DBL - Fu and Pan, Shroom is best uncle

2019-06-06 20:08] *[user]F u[/user] didn't respond to Pan -- not with the usual banter, at least. A silent snarl flashed on his lavender lips. Wrist with that cold vice on her, she's YANKED closer to him. Eyes to eyes, brows to brows, breath near breath. "..stay close to me if you want to live. Just... follow me. Please. Do you know where we are?"
[2019-06-06 20:11] *[user]Mirai Pan[/user] felt a sudden sense of vertigo as she was picked up, only vaguely registering that this was not gramps, but dad's arms she was resting in. She breathed quickly, her chest rising and falling with speed. The red gi had been almost burnt off of her, leaving the black underclothing of her Saiyaman costume and the white gloves and boots, though even that was singed in places. Her breathing was ragged, a line of blood going down the corner of her mouth. Whatever she did just now, there were injuries throughout her body. Mostly internal, but some patches of skin looked particularly red, like boiled lobster.

It was like she microwaved herself with the sheer intensity of her own flame-like ki. For her to completely disregard her physical limits, she must have been absolutely beside herself. But right now, she was feeling the side effects. Her gaze was swimming, falling upon the face of her father.

She felt ashamed. Not of her lack of strength or her disheveled state. Not even of the injuries she incurred due to her own inability to hold back her anger. Almost killing someone like that, while wearing her father's costume no doubt. What else could she feel but complete shame? "I thought..." Her words came out with pain and effort. "... thought I had gotten better... But I haven't... changed even a little..." Tears kept steadily flowing down her face without stopping as she stared up in the sky. Baby's detestible face was still seared on her retina. She knew that one looked and acted differently, but all she could see was Baby's face, and this resulted.

"I'm so glad I didn't kill someone again..."
[2019-06-06 20:13] *[user]Pan Unleashed[/user] shut up pretty quick seeing that expression on Fu. [sub]He didn't get serious often, which made it all the more poignant when he did.[/sub] Getting yanked closer, Pan's eyes went wide as she was suddenly quite snugly inside Fu's personal bubble. "Uh...understood. It looks like a desert, but...all sorts of wrong."
[2019-06-06 20:20] [user]Maize a Saiyan[/user]: [i]body laid there upon the debris she had tried to escape from, slightly writhing in pain as smoke rose from the areas that Pan had clearly grabbed. She fortunately unconscious at this point, and needed serious medical attention as soon as possible. But, whether she would be the same person after all this is another question all together [/i]
[2019-06-06 20:21] [user]Machine Mutant Kamin[/user]: [sub]Glad I could help with your character development ;)[/sub]
[2019-06-06 20:22] [user]Gohan-[/user]: [sub]wait, i thought Vegeta grabbed Maize...[/sub]
[2019-06-06 20:23] [user]Maize a Saiyan[/user]: [sub]... Did he?[/sub]
[2019-06-06 20:23] [user]F u[/user]: "... you're in the Dark Empire territory."

Fu sets hands on her shoulders, looking her up and down some. He sets one off, slipping fingers in those forms of typical sorcery--  A sparkle of m a g ic settles armor pieces over her! Pan is now disguised...as a Demon Realm soldier! "I'd tell you to just fly out of here, but..." Fu's pupils flick to the air, pointedly. Subtle hues of vile violet writhe over what looks like an incandescent wall. "... there's no choice but to go forward."

... smirk.
[2019-06-06 20:24] [user]Time Patrol Leader[/user]: [sub]father never grabs anyone[/sub]
[2019-06-06 20:26] [user]Gohan-[/user]: [sub]I thought so but if not, I wanna say I grabbed you then could I wouldn't just leave you lying there.[/sub]
[2019-06-06 20:26] [user]Gohan-[/user]: [sub]cuz*[/sub]
[2019-06-06 20:30] [user]Maize a Saiyan[/user]: [sub]Alright then![/sub]
[2019-06-06 20:34] [user]Maize a Saiyan[/user]: [sub]So who's next?[/sub]
[2019-06-06 20:34] *[user]Gohan-[/user] looked down after feeling her stir for a bit. It wasn't until he heard actual words slipping from her lips did he divert most of his attention to one of his injured passengers. "You've been through a lot Pan. I don't think anyone really blames you for what happens back there." he said in a soft tone as he dashed for the watch. Maize was in one arm while Pan was in the other. All he really needed was on Senzu bean and the two could split it and hopefully have a full recovery. "You've changed a lot more than you probably think.. you held yourself back even when furious. You could've killed her before Dad or I came to your side but you didn't and that's what counts."

