A/N: Sorry for the delay! I realized perhaps Hikari was a bit Mary Sue in the second chapter, and I tried to fix it in the third. Hope it worked (sweat drop). To better understand this chapter I seriously recommend reading my other story "Paths Crossing".

2nd A/N: "Maurian" is an inhabitant of planet Mau, the planet were Luna and Artemis come from. "Ten-nii" is short for "Goten-niichan" (you'll have to look up "niichan" yourselves, hehe).

Disclaimer: Sailor Moon is a creation of Naoko Takeuchi and Dragon Ball/Z/GT are Akira Toriyama's or Toei Animation's. I'm not making any profit out of this.

Here's the new chapter. Enjoy!

Third Chapter

"Uh, tell me again, Trunks... why exactly are we going to my brother's house?"

"Dende, Goten, I swear you have the worst memory on Chikyuu"

"No, come on. Why are we doing this, anyway?"

The lavender haired demi saiyan snorted and shook his head. "Because we promised to your sister-in-law we would do it today so that your niece could play with my obnoxious little spore of a sister here present…" he recited in a bored tone.

"I heard that!" the aqua haired eight year old protested as she turned her head back to them from over her shoulder, never stopping from her flying a bit far ahead from them in a small child-sized vessel that her mother had invented for her.

Trunks just snickered.

"But, then, how come Marron is coming along too?" the twenty-year-old with the spiky black hair wondered, making a sixteen-year-old girl beside him glare at him.

"Because I just happened to be over at Capsule Corps. with my parents when you arrived, and my dad wanted Gohan-san and Videl-san's new phone number, and you couldn't remember it, you doofus," she noted, her deep brown eyes sparkling with hidden amusement.

The son of Bulma Briefs and the Prince of all Saiyajins snickered once more. "Try to understand him, Mar-chan. Goten doesn't even recall his own phone number since he moved out," he stated.

The blonde giggled. "I believe that alright"

Then her expression turned to a more serious look and she gazed at the ebony haired demi. "Ten-nii" she questioned, "why is it you and Gohan-san both moved from your home at the same time, leaving Chichi-san all alone, specially with Goku-san training that village boy far away already?"

Goten frowned a bit. "It wasn't planned or anything, Ronnie…" he tried to explain, "We had already been arranging my change of residence since the beginning of the year, Mom said she would miss me a lot but it was best since my University is located in Satan City"

Trunks raised an eyebrow. "So why did Gohan move also?"

"It was only an unfortunate coincidence… He too got this temporary job for which it is a convenience living in the city… But they're only renting, they'll move back as soon as he's finished with whatever business he has here" He turned to his friends pouting. "It wasn't as if I wanted to leave Mom all by herself, you guys!"

Marron and Trunks both chuckled at his childish attempt to excuse himself.

"Well" the blonde conceded, "as long as Chi-san isn't lonely for too long." Her look turned apprehensive. "It must be scary, living in the woods all alone"

It was the turn for the son of Goku to chuckle. "Naaaaahhhhh… You guys don't know her like my brother and I do. Mom is fearless. She's a strong, independent woman, she has been through a lot worse than that." He turned towards his childhood friend. "Remember, Trunks, how she went and stood before Majin Buu all by herself, and slapped him hard across the face, that time we were Pan and Bra's age?"

Trunks scowled. "Goten… Don't you remember what happened? Your mom got turned into an egg and crushed by his toe," he reminded.

The eyes of the usually carefree youth darkened. "No… Actually, I haven't forgotten" His hands fisted, and the other two got worried by the change in mood. He suddenly turned to his blue eyed comrade with a goofy grin. "But it was cool anyway, watching her do that. Wasn't it, buddy?" Goten added, making his companions almost fall anime style right where they were in mid-air. "My Mom was less frightened by that Evil Buu than even my Dad or Vegeta-san!" he chirped happily, with pride.

Trunks and Marron stared at each and exploded with laughter. Goten sweat dropped, looking blankly at the two at his sides back and forth.

"What, what?" he asked clueless.

"Goten… you're such a big momma's boy," Trunks told him smirking.

