One Last Act (Open)

Blasting through the skies of Namek, Zuqetta found herself at a loss. There wasn't a single sign of treasure to be found on this vast, oceanic hell! There were plenty of islands, and plenty of spots to deep dive; yet there was nothing of actual value, or at least nothing that she could discern. Sh would give a heavy sigh as she continued through the air; feeling a slight twinge of pain near her temples as her senses once again attuned to the vast powers that did battle in the far distance. This trip had otherwise been wasted, and the last thing she wanted was to encounter those far off powers and be dragged into an unnecessary situation. It'd have been a waste to leave the planet so soon after arriving; but it'd have been just as much of a waste to remain any longer when there were other things to be done.

With that in mind, Zuqetta prepared to depart; just before doing so however, out the corner of her senses, something would catch her attention.

Amongst the otherwise low powers that sprinkled the area, there was one power that far exceeded the rest. Strangely enough, unlike all the other incredible powers that did battle; this one didn't seem to be otherwise engaged. With curiosity taking over, Zuqetta would take off in the direction of this power, being met with an even more interesting sight upon her arrival.

"Pfft, what the?" Zuqetta would mumble from her position up in the sky.

She couldn't help but laugh a bit at the sight of the pointy eared red head helping out the locals down below. With the haste at which the red head was moving, it was clear she had a goal of her own in mind; and yet she seemed to stop at every passerby that required assistance. It was a bit comical to say the least, and a classic case of being too kind for ones own good. Zuqetta felt like this girl would have remained here for all eternity, just helping local after local if somebody didn't step in. If that's what the girl wanted to do, then it was none of Zuqetta's business; still, curiosity was a dangerous thing, and Zuqetta couldn't help but to approach to see what it was all about.

"Yo!!" Zuqetta would shout happily as she touched down to the ground a short few meters away, "Hey there Red, what's goin' on?" Zuqetta would casually say in an overly familiar manner.

With her magic hiding her power, Zuqetta would have been otherwise indiscernible from the surrounding environment. Her magic did nothing to hide her voice or physical appearance however; making it one of the few reasons why she always seemed to announce herself in such an unnecessarily grandiose manner. Zuqetta didn't take to asking any other questions however, at least not now; no doubt, the red head before her might have been caught a bit off guard by Zuqetta's sudden arrival after all. To suddenly be bombarded with questions by a mysterious stranger on top of that? It would have been like asking for trouble!

"Crotona huh?" Zuqetta would remark as she quickly moved towards the woman; circling around to get a better look at her, "Dunno, I think Red suits a little rose like you MUCH more~!" She'd say with a sharp grin as she narrowed her charcoal eyes upon Crotona's own emerald hues, "But if ya don't like that, fine." Zuqetta would shrug before backing away from the girl, "Name's Zuqetta, and yeah, I could use some help now that ya mention it!" She'd reply with a mischievous grin as she tried to hold back her oncoming laughter.

She knew that the act of helping someone wasn't something to mock or laugh at, but after all she'd experienced up till now, it felt a bit humorous to encounter someone so enthusiastic about offering assistance. Zuqetta would cross her arms and give a heavy sigh as she thought about what had led her to Namek; she looked over Crotona's form, thinking that she'd be just the person to help her with this minor inconvenience.

"Well, it's a simple as this Red; I heard that some planet called Konats had recently opened its borders up ta allow visitors. Thing is, I think the navigation on my ship is kinda messed up, cause as far as I can tell, THIS ain't Konats!" She'd laugh as she looked around as all the hues of green sea and blue grass, "I got a mate on my ship that looks a lot like you; sadly, he says he hasn't been since he was child so he don't know the way." She'd continue as she paced about; her tail flicking back and forth playfully as she spoke, "Not ta be too presumptuous and just go basing things off of your appearance, but YOU wouldn't happen ta know the way, would ya?" She'd ask with a cheeky wink as she finally came to a stop.

As Crotona questioned whether the two had met or not before, Zuqetta couldn't help but to let out a minor snort. The idea was funny, and borderline racist; she'd often heard even her own kind mention that all Saiyans looked alike, with their own King being one of the rudest to make such claims. Zuqetta hoped her own brand of style would have done a bit to differentiate her from the rest of her kin, but by Crotona's response it didn't look like that was the case. she wasn't about to let such a minor issue bother her however; and was quick to offer up a bit of a teasing response.

"Ohhh~ I bet you say that to all the Saiyan's you meet~!" Zuqetta would say; tilting her head slightly toward Crotona and giving a wink before readjusting herself properly, "No, I can't say I've ever met ya before, Red. I'd never have forgotten such a pretty face~!" She'd continue confidently, crossing her arms as she gave Crotona's final remark some thought, "Hmm, Earth huh? That's not a bad idea! I've got coordinates logged into my scouter for Earth, Plant, and Namek so far; if I can compare the data with your nav charts, I should be able to figure out what's wrong with our own directions!" She'd finish with a sharp grin, before clearing her throat and retaking a more playful stance; it'd been so long since she'd 'geek out' over anything technological, it almost got the better of her there!

Zuqetta could help but laugh a bit at Crotona's reaction, it was cute to see the girl become flustered by the remarks, but she decided it best to refrain from any more of her usual antics; at least until they could get the whole Konats thing situated.

"Heh, don't fret over anything like that!" Zuqetta would try to assure her, before following behind through the air towards the edge of town, "Ahhh, I see!" She'd remark upon seeing Crotona's pod come down from the sky, "Standard issue space pod, easy enough to work with."

