Blood Pact (Kabe)

Vocado barely budged from his spot near the water, merely opening his eyes to check on the coming power. When he realized it was Kabe, he leaped to his feet, darting forward and grasping Kabe with a strong hug.

”Kiddo! It’s been too long!”

After a few moments, he relented, giving a smile and wave to Bee, who had… certainly grown. ”Glad to see you’re both still in one piece. I was worried that maybe something had happened.”

There was a nervous, excited energy in Vocado. Like he had a trillion things to say but only so much time to say them. Fun things, scary things, important things— the question wasn’t what not to say, but where to start.

”Oh! Okay, don’t freak out… but check out what I can do.”

Vocado became still, his breathing quiet. Around him, a rumble began. Slow at first, but as his power grew, and his hair flowed upwards, the rumbling intensified. Surely this was a bad idea, but he had to show off to SOMEBODY.

With an awesome explosion, Vocado’s body was awash with golden light. His hair turned from its inky black to a vibrant, glowing blonde. His eyes a piercing teal, and his power sky-high.

Exhaling shakily, he gestured to himself, a smile on his face.

”There ain’t just one Super Saiyan. I think we’re up to six now. We gotta get you up to speed, kid! But we can, yknow, talk about that later.”

Although his intention originally was to show off the form and drop it, something told him this could be good practice. Activating the form was an easy way to burn some energy reserves. If he could get comfortable in this state…

With a sigh, he lowered his Ki output. Still a mighty force, but lessened by a wide margin. The golden aura faded, and the brilliant blonde had tapered off into a paler, almost white tone.

”How’s Namek been treating you? Plunder any villages?”

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Zhalla had just been considering that it was maybe time she thought about heading home now since having gotten back from Plant when a message popped up for her from a familiar face... Kabe. How did he have her contact again? She gave it to him during that whole ordeal with his dad trying to kill him didn't she? Yeah, that was probably how. She had told him to not use it for any silly reasons and whatnot and to be fair he hadn't really so when she got his text to come meet him accompanied by an emoji she would sigh lightly and push the thought of going home to Nero aside for the moment. Kabe was family after all and he did say please.

In typical Zhalla fashion though she didn't reply to his text she kind of knew she didn't need to though anyway. She was a little surprised to see that Kabe was still on Namek in general but hey at least it meant he wasn't asking her to go meet him somewhere off planet. She hadn't been home yet soooo no motorbike and could only fly while in her Super form which she wasn't about to just turn into for that reason alone-- She wasn't good enough at flying yet anyway and didn't want to look like a clown in front of Kabe of all people. So good ol' fashioned walking it was! She wasn't all that far away anyway since she'd been ambling around all day.

True to Kabe's word the ginger haired Saiyan managed to get there pretty soon-- She was looking pretty dishevelled though like she'd been out doing something all day and hadn't had a chance to clear up yet, because she had been out all day and hadn't had a chance to go home yet. To her surprise though Kabe wasn't alone here either, his kid and another Saiyan accompanied him already and they all looked like they'd just recently gotten out of a body of water. She'd look between Kabe and the other Saiyan for a few moments as well as casting a look to Bee before looking back to Kabe again. "Who's that?" She'd ask, pointing a thumb towards Vocado as her tail gave an uncertain flick but her face gave nothing away to say she didn't trust whoever it was that was with Kabe. "If you've called me here to fight or something Kabe I'm afraid I can't today, okay?"

"Honestly? It's easier than you'd think." Well, it actually wasn't easy at all. You had to be overwhelmed with emotions to the point that your body cried out for something more, as well as be strong enough for that something to come to you... But he'd make sure to sell it as something easy for Kabe. "You just gotta... Need it. Not desire it or crave it. When you're at your absolute limit, it'l explode, and, well..."

He gestured to himself, his hair still bright and eyes still teal.

Getting back to Zhalla, he gestured with his hands as he spoke, detailing the reports and their grander retelling of events. "Well, they said you pummeled Lottus. Kicked his ass then sat back and watched the fireworks while Taori finished him. Did some work on some other Super Saiyan who showed up to help Lottus, then you carried Taori out of there on your back... Or so one eyewitness commented."

Surely an exaggeration, but Saiyans had a flair for the dramatic. Maybe whoever wrote that report was crushing on Zhalla just a bit.

As for the other revelation...

"Another relative, eh?"

