Mysterious Beauty
Chapter 12: More Wedding Bells
By Lady Starra
Rating: PG-13
presea94@netscape.net
See foreword for standard disclaimers.
Okay, I think playing all those Final Fantasy games has rubbed off on me.
Because from here on in, I will be using aspects of FF to describe spells and
other things. In the foreword of this story I mentioned that many of the
names of places, people and spells came from an RPG called Phantasy Star.
(For those of you who didn't read it, shame on you...go read it now!) But I
realized, that I haven't really named any of the spells in this story. So, I
am gonna start making a lot of references to FF from here on in. It seems
weird, but playing Final Fantasy 9 for six hours straight ^^; is pretty darn
inspiring when you're in the middle of writing a story about magic. Besides,
the magic and spells in FF are way cooler than Phantasy Star anyway. ;)
And speaking of Final Fantasy...I don't own it. It belongs to Squaresoft and
was created by the brilliant, talented, ingenious Hironobu Sakaguchi.
Like I said in the foreword, I'm too lazy to come up with my own spell names,
but I know if any of you are fans of FF, you might enjoy this. Please don't
hate me for being lazy... ^^; But this chapter got done purdy quickly, so
hopefully that makes up for my laziness. ^_^
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"So you see, Lutz...I'm not just going to stand by while my wife and daughter
are risking their lives. I don't even have to learn anything exceptionally
difficult, I just want to be able to protect them if anything happens," Gohan said.
"Lutz, you said Goten could use magic. What exactly does he know?" asked Goku.
"Allow me to explain a few other things first. On this planet, most everyone
is trained in magic, in one form or another. Certain magic falls under
different categories, all of which are different forms of magic. Only a
member of the royal family and whoever is appointed as the head sorcerer can
learn them all. When all of these powers are combined with summon magic and
time magic, and it makes up every aspect of Mystoke. Goten and Bra have only
learned one category of magic, which is all they are allowed."
"Okay...I got that. But what can they do?" Goku asked again.
"Goten is a Blue Mage. This means he specializes in using variations of
magic skills, some are used to heal, some to fight. Bra has been trained in
White Magic, meaning she knows healing and protect magic," Lutz told them.
"So many different kinds of magic...how are we supposed to know which one to
learn?" Gohan asked.
"When you begin your training, you will know which magic best suits you.
Although, for the two of you I would guess that you would be most beneficial
learning Blue Magic. Since you Saiyajins are so strong, I have a feeling that
will be the skill that suits you most. Blue Magic is one of the most powerful
forms."
"Well...why can't Mirai Goten train us, then?" Goku asked.
"I...have considered that. However, I do not know if he'd be ready for that.
Queen Pan has already had experience training others, so it may be best if
you trained with her," Lutz suggested.
"Wait...I just realized something. Now that Trunks is king, he's gonna be
able to learn Mystoke too, am I right?" Gohan asked.
"Yes."
"Well, who's gonna train him? I would imagine someone like you or Pan-chan
would have to, since he's the king and should have the best people training
him. It would be better if we trained with Mirai Goten," Gohan said.
"Hmm...I had forgotten about the king's training. I could introduce the two
of you to Tajima."
"Tajima?"
"He's the one who trained Goten in Blue Magic. He's the most experienced Blue
Mage on the planet."
"Well, why didn't you say so!? Let's meet him!" Goku said with enthusiasm.
"However," Lutz continued, "Tajima won't train just anyone. He is also a
skilled swordsman, and will only train you if you can manage to defeat him in
a sword fight."
"Goten beat him in a sword fight?" Gohan asked in amazement.
"Yes. He did train with Crys, after all. Crys is the most elite swordsman
known on Dahlia-sei."
"But we don't know how to use weapons," Goku grimaced.
"Precisely why I didn't mention Tajima before. It would be better if you
trained with the queen."
"But...if this guy's the best...he's the one we should learn from. We'll just
have to ask Crys to teach us how to use swords, too," Goku said.
"Tousan?!" Gohan said in confusion.
"Goku-san...learning the Seiken sword art is somewhat time consuming. That's
at least an extra year of training, which brings me to the bad news. It took
Goten three years to learn most of the aspects of the Blue Magic, and another
year to fully master the more complicated techniques. So, you're talking
about another five years of training. How long do you plan on making your
wives stay here? The younger Pan will have aged too much to return to the
exact time in which you left Earth."
"Five...years?" Gohan asked.
"I'll bet we could learn faster. I'm stronger than my son is. I'm sure I
could learn everything in half the time. In fact, I know I can," Goku said.
"I'm gonna try, too. I just want to help Videl and Pan-chan. I'll do
anything," Gohan said.
