A Troublesome Fiend Episode 2: Kidnapped!

[Cho Hakkai]

It was his day off from the restaurant, and Hakkai had willingly chosen to go to the open market to stock up on food for the fridge and cupboards. On one arm was a basket in which he placed the various items he had purchased while on his shoulders curled up the tiny white dragon known as Hakuryuu. He smiled lightly at the people in the stalls as he took his time selecting the best ingredients at the lowest price possible. It wasn't like he had an unlimited credit card at his disposal, and instead had Gojyo's share of grocery money as well as his to spend as he saw fit. Hakkai had just picked up a peach before hearing his name being called.

Peach still in hand, he lifted his head from inspecting it to see who was attempting to locate him. Hakkai smiled at the stressed out monks, "What's the problem?" He questioned lightly as the pair attempted to usher him down the market.

"Master Sanzo sent us with threats. It's an emergency."

However, Hakkai is never a person to be rushed unless someone is dying and he finished his discussion with the stall owner as the monks tittered behind him. He placed two more peaches in his basket before allowing himself to be ushered towards the temple. Hakkai smiled at the monks before passing the basket to one of them. "Take this for me." He handed it off as he walked towards the temple. It was more fun to burden the tittering monks rather than having to carry the heavy basket himself.

Hakkai arrived at the top of the stairs in time to hear that there were two Son Gokus. Well this should be interesting. He smiled as he approached the unhappy Gojyo, curious as the woman blooded in his arms. "You manage to find trouble everywhere." Hakkai teased while smiling. "Allow me." He motioned for his friend to place her on the ground where he would then be able to heal at least some of her more painful wounds.

The healer looked to Sanzo with a smile, "I'm assuming that's what I'm here for."

[Son Goku {Saiyuki}]

"Ow! Ow! OW! Knock it off, ya big mean dumb ass!" This little Goku was a little different than the big one considering he had more of a potty mouth. But that was almost the only difference between them besides a few personality quircks. Goku rubbed his head, frowning. "I couldn't help it...When the ground started shakin', I just went crazy! Then before I knew it, I was attackin'...HER!"

Goku pointed at the bundle in the newly arrived kappa's arms. The heretic would have questioned why she was still alive let alone there at the temple now but it sounded like everyone wanted to know what the heck got into her head. For him, it was kind of trvial, he didn't really think it involved him.

The chibi chimp stopped paying attention to everything else as he got up and looked at the bigger Goku. That was so cool!

"I'm Son Goku too!" The short brunette laughed, shaking the extended hand. He made sure to use a strong grip so he could show he had some strength, even though he wasn't awesomely muscled like the other two. And almost as if they were on the same wavelength, Goku started with a barrage of questions like the hyper teenager he appeared to be. "How much did you train to get chiseled like that? Can you fly like that other guy? Could ya teach me how to do that? That would be awesome. And don't teach Sanzo, cause the last thing we need is for him to fly. That would be evil. Do you eat a lot too? Cause I eat a lot, Sanzo says it was cause I was stuck in the mountain for 500 years! Where'd you get that cool outfit from?"

For a brief minute, Goku's attention diverted from the other Goku to raise a hand in greeting. "Hey Hakkai! Look, there's another Goku!" Right after that, he was focused right back on the taller warrior, wondering whether they would be able to spar sometime. If he fought like the other guy, there was so much he could learn from him as far as fighting, he knew it.

[Son Goku]

"Hey there!" Goku made a big grin and waved at Hakkai before turning his attention back at the other Goku. And boy was he surprised that he asked the same kind of questions he thought to ask him. That's a Goku for you. Great minds think alike!

"Well, I've been training everyday since I could remember." Everyday that he wasn't too injured to move, he'd train; even when he was dead. It was basically a rote action for him, he didn't have to decide if he had to train or not, he just did it. "Yep, I can fly too. And sure, I could teach you how to fly. With enough practice and dedication, anyone can do it."

"That's great! I love eating. I'll practically eat anything as long as it smells alright and-" Goku was somewhat taken back when he heard how old the smaller Goku was. He had an inkling that this one wasn't a normal human, but he never expected him to be that old. He maybe older than even Fortuneteller Baba.

"EEH?! You're that old?! Wow, that means I'm the younger one. Heheheh, sugoi na," Goku rubbed the back of his head casually. "That means you're my senpai then."