"Today doesn't mean you regressed. Not in the least bit. It only shows you how far you've come and how far you have to go." he smiled down at her. "Get some sleep. Let papa take care of you for now."
[2019-06-06 20:36] *[user]Pan Unleashed[/user] mouth dropped open a bit, and she looked around. "W-wait, what? Why are we- How- FU! You said you weren't ready for this yet! [sub]I'm gonna tell Robel to put you in a [b]cage[/b] next time![/sub]" Pan jumped a bit when Fu pulled a fairy godmother and dressed her up in her new disguise. [sub]"Fu! This is a bad idea! Can you not just teleport me back out? Better yet, teleport both of us back out and never come back?"[/sub] Pan dropped her voice to an aggravated whisper now, as if there were enemies listening right at the moment, even if they seemed alone at the moment.
[2019-06-06 20:43] [user]F u[/user]: "I can't." Fu replied, his smile stretched to his ear, but it wasn't genuine. It was more of a sneer. More of a pained, force sort of tug on his lip. Leading her on with first a grip-- until letting her loose as they walked through a wind of painful metal dust. Eventually...

The path ahead clears. The marred landscape of the Demon Realm appears, ground colorless and sky stinging with a pressure of darkness. Perching on that horizon, is what looks like a withered cathedral. Around them, spires of molten metal. Fu eyes these. [sub]"I made em."[/sub]
[2019-06-06 20:50] *[user]Mirai Pan[/user] 's mind was reeling, as thousands of images surged in all at once. For three years, that sadistic game of cat and mouse persisted. A cheeky brat of a girl had no choice but to grow cold and fierce to survive. But still, those long years punctuated her powerlessness. And today again. Even if this Tuffle may not necessarily be the same as Baby was, she once again felt that sense of powerlessness. She experienced countless life or death battles. She fought and trained till she bled every day, to the point that she had long since surpassed Baby's might completely. Yet, how could she not feel like she hadn't improved even a little, when the next Tuffle machine mutant she meets is just as much stronger than the her of right now as Baby used to be way back in the beginning?

How ironic these designs of Heaven. And how cruel and unfair. And how pathetic of herself to call unfair. Finally managing to calm her breathing some, quieting the feeling of pain throughout her body, stabilizing her ki flow to stop her internal injuries from worsening, she returned to a state of calm, and wiped her tear-strewn face dry with her forearm. "I gotta get stronger... Stronger. Much stronger! So that I won't lose to these bastards. So that I won't lose to myself..." That single-minded obsession burst forth from her releasing frustrations once more. Though, as all these tensions were finally released, an intense drowsiness set in, and she lulled into a sleep state.

Her body had clearly gone into damage control mode.
[2019-06-06 21:07] *[user]Gohan-[/user] arrived at the watch and circled around to Iskander's garden. As his boots hit the ground he looked around and called for the fox. "You here Iskander? Sorry to barge in but.." he caught wind of a single sprouted bean. There were a few other reaching maturity though he wasn't sure how long it would take before they were all ready to go. Gently lying the two down, he reached forward to pluck the bean stream from the stem and promptly broke in in half.

Each of the halves went into Pan's and Maize's mouth respectfully and his made sure they chewed a bit before helping them swallow.
[2019-06-06 21:08] *[user]Pan Unleashed[/user] 's expression sunk as she was pulled along beside Fu, stumbling and tripping a bit until she got her bearings and started to match his pace. Shielding her eyes against the wind, Pan trudged along until things opened up. "You made...the metal stuff? Fu what are we doing here? And more importantly how are we going to get out?"
[2019-06-06 21:48] [user]F u[/user]: "I... I don't know!" Fu laughed! But this was a forced laugh. The type of laugh with a half-hearted air, that weighed enough in the air to be palpable. His eyes focusing onto the oncoming steps, the pair of them enter... the hide-out of the demons.

Immediately, the stench of sulfur and the tense feeling of danger. Demon realm soldiers roam the ruby halls like phantoms. Magic whisps roll on the ground like an encroaching flood. Fu walks around and around, is he really sure where he's going? Who knows, but he was Pan's best chance! Eventually they start reaching a staircase. To a spiral tower...

"Fu-Boy!"

A voice. ANOTHER VOICE. The two snap to the voice. What they see is a hulking beast of a man... it's...

[color=brown]Gravy.[/color]

"Gravy..." Fu sloowly steps in front of Pan.

[color=brown]"Fu-Boy! You've returned! Master Mechikaboola will be pleased!"[/color]

"Yeah... he will be."

[color=brown]"Then whatcha waitin' for, Fu-Boy?! Let's present your return!"[/color]

".. not yet. I've got a surprise to prepare."

[color=brown]"A surprise?! Nonsense! Let us go to him-"[/color]

"No."

[color=brown]"Hrrgkt. Boy. Do not toy with me! Lord Mechikaboola's mood has been terrible! He will be in no mood for surprises!"[/color]

Fu flips towards Gravy. He's.. tense.

[2019-06-06 22:01] *[user]Pan Unleashed[/user] stuck close to Fu, internally freaking out. It was one thing to get into a fight with someone stronger, one thing to meet the enemy out in the open where she could retreat. It was an entirely different thing to end up on the enemy's doorstep with no way out. This was bad, this was badder than bad!

