4Sheela drives, entering the bustling complex littered with several workers. Behind her vehicle, the heroes' broken and dysfunctional ship is dragged into the building. "Alright everyone, let's get to work!" Sheela barks, ordering her subordinates, as she hops out of her car, walking past countless Imeckian scientists in their strictly-guided uniforms as they surround the ship, preparing to repair its broken back-end.
As Sheela continues, walking down a zealously cleaned hallway as her partner, Gale, exits a door to her right and starts to walk with her "So, more tourists?" Gale says as the two continue through the hall "It would appear so. They seem more dangerous than the rest,however."
"Oh, really? How so?" Gale inquires, smirking, making no attempt to hide his interest in the visitors.
"They tried attacking me and my crew." Sheela says sternly, staring forward, wholly unamused by the unneeded work of dealing with intruders.
"I see, did you apprehend them?"
"I don't know yet, I took the ship and left my crew to take care of them"
"Ahh, so we should expect prisoners soon, then?" Gale says, chucking whilst continuing through the hall alongside his partner.
"Exactly. Now I just have to report to Don Knee himself about the find"
"Of course", Gale agrees, smirking wildly.
As the two enter a nice office room with a large screen, the two approach a screen as Sheela presses a button on her wrist device, activating it.. The screen beeps, turning to life, switching from still darkness to live footage of Don Knee as he sits in a lush room on a bed while holding a drink.
"Hmm... Yes Sheela? What is it?" says Don Knee, taking a sip from his drink, an expensive wine imported from a foreign planet.
"During my scouting, I encountered a ship belonging to three tourists.", Sheela says politely, standing rigid and formal before her overseer
"Hmm… What of it's condition?" Don Knee says as he leans his head away, interest waning more every moment.
"It was mildly damaged, and should be fixed shortly."
"Excellent. Repair it, then send an image. I wish to see it myself. After getting a good look I can properly appraise its worth." Don Knee starts to chuckle, drinking once again.
"Is that all?" he asks, offering only a glance, implying that she should be quick.
"Yes, sir." Sheela says, nodding quickly, trying to appease him as best she can.
"Good work. Carry on with your duties." Don Knee says before quickly hanging up, leaving Sheela and Gale to supervise the compound.
Pan and Hercule follow Uub through the small town as the three search for a place to stay. "Do you guys see anywhere we can rest?"
"Not yet", pan says, shaking her head.
"Hmm... Well, maybe if we find a little bit of shelter we can just use that instead?"
Hercule's eyes open wide as he says "No way am I sitting outside in the cold. I am the world champ!" Hercule says, shaking his arms, completely rejecting the thought.
"Hey, I'm not a fan of the idea either, but we have to do whatever we can to get by. We're on foreign land. Keep that in mind." Uub says, chuckling.
"Oh, so now you're having fun?"
"Well, I'd be lying if I said I wasn't still a little optimistic."
"See? We should be able to have fun! We're on an alien planet, not everyone gets to enjoy this style of life,"
"Well just because a part of me feels similar doesn't mean I think that this is a joy trip. This is far more serious than you keep making it out to be. You realize that if we don't find these Dragon Balls that-"
"Yeah, yeah... If we don't get them some bad guys will get their hands on them and that's really bad, but that doesn't mean we can't have fun as we travel across the galaxy!"
"Wait, were you not told?" Uub asks, confused and curious.
"Told what? Is there already a bad guy out there collecting them!?"
"...Let's just keep moving... It's getting cold." says Uub, walking along. "Did no one tell them? Maybe for good reason, I should watch what I say", racing through his mind.
Uub stops eyeing a small, seemingly empty, building."Maybe we can rest here?" Uub says as Hercule cuts him off.
"What if there are people inside!?"
"I doubt it. Look at the condition of this place. This planet may be odd, but it seems like everyone is living a pretty comfy life."
"Oh, let's just go in, it's probably an unfinished building." Pan attempts to open the door, only for it to be locked.