Goku glanced towards the others who are gathered around the female Makaioshin. He didn't know what he'd expect to see aside from imagining Dabura with breasts. Boy, was he wrong. She looked almost like a normal human, even wearing a tank-top and jeans. He could see that she had tattoos that coiled around her body and bandages were wrapped around her forearms. Judging from her injuries, it seemed it would take a while to heal. Vegeta definitely didn't hold back when he fought her. Goku saw that Hakkai was approaching the unconscious Makaioshin.

"Oi, is your friend a doctor?" He asked the other Goku as he continued to watch the others expectantly. Goku wasn't sure if normal treatment would let her recover fast enough so they could find out what's going on without waiting a while, especially when a child's life is at stake. He could try and get Dende to heal her, but something told him that it should be alright to rely on the others for this one.

[Genjo Sanzo]

There was nothing like a good crack to a monkey's head to make him feel better.

"It doesn't matter! How many times have I told you?! Think before you act! THINK before you act!" Sanzo shouted at the short demon, almost looking like he was about to strike at the chimp again. Sadly, he was interrupted, both by arrival of the kappa, and the interruption by Goku's taller clone. He could tell immediately that there would be no getting through to Goku, at all. At the very least.. He was distracted for now.

Shaking his head, the priest turned his violet gaze to the half-demon that had mounted the stairs. It was becoming something akin to a party now, really. Behind the half-demon came Hakkai. The monks he had sent all came bubbling up the steps, one of them holding a basket. A blonde brow rose in the air, but he chose not to question it.

"Put the basket down, and get going. There are wounded to be taken care of, and rubble to be moved. Or do you want your brothers to remain in pain?" It was a bit cold, but it got the monks running, and away from him. Sanzo kept his eyes on them, letting them feel his gaze burning between their shoulderblades as he tucked his hands in his sleeves, momentarily the picture of a reserved priest, like he should be.

However, that gave room for another group of monks to approach him. "Master Sanzo, is it wise to have those of demon blood on the grounds of our sacred Temple...?" The oldest of the monks, a wrinkled man, asked him, a frown on his face.

He wasn't sure if the monk knew about Gojyo and Hakkai. The woman in the half-breed's arms was fairly obvious, and he was fairly certain most of the Temple knew about Goku.

"The woman is injured, and needs help in other matters." Sanzo stated in that cold way of his.

"But she is a-"

"She is under my protection for the time being. Demon or not, she is an innocent. Now leave." Once again, the monks left, followed by Sanzo's icy gaze. Once they were gone, he turned his gaze to Gojyo and Hakkai, noting that the latter had already begun his task.

"These monks are going to give me grey hairs." He muttered, watching them for a moment before raising his voice. "Will you just shut up, you stupid lecherer? I haven't said a god damn thing!"

Biting his tongue for once, he reached up to run his hands through his blonde hair, trying not to kill the fucking kappa. "Look. Just shut up and give Vegeta the capsule you got from the woman there, then let Hakkai heal you. I want to get to the bottom of this. The last thing we need is a fucking demon woman going on a berserk because her kid's missing. And before you say anything, I already know you didn't take the damn kid." Pulling his hands out of his sleeve, he held out his hand for the capsule.

It was entirely possible that this was related to the situation revolving around the task placed on his shoulders. Something didn't feel quite right, however. Still, no matter what it was, it had at least introduced them to new allies. From what he could see, neither the new Goku or Vegeta seemed to be wearing limiters, something that came as a bit of a relief. Not that he planned to go runnning to them for help.

Though he wouldn't mind a drink with Vegeta. It would be a relief to sit down with someone not fawning over him, or trying to piss him off.

Or someone just utterly annoying.

Turning, Sanzo looked towards Vegeta. "Vegeta." He said simply before turning back to Gojyo, Hakkai and the woman. He had to give Hakkai credit, he did fine work.

"Don't heal her completely, Hakkai. I don't want her crippled, but I don't want her feeling well enough to go on a rampage in the city. Or the Temple. I'm getting tired of having to deal with scared monks." He glanced over at the two Gokus, frowning. Just watching them was giving a headache. "Goku should be fine... Looks like it's just two for you today, Hakkai. Thanks."

[Sha Gojyo]

Vegeta, vegetable, whatever. The guy still struck him like some kind of asshole and he didn't doubt that he might be the sort of prick Sanzo would hang out with. Gojyo grunted, slowly and carefully setting Keishoumaru down. At least now he could light another smoke.

