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[finalflash]

[Okay, he's read the pamphlet and watched the video so he's up to date. After suppressing his ki and flying high above the bay to get a good look around, he's still not impressed.

This isn't Earth, he knows that. It's no other planet he's been to. There's some familiarity here, maybe some familiar ki, but they're not at full power and faint. It sets him more on edge than comforts, actually.

Whatever's responsible knows that he's here, and Vegeta was never one for hiding. So, pissed to hell and back, he activates a video from high above the bay.]

Whose idea of a joke is this?

[Translation: Whose ass does he have to kick to get back home?]

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[Video]

[light_of_willpower]

[Have a very familiar, and slightly surprised-yet-relieved face in return on video. The background is obviously in one of the cities, but the most high-tech one given the style of architecture and what can be seen in the background.]

No clue, but if you figure it out, I'll help with beating them up. There'll probably be a line for that, actually...

[Because what is a normal greeting for this family, seriously?]

Are you still in the main city, Father?

[Video]

[finalflash]

[Is that-... He doesn't have to squint. He knows who that is. And Trunks isn't entirely shocked to see him.]

I am.

[Short answer. Sorry, kid. He's still very unsure about this situation. Are you really Trunks? He can't sense you well enough to be certain.]

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[light_of_willpower]

[Don't worry, Vegeta'll sense him soon enough as the background behind him is shifting. Mostly since Trunks is moving towards the Barrier between Nova City and Genessia City.]

Good, stay there. I'll find you. Mai and I got here about 3 weeks ago.

[The relative 'peace' has done him good, in that it is not at all long before Trunks makes it to the Barrier, is through, and then drops any masking of his ki. Likewise, he can feel Vegeta's--and it's easy enough to kick off the ground, into the sky, and heading from the north towards the Bay.]

[Video]

[alwaysimpaled]

...Probably your hair stylist's.

[Video]

[finalflash]

[Wow. Wow.]

That's hardly an answer, unless you have better jabs to hand over to my face.

[Video]

[alwaysimpaled]

It's about as accurate as you're gonna get around here.

That said, I've got jabs for days, your hair was just the first thing I noticed. Also I've been doing paperwork so my brain isn't exactly in full on taunt mode.

[video]

[waitingforhope]

[Mai was...not nearly as surprised to see Vegeta as she suspected she was meant to be. The fact that both Bulma and Goku were already here might have had something to do with it. It was too easy a prediction to make, although she still wasn’t sure what it all meant, or what the long-term significance of their combined presence would be.]

[But putting all that aside for the moment, she was happy to see another familiar face. One she knew she could trust.]

Unfortunately, we have yet to figure out who or even what exactly is responsible.

We only know approximately who’s here. And that, somehow, we’re all otherwise safe.

[video]

[finalflash]

[Ah. Mai. He's relieved enough to see the face of another ally.

He hums at her assessment.] Do you know how long people have been coming here?

[video]

[waitingforhope]

[A small frown appeared at that, and she lightly shook her head.]

No. I don’t.

But based on the few conversations I’ve had with others...it’s been a while. More than a year’s time.

video!

[slightlysaggy]

Vegeta! I'm on my way, so don't go too far.

[ She's smiling, so she's obviously happy to see him. But, she's surprisingly calm too. Maybe it's because she only got a few hours sleep at her desk. Or the rampage that took place just moments before the video, where she searched the apartment for Goku or Trunks so she could get a quick flight to Vegeta's location. As neither were home, she's on foot yet again, rushing out of the Heaven's Court building toward Genessia City. ]

video!

[finalflash]

[There she is!

... Wait, hold on!] Bulma, it's quicker the other way around! Where are you? [Dammit, woman!]

video!

[slightlysaggy]

[ Oh, she's just about a half a block away from the gate from Nova City to Genessia City. She wasn't rushing or anything. ]

I'm still in Nova City, but how is that going to be quicker, exactly? If you can't tell where I am, how are you going to find me?

[ It's not like she's ever seen him use a map or anything, and she may not have noticed that Trunks already contacted him. ]

video.

[beamsmagicalgirls]

[Vegeta? Sure is. The pissed off Saiyan doesn't scare him.]

This world, or planet. Welcome to Genessia, don't try to break the barrier.

[But really, he doubt he will listen.]

By the way, Tournament of Power, does it sound familiar?

video.

[finalflash]

[Yeah, the video said something about something on the other side or some such. He won't break the barrier... today.

But he did hear about 17 arriving before him. Vegeta snarls at the question.] Should it?

Re: video.

[beamsmagicalgirls]

[Well then, that answers his question. Great.]

So not yet.

[He flat out says it, unimpressed. He doesn't seem concerned about it. So this is time paradox.]

Video

[priceofmagic]

I'm really sorry, but I don't think it's a joke. Someone or something seems really serious about keeping us here...

I don't think we've met. Are you new, or is this your first video? [Satou feels like she would remember that hairstyle.]

Video

[finalflash]

[He growls but:] I've only just arrived.

I take it no one's worked out why we're here.

[priceofmagic]

Not quite, sorry. We do seem to hold political strength, here, but kidnapping us just to just the government seems kind of silly.

[Video]

[bigbadrose]

Depends. What's the punchline?

[Video]

[finalflash]

The punchline being me being trapped here like some animal.

[And everyone else, Vegeta. Geez.] I don't appreciate it, needless to say.

[Video]

[bigbadrose]

Oh, lame joke.

You're not really trapped though, you know that, right?

There's gates to multiple dimensions and universes here. 17th century France, 21st century New York, 21s century London, 18th century Wales, other planets and their time periods, whatever that one that has pegasi, and then one for Mirajane's world where magic works, at least another gate for Hell before it moved to Krop Tor. Etc.

But given as we're on a plane separate from the void and that intersects along allowing other universes to connect here, it's kind of more impressive that there is so much stability here. Usually reality itself doesn't allow for quite so much flux like that.

I've got a friend who even managed to keep a pocket void for a bit before he blew it up. Neat trick he refuses to explain how he did it, but where exactly do you want to be?

[Video]

[4starsaviour]

Hey, Vegeta!

[Goku had briefly sensed Vegeta's energy, but he thought he might be imagining things. He's definitely glad to see that isn't the case, though.]

So you're stuck here too, huh? This might be a weird question, but what's the last thing you remember? Seems like everybody's all over the place when it comes to that.

[Video]

[finalflash]

[Great, just the guy he wanted to see... Even Vegeta couldn't tell if that thought was sarcastic or not.]

Trunks and Mai were just sent back to the future, then I awoke here.

How long have you been here, Kakarot? I hate to say this, but it seems you have more answers than any of us. [And he really hates to say that.]

[Video]

[4starsaviour]

Hm... [He's have to think about that - it has been a while.] I dunno, about half a year?

It's too bad, though - I wanted to find out how the Tournament of Power was goin'! 17 an' 18 know about as much about it as I do, and I don't really trust what Fr-- [Wait, Vegeta doesn't know about that yet.] what another guy was sayin' about it. [Smooth.]

v i d e o

[ultravires]

Hello! [ He chuckles, his hair lightly bounces beside his face. ] A terrible joker, should one individual be responsible..? Perhaps a group of terrible jokers are?