some mucking about he gives the Princes the information they need. Now searching for two people in particular they set out to learn all they can about the war from behind the scenes. The first target is a woman named S'uma, a wealthy supporter of the war. Unfortunately for their sake she is rather clueless as to where her money is going, unknowing as to what precisely she is funding. Their second lead, Ka'shra, a retired general proved to be much more fruitful. Here the brothers discover that it is in fact General Yusef orchestrating the war, the very man they had first met upon arriving. Now they have their man, and they just need a means of bringing him down. For that they'll have to plan a bit more, but the end is surely in sight.[/*]
• Knowing that General Yusef is their target it is decided that the Queen must be told before any action is ultimately taken. As such Shu, Viral and Takeshi set out towards the city in hopes of bringing back Eslaria and the others to bring the general to justice. Before they are able to make it however they are attacked by a detachment of the general's elite soldiers, taken by surprise. The resulting ambush manages to do some damage, knocking Shu out cold and grievously injuring Viral. Throwing Takeshi into a fury he blindly strikes out and kills each soldier, only once finished checking on his brother and friend. All is not finished however as a second group shows up, ready to finish what the others had started. After taking some poison darts for Viral the older Saiyan is rendered helpless as well, and the soldiers close in for the kill. In the nick of time Eslaria shows up, tailed by Garesh, Katas and T'charrl. The new arrivals prove to be more than a match for the soldiers, overwhelming them fair quickly and saving the trio. After a brief exchange they are brought back to the home, and subsequently seen to medically courtesy of the Prince. Information is shared, and now the target is known. With the knowledge in mind they sit on it for the time being, trying to recuperate before launching an attack.[/*]
• Out of commission for the time being Shu and Takeshi are forced to rest up at their temporary home. The business of bringing the General to justice then falls to T'charrl, Kabocha, Kai and Choi, and quickly the four set out to apprehend the man. After a brief interrogation at the military headquarters they successfully locate the General in a run down portion of the city. Tucked away in the basement of said building is a modernized lab where the General and his supporters have been carrying out tests in secret. Before he can refine his new weapon the team shows up to put a stop to him, and a battle that seems one sided quickly ensues. After injecting himself with the solution however the General begins to gain ground, easily overpowering everyone. Only by absorbing the General's power can T'charrl stop him, at the cost of changing himself. After the General's defeat the trio take him back to the home as T'charrl runs off to the woods to hide, ashamed of what he's become. He is alone until his mother and later Takeshi learn of it, both going out to find him. Takeshi barely stops his friend from harming the Queen after T'charrl had taken on a monstrous form, and once settled down they return back to the house. With the war effectively over and a new slew of problems for the Prince a solution is proposed, one that would be momentous for Kaesstra. T'charrl will join his friends in traveling, learn to use his powers and come back to lead his race united. With that mindset the gradually building team at last departs, finally making their way back home.[/*]
• With all of the new additions to the group the small cargo vessel they were given doesn't stack up, a larger craft is needed. Thanks to the recently-turncoat squad there is a solution, an idle Saiyan gunship docked not too far from Kaesstra. Under the guise of returning back with prisoners the team boards the craft, curious to find it utterly empty. Dropping the ruse they begin to explore the ship, looking for any sign of the crew. Vegeta ultimately finds the engineers and cabin crew hidden away in the bridge, and from them learns a curious secret. Letting everyone else know to expect company he and Viral go to the engine room, and there find the mystery creature that had the engineers so worked up. It's like nothing they've seen, as it slides through the floor and walls and seems impervious to Ki. Viral's strength proves to be the key to winning, and his cleaver makes easy work of the monster. With no other souls on board and a crew more than willing to oblige the group absconds with the Saiyan gunboat, continuing their journey back home. Unfortunately for them however a Saiyan ship is fairly noticeable, and it garners attention of a familiar group, the rebels.[/*]
• Having run into the newly stolen Saiyan ship Korian has the group land on a nearby planet, agreeing to help disguise their ship to keep them off of the Saiyan's radar. Work begins promptly on remodeling the vessel, and in the mean time Shu, T'charrl and Takeshi travel out across the plains to see what lies beyond them. Through the plains they find a plateau, and after Shu takes a surprise plunge into a den they discover there are natives on this world. Primitive armadillo-like people greet them, and Shu quickly befriends the youngest one. When the child's parents return they learn a startling truth about the world, and of the "god" who eats children. A tearful request is all it takes to convince them to take action, but they're too preoccupied to do it themselves. Takeshi calls back to the ship, asking for someone else to be sent. Yumi offers to go, taking Viral along with her to the mountains. While they search for the supposed god the trio has their own dilemma, two of the creatures they fought on the ship have shown up! It's hardly what anyone would call a fluid battle, but Takeshi and T'charrl manage to beat the creatures and save the child from being taken away. Back in the mountains Viral and Yumi locate a temple, and within it a large beast awaits them. It turns out to be the alleged god, and is not pleased with its visitors. A battle begins, and rather quickly Viral is beaten aside by the powerful foe. Enraged Yumi temporarily loses herself, becoming feral as she attacks the creature and nearly kills it before being hit. A quick bit of teamwork from Viral manages to bring down the temple on the beast, supposedly killing it. Takeshi, T'charrl and Shu return to the ship, grabbing the small craft after some unneeded nonsense and go to retrieve their friends. Upon arriving the large creature is alive, but just barely. The brothers manage to handily defeat it, and with the world effectively saved now they return at last. As parting words are shared with the grateful natives everyone departs again, at last making their way to Earth.[/*]

