Battle

You meditate for a few moments as you wait for 18. The door slowly cracks open. Your eyes are closed.. who do you sense?

Hmm. (Vados?) you open your eyes. What is this about? I'm meditating before another search.

I know. You have a guest.

Who?

The space patrol man.

What does that fool want now?

He has information about towa. It may be if importance.

Bring him in. Jaco is immediately brought into the room.

What.

L-L-Lord Ronald!

What?!

I came to inform you about towa's plans! 18 enters the room.

Towa? What did you find out?

I saw one of her followers leaving earth with a ship full of men! They were probably the last fighters of earth.

Anything else?

Yes sir I followed the ship an I think I found her hideout.

Her hideout?! Where is it? 18 finds her jacket and throws it over her shoulders.

It's in another planet in the south galaxy. Not very far from here.

Good. Handle it.

M-me?! The place is full of guards! And!! They have a weird purples aura around them.

Isn't your job to find and arrest criminals around the universe?

Well, yes,but-

Then do your job.

We have to help him!

Why?

Because my friends might be there.

Jaco, did you see towa anywhere in there?

N-no, but she could be there.

Fine. Vados. Let's go take a look.

Of course, master. Vados brings you,18 and jaco to the planet.

This is the place?

Yes sir! The ship went inside a cave.

Let's go then. You enter the cave.

What is this place?

It looks like an underground lab.

It reminds me of doctor gero's lab… let's get out of here as soon as we can.

Doctor gero?

Forget it.

I don't see the prisoners anywhere. Suddenly a group of soldiers surround you.

W-wait! Those are the prisoners! And that's the guy that took them!

Jaco! I didn't expect you to follow me all the way here. You must be desperate.

What did you do to them?! The soldiers sniggers. Towa transformed those weaklings… into warriors. Their power is much higher than you could even dream of!

Where are you my friends you bastard!

The android is here too?! Towa will be happy when I get rid of you. 18 scoffs and slowly steps closer to you.

Even if you beat us… do you think you could beat the god of destruction? G-god of destruction?! H-h-he's only one… doesn't matter who he is! We will kill him. Soldiers! Attack this ugly bastard!!

… enough of this. You knock out each one of the soldiers faster then they can see and stop in front of their leader.

I'm only going to ask you once. Where is towa.

I-I don't know! Wrong answer.

What?! No one knows where she is! All I know is that she is after the super dragon balls!

He isn't lying. I would know if he was.

Whatever. Do as you wish.

Jaco grins and handcuffs the soldiers. That will show you who rules this universe. He binds the man's mouth so that he cannot speak. Alright then. What do we do with the prisoners.

18. Do these look like any of your friends? 18 scans the group.

No. They must be somewhere else.

I see. They look fairly innocent.

Indeed.

I'm pretty sure they are all males. Young fighters I suppose. What do you do? Jaco. Yes sir?

Take them back to earth.

Right away master!

You fly to space and stop slightly above the planets orbit. 18 stands closely behind you holding on slightly. You slowly begin to charge up an energy ball.

Vados. Do you think this is big enough to destroy the planets?

Destroy?!

18. If towa uses this place as a hideout… destroying it should avoid any further problems. Think logically.

It isn't about size. It is about the power. You should focus all your energy on the rip of your fingers and then realise it.

I see. Wonderful!

I'm sorry for wasting your time.

Don't worry about it. What we need to do is focus on what we now know. I'm sorry that your friend weren't among them. It's alright. We now know that she is after the super dragon balls. Thank you for going there with us.

What do you mean?

You didn't have to go. Like you said… you have no business with whatever is happening. And yet you helped us anyway. Thank you. Really. Thank you Ronald.

18. You don't have to thank me. As I said…I'm helping you because I want to. Not because I was told.

Hmmm. She turns and walks to the door. For the record… my name is lazuli.

I feel like I should check her room.