Last One Standing
By: Pan-chan13
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Disclaimers: I wish I owned Inuyasha too. He seems pretty cool. Oh! I mean. you're reading this?
Author's notes: Wow. The reviews were great. I assure you all your answers will be revealed later. As for the Uub/ Pan pairing, let's stick to Pan and Trunks for this story first okay? Enjoy!
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"I can't believe you made us late for the second round." Goten ranted as he strode ahead of Trunks.
"You were the one who fussed over the earthling girl, as I recall." Trunks said gruffly, trying to not let Goten go ahead of him. If he was to be better than him at everything, then by all means he would be better at walking as well.
"Well, as I recall, it was YOU who insisted we wait for a good fifteen minutes more to see if Pandora would arrive." Goten said, crossing his arms and waiting by a door.
Trunks crossed his arms as well.
"Well?" Goten asked.
"Well what?" Trunks raised a brow.
"Open the door already." Goten tapped his foot impatiently.
"I don't take orders from the likes of you weaklings. YOU open the door." Trunks rounded his fists on his sides.
"And I don't take orders from whining babies. YOU open the door."
Goten retorted.
"You!"
"You!"
"You!"
"I will open the door and leave you two locked out if you would like." Gohan sighed and pushed the button to open the door, silently thanking whoever was up there that Vegeta didn't have a kid his age for him to contend against. He would've then been doomed to never make it out immaturity.
Goku walked in right after him, and Goten and Trunks rushed in, not wanting the other to beat him in.
Several soldiers bowed at the Prince's presence as they entered. More people walked by past him towards the machine his mother had built, the machine that was a test of the reflexes and mind. Whoever could last the entire simulation would be passed and would thus enter the last elimination round - the tournament itself. Trunks usually came in here after sparring had relaxed his mind. The machine was tricky. It could tell when your heart raced and when you were distracted. It would use that against you. The simulation itself was amazing. You would feel suspended, as if in space. Then all of a sudden, blasts of energy ranging from weak to incredibly strong would race toward you. If you dodged or struck them with your own chi, then you wouldn't feel the artificial pain it sent into your body. But of course, the prince of the saiya-jin people was not intimidated by such an easy task - to last through the entire five minutes of simulation.
Pan watched with curious eyes as Uubu stepped into the simulation chamber. Visors were placed over his eyes as his wrists and ankles were strapped down with a metal clang. The simulation began and a widescreen monitor appeared above him.
"It's beautiful." Pan said to herself, seeing what she supposed to be Uubu's sight. It looked as if he were floating in space. Scientists on the control panel began to state some codes and pressed buttons to begin the test. "Good luck Uubu!" She yelled, wondering if he could hear her. She saw his hand form a thumb's up and smiled.
Trunks glanced at Panderu and was immediately reminded of Pandora. He was actually looking forward to having another conversation with her today. But those were immediately broken by that incident with Goten's earthling girlfriend. She said that Freeza's men attacked her, but no attacker was there. Something was definitely fishy about that. But what was even more disappointing was Pandora's absence. Trunks pictured her black hair, illuminated by the sunlight as opposed to the moonlight he saw her in the night before. He wondered what she would look like had she worn tighter clothes or a dress. No, what about spandex? He grinned slightly at his thoughts.
Goku walked over to his father and placed a hand on his shoulder. "So how's he doing dad?" Goku asked with a silly grin. He then peered over Bardock's shoulder to see a multitude of buttons. How many were there?
"Don't! Touch anything." Bardock said, catching one of Goku's fingers before it pressed anything.
Goku put on another grin and nodded. "Wow. Uubu sure is fast." Goku commented.
"He is a unique warrior." Bardock agreed.
Pan's eyes race from view to view as Uubu dodged beam after beam. Two to three beams came at a time and Uubu would either shift his position or shoot at them or both. He was incredible! Uubu whirled around in time to throw his own ball at the beam of power coming up behind him. The beam exploded. Uubu wasn't hurt at all.
"Alright Uubu!" Goten whooped.
Prince Trunks folded his arms. So the fighter was indeed strong. He MIGHT just be another one to watch out for.
Pan licked her lips at the excitement. She couldn't wait to give it a try. It looked really easy! "I can't imagine why any other guy wouldn't be able to pass just five minutes." She heard a groan from the side to see several men trying to get one alien to stand up. He didn't seem to be in a very happy state. Did the simulation cause that?
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"My lord. I am sorry, but we had interferences." Freeza stood up, which frightened the two soldiers despite Freeza's small stature.
