Dragonball KV Saga 1 Chapter 8 By katie

The disclaimer is I don't own Dragonball so don't SUE! The song is The Day You Went Away by M2M.

Sparks of Light, World of Darkness

By Katie Saga 1 The Dark Ones Chapter 8 Final Preparations: Let the Games Begin

Trunks's eyes opened slowly and he looked at Vegeta and Kakorotto.

"I know where they are."

Kakorotto's eyes brightened lightly and she nodded her head.

"Where are they Trunks-san?" she asked.

Trunks didn't even seem to hear her question. He just stood and brushed by his father and daughter, taking off into flight.

"He's pretty spacey." Kakorotto said to her grandfather as she stared in surprise at his father.

"He's in love."

"Same thing." Kakorotto said as she took off.

"Seems like you've had some problems with love before haven't you?" Vegeta smirked.

"We better hurry or we'll lose him." Kakorotto called ignoring her grandfather.

"You didn't answer my question."

"What question?"

"I asked if you've had problems with love in the past."

Kakorotto seemed unfazed by the question, shaking her head while keeping her eyes firmly planted on her father ahead.

"A few."

"Ah so it's not so bad that you don't have problems with boyfriends I see."

"No."

"What were the problems? Did they just die?"

"None of them worked out. I found it was too hard to concentrate and they found it was hard to be dating a saiyjin. They thought I was weird or something after a while so it was always off after a few weeks, two months at latest." Kakorotto sighed. "I was able to survive without romance and the love from another outside of family so now I believe you really don't need it."

Vegeta nodded knowingly. "I know what you mean. I used to be just like you, thinking love was useless."

"What changed your mind?"

"Your grandma." And that was all Vegeta wanted to say on the issue.

Kakorotto didn't press the issue any farther, knowing that her grandfather would tell her anything that he wanted her to know.

"Let's catch up to Otoussan." Kakorotto suggested, speeding up.

"Fine." Vegeta easily caught up with Trunks by the time Kakorotto did.

"So where are we going?"

Trunks nodded his head off into the distance.

"London."

Well I wonder could it be
When I was dreaming 'bout you baby
You were dreaming of me
Call me crazy, call me blind
To still be suffering is stupid after all of this time

Trunks, Kakorotto, and Vegeta landed on the island of Great Britain within an hour of traveling. They landed on one of the many fields of the countryside of England for a break.

"So do you know the exact place?"

"All I know is that it's in London."

"That really helps brat."

Trunks shot his father an angry look.

'Grandfather…'

'What?'

'Don't push father…'

'Oh and why not?'

'Because when father is consumed with mother I'll beet the crap out of you.'

'Just try it.'

"I've picked up her faint ki signature." Trunks was off within seconds of saying that.

"He's got to stop doing that." Kakorotto said as she took off after him.

"I agree."

Did I lose my love to someone better
And does she love you like I do
I do, you know I really really do

"Coming!" Pan called as she approached the door. "Who is it?"

No answer.

Pan looked quizzically at the door and turned the knob.

"Trunks!" she cried starring eye to eye with her husband.

"Pan…" he whispered longingly.

"What are you doing here?" Pan asked bewildered to see him.

"I had to see you."

"How did you find me?"

"Our bond."

Pan looked up into Trunks's dark blue pools of eyes and saw a mix of emotions: longing, relief, sadness, happiness, and…Pan were taken aback. Love.

"Trunks I…"

"Pan listen to me for a moment. If you don't like what I said than you have every right in the world to turn me away and never speak to me again. Please listen to me."

"Trunks…"

"Oh just let him say his peace Kakorotto's grandbrat!" Vegeta steamed.

Pan looked about outside. Vegeta and Kakorotto were out there; Vegeta leaning against one of the porch beams protruding from the floor and Kakorotto sat on the brown, wood, porch steps. Both were looking at Pan.

'Do you think she will taken him back?' Kakorotto asked Vegeta through telepathy.