Lutz sighed. He'd never met anyone as determined as a Saiyajin. "Very well. I
shall write Crys a letter to explain things, and you can take it to him
tonight. Before I do, is there anyone else I should know about who might want
to train?"
"Hmm...Tousan, do you think our Goten would?"
"Maybe. I know Vegeta will probably want to as well. He's been training on
his own since we got here. I'll ask him."
"Yes, well keep in mind that there are other options besides blue magic,"
Lutz said.
"Well, maybe we should have Mirai Goten show us some of this blue magic
stuff, and we'll decide from there," Goku decided.
"All right," Gohan agreed. "But five years...let's hope it doesn't take
us that long."
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ONE MONTH LATER...
Mirai Goten stood in a gazebo overlooking the cliffs near Esper Mansion,
watching the waves crash over the rocks as the sun started to come up. In a
few hours, he would be getting married on this very spot. They decided to
have their reception on the beach as well. It was going to be more of a
traditional Earth wedding, not following most of Dahlia-sei's customs. Of
course, he and Mirai Bra were not native Dahlians, so they were not required
to go through all of the traditional ceremonies of the planet. However, they
couldn't get out of having the dusk 'til dawn reception. It wouldn't be until
this time tomorrow that his reception would officially be ending.
He sighed. So much was going on. Mirai Trunks was learning Mystoke and
adjusting to being king. His father, brother, and younger self were currently
training with Crys, in hopes that Tajima would teach them Blue Magic. Vegeta,
when asked if he wanted to learn magic, seized the opportunity, but always
wanting to have his own individuality, chose not to train with the others and
was now under the instruction of a Red Mage. Videl and Young Pan were
training hard, too. The people of Mirai Trunks' time were making Landen a
whole new community, getting their lives back on track. And today...he, Son
Goten, was getting married to the woman he loved more than anything.
How had he gotten here? It seemed like it wasn't that long ago when they had
lost everything...well, almost everything. They'd had each other all these
years. Although his mother had been somewhat of a pain recently trying to do
everything for the wedding herself, he suddenly felt grateful for it. Having
his parents there at all was a miracle in itself. So, he wasn't going to complain. He'd seen how radiant his niece had been on her own wedding day,
being walked down the aisle by her father...something she was sure she'd
never see happen. Everything was so perfect...
"Unfortunately, when you think everything's perfect...that's when disaster
usually strikes," he said to himself. "No...I shouldn't be so negative. Not
on my wedding day. I have to make today special for Bra-chan," he concluded,
and made his way back to the mansion. Only good things were ahead of them.
But this upcoming fight with Zio...he didn't know why he felt so nervous
about it. It was agreed that Pan and her mother would not face him alone.
With everyone training, surely Zio wouldn't stand a chance. But if that was
the case...why was he getting all these uneasy feelings about it?
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At around noon, the groom was standing at the gazebo with his brother and
groomsmen, dressed in formals, looking at the many guests arriving as the
wedding ceremony drew near.
"Try to relax," Gohan told him.
"I...can't. I'm just so nervous. I'm also afraid that she's gonna be too
gorgeous when she comes out, and I'm gonna faint, I know it."
"Come on, little brother. Take a few deep breaths. Believe me, I know how you
feel. I was a wreck the day I married Videl. But it'll be over before you
know it."
"Not with a Dahlian minister doing the ceremony," the groom mumbled.
"This isn't a royal wedding, Goten. It won't take as long," Crys assured him.
"I sure hope not."
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Mirai Bra looked at herself in the mirror and took a deep breath. 'I've been
waiting my whole life for this day,' she thought. 'And best of all, my family
is here, my friends...everyone's here.'
There was a knock outside the door, and Mirai Trunks and Goten entered the room.
"GOTEN! WHAT ARE YOU DOING?! YOU'RE NOT SUPPOSED TO SEE THE BRIDE BEFORE THE
CEREMONY!" Chichi cried, trying to push Goten out.
"Kaasan, RELAX! I'm the other Goten!" he exclaimed.
"Eh...? Oh...oh, gomen, Goten-kun. I'm just...so terribly excited," Chichi
said, calming down.
"We just wanted to see the bride and wish her well," Goten said, looking at
Mirai Bra. 'Man, she is so beautiful,' he thought. 'I am one lucky guy in
this world.'
"Five more minutes, Bra-chan. Are you ready?" Mirai Pan asked.
"Yes. Let's do this."
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Mirai Goten couldn't believe it as he saw a beautiful goddess walking down
the aisle, headed straight for him. 'Stay calm, Goten. This would be a bad
time to pass out.'