With Crotona's permission given, Zuqetta would approach and open the pod; jumping inside and removing her scouter from the pocket of her waist cloak. It felt strange to sit in a pod again; such a vessel had been the first ship she ever owned, a gift and reward from Vennel for beating Onnio at arm wrestling. A bit of nostalgia would overtake Zuqetta for a moment; but with a quick shake of her head, she'd return to focusing on her task.

"So then, Red-" Zuqetta would begin as she removed a wire from her scouter and connected it to the navigation port in the pod, "What's brought ya all the way ta Namek anyways? Have a hot date or somethin'?" She'd ask as she began to download the navigational logs from the system; filtering for coordinates from specifically Earth, Namek, and Konats. It was strange to see such a basic pod, but when she considered Crotona's previous remarks and comments, Zuqetta was able to finally conclude that the girl must not have been too tech savvy; she should have realized it sooner since navigation was a basic necessity to understand for a lone space traveler, which made it even stranger that Crotona was traveling at al if she was acting so haphazardly.

Zuqetta seemed more then fine working on her pod. Crotona would watch carefully, not that he really understood what Zuqetta was doing. But she was sure if she did something super bad, that she'd be able to figure that out. Zuqetta did ask what she was doing here and this time it was pretty obvious flirting. Crotona glanced. "No, I am not here for some hot date. I was here defending the planet and trying to learn more about the culture's of other worlds. I've don't have most interest in romance." It was mostly true even if there was one person that made her think otherwise. But that was more of a schoolgirl crush then an actually romance. Plus, the most important thing to do was to get home and see her family. That was what her main focus was on.

As she was thinking about that she could sense someone else arriving. It was another Konatsian! "Oh." Crotona turned looking at Cambia. "Hello. I am so glad I am not the only Konatsian on Namek. It is good to meet you." The woman introduced herself as Cambia, "Crotona is my name it is good to meet you." Cambia seemed to thinks he may of been interrupting something. Crotona shrugged. "Not really, this is Zuqetta she is helping me fix my pod. I am trying to return to Konats, I've heard the plant been spotted agian. She needed the coordinates to my pod, so she is helping me and I'm helping her. Fair trade I'd say."



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Cambia rubbed the back of her head as Crotona mentioned that the Saiyan woman Zuqetta was helping to fix her pod. "Wish mine were that easy." she nervously chuckled. "I err... Well, take off and flying here were fine. The landing... Well, the pod I came in is now probably being used as an underwater hatchery or home or something for the local aquatic lifeforms." she admitted, alluding to the fact that she had crashed rather than actually landed. It took a moment for her brain to catch up to what the other Konatsian had said.

"W-Wait! The storm's gone now?!" the blonde woman exclaimed, her mouth agape at the connotations that this had in store for their people potentially. "This is-" Before she could continue any further, she suddenly found that Zuqetta was rather quite larger in person standing tall in front of her. At this close distance she could practically make out each and every single sinew and fiber in the woman's muscles... Cambia had no trouble imagining that this woman could probably use her for weight training without breaking a sweat...

And... was her tail wagging?

When the woman bowed before her, declaring that she had died and gone to heaven, with the two Konatsians as her angels, and then produced quite possibly the most beautiful flower she had seen... Cambia nervously glanced over towards Crotona before back to the bowing Saiyan before delicately accepting the flower from her hand.

"Th-Thank you Miss Zuqetta," said the blonde woman as she tucked the flower behind her ear for the time being, "but I'm not an angel. Although I had thought I'd died for a while admittedly, I'm almost certain that we are both very much alive." Cambia mused, rubbing the back of her head and giving a nervous chuckle. She wasn't entirely certain if she was being flirted with or messed with, or both, or neither... It all felt very confusing and she couldn't help but blush a little at the whole situation. Even the tips of her ears turned a healthy shade of reddish pink. Were all Saiyans like this? So... enthusiastic when it came to other people?

"Truly? This ISN'T heaven?" Zuqetta would exclaim with a surprised expression to Cambia's remark, "Heh, then if not heaven, I must have the luck of the heavens to meet you both like this." Zuqetta would remark; her tail twitching as Crotona chimed in with the name 'Shakuhatchi', "Can't say I know who this Shakuhatchi is-" She'd lie, "But I'm glad you're very much alive, I'd be jealous of heaven if you had been taken from our realm so soon!" She'd state before giving a chuckle as Crotona's nudging about the work they'd been doing, "Alas, duty calls." She'd finish with Cambia, giving a bow before quickly returning to the pod.

"It'll take just a lil bit ta calibrate the data." Zuqetta explained to Crotona as she passed by and leapt back into the pod, "But don't worry, if anything breaks, I can fix it. And heck, if push comes ta shove, I wouldn't mind givin' you two lovely flowers a ride back on my ship." Zuqetta would explain with a wink to the two of them before returning her attention to the data pad to check on it's progress.

She'd leave Crotona and Cambia to converse while she focused on her work; if their situation was anything like her fellow crew mate, then it might have been quite a good deal of time since either had seen others of their home world. As Zuqetta verified to data in her scouter, she'd also take to making some minor alterations in the discrepancies of the pods code. It would be subtle changes, but improvements none the less to processing speed of the onboard computers, as well as to the propulsion and the guidance systems. When all was said and done, Crotona could at least expect far faster and more precise navigation, as well as improved fuel consumption and softer planetary entries~! 'A fair enough trade if I do say so myself!' Zuqetta would think to herself with a smile as she continued her work.