>>5743730“Hmm…” She brings up a hologram of the planet, lacking the massive gash in it this time, as a trio of dots light up. “The recent Cataclysm wiped most of the known locations out. Likely because she was working with Viga and Shokun Vzryvala on them.” A red area highlights where the gash is currently, with some yellow areas showing the upturned parts of it.
“Wait, what about here?” Raditz points out one of the yellow areas, and it seems to match just where one of the labs were. “It might be thoroughly trashed and ruined, but it’s still technically there.”
Eagalia has it zoom in, then shows a different location. It’s much further away, closer to you all… but that’s when she notices a pattern. They’re equidistant from each other. Your current location, the one she was last at, and the three other known ones form before the cataclysm… but there’s a bit of a discrepancy. Two of them are too far apart, unless…
“There’s a sixth location.” you point out, then point at the hologram and add, “Right about… here, I think!”
“And it just so happens, there’s another priority target.” Eagalia confirms. “This would complete the hexagon shape.”
“Give us a moment to go over our options.” Rabaht asks everyone, and a small debate starts.
As Eagalia closes the hologram, though, you look up at her questioningly. “Hey… so, I tried to keep her gloating while attempting to lock on to her Ki, but Dummy-Gross did bring up something about ‘your Clan’s prior actions.’ If you mind sharing, what exactly was she talking about?”
Eagalia looks down slightly, regretfully almost. “My… Clan once had a notorious reputation for producing a lot of renegade and anti-establishment leaders. And the irony was those that weren’t tended to support… more authoritarian goals. During his rise to power, Viga managed to actually gain support of the most notable of the latter, thinking he could use Viga as a tool to take power, while the most notable of the former fought against him not for any noble goal, but because he wanted to be the one in charge. Still, they genuinely did display care and appreciation for those who followed them.” She shakes her head. “In the end, both of them ended up falling at his hands. Both of them also being my direct progenitors. I was formed with the hope that I’d be able to embody the best aspects of the two.”
Zubastik gives her a sympathetic look. Videl is at first a little shocked, then shares the sympathetic look, but that’s followed by a question, “Wait, so… they were effectively your… er, dads?”
“Not quite in the way organics would understand it, but that is one way to compare it.” she answers. “Most of that is old history now. Let’s focus on the task at hand.”
(cont.)