"Videl, you have to try this dish! It's amazing!" Bulma, who had short blue hair and red-painted lips, pointed her chopsticks at the food she ordered. Big grin and closed eyes, her head faced the said woman who sat on the other side of a tall blue-skinned male.

"Oh, is it really? Sure!" Videl happily nodded with a smile in return and looked over at the chef. The chef was busy cooking up a meal already but she waved her hand a bit to catch his attention. "I'll have what she's having too!" she hollered out then lowered her hand.

"Sure thing, miss! Coming right up!" Happily, the chef answered and nodded, continuing to cook. The sound of hot, sizzling food being fried on the burner and water boiling, echoed throughout the small restaurant. Steam even filled up the ceiling and leaked out through the windows nearby.

Piccolo, unlike the others who were gorging themselves in food, had his back against the wall near the door, and his arms were folded. Him, being a little shaded by the shadows, made it a tad hard to notice him. With his eyes closed, they opened up and stared at the back of the blue-skinned male. All of their voices were only murmurs to him, seeing that his mind was on other matters at hand; he watched with an intentive, contemplative stare. If he's an Angel, then he's bound to know... Right? Hmph, there's also a possibility that he won't. What if he doesn't even know what I'll be talking about? He spoke in his mind and watched Whis chat with Bulma with his eyes shut, clearly happy with eating.

While their voices were drowned out by his own thoughts, he blinked when he noticed the Angel open his eyes. Whis looked at him from behind from the corners of his eyes, giving him a passive smile. Pan was gleefully eating the food she was given and sat swinging her legs on the bar stool in front of the surface.

"You seem like something is on your mind, you've been staring at me awfully a lot," Whis spoke up, catching the Namekian a bit by surprise, and looked further over his shoulder. Bulma blinked and turned her head too, curious as to why the green bean would stare at him for so long.

"That's right I almost forgot, sorry!" Gohan chirped and chuckled awkwardly, all the while scratching his temple. He leaned over a little to view Whis on the other side of his wife to speak to him." Piccolo wanted to ask you something. It's actually, kind of serious..." he said and his awkward chuckles died the moment he mentioned it being serious.

With that said, Whis glanced over at Gohan then back at the Namekian, and hummed in thought. "Then... What might that be?" he asked, now having his attention fixed on him.

"It's sort of hard to explain...but I'll tell you. I wanted to know if you knew of anyone that has the ability to randomly disappear without a trace of energy behind," Piccolo began and unfolded his arms before standing up straight off the wall. He walked closer and looked down at the Angel with his usual serious features. "For five years now, I've been trying to track down this odd feeling I'd get every once in a while. I recently learned that it's been coming from a little girl around the age of ten. Her energy is nonexistent, I can't feel anything but... When she disappeared out of thin air a small spike of energy appeared," he explained and saw how Whis's expression went from curious to deep in thought. The very Angel hummed real low in his voice as he stared into space, pondering on the information.

"What sort of little girl? How were you able to find her?" The Angel questioned and frowned his violet lips. He turned slightly on the barstool to face him more and put his hands on his lap. Bulma blinked and turned slightly to view the Namekian, she too, was curious about his discovery.

"I heard music near where I was and followed it... It was in the same area where I felt that small bit of energy, so when I saw the girl she carried a cellphone with her. Just before a car had turned a corner and nearly hit her, she vanished; that's when that spike of energy appeared. Though... When I went to examine the spot where the energy spiked, there was a distortion in the air. Something I couldn't see. Using my fingers to test it out only made it ripple, then it wasn't long until it disappeared," Piccolo answered and sighed, then continued. "No one else could see or hear her; let alone sense her. I'm the only one," he added with that stern frown still present.

Whis only stared with a pondering, serious face and not once changed in his posture. "I see," His simple words made Piccolo grumble, all the while standing there waiting for some sort of answer. With one hand lifting up and away from his seat, he closed one eye to peek into his onyx orb. He was searching for anyone or a race that would be similar to what the Namekian was talking about.

Sadly, it was taking him a while. It took him several minutes to finally find some sort of answer to his situation. Whis leaned back up and closed his eyes with an exhale leaving his lips. "They're nearly extinct... But she is definitely one of them," he began and opened his eyes, causing the green bean to widen his own by a fraction.

"What is she, Whis?" Bulma tilted her head to one side and sat there waiting for him to continue.

"She is called a Realm Walker. A race that's hatched from a crystal and can take up any appearance of the most populated species on the planet they've hatched on. What I've learned is that their race had a plague and the numbers of their people have dwindled. Unfortunately, this plague was from a natural cause that seemed to have globally spread itself... The distortion you spoke of was actually a portal that they can create, of course, it takes a good portion of their strength to make one; depending on how old they are. Infants, after being birthed from a crystal, have a low chance of survival if they have no parents to aid them. They are much like humans only..." he trailed off and dismissed his staff, placing that very hand back on his lap.

"Only... What?" Piccolo asked, even Gohan was intrigued at this point. Anticipation grew the longer they waited for Whis to answer, Videl even leaned forward a bit because of it.

