Chapter 11

The Intruder

Everyone sat still stunned at hearing the news proclaimed by Serena, Amy and Hotaru who was standing before them all in the Son's living room. The room was completely silent as they took this new bit of information in. Silence lasted for a few minutes before Piccolo finally broke the silence.

"If you are, who you say you are, then prove it." He demanded with a frown on his face. Serena sighed at hearing this request that he had made. She should have known he would still want proof that she was the heir to the Moon Kingdom.

"Very well." Serena stated simply. She closed her eyes and started to concentrate on the powers she had within her. Amy and Hotaru followed Serena's model. A few seconds later all three women were glowing different colors. Serena was silver, Amy was a blue, and Hotaru was purple, then suddenly the air started to pick up around them bushing their bangs around and revealing the symbols of their planets on each of the young women's foreheads. When Serena could feel her crescent moon symbol on her forward, she opened her eyes to look at Piccolo with a smile on her face. What she saw was complete shock coming from him. His mouth was open and his eyes were big which is exactly what Serena wanted for a reaction from him so he would finally believe her story. Vegeta just smirked at the Namke because he knew that he was right and the young blonde just proved Piccolo wrong.

"I think Serena you have made your point." Gohan said. Serena nodded her head and power back down which Amy and Hotaru followed their leader. Once powered back down Amy and Hotaru sat back down in their seats, but Serena remained standing before everyone.

"So if you are the princess of the Moon than that makes you also Sailor Moon, correct?" Bulma asked Serena having gotten over her shock of the new information Serena had informed me.

"Yes, I am Sailor Moon, the leader of the senshi." Serena confirmed Bulma's theory easily enough. Bulma smiled happy to again quickly understand the situation and know what exactly was going on.

"Which means if I did my math quickly, Sailor Moon started appearing when you around the age of 15 if I am not mistaken." Bulma stated as she started to put all the pieces of information she knew about Sailor Moon and what Serena had told her. Serena smile at Bulma at how swiftly she was able to figure a lot of this information out on what she just the bit she had told them.

"Close, I actually found out when I was 14 years old." Serena corrected her math. "At first I was alone and did not know that there were more senshi than just me. During my first year of being Sailor Moon I would meet Sailor Mercury, Sailor Mars, Sailor Jupiter, and Sailor Venus. It wasn't until about two years later I would learn about Sailor Saturn, Sailor Pluto, Sailor Neptune, and Sailor Uranus. There have been many battles over the years that we have fought and stopped every enemy that has crossed our paths. We have had peace since we were eighteen years old…. until now." She explained to them all.

"Well, I gotta say, Serena, you really know how to kick some ass and are good at it." Krillen said with a smile on his face. Serena giggled at his comment.

"I have to agree with Krillen. You were great, and I have to say I look forward to sparring with you, Serena." Goku said with the Son smile on his face and his eyes ebony eyes holding a sparkle of fire in the anticipation of being g able to see what his daughter had in match against him.

Trunks just starred at his girlfriend ignoring the comments of Krillen, Goku and others, still astonish at how she proudly proclaim that she was a princess of a dead race from over a thousand years ago and how she has been fighting since she was fourteen years old. Trunks just stood there not really sure what to think, but he did remember pervious conversations he had with Serena and things started to make more sense now. When they went on their first date and she made the comment about royals dancing, but she hadn't taken some class he realize, she was speaking from experience as a princess, and lied to his face about it so he wouldn't know the truth about her. 'She lied to me, but why? Doesn't she trust me?' He wondered. He felt hurt, and betrayed realizing that Serena had completely lied to him on numerous occasions and couldn't trust him at all. 'If she lied about this, what else did she lie to me about?' He questioned to himself. Before he could think any further Chi-Chi's voice broke his thoughts.

"So you're the one who has been fighting youmas all these years?" Chi-Chi asked anger evident in her voice. Serena's smile left her face quickly as she turned to her mother to answer her question.

"Yes." Serena said to her quietly.

"And the attack at the mall?" Chi-Chi questioned her as she got up to stand next to her daughter. Serena was quiet for a moment. She bit the bottom of her lip out of nervousness because she wasn't so sure how her mother was going to react to this news.

"I was there fighting the youma." She answered back quietly, guilt clearly showing in her blue eyes at having to confess to her mother she had lied all of these years to her. Chi-Chi slapped Serena across the face causing Serena's head to roll to the side. Everyone gasped in shock at Chi-Chi's reaction to slapping the young blonde. Serena turned back to stare at her mother with wide blue eyes as she put her hand on the spot where she had been hit by her mother. Serena couldn't believe that her own mother had just slapped her because Chi-Chi no matter how angry she had gotten at her or Gohan as they grew up never once touched either of them.

"Chi-Chi what was that for?" Goku asked very disturb at the way his wife just slapped their daughter, but Chi-Chi just ignored Goku and kept starring at Serena, anger in eyes, and a frown on her face.

"How dare you." Chi-Chi started to say "you lie to me, to my face, to your own family and to everyone you know in this room, and you put Gohan in the middle by having him lie too!" She finished furious at Serena.

"But mom.." Serena pleaded to her mom to try and explain to Chi-Chi, but Chi-Chi stopped her.

"I don't want to hear anymore, Serena. For all I know, you are lying now. Why should I believe anything you say?" She said coldly to her daughter as she made her way out of the living and away from her so called daughter. Chi-Chi was livid with everything that Serena had told her and could not believe that her own daughter lied to her and was fighting all these years behind her back when she was told she was never allowed to, to begin with.

