apologies, passed out for a bit
>>6028849“Any leads on dad?” you ask the Grand Supreme Kai, and then look at your cousin.
He smiles sadly, shaking his head. “From the sound of things, finding your displaced father has been even harder than getting a lead on where Shin ended up at.”
Gohan looks down with a frown, “I see…”
“We will get him back.” your cousin declares. “This will work. It might take more time, but we’ll get him back too, I swear it.”
She’s trying to reassure you all, but she’s confident about this. You give her an appreciative smile. “Thanks, cous.”
You then watch Gohan head on over to the Grand Kai’s group. You kinda figure he’d be picking that one. Mom actually heads on over with him, as does Buu, who gives a wave to Buula. The Time Patroller awkwardly waves back to him. So. Mom, Gohan, Buu, Piccolo, Tapion, Minotia, will all be going with the Time Patrol and Grand Supreme Kai. An understandable grouping. So they’ll be the ones trying to find Shin.
Meanwhile, you yourself walk towards Basilea, and you notice Pantea and Videl march alongside you. They both give you confident smiles, with Keli giving you a nod of appreciation. Krillin and uncle Acer actually walk on over as well. That means you, Videl, Pantea, Keli, Lao, Yamcha, Krillin, and uncle Acer will head off with Basilea and the Majin twins to try to get Tien out of Majin Ozotto.
Lastly, Chuu Lee, uncle Raditz, 16, and Sala and Hado head over to 19 and Izzy, with your cousin declaring, “I’ll be going with them. I’ll be able to get everyone back with greater ease if I’m actually part of this. Jaki, Melchior, and Wyerta will be able to reopen the rift once our mission’s complete, but it’ll be safer with me helping stabilize it on the other side.”
“Sounds like you have thought this through.” Percel remarks. “Very well.”
“All right big shots, listen up!” Shun Shun calls out to your group. “This isn’t a sightseeing tour, you’re going to be tresspassing into the Demon Realm trying to find someone you all know is as sinister as he is clever, Majin Ozotto! If by some miracle you can punch Tien out of his guts or whatever, great, mission accomplished! But you’re probably going to be facing him somewhere he has the advantage, so you’ve got one shot at this before it goes to shit!”
“To keep this simple, the rules are: do not get captured, avoid detection as best as possible, and prepare for the worst.” Haru Haru states bluntly. “Our goal is to get you people in and out, so don’t screw this up.”
“There’s a high chance of him just up and leaving, and a slight one of him having some kind of reinforcements.” Basilea states. “If either happens, I want you all to abandon the mission, not chase him around the Demon Realm trying to end him. We don’t need this to cascade into some bigger problem.”
(cont.)
