Disclaimer: Just borrowing the characters, I promise I'll put them back
when I'm done.
Chapter 9
Pan stepped into the steaming hot shower to try and relax. She had cleared her mind earlier not wanting to think about what her mother wanted to talk to her about. Being in marshal arts she had learned how to control her body and mind and to block out any distractions. She had used the same methods this morning. She closed her eyes and lifted her face up to the spray and let it drench her hair back.
Her stomach cramped and she instinctively reached down to rub the protesting muscles there. She was close to her next period and her cramps were getting progressively worse each time she had one. She leaned back a little so the warm spray could pound the aching area. She opened her eyes and grabbed the shampoo bottle and began massaging the goo into her locks. Relaxing a little she washed the rest of body and then rinsed.
Reluctantly she climbed out of the stall and dried herself. Still sleepy she headed to her room to change. She picked out a casual outfit as thoughts started to seep back into her mind. She tried to push them away but they crept in, none the less like a thief in the night. Her cramps had come back since she left the warmth of the shower and were causing her to be distracted. She walked to her closet and picked out a casual outfit. Her mind whirled as she thought of what might be wrong. Her first concern was that something had happened to her father. Or perhaps it had something to do with what happened yesterday. Trunks wouldn't have contacted her mother would he? Her hands shook slightly as she pulled her pants up her slender body. She then put on a peasant shirt with billowing sleeves. Having put off the inevitable as long as possible she opened the door and headed down stairs.
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Videl looked up from where she sat sipping her coffee as her daughter came down the stairs. Only a slight shadow under her eyes told of her restless night. She was on her second cup and was regretting that she didn't choose the decaf as her hand trembled slightly. She was nervous enough as it was. Not only was she going against her husband's wishes but she was also about to tell her daughter the unthinkable.
She heard Pan sit down across from her at the table and she took a deep breath silently asking Dende to help her through this.
"You wanted to talk to me?" Pan asked hesitantly as if she didn't want to know the answer.
Videl looked at her as if she was seeing her for the first time. Her daughter was a beauty, She had her father's dark hair and eyes and her own pale skin tones. If not for her independent attitude she would have had men swarming over her. Even with that she had several that ignored that and approached her anyway only to be rejected. Videl sighed it was time.
"Yes, I want to.. no, I need to tell you something." Videl set her cup down as she met Pan's eyes.
"I know you have had a lot of questions over the years. I know that you somehow feel that you are different than other girls your age. In fact, you're right. You are very special and your father and I love you very much. In fact your father was very worried about your safety and well being. So.."
Pan felt a coldness creep into her body as her mother rambled on. She shook her head in confusion. "I don't understand. What are you trying to say? What's going on?"
Videl closed her eyes. This was going to be harder than she thought. "Maybe I should start from the beginning. You know that your Grandpa Goku was found as a baby. What we didn't tell you was that he was found in a space ship."
Pan's eyes widened slightly as her face became even paler than normal.
"You see he came from a Planet that was destroyed a long time ago. Long before you or your father were born."
Pan gave a nervous laugh. "You mean that Grandpa Goku is an alien?"
Videl nodded.
Pan had a nervous smile on face as she quickly peeked at the calendar to make sure it wasn't April fool's day or something, or any thing to explain why her mother was telling her this crazy story. Not finding anything Pan slowly turned back to her mother. "Why that's insane! If Grandpa was an alien then that would mean that Daddy was an alien, and that would mean that I." Pan stopped unable to finish her sentence. Even if this was some sort of joke she didn't think it was very funny.
"Alien is such a misused term, you're a Sa." Videl was suddenly cut off as Pan leaped to her feet.
"I'm a FREAK!! That's what I am!! I knew it! I always new that something was wrong with me!" Pan said as tears started to form in her eyes.
Videl stood up also, "No, sweetheart your not! It'll be okay, I promise."
Pan laughed harshly as she hurriedly wiped her eyes. "How can you say that? Nothing is OK! Nothing will ever be okay again!!" Pan screamed as her ki started to rise. Videl tried desperately to calm her daughter as the house started to shake.
Pan pushed Videl away sending her crashing through a wall as Pan watched horrified by what she had done. Frightened she grabbed Videl's keys and took off running out the front door. Pan squealed out of the driveway to where she was heading she didn't know.
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Trunks was having breakfast on his balcony as he felt Pan's ki rise. Way higher than ever before. Worried he leapt off the balcony and followed her.
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Videl came to holding her head. She looked at her palm and cursed as she saw blood there. She shakily sat up and grabbed the phone off the wall. She quickly dialed Gohan's cell phone as tears streamed down her face. She closed her eyes as Gohan answered after the third ring. Unable to talk as Gohan answered she released a sob instead.
"Videl?" He asked worriedly. "Are you okay what's wrong?"
Videl sniffed "I'm so sorry. I told her. I told her." Videl broke off as sobs racked her body.