"Chi-Chi stop this. You don't mean it." Bulma tried to plead to her friend to stop her from saying any harsher words to Serena that she may regret later, but Chi-Chi wouldn't listen to anyone. Everyone watched in silence as Chi-Chi made her way to the door that led to their bedroom and stopped before turning to face Serena.

"You are not the Serena I know anymore. I don't know who you are, but you are not my daughter. My daughter is dead to me." She declared to Serena who just stood there wide eye and not sure what to say to her mother. Chi-Chi then turned around to her bed room door then opened the door and slammed it shut. Everyone sat in complete and utter silence at the scene Chi-Chi had just made in front of them. No one knew what to say to the young blonde because they were all to flabbergast at what just happened. Serena's blue eyes as she register everything her mother had just said to her, held unshed tears as she tried to hold back the feelings of shame, hurt, and sadness easily showing in her eyes. Goku felt horrible for what his wife had just told his daughter and couldn't believe he stood there and let Chi-Chi say the things she said, but he couldn't believe that his own wife would ever treat any of their children like this. He could see the pain Serena was feeling over the way she was treated by her own mother. Goku stood finally and took care of the rest of the meeting to get the attention of his daughter for her sake.

"I think we have discussed enough for today. The best thing we can do is rest tonight so we can all start to train tomorrow for this new enemy." Goku said in a stern tone with a frown on his face and his ebony eyes holding determination in them.

"I agree. We should keep close by in case there are any more attacks in the future." Piccolo stated to everyone. Everyone nodded their heads in agreement and then started to make the way out of the Son's house to get ready to train the next morning. Goku told Goten and Chibi to go outside to play in the backyard before he walked with his friends outside to say good bye to give his daughter some space. Goten and Chibi did what they were told and followed everyone else outside. Meanwhile, Bulma made her way over to Serena who seemed still dazed at the moment. The aqua hair woman put her hand on Serena's shoulder causing the young blonde to finally come back to reality. Serena eyes met with friendly aqua eyes with a small smile on her lips.

"Serena, your mom didn't mean what she said. She's just upset." Bulma said as she tried her best to console the young girl. Just then Amy, Gohan, Hotaru and Vegeta came up to the young blonde. Gohan felt horrible for everything his mother had just said to his younger sister, and wanted to make it better some how.

"Bulma is right, sis. There is no reason not to trust you." Gohan said with a small reassuring smile to try and cheer his sister up.

"I know she is." Serena started to say a she took a deep breath to push down all the feelings she was having at the moment. "I just didn't expect her to get this angry or upset when she found out." Serena confessed to them.

"Well, she'll just have to realize the truth sooner or later that she was the reason why you never told us." Vegeta said gruffly with his arms crossed over his chest as he stood arrogantly before them. Serena just raised any eyebrow at his statement skeptical at the moment that what he said would really happen.

"For now, just give her some space Serena, and when she calms down, then you can explain everything to her." Bulma reasoned to the young blonde. Serena just nodded her head in agreement, but was still feeling guilty and ashamed for lying to her family which Vegeta saw swirling in her usually bright blue eyes, but was now dull.

"And don't let that woman make you feel guilty. You had a duty to up hold and you did it the best way you could." He told her sternly. Serena knew that was his way of letting her know he trusted her and that he was proud of her for what she did. It put a small smile on his lips for a brief moment from the prince's words.

"Thanks, Vegeta. I'll remember that, but I should go talk to Trunks." Serena said before taking a breath and leaving the small group to find her boyfriend. She noticed he was no longer in the house and felt for his ki to see where he was at. She realized that he was out front just standing not talking to anyone. As she made her way towards Trunks she saw that her father was still talking to Piccolo quietly. She speculated that they were most likely talking about the new enemy and their concerns with the new arrival. She caught up to Trunks who was standing in the middle of the yard starring at nothing in particular.

"Hey, Trunks." She said as she tried to sound cheerful to him.

"What do you want, Serena?" He asked her in an emotionless tone not even bothering to look at her which caught her off guard.

"I came to talk to you." She said so quietly to him which he barley picked it up with his sayian hearing. He finally turned to her holding a smoldering gaze to her his blue eyes seeming cold and distant, his lips forming a frown and his arms cross over his chest just like his father.

"What for? I think you said enough today." He simply stated coldly to her. The way his intense gaze was on her and the tone of voice made Serena feel like she had been slapped by him too now. She thought out of everyone he would understand most why she had kept her identity a secret. "Chi-Chi is right Serena. You lied to everyone and then you expect us all to trust you and act like it was ok." He finished saying to her.

"No, I didn't…"Serena started to say in a earnest voice as unshed tears start to develop in her blue eyes but he cut her off.

"You lied about this and who knows what else you lied about." He said.

"I swear Trunks nothing else." She said desperately trying to get him to realize that she never meant to lie to him. Trunks look away from her.

"How am I ever to believe you, when our relationship was based around lies and you couldn't even trust me enough to tell me the truth from the beginning?" He asked her again this time he look back at with the same smoldering gaze to see what her answer would be. Serena just bent her head down in shame because she had no answers to give back to him to defend her actions for lying to him. When she didn't say anything for a few moments Trunks took her silence as time to leave and took off for the night leaving her behind to think about what he had said. Serena just collapse to the ground no longer able to hold back the emotions that were ready to spill out and she start to sob uncontrollable with no one to comfort her.

