1 Chapter One
1.1 July 17, 20351.2
The distinct humming and whirring of various machines and tools could be heard echoing through the halls of Capsule Corporation. Bulma was at work in her lab, creating a new invention. She hoped to create a time portal of free roam, where you would only need a small simple device to carry around, in order to pass freely through time. It would be much more convenient than having a whole pod to travel in. Bulma placed a screwdriver on the table and picked up another tool, continuing to tinker with a watch-like device. It emitted a small spark and she cursed aloud, tossing the device and tool onto the table. "Am I ever going to figure this out? I've been working on it for weeks." She wondered aloud. Bulma leaned back in her chair and put her hands behind her head. She stared at the ceiling for a few minutes then decided she was finished for the day, and left the lab. She exited the room and turned to enter the code into the keypad to lock it, when Bra approached her.
"Mom, can you take me and Pan shopping today?" She asked with an innocent expression, hoping to persuade her mom. Bulma sighed heavily.
"Find your father dear, I'm tired, I need some sleep."
"Mom…" Bra whined.
"No Bra, I'm going to bed." Bra crossed her arms and pouted. Bulma glared at her with harsh eyes and Bra stopped at once.
"Bulma honey! Will you come help me in the kitchen?" A woman with curly blonde hair and squinty eyes popped her head around the corner.
"Only for a few minutes mother…" Bulma said, obliged. Bulma, forgetting to type in the code, walked off towards the kitchen, and left Bra standing alone with a mischievous grin.
"Bra! What did she say?" Pan ran up to Bra, panting. She looked up and saw her expression. "Bra?"
Without a word, Bra grabbed Pan's arm and pulled her into the lab quietly. She quickly closed the door behind her. "Bra, what are you doing?"
"Shh…" Bra whispered. "Pan, this is my mom's 'off limits' lab. She has been working on something in here and no one's allowed to see it. She forgot to lock it so now is the perfect opportunity to check it out."
"Cool…but…"
Bra pinched Pan's arm. "You worry too much…Come on." Bra tiptoed to Bulma's desk, making her way through the dark with ease.
"Ow…" Pan rubbed her sore arm for a minute. "I can't see a thing." Pan began moving slowly but stumbled into something, creating a loud crash. Pan inhaled sharply and held her breath, for fear of anyone hearing her.
"Pan!" Bra hissed. They remained still and silent for a few minutes, but when there came no response to the sound, they relaxed.
"Sorry" Pan whispered.
"Dammit, where's the light…" Pan heard Bra swear as she poked herself with something. "Here." There was a click and a small lamp illuminated the room. Pan shielded her eyes from the light as she got up. She walked over to Bra and noticed she was examining something.
"Bra let me see…" She stood on her toes and tried to peer over Bra's shoulder, but she was still too short.
"This is my mom's big experiment? This piece of junk?" Bra ridiculed. "It's nothing but a stupid Rolex…" She put it back on the table and whirled around, knocking Pan off center. She began walking towards the exit.
"Hmm…" Pan picked up the device and looked at it. "It doesn't look like just a watch to me…"
"What?" Bra stopped and turned around. "Are you blind?"
"No…what do you suppose this big blue button would be used for?" Pan strapped it onto her wrist and held up her arm. "Plus, it looks too stupid to be a watch. I mean, who would wear it?"
Bra raised an eyebrow and put her hands on her hips. "Yeah, and?"
"Well, it could be something else, like maybe a TV or something."
"Pshh….whatever. My mom would rather buy something like that than create one." Pan frowned.
"Well let's see what this button is for." Pan studied the blue button. "I wonder…"
"Pan, are you aware that buttons plus curiosity equal disaster?"
"Now who's worrying? It couldn't possibly do any harm. It's not even finished yet." Pan pushed the button and for a moment, nothing happened. "See, what did I tell-."
The watch emitted a loud beeping noise. It steadily picked up it's pace and was beeping continuously.
"See, now we are going to get in trouble, turn that damn thing off Pan!" Bra snapped, looking over her shoulder at the door, praying no one could hear it.
"I can't!" Pan said, growing nervous. "It won't stop. Jeeze…I feel so strange…" Pan looked up at Bra who had a fixed, shocked expression. She stood there with her jaw open, staring at Pan in horror.
"P-Pan…you're, you're………I can see through you!!!!"
"Wha?" Pan looked down at her self. She was transparent. "WHAT THE HELL!" With one last yell, she vanished completely, and the echoing beep of the device stopped. Bra stood there trembling, in dead silence, until the lab door was slammed open and she heard the shriek of a very pissed Bulma. Bra sank to her knees, still gaping at the spot that Pan once stood.
"Bra!! WHERE'S MY PORTAL?!?!" Bulma stormed over to her desk and began searching frantically.
"P-P-……" Bra stuttered.
"What?" Bra turned around and faced her daughter.
"P-Pan…" She managed to spit out.
"oh my god…" Bulma covered her mouth.
