In Search of Amity

Period 21: Reach your destination...


A week later and hours away from Asmosis space everyone was resting up and planning for landing, fear dormant yet present in them all.

"Do you remember, I used to take you to the base of Korins tower when you were young to swim and catch fish?" Goku asked sitting opposite his son, both men seated on the floor lotus style. Gohans eyes opened from their meditative state. "Of course, ill never forget how clean and healthy the water was there" he answered with a reflective smile, recalling the swim in the clean fluid on hot days.

Goku chuckled. "We haven't been there for a long time, when we get back well take Krillin, Goten and Piccolo for a spar session" He arranged with Gohan nodding approvingly. "We will, I'm going to take Pan cause she's never seen it, she deserves to enjoy it as much as we did. " He informed uncrossing his legs before stretching them out comfortable to his left.

Goten lounging on the coach nearby overheard their conversation. "I'm going to bring my little one with us, she must see it too." He remarked, resting his head on the couch arm. Goku and Gohan looked over to him happily. "Must be a thrill to finally know it's a girl huh? " Gohan instigated, Goten inhaled deeply through his nostrils and yawned widely before responding. "It's like winning the world tournament without a hitch," he explained crossing his ankle over his bent knee.

They basked silently in his joy as it brought their own memories back from when they were expectant fathers; Piccolo sat meditating in the corner, consumed in his meditation he failed to notice the saiyajin and his sons and their conversations

WHITE FLASH...Many Nameks stood in six isles of ten individuals, their arms raising and lowering simulations with one another like a birds wings, their eyes shut as they parted their feet then repeated the raising and lowering of their arms...WHITE FLASH

Piccolos eyes ripped open and he stood up abruptly, blinking his eyes awake he walked discretely out of the room, the saiyajin noticed him leaving and watched him disappear around a corner, Gohan then broke the silence and turned to Goten. "What else do you remember from back home Bro?" He asked.

Goten looked toward the ceiling, his eyes traveling back and forth horizontally as he memorized it all vividly. " I remember Pic's territories in the north, the dry hills and snowy hills that he disappeared in for months, always knew the best places to go when you wanted no one ball breaking you . . . wish he still took us out there like when we were kids." he said then suddenly let out a chuckle. "Remember how I always thought he used to hide the dragonballs? " he laughed, the memory resurfacing suddenly amancst the many others as it always brought a smile to his face.

Gohan nodded. "How can I forget, we had the dragon radar on loan for over a year and there was just one near Piccolos territory, you were so upset the rest weren't there that you cried! " He reminded breaking into a laugh, Goten shook his head. "I know, I know," he confirmed.

""" Now hear this... Now hear this... we have entered the Asmosis system"""""

""" Now hear this... Now hear this... we have entered the Asmosis system"""""

Trunks voiced over the loudspeaker.

The saiyajin stood abruptly and headed for the top floor, the viewing windows there were the largest and closest to the ships helm for good viewing. As they flew up the center of the ship, Vegeta and Bra joined them. "Its about time" Vegeta huffed, brushing past Goten he was the first to reach the viewing windows. Goten shook his head at the prince and walked to the other window with Gohan, after reaching it he suddenly felt hot and crowded and looked over his shoulder to find Piccolo standing there on his supposedly empty side, elusive as usual the Namek acted cool and collected.

They all looked out to what was awaiting them behind the 6 inch glass, the vast universe of stars littered with space debris, old ships and asteroids of destroyed planets along with the systems many moons, Goku recognized many from the database images, gray and black with this atmospheric clouds surrounding them.

amongst much of this debris were alien ships traveling across the cosmos in groups and individually from the various moons, most were foreign to the crew. Pan, Savarna and Trunks came to the windows and viewed the expanse of things past it. "Those ships look like Frieze's, maybe we should arm our shields" Trunks pointed out a group of ships below them.

Vegetas hand shot up. "No need, they wouldn't dare start an attack this far into the systems border" he assured, lowering his hand and refolding his arms. "Why not, their ships are much more heavily armed that this" Goku asked as he watched the group of ships pass them by.

"Because Asmosis has one of the most powerful weapon systems in the entire quadrant, it doesn't expand far but the short range power in incredible" He explained with a passion, he felt in his element as he lookout out over the familiar surroundings.

They all turned when the hovering shadow of a larger moon came into view, the cloud cover was much thicker and the debris orbited its atmosphere chocker block. "That must be it, should we get on the radio man? " Goten turned to Trunks, Trunks declined " That's not it, Asmosis 4 is double the size and debris, that's Asmosis 6 a harvesting planet of minerals" He explained, his finger pointing out significant characteristics to define his explanation.

Piccolo stepped closer to the glass when he spotted something familiar flying among the space garbage. "That's a namekian ship, " he said aloud, motioning with his chin toward a small oval shaped ship with large claw panels protruding from its helm.

