Chap 58- Adapting:...
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{ Namek's skies; When Goku and Raditz arrived }
" I have to say..... consider me surprised.... Never thought I would see the day that coward small monkey would even dare to look me in the face~"
Holding back his laughter as he puts his hand in front of his mouth, Frieza mocks his ex-soldier as the one himself frowned.
Rotating his head back a little, and earning a satisfactory *crack*, he bumps both knuckles together.-" Well, I never thought I would see the 'Great Emperor'~ In such a shameful state...*grins widely *.... Mumei really did a number on you, didn't she? Damn, that girl is cool..."
"Yeah... Kinda sad he must be pretty worn out right now...."- Scratching behind his head, Goku feels the Ki emanating from the one in front of him, and although it still sends shivers down his spine.
' Did Mumei really wear him out.... that same strange feeling is still there....'- Not really catching what he was feeling, he locked eyes with his brother who was by his side for a second.
Both nodding, they got back to their stances, ready to try their own luck here.
"WAIT!!!*Frantically looks around * WHERE IS MUMEI!!! HER KI... What is happening..."
Goku finally noticing that the girl herself wasn't around, tried to locate her energy, but it was like her Ki was being hidden, as he could feel it but not locate it.
" Kakarot.... I know you can feel that too.... what do you think is happening?"- Raditz was helping to look around, but all in vain.
*Clap*
Clapping one time, Frieza got their attention back to him, as he grinned and pointed one finger towards the direction she fell-" The bird lost its wings you know ~?"
Both their eyes widened in shock, as they shot their head in the specific direction... just to be basically blinded by a flash bang of blue light...
They raise both arms in front of them to block the Incredibly bright light as it gets back to normal slowly.
Finally settling down, all of them have a look at an unknown individual... Dark Blue hair flies with the calm winds that are going on the island levels, her clothes weren't the most appropriate, but also seemed very stretchy, good for battles.
But most interesting was the one she was holding in her arms, both Saiyans squint their eyes as they see an incredibly injured Mumei looking at the Blue one with a strange genuine happy smile, you don't see those every day from the girl.
After a few seconds, Goku thought he heard his name being called... but not really hearing what she wanted....
"SON GOKU!!!!! GIVE ME THE DAMN BEAN OR I PROMISE YOU!!! THE WHITE LIZARD WILL BE THE LAST OF YOUR WORRIES!!!!!"
*FUUUUSH!!!*
A white-cyan aura with blue bolts of lightning aura of Ki explodes in their direction, almost sending them trashing back, as they flinch and try to stay in place.
"Hey Kakarot.... Isn't that the same level of power we felt earlier emanating from Mumei.... what the hell...."
Raditz who a short time before put his arm behind his back sweats as he looks back to his brother with a white glow that was continuously getting bigger behind his back was somehow going unnoticed by the others.
" Yeah.... scary lady....."- Reaching inside his Gi, the brother brought out a senzu and stretched his arm back.
"HERE!!"
*UUUUUSH!*
Seeing the girl on the ground pick it up and nod, Goku smiled and nodded back, and now that the Owl girl was probably to be getting back stronger than ever, they could both fix their attention on the lizard in front of them.
Who strangely was with his face twitching as he watched the girl who mocked him minutes before, joking around with a seeming lover that appeared out of thin air.
" What is even happening at this point...."
Taking his distraction, the long-haired Saiyan cocked his whole right arm back, floating above it was a very well-known white orb, radiating a feeling that you would only get from the moon.
"HAAAAH!!!!"- Firing it upwards, aiming for it to be close to the clouds, so they could somewhat hide it, he smiled already feeling the effects of this transformation.
His body starts to palpitate, like a primal urge his eyes start to turn totally red, fur growing from everywhere as his body size... doubles... Then triples, and it continues, until he takes the true Saiyan form, Great Ape, or Oozaru if you will.
As he transforms, his brother doesn't fall behind as he closes his eyes and takes long breaths.
< Goku.... You do know these levels of Kaioken were never intended to be used.... >
"*Smiles* I know King Kai, *opens eyes*, But, that doesn't mean that they are impossible to be!"
*Lightning cracking*
Steam goes out of his body as red cracks of lightning bolts appear around him, his muscles swell up a little, then after another second, they do even more.
