Disclaimer: I do not own DBZ or these characters. This is an original work by OmegaNY.
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Kidnapped
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Chapter 2: The Nightmare
Saja tossed and turned in her sleep, making incoherent statements and light screams. The dream was always a nightmare, and it was always about the same thing. Of course, it was not just a dream, but more of a memory. A memory of something that happened long ago, a memory of the death of a friend. The memory of her own death. The anger that consumed her, the rage that filled her body, and caused her to kill Pan. It was always on her mind.
"I want to go home!!" Pan cried. "No, there is no going home. We have a mission, and we will not succeed unless you can accept your fate!" Saja told her. They had been in the room for almost seven years now, long enough for Pan to breakdown. "Everyday, I grow weaker and you grow stronger. When you reach your full potential, I will be dead." Pan told her friend, and started to cry. "Dry your tears, you cannot cry. It would show your weakness." Saja yelled at Pan.
"I cannot survive. You and I are no longer one. There is no balance. You will reach your full potential, and I will die." Pan told Saja. "I don't care. I don't need you. You are just a weight on my shoulders. I will be better off when you are gone." Saja replied. "As long as you live, I can never die, but eventually, I will disappear, and I may be gone forever." Pan responded. "Well, I think I will be better off that way. I don't need you. I am fine by myself!" Saja yelled.
"You know this is not true. You can never be happy unless we are equal. You are the anger, the rage, the hate, but I am the love, the happiness, the hope. One day, you will realize the error in your way. You will understand why you need me. And then, you will head to Earth, the only place I can now be revived. But you also know that even revived, we will never be the same person. I represent 15 years of the beginning, you represent 7 years of the end. You are me and I am you." Pan explained to Saja.
"One day we will be together again. Then and only then can we be complete. We will be Pan again, but not the Pan from before. But a Pan who has changed over the years I have been gone. They will not recognize me. My memories will be intact, but my personality will change. Not very much, but enough to notice. One day we will be together, once you return to Earth." Pan barely got out as the life left her. "I will return to Earth one day, we will be one again." Saja said, and then began her training once more.
Saja woke up in a cold sweat, recalling her dream perfectly. Pan had been right, once on Earth, she would resurface. Saja could feel the loving angel that was Pan coming back to life inside her. She felt Pan begin to grow. She knew that it would take some time, but Pan would be back one day. With this thought in her mind, she fell asleep with a smile.
[The Next Morning]
Saja woke up to a familiar smell. It was bacon and eggs, one of her favorites. She threw some new clothes on from the bag she had brought with her and headed to the kitchen. "I see that your you are finally awake. We were worried you would be in there all day. We have a lot of questions." Gohan told Saja. Saja was not in the mood to talk, but to eat. She sat down in front of her food and engulfed it quickly, causing Videl to laugh. "Well, now I am certain you are a Saiyan." Videl said. Saja smiled and got another plate to eat.
She felt rested and relaxed for the first time in years. She looked at the clock and was surprised by the time. It was almost past ten in the morning, and she had just woken up. "Man, I feel good. I haven't slept like that in years. Normally I have a reoccurring nightmare, but last night the nightmare became a nice dream." Saja said with a smile. It was then that she got a good look at Gohan and Videl.
Saja looked over their faces, and could tell how hard Pan's disappearance was. Even with slowed aging, Gohan as well as Videl both had lines on their faces put there by grief and sadness. She saw them now smiling, and realized it was the first smile they probably had in a long time. She decided to ask them now, in an attempt to make them feel even better. Saja remembered the all the love they had for Pan. She was more loved by her parents then almost any other child in the universe. When she was taken, their love became painful, and these once caring parents had become depressed. She knew they needed something to love, and Saja knew how to fix that.
"I have a question for you two. Pan often spoke of the love you had for her, and how it kept her going through all those years of training. Since your daughter is gone, and my parents are gone.I was wondering if I could stay with you for a while. Almost as an adopted daughter. I think it would mean a lot to Pan and it would definitely would mean a lot to me. So, can I live with you indefinitely?" Saja asked. Gohan quickly looked at Videl and saw the smile on her face. He turned back to Saja to answer, "Yes. We would love to have you as long as you want to stay."
With this, Saja got up and hugged Gohan and Videl in one big hug, and when they released, they were all crying. Saja sat back down and continued lunch, as all three made plans for the next few days. Saja wanted to meet everyone, so she went first to the Brief's house. When she arrived, it was already lunchtime, so she went inside to find Bulma, Vegeta, and Bra eating their lunch. She asked to join them and they allowed her. "So, Vegeta, I am very interested in having a spar with you. Pan told me that you are very good fighter and that you used to help train her." Saja told Vegeta. A smile came upon Vegeta's lips and he turned his head towards the door. Saja got the idea and left the table.
