Author's Note: Like I hinted in the last chapter, it's a day at the beach. I meant to get this out earlier this week but 3 exams and an essay to turn in kind of ate away my week. Enjoy and review!
When Pan came down for breakfast Videl spotted the beach bag she was carrying and asked, "Going to the beach, huh?"
Pan smiled, "Yup, Trunks and I are going!"
Videl winked, "You and Trunks, huh? Alright."
"What?" Pan asked curiously.
Videl smirked, "Pan, I'm not naïve. I know you and Trunks have a little something going on."
"Mom! He's a little over twice my age!" Pan blushed.
"Oh come on. Its not like he's an old man or anything. Besides him being an older man means he can protect you more. Not that my little saiyan warrior needs protecting, right?" Videl joked.
Pan sighed, "Just hush, mom."
Videl giggled right when Gohan came in prompting the half saiyan to ask, "What's so funny?"
Videl smiled, "Oh nothing, Pan and Trunks are just going to the beach today."
Gohan smiled, "Oh that sounds nice. How about you take Kakarot and Cheena too!"
"But dad!" Pan protested.
"What? Its not like you're going on a date with Trunks, right? So why not bring the kids along?" He pondered.
Pan nodded and smiled disappointingly, "Of course, great idea dad."
Pan went upstairs to wake the kids. Videl was tapping her foot on the floor while she crossed her arms and gave Gohan the death glare.
"Son Gohan, you did that on purpose." She stated firmly.
Gohan grinned, "Of course I did. Its my job to ruin my baby girl's dates. Don't think I don't see what is happening between her and Trunks."
"So judging by your tone of voice I assume you approve of it?" Videl asked.
Gohan nodded, "Of course. Sure Trunks is older than her but he's a good guy and I know he would treat her right so I'm fine with it, I just know that if she brings the kids along with her then it will ensure that she and Trunks behave if you know what I mean."
Videl kissed her husband, "Your mean, but your good dad and a very sexy husband. With the kids out for the day maybe we could have some alone time?"
Gohan smirked and kissed his wife back, "You read my mind."
"Mom dad! The kids and I are gone!" Pan yelled as she and the little ones left.
"Well that was quick." Videl commented.
Gohan grinned, "Lets hope they take much longer to get back home though."
"You haven't been this wild since before Pan was born." Videl commented.
"Enough talk." He whispered and kissed her passionately.
In the air Kakarot was smiling and humming as his tail swayed in the wind, "Maybe we'll find a sea monster!"
Cheena laughed, "What is the deal with you and giant monsters?"
Kakarot grinned childishly, "Monsters are cool! Do I need any other reason?"
Cheena sighed with a smile, "I guess not. But I wonder, what else do you think is cool?"
Kakarot smiled, "You of course."
"Really?" She asked.
Kakarot nodded, "You're my best friend, duh! Of course your cool! You know how boring my life would be if I didn't have you to hang out with?"
Cheena shook her head, "You would find a way to get in trouble somehow."
Pan shook her head as she listened in on their conversation, "Maybe having them tag along wont be so bad. They'll probably go treasure hunting or something."
Trunks waved at Pan as she came into view but looked surprised to see Kakarot and Cheena with her.
"Hey guys. Uh what are you doing here, Kakarot and Cheena?" Trunks asked with a smile.
"We get a chance to go to the beach and you think we're just going to sit home? No way! Come on Cheena, lets go for a swim!" Kakarot said as he pulled his shirt off and ran into the ocean.
Cheena slipped her clothes off revealing a bathing suit underneath. She joined her cousin in the water.
"Sorry about this, Trunks." Pan apologized for bringing the kids.
Trunks smiled, "Ah don't worry. They're good kids, it'll be fine. How about we get a hot dog or something?"
"Sounds good!" Pan smiled.
"So what do you want to play?" Kakarot asked as his tail wiggled in the water.
"Want to see if we can find any treasure in the ocean?" She proposed.
Kakarot grinned in excitement, "Sure! I bet a sea monster will be guarding it!"
Cheena sighed happily, "You and monsters, I swear."
Cheena and Kakarot sucked in a lot of air in their lungs and dived into the ocean. Cheena thought the underwater environment was beautiful and Kakarot couldn't stop thinking about the fun that awaited them. Being saiyans the two swam pretty far out rather quickly and came across an undersea cave. Deciding to investigate they made their way into the cave emerged from the water when they found a pocket of air in the cave.
"Check it out! There are bricks in here and a hallway, this must have been some kind of hideout." Kakarot took in the place.
Cheena noticed that the roof and walls seemed to be damaged like there was once a cave in, "Yeah but this place has seen better days."
"Ah that just means its old which means there must be treasure!" Kakarot assumed.
He jumped out of the water and shook himself dry, Cheena followed and did the same to dry herself. Kakarot began to walk down the hallway, "Come on before Pan and Trunks noticed we've gone missing, come look for us, and ruin the fun."
Cheena grabbed his shoulder to stop him, "Kakarot this place might collapse completely. Maybe we should head back to the beach."
"Come on Cheena, don't be so afraid. Besides remember what I told you? Its my job to protect you, if anything bad happens you can count on me to keep you safe." Kakarot promised.
Cheena punched his shoulder lightly, "I'm not that weak, Kakarot. I can protect myself, thank you." She took the lead and started walking down the hall.
