It had been a couple days since the defeat and obliteration of Prince Tarble. Archis had stuck around the castle for a bit, getting to know the royal family and doing dull paperwork to make the alliance between Mobius and Castor final, and when everything was finished he was happy to get a move on. You can't really look forward to returning to a place if you don't leave, you know?

Manic was still in the hospital recovering from the battle. The first time a superior form is used, it takes a LOT of energy out of you. Archis was constantly reminded of the first time he broke into his Super Saiyan form. He didn't remember much except that the planet he was fighting on seemed to gain a few new craters, and he happened to sleep for nearly three days before feeling refreshed again. The beastly enemy that had pissed him off enough to push him that far was nowhere to be found, either. Archis figured he killed him.

After saying his goodbyes and promising to return at some point in the future, Archis left the castle, flying back to his space pod. Instant Transmission would have gotten him there quicker, yes, but one uses Instant Transmission when one doesn't have the time to do one last bit of sightseeing, which was Archis' intent.

From his height, Archis could see the damage that the fight with the former Saiyan prince had done to the forest. There was a massive crater in the middle of the forest, and a large chunk of trees missing from where Manic's blast had disintegrated them. There were also lots of little holes where Tarble's smaller Ki blasts had landed after being deflected by Archis himself. The Castor Saiyan felt bad for the damage he caused, but had to report home right away so he couldn't stay to help heal the damage.

The flight home was going to take eighteen months, so by the time he came back, he expected the damage to be gone anyway.

Compared to the nearly hour's walk from his pod to the castle, the flight back was incredibly quick. As the Saiyan neared the crater in the decrepit downtown area, he spotted his capsule at the bottom, the door still open and awaiting his arrival. It looked relatively untouched, save for the dust that had accumulated from the air around it.

Archis smiled, and dropped to the ground at the lip of the crater. He stepped forth and allowed himself to slide down the dirt side, coming to rest close to the capsule's door, and as he placed his hand on the inside of the opening, he took one last look around him. He was going to miss this planet, in much the same way as he missed Earth.

The Castor Prince took a seat in the pod and pressed a couple buttons, allowing the door to shut. As he began his preparations for take-off, a flashing red light caught his eye. Normally, lights flashed in Saiyan capsules for three reasons: one, a leak in the capsule itself, meaning air was depleting and that the capsule was likely to break apart and leave the occupant inside stranded in space; two, the capsule was under attack by a force stronger than the capsule could maintain; or three, there was a distress signal being radioed from Castor.

Since the capsule was currently on the ground on a planet, and there were no hostiles surrounding it, Archis concluded that the third option was the only logical choice for the flashing light. He leaned forward and hit the play button, allowing the capsule's speakers to broadcast the message being delivered from Castor.

"All Saiyans return to Castor... planet under attack... warriors from another world, technology far surpassing our own... casualties immense... royal family under attack... princess Castor has been killed... locate Archis..."

'Locate Archis?'

If his sister had truly been killed, and if they were looking for him to return, that would mean the royal family, his family, were the targets. He clenched his fists and closed his eyes in a desperate bid to get a grip on his anger, but Archis could not control the outburst of emotion.

"AAAAAAAAAAGH!" The yell he let out could be heard for miles, even within the walls of the royal castle. The yell was filled with sadness, anger, and a thirst for vengeance. Its sound woke the sleeping Mobian prince from his ward, and left him wondering who was feeling such immense pain.

The power emitted from Archis' body was intense; too intense for the capsule to contain. As he threw his arms to the sides, the capsule around him exploded, its metallic walls turning into dust from the inward attack. Archis stood.

'Whoever you are,' he thought to himself with a glare in his eye, 'I hope you lived a contented life. Because it's about to end violently.'

The angered Saiyan put his fingers to his forehead, located his planet amongst the stars, and disappeared from the surface of Mobius.