Age 845

• The group spends a much needed reprieve back on Earth, having a chance to enjoy themselves after much hardship. During their stay they meet Doctor Ikura, one of the minds behind the creation of Viral, and he attempts to alleviate some of the Beastman's troubles. In the midst of the efforts to help Viral, a young Saiyan named Haku is found on Earth, having been left behind after the last attack. Forced into fighting the Princes and T'charrl he attempts to defeat them, quickly being overpowered and beaten however. Work on the Beastman's condition continues and Ikura attempts to relieve some of his emotional problems. Unfortunately for Viral not much progress is made, and after a week the group leaves their home again to continue their travels.[/*]
• Having left Earth, the group comes in contact once more with the rebellion. This time around Korian does not request their help directly, but instead asks that they look into finding more soldiers for their cause. Begrudgingly everyone accepts and they move out to their first destination; Shaharia. Their arrival on the desert world introduces a new slew of problems to the group; while Shaharia itself was freed from Saiyan control, Saiyan loyalists remain and are trying to usurp power. At the request of Shaman Servas, Takeshi, Shu and T'charrl journey to a neighboring city where the loyalists are held. Naturally a fight ensues, and in the midst of the chaos T'charrl transforms once more into an almost uncontrollable beast. Remarkably the group manages to win the fight with few injuries and the loyalist leader is brought before Servas to be sentenced. Seeing their work done they leave to their next world.[/*]
• Pagonia is the next stop for the group, and it is here on the frozen tundra planet they'll encounter their next challenge. Ruled by chieftains, each clan on the world has its own rules, yet the strongest clan dictates them all in a general sense. Finding the lead chieftain, the group tries to negotiate some kind of deal in hopes of gaining the support Korian needs. The Narbu are reluctant at first, but ultimately agree on the condition that someone can defeat the chieftain in battle. Viral takes the challenge and battles the man, becoming slightly feral in the process. Though no definitive winner is decided the chieftain is satisfied with their strength, and pledges some support to the rebellion.[/*]
• The group makes their next stop on the planet of Kaesstra, T'charrl's home world. Though they know it will be a brief visit they enjoy their time on the world, with the crowned Prince getting to reunite with his family for a short time. The kingdom is calming down after insurrection by Garesh, though not everything is well. Needing help in stabilizing her kingdom, and hoping for some help for her son, Eslaria sends T'charrl and friends off to a neighboring kingdom for aid. Here, the King reveals himself to know well of T'charrl's ability, sharing in it himself. The young Prince learns a fair deal of how to work with and even remove the spirit within him, yet there is never a chance to; Viral is attacked by Garesh soldiers back at the ship and the group is forced to leave for Namek to try and get help.[/*]
• Having traveled to Namek in search of Dragonballs, the group is quite surprised to find the planet almost empty. Searching for any of the inhabitants they happen upon a crashed ship, whose pilot, a Frost Demon named Kiton, is inside both badly injured and unconscious. In trying to see to the alien, the group is attacked by a group of the monsters from before; turning to mist when killed and seeming to defy laws of nature. Beating back the smaller creatures was easy enough, but to everyone's surprise a new foe shows itself in the form of a massive serpent beast. What begins as an easy battle quickly turns dire when the monster uses a massive energy attack, injuring everyone a great deal and turning the tides in its favor. The only two remaining fighters left are T'charrl and Viral, and the pair begins their attack on the beast. To everyone's shock the former is swallowed while deflecting another massive blast, leaving Viral and his Enki to combat the threat. With a combination of the Kaesstrian striking from inside and the Beastman from out the pair manage to slay the monster, leaving not a trace of it in the wake of their attack. Weary and beaten the group finally manages to find the Namekians, and after having a meeting with the Elder they gain the chance to make their wishes. First the Namekians killed by the monsters are brought back, and finally after almost two decades Aito and June, Vegeta's parents, return to the world of the living. The pair quickly collect themselves and join the group, ecstatic to be back but ready to begin working with Viral. Saying their thanks the group departs, on what some hope to be the last leg of Viral's recovery.[/*]