His hair gains a tint of red as it flows, and veins appear all over his body, as he pushes both arms by his sides, in a charging-like stance.
" TENTH!!! KAIOKEN!!!!! "
*UUUUUUSH!!!*
An incredibly raging red aura explodes around him, red lightning now appearing from time to time as his body muscles look like those of bodybuilders.
" THIS IS ABOUT TO BE HARD! RIGHT RADITZ!!!"
Screaming as he gets back to stance once more, Goku stares at Frieza who grins.-" Well, let's see what we have here, shall we? Just, don't expect the nicest welcome."
With his tone being very intimidating at the end of his sentence, he crosses both arms while waiting for them to start, he knew the girl was just an off calculation of his, these two were probably nothing but worse.
He saw Raditz transforming and didn't even move too, his power was so small when he last saw him, what could have changed in so little time?
Remembering how one of his soldiers once said that even his Great Ape transformation wasn't enough to face the Prince in his base state and to top it all.
The great ape form of the long-haired Saiyan was weaker than the prince's own full power base, that was something so funny to Frieza at the time he heard it, he laughed for a good minute.
" Yeah, he's underestimating us Saiyans, Kakarot.... let's kick his ass!!!"- In a deep voice coming out like a growl, the Ape prepared to start the battle that would avenge his race, and family.
" " HAAAAAH!!!! " "
Two voices, one of them from a Saiyan raised on earth, and one from one who was from their homeland, fuse into one wild roar as they accelerate towards the white alien.
"HAAH!"- Shouting in his deep voice, Raditz throws a straight punch with his size and strength, and it quickly gets closer to his object.
*PAAAM!!!* - " WHAT!!!"
But screaming in disbelief as Frieza raises one leg up and blocks it completely with his knee, stopping the Ape's arm completely, not even moving one bit from his place.
*UUSH!!!* -" HAAAH!!!!!
*PAM!!*PAM!!*
" DAMN IT!!! "
Goku appears behind the Emperor with both arms by his waist fully cocked back and fires an overhead right punch and then a left one, one after the other, but curses as his target's tail moves, blocking both attacks he tried.
Not really giving up he starts to swing without stopping, jabs, crosses, the same overhead punches he tried, kicks, he was going wild attacking without stopping as his brother was having problems too.
As his tail moved around blocking everything, Frieza smiled and kicked his knee that was holding the Ape's arm up, redirecting it completely in an instant.
He tried to bring his other arm in a smashing manner above the lizard's head.
*USSH!!* - '' As I thought, you two are just weaklings like any others!"
Disappearing from where he was, and appearing behind Raditz, he stretched his right arm forward, and in less than a second a purple-white sphere of energy was in his hand, pushing his hand back, he moves it forward again at even higher speeds, shooting at the Saiyan's back.
When they take notice he disappeared they try to act fast, but he was already behind the Great Ape, Goku tried to go even further above his limits as he sawed the sphere of energy about his brother.
*UUUUUSH!!!!*
*BAMM!!!*
" The fuck you doing.... You two... get your shit together...." - With a strange, creepy voice they recognized instantly, a girl with flames going out of her head and yellow slits that burned the same kicked the sphere up and was now giving them a look of disbelief and anger.
"Muun... They don't know how much outclassed they are in comparison, don't need to worry that much."
*UUSH!!*
Stopping by her side and having to look up a bit, was the same blue unknown girl they saw earlier, with the same white-cyan aura around her, and those sparkles of blue electricity from time to time.
She patted the Owl's shoulder with some small taps before looking back toward the other two.
"You two are super surpassed right now.... so either you guys leave me your beans so that we can make sure Muun grows even more, or get a power up and help, otherwise you two will die, and she doesn't want that."
Frowning, Kro goes directly to the point, or they abuse their biology, or they leave, two choices, she knew the beans would come in hand if they needed to heal someone.
But what they needed right now was power.
Thinking about what to do, they didn't see the Owl girl rolled her slits and rapidly spun with two black-red balls of energy on her palms aimed towards them.
" I would recommend putting them inside your mouths already."
Frieza seeing this was confused, the girl he has just beaten and was totally without energy, was now in front of him completely fine....
He tried to remember what she did before she also got her back like this, and putting two and two together, his eyes widened as he dashed forward, seeing the Great Ape with something on his finger, it was very small, but he noticed a green bean on there.