Marron agreed. "My dad says so was Gohan-san until he got married"

The offended raised an eyebrow, then smirked when he thought about something. "Ow? And you're not, 'Trunksie'?" he slurred the nickname to Trunks' annoyance.

"If I recall correctly" he continued, enjoying his friend's discomfort, "your mom's the one who's always forcing you to take part in the affairs of Capsule Corps., not mine"

Trunk's lips formed a thin line.

"I'll have you know I take part in those just because I'm interested in the matters of the company that belongs to my family," he shot back grudgefully.

Goten didn't seem affected by his friend's distress. He only chuckled in response. "Of course, Trunks… And Vegeta reduced his training schedule lately because he simply got tired of it, not to spend more time with his family, like Bulma wanted"

Trunks mentally gulped, since he still remembered how his mother had threatened his father with forcing him to prepare his own food and sleeping on the couch indefinitely, unless he complied. It was embarrassing that his best friend had finally taken notice of how his mother and little sister had his dad wrapped around their little fingers, and how that included Trunks to some extent.

Then he heard Marron side with Goten in his little revenge. "Well, you can't blame him for that, Ten-nii… He can't help it if he gets so vividly bored at the office that he just has to sneak out from time to time…" Trunks was gonna thank the girl for what he believed was her giving him also a bit of support after all, when she continued. "…Also remember Bulma-san has a temper to rival Chichi-san's," he heard her add.

Trunks blinked, then scowled at himself mentally for not having seen it coming. She surely would take his side, like always.

Goten looked to his right at the shinny deep brown eyes of the blond sixteen year old and smirked in conspiracy. All the while Marron felt her heart skip a beat.

If only he would look at me like that every day. She internally sighed. Trunks, who was watching her, rolled his eyes when he spotted Marron's slightly pink cheeks. Long ago had the lavender haired demi noticed their younger friend's infatuation with the second son of Goku.

And he's oblivious to it as Goku usually is with everything. Heh, must be a Son trait or something. He noticed the girl's eyes becoming brighter when she smiled back at his best friend, and internally sighed.

You're too young for him to see you like that, and you're a smart kid, Mar-chan… so why can't you see that?I hope Goten doesn't accidentally break your heart. He tried to get the thought off his mind.

"Say, Goten" The black haired boy looked to his left at his lavender haired companion. "Will your dad return to your house this week? After all, it's only seven days till Christmas"

Goten frowned in thought. "I really dunno. Yesterday was his birthday, and I usually drop for a visit, but for some reason I couldn't sense him anywhere near Uub's. Wherever he was, he wasn't powered up or anything, or I would have felt his Ki." He gulped, "I do hope he comes, though. Gohan's told me Mom's been… upset"

Marron stared; Trunks raised an eyebrow.

"How much has it been, already..? Three years since he left?" the twenty-one-year-old male asked with tact.

Goten nodded with a grave face, his gaze towards the ground. "It's not the fact that he's been absent so long… It's mostly the fact that he no longer drops by often. If he still did, Mom would take it better."

The blonde teen's eyes saddened at the sight of her secret crush's grief. "Ten-nii…"

"I hope he comes, so Gohan can remind him Mom still needs that he comes see her once in a while"

The other two continued flying, not really knowing what to say.

Trust Bra to shatter the mood, though.

"HEY YOU THREE LAZY ASSES! HURRY UP ALREADY, WE'RE ALMOST TO PAN'S HOUSE!"

They heard the turquoise haired brat yelling at them as if they were all in the army or something.. Marron looked at said brat's older brother with a grin. "Trunks, why doesn't your mom send Bra to work at C.C. instead of you? She looks like a natural leader to me," she snickered.

Trunks only grumbled.

"When Mum hears Bra talk with such a dirty mouth, she's gonna have mine and dad's 'butts'"

-0-

Hikari took a half sitting position and yawned while stretching on the bed. One silver blue eye opened, then the other. The two traveled around the room, taking in the new surroundings. Her eyes caught the sight of a portrait on the nightstand.

That was when she remembered everything.