Kakarot stood there for a moment and whispered to himself, "I'm still going to protect you, whether you like it or not, its my job."
"You coming?" Cheena shouted back at him.
Kakarot nodded, "Huh, oh yeah I'm coming." He caught up with her and the duo began their exploration.
"Whoever was here last left this place like a dump." Cheena commented.
"Hey look, there's a room up ahead!" Kakarot ran as fast as he could until he found himself in a room where a submarine was docked, but most of the room had collapsed.
He took notice of the skull markings and his young face lightened up with excitement, "Cheena, Oh my gosh….this is a real Pirate Cave!" He yelled happily.
"Yeah I figure that out myself." Cheena responded.
"What are you talking about?" Kakarot asked.
"Come over here and check this out!" She asked.
Kakarot ran over to the small hole in the wall Cheena had crawled into. On the other side he found something amazing. In the small pool of water below was a much larger area of water filled with gold, jewels, and all manner of riches.
"Well that is definitely the treasure but where is the monster guarding it?" Kakarot wondered openly.
"Well this place looks like it was abandoned awhile ago so maybe there isn't a monster." Cheena speculated.
"Well that's a bummer." Kakarot complained.
"Lets just get some gold and get the heck out of here. This place honestly creeps me out." Cheena admitted.
"Yeah yeah, wait until the family sees the treasure we bring back home!" Kakarot grinned.
Kakarot and Cheena jumped into the water and swam to the bottom. They began picking up anything that looked valuable and filled their pockets to the brim. The two happy little saiyans swam back up to get some air.
"You think we got enough?" Kakarot asked.
Cheena nodded, "Yeah now lets get out of here before we get in trouble."
"Honestly Cheena, if Trunks and Pan haven't noticed we're gone by now then they aren't very good babysitters." Kakarot sneered.
"Wait a second. You hear that?" Cheena looked concerned.
"I think being underwater for so long has damaged your hearing. There is nothing out there, Cheena." Kakarot tried to calm her down.
"I'm not kidding, Kakarot. I hear something…like the turning of metal gears." Cheena focused closely on the sound, "Look out!" She gasped.
Out from the hole in the wall that led to the submarine dock came a pirate robot, with a purple and white color scheme, a sword in one hand, and a flamethrower replacing his other hand.
"It may not be a monster but it is a robot, is that good enough for you, Kakarot?" Cheena shrieked.
Kakarot realized they were in trouble, "In the air now!" With that the two kids flew to the top of the cave.
"That pool of water must have a source, I bet if we blast through the cave wall it will lead to the ocean, and this stupid hunk of metal wont stand a chance." Kakarot turned around to fire a kamehameha at the wall.
"Kakarot, he's going to attack! KAKAROT!" She screamed.
Kakarot turned around just in time to see sparks coming from the robot's flamethrower arm. He acted quickly and threw Cheena behind himself, then shielded his face with his arms. When the flames were about to touch his clothes Kakarot screamed which triggered the special power hybrid saiyans had. His ki flared and created a shield around him and Cheena. The flames were reflected back completely melting the robot. Both saiyans fell to the ground and Kakarot felt exhausted.
"What the heck did I do?" He questioned.
"I've never seen an attack like that! But I'm glad you did it or we would be fried to a crisp right now." Cheena was relieved.
Kakarot nodded, "Cheena…I think maybe its time to get out of this place. After that I'm really hungry and would love to have some pizza right now."
"Pizza sounds good. With all these riches I hope Pan and Trunks forgive us for running off." She said.
"Kakarot…" Cheena whispered just loud enough for Kakarot to hear.
"Yes?" He asked.
"Thank you for saving me." She said.
Kakarot smiled, "Like I said before…its my job to protect you."
Back on the beach Trunks and Pan were freaking out, "Okay we've looked everywhere around here!" Trunks said as he looked around hoping to spot them hiding somewhere.
Pan was worried sick but tried to hold onto the best case scenario, "If something happens to them I'll never forgive myself. My family will kill me. But maybe they got bored and went back home…yeah that must be it!"
Trunks looked out at the ocean and noticed two kids flying just above the water, "There they are!" He pointed.
As soon as the kids landed they were faced with a very angry Trunks and Pan.
"Where were you two? Do you know how worried we were?" Pan questioned the little trouble makers.
"I'm sorry Cousin Pan. Its my fault, Cheena just went along to make sure I didn't get hurt." Kakarot tried to take the blame himself.
Pan shook her head, "Nice try, but I know my sister and she is just as adventurous as you are."
"But look, sis! We got lots of treasure." Cheena pulled some gold from her pockets.
Pan looked surprised, "You two were treasure hunting?"
"Yup, in an undersea pirate cave. We had to deal with a mean old robot but I whooped him so no problem." Kakarot explained.
Trunks sighed, "Well as long as you two are safe then I guess we can let this slide but never run off like that again! Now lets get something to eat!"
"Oh thank the lord, I'm starving!" Kakarot couldn't get to the food shack fast enough.
Just like their Grandpa Goku before them, the cousin saiyan duo experienced an adventure in the very same underwater pirate cave. However this was only one adventure the duo would face. The adventures to come would grow in danger just as they grow in age, and with each new adventure would come deeper and sharper emotional strains.