Part of him wanted to walk away from the whole thing and wash his hands of the whole ordeal, but he wouldn't feel right if he moved away on her. He was basically the only person here she had talked to at length and if she came to surrounded by a bunch of strangers and one enemy, she might have a panic attack. Sighing, Gojyo sat down indian style next to her and snorted. "I didn't get all that messed up...I don't need any heals. But Sanzo's right, don't let her go up to full strength, cause she can get pretty mean."

As he took out another Hi-Lite, he watched the two Goku's ramble on with one another. It was almost like a train wreck in a sense and it was hard to look away. "Eugh..." He rubbed his chest, trying to dismiss that weird lump feeling before he stuck the cigarette between his lips. Before lighting up, he searched his pockets for the capsule. Since he was sitting and he hardly expected Sanzo to come over and take it from him, he just tossed it over, confident the quick monk would get it. Then he lit up and let his favored pasttime relax him despite his company.

"Look, baldy...For the record, I have had an incredibly shitty day and I am not prepared for the 'routine of treat the kappa like crap'. So pretend like I'm not even here." Gojyo puffed, trying to relax away some of his agitation.

[Vegeta]

"Charmed."

Thank the nonexistent moon for people with brains. Unlike Goku, he wasn't going to question what the new man's role was, especially after hearing him offer his healing talents. However, like Sanzo he was prepared to warn the healer not to heal her too much. The monk just beat him to it, and was a little more merciful than he would have been. He would have asked for conciousness at least, he didn't care if she became crippled.

But the monk would not beat him at speed. Ever. When the redhead tossed the capsule, his hand shot out and caught it neatly in his hand. Besides, he was the better person to have a look at it considering his mate ran such a manufacturer. Vegeta turned it over a couple times, studying the shell for a moment. Not something he readily recognized. "Hn..." Finding the switch to play the message, he arched his brow at the holograms that came up. There was him, the roach man...

"HA! Looks like you're on the blame train, Kakarot." The prince smirked evilly at his rival, as the third figure in the hologram was the taller Son Goku. He listened to the message with a bored expression on his face. "Even better...You happen to be our fearless leader. It would seem the culprit has his eye on you just as much as he does me."

So, what sort of enemies did they commonly share then? Vegeta hummed in thought. That was...damn near anything really. Well, it didn't matter because they were dead when he got his hands on them. The pressing matter was finding the brat. He replayed the message, focusing on particular words.

'...didn't appreciate your attitude towards me earlier...' And what did that pertain to exactly?

'...definitely stronger than you.' So either they said that to incite her or they knew she would fail.

'Don't destroy this device. Keep it with you. That way I can tell you if you're getting warmer...or colder.' To what? Them? Or the kid? And how would it tell her if she were...If it was rigged with an explosive, he was really going to kill someone. If the device did something weird, he was prepared to send it sky high so until something relatively alarming sounded, he simply eyed it warily while keeping it at arms length. "This better not be one of those sneak bomb tactics...Because I am not in the mood..."

[Cho Hakkai]

Hakkai tsked quietly over the condition that the demon woman was in. She could barely breathe with the multiple fractured ribs, and there was a large tender spot on her skull coupled with furthur wounds on the rest of her body. No matter how many he had killed himself, it was always such a waste of life. He knew he was a hypocrite when it came to such matters, but he was doing his best to change. Gently he sought out the worst of the rib fractures in order to allow her to breathe easier before settling his hands just above the areas.

A light glow from his chi enveloped his hands to slowly repair the damaged sections of the demoness' body. He was fairly good at tuning out the background noise of the two Gokus, as well as Sanzo and Gojyo in order to keep his concentration. Hakkai frowned slightly as he healed, not liking the condition that she was in at all. He listen to both of his friends however, and leave the minor fractures to heal on their own while still allowing her some semblence of breathing ability. He closed most of the deeper wounds, and healed the minor bleeding that was occuring within her brain so she wouldn't become a vegetable.

All in all, she would wake up feeling very sore and tired. At least with Hakkai's help she could breathe, not be a vegetable, and not bleed out completely. That was always a bonus. Hakkai's frown turned into a light smile as he turned his attention to his redheaded housemate. "Just be quiet and let me fix you up." He chuckled as he held his hands a few inches away from the other man's torso. Just as he thought, Gojyo was bullshitting through his pain as usual. Oh well. Hakkai healed the internal bleeding that was affecting various organs. Yes, because one could totally self heal from internal bleeding. Sometimes he wondered the sanity of his friends. And here people thought he had been the insane one.

