with an outstretched hand. But he by no means shook hands with his friend, instead he reached into his hair and pulled a long, green hair out of his head and tucked it away.Leigo did the same. He grinned as he tucked his blue hair into his pocket, and his grin widened when he saw Trunk's confused expression. “Old Honthan tradition.” He said with a shrug. “May I introduce this is Rango.” Trunks nodded. Rango approached her slowly, eyed her with interest. Especially Trunks, who with his purple hair clearly contradicted all Sajajins looks. He held out his hand again and Trunks was afraid he would have to go along with the same weird tradition. But Rango just took his hand and shook it lightly. “That's how you say hello, isn't it?” He grinned, then turned to Kira. He held out his hand to her too. She hesitated a second, then finally took his hand and tried to shake it. Instead Rango got on his knees and kissed her hand. It looked like he was greeting a princess, not a normal girl. For a moment Trunks felt blind jealousy inside him, toyed with the idea of ​​simply pushing the Honthaner away.But he pulled himself together, only slightly twisted his mouth and cleared his throat a little exaggeratedly loud. "Hm .. how about we postpone the welcoming ceremony until later?" A slightly annoyed undertone swung into his voice and that was probably exactly what made Rango pause.


He got up quickly and let go of Kira. “You're right.” His voice was very different from Leigo's. If Leigo's voice was bursting with life and feelings, it just seemed cold and somehow dead. Trunks didn't like it, but he said nothing. "Follow me, I'll take you to a secret passage." With that he started walking and they followed them, first Leigo, then Trunks, who was running after the two of them next to Kira.


They left the safe cover of the undergrowth and went a little closer to the wall. They followed them for a while until they left the back wall and turned a corner. When you stood in front of the front of the castle, they were now on the right-hand side.They followed this wall to about the middle.


Trunks was less aware of his surroundings. He looked much more at Rango's back. An uneasy feeling spread inside him. For the first time it occurred to him that it was a mistake to trust the Honthaners. But on the other hand, he deserved a chance and Leigo trusted him. But something about Rango's manner puzzled him. It was nothing outward, not something that could be seen with the eyes. You probably only noticed it with your soul.


Trunks jumped when he hit Leigo, who had suddenly stopped just like the others. They both tripped, lost their balance, and fell to the floor. Rango hastily put his hand over his mouth while Leigo grinned from under Trunk's body. You could tell that he would have liked to comment, but he held back, especially since they had to be careful. They both got up quietly, glanced nervously up at the wall, as if they feared there was a guard there who had noticed them.But no one noticed them. Or rather, no one could see them. The castle was unguarded. He now noticed Trunks, he hadn't seen a watch in the whole time. Could Storg feel that safe? He asked that quietly to Rango, who ran his hands over the stones of the walls as if he were looking for something in particular. "No, but today is a meeting. Only a few keep watch, but these few are all posted inside the castle ...." His hands continued to stroke the wall until he found what he was looking for. "I have it!" he whispered and pressed a stone into the wall. It could be pushed in without any problems and the next moment there was a soft click, followed by a loud rumble as a trapdoor in the floor opened a crack in front of them, right next to Kira, who now stepped back in shock. Rango stepped up and opened it all the way. Steep stone stairs led down into the darkness. "After you!" Rango said, a triumphant grin spreading across his face.

That grin made Trunks nervous. It seemed to him that he was not concerned with the organism of the secret passage, but rather with something else. But he couldn't explain what it was. Since no one made any move to go down, he just took the first step. He went downstairs with his hands on the wall. Kira followed him. She had placed one hand on his shoulder, and the other was also leaning on the wood that made up the wall of the hallway. Trunks looked up briefly, saw how the gap had closed after Rango entered the corridor behind Leigo. Now they were surrounded by complete darkness. You couldn't even see your hand in front of your eyes. "We should have brought a flashlight." Trunks muttered, feeling Kira's grip tighten on his shoulder as if she were afraid of something. Carefully he raised his left hand and rested it on hers. He lifted his head briefly, but he couldn't make out her face, could only feel the smile that had appeared on her face.

