And a Song Someone Sings [Pin]

The ship wasn’t the largest, but it was bigger than Lady, that was for sure. At least the trip got her used to space travel that her few sporadic trips before hadn’t quite done. In all the excitement of her trip she hadn’t had much time to miss anyone, but Nana and Pin held special places in her heart. She’d never tell Pin she missed Nana more, but the two were still new to each other, barely in each other’s lives for more than a few heartbeats in the grand scheme of things. “Hi Pin!” she said when they met in the corridor and she ran forward, flying up to give him a hug. Brief the hug might have been, lasting only a few seconds, but she packed as much of an emotionally charged punch as she could into it.

It felt good to be with him again, right in some way, or maybe that was just wishful thinking and emotions getting in the way. “My trip was good! I went to a few places but Namek...can we talk about Namek?” She didn’t really wait for an answer, just barreled ahead. “I mean, the Moori Capitol - there’s so much destruction there. I helped a bit with the relief efforts but I think it would go a long way if the SSE helped more. I know you said you wanted to ally with Namek, right? But they were all in hiding when General… Mayze… tried to contact them. I think they were scared because they didn’t know what happened and some blame the SSE for it all. Maybe if you went and told them what went down since you were there it might help them see that the SSE was trying to stop that Xylo guy, right?” She had been paying attention when they picked up General Mayze, but she didn’t think Pin of all people would be surprised by that.

“Anyway, enough about me, what about you? Did anything exciting happen while I was away? What have you been working on?” Genuinely interested in her brother’s life, she looked up at him with dark, wide eyes and hoped that next time she left for Namek he’d go with her and maybe others would, too.

Pin

As she listened to Pin speak of Namek she sighed. Hell, she’d be a one-person relief team if she had to be, she’d just hoped it wouldn’t come down to that. If the SSE could show Namek through actions that they stood behind them and their people, it would go a long way towards growing feelings of peace rather than the currently harbored enmity and (possibly undeserved) resentment. “It’s worth a shot, right?” she said, looking up at Pin hopefully. If Pin came, as one of the people who had actually been there, maybe he could even explain to Little Green exactly what happened and clear the air there. Now it all felt tense and heavy, and increasingly harder to breathe, metaphorically speaking.

She frowned when she seemed to make him sad somehow. Wondering if it was something she said, or if she should say something and try to ease the sting or blow of whatever it was, she doubted it was her specifically. Unless he really was sad she’d left? The thought she might have hurt him caused another frown and then it vanished as she realized he’d probably tell her if that were the case, right? Looking around she grabbed the milk and the cocoa powder out of the fridge to make chocolate milk with. Everything looked as she’d last seen it which meant Nana was probably still cleaning up after Pin, keeping the Pixie in order if he didn’t, which made her smile. “Well, I’m sure The Pixie’s better off for your organization… What you been thinking about?”

Mixing the drink she put the ingredients back less the amounts she’d taken back where they belonged and watched through the clear glass as they mixed, dark brown powder flakes swirling through the now light brown milk. Put that way, it sounded kind of gross, but as proven time and time again it tasted fantastic.

Pin

Relaxing a little as Pin said it was worth a shot, Kay-El felt reassured in her belief that she knew she could count on him - that they could count on each other. They might not actually share blood, but family didn’t end in blood, or so she’d learned. As he continued to speak about all the things going on for him, she leaned against the wall and took a sip, looking at him seriously despite the chocolate milk mustache decorating her upper lip. She believed it was great, the things he was doing, and was about to tell him so when he kept on and mentioned feeling surrounded by immovable forces. Well, not those words, but it was a feeling she once knew so very, very well and still, despite the increase in her own strength and power, still felt every day.

Of her own power surpassing his, she said nothing. It wasn’t something she felt she ought to feel bad about and so she didn’t, and saying sorry or anything like that even if she did mean it might make him feel worse. Saying nothing on that felt like the safest bet. “I’ve always been small. Every opponent I faced had more physical strength to them, they were more powerful in every sense of the word. Actual power, size, weight, all of it - as a result, I always feel outclassed and always took my training seriously. I had to in order to survive. But I’m still young.” Even now, although she grasped at what he said, her understanding of such a deep concept was limited. “I know you’re the best choice for the position of leader, this is your baby, so to speak. Without your leadership back at the Square that day with the Queen, I’d have felt rudderless. Heck, I never would have gone if you hadn’t,” she spoke the last part a bit shyly.

“When I set out to find you, I didn’t know anything about you other than that you were an Android and you were family. I was terrified that if I did find you, you wouldn’t want me and you’d reject me. I had a generic description of you…” she laughed and pulled out the now many folded and abused, somewhat tear stained rough drawing she’d done of him in her own, childish way. “I showed that to everyone when I was trying to find you.” Setting it on the table, Kay-El looked at the paper with fondness. No, it wasn’t a great likeness, but it wasn’t terrible... for a five year old. “You’re not obsolete to me, so if that matters, I’d like you to keep that in mind. A friend gave me some great advice to hang on to you with everything I have and I intend to take it. We’re family, family means no one gets left behind... “ Looking up at him, and up, she met his eyes, head tilted back. “So let’s give it our best shot, okay? We can train together, maybe even find a teacher together… You and me, we’re a team, and I refuse to lose that. I’ve been alone most of my life and until you I didn’t mind it so much... But now I don't want to be alone again.”

Pin

Taking another sip and renewing her chocolate milk mustache, Kay-El grinned up at the compliment. “I’m not really sure why I hung onto this thing for so long… I guess I don’t really need it, anymore, huh?” she looked at him curiously. Nevertheless, she folded it and slipped it back into her pocket because, hey, you never know when you might want to look at something again or need it. Not having very many possessions to begin with, she felt like hanging onto the few she did have was the right thing to do for now. “And, besides, you’re pretty darn smart, yourself. I guess you could say I learn from the best.” The five year old went back to her chocolate milk and, when that was all gone, started tell him all about her trip to Namek and her new, Little Green friend who seemed to be running the restoration of the Capital.
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