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Okay, let me see if I’ve got this straight.

[ The feed opens on Videl with her usual judgmental expression, but she’s now sporting a significantly more stylish haircut than the last time anyone saw her. ]

It’s been ten years, and you guys still haven’t beaten Chronoblivion? What have you been doing all this time?

[ Further complaining is interrupted by a rustling noise next to her. Videl turns to look to her left and some indistinct mumbling can be heard off screen. ]

It hasn’t been ten years here? Well, how long has it been? [ More mumbling. Videl groans impatiently. ] You’re no help at all.

[ She returns her attention to the camera feed, running her fingers through her hair as she tries to call back memories she’s left untouched for years. It may not be evident by her appearance, but ten years have passed since Videl and Gohan disappeared from an off-world mission around Valor Day. ] I don’t see what the Time Trapper thinks he’s going accomplish by dragging us back now, after all this time. I haven’t been at the top of my game since before Pan was born and Gohan’s training is sporadic at best.

[ She heaves a sigh. Videl’s frustration is only surface-level though; deep down, she’s a flurry of excitement about the idea of reliving her glory days. ]

Anyone mind helping an old lady get up to speed? Last I remember, Gohan and I were on a mission on either Rimbor or Bgztl and it was getting close to Christmas. Or whatever they call Christmas here.

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It's only been a few weeks. Give us some time to handle things.

You haven't missed much, though. Two big missions that were kind of a mess, but probably the less said about them the better.

Edited 2017-02-11 18:12 (UTC)

[ gohan's at least patient enough to wait until videl's done with her post to interrupt her. sitting next to her, before finally speaking up. ]

Do you feel a little better now...?

Don't worry - it was like that for me too when Gohan was born, but it didn't take long to get back into fighting shape! I'm sure it'll be the same for you! [Except with more costumes and posing, probably.]

So, random question: Do you get why people drink coffee now, or not?

Wait, you too?

Seriously?! Oh god...

[ Videl beams when she recognizes her old teammate. It's almost eerie how much he sounds exactly like how she remembers him. Suddenly, it doesn't feel like ten years have passed-- just the few weeks Jason mentioned. ]

[ And just like the short passage of time suggests, Jason hasn't changed much. It's pretty easy for Videl to guess that he's leaving out a lot of happenings from his casual explanation. ]

Jason, I got older, not dumber. [ She teases, still smiling, but with seriousness setting into the rest of her features. ] Give it to me straight.

Edited 2017-02-15 01:43 (UTC)

[ Videl sets down her communicator, sighing. ]

Yeah, I guess so. [ The flurry of emotions that had gripped her for the past few hours were finally starting to pass. The anger, confusion, and helplessness were fading as adrenaline left Videl's veins. ] As good as I can be, probably, since we're here and Pan's not.

Edited 2017-02-15 01:44 (UTC)

[ Significantly more costumes and posing. Videl might almost be as enthusiastic about it as Gohan these days. Almost. ]

[ She offers a small, dismissive laugh to her father in law. ] Ah hah, I'm not too sure of that. No matter what I do, I've still got more pudge than your son-- and he barely has to try!

[ Yes, throwing her husband under the bus in true Son family fashion. ]

[ Videl stares blankly at the camera for a minute, wondering what could possibly prompt someone to ask such a ridiculous question-- ]

[ --When suddenly, realization hits her like a brick to the back of the head. ] It's you!! The coffee guy!

[ Realizing she made that exclamation out loud, Videl hurriedly composes herself. ]

Hah, sorry, that was kind of rude. [ She offers an embarrassed smile. ] But yeah, I figured it out while I was planning my wedding. I have no idea what was wrong with my teenage self.

[ Videl's eyebrows shoot up in exclamation, taken aback by what sounds like Gwen's unfiltered distress. ]

Wow, Gwen, I wasn't trying to freak you out or anything. [ Videl teases with a smirk. ] I'll turn off my camera if my wrinkly face is too much for you to handle.

