Ok, I had been trying to formulate a good, solid post in here, but first I had to sort out who was with who and what exactly was going on. XD Hopefully I get this right...

Kura: Accompanying Retasu, Gamma, Hammer and Sandor toward the battle with the Kwali brothers

As their rather rag-tag group of fighters flew toward the mounting battle, Kura gazed down at the shimmering orange orb in her hand. The two red stars printed on it's surface seemed to gaze back at her, almost taunting. This was only one of seven Dragonballs, and they would need all of them in order to be granted their two wishes.

The wishes... She already knew what Retasu wanted to do with HER wish, but she had only thought briefly about her own wish. She had an idea, but she wasn't entirely sure yet. Then, as she overheard Gamma speaking with Retasu, it quickly became apparent to her that this android could read thoughts. An interesting but rather inconvenient ability. She didn't know if Retasu was aware of it, but Kura knew she had to be careful to censor her own thoughts while she was in the android's presence. However, as she dropped her eyes once more to the Dragonball, she couldn't stop the single name from flying through her mind...

'Kabu...'

Her brow was furrowed, a small twinge of what looked like sadness and longing, with a hint of anger and vengeance, flashing across her eyes. She only hoped no one was looking at her at that moment. However, she didn't have long to linger on such thoughts, for they were interrupted by a flash of brilliant, white light in the distance, produced by an explosion of energy emitted from their current destination. The wind kicked up from the blast reached all the way to their own position, causing all of them to stop in the air momentarily, holding up an arm against the wind. After it died, she heard Sandor speak first.

"What was THAT?" she asked to no one in particular.

"A powerful attack," said Gamma, pointing out the obvious. "I can only assume it came from one of our...allies. One of the alien powers has diminished, at least for the moment. However, the one that remains is the stronger of the two."

"Yes..." Hammer agreed, with a small 'hmph', "And it seems our human friend has been joined by another. But even between the two of them they may still need help finishing off the remaining opponent."

"Well, that's obvious," Retasu commented, adopting a rather impatient tone. "Two humans hardly stand a chance against such a powerful opponent." She didn't say this in a harsh way, more just like she was stating a well-known fact. Kura knew that Retasu wasn't trying to be demeaning, she was just a bit old-fashioned and fully focused on her own goal. She just hadn't been around humans as long as Kura had, and she didn't know that they shouldn't necessarily be underestimated. It was true that weren't as strong as Saiyans in terms of outright power and level, but they were quite resilient and headstrong, and would keep on fighting even after they had no strength left. They were quite a unique race, humans...

"We need to go help them!" The over-eager Sandor exclaimed, starting to fly off at full speed. However, the robotic arm of Gamma shot out and grabbed her by the back of the shirt, yanking her back.

"Do not be foolish, Sandor," he said in his regular monotone, "You cannot simply rush in without thinking. We must formulate a plan of attack."

Kura said nothing. Even though she agreed with Gamma, she had no intentions of joining the fight at all. Unless there was a Dragonball involved, it didn't concern her, and therefore not her fight. She saw no point in getting herself involved with no apparent benefit. She wasn't about to take responsibility for anyone but herself... not this time. She wouldn't let it happen again.

"I believe," Gamma continued, and Kura noticed him giving her a sideways glance out of the corner of his eyes, "That it would be...beneficial for us all to take part in this. After all, those aliens are after the same thing we are. If they are not stopped they could very well get to the Dragonballs before we do. What would happen then?"

'Then I wouldn't get my wish... she thought, then saw him give the smallest hint of a knowing smile. 'Sh*t...' He had been reading her mind again and had purposefully geared his speech to strike a chord with her. Kura's eyebrow twitched in annoyance. She didn't like being manipulated, but she also knew that he had a point. She crossed her arms over her chest.

"Very well," she said icily, "What did you have in mind?"