It was a picture of Gohan holding a baby Pan, with a much younger Videl at his side. Goku stood also by the other side of Gohan, and he had his arm around the waist of another black haired woman, obviously older than Videl, with her hair up in a tight bun, who also stood beside him.

All of them were smiling at the camera, with the exception of Pan, who was sleeping. Hikari felt her maternal side being deeply affected by the cuteness of that last particular little image, her mind replaying the events of the last night. With all that had happened, it was no wonder neither her nor her Dad had remembered to suggest calling Goten.

She had to laugh openly when she recalled how at some point of the conversation she had found herself nodding like an idiot, while her newly-met sister-in-law talked and talked all throughout the dinner about things that had supposedly happened during Hikari's childhood, when a teen Videl had been in charge of babysitting her kid cousin.

Hikari snickered and recalled how all the time she had been wondering what the heck she had done to Videl's brain with her Lunar Mind Meld, hoping it wasn't anything serious… because the older brunette just wouldn't stop talking, going on and on about things that the teenager girl wondered how she had come up with so fast in the first place.

'I didn't know the Lunar Mind Meld would put so many fake memories in her head,' she thought, still victim to a slight feeling of guilt. She asked herself if this was the result of her her being part saiyajin: it was possible that this made some of her power, including the mind meld, stronger than a normal "lunarian" cat's.

Just like ChibiUsa's, her half-sister's mixed inheritance of both the Moon and Earth had once upon a time been a mystery, so it seemed that Hikari's might as well be. There was still very little anyone knew about the Silver Millennium blood and how it combined with other bloodlines. As a half-saiyan, she was rather untrained; her father had refused to encourage her reckless side. He didn't want Hikari to get herself involved in his and Serenity's fights in and outside the galaxy... That's why he had only given her a more average training to match that of his late granddaughter, Pan. —It would have surprised many of his old acquaintances how overprotective Goku had gotten; but Hikari was his only daughter, as she also was Serenity's; and they'd both lost children—. As for her being half-lunarian, just like Chibiusa, she had never manifested "sailor senshi" transformation powers until now.

But Hikari was already sixteen...

'Oh well,' she merely shrugged.

Back to the subject at hand, the time-traveller had had the inner wish to let the ground swallow her when her father, while listening blankly to Videl, stole a glance at her from time to time, with a look that clearly said he wanted her to tell him whatexactly she had done to Gohan's wife. Every time that had happened, Hikari decided to smile, wink and act relaxed, so not to alarm him; act as if she knew what she was doing.

The truth had been, she hadn't had a clue her little trick would be so… drastic... She just had crossed her fingers and hoped everything would turn out well… Call it blind dumb luck. All the time Gohan had listened to his wife talk with great curiosity and interest, and sometimes asked Hikari a question that she didn't know how to answer, but the older woman would always answer for her before she even tried to start.

Hikari decided she should try to stick near Videl all the seven days she would stay in the past.

Later on, her and Goku had been both invited to stay in the two guestrooms they had in the house, and a moment after everyone was asleep, her Dad had sneaked inside her room and found her at the window, about to stare up at the full moon, her white fuzzy tail waving behind her…

Needless to say, Goku had immediately launched himself towards his future daughter, tackled her to the floor, and covered her eyes with a hand. It took a lot of explaining to finally convince him that, due to being half a lunarian, she wouldn't turn into an Oozaru.

According to her parents, Hikari never transformed into the infamous giant ape, and she never would. She merely got a lotstronger those nights; though she didn't know what her parents meant by that, and she couldn't tell because, like most saiyajin and part-saiyajin children, she never remembered much the day after. The advantage was she never started destroying things like a monster.

After she had finally calmed her father, they had been talking about a lot of stuff, him asking her questions about the future, sometimes trying to get more information on Serenity subtly, but unfortunately for him Hikari never fell for it.

Hikari had to grin to herself one more time. Knowing her dad, he would probably spend the following week trying to coarse her into telling him something about her mother, but Hikari was resolved to have fun while resisting his interrogations. It was gonna be a very funny week.

She looked back towards the picture, and her attention concentrated on the unknown woman by the side of her father, and she was hit by realization. That woman had to be Chichi…

Hikari wasn't able to dwell on that thought, when a sound interrupted.