Following the purple boy, Pan's nose wrinkled at the stench, what is it with demons and just having such unpleasant places to live? Did they actually like the smell? The voice that boomed made Pan jerk upright. Oh fuuu[sub]dge.[/sub] What was Pan supposed to do? Run and and hide? No that'd be suspicious, stand at attention? What if she got ordered to do something? Was she supposed to salute? Bow? Kneel? Oh man, oh man, she didn't want to die [sub][s]again[/s][/sub] in some demon fortress!

[2019-06-06 22:21] [user]F u[/user]: The two of them stare at each other for seconds that feel like minutes...

[color=brown]"Tch. Fine. I'll just have to drag you there unconscious!"[/color] The hefty demon wavers his massive hammer -- [sub]how long has he been holding that thing?! It's bigger than Pan![/sub] -- it cackles in vile, electrical power, stinging everything around them! Fu braces on a knee.. he has that spring ready to go, Pan recognizing it as one of those leaps that one makes before.. dodging?! Wait, was she supposed to dodge too--

That realization is too slow for a literal thundering man. The demon's hammer hefts towards her-- Fu's eyes catch hers, shrunk and wild.. and with their own realization.

[b]Pan wasn't even in Super Saiyan. She'd be too slow to dodge-[/b]

[b]CRSH[/b]--

His hands firm against the hefty hammer, the young man.. caught it. [color=brown]"Hrgh! That strong, eh, Fu-Boy?! At least you haven't gone SOFT!"[/color] A grunt. The tendon-stretching grind of lean muscles against heap muscles. His knees were beginning to bend again, yellow pants wrinkling to his lavender heels-- [color=brown]"Heh, showin' off, aren't ya?! But ya ain't as powerful now as you were while Mr. Golden Boy Dark Prince!"[/color]

Fu was in a pinch, clearly! Sweat onto the side of his forehead, all over his poor boy glasses, to the side of his rippling aching neck. Fu had a Super Saiyan form, didn't he? Why wasn't he using it? He was beginning to buckle under the weight!-- [sub]"Boom.."[/sub]

[color=brown]"EH?!"[/color] A sigil -- that recognizable, / X / symbol spans over the row of abs over the humongous, barbarian! Tick, tock, tick tock-- KABLAAM! ... did Fu just kill the guy? Hardly, but it was apparent that this little explosion caused him to tumble down a level, where the scene of- [color=brown]"..whoa, hey Cerberfluff! Heey boy.. hey WAIT NO! DAMN IIT FUUU!!"[/color] audibly plays out [sub]followed by sounds of barking hounds. Luckily, it's not long before they are stifled by what could be assumed by distance.

Purple science boy glances back at Pan, his chest in a jagged breath. "... just... keep following me." And the pair climbs further and further... "I think I know how we can get you out of here..." But Fu is slowing further and further.. "Ships. We have ships. My lab isn't too far from here. I was workin' on-"

...and some thoughts may be crossing Pan's mind.

Plenty revolve around not being left alone.

Many more start revolving on Fu [i]not falling unconcious on time for him to slump over, in a hopefully brief snooze.[/i][/sub]

[2019-06-06 22:45] *[user]Pan Unleashed[/user] cowered behind the demon boy, ulping quietly. Demons just...sucked, now they were fighting each other in the halls of their own home with barely a few words passed between each other, no wonder they were always so pissy, demons just seemed to lead terribly stressful lives!

Pan wasn't sure what to do from here? Did Fu have a plan or not? If she went Super Saiyan under duress like this she'd blow her cover in seconds and then they'd be in real hot water, but if they were going to fight anyways- Ohrighthammerdude. Pan was more than a little out of her comfort zone and caught off guard, and that hammer was racing towards her, she had no chance of dodging did she? Fu was already out of the way, his own skin saved, which meant this was probably the end of the road for poor Pan.

Wincing, Pan waited for that encroaching darkness of death, but was surprised to hear the hammer strike not her own flesh but someone else's. "F-Fu...? You actually..." Pan was more shocked that Fu actually put himself in harms way for her than the fact she was actually alive! Unless the Dark Empire employed young girls as their guards, her cover was probably already blown if this other guy was paying any attention.

One explosion later, Pan was running after Fu, trying to keep pace...but it was slowly getting easier to keep up with him. "Fu...wait, wait, hold on. Fu you can't leave me alone in the literal demon nest!" Grimacing, Pan took a deep breath, then another. Okay, sitrep, behind enemy lines with a bunch of terrifying demon gods who could quite easily crush her even at her most powerful, her guide and only way out was currently unconscious and she had [b]no[/b] idea where the hell she was or how to get around to anything. Forcing herself to remain calm, Pan let herself slip into Super Saiyan, then the second level right after, keeping a tight hold on her ki so it wouldn't flare out all around her, she needed to be ready to react at a moment's notice, but didn't want to be a beacon of mortal ki either, if that could even be avoided in this kind of place. [color=yellow]"Okay, step one, find a place to hide."[/color] Pan carefully picked up Fu, it was...awkward considering he had nearly a foot of height on her, she could handle the weight just fine but it was hard to make it so none of him was dragging on the ground as she continued up the staircase with him. [color=yellow]"Would be just my luck if end up walking right into Mechi-whatever's throne room..."[/color]

