The Guardian
By
Starfire Grace
Summary: After losing his friend in a battle against the androids, Trunks has more responsibilities besides defeating the androids and avenging Gohan's death. He has to take care of and protect Gohan's daughter Pan who he never even knew existed. Bulma finishes the time machine and Pan wants to go but Bulma and Trunks say no and that it will be too dangerous. What will happen Pan sneak on board? And will she be able to keep her identity a secret from her young father? From the Andriod/Cell saga to the Buu Saga.
Author's Note: This was my original idea for Hope for the Future and yes The Guardian was the original title. It's just been sitting in my computer for a while collecting dust so I thought I'd dust it off and touch it up a bit since my writing has gotten better since my first story lols and post it for your enjoyment.
*Chapter 1*
A teenage boy of thirteen was on a mission, it was the last request of his best friend and mentor.
*Flashback*
"Please Gohan take me with you," came Trunks' plea, "I can't let you fight those two monsters alone! Especially with your injury."
Gohan looked like he was about to protest, when his features became soft and he smiled at Trunks.
"Alright Trunks, let's go get them!" Gohan told him.
Trunks smiled and turned, that's when Gohan hit the young saiyan in the back of his neck rendering him unconscious.
"I'm sorry Trunks but I could never forgive myself if anything happened to you," Gohan said before he flew off to face the androids alone.
Trunks woke up to find Gohan wasn't there and there was a cloud of smoke coming from the city, "Damn it Gohan! Why'd you go alone?!" Trunks flew off into the city as the rain was pouring down.
He flew over the broken buildings when he saw Gohan lying in the middle of the broken street.
"Gohan!" Trunks yelled flying down and running to his friend, "No Gohan! Please Gohan you can't die! You have to hang in there, I'll get you to my mom's, she'll take good care of you, and you'll be fine, just hang in there Gohan," Trunks told him.
Gohan coughed up a little blood before he looked at Trunks, "N-no… it's too late," Gohan said in raspy whisper.
"T-t-trunks there's something you need to know," Gohan told Trunks weakly gripping his hand.
"What is it Gohan?" Trunks asked chocking on his sob.
"My d-daughter…Orange Star C-city…find Erasa G-garner and p-protect… my little g-girl," Gohan told him struggling to say the words.
Trunks nodded his head, "I promise Gohan I'll find her," Trunks told him.
Gohan feature relaxed knowing his daughter was going to be safe, Gohan's eyes rolled back in his head as he let out one last breath.
Tears were pouring down Trunks' eyes as he watched his best friend die before his eyes. His mind was racing with thoughts of why Gohan never told him before that he had a daughter.
Trunks held Gohan in his arms before the emotions of it all overwhelmed him. He stood up and started screaming at the top of his lungs, he clenched his fists drawling blood. A yellow aura surrounded the young saiyan as his hair stood up and became blonde and his eyes to teal he fell on his knees beside his fallen friend and hit the ground with his fists.
*End flashback*
*I promise Gohan I'll find her and protect her.*
It had been a couple of months since that night and Trunks had finally made it to Orange Star City and started searching for any high ki signature. That's when felt it a signature similar to Gohan's.
He made it to small apartment and knocked on the door, a minute later a man who looked to be in his mid-twenties answered the door.
"Can I help you?" the man asked Trunks.
"Uh, I'm looking for someone named Erasa Garner," Trunks told him.
The man nodded, "Erasa! There's a kid at the door asking for you!" shouted the man.
Trunks heard footsteps and finally a woman with blonde hair that looked to be the same age as the man, came to the door.
"Sharpner! Be quiet!" Erasa said in a loud whisper, "You're going wake up Pan!"
Erasa turned her attention to Trunks, "So you must be the boy that Gohan was talking about, you're here to take Pan?"
Trunks nodded his head and Erasa invited him inside, she told him to sit, "Gohan told me to give this to you," Erasa said handing Trunks a letter.
Trunks opened the envelope and read.
Dear Trunks,
if you're reading this than I'm dead. Believe me I didn't want it to be this way but I couldn't shake the feeling that my time was coming. That way I'm writing this letter.
I'm sorry I haven't told you about my daughter until now, but a father dose anything to protect his child even keeping her a secret from the one's he trusts the most.
With my wife and mother gone there's no one else to take care of my little girl, Erasa and Sharpner are good people but they have no idea about saiyans or what we're capable of.
That's why I'm leaving Pan in yours and Bulma's guardianship, I know that you will take good care of her and teach her of saiyan ways and help her control her power.
I leave the only part of me left in your hands, I wouldn't trust her with anyone else, thank you little brother,
your friend Gohan.
Trunks folded the letter and wipe a few straying tears from his eyes.
Erasa left the room and came back with a little bundle in her arms, "Pan sweetheart wake up someone has come to take you home," Erasa said soothingly and gently patting the little bundle.
