Hanasia, Queen of the Saiyans

3.26 The Gathering of Forces

The future Queen and the storyteller had lifted off until they were floating above the capital. Hanasia was admiring the sea not too far from there. She then turned to Corrne, drawing closer to him.

— Alright. We're gonna be going fast, so you hold on tight while do the flying. Tap me on the shoulder to tell me which way to go. First off, which way is it?

— This way, said the storyteller pointing in the village's general direction. But how did you find the capital?

— I sensed the invader's power, she said while putting herself in a horizontal position.

— Sensed him? asked Corrne, wondering how and what exactly he was supposed to hold onto. On his stomach like how families carried their young? He was a little big for that...

— Yeah, ever since I became strong, I can sense other people's powers, even from far away. It started with the Millennial Warrior. Enough dithering around! Lay on my back and hold on tight. I'm gonna be going really fast.

And so he did. He felt like he was a kid again, having to hold on to an adult, which were so fast from the perspective of a child. He also felt like this would lead into more, since one Saiyan's body being against the other wasn't a common thing to see outside sexual ventures

Hanasia darted out, going faster and faster, and in mere seconds they were already moving at a speed he didn't even think was possible. The ground that would be beneath them one second would be miles away the next.

He quickly had to correct her trajectory, and like a whirlwind, they continued on, piercing through the skies.

Corrne was having more and more trouble keeping his eyes open. He felt the wind hitting him getting progressively stronger, as the resistance increased. And suddenly, he could hear a highly intense sound. Like two explosions of high velocity. His ears were hurting.

He never knew what that sound was. They continued on, nevertheless.

Corrne could already recognize the landscape. They'd already done most of the trip. It was amazing! It had only been ten or so minutes since they'd left and they had already covered hundreds of miles...

Hanasia slowed down before coming to a complete stop.

— Tired? asked Corrne.

— No, she replied. She turned to him and kissed him.

They took their time in enjoying this break.

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In the large throne room, all of Blizzard's children, save for one, were now present. the latecomers had been briefed by their father on all the matters he'd discussed with Snower.

— How goes your investigation, Snower?

— I've got nothing, father. We've yet to find a lead that is of any interest whatsoever. Usually, once we know what we're looking for, we're quick to gather intel. But in this case, nothing.

— But, began Ice Kurima, the family's last-born, a planetary-scale conspiracy has to leave some sort of trace behind.

— Exactly. That's why this case is so strange. An in-depth search always leads us to finding clues, or an evident lack of information that would indicate forgery. But we've found nothing suspicious. I still have a few leads, but none of them have anything substantial.

— We're listening.

— Planet Plant was never written and deleted from our registry. On the other hand, several ships have passed through that system and all designated it as inhabitable. Looking back on a ship's log from eight years ago, all planets in the system were reported to be inhospitable space rocks, including Planet Plant.