[2019-06-06 23:13] [user]Shroom[/user]: Yelling, commotion, [i]what the Hell?[/i]
[color=brown]"Feh.."[/color]

Drawn to the noise, the Demon God of Death was soon standing in the path of Pan and Fu, ruby gaze staring them down with a slight narrowing. Chest bound in maroon bandages that flowed across light purple abs and arms, scythe was absent as was black vest with cape. Magical scarring marred through the fabric and across his neck. [color=brown]"What the.."[/color]

Young girls as their guards? [i]Well, there's a tiny monkey child sleeping up on his shoulders. [/i]But Shroom was more concerned with the MORTAL in wolf's clothing standing before him on the stairway. [color=brown]"You know words echo, right? Might wanna make note of that when you talk to yourself surrounded by stone walls while wearin' a visible disguise. Real good acoustics here."[/color] He grunted and eyed Fu.

[color=brown]"Specs.."[/color] Step taken forward, he turned his gaze to the hidden Pan once more. [color=brown]"Power down, babe. Tch.. You'd think if Fu was comin' back he'd at least bring smarter subjects. Not even in a fight now and you're all ready to go. Like [b]that[/b] ain't askin' for trouble."[/color] Both free arms went out, fingers twitching in a beckoning motion for handing over Fu. [color=brown]"You suck at this whole sneaky sneak stuff and you won't get far like this. Not that I'mma let you. [i]You're both gettin' out of here.[/i]"[/color]

[2019-06-06 23:13] [user]F u[/user]: [sub]skip mine[/sub]
[2019-06-06 23:14] *[user]Kayel[/user] sound asleep, her arms were wrapped about Shroom's forehead and fingers tucked to his bandanna. Her cheeks nestled into his silver spikes of hair, soft snores erupting from bandaged form. His hair made a decent bit of a pillow. She was the best young girl guard, right? She stayed on her post at least. Did that count?
[2019-06-06 23:21] *[user]Pan Unleashed[/user] violently curses inside her head, so much so that across the barriers of space and time her father in her home dimension suddenly felt a disturbance. [color=yellow]"Sneaking was kinda out the window when one of your goons started swinging his hammer around! Do you people even [b]like[/b] eachother or what!?"[/color] Pan growled, taking a step back to match the step forward. [color=yellow]"I'm not planning on powering down until I'm not about to get pulped, and I have literally [b]no[/b] reason to trust you, you've nearly killed me once and tried to capture me the second time."[/color] Pan looked over her shoulder, she was...still hopelessly lost, and behind her was a single stairwell that more than likely lead back to hammer-guy or a pack of demon dogs. Forward was...Shroom, she didn't really like her chances of getting past the guy even without her passenger...

[2019-06-06 23:36] [user]Shroom[/user]: First, he snapped his fingers. The boots of Grim Reaper Soldiers on the march echoed, but they were more towards the base of the stairs and in-place. Then pausing, arguing about their own sudden summoning. So much noise.
[color=brown][sub]"I like Specs a lil' more than danger."[/sub] [/color]

He glared slightly, another step taken forward and he was lifting Fu of his own accord. [color=brown]"You do you then. Come or not. I don't really care. And if I recall..."[/color] Shroom gave a pointed glare over his shoulder, sneer following. [color=brown]"I flung you for kickin' my back. I gave my word not to kill you. Kinda lucky there. I shoulda just held your leg and brought by scythe down and cut you out of bein' a problem then and there. Then I wouldn't have to deal with you firin' off shots with Goku [b][i]at my Squirt.[/i][/b] What kind of [i]heroes[/i] attack someone holdin' an injured tyke? Tch... [b]You're lucky I'm grounded.[/b]"[/color]

With the echoed confusion below, Shroom walked onward up the stairs but paused at the third door. It was shoved open to an extended hallway.
[sub]He actually paused to see if she followed.[/sub]

[2019-06-06 23:37] *[user]F u[/user] [sub] stirred a little...[/sub]

[2019-06-06 23:40] *[user]Kayel[/user] also stirred, by nuzzling Shroom's head and tucking in her face further. Spiky hair makes a great pillow.
[2019-06-06 23:43] *[user]Pan Unleashed[/user] looked over her shoulder again at the noise below, blinking, and then Fu was suddenly being lifted away from her. [color=yellow]"W-hey I-!"[/color] Fu was already out of her hands. Grimacing, hands clenched at her sides, Pan gave an aggravated sigh and moved to catch up with him. [color=yellow]"[sub]What kind of idiot starts a fight while holding an injured kid?[/sub]"[/color] The hybrid grumbled. [color=yellow]"Not like I could even scratch you anyways, especially not with a wimpy blast like that, was pretty confident you'd keep her intact."[/color] Pan was right behind Shroom, still holding her Super Saiyan form, but by the lack of glowing aura she was still holding all her ki in to stay 'off the radar'.

