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Next Nion answered the Namekians query "Simple, he's egotistical worm. Strike at his pride and he'll crawl out of his hole to prove himself"
"I hate to say it, but the walking Blue Berry has a point. Heeta was never one to hide his colourful personality-" Dashade cringe as he thought And yet I never saw him for the maniac he was... "-If we were able to make and attempt on his pride, we could draw him out. But the methods to do so are rather simple, attack his empire in short bursts. Destroy bases, ruin his supply lines, anything we can do to send a message to him that we are indeed mocking him. Making him look weaker to booth his empire and other planets. Arcosians would be easy to turn on him, with Lord Frost dead there will be a power gap, and they'd see Heeta as nothing more but big competition"
Taao held a cautious look as he drank in Dashade's words, as if he was unsure whether he wanted to know more about just how threatening Heeta was. Nion just seemed annoyed at the prospect of waiting around and itching to fight Heeta the more Dashade built him up. Pikruel seemed like she would be snorting if she was the type to scoff, Dashade's words coming off more as paranoid speculation then facts.
The Arcosian warrior himself worried Kazaam somewhat, she had made a big fuss about his decision to leave as soon as they had beaten Heeta and now she was left with a feeling that she had only added to the baggage currently crushing the man. Maybe that was why he always seemed to hold a broken mask over his face, always trying to be something other then himself, whether it trying to look emotionless on the outside and dress up his words with a cracked tone intended to seem uncaring (Aside from when he looked back upon Heeta's victims).
One of the few ties Kazaam saw what she thought was him being sincere was when he attempted to compliment Pikruel of her actions on Melt. Maybe if we beat Heeta, Mr Shade will be happier... She wanted to help the Arcosian, he'd been nice to her throughout the trip... Even if he had taken her food from her back on Melt. He was a good person, and that means he should get good things.
Pikruel knew that Nion had a good point. It wasn't in a Saiyan's nature to use trickery to get an upper hand.
"I'm just brainstorming ideas, Nion," she said. "Dashade seems to think that it's impossible to win a fair fight against Heeter, so I'm trying to come up with a way to even the odds. Besides, couldn't it be said that Heeter is a coward for relying so heavily on a special drink to give him an advantage?"
"We can even the odds by breaking his bones, shattering his spine and blowing up his corpse" Nion spat out bluntly, cracking her own knuckles for enphesis. "Heeta being a cowardly worm only makes the very thought of using his tactics all the more pathetic. We are Saiyans, not jesters to be made a fool of"
Without waiting for an answer, Pikruel clapped her hands together.
"Good. Now let's eat the delicious food Dashade cooked up for us before it gets cold."
It was unsurprising to Taao that Neon was adverse to such underhanded tactics, and Dashade's own unique perspective made the argument moot regardless. It seemed luring him into open battle would be their best shot at taking down Heeta, a daunting concept , yet Pikruel and Nion where unafraid, while Kazaam seemed totally unaware of the level threat they faced.
"Alright, then," said Pikruel. "No poison. Just a fair fight. And we make it quick before he can increase his power level. Sounds like a plan to me. Everyone agree?"
Taao's mouth hung agape as Pikruel's enthusiastic clapping of hands cut him off before he could get another word in edgewise. Food was her highest priority apparently, which Taao himself couldn't understand, she was so care free about the idea of fighting such a monster. Instead of joining them at the table he sat in place with his legs crossed and his eyes closed.
" Yeah well, you guys enjoy the food. I would appreciate not being disturbed until we've arrived at our destination "
I must focus if I'm to reach father's mind from this distance. From here on out, unbeknownst to the rest of the crew Taao would be attempting to establish contact with his home planet, specifically his elder and maker.
Dashade could only muster an astonished look towards the Saiyan as she gleefully returned to his cooking. "This woman... I swear..." Before long he was slowly massaging his forehead as he watched Nion join her partner. "I need to sleep this off... It's been a... interesting day" He approached the door, but before leaving he spared one look towards Kazaam, who seemed to share an intense stare towards him.
That was where the big question came in, what were they going to do with the child? While she herself claims to be on a mission, she also seems to want to help with this Heeta situation. But what could she add to their team? This wasn't a romp in the playground, it was a mission of life or death. Dashade wondered if she even knew what was on the line here. Yet there is still one factor that I don't think any of the others know about. Even as a novice in sensing energy, he could feel it from the moment she went to strike Holly back on Melt. Deep below the surface of a cheerful child was something else, a power that had a sinister feeling to it. There was no denying that the girl had potential, but she already proved that she was extremely lacking in experience; she doesn't even know of what she could do.
Unless she had someone to bring that potential to light. With that last thought Dashade left the room, looking to fall asleep somewhere for the rest of the trip.
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