Bra and Vegeta reached the gazebo, and the minister spoke up. "Do you give
this woman to be wedded to this man?" he asked Vegeta.
"Yes."
"All may be seated."
The bride hugged her father. "Thank you, Daddy."
Vegeta had always been able to hide his emotions well. He rarely ever wanted
to cry, but seeing his daughter like this...although she wasn't quite the
same as his other daughter, he was just as protective of her. He had always
been afraid of when Bra would grow up. But now he knew he didn't have to be.
Mirai Goten was a great fighter, and Vegeta was confident that he would
always protect her, at any cost. Vegeta took the seat next to his wife.
"I didn't think we'd be seeing this day so soon," she said to him.
He didn't respond. 'Those two have bonded the same way Mirai Trunks and Pan
bonded,' Vegeta thought. Gohan had asked Vegeta if the same would be true for
the Trunks and Pan of their time. Vegeta wasn't sure, although it would make
sense. He began to wonder about the possibility of his other daughter's
future with the Goten of their world. 'If that boy wants to be worthy of her,
he must at least become as strong as his other self. I will accept nothing less.'
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The bride and groom's lips touched, and applauds and cheers broke out among
the guests.
"All right! Now let's eat!" Goku exclaimed.
The reception on the beach was laid back and casual, not as formal as the
king and queen's feast had been. Trunks had congratulated his sister and Mirai
Goten, then kind of went off by himself. He remained cordial to
everyone although he wasn't very fond of weddings. He was just thankful that
the ceremony hadn't been as long as Mirai Pan's.
When sunset came around, Trunks began to get bored. He'd already eaten
everything he possibly could, there was nothing left to do. He planned on
working the next day, so he wasn't going to stick around all night.
"I might as well go now," he shrugged, and as he left, he suddenly felt
someone run into him.
"Oh, excuse me!" The person looked up at him and gasped. It was a girl,
probably a native of the planet. She looked about his age. "Oh! I'm sorry,
Your Majesty. Forgive my carelessness," she said as she bowed her head.
"Hey, relax. I'm not the king. He's standing over there. See?" Trunks said, pointing.
"Huh?" she said, and looked in the other direction. Sure enough, there was
the king. The girl looked back in forth in confusion.
"How...bizzare! Are you guys twins?" she asked.
"Heh...sorta, but...not quite."
"Huh?"
"It's quite a long story."
Unbeknownst to Trunks, a young Pan looked in his direction with an annoyed
glare. Ick, she hated it when girls flirted with Trunks. Before she had
started her magic training, Trunks would take her and Bra out all the time
for ice cream, whenever he had the chance. They never did things like that
anymore. She had been so preoccupied with training that she'd forgotten about
those little outings that meant so much to her.
"Wow...that's a wild story. So you guys are the same, but different."
"Yeah, but...I'd almost say he was the better of the two of us." Well...at
least Mirai Pan thought so.
"Oh? Why's that?"
"Nah. Forget it."
"You look bored. Why don't we join the dance?" the girl asked him.
Ugh, he thought. He really didn't feel like it. "Um...I don't dance..."
"It's all right, I'll show you! Come on," the girl said as she grabbed
Trunks by the hand.
Hearing all this, Young Pan rushed over and grabbed Trunks by the arm.
"Trunks!" Trunks and the girl both turned in surprise. "Trunks! Dance with
me!"
"Oh, how sweet. I didn't know you had a girlfriend," the girl joked.
"Trunks! I want you to dance with me," Pan urged.
"Sorry precious, but he's taken for now," the girl said. Pan ignored her and
continued to tug on Trunks' arm.
"Please, Trunks?"
Trunks looked down into the girl's hopeful face. 'Already so much like Mirai
Pan,' he thought. 'Even when she's so young...it hurts to look at her.'
"I'll dance with you later, okay Pan-chan?"
Shocked, she just stood there. 'He's...gonna dance with her instead? It's
not fair! She doesn't even know him!' She only let go of his hand, and he looked
away as he left, knowing that he'd disappointed her.
'I'm sorry, Pan-chan,' he thought, suddenly feeling guilty.
"Trunks...I miss you," she said as she watched him walk away. She wanted to
cry. 'No! Don't cry! You're supposed to act grown up, like Mirai Pan!' she
told herself.
The king and queen had seen and heard the entire scenario. "Poor kid. She
looks heartbroken," Mirai Trunks said.
Mirai Pan sighed. She remembered what the other Trunks had told her the night
he had confessed his feelings. Every time he saw Young Pan, he saw her. 'He's
being so unfair. Why is he making her suffer just because she reminds him of
me?' She didn't want her younger self to feel so crushed.