'I…' Vegeta began only to be cut off by someone else.

'That's none of your business right now.' Pan said steamed, coming in the telepathy conversation.

'Damn there goes our mode of communication.'

Pan smiled and waved for Trunks to come in.

"Yes oka…um…I mean Pan!"

'Smooth move.'

'Is that the only comment you know how to make when someone messes up?'

'Nope.'

'Than why not use another?'

'Because I don't want to grandbrat.'

Kakorotto sighed and turned her head from the doorway to the porch steps.

"How long will this take?"

"Dunno. Those two are known for their long conversations, especially when my brat is trying to make up to Kakorotto's grand brat."

"Oh goody."

Well hey
So much I need to say
Been lonely since the day
The day you went away
So sad but true
For me there's only you
Been crying since the day
The day you went away

"Pan listen to me, please!"

"Trunks what do you want to say?"

"Pan…I'm…"

"What?"

"Sorry."

"Sorry…it just isn't good enough this time…"

"Pan, the more I am apart from you, the more I need to be with you! I love you!" His eyes pleaded for her to take him back, begging her to forgive him.

"Trunks…"

"Pan I'm going crazy without you! I even tried to slit my wrist! Pan without you I go crazy! I don't know what I'm doing, what I'm thinking, what my heart needs me to do! I want to be with you!"

"Its not that easy Trunks! I can't just take you back…"

"Why not?"

"Because I…there's…" Pan's eyes were full of sorrow and love as she spoke.

Trunks eyes grew wide. He stood off the couch in the living room and stumbled backwards. He stumbled back into the wall, his eyes full of tears.

"There's someone else isn't there?"

I remember date and time
September twenty second
Sunday twenty five after nine
In the doorway with your case
No longer shouting at each other
There were tears on our faces

"Trunks…"

"I knew it! I knew you have someone else! After but a few days I've lost you!" Trunks's eyes spilled tears all over his cheeks. "I knew that I shouldn't have come. I had a feeling this would happen! I'm sorry Pan, I'll leave you be!"

With that Trunks back off the wall and ran out the door, away from Pan.

"Trunks!" she cried loudly as he ran out the door. She got up and ran towards the door but crying tore her away from it. She turned around to here her son in his bedroom, crying. She stared through the door, tears flowing from her eyes, watching her husband fly away before turning away and walking towards her son's room.

Vegeta and Kakorotto were more than surprised when Trunks came flying through the doorway and off into the sky. Kakorotto and Vegeta shared a worried glance at each other and as if they had planned what would happen Kakorotto took off into flight and Vegeta ran into Pan's house right after she had disappeared to go comfort her son.

Kakorotto flew fast and hard against the wind, chasing after her sobbing father.

"Damn he's fast!" she cursed. "Now I know where I got my speed from."

But Kakorotto was faster. Although the wind blew wildly, delaying her speed she was able to keep up to her father's speed, keeping him in site.

"Damn! There's no way I'll catch him if he keeps this up!" she cursed. Then an idea took her. She plummeted down ten feet to where the wind was calmer. Than using a great burst of energy took off towards her father, making better time than he was. Her speed had increased greatly as the wind blew less where she was so within minutes she had caught her father.

Trunks's eyes were blinded with tears and furry. Without even glancing around him he continued forwards, that is until he was grabbed roughly by the wrist and yanked backwards. Trunks was turned sharply to look eye-to-eye with Kakorotto.

Kakorotto couldn't believe the look on his face. He looked like a tired, hurt little 7-year-old boy who had just had his dog hit by a car, but worse. He showed signs of broken heartedness.

Kakorotto was at a loss for words when Trunks looked into her eyes. She just stood there, her grip hard and strong on Trunks's wrist, holding him still.

And we were letting go of something special
Something we'll never have again
I know, I guess I really really know

Vegeta stormed angrily into Pan's house, the door breaking it off its hinges and banging into the wall, making a great gouge in it. He than went strait down the hall towards Vegeta's room, where he once again bursting open the door. There sat Pan, cradling her young baby boy in her arms, in a rocking chair on the far side of the room.

