A/N 1: I know I haven't mentioned this, but, remember that since the Tournament of Power Cus has been breaking down weeping 2-3 times per day.
A/N 2: Also, I'm aware of all the name changes that have happened in the Dub, including Cus keeping her Japanese name, Kusu. I'm not changing it, though, because there's just too many names to change (Even though I do think Kusu is a cuter name than Cus).
Over the next couple of days, Mojito continued to Attend to Rummshi, and although Cus was briefly able to help, the crushing hopelessness and despair she was feeling were almost too much, and it meant she couldn't do much to help.
On day 23, it was time for Mojito to give his report to Grand Priest. As Mojito prepared to depart, he remembered something from before Cus had headed to Universe 10. Turning to face her, Mojito asked: "Do you want me to bring Mr. Snuggleton with me back here?"
"Yes please, that'd be great" Cus replied. Mojito nodded, then departed.
"Mr. Snuggleton?" Gowasu asked, to which Cus turned to face him, then said "He's a very old teddy bear. Mother had it first, she was the one who bought him forever ago. It's been passed down the female line for literally billions of years, mother to daughter, then down to younger siblings. Mother passed it down to the oldest daughter, Araka, who passed it down to Martinu, who passed it down to Marcarita, then to Vados, then to me, and now to my little sister, Fenia. But I'd really love him back for a little while" Cus replied mournfully.
As Mojito was preparing to depart from Zen-Oh's palace, a small girl in a blue dress poked her head out of Cus' old room, and said: "Does my big sister want Mr. Snuggleton?"
"Yes, she does Fenia" Mojito replied, and she ran out of her room, carrying Mr. Snuggleton, a brown-furred teddy bear, about a foot tall, with dark grey palms on both his hands and feet with yellow, white and blue stripes through them. He has light blue eyes, and black, button nose with a line connecting the nose with the mouth, which is smiling.
"Here you go, I'm going to miss him" Fenia said. Mojito took the bear, then, rubbing Fenia's head, then said "I'm sure Grand Priest will replace Mr. Snuggleton for you, don't worry"
"Alright" Fenia replied. Mojito then departed, carrying Mr. Snuggleton in his arms.
When he returned, Mojito called "Cus, I've got Mr. Snuggleton" and when Cus poked her head around the door, she saw Mojito and Mr. Snuggleton, and said "MR. SNUGGLETON!" and Mojito removed it from his back and gave it to Cus. Cus hugged Mr. Snuggleton, then said "Fenia has my thanks, and hopefully once I've recovered, I can return Mr. Snuggleton to her" Cus replied. Mojito replied, "I'm sure she'll be glad to have Mr. Snuggleton back", to which Cus nodded, then headed into her room, holding Mr. Suggleton tightly.
As she held Mr. Snuggleton, Cus slowly spoke to him.
"Mr. Snuggleton, I can finally talk to someone who won't say anything back to me" Cus said, as she looked down at him. She sighed, wiped the tears out of her eyes, then said "Whether it's because of apathy or laziness, Rummshi doesn't seem to care about me. Gowasu's tried to help, the tea therapy and the trips to the Psychiatrist have helped a little, but I'm still trapped in a world of pain, despair, and misery. I really need Piccolo and Gohan, I hope Whis is forming a plan to rescue me from this hopeless situation" she said, before she dissolved into tears again, and buried her head into Mr. Snuggleton's shoulder.
Just as she finished crying, she saw Gowasu standing in the hallway.
"Cus, it's time to go to the Kaiatrist" Gowasu said. Cus nodded, and asked, "Is it OK if I take Mr. Snuggleton with me?"
"Sure" Gowasu said. Cus nodded, and they headed out towards the Kai University.