[2019-06-06 23:52] [user]Saiyan Soldier Fasha[/user]: [sub]rises.[/sub]
[2019-06-06 23:53] [user]Shroom[/user]: [color=brown]"I didn't. Goku had [b]my nephew[/b] and I wanted him free. Intention was to trade. That was [i]after[/i] he went all stickin' his pointy nose in my bizz."[/color]

Suddenly Shroom rounded and was in her face, leaning. [sub]Totally not clutching Fu in a possessive hug. It's manly. No homo.[/sub] [color=brown]"Wimpy but I was injured already and so is Squirt. You BET the life of a 4yr old in a gamble for a hit [b]that you were sure wouldn't do shit?[/b] What the Hell is wrong with you?! Tch.. Ya'll make Salsa's code of honor make sense almost and that's sayin' somethin'. [b] I ain't supposed to be the responsible one.[/b]"[/color]

Marching onward. Door after door. It's the fifth one that Shroom nodded to Pan to get. [color=brown]"Open it, step immediately to the left inside. Hit the round button among the squares."[/color]

[2019-06-06 23:54] [user]F u[/user]: "Shroom..." Fu's voice?! It indeed vibrates from his throat, against Shroom's clutch!
[2019-06-06 23:57] [user]Shroom[/user]: "H-hey Specs.. I'mma get you outta here. ......And your pet."
[2019-06-06 23:58] [user]F u[/user]: "Drop me..." Fu nudges against Shroom's hold. His strength gradually returns, pulling off. ".. Shroom you.." Fu's pupils slide over to Pan...
[2019-06-06 23:58] [user]F u[/user]: ... get Pan out. I need to stay.
[00:00] *[user]Pan Unleashed[/user] didn't back down, glaring at the demon even as he got in her face. [sub]With Fu she was always jumpy, but this guy? This guy was already on her shit-list.[/sub] [color=yellow]"Trading after kidnapping me. You can chastise me for resorting to violence all you want, you were the one who threw the first punch all I did was throw a distraction so I could get away from the [b]creepy, demon, asshole trying to capture me.[/b] And for the record, I didn't 'bet' anything,
 I know my capabilities and I know that anything short of you literally throwing the kid into the blast would have ended up with her fine, so the only thing I bet on was you not being a [b]sadistic bastard[/b] and look, here we are."[/color] Pan held her hands out to either side, as if presenting the situation right back to the demon.

At the room itself, Pan hesitated at the doorframe, looking back at Fu. [color=yellow]"Fu...you idiot what are you talking about? Do you have any idea what they'll do to you this time? If you stay you're gonna get your brain scrambled into mush!"[/color]
[00:01] *[user]F u[/user] stood, adjusting his glasses over a pair of eyes that gleamed in scarlet ferocity. "I have business...!"
[00:02] [user]Pan Unleashed[/user]: [color=yellow][sub]"And a death wish, apparently."[/sub][/color]
[00:04] *[user]Shroom[/user] drops Fu. Feet first. Then upper half. [color=brown]"No, you're goin' too, man. [b]This is no place for you.[/b] That crown bizz? Nuh uh. Noooo way. You're gettin' outta here. I'm grounded as it is and can only do so much. That includes kickin' your ass out." [/color][b]SHOVE![/b] Shroom's tossing him at the opened cargo hold of a small ship as HE pushed by Pan and stepped in to the left and elbow slammed the round button. Off in the far distance, an alarm sounded for a distraction. Shroom then went pushing buttons. All kinds of buttons. Some he probably should not be pushing. The docking bay lit up with a manner of various ships and tech, magical aspects tethered to some.
[00:05] *[user]Pan Unleashed[/user] [sub]gets knocked in by Fu getting shoved at her.[/sub]
[00:05] *[user]F u[/user] [b]grabs Shroom.[/b] Oh look, they're all bunched up!"... what the hell are [i]you[/i] doing?!"

[00:14] [user]Pan Unleashed[/user]: [color=yellow]"I hate to agree with this guy, Fu, but your cover is already blown. Whatever you need to do here, you aren't gonna get far after you just got walloped by that hammer-jerk."[/color]
[00:14] [user]F u[/user]: "I was only [i]in cover[/i] because you.. you're here!"
[00:14] [user]F u[/user]: "You, you can get out now! You can go home!"
[00:16] [user]Son Black[/user] has left the channel.
[00:16] [user]Pan Unleashed[/user]: [color=yellow]"I didn't ask to be here! Maybe if you actually said something instead of just leaping off the watch like a mad man, I would have hesitated to dive after you!"[/color]
[00:17] [user]F u[/user]: "I can [i]fly[/i]!"
[00:17] *[user]Shroom[/user] growled, trying to pry Fu's grasp off as he's bunched with the nerds. [color=brown]"Gettin' you both out of here! You think I [b]like[/b] watchin' my nephew get his nerdy dorky brain cells fried and fired up and rantin' 'bout castles?! No dude. You do labs. You do science. You do swords. You do crazy dangerous experiments with a fun ride, total chaos and lots of energy. You collect subjects and neat things. YOU don't get captured. You don't wear [i]royal uniforms[/i] or [i]crowns.[/i] You wear glasses and balk brilliant gibberish I don't get. Now you're gunna [b]get out.[/b]" [/color]