"Huh, I guess it isn't empty," Pan says as the door begins to open slightly. "Hello?" An older Imeckian woman says, looking downwards at the young Pan. "Sorry to bother you, we thought this place might have been empty/"
"So you aren't here for payment collection?" The older woman says caught off guard yet with a tone of relief
"Oh no, we were just looking for a place to rest" Pan answers, oblivious.
"Well, if you head into a different town you can find a nice hotel to rest in."
"We actually came from one. We can't really afford that type of stay. We would have no more money." Pan says, face turning disinterested.
"Hmm… I see. Well I'm sorry, but I can't help you.
"Right..."
The older Imeckian woman attempts to close the door only for a cold breeze to pass by making Pan shiver as she turns around. Sighing, the Imeckian woman opens the door.
"Quickly, the three of you come on in.". As Pan turns, Uub begins to speak.
"Oh, why thank you-" Then. Hercule rushes into the building.
"Oh thank lord, it's so cold!"
"Grandpa…..", Pan mumbles to herself, shaking her head.
Uub and her enter the house. The trio stands in the house, seeing it's awful condition.
"Huh, this is... Just like how my village used to be...'', Uub says, making Pan turn to him.
"Did you say something?"
"I was simply showing my appreciation to her.", Uub says, lying, trying to move past the subject.
"Oh ok"
Pan turns forward as the female Imeckian stands next to her partner.
"Who are these people?", the male Imeckian asks as his wife answers,
"They are young visitors. Well… and this one." the woman says, gesturing to Hercule as he closes his eyes, rubbing his arms as he chuckles to himself.
"Finally, warmth and relaxation."
"They were trying to find a place to rest, and couldn't afford a hotel."
"Oh that's not good, Don Knee will not be happy with that", the male says, sporting a look of increasing worry.
The Imeckians start making their way to the dining area as the crew follows.
"Wait, Don who?", asks pan, curious.
The five of them all enter the dining area as the Imeckians sit at their table as the female begins to explain.
"Don Knee is the ruler of this planet, and he's very protective of his wealth."
"Oh well doesn't he just sound swell," Pan says, rolling her eyes and crossing her arms. annoyed by the thought.
"Don Knee's policies are all designed for him to maintain his fortune, and because of that, most people work to keep him happy."
"What do you get in return for making him money?" Pan asks, doubtful that they receive compensation.
"Not much." The woman says, hanging her head, shaking it back and forth
"That doesn't seem fair to me."
"A sad reality, to say the least."
"Well why don't you guys just leave?" Pan says, leaning on the table towards the two of them. The two sigh, the woman starting to speak.
"We'd all love to escape Don Knee, but those who try get their ships taken from them, forever trapping them on this planet."
"What!? How is he able to do this!? You guys shouldn't stand for this, you all need to start fighting back!" Pan says, annoyed by the lack of risk taken by the citizens.
"We can't" the woman says somberly, a dreadful fear rushing to her mind.
"And why would that be?" Pan says as she leans further forward as the male Imeckian interjects.
"Don Knee, while he possesses a lot of power in his riches, his true power comes from the presence of his enforcer."
"Enforcer?"
"His name is Ledgic, and he's a hired gun. A regular visitor of sorts, and he's very dangerous."
"Oh really?" Pan says, growing a grin as she places her hands on her hips.
"He's strong, eh? Sounds like someone who's quite deserving of a beat down!"
"Pannie poo, don't... You know we shouldn't be dealing with alien politics."
"Pan, I don't know if that's the best plan."
"Well maybe if you were a true fighter like myself you would realize how good of a plan it is." Pan says with a touch of arrogance
"What exactly is your plan?"
"Well first, we break into that ship plantation and we shut it down. Along with taking back our ship"
"What happens after that though? We just leave and hope everyone else makes it out ok?"
"No, after getting our ship we're going to deal with Don Knee himself and free this planet!"
"I hate to say it, but that might not be our place." Uub says, turning to the two Imeckians.