"Vegeta, please, don't frighten my son."

"Do I look like I care right now about scaring my grandbrat?" he spat out.

"Vegeta, don't call him your grandbrat! Treat him with some respect, after all we did name him after you."

"Right, the key word in that sentence was form your point of view we. That means you and Trunks. You didn't name him alone, Trunks helped."

"So?"

"Don't you understand? That child is as much Trunks's as it is yours."

"Yes but…"

"But nothing." He said loudly. "Do you love your son?"

"Yes what do you think?" she spat out, sticking a soother in her son's mouth to keep him from crying.

"Do you love all of your son?"

"Yes."

"Even the half that is not coming from you?"

"I told you I love all of him."

"Than you love Trunks."

Pan stared at him, her eyes full of tears.

"Vegeta please…leave me be…"

"No Pan! Not until you admit you love my son!"

Well hey
So much I need to say
Been lonely since the day
The day you went away
So sad but true
For me there's only you
Been crying since the day
The day you went away

Trunks just stared bleakly into Kakorotto's eyes.

"Let me go."

"I can't do that Trunks."

"Just let me go!"

"Are you going to give up on her so easy?"

"You don't understand Kakorotto! You don't know all the details!"

"I know enough!" she growled at him, glaring into his eyes.

"Kakorotto I don't want to hurt you so let me go!"

"Trunks listen…"

"Just because you are named after my daughter, doesn't mean that I have to listen to you."

Kakorotto stared with surprise into his eyes.

"I've figured out your secret haven't I?"

"No." Kakorotto lip began to tremble. "If you leave now, you will never find Kakorotto."

"Let Pan find her."

Kakorotto's eyes filled with tears. Her lips trembled and she shook. She tried hard to hold back sobs.

"Pan wanted her. Even if I went back now Pan would take her from me. It doesn't matter, let Pan find her."

"You cold heartless bastard!" she cried out her shoulders slumping forwards. "Grandpa always said that you were a good person, the exact opposite of him. The only way that can be true is if he was perfect, or grandpa lied."

"What did your grandfather know about me?" Trunks asked, glaring at her.


The day you went away
The day you went away
Did I lose my love to someone better
And does she love you like I do
I do, you know I really really do

Pan stared lowered her head, she pretended to be looking at her son, when really she was fighting back the dripping tears.

"Pan," Vegeta began sullenly, "I may be a heartless bastard and all but I know about bonds and love. I share one with Bulma-chan…" he paused. "…and I know you and my son share one."

"How exactly do you know?"

"I can see it in your eyes. When you look at him I can see the strength. You two share a bond Pan, stronger than anything. This bond is thicker than blood Pan! Why don't you understand that?"

"Because maybe I'm not a proper saiyjin!"

"You are still a ¼ saiyjin, that gives you enough blood to inherit this bond capability and Trunks, being a half bread, if for sure capable of it. You two have formed a bond Pan, stronger than love! With the bond you have I thought it would be easy for you to say that you love him," Vegeta breathed in and out deeply, calming himself down, "But I guess you are heartless, just like me."

And with that Vegeta turned and began to walk out of the room.

"Vegeta!"

"Yes?"

"I…"

Well hey
So much I need to say
Been lonely since the day
The day you went away
So sad but true
For me there's only you
Been crying since the day
The day you went away

"I thought you had guessed by now, I thought grandpa was wrong when he said you hadn't figured out who I am yet, but he was right. I was wrong."

"I already know who you are! Your Kakorotto…"

"What's my last name?"

"Um…"

"You want me to give you a hint?"

"Yes."

"Bra, Bulma and Vegeta."

"Huh?"

"And here's another. My hair. And here's another my father is a heartless wimp that wont even listen to his wife's explanation of why she wont take him back! And here's another one I hate my father! And here's another one! I HATE YOU!" she creamed, releasing him from her grasps.