Gohan froze as he desperately searched to locate her and Pan's ki. Videl's ki was much lower than usual, and he could tell that Pan's was too high, way too high for her to control without training. He also sensed Trunks ki as it followed Pan. Gohan relaxed a little as he spoke to his wife. "It'll be okay, Trunks is going after her. It's not your fault, you didn't do anything wrong. It's mine."
Gohan felt Videl's ki dip a little lower and he started to panic. "Are you okay? Did she hurt you?" He asked worriedly.
Videl mumbled something unrecognizable as the phone went dead. Automatically he dialed 911 to send an ambulance to his house. Ignoring all the people around him he took to the air flashing into his Ascended Saiyan form as he did so.
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Blinded by her tears, Pan drove erratically at best. She finally pulled off the road at a park she saw. Luckily no one was there at this time of day so Pan sat in solitude and cried. Someone pulling open the door on the passenger side interrupted her. A scream froze in her throat as she looked over and met a pair of azure colored eyes.
"What's wrong? Are you okay?" Trunks asked climbing into the car uninvited and closing the door.
"Why the hell do keep popping up!!" Pan said kicking at him. "If you wanna know what's wrong I'm a monster! I killed my mother I threw her through a wall!" She shouted as she again broke down into hysterics.
Worried Trunks quickly picked up Videl's ki. Although low it was steady.
"Shhh. Your mothers okay I know Videl, it would take a lot more than that to finish her off."
Suddenly the ground shook, violently shaking the car.
Pan looked up with a scared look on her face. "Was that an earthquake?"
Trunks smirked "No, that was your father."
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Trunks' ex-secretary eyed the tabloid building across the street from the window of the cab she had taken. She quickly paid the driver as she climbed out smiling. He was going to regret ever turning her down. Her future was financially set.
She checked traffic and began to cross the street. Suddenly the earth shook creating a large crack in the middle of the road. A garbage truck swerved as the driver lost control of the vehicle and struck her, killing her instantly.
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The gravity room shook softly as Vegeta ran outside cursing. He hurried inside the house where Bulma was freaking out. ignoring her he picked up the phone and hit the auto dial.
"Son residence!" A cheery voice answered.
"Kakarrot you fool! Your Brat just went level 2." Vegeta hissed wondering why the hell he was wasting his time.
"Yeah, I guess all that slacking off didn't hurt him any." Goku replied. He hardly ever got phone calls. Most of them were for Chi-chi.
"You idiot! There is something going on and I intend to be there. So zap yourself over here we're going to America."
A/N See? It pays to review. Jumps around chanting "The wicked witch is dead, the wicked witch is dead." As co-workers look at me strangely.
Chapter 9
Pan stepped into the steaming hot shower to try and relax. She had cleared her mind earlier not wanting to think about what her mother wanted to talk to her about. Being in marshal arts she had learned how to control her body and mind and to block out any distractions. She had used the same methods this morning. She closed her eyes and lifted her face up to the spray and let it drench her hair back.
Her stomach cramped and she instinctively reached down to rub the protesting muscles there. She was close to her next period and her cramps were getting progressively worse each time she had one. She leaned back a little so the warm spray could pound the aching area. She opened her eyes and grabbed the shampoo bottle and began massaging the goo into her locks. Relaxing a little she washed the rest of body and then rinsed.
Reluctantly she climbed out of the stall and dried herself. Still sleepy she headed to her room to change. She picked out a casual outfit as thoughts started to seep back into her mind. She tried to push them away but they crept in, none the less like a thief in the night. Her cramps had come back since she left the warmth of the shower and were causing her to be distracted. She walked to her closet and picked out a casual outfit. Her mind whirled as she thought of what might be wrong. Her first concern was that something had happened to her father. Or perhaps it had something to do with what happened yesterday. Trunks wouldn't have contacted her mother would he? Her hands shook slightly as she pulled her pants up her slender body. She then put on a peasant shirt with billowing sleeves. Having put off the inevitable as long as possible she opened the door and headed down stairs.
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Videl looked up from where she sat sipping her coffee as her daughter came down the stairs. Only a slight shadow under her eyes told of her restless night. She was on her second cup and was regretting that she didn't choose the decaf as her hand trembled slightly. She was nervous enough as it was. Not only was she going against her husband's wishes but she was also about to tell her daughter the unthinkable.
She heard Pan sit down across from her at the table and she took a deep breath silently asking Dende to help her through this.
"You wanted to talk to me?" Pan asked hesitantly as if she didn't want to know the answer.
Videl looked at her as if she was seeing her for the first time. Her daughter was a beauty, She had her father's dark hair and eyes and her own pale skin tones. If not for her independent attitude she would have had men swarming over her. Even with that she had several that ignored that and approached her anyway only to be rejected. Videl sighed it was time.
"Yes, I want to.. no, I need to tell you something." Videl set her cup down as she met Pan's eyes.
"I know you have had a lot of questions over the years. I know that you somehow feel that you are different than other girls your age. In fact, you're right. You are very special and your father and I love you very much. In fact your father was very worried about your safety and well being. So.."