"Meow?"

Hikari looked to the window. She blinked.

Was that a cat sitting on the windowsill?

The half-lunarian took a couple of steps towards her window, all the time staring questioningly at the light violet cat that oddly looked as if it was staring back, until the cat jumped off landing on the carpeted floor of the bedroom and then up onto her comfy bed. It never took its reddish brown eyes away from the raven haired girl as it turned towards her and sat comfortably again.

Hikari stared at it surprised for a while and then gave a small smile. "Why hello, little kitty. What are you doing here?" she asked as she approached to pet it. Eerily it actually looked as if the cat was smiling to Hikari.

Her hand stopped when she spotted the yellow crescent moon on its forehead. Her eyes widened.

"How..."

"I came to accompany you, Princess," the animal answered.

Hikari backed up, tripped and fell to the floor. The cat chuckled.

"So much like your mother when she was your age."

The girl's eyes were still wide opened. She had recognized the voice. She blinked. "Di… Diana?"

The feline got off the bed and walked calmly towards the teen sprawled on the floor.

"Who else, Hime-chan?"

A pinkish light covered the small creature as she turned into her anthropomorphic form: a tall woman with light violet hair up in odangos, dressed in a dark pink satin dress.

She reached a hand down to Hikari to help her up. Hikari just stared at her hand. "But, but… How?"

The maurian advisor frowned and put her hands on her hips. Hikari internally grimaced. So much like Luna-san…

"Do you really think the Queen would let you come here all alone, without anyone to watch over you? Even Goku-san agreed to my coming"

Hikari's face flushed. "You mean… you're staying here with me? The whole.. the whole week?" she asked in dismay.

Diana smirked. "Of course, Young Lady… I'm not about to let Usagi-sama worry"

She looked amused as the teenager groaned.

"I should have known… You haven't transformed into your cat form for so long, but I still should have known you would follow me here… should have closed the window so that you couldn't get in." The advisor laughed, not in the least offended.

"Well, if you're here, this means mom and dad are back in Elysion," the girl concluded, smiling to herself. "Luna-san must be over joyed"

The older woman confirmed it. "She is. You three hadn't visited in a long time"

Silvery blue eyes narrowed in thought.

"I know… Mama's still considering Helios-san's offer"

"To move back to our Earth… and perhaps take back the crown too?" She crossed her arms over her chest after Hikari's nod. "You know how Helios is always willing to step aside and let Serenity-sama back on the throne every time you come… It would be much more simple if the Queen took over again"

Hikari's eyes lowered to the ground, reflecting.

"No it wouldn't Diana. I know they're actually considering moving, but taking back the throne… I don't know if Mama will ever agree to that. She and Dad are so busy fighting lately... There's always some threat endangering one of the planets of the galaxy… I don't think they would leave something they consider their duty just like that"

Diana raised an eyebrow.

"Even if our people would love to have her back?"

Hikari looked up at her and nodded. "Mama says Helios-san is doing a good job and that they don't really need her anymore. She thinks it's not the same since she became immortal… she can't be their queen forever"

Not even Selene herself ruled for eternity… She looked pointedly at the advisor, a look in her silver blue orbs pleading her to understand, though she knew the other would be disappointed.

Hikari sighed. 'Why does she have to discuss these things with me? I'm not the one they're trying to convince.'

She tried to lighten the mood.

"But, she really likes the idea of living on the planet again… Just, not as its queen," she quickly offered. "And you know what? Dad seems okay with it. He thinks Junior and Geta are strong enough to take care of Chikyuu by themselves now, and doesn't mind provided they visit often"

She didn't mention it, but Hikari was also thinking her father really missed living among the Earth people, who'd been gifted with longevity since the times of Neo Queen Serenity… That way, he wouldn't make friends only to be forced to watch them die sooner or later, whereas he himself remained as young as ever. Unlike the humans of Earth, the ones on Goku's adopted planet, Chikyuu, did not share the magically-induced long lifespans that Hikari's mother had given to the Earth popullation of nowadays.

This, in spite of the fact that Chikyuu, the planet that Goku had been raised in, had once been a colony of Prince Endymion's native Earth Kingdom, back in ancient times long past...

