Last One Standing

By: Pan-chan13

Disclaimer: I do not own DBZ/GT or its characters. I'm a poor college student. Either wait a few years and THEN sue me or don't sue me at all. (I'm just kidding about the whole suing thing.)

Author's notes: WOW. It's literally been 2 years since I've last updated. I apologize to everyone who has waited. I honestly did not think I would continue this story. However I picked it up again this summer and it's almost done. Give yourselves a pat on the back because it was the continuing reviews I got even after these two years that I decided to pick it up again. Thus, please leave reviews to let me know if anything displeases or pleases you about the fic, particularly the writing style or any points in the plot. D Be warned that with the way I find myself writing, the plot will move a lot quicker towards the end. I don't intend for it to be rushed. But I'm so excited to see how the ending will play out! Aren't you? Enjoy!

Bardock nodded at Marron, who shook her head out of thinking again. Was she that spaced out? "I didn't even notice you were able to get out of your restraints." She looked behind her back at her hands, which were still tied together.

"My grandsons always liked watching those Saturday morning cartoons. I firmly believed such shows were rubbish. But now I find it amusing how all bad guys underestimate the strength of their underdog foes."

Marron felt a smile creeping onto her face. It was a smile she welcomed, especially at a time like this. She turned and waited as Bardock crushed the metal restraints in his hand. The Ice-jin guards had no idea that Vegeta-sei kept specific saiya-jin resistant restraints. He couldn't wait till they found out that this wasn't it.

Marron rubbed her wrists thankfully.

"Hey ugly!"

"I think she's calling you." The guard said, tapping the other one.

"No way! She's calling you! You better go tend to her ugly." He snickered.

"I broke my restraints! Look!" Bardock said, holding both cuffs up.

"WHAT?!"

"SOLAR FLARE!" Marron brought her fingers near her eyes and the guards were blinded by the flash that was similar to one the sun generated.

Bardock used his will to concentrate. He had several seconds. He put his index and middle fingers together and pointed at the keys on the guard's belt. "Freedom!" He proclaimed. The keys shot towards him, but a gloved hand stopped them before they got into his reach.

"Nice try." The guard said smoothly, dangling the keys a few inches from Bardock's grasp. His confident smile soon lost some teeth.

The former king of Vegeta-sei stepped into the scene.

"My king!"

"Ex-king to you Bardock." The former king brushed off his white glove.

"Of course sire." Bardock bowed his head slightly.

The former king of Vegeta-sei cracked his knuckles and unlocked the gate. The guard behind him took this opportunity and rushed at him.

Marron jumped out and formed a triangle in her hand. With a yell an enormous force pushed the guard back into the wall. He was down, but he wasn't out.

The senior Vegeta looked in disgust at the ones from Cold's planet.

"Excuse me for asking, but where exactly have you been?" Bardock raised a brow.

"I'm a diplomat. I was in Namek doing some negotiations and came back today expecting to see a championship match at the tournament. And what do I get?" He huffed and crossed his arms. "Where did the old days go?"

"Into outer space as far as our sons are concerned." Bardock frowned.

"I did not agree with Vegeta's past choices. But I had no power over him except a father's suggestion." Vegeta's father shook his head and looked down. He was made aware that his grandson as well was continuing the violent rivalry. He and Bardock used to be two halves of one team. Where Bardock lacked in strength, he made up in intelligence. And he utilized that intelligence well when they fought together.

"Sons never tend to listen. That's why you have daughters."

"Who'll marry your future sons who won't listen to you anyway. Besides, daughters are just the same except they have ways of wrapping you around their fingers so they appear to be immaculate."

Bardock sighed at the cynical outlook. "There's no winning then I'm afraid."

"Can this…wait?" Marron piped up finally, falling into a defensive stance.

