>>5326977She's clearly ready to go to war with them, so you decide that just <span class="mu-i">appearing</span> behind her would probably be a bad idea. So instead you reach out to her telepathically, and see if she wants your help.
“Hey Raven, is everything okay?” you <span class="mu-i">think</span> to her, sensing her tenseness through the mental link. “I can see you have company.”
“No, but I can handle this.” she replies tersely. “Whatever your senses show, do NOT come over here. If they take your power, its over for us all.”
“Wait, what?” you reply, feeling even more concerned than earlier. “They can steal power?”
“Exactly. So whatever you do, don't come over here yourself.” she replies. “I had to send Ubo off as well, so they didn't take his might for their own. I should have this all wrapped up shortly, so don't worry about me.”
“If you're sure.” you reply, still feeling a bit uncertain about letting her fight the demons by herself. But you trust her, Raven isn't one to overestimate her own abilities. And if they can really steal strength like she said, then you being there would make the fight much harder for her. “Good luck Raven. Give 'em hell.”
“Oh, I will.” she replies, and you get the image of her grinning maliciously in your mind as she ends the telepathic link. You almost feel sorry for the poor bastards.
“Mrhmm? Karn?” you hear Meloka murmur, turning your head and seeing her eyes half-opened. “Wha's goin on?”
“Nothing's wrong, We're fine.” you reply, ending the connection to New Salda with a quick thanks. “Raven is just confronting a few demons, but she'll handle them shortly.”
“Oh m'kay.” she says, eyes shutting. But only for a moment, as they shoot fully open. “What?”
“Its fine, I already checked to see if she needed help.” you <span class="mu-i">think</span> to her, Caulifla and Karn Jr both shifting in their sleep from her sudden noise. “Apparantly they can steal energy, so going over there ourselves would just make them tougher for Raven to destroy.”
“Oh, okay.” she replies, also telepathically. You lean in and give her a kiss, Meloka grinning as her eyes drift back shut, snuggling back into the sheets. You smile at her, holding your youngest son in her arms. Even after all this time, the fact he was born a Super Saiyan still surprises you. One day, he'll grow up to be something quite special.
“Hey dad, you up?” Chaya suddenly <span class="mu-i">thinks</span> to you, catching you a bit off guard. “Today's the big day.”
“That it is, are you ready?” you reply, and immediately sense her excitement through the telepathic link. Looks like she's ready to go.
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