Meanwhile Vegeta, Bulma, Gohan, Amy, and Hotaru stood watching what had just conspired between the young couple. They weren't exactly sure what was said, but whatever Trunks had said, they knew it had devastated the young blonde by the reactions they had seen on her face. Amy, Hotaru, and Bulma left Vegeta and Gohan to go and calm Serena. When they got there Goku meets them having heard everything that happened. When they reach the young blonde they could hear her heart wrenching cries and felt sorry for the pain she was going through.

"What happened?" Bulma asked as she met up with Goku her aqua eyes holding concern and sympathy for the young blonde. Goku explained to them exactly what happened and what he heard between the two. Amy and Hotaru listen while holding the young blonde and rubbing their hands up and down her back soothingly. Bulma just shook her head in shock at the way her son had just treated Serena and could not believe it.

"I am going to go look for Trunks and try to reason with him." Goku told Bulma.

"No." came the forceful cry from the young blonde that was on the ground. "It…it is my fault that he is upset with me and he has every right to be," She told them as she stood up to look at her father and Bulma as the tears kept coming down. "Pl..please…. don't go after him." Serena said to them pleadingly. Bulma sighed heavily out of frustration of the whole thing.

"Very well, Serena, but why don't you come back to our place where you can get some rest at least." Bulma offered to the young blonde.

"I think that's a good idea, Serena." Goku added worried about his daughter.

"I'll just go back to my apartment. Gohan and Amy will be near by if I need anything, but for now I'd really rather be alone." She said quietly to them. Bulma had a feeling that the real reason was her son; however she wasn't going to push the subject at the moment since he was part of the reason why she was crying now.

"Sure, that sounds like a good idea. Amy do you mind?" Bulma asked her. Amy made a small smile while giving Serena a half hug from her left side.

"No, I don't mind." She said quietly. Hotaru went to go get Gohan who was standing next to Vegeta still watching everything from the same spot. Hotaru told them both what had happened and that they were all going to head home and Serena was going to go back to her apartment. Before the four friends left Goku hugged his daughter and kissed her on her head and told her if she needed him he was just an instant transmission away. She nodded her head in understanding before she left with her brother, and friends to head home. Once Serena was out of area Vegeta stalked up to Goku and Bulma who was pissed off.

"We should head home ourselves. I want to be home when the brat returns." Vegeta growled angrily to his wife. Vegeta then turned to Goku.

"I suggest you speak to that woman about what she just said to the brat." Vegeta growled to the taller sayian before him. Goku nodded his head holding a grim look on his face.

"I plan too." Goku said to him.

"Goku, why don't I take Goten back with us so you can try and talk to Chi-Chi after she has calmed down?" Bulma suggested to her friend. "That way you don't have to worry about cooking for Goten later tonight." She finished suggesting knowing that if Chi-Chi was to upset to cook then it was up to Goku to feed the boy and knew that Goku's cooking skills were not the greatest.

"That's a good idea Bulma. I'll go grab him and Chibi for you now." Goku stated back to her before leaving to get the two little boys.

*Serena's Place*

Serena got back into her place and took her shoes off. She then walked back into her bedroom and crawled onto her bed before curling up in a ball as she laid her head on a pillow. Then the tears start coming down again as she cried her heart out over the things that her mother and Trunks had said to her. Serena felt like a knife had been stabbed into her heart and it ached. She had never felt so alone and sad until today and the one person she had hoped to comfort her was also one that caused her this pain. Serena did not know how else to let the pain out then to cry so she just let her heart wrenching sobs come out streaking her beautiful face and staining it.

*C.C*

It was late at night and Bulma sat on the couch holding a cup of tea to drink as she waited for Trunks to return home. As she sat on the couch the lights were off as Vegeta did not want Trunks to know they were in the room because he then may try to avoid them, when returning, if he knew they were still awake. Bulma heard the sliding glass door open and shut. The second the door was shut the lights flickered on blinding Trunks for a second at the change of light so suddenly.

"Trunks, where have you been?" Bulma demanded upon seeing her son enter once the lights were on. Trunks saw his mother sitting on the couch with a tea cup sitting on the coffee table once his eyes had adjusted the light.

"I was out." He stated simply. "The last time I check I didn't have to report to anyone." He finished saying in an emotionless tone which Bulma did not expect her son to use on her. Before Trunks knew what was happening a sudden force slammed him up against the wall and heard his mother yell at his father. Vegeta held his son by the collar of his shirt up off the guard glaring daggers at his son.

"How dare you talk to your mother like that brat! I will not tolerate it." He shouted angrily at his son. "And it matters since you upset one of Kakarot's brats."

"When have you ever cared about any of the spawns of Kakarot's?" Trunks growled back at his father holding the same intense gaze that his father was holding. Bulma had, had it with both men.

"That is enough from both of you!" Bulma screamed at them as she came up to the father and son duo. "Vegeta let Trunks go and Trunks stop being an ass like your father and sit the hell down now!" She ordered them both. Vegeta reluctantly let go of his son and stalked over to a corner of a room while holding a scowl on his face and glaring at his son, and crossed his arms over his chest. Trunks once let go by his father made his way over to the couch and slumped into it. Both men just glared at one another. Bulma sighed heavily at the way the two were act at the moment and made her way over to the couch her son was on to sit on the opposite side of Trunks.