Vegeta followed Saja outside, and soon they were both facing each other in a fighting stance. "You first." Saja said, ready to beat Vegeta easily. Vegeta jumped toward her with a high kick that she easily dodged. She whirled around him and hit him hard in the back. Vegeta fell to the ground just to push off backwards in a kicked the Saja barely missed. After about 5 minutes of fighting, Saja stopped and asked Vegeta, "You want me to start trying?" Vegeta's eyes bulged and his face turned red with anger. He went Super Saiyan and attacked. Saja turned SSJ3, dodged his attack easily, and followed through with a Kamehameha that hit Vegeta dead on. He hit the ground and fell out of Super Saiyan.
Saja flew to Vegeta's side, pulled out a Senzu bean and fed it to Vegeta. In a few seconds, he got up and stared at Saja. "Where did you learn to fight like that?!?" Vegeta yelled. "I trained hard." Saja told him. "No, I am not talking about your power, I am talking about your style, your Kamehameha. They resemble that of the Son family." Vegeta told her. "Like I said, I trained with Pan for several years, we taught each other everything we know." She responded, hoping he wouldn't pry anymore into her and Pan's relationship. Vegeta just smirked, turned towards the gravity chamber, and entered. Saja went back in the house.
She sat down with Bulma and Bra, and started asking her own questions. `Pan told me much about you. She said that you, Bra, was her best friend and wondered if you would find another to confide in. Pan really worried more about what happened to you because of her abduction than about herself. She told me that Bra was a really nice friend who always was there to help. I wonder if I could be your friend too?" Saja asked. Bra, who had been depressed since Pan disappeared and had not made any new friends, smiled at Saja. "I'd like that. Any friend of Pan is a friend of mine." Bra told her. Saja smiled and turned towards Bulma.
"Pan told me that while she loved her mother a lot, she very often thought of you as a second mother. Someone se could ask questions and get advice about things she didn't want her mother to know about. She always wondered if you knew how much you meant to her." Saja said, causing Bulma to cry. The three finished lunch, and Pan went off to find the others to talk to. Her first stop was the home of Pan's grandmother, ChiChi. Saja also noticed that Goten was there, as he often was, to help take care of her. Saja walked in and surprised Goten and ChiChi. Goten wondered why he couldn't sense her ki, which was due to Saja's excellent ability to hide it.
Hello Goten and ChiChi. I wanted to see everyone, so here I am. Goten I feel like I already know you. Since Goku was killed, Pan always looked up to you as a role model. She always talked about wanting to be as cool, nice, and skilled as you. She wanted me to one day meet you and thank you. ChiChi, Pan always felt very close to you. Pan missed Goku almost as much as you did, and it was always nice to hear stories about him you would tell her. She wiahed she could have seen you again before she died. By this time, Saja was almost at tears, and Goten and ChiChi already were.
They continued small chat until finally, Saja had to leave. She said goodbye and headed to Trunks office. Saja decided to scare Trunks, so she powered up as high as she could get it and went full speed to Trunks. Upon feeling the ki, Trunks thought a new enemy was headed for him. When she arrived, she was happy to note the shocked look on his face. "Hi Trunks...I got to meet with everyone else, but I decided to meet with you last. I am going to tell you some things, but they may make you feel sad. First, I have some questions." Saja said.
"Did you love Pan?" Saja asked, almost knocking Trunks back with her boldness. "Yes, I think I did. I mean, the age difference was a problem, but I was beginning to notice her as more than a friend around when she left. She was both pretty and nice. She also understood me and made me feel good when I was around her. So, yes, I did love her." Trunks answered. "Well, you may not have known this, but she was in love with you. She used to tell me that when she was younger, that she had a crush on you because you were handsome and older. But she had recently realized that it was developing into more than a crush, but an actual love. While she missed everyone, it was you she missed most." Saja told Trunks.
A tear formed in his eye as he heard the news. Soon, he was crying. "If only she hadn't left, we could have lived happily ever after. I loved her, and I lost her before she knew. I want her to still be here. Ever since she left, I haven't wanted to go out, date, or fall in love, because I know it will never be better than what me and Pan would have had." Trunks told Saja. A tear began to form in her eye, and she quickly wiped it away before Trunks noticed. Saja reached out and took Trunks in her arms, holding him tightly. Trunks needed to express his feelings, and he needed someone to hug. "Pan will always be with you in your heart." Saja told Trunks.
