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Dragon Ball: Legacy (Mogtaki and Vena Sera)

"You don't have a mother...?" Eslaria asked, giving Shu a curious look. How odd, a king without a Queen. Obviously the boys did have a mother, but they did not know her. Strange that they were siblings, they didn't look alike. Then again they were pretty much alien to her, so how was she to tell. "You boys will find her I'm certain. If you didn't take after your father you must have taken after her, and since you two are not tyrants I can only guess who you've become more like." To someone who was a strong woman it seemed awfully strange these boys had turned out as they had without a mother's guidance. Who raised them, she wondered? Perhaps speaking out of turn Shu brought up a topic that rather interested the Queen, if only because she was absolutely unaware of it. "Special... Power...?" Eslaria mirrored, frowning in confusion before looking to the Prince. "T'charrl, what is he talking about? Look at me and answer me young man."

Takeshi found his cheeks a little red as he was off in his own thoughts for a moment. Did the Queen really think they were like their mother? Or mothers, as the case may be, but still it was rather nice. For a good while after learning of their father he'd worried that he was more like the king than anything, but maybe now that wasn't the case. He had no clue who his mother might be, but the notion that he was more her child than his father's was a sincerely welcome change. Now more than ever he wanted to meet her, but also now more than ever that goal seemed further off than ever before. Takeshi zoned back in on the conversation at hand when he heard the Queen's tone change to one of more demand, looking at Shu warningly then the Prince as he was questioned. "Er... Shu probably had a slip of the tongue. He's still learning words, so he probably didn't mean that."

"Be quiet or I'll smack you again," Eslaria warned, watching Takeshi seem to shrink and mumble out a meek apology. Sighing she crossed her arms once more, now tapping her foot impatiently while scrutinizing the boy in the chair before her. "I am not old enough for my hearing to be going, I know what I heard. If you're hiding something from me then as your mother I demand you tell me what it is young man. Now."

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Eslaria figured there would be some discontent over her ideas, but for her son to be so put off by it sort of surprised her. It really shouldn't she supposed, he raised perfectly good points. Looking at him hard as he rose from his chair she turned to face him, not speaking above him as he got his feelings out. When he was done her expression softened slightly, walking over to him and placing a hand on his head, smiling gently. "I am not disappointed in you T'charrl, not in the least. If anything I'm proud of you, you're the epitome of what a mother could want in a son." she explained, having one of her rare soft-spoken moments. "Listen to me..." the Queen continued, squatting slightly to come eye to eye with T'charrl. "When this is done I don't want to rule anymore. I'm tired of it, and I'm tired of fighting. So long as only one tribe rules there's always going to be conflict. If we join together though then there won't be any need to fight each other. But someone with the know how is going to need to lead everyone else while we work together. Do you know why I pressed you so hard all the time? To study and to train?" Eslaria smiled gently as she rubbed her son's head, giving a light laugh as well. "I want that person to be you."

Takeshi was really confused now. A moment ago this lady wanted to bite his head off and looked ready to do the same with Shu. Now though she was acting... Well, motherly towards her son. He didn't completely know the details surrounding their family, but obviously T'charrl hadn't seen this kind of curveball coming, not seeming pleased by it at all. The Queen was quick to talk to him about it though, and to his objective eyes it seemed like it was a reasonable idea. "You'll be one of the first people to lead a new era," Takeshi chimed in, amazed when he didn't get a glare from the Queen. "Think about it. You and others are going to make your people so much stronger, I mean how cool is that? You're all the same after all, so why fight one another?" They were only hurting themselves by doing this, it was weakening them as a whole and wasting time that could be spent bettering themselves. In a way, Takeshi mused, the Saiyans weren't much different.

"So it's not so bad, now is it, my little Prince?" Eslaria asked, not having called him that since he was a good deal younger. Moving away from him she smiled before turning to the two boys again, placing her hands on her hips. "We've got our deal then, so it's best you be on your way. I do hope that we see you again before you leave though. I'm sure T'charrl would appreciate having some friends here for when he has his rise to power too."