"She really wants to dance with Trunks. And she still can, you know," Mirai
Pan hinted, nudging at her husband's side.
"Did you read my mind?" he asked, smiling.
"Actually, no. So are you gonna save the day or what?"
"I hate seeing you so heartbroken, even as a child," he said, looking at the
younger Pan. "I'd better turn that little pout into the smile I love so much."
Meanwhile, Young Pan was still bewildered at the fact that he'd written her
off so easily. 'Trunks...did I do something to make you mad? Don't you like
me anymore? Why...'
"Pardon me, little princess."
She turned around, surprised to see Mirai Trunks standing there.
"A cute girl like you shouldn't be alone. May I have this dance?"
Shocked, she nodded. He took her hand and led her to where everyone was
dancing, and she smiled. 'Well, at least I get to dance with one of him.'
Although some people tried to clear the way for the king, he lifted his hand,
telling them to relax. 'Geez, these people need to loosen up. This is a
party, for crying out loud,' he thought.
The other Trunks looked on as he saw little Pan dancing with Mirai Trunks. He
supposed he should thank the guy afterwards, maybe now young Pan wouldn't be
totally upset with him. 'She'll probably start liking him better too.'
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"Thanks for the dance, Mirai Trunks!"
"You're welcome, little Pan. You danced really well."
"You think so?"
"Oh, yes."
"And...do you think...I'll grow up to be as pretty as Mirai Pan?"
"Of course you will. You're the same person, aren't you?"
"We sure are! Well, thanks again!" she said, waving goodbye as she walked
off. Although Mirai Trunks had made her feel a lot better, she was still
upset by what the other Trunks had done. Deciding she wanted to be alone, she
walked along the beach by herself. Most of the beach was packed, but she knew
just where she could go. One day, she'd found a little inlet on the beach
while exploring the area. From then on it was her private area to think and
just watch the stars. She could still hear the music from the beach, but she
didn't mind...she really loved the music they had on this planet.
"We've been here training for a while now, and I still can't control the
water," she said, looking out at the beach. "It's just so hard...Kaasan has a
lot of trouble too. I want to be strong. I want to make everyone proud of me."
She thought back to Trunks again.
"He's always working out at that place with his mother. What does he do there
all day? Before we came out here, he always looked sad whenever I saw him. I
wonder why? I was always so busy training, I never had time to cheer him up.
Maybe that's why he's mad at me? Or maybe he's not mad at me. Maybe...he just
wanted to dance with somebody his age."
She growled. She still felt like her feelings had been hurt. She glared out
at the water, clenching her fists. "I don't want to be a little girl
anymore," she said. "I'm gonna grow up if it kills me!" She began to raise
her ki. "I swear it!"
Not even aware of it at first, the water in front of her began to rise. She
raised her ki even more, enough for everyone to sense it.
"Whose energy is that?!" Trunks cried.
"It's Pan, the younger one. What's she doing?" Lutz said.
"Where is she!? She might be in trouble!" Goten said.
"No...she isn't. I can feel an increase in the water's energies. She's
finally controlling the water."
"What?" Videl asked, amazed.
"We must find her and see. The energy is coming from that direction," Lutz said.
Almost all of them went to find her, and when they did, they all stared wide-eyed
at what they found. The water was rising in the air, and so was Pan, taking
control of the water. They watched as a blue light emanated from her hands.
"TSUNAMI!" she suddenly cried out, finally casting her first elemental spell.
"What...it's a huge tidal wave!" Goten exclaimed.
"It's headed straight for us!" Trunks cried as the large wave of water came
toward them.
"Everyone get back! Someone get her out of there!" Mirai Pan cried as she
invervened. "TORNADO ZONE!"
The wind magic began to push the water back towards the ocean, much to
everyone's relief. Gohan managed to swoop down and get Young Pan before the
wave hit her.
"Well," Mirai Pan said as the the ocean went back to normal, "I guess she's
got one elemental property down. That was pretty good. Not even MY Tsunami is
that intense."
"Look at you, young lady. You're all wet," Gohan said.
"Uh...huh," Young Pan said, yawning. "So tired..."
"She used all her energy for that spell. You may as well take her back to the
mansion so she can sleep. She'll be useless until she gets some rest," Lutz said.
"I'll take her back," Gohan said.
"Well, that was...exciting. So I get to learn how to do the same thing
eventually?" Mirai Trunks asked.
"To control water, yes. That particular spell, probably not. A mage creates
their own elemental spells, so for each person it's different. The only
reason my water spell is the same as hers is because we ARE the same."
"I see. Well...I can't wait to see what's in store for me."
"Heh. Just you wait."
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That's it for now, people. Please, PLEASE give me feedback, it helps me write
faster! I luv you all!
