Wayward
Raditz left Gohan to find their wayward cousin. Something had felt off with Turles earlier, his responses had been short and it wasn't because of the noodles, Turles normally had no problems gabbing off with a mouthful of food. As he left he could sense Gohan was also flying away, more than likely to train, it was the only thing the boy could do to make himself feel better. Raditz almost wanted to go back in comfort the boy but he didn't have the time for that.
He spread his senses outward, checking each of his family member's familiar ki signatures out of habit, Goten and Parzni chasing each other at the park, Chi-Chi watching over them, Ox-King had joined her it seemed, Bardock was still in Mr. Brief's little indoor zoo, and Turles was halfway back to Mt. Pao.
Raditz cursed silently, he hoped Turles wasn't about to take off to some seedy intergalactic bar or something. He needed to talk to him before he left. Raditz took to the skies in a hurry, hoping to catch up. He had to clear the air between them and get Turles' help in figuring out how to take Brolly down.
Raditz could sense that Turles had landed at the house. It looked like he was just walking around absorbing the damage that had been done. Turles and Chi-Chi had already surveyed the damage earlier. It was a little funny actually that Turles had to carry Chi-Chi out there after she'd demanded to go. Turles had threatened to drop her, but they'd obviously made it back without any major damage to either of them.
When Raditz arrived Turles was leant over something in the grass. He didn't move as Raditz walked over and peeked over his shoulder. It was Brolly's necklace, the one he'd chucked earlier.
"I thought I threw that further than that," Raditz said, wrinkling his face in distaste
"You've got a lousy arm then," said Turles, normally Raditz would expect a joking, jovial tone from him but his tone was flat.
Brolly's necklace was mostly hidden in tall grass, but its gold glinted in the afternoon sun. It was really no wonder that Turles' greedy eye had fallen on it.
"You can have it if you want," said Raditz
"Thanks, but, it's not jewelry, this jewel is actually an amplifier, but for what I'm not sure," said Turles still looking at the necklace with a critical eye.
"An amplifier?" repeated Raditz, thinking on what that could mean, Paragus had been controlling Brolly somehow. It would take a lot of power to contain someone like Brolly and if Turles was right then Brolly's clothes were decked out with matching pieces of the amplifier jewelry. His boots, his bracers, his belt, his necklace, and he remembered there had been a crown as well. Brolly was still wearing the means to control him, they just had to figure out how.
"What, you figured out something, or are you going to leave me in the dark again," said Turles finally looking back at him, the last part sounded a bit bitter.
"Leave you in the dark? I've never left you in the dark," said Raditz
"Oh, no? The entire time we preparing to face Brolly you never mentioned he was Parzni's sperm donor, you lied to me," said Turles picking up the necklace and standing up.
"I-, I didn't lie. I told you Parzni's father was a rogue saiyan, and he was dead. I thought that was true at the time. When I found out that wasn't the case I was terrified. I guess I didn't think I needed to tell you. When I refused to fight and you defended me, I thought you figured it out and I didn't want to talk about it," said Raditz
"Hm, well, it seems obvious now but no I hadn't, I defended you because you're my cousin and if you didn't want to go up against that monster that was your decision," said Turles. Raditz was visibly taken aback at that sentiment.
Raditz made to say something else but Turles cut him off.
"So what about the amplifier?" asked Turles briskly, he obviously wanted to move on from this conversation
"Paragus was using a device to control Brolly, according to Gohan it was in the crown that shattered when Brolly broke free of his father's control. Whatever type of control it was, Brolly has these jewels everywhere, he still does, they must all be amplifiers," replied Raditz. He felt relief roll through him, he'd found Turles and just as he'd suspected would happen, a plan had fallen into place. Raditz grinned widely; he could hug Turles right now for being so brilliant.
"I'll put some feelers out, if we can recreate the control device, we'll have Brolly long enough to crack his skull open," said Turles, he brushed past Raditz and started towards the side of the mountain where he kept his ship. Raditz followed him, a little shocked at the continued cold shoulder.
"You're going yourself? Why can't Lakasei do the leg work?" asked Raditz, he surprised himself with how much he didn't want Turles to go. Turles was his best friend, and perhaps he should have told him the whole story, but was he really going to leave over this?
"I have an unethical scientist in mind who might have some information but he'd love to get his grimy hands on Lakasei, he's the last of his kind and all that," explained Turles without looking back. They reached the ship and Turles opened the door remotely.
"Turles!" chided Raditz climbing in after him, Turles was already at the computer setting the destination.
"Did Parzni know who her father was before this whole mess?" asked Turles turning to face him.
"No! I-, I couldn't, she-, I didn't want her to think I didn't want her," said Raditz. Turles' expression softened at that. He took a deep breath in and out, willing himself to remember that fruit was affecting him, it took his anger and it seemed to multiply it.
I'm not mad, I really just rather handle this myself, it's a short trip, I'll be back before the new brat gets here," promised Turles, he embraced Raditz and gave him a small forced smile as the younger saiyan got off the ship.