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"Just be careful T'charrl, please? I've been worrying about you even since you've arrived home, and now you're going to run about on crutches..." Eslaria mumbled, shaking her head with a sigh. "I love you my dear, but I swear you make me molt. Take things slowly, that's all I ask." Hardly having the time to play mother just now she looked back to the two boys, still rather wanting to know what it was they had in mind. The older one seemed useless to her, he was busy pissing himself rather than talking. At least Shu had some sense about him, and so it seemed that he would do the talking. "You wish for me to harbor fugitives from the Saiyan king? You do realize how much you've asked of me already, and now you want me to do something that could jeopardize the entire planet...?"

Eslaria let out a lengthy sigh, lifting her hands and rubbing at the side of her head to relieve stress. Of all the potential problems she would have to face did Saiyans really need to be one of them? Even without space travel of their own her people were well enough aware of just who those people were and what they did. Too focused on what she may have to face she nearly missed what Shu had said about their father. When two and two were put together the Queen looked up in silent surprise, blinking in disbelief. "You two are the Princes... Aren't you? The ones who ran away from the king?"

"We are, Your Majesty. We did run away... And we're trying to beat our father and stop him from hurting people. We can't do that just yet though, not when these people are in danger. It'd only be four people at the most." It didn't seem like that absurd of a request really. Four people on a massive world with plenty of resources to go around, it wasn't as if they were imposing. Plus it wasn't unreasonable that they could live on their own as well, away from Kaesstrians. Takeshi shifted his weight about on his feet uncertainly as the Queen seemed to mull it over, worried as quite a bit was riding on her answer.

"I suppose it's not as bad as I first thought it to be..." Eslaria mused, still thinking it through. Her city could feasibly play host to the parents, but then again she had another idea all together. "I suppose now is a good a time as any to explain my hopes for Kaesstra once this dispute is over with. I assume you've been told a bit about our history, knowing the Captain and his tongue. You'll understand then that rulers are chosen by the strongest tribe, yes?" Shu knew that, Takeshi did not, but she hardly cared. Those details were unimportant, what came next though was very much significant. "I'm tired of the old way, as are the other tribes. All it does is breed strife and disdain amongst our own people. Ruling by force works, but if we're to flourish across the entire planet then we have to be united."

It was a rather uncharacteristic idea coming from Eslaria, always proud and eager to show her tribe's prominence. Looking over at T'charrl the Queen smiled slightly, about to give him probably the biggest disappointment. "When I am done ruling you will not take my throne, my son. Not if this works. I wish to see our planet united under one great collection of tribes. We'll share responsibilities, and we'll share the world. No more fighting over power or resources, it will be one massive kingdom." Realizing she was derailing the conversation a bit Eslaria looked back to the brothers, ignoring the surprised look on her husband and no doubt her son's faces. "In order to realize this dream I need this war to end, and for that to happen I suppose I must grant sanctuary to these people. So be it. I'll find somewhere for those parents to take shelter, and in turn you'll bring this dispute to an end. Deal?"

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"You had best keep your word, little one. I would never risk my people otherwise, so don't let me down." If this should fail she would lose a lifelong friend and essential part of their defense against the military. Watching Takeshi collect himself the Queen let out a sigh, more in part to the doors opening as opposed to the Saiyan. Looking past the brothers she acknowledged her son with a small glance, wondering why he had come here when he should be resting. "They've come for information, T'charrl. Information that I have, you do not. Why are you running around on your crutch?" She was fairly certain she had told Renthal to keep him relaxed, not hustling about the castle. If it was to see Shu though she figured a little leniency should be allowed, even if only for a moment. "Just... Please sit down somewhere? I don't mind if you stay..." Eslaria looked at her husband, gesturing to their child impatiently. "Get him a chair will you? He shouldn't be standing."

Takeshi got up to his feet slowly now that attention wasn't focused on him. So this was that Prince that his brother had saved, huh? He didn't seem like anything special, then again neither did the queen. If anything the Queen was just scary. Watching the general fetch his son a chair from the side of the room the older boy went back to his brother's side, looking at the Queen awkwardly as she turned back to them. "We swear we won't let you down, Your Majesty. We want to bring this to an end too." What they really wanted was to help his squad so they could leave in good conscience, but one thing at a time.