Sincerely,
Lady S
Chapter 12: More Wedding Bells
By Lady Starra
Rating: PG-13
presea94@netscape.net
See foreword for standard disclaimers.
Okay, I think playing all those Final Fantasy games has rubbed off on me.
Because from here on in, I will be using aspects of FF to describe spells and
other things. In the foreword of this story I mentioned that many of the
names of places, people and spells came from an RPG called Phantasy Star.
(For those of you who didn't read it, shame on you...go read it now!) But I
realized, that I haven't really named any of the spells in this story. So, I
am gonna start making a lot of references to FF from here on in. It seems
weird, but playing Final Fantasy 9 for six hours straight ^^; is pretty darn
inspiring when you're in the middle of writing a story about magic. Besides,
the magic and spells in FF are way cooler than Phantasy Star anyway. ;)
And speaking of Final Fantasy...I don't own it. It belongs to Squaresoft and
was created by the brilliant, talented, ingenious Hironobu Sakaguchi.
Like I said in the foreword, I'm too lazy to come up with my own spell names,
but I know if any of you are fans of FF, you might enjoy this. Please don't
hate me for being lazy... ^^; But this chapter got done purdy quickly, so
hopefully that makes up for my laziness. ^_^
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"So you see, Lutz...I'm not just going to stand by while my wife and daughter
are risking their lives. I don't even have to learn anything exceptionally
difficult, I just want to be able to protect them if anything happens," Gohan said.
"Lutz, you said Goten could use magic. What exactly does he know?" asked Goku.
"Allow me to explain a few other things first. On this planet, most everyone
is trained in magic, in one form or another. Certain magic falls under
different categories, all of which are different forms of magic. Only a
member of the royal family and whoever is appointed as the head sorcerer can
learn them all. When all of these powers are combined with summon magic and
time magic, and it makes up every aspect of Mystoke. Goten and Bra have only
learned one category of magic, which is all they are allowed."
"Okay...I got that. But what can they do?" Goku asked again.
"Goten is a Blue Mage. This means he specializes in using variations of
magic skills, some are used to heal, some to fight. Bra has been trained in
White Magic, meaning she knows healing and protect magic," Lutz told them.
"So many different kinds of magic...how are we supposed to know which one to
learn?" Gohan asked.
"When you begin your training, you will know which magic best suits you.
Although, for the two of you I would guess that you would be most beneficial
learning Blue Magic. Since you Saiyajins are so strong, I have a feeling that
will be the skill that suits you most. Blue Magic is one of the most powerful
forms."
"Well...why can't Mirai Goten train us, then?" Goku asked.
"I...have considered that. However, I do not know if he'd be ready for that.
Queen Pan has already had experience training others, so it may be best if
you trained with her," Lutz suggested.
"Wait...I just realized something. Now that Trunks is king, he's gonna be
able to learn Mystoke too, am I right?" Gohan asked.
"Yes."
"Well, who's gonna train him? I would imagine someone like you or Pan-chan
would have to, since he's the king and should have the best people training
him. It would be better if we trained with Mirai Goten," Gohan said.
"Hmm...I had forgotten about the king's training. I could introduce the two
of you to Tajima."
"Tajima?"
"He's the one who trained Goten in Blue Magic. He's the most experienced Blue
Mage on the planet."
"Well, why didn't you say so!? Let's meet him!" Goku said with enthusiasm.
"However," Lutz continued, "Tajima won't train just anyone. He is also a
skilled swordsman, and will only train you if you can manage to defeat him in
a sword fight."
"Goten beat him in a sword fight?" Gohan asked in amazement.
"Yes. He did train with Crys, after all. Crys is the most elite swordsman
known on Dahlia-sei."
"But we don't know how to use weapons," Goku grimaced.
"Precisely why I didn't mention Tajima before. It would be better if you
trained with the queen."
"But...if this guy's the best...he's the one we should learn from. We'll just
have to ask Crys to teach us how to use swords, too," Goku said.
"Tousan?!" Gohan said in confusion.
"Goku-san...learning the Seiken sword art is somewhat time consuming. That's
at least an extra year of training, which brings me to the bad news. It took
Goten three years to learn most of the aspects of the Blue Magic, and another
year to fully master the more complicated techniques. So, you're talking
about another five years of training. How long do you plan on making your
wives stay here? The younger Pan will have aged too much to return to the
exact time in which you left Earth."
"Five...years?" Gohan asked.
"I'll bet we could learn faster. I'm stronger than my son is. I'm sure I
could learn everything in half the time. In fact, I know I can," Goku said.
