Author's Note: Hello! I'm back again with Chapter 5. Just when you though that you could get rid of me, I'm back! If you have any question or comments feel free to e-mail me at shadow_warrior14@yahoo.com I love getting feed back! Flames are also welcomed. I will use them to keep me warm at night as I write the next chapters of this story. Anyway, I don't own Dragonball Z or any of it's characters. So don't rub it in okay! Well, since I know that most of you want me to get on with the story. On to the next chapter!
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"Pan? Are you sure that it is safe to take them there?" Goten asked.
"What other choice do we have Goten? We can't go back to the forest, the King will surly find us there. The only choice that we have is to go to Twilight's Kingdom." Pan replied. "Plus I am over due for a visit with Mother and Father."
Goten nodded. "It will be nice to go home again."
"Whoa! Wait a sec! What's all this talk about Twilight's Kingdom? That place has been abandoned for years!" Bra asked.
"Technically it has. I'll explain everything on the way there." Pan replied. "Right now we need to get out of here as fast as we can before you father wakes up."
The others nodded as Pan and Goten turned their horses and headed towards Twilight's Kingdom.
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"What do you mean that they are gone!" Vegeta roared as he picked up one of his servant and tossed them into a wall.
"They left this morning. According to the guard at the gate, the Princess told him that they were going for riding lessons. Then the Prince came by shortly after with the Lady Marron. They have not been seen sense." the servant replied as he slid down the wall to the floor.
Vegeta growled. "I knew that I should have not listened to the brat's idea!"
It was then that Bulma entered the thrown room as the servant hastily made his escape. "What is all of this screaming about Vegeta?" she asked.
"It would appear that some how the Green Dragon convinced our children to help her escape!" Vegeta replied.
A small smile came to Bulma's lips. "It would seem that she takes after her father's side of the family."
"What is that supposed to mean Woman?"
"Nothing, forget that I said anything. So what are you going to do about it?"
"The only thing that I can do. Burn every portion of this kingdom to the ground! When everyone but her is dead. Then I will have her!"
Bulma shook her head. "That won't work Vegeta. If you burn the kingdom to the ground, you won't have any subjects to rule."
"Then what do you suggest that I do?"
"You are a hunter Vegeta. You should know exactly what to do. Wait in one spot for your prey to show itself. Then kill it. When the Green Dragon gets careless and forgets that you are after her. You will be able to find her."
Vegeta nodded. "An interesting idea. This is exactly why I keep you around Bulma."
With that Vegeta waved Bulma out of the room so he could be alone. Bulma bowed to her husband and left the room. All the while saying a little prayer that her son and daughter would not be found for a while.
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Pan stood in front of the large gate of Twilight's Kingdom. As she gazed up at the coat of arms that were engraved on the gate, a small smile came to her face. "Glad to be home?" Goten asked as too looked at the coat of arms.
"More than you can ever know!" Pan replied.
"Halt!" a voice from the top of the guard tower called. "Who goes there and what business do you have with the Twilight's Kingdom?"
"My business is that I live here Thomas! Now open up the gate!" Pan shouted back.
"There is no master or mistress of this castle. So how can you live here" the voice replied.
"Thomas! Open this gate right now! Don't make me climb up there and hurt you!"
"Open the gate you half-wit! That's Mistress Pan down there!" another voice said.
"I don't know if that's Mistress Pan or not! It could be an imposter sent by the King to convince us to open the gate so he can kill us all!" Thomas replied to the new voice.
"Master Goten is with her!"
"He too could be an imposter!"
"He's not an imposter! Now open the gate!"
"No, not until they tell me the velocity and wind speed of a swallow carrying a coconut!" (A/N: Watch Monty Python and the Search for the Holy Grail to understand that last line.)
"I am going to throw you off of this tower in five seconds if you don't get off your lazy butt and open the gate!"
"Fine, but if they are imposters, then it will be all you fault when the King storms in here and tried to take over!"
"OPEN THE GATE THOMAS!!!!"
"Okay, okay!"
A few seconds later a loud clanking sound could be heard as the gates to the manor opened. Pan turned around and looked at the others. "Welcome to Twilight's Kingdom!"