Uubu was yelling at the top of his lungs about her innocence and true intent. The noble family who ruled Vegeta-sei discarded it as nonsense. Uubu tried explaining Pan's long story in a matter of seconds to the family. But you can tell how successful he would be. The three Son males stood in shock. They had gone through so much to keep Pan from the war. And now, she made herself the center of it. The guards were yelling all sorts of death threats and suggestions of how to kill her. The Ice-jins quietly and evilly laughed to themselves.

Trunks stalked towards Pan and glared at her. She looked pathetic at the moment and so it took a lot of willpower to not just gather her in his arms and…"You are nothing to me." He said, turning away and walking to the doors, which broke at his touch.

That was cold, even for me.

Trunks tried to not let it bother him longer. After all, she was responsible for the near death of his sister.

Pan felt her heart crack. She wished he had blown her into oblivion instead. She realized, now that her time was nearing, that Trunks meant so much to her.

With a final blow, Pan was again knocked out and carried away. "We will provide a video showing of her death." The Ice-jins bowed and walked away, their goons dragging the princess' petite body on the ground behind them.

Goku looked on in utter shock as a long trail of fresh blood followed his granddaughter.

"AFTER THEM!" A multitude of yells rang through the hallway as the three former captives ran for their lives. Marron could feel the heat of the guns as their lasers nearly hit her feet. After a few seconds of running, the three of them stopped and met with the onslaught of Ice-jin guards.

"Where are my guards?!" The senior Vegeta asked in irritation.

"I'm sure Cold has made sure they were occupied with something else." Bardock grunted, kicking one in front of him then extending his leg back to kick someone behind him.

"Well we won't get anywhere fast if we keep this up." Marron brought her hands up to her face again. "SOLAR FLARE!" The agonized guards held their faces as they were temporarily blinded.

"The throne room isn't too far. That's where my sons were called to a meeting with your son." Bardock noted.

"I'll buy you some time." Marron told them, already beginning to gather up energy. The technique that Tien had taught her a long time ago came to her naturally. She touched her fingers together from both hands to create a triangle. All her energy shot out towards the guards and they were blown backwards. The amazing thing was that the energy was carried down the hallway, knocking back even the guards around the corner. Bardock nodded and they all ran towards the room.

"I should remind Goten to never anger you."

"Father…what do you think? That could've been OUR Pan could it? I mean, she had the looks, but…" Gohan tried to be strong. It wasn't his fault. Why did he feel horrible? Maybe she wasn't his Pan. No…she was on earth reading a nice novel under a tree, the flowers blooming around her.

"I don't know son. We can't hide from the fact that she always felt like a familiar presence." He looked sadly at Gohan.

"She was right there…Our Panny. She looked a lot like Videl and Chichi don't you think?" Goten smiled but with such sad eyes. Suddenly, his senses started to pick up outside disturbances. Distant sounds of explosions and blasts reached his ears. It was a wonder he hadn't honed in on them earlier.

"What in the dimensions is going on out there?" Vegeta asked, walking towards the door.

"Pan!" Marron barged into the room, throwing the king out of balance. The almighty king of the saiya-jins stumbled but caught himself, cursing the blonde for her stupidity.

Her clothes were partly singed and her hair was a mess. But to Goten, she was beautiful.

"Marron! What happened to you? Are you okay?" He caught her running figure in his arms and slowed her down. What was she in such a hurry for?

"Goten! Where is she?! I know she's here!"

Realization dawned upon the usually dense character. He answered her painfully. "She was taken away for several attempted assassinations on Bra."

"What?! Pan is not a murderer!" She stepped away from him and took in her surroundings.

The room fell silent with these words. "Do you not believe me?" She could not resist the tears. "I did not realize it at first. I thought she had come to prove her strength and I wanted to bring her back in order to save her from her foolishness. But I know now that King Hercule had sent her here to reunite her with the family that was lost to her. I know because I followed her of my own will. I know her intentions, and none of them include killing the princess."

Goten looked to his family to help with some sort of explanation. Marron wasn't exactly the most pleasant when she was in a rage. He had to deal with it regularly every month. "She confessed it."

