Crash Course [Invite Carro]

    "B-Bud, be careful--!" Carro nervously called out to his robotic companion, who was currently flipping around excitedly in the air a few meters above him. The saiyan had finally managed to save up enough Zeni to get his android friend some proper thrusters installed in to allow him to fly around. The jets in his back and feet glowed with a bright green hue as the robot spun around in the air, clearly ecstatic and entertained by his new ability.

    Carro had headed out to the park to have the space to do a few test runs and calibrations with Bud- checkups like this were always important to make sure both his new and old parts were in tip-top shape. "At least we know your gyroscope's working... You're not dizzy?" Bud paused his spiraling to shake his head. Carro could never understand how people could handle flying like that. "I'll take your word for it..."

    "Alright, u-uh... We should do some more landing practice. Can you try perching on that tree over there?" Bud's sights turned to a tree near the parking lot nearby. He'd gotten used to landing on flat ground- a thin branch would be a lot trickier. Hovering over, Bud carefully began to position himself over one branch. He deactivated the thrusters in his legs to start to reach his claws out ever so carefully...

    Carro's scouter suddenly began to buzz. Before he could so much as process the sudden power nearby, a car had come barelling out of seemingly nowhere, slamming right into the tree Bud was precariously floating beside. The robot let out a shrill buzz as the branches suddenly slammed into his body, sending him flying back. 

     "N-NO!" Carro quickly ran over to the bushes where he'd seen his companion land in, frantically sifting through the leaves despite the pricks the thorns left on his arms. The android was planted into the dirt, one leg twitching as he struggled to pull himself out. One firm tug from Carro managed to dislodge the tiny robot. "Please be okay, p-please be okay..." Carro set his friend in his lap, quickly looking over his metallic body for any sign of injury.

    Bud's eyes were nothing but dizzy spirals as he stumbled around briefly, before shaking his head and regaining his balance. Carro breathed a sigh of relief- though some  leaves were stuck to him and his antennae had been bent, nothing serious had broken. "Whew..." Carro put a hand to his chest as he felt all of his air leave him at once. "I-I've never been that s-scared in awhile... T-that-- that came out of nowhere!" Bud nodded in agreement, before peering over Carro's shoulder. Some police officers seemed to be handling the situation now, but that didn't stop Bud from giving the stranger a few loud, stern bleeps and bloops. Though it would be gibberish to the driver, Carro sighed as Bud tried to lecture the man's lack of driving skills. "Y-yeah, I... I think we're done for the day, buddy..."

Total Word Count: 505
OOC NOTE: Bud is a NPC, so he has an unspecified, low-level PL. Here's a visual ref for him!

    With Bud held carefully in his arms, Carro was taking a seat at a nearby bench to give his friend a more thorough look over when the piercing sound of metal bending and tearing caused him to yelp and violently flinch back while Bud jumped up in alarm. After catching the android again, by the time Carro turned around, the startled saiyan was greeted with the frightening sight of an armored, muscular saiyan marching towards him.

    The frantic buzzing of the Scouter built into his goggles didn't ease the dread and fright welling up inside him, either. Armor like what this saiyan wore wasn't common fashion on Earth. That sort of armor was mostly worn by saiyans from Plant. Even a decade later, the trauma he'd faced on that accursed planet hadn't fully faded.

    Bud narrowed his pixelated eyes, whirring and buzzing to create a sound akin to that of a growl as the saiyan approached. Bud pulled himself closer to Carro, eyes still locked with Matoto. The drone found himself a bit annoyed with the nickname he gave Carro- clearly his saiyan friend's hair was more golden-brown!

    Hugging onto the tiny robot for dear life, it took Carro a few moments to process that this saiyan was speaking to him, and hadn't killed him yet. "I-I, u-uh..." The smaller saiyan stammered. "...Y-yeah, I-- I l-live h-here?" Something about the man's words rubbed him the wrong way. Carro would take having his hair called weird over being called strange over his physical weakness or short size, but feeling picked out as an outlier wasn't a pleasant feeling. Bud seemed to pick up on the mechanic's discomfort, taking a break from grumbling at Matoto to turn to his friend with a concerned click, resting his head on Carro's shoulder to try and comfort his partner.

    At the mention of Bud, though, Carro found his grip on the robot tightening. He glanced back to the ruined car, more anxiety welling up at the sight of the hole in the roof. If this saiyan could do that to a car, if he wanted to hurt either of them, then... He didn't like thinking about that.

    "...S-some friends of mine m-made Bud years ago, t-technically." He managed to speak, though Bud himself seemed to be ignoring the taller saiyan for now. "He's p-part of my family."

Total Word Count: 897 (+392)