"I truly am sorry, I would love to help but I don't know what we could really do."
"We understand and don't expect you all to risk your lives.", the woman says, and a look of confusion grows on Pan's face.
"What are you talking about!? Uub, last I checked you were trained by my grandfather, also known as the greatest warrior on Earth, how could you not know what we could do!?"
"Pan, things are not as simple as us just fighting everyone in power."
"Why not!? It's clear that this Don Knee fellow needs to be taken down!" Pan cracks her knuckles, eager to deal with Don Knee.
"But if we do that, there are a ton of other problems that need to be handled." Uub attempts to explain to an eager Pan, simultaneously reminding himself.
"Like?"
"Well what happens after Don Knee is gone? How will they manage? As sad as it is, without him this planet suffers other issues"
"Then we just fix those issues."
"We don't have time to do that. Remember why we're here."
"But we need to do something! Look at these people, they're barely getting by all because of the corrupt ruling of this one guy! They need someone to fight for them, because they can't!"
Uub sits there, thinking back to five years ago, remembering the people of his village struggle and how hard they fought to get by. He sees his mom splitting food between the two of them as they preserve what little they had. A deep breath leaves Uub's mouth, and he nods to the others."...You're right"
"What!?" Hercule questions him, confused. "You're joking, right? I was counting on you to be reasonable!"
"Pan's right. These people weren't given much of a choice in the matter. They deserve a comfy life just as much as this Don Knee person." Uub stands as he looks to Pan. Pan chuckles as she scratches her head.
"While I'm glad you agree, I'll be honest, I wasn't expecting it. So what were you thinking?"
"Well first things first, we retrieve our ship and shut down the whole operation that prevents anyone from fleeing. After that, we can head to Don Knee and convince him to change the way he handles this planet."
"Surely you don't think it will be that easy?" the Imeckian woman interjects.
"Well, as Pan mentioned earlier, I was trained by the best of the best… So it should be plenty easy" Uub says chuckling nervously.
"Wow... I don't know what to say... Thank you, thank you so much!" the Imeckian female says as tears start to grow in her eyes. The two Imeckians approach Uub, praising him as Pan looks at him with a look of jealousy.
"Wait though, aren't we waiting for them to fix our ship first?"
"Yeah! We were gonna hang back for a bit and let them fix the ship up, so let's not do that yet.'' Uub turns back to them as he says "If our ship isn't fixed, when they see what we are capable of I think we can make some demands.''
"Oh, so now we're just picking fights, I think that's a terrible plan!"
"Don't worry, I'm sure they'd be fine with letting you stay here while Pan and I handle everything."
The Imeckians nod in agreement. "Absolutely. If he needs to stay for protection then he is more than welcome to."
"See, it's going to be fine." Uub says as Hercule sighs.
"Oh ok, just do me a favour..."Hercule pulls Uub away to speak to him privately.
"Please just make sure Pan is ok." Uub nods, smiling as he walks towards the door. "Don't worry, everything will go smoothly/"
Pan walks towards Uub as the two look back at everyone "Trust us, this will be a piece of cake!" Pan says as the two head out.
"So did you hear about the tourists?" A Imeckian soldier says to his co worker as the two stand in front of the large ship plantation. "Not at all, what happened?" The other soldier says as Pan and Uub hide behind a wall to the left of them "Hey, are they talking about us?" Pan says to Uub as he teeters his head back and forth.
"Hard to say, we might not be the 'tourists'"
"Well supposedly they took out Sheela's entire squad."
"What, no way!" The second soldier says as Uub sighs.
"Never mind, they were, in fact, talking about us."
"Alright well let's get going, I'll take them" Pan says, smirking.
Pan steps out from the wall as she dashes towards the two soldiers. "Hey, wait!" Uub says as he steps out, seeing Pan quickly kick one of the soldiers to the ground as the other attempts to alert the base. The soldier hits the button on his waist only for ki blast from Uub to strike the soldier.
"You can't just go on alone. We have to work together!"