"Don't let me regret this decision." Eslaria repeated, sighing to herself before putting all four hands on her hips. "You're looking for a man by the name of Katas. You'll find him in the largest building on the western section of the city, posing as a director of security. The building itself specializes in technology development for residential use, but that's superfluous detail. All you need to do is go to the front desk and ask for him by name, tell him his mother wants to give him a message." Seeing the surprised look on Takeshi's face Eslaria rolled her eyes, lifting a hand to smack her own forehead. "It's code you moron... I'm his mother when we relay information. Tell him that and you'll be able to speak with him about anything you might need. Just be sure his identity isn't compromised because of your idiocy."

"We'll make sure we're completely alone, don't worry." Takeshi swore. They definitely never would have known to do this on their own, it was a good thing they had stopped by. Katas, western section of the city, easy enough to remember. As far as he was concerned they were finished here, but Shu had mentioned wanting to bring up other things as well, so reluctantly Takeshi stayed put. "Shu...? Have anything else you want to say?"

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"You do something bad...? That'd be like father doing something good, so no." Takeshi replied, smiling slightly. "And I don't always do bad things. Hell, I don't know what I do half the time, they just hit me!" Even if he scarcely said anything he'd get smacked, usually courtesy of Yumi. It could just be her too, he wasn't sure. The prospect of a Queen who smacked even her own son though made him nervous, as he sure as sin wasn't going to hit back or mouth off to someone that important.

Garesh smiled at Shu kindly, nodding his head just outside the throne room. "It's perfectly fine. Just so long as you understand that he won't be given the same welcome you were initially we won't have any problems." Once they had entered the room the General called for his wife's attention, moving to the side of the aisle to leave the boys in view. "Remember your manners boys, and I can almost guarantee you'll be fine."

Eslaria gave Shu a funny look for a moment, hearing him out before sighing impatiently. "Young man, we have plenty of information about what's going on, you'll have to be more specific than that." It wasn't as if they were clueless to the situation at hand. Really the only thing they were lacking was the identity of the one they wanted, that was it. Once they found that out though they ought to be able to bring this mess to a close. "And someone wants me dead because I'm in their way, obviously," the Queen explained, hardly sounding at all discomforted by the topic. "They think if I'm killed they can do the same to my people. That's not going to happen though."

"Uh... Your Majesty?" Eyeing the Queen uncertainly Takeshi flinched slightly as she turned to look at him. So this is how Shu felt, being rather nervous while under scrutiny. "We were hoping you might have someone in the city to help us... An informant of sorts," he explained, smiling nervously. "If we can ask them about who is supporting the war we can narrow our search down, and finding this 'corrupt' one will be easier."

"So you came down to ask me to reveal an informant to you...?" Eslaria asked, leaning towards the older boy and glaring at him, to which he shirked back from. "You do realize if their identity gets out to the wrong hands they could die, don't you? I know your brother can be trusted, but I know nothing of you. Besides... Are you not the one who was working for the general in the city?"

"U-Uh... Well Y-Yes I was, but you see..." Takeshi began, cutting himself off with a yelp as he was knocked over the head, falling backwards and staring up at the cieling through stars. "Ow ow ow ow...!"

Eslaria wasn't terribly keen on this idea of theirs. If it went poorly then she'd lose a very valuable person in this war, that really could not be afforded. Crossing her arms impatiently she looked at Shu this time, cocking her head to the side slightly. "You, boy, can you promise my informant's safety if I tell you who they are? If things go poorly I need your word that you can keep them safe. Give me that and I'll tell you who they are and where to find them."

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Takeshi wasn't too sure how keen he was on being left to their own devices now. The Captain looked to be a friend of Shu's and could get them around fairly unhindered, but now they had to wait for someone else to come get them. Whilst standing at the gates he could feel the guards staring at them, doing his best not to tell them to buzz off. Instead he tried to focus his attention solely on Shu, listening carefully to what his brother had to say. "The Queen might hit us...?" he mused, looking puzzled for a second before slouching slightly. With an audible groan he put his hands on his head, razzling his hair in frustration. "Oh come on! I haven't even done anything and this woman wants to hit me? Why me?" Leave it to him to get walloped simply for being there. Sighing to himself Takeshi slumped his hands into his pockets, looking ahead at the main doors a bit uncertainly now. "No... It's definitely not as bad as dying. I wouldn't know though, never died." he joked lightly, hoping to ease both of their nerves a bit.