The second trip to the Kaiatrist made no difference for Cus, and she wound up spending Day 25 at Obuni's place again. When she did, she always wore the nightgown, and she even had Mr. Snuggleton meet Miensi's teddy bear, Cat, which was a yellow bear with black eyes, and his nose, and his mouth also in a smile, with black areas on the palms of his hands. Cat was also about half the size of Mr. Snuggleton. Miensi loved playing with their bears, and even Cus found it a little cathartic to see Miensi giggling at Cat interact with Mr. Snuggleton.
After Miensi went to bed, Cus spent the entire eight hour period lying in stasis holding Mr. Snuggleton, and she was surprised to discover that the combination of Mr. Snuggleton and Stasis had helped her process a bit more about what had happened in the Tournament of Power.
The following day she returned to her duties and was able to at least help a little bit with Gowasu. Rummshi had finally visited her again on Day 27 and tried his best to comfort her. But she found it didn't help, and Rummshi left dispirited.
Suddenly, on Day 30, Cus got another call.
"Who could be calling me?" Cus asked, and when she answered it, she was surprised to see Whis answer.
"Hey big bro" Cus said. Whis smiled, then said "Hey Cus, I see you've got Mr. Snuggleton"
"Yeah, I do" Cus replied, smiling sadly. Whis then asked "So Cus, I've heard through the vine that you're spending a considerable amount of time at someone's house. Whose house are you staying at?"
"Obuni's place, of course, interacting with Obuni, his wife Somraw and his daughter Miensi" Cus replied. Whis then said "That's sweet. Well first off, is Mojito there as well?"
"Yes" Cus said. Her face then fell, and she said "And he's taken over from me as the Attendant of Universe 10"
"OK" Whis replied. He then added, "Where do you want to meet up, you me and Piccolo?"
"Obuni's house, please. That'll also mean that Gohan and his family can interact with Obuni's family" Cus replied. Whis smiled, nodded, then said " the way, what are the names of Obuni's wife and child?"
"Obuni's wife is named Somraw, and Obuni's daughter's name is Miensi" Cus replied. Whis nodded, then said "Alright. I'll go and inform Piccolo and the others. We'll see you soon, alright Cus?"
"Alright" Cus replied. The communication was then cut.
Cus turned away, then said to herself "Piccolo will be here soon, I'll be able to see him again, I can't wait" and once again, as she thought about that, she felt a blush form on her face, and her cheeks feel very warm.
Later day 30
Whis soon returned to Earth, and firstly arrived at Dende's lookout.
"Hey Dende, where's Piccolo?" Whis asked, to which Dende replied "He's back at Gohan's house, he's babysitting Pan again tonight"
'Alright, I'll head that way" Whis said, and he departed.
Soon, Whis arrived out the front of Gohan's house. Knocking on the door, he waited for someone to respond. After about ten seconds, Videl answered the door.
"Hey, Whis, come in" Videl said, stepping aside and allowing Whis to enter the house. Soon, Whis entered the lounge room, where he found both Piccolo and Gohan sitting in the lounge.
"Hey Gohan and Piccolo" Whis said. Piccolo turned to face Whis, and said "Are you here to help sort out a plan to rescue Cus?"
"Yes. And I'd recommend Videl to stay here while we work on this plan" Whis replied.
"Well, I will be staying here anyway, because I have some news for you" Videl said, as she sat down next to Gohan. Whis then asked, "Well, what is it?"
"Well, I've discovered the name of the psychiatrist who had helped Gohan and Chi Chi after both times Goku died" Videl replied.
"Great job Videl" Gohan said, kissing her on the cheek. Whis then asked, "Well, what are we going to do?"
"It's pretty clear. Gohan, Videl, and Pan haven't gone to Universe 10 and seen Obuni and his family, and I haven't seen Cus since the Tournament of Power" Piccolo replied. Whis nodded, then said, "So, what day are all four of you free?"
"This time next week" Gohan replied, and Videl added "Today is not one of the two days that Pan attends day-care"
"Alright, so that's the first step sorted" Whis said. Gohan then asked, "Where does Obuni's family come into this?"