"Yeah yeah, now let's go!" Pan says, rolling her eyes. She walks into the building as Uub follows.
A loud alarm blares throughout the complex catching Sheela and Gale off guard.
"What the- What's going on!?" Gale says as Sheela rushes over to the screen, imputing a code on her wrist device.
"Let's check surveillance!". The large screen switches images to show live footage of Pan and Uub fighting off security. "Huh!? It's the tourists from before! Sheela says, quite surprised.
"Your men didn't take care of them!?"
"Apparently not!" Sheela says, attempting to call Don Knee. The screen switches as Don Knee, once again resting in his bed, answers "Yes? Is that ship done already?' Don Knee says in response to the sudden call. "No sir! Currently the base is under attack by the tourists from earlier!", Sheela replies frantically.
"Then just take care of them!"
"Well….. They seem rather tough."
"Hmmm, so you're requesting Ledgic, eh?"
"If it's fine with him..."
"Ugh, fine. I will be sending him over.."
"Great!", Sheela says as Don Knee hangs up. Don Knee releases a large sigh as he starts to contact Ledgic. "Yes" A deep voice says on the other side of Don Knee's screen a nervous look now covering Don Knee's face. "Umm, hey, Ledgic." Don Knee says uncomfortably as he takes a deep breath. "If it's alright with you, we seem to have a group of visitors that seem to pose a rather large issue-"
"And you need me to take care of it." Ledgic's deep voice pierces Don Knee, covering him in a look of fear.
"Perceptive as always." Don Knee says nervously, chuckling uncomfortably while talking with Ledgic.
"Alright, what's the pay?"
"It will be quite substantial." Don Knee nods eagerly, hoping to please Ledgic.
"Tell me, or I'm not helping."
"Twelve-Hundred Thousand Gammets?"
"Alright, send the coordinates."
"Right away.".
Don Knee types into his bedside tablet while chuckling uncomfortably "Well, a pleasure as always, Ledgic."
"Yeah, yeah, I'll handle the job."
"Many thanks." the call then ends as Don Knee sighs a heavy one, full of relief.
Uub and Pan rush through a corridor as they exit, entering a large laboratory with their ship resting in the center, scientists working to repair it.
"Perfect!" Pan says, more soldiers rushing towards them. Uub and Pan enter battle stances as the former dashes forward, engaging the approaching four soldiers. Uub swiftly defeats the soldiers as Pan rushes, catching up to him "Hey, leave some for me!" Pan says, annoyed as Uub chuckles saying "Sorry, just getting a bit carried away."
"It doesn't matter, let's just keep moving."
"You got it!" Uub smirks as he and Pan rush forward, running towards their ship. Sheela and Gale run down through the halls of the complex "So, he's sending Ledgic?" Gale, nervously asks as the two sprint towards Uub and Pan's location "He just messaged me saying Ledgic was on route, we just have to keep the two of them busy."
"Oh, well that seems simple enough. Hell, maybe Ledgic was overkill." Gale's nervous expression begins to fade.
"For our sake, let's hope not."
"What!? Why!?"
"I would rather have to fight two serious threats then deal with an annoyed Ledgic. He would probably kill us if we could handle this ourselves."
"Uh, yeah, good point." Gale regains his nervousness as the two continue. The two enter the large, now desolate laboratory as they survey the area, viewing several of the unconscious soldiers laid across the floor. "Over there!" Gale barks as he aggressively points towards the heroes ship. In the distance, Pan and Uub rush towards the newly repaired ship "Ooh it looks new and shiny!" Pan says rushing towards the ship in a state of excitement and feeling adventurous. "Quick! We need to stop them! They're getting to the ship!" Gale frantically yells to Sheela as she scrunches her face, annoyed.
"I noticed! Just let me think!". The two stand in silence as Sheela's eyes look towards Uub and Pan as they rush towards the ship. "Ugh, well... We have to go stall them." Sheela says, sighing in hesitance and reluctance. A look of cowardice befalls Gale's face as his eyes dart back and forth at both Sheela and the others, only to release a sigh.
