>>5452542“Right here.” She says, letting go of your arm and slapping a button at a door’s side. Behind it is a large square room, empty save for a large control console in the middle. “See that column with the computer on it? It controls the gravity settings. It can go up to 100 times Earth’s gravity.” You can tell she’s proud of her creation.
Dr. Brief looks at her daughter. “Still.” He looks to you. “I recommend you don’t go higher than 50 times for the sake of your physical integrity. Even if you are of a powerful race, bipedal humanoids should avoid putting so much weight on their legs.”
“Yeah yeah, we’ll be careful dad.” Bulma responds, waving off his worries.
“We?” Dr. Brief raises an eyebrow. She shows him her tongue.
“And the rest of the ship?” You ask.
Bulma responds as she shows it off room by room. “We now have a proper holding cell. Reinforced bulkheads with emergency walls and doors that close down as soon as a hole is detected. If anyone can break through, it’ll take them a while to get past the three layers I’ve prepared.”
“Then there’s a proper living room with poker tables, arcades, some billiards, a bar, the works.” The room seems rather… cozy. Cushioned seats, warm colors on walls and floor and even a chimney.
“I kept the same looks for the bedrooms and made a few more in case we recruit new people, though I did change the windows to be a bit larger. Oh and each one has a TV now too, including a nice collection of DVDs for each. The bridge is pretty much the same, it made me nostalgic. Oh, I also kept the round window behind your desk at your room, I saw the way you looked at it.” She winks.
“What about Rasha’s ship?” You ask.
“Oh uh…” She says. “About that…”
You’re already expecting the bad news. “The ship was on complete lockdown.” You hear Turles’ voice behind you, he’s cleaned up and put on his armor. “Sorry for leaving suddenly earlier, I feel naked without the armor on."
“So?”
He crosses his arms. “If we activated any of the ship systems, it would’ve sent a galaxy-wide ping to Frieza’s forces. A sort of failsafe for stolen ships, new stuff, never seen it before. It’s a miracle I was able to put it on autopilot when we left the arid planet.”
“Rasha was a captain of an elite force.” You say. “His ship must’ve been top of the line.” It’s saddening news, having a second ship would’ve been a great boon.
“But.” Bulma interjects. “What wouldn’t trigger these signals was scrapping it for parts.” Her voice is rather merry. “Every tidbit I dug out of there was nothing short of miracle tech for Earth. It helped out immensely with getting the Mark II ready in such a short amount of time. I also researched its defensive alloys to reinforce this ship, the attack pods and my space to air plane.” She pats the walls. “This thing is a veritable juggernaut.”