*UUUSH!!!*
Powering even further, he quickly shot toward it.
"No!! FUCK!!! *UUSH!!!*"- Mumei speeded up after him, dissipating the energy balls that were in her hands a second before, but she was still barely slower than him.
' How much power is this fucker using!!! Like eight percent or something!! GRRHHH!!!!' - Flying close behind the Emperor, Mumei stretches both arms to each side of her body, and creates two black-yellow spheres of Ki.
" STOP RIGHT THERE!!!!!"
And throwing both forward as she makes them orbit one another and close in the lizard, hearing the shout he glances back to see an attack almost touching his tail, and acting fast he spins his body towards the left.
But not going away, the Owl moves both arms to his side and the attack follows, although losing a lot of its speed.
*PAM!!* -" I WILL NOT ALLOW THIS AGAIN!!!"
Punching it downwards, he finally gets to Raditz's location, strangely enough, this small chasing event took place in such a small-time stamp that Kro who was already following Mumei couldn't fully keep up because of how huge the difference in speed those two had compared to hers.
'*Grits teeth* Like I thought my power is still a cheap copy of hers.... I can't even use it as effectively as she does.... But that won't stop me, I just need to get better handling of it then!'
*UUUSH!*
Not really feeling demotivated, Kro tried her best to go after them.
The bird who missed her attack was furious, and trying her best to not let another bad thing enter her list of ' Stupid things that happened today '.
Trying again to push the limits that she just newly achieved, her face was once again eaten by flames, but this time she kept her focus.
Getting closer, suddenly it was as if the world was in slow motion for her, she saw the second Frieza blasted off Raditz's arm and tail, as this tail swung behind it right in time to be hit together.
Seeing how it was dismembered from the Ape's body, a small bean floated above the skies.
She eyes Kro, who too seemed to be moving strangely too slow in her eyes.-' So this is what thinking too fast looks like huh.... don't need to even fucking blink..... Annnnd Raditz's tail and arm said goodbye....
But I could try to get that bean of his and give it to him, but the gecko is already going for it, probably having understood what it does....
And I don't know what will happen when I get back to normal time too.... *sigh*... and there we go again trying shit I don't understand.
Hmm.... I can increase my power by burning a huge amount of Ki instantly... nah then who would fight him... Kro could, but she's still getting used to being alive and all that....
Funny how I can think right now, is this what love does to people?.... I... will not touch that subject....
Could try and yeeting my self.... WAIT!!!
THAT'S IT!!!'
"YEEET!!!!"- *BOOOOM!!!!*
Behind Mumei her wings exploded, accelerating her even more...
*UUUSH!!!*
And she passes by the lizard's side, whose eyes bulged as she picks in her hands the small green bean that he was already about to pick up.
She flies forward as her wings regenerated a bit more.
*BOOOM!!*
She redirected herself towards Raditz as soon as regenerated enough.
" INSTANTANEOUS ACCELERATION BITCHH!!! AHAHAHA!!!"
*UUUUSH!!!*
Landing by the side of his face as he was still in the process of going back to base, the bird threw the senzu inside his mouth that looked like it was shouting in pain, she smiles widely as her face was uncovered, and she returned to base.
Why? So her heart could get a rest, when she left that super speed up of thinking speed of hers, her heart was already nearing the levels that made her go nuts earlier, so she just got back to normal, to wait and rest for a bit.
Now let's see what happened from the eyes of someone like Goku.
All he sawn was Frieza disappearing, then Mumei followed by the other girl, and after an instant, a strange two blasts of Ki were being thrashed away by seemly someone redirecting it.
Raditz whose arm and tail were cut in the middle instantly, and Mumei who appeared on his head with the bean in hand dropping it inside his mouth, was already back to her normal self as his brother fell down towards the water, and seeing that he hurried up, worried to see if he was okay.
Frieza was floating where the senzu was seconds ago, fuming with rage he pointed his right hand toward the Owl.-" YOU!!!! ENOUGH OF YOU!! AND YOUR WHOLE RACE!!!!"
" Ehehe~*Crosses arms* I have a stand bitch, obliviously I will be OP!"
Getting enough, he fires a purple energy wave toward the girl, who smiles.