"Trunks what happened earlier today?" Bulma asked her son calmly concern evident in her eyes now.

"Nothing. I told her how I felt and then left." He stated simply in a monotone voice as he look at his mother. Bulma notice her son's eyes seem so cold, distant, and uncaring now which she was not use to seeing.

"You're angry with her. Why?"

"Why aren't you? She lied to us all and yet the only person whom sees this is Chi-Chi." Trunks stated defensively to his mother. Vegeta laughed suddenly causing both to turn to look at him.

"You idiot, she's the reason, Serena lied in the first place." Vegeta growled out to his son. Trunks look at his father skeptically before turning to his mother which she notice her son's facial features.

"It's true." Bulma simply said. "Trunks, I know what you went through to save our timeline and returned home to stop the androids in your own timeline, but after you left things went down hill a bit."

"What do you mean?"

"You left and things seemed find at first after Cell's defeat and Goku's death. Chi-Chi found out she was pregnant and was thrilled. Serena and Gohan both started to attend public school. Everything seemed perfect until after Goten was born. After he was born Chi-Chi was fine at first. I would seen Gohan and Serena go to school everyday, but then one day I only saw Gohan go to school. I asked him about Serena and he informed me that she wasn't feeling well so Chi-Chi let her stay home for the day. A few more days passed, but I still had not seen the child go to school, so I decided to go check on them. When I arrived I found Serena was taking care of Goten all alone while Chi-Chi was in her room. I asked Chi-Chi what was going on, she informed me that she caught the bug Serena had prior, so now Serena was staying home to take care of Goten so Chi-Chi did not get the baby sick. I at first believe Chi-Chi because I no reason to think she was lying to me, and her answer made sense so I told her if she needed anything to call and even offer to take the children for a few days, but she declined. After that, a few more days passed and I noticed Gohan stopped going to school, by then I knew something more was going on then what Chi-Chi was telling me. So then your father decided to go." Bulma had finish saying before turning to her husband to let him explain what he saw. Trunks look over to his father to see what he had to say about going to the Son's resident.

"When I arrived I found Gohan, making lunch, while Serena was taken care of Goten and Chi-Chi no where in sight. It didn't take me long to find Chi-Chi in her bedroom, in bed just as your mother had found her. I had enough of the none sense of this woman not taking care of her own brats so I made them come here and also brought the woman with me too, against her will." He finished saying to his son.

"Trunks, Chi-Chi was clinically depressed over the death of Goku and I had the children and Chi-Chi here for a year and a half trying to get her better so she could take care of her them, but Goten reminded her to much of Goku and that she said there was no point in raising him because he was just like Goku and would die young. Having gone through all this, Serena when she first came here would not go back to school, somehow though, your father managed to convince her to go back. Finally the only thing we could think of was to somehow bring Goku back, so your father, Krillen and Piccolo went to Namke to wish him back so Chi-Chi would hopefully get better, which it did work."

"This was all during the time she was becoming Sailor Moon." Trunks stated to his mother.

"It was close to that time, yes, Trunks. You see, Serena did not lie to any of us because she felt like it. She did it because of Chi-Chi. Chi-Chi has always been over-protective of the family, but more so of Serena out of all the children and because of what happened to Chi-Chi after her father died, she thought it best to say nothing and keep it a secret, so Chi-Chi wouldn't worry constantly about Serena like she did with Goku." Everyone sat in silence for a few minutes now that Serena's past had been explained to Trunks. Trunks wasn't sure what to think he still felt hurt about Serena lying to him, but after hearing what she went through as a child, and knowing her, how could he blame her for trying to protect her family. Trunks sighed heavily now knowing the truth. He looked at his mother his blue eyes no longer seeming cold or distant, but holding concern in them.

"I screwed up majorly didn't I?" He said to his mother.

*Serena's Apartment*

Serena was laying in her bed sleeping peacefully until she suddenly woke up completely alert and a feeling of dread washing over as to something was not right at the moment. She did not move, but scanned the room with her eyes to find something out of place. As she scanned, that was when she notice that shadow right in front of her move and started to laugh evilly. Out of instinct, Serena powered up, and tried to hit whatever it was in front of her with her fist, but it grabbed her hand followed by hitting her in the face which caused her head to roll back from the force because of how hard it was. The enemy grabbed her other hand then jumped on top of her straddling her down on the bed, pinning her from being able to get away. Serena saw the dark purple eyes that were revealed from what little light that was coming into her bedroom.

"Now, now, that's not very nice." Came the cold familiar voice causing her to stop struggling as she realized who was intruding on her home. They were the same eyes from the man she had fought with earlier today and had kidnapped her brother she realized as she recognized the voice.

"You!" she hissed out angrily her blue eyes holding hatred for the man that was in her apartment.

"Glad, you remember me, princess, because this will be the last thing you remember, before I kill you." She started to struggle again in attempts to get him off of her, to be free to fight back, but she realizes he was strong, very strong. While struggling, the enemy had gotten Serena's hands held together by his one hand easily and just took pleasure in watching the blonde underneath him try to get out with no success. Serena realized that she was in major trouble and that she was going to need help in getting rid of this guy, but she had no way to communicate with brother without letting the enemy aware of what she was doing. So she started to raise her ki as high as she could, hoping that Gohan would feel the high power surge coming from her. Just then the enemy started to laugh evil causing Serena to stop struggling while glaring with hatred at him.

"What is so funny?" She spat out callously to him.