Dragon Ball: Legacy (Mogtaki and Vena Sera)

"Tch... Fine, you win Shu. I'll get you some fruit later." Takeshi couldn't well say no to Shu, finding his behavior now that he was better too much fun to risk shooting down. The little Saiyan was so enamored by Goku being there that he was up in the clouds right now, off in his own little world. Truth be told the older boy was sharing in that feeling too. It wasn't enough that he was getting to see Goku again, a man he had rather quickly come to revere and respect, but now he was finally coming eye to eye with Vegeta as well. It had been a brief glimpse at the man that had once been his hero, but exciting all the same. Putting a hand on his brother's head he gave it a small pat, chuckling faintly before smirking and putting his hands in his pockets. "Be sure to remind me to get your fruit, because I'll probably forget about it later. And... That's provided we can find fruit later..."

Kabocha was surprised with just how casual Goku was treating the king. He wasn't just another Saiyan, he was the only Super Saiyan still alive. He had more power than anyone else alive, there was a reason he ruled so many people basically on his own, because no one could oppose him. He had to remind himself just who they were talking to, that the level that their king had reached, while impressive, was a shadow of what was truly achievable. Part of him almost wanted to see if Goku would just beat the king for them then and there, they could be done with him once and for all. Before even getting a single sound out though the man was gone, vanishing from view in an instant. So much for that plan, he'd try to ask again later. No use in throwing themselves in the line of fire against Yamate if someone far stronger could take him down. Kabocha was all for fighting, but as things stood it was a suicide mission to go up against the king.

"Hey! Whose eyes are you calling big?!" Gregory fussed, throwing his hands down at his side as he floated up to the screen. Narrowing his eyes at Choi he pressed a finger against it, giving the Saiyan a dirty glare. "My eyes aren't that big, I'll have you know! And besides, I'm just smaller than he is. Maybe his eyes are really big, and you just don't know because of how big the rest of him is!" Redirecting his tiny little rage he then turned his words onto the Saiyan in question. "And look at you! You're a Saiyan, but you don't seem all that tough! Yeah, I bet I could beat you if I really wanted to, but I don't even know if you're worth my time!" To drive his point home Gregory floated back a bit, doing a little "shadow boxing" as he hovered in mid air. After throwing a few punches he smiled triumphantly, putting his hands on his hips and looking at the screen once more. "Intimidated yet?"

"Oh he's adorable..." Yumi whispered, smiling as she leaned forward a bit to get a better view. "And he thinks he can fight, that's so awesome. Hey... Do you want to come live with us instead of King Kai? Then you could actually fight if you wanted to, and our house is way bigger than his. What do you say?"

"Wha-? Leave King Kai? Absolutely not! How dare you suggest such a thing!" Gregory once more crossed his arms, scowling, albeit adorably, at Yumi as he turned his body away from the screen. "I would never dream of leaving him, certainly not for some old cow like you. Dream on lady."

Yumi blinked a few times, looking at the screen in disbelief. Had that little thing just called her what she thought he had? Suddenly he went from adorable to just outright rude, and on the slate to have his tiny rear end kicked in. Growling angrily she tried to lunge forward to grab hold of him in spite of there being a huge gap, squirming as Vegeta Jr quickly grabbed hold of her to restrain her.

"What did you call me, you little cricket?!" Yumi snapped, glowering as she flailed to get free from her friend. "Come here and say that to me, I'll squash you! You're lucky you're all the way... Wherever you are!"

