In Search of Amity

Period 10

"It seems so small and meaningless from this altitude, man. I already miss it" Goten uttered, staring down at the earth below through the tinted windows, leaning back in his chair he cradled the back of his head with intertwined fingers.

"Yeah, think we should call to let them know take off was a breeze?" Trunks asked, twilled his chair to face Goten.

"I don't mind, what do you think dad?" Goten shrugged before looking over his shoulder to Goku, Trunks did the same and they both found the sayajin standing perfectly still and eyeing the door that lead out of the cockpit.

"What's up dad?" Goten asked winding his chair around, Gokus eyes squinted for a moment before resuming their normal size; he exhaled nasally before relaxing his stance.

"We have a problem." he informed, focusing firmly with the door and a he heard Trunks and Goten standing up he held his hand out toward then, motioning them to sit back down.

"What's going on?" Goten asked with need as he and Trunks slowly sat back down, Goku was silent

"It isn't our business right now, were going to be involved in it soon enough" He informed, Goten and Trunks glanced at one another with concern and confusion.

"Trunks, you better turn on our communications receiver." Goku ordered before walking to the doorway and leaning against its frame.

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"Get up." Gohan ordered, when she neglected to move he leaned down grasping her forearms and dragged her to her feet.

"Talk Bra because your in big trouble now, unless you have a good reason like 'I needed my father to donate one of his kidneys to me' " Gohan told sternly, slowly releasing her arm so she could stand on her own.

"Very funny Gohan" Bra began; rubbing her saw and reddened forearm.

"It wasn't supposed to be funny, your father is standing right behind that door there and your brother is up those stairs," Gohan indicated become less patient.

"Well.' I' couldn't let my father and brother do this alone, I don't care if they say we aren't tough enough to do this because we can all fight in our own rights" she announced with pride standing taller on her feet and her hands on her hips.

"We, Did you just say we?" Gohan asked her with widening eyes, Bra bit her lower lip and cowered back a few steps.

"PAN! PAN SON YOU SHOW YOURSELF NOW!!!" Gohan roared, Trunks and Goten jumped in her their seats upon hearing Gohan's voice rage through the ship. Goku didn't react; he lowered his head because his fears were realized though he had hoped he was mistaken about the girls being here.

"Pan, here?" Goten blurted. "She is nuts, what the hell is she thinking!" Trunks yelled following after Goten as he barged out the cockpit door, Goku listened as their footsteps ran through the hall and down the flight of titanium stairs, he knew the row was just begging and didn't want to make things worse by joining in, rather wait until things quiet down.

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On the far side of the ship in the cargo bay where it was dark and soothing, Dende stood quietly at one of the ships few windows, his warm breath fog up the glass as he stared out to the stars everywhere and the earth below, it shrinking smaller and smaller as they drifted further from it. He heard Gohan's voice calling out for Pan, he was un-inclined to help in the search and if she was here they would soon find her without his assistant.

He folded his arms slowly against his chest as he leaned beside the window.

--After trying to get to you for so long, I'm leaving you all over again with no guarantees of returning-- His mind whispered as he felt empty and longed to feel sadness that always eluded him. However, his faith was strong that its green grass and rich blue waters would one day enter his sights again, that was one thing being in war had taught him…faith. He didn't know in what shape, time or mind frame but knew he would set foot upon her again one day, waiting until then was the hard part. )

The undertone sound of a throat clearing caught his ear and he pinpointed them approximately five meters southeast of his position, uncrossing his arms he stretched his right arm out behind him in the approximate direction with his claws poised against his inner palm.

Swiftly stretching his fingers straight he released a mildly strengthen ki ray, like a laser it burned through a crate near the wall filled with food, strategically he rotated his hand and the ray in a circle. Distinguishing the ray he lowered his hand and listened as the circle cut out of the crate fell against the ground, followed by a short scream.

Savarna sat huddled against the wall with her arms covering her face, uncovering her eyes she looked through the hole to Dende, he turned toward her also but his features were swallowed in shadow, only the light of the moon from outside highlighted his shape from his surroundings.

"Don't tell them I'm here." She told him quietly, she watched as he ambled toward her with his maroon cape flipping from side to side as his body loomed closer, stopping he kneeled down before the crate eyeing her through the man size hole.

"You think I'm the only one here with ears that frame my face, someone else knows you're here too." he reminded her with unemotional intonation.

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"I can't believe you did this, do you have any freaking idea what dads going to do to you when he gets out here!" Trunks silently thundered to her with his fists balled and Bra could have sworn that steam was coming from his ears and nostrils.

