In Search of Amity

Period 11

After news of this, the journeying fighters were distressed as well as angry; except for Goku who was easy about the girls staying aboard even though the others did not share his opinion. The Nameks meditated for they had a much deeper emotional attachment than the rest about this journey, they collected their feeling up and tried to put them aside but Piccolo understandably had extra memories and emotions within him due to his mergers with Nail and Kami.

Piccolo's eyes suddenly opened as did Dendes when they heard heavy sayajin boots moving toward them from inside the gravity chamber.

"He's coming" Piccolo said, everyone went into semi panic mode looking around and wanting to hide, but there was nowhere to hide that he could not detect. The door swung open and the prince stepped out with sweat soaked into his spandex from a heavy workout and the stench was overpowering.

"Man Vegeta you need a shower" Goten commented squinting his eyes and nostrils.

"Shut up" he snapped back, then looked to the three unexpected guests standing together in the middle of the room.

"So, you finally showed yourselves." he said with a shockingly calm expression, Trunk's mouth hung open and he stepped forward to question his father.

"Are you suggesting that you knew they were here?" Trunks asked startled, watching Vegeta lifted an eyebrow at him then and with calm he turned his body to face him.

"Of course boy why do you think I went in that bloody chamber, I was blowing off steam from finding out… idiot!" He spat unrestraint; Gohan heard this and shook his head outraged.

"Why didn't you tell us, it could have saved us a few thousand miles and now they can't go back!" He shouted heatedly, waving his hand toward the girls in question, Vegeta twisted his neck and head into Gohan's direction, snorting viciously.

"Do not blame me for your lamed senses inability to detect your brat, you have become so lazy and weak that you have lost all power" He remarked hypercritically staring straight through the half sayajin, a tense silence followed and for Gohan personally it was a deep insult to his knack, in the past he was one of the greatest of the z warriors and the a child who defeated the unbeatably perfect cell.

Stepping back, he folded his arms tightly across his chest causing his navy tank top to crease in the arm folds; Goku cleared his throat to break the silence.

"There is a way around this you guys, we do have almost six months before we arrive on new Namek so training them in that time to be as ready as possible will be plausible." He suggested certain that it was possible, Hearing this the girls looked at one another with widened eyes, Bra and Pan smiling shallowly to each other for to them it was something that had longed for since their childhood, Savarna on the other hand bit her dry lower lip; training was on the bottom of her list.

Suddenly from above an alarm sounded out the load speaker, it could be heard throughout the ship.

"Someone's trying to contact us." Trunks assumed before darting up the staircase using the railing to anchor himself up several steps at a time, the rest looked at one another with little guessing as to who it would be, following at a more relaxed pace they escorted the girls to the cockpit. Pushing the door open with his palm Trunks leapt into the pilots seat slipping on his headset, switching on the com devices and the 15 inch monitor he waited for the snow and distortion to clear, and then an image of none other than his mother appeared with her face red and swollen, tears streaming down her cheeks.

"Mom, what's wrong!" Trunks urged from her with his face closing in to the screen.

"(Sob) WHERE IS MY POOR LITTLE BABY GIRL!" Screamed the distressed woman into the microphone with the piercing wavelength almost deafening Trunks, grabbing his ears he pushed away from the control panel with his foot.

"Mom stop screaming she is here and so are the other two!" he yelled back at her, a few moments later the rest of the crew entered the cockpit to confirm his speculation. Bra came to stand beside Trunks to converse with Bulma, trying to calm her while Pan and Savarna waited their turns. As she waited Savarna realized she had no one to speak with but Chichi, the rest of her family and loved ones were here with her, standing only arm lengths away so she turned to each of them to see their faces and familiar expressions and most looked back accrediting her.

When her eyes turned toward Piccolo he refused to acknowledge her stares making her wonder ever more if he would punish her for what she had done, for a while now she had changed the way she handled situations and the way she approached him to speak, he called it 'bitchiness', she called it defensive.

He would either ignore her or refusing to train her when the time came, as she turning back to look at the screen she caught Dende giving her a humble glance that confused her for a moment, she all of a sudden felt angered that he had the gall to give no hint of what he was thinking, it made her want to stroll up and slap him a good one across the mouth.

By the time her moment came around to speaking there was news that Chichi was unconscious and unable to speak, this put a dampening on her heart and she worried deeply for her, but at least she wouldn't have to explain herself. Almost an hour later and many more miles away from earth, everyone was feeling the exhaustion of the space travel, the slight lack of oxygen and lagging time zone were a trigger for migraines. Rubbing the corner of his eyes Trunks turned a corner of the third floor with the girls trailing behind him like lemmings.