"Oh, alright."
"Hey, who knows, maybe we're overestimating them?"
"Well, that would make sense. After all, how bad could a couple of visitors be?" Sheela says without a shred of confidence.
"My thoughts exactly." Gale, also feeling the same sense of uncertainty, replies, as the two look towards Pan and Uub prepared to engage them.
Uub and Pan run, getting closer and closer to their newly repaired ship as Pan chuckles.
"Wow! Now this is what I'm talking about. An actual adventure!" Uub smirks as the two nearly make it to the ship. The two stop as a ki blast strikes the ground in front of them. "Woah!" Pan says surprised as the two enter defensive positions as Gale and Sheela leap onto the scene. "Halt!" Gale yells as he and Sheela stand blocking the two heroes from reaching the ship.
"You two are enemies of the Royal Imeckian Military, and are wanted for acts of terrorism!" Sheela yells, a bead of sweat rolling down her face.
Pan smirks, only to laugh.
"Listen Uub. I can handle this. You just enjoy the show." Gale shakes his fist at her, yelling.
"How dare you! We're two elites of the Imeckian army! We are not to be underestimated!" Hearing this, Uub looks to Pan, face full of uncertainty.
"Hmm... I don't know, do you think you can handle them?" Pan shakes her head, annoyed.
"Oh forget I asked, just sit back and watch, or else more chore duty!" Pan blasts forward towards Gale and Sheela as Uub then sighs.
Uub sighs as he watches, thinking to himself .
"Well, her energy is higher than the both of them, however combined the two of them could cause her a lot of trouble. Let's just hope her training pays off. Plus, I'm here watching." Suddenly, the door behind them all opens as Uub turns around, seeing a group of reinforcements rushing to aid their commanders.
Uub turns to the soldiers while Pan fights Gale and Sheela. Pan rushes in, throwing a punch at Sheela but she manages to lean back, avoiding the attack.
Gale turns to his right as he holds his hand out, charging a ki blast, ready to fire at Pan. Pan looks towards Gale as he fires his energy blast.
She turns, kicking the blast away, transitioning into a lunge, going forward and throwing a barrage of punches and kicks at Gale.
Gale blocks and reciprocates her attacks, moving back all the while.
"Ugh, you people are scum!" Pan says as she throws a heavy kick which connects with Gale's cheek. The force sends Gale sprawling to the floor as Sheela fires a small flimsy beam at Pan. The beam hits, knocking Pan to the ground. She looks back, firing a blast at Sheela. The blast hit's Sheela's face, knocking her backwards. Sheela starts to lose balance as Pan lunges back towards her with her arm cocked. She throws her fist forward, striking Sheela's stomach causing her to keel over.
Uub dashes towards a guard, headbutting them to the floor as he looks back, watching Pan during her fight.
"Huh, Pan's so angry, she's starting to get sloppy." Uub comments to himself, continuing to view the fight from the sidelines. Pan prepares to uppercut Sheela, only for a blast from Gale to strike her from behind.
Pan turns towards Gale. preparing a ki blast, but leaving herself exposed. Sheela seizes the opportunity, grabbing her from behind. Sheela throws Pan behind her as she throws a punch. The punch connects with Pan's face, knocking her to the ground. Pan holds her face in pain as she sits on the floor growing angrier and angrier. Pan stands, throwing an array of unfocused and uncoordinated punches. Sheela backs away, evading all of the hits as Pan yells.
"Stand still you jerk! You guys are the absolute worst!" Pan lunges towards Sheela as She sidesteps, avoiding the attack as Pan stumbles towards Gale.
Pan, fumbling, falls towards Gale as he backhands her to the ground, chuckling. Pan falls to her back as she looks up at Gale and Sheela while the two hover above her. Her eyes start to water as she looks up, feeling obviously defeated.
"Aww, poor girl, must hurt, doesn't it?" Gale says as he laughs from above her.