Trunks didn't know how long the aisle was. He hadn't counted the steps. But suddenly it was over. No more steps appeared as he put his foot forward. He stepped forward cautiously, one hand outstretched to feel for possible obstacles. Finally his fingers hit rough, solid wood and a door creaked open. He blinked when the now bright light of the torch shone in his eyes. They were inside, he could see that. Without hesitation he stepped out, looked left and right, but couldn't see anyone. They were alone, alone in the middle of a wide corridor that was only lit by scattered torches. Rango stepped up next to him, looked around nervously for a moment.


"Where are we?" Trunks asked a little suspiciously, especially since it didn't look like they were in the dungeon. There were too many pictures on the walls for that. Images of Honthaner standing in heroic pose, holding swords ready for manslaughter. "Your mother is being held here."

Kira looked around in amazement, gazing back and forth between the corridors and walls and wandering around. "Doesn't look like a dungeon ..." she muttered, throwing Rango a suspicious look.


Even Leigo looked a little unsettled. He stared hard at the corridors, which ran endlessly until they ended in an angular kink. But then he turned around quickly and stared into the opposite room. His hands trembled slightly with tension, his forehead frowned. "What is?" Trunks asked nervously, following Leigo's gaze. He shook his head slightly. "I don't know, I thought I felt something. I'm not comfortable with everything here." Trunks clearly saw the slight panic that lay in his eyes. He was afraid too, or at least nervous. But he did not want to give up now shortly before the goal. Without thinking, he turned to Rango. “Take me to my mother.” He nodded, stepped into the corridor where Leigo was still staring intently."Come with me! And above all, be careful. There are guards here."


Trunks wanted to follow him, but turned around when Leigo and Kira made no move to go with them. "What is?" asked he. Kira looked at him briefly, but then threw a meaningful look at Leigo, who was now noticeably paler around the cheeks. "Trunks, I have a bad feeling," she said and stepped next to Leigo. He just nodded in agreement. "Something is wrong here!" he mumbled softly. "I know what you mean. But hey, we're close to our goal. We can't just give up now." He tried to cheer up his friends, but he didn't quite succeed, especially since he also felt that something was wrong. He didn't know what it was. It just felt like ...


"Hey where are you?" Rango called to them as he looked nervously around the corner. He had reached the end of the corridor and pointed around the corner where he continued. This time all three started, but a lot slower than Rango before."Trunks, just be careful. Something stinks a lot here." Leigo now stepped next to him and Kira also stood on the other side so that he walked in the middle. She had hooked her arm under him. He clearly felt the slight tremor of her hand that wrapped around his arm. He gave her an encouraging look and strode faster. They were almost there. His mother will be free soon and they could focus on Kira's family again.


Rango had now already stepped around the corner so that they could not see him and they also stepped around the corner and their hearts seemed to skip a beat and then continue to beat at double speed. In front of them stood about twenty armed Honthan men who watched them fiercely. And right in the middle a creature with silver skin was watching them angrily. Trunks knew immediately that it was Storg, could literally feel the aura of violence. But he had imagined it to be quite different.A bit like Cell or Freezer. But Storg was very different. He had the silvery skin like Freezer, but otherwise blood-red hair that stuck out on all sides. A little like Son Goku, only much more extreme. His eyes were tinged with yellow and red, which made him look even more eerie. He was muscular and had two large wings that resembled those of a bat growing out of his back. They too were of a silvery color.


Unlike his looks, however, it was his aura that was terrifying. Trunks's blood stuck in his veins when he suddenly saw them in great strength. He clearly felt how Kira's trembling intensified and Leigo also seemed to be close to fainting. But he also heard his anger when he saw his friend Rango grinning in front of Storg.


"Welcome to my home!" Storg opened the conversation. His voice was cold and completely numb. She was brimming with cruelty and malice.Nobody said anything, just stared at Storg.


“Let's get out of here.” Leigo whispered to him, wisely so quietly that only he and Kira heard the words. Or so they thought. But the reality was different. A laugh made her wince, infinitely cold and without any trace of happiness or amusement. "You wanted to flee? Please, don't force yourself. Only one person will suffer from it ..."