>>6142547The young child beams at your compliment, you stepping inside to a surprisingly... Utilitarian interior. It reminds you of not only the mess hall in your ship, but the mess hall on your first post, Freeza Planet 79. Filled with simple rectangular metal tables that have built-in bench seats, it reminds you of those days on post. Compared to outside the air feels slightly cool, not quite enough to put a chill up your back but just cold enough to notice it. Servers fly about, none touching the ground and carefully delivering platters to other tables with patrons already sat down, you even seeing King Vegeta's family at one along with Nappa, Aisha and Kaliflor Clan-Clan. But then you spot your wife, sitting next to Towa with enough space between them for you to sit.
So you make your way over, sitting down between the two women and across from Maza, your half-demon son and his siblings. It is only then you recognize Milha is here as well, along with the blonde woman from Chilli's world. Darkness, she'd called herself. But they're not the only guests at the table, Broly and Kori are here as well, along with Chilli and his family, all of your children are here in the same place.
“GRANDPAA!” Meloka Wolbach shouts in excitement, your granddaughter clearly happy to see you. “I missed you!”
“Missed you too kiddo.” you tell her, the young girl beaming. But there's something else to her expression now as she smiles, something you don't quite recognize in her eyes. But she seems older, more mature than the last time you'd seen her. In fact, you hadn't seen Chilli's entire family since construction began, you wondering what all is new with him. And aa you look to your son, he seems different as well. Something in the way he carries himself is different, in his shoulders, the lack of tension in his body, he's clearly been through something. Perhaps whatever that was is why he hasn't reached out?
But on the other side Kori is excitedly talking to Caulifla as Broly and Caulifla's man Lottus, the two seemingly locked in telepathic communication as they stare at each other. Even your eldest daughter Chaya is here, talking with her future self and Ace about something you can't quite make out while your youngest four are at an adjacent table with the rest of the construction crew, laughing together at something one of them said.
“Everything alright hun?” Meloka asks, your wife looking up to you with an unreadable expression.
“Yeah. Never better.” you reply, taking her hand in yours. With all the happiness around you, you take it all in. You fought so long for this, and now all of your children are here.
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