But that was quite ancient history.

At the present, Hikari was more worried with the smug expression on Diana's face.

"So, he wants to be visited by the last male descendants of the Saiyan race?" the older woman smirked at her. "I think Goku-san wants to make certain he'll have a few good sparring partners now and then"

Hikari looked at her offended. "Hey! He also has me, you know!"

The violet haired woman giggled, closing her eyes with mirth. "Oh, I'm sure he does"

"I'm as worthy an opponent as any of them, for your information!" Hikari protested, noting the other female's teasing. "Better even, since I'm half a saiyajin and they're only 1/16 of one!" Even as she said this, she knew the statement was a moot point: Hikari was aware that, compared to Goku and Vegeta Junior, she was rather behind. Diana laughed whole heartedly. Hikari was so easy nailed. She was so much fun to tease.

"Those two also came with your parents, you know? Already braking havoc and getting on my mother's nerves, not even Sailor Ceres can make them stop. One would have thought they would behave, now that they're almost twenty five…. By the way, they sent you a lot of hugs and kisses, but Geta said you'd better not return if it isn't with souvenirs"

That comment made the raven-haired teen grin again in a better mood. "I know what he must have said… That he orders me to bring him a picture of Vegeta Senior"

"You said it" the maurian nodded, then looked at her charge with curiosity in her red eyes. "We really are gonna meet him here, aren't we?"

"That's what Dad said… Both in the past and the present" Hikari added amusedly, "We probably will… And you know what, Dian-chan? I've already met Junior's famous grandma!"

The older one seemed to be trying to recall who that person was. It wasn't difficult since, in their own time, both Goku's, Senior and Junior, talked about her all the time. "You mean Son Pan?"

"Yes! And guess what, Diana? She's only a seven year old!"

"Well, that seems logical. I suppose you also got to meet your brother Gohan last night?"

Hikari's eyes softened.

"Yes… He seems a great guy. I can't wait to know him better… Diana, do you think he and Goten will like me?"

Diana raised an eyebrow.

"That again? Hasn't Goku-san told you enough times already both your brothers will surely like you, since you're such a mischievous girl, and a good person too?" she tried to say placatingly.

The girl let out a breath. "Yeah, but, you know, I couldn't help but feel a bit nervous around Gohan"

The advisor pursed her lips in understanding. "It's only natural for you to feel that way… They're your close relatives by blood…but you're only getting to meet them now. Don't worry, with the help of Goku-san in this time I'm sure everything will turn out just fine"

Hikari looked at her, uncertain.

"What about Chichi-san? You know there's the most certain chance I also meet her"

Diana frowned, not being quite prepared for that question.

"…Then you'll behave as your parents told you: you'll be as polite and friendly with her as with anyone else. I believe Usagi-sama said she had told you very seriously that being mother of your two brothers though not yours doesn't necessarily make her bad"

Her charge sighed. "It's not that I'm worried about. It's the fact that it'll be weird. I mean, seeing her… with Dad." She bit her lip and shrugged, uncomfortable.

Her care taker looked at her intensely. "I don't think you have to worry, little light; you must always keep in mind this isn't our time. She's your father's current wife and you must accept and respect that if you are to stay here. Wasn't this what you and your parents had agreed?" she asked curiously.

"Yes, but"

"It's also for your brothers' sake. Besides, since Goku-san knows who you are I bet he'll surely avoid making you too uncomfortable with that matter"

"No, I don't think that would be right…" Hikari reflected, scratching her head. "I don't want him to be uncomfortable because of me, I'll deal with it."

She lifted her gaze.

"I see Mama told you she wouldn't let me come unless I told Dad in this time so that he would keep me safe" she grinned.

"Your mother only worries about your well being" the maurian conceded, "However, I believe it would have been easier if you hadn't said anything to anyone"

"May be. But you know my parents: if my mom is too worried or upset about something, my dad goes out of his way to please her and make her feel better"

The older woman nodded. "That's how people in love are like…" she whispered wistfully. Then put on a resolved look. "Anyway, little light, I brought you something you forgot back home," the maurian opened her hand to materialize a capsule.