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So Far, So Good!! R&R and the next chapter will come quick.
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Kidnapped
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Chapter 2: The Nightmare
Saja tossed and turned in her sleep, making incoherent statements and light screams. The dream was always a nightmare, and it was always about the same thing. Of course, it was not just a dream, but more of a memory. A memory of something that happened long ago, a memory of the death of a friend. The memory of her own death. The anger that consumed her, the rage that filled her body, and caused her to kill Pan. It was always on her mind.
"I want to go home!!" Pan cried. "No, there is no going home. We have a mission, and we will not succeed unless you can accept your fate!" Saja told her. They had been in the room for almost seven years now, long enough for Pan to breakdown. "Everyday, I grow weaker and you grow stronger. When you reach your full potential, I will be dead." Pan told her friend, and started to cry. "Dry your tears, you cannot cry. It would show your weakness." Saja yelled at Pan.
"I cannot survive. You and I are no longer one. There is no balance. You will reach your full potential, and I will die." Pan told Saja. "I don't care. I don't need you. You are just a weight on my shoulders. I will be better off when you are gone." Saja replied. "As long as you live, I can never die, but eventually, I will disappear, and I may be gone forever." Pan responded. "Well, I think I will be better off that way. I don't need you. I am fine by myself!" Saja yelled.
"You know this is not true. You can never be happy unless we are equal. You are the anger, the rage, the hate, but I am the love, the happiness, the hope. One day, you will realize the error in your way. You will understand why you need me. And then, you will head to Earth, the only place I can now be revived. But you also know that even revived, we will never be the same person. I represent 15 years of the beginning, you represent 7 years of the end. You are me and I am you." Pan explained to Saja.
"One day we will be together again. Then and only then can we be complete. We will be Pan again, but not the Pan from before. But a Pan who has changed over the years I have been gone. They will not recognize me. My memories will be intact, but my personality will change. Not very much, but enough to notice. One day we will be together, once you return to Earth." Pan barely got out as the life left her. "I will return to Earth one day, we will be one again." Saja said, and then began her training once more.
Saja woke up in a cold sweat, recalling her dream perfectly. Pan had been right, once on Earth, she would resurface. Saja could feel the loving angel that was Pan coming back to life inside her. She felt Pan begin to grow. She knew that it would take some time, but Pan would be back one day. With this thought in her mind, she fell asleep with a smile.
[The Next Morning]
Saja woke up to a familiar smell. It was bacon and eggs, one of her favorites. She threw some new clothes on from the bag she had brought with her and headed to the kitchen. "I see that your you are finally awake. We were worried you would be in there all day. We have a lot of questions." Gohan told Saja. Saja was not in the mood to talk, but to eat. She sat down in front of her food and engulfed it quickly, causing Videl to laugh. "Well, now I am certain you are a Saiyan." Videl said. Saja smiled and got another plate to eat.
She felt rested and relaxed for the first time in years. She looked at the clock and was surprised by the time. It was almost past ten in the morning, and she had just woken up. "Man, I feel good. I haven't slept like that in years. Normally I have a reoccurring nightmare, but last night the nightmare became a nice dream." Saja said with a smile. It was then that she got a good look at Gohan and Videl.
Saja looked over their faces, and could tell how hard Pan's disappearance was. Even with slowed aging, Gohan as well as Videl both had lines on their faces put there by grief and sadness. She saw them now smiling, and realized it was the first smile they probably had in a long time. She decided to ask them now, in an attempt to make them feel even better. Saja remembered the all the love they had for Pan. She was more loved by her parents then almost any other child in the universe. When she was taken, their love became painful, and these once caring parents had become depressed. She knew they needed something to love, and Saja knew how to fix that.
"I have a question for you two. Pan often spoke of the love you had for her, and how it kept her going through all those years of training. Since your daughter is gone, and my parents are gone.I was wondering if I could stay with you for a while. Almost as an adopted daughter. I think it would mean a lot to Pan and it would definitely would mean a lot to me. So, can I live with you indefinitely?" Saja asked. Gohan quickly looked at Videl and saw the smile on her face. He turned back to Saja to answer, "Yes. We would love to have you as long as you want to stay."
With this, Saja got up and hugged Gohan and Videl in one big hug, and when they released, they were all crying. Saja sat back down and continued lunch, as all three made plans for the next few days. Saja wanted to meet everyone, so she went first to the Brief's house. When she arrived, it was already lunchtime, so she went inside to find Bulma, Vegeta, and Bra eating their lunch. She asked to join them and they allowed her. "So, Vegeta, I am very interested in having a spar with you. Pan told me that you are very good fighter and that you used to help train her." Saja told Vegeta. A smile came upon Vegeta's lips and he turned his head towards the door. Saja got the idea and left the table.
