"Then as the heat is built up its redistributed and routed to our onboarding water tanks making hot water possible. Amazing right Commander?" He finishes with a smile. When he gets no response he looks over and sees Kakarot slumped down in the co'piolts chair snoring softly. "Ugh figures." he snarks "The higher ups never care about the little things." He turns back to his monitors and begins pressing buttons.
"Princess Vega? We are beginning atmospheric descent."
"Understood, have you spoken with the commander recently? He hasn't responded to my hail."
The Captain once again glances to his right, only now noticing the flashing light on Kakarots scouter
"Yes Ma'am he's currently engaged in a matter that requires his undivided attention." "
Which is?"
"Drooling all over my telemetry monitors." After a uncomfortable amount of silence she responds.
"Excuse me?"
"Kakarot is currently occupying the co-pilot seat and is sleeping ma'am"
"Continue docking procedures Captain. Bring us in nice and easy."
He nods his head as if she can see him "Will do." He then leans over and presses a button on the monitors to his left. A soft whirling sound can be heard as an image of a planet comes into view. "Well, this should be fun." He then turns the ship at to a slight downward angle and begins to enter Corvega's atmosphere.
Slowly the screen starts to show a orange glow. "Good the heat shields are holding and OH GOD! COMMANDER! COMMANDER!" Kakarot eyes shot open only to see a bright orange screen and immediately crosses his arms in a defensive stance waiting for the inevitable. A few moments pass and Captain Akuji burst out laughing.
"Hahahaha you should have seen your face hahaaaaaaaa. Classic."
Coming to terms with what just happened Kakarot slowly looks at the pilot and narrows his eyes. "Captain that was unacceptable. I nearly had a heart attack at 17 and that is funny to you?"
Nealus wipes tears from the corner of his eyes. "Yes, sir it was." Then chuckles once more. "Also sir, we are almost through Corvega's atmosphere. We'll be punching through in 30." Kakarot taps his scouter
"Vega, Planet fall in 30 minutes. If you will, meet me in the docking bay." He fixes his armor. "Captain, can you unlock my father quarters?"
"I'm sure I can sir one moment, Commander Bardock's quarters are nooooow open. What are you looking for in there? If you don't mind me asking." The Captain ponders.
"My father and I wear the same size. This armor doesnt fit correctly, I saw him packing a extra set of training gear so, yea I'm gonna swap out a few pieces." He then turns and jogs out of the flight room.
Reaching the docking bay Vega takes the time to give herself a once over before opening the door, "Of course he's not here." She then turns around to head out and almost runs into the man she's waiting for.
"I needed to find something more comfortable woman." Kakarot says as he continues to fix his new clothing.
"That looks, is that your father's?"
"It is, I look pretty damn good in it dont you think?" He flashing a warm but confident grin at her. He steps back into better lighting. And she can see that it's his father's complete set of ceremonial armor, a heavily modified battle suit. Midnight black replaces the usual blue jumpsuit with the normally white chest piece being black with accents of gold, boots and gloves following the same pattern. On the left side of his chest, is a royal seal pinning a red cape to his chest which then runs up and over his shoulder just barely missing the ground on the other side.
"I...wow. Why didn't I think of that?" She notes and drops her shoulders.
"Its fine Vega" he spreads his arms wide. "You're a long term thinker, I modify on the go. It works perfectly."
"I know, I know. It's just if I can't think about the little things, how the hell am I suppose lead a race of warriors." Kakarot steps forward and put his hand on her shoulder.
"It's simple woman." He looks over her as the door to Corvega begins to open. "I wage war on the ground. You wage it at the conference tables. Now straighten your shoulders. The weird Governor Councilor guy approaches." He drops his voice to a whisper "Give them hell."
She straightens herself and swings around noticing the armed guards. The air around her heats slightly as Kakarot notices them approaching. "Councilor." She says, extending her hand.
The Councilor instead bows gracefully. "Princess Vega, a pleasure meeting you once more."
He then stands abruptly and turns to Kakarot "Can your...associate...be trusted?"
Vega clenches her jaw and quickly comes to his defense. "His Name is Kakarot, I trust him with my life."
"You come to his aid rather quickly." He turns to his guards "The Commander is a trusted ally. If any harm comes to him within the walls of this city, there will be hell to pay. Spread the word." He then turns back to Kakarot. "Hmmm Commander, if i remember correctly you Saiyans have a rather...unique...gift in combat. We have a training palace here would you like to take a look?"