"Well, I've talked to Cus, and she has said that her, Gowasu, Rummshi and Mojito are willing to head to Obuni's place, to meet up with the three of you and Pan" Whis replied. Gohan and Piccolo both smiled, then Gohan said: "What are the names of Obuni's wife and child?"
"Obuni's wife's name is Somraw, and his daughter's name is Miensi" Whis replied.
"Alright" Gohan replied.
"So, once we've arrived at Obuni's place, and picked up Cus, Rummshi, Gowasu, and Mojito, where do we go next?" Piccolo asked, to which Whis replied "Well, Cus, Gowasu, Rummshi, and Mojito will have to travel to lord Zen-Oh's palace, where the links between Cus and both Gowasu and Rummshi and be safely severed, and the links can be attached to Mojito instead"
"Alright. And then we bring her to Universe 7 for proper treatment" Piccolo said. Videl then smiled, turned to face Piccolo, then said "You'd be amazing for her. How tall is she?"
"She'd be slightly shorter than you Videl, I'd say. She's, maybe 5 feet" Piccolo said, turning to face Whis, who said "She's 5 feet, 1 inch tall. So, she'd be slightly shorter than you Videl"
"Oooh, I know. I'll take her clothes shopping with me when she gets here" Videl replied. Piccolo smiled, then said "Alright, though I doubt she wants to keep her Angel uniform on once she's relieved from her duties, so I'd say bring a change of clothes from your own closet for her Videl. You two would be about the same size clothes wise"
"Good idea Piccolo" Whis, Videl and Gohan said, all at the same time. Whis then nodded and said "Alright, it's settled then. Also, I think shortly after she arrives, I'll head to Universe 4, pick up Principal Kai, then bring him here so he can sever the life-link between Android 17 and Android 18 when we revive them"
"Yeah, that'll really help Cus. Also, we may need to take a trip to Universe 6, so she can see Vados again" Piccolo replied. Whis nodded, said "I'll be sure to arrange that with Vados" before he departed.
The following morning, Whis calls Cus again.
"Hey Cus, are Gowasu, Rummshi, and Mojito there?" Whis asked, to which Cus replied "Yes" and expanded the communication sphere to not only include Mojito, Gowasu and Rummshi, but also Obuni, Somraw, and Miensi.
"Alright, it's time to inform you all of the plans I've discussed with the other members of Universe 7 who want to travel with me to Universe 10" Whis said. Everyone nodded, and Whis proceeded to explain everything. Once he'd finished, Obuni said "Alright. I'll have to adjust Miensi's child care roster for this week, but once we've done that, we'll be fully available for the playdate between Miensi and Pan"
"Alright. Any other potential issues?" Whis asked, to which Gowasu replied "I'll have to reschedule my appointment with the Kaiatrist, just to be safe, as if I'm too long, I might miss the appointment"
"Alright, you take care of that" Whis replied. Gowasu nodded, then the communication was cut.
Whis then called the Grand Priest.
"Hey dad" Whis said. Grand Priest replied "Hey Whis, do we have time to meet up to re-link everyone?"
"Yes. It'll be in six days, we're aiming for the mid-afternoon" Whis replied. Grand Priest nodded, said "See you all there" and the communication was cut.
Finally, Whis called Vados.
"So, what is my brother calling me about?" Vados asked herself. She took the call and saw Whis answer.
"Hey bro, how are you going?" Vados asked, to which Whis replied "I'm going OK. Listen, Cus is coming to Universe 7 in about a week"
"OK. So, do you want Cus to come to Universe 6? Because I can arrange to have the Saiyans meet up as well if you want" Vados replied.
"Sure, I'll go and organize that with Goku and Vegeta, and you can organize that with Cabba, Caulifla, and Kale" Whis said, Vados nodded, said "Sure will" then the communication was cut.
"This has been a lot more annoying than I had expected" Whis said to himself. Beerus, who had been listening to this the whole time, said: "So you're going to be traveling across three Universes in a week's time, right?"
"Right" Whis replied. Beerus harrumphed, then departed.