Sheela grows a smirk. "We hereby place you under arrest-", Sheela says only to stop as Uub dashes in, landing a hard kick to Gale's cheek, sending him flying back.
Sheela, with a face of concern, looks at Uub in utter shock.
"What the hell!?" Sheela looks over to Gale, seeing him laying on the ground, barely conscious.
Uub fires a ki blast at Sheela, sending her to the floor as he extends his hand down to Pan.
"You alright?" Pan slaps away his hand, annoyed, and wipes her tears as she starts to stand "Yeah, I'm fine, let's just grab our ship and-" Pan stops as a loud explosion is heard in the building.
"What was that?" Pan says curiously as Sheela lifts her head from the ground.
"That would be Ledgic... He really loves to make an entrance." Sheela says, struggling as she is. Afterwards she lies back as she closes her eyes.
Uub's once lively expression changes, as it turns to one of pure conviction and focus.
"You feel that?" Uub says as he stares at the door which blocks the sound of explosion. Pan shakes her head, sensing nothing. "No, what is it?"
"Energy, and it's quite large compared to the rest of this planet."
"Well, if it's large compared to everyone else then that isn't too bad, is it?" Pan inquires, curious about Uub's serious tone.
"Well, it's not as high as my own, but I doubt this is them fully exerting themself." A tiny smirk begins to grow on Uub's face as he develops a bit of interest in this Ledgic character.
An explosion destroys the door as smoke covers the entrance. In the smoke, a tall silhouette begins walking through.
"Alright, let's get this over with." The silhouettes deep voice says as out from the smoke Ledgic stands. Ledgic wears a red coat and black pants, his coat has spikes on its shoulders.
His skin is teal with black spots on his chest and top of his head.
Uub enters a battle stance as his tiny smirk shrinks into a serious, glum expression as he speaks to Pan
"Get in the ship. Try and start it. I doubt I'll be able to hold him off too long."
Pan prepares to interject and fight Uub's plan but she stops herself as she truly takes into account Uub's mood shift.
Pan rolls her eyes, nodding.
"Oh, fine." Pan says reluctantly as she runs to the ship as Uub stares Ledgic down, Ledgics' eyes following Pan. Ledgic looks back to Uub as he begins to speak.
"Well, you seem like the bigger issue of the two.
"Come on then." Uub takes a breath, then rushes forward.
Uub throws a punch, refusing to hold back as Ledgic sidesteps putting his forearm up blocking the punch.
Ledgic's face changes, betraying his surprise at Uub's power. Uub spins, turning to Ledgic as he throws a strong kick.
Ledgic dashes back, evading as he starts to smile. "Hmm, no wonder you would give everyone around here a tough time." Ledgic starts chuckling as Uub continues towards him.
Pan enters the ship as she begins messing with the controls, attempting to start it.
Pan looks up from the control panel seeing Ledgic backing into the path of ship as Uub throws a flurry of punches.
"Hmm, damn, if only Uub would get out of the damn way, I don't want to hit him-" Pan then smirks as she prepares to launch the ship.
Uub continues pushing in on Ledgic as Ledgic blocks all of his attacks "You're quite good. Tell me, where did you come from?" Ledgic says as he hits Uubs hands away only to throw his own barrage of attacks.
Uub begins blocking, now on the receiving end, as he manages to reply.
"I'm from Earth, a planet with the best of the best."
"Oh really? Sounds like a fun time. Maybe I should pay it a visit!" Ledgic then throws a kick, sending Uub flying back.
Uub lands on the ground as he looks to his right seeing Pan in the pilot seat of the ship.
Pan gives Uub a thumbs up as she starts the ship. Uub stands with a grin saying "Unless you want more issues, I recommend you stay away." Uub charges a kamehameha as Ledgic crosses his arms entertained and curious.
"Oh, so you know a technique. Alright, this just got a lot more interesting!" Ledgic says as he uncrosses his arms standing prepared for Uub's attack.