"They are beyond death. No one can sense them unless their power is used. They are negative energy beings, their life energy falls below any human and those who live in the afterlife... Their power to open portals is created by conflicting their negative energy and other positive energies in the air together, that's why we see distortions. There's not much about them that I know, I've only learned about their kind through the Grand Minister and from my staff. Those who are more in-tuned with life energy are able to physically see them," he explained and sat there a moment to contemplate more.

"That makes sense... I meditate a lot, away from other people to concentrate my spirit energy. So maybe that's how I was able to see her," Piccolo stated and moved his black eyes down to view his own two feet. How was he going to find her again? That was the next question that needed an answer. Raising his eyes back up to the angel, he met with purple ones who seemed to be staring back at him as if he knew the green bean had another question.

"Is there anything else?" Whis asked and kept his frown present. He shifted in his position and reached behind him to take a sip of his refreshing drink. His eyes closed from tasting the delicious liquid hit his tongue, it was delightful and warm. It soothed him to the core and he felt relaxed from it.

"Yeah... Just one more question," Piccolo said, making the Angel open his eyes once more and stare at him expectantly. "How can I find her again...? On an entire planet, how do I know where she'll be after leaving through the portal?" he asked. Everyone remained quiet since this was a matter that only Piccolo and Whis could handle; though they were eating, they still watched them chat.

"That is a tricky question, Piccolo," Whis began, softly lowering his drink closer to his lap where his staff sat. The Namekian blinked and Gohan opened his mouth to speak until Videl put a hand on his shoulder. Gohan looked over at her, saw her shake her head no, and frowned before viewing the other two again. "It is impossible to locate a Realm Walker from far away... Say, if she is on the other side of the planet, then you cannot sense her. The portal would be the only way you can find her... If- she isn't that far from you. It may be years before she even comes close to you again. All I suggest for you to do is to be patient and wait for her again. If she's as young as you say she is, then she has no control of where the portal will take her. I'm afraid I've told you everything I know, Piccolo," Everyone fell silent and rather stunned at the whole conversation. A child having less survivability when they're without parents, Bulma and the others, excluding Pan, being parents- it sort of unsettled them. Piccolo pinched between his brows and closed his eyes, making a faint grumble of frustration; he was clearly not happy with that answer...

"Piccolo, all we can do is hope that she appears soon. Can you imagine just how lonely she might be?! No one that can see or hear her, she must be confused and sad," Videl spoke up with concern lacing her voice. Her eyes shimmered with emotion, she was a mother after all, and knowing a child was all alone in the world, made her heart clench. She wasn't the only one feeling that way either...

"I'm going to head back to the lookout. I can't lose my focus on her, so I need to stay on my toes," Piccolo, despite feeling appreciative of the bit of help he got from them, was upset with that last answer. He turned and left the building before either of his friends got to say anything to him. Gohan was especially worried about him now, he could tell that he was upset but he knew he couldn't say anything to cheer him up.

"Whis, isn't there anything we can do to help find her? Can't Bulma build a device that can track down her portals from across the planet?" Gohan questioned with hope in his eyes and stood up, taking a quick glance over at Bulma who blinked at him in return.

"Mere machinery will not detect what's beyond even death. The radar she had created to detect dragon balls, I believe, tracks down its energy. One cannot simply track down energy that's hardly there, to begin with," Whis whirled around on his seat and dismissed his staff before putting his drink back on the surface. With a smile gracing his violet lips, the utensil he used before was picked back up and he started eating his food again.

"I'm sure I can figure out something," That caught everyone's attention, they all, except Whis, peeked over at Bulma with hopeful eyes. Bulma was smiling with her eyes closed and giggled lightly, she sure hoped her idea wouldn't be in vain.

"Are you saying you have an idea of how to track her down, somehow?" Videl asked and patted Pan's hands when she went to reach out to play with the napkins to the side of her.

"Yes, but it may take some time. I don't know how long it'll take, but I'm certain that it'll help find her once it's done. That, or we could ask the Dragon Shenron to bring her here. We would have to have Piccolo with us at that time so he could see her, other than that...those are the only ideas I have," Bulma frowned and watched Gohan and Videl's face appear slightly happy at her words.

"The last idea will not work. Shenron cannot sense any energy that's beyond death, his power is limited after all," Whis said without even looking at anyone and took a delightful bite of his food.

"Well, that leaves us with your one theory then. Let's just hope it works," After Gohan spoke up and sat back down, continuing to eat his food with Videl. Bulma did the same, though she was still certain it'd work; but the possibility of it not working, is pretty high too. Somewhere in her gut, she had a feeling it wouldn't considering what Whis said...

Speaking of Whis, the angel himself, despite eating in such a carefree manner, he was thinking about that little girl and it was clear he was trying to think of something. If Piccolo cannot find her after a few years or so, I'll ask the Grand Minister of her whereabouts. He would know where she'd be at.~ Even though I hear about extinctions all the time and watch lord Beerus destroy planets... I honestly do not like the idea of an innocent child roaming around with no protection. he mentally said.

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A/N: I hope you enjoyed this chapter!~ Don't forget to leave a comment, I'm always happy to hear from my readers! \o/