Author's Note: Hello! I'm back once again with the fourth chapter of my story. I'm not sure how long this story will be. So don't kill me if it is 20 chapters long. Anyway, I don't own Dragonball Z. I wish I did then I could run away and get married to Trunks! But hey, we can't always get what we want. Anyway, on with the story!
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"Your first lesson on how to be a lady for today, is to learn how to walk as one." Bra said as she placed a book on top of Pan's head.
"Are you sure that this is going to make me walk like a Lady?" Pan asked.
"Yes."
Pan sighed. She then started walking forward, taking small steps. Bra was amazed as Pan walked across the room and back again, with the book never falling. "Are you sure that you have never taken lessons before?" Bra asked as Pan continued walking back and forth.
"Not that I can remember. If this is all that it takes to be a lady, then this will be easy to fool your brother." Pan said with a smile.
"Oh, believe me it's not! There is a lot more that you have to learn."
"Well well well. So this is the little Green Dragon that your father was so afraid of!" Marron said suddenly.
Pan spun around causing the book to fall off her head. As it did Marron began clapping. "Well done Green Dragon. Bra, I didn't think causing books to fall off of your head was part of your training to be a Lady. I guess that I will have to sign up for your classes so I can learn this valuable skill!"
Pan snarled and reached down to draw her sword. As she did, she realized that she didn't have it anymore. She cursed herself in her mind and began heading towards Marron to strangle her. Bra sensing what her new friend was about to do, grabbed her shoulder and stopped Pan. "Marron, I highly suggest that you leave before I decided to hurt you myself!" Bra hissed.
Marron smiled smugly and then walked out of Pan's room. Bra shook her head and looked a Pan. "Sometimes I feel sorry for my brother."
"Why?" Pan asked as she picked up the book that she had dropped.
"That girl was the Lady Marron, daughter of Duke Krillian. She is Trunks' fiancée."
There was a loud thunk as Pan dropped the book again. "His fiancée?"
Bra nodded. "Yep, although he wasn't really supposed to marry her. His first betroved was the daughter of the Duke of Twilight's Kingdom, but she mysteriously disappeared and is presumed dead."
There was another thunk as Pan dropped the book again. "Are you okay?" Bra asked, worried about her friend.
Pan quickly nodded. "Yes, I'm fine. Just a little tired that's all. Can we take a break for the rest today?"
"Sure."
"Thanks. We'll meet at the usual spot for your lessons."
Bra nodded and then turned and left the room. Leaving Pan alone with her thoughts.
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"How about those two?" Goten asked pointing to two guards that walked into the tavern where he and Uub were sitting in.
Uub shook his head and took a sip of his drink. "No, those are city guards. They hardly ever enter the palace."
Goten nodded. "Sorry. How about them?"
Uub shook his head once again. "Those aren't even guards!"
"He he. Sorry."
This went on for the next fifteen minutes, till finally Uub found the perfect guards. The two guards sat down at the bar and ordered their drinks. Before the guards could pay for the drinks Uub placed down the money for the drinks. "Who are you?" one of the guards asked.
Uub smiled. "Consider me a friend."
The guard smiled back. "We'll consider you a friend if you keep paying for our drinks!"
"Consider it done."
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Bra crept silently through the halls of the palace and hurried to the practice courtyard. Bra had been there many times before. Watching her older brother train for tournaments and battles. When she had been younger, she had been able to convince the Knights who served her father to teach her simple moves. She would spend hours in the practice yard going over those moves again and again with sticks. This went on until she was ten, when her mother decided that it was time for her to learn to be a lady.
After a few moments later Bra arrived at the practice yard. "Pan? Are you here?" Bra whispered.
"You can speak normally Bra. No one will hear you. We are too far away from anyone's room and the guards have already made their rounds so they won't be back for at least an hour." Pan replied stepping put of the shadows carrying two swords. Pan tossed one to Bra. "Let's see what you can actually do."
Pan drawed her sword and took a fighting stance. Bra took a deep breath and drew her sword. "Don't worry. I won't even try to attack you. I'll only block. I just want to know what I have to teach you."
Bra nodded and took a fighting stance. She then stuck Pan's sword with a simple thrust. "Good, attack me again." Pan encouraged her friend.
Bra smiled and attacked again and again. Pan easily blocked all of Bra's moves. Pan then decided the spice things up. She began attacking Bra back with simple moves that she could block. It was difficult at first for Bra but she quickly caught on. Soon the courtyard was filled with the sound of clashing swords.
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Goten and Uub laughed as they walked with the two palace guards. "...and so the tavenkeeper said why the long face!" one of the guards who was plastered out of his mind.
His companion began uncontrollably laughing and Goten had to grab him to keep him standing. "Why don't we go over here. I saw something interesting over here." Uub lied.