"Wow! This place is amazing!" Bra said as she road into the courtyard of the manor.
"I would be happy to give you a tour of the manor anytime that you wish, Princess." Goten told her with a grin.
Trunks cleared his throat loudly. Goten dismounted from his horse and smiled at Trunks. "You can come along too Trunks. But wouldn't you rather my niece to give you a tour?"
Before Trunks could reply there was a loud shout from inside the manor. One of the many doors that lead to the courtyard opened and three little girls raced out of them. "Pan! You're home!" the oldest one cried as she leapt into Pan's arms, almost knocking Pan down.
"It's good to see you too Ariana! Have you three been keeping up with your studies?"
The three girls nodded. "Yes."
Pan smiled and picked up the youngest as a middle-aged woman entered the courtyard. "Is it really you Panny?" she asked.
Pan nodded. "Yes Melanie, it's me."
Melanie began to cry. She rushed over to Pan and gave her a huge hug. "Oh, I knew that you would be comin' home soon, and you brought Master Goten with you!"
Goten smiled. "It's good to see you Mel! You don't know how much I missed you cooking!"
Mel smiled and walked over to Goten. She poked him the belly with the end of the wooden spoon that she was carrying. "You sure could have fooled me!"
Goten blushed and looked away. Mel then turned her attention to Uub who had once again slung Marron over his shoulder. "Tell me now boy? Is that anyway to treat a lady?"
"It is when she won't shut up!" Uub replied.
Mel bit back a laugh and turned her attention to Bra and Trunks. "Now you two I have seen before!"
Trunks gave Mel a strange look. "Uh…I don't think that you have. I have never met you before in my life."
"I think that you are wrong lad, I know that I have seen you before. No matter, come now. Let's get you something to eat."
At the mention of food Goten's face brightened. Before they could head inside the manor. A boy about ten and a young man about sixteen dropped down from the tower and landed with their backs to Bra and Trunks. "See! I told you that it was Mistress Pan and Master Goten!" the young man said with a smug smile.
"How was I supposed to know? Pan told us to keep a sharp lookout for the King's men and that was just what I was doing!" Thomas, the boy, replied.
The young man ignored his comment and walked over to Pan. He bowed respectfully to her. "It's good to have you home."
Pan smiled and shook her head. "Thank you for the warm welcome Bren."
Bren blushed. It was then that Mel shoved him out of the way. "Get back to the tower boys and do your job. Ariana, please show Uub and the others to their rooms."
Ariana nodded. "Yes ma'am."
The boys muttered something that Mel could not hear and headed back to the tower. While Mel headed into the manor to fix a feast fit for a King.
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"And this will be your room Mistress Bra." Ariana said as she opened a wooden door.
Bra walked into her room and gasped. It was larger than she had expected it to be. Along one wall was a large fireplace. Directly across for the fireplace was a huge canopy bed. To the left of the bed was a huge wardrobe closet. "This place is amazing!" Bra whispered as the other's left her alone in her room.
The next to receive a room was Uub. "You will be staying in your normal room Master Uub." Ariana told him they stopped in front of another large door.
Uub nodded. "Where is Marron's room so I can lock her in it?"
Ariana pointed to the door a few feet down the hall from Uub's room. She handed him a key. Uub smiled his thanks and walked down to the room, all the while Marron yelling at him to put her down. Uub opened the door to Marron's room and tossed her inside. He then quickly locked the door and walked back to his own room.
Trunks shook his head and followed Ariana to the next room. "This is yours. Mistress Pan told me to make sure that you get this one."
"Why do I suddenly feel afraid?" Trunks muttered under his breath.
Ariana giggled at his comment. "You shouldn't be afraid. Mistress Pan likes you. I can tell."
"Sure, then why did she want to kill me earlier?"
"That's her way of saying that she likes you!"
Trunks shook his head again and entered his room. As soon as he did, Trunks had the feeling that he had been in this very room before. It was furnished in the same style as Bra's room was. Except it had a slightly smaller wardrobe.
As Trunks began to walk around the room, Ariana decided that it was the right time to leave him along. "Why does this seem so familiar" he asked himself out loud.
"Perhaps you have been here in a dream or maybe you have been here before?" Goten said from the doorway.