"Shut up!" Goten cried. "Do you want him out here any sooner!" He hissed through clenched teeth, trunks turned to his with fury in his eyes.

"Don't tell me to shut up you shut up, she's my sister and I'm going to yell at her however the hell I want!" Trunks hissed in return, shaking his fingerless gloved hand in Gotens face, Bra stepped between them with her eyes fixated on Trunks.

"You think you can just order me around because your older, you might be boss in the lab but outside of that the freaking gardener has more authority over me than you!" Bra retaliated, taking what trunks said into irrational offence.

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Gohan was pacing back and forth around the ship trying to search out where Pan was hiding herself, he had checked almost all sections on this side of the ship, he was about to turn the corner to go down to the cargo bay when from around the corner in front of him appeared Piccolo.

"Where have you been…never mind Bra is aboard the ship and so is Pan I have to find her." He informed the name urgently, about to push past him when Piccolos hand rose like a traffic officer, stopping the concerned father in his tracks. Gohan raised an eyebrow as he watched Piccolos hand reach around the corner of the wall he appeared out from, retracting his arm back out Gohan eyes widened when Pan appeared on the end of it, Piccolos fist grasping the scruff of her jacket.

Gohan became silent as he eyed his daughter with the utmost of disappointment; Pan didn't utter a word as she stared at the floor, feeling the size of a mouse under her respected fathers discredit.

"Get in there with Bra, now" He ordered, snaring her jacket sleeve he forced her toward the room where the others were with a heartless shove. Once she has left he looked back to Piccolo giving the Namek a look of anger and shame for his daughter's disobedience.

"She's young, spirited and stupid… she never lets anything get in her way, she is too fucking persistent," he yelled rubbing his fisted fingers together, Piccolo watched on in was silent for a moment before speaking.

"Reminds me of someone I used to know," he admitted calmly, walking by Gohan and toward the room where everyone had gathered, arriving at the open hallway he approached the small gathering where Bra and Pan stood side by side with Goten and Trunks close by.

"He hasn't come out yet, I guess we can count ourselves lucky" Trunks told Piccolo as the Namek arrived, Piccolo looked over to the gravity chamber door squinting his eyes he gently listened for any signs, then seemingly satisfied he stalking toward the wall opposite the chamber, stopping to look over his shoulder at Trunks.

"He's sleeping" The Namek announced before continuing on, relief came with a load sigh from the two young sayajin and Goten stepped closer to Trunks grasping his companion around the shoulder.

"Does this mean we only live until he wakes up?" He asked inaudibly into Trunks ear.

"What do you think?" Trunks snapped back unintentionally.

"Sorry man, everything has just gone so wrong" He stressed after seeing the nastiness in his own words, slicking his fingers jaggedly through his hair. Goku stepped out from the cockpit and tracked his way down the metal staircase, reaching the bottom he stopped and observed the situation.

"It's not too late to take all three back you know, we aren't that far from earth" he expressed, hearing this Gohan exhaled relief from his lips. From the shadows Piccolo stepped out and observed Goku at the base of the stairs.

"Goku I hope it's your mathematical ignorance that just shone through, there are only two girls standing here." He pointed out with his index fingers, Gohan and the others took note of this and looked to Goku for his answer, and he frowned turning his eyes to the floor

"That's right Piccolo, I said three" hearing this Piccolo uncrossed his arms and was visibly trying to control his rising anger when from behind a voice caught his ear

"Don't over react Piccolo, she only wanted to help" they uttered, Piccolo swung around to see Dende standing beside a shameful image of Savarna, her hands hanging by her side she couldn't even manage to look into her father's eyes. Without so much as a breath Piccolo stormed over grasping Savarna by her shoulder and unkindly tossed her into the group with Pan and Bra.

"By the way…on being able to take them home, that isn't going to happened." Trunks voiced.

"What are you talking about; we aren't even a quadrant away from home?" Gohan stepped forward and the rest listened with confusion, Trunks shook his head and frustrated he pacing to the other side of the room chuckling sarcastically.

"You don't understand we can't afford to waist even a molecule of the ships integrity, we need every bit of protection we can get when we hit zero barriers on Namek, if we re-land on earth to drop them off too much of the ships outer wall would have been spent." He enlightened, turning to look into the yes of his confused ship mates.

"We'll burn up several kilometers form Nameks surface, us and the ship will be dust added to its already deadly atmosphere" he sighed.

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