A short window passed until someone finally came to get the boys in the form of General Garesh. Like L'esta before him he was pleased to see Shu back though a little wary of the boy with him. Word had spread quickly enough that he was aware of who the other boy was, but like many others that only meant so much. "You're here to see my wife then?" the General asked, smiling as he stopped before the two Saiyans. Unlike before he was alone then, much to his relief, as having an entourage everywhere got awfully tiresome. "If you two are ready now I can bring you in to see her, she just finished her meal so with any luck she won't be quite as fiery as usual." Shu knew the Queen, but clearly his sibling didn't as he looked a touch worried over this. "Is something wrong?"

"Oh, no no nothing's wrong!" Takeshi answered hastily, smiling as he shook his head. "Just uh... Overwhelmed by all of this is all, sure is a nice city." He left out the fact that his past with women in any shape or form often led to his being hit. The fact alone this Queen of theirs frequently struck people had his head aching already in anticipation, he hoped that wouldn't come to pass. The General didn't seem completely convinced, but he smile and let it slide much to Takeshi's relief.

Garesh didn't quite know what to make of this boy, finding him even stranger than Shu. "Come along then. If your business is important then it's best we see to it at once, please follow me." Right into the palace this time, a perk of being with someone ranked higher. Rather than take a roundabout trip to the doctor's or some such the Saiyans were led directly to the throne room, up a flight of stairs and to the large set of doors at the top. Garesh grabbed the handles and with a heft pushed the doors wide open, exposing the chamber beyond, with his wife sitting at the far end and an advisor with her as well. "Eslaria? The boy is back with his brother, and they have a proposal for you."

"Oh do they now? So important that they felt the need to barge into my castle?" Eslaria called back, making her husband cringe slightly. Sighing she rose from her throne, dismissing her servant before walking down along the centre aisle. "I only just finished eating dear, you don't suppose this could have waited a moment?" Seeing the look on her husbands face and the hurry they had expressed getting here she figured it was important, or they thought so anyways. Coming to a halt a few meters from the trio she placed her hands on her hips, looking between the two boys expectantly. "Well, what is it? Speak up."

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L'esta was earnestly glad to see Shu back, as were the majority of the city's denizens. It had only been a short time since he'd been here and already a good bit of chatter had begun about the boy. It was no surprise then as they got into the bulk of the city that people were sending greetings his way, and even to his brother. "T'charrl spends much of his time busy with duties as I understand it, so he doesn't get to do very much. Having a friend like you is a nice change for the boy, so any time you can put aside for him I'm sure he'd appreciate." the Captain explained, smiling as he waved to a group of children who were shouting merrily on the side of the street. "I understand if you're busy though, especially with the matter at hand. Just please bear in mind he would like to spend some time with you whenever you can."

"We're finding someone who can help us figure out who we can trust," Takeshi explained simply, crossing his arms as he walked. "And no, we're not going to fight Shu. That'd be overkill and this isn't our war to fight in, we're just giving a little nudge to our friends, that's all." The entire matter still didn't make complete sense to him after all. What these sides seemed to be fighting over was the energy the planet gave off, though why they couldn't just share confused him. He also failed to understand why it was that the General needed to wipe these people out entirely to secure it, that seemed like overkill. "What's with the glow in the ceilings, by the way?" Takeshi asked, looking up as he spoke. "That looks like the same stuff that's firing out of those pillars..."

"That is the very same energy, you're right. Those veins are what it looks like when trapped in rock. It crystallizes but continues to flow, and at the same time the energy within the crystal gives off that light. I'd go into detail about it but that is beyond me, I'm only a soldier." L'esta chuckled to himself as they neared the palace, giving a shake of his head. "The bookworm of a doctor would be able to explain it if you're curious though. Good luck stomaching his banter for any longer than five minutes. There's a reason my personnel o their best not to get injured, it's so they don't have to face Renthal."

Takeshi didn't get a single word that the Captain had said, having no clue who this doctor was either. That energy was interesting, and the crystals seemed familiar somehow. He couldn't quite place it, but he had definitely seen that somewhere before on this world. Shaking his head of the thought he glanced up as they reached a rather impressive set of gates, feeling a bit excited to see what the big deal with this Queen was.