Trunks looked on as Pan slowly popped her head out of the blanket and looked around tiredly.
The little girl Trunks saw looked like a blend of Chichi and Gohan. She had Gohan's midnight black hair and onix eyes with some of Chichi's facial feature.
Pan looked at Trunks with big curious eyes, holding onto her teddy bear tightly.
"Hi Pan, my name is Trunks, I'm here to take you to your new home. Your daddy wants me to take care of you from now on."
Pan didn't say anything as Trunks took her from Erasa, "How old are you Pan?" Trunks asked her but she still wasn't saying anything.
"She'll be three in a month," Erasa answered.
Sharpner gave Trunks a backpack full of Pan's belongings and Trunks held Pan securely in his arms as he took off back to Capsule Corp.
The little girl still wasn't saying anything as Trunks flew out Orange Star City to West City. She had her face buried in her blanket Trunks could hear her little whimpers even through the wind.
He felt bad, here he was this stranger taking her away from the only two people she had probably ever known besides her father.
He landed in the front yard of his house and walked inside, "Mom I'm home!" Trunks called.
Bulma came up from her lab and smiled when she saw the pink bundle in Trunks' arms.
"Is that her Trunks?" Bulma asked.
Trunks nodded and patted Pan's back gently, "Don't be scared, my mom only wants to meet you," he told her softly.
Pan popped her head out and looked around till she stopped at Bulma who was smiling sweetly at her, "It makes me happy to know Gohan left a child and she looks so much like Chichi did as a little girl," Bulma said.
"Hello sweetheart, I'm Bulma what's your name?"
She looked at Bulma for a moment before she finally spoke, "Pan," the girl said quietly but just loud enough to hear.
Bulma smiled, "It nice to meet you Pan, are you hungry?" Pan paused for a moment before nodding yes.
Trunks and Bulma went to the kitchen and Trunks set Pan on top of the counter while he sat on one of the stools.
Bulma started making lots of peanut butter and jelly sandwiches for Trunks and Pan.
Trunks heard Pan talking to her teddy bear but you could only hear it with saiyan or Namekian hearing.
"She a nice lady Mr. Snuggles," Pan told her teddy bear.
Pan looked at her teddy bear like he was talking to her, "..."
"Yes he's nice too."
Bulma finished the sandwiches and handed Trunks a plateful and gave Pan a few as well.
Pan munched happily on her sandwich while Trunks and Bulma started talking. It was getting late and Pan was starting to get sleepy so Trunks picked her up and headed upstairs and put her in the room closest to his. He placed her on the bed and tucked her in.
"Goodnight Pan," Trunks said and headed out of the room and went into his own room and got ready for bed. He lay in his bed thinking, how was he going to look after a little girl, it was gonna be tough and being a kid himself. Trunks' eyes finally grew heaving and he fell asleep.
Trunks startled awake by a loud thunder strike and lighting flashed, he look at his clock to see it was two in the morning.
He was about go back to sleep when, "Daddy!" Trunks heard Pan's whimper.
Thunder stuck again and this time she screamed and started crying, "DADDY!" came Pan's cry and she was sobbing harder.
Trunks quickly got out of his bed and ran into Pan's room; he found her hiding under her covers shaking.
Trunks made his over to Pan and sat on the edge of her bed, "Pan?" Trunks asked taking the covers off so he could look at her.
"I w-want my d-daddy," Pan said whimpering her faced stained with tears.
Trunks looked at her sadly, how was he supposed to tell a three year old that her father wasn't coming back?
"I'm sorry Pan but…" Trunks sighed deeply and looked at the whimpering little girl, "…but he can't come back."
Tears were building up in Pan's eyes again, with a trembling lip she asked, "B-b-but w-why?"
Trunks looked away, his own tears building up from the grief of losing his friend, "He can't… because… because… he's dead," Trunks said say the last part more in a whisper.
"Dead? What does dead mean?" Pan asked in a confused teary tremor.
Trunks was silent for few minutes before looking at Pan again, "Dead means you're not a part of this world anymore and you go to another world," Trunks explained, "Some people call this other world the afterlife and some call it Heaven."
Pan started crying again, "T-then m-my… m-m-my da-ddy's not c-coming back f-forever?" Pan asked sobbing.
Trunks looked crest fallen, he was sad enough about Gohan's death but now he had Gohan daughter crying. Why did all the bad things have to fall on him?
He picked up Pan up in his arms and tried to comfort the crying girl, he started walking around the room and started rocking her around a little not really knowing what else to do… he never had crying girl in his arms before.
"Shh…shh… it's gonna to be okay," He told in an assuring and comforting tone, "It's gonna be okay, shh…"
Well that's it for now R&R please and tell me what you guys think. Love it, hate it whatever, and see ya till next chapter ;-)