Title || Tears of a Warrior
Chapter 01 || Haunted Illusions
Written By || Sailor MarZ
E-mail || Shortcinderella@hotmail.com
Rated || PG -13
Editor || Dee

Author's Note: Please feel free to e-mail me and tell how the first chapter is...I have speant ALOT of time on this love/adventure/drama story...it is very long and I am done the story...so if I do get love for this story than i will send more chapters out...alright? Okay READ AND REVIEW!

Although she was asleep her mind was wide awake with frightening thoughts that have haunted her days and nights. Her eyes darted back and forth; her brow creased and sweat dripped from her skin to the pillow. She squirmed in bed as if begging to be woken up. She groaned in her sleep speaking inaudible words. Blia's cold silver eyes haunted her. Evil silver eyes that were not from earth, that laughed when another victim was slain. The women's' screams for their husbands…that were no longer there, the Zwarriors. I can still hear Vegeta's roar, his beloved Bulma was killed while trying to save him…his mad rage clouded his mind and thoughts and caused him to die as well. The creature brushed her ocean blue hair out of the way as if it was an easy task to finish off the Earth's most brave warriors. It was sickening.

Her eyes…so bright...yet darkness conceled in its every glance…her father, her mother, her friends and family….

"Nooooooo!!!" Pan sat up her eyes wide with fear. She gasped for air and panted.

She looked at her surroundings and calmed down. She has been having this dream for ages.

"Miss are you alright?" a maid, asked in concern.

She didn't even notice another person in the room.

"Huh?...uh yes yes I am fine thank you" Pan got out of the luxuary bed she recived.

"Excuse me Ninoa" She addressed the servant that was opening the door.

The servant turned around and smiled "Yes Miss?"

"Do u think I can have another more modest bedroom? I am not used to such extravagance…and really, I can take care of myself, I don't need the assistance of servants" Pan said looking at the huge room that seemed larger then a house.

"His highness Prince Von insists that you stay here" Ninoa smiled. With that Ninoa closed the door. Pan slumped on her bed and sighed. She sighed of relief that she back to reality.

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** That night **

"You look beautiful Miss" Liliana sighed as she brushed Pan's long black hair.

"Its Pan…don't call me Miss, Liliana, you don't have to use such formalities with me." Pan patted her maid's hand and smiled at her.

"Yes Miss…uh Pan" Liliana adjusted to Pan's simple way of living life. The other two maids helped Pan into her party gown. Pan was on the Planet Avilia. She was told that the Prince was on Earth when the horrible war with Blia was going on and saw Pan was the only one left alive but exhausted, beaten, and unconscious. He brought Pan back to his Planet and into the future. She woke up in the room and a bunch of maids attended her. The royal family of Avilia insisted her to stay and heal.

She got dressed, with her hair piled up with braids and ornaments [the way the Availians dress their hair]. She went downstairs to the grand ballroom. Everyone one stared at her with awe. They never thought earthlings would look so good. She was greeted by Prince Von and received many envious glares from the ladies present. After the commotion died down about her and slipped away from Prince Von. She went to get a glass of wine.

The Prince sought her out "Pan, where are you going?"

"Oh! I was just getting something to drink, that's all" Pan held her glass with sweet pink liquid.

"Oh! I have better drinks, that are much more suitable to you, my honored guest" He said as he reached for her hand.

Pan subtly slipped her hand out of the Prince's. "It's quite fine your grace, I prefer this drink, and I don't need anything special, I am not used to it." She smiled as she walked away leaving the Prince with swarms of beautiful Courtiers in hope for a dance. Pan got out to the garden and took off her gloves, and cooled herself off at the midnight air. She sighed out loud and went back inside. She decided that she was tired of the ball and walked up to her room.

"Dear guests" The Prince announced as his brown eyes shone and perfect smile displayed which caused silence in the room. "I would like to introduce a good friend of mine from the planet Earth…" Pan didn't even bother looking down, this earth in this time was different from hers. All her relatives were also deceased in this time. "It was probably another dull royal person" She laughed inside.

Trunks looked up and saw through the many pampered faces a young girl walking up the stairs with jet black hair. He mused and intrigued, he felt like he knew her but he didn't. "Strange" He thought to himself.

"This is your room sir" Ninoa showed him to yet another extravagant room. "Thank you" Trunks said. He closed the door behind him and went straight to the shower. Pan was staring blankly out to the sky. She looked down from the balcony and saw Kista Lake. She similed, gave into temptation and flew down to the river and freed herself from the gilded cage of the Grand Palace.

Trunks got out of the shower and sensed a Ki around him. He looked around but the Ki was strong yet fading as if going somewhere. Intrigued he went out to his balcony and sensed the Ki was outside. He flew down to the ground to see what it was. Pan stripped off her clothing and jumped into the lake. The silver moonlight disembersed as she clashed into the water. The water felt cool to her skin. She wandered why she never saw anyone swimming. The lake was beautiful. Trunks walked to the lake nearby and knew someone was swimming. "Hello?" He asked out to the night. Underwater Pan couldn't hear anyone but she sensed someone there with a very familiar Ki. She swam to the top and smoothed out her long hair from her face and looked up. She screamed.

Her shriek startled Trunks. Trunks assumed she had no clothing on he turned around. Pan put on her sweats and that she left near the water's edge.

Trunks turned around. "Miss I am not here to intrude on your priv-"

"What what...what are you doing here…what are you?" Pan walked backwards away from him.

