Author's note: This fic is dedicated to [These names are more or less in alphabetical order. _ is used between names that have spaces in them so other names will not be mixed up with them.] Ari Allison_Meore *~American Sweetheart~* Amythyst Annclaire Angel Angel_Eevee Angelicorn AngelKittie Aquilla artisia Athena-chan Awa_Bubbles ayame_kayori aya_mikeage b-chan ~*Bee*~ Bellchan Birdee BlueDragon Brandon Bulmachan bura Bura-sama Bandit Cattie_Taylor CyanBeauty Chibi-chan chibichan Cinnamon_Rose Cooking_Pan Caliko Christina Chestnut_Wind Cosette_Valjean CereCere Cerasi Celeste Chibi_Videl_San DigiDragon D-chan destiny_starr deadscream7990 Don't_eat_the_sheep(Klara) DnT_AkA_Nightmare dark_angel Danyella_Skyler_Silverfire Eris, Queen_of_the_Shadows ~*EnChAnTeD*~ Evil_Child Echo fluffy fire_demon FUTERPann Faye Valentine00 Gotunks Goten Girl_Hachimitsu gothic_panny Himeko_Panny-chan Harial hailey HorshoeLcowgirl Hotaru Hai-yi_MacLoud Hitoriki_Battosai ~ * Hitomi * ~ Himeko Hyza Hidden_Angel Insomniac Inochi I THINK YOU'RE GAY! Ice-chan Jami_chan Jacks Juuhachigou jen Juliet_Dark Kawaii_Angel KamiSama K-chan Klara_in_Flares Kaycee-chan Katie C. Kureeji Kim Katie Kawaii_Panchan Kiora KawaiiGirl Kalessan KittyMoon Kura_Briefs lam lil_veggie Lady_Silk Lithium-Like ~Lex~ LUV Lonna Lost_Angel Li _Shaoran Lady_Bulma Lady_Starra Lady_Trunks Lorraine Little_Washu ^_^ LadyZ Lienye Mystikalities *-Michi-* Mistress_Yuna Miaka_Suzaku_no_Miko Marian Mikari_Hitoshi Moon Faery Mistress_Hennej Mirai_Trunks_Lover Marla_Black MikomiChan Mysterious Mirai_Moon \Metal Garurumon/Dragonball#5 Malee Mitsukai_Aisu Mattel nacobe nanaseven Nasami N1K Ningyo_no_Misa Neo_Lady_ Sakura Nik_Nak Narzerone Noseless_Wonder Nish Nico NikK0-Chan obsessive_one O_O Pannychan Psycocat Pan panchan_14 Panny Panny-chan P-chan Presea poshul ~PanHopeNvs~ pannybaby123 Panabelle Puroko PsychoPixieDragn Pan-chan_Breifs Pan_Son ~*Pan*chan*~ Pannygirl Prez4TWS Qimm RebelChick204 Ryoko#2001 Rogue_Wolf Ryu Rayne RaliNeoBlade Stargazer Saiyan_twinz SaiyanChaos Shiro-chan SilverSpade Saiyan Princess Smabbi - san / Smeegee - san SSJ_Lynx Son_Zelda SailorCereCere Sweet_Tooth ~Silver Moonlite~ Son_Pan Sailor_Marz Sellece ssj_pan_00 SSJ 4 shoka SariMuun Saiyajin_Warrioress SiN Shino strawberries Sorie_Briefs sakura Serenity200 ToMoYo HiKaRi SyAoRaN The_Last_Giraffe Trunks-chan Tom The_Great_Romance_Writer The_Authors_Fingers Trinityblue TorankusuGohan Trupana The_Talkative_Tofu toran_kun Tomoe tru-cha trunks_luver The_Shadow Tapion TsukiAngel708 Tsuki-chan ~*Veggie-chans chik*~ Val Vegigita_sama Veggie's_2_Princess Winter_Peacecraft-Yuy Yin! zyra-chan and all the t/p writers and supporters out there as well as the people who review this fic. (Sorry if I didn't mention your name)[pant...pant]If you are wondering why I dedicated this fic to you, it's because each of you has inspired me in your way with your stories. And since you each have inspired me, I thought the best way to thank you all was to dedicate this story to you. Even if I didn't mention your name, you still helped to inspire me. If I did miss your name you can e-mail me and I will put it up. I am trying to mention every t/p writer and supporter out there on FanFiction.net.

I would like to thank my editor Shanis and her sister lirpa for their support.

Disclaimer: I do not own DBZ. Funny thing is that I don't want to since I made my own Japanese anime. But I do own Kara.

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Out of the fires of the explosion rose two figures, each carrying someone on their backs. Trunks and Pan both ran as fast as they could. If they had flown, their chances of being caught or sighted at the scene of the explosion would have increased. Fire engines, ambulances, and police cars rushed to the disaster area. When Trunks, Pan, and the rest of their family were finally out of sight of any prying eyes they all settled into a hidden mountainous area to rest.

"That...was a close one." Pan said as she was breathing heavily.

"I agree at...least we got everyone out of the ship alive." Trunks replied, for he also was breathing heavily from the smoke fumes of the explosion.

"Uh-huh...is everyone all right? Trunks? Pan? Chi-Chi? Kara? Kara?! We forgot Kara!!" Bulma yelled.

"Nani?! You forgot my precious little Kara?! We've got to go back and get her." Chi-Chi screamed wildly.

"Puar isn't here either. Anyway, it's too late. No one could have survived that blast. Kara wouldn't have had enough time to power up." Bulma cried sadly.

Crick! Crack! Crack! The noise came from behind them. Trunk's hand reached for his sword. Pan readied a ki blast, and both Chi-Chi and Bulma out their guns. [AN: Yes, they have guns. Oh come on, we're talking about people who came from a cyborg/alien destroyed world; of course they would both have some kind of weopon in order to defend themselves.]