Return of a Princess (Nydie & Vena)

The final bell dismissing students for the day was music to Tora's ears. One day down, goodness knows how many to go, he was beginning to see why his mentor said this could be a daunting task. Probably not the same reason, yet playing nice with the other students was proving to be difficult. Not to mention how terribly boring school was as a whole, he couldn't possibly imagine doing this for that long. Since he truly had no use of the education he supposed he could always drop out and not bother to finish. Would these people just let him walk away from school though? He was by their standards just a child essentially, for whatever reason not quite old enough to make his own decisions. Well it wasn't as though he had any guardians around to do it for him, he was here on his own. His enrollment had been handled by someone back home playing the part of his uncle, and the entire situation then was out of his hands. Regretfully Tora figured he'd have to suck it up and keep attending class, at least until Jocelyn was ready to go with him. It wasn't such a terrible thing, it made watching her easier. But for the single period he could actually watch her and the other five that he had to begrudgingly sit through it didn't really seem all worthwhile.

Tora didn't leave any of his things in a locker, he just didn't trust any of the other students enough to do so. Even if his belongings were not all that important it was just the principle of having his effects stolen by someone. Being a new kid he already figured he would be the target of a fair bit of hazing, and while nothing had happened today he was positive there would be hell coming his way. Especially now that he had pissed off that Brendon kid, he mused with a smirk. That guy looked more than ready to throw down, and undoubtedly he'd be hearing from the other boy soon enough. With any luck he'd get to have a little scuffle tomorrow, just to keep himself limber and not get lazy. Walking down the central hall he hurried right along, eager to be out of the building for the day at last. Outside plenty of students were well on their way home, climbing into one of the few school buses or loading up into cars to go home for the day. Not everyone was well on their way home, a few were still lingering around for various reasons. The students that had his undivided attention were Jocelyn and the little entourage she had made for herself. They didn't seem to be on friendly terms, the Princess and the other girls, and it looked like they might start fighting. While normally it would dictate that he should step in for her sake he found himself hard pressed to become involved. Mainly because it wasn't really a life-threatening situation, so there was no need for his intervention. Also though he really wanted to see a cat fight.

Propping himself up on the railing at the base of the steps Tora grinned enthusiastically, waiting for something to come of this. Jocelyn wasn't backing down at all, he'd give it to her that she had a bigger set than most guys. Not that the girls she was facing were all that intimidating to begin with. The one she really seemed to be getting into it with was shorter than she was, and scrawny. Her little compatriots weren't much bigger, and they all seemed to be pretty uncertain about getting into this. For having the strength in numbers they were being awfully cautious, meaning Jocelyn must be able to fight fairly well. When the girls grabbed the Princess' arms his face lit up, watching expectantly for the first punch to be thrown, and groaning audibly when he saw it would never come. Well before anything could happen one of the teachers came outside, instantly going to the group of girls and breaking up their confrontation. Tora could feel himself slouching in disappointment at his fun being ruined, almost wanting to shout out his displeasure at that fact. The other girls stalked off after being apparently warned, he couldn't hear from where he was, and soon Jocelyn was on her own once more. Damn that teacher, why did she have to spoil things like that? Perhaps he'd get lucky tomorrow and Jocelyn would run her mouth again, she really seemed to have a habit of that.

Whatever had her standing around Tora was grateful for, it gave him a chance to get to her again. She wouldn't have any choice but to speak to him now, unless of course she sulked off and abandoned her ride. Sliding himself off the rail he carefully adjusted his bag over his shoulder, holding the strap as his free hand went into his pocket. Jocelyn was going to go mental with him being there, especially after the nonsense she just went through. Poor girl, today just wasn't her day. Smiling innocently he walked right up to her, stopping just behind her and humming softly as he stood there. Should he be a pain in the ass, or cut her a break? The former was a lot of fun, but he had to bear in mind that she was in effect his boss. If he went and made her life a living hell now he was liable to get the same treatment when she went back with him, perhaps even sooner than that. To save his own skin then he'd reign in his behavior a little, just enough not to bury himself for later.

"Well that sucks, your fight was ruined..." Tora mumbled, flashing Jocelyn an innocent grin from behind. "Just for the record, I'm sure you could have totally kicked all of their asses. Those girls don't have anything on you, just a bunch of stuck up wenches if I ever saw one." Freeing his hand from his pocket he ran it through his hair, moving up to stand beside his classmate, smiling over at her cheerfully. "You look hot when you're ready to knock skulls together, did you know that? I was so ready to start cheering for you too. Maybe there's a chance of getting a repeat show tomorrow?"