Trunks stared in shock at Kakorotto's who's furry was mixing with sadness that was shown by the tears that flowed down her cheeks.

"Kakorotto…I'm…"

"And here's your last one I was not named after your daughter, I was named after my great grandfather whose saiyjin name is Kakorotto!"

"You…your…your Briefs Kakorotto…my Kakorotto…my Spikes…"

Kakorotto's eyes flowed with tears and her expression softened.

"I haven't heard that name in a long time."

"Spikes…"

Kakorotto's mind whirled off to her father, who had called her Spikes while he was dying, her grandfather who called her Spikes every day that she knew him and her brother who had called her Spikes to bug her because it was her child hood nick name.

"That's how I know you love Pan."

Trunks just nodded at her.

"Come on. I've got a wife to make up to."

Kakorotto just nodded and took off after him.


Why do we never know what we've got 'til it's gone
How could I carry on
The day you went away
Cause I've been missing you so much I have to say
Been crying since the day
The day you went away

"I…I…I love…I love Trunks."

Vegeta just nodded his head.

"I know."

"Is he going to come back?"

"I sent Kakorotto after him."

"With her father's blood flowing through her, she'll bring him back."

"You know about…"

"Yes. I knew when I became pregnant and that when they said I was going to have twins that I was Kakorotto's mother and that she was one of my babies."

"But you said that you…"

"Agreed with the doctors about them both being boys? I lied."

Vegeta shook his head.

"Bad Kakorotto's grandbrat."

"I've got a name ya know."

"Oh…I thought your name was Kakorotto's grandbrat."

Pan just gave him an evil look.

"Oh shuttup."

"Uh uh. That's bad language to be saying in front of the baby you know."

"Well too bad."

Pan just laughed lightly for a moment until she heard someone enter the house. She stood and stalked past Vegeta, into the family room where the door was. She just looked at the visitor who just looked back.

"Pan…I don't know if I lost you to someone knew all I know is that I'm lonely without you. I need you with me. Please come back to me. I promise that I wont ever upset you like this again! I promise I wont even make you leave the children again if you don't wan to and I need you! If not for me for Kakorotto's sake! Please baby…I want…no I need you…"

"Trunks?"

"Ya."

Pan walked towards him, still cradling Vegeta in her arms.

"Shuttup." With that she rapped one arm around his neck and brought her lips to his. He was surprised for a moment but after a few seconds he closed his eyes and rapped his arms around her.

And in between the two of them Vegeta started to laugh.

The day you went away
The day you went away

"Oh Trunks."

"Ya?"

"How did you lose Kakorotto?"

Pan just stared bleakly at her husband whom sat beside her.

"In other words you lost Kakorotto and can't find her."

"No! I mean yes I can't find her but I didn't exactly lose her, she was taken from me. Honest Panny!"

"And I'm supposed to sue my parental bond with my daughter to find her?"

"If its possible."

"Oh Tru-chan…" Pan whispered, leaning her head on her knees. "You lost my only daughter. How could you?"

"I didn't mean to Panny! Honest! You know I wouldn't do that! Please forgive me!"

"I'll forgive you when I find out that this isn't some way to make it seem like you didn't lose our daughter." Pan looked up at her husband, a slight tint of anger lay within her eyes.

Trunks shuddered. She was using that tone. It wasn't a tone of anger quite or a tone that was sued when she was blaming you for something, but that tone she uses to get into your head. She's not physically blaming you, but the way she says things makes you blame yourself or get angry with yourself.

'Damn!' Trunks cursed in his head. 'She's done it again!'

'I've got you rapped around my little finger don't I?' Pan asked lightly leaning against his shoulder. Her mental voice using the same tone as before.

The hairs on Trunks's neck pricked up slowly.

"Well I hate to break up this lovely moment between you two but Otoussan, Okaasan, we have to find me." Kakorotto cut in.