Vegeta followed Saja outside, and soon they were both facing each other in a fighting stance. "You first." Saja said, ready to beat Vegeta easily. Vegeta jumped toward her with a high kick that she easily dodged. She whirled around him and hit him hard in the back. Vegeta fell to the ground just to push off backwards in a kicked the Saja barely missed. After about 5 minutes of fighting, Saja stopped and asked Vegeta, "You want me to start trying?" Vegeta's eyes bulged and his face turned red with anger. He went Super Saiyan and attacked. Saja turned SSJ3, dodged his attack easily, and followed through with a Kamehameha that hit Vegeta dead on. He hit the ground and fell out of Super Saiyan.
Saja flew to Vegeta's side, pulled out a Senzu bean and fed it to Vegeta. In a few seconds, he got up and stared at Saja. "Where did you learn to fight like that?!?" Vegeta yelled. "I trained hard." Saja told him. "No, I am not talking about your power, I am talking about your style, your Kamehameha. They resemble that of the Son family." Vegeta told her. "Like I said, I trained with Pan for several years, we taught each other everything we know." She responded, hoping he wouldn't pry anymore into her and Pan's relationship. Vegeta just smirked, turned towards the gravity chamber, and entered. Saja went back in the house.
She sat down with Bulma and Bra, and started asking her own questions. `Pan told me much about you. She said that you, Bra, was her best friend and wondered if you would find another to confide in. Pan really worried more about what happened to you because of her abduction than about herself. She told me that Bra was a really nice friend who always was there to help. I wonder if I could be your friend too?" Saja asked. Bra, who had been depressed since Pan disappeared and had not made any new friends, smiled at Saja. "I'd like that. Any friend of Pan is a friend of mine." Bra told her. Saja smiled and turned towards Bulma.
"Pan told me that while she loved her mother a lot, she very often thought of you as a second mother. Someone se could ask questions and get advice about things she didn't want her mother to know about. She always wondered if you knew how much you meant to her." Saja said, causing Bulma to cry. The three finished lunch, and Pan went off to find the others to talk to. Her first stop was the home of Pan's grandmother, ChiChi. Saja also noticed that Goten was there, as he often was, to help take care of her. Saja walked in and surprised Goten and ChiChi. Goten wondered why he couldn't sense her ki, which was due to Saja's excellent ability to hide it.
Hello Goten and ChiChi. I wanted to see everyone, so here I am. Goten I feel like I already know you. Since Goku was killed, Pan always looked up to you as a role model. She always talked about wanting to be as cool, nice, and skilled as you. She wanted me to one day meet you and thank you. ChiChi, Pan always felt very close to you. Pan missed Goku almost as much as you did, and it was always nice to hear stories about him you would tell her. She wiahed she could have seen you again before she died. By this time, Saja was almost at tears, and Goten and ChiChi already were.
They continued small chat until finally, Saja had to leave. She said goodbye and headed to Trunks office. Saja decided to scare Trunks, so she powered up as high as she could get it and went full speed to Trunks. Upon feeling the ki, Trunks thought a new enemy was headed for him. When she arrived, she was happy to note the shocked look on his face. "Hi Trunks...I got to meet with everyone else, but I decided to meet with you last. I am going to tell you some things, but they may make you feel sad. First, I have some questions." Saja said.
"Did you love Pan?" Saja asked, almost knocking Trunks back with her boldness. "Yes, I think I did. I mean, the age difference was a problem, but I was beginning to notice her as more than a friend around when she left. She was both pretty and nice. She also understood me and made me feel good when I was around her. So, yes, I did love her." Trunks answered. "Well, you may not have known this, but she was in love with you. She used to tell me that when she was younger, that she had a crush on you because you were handsome and older. But she had recently realized that it was developing into more than a crush, but an actual love. While she missed everyone, it was you she missed most." Saja told Trunks.
A tear formed in his eye as he heard the news. Soon, he was crying. "If only she hadn't left, we could have lived happily ever after. I loved her, and I lost her before she knew. I want her to still be here. Ever since she left, I haven't wanted to go out, date, or fall in love, because I know it will never be better than what me and Pan would have had." Trunks told Saja. A tear began to form in her eye, and she quickly wiped it away before Trunks noticed. Saja reached out and took Trunks in her arms, holding him tightly. Trunks needed to express his feelings, and he needed someone to hug. "Pan will always be with you in your heart." Saja told Trunks.
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So Far, So Good!! R&R and the next chapter will come quick.