*UUUSH!!!!- BOOOM!!!*
But it's destroyed in halfway towards Muun, as another blue blast comes from the bird's shoulder, an arm above her shoulder with smoke going out of it, that hugs her by the neck from behind.
"Sooo~ I am a stand now? Hmm.... And it's good you seem to be thinking about the condition that form leaves you....*Pat's head*... Good job."
Totally not enjoying the treatment, the Owl girl feathers move up and down repeatedly.-" Ye, ye. But... DID YA SEE THAT!! I think I can take him now with that explosive speed!!!"
*FUUUUSH!!!*
"I CAN WORK THIS OUT!!"
Transforming again as she cooled off a bit, and her heart rate was back to stable levels, she bulked up again, her body growing a bit up, making her taller than Kro.
*Whistles*-" Didn't notice you were taller than me in that..."- Faking a surprised face, Mumei boops her nose with the end of her right wing.
" Stop with that face, I was always taller than you!"- *UUSH!!*
"Nah-a! You were always just a small little owl! Since the day I've known you!!!*smiles!!!*" - *FUUUSH!!!*
Both spring forward, exploding on the other side of smoke, that was created between the clash of the energies earlier.
" I AM!!"
" Never was!!!"
... And like that they both speed up toward the Emperor, who was already with his eyes almost totally red with how much anger he was feeling, after all, those two were flirting while fighting him...
He was just going up the levels of anger by the second.
'I might just say fuck it and blow this planet up too....'
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{Close to Guru's lair; Skies}
* * UUUUSH!! * *
' Is that the place there?' - ' Yeah, Guru's house... but it just has one chair for him, I don't know how they call that a house, like even mine, had some more stuff I crafted myself.'
Piccolo was flying close to the clouds, followed by Gohan who eventually caught up as the green man noticed him and slowed down, he nodded towards Goku's decision and continued flying, learning more about their culture from Heliz.
' So that Nail person.... you sure he's going to like... help us?' - ' Don't sweat it! He'll know what is happening the second he senses you.'
" Okay then.... Gohan, let's speed up a bit, those two seem to have arrived where the bird is, we better hurry up!"
*Nods*-" Yes, Mister Piccolo!"
* * UUUUUSH!!! * *
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{Guru's Lair}
A dark room with a humongous chair, on the resting back of said chair an orange glow that we already are familiar with.
Sitting on it was also another strangely huge green man, or better saying, the Namekian elder, Guru.
*step*
*step*
*bows down*-" Lord Guru... they seem to have arrived... what are your orders' sir...."
An Adult Namekian with a white scarf, a blue open cloak without sleeves, and white pants, kneels in front of the elder.
"Hmmm.... Nail... You don't need to guard this place no more... Aid them in their mission.... and your brothers that are dying at the hands of this evil being....."- Speaking in a calming voice, he nods slightly after.
The one, now named Nail, steps up and nods.-"Yes Lord Guru..... You two may enter now."
As he says that, two individuals enter the room, a small kid, and one of their own kind, but in purple clothes.
Getting closer, they both stay in front of Nail, as he analyzes them better, even sending a small amicable smile to Piccolo.-" Heliz.... It seems you choose to help our people too...."
' Ehehehe.... Nail is a chill dude, just don't rob his space water, and we fine....' - 'Space water?...'
Piccolo frowns a second at these words, before shrugging them off, and getting his attention to the tallest in the room.
"Heliz said that if we fused, *points towards Guru* He could give us an even bigger winning chance.... anything in mind as to why? The fucker doesn't want to tell me..."
That statement surprised Nail, as he fired a look to Guru, who nodded slowly.-" I can... and will.....even for the small half Saiyan besides you.... he has a pure heart, and also an outstanding potential.... Consider it a gift for saving our people...."
As Nail widens his eyes to say his worries, Guru gave him a strange closed-eye stare that shut him instantly, and understanding that it was the elder final decision he sighed and walked to be in front of Piccolo, and gave one look at the halfling.
"Kid, approach Lord Guru, he's going to help you."
Not really understanding, Gohan looked up to Piccolo who gave him a few taps on his back.-" At this point, any type of help would be appreciated, and you should already know that, Gohan."
Gulping down a lump that was by his throat, the Saiyan kid walked forward as the two Namekian warriors stares at each other.
"*Grins* Put your hand by my chest.... Lower....L-"
"Heliz already did that...."