"Go ahead and try to get help by raising your power level because it is no use. Your pathetic brother won't notice a thing since I put a barrier around this place." He said to her. "And another thing…." He started to say as he pulled out a knife while waving it in the air giving her a chance to catch a glimpse of it through the little bit of light coming into her room. Serena eyes blue eyes went wide in fear of realizing what was about to happen to her as he waved the knife around while holding her down. "No one will be able to hear you either…" he trailed off before plunging the knife into her right shoulder causing her to scream out in pain as he stabbed her. Upon hearing her scream the enemy just smirks evilly as he twisted it in her shoulder causing more pain to shoot in Serena's body as she shrieked in more pain. He then pulled it back out of her shoulder this time causing more pain. Then before Serena could even get a chance to breath, he stabs her in the stomach quickly causing the young blonde to scream even louder. The pain was shooting throughout her body and was one of most unbearable pains she had ever felt. After she had stopped screaming, Serena breathing was ragged as she tried to catch her breath, and regain focus through the pain she was feeling.

"You see I cam here tonight to get rid of you because other than your father, you are the only other person who can stop my master and I cannot let that happen. So I knew you were the weakest out of all the fighters, besides him, and decided to come for you. Now, your father, will be much harder to get I imagine, but not worry, it will not be that hard, then he will be with in the afterlife, along with all your other friends too." He told her in an emotionless voice. During his little speech, Serena had relaxed in her opponent's arms from all the pain she been feeling and she notice that he had loosen his hold on her. Serena started to laugh which her enemy was not expecting from her.

"What do you think is so damn funny?" He sneered out loud with a frown on his face.

"The fact you think your going to defeat my father….and kill me." She then yanked her hand out from his hold and punched him hard in the face sending him flying along with his knife he had used on her. She got off the bed as quickly as she could with her wounds and started to run towards the window that was in her room to jump out to get away from him, but before she could, she was suddenly pulled back by a force that grabbed her hair. The pain causes her to yell out in pain and stop her. He was then in front of her and kicked her in the stomach sending her flying across the room until she hit the opposite wall with a hard thud and fell to the floor. He then came up and start to kick her in the stomach a few time. After that he then grabbed her by her hair again yanking her to her feet which Serena did to try to stop the pain. Her back was facing him so as soon as she was close enough she elbowed him in the stomach as hard as she good earning her a loud grunt from the contact of her elbow with his stomach. She followed by turning around and punched him in the face sending him a few feet back, but rapidly recovered from the attack. Serena realizes at that point she couldn't stop him alone because he was very strong, and she was also in pain and weak from his latest attacks. However, she knew she had one last shot at hoping to try and get help which she hoped would work.

'If anyone can hear me….help please….' She said telepathically out.

*C.C.*

Trunks was just sitting on the couch thinking about how he messed up everything with Serena earlier that day and was trying to figure out how to fix it when he heard a voice that unexpectedly started speaking out of no were.

'If anyone can hear me….help please….' The voice said. The sudden appearance of the voice startled him but what really troubles him was how the voiced sound so much likes Serena. Trunks looked over to his father and could tell by the look on his father's face that he had heard the voice too.

"Did you hear that?" Trunks asked his father.

"Yes, but who was it?" He asked out loud. Bulma watched her son and husband curiously wondering what they were talking about because she did not hear anything, but she knew with their sensitive hearing that they knew something more than she did.

'Please help.' Came the voice again which Trunks notice it sounded much weaker and more desperate than before. Trunks after hearing the mysterious voice realized who it was right away causing his eyes to grow big and his face to turn pale.

"It's Serena." He said to his father.

*Gohan's Apartment*

Gohan was sleeping peacefully in bed when he suddenly he heard a voice say 'If anyone can hear me….help please….' Gohan sat up in bed groggily as he tried to register through his daze of sleep of where the voice came from. He looked around the room to see where it came from but found Amy sleeping serenely next to him. He smiled to himself at seeing her next to him. 'How did I get so lucky.' He thought to himself when he heard the voice for a second time.

'Please help.' Upon hearing the voice a second time, Gohan realize right away who it was not that his sleepy stated had evaded him fully.

'Serena what's wrong?' He asked her as feelings of being the older protective big brother filled inside of him.

'He's back, the one from earlier today….he's attacking me and has a barrier up so you can't help me…please…he is so strong.' She quickly explained to her brother. Gohan could tell Serena was in major trouble by the way her voice sounded.

"Shit." Gohan cursed out loud as he jumped out of bed, wearing only sweat pants with no shirt on. Gohan tried to quickly sense his sister's ki but realize she was right about a barrier being up.

"Amy wake up!" Gohan said very loudly to his girlfriend who was unaware of the troubling situation at the moment. Amy woke up startled upon hearing Gohan's loud voice, but one look on his face gave away to her immediately that something was wrong.

"What's wrong?" She asked him as she got out of bed wearing only light blue plan silk tank top and pants.

"No time to explain, but Serena is in trouble." He said to her firmly as he grabbed the door handle to their bedroom door to leave the room. Amy hearing that her friend was in trouble was right behind Gohan to help her friend in whatever trouble she was in. The two went to Serena's door and Gohan tried to get in by turning the door knob but nothing happened. He then tried kicking down this time but just stayed upright and did not move. Gohan then powered up to Super Sayian and sent a powerful ki blast at it but it did nothing to the door.

"Damn it." Gohan muttered out of frustration of not being able to help his sister. Amy had her mini computer out trying to analyze the situation which Gohan notice after his attempt to bring the door down.