Vocado probably should've shouted in surprise or something, but the revelation wasn't too surprising. Saiyans loved to... 'get around', and nobility was certainly no exception. Learning the Spinespears and Bonewoods had a connection was about as shocking as learning water and dirt made mud.

"Another niece, then? Close enough, anyways. We can figure out the exact details when we track down a family tree or some crap, though I can't exactly say I recall any Zhalla's on any bloodline map I've read." Vocado was a bit of a history buff. Even so, noble lines could sometimes be... hard to track.

For a moment, Vocado hesitated, unsure if Zhalla could be trusted with the full truth of his 'gig'. Regardless of whether she declined or not, she didn't seem the type to go tattling on him. Even so, he would keep it vague for now.

"Well... See, I'm working on a project. Big picture stuff. Lots of fighting, maybe planting a flag down where we shouldn't. That kinda thing. You got any qualms with kicking the shit out of people and stealing their land?" He eyed Zhalla, a brow raised. Surely Kabe would be down, but the girl was still a mystery.

"It'd be a long gig. Lots of fighting to do, and all. Good pay, though."

Zhalla seemed a little amused on what Vocado mentioned about the reports, it wasn't all a lie per say but it was a bit fluffed up and more dramatic then what actually happened. "Well I'd say that's a little more dramatic to what actually happened but its not an outright lie either so" She shrugged as if to say it was close enough to be satisfactory. It was weird to think that she was being shown as a kind of hero for Plant though-- Of all the places she expected it to be the last planet she'd have tried to save but here she was.

It was also strange to hear that she was someone's niece but here Vocado was too. At the mention of tracking down a family tree she'd glance over to Kabe, "Y'know I think I saw one of those at your dipshit father's place way back when" As for why Vocado couldn't recall any 'Zhalla's on any bloodline map he'd read the ginger Saiyan would breath out her nose in a kind of huff before answering. "That'd probably be because I wasn't called Zhalla initially" She'd pinch the bridge of her nose though as she didn't want Kabe of all people to hear her actual name cause Kami knows he's probably use it to annoy her from time to time. If Vocado didn't move away she'd lean over to whisper the answer into his ear with the hope that he wouldn't repeat it loud enough for his nephew to hear... Or that he'd start to call her by that name instead. She'd give a hand gesture across her neck to help make it a little clearer that it wasn't something she wanted repeated in a very Saiyan-like way.

Kabe seemed a little stumped on how to answer her asking about what he'd called her here for that was so important-- Though Bee's little transformation helped remind him even if she gave him quite the look for his kid doing such a transformation in the first place, as if to ask Kabe unspokenly where Bee had learnt that from. The important news in all fairness was important even if she knew it already so she couldn't be too mad at Kabe especially since how was he to know that she already knew? "I was called in to help but its not a pointless warning, the others there that I met that had it too though were all pretty level headed-- And the other one that wasn't is dead now..." She paused for a moment and closed her eyes as if the memory of it hurt to think about. "Are there others outside of those ones you know about? Is there something about the form you know that I don't?" Did the form itself make people ticking timebombs? She didn't quite get that bit and if there were others who were anything like Lottus she hadn't met them herself yet.

Zhalla's ginger tail would twitch at the pirate saying it was good to see her-- It was still a little strange to hear coming from him but she'd eventually sigh and let her guard down at least enough to say back "It's good to see you too Kabe" Good timing if she was looking for work though? She had only just gotten home! Work was always good though she supposed so she'd listen as Vocado explained a little further. "Depends on the people and the land I suppose, Earth could use a different leadership for one if you asked me anyway. I used to live there myself but well, not anymore." It wasn't really her thing per say to steal land or help others steal it though but she was alright at the kicking the shit out of people part. If it were for a good cause and a good pay then she supposed she could maybe provide some help especially if it was family asking, right? "Do you know how long?" She had some plans with Nero too after all so an idea of how long this might take was needed.

Kabe leaning over to whisper to her made her stiffen though and her tail fur stood on end at hearing what he'd said to her. That's right, Nero had mentioned to her that he'd told Kabe during their tournament round about the proposal. She'd almost forgotten about it and she wished Kabe HAD forgotten about it but clearly not. "_Kabe!" She'd hiss as she attempted a heavy stomp on his foot with one of her spiked boots, her face flushing a bright red colour. "_{We can talk about that later but only if you shut up about it now!}" Not really a promise she wanted to make or keep but she didn't want to be further flustered in front of Kabe's Uncle either.