In Search of Amity

Period 9


Several days passed, everyone was informed of the journey to Namek to save what was left of the planets peaceful people, Goten was hesitant to leave now and so suddenly due to Marron, she had become ill in the past week and he wanted to be by her side, however his obligations called and Marron painfully understood. Everyone was present at the launch of capsule 4 from launch pad two on the outer side of the compound close to the greenhouse dome.

Goten didn't know if he could let go of this embrace, she was the love of his life that he found growing into a woman right under his nose, through dating other women and trying to find the 'one' to find her right on his doorstep, she was the pod that he never noticed until her petals blossomed through. Kissing her once more cheek beside her ear he pulled away to look into her ocean blue eyes.

"I promise ill come back alive, just get better or I might not have anything to come back to." he smirked lovingly patting the tip of her nose once with his fingertip. Marron attempted a smile but quivering lips wouldn't allow it, she leapt into him for a cuddle before lifting her cheek from his chest and standing on her toes to kiss him deeply.
"I love you," she whispered with staggered breaths, her warm breath blowing upon his neck.
"I love you too." he replied and her heart sank as low as hells gate as she watched Gohan and the others boarding the ship from over her husbands shoulder, moments later he would do the same, releasing her fingers last before he marched away, her tumultuous feelings came full circle and she cried openly into her sweaty palms.

When she finished storing the food compartments with as much as they could carry, Bulma exited the ship slapping her hands clean of dust before walked directly to Goku.
"You better come back this time without us needing to wish you back, we need you around here Goku even if your never actually 'around'" she said with some contradiction because Goku was always somewhere other than where he should be.
"I will, do me a favor keep Chichi Company for me and tell her I promise to call on the comm. link as soon as we can unclip belts." He informed as he adjusted the backpack that was slung over his shoulder. Bulma nodded and turning her eyes toward the east of their position to an entity that stood silently and alone beside the ship and sighed.
"You might as well bring him back too" she smirked making Goku turn to find Vegeta in her field of view leaning against the side of the ship he seemed uninterested in offering his goodbyes to anyone.
"You can count on it, goodbye Bulma and thanks for everything" he smirked broadly, leaning over giving her a brief hug goodbye before heading off. Everyone else said goodbyes to one another and Bulma fare welled her only son, noticing that he brought the sword Dende gave him along, concealed in a black beach bag.

She even received a brief kiss from Vegeta before they disappeared from view through the doors of the large ship; Gohan was trying unsuccessfully to stop his mother from crying and to pry off her gripping fingers from his sleeve.
Piccolo stood alone, disappointed groped him when he found out Savarna did not want to see him off; he hoped she would change her mind if he stayed out in the open a little longer.
"Piccolo, we have to move" Gohan calls, after escaping his mother, standing patiently at the ships entrance for his mentor. Piccolo unwillingly turned to go join the others already inside, passing by Dende on his way who was being seen off by Bulma.
"You take care of yourself honey you just got here and already you're leaving again, I don't know how much more of his I can take" she said smiling affectionately up at him, holding back her tears that lingered beneath her tongue.

Dende smiled comfortingly
"I promise you once everything is settled and my people are free, I will return. You are all like family, I would never stay away willingly." he responded, offering his hand to Bulma which she graciously excepted before he too made his departure for the ship, in hand his guardian staff that would accompany him on the trip. Waving his farewell to the rest on the lawn who watched him trod up the stairs before disappearing inside the bay doors, they then began closing with the distinct sound of air decompressing. The thud of the metal and clenching of locks was heard moments before the engines slowly started warming up.


Inside Trunks was at the helm ready while the rest buckled themselves into their seats, Piccolo found the restraining conditions of the thick leather straps quite a challenge to overcome, constantly twisting his shoulders to ease the stiff discomfort.
"Ok...Everyone buckled in?" Trunks asked doing a head check to see if they were, beside him sat Goten as emergency pilot if need be but mainly as navigator, both men wearing headsets. Everyone seemed stable except Piccolo but not much could be done there so he decided the time was now, turning eyes front he adjusted the tiny microphone to his lips, then reaching for the controls he started the countdown.

"5.4.3.2.1.engage" on cue the engines fired up with a roar and the inner hall shook, gently the ship lifted from launch pad 2.
From outside Bulma, Chichi, Marron, Krillin, #18 and Videl heard the countdown from the ships speakers and now watched as the turbulence picked up, thrashing their hair and clothing with dust and wind.
The landing gear lifted into the massive ship and the thrusters fired making it ascended higher, picking up speed as it went along until it was no more than a speck of a star in the sky, leaving plenty of black thick smoke in its wake. Blowing loudly into her hanky Chichi sobbed harder when they finally vanished, her sons had both once again left with their father for the good of the many.
"Better if we just get back to our old lives, c-mon Bra lets go do that chemical experiments to get our minds off this, Bra?" Bulma repeated turning around she searched all direction for Bra who was there moments earlier.