'Wow that sounded weird.' Vegeta whispered within his mind.

'Your telling me.' Kakorotto replied.

'Ya I'm telling you.'

'Oh grandpa…'

'What?'

'You just don't get human sayings yet do you?'

'Nope.'

Kakorotto just sighed and turned to Pan.

"Do you know how to do this bond thing?"

"I think so." Pan leaned back on the couch and closed her eyes and let her mind wonder. After a few minutes she could hear faint crying in the back of her mind. It pained her when she realized it was a baby, not any baby, but her baby. Her baby girl. Her minds eyes seemed to sweep over people and children slowly, eventually resting on Kakorotto. She lay nestled within soft black blankets in a dark crimson room, covered within by black drapes, carpets and cradle. Pan's mind wandered around where she and to a window where she looked out to see the blackness of space and the giant rings of Saturn.

"Eeps!" Pan cried out as her eyes opened wide. "She's been put in a space ship heading towards Earth. It is currently passing Saturn."

Vegeta and Kakorotto exchanged worried glances.

"What do the rooms look like?"

"Dark crimson with black drapes, carpets and a cradle. It's so dark; I can't seem to catch my eye on a light source. Oh my poor baby, she must be frightened!"

Kakorotto looked in shock at her mother.

"The Dark Ones have me…I mean her…I mean…"

"We understand." Trunks said slowly, cutting off his daughter.

"Whatever."

"How are we going to get her from them?" Pan asked worriedly.

"We could take a space ship." Trunks suggested.

"No, they would blow us to bits the moment they spot us, then what good would we be." Vegeta put in.

"What about Instant Transmition?" Pan asked.

"Does anyone know it here?" Trunks asked gazing around at the others.

"I do." Kakorotto said stepping forwards. "But if they're like the Dark Ones in the future it won't work. They've found a way to block us from getting in using Instant Transmition. We tried it in the future."

"I didn't think it would work." Vegeta added. "It wasn't a good idea."

"I haven't heard you come up with any ideas yet." Trunks put in, finding his newfound courage to face his father.

"I've got one." He said after a moment. "The space ship wont work, instant transmition won't either. So why don't we sneak in when they land if we can, or somehow find a way inside their ship. Does it have a secret entrance or anything Kakorotto?"

"Frankly I have no idea."

"Well I guess we'll have to find out." Vegeta said quickly after listening to see if there were any objections.

"So what are we supposed to do until we can get a hold of my baby?" Pan asked rather annoyed.

"Train." Vegeta said simply. "When these Dark Ones arrive they will be wanting what they came for and I can guarantee there will be a battle when they come. We still have to win this battle so why not get training? I bet they are going at a quick pace here so I bet they'll be here in a few weeks if not sooner."

"Well what am I going to do the whole time?" Pan asked rather annoyed at her father-in-law.

"Watch that brat of yours."

"Thanks." Pan said sarcastically.

"Why don't you and Kakorotto go train while Pan and I pack up her things so we can get them home?"

"Fine." Vegeta added.

'So we're just going to leave them here?'

'Ya, you got a problem with that?'

'Not really, where will we go train?'

'The mountains. It's a good place and out of the way.'

And with that Vegeta and Kakorotto turned to fly away.

"Wait!" Pan cried quickly. Vegeta and Kakorotto turned quickly to face the couple.

"What is it mother?"

"Tell the others quickly of our arrival and tell your great uncle Goten to start training along with your other grandfather and any others who need to train." Pan said demandingly.

"Whatever."

"WOMAN!" Vegeta cried angrily through the door.

"VEGETA I TOLD YOU NOT TO CALL EM WOMAN!" Bulma cried angrily as she marched down the stairs or Capsule Corps. to be greeted by her awaiting husband and future granddaughter.

"Who is she?" Bulma asked after a moment. "Is that…?"

"Kakorotto?" Vegeta asked for his wife. "Yes."