1.1 July 17, 20351.2
The distinct humming and whirring of various machines and tools could be heard echoing through the halls of Capsule Corporation. Bulma was at work in her lab, creating a new invention. She hoped to create a time portal of free roam, where you would only need a small simple device to carry around, in order to pass freely through time. It would be much more convenient than having a whole pod to travel in. Bulma placed a screwdriver on the table and picked up another tool, continuing to tinker with a watch-like device. It emitted a small spark and she cursed aloud, tossing the device and tool onto the table. "Am I ever going to figure this out? I've been working on it for weeks." She wondered aloud. Bulma leaned back in her chair and put her hands behind her head. She stared at the ceiling for a few minutes then decided she was finished for the day, and left the lab. She exited the room and turned to enter the code into the keypad to lock it, when Bra approached her.
"Mom, can you take me and Pan shopping today?" She asked with an innocent expression, hoping to persuade her mom. Bulma sighed heavily.
"Find your father dear, I'm tired, I need some sleep."
"Mom…" Bra whined.
"No Bra, I'm going to bed." Bra crossed her arms and pouted. Bulma glared at her with harsh eyes and Bra stopped at once.
"Bulma honey! Will you come help me in the kitchen?" A woman with curly blonde hair and squinty eyes popped her head around the corner.
"Only for a few minutes mother…" Bulma said, obliged. Bulma, forgetting to type in the code, walked off towards the kitchen, and left Bra standing alone with a mischievous grin.
"Bra! What did she say?" Pan ran up to Bra, panting. She looked up and saw her expression. "Bra?"
Without a word, Bra grabbed Pan's arm and pulled her into the lab quietly. She quickly closed the door behind her. "Bra, what are you doing?"
"Shh…" Bra whispered. "Pan, this is my mom's 'off limits' lab. She has been working on something in here and no one's allowed to see it. She forgot to lock it so now is the perfect opportunity to check it out."
"Cool…but…"
Bra pinched Pan's arm. "You worry too much…Come on." Bra tiptoed to Bulma's desk, making her way through the dark with ease.
"Ow…" Pan rubbed her sore arm for a minute. "I can't see a thing." Pan began moving slowly but stumbled into something, creating a loud crash. Pan inhaled sharply and held her breath, for fear of anyone hearing her.
"Pan!" Bra hissed. They remained still and silent for a few minutes, but when there came no response to the sound, they relaxed.
"Sorry" Pan whispered.
"Dammit, where's the light…" Pan heard Bra swear as she poked herself with something. "Here." There was a click and a small lamp illuminated the room. Pan shielded her eyes from the light as she got up. She walked over to Bra and noticed she was examining something.
"Bra let me see…" She stood on her toes and tried to peer over Bra's shoulder, but she was still too short.
"This is my mom's big experiment? This piece of junk?" Bra ridiculed. "It's nothing but a stupid Rolex…" She put it back on the table and whirled around, knocking Pan off center. She began walking towards the exit.
"Hmm…" Pan picked up the device and looked at it. "It doesn't look like just a watch to me…"
"What?" Bra stopped and turned around. "Are you blind?"
"No…what do you suppose this big blue button would be used for?" Pan strapped it onto her wrist and held up her arm. "Plus, it looks too stupid to be a watch. I mean, who would wear it?"
Bra raised an eyebrow and put her hands on her hips. "Yeah, and?"
"Well, it could be something else, like maybe a TV or something."
"Pshh….whatever. My mom would rather buy something like that than create one." Pan frowned.
"Well let's see what this button is for." Pan studied the blue button. "I wonder…"
"Pan, are you aware that buttons plus curiosity equal disaster?"
"Now who's worrying? It couldn't possibly do any harm. It's not even finished yet." Pan pushed the button and for a moment, nothing happened. "See, what did I tell-."
The watch emitted a loud beeping noise. It steadily picked up it's pace and was beeping continuously.
"See, now we are going to get in trouble, turn that damn thing off Pan!" Bra snapped, looking over her shoulder at the door, praying no one could hear it.
"I can't!" Pan said, growing nervous. "It won't stop. Jeeze…I feel so strange…" Pan looked up at Bra who had a fixed, shocked expression. She stood there with her jaw open, staring at Pan in horror.
"P-Pan…you're, you're………I can see through you!!!!"
"Wha?" Pan looked down at her self. She was transparent. "WHAT THE HELL!" With one last yell, she vanished completely, and the echoing beep of the device stopped. Bra stood there trembling, in dead silence, until the lab door was slammed open and she heard the shriek of a very pissed Bulma. Bra sank to her knees, still gaping at the spot that Pan once stood.
"Bra!! WHERE'S MY PORTAL?!?!" Bulma stormed over to her desk and began searching frantically.
"P-P-……" Bra stuttered.
"What?" Bra turned around and faced her daughter.
"P-Pan…" She managed to spit out.
"oh my god…" Bulma covered her mouth.