Kakarot smiles and nods his head quickly. "Oh man of course" he then gives Vega a quick pat on the back and runs off as fast as possible.
Nyx quickly singles out a guard "Please catch up to him, he has no clue where the place is." The guard salutes and quickly runs after his charge.
"Is he always that giddy when violence is involved?" The councilman chuckles and begins to walk back the way he came. "This way your Highness, we have prepared a room for you while your ship is refueled and restocked."
"I need access to your communications array, Councilor. I must relay a message." She states quickly and to the point.
"Ah, yes this way then." He turns and heads into a building.
"Someone please get me a radio. Our visitor needs to get in contact with someone" "
Also, Nyx. About my Father." Her tone drops and becomes more solem.
"I've arranged the best medical care we could possibly offer. Your father, my friend will die in battle not in a damn tank. That's just insulting." Visibly angry the councilor takes the radio and datapad from a strange looking man and hands it to Vega.
"Make your call quickly, we must not leave the array on long, lest we gather the Arcosians attention before we deem it necessary." Vega nods her head in understanding
"This won't take long Nyx I swear it." She types away on the datapad sending a few carefully worded sentences to three recipients before sending a request for a small escort fleet to meet them. She erases the local copy of the messages and hands the datapad back. "Thank you. I had to let my mother know I am alright."
"Hmmm mothers and daughters I'll never understand the bond you have." He puts his hands behind his back and begins walking. "Wait for the messages to send and once again cut communications." They enter a room and she observes four other men sitting at a table with two seats available.
Councilor Nyx stops abruptly and turns to Vega "Princess we have matters of...safety to discuss. Safety for both my people and their leadership." He then makes a wide sweeping motion with his arm beckoning her towards the table. She obliges and sits in the lone chair opposite the men. "Seeing as we are not thick skulled half-wits obsessed with fighting i figured we could have a more civilized conversation without your attendant?" One of the men speaks up
"Excuse me? I assure you Mr.-" she trails off, not knowing his name Almost immediately he provides it to her
"My name is Sahosa Trawn"
"Well Mr. Trawn, my guard has more than enough sense and control to keep his urges in check." She counters praying her friend won't hear this conversation
"He has enough strength to wipe out half of our population." He counters
'Why are they so worried about Kakarots presence this isn't right somethings up.' She thinks before returning to the men in front of her
"Councilors I hate to interrupt but i have the need for the ladies room. It's been a rather long journey."
"Its Down the hall pass the guards first door to your right. Please do hurry your highness."
She smiles and offers a bow then turns on her heels and moves briskly. She passes the guards and goes into the bathroom making sure to lock the door behind her. She then reaches into the chest area of her dress and pulls out her scouter. Tapping the button she puts it to her ear. "Kakarot?." She waits. When she gets no response she calls the Captain.
"Yes ma'am?" "
Activate Commander Bardocks's emergency relay beacon and relay the ping to my scouter on a continuous sequence."
"Um ma'am the commander hasn't left the ship to the best of my knowledge. Yes he's still in the tank. "
"Just do it Akuji. That's an order."
"Yes ma'am. One moment. Ma'am I'm getting no response. That's odd. In order for that not to happen the beacon would have to be destroyed."
"I was hoping he was just sleep. Send an emergency alert to General Nappa and wait in orbit. In approximately 3 hours the 1st Fleet will rendezvous with you. From there you answer to no one but Admiral Sloane."
"We're not done refuling am i supposed to just fire up the engines? What's going on? Are you safe? What about Kakarot? The Commander, where is he?"
"Get going Captain. Now." She shuts off her scouter and pockets it. "This is gonna be useless. They've probably blocked short range frequencies now." She fixes her dress and heads back to the conference room.
"My apologies for taking longer than intended, my Captain, needed my authorization to begin resupply procedures."
Councilman Nyx speaks up immediately "It's quite alright, your highness. Regulations must be followed." He smile understandably.
"Now i believe we we're discussing cooperation within our two governments and security concerns."
"Yes one of you were explaining how my friend worries you." She confirms.