Pan stealthily approached the heap of boulders behind their resting spot, while Trunks, Chi-Chi, and Bulma covered her back. Slowly Pan peered over the huge boulders. Her eyes went wide open with shock and surprise.

There, laying on the ground, was an unconscious Kara with a trembling, badly bruised Puar at her side. Trunks and Pan quickly leaped over the boulders to help their daughter. Bulma and Chi-Chi, being older, had to slowly climb over.

"Thank goodness she's safe. But I wonder how in the world she could have survived that explosion." Bulma said out loud.

"I think I know. When Gohan was little, he had incredible powers. They always saved his life, except when the androids finally killed him. Shortly after Goku died, and when the androids were attacking, Picolo came to me and told me about Gohan's mysterious hidden power. He explained how it could be used to defeat the androids. When I asked him for proof he told me about how Gohan had helped to defeat...Raditz..." Chi-Chi paused, remembering how her brother-in-law had threatened their home as well as their family "and how during Gohan's first days of survival training, he had created huge ki blasts that could destroy mountains and also how he could teleport himself out of danger. So I guess Kara must have inherited that power from him."

"I guess that makes sense. Mom always told me about the stange things I could do when I was little since always teleported out of the way of danger to save her." Pan marveled.

"Puar, you're looking worse for wear." Bulma said softly to her small friend.

"Thanks...I needed that." Puar coughed out as she opened one eye.

"Here, have a senzu bean. I brought a bag of them with us just in case we needed them." Trunks explained.

~x_x~

In a vortex of time...

"Well sister, so much for us trying to find those fools in here. Any more bright ideas you baka?"

"I didn't hear you coming up with any. Patience brother. In order to find them all we have to do is wait for them to screw up time. Remember, the first time Trunks went back in time he didn't know how drastically he has affected the future of the timeline Goku is alive in."

"Oh and do you really think Trunks, Pan, Bulma, Chi-Chi, and Kara are that stupid to do a thing like that?"

"Well look ahead you fool. They just did!" The female yelled back as she pointed to a huge warp of energy.

~x_x~

After resting for a while and checking their capsules, at least the ones that were with them, they decided to go check out the time period they had landed in. Bulma suggested that they should take a capsule car instead of flying, just so that no one from around here would sense their kis' rising a little high than the average Earthling. But along the drive...

"Pan! Pan! Wake up Pan!" Trunks shouted as he continually tried to wake up his wife, who had fallen asleep during the drive.

"Not now Trunks." Pan groaned.

"Pan, wake up."

"I'm trying to get some sleep."

"Trust me, you need to wake up."

"I have already given you enough for tonight. You don't need to have sex during every hour. So go back to sleep Trunks." Pan said as she shifted into another sleeping position.

"Uh..." Trunks stammered as he blushed hot red. His blushing got even redder with Bulma and Chi-Chi in the back seat. Both of them were trying not to laugh out loud or make mention about more grandchildren and great-grandchildren. But temptation over-rode them. Kara was confused (AN: She's Goku's great-grandaughter, what did you expect?) and had a very curious look on her face. Trunks had a feeling that later on when she had the chance to ask The Question, that he would have to explain the 'Birds and the Bees' to her. What fun. Puar made no reaction and had continued to stare out of the window. But then again, she was Yamacha's old sidekick, so she must have been pretty used to this type of talk.

When Trunk's skin colour finally returned to normal, he managed to wake his wife up. Pan, on the other hand, (An: Hey, that rythmes. Author hits herself on the head inorder to get back SOME common sense) was not very pleased, considering she was wet. Trunks had adked Puar to turn into a bucket of water when yelling didn't work. Turned out Pan had ear plugs. Go figure.

"Now that you have finally woken me up, what do you want?!" Yup, Pan wasn't in a good mood at all.

"Sorry for waking you, but I sensed a large ki. Now I sense two of them. I thought I was just imagining them, so..."

"You needed a second opinion. ive me a sec." Pan answered as she focused her mind to home in on the kis Trunks was talking about. *There.* She thought, *That must be them.*

"So?"

"I felt them, and I think we should check them out."

"You don't think those creatures could have followed us, do you?"

"I hope not. The last thing we need is this world being destroyed, not to mention this timeline."

"Well, we'll find out soon enough. They should be right over there." Trunks said as he motioned his head towards the mountains ahead of them.

When Trunks, Pan, and the others finally reached the base of the cliffs, they started moving by foot. It was Chi-Chi who had suggested this, so that their kis' wouldn't be detected. The last thing they were prepared for was another fight with the dark creatures who destroyed their world. When they arrived at the top, it was agreed that Trunks would scout up ahead while the others rested.

Trunks was just about to look over the edge when he felt a small tug on his sleeve. He turned to find Kara, staring at him. He sighed at the sight of his daughter. *Poor kid. She really doesn't deserve to have this kind of life. She needs a normal one, not like the life I had, of running away, hiding, and fighting for my life, as well as the lives of others. I wanted a better life for her, at least better than the one I had lived.*

"Daddy? You really don't think those monsters followed us, do you?"

"I'm not really sure sweety. But I promise I won't let anything happen to you."

"Promise?" Kara asked as she held up her pinky finger.

"Promise." Trunks answered as he wrapped his pinky finger around hers. "Now go back to your mom and the others before you worry them."

"Okay, be careful Daddy. "And then she was gone.

"I will." Trunks called after her. He turned his attention to the edge again and saw...

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Don't you just hate me? Oh here's a spoiler for the next chapter.
Next time on 'If Things Couldn't Get Worse':
*Oh kuso. This is not good. Not at all...*-Mirai Trunks

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