He hated teleporting. HATED IT. [sub]But he was suddenly beyond the cargo hold of the ship and its door slammed shut with Pan and Fu within, activating the seal that kept cargo safe from vanishing.[/sub]

[b]FFFWWWIIIPPP[/b]

Fist slammed to the control counsel suddenly and bay doors opened to the barrier beyond. The pre-programmed departure began with a charge. It wasn't as loud as the approach of Gravy's stomping nor the shrieking and complaining of his loud mouth and the gaggle of soldiers not far behind.
[00:20] *[user]Pan Unleashed[/user] poked Fu in the chest. [color=yellow]"You've also been out of whack and turning into a rat all week long! Theres no telling with y-!"[/color] Pan was suddenly knocked over by the door slamming shut behind her, the ship rumbling beneath them as it prepared to launch.
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[00:29] [user]F u[/user]: "Damn it!" The sights, the horizon, the hills-- all of them speed in a passing blur! Magic technology was impressive! But who else was impressive? Shroom. Because, as Fu is finding out, in his random button mashes- "...how did he..." The control panels were rendered nigh unusable! Snarling, flickers of darkness like fires off his eyes, the demon scientist [b]SLAMS[/b] that piece useless... to not much avail of their trip. His sword extended to make a [b]cut[/b] --only for the ruby gem of that pommel to suddenly... break? "What?!"

Frustration, ferocity! Both of those and more onto the demon's scowling scarlet! Knuckles leaving more dents to the walls... but at least he maintained enough sense to not bust the entire ship up. Soon they run through an incandescent wall. They can behold the sight of the Dark Empire behind them...

Fu crossed his arms. He didn't speak a word, quite unlike him.

Not that Pan would know any way, as she never saw the sights of the Black Desert, however... Those glasses reflect it indeed. The sight of the Dark Empire's territory more expansive than it was before!

Teeth firing a 'tch', Fu .. sat on his scooch. He watched The Watch heading closer. A brow of worry threatening to break his sharp demeanor. [sub]Though his voice managed to.[/sub] "... Shroom isn't that bad of a guy."
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[00:35] [user]Shroom[/user]: [sub]Oh, nearly forgot.. [/sub]Ruby eyes drifted up to the little snoozing monkey child that was Kayel. He gingerly hoisted her free, working fingers clear of his bandanna before setting her down on one of the chairs at the control module, carefully sending it in a small roll away from the immediate area. Pressing his back to the door, Shroom braced against the slamming knocks that came against its lockdown due to the launch and open doors. [color=brown]"No idea how to get it open, dudes! Oh yeah, yeah.. Fu was here. But [b]I'm grounded[/b] so not like I [i]could do anythin'[/i] yanno? I did hit an alarm though! [i]Wrong one?[/i].. Soooorry... I don't like workin' this tech stuff."[/color] The bay doors were kept open, Shroom just watching that streak disappear with a small, satisfied smirk. [sub][i]He was definitely going to get chewed out for this.[/i][/sub]
[00:38] *[user]Pan Unleashed[/user] didn't say much of anything once they were under way. If Fu did have a way back she wasn't sure she could stop him, but she was relieved to see that his attempts weren't met with success. Powering down out of her Super Saiyan form, Pan say back against a wall and just watched Fu work out his anger, not wanting to interrupt just in case one of those fists came flying her way. The immediate threat of death was gone and Pan was suddenly exhausted by the whole ordeal, even if it had been fairly brief.

"Well, he hasn't eaten the kid yet, or turned her into some kind of imp, so he can't be that terrible. Still doesn't excuse all the things he's put her through and all the danger she's gotten in because of him and his choices. Tch, trying to blame me for it too...bastard." Pan put a fist to her cheek, in all honesty she hadn't even remembered or noticed the kid had been there the first time, she didn't recognize that bundle under the demon's arm back then until he'd pointed out what, or rather who it had been today. [sub]And perhaps, she suddenly felt a bit guilty about it.[/sub] "Even then, doesn't matter, he only cares about himself and the things he likes, he would have happily cut my head off back there if you weren't with me." Pan levelled a glare at Fu, crossing her arms. "Not that you're much better. Running off like that without a word, without a care for the consequences..."

[00:44] *[user]F u[/user] [b]glared[/b] back. Fu's tendency to loom came back into play, the burning gaze easily searing through his yellow lens. This wasn't a philosophy he usually said with such expression, but... "Caring for oneself and for the ones one like... isn't that what we all do, anyways?"