"She said it's a barrier blocking her ki and obviously anyone from getting inside." He told her.

"I noticed." She muttered than began "I think the best way getting inside will be through her balcony in the living room because that appears to be the weak is point." Amy stated to him logically.

"Let's go." Gohan said before he took off towards the window at the end of there hallway which he sent a ki blat through to break it so he and Amy could fly towards the balcony that was on the outside of their apartment building. Once they were on the same side as Serena's balcony was, Amy started analyzing the barrier again to figure out a way to get inside. Meanwhile, Gohan just floated next to his girlfriend hoping they would get to his little sister in time. Just then Goku, Trunks, and Vegeta appeared next to them surprising the young couple.

"Dad!" Gohan exclaimed shocked to see him. "What are you doing here?" He asked.

"Serena said she was in trouble. Where is she?" Goku asked his son who was next to him.

"She's in her apartment being attacked by the same person we met earlier today." Gohan explained to his father.

"What the hell are we doing out here. We should be in there kicking his ass." Vegeta growled out.

"That's the problem." Amy stated without looking up from her computer.

"What do you mean?" Trunks asked looking at Gohan as an anxiety feeling filled him for not being able to help Serena.

"Serena said there is a barrier up blocking her ki that is why you can't feel her. Not only is it blocking her ki from us, but also from being able to get inside too." He quickly explained to the three new people who joined them.

"Just blast the damn thing." Vegeta grumbled out.

"Tried, doesn't work." Amy replied back simply as she kept using her computer.

"Wait, how did you speak to her? I only heard her." Goku said to his son who was confused as to how his oldest was able to speak to Serena.

"The reason you heard Serena's voice is because she is telepathic. She has been for some time now thanks to her Lunarian blood. However, to speak telepathic back to someone the link must be open between the two of you by her, and you speak to her in your mind instead of your lips which she then hears you. The only thing is if she is being attacked it takes concentration and energy to talk telepathically which depending on Serena's condition inside may make it hard for her to communicate with us. So since Gohan already knew about her ability he was able to reply back and find out what the problem was which leads us to here." Amy easily explained to everyone as she kept typing away on her mini computer.

*Inside Serena's Apartment*

While Serena send out her please, the enemy was back up and coming for her again. She blocked his punch but was to slow to stop him from kneeing her in the gut earning a grown from her. He then punched her in the face sending her flying in the air which he then kicked her in the side as she came back down sending her a few yards away from him.

"Had enough yet?" He asked her evilly as he made his way over to her.

"Go to hell." She mumbled while struggling to get up.

"Tsk, tsk, such a dirty mouth for a princess." He grabbed her by her shirt, but before he could pull up all the way up, she punched him in the gut and then went to punch him in the face, but he blocked her attacked and counters her by punching back in the face making her stagger back a second giving him the chance to kick her in the side and sending her flying across the room and hitting a glass mirror that was hanging on the wall.

'Please…help.' She pleaded again hoping someone she knew could help her as she tried to get up from hitting the mirror. She felt pain throughout her body and she wanted to have it all end but she knew if she gave up now he would win and she was not about to let that happen.

'Serena, what's wrong?' She heard her brother's voice. Feeling of relief filled Serena inside at hearing her brother's voice answer her back.

'He's back, the one from earlier today….he's attacking me and has a barrier up so you can't help me…please…he is so strong.' She quickly explained to her brother as she got up of the floor and notice that that next to her was her bedroom door that leads out into the living room. Serena dashes out of the room heading down the hall way and makes it into the living and starts to head towards her door when a ki blast hits her back sending her to the floor. As she uses her hand to push herself of the floor and get back up she suddenly feels a sharp pain her back causing her to scream in pain again.

"Going somewhere?" He sneered at her before ripping the knife out of her back and turning her over while she screamed in pain again. He just stood there above her as he wiped the blade of his knife against her shirt with an evil smile on his face.

'Gohan…' she called out to him faintly again. She could feel the liquid pool of blood from the stab wound on her back collecting on the floor. She felt so weak, and tired from trying to fight against her enemy, but with all the blood loss, and most likely a couple of bones broken in her ribs, it was making it hard for her to defend her self much longer.

'Serena if you can get a ki blast sent towards the balcony door it should weaken it enough for us on to get i side.' He told her.

'Should…great…' she stated back sarcastically. Serena knew she was just about out of energy to keep fighting back but she had one last chance to this right and get her brother to help her. So she started to struggle with the man above her by throwing a few weak punches at him which he easily blocked, follow by creating a ki blast which she start to sent to him, but he just knock her hand a side in the direction of the balcony and had it go flying that way, hitting the doors dead on causing Serena to smirk. Serena could see a bigger and stronger ki blast heading towards her apartment and knew that their plan must have worked.

"What are you smiling at?" He asked her.

"You are about to find out." Then the ki blast hit the doors destroying it and making a big whole in the wall and where the doors use to be. The force of the blast alone threw Serena and her enemy in opposite directions. Trunks, Gohan, Amy, Vegeta, and Goku floated in through there new entrance that was created. The four sayians were powered up to super and the light giving off them made it easy for them to see inside, which was dark since no lights were on. Everyone had their guard up and was looking around for either Serena or the enemy. The enemy recovered quickly and stood up only to see the new comers come into the apartment with no problem and very unhappy.

"How the hell did you know I was here?" He shouted at them irately.