"The room she had jumped out of. Did you find out who owned it?"
"Yes sir. She came from an earthling's room. His name is Panderu from earth."
Freeza's brows creased in concentration. The name was similar to Pan. Could it be that Panderu was the princess herself? (AN: Is it me or is Freeza sounding smart?)
"Did Panderu make it to the second round?"
"Our records show the affirmative Lord Freeza."
Freeza shook his head. No, a weak female earthling couldn't have possibly made it to the second round. Her power would have to be equal to the saiya- jins themselves, even if they were weak. (AN: I wouldn't let Freeza figure it out THAT easily.) Panderu, however, was related to the princess in some way, shape, or form and Freeza needed him out of the way.
Freeza walked back to his seat and sat down, his heave tail swaying in delight. "Where is this Panderu right now?"
"In the second round my lord." The soldier answered him.
"Ah, the simulation. What a perfect place to attack him. right in the mind, where he can't escape. Get me our computer hackers." Freeza laughed, dismissing his men. "Soon, I will conquer."
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"My turn." Pan let out a breath she didn't know she was holding in as she stepped up to the machine.
"Don't worry! You're the last one now. So everyone's watching you." Goku exclaimed to her before the visors covered her eyes.
"I'm sure those words of wisdom will help him now that you've said them father." Gohan rolled his eyes.
Pan felt the metal latch onto her limbs and the vibrations of the machine. She had watched how the others had passed their five minutes easily. Despite the ease in the task, the five minutes still drew weariness upon them. The stress the machine gives on the mind must've been really effective. Pan supposed it was the design.
The power beams weren't that threatening. Each beam was released after the other, but moved so fast that they seemed simultaneous in attack. But that's what gave you time to turn to each beam, that certain millisecond or less between firings.
Pan saw the first beam approach. "I'm ready." She said and prepared to dodge it when two other beams hit her from the side. She gritted her teeth as she was hit.
Great, she thought, thirty seconds and I'm already hit.
"What was that?" Gohan's eyes went wide.
Goten winced seeing the beams made impact. "I didn't even see those coming." But Pan couldn't hear their conversations outside.
Pan concentrated harder. She wasn't on her toes. That was the cause of her mess up. If she couldn't make it through this, then she was weak.
I won't be able to see my family. I must continue on for their sake. Suddenly, she felt a beam behind her and turned to blast it. She sent off a blast before it came close.
"Gotcha!" She rejoiced.
But the beam just ate her own chi blast and made its way just as quickly towards the dumbfounded warrior. She barely dodged it by willing herself to fly up. Moving in suspension wasn't that easy. It was like you were hanging on a string. No wonder it was tiring.
"What? That wasn't supposed to happen!" One scientist shrieked, furiously typing on the keyboard.
"Our system's been tapped." Bardock said, fingers flying from button to button. Warning beeps were heard on all boards.
"I don't understand. What's going on?" Uubu asked.
"I'm not sure." Bardock's eyes narrowed toward the vision screen. With a few taps on a button the screen grew wider, placing even Pan's body into view instead of just her perspective.
Even Prince Trunks felt concern tugging in his mind. Something was amiss.
"There!" Pan felt three coming her way at the same time. Crossing her extended arms in front of her, she opened her palms and let stronger blasts come out. In the nick of time, she flipped over the last one and watched as it zoomed by.
In horror, she saw it turn around and come back. Extending her right hand, she let out a blast. But the beam exploded before impact, which blinded Pan slightly. With this new distraction, the computer wasted no time in attacking her with three new beams.
Each hit the bull's eye.
Pan held back a scream. Before she could react, another beam hit her dead in the stomach.
Pain was all she knew.
Hit after countless hit. She tried dodging, but to no avail. She felt like she was being tossed around.
"Bardock, come take a look at this." A fellow scientist waved for him to come.
Bardock's tail was already swinging around in agitation. "This isn't right. No person in their right mind would exceed seven minutes at such a level." Bardock whispered. He suddenly felt a hand grab his shoulder and turn him around.
He was met with Uubu's firm eyes. "What is happening to my friend? Why is Panderu having a hard time?"
Bardock looked at Uubu then at everyone else. Some fighters were still marveling at how a person could stand such pain. Everyone else had screamed they wanted out.
"There seems to be something wrong with the system. You see, the simulation we gave each fighter was equal. On a scale of one to five, you have passed the third level." Bardock announced
"And what level is Panderu on?" Goten asked.
"One a scale of one to five, he's fighting off the eighth level."