Pan felt a coldness creep into her body as her mother rambled on. She shook her head in confusion. "I don't understand. What are you trying to say? What's going on?"
Videl closed her eyes. This was going to be harder than she thought. "Maybe I should start from the beginning. You know that your Grandpa Goku was found as a baby. What we didn't tell you was that he was found in a space ship."
Pan's eyes widened slightly as her face became even paler than normal.
"You see he came from a Planet that was destroyed a long time ago. Long before you or your father were born."
Pan gave a nervous laugh. "You mean that Grandpa Goku is an alien?"
Videl nodded.
Pan had a nervous smile on face as she quickly peeked at the calendar to make sure it wasn't April fool's day or something, or any thing to explain why her mother was telling her this crazy story. Not finding anything Pan slowly turned back to her mother. "Why that's insane! If Grandpa was an alien then that would mean that Daddy was an alien, and that would mean that I." Pan stopped unable to finish her sentence. Even if this was some sort of joke she didn't think it was very funny.
"Alien is such a misused term, you're a Sa." Videl was suddenly cut off as Pan leaped to her feet.
"I'm a FREAK!! That's what I am!! I knew it! I always new that something was wrong with me!" Pan said as tears started to form in her eyes.
Videl stood up also, "No, sweetheart your not! It'll be okay, I promise."
Pan laughed harshly as she hurriedly wiped her eyes. "How can you say that? Nothing is OK! Nothing will ever be okay again!!" Pan screamed as her ki started to rise. Videl tried desperately to calm her daughter as the house started to shake.
Pan pushed Videl away sending her crashing through a wall as Pan watched horrified by what she had done. Frightened she grabbed Videl's keys and took off running out the front door. Pan squealed out of the driveway to where she was heading she didn't know.
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Trunks was having breakfast on his balcony as he felt Pan's ki rise. Way higher than ever before. Worried he leapt off the balcony and followed her.
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Videl came to holding her head. She looked at her palm and cursed as she saw blood there. She shakily sat up and grabbed the phone off the wall. She quickly dialed Gohan's cell phone as tears streamed down her face. She closed her eyes as Gohan answered after the third ring. Unable to talk as Gohan answered she released a sob instead.
"Videl?" He asked worriedly. "Are you okay what's wrong?"
Videl sniffed "I'm so sorry. I told her. I told her." Videl broke off as sobs racked her body.
Gohan froze as he desperately searched to locate her and Pan's ki. Videl's ki was much lower than usual, and he could tell that Pan's was too high, way too high for her to control without training. He also sensed Trunks ki as it followed Pan. Gohan relaxed a little as he spoke to his wife. "It'll be okay, Trunks is going after her. It's not your fault, you didn't do anything wrong. It's mine."
Gohan felt Videl's ki dip a little lower and he started to panic. "Are you okay? Did she hurt you?" He asked worriedly.
Videl mumbled something unrecognizable as the phone went dead. Automatically he dialed 911 to send an ambulance to his house. Ignoring all the people around him he took to the air flashing into his Ascended Saiyan form as he did so.
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Blinded by her tears, Pan drove erratically at best. She finally pulled off the road at a park she saw. Luckily no one was there at this time of day so Pan sat in solitude and cried. Someone pulling open the door on the passenger side interrupted her. A scream froze in her throat as she looked over and met a pair of azure colored eyes.
"What's wrong? Are you okay?" Trunks asked climbing into the car uninvited and closing the door.
"Why the hell do keep popping up!!" Pan said kicking at him. "If you wanna know what's wrong I'm a monster! I killed my mother I threw her through a wall!" She shouted as she again broke down into hysterics.
Worried Trunks quickly picked up Videl's ki. Although low it was steady.
"Shhh. Your mothers okay I know Videl, it would take a lot more than that to finish her off."
Suddenly the ground shook, violently shaking the car.
Pan looked up with a scared look on her face. "Was that an earthquake?"
Trunks smirked "No, that was your father."
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Trunks' ex-secretary eyed the tabloid building across the street from the window of the cab she had taken. She quickly paid the driver as she climbed out smiling. He was going to regret ever turning her down. Her future was financially set.
She checked traffic and began to cross the street. Suddenly the earth shook creating a large crack in the middle of the road. A garbage truck swerved as the driver lost control of the vehicle and struck her, killing her instantly.
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The gravity room shook softly as Vegeta ran outside cursing. He hurried inside the house where Bulma was freaking out. ignoring her he picked up the phone and hit the auto dial.
"Son residence!" A cheery voice answered.
"Kakarrot you fool! Your Brat just went level 2." Vegeta hissed wondering why the hell he was wasting his time.
"Yeah, I guess all that slacking off didn't hurt him any." Goku replied. He hardly ever got phone calls. Most of them were for Chi-chi.
"You idiot! There is something going on and I intend to be there. So zap yourself over here we're going to America."
A/N See? It pays to review. Jumps around chanting "The wicked witch is dead, the wicked witch is dead." As co-workers look at me strangely.