"Don't you start that on me too!" Trunks muttered.
Goten smiled at him. "I have no idea what you are talking about! If you are hungry Mel has fixed dinner."
"Lead the way my friend." Trunks replied.
A few moments later Trunks and Goten were headed to the dining hall of the manor. They stopped by Uub and Marron's rooms to pick them up. Surprisingly Marron was actually being civil to them. They lastly stopped by Bra's room and picked her up also.
"So tell me Goten. How did all of the children who live here get here?" Bra asked as she walked out of her room and accepted Goten's arm.
"Well, Bren and Ariana are the son and daughter of two people who fought to keep Pan and myself safe when you father attacked the castle. Both of their parents died saving us. As for the others they are the children of some of the men that fight with us both." Goten replied.
"But why are they here? I always though that this was a run down manor that no one live in."
"What better place to hide them and keep them safe. No one bothers this manor because they think that it is a worthless piece of land that is haunted. "
"But what if someone does find it?" Trunks asked as they entered the dining hall.
"Then we are in trouble." Goten replied. "But enough talk about bad things! Right now all I want to think about is the wonderful dinner that Mel has fixed for us!"
With that the others sat down at the table. Marron sat beside Uub and Bra sat beside Goten on side of the table. Trunks walked over to the three girls. He bowed politely to Ariana. "Lady Ariana, might I have the honor of sitting beside you?" he asked with a smile.
Ariana giggled and nodded. Which caused Trunks' smile to grow larger. He sat down beside Ariana. A few moments later Mel walked in with the turkey dinner that she had prepared for Pan and Goten's arrival. Mel placed it down on the table. As soon as she did, Goten began reaching for a drumstick. Instantly Mel smacked his hand with her wooden spoon. "No food until Panny comes!" she told him.
Goten nodded sadly and held the hand that got hit in his other hand. "Oh you poor baby!" Bra said sarcastically. "Do you want me to kiss it and make it feel better?"
Goten stuck out his lower lip and nodded like a little boy would. Causing the girls to erupt into giggles. Bra took his injured hand in her own and kissed it gently. "Feel better?"
Goten nodded and put his head on Bra's shoulder. "Yes mommy. I feel much better!"
Bra let out a laugh and blushed. Mel shook her head. "Sometimes I wonder if I did drop you on your head as a child Goten!"
"It would explain so much!" Pan replied as she entered the dining hall.
As soon as Trunks turned around, his mouth dropped open. Pan was dressed in a long flowing dark blue dress that made her eyes look even darker than they all ready were. Her hair was tied back in a tight bun. Pan walked over to the only empty seat, which just happened to be beside Trunks'. She smiled sweetly at Trunks and then nodded to Goten. "You can eat now."
Goten's face lit up at the mention of food. He grabbed the turkey leg and then began filling his plate. Mel let out a laugh. "One would think that you never ate at all Master Goten."
"When it comes to your food Mel. I am always hungry!" Goten replied with a smile.
That was how the meal went for the rest of the time. Everyone just enjoyed everyone else's company.
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"Trunks! Please! You are so close to finding me!" the mystery girl said to Trunks as he once again found himself in the strange fog that he had been in every night since he first been sick.
"How will I know you if I do find you?" Trunks asked the voice.
"You will know me when you find me Trunks. Just open your heart and you will see who I truly am."
"How do I do that? I don't understand! First, you tell me that I broke my promise to you and now you are telling me to find you."
The voice laughed. "All will be reviled in time Prince. All you have to do is wait."
With that, Trunks woke up. He sat up in bed and let out a string of curses. Why do I have to wait? I hate waiting! I want to know what the girl wants from me! Trunks though to himself as he got out of bed and quickly dressed.
As soon as he was finished, Trunks heard the sound of clanging coming from the front courtyard. Trunks looked out one of the windows of his room, to see Pan practicing with the boy Bren. Trunks smiled as he watched Pan try to teach Bren to use a sword. He then walked back over to the bed and pulled on his boots. A few seconds later Trunks was out the door and in the courtyard. Ready to challenge Pan once again.
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Well, that's all for right now. Tune in soon for the next exciting chapter of Twilight's Kingdom. Also read and review so I know if I should even consider finishing this story!