Day Three: Early Morning

[Raditzu]

Several relaxed sighs filled the air as the six pack of warriors came to a halt. They had been marching through a good portion of the night, looking for a place to settle in for a few hours and get some rest. Unluckily for them, though, they had not had the good fortune to come across any sort of field or clearing. This meant they would be sleeping amongst the trees, having found a spot where they grew particularly thin. Everyone spread out a little bit to give themselves some space before curling up on the ground. It wasn't the most comfortable camp ground ever, but it certainly could be worse. The ground was soft with moss and dirt and the trees seemed to do a good job of keeping out the otherwise chilling winds. When Radituz caught sight of his father preparing to leap up into a tree, gun in hand, he frowned slightly.

"Hey, pops!" Despite not wanting to wake those who had already fallen asleep, the long-haired saiyan called out to Bardock.

"Eh?"

"Sleep. I'll keep watch."

Bardock eyed his son for a second, then simply shrugged and went to find a suitable place to rest. Rad gave the smallest sigh of relief before leaping into the tree Bardock had been prepared to jump into. The long-haired saiyan wasn't sure how his father would take to being told to rest. There wasn't really much to do with everyone asleep, so Rad spent most of his time staring up at the stars. It had turned out to be a surprisingly clear night. When that grew tiresome, Rad made an overly thorough check of his nail gun. It was a neat little weapon, to be sure, but not all that interesting. He pointed one end at something, and then there were nails in it. Luckily, Rad was not too trigger happy, because he snapped his gun towards someone when he heard some rustling.

"Hey! Watch where you're pointing that thing!"

"Oh... sorry, babe." Rad withdrew his weapon and watched 18 as she took a seat directly under his perch. "Can't sleep?"

"Not tired, I guess."

"Ah."

"What about you? Couldn't sleep?" The android craned her neck to get a view of the saiyan above her.

"Ha. Nah, I can always sleep. The old man needed to get some rest, though. He's been playin' lookout this whole time so far."

"I see. So... what do you do? Just look around?" 18 turned her head to get a view of their campsite.

"Mostly, yeah. I've mostly just been thinkin' 'bout stuff." Rad shrugged, though he was the only one aware of it. "Not much else ta do."

"Wait.. you were thinking?" There was a tone of mock amazement in her voice.

"Ha ha. Yes. I was thinking. I do that... on occasion." Rad could practically hear the grin on 18's face.

"About what?"

"Well..." Rad cleared his throat, suddenly very glad 18 couldn't see the slight hue of red that was creeping into his face. "Nothing, really."

"Oh come on."

"Tch... fine. I was just wondering if... ya know... we'll be... remembered." The saiyan's voice grew increasingly faint as he spoke.

"Remembered? What do you mean?"

"I... just... I dunno. Ok. Here we go. Will anyone remember that we helped out on Vegeta, for example. When there was that big rebellion, will anyone say 'hey, remember with Raditzu and Eighteen fused to fight off the rebels'?" The saiyan gave a small sigh. "Its like I really care... I'm just kind of... ok... what's so funny." Below him, Raditzu could hear a cascade of giggles.

"You're cute."

"Wha?!" This time the android just laughed outright. Raditzu just shook his head.