Uubu gasped. Pan! She was in trouble. He looked at her and saw her cringe in pain, throwing her head back and forth as if in a bad dream. "Get her out of there!" Uubu yelled.
"Father. He's not doing so well." Goku said seriously.
"I can see that. I'm surprised the boy hasn't fainted from fatigue. I have a way of helping him, but we cannot get him out until his time is up. If we do, he might not even have a mind." Bardock placed a set of headphones on. He whispered to Uubu. "You told me to get 'her' out of there. Better watch your mouth or this won't be the only way she'll suffer."
Uubu's eyes widened. Pan. But how did the saiya-jin know?
The beams came out of nowhere and each played their own little trick. Worse than that, they were being thrown at her at once.
"I must seem weak to everyone. But I won't give up!" With newfound energy she kicked a strong beam. It flew to the side and exploded, but not without leaving her leg feeling horrible. She counted the beams that attacked her.
"Seven? At the same time?" On her instincts, she bent backwards, feeling two miss her stomach by an inch. Bringing her upper torso up, she avoided one that almost hit her head. The other four headed for her in the shape of an 'x'. Bracing herself for impact, she hid her face in her arms and brought her legs towards her. A bright light engulfed her.
I will not scream. I will not scream. Pan whimpered when she tried to move after being hit. Her body was numb in most places, but hurt like it's never hurt before in others.
"Panderu." It was Bardock's voice. "We're trying to get you out. Don't worry."
No! Pan's mind screamed. Her family.
"I-I can ha-handle this. Don't worry."
"Don't be foolish."
"I will NOT be disqualified against my will!" Pan yelled.
Bardock smirked. Was that what Panderu was worried about? If anything, this little stunt should award the kid with first place. "I'm surprised you're still talking. Now listen to me. Our system has malfunctioned. You have 3 minutes left." Bardock looked up to see Pan get hit about five more times.
Pan's breathing was ragged. "I'm listening."
She managed to dodge two but got hit with another two at the back.
"These beams are aimed at certain parts of your body. I will tell you which body parts they are aimed at so you will know their destination. It's up to you to dodge them." The computer screened blinked at Bardock. Bardock covered the screen with his body. The body image the computer came up with was a girl's. Her identity would be revealed if anyone saw that.
"Go back to your stations!" Bardock barked his orders to the scientists who were standing around him.
"Yes sir."
"Panderu. There are about ten more sets of blasts. All will come from around you. Three are aimed at your head. Three are aimed at your chest, and four are aimed below you in case you duck."
"How far below me?" Pan asked.
"Two feet below your feet." Pan nodded and looked at the oncoming blasts. She saw an opening and dropped to where her feet were exactly when the beams passed by. Suspended there, her body was able to fit between the beams.
"There must be a way to get him out." Uubu said opening his palm to let a blast out.
Goten grabbed his arm. "No. You heard what my grandfather said. Panderu might be lost to us."
Prince Trunks glared at the screen in front of him. Panderu was strong, resilient, and fast. Even Trunks himself didn't dare go to such heights as that. Yet here this small person was, not even by choice, and the earthling was outdoing him.
"The last 10 seconds Pan. There will be ten blasts headed your way. They will be small and swift and just as painful if you let them hit you." Bardock warned.
Pan saw the ten blasts coming at full speed.
"Neck, head, one for each arm, one for each leg, four for the chest area." She heard Bardock tell her.
3.
Sweat poured down her brow. The idea of her family strengthened her beyond all needs.
2.
Anytime now.
1.
At the last second, Pan bent back, with the perfect arch, and twisted as her legs flipped over her. Everything missed!
The whole room erupted into a cheer.
The scientists quickly rushed to her side and pulled her out of the simulation machine. She waved them off and stood on her own.
"Panderu?" Uubu ran up to her.
She pushed him away and stood erect. "I don't need to be put in the hospital wing! I will NOT be sent back to earth! Did." She looked into Bardock's eyes, with her own full of fear.
"Did I pass?"
Bardock nodded. "You did more than just pass."
With a smile, Pan fell forward into a grateful Uubu's arms.
"Yup. He passed out." Goku smiled softly.
"That was corny dad." Gohan groaned.
"Uubu?" She smiled as her friend picked her up.
"What's up Panderu?"
"That was a long five minutes."
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Author's notes: WOHOO! Round two done. Now, time to make things complicated! What do I mean? Just wait and see! Did you get the whole idea of a simulation? It's like the real thing but not really? Well, tell me if I need an explanation. If not, I would like to hear your remarks on this chapter. You like or no like?
