Kava stared coolly at the Saiyajin male in front of her. He wore the basic Saiyajin armor without shoulder or leg guards. Under it he had a dark green sleeveless full body suit. Along one arm he wore a thick black band. His wild hair, ash brown like hers, was pulled back into a waist length braid. He was clean-shaven and wore a patch over his left eye. The toes of his plain black boots were adorned with green the color of his body suit and, unlike most Saiyajin warriors, his hands were bare. He stood calmly in front of her in the air, arms crossed as she looked him over.

"Hello brother. You look good, for a dead man." She grinned.

"Yeah well, being dead has its advantages…" he looked her over, "By the way, how did you manage to get thrown here alive? Were you so cruel that King Enma decided to seize you from the living world?"

"Very funny. No, I'm searching; you know who."

"Oohh, him. Jeez Sis, you still hung up on him? Give the poor guy a break and get a life; oh wait, you already have one. Hehe, my bad." He grinned impishly.

Kava rolled her eyes, "You haven't changed a bit, Rue. You would get along quite well with Kakarot… IF you were still alive, that is."

Rue winced, "Man, you never did pull your punches, that one smarts." He grabbed his arm in mock injury. She waved it off.

"Seriously though, do you know where Raditz is?"

"Sure I do, but you can't get to him right now."

"And why not?" Kava growled.

"Because he's sparing with one of the big demons."

In another part of the huge cavern, a small figure battled a giant serpentine man. They clashed furiously and broke away in fantastic shows of power. The figure threw multiple ki shots at his opponent who promptly dodged and blocked them, then retaliated with twin eyebeams.

Zarbon watched the fight with little interest. Sitting on a boulder away from the earth shattering blows, he waited patiently for them to finish. During a brief respite, the figure flew over to him.

"Hey Zarbon, what brings you here?"

"Boredom; and a certain female acquaintance of yours, Raditz."

Raditz gave him a blank look, "Who?"

Zarbon sighed and rubbed his temples with his hand, "Kava?"

"Oh, Kava." He snorted, "So she finally died?"

"Actually… never mind." He smiled and shook his head, "You'll have to see it for yourself."

"Well then," Raditz gave a mocking bow, "after you."

Zarbon snorted and took off, Raditz following close behind him.

"Ah, home sweet home." Rue spread his arms wide. Kava looked around in contempt.

"Really brother, I thought you had better taste than this." She gestured at the small dank cave strewn with lava pits and old debris.

"You try finding a competent decorator in Hell, willing to decorate a Saiyajin dwelling." He sat back against the wall, "Actually, this is my personal hidey hole when I feel like disappearing. You should feel privileged to be invited here." He went on airily.

"'Feel privileged' my tail! You forget, I'm your twin. I would have hunted you down eventually during my stay here." She sat cross-legged on a boulder, "So when are we leaving to visit everyone else; and continue my search?" she looked meaningfully at Rue.

"Alright, we'll leave here in a couple hours. Seeing as how you're in such a hurry."

Kava became serious, "I only have a week to find him and three of my days have already passed."

"Oh. Well then, I guess we better get going. I'll take you to the barracks and we'll ask around." He stood and they flew off.

"Raditz! Have you seen that good for nothing slacker Rue?" Bardock growled to his son as he and Zarbon touched down. Bardock gave a curt nod of acknowledgement to Zarbon.

"I saw him heading for the entrance in a hurry, why do you ask?"

Bardock scowled, "He was supposed to be on guard duty over an hour ago." He stormed off, "If you see him, tell him Nappa wants to talk." He growled over his shoulder.

"He seems to be in a foul mood." Zarbon commented as he watched Bardock disappear into a shadowed archway.

Raditz waved it off, "He's always like that when it comes to Rue. Heh, Rue is as much a slacker as his sister is a warrior." He glanced over at Zarbon, "By the way, where did Kava run off to?"

Zarbon shrugged, "I don't know; the last time I saw her, she was playing 'catch me' with some creature that called itself 'Vernisch'."

Raditz grinned, "Well then, we should probably wait for her in the Mess Hall. It'll take her a while to get rid of that ki sucker." They walked over to a huge building where loud noises and food-smells were emanating.

Twenty minutes later, Kava and Rue landed in the very same spot. Rue looked around, "Looks like everyone's busy…"

Kava crossed her arms, "Have you been avoiding your duties again, Rue?"

He shushed her, "Not so loud. I don't want Bardock or Nappa to know I'm here. Besides, I don't see why we have to do this, we're already dead. It's just a waste of time."

Kava raised an eyebrow, "'Waste of time'? You're dead! You have all the time in the world!"

Rue grinned and winked, "Not if I go with you."

"Absolutely not!" she exclaimed.

He lay his head on her shoulder, "C'mon Kava, it'll be fun! Besides, I'm family."

"No Rue! I told King Enma that I was taking only one and that one is going to be Raditz!"

"The Dragon never said you could only bring back one." Rue pointed out sullenly.

Kava stopped her next protest, "How did you know about the Dragon?"

He smirked and buffed his nails, "Just because I'm dead doesn't mean I don't keep tabs on my own sister."

She gave him a hard look. "We'll discuss this after we get back to Snake Way."

He looked at her brightly, "So you'll consider it?!"

"I did say 'we' didn't I?" she began looking around.

Rue gave her a bear hug, "Thank you!!"

Kava shoved him off, "Get off of me!" she growled, brushing herself off, "Hey, do me a favor and pretend you're a Saiyajin warrior for once. Sometimes I can't believe we're related. I think mother found you under a rock." Rue looked up from his prostrate position and pouted.

"Okay…" he brightened, "Hey! You hungry? We could grab a bite before searching for your 'boyfriend' again."

"No, I want to continue my search!" she crossed her arms, then her stomach growled. She blushed in embarrassment.

Rue stood up and looked slyly at his twin, "Gee, your stomach seems to be disagreeing with you."

She whirled around, "Fine. But we're leaving right after."

Rue grinned triumphantly, "Okay, this way." He strode towards the Mess Hall with Kava grumbling behind.