"I'm gonna try, too. I just want to help Videl and Pan-chan. I'll do
anything," Gohan said.
Lutz sighed. He'd never met anyone as determined as a Saiyajin. "Very well. I
shall write Crys a letter to explain things, and you can take it to him
tonight. Before I do, is there anyone else I should know about who might want
to train?"
"Hmm...Tousan, do you think our Goten would?"
"Maybe. I know Vegeta will probably want to as well. He's been training on
his own since we got here. I'll ask him."
"Yes, well keep in mind that there are other options besides blue magic,"
Lutz said.
"Well, maybe we should have Mirai Goten show us some of this blue magic
stuff, and we'll decide from there," Goku decided.
"All right," Gohan agreed. "But five years...let's hope it doesn't take
us that long."
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ONE MONTH LATER...
Mirai Goten stood in a gazebo overlooking the cliffs near Esper Mansion,
watching the waves crash over the rocks as the sun started to come up. In a
few hours, he would be getting married on this very spot. They decided to
have their reception on the beach as well. It was going to be more of a
traditional Earth wedding, not following most of Dahlia-sei's customs. Of
course, he and Mirai Bra were not native Dahlians, so they were not required
to go through all of the traditional ceremonies of the planet. However, they
couldn't get out of having the dusk 'til dawn reception. It wouldn't be until
this time tomorrow that his reception would officially be ending.
He sighed. So much was going on. Mirai Trunks was learning Mystoke and
adjusting to being king. His father, brother, and younger self were currently
training with Crys, in hopes that Tajima would teach them Blue Magic. Vegeta,
when asked if he wanted to learn magic, seized the opportunity, but always
wanting to have his own individuality, chose not to train with the others and
was now under the instruction of a Red Mage. Videl and Young Pan were
training hard, too. The people of Mirai Trunks' time were making Landen a
whole new community, getting their lives back on track. And today...he, Son
Goten, was getting married to the woman he loved more than anything.
How had he gotten here? It seemed like it wasn't that long ago when they had
lost everything...well, almost everything. They'd had each other all these
years. Although his mother had been somewhat of a pain recently trying to do
everything for the wedding herself, he suddenly felt grateful for it. Having
his parents there at all was a miracle in itself. So, he wasn't going to complain. He'd seen how radiant his niece had been on her own wedding day,
being walked down the aisle by her father...something she was sure she'd
never see happen. Everything was so perfect...
"Unfortunately, when you think everything's perfect...that's when disaster
usually strikes," he said to himself. "No...I shouldn't be so negative. Not
on my wedding day. I have to make today special for Bra-chan," he concluded,
and made his way back to the mansion. Only good things were ahead of them.
But this upcoming fight with Zio...he didn't know why he felt so nervous
about it. It was agreed that Pan and her mother would not face him alone.
With everyone training, surely Zio wouldn't stand a chance. But if that was
the case...why was he getting all these uneasy feelings about it?
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At around noon, the groom was standing at the gazebo with his brother and
groomsmen, dressed in formals, looking at the many guests arriving as the
wedding ceremony drew near.
"Try to relax," Gohan told him.
"I...can't. I'm just so nervous. I'm also afraid that she's gonna be too
gorgeous when she comes out, and I'm gonna faint, I know it."
"Come on, little brother. Take a few deep breaths. Believe me, I know how you
feel. I was a wreck the day I married Videl. But it'll be over before you
know it."
"Not with a Dahlian minister doing the ceremony," the groom mumbled.
"This isn't a royal wedding, Goten. It won't take as long," Crys assured him.
"I sure hope not."
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Mirai Bra looked at herself in the mirror and took a deep breath. 'I've been
waiting my whole life for this day,' she thought. 'And best of all, my family
is here, my friends...everyone's here.'
There was a knock outside the door, and Mirai Trunks and Goten entered the room.
"GOTEN! WHAT ARE YOU DOING?! YOU'RE NOT SUPPOSED TO SEE THE BRIDE BEFORE THE
CEREMONY!" Chichi cried, trying to push Goten out.
"Kaasan, RELAX! I'm the other Goten!" he exclaimed.
"Eh...? Oh...oh, gomen, Goten-kun. I'm just...so terribly excited," Chichi
said, calming down.
"We just wanted to see the bride and wish her well," Goten said, looking at
Mirai Bra. 'Man, she is so beautiful,' he thought. 'I am one lucky guy in
this world.'
"Five more minutes, Bra-chan. Are you ready?" Mirai Pan asked.
"Yes. Let's do this."
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Mirai Goten couldn't believe it as he saw a beautiful goddess walking down
the aisle, headed straight for him. 'Stay calm, Goten. This would be a bad
time to pass out.'