By: Pan-chan13
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Disclaimers: I wish I owned Inuyasha too. He seems pretty cool. Oh! I mean. you're reading this?
Author's notes: Wow. The reviews were great. I assure you all your answers will be revealed later. As for the Uub/ Pan pairing, let's stick to Pan and Trunks for this story first okay? Enjoy!
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"I can't believe you made us late for the second round." Goten ranted as he strode ahead of Trunks.
"You were the one who fussed over the earthling girl, as I recall." Trunks said gruffly, trying to not let Goten go ahead of him. If he was to be better than him at everything, then by all means he would be better at walking as well.
"Well, as I recall, it was YOU who insisted we wait for a good fifteen minutes more to see if Pandora would arrive." Goten said, crossing his arms and waiting by a door.
Trunks crossed his arms as well.
"Well?" Goten asked.
"Well what?" Trunks raised a brow.
"Open the door already." Goten tapped his foot impatiently.
"I don't take orders from the likes of you weaklings. YOU open the door." Trunks rounded his fists on his sides.
"And I don't take orders from whining babies. YOU open the door."
Goten retorted.
"You!"
"You!"
"You!"
"I will open the door and leave you two locked out if you would like." Gohan sighed and pushed the button to open the door, silently thanking whoever was up there that Vegeta didn't have a kid his age for him to contend against. He would've then been doomed to never make it out immaturity.
Goku walked in right after him, and Goten and Trunks rushed in, not wanting the other to beat him in.
Several soldiers bowed at the Prince's presence as they entered. More people walked by past him towards the machine his mother had built, the machine that was a test of the reflexes and mind. Whoever could last the entire simulation would be passed and would thus enter the last elimination round - the tournament itself. Trunks usually came in here after sparring had relaxed his mind. The machine was tricky. It could tell when your heart raced and when you were distracted. It would use that against you. The simulation itself was amazing. You would feel suspended, as if in space. Then all of a sudden, blasts of energy ranging from weak to incredibly strong would race toward you. If you dodged or struck them with your own chi, then you wouldn't feel the artificial pain it sent into your body. But of course, the prince of the saiya-jin people was not intimidated by such an easy task - to last through the entire five minutes of simulation.
Pan watched with curious eyes as Uubu stepped into the simulation chamber. Visors were placed over his eyes as his wrists and ankles were strapped down with a metal clang. The simulation began and a widescreen monitor appeared above him.
"It's beautiful." Pan said to herself, seeing what she supposed to be Uubu's sight. It looked as if he were floating in space. Scientists on the control panel began to state some codes and pressed buttons to begin the test. "Good luck Uubu!" She yelled, wondering if he could hear her. She saw his hand form a thumb's up and smiled.
Trunks glanced at Panderu and was immediately reminded of Pandora. He was actually looking forward to having another conversation with her today. But those were immediately broken by that incident with Goten's earthling girlfriend. She said that Freeza's men attacked her, but no attacker was there. Something was definitely fishy about that. But what was even more disappointing was Pandora's absence. Trunks pictured her black hair, illuminated by the sunlight as opposed to the moonlight he saw her in the night before. He wondered what she would look like had she worn tighter clothes or a dress. No, what about spandex? He grinned slightly at his thoughts.
Goku walked over to his father and placed a hand on his shoulder. "So how's he doing dad?" Goku asked with a silly grin. He then peered over Bardock's shoulder to see a multitude of buttons. How many were there?
"Don't! Touch anything." Bardock said, catching one of Goku's fingers before it pressed anything.
Goku put on another grin and nodded. "Wow. Uubu sure is fast." Goku commented.
"He is a unique warrior." Bardock agreed.
Pan's eyes race from view to view as Uubu dodged beam after beam. Two to three beams came at a time and Uubu would either shift his position or shoot at them or both. He was incredible! Uubu whirled around in time to throw his own ball at the beam of power coming up behind him. The beam exploded. Uubu wasn't hurt at all.
"Alright Uubu!" Goten whooped.
Prince Trunks folded his arms. So the fighter was indeed strong. He MIGHT just be another one to watch out for.
Pan licked her lips at the excitement. She couldn't wait to give it a try. It looked really easy! "I can't imagine why any other guy wouldn't be able to pass just five minutes." She heard a groan from the side to see several men trying to get one alien to stand up. He didn't seem to be in a very happy state. Did the simulation cause that?
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"My lord. I am sorry, but we had interferences." Freeza stood up, which frightened the two soldiers despite Freeza's small stature.