The two guards nodded and walked over to the place that Uub pointed to. As soon as the guards had their backs turned towards them, Goten and Uub attacked. Knocking them both unconscious. "Quick, get their clothes. Before anyone comes by and sees us."
Goten nodded. He bent down and stripped the guard of everything but his underwear. He and Uub quickly dressed in the guards clothing and took their weapons. "Now, let's see if this plan of yours Goten will actually work or not." Uub said.
With that the two men headed towards the entrance of the palace. Somehow by a miracle of Kami, they both were able to sneak into the palace, with no questions asked. "What should we do now?" Goten asked as they began wondering around the palace.
"Split up and meet back here in a few hours. That way if one of us gets caught there still will be one of us to be able to rescue Pan." Uub replied.
Goten nodded. He pointed to his left as they reached a long hallway. "I'll go this way and you can go that way."
Uub nodded. "Be careful, I'll see you in a few hours."
Goten nodded and headed off to look for his niece. It was then that he heard the faint sound of clashing swords. "Where there are swords there will be Pan!"
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"You are better that I thought that you would be." Pan said as she wiped the sweat from her brow with the sleeve of her tunic.
"That's because she learned everything that she knows from me." a voice called.
Pan looked up at her left and watched as Trunks walked out of the shadows. "What do you want?" Pan asked her voice filled with hatred.
"Nothing, I couldn't sleep and heard the sound of swords. I got up to see what was going on." Trunks replied.
"Well you can go back to bed. There is nothing for you to see." Pan replied.
Trunks smiled at her. "You are pretty good with a sword, but I doubt that you are good enough to beat me."
"Is that a challenge?"
"Depends on if you are accepting."
Pan glared at Trunks. "Bra give your brother your sword. We will see if you are as good as you say you are Prince Trunks."
Trunks walked over to his sister and took her sword from her. "I hope that you know I am rooting for Pan and not you." Bra told him with a smile.
"What? You would root for her rather that your own family?"
Bra nodded. "Yep, I want to see her knock you flat on you butt when she beats you. Plus you lied! You never once taught me how to fight with a sword!"
"Thank you so much for those words of encouragement dear sister and I didn't lie I just streched the truth a little!." Trunks muttered sarcastically.
"Trunks, quit stalling and get over here." Pan called.
Trunks turned around and walked over to Pan. Taking a fighting stance. Pan smiled sweetly and took her own fighting stance. They tapped swords together politely and began to fight.
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By the time that Goten arrived in the courtyard, Pan and Trunks were in the heat of battle. Goten walked into the courtyard watching the two opponents' battle. "Come on Panny. Show him what you can do!" he whispered under his breath.
It was then that Bra noticed one of the palace guards was standing about a foot to her left. If he went and told her father what was going on. All three of them were going to be in deep trouble. Bra slowly walked over to the guard. "Um…this isn't really what this looks like." she said nervously. "See Pan…I mean the Green Dragon…I mean…"
Goten turned and looked at Bra. As soon as he did, Bra's eyes narrowed. "You aren't a palace guard! Who are you?" Bra asked.
Goten couldn't say a word. All he could do was stare at the beautiful princess that stood before him. "Hello? Anyone home?" Bra asked waving her hand in front of Goten's face.
Goten instantly snapped out of his daydream like state. "Huh?"
"Who are you? There is no way that you are a palace guard."
"What makes you say that?" Goten asked a little hurt.
You are too cute to be a palace guard! Bra though to herself as a faint blush appeared on her cheeks. "I know almost every guard that works in the palace and I have never seen you before."
Before Goten could reply there was a loud thump. Bra and Goten turned to see that Trunks was lying on his back with the tip of a sword at his throat. "What did you say a few moments ago about being able to beat me?" Pan asked.
"You caught me on an off day." Trunks replied, trying to get away from the sword tip.
"Way to go Panny!" Goten called out.
Pan looked up and dropped her sword. "Uncle Goten!" she called out as she sprinted towards her uncle.
Goten smiled and gave her a huge hug as soon as she was in his arms. "I missed you Panny!" Goten told her.
"I missed you too Uncle Goten." Pan said as she hugged her uncle back.
"So you are Goten?" Bra asked as soon as Pan and Goten had stopped. "Pan told me a lot about you."
Goten nodded. "And you might be?"
"Oh, I'm sorry Goten. This is Princess Bra." Pan said as she introduced them. "Bra this is my Uncle Goten."
Both Goten and Bra bowed politely to each other. Goten then gently took Bra's hand and kissed it lightly. "It is an honor to meet you princess. I can see all of the stories that I have heard have lied about your beauty."
"Oh?" Bra asked a little angry.
"Yes, you are far more beautiful than the stories say."