"That's our little secret." Gohan stated back coldly to him.

"Where is my daughter?" Goku asked him with a frown on his face. Meanwhile, Trunks as he was approaching the enemy with the rest of the group heard a low moan coming from his right side which caught his attention. He looked to his right and saw bits of blonde hair and follows it till he sees a hand peeking out from under a chair and pillows up against a wall. He breaks from the group and swiftly makes his way over to the pile of stuff. He pulls the chair and pillows off and founds Serena lying on her back barely awake, and severely injure. The damage was very visible from the light his golden aura was giving off and could see the blood stands, cuts, bruises, and stab wounds that were throughout her body. He was completely horrified to find his girlfriend in this condition. He pulled off his shirt and put it over the stab wound that was on her stomach.

"Serena?" He called out to her. She opened her eyes slowly which Trunks could see visibly were filled with pain. Trunks look down at her with concern written all over his face as he stroke her cheek gently.

"Trunks…" She replied back quietly.

"Don't worry..your safe now, he can't touch you." He said back tenderly to her.

"I'm so sorry…." She start back faintly, but was stopped by Trunks thumb softly grazing her lips and him making a shh sound to her.

"Don't worry about it..Just save your strength." He said back which was when he notice that she was having a hard time staying awake with her eyes fluttering slowly open and close.

"Amy!" Trunks said loudly for her to come to him. Amy was by Trunks side in matter of seconds and was sickened at the condition her friend was in as she kneeled down next to her.

"Oh god, Serena." She whispered. Amy began right away assessing the damaged that was done on Serena's body on her mini computer. Trunks just sat there holding his shirt to her stomach while mumbling softly that everything would be ok, and pleading her to stay awake. Trunks sighed heavily as he sat next to his girlfriend who was barely alive and he felt useless to help her. After a lot of typing and a few beeps come from Amy's computer he then heard the bluenette mutter a curse under her breath which was out of character for her.

"What is the matter?" Trunks asked her.

"The damage is a lot worse than I was expecting it to be. She needs a lot of healing done with the amount of damaged done to her, but Hotaru will only be able to do so much, which means Serena will have to go into the rejuvenation tank, if we can get her back in time." Amy explained quickly to Trunks. Trunks as he look over at Amy could see the fear in her eyes of losing her friend if they wasted too much time. "Stay here with her, while I have Goku get Hotaru." She ordered him as she got up hastily to help her friend. Amy made her way over to Goku and Gohan who was still speaking to the man that had put her friend through hell.

"Goku, I need you take me to Hotaru." Amy said quietly to him.

"Not now, I want deal with him." He said as he looked at the man before him with a promise of death written on his face for touching his daughter.

"Goku, Gohan and Vegeta can handle him, but Serena can't wait, if we wait, she'll die." Amy said more demanding as she try to reason with him on getting Hotaru.

"You know she was so easy to get too. You should have been there. The look on her face when she realized that I was here was priceless." He taunted Goku hoping to make him stay longer which would definitely causing Serena death, however it only cause Goku to stare at the man with pure hatred written all over his face. Goku could see easily what the man was trying to do and was not able to let his daughter die because of his feelings to want to kill the man that had hurt her.

"Gohan, Vegeta, beat the hell out of him, while I take Amy to get Hotaru." He stated callously before him and Amy disappeared to get Serena help.

"With pleasure." Vegeta said with an evil smile on his face as he put his fist into his hand. He was looking forward to beating up the man that had put Serena in pain. The enemy realizing his taunt made no effort knew it was time for him to take his leave.

"You may have won this round, but we are not through, until next time." He spat out to them before creating a portal to jump into.

"Damn it." Gohan growled out angrily at the fact that their enemy had gotten away again. Just then Amy and Goku were back with Hotaru who was also in her pjs at the moment too.

"Where is she?" Hotaru asked quietly as soon as they were in the dark apartment.

"This way." Amy said simply as she made her way back over to Trunks and Serena with Hotaru right behind her. With their enemy having disappeared the three sayians followed Amy and Hotaru to see how Serena was doing. They the group of people made the way over to the young couple they were startled over Serena's condition. Goku kneeled down next to his daughter on Trunks' left side.

"Serena…" he whispered as he looks shaken at the damaged that was done to his daughter and not being there to help her. Serena opens her eyes to hear a new voice say her name only to meet the ebony eyes of her father. She tries to force a smile on her face but instead grimaces in pain.

"Hi daddy…" she whispers back before her eyes start to flutter shut again as the young blonde fights to stay awake.

"Hotaru starting healing all of her major wounds to the best that you possibly can and only worry about the little ones after they are healed. Trunks when I tell you too, pick up Serena, but do not break the connection between Hotaru and Serena, we need to let Hotaru heal her as long as we can. Gohan you will help guide Hotaru to the infirmary room when we are back at Capsule Corp so we can get Serena into the rejuvenation tank. Vegeta and Goku I need you to make sure everything is out of the way for Gohan and Trunks as we make our way back there. Once there, I want Goku and Trunks to put Serena in the tank, Gohan be ready to catch Hotaru once the connection has been broken because she will be very weak, and Vegeta please make sure that Chibi or Goten do not see Serena in this condition. Does everyone understand what they are to do?" Everyone said yes in unison and began following Amy's orders so they may save the blonde's life.