"It's no problem, Sanzo." Hakkai smiled at his friend as he kneeled on the ground to recover his energy. He had long ago learned to not stand up too quickly after healing a great deal for risk of getting light headed. "How interesting that there are two Son Gokus." He smiled with his eyes closed for a moment before opening them to look at the two strangers. Neither of them were recognizable to him, causing him to wonder how exactly Sanzo had come to meet them.

Hakkai slowly got up from the ground to retrieve his basket of food stuffs that the monks had left on the ground. He picked it up and held it on forearm as he searched through the contents for a particularly juicy peach. After grabbing it, he moved to the younger appearing Goku to hand it to him. "You've sure had a busy day already." He smiled at the 'younger' demon before moving towards Sanzo with his continuous smile.

"What happened?" He questioned lightly before listening in silence to the message. None of it made any sense to the demon, but he had missed even why Gojyo and the female demon were injured in the first place.[/size]

[Son Goku {Saiyuki}]

Even with Sanzo yelling at him, his good mood could not be deterred. Not only had he made a new friend, but he had someone to teach him how to fly. "Woohoo!" Goku looked quite excited about the fact the man agreed to teach him to fly. That would be so cool! The monkey danced in place even as Hakkai came over and gave him a peach. And a snack on top of it. Yeah, he'd had a busy day already but he couldn't complaint. Except about getting whacked with the harisen.

The short brunette munched quietly for maybe five seconds before he went back to his hyper activity. "That's Hakkai...And nah, he's not a doctor. But he can heal people with his energy. And blast people too. He's been trying to teach me how to form it in my hands and stuff, but sometimes concentrating is too much work for me...I'd rather just fight with my hands." As if to emphasize, he punched one hand into the palm of his other.

"Ha, yeah, I guess so. But no one treats me like that...They all treat me like I'm some kid. Or a monkey. The pervert over there likes calling me a monkey the most but he's just a dumb kappa..."

When the healing process was started, Goku stopped bouncing around like an eager kid as he usually did and got a little serious. Healed demons were serious business after all! Goku crouched down and watched Keishoumaru like she could spring up and do anything at any given moment. He heard Hakkai tsk when he went in to look her over before he started tending to the woman's wounds. That made Goku raise a brow before he glanced at Vegeta, wondering how badly the man managed to thrash her. If anything, it might have been excessive. Then again, he didn't know this guy, that might be how he fought. Scary...

Goku stood back up and leaned towards the taller one, one hand held next to his mouth as he whispered. "That other guy, you know him? Is he like, one of those scary, relentless fighters? Cause it looks like he knocked the stuffing out of her and thensome..." From the way Vegeta addressed him, at least Goku assumed it was the bigger Goku anyway, it seemed they were buddies or something. Well, he kept questionable company like Gojyo, so it was likely the other did too.

The message was weird. It sounded like Gojyo but if anyone just came up and played that to him, he would be inclined to ask how they managed to suck so bad and pretending to capture the lecher's personality. And how dumb was this demon if she fell for something like a hologram? They were like television and movies, smoke and mirrors half the time.

[Keishoumaru]

'Flashback....79 million years Before Age'

A young Keishoumaru had been laying down for what seemed like ages, her head resting against the lap of the Grand Supreme Kai. She had to accompany him back to the Sacred World of the Kais after her duties in the last galaxy was complete. He was supervising her the whole time, rarely leaving her side and always tried to teach her about nearly every stupid thing he deemed important to know about being a just and compassionate protector of the universe. Most of the time she just ignored him, but he was always willing to repeat his teachings time and time again. Now she was here at the Sacred World so that she could 'relax and enjoy the tranquility' as per the Grand Supreme Kai's orders.

So there she was, doing nothing but laying there staring at the blue sky. It...was...excruciatingly boring and she was becoming more agitated after each passing cloud. She didn't care for tranquility, she had to find a way to get stronger. The last bout against the South Supreme Kai again ended with her loss. She wasn't getting anywhere with all these useless duties and with the Grand Supreme Kai watching over her. She needed him to get off her back and leave her alone so she could do what she wanted. That was why she was willing to put up with her duties for so long in the first place; so that he would be inclined to let her be. But now she was here, stuck with the Grand Supreme Kai in their boring empty planet.

"How long must I stay here? I'm ready to go off on my own now. You don't need to keep lecturing me and watching over me any longer," Kei spoke out in irritation.