"There aren't enough beds for you three to have one each so you're going to have to share, there's a larger bed in one of the rooms you three could all fit on otherwise one of you could take a couch." Trunks revealed as he walked them around the ships railing past the room in question. Savarna's chest jumped at the chance to have a bed to herself, well couch but she would rather have that than be kicked throughout the night by a pair of barn animals, any sleepovers they has as youngsters they shares a bed and Bra kicked like a mule!.

"I can take one of the couches I don't mind." she informed with a shrug of her shoulders, Trunks nodded without question.

"Ok. There's one in the kitchen you'll fit on, so you two ok with taking the bed?" he asked the other two who were happy to oblige, continuing to follow Trunks around the ship for a brief tour they were intrigues by how complex it was because it seemed so simple and boring from the outside, just a round dome with hardly any windows.

"Is there a schedule around here that we have to follow?" Pan asked speeding up to walk Trunks.

"Um. No you guys don't have one yet but your welcome to rise when you want." he said neglecting to look into her eyes, Pan nodded and looked to the floor with her hands crossing over her chest for he was not usually so cold and blunt. He noticed her reaction and smirked to himself.

"Just don't wake my dad up, he likes his beauty sleep you know." he added sarcastically, Pan smiled feeling she had made a slight mistake, Trunks always had a bout of humor or it just wouldn't be him. Once the tour was over everyone went their separate ways for the next day there was work to be done and Gohan was in charge, he suggested everyone get a good eight hours of sleep before then and he naturally was the first to retire to enforce his ideal.

"Night' everyone, see you in the cargo bay tomorrow" he informed from his doorway before ducking inside and closing it gently.

"Night Gohan." Goku called up from the bottom where he and Goten were having some small talk, one by one, everyone took their leave for sleep however every night one person did a piloting shift to monitor their course and be sure they didn't run into any un-chartered asteroid fields, tonight's was Gotens watch therefore he stayed in the cockpit reading one of Gohan's English literature texts, if anything would keep him awake this would.

--I can't believe he actually brought these along-- He thought to himself as he turned the page, leaning back in the pilots chair with his boots up on the control panel.

Piccolo and Dende did not require beds, they meditated in their lotus positions scattered around the ship where they felt most comfortable. Savarna lay awake on the kitchen couch located beside the pantry, lucky for her it was snug and situated directly above her a window which she was grateful for and she stared out at the stars.

She was presently surprised when the moon passed by the window slowly, it was so close that she could count the craters, a moment later she realized it might be the last time she would ever see it. Always troubling for her sleep was and tonight was no exception, many things passed through her mind like school, family and her mother, even though she did not remember her she would still cried herself to sleep at many times thinking about it, again now her eyes were watery and ready to flow.

She inhaled her tears swiftly when the sound of footsteps approach, sitting up she watched as Gokus shadow and then Goku entered shirtless wearing some white 3-quater length pants, Switching the light on the sudden brightness made her cover her eyes.

"Oh sorry I forgot you were sleeping here" he said and returned to his business approaching the refrigerator. Blinking and rubbing her eyes profusely, she managed to adjust them to the light and observed his actions, they were nothing out of the ordinary for him and it made her smile.

"Hungry?" He asked as he opened the fridge, Savarna looked at him and semi nodded.

Pulling the covers off herself she slipped from the couch dressed in a white ankle length gown with spaghetti straps Piccolo provided her with. Gokus head was still buried into the fridge rummaging around for something when she sat down at the table, still rubbing her eyes somewhat with her left fist; her hair matted slightly and frizzed in the fringe.

"Ok…do you have bacon on yours or not?" he asked pulling several plates of food out and walking to the table, Savarna stopped rubbing her eyes and looked at him strangely.

"Bacon At this time of night?" she asked, Goku stopped for a moment then shrugging, coming to sit to the table.

"I guess that's a no…Ha-ha!" he chuckled placing the plated down and began work on the sandwiched he had a desire for, using fresh white sliced bread, salad, and a heap of butter.

"None on mine thanks" She notified, knowing Gokus inability to limit his intake of certain things made her think twice about him making her lunch in the past. He places a plate down in front of her with a large salad sandwich on it; she didn't realize he had already finished making it until the plate clanked against the table. Looking at it she couldn't refuse such a delicious looking thing no matter how late it was, she picket it up gently with her fingers and took small bites.

After taking a huge bite Goku looked at her to see if she was eating, the sad image before him of her hunched over with her eyes focused with the tabletop made him stop.

"What's the matter?" He asked tenderly then swallowing his mouthful. Savarna juddered from her daydream state and shook her head.