In the skies above the earth, the ship was still in its thrusters phase getting as far away from the atmosphere as possible before taking on normal speed. Passengers sat with their backs glued to their seat and their restrains digging into their uncovered flesh, the skin of their face felt like it was being pulled from their skull due to their speed.
Trunks hands firmly grasped the controls and his eyes were fixated with the readings on his instruments, it would only be seconds and they would be above the hard deck, they passed it and instantaneously they felt a shift in their surroundings.
"OK gentlemen you man now remove your restrains but please deter from standing for the moment" Trunks announced holding the tiny microphone to his lips, Vegeta tore his belt from its hinges as he stood up then headed directly for the training area that was now built separate form the rest of the ship.

Piccolos also removed his belt roughly but without tearing it apart; snarling and throwing it back at the seat.
"Whoa, hey cool it Piccolo it's just a belt" Goku said
"Shut up the damn thing is evil!" he relented grasping it up again he ripped it away from the seat and threw it across the ships hall, all watching as it hit the opposite wall.
"Hey that an expensive paint job buddy!" Trunks snapped, seizing Piccolos shoulder to which the Namek shrugged off, disappearing from the cockpit the Namek continued mumbling insults.
"Aright all right, geese does he always get like this during space travel" Trunks asked with his hands up over his head.
"You have no idea" Goku nodded, outside the cockpit Gohan was exploring the massive hull as he leaned on the railing of the second floor, from there he could overlooked the rest of the ship including the first and third floors; he could see the kitchen where Goten had just walked into and the entrance to the gravity chamber below.

Watching as Vegeta appeared and marched straight inside and slammed the door heavily behind him, making half the ship rattle and several pieces of equipment tip over below.
"Ouch! Stupid... Oh opps!" an unexpected voice whispered, Gohan's eyebrows knitted together and he looked over the railing, seeing nothing he ran down the stairway stopping at the foot to be sure he had heard what he did. For a moment there was nothing and he was begging in to thing he was hearing things, and then a giggle coming from behind caught his attention.
He swung around to find no one but that didn't fool him, with a leap into the air he front kicked his left foot against a stack of cargo crates, knocking them backward they crashed to the ground with an up rise of dust.
Landing atop one Gohan waited for the dust to clear, through the haze of grunge and shards of broken wood a figure emerged, running with their body hunched they attempting to escape past his view before their cover would clear.

Gohan jumped from his vantage point landing directly behind them, with a wit he squatted down using his fingertips for support and delivered a 120 spinner kick against their ankles; knock them straight off their feet, the intruders mid air visit ending when they landed on their stomach.
"Please don't hit me!" the female voice begged after twirling onto her back, covering her face with her arms in a way that suggested she didn't want to be seen.
"For Dendes sake I wont hurt you" Gohan stood up, brushing off his dark blue gi bottoms before approaching them.
"You better tell me right now what the hell you think your doing here, before your dad finds out for himself Bra" He told the young woman, standing over her with his feet planted around the outer sides of her ribcage.
"OH MY GOD!" Bulma screamed grasping her cheeks and running to the launch pad in her royal blue high heels, looking up at the sky she searched around for the ship. Everyone realized what had happened when another scream suddenly rang out this time from Videl. They all turned to find her running back from her air car, neglecting to close the driver side door or even turn the car off.
"Pan's gone you have to look at this!" she shouted, in her hand a note that everyone gathered around to read but Bulma snatched the letter to read for herself.

Dear mom,

I'm sorry to do this to you but Bra, Savarna and myself have gone with our dads, we are all fighters in one way or another and just cant simply stand back and wait to see if they come back alive or not.

Please forgive me because by the time you read this we will be far out past the earth's atmosphere, we love you all and promise to return alive with everyone else, give Chichi and Bulma our regards.

All my love,

Pan

Bulma finished off, scrunching the edges of the paper between her fingers as her bottom lip began to quiver.
"How could they do this to us!" she screeched, Videl was in tears at the thought of her daughter leaving no more than a letter behind for her to find.
A load thump caught everyone's attention; turning they found chichi had fainted clear across the grass, her hanky floating down and landing on her face.
"Chichi!" Marron cried running to her mother in laws side, sitting her up resting her head on her forearm thankful l to find she was still conscious, her eyes gazing up groggily to everyone as they surrounded her
"Eh... I told her never to be like a fighter, Never love someone who puts fighting before you... eh" she managed to blurt out groggily before loosing full consciousness, #18 lifted an eyebrow at the situation and huffed through her nostrils.
"At least my daughter doesn't have the idiocy to do things like that," she pronounced indiscreetly.


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