The Grand Supreme Kai had been silent for a while, merely enjoying the scenery and a sandwich he made. He moved his free hand to pat Keishoumaru gently on her hair, rubbing slowly.

"You are right, you may be ready to finally go your own path, Keishoumaru. Yet I believe you still must understand the value of tranquility. To free yourself from your worries, doubts, and any unpleasant feelings that dwell in your heart. If you can manage that, then looking for the good in things and being receptive to them would bring you much happiness in your life."

He smiled at her in his usual fatherly way, something she found annoying yet tolerated somehow. "Don't worry," he continued. "You will come to understand, in due time."

Keishoumaru frowned slightly and rolled her eyes. Whatever. Why did he have to put up with all this bullshit about being happy and good? She'd be happy enough if she could be the strongest in the universe. Like laying here with her head against his lap would make her feel at peace. Well, sure, his lap made a good pillow and for some reason she didn't have to keep her guard up whenever he was around. And somehow, him rubbing her head did start to calm her down. Between his company and the empty but green landscape, the clear blue sky, she did start to feel strangely serene. Eventually she started to feel herself drift to sleep, knowing that it was alright to just relax and let her frustrations go. As she closed her eyes, she wondered if it was alright to just try to genuinely be at peace.

Just...this...once...

'End Flashback'

Keishoumaru slowly started to open her eyes. Again, she dreamed of a past long she thought forgotten. The same nostalgic feeling washed over her as she began to awaken. Her body was very sore, but she didn't feel the excruciating agony that brought her into unconsciousness in the first place. As she tried to lift herself up to a sitting position, Kei instinctively noted her condition; She was in a weakened state, despite being able to move again. The first person to catch her sight was Gojyo, sitting next to her. Her normal reaction would have been to choke him to death, but surprisingly she didn't harbor much animosity towards him at the moment. Then, she became more aware of her surroundings and realized that she was in an unfamiliar place surrounded by...

Her eyes widened and she instinctively shifted back as she saw Vegeta and both Gokus. Her gaze particularly focused on Vegeta, the man who had beaten her to near death. She looked very uneasy as fear started to creep over her. Being afraid was another thing she was not accustomed to. She was the strongest warrior in the Demon Realm for millions of years. The only other being that somewhat rivaled her strength was Dabura but even then she came out victorious every time they fought. But now, a lesser race has thoroughly made short work of her greatest efforts. Next to Vegeta, he saw a face she recognized. It was the same face the message showed her that was supposedly their leader, someone that was stronger than her. If this Vegeta could defeat her that decisively, then this Goku could as well.

She looked even more uneasy now, signs of fright obvious to any onlooker. She felt like a trapped animal, unable to do anything. Kei didn't know what to do. What could she do? She still had to get Amikoharu back safely but now...

All she could do now is wait. She couldn't muster up anything to say. It seems like they were watching the message from that device. Now that she thought about it, it seemed like only a short time has passed since her unconsciousness. She couldn't have healed those injuries that fast, they healed her somehow. But for what reason? Kei recalled her doubts that they really kidnapped her child. Now she was even more confused as to what to make of them? Again, all she could do now is wait. She was at their mercy.

[Police Girl]

Why, oh why, did everything have to happen on her bloody days off?

A sigh escaped the blonde woman as she sped along in her cruiser, the kojak on the roof flashing, though she kept the sirens off. Normally she wasn't one to whine, but... Oh who was she kidding? She whined all the damn time. She was just as bad as her sister.

One elbow rested on the door, allowing her to rest her head against her fist as she steered the hovercraft with one hand, grimacing. Like all force cars, it was sorely out of date, and was barely kept in the air. Frankly, it was her own mechanic skills that kept the damn thing in the air. And it was another wedge between her and her rich family, who wanted her to be more then 'just a cop'. Still, whatever. It was her bloody life. And she was doing something worthwhile... Right?

The nineteen-year-old had been sleeping in soundly when the fucking floor had begun shaking, launching her out of bed. As she laid there, stunned, another tremor hit a few minutes later, causing her to scramble, tripping over her sheets, to stand in her doorway in nothing more then her underwear... Right in view of her open window.

Terrific.

She was seriously debating going back to bed- Nothing was broken and she had just gotten off a fourteen hour shift- when her cellular went off. Cursing softly, her blue eyes flashing red for a moment, she answered the call, only to have the police chief tell her that she was going on patrol. And by patrol, he meant going to the Orin Temple and making sure no one was hurt. She bit back a complaint protesting the work, and just hung up to get dressed. The chief would only tell her to get her lazy ass moving, that it was her duty, and that the monks didn't like some of the other officers on patrol duty for the Temple. It wasn't her fault that the other officers were assholes and annoyed the monks and the head of the temple more then necessary!