"Nothing I just, I don't know I guess I thought I would feel something if I came along, to feel important but I just feel empty, does that sound ridiculous or what." she said, taking another small bite and chewing it slowly, Goku nodded as his tongue picked the food from his teeth.

"You know a lot of people think something like being a hero gives them the ultimate identity and status in life and problem just don't come their way, that's just wrong" He confirmed firmly, putting his half eaten sandwich down on the plate and licking his lips he folded his arms and placed them on the tabletop.

"We do what we do because we have to. if it were possible I wouldn't kill those who appose me, id rather they realize their mistakes and try to make up for then to become good people, allot of the time that just doesn't happened" he said, her eyes focused with the tabletop and she nodded.

"Piccolo was one of the strong ones, he turned it all around for himself and became the most loyal and noble being I know compared to what he used to be. He worked his ass off for that and he still is today." Goku explained graciously, pointing in the direction of the second floor where he sensed Piccolo was meditating.

Savarna's lips curled into a slight smile ands she turned her gaze to Goku.

"I know, but why do only those I care about have to be the ones here putting their lives at stake for another place and race." she said with a sudden hopelessness, dropping her hand down heavily onto the table, Goku sighed.

"It's my duty to keep those I care about safe." he pledged, placing his hand over his heart.

"Piccolo, Gohan, Goten, Trunks, Vegeta and Dende are the same, they are doing this because they know they are the only ones who can, they don't want anyone to suffer" He added placing his hand over Savarna's, she dint say anything at first but later shook her head.

"It was so stupid. So stupid that we came along." she said with spite at herself, regretting every step she took to enter and hide aboard the ship.

"You sure got that right but your here now and need to make the best of it. Finish your sandwich, go to bed and be ready in the morning for Gohan" Goku patted her hands gently and stood up from the table taking the last bit of his sandwich with him.

"Ill be fixing up the roster of training for you girls, you will all train with every fighter here to get as much experience with different fighting styles and opponents" he explained walking out of the kitchen.

"With Vegeta and Dende too?" She asked over her shoulder with concern, Goku stopping in the doorway turning to her.

"Yeah, don't worry you will do fine Savarna." he assured with his most genuine of smiles and then walked away. Savarna turned back to her sandwich when he was gone; refusing to eat the rest she stood up and found a roll of freezer bags in the cupboard. Wrapping the almost uneaten sandwich she stored in on a plate in the large fridge, she needed to try and sleep.

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A huge thud affected into her buttocks, Savarna awoke with a start twirling herself around in her covers to look up at what was kicking her.

"Get up you have work to do" Piccolo ordered her before walking away without any other form of greeting.

"Good morning to you too" she said sitting up, he totally ignoring her and disappeared from the room, shrugging it off for the moment she dragged herself from the bed and headed for the closest bathroom, luckily it was not occupied. Down stair in the cargo bay everyone was already opening the crates to access vital equipment and essentials like food, water, spare parts, space suits and mild entertainment that Goten insisted would come in useful like cards and board games.

"Where's Savarna?" Gohan called to Piccolo across the hull.

"She's on her way," he confirmed as he approached, Gohan nodded but could not wait for her to start so he ordered everyone else to begin, Trunks used a crow bar to pry open the lids while Vegeta used his hands, Goten passed things down to the ground where Pan and Bra would then carry and store then neatly off to the side.

The Nameks started on another crate, Piccolo opened it then tossed the merchandise to Dende who placed them on the side neatly, with almost 50 crates to take care of it might take half the day, Savarna arrived finally with her hair tied back into a bun and dressed in some loose comfortable clothes she found ready on the chair beside her bed, Piccolo wished he could ignore her for what she did but he couldn't.

"Good, you go help Piccolo with those grates" Gohan ordered, Savarna understood and headed for the pairs of Nameks, Dende would pass her merchandise and she would store off to the side against the wall.

Bra accidentally dropped one of the pieces and falling it cracked on impact with the titanium floor.

"Bra..." Gohan tried to be patient, picking the object up and seeing if it was fixable, sadly it was not.

"Be careful we can't replace any one of the things that we loose" he warned shaking the piece in his hand.

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It was hours before all the crates were opened and emptied, the girl's hands were raw and sore and Savarna had several blisters and tiny wooden shards imbedded beneath her skin.

"Ok, now the easy part guys, moving everything into its proper place and I want to see the floor of this level by dinner" Gohan ordered, with a congested sigh everyone started the process of placing everything in its rightful place, the food in the fridge and cold storage, batteries and all other equipment in storage cupboards.

Sadly, they missed lunch.

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