"Ouh....*Disappointed sigh* I guess we just... HAAAAH!!!!" - "HAAAAAH!!!"
*UUUUUUSH!!!*
Both are enveloped by a white layer of light as they scream, and Nail's body starts to evaporate as his shouts does so too.
*BOOM!!!-USHH!!*
The layer of light explodes out like broken glass as a white aura now flows around Piccolo as he repeats that same action of closing and opening his hand, trying to get a feel for this new power.
' How ya doing Nail!!!' - *Bumps fists* - ' Heliz!!! Why didn't you come by more often you fucker!! It's so goddamn boring standing outside looking at the same scene the whole time! Could have hit me, so we could at least randomly chat!'
As they start their conversation, it goes on as they catch up, the one driving the body keeps a deadpan hearing the two voices going back and forth.
Meanwhile, Guru was looking slightly down at the maximum his body allowed him to be looking attentively at the boy.-" You have a humongous power residing within deep inside you, child.... I shall try my best to bring it forth with my hand."
Gohan looking very uncomfortable tried to take a step back, but a hand moved to be on top of his head, making him flinch for a second.
"I... need an adult...."
" I AM AN ADULT!!!"- *VUSHSHSHS!!!!*
Shouting loudly, for ten seconds it was like Gohan was being distorted with white energy as his silhouette was moving with the white energy being poured into him and liberating something hidden within himself.
The results could be felt instantly by the boy and the one in charge of him.-' Gohan's power shot to such heights! Incredible!'
' Yeah Elder Guru can do some pretty incredible things... sadly it has its costs....*tab* check...'- Hearing something that sounded like a piece of some type of board game being moved, Piccolo lost focus on Nail's sad tone.
'Damn... I lost... but yeah, Elder Guru liberated our potential as children, me and Nail were trained in the so-called 'old ways', so we grew like brothers, after all, warriors with our birth power were pretty damn rare, and then after we trained like crazy we came to be the two strongest around the planet, and that's that... rematch?'
' Bring it on!'
Hearing that they really were playing chess, Piccolo shook his head and walked forward, passing by the boy who was looking at his hands and his new outstanding power, not even noticing his mentor being the next one.
The elder Namekian gave one look at the warrior, who nodded.-" I will bring peace back to our planet."
"*smiles* That's all I needed to know..... I have a feeling I have met your ancestor before, a warrior... but it seems you found your own way, and for that I applaud you...."
Raising his right hand the same way he did with the halfling, the same blurring white light envelops Piccolo, making his whole body seemingly contort at the energy being applied.
*UUUUUUSHHH!!!!*
*BOOOOM!!!*
The winds that exploded around as he raised his arms already tell everything, the power the Namekian now held was nothing more than outstanding.
His eyes were closed as the light broke away, Guru seeing his power couldn't help to widen his tired smile.-" I... commend you.... the strongest Namekian.... what should you be called child?"
Those around the planet that could feel Ki all widened their eyes at the addition, and nonetheless, this pressure of power coming from the direction of those fighting the Emperor knew very well.
Even a girl with black-red flames around her, exploded around the skies attacking a particular lizard without stopping while laughing loudly and shouting.- ' I FUCKING KNEW HE HAD IT IN HIM!!!'
And going back towards the one himself, he opened his eyes slowly as white sparkles of energy cracked around him.
"Call me Piccolo... *smile * A Namekian Warrior... but just calling me just a warrior right now would be lessening myself...."
" Auntmei...."- Gaining the boy's attention, the green man turned around, and even Guru glanced in his direction.
"Once said something at one of her jokes that maybe Mister Piccolo could turn into something like a ' Super Namekian ' if he got strong enough...."
The name actually stopped a chess match inside the one himself, both parts of him held their hands beneath their chins and nodded.
' I like it...' - ' Yeah... sounds Baddass...'
"*Smile* Doesn't she calls herself ' Mumei The Owl' the whole time? *Chuckles*, Call me...
Piccolo, The Super Namekian.
But I am one hundred percent sure she will just laugh at the name... But meh, I like it."
*Coughing*
Hearing the giant man coughing, the both of them got a bit worried.-" Don't worry about it.... save this peaceful planet's people.... Save..... Namek..."