Look, sorry. It's just... first it was Gohan and now you end up gaining 10 years when I'm not looking.

I don't think I appreciate this.

Also, weren't you like, close to my age before? You are so not wrinkly.

You're just an adult, sorry to say.

[After that bit of technical wizardry, he drops the casual demeanor and glances around.]

It's pretty fresh, so I don't want to scrape any raw wounds. Chronoblivion attacked on two fronts. It set up a trap in a space ship that about half the team went to investigate and provide rescue services for and really just... messed with their heads. Psychic torture. Sounds like some of them turned into monsters and went against the team. [That's just brushing the surface lightly.] Basically half the team's now on mandatory therapy and some of them aren't even bothering to do that.

The other half of the team got to deal with one of its heralds. This guy named the Joker. It was kind of like Naltor all over again, except not everyone made it back this time.

[He hadn't really known Blue Rose. Their paths just never crossed and she was more a jetsetter than he was anyway. He wasn't really hit hard by her death, not on a personal level, but it was... Well.

He was more bothered by how little he was bothered by her death.]

Last I heard we had him in custody.

On top of that, the media's started to do their Legionnaire Legacies. It's about as bad as everyone thought it might be. The first one wasn't bad, but then Dave, Master Chief, and Cortana all got their turns and it was just a mess.

[ gohan was pretty used to his life taking weird turns, so this didn't really affect him that much. sure, he had plenty of questions he wanted to ask, but for the most part, he was handling this much better than videl. ]

That's probably a good thing, honestly. If I remember correctly, time doesn't really progress for us back home while we're here. [ which is an absurd oversimplification, but it made things easy enough to understand. ] So Pan won't even know we're gone.

Gotta say, it's a little weird that that's what you remember most about me.

[ Videl nods. ] It was like that last time too.

[ She bites her lower lip. ] But I think that only works as long as nothing happens to us. If we don’t win against Chronoblivion… if we die here… [ She leaves that thought hanging in the air, because it’s one of the ones that has been plaguing her the most since their return. ]

[ Videl’s expression softens a bit. ]

I think I might’ve been a little younger than you back then. [ She reminisces. ] I hadn’t even graduated high school yet.

I get where you’re coming from. Kind of. I’d probably flip out if I didn’t see my friends for a couple weeks and then they came back way older and acted like it was no big deal.

We're not gonna die here.

[ he said this with more conviction than he should have, to be honest. but he felt pretty confident in his abilities, especially after everything with the tournament of power. ]

Pan needs us, so we won't die here. It's as simple as that.

[ honestly, the part about all of this that bothered gohan was how used he was to it. how used he was to death, to pain, to psychological suffering... ]

It figures. We could've helped, and instead we ended up back home for ten years...

[ Ouch. Videl feigns a wince. ] You got me there. But isn’t that the same thing you remember me by? [ She asks with a wink. ]

That’s not something you just control on sheer force of will, Gohan. And I wouldn’t gamble on there being Dragon Balls in this universe.

[ Unlike her husband, Videl has never felt less sure of her abilities than she does right now. With Pan getting older, Videl has been hoping for a chance to get back in shape and maybe even start training occasionally. But this isn’t what she had in mind. This is jumping into the ocean to remember how to swim. ]

[ Videl chews her lower lip. ] We shouldn’t have both been sent here. One of us should’ve been left at home with Pan.

[ on the one hand, videl had a good point. someone needed to stay with pan, and make sure she was fine in case anything... happened. but at the same time, gohan knew that if they didn't stop chronoblivion, it wouldn't have mattered where they were.

and at the end of the day, he didn't want to go down without a fight. ]

... Neither of us would've been able to stay out of this. We're both too stubborn for that.

True. But I was already a little weird to begin with.

Congrats on the wedding, by the way.

Edited 2017-02-16 22:53 (UTC)

You got to go home. Consider the people who never have, and maybe never will, and count your blessings.

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