Pulling up to the gates, she climbed out of the car, reaching into her pocket. A moment later, the car was safely stored away in a hoi-poi capsule, commonly called DynoCaps. It went with the others in the utility belt around her waist. One was a field kit, one was her rifle, another her massive anti-personnel cannon. There were a few others holding different goods as well, including her handgun. She had long since learned that the monks didn't appreciate guns on the grounds. And she could get it out easy enough.

The police girl had felt rebellious when she had gotten dressed. Since it was her damn day off, she had pulled on the yellow militia skirt-suit instead of her traditional navy East City Police Department uniform. White stockings hit about mid-thigh under the skirt, and comfortable brown boots rested on her feet, reaching just below mid-calf. Gazing up at the stairs, she heaved a sigh before beginning to trudge up the stairs-

Only to run into one of the oddest groups. The red-tinge of her eyes vanished under her surprise, the bright azure blue left untainted as she glanced around at everyone. Only a few of them she recognized.

That's the husband of the Capsule Corp President... That family was the richest on the planet, and were constantly in the news. What was he doing here? He didn't seem like a religious type...

There's Gojyo-sama from Shangri-La... And that one cook I've never really met. Her blue gaze swept over the red-haired man and the dark-haired man quickly. She knew Gojyo wasn't that big of a religious guy. At least, he really didn't seem like. She frequented Shangri-La fairly often, being that it was run by family and the food was good. Mostly, however, she seemed to hit shifts that had Wu Tai and Yanma working... Plus listening to those two gave her a headache. The cook, she had seen him at a distance but the restaurant was always busy when she came around. And she was often too tired for chitchat.

Master Sanzo and Goku-kun. The kid was a gluttonous little punk, but she rather liked him. Sanzo fucking terrified her. Still... She tried her hardest not to piss him off and gave him the respect he deserved for being the head of the temple, even if he was only a few years older then her.

The strange woman, who had to be some weird anthro or even a demon gave her pause. So did the tall, goofy-looking man next to little Goku-kun. She felt like there was something she should know about him, but nothing was coming to mind.

"Ah... I hope I'm not interrupting..." Seras spoke, reaching up to scratch her head, her accent thick in the words. "Master Sanzo? I'm-" I'm interrupting a really serious flaming conversation and I think I just felt my guts flee the scene. "-here to.. Well. The usual." An awkward pause and she dropped her hands. "... Yeah nevermind... I'll just.. Be over there. Helping the monks move rubble. And I'll star the paperwork on my own. Just read over and sign it, all right?" Normally she might wave to the brown-haired kid. She knew him on sight just from helping the monks out- usually hauling miscreants off who came to badger the monks or to fill out damage reports- and often gave him a wave or smile... But it felt so serious that she didn't even think about it. Instead, she just waited for the nod of affirmation from the priest before edging her way past the group, watching them all carefully.

Talk about a bloody bomb about to go off...

[Genjo Sanzo]

It was almost amusing how he and Vegeta were thinking along the same wave length here. He had beaten the shorted man to the punch about the healing, but even as his hand launched out with surprising speed to catch the capsule, it had already been grabbed by the other man. A surge of annoyance rushed through him, but he ignored it, tucking his hand back into his sleeve.

His eyes flickered to Gojyo as he spoke, and he just snorted softly. Yeah, as if. If Hakkai decided he was going to get healed, then he was getting healed. Sure enough, the monocled demon had already moved onto him after healing the demoness up to tolerable levels.

"Well guess what, Gojyo. You're not the center of the fucking universe." The priest snapped as he looked at the capsule in Vegeta's hands. Luckily, for the moment, the monkey was distracted by the older Goku, giving him time to actually be able to think without losing his mind. "I wasn't planning on treating you like shit, you asshole." Visibly irritated, the priest just scowled at the hologram as it appeared.

... What the hell? One blonde eyebrow rose into the air.

"Either both of you are sociopahts, or someone really has it out for you. Considering that I know Gojyo's not a sociopath and he's involved in this message... I'd say it's the latter." The priest said dourly as he frowned, violet eyes narrowed. This doesn't make any sense... Gojyo's not the type of guy to try to steal someone's kid. As much as he hated to admit it, the kappa had his decent moments, even if they were few and far between the constant flirting and harassing of women.