Bra felt her heart instantly melt and her knees good weak. Trunks got up off of the ground and growled at Goten. Goten smiled weakly at him.
He then turned and looked at Pan. "Come with me. I have to find Uub so we can get you out of here."
"You mean that you and Uub broke into the palace to get me out of here?" Pan asked.
Goten nodded. "Yep and if we don't get out of here soon. None of us will be leaving!"
Pan nodded. "Then let's go!"
"Hold it one minute!" Bra called.
"What?" Pan asked as she froze in her tracks.
"You are not going anywhere with me!" Bra replied.
"You want to come along with us?"
Bra nodded. "I still have a lot to teach you about being a lady and you still have a lot to teach me about sword fighting. Don't even think about getting out of it."
"You will have to take me also. Because wherever my sister goes I have to go also. To make sure that no one takes advantage of her!" Trunks said looking directly at Goten.
Goten smiled weakly again and looked away. "We can leave now if you don't mind another traveler with us." Uub called from the stairs above the courtyard.
Pan looked up to see that Uub had Marron tossed over his shoulder. Marron kept struggling to get away from him. Although she couldn't get anywhere with his mouth gagged and her hand and feet bound. "Why are you taking her along?" Pan asked.
"I had to. She would have screamed if I didn't." Uub replied as he walked down the stairs.
Uub placed Marron down on the ground. As soon as her feet tuched the ground, she sprinted over to Trunks. She began mumbling things that Trunks' could not understand. He pulled the gag a away from her mouth and almost instantly regreted it.
"Oh thank you Trunks. You won't believe what this villian did. I came back to my room after going to the kitchen to have a late night snack, I found him in my room. Looking for things to steal! I say that we call the guards to have these invaders arrested. Then they can all die the death that they deserve!" Marron began babbaling.
Trunks quickly put the gag back into her mouth. He then shoved her back to Uub. "Keep her as a gift. I don't want her!"
"What makes you think that I want her?" Uub asked.
Pan sighed. "Enough! We need to get out of here as quickly as we can! Before the King wakes up and finds out that we have kidnapped his son, daughter and his son's fiancée!"
Goten looked at Pan as she looked at him. They stayed this way for a few minutes. "Aren't you going to tell me the plan of how you were going to get me out of here?" Pan asked after a few moments of silence.
"Plan to get you out of here…well…" Goten began.
"I can't believe it! Neither of you had a plan to escape?" Pan shouted looking at Goten and Uub.
Uub shrugged and Goten looked away. "Great just great! How are we supposed to get out of here?" Pan asked.
"I have an idea." Bra said suddenly.
"What?" the others asked at the same time.
"Well, it will take everyone's help to pull this off." Bra replied.
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The morning rays of the sun shone down on the royal palace as the servants and others that lived in the palace woke up and began their day. Meanwhile Bra and Pan accompanied by two of the palace guards came to the main gates of the palace. All four of them were on horses that Bra had borrowed from the stables. "Good day Princess. Where are you off today?" one of the guards at the gate asked.
"We are off to teach Lady Pan how to ride like a Lady. The guards are with me to help keep her in line. Since my brother wants some time alone with his fiancée." Bra replied with a smile.
Pan muttered something under her breath and the guard who held onto her reins growled at her. The guard that was to Bra's right sweatdropped.
The guard laughed at Pan and then nodded. "Well then, enjoy your day today."
Bra nodded and urged her horse forward. Pan and the guards followed her. About an hour later Trunks accompanied by Marron rode to the gate. The guard did not even stop him when he rode past.
As Marron passed the guard she tried to break free from Trunks' iron grasp and convince the guard that she was being kidnapped. But the guard mistook her struggles for trying to get closer to Trunks. He quickly ushered them off and closed the gate.
"I hate you Trunks! How could you do this to me?" Marron hissed as Trunks removed her gag and they headed towards the meeting point where they were to meet the others.
"Shut up Marron. I hate to be the one to tell you thin but the world doesn't revolve around you!"
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A few moment later, Trunks and Marron finally caught up with the others. "So where do we go now?" Trunks asked.
Everyone looked at Bra. "Hey, don't look at me. I am just the one who got us out of the palace!"
"Well we can't go back to the forest. The King will surly find us there." Goten said.
"We can't indanger any of the villagers by hiding in any of the villages." Uub added as he took Marron from Trunks and slung her over his saddle.
"Then that only leaves us one place to go." Pan muttered.
"Where's that?" Bra asked.
"To Twilight's Kingdom."
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Thus ends another chapter of Twilight's Kingdom. I want to thank every one who reviewed my story. It means a lot to me to see all of the e-mails that I get when you review. So please keep it up. I hope one day to have my mail box full of reviews.