Dragon Ball: Legacy (Mogtaki and Vena Sera)

"I am so not too lazy to get my own food..." Takeshi pouted, crossing his arms over his chest. "I just thought it might be nice... And it is not mean! Do you have any idea how cool it would be if they did fight? They're stronger than anything we can imagine, it'd be an awesome match!" If a fight did break out he supposed it wasn't important who won the exchange, though he'd like to see Vegeta come out on top. Just the sheer pleasure of watching two of the universe's best warriors duke it out would be more than satisfying enough. Not letting it alone just yet the younger boy had to thrown in one last comment about who would win. Narrowing his eyes slightly Takeshi gave a little smirk, reaching out and poking is sibling's nose teasingly. "Maybe he would, maybe he wouldn't. If they don't fight we'll never know, so might as well drop it for now."

King Kai looked at Goku defensively before giving a huff, folding his hands behind his back and turning away from the Saiyans. He'd already been killed once thanks to this maniac, he didn't need to go die again for his sake. Besides, the Saiyan was better at this whole instant transmission thing than he was, Goku definitely used it more than he did.

"Yeah, all of our parents are going to be at the palace, or they should be anyways. The planet is Kortal, like we said." Kabocha wished they could give more information, but that was about it. With space being as vast as it was giving any sort of specific directions was awfully difficult. It wasn't as though they could say go one way for a few hundred meters and take a left. When talking light years it was a fair bit trickier and more complicated. Then again, they had no clue how this instant transmission stuff really worked, or at least he didn't. If all Goku needed was their energies then directions were probably obsolete anyways. "They should feel like ours, but weaker. Just... Be careful about the king? If he finds out I don't imagine he's going to be all that thrilled you're stealing some of his people."

As to where Vegeta had flown off to no one could really offer an answer. King Kai only shrugged his shoulders, not even going to attempt at providing an explanation. That man traveled around so sporadically to train that keeping track of him was nigh impossible. He couldn't fathom why any of the Saiyans were bothering to train anyways. Sure, they could grow stronger, but they were dead, just who were they going to fight? With the only outlet being the Otherworld Martial Arts Tournament they spent most of their time fighting with one another, and curiously they seemed to be perfectly content with that. A bunch of strange ones, the Saiyans, he couldn't wrap his mind around how they worked. Goku opted to bring up King Kai's little white lie again, making the Shin-jin turn red in embarrassment.

"Y-Yes, I'm busy! Far too busy to entertain children in fact! So while you're doing that I'll be doing... What I said I was going to do. Uh..." Looking around King Kai swiftly ran off screen, coming back and practically dragging a little green character with him. "Hey kids, this is Gregory! He'll keep you entertained while I work. Well, got to get going!" Smiling nervously King Kai quickly took off towards the house, leaving a trail of smoke in his wake as he disappeared inside.

Gregory looked around rather confused, glancing between the little portal first then up at Goku, an utterly lost look on his face. "Uh... Goku...? What am I supposed to be doing here?"

Return of a Princess (Nydie & Vena)

"Trying to be cute, new kid? Flirting with my girlfriend?" The boy confronting him was definitely one of the school jocks, no doubt about it. While only about Tora's height he was a fair bit bigger, his muscles definitely dwarfing the other boy's. "I know you're new and all, so I'll cut you some slack this once. But just get this through your skull, that doesn't fly around here. Do it again and I'll kick your ass."

"Why should I stop, she seemed to be liking it?" Tora retorted, smiling amused. The other student who had been walking off turned right back around, giving him a death glare as he clenched his fists. "You know... If you want to be mad at someone, be mad at her. I don't know any better after all, I'm just the new kid." That looked to be just the ticket to aggravate his classmate. Smirking as his shirt was grabbed he made no effort to resist, hoping that he'd pushed the student more than enough to hit him. All he needed was to be smacked first and he could go to town, it would be self defense. A little fight was just the kind of thing he needed right about now.

"Brandon, put him down!" The gym teacher shouted, or rather the assistant-teacher. He was a shorter, stocky man with a busy beard and short cropped black hair nestled beneath a ball cap. He wore a gray sweatshirt and slacks to match, with bright red shoes on his feet. The man really didn't look the part of a PE teacher and was liable to pass out after four or five steps. Regardless the student listened, dropping Tora and giving him an angry look before skulking off, snatching up his girlfriend's hand and dragging her off to the side. Well, so much for that, maybe later though.

