(Meanwhile)
Over in the main lab where Bulma and her family did most of their research & development, both the company president and her father could be seen standing side by side near one of the massive work stations, looking over the information streaming in from Earth's latest visitor, at the same time expressions of awe and uncertainty framed their faces. Analyzing the dozens of monitors scattered across the counter in front of them, the blue haired mother and her father drank in the specifications on the alien world that had materialized next to theirs over an hour ago, and were now running bio scans on its surface.
As bewildering as it was to see a planet appear in the space right next to theirs, what they were now more focused on was figuring out how it got here and whether or not there was any life on it. Being the sharp individuals that they were, the father and daughter pair knew right away that this wasn't some ordinary phenomenon and that there were other forces at work. So, activating whatever operating systems and equipment they had on hand, the pair were now running every test imaginable to see if their hypothesis was correct and whether they were going to receive a visit from a less than friendly race of people.
Of course, that statement was only half-true. They didn't quite know that yet.
Looking over the satellite imagery on the windows to the right, Doctor Briefs murmured uncomfortably, "There's no doubt that this world is inhabited. The question now though, is what kind of creatures or aliens are actually living on it."
"Obviously they're intelligent," Bulma answered, while at the same time zooming in on certain geographical areas being highlighted by the computers. "But what we don't know is if they're friendly."
The elderly scientist then looked at his daughter with a raised eyebrow. "Is it really such a big concern whether or not these aliens are bad?"
Staring at her father, Bulma then took on an incredulous look, "Dad, in the past seven years alone, the planet has been visited at least three times by aliens. Two of those three were monsters that wanted to enslave and/or kill all of us, while the third alien is now a close friend of ours, and is constantly checking in on Gohan to try and get her hands on his genes." She then looked across at her old man with an amused smile in play. "Trust me. It's even better than it sounds."
Adjusting his glasses, the old director chuckled, "Alright then." Turning back to the monitors he was tasked with watching, Doctor Briefs then placed his hands on his hips and tilted his head. "So… let's assume that the aliens on that planet are evil and have come here to invade the Earth. How do you propose we stop them?" He glanced back at his daughter inquisitively. "After all, this isn't some small group of intergalactic mercenaries that arrived here on a space craft or some giant, intergalactic octopus with multiple arms. We're talking about an entire planet here…"
Smirking in response, Bulma then rose up from her chair and began making her way across the room, with her father right on her heels. "Listen. If worse comes to worse, we have my Super Saiyan husband and son training in the Gravity Room just a couple doors down the hall; both of whom are strong enough to wipe out an entire system of planets if they wanted to." When she passed by one of the many other work spaces covered in mechanical clutter, she picked up a remote and pressed it, causing a space on the floor in front of her to open up. A large, human-sized plastic tube then rose up from the ground. Once it did, the unit then unveiled a white, sci-fi armor resembling a miniature Red Ribbon Army Battle Jacket and SWAT suit, standing in its center. Bulma pointed proudly towards the armor and flashed a wide smile at her father, "But… if they're just a bunch of typical soldiers and grunts, I can take care of them with this."
Nudging his glasses up his nose, the president's father beamed, "The combat armor you've been developing from the schematics of the wrecked suit Gohan brought in a few months ago." He then gazed at it curiously and analytically. "Is this your first prototype?"
"Third," Bulma replied, before leaning against the suit's storage container comfortably. "The first one had several major drawbacks in terms of power consumption and energy output. However, I was able to fix that in the second model by applying a new element to the core and blending cobalt with the copper wiring, which I then improved again for the third. This baby here…" She then tapped the armor in the side, "comparing the stats that I was able to pull from the recordings of Vegeta's training sessions in the GR, can generate enough power to go head to head with a Super Saiyan for three days straight. The Saiyan Buster Mark III."
"Sounds like an impressive piece of equipment." Doctor Briefs gazed warmly at his daughter, "I can't wait to see her in action."
Turning to look at her suit, the blue haired woman sighed, "Gohan, Vegeta and the rest of the boys are constantly putting their lives on the line to save the world from monsters, demons and alike. After all these years of sitting on the sidelines and pottering around like some damsel in distress, I think it's about time I started pulling my weight around this place."
Before her father could make any remarks against his daughter's statement, the pair was suddenly interrupted by a brilliant flash of light and a gust of wind, which blasted across the room from the far wall and ruffled the pair's clothing. Their gazes quickly snapping in the direction of the anomaly, the father and daughter duo then spotted a perfectly circular hole in the wall and an armored figure standing in the middle of it.
Lowering her arm and disengaging her gauntlet, the intruder with the cat-like ears and tail strolled into the room. The boots of her armor clanking with every step, the graceful female in the suit surveyed the room momentarily. When she spotted the two scientists gawking at her from beside a large storage unit, the stranger's ears perked up and she hastened her stride towards them.
"Oh, hello there," Kure greeted with a wave, her voice being robotically amplified by the respirator of her helmet. From her point of view it seemed like a very natural and normal exclamation, but from Bulma and her father's perspective, it sounded absolutely terrifying. "I'm in a bit of a hurry, so I'll have to make this quick. Do you two happen to know a couple of really strong people living in this building?"
When the woman stopped walking, both a nervous Bulma and Doctor Briefs stared back at her in both bewilderment and confusion.
Blinking, the blue haired president of the company looked at the armored figure questioningly, "Huh?"
Kure smiled warmly at the pair, even though they couldn't really see it through her tinted visor. "Yeah. My scanners picked them up over an hour ago, but now they seem to have vanished. Could you please point me in the direction they're hiding?"
She then proceeded to wait for an answer. However, while the two humans standing by the pod edged back ever so slightly, the armored woman then felt a large hand place itself on her right shoulder, which had her turn around. When she did, she quickly found herself staring at the broad chest of a large human wearing green, shock-proof combat armor and a black, spandex suit. Following it up to the owner, she saw the chiseled face of the red-haired Android 16 staring down at her.
After noticing he had the intruder's full and undivided attention, the man with the Mohawk and warm smile then spoke in a robotic sounding voice, "I can show you where they are."
Hearing this put an excited look in Kure's eyes, "Really? That'll be great!"