Bulma marched down the stairs completely and looked Kakorotto up and down. She noted that her muscles were a fair size for a female and that she still had her tail, a plus point for saiyjins. She definitely looked like a saiyjin. But what really did it for her was that her hair looked exactly like baby Kakorotto's except longer. She still had the lavender and the black, and her eyes captured her, just as baby Kakorotto's did. They were still those peculiar colours, dark navy and dark ebony black like the front and back of her hair. She had the darkest red lips, pinched into a strait line.

"You are definitely a saiyjin." She smiled. "You look more saiyjin than your aunt, father and mother put together."

"Well I'm more saiyjin than any of them."

"Yes, ¾ isn't it?"

"Yes."

"I still don't understand dhow that happened." Bra said as she entered the room, obviously having heard the whole conversation. "Shouldn't she be 3/8 or something?"

"Saiyjins are different, Aunt Bra, just because our parents were part this doesn't mean we get as much as they did or as little. I have inside me the half saiyjin my father had and the quarter my mother did and ¼ human coming from both parents. Don't ask me how it happened, saiyjins are just like that."

"Well Vegeta isn't."

"Well Vegeta is just Vegeta. I can't say much about him, he's just different."

"Are you sure you're not just different?"

Kakorotto shrugged and smiled. How she missed that persistent attitude of her aunt.

"Maybe." She answered getting off the topic. "By the way how did you know I was your niece?"

"I guessed. You look like baby Kakorotto so I figured you two must be the same person."

"How come everyone but father is good at guessing these things?"

"Cause Trunks was dropped on his head when he was a baby."

"Vegeta!" Bulma cut in.

"What woman?"

"He was not!"

"That's what you think."

"VEGETA!"

"I was joking woman, calm down." He answered strongly.

'You weren't joking, were ya grandfather?"

'No.'

'Thought as much Papa.' Bra said entering the conversation.

'Can everyone here talk telepathically?' Kakorotto asked.

'All the saiyjins can.' Vegeta answered.

'Kusu! I should have known that!'

'Now who's stupid?' Vegeta asked smugly.

'Shuttup.'

"Aunt Bra you're supposed to start training." Kakorotto said after a few moments of silence. "You want to come with us?"

"Sure I guess."

"Meet us up in the mountains about 6 km from the Son residence where we usually train." Vegeta said demandingly. "In about 30 minutes."

"Okay."

"And by the way, Okassan's coming back. Otoussan found her."

Bra and Bulma's faces brightened.

"GOOD!" they both said in unison.

30 minutes later at the meeting place…

Goten, Gohan, Vegeta, Uub, Piccolo, Tien, Krillian, Yamcha, Kakorotto and Bra all sat around. They had looks of grimness covering their faces as they stared solemnly at each other.

"We all know why we're here right?" Kakorotto asked breaking the silence.

Everyone nodded.

"Now we have to train, harder than we have ever trained before. This is not going to be an easy battle so we have to train. These guys are stronger than any enemies any of you have ever fought before." Kakorotto sighed. "I am giving you a chance to back out of the fight now. You have the option at any time within these few weeks until they come. No one shall think any less of you if you do." She looked from face to face. "Do any of you wish to back out now? If so than please leave so we can begin our training."

No one stood to leave.

"Thank-you. You all are the world's strongest and the Earth's only hope now." Kakorotto continued. "You will all go down in history from this day forwards as the most courageous fighters this planet has ever known."

Everyone nodded.

"Now we shall all go off in our separate directions now but shall meet back her in two weeks time at 10:15 am. Do not be late."

"Yes." Most chorused and left to train only Kakorotto and Vegeta staid behind.

"Lets get this underway brat." Vegeta stood.

"Yes, lets." Kakorotto smirked. "Lets make this battle interesting."

"How so?"

"We're going to use pure martial arts."

"Why?"

"Because some of them are unaffected by ki powers, that's why. Do you agree?"

"Yes."