As the elder's voice got lower, the two guests knew what was happening, and Bowing down, Nail, Heliz, Piccolo, and Gohan paid their respects to the oldest Namekian alive.
The one who gave this planet's people the culture they have today, also being their father or grandfather depending on where you come from, but most Namekian people were related to him.
And that alone already proved, he brought his people back from extinction, and gave them a somewhat peaceful life, boring, but they still could do whatever they wanted at their will...
That man, was now eternally resting, sleeping on his throne, that he oversaw his children for a loooong time. Now, finally been given the green card to go, leaving those two in front of him, as well as their friends to help his family.
As they got up to their feet again.
' Let's kick his ass Piccolo!!'- As tears ran down Heliz's cheeks, he raised both arms, shouting how they would end their existence for involving Namek in this.
' I agree with Heliz.... Let us avenge our people, Piccolo.'- Nail was cleaning his tears as he stared towards where Piccolo was also looking.
Like a miracle, Gohan who was a little behind the green man was seeing two shiny white silhouettes by each side of him, their hands were resting on his shoulders as he looked at the now-dead body of Guru.
They shared memories, so he was feeling great respect and sadness that such a great person passed on, but seeing no gain in standing there anymore he turned around, the two silhouettes fused to his body the instant he turned around to look at the kid.
And kneeling to one knee, he got to his height.-" Gohan... I will ask you one more time, do you wish to take part in this fight? Not even Mumei is seemingly being completely enough, I will still help nonetheless, but if you are feeling any fear to go forth... say it now, I do not wish to take someone who would possibly hold us back...."
Staring directly into the boy's eyes, he spoke every line with the most seriousness he could, making, so the message would go through.
And it did indeed, Gohan wasn't sad. But was just somewhat scared.-' An opponent that not even aunt has been able to go against...."
He saw the Owl girl as an unstoppable force until now, yeah she did lose against his father, but if they fought again, he knew what the results would be.
Someone who would go after what she wants no matter what, and if that thing is victory, then he couldn't think of what would hold her back to not achieve it even if not on her first try.
Their time on this planet was proving that... he couldn't really have an idea of how much time has passed, but he would guess five or six hours.
And in such a short amount of time Mumei has managed to get so far compared to when she arrived.-' I will get strong according to the strongest!!!'- That statement wasn't a joke, every time she engaged that Emperor she would grow even more.
At a terrifying rate, it was like she.... didn't have ....-" Limits.... "
His eyes widened at the realization, they weren't strong because of only their power.... And that was something the girl had been proving them wrong since the day he can remember her.
" Our own self-imposed limits... yeah, that was something that I never knew I myself had.... but after training like crazy when she trained with Son... I started to notice it.... don't we just want too little? Why do we limit ourselves to such a small quantity of 'want '?
Meanwhile, you have the bird, who when she trains doesn't have an objective, she just wants to go above to have fun.... It's funny how much it interconnects with her and her simple thinking way, isn't it?
It's like she is this character that you will only notice her impact after you look back...*smile*... And I will never respect her less for that.
Now Gohan.... What do you want? Consider this your final question, I am sure you received one from each of us...."
The boy's eyes widen as he notices it, they have been giving him questions about what wanted ever since he could remember, after all, they didn't know what he wanted.
But what they knew, is that they would help him achieve it.
"I... *serious look* I WILL HELP!! Even if I get scared! I will not be an annoyance! I will prove it!"- Clenching both hands, he tried making his most serious face as he stared back.
Nodding, the Namekian gets up.-" Then we shall go, we don't have too much time to stay chatting around!"
"YES! Mister Piccolo!"
Both walk towards the stairs that led downstairs, so they could leave, but one thought wasn't going away from the Namek's head...
' Why does she have so much influence over everything.... It's like somehow she is changing everything she touches to make it like she was involved in it in a way.... Me, Son, Gohan, Raditz.... or could she be just what we consider we should aim to be....'
Walking outside, he sees the multiple suns and chuckles.
' Even if I wanted to, don't think I could imitate that damned crazy bird....'
' Hmmm... for real, for real.... the girl is nuts! She dug our head underneath the ground! MULTIPLE TIMES!!!'
' Truly... I didn't like those experiences that much as well.....'
'Just shut up you two....*sigh*- ''... Well, let's fly..''
''HAI!!"
* * UUUUUSH!!! * *