DBZ: The Fallen Empire (Chapter 3: The Outlanders)

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Xenest glared at Gogeta Jr.

"I never said I wasn't going to take responsibility for what I have done, nor do I have any intention to deny it. I just never expected for things to get out of hand the way it went, hence I want to do my part in finding a way to solve it." He said.
 
Solaris and Kira just watched the conversations happen.
 
Vegetto kept his eyes narrowed.

"You've been challenged to accept responsibility for your failure. And yet your response there was another excuse, trying to explain a concept we already know."

Gogeta Jr. scoffed in response.

"Like I said, all they seem to do is make excuses and deflect responsibility. Always some 'bigger' thing, always something else to worry about when it comes time to accept that they aren't as perfect as they think they are."

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Vegetto Jr. remained silent during Kire's rant, but narrowed his eyes slightly at his ultimatum.

"I think you should let your daughter decide what she wants to do. I just spent the last two decades and a half trying to find her, and I'm not going to let you take her from me unless she wants to go."
 
"And I spent my entire life looking for my daughter." Kire spat. "You don't know what I've been through trying to find her back on Earth, let alone the vast universe. I suggest you keep your damn mouth shut or I'll..."

Kire bit his tongue at what he was about to say to the young man. He knew that Jaz cared deeply for him but he just didn't understand why. He didn't like the fact that his daughter trusted these men so much but he wasn't heartless enough to actually keep them apart from one another. Despite his threats to Junior, he had a much deeper reason why he didn't trust the boy or his father. He cared about his daughter's happiness and decided to heed Mioi's words and actually leave Junior alone. However, he still made his warnings.

"My mind is still set on taking her back home with me." He said. His voice dipped to a whisper, almost just to himself. "You've no idea how much she means to me..."

Kire turned his back to Junior and glance at Mioi. He seemed almost embarrassed that she had to tell him to back off. He felt so overprotective of Jaz but he couldn't help it.

"Well.. let's just say that when you truly care about someone, you are willing to go through hell and back to make sure nothing happens to them." Kire sighed. "Sorry about that, Mioi... I just haven't seen Jaz in such a long time. But anyways, I promise to start working on your suit as soon as we arrive to the place. Any special requests~? Favorite color, design, extras~?"

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Jaz was deep into her sleep, gripping on Junior's shirt. She pressed her face against his chest and seemed to mumble in her sleep, most of which was just gibberish.

"Junior..." She muffled. "Love... Junior."
 
Vegetto Jr.'s eyes remained narrowed in response, ignoring Jaz's mumbling.

"I don't care where your mind is set. If you truly care about her, then you will let her make the decision."

His stern stare remained strong.

"She's the one who wants the best for both of us, not you."

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Vegetto frowned in response, dropping his arms.

"I guess the Junior was right then. You really can't accept responsibility."

HK-47 casually strolled forward, blaster rifle in hand.

"Interjection: My sensors have located the technical construct, masters. Your feeble bickering has proven most amusing, but I regret that I have to focus our attention on the covered ship over-"

The droid turned to his right, pointing towards the clearing the group had slowly moved towards.

"-there."

Koth moved forward first, wildly searching around. The wilderness of the swamp had cleared only slightly into an ope forum, his eyes locking on the massive metal hull hidden beneath the moss coverings.

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HK-47 continued to move forwards towards a small alcove opening on the side of the ship.

"Analysis: Scans indicate that this vessel has been here for centuries, masters."

Koth narrowed his eyes, walking forward into the alcove and leaving the others behind. Gogeta rubbed the back of his head, frowning.

"Centuries? Well if it's a ship, there's no way it will fly now."
 
"That is all fine and whatnot to me, but ultimately, it is out of your hands. Offspring are not going to be under the care of a parent unit forever. Though I do not have a clear grasp on the age that humans grow to maturity." Mioi picked at her ear nonchalantly. "As for your suit, I suppose I would appreciate a boost to my speed and power. I am not a hard hitter, but I believe my laser makes up for it. Hm... a visor would be good for me. This eye is quite vulnerable."

Once they approached the hull, she looked at how it towered over them all. "If this has remained here for so long, that would explain the lack of energy emission. Would it be of use to scavenge theough it for anything useful?"
 
"From first impressions, I doubt this thing will fly." Kira examining it. Solaris folded his arms.

"Has to be a reason for it to be untouched for centuries and abandoned, yet not scrapped." He said.
 
Both Brachi and Xenest sighed, clearly finding that neither Vegetto nor Gogeta Jr. seemed to understand their point of view in the matter. Clearly they did not understand that the couple does feel responsible for what has happened, but how can they be blamed for all this? Wasn't the battle with Revan the cataclysm for it all? What if they have been manipulated into letting things develop the way they have developed so far? What if there was someone behind the scenes, pulling the strings into the current situation of arguments and the involuntary timeskips that they had experienced? These were questions currently raging through their minds as they observed the vessel which HK-47 pointed them to.

Brachi crossed her arms. 

"It should depend on the technology though. I gladly believe you when you say it won't fly due to the time it spent here, if the technology is either too outdated, its power source drained or damaged beyond repair, or there could be something else behind it. I sincerely doubt someone would drop their vessel here and forget about it; if its crew had been captured or killed, why haven't their fellows come around to collect the vessel?" She asked.

"Reminds me of the Metar Colony Core which the Martians located on the planet Jeddart years ago." Xenest said.
 
"Try being a little optimistic, Junior! Im sure with a little- eh... A LOT of tweaking, we could get this baby up and running again." Zibarica smiled as he soon joined Koth up in front to check out the ancient ship.

"A ship that's been hidden in a swamp for centuries..." Bage said to himself smiling up at the large ship. 

"I wonder what stories it has to tell." Basil smiled, watching his father's curiosity start to spark.
 
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