"The room she had jumped out of. Did you find out who owned it?"
"Yes sir. She came from an earthling's room. His name is Panderu from earth."
Freeza's brows creased in concentration. The name was similar to Pan. Could it be that Panderu was the princess herself? (AN: Is it me or is Freeza sounding smart?)
"Did Panderu make it to the second round?"
"Our records show the affirmative Lord Freeza."
Freeza shook his head. No, a weak female earthling couldn't have possibly made it to the second round. Her power would have to be equal to the saiya- jins themselves, even if they were weak. (AN: I wouldn't let Freeza figure it out THAT easily.) Panderu, however, was related to the princess in some way, shape, or form and Freeza needed him out of the way.
Freeza walked back to his seat and sat down, his heave tail swaying in delight. "Where is this Panderu right now?"
"In the second round my lord." The soldier answered him.
"Ah, the simulation. What a perfect place to attack him. right in the mind, where he can't escape. Get me our computer hackers." Freeza laughed, dismissing his men. "Soon, I will conquer."
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"My turn." Pan let out a breath she didn't know she was holding in as she stepped up to the machine.
"Don't worry! You're the last one now. So everyone's watching you." Goku exclaimed to her before the visors covered her eyes.
"I'm sure those words of wisdom will help him now that you've said them father." Gohan rolled his eyes.
Pan felt the metal latch onto her limbs and the vibrations of the machine. She had watched how the others had passed their five minutes easily. Despite the ease in the task, the five minutes still drew weariness upon them. The stress the machine gives on the mind must've been really effective. Pan supposed it was the design.
The power beams weren't that threatening. Each beam was released after the other, but moved so fast that they seemed simultaneous in attack. But that's what gave you time to turn to each beam, that certain millisecond or less between firings.
Pan saw the first beam approach. "I'm ready." She said and prepared to dodge it when two other beams hit her from the side. She gritted her teeth as she was hit.
Great, she thought, thirty seconds and I'm already hit.
"What was that?" Gohan's eyes went wide.
Goten winced seeing the beams made impact. "I didn't even see those coming." But Pan couldn't hear their conversations outside.
Pan concentrated harder. She wasn't on her toes. That was the cause of her mess up. If she couldn't make it through this, then she was weak.
I won't be able to see my family. I must continue on for their sake. Suddenly, she felt a beam behind her and turned to blast it. She sent off a blast before it came close.
"Gotcha!" She rejoiced.
But the beam just ate her own chi blast and made its way just as quickly towards the dumbfounded warrior. She barely dodged it by willing herself to fly up. Moving in suspension wasn't that easy. It was like you were hanging on a string. No wonder it was tiring.
"What? That wasn't supposed to happen!" One scientist shrieked, furiously typing on the keyboard.
"Our system's been tapped." Bardock said, fingers flying from button to button. Warning beeps were heard on all boards.
"I don't understand. What's going on?" Uubu asked.
"I'm not sure." Bardock's eyes narrowed toward the vision screen. With a few taps on a button the screen grew wider, placing even Pan's body into view instead of just her perspective.
Even Prince Trunks felt concern tugging in his mind. Something was amiss.
"There!" Pan felt three coming her way at the same time. Crossing her extended arms in front of her, she opened her palms and let stronger blasts come out. In the nick of time, she flipped over the last one and watched as it zoomed by.
In horror, she saw it turn around and come back. Extending her right hand, she let out a blast. But the beam exploded before impact, which blinded Pan slightly. With this new distraction, the computer wasted no time in attacking her with three new beams.
Each hit the bull's eye.
Pan held back a scream. Before she could react, another beam hit her dead in the stomach.
Pain was all she knew.
Hit after countless hit. She tried dodging, but to no avail. She felt like she was being tossed around.
"Bardock, come take a look at this." A fellow scientist waved for him to come.
Bardock's tail was already swinging around in agitation. "This isn't right. No person in their right mind would exceed seven minutes at such a level." Bardock whispered. He suddenly felt a hand grab his shoulder and turn him around.
He was met with Uubu's firm eyes. "What is happening to my friend? Why is Panderu having a hard time?"
Bardock looked at Uubu then at everyone else. Some fighters were still marveling at how a person could stand such pain. Everyone else had screamed they wanted out.
"There seems to be something wrong with the system. You see, the simulation we gave each fighter was equal. On a scale of one to five, you have passed the third level." Bardock announced
"And what level is Panderu on?" Goten asked.
"One a scale of one to five, he's fighting off the eighth level."