"If I had to say... I'd guess that someone's got a grudge against you." Without even giving her a chance to realize that he was talking about her, the priest turned his gaze to the demon woman, just for a moment before looking to Vegeta. "Pretty damn clear set-up to have her get her ass handed to her." Who the hell would do this? Sure, demons were the scum of the earth, but there were some lows that one just did not hit...

A new voice caused him to break out of his thoughts, violet eyes turning to the blonde woman standing there. Officer Li. The woman who wasn't a completely annoying shit, even if she had no backbone and was a waste of space at times.

... All right, that was perhaps a bit too harsh.

He just watched steadily, not really paying attention to her until she said what he wanted her to. Sanzo hated paperwork. It didn't surprise him that the force sent an officer to make sure no one was dead or any bullshit like that. The Temple was a main driving point for tourists in East City, and the force had to make a good show. At the very least, it was the officer that didn't piss him off completely.

"Do that. I'll be with you shortly." The priest said shortly to the woman before turning his gaze to the demoness. Stepping forward, he came to couch in front of her, hands still tucked into his sleeves.

"My name is Genjo Sanzo. Tell me what happened, as calmly as you can. We'll help you, but if you give us trouble, I'm letting him do whatever he wants." Recognizing the fear in her eyes, he used it, nodding his head to Vegeta.

"And behave yourself. You're on holy grounds."

[Keishoumaru]

Despite the veiled threat, she found herself rather compliant. The blond haired man in robes in front of her had an authoritative aura about him. It seems like he just wanted to know what happened. Part of her stubborn nature would have just told him off and ridiculed him, but that wouldn't have done her any good. She needed to calm herself down and regain her composure. Slowly but surely, her stubbornness was giving way to reason. No matter how much she tried to deny it, she needed help. The beating that she got might have knocked some sense into her as she also started to realize that she had been set up.

As she calmed herself down, she thought of how to tell them what has transpired without sounding like a pitiful, ignorant outworlder. As desperate as she was, she still had her pride to salvage. After taking a deep breath, she explained herself calmly.

"Alright...so I guess I was...mistaken about them kidnapping my daughter." That was about as close to an apology as she could muster. "We've only been in this world for five days, me and Amikoharu. The first city we've ventured in was the one southeast of here. All we did there was roam around and ate some food. We at inside a building that had plenty of cooked food until the city's warriors tried to drive us away in the morning. So I beat them up and moved on. That's when we met Gojyo." Kei didn't know exactly what to explain to them, but figured she should start from the beginning.

"He said that apparently it was wrong of me to just freely take food from others so he lectured me about it and gave me some money. I wanted him to give us a tour of your world but he refused, so we parted ways." Kei should have just followed him instead of going off on their own. Maybe things wouldn't have turned out like this.

"So, Amiko and I roamed around the city for a while until I decided to take a break," Kei continued. "Amiko wanted to play around some more so I let her." She didn't have any reason to worry for her safety at the time. Now she knew better, and he wouldn't make the same mistake again. "Then one of Gojyo's lackeys, mmn...Kaizen was his name, showed up and told me Gojyo sent him to help me with getting accustomed to this world." Speaking of that white-haired horned halfbreed, she didn't see him around.

"I already came up with my own plan so I didn't need help anymore so I told him to fuck off. So he left. The next day, I told Amiko to go down to the city and get some information on how money worked. When I came back to our sleeping spot later that evening she hasn't come back like I told her to so I waited. Then that device showed me an image of you three and relayed that...message."

The more she thought about it, the more stupid it sounded. Of course she had her doubts, but there was nothing else she could do but accept what was shown to her as fact and act accordingly.

"So...I flew here and...the rest happened." Kei stared at Genjo and the others in nervous expectation. She didn't think anything she said would help in tracking her daughter down. Nonetheless, the individuals around her might be better suited to the task than she is. If she was set up to fight them, then whoever kidnapped Amiko was their enemy as well. Kei hoped that they would be more angry at the culprits than herself.

[Kaizen Sol]

He had been listening through the device ever since Keishoumaru kept it with her. In all honesty, he didn't care whether she succeeded in killing off Vegeta or Son Goku. She had served her purpose as a distraction. While she was off terrorizing the city, he used that opportunity to find most of what he was after. The Black Star Dragon Balls.