"This means no flying or ki attacks. We can only use super saiyjin if we both agree to use it."

"Agreed."

"Lets get this thing going than." Kakorotto smirked and attacked.

Trunks stood strong as he quickly flew towards his home in Japan. After hours of hulling things back and forth he finally had the last of it.

"Pan you okay over there?"

"I'm fine." She answered as she flew beside him, carrying her baby. She had not been allowed to carry anything all day for she was told to take care of Vegeta.

"You sure? You look tired."

"Its just a bit late."

"You sure you're okay?"

"Yes." Pan sounded annoyed with her husband. She was only a bit tired, that was all.

"Well here we are Panny, home sweet home." Trunks opened the door quickly and allowed Pan passage into the house.

"It's good to be home." She said as she looked about the house. It had been a while.

"Tru-chan." She said slowly looking up into his eyes.

"Yes."

"I'm going to put Vegeta to bed."

"Alright."

Pan smiled at her husband and walked up the stairs and to the nursery and then turning around and walking back downstairs.

"Trunks."

"Ya."

"Why is the window broken?"

Kakorotto and Vegeta had long since given up fighting in their usual states. They had both risen to super saiyjin and higher, up to stage 4. They would have gone higher but Vegeta was still unable too. Kakorotto had been quite lenient the whole battle, but gave her grandfather the fight of his life. Both had not been in such a fight in a while, both enjoying the adrenalin that came with battling someone as strong as their opposition.

But Kakorotto was obviously the better fighter of the two, being able to reach stage 6 of super saiyjin.

But this didn't bother Vegeta as much as it usually would, having known that he trained Kakorotto. He had trained the strongest fighter, the only survivor of the Great War, the greatest war the universe had ever seen.

Finally when the moon was set at its highest point and nothing but the glowing of their kis were lit, they ended their fight for the day. Fading from super saiyjin they headed home after a hard day of battling.

"You will be staying at Capsule Corps. Kakorotto." Vegeta said demandingly.

"You sure?"

"Where else would you stay?"

"Um…"

"Thought as much." Vegeta said smugly, having won the battle of where she would stay easily.

"Whatever." Kakorotto answered.

"Is that you're only come back?"

"No."

"Than why not say something else when someone says anything about you."

"Because I don't like conflicts." Kakorotto answered, hiding her smile.

"Bull."

"Ya well I don't really care."

"Oh, you said something different."

"Shuttup."

"Now you're getting the hang of it."

Kakorotto laughed lightly.

"Funny, I don't remember you being so annoying in the future."

"Whatever."

"Talk about calling the kettle black."

"What?" Vegeta asked confused.

"Its just a saying." Kakorotto answered as they arrived back at Capsule Corps.

"I don't understand it."

"You wouldn't." she said smugly.

"Hmph." Was all Vegeta had to say.

Bra smiled smugly at Uub as she attacked him once more.

"Do you think we'll win this battle Uub-chan?" she called.

"I hope so." He answered as he dogged an attack from her.

The two had been doing vigorous training for the whole day but as the moon reach its highest point they slowed down and eventually stopped for the night.

"Um…should we meet here say tomorrow at around 8 am to begin training again?" Uub asked.

"I would love that." Bra said smiling as she blasted off into the air as she and Uub, her long time boyfriend, went off in their opposite directions.

"I wonder if Pan's happy to be back?" Bra asked herself as she flew.

Bra landed a few moments later and headed inside quickly, shutting the door behind her.

"Good evening Bra." Bulma called from the kitchen where she was currently feeding the two hungry saiyjins Kakorotto and Vegeta.

"Good evening momma."

"Do you want anything to eat?"

"I would love something."

Bra sat down at the table to her plate of food, across the table from her was her niece Kakorotto and beside her, facing her mother, was her father.

"How was training Papa?" she asked.

"Fine." He answered concentrating on his food.

Bra shook her head at her father and turned to Kakorotto.

"How strong are these guys?"