"That's a relief, we know someone from our side is hanging around on that rock" Bra exclaimed feeling at ease. Piccolo turned to her sharply. "Don't be so sure girl, Nameks don't leave Namek they are thrown out," he growled angrily, turning his gaze back to the ship as it went out of view. "Any Nameks away from Namek isn't a trusting one, those who you find here are consumed with power, greed or unsightly urges, put simply they are convicts" He supplemented with a calmer tone, Bra's eyes widened a notch. "That's the news flash of the century 'convicted namekian condemned to life in space, '" she said with her hand holding an invisible pen she wrote it on the visible paper, Savarna chuckled and Piccolo rolled his eyes.

"Quite, we are getting close" Vegeta snapped over his shoulder at his daughter, a planet far in the distance that came into view, though hard to make out there was many ships orbiting its atmosphere and around it hovered the thickest cloud of smoke of any moon.

Gohans nose wrinkled up. "If I didn't know better id swear I could smell it from here" He alleged, gently fanning the air in front of his face. "You don't because you 'are' smelling it" Piccolo revealed, unable to hold it the snort of disgust lurking in his nostrils, the stench was foul and corrosive reminding you of glued on oil and rotting eggs.

Trunks had set the ship to auto pilot and they all felt at the hull turned toward the planet, moving ever closer to them they each unconsciously huddled closer to the next person, Savarna huddles closer to Piccolo taking a hold of his maroon vest... no wait he doesn't have a maroon vest! She realized and looked up to find it was Dende beside her, his eyes turning toward her in the same moment when she released his garment, looking back and forth between her ample emerald pupils he pulled the left corner of his lip taut and turned away.

Dammit I hate it when he does that. She snapped under her breath.

"When should we buzz them, do we need to? " Goku asked trunks, the semi saiyajin shook his head frowning. " I'm not sure with these guys, maybe it's like earth fuel pumps where you just go in, pay and get out," he suggested, Vegeta snorted. " This is no mere fuel pump boy, in this place you land when they have a vacancy, it could take hours before we actually hit the soil, " he revealed without distracting his gaze from the ever-closing planet.

From the speakers above the incoming message alarm sounded, Trunks immediately followed by Vegeta ran to the cockpit to answer the calling, pushing the door open roughly trunks reached for his headset and while controlling his panting pressed down the small red speaker button, his other hand held the tiny mic closer. "This is Capsule 4... Over" he uttered and released the button, beside him Vegeta attentively listened while leaning over the control panel with one hand supporting him.

There was a faint buzzing and then a click. "Heesh bokggggb chuchik floooid...hufe" a voice uttered in an unrecognizable language, they sounded as if they were under water or their mouth was full of juice as they spoke, Trunks looked at Vegeta with a flabbergasted face "What kind of a language was that? " He inquired; Vegeta said nothing then reached over pulling the headset off Trunks head. "What the hell are you doing? " he shouted not attempting to retrieve the head set, watching as Vegeta slipped it on awkwardly over his thick black hair and large ears.

"Bookie, goyoh nu yu krenka grrrrrak earth ... buche nou nu rommmmde ... hufe" the prince voiced clearly, Trunks was stunned and at a loss for words, his mouth hanging ajar as he listened to the man conversing to a yet to be identified alien race. "You can speak their chitter chat? " he instigated, looking over his shoulder as Goku entered the room. Vegeta eyed his son "Of course, you don't travel through the galaxy destroying planets without taking something away from them" He answered and released the small red button.

Down below the rest were still at the viewing widow, they were so close now that they could see buildings on the planet surface, around them were hovered a variety of terrestrial ships of many shocking and unusual shapes, colors and sizes, capsule 4 was one of medium size range compared to many of them.

"Whoa what are they? " Pan asked pointing out a huge freighter as it glided by a few degrees above them some 400 meters away. Goten squinted his eyes trying see any distinguishing marks to give off some clue, Gohan did the same and spotted something that gave it away. "It's a Bune jinn ship, you can tell from the shape its like Pui Pui's head," he explained with his index finger pointing the shape out.

"Uh gee bro, I would have thought it looked like a romullan ship, but you know me I don't know anything " Goten said rubbing his chin with thumb and forefinger. Gohan gave him an un-amused stare "Smartass".

Pans face squinted questionably. "Err dad, what's is Pui Pui? " she asked looking at him like he had his top on inside out. Giving her the same look he did Goten he took a deep breath. " Pui Pui was one of Babidi's henchman, you weren't around when we met Pui Pui honey, only me Goku and Vegeta saw him before Vegeta vaporized him, he was a Bune Jin. " He clarified, walking up to her and sliding his arm around her shoulders he huddled her closer. "Be grateful you weren't there for that day, I wish I could be," He told her.


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