"Kame…..hame…..ha!" Uub throws his hands forward, firing the blue beam. Ledgic smacks the blast away causing it to hit the wall of the building creating a hole.
"Now!" Uub yells as he clenches his fist. Ledgic turns, confused, to the ship as Pan flies forward.
Ledgic, surprised, flies into the air, evading the ship as he turns around, charging a ki blast and aiming it at the ship. Ledgic fires his blast only for one from Uub to intercept it, causing an explosion. He blocks the explosion only to drop his block and survey the area. Ledgic looks around, only to see Uub blasting off into the distance through the hole. He descends from the air landing in between a now standing and injured, Gale and Sheela.
"They got away!" Gale says, annoyed, only to grow worried, cautiously looking to his right, afraid he offended Ledgic.
"Indeed, but they aren't going to just leave." Ledgic says with a grin as Sheela pants.
"I don't doubt you, trust me, but how do you know?" Ledgic then walks off through the hole.
"Just a hunch" Ledgic says as he ascends upwards into the night sky.
Pan flies the ship through the village as she then decides to park on the outskirts. Pan takes a couple of deep breaths and starts to relax only for Uub to knock on the glass catching her off guard "Hey, a little heads up!" Pan yells through the glass as Uub flies around entering the ship. "I think I lost them." Uub says
"Did he follow!?" Pan says, worried by this threat.
"Luckily, no. Actually, I think he didn't follow on purpose. I think he wanted us to get away." Uub says as he looks down, pondering Ledgic's desires.
"So, what, he's some good guy on our side now!?" Pan asks, taken aback by the idea and confused
"I don't know, he seemed excited by our fight though, I think he wants a rematch." Uub looks up with a face of interest and relief
"Why, did you beat him?"
"Oh no, if there was any victor in that fight, it would be him. I think he just doesn't get much of a fight usually."
"Well, maybe that's good. Now we can relax knowing he probably won't go searching for us. Now all we have to do is go pay that Don Knee fellow a vis-" Pan yawns, interrupting her sentence as Uub shakes his head.
"Not yet. Sorry to break it to you, but you're exhausted. And honestly, I could use some rest too"
"But we don't have time! Remember, we need to be focused!"
"We can spare one night" Uub smiles, reassuring Pan that she shouldn't worry much as she sighs.
"Ok fine, but you're the one who has to go get my Grandpa. Chore duty, remember?" Uub rolls his eyes as he walks away.
"When will that die!?" Uub then exits the ship as he flies off to grab Hercule.
Gohan stands in the dark night with his eyes closed balancing atop a tall rock pillar. Piccolo watches from above. "Well done!" Piccolo exclaims as he floats down to Gohan's level "What?" Gohan says opening his eyes.
"We're done for the day. You should return home and get some rest." Piccolo says with a smirk.
"I-I can't!" Gohan says with anguish in his voice. Gohan shakes his head,` taking deep breaths to calm down.
"My bad... It's just... It's hard to look at Videl without feeling as if I let her down."
"Gohan, don't make this mistake. You can't just distance yourself from your wife so that you don't feel bad. After all, she's probably going through similar issues. Just go to her, rest, and return to me in the morning."
"Your right. Thank you, Piccolo. I honestly can't ever repay you for being there when I need you."
"You never have to. I will see you back here tomorrow morning." Piccolo's smile turns to a serious face as Gohan stands stiff.
"Yes sir!". Gohan then flies off as Piccolo grins. Piccolo sees Gohan flying in the distance as he sighs, speaking to himself out loud.
"I don't know how much I can keep this up, but it seems to be working."
Piccolo then stares out into the night sky.
Videl sits on the couch looking at a family photo. The photo shows Gohan and Pan in their Saiyaman costumes as Pan wears her own makeshift version. The three of them carry large grins from ear to ear. Videl smiles, looking at the photo as Gohan enters the home.
"Gohan? Where have you been?" Videl says as she rushes to the door, hugging him. "Hey honey, sorry I got back so late." Gohan says as he hugs Videl.