Uubu gasped. Pan! She was in trouble. He looked at her and saw her cringe in pain, throwing her head back and forth as if in a bad dream. "Get her out of there!" Uubu yelled.
"Father. He's not doing so well." Goku said seriously.
"I can see that. I'm surprised the boy hasn't fainted from fatigue. I have a way of helping him, but we cannot get him out until his time is up. If we do, he might not even have a mind." Bardock placed a set of headphones on. He whispered to Uubu. "You told me to get 'her' out of there. Better watch your mouth or this won't be the only way she'll suffer."
Uubu's eyes widened. Pan. But how did the saiya-jin know?
The beams came out of nowhere and each played their own little trick. Worse than that, they were being thrown at her at once.
"I must seem weak to everyone. But I won't give up!" With newfound energy she kicked a strong beam. It flew to the side and exploded, but not without leaving her leg feeling horrible. She counted the beams that attacked her.
"Seven? At the same time?" On her instincts, she bent backwards, feeling two miss her stomach by an inch. Bringing her upper torso up, she avoided one that almost hit her head. The other four headed for her in the shape of an 'x'. Bracing herself for impact, she hid her face in her arms and brought her legs towards her. A bright light engulfed her.
I will not scream. I will not scream. Pan whimpered when she tried to move after being hit. Her body was numb in most places, but hurt like it's never hurt before in others.
"Panderu." It was Bardock's voice. "We're trying to get you out. Don't worry."
No! Pan's mind screamed. Her family.
"I-I can ha-handle this. Don't worry."
"Don't be foolish."
"I will NOT be disqualified against my will!" Pan yelled.
Bardock smirked. Was that what Panderu was worried about? If anything, this little stunt should award the kid with first place. "I'm surprised you're still talking. Now listen to me. Our system has malfunctioned. You have 3 minutes left." Bardock looked up to see Pan get hit about five more times.
Pan's breathing was ragged. "I'm listening."
She managed to dodge two but got hit with another two at the back.
"These beams are aimed at certain parts of your body. I will tell you which body parts they are aimed at so you will know their destination. It's up to you to dodge them." The computer screened blinked at Bardock. Bardock covered the screen with his body. The body image the computer came up with was a girl's. Her identity would be revealed if anyone saw that.
"Go back to your stations!" Bardock barked his orders to the scientists who were standing around him.
"Yes sir."
"Panderu. There are about ten more sets of blasts. All will come from around you. Three are aimed at your head. Three are aimed at your chest, and four are aimed below you in case you duck."
"How far below me?" Pan asked.
"Two feet below your feet." Pan nodded and looked at the oncoming blasts. She saw an opening and dropped to where her feet were exactly when the beams passed by. Suspended there, her body was able to fit between the beams.
"There must be a way to get him out." Uubu said opening his palm to let a blast out.
Goten grabbed his arm. "No. You heard what my grandfather said. Panderu might be lost to us."
Prince Trunks glared at the screen in front of him. Panderu was strong, resilient, and fast. Even Trunks himself didn't dare go to such heights as that. Yet here this small person was, not even by choice, and the earthling was outdoing him.
"The last 10 seconds Pan. There will be ten blasts headed your way. They will be small and swift and just as painful if you let them hit you." Bardock warned.
Pan saw the ten blasts coming at full speed.
"Neck, head, one for each arm, one for each leg, four for the chest area." She heard Bardock tell her.
3.
Sweat poured down her brow. The idea of her family strengthened her beyond all needs.
2.
Anytime now.
1.
At the last second, Pan bent back, with the perfect arch, and twisted as her legs flipped over her. Everything missed!
The whole room erupted into a cheer.
The scientists quickly rushed to her side and pulled her out of the simulation machine. She waved them off and stood on her own.
"Panderu?" Uubu ran up to her.
She pushed him away and stood erect. "I don't need to be put in the hospital wing! I will NOT be sent back to earth! Did." She looked into Bardock's eyes, with her own full of fear.
"Did I pass?"
Bardock nodded. "You did more than just pass."
With a smile, Pan fell forward into a grateful Uubu's arms.
"Yup. He passed out." Goku smiled softly.
"That was corny dad." Gohan groaned.
"Uubu?" She smiled as her friend picked her up.
"What's up Panderu?"
"That was a long five minutes."
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Author's notes: WOHOO! Round two done. Now, time to make things complicated! What do I mean? Just wait and see! Did you get the whole idea of a simulation? It's like the real thing but not really? Well, tell me if I need an explanation. If not, I would like to hear your remarks on this chapter. You like or no like?