"I felt a strange Ki so I came out here, I am sorry-I-I didn't see anything " He tried to explain.

"What are you...you, you are not supposed to be here!!!" Pan exclaimed.

"What?" Trunks didn't understand what she was trying to say.

Pan looked at him and realized that he didn't know who she was. "Do even you know who I am?"

"Uh…Can I have your name miss?" Trunks ashamed at his manners.

"Who are you Trunks?" Pan said also noticing the awkward question.

"Uh…I am-" He started in confusion.

"I mean where are--who are--you... don't even know who I am! [AN: she just realized it was the future and Gohan died before he had a child]-My name is Pan-Son Pan, daughter of Son Gohan" She finished

"Excuse me??????" Trunks asked bewildered and raised his violet eyebrows in anstonishment.

"It's a very long story, lets go inside I am getting a bit cold" she gestured him to the door. He was topless; therefore leaving him with no jacket to offer he smiled and said "sorry I have no jacket…" She smiled back, that left him intrigued to find out who she was and what she was doing on Planet Availia.

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Trunks was led into her room, she quietly closed the door behind her trying to not wake anyone. He sat down awkwardly on her bed as she went into the washroom. She changed into her dry clothing, brought the towel and robe with her. 'Why the hell am I bringing a robe with me? Why cover up that body of his…WHOA! There did that come from?!?! Pan Pan Pan! Think straight, he doesn't know you…yes he doesn't know you…' Pan hit her head as if checking if her brain was functioning correctly. All she did was sigh.

"Here, if you are cold" She handed him an extra robe. He put it on but didn't tie it together. Glancing at his chiseled muscles peeking out of the robe 'This is going to make it hard to concentrate on my story' she smiled.

"Why are you smiling?" Trunks inquired her odd behavior.

"Oh nothing" Pan said as she sat down. "Okay the story…*sigh* I live in another time, not yours. In my world or Earth an evil...horriblle montser came…her name was Blia. We do not know why she came, what for or why she chose Earth. She just started destroying everything…and…" Pan quieted down. Trunks looked up concerned. "…And everyone in its path" Pan said.

"She targeted the Zwarriors. Killing everyone until she found us. She was cold hearted when she killed. My grandfather was the last to die along with some others…he told…he told...told Trunks to take me away…and I never heard from him again." Pan stumbled. "I was only 16 and I had not reached my full potential in power…Blia found us and she had these cold eyes…silver eyes laughter burnt in each one when she killed someone. Trunks pushed me into a lake because apparently Blia was scared of water. I heard Trunks yelling for me to swim away and not to worry about him…all I felt was him powering up and …and his Ki died. " He didn't know that Blia was scared of the water so he stood out and protected me. Hot familiar tears welled up in Pan's eyes, she looked to the ground, she hated crying although she couldn't stop it.

Trunks looked at her and had a sudden urge to hug her but he restrained. "Blia didn't come after you?"

"No, she didn't, I hid underwater in a capsule house and trained for 4 years…hard with anger, frustration I got up to a very high level…. And with a hope that someone will find me…but no one ever came, everyone was gone." Pan whispered.

"How did you get so powerful in only 4 years? I can sense your power" Trunks inquired. He found her fascinating.

"Bulma gave me something before she died. She died in Vegeta's arms and I was beside her. She handed me a capsule and told me never to lose it and always keep it with me. So I listened. In it, there was this book that showed all of her study on ki's and power levels. She discovered a way to train that would drastically change your power level. But even with the book I trained till my bones would give out. Let's just say it was slight determination…with my mother's scream ringing in my ears…After 4 years I surfaced. Blia found me…and I was badly injured and exhausted. She laughed at my weakness. She said something about me dying just like my "pathetic family". I have never been in so much rage in my life. Somehow my Ki skyrocketed…My hair turned white. I didn't understand what was happening to me. For the first time I saw fear in Blia's eyes. I was out to destroy those eyes, those eyes which caused me to so much pain….and I did destroy them, me, Son Pan killed and avenged my family"

Trunks was amazed at her level of determination and strength. "How did you get here?"

"I actually don't remember that. After Blia's defeat I felt as if my power was killing me. My heart was aching and brain was spinning. I didn't know what was happening and my world went black from the point on. Prince Von took me to this place and took care of me until now" Pan said, Trunks nodded.

"By the way, what are you doing on this planet?" Pan inquired back.

"I am looking for diamonds…rare diamonds only found on this planet" He explained.

"Why do you need diamonds?" Pan asked

"My Earth is also falling apart. These Diamonds can rejuvenate it. We no longer have enemies, but all the past enemies had created a death planet. Our water supply and vegetation is decreasing. These Diamonds has a rare implant of nutrition in the center. Through the clear cut you can see a glimmer of blue. If put to good use and correct use the nutritious cores are released in the ground…its like a magic stone" Trunks said.

"Glimmer of blue…glimmer of blue" Pan whispered. "Have you found these Diamonds yet?"

"No, I took some the last time I was here, but I can no longer find them" Trunks sighed.

"Come with me" Pan made him stand up.

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They flew off the balcony down to the lakeside. She started to walk to the waterfall behind the trees. Trunks followed close behind her. "I went swimming around here and I went pass this waterfall, underneath a couple of feet you can see an opening. A normal person can't go through it; the power waterfall can break someone's neck. So you have to be pretty strong, well you swim pass the opening and there is this strange blue light…and I think that's what you are looking for" Pan told him.

"Oh I see" Trunks said.

"Well that's where you're diamonds are