Bra and Vegeta reached the gazebo, and the minister spoke up. "Do you give
this woman to be wedded to this man?" he asked Vegeta.
"Yes."
"All may be seated."
The bride hugged her father. "Thank you, Daddy."
Vegeta had always been able to hide his emotions well. He rarely ever wanted
to cry, but seeing his daughter like this...although she wasn't quite the
same as his other daughter, he was just as protective of her. He had always
been afraid of when Bra would grow up. But now he knew he didn't have to be.
Mirai Goten was a great fighter, and Vegeta was confident that he would
always protect her, at any cost. Vegeta took the seat next to his wife.
"I didn't think we'd be seeing this day so soon," she said to him.
He didn't respond. 'Those two have bonded the same way Mirai Trunks and Pan
bonded,' Vegeta thought. Gohan had asked Vegeta if the same would be true for
the Trunks and Pan of their time. Vegeta wasn't sure, although it would make
sense. He began to wonder about the possibility of his other daughter's
future with the Goten of their world. 'If that boy wants to be worthy of her,
he must at least become as strong as his other self. I will accept nothing less.'
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The bride and groom's lips touched, and applauds and cheers broke out among
the guests.
"All right! Now let's eat!" Goku exclaimed.
The reception on the beach was laid back and casual, not as formal as the
king and queen's feast had been. Trunks had congratulated his sister and Mirai
Goten, then kind of went off by himself. He remained cordial to
everyone although he wasn't very fond of weddings. He was just thankful that
the ceremony hadn't been as long as Mirai Pan's.
When sunset came around, Trunks began to get bored. He'd already eaten
everything he possibly could, there was nothing left to do. He planned on
working the next day, so he wasn't going to stick around all night.
"I might as well go now," he shrugged, and as he left, he suddenly felt
someone run into him.
"Oh, excuse me!" The person looked up at him and gasped. It was a girl,
probably a native of the planet. She looked about his age. "Oh! I'm sorry,
Your Majesty. Forgive my carelessness," she said as she bowed her head.
"Hey, relax. I'm not the king. He's standing over there. See?" Trunks said, pointing.
"Huh?" she said, and looked in the other direction. Sure enough, there was
the king. The girl looked back in forth in confusion.
"How...bizzare! Are you guys twins?" she asked.
"Heh...sorta, but...not quite."
"Huh?"
"It's quite a long story."
Unbeknownst to Trunks, a young Pan looked in his direction with an annoyed
glare. Ick, she hated it when girls flirted with Trunks. Before she had
started her magic training, Trunks would take her and Bra out all the time
for ice cream, whenever he had the chance. They never did things like that
anymore. She had been so preoccupied with training that she'd forgotten about
those little outings that meant so much to her.
"Wow...that's a wild story. So you guys are the same, but different."
"Yeah, but...I'd almost say he was the better of the two of us." Well...at
least Mirai Pan thought so.
"Oh? Why's that?"
"Nah. Forget it."
"You look bored. Why don't we join the dance?" the girl asked him.
Ugh, he thought. He really didn't feel like it. "Um...I don't dance..."
"It's all right, I'll show you! Come on," the girl said as she grabbed
Trunks by the hand.
Hearing all this, Young Pan rushed over and grabbed Trunks by the arm.
"Trunks!" Trunks and the girl both turned in surprise. "Trunks! Dance with
me!"
"Oh, how sweet. I didn't know you had a girlfriend," the girl joked.
"Trunks! I want you to dance with me," Pan urged.
"Sorry precious, but he's taken for now," the girl said. Pan ignored her and
continued to tug on Trunks' arm.
"Please, Trunks?"
Trunks looked down into the girl's hopeful face. 'Already so much like Mirai
Pan,' he thought. 'Even when she's so young...it hurts to look at her.'
"I'll dance with you later, okay Pan-chan?"
Shocked, she just stood there. 'He's...gonna dance with her instead? It's
not fair! She doesn't even know him!' She only let go of his hand, and he looked
away as he left, knowing that he'd disappointed her.
'I'm sorry, Pan-chan,' he thought, suddenly feeling guilty.
"Trunks...I miss you," she said as she watched him walk away. She wanted to
cry. 'No! Don't cry! You're supposed to act grown up, like Mirai Pan!' she
told herself.
The king and queen had seen and heard the entire scenario. "Poor kid. She
looks heartbroken," Mirai Trunks said.
Mirai Pan sighed. She remembered what the other Trunks had told her the night
he had confessed his feelings. Every time he saw Young Pan, he saw her. 'He's
being so unfair. Why is he making her suffer just because she reminds him of
me?' She didn't want her younger self to feel so crushed.