[00:49] *[user]Pan Unleashed[/user] for once didn't shrink back from Fu's gaze, she was already angry, stressed, and had brushed way too closely with death for her liking. "Not at the expense of others Fu! That's what I've been trying to explain to you, it's possible to get the things you want and keep the ones you love safe without having to walk all over someone else to get there. We can live and let live." Pan crossed her arms, finally turning her gaze away, out the window. "...you could have just told me you know. I know Chronoa and Robel didn't want you to go...and I mean I didn't [b]want[/b] you to go, but if you'd have told me you could have gotten through that alone without getting captured I'd have listened, I'd have trusted you to do that just like the first time you told me you were heading back. I just wish you could have trusted me to believe in you...then maybe I wouldn't have gotten in your way..."

[00:54] *[user]F u[/user] turned away too, a streak of purple and red as he.. just faced the broken metal, tracing gaze among the bits mangled by his own hands. "... it's simply safer if you never get in my way, Pan."

[01:01] *[user]Pan Unleashed[/user] 's fists tightened again and she just walked to the door, waiting for this damn hunk of junk to land already so she could get out of it and go back to somewhere safer. "If thats the way you want it Fu, then fine, you don't have to talk to me ever again. I'll leave, and I'll go get stronger on my own, and then you can put yourself in however much danger you like without having to worry about tripping over the idiots like me who thought they could be friends with you..."

[01:10] *[user]F u[/user] Somewhere safer? Try [b]in a chokehold![/b] -- well, at least that's how the threat felt with the approaching shadow. When she's lifted from her feet and held by the collar of her shirt, to face the demon, blaze to charcoal. ".. how are you doing that?!"

[01:16] *[user]Pan Unleashed[/user] was lifted up, flailing a bit at first before looking at Fu, eyes wide. [sub]Adrenaline could only get you so far, and now Fu was actually getting physical with her again. Back to scared Pan.[/sub] "Wh- Fu? What do you mean? I'm trying to leave you be! Getting out of your way, remember!?"

[01:17] [user]F u[/user]: "I... I don't want you to go." Fu ... dropped her down, abruptly. "... and Shroom. I didn't want to leave him either... guh.." The demon scientist meandered off, grasping his... chest? "What's... happening to me?"

[01:25] *[user]Pan Unleashed[/user] flumped down and [sub]gracefully[/sub] landed on her rump. [sub]Oof.[/sub] "Fu...I don't want to leave either but...you know I was worried about you right? I was afraid, that if you stayed you'd get all screwed up in the head again. And I don't mean I'm afraid of how strong you'd be, or how dangerous, I was afraid...I'd never see you, the real you, again. I didn't...want to say goodbye." Pan frowned where she sat, rubbing her arm awkwardly. "People care about you y'know, a lot of us want you to stay happy, free, and not getting your brain picked apart by some creepy old guy, Shroom included I guess, [sub]suppose even demons have standards...[/sub] And maybe...just maybe theres a part of you that cares about us too."

[01:35] [user]F u[/user]: "Saying goodbye? To.. the real me? But... I'm right here! That's senseless! Illogical! I'm always the real me! That crown, it... it took away certain abilities to make certain judgments, but that was me! It's... it's..." Fu looked at her, for once that lavender shell breaking past that ferocity, past that schemerey, past that scientific mind... into what Fu was really: a boy. "... you're.. you people are...-"

Shadows hone on the young man's contours.  In one sweep, he's sped through the floor, hooked Pan in a clumsy hold, and in one wave his arm -- [b]BOOSH![/b] -- Leap riight outta the ship!

... which slams against the forcefield around The Watch, scattering to bits. [sub]"Shroom didn't entirely think this through..."[/sub]


Aand then they settle back onto the familiar concrete of The Watch.... though upon touchdown, a pit-pat of his boots choreograph the boy's quick shuffle away from her as he's let go, still staring off with... disbelief? "I... I don't get any of this."

[01:43] *[user]Pan Unleashed[/user] is carried out of the ship, blinking owlishly. [sub]She didn't think it through either apparently, she didn't think the ship itself had bad intentions or whatever the barrier was supposed to stop.[/sub] "I hope that doesn't set off an alarm or anything..."

Pan stood on the Watch now, looking to Fu, then back at the place they'd just escaped far off in the distance. Pan sighed and moved to stand next to Fu. "Fu...that wasn't the real you. The real you is in the choices and judgements you make, anything that takes that away from you is trying to turn you into something else. Think about it, would really have just tried to stab my grandpa dead in a fight? He's way too entertaining to just kill him like that, right? And Chronoa, you've had plenty of chances to kill her here and you haven't, so was it really your choice when you tried to the first time? What that crown did..what Mechikaboola did to you was honestly something awful, he took away your agency, tried to turn you into a tool instead of letting you be a person..."