"Him. Your Commander only worries him. He fears if negotiations don't pan out you'll 'sic your attack dog on us'." Another councilor states in a mocking tone
"Oh? So is that why his emergency beacon and scouter both have been destroyed?" She states as she leans back her chair and crosses her legs. Taking a quick glance at Trawn she notices his shoulders tense, eyes darting around the room quickly. Nyx sits to attention. His brow furrows out of concern and confusion.
"Pardon me, it seems I misheard you. Could you repeat that?" Vega sits forward and places her elbows on the table
"Someone in this room has acted in a very unpredicted manner? It is in your best interest if this...lets call it an inconvenience...is resolved quickly." She then stands and places her hands on the table, leaning forward she takes on a more irritated tone "I can tolerate disrespect" she stares into Trawns eyes. "I can tolerate ignorance." She then slams a fist into the table causing spiderweb like cracks. "I will NOT however tolerate hostile acts to any of my people, not the lowest beggar nor the highest nobleman." She then closes her eyes and hangs her head.
"I'd hoped to avoid this becoming a situation where force had to be applied." Taking her seat Vega crosses her legs "I can see now that is no longer a option, is it Councilman Trawn."
Trawn stands abruptly and slams his hands onto the table less forcefully "What are you saying?"
At that moment the doors fly open and a body soars through the air and lands rather loudly on the table. "She's saying that I am one pissed cookie."
Nyx immediately jumps up. "Vega what's the meaning of this?"
Kakarot walks into the room and stands directly in front of Vega's chair "As of this moment, you no longer negotiate with her. He," Kakarot points at Trawn "has attacked unprovoked. A declaration of war by my people's standards. Peace can only be negotiated by military officials at the authorization of the Royal court."
Undeterred by Kakarots entrance Trawn continues "This...Display is unacceptable. I shall have you h-."
Kakarot grabs the edge of the table and flips it over the collective council. It slams into the wall shattering on impact. He then crosses the space between Trawn and himself faster than most can see. Confronted in such a way, Trawn straightens his shoulders but falls silent Vega stands and steps to Kakarot's side placing a hand on his shoulder
"Nyx the moment we got here I noticed a member of your honor guards eyes never left Kakarot. He sported the same symbol that Trawn sports on his robes. Initially I thought it was nothing. Because well he's the more obvious threat."
She then puts her hands behind her back and paces left to right. "It wasn't until we got into this building that i noticed I couldn't maintain a fix on Kakarots position. So I had you turn on your communications array and pinpointed his location directly below us and moving lower."
"Towards the containment cells." Another councilor chimed in.
"Exactly so I sent him a warning about where he was headed and to be careful. Almost immediately after the message was sent his scouter went dark."
Kakarot then spoke up "Before the message was sent I'd already observed the change in the guards physique. He was too slim and his armor didn't fit correctly."
Kakarot walks and grabs the unconscious man. He undoes several buckles and pulls the helmet off the body revealing a face with light blue skin. Not the shades of orange that dominate the Corvegians appearance. "The message only reaffirmed my suspicions and when i asked of his origin he attacked"
Moving in front of Trawn "Who is this!" Yells Councilor Nyx Several loud bangs are heard and everyone but Trawn hits the deck.
"Saiyans can not be trusted. The only path to survival is an alliance with Lord Frieza!" He bellows.
An explosion and screams can be heard Nyx immediately tackles Trawn and begins to choke him but Kakarot pulls him off. "Governor Nyx. Your people need you. I'll take care of him. Start evacuating civilians if Frezia is involved then his army is already kicking in doors and slaughtering families."
He then knocks out Trawny and turns to the other councilmen. "Councilors with your permission I'd like to join in the defense of the capital. No disrespect intended but your people aren't made for war."
A grey haired man nods "You are right. We are not fighters. But we will not go out so easily. Bolster our defenses however you see fit. Saiyan tactical assistance would be invaluable." Kakarot takes off at full speed towards the chaos.
"Princess Vega, as of this moment in history. The flag of the Saiyan Hegemony will be flown here." Another councilor states
"Republic, Councilor. We are now the Saiyan Republic. Appoint a representative. After, all of this is over, we need to talk business." She then peels off her dress revealing her normal blue training suit underneath "I'll help evacuate civilians." She then kicks Trawn once more for good measure before sprinting out of the room.
"Shial help us all" says Nyx with his head held low and shoulder slumped.