"She really wants to dance with Trunks. And she still can, you know," Mirai
Pan hinted, nudging at her husband's side.
"Did you read my mind?" he asked, smiling.
"Actually, no. So are you gonna save the day or what?"
"I hate seeing you so heartbroken, even as a child," he said, looking at the
younger Pan. "I'd better turn that little pout into the smile I love so much."
Meanwhile, Young Pan was still bewildered at the fact that he'd written her
off so easily. 'Trunks...did I do something to make you mad? Don't you like
me anymore? Why...'
"Pardon me, little princess."
She turned around, surprised to see Mirai Trunks standing there.
"A cute girl like you shouldn't be alone. May I have this dance?"
Shocked, she nodded. He took her hand and led her to where everyone was
dancing, and she smiled. 'Well, at least I get to dance with one of him.'
Although some people tried to clear the way for the king, he lifted his hand,
telling them to relax. 'Geez, these people need to loosen up. This is a
party, for crying out loud,' he thought.
The other Trunks looked on as he saw little Pan dancing with Mirai Trunks. He
supposed he should thank the guy afterwards, maybe now young Pan wouldn't be
totally upset with him. 'She'll probably start liking him better too.'
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"Thanks for the dance, Mirai Trunks!"
"You're welcome, little Pan. You danced really well."
"You think so?"
"Oh, yes."
"And...do you think...I'll grow up to be as pretty as Mirai Pan?"
"Of course you will. You're the same person, aren't you?"
"We sure are! Well, thanks again!" she said, waving goodbye as she walked
off. Although Mirai Trunks had made her feel a lot better, she was still
upset by what the other Trunks had done. Deciding she wanted to be alone, she
walked along the beach by herself. Most of the beach was packed, but she knew
just where she could go. One day, she'd found a little inlet on the beach
while exploring the area. From then on it was her private area to think and
just watch the stars. She could still hear the music from the beach, but she
didn't mind...she really loved the music they had on this planet.
"We've been here training for a while now, and I still can't control the
water," she said, looking out at the beach. "It's just so hard...Kaasan has a
lot of trouble too. I want to be strong. I want to make everyone proud of me."
She thought back to Trunks again.
"He's always working out at that place with his mother. What does he do there
all day? Before we came out here, he always looked sad whenever I saw him. I
wonder why? I was always so busy training, I never had time to cheer him up.
Maybe that's why he's mad at me? Or maybe he's not mad at me. Maybe...he just
wanted to dance with somebody his age."
She growled. She still felt like her feelings had been hurt. She glared out
at the water, clenching her fists. "I don't want to be a little girl
anymore," she said. "I'm gonna grow up if it kills me!" She began to raise
her ki. "I swear it!"
Not even aware of it at first, the water in front of her began to rise. She
raised her ki even more, enough for everyone to sense it.
"Whose energy is that?!" Trunks cried.
"It's Pan, the younger one. What's she doing?" Lutz said.
"Where is she!? She might be in trouble!" Goten said.
"No...she isn't. I can feel an increase in the water's energies. She's
finally controlling the water."
"What?" Videl asked, amazed.
"We must find her and see. The energy is coming from that direction," Lutz said.
Almost all of them went to find her, and when they did, they all stared wide-eyed
at what they found. The water was rising in the air, and so was Pan, taking
control of the water. They watched as a blue light emanated from her hands.
"TSUNAMI!" she suddenly cried out, finally casting her first elemental spell.
"What...it's a huge tidal wave!" Goten exclaimed.
"It's headed straight for us!" Trunks cried as the large wave of water came
toward them.
"Everyone get back! Someone get her out of there!" Mirai Pan cried as she
invervened. "TORNADO ZONE!"
The wind magic began to push the water back towards the ocean, much to
everyone's relief. Gohan managed to swoop down and get Young Pan before the
wave hit her.
"Well," Mirai Pan said as the the ocean went back to normal, "I guess she's
got one elemental property down. That was pretty good. Not even MY Tsunami is
that intense."
"Look at you, young lady. You're all wet," Gohan said.
"Uh...huh," Young Pan said, yawning. "So tired..."
"She used all her energy for that spell. You may as well take her back to the
mansion so she can sleep. She'll be useless until she gets some rest," Lutz said.
"I'll take her back," Gohan said.
"Well, that was...exciting. So I get to learn how to do the same thing
eventually?" Mirai Trunks asked.
"To control water, yes. That particular spell, probably not. A mage creates
their own elemental spells, so for each person it's different. The only
reason my water spell is the same as hers is because we ARE the same."
"I see. Well...I can't wait to see what's in store for me."
"Heh. Just you wait."
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