When class began the students were split up into two different groups, namely boys and girls. While the girls were to play softball Tora and the others were going to play a game of soccer, whatever that was. Since it was assumed that everyone was familiar with the game no rules were ever explained, leaving him in the dark on how the game worked. What's more, his team thought it a fun idea to opt for Tora to play the position of goalie. All that he was told was to stand in the net and not let any balls get passed him, which sounded easy enough. They moved across the school's field to get to their own spot, two smaller goals having been set up in preparation for the game. Still utterly lost as to what was going on he took his position in the farther goal, standing there with his hands in his pockets, looking around the field clueless. So there was the one ball and everyone was fighting over it? That was how it looked to him anyways, this whole mess just seemed goofy. When the whistle was blown everyone went from a standstill to running about, chasing the ball in a laughably uncoordinated manner. It was odd standing down here by himself, it didn't even seem like he was playing. Two other students stood not far off from him, apparently there to help him with keeping their goal safe or some such. Did they really think he needed help with something like this? His own team was doing okay on their own, keeping the ball at least at mid-field, though not really making it all that far onto the other side.

Thanks to ineptness on their part Tora watched his team lose the ball rather quickly, and soon enough three other students were racing down at himself and the other two. With a three on two the others had their work cut out for them, and they were easily enough circumvented, leaving Tora to deal with the three. As they got closer he kept where he was, smiling slightly as he watched them pass the ball back and forth to throw him off of what they were doing. A bunch of wasted effort really, they weren't getting anywhere by doing that. Eyes trained solely on the soccer ball he followed it as it was kicked to the right-most player, and then kicked at the net hard. No effort was made on his part to stop it, he remained standing there with his hands in his pockets, smiling as it whizzed by him and slapped into the netting. A chorus of groans sounded from his teammates, to which he only smiled and lifted his shoulders in a passive shrug. Hoping the game was over then it was Tora's turn to let out a groan, watching as the ball was retrieved and placed back in center field to begin another round or something. That's right, it was an hour long class, and that had barely taken five minutes. Regardless of whether anyone scored or not the class was going to drag on for some time yet, and he was stuck in the goal for the duration of that period.

Boredom soon prompted Tora to actually play his post, making a conscious effort to stop any soccer balls kicked his way. It was more interesting than just standing by idly, and admittedly he was having a little bit of fun in doing it. Even while making an effort though he couldn't stop every single one sent his way, he was simply too unfamiliar with how the game worked. By the time the whistle blew at the end of the period they had lost, the score being 7-5. It might have been 6-5 if he'd actually cared, and they might have won if he had any clue how the game worked. Either way, he was just glad the class had finally come to its end. If they were made to play soccer again Tora would do it a little more willingly, albeit he wanted to be out on the field himself. Goal tending was okay, you got a little bit of action while doing that, but it seemed so dull compared to what everyone else was doing. Plus, so long as he could control the ball he'd easily run circles around the other students. With the exception of the jocks everyone was so out of breath it was laughably pathetic. Seeing as the girls were already heading inside they all followed suit, splitting off in the hall to go to their own locker room. To his surprise and chagrin even Tora received a few words of encouragement from those who he had been playing with. Of course, there were plenty of taunts as well, though he brushed those off just as he had with the praise. He couldn't give a damn how others thought he played, and really he didn't care how he himself played. It had been fun, sure, but it's not as if it mattered really.

The final class had gotten here at last; law and government. It was in part something Tora wanted to take, and in part something he had to take. For some weird reason it was one of those courses that the school required its students to take at least one year. While he could pass off as knowing the material for the other classes he was utterly clueless as to how this country worked behind the scenes. With only a few months left to go it was unlikely he'd learn a whole lot anyways. The teacher seemed to agree with him to a degree, not even bothering to include him in the lesson. He was given a sheet with the material covered up until that point and essentially told to catch up, which meant doing a lot of reading on his own time. Tora could scarcely be bothered to read during class, let alone after hours. During the conversation he'd wholeheartedly agreed to do as he was asked, but as soon as he got to his desk he just sort of went off into a daze. Last period, then I go home, he told himself repeatedly. He wouldn't even think about the fact he had to do this tomorrow as well, or for an unknown amount of time even until he could get Jocelyn to go back with him. Thinking about it in the long term made him groan dejectedly, and he spent the better part of his last class with his head on his desk, thinking of ways to possibly get out of school.