Finding the balls had been relatively easy thanks to him acquiring a prototype of Emperor Pilaf's dragon radar and upgrading it. It was able to show the Dragon Balls exact location on the planet. Yes, finding them was the easy part. Making sure that no one noticed was the trickier. He knew all about the origin of the Dragon Balls, its effects, and how to track it thanks to coaxing it out of one of the z-fighters while he was out drinking one night. Stupid Yamcha, no wonder everyone makes fun of you. But thanks buddy, hahah.

As he continued to listen in while flying towards the next Black Star Dragon Ball, he realized that his gig was up. It seemed that things have calmed down and those involved are now seeing his fabricated message and started to question the demoness. It was only a matter of time before the damn doo-gooders would try and help the woman get her lost child back.

He smiled wickedly at the thought. Just as planned. He predicted that it could turn out this way. That was why he made sure that a signal from the device would be traced back to the hideout he put the child in so that she could be 'rescued'. The hideout was merely an old underground Red Ribbon Army base he happened to stumble across. After managing to re-activate most of its defunct systems, it was almost as good as new. After slapping in a few dozen robot guards and leasing the base to a band of demons, he had himself a decent bad-guy base. Before he left to go Dragon Ball hunting, he told the demons to guard the girl. Hell, he even managed to create a look-alike android to play the part of the mastermind boss.

It didn't really matter if they eventually reach the base, destroy it, and rescue the damn runt. That merely bought him more time until he gathered all the Dragon Balls and go one of his other hidden bases. All traces would only point towards that particular base, he was merely listening in using the base as a relay. When they get to the base, he'll just destroy his receiver so they won't be able to track him.

"Yesss...help the poor mother. Damn doo-gooders are always so predictable." Kaizen laughed maniacally as he soared through the air.

[Sha Gojyo]

Gojyo flipped Sanzo the bird but said nothing more on his intention to go unnoticed for the most part. He had given Hakkai a grunt in response as the healer insisted on healing him and he came to realize he might have been more banged up than he noticed. The pain hadn't been all that bad, but it must have been something if Hakkai insisted on going through with the healing after checking him over. "Thanks, 'Kai...And no, that's not interesting. That's just plain nightmarish. Can you imagine them chanting 'I'm hungry' together?" When everyone else was mostly thinking it, Gojyo said it.

His crimson eyes left the horrific scene to look as Keishoumaru came to. He muttered an assurance that nothing was going to happen except that they were going to try and figure out how to find Amiko. His attention shifted when a new voice joined the scene and the kappa smiled as he wanted to draw Seras in. "Hey there, Police-chan. How about..." Well, he would go chasing after her when they weren't dealing with this little crisis. Sanzo would take the harisen to his head if he strayed from the problem and it looked like the monk had unnerved her a bit anyway. He waved as she ran off to help the monks, 'See you shortly, T&A'.

As Sanzo went in with his stoic self and told Keishoumaru to explain herself, he rolled his eyes as he gave her a little incentive to cooperate. Like she needed a reminder about her ass beating. He listened to her explain what happened after they had parted and there was the gem in the whole deal. They had a potential suspect.

"Kei-chan, I don't know any assholes named Kaizen. I knew a Kurzen, but he kinda went nuts in the jungles way to the southwest. But no Kaizen. And the closest thing I have to a lackey would be Banri and he's too retarded for his own good to make a good one." Gojyo smirked some to himself. So they would have to find this Kaizen guy, if he felt the need to lie about his affiliation and then later on this device showed up, then he had been the one up to no good. He tilted his head, "You remember what he looked like?"

[Keishoumaru]

So that white haired halfbreed might be the one that kidnapped her daughter. But why would he do such a thing? She's only met him for a very short amount of time. Well, maybe it was because she refused his offer. But then why would he lie about his affiliation with Gojyo? Nonetheless, she still had to cooperate with these people.

"Spiky white hair, he had a red outline around his eyes and..." Kei noticed a resemblance when she happened to glance toward's Son Goku's way. "He sort of looked like him...as far as his face and build. He wore a green version of that too."

Indeed, this man bore a strong resemblance to the halfbreed she met before. Maybe Kaizen was an enemy of his.

"But, he's a half-demon. He had horns on his head and I sensed his demonic presence."

Kei didn't like where this was headed. She was being used to fight someone's battles. Because she failed to kill them, Amikoharu might be in even more danger. He still hasn't contacted her at all which probably meant that he knew of her failure.

"If he's the one that has her, then you have to find him!"