At that moment, Bardock rushed in followed by former King Vegeta. "Please do not tell me that you have condemned an innocent to death."

"Father?" Vegeta and Goku questioned in unison. Vegeta growled at the fact that he thought of the same words as Goku. He should've come up with a more intelligent greeting like…Welcome O Carrier of the genes which were passed onto me…or something like that.

"Can someone explain to me why Vegeta-sei's top scientist and ambassador from earth were locked up in a cell and guarded with by members of the Ginyu's team?" The former king asked.

"I ordered no such thing." Vegeta said in defense. What in the worlds was going on here?

"They held us hostage in front of the princess and tortured her. She was forced to fake a confession." Bardock looked at all the shocked people in the room, people who held Pan so dearly in their hearts.

"Don't you see Vegeta? The Ice-jins tricked us. They have ALWAYS been tricking us. Now your daughter and my granddaughter are near their deaths because we've been turned to believe that we were each other's enemies." Goku said with his brows furrowed in pain.

Everyone looked up in surprise. Before anyone responded, an announcement was made.

"EARTH! I COMMAND YOU TO LAUNCH A FULL ATTACK ON VEGETA-SEI OR ELSE THE PRINCESS DIES!"

Somewhere in the compound, a prince was cursing fate for being so cruel as to let him fall for a murderer. That is, until he heard the loud words. A phrase clicked in his mind and tugged at his heart.

She's innocent.

Hercule stared in horror at the video screens. On it, King Cold of the Cold Empire appeared. His scientists disrupted their broadcastings on their planet. His face could be seen everywhere, most likely even on Vegeta-sei. And the worst part of it was – he was ugly.

He slouched in his throne and grabbed a fistful of hair. "He has Pan. And he wants us to attack Gohan's planet? Our planets have always been allies. How did this mess happen?" The major question that he wished someone had an answer to kept repeating in his mind. What am I going to do now?

"Sire. We await your orders." An attendant dropped to one knee in front of King Hercule.

With a stern voice, the king of Earth answered him. "Get our battle ships ready and set a course of Vegeta-sei."

"Yes sir."

Goku and his sons were about to make a run for it, until Vegeta's blast stopped them from going out the door.

"You're jumping head first into something without a plan." He pressed a button on his scouter and barked orders into it. "I want all airborne vehicles to be grounded. I don't want any authorized flights leaving this planet. And if you see any Ice-jin restrain them and lock them up! Do you hear me?!"

He turned to the Sons. "Cold's ship will not leave the planet. But that doesn't mean they can't escape. My father and Bardock will secure the palace with the other guards. Establish order here once more. Make sure all the Ice-jins are disarmed and confined. The female will watch our medical wing. We can't afford losing soldiers to injury. Treat civilians as well. The rest of us will find and confront King Cold and his low life offspring. Split up to cover more ground. They shouldn't be hard to find. Their stench is overwhelming. Is that all understood?"

Goku scratched his head. "Wait, you lost me after something about establishing order."

Vegeta put his hand to his forehead.

"Never mind dad. Let's go." Gohan pulled on his arm and they split up.

Marron turned to go to the medical wing when she felt two arms wrap around her in a loving embrace. The person was behind her, lowering his head onto her shoulder and breathing onto her neck. "Marron…if anything should happen, know that you look cute with messy hair and burnt clothes."

"That's it?" She asked, raising a brow.

"And I'm a jerk."

"And?"

"And I'm sorry." He sighed.

"Is that all then?"

"Oh yeah! And I love you." He turned her around gave a chaste kiss on the lips.

In a flash Goten was gone to follow his brother and father. Marron couldn't help but sink to her knees for a few seconds to absorb everything from Pan's cross-dressing to Goten's profession of love.

In the background, an insanely loud alarm went off. It signaled a red alert for everyone in the compound. Its message was clear.

The war had begun.

Author's Notes: On to the next chapter! Enjoy!