[01:49] [user]F u[/user]: "... now everybody is tellin' me who the real me is, who the real me isn't..." Fu dipped his head, kneading a set of fingers against it. "I don't get it... it feels right in my brain, but it doesn't feel right in my... cardiovascular system? What the heck?"
[01:51] [user]F u[/user]: "I'm.. the Prince of the Demon Realm.. but I don't care about that stuff, I like science! I'm.. what I want to be! .. but... when I was the Dark Prince, it didn't [i]feel[/i] wrong, but... it didn't feel right either..."
[01:52] *[user]F u[/user] back and forward, Fu paces, brows in a deep knit! "A-and I don't get you. What do you mean, you didn't want to say goodbye to me, me? I'm.. me-me.. I..."
[01:52] *[user]F u[/user] ... rubs his forehead. "Are you saying you... caaaaree about me?"

[01:59] [user]Pan Unleashed[/user]: "Is it really so illogical to think that if someone has a sudden and dramatic shift in behaviour that something is wrong? Sure, I guess you [b]could[/b] have been the Prince of the Demon Realm, probably would have even been good at it, and enjoyed it, but you decided not to care about it for a reason, right? You [b]chose[/b] to devote yourself to science instead. Taking that away from you...well, to [b]me[/b] at least that doesn't seem like the real you, but I guess in the end you have to choose what the real you is right?" Pan looked to Fu, giving a small but earnest smile. "What can I say? Somewhere in this long strange trip I guess I ended up caring about you somewhere along the way. You're not a good person Fu, but I don't think you're all bad either, you have the potential to do a lot of good things and I even think you'd enjoy doing them giving the chance. Even despite all that....you're fun, and I like to talk with you, and honestly some of the tricks you pull are pretty hilarious...at least when they're the relatively harmless variety." Pan sighs. "I just didn't want you to lose all that to be the big scary 'Prince' again, if those guys got their claws back into you I don't think anyone would be able to dig 'em back out again. For all intents and purposes it'd be like you...or at least a part of you dying. To say nothing of what would happen to me if I did run into you if you got all stab-happy again, I'm not my Grandpa, I'd die."

[02:04] [user]F u[/user]: "... how are you doing this?!"

Fu grunted, grunt-snarled, and his eyes bear that dangerous shade of red! ... but...

[sub]Are those tears?[/sub]

"It's like every word you say is making my cardiovascular system go faster and so many strange neurotransmitters are going through my synapses, my entire nervous system... is on fire! How are you doing that?! With just words?!"


[02:10] *[user]Chronoa O Clock[/user] [sub][s]blinks, is not a jungle gym![/s][/sub]

[02:11] *[user]Rhuk[/user] [s][sub]smiles at her, hi![/sub][/s]

[02:13] [user]Saiyan Soldier Fasha[/user]: [sub]here come that purple boi[/sub]
[02:13] *[user]Pan Unleashed[/user] blinked at Fu, totally taken aback. [sub]Fu was....crying? She didn't even think he [b]could[/b] cry in the first place![/sub] "Fu, I..." She sighed. "I know you consider yourself a creature of logic and science, but your emotions are important too, they're just as much a part of you. I'm not going to try to tell you how you feel, you've gotta figure that out for yourself, but...agh you know what, I can't pretend like I know what to say all the time." Pan got up, despite the red eyes glaring at her....and went for a hug, floating off the ground a bit so she could properly reach. "I'm your friend Fu, however strange the circumstances of that friendship is. I just want whats best for you....I just wish I knew if whats best is trying to hold you back from doing something dangerous or giving you the space and freedom you need to figure things out for yourself, but...I guess thats the big secret of it all Fu. These emotions you're feeling and struggling with? I don't always understand them either, I don't think anyone fully does. I'd say most...if not all of us, are just figuring things out as we go along, and hoping for the best..."

[02:20] [user]F u[/user]: "Friend!? [i]Friend?![/i]" Fu was completely taken aback! Absolutely paralyzed too, upon her stick-like limbs giving him a... huge? A hug?! The demon boy shivered- shivered to the point where Pan might suspect that he was [i]allergic[/i] to hugs! Yet, there was definitely a bewilderment there, that overtook him, the beads in his lids popping to an actual stream of tears? "I... guh.." Wiping forearm over his sights, slipping under glasses- dropping them to the floor - the frazzled Fu-boy ... steps back. And back. And back.

"... I.. I don't know what to say. I ... I guess... thanks."

[i]Fu backflips.[/i] Off The Watch again.. this time, gone in a flash even quicker than before...
[02:21] [user]F u[/user]: a hug*
[02:21] [user]F u[/user]: [sub]not a huge, but a huge hug can quantify[/sub]
[02:23] *[user]Pan Unleashed[/user] lets Fu go this time, dropping back to the floor of the Watch. "Heck if I know what to say either...just stay safe out there Fu." Pan just sits back and watches Fu go this time, not trying to stop him or chase after him, just smiling and hoping this was the right choice, and that wherever he'd end up, things would work out okay. Until... "Huh, what are...Fu!" Pan rushes forward and snags the dropped glasses from the ground, checking to make sure they weren't cracked or broken. "You forgot your-..." But, he was already gone.