*C.C.*

Bulma stood pacing back and forth nervously waiting for her husband and son to return. Vegeta and Trunks were talking about hearing a voice when Goku had arrived worried and having heard the voice too, and saying it was Serena. He had said he heard her asking for help and sounded like she was in major trouble, and what disturbed him more was he could not feel her ki. Trunks mentioned to both men he had felt Gohan's ki go up and seemed to be circling around Serena's apartment, and must be aware of the situation as well. The three sayians decided to meet up with Gohan to see if he knew anymore about Serena and disappeared with Goku. Bulma stood in her living pacing back and forth to keep her nerves down and patiently wait for news from some one which seemed like forever since her husband and son left. Just then as Bulma turned again to face the living room Goku teleported in and long with him was Gohan, Hotaru, Amy, Vegeta, and Trunks.

"Your back!" exclaimed a happy Bulma at she started to make her way over to the group, but Amy swiftly broke away and start to come towards her with a serious look on her face.

"Bulma we need to get the rejuvenation tank going. Serena has been seriously hurt and will not survive the night if we do not get her in there." Amy explained to the older woman. Bulma took a look over at the group again only to notice this time that Hotaru was healing Serena just as she done to Amy earlier that day, but she could not get a good look at the blonde at the moment with the way the group was standing.

"Of course, bring her into the infirmary, now." Bulma half stated and half ordered as she made her way to the infirmary with Amy by her side fast as she could. The group followed the two women to the infirmary all the while keeping in mind of Amy's orders prior to leaving the apartment. It took only a few minutes for them to get back into the infirmary safely while Hotaru kept healing Serena. Amy and Bulma were getting the computers and rejuvenation tank ready for Serena to go into. Amy walked away from the computers while Bulma was programming the computers to be set to start healing Serena was she was in it.

"Ok, Trunks, Goku, you can put Serena in the tank. Gohan be ready to catch Hotaru since she will be very weak." Amy told them. The men did exactly what Amy had asked them to do. Trunks and Goku pulled Serena away from Hotaru. Gohan caught her once the connection was broken between them. Hotaru passed out right away from the amount of healing she did, and was now being held by Gohan while Trunks and Goku put Serena in the tank. Once she was in the tank Bulma pushed the buttons to have it start running right away. Everyone took a deep breath in relief that they were able to get Serena inside the tank in time. They knew that she wasn't out of the woods yet, but she had a fighting chance now that she was in the rejuvenation tank. Hearing the correct beats indicating the machine was working, Bulma finally look up from the computers and took in the group that was before her as they watch the young blonde in the tank. As she made her way over the group she notice her son no longer wearing a shirt, and seem to have blood on his hands, Goku also seem to have blood on his shirt as well as his hands too, while Gohan was holding Hotaru was no longer awake, he was wearing only sweat pants and no shirt, Amy look tired in her pjs, and Vegeta seem concern for the blonde, but would not say a word. When she got over the where she could see Serena floating in tank she gasp in shock at finally seeing her condition.

"What happened to her?" Bulma asked them. Goku explained to his friend what exactly happened to Serena and how they were able to save her. Bulma shook her head at hearing about the horrible things that Serena had gone through and sighed heavily.

"Well, from her condition she has been through hell, but she is strong just like her father, she will make it. " Bulma said as she put her hand on Goku's shoulder to reassure him.

"I know…." Goku said as she starred at his daughter again his ebony's eyes showing fear and frustration of losing her visible which Bulma noticed.

"Why don't we all get some rest it is late. I have set it so if anything should change I will be alerted, right now there is much more any of us can do tonight." Bulma suggested to the group.

"Good idea, Bulma. We are all worried and exhausted. Sleep is the best thing we can do at the moment." Amy supplied.

"I suggest that Gohan, Amy, Hotaru stay here tonight. We don't need a repeat of earlier." Goku stated firmly to them then added. "If you don't mind that is Bulma." He said the last part a bit more sheepishly.

"No, I don't mind. Gohan, put Hotaru in the room across from the one Serena was in. You and Amy can take the room across from Trunks too." Gohan nodded his head before walking out of the room to take Hotaru to her room to rest. Amy followed her boyfriend in case he needed any help. Goku then turned to Vegeta his frustration showing that Vegeta could see. Vegeta just nodded his head, nothing more needed to be said as the two men left the room to fight to let go some steam that they were feeling at the moment. Everyone was out of the room except for Trunks who seem to be starring at Serena and did not seem to register anything that had been said in the last few minutes. Bulma notice his blue eyes were full of guilt, and apprehension swirling in them. She put her hand on his shoulder to comfort her son who was worried for the young blonde. The touch of someone brought Trunks back from thinking about the blonde and look to his right to see his mother looking at him and noticing that everyone else had left the room already.

"Trunks, honey, why don't you go get some rest. There isn't much more we can, but wait." She said to him. Trunks shook his head before replying.

"No, I am staying here; after all, it's my fault she is fighting for her life." He said back to his mother firmly. Bulma could tell from the look on his face that there was no way in arguing with him. She sighed heavily knowing he could be just as stubborn as his father.

"Very well, but I suggest you go get cleaned up. I do not want blood all over the house." She told him. Trunks look down at himself to see that her blood was indeed all over his hands, arms, and stomach. Trunks just nodded his head before walking out of the room to do as his mother asked him so as not to upset her more than she already was. Bulma followed her son to get some rest since it was late already and exhausted from the days events.

Alright! That is it for now. I thought it would be good to stop here since the chapter is 16 pages long. Please review!