Hikari looked at it and realized what it probably was.

"Is that… my backpack?"

Diana smirked. "Your clothes, so that you have something to wear this week, specially on your birthday, which is in two days…"

Hikari looked at her puzzled. "Two days! I thought it was tomorrow?"

"No, hime-chan, it's in two days, I'm positive. I checked it twice before coming. Time traveling sometimes can make you loose track of, well, time"

"I must have gotten wrong, then? I'll have to tell Papa, I already told him it was tomorrow"

Diana nodded.

"Your parents also sent you a present with me, but I'm not giving it to you until then" she continued tauntingly.

Hikari immediately snapped to attention.

"Aw, no fair!" she exclaimed with puppy eyes. not realizing she looked just like her father had the night before, when she refused to tell him about her mum.

"No complaining, young lady! My orders are strict" the older woman teased, "They wanted me to tell you they love you very much and that you have fun and learn, but with prudence…"

Hikari was no longer paying attention, rummaging through the contents of the backpack she had decapsulated.

"My Virtual CDs! My desk, my posters, everything is here! Coooool! Thanks mom!"

The advisor just rolled her eyes.

"Well" Hikari started "time to put all this stuff in order"

She concentrated and tried to see if she could pull off one of the tricks her mother had taught her. Making her crescent moon blaze on her forehead, the room was filled with a blinding bright silver light. When they looked around them, they saw Hikari's magic had placed everything were it belonged. There was a desk now in front of the bed, with books, notebooks and other things alike. On her bed were a couple of her favourite stuffed animals, and on the walls were some of her posters of her favourite bands and singers… Even the wallpaper had changed, no longer its former pale yellow colour, but a pale pink now. To say the least, Hikari was happy.

"Just like home" she whispered.

Diana scowled.

"I think Serenity-sama spoils you too much"

The girl stuck her tongue out at her. "Mama says Luna-san said the same about her and grandma in the Silver Millennium…"

The advisor just rolled her eyes again. Hikari ignored her and rubbed her stomach. "Well, I better go downstairs now, I'm starving!"

Diana just had to slap her forehead at that moment. If it wasn't enough with Usagi-sama's appetite, her daughter also had to inherit Goku-san's! She hoped her young princess wouldn't eat the Sons out of house and home too soon. Just then, Hikari was about to open the door to go outside her room, when someone beat her to it from the other side.

"Kari-chan! Breakfast is ready!" they both heard Videl's cheery voice as she stepped inside. At the same moment, Hikari saw a falsh of pink light from the corner of her eyes. She gulped.

'Please don't let Videl have seen that…'

Videl's blue eyes widened a bit while she looked all around dumbfounded.

"Kari-chan… Did you do something to your room?"

The teen sweatdropped. She had completely forgotten about that. "Erh, yeah! I kinda, um... redecorated!" she giggled stupidly. "…You don't mind, do you Vid-chan?" she asked, laughing it off.

Videl looked at the new wall paper. She decided she liked it and, quite peculiarly, that there was nothing odd about it, after all; the Lunar Mind meld made it so that it didn't occur to her to be bothered by that.

"No, of course not, Kari-chan. Your our guest, make yourself as comfortable as you need. Besides, it looks nice" she trailed off.

"Meooowww!"

Videl looked down.

"Ah! What's this?" she asked, staring at the light-violet cat curiously.

"Oh" Hikari started, leaning down to pick her up, "This is Diana, I just found her climbing up to my windowsill… Can I keep it, Vid-chan?"

Diana, in Hikari's arms, had to roll her eyes one more time. 'Again with the puppy eyes…'

Videl smiled. "I can't see why not, Kari. I bet Pan will like her. Come down now, though. Breakfast's ready, and there's some people I want you to meet."

'Mhm? Could one of them be Goten?' Hikari thought to herself.

"Okay," she answered and proceded to follow Videl down stairs.

"Next time," Diana whispered to her in a low voice, "you don't 'redecorate' your room!"

'I know! I'm sorry!' Hikari groaned to herself.

END TO THE THIRD CHAPTER.

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