"I know you said you needed to get some training in, but I thought you promised it wasn't going to impact your other responsibilities."
"It won't. It hasn't. I haven't missed any work or anything yet, we're all good." Gohan says as Videl shakes her head.
"You have other responsibilities outside of your work, like taking care of yourself."
"Your right, and I'll try not to let it. Just trust me, this is really important. I feel like I'm on the verge of something great."
"Ok, well just be carefull." The two begin to hug again as Videl rests her head against Gohan's chest.
"I miss our little girl." Videl says as Gohan hugs her tighter.
"Me too, but I will bring her back!".
Uub exits the small Imeckian home carrying Hercule as he says "Again, we really appreciate all you've done." Uub says as he turns around, prepared to fly off. The Imeckians then shake their heads as the woman says "Please, you've done so much more."
"All we did was get our ship back, we haven't done much yet."
"No, you gave us hope."
The woman smiles and Uub reciprocates.
"I won't let you down!"
Uub blasts off, carrying Hercule as the two return to Pan and the ship.
"Man, you guys must have had one hell of a time!" Hercule says as Uub sways his head.
"Wasn't too bad." Uub smirks as the two continue flying.
Hercule and Uub sit in the back, asleep, as Pan sits at the ship controls, staring out into the night sky.
"Ugh, not a great start, but I will prove myself. Tomorrow, Don Knee will be the first to see what I can really do!" Pan says as she prepares to head to bed, excited for their plans tomorrow.
Don Knee rests in his bed drinking more of the expensive liquid as his screen starts to flash 'Call from Ledgic' "Oh deary me.", Don Knee says as he quickly answers.
"Ledgic! So our pest problem was handled?" Don Knee says happily, expecting the usual results "Not quite. I lost them, but they won't leave, don't worry.", Ledgic says.
Don Knee's once joyous face to turn to surprise and worry. "So, they got away... What happened!?"
Ledgic chuckles.
"I must have some sort of issue on my end, because I know you didn't just address me in such an insulting way." Ledgic says chuckling in the satisfaction of scaring him. Don Knee's face turns to one of panic as he yells "No, no, I wasn't insulting or questioning you!"
"Good, now we wait for their next move. Think you can handle that?"
"Of course, just as long as you are around."
"Yeah yeah, Ledgic out." Ledgic hangs up as Don Knee sits in his bed with a face of pure fear as he says to himself "Not to panic, tomorrow I will wake up and this will all be handled." Don Knee starts to take deep breaths as he lays back, falling asleep.
Goku opens his eyes as he looks around the house, seeing a now clean dining area as Chi-Chi works in the kitchen.
"Woah, this place is spotless!" Goku says as he stands from his chair. Goku starts to stretch as he says "Man, I can't believe I passed out."
Chi-Chi turns as she cleans a plate, talking to Goku. "Well, you have been flying day in day out and training non-stop. Don't warriors need a proper amount of sleep?"
"Yeah, I can already hear Master Roshi on my case about it already… Hey! I haven't seen him in a while either, same with Krillin."
"So I suppose you're just going to go visit them now?"
"Yeah! Plus that will give Gohan and Piccolo some time to train before I see them."
"Oh well, I guess I should have expected that you were just going to go run off again" Chi-Chi then sighs as she looks downwards. "Sorry Chi-Chi, but hey, later I can come back and we can spend more time together." Goku says as he stands at the door with a grin, looking back at Chi-Chi as she looks up confused "Wait, are you serious?"
"Well, why not? Last night wasn't so bad, plus, I'll probably get some training in today so I'll have a big appetite." Goku then laughs as Chi-Chi grows a grin saying "Sounds nice."
"Alrighty. Welp, I'm gonna get going. Talk to you later Chi-Chi!" Goku walks backwards, ascending outside, waving as Chi-Chi rushes out, waving back.
"Bye, Goku. Have fun." Goku then blasts off as he heads out to visit Kame house.