"Totally depends. Some of their strengths raise from about 1000 to the equivalent of a stage 4 or 5 super saiyjin." She answered. "But that's only a rough estimate since you can exactly get a reading. They have no actual kis."

"Like the androids?"

"Yes but no. They have actually been trained to fight without showing a ki; whether they have one is unknown. But they are much stronger than any android. One of their leaders, by far the strongest of any, is an equivalent of a my strength, if not stronger." She answered glumly.

"I thought you said they wouldn't come until you were around the age of 4."

"That's when they were supposed to come, but somehow the time got waked out of place."

"Weird."

"Ya."

"Is it because you came back in time?"

"Don't know."

"I wonder why…" Bra said unable to get anything else out of her niece.

'Just as well.' Thought Bra. 'I should be concentrating on my food.'

It seemed like no time at all until the morning of the arrival of the Dark Ones. No one seemed happy about it either, especially not Trunks and Pan.

"Tru-chan…"

"Panny…"

"I just got you back, I don't want to lose you so quickly!"

"You wont lose me Panny."

"Trunks!"

"Pan listen, as soon as I get Kakorotto I will bring her back to you. I will not get into the real battle until then."

"Do you promise?"

"Yes."

"Say it."

"I promise." Trunks kissed Pan's cheeks where her tears fell and lightly traced his way to her lips. He lightly laid his kisses to her lips and then broke away from her, laying a slight kiss to her hand as he walked away backwards. He leaned over his son's crib quickly saying goodbye and kissing his forehead and then turned to leave the house for the battlefield.

"Oh and Trunks."

"Yes?"

"Bring everyone back alive. Please?"

Trunks smiled.

"I'll try to." And with that he finally left.

"Vegeta if you don't bring back both Kakorotto and Bra alive I swear I'll…"

"Woman don't worry! I'll bring them back!"

"And intact and breathing!"

"Yes, whatever woman. Now please…" Vegeta said as he tried to leave the house and get away from his wife.

"Vegeta…"

"What now?"

Bulma walked to her husband who stood in the doorway and kissed him lightly.

"Bring yourself back alive, please?"

"I'll try woman…"

Bulma looked into his eyes.

"I'll come back, Bulma-chan." And with that Vegeta took off into flight.

Bra came running down the stairs followed close by Kakorotto. Bulma grabbed onto both of them and hugged and kissed both of them, tears in her eyes.

"If you two don't both come back I'll kill you."

"Mom if we don't come back we'll already be dead." Said Bra trying to lighten the mood, but just making it worse.

"Bra you better come back."

"I will momma."

"And you too Kakorotto!"

"I will, don't worry about it." Kakorotto smiled at her grandmother. It felt just like it did before every battle that her grandmother had been alive to witness her enter. She hugged her tightly and then departed saying her good byes. Bra was close behind her, whispering good bye to her mother at the same time.

All of ESF was presence on that dreaded morning. The sun didn't even shine in the sky as everyone arrived. It was 10:15 am when everyone had grouped together. There was everyone who was going to battle that day, Goten, Gohan, Vegeta, Uub, Piccolo, Tien, Krillian, Yamcha, Kakorotto and Bra. They all waited patiently in silence for the arrival of the Dark Ones, as the sky grew darker. Not a sound was heard but the silent rustle of clothing, hair, and trees in the wind. No one dared to speak in fear that they might miss something or break their concentration.

Finally Kakorotto broke the silence.

"This is your final time to back out. Back out now if you wish to, none will think less of you."

None backed out.

"Everyone has sensu beans don't they?"

Everyone present nodded.

Overhead their appeared to be a large ship, black as night, arrive at the scene. No one dared to move or even speak for fear of missing the moment where the Dark Ones would show their faces. All faces were turned towards the incoming ship, their faces grim. This was the moment of truth, time to see what Kakorotto had warned them so harshly about. This was it.

"And let the games begin."

End of Chapter 8

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