"Hey Shu...? I'm thinking you should do the talking here. Knowing my luck I'll say something that'll get us executed..." Takeshi mumbled, smiling sheepishly as he gave his brother a sidelong glance, "That means killed, if you didn't know. So... You do the talking."

During their brief conversation L'esta had waved down a royal guard and sent for the Prince to meet them. Seeing as he wasn't normally on duty in the palace he couldn't freely enter, a resident of the building would have to bring the boys in. "This is where I'll leave you for the time being, I'm not permitted inside just now. Best of luck to you both, and give the prince my regards, will you? I've got to get back to recon duty." Not sounding at all enthusiastic about that the Captain left the boys with a small bow, making his way back across the bridge into the city.

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L'esta listened carefully to what Shu had for them, honestly a bit surprised that he had come to them for help. "I believe we might be able to help you out, so long as what you're asking is reasonable of course." The Captain motioned for the boys to follow him as he turned for the door, gesturing for his guards to make way for them as he approached. As the two large doors swung open he turned back once again to Shu and Takeshi, looking to the older boy in particular. "Your brother is trustworthy, but we do not know the same for you. I wish we could give you the benefit of the doubt, so expect an escort of guards at all times while in the city. It should go without saying as well, but when in the presence of the Queen be courteous, for your own good."

"You guys are acting like I'm here to attack the place," Takeshi said exasperatedly, that quip being rather ironic really. Putting his hands up once more he smiled, shaking his head with a small chuckle. "I'll be good, I promise. Believe it or not we are both here to help you, you won't have anything to worry about from me." Seriously, what had been said about him before that brought this on? If they did have an informant in the city maybe they had breathed word about his cooperation with the general, that might explain this unwarranted hostility. Or it could be normal. He had to wonder though what made these people the nicer ones, as so far he'd been threatened with swords and words alike.

"I should hope not. I would hate to imprison Shu's brother," the Captain replied, smiling slightly as he began his descent down into the city, the boys being led to follow suit. Shu would make the familiar trip down into the depths, likely not being nearly as bewildered as his brother at the sights. Behind them the door ground to a close, the natural light quickly fading as for a moment they were left in the dark. That was short lived though as lanterns quickly came on, illuminating the walkway down as they did before. "The Queen is having a rare day off from duties today, so you're in luck, she should be readily available to talk. I know Prince T'charrl will be happy to see you again as well, he's been rather eager about his new friends." Looking over at his shoulder at Shu L'esta chuckled softly, folding his hands behind his back. "The city has been abuzz about our new friends from above, the people seem rather excited we have some new allies in this struggle."

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Takeshi and Shu left the house behind rather quickly, doing their best to make time to the city and back. With a potential all out war looming over the horizon and the very real chance of people being killed they had a sense of urgency, spurring them both to rush a bit. Rather than walk Takeshi had opted to carry his brother on his back, taking flight through the forest at a fairly decent speed. At first they overshot the spot where they had to turn, doubling back as they came across a clearing Shu didn't recognize. Once they regained their senses and found where the prince had been hiding it was fairly simple from there on out, heading right now since they had passed it by. The trip from that point to the entrance of the city seemed to be a great deal shorter, reaching it in little to no time at all. Takeshi landed right before it in plain view of the guards, many of which recognized Shu but not the other boy with them. Understandably then they were hesitant to take action, only trusting half of this duo before them.

"Relax, we're friends." Takeshi spoke up, walking towards the gates with a smile. Getting a few sharp weapons pointed his way as a result he halted in his step, sighing and putting his hands up. He'd figured this would happen, but it was bothersome nonetheless. "We want to speak to the Queen, it's about the war. We might have an idea that can end it." Keeping a steady eye on the guards he was a bit off put when one of them advanced, holding their blade nearer to his person than he'd have liked. Eyebrow twitching irritably he forced a strained smile, his hands dropping slightly. "Just get whoever is in charge, will you?"

The guard, not overly thrilled with this newcomer, hardly budged as he asked for their Captain. Seeing Shu there was a little reassuring, as they knew he was a friend, but this boy was an uncertainty. "Watch your tongue, we don't take orders from you. However, if you're with that boy then our Captain will hear you out." Not taking his weapon away the guard turned his head and shouted to the others, one of which went inside hurriedly. "Shu, is it...? Who is this boy and why is he here?"
"I'm Shu's brother, if that means anything to you." And it certainly seemed to, but not what he had hoped. The other guards who had been at the entrance moved forward too, now having three swords trained on him. Takeshi was fairly close to smacking them each and making them knock it off, but for the sake of their mission he had to refrain and stifle his irritation. "You can trust me... Now please get those out of my face..."

"Your brother saved our Prince, but you've done nothing. You have not earned our trust, and we don't hand it out freely." a guard replied, narrowing his eyes at the Saiyan. He seemed about as pleased with this as they were, no one wanted to be in this situation right now. From behind the group the sound of doors opening up made a few heads turn to see who was coming out. It was L'esta, flanked by no less than eight guards. Immediately the four at Takeshi's throat moved off, turning and saluting their superior. "Sir!"

L'esta didn't really know what to make of what was going on out here. By the urgency of his men he had thought they were under attack, and yet all that was out here was Shu and his brother? Looking at Takeshi he really couldn't understand his subordinates aggression, the boy looked a bit more aggressive than Shu but hardly menacing. "At ease men, they're our friends." the Captain ordered, motioning for everyone to lower their weapons, which they did gradually. Stepping across the open ground L'esta stood before the two boys, smiling at Shu more than his brother. "We didn't expect you back so soon. What can we help you with?"

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"I'll try and make something super special for you, okay? If you can remember to bring back something from the forest, some meat. I don't think these people really sell any." She could go buy plenty of other things with that rock though, that was for sure. Parting ways with Shu she went right to the kitchen, going back to the rock and examining it closely. If this was from the royal family then she believed it was expensive, just how much though was a mystery. Considering they had maybe a day at most left on this world it seemed kind of pointless to sell it, but then again with so many dang mouths to feed now they would need a ton of food. Tucking the rock away in the basket Yumi went to go leave but hesitated upon hearing the four boys outside, not at all keen at running into that trio. Instead she went through the rear door again, slipping around the back of the house and heading into town to pawn off the rock.

Takeshi couldn't for the life of him figure out why the twins had suddenly come back crispy. When Kai made an attempt to explain their situation he only laughed harder, covering his mouth with both hands to stifle it. "You thought that was a good idea? Seriously?" he teased, laughing still as his hands went to his stomach. After a good chuckle over it the Saiyan settled down again, still grinning like a goof in amusement. "Wow, that's going to be one for the books. And why are you asking me? I've got no clue what those things are, or even what the energy is. Your guess is as good as mine." He had meant to ask about it before, as the twins certainly weren't the only ones wondering. It wasn't Ki, that much he knew, and it seemed to jam electronics to a degree. What little he learned about science while in Saiyan command was that magnetic storms on some worlds scrambled their signals, could this be a similar thing? But then the environment seemed fine, so that was curious. "Shu and I are going to head out to look into this shortly, can you three PLEASE try not to get into a fight while we're gone?"

"As long as none of your friends are idiots then sure, no fighting," Kabocha chimed in, not looking at all thrilled, "Just hurry up will you? The longer we take the more danger our families are in, and I'm starting to worry." If the king started to suspect failure or betrayal then it was possibly their parents would be killed well before they could ever try saving them. Forcing that thought to the back of his mind Kabocha fidgeted a bit restlesslt, giving Takeshi a staring. "And where can we get some food?"

Takeshi lifted his shoulders in a shrug, starting to walk back to the door to go inside the house. "How should I know? Just wait, we'll bring something back to cook up." This was going to be a strenuous evening for everyone, what with butting heads and whatnot. With any luck they'd have this dilemma solved in no time, then everyone could be on their way. What his squad planned to do once free wasn't of much concern to him, so long as they didn't go around attacking people. As he reached for the door Shu beat him to it, coming out and nearly bumping into the older boy on accident. "Well that was fast!" Takeshi remarked, smirking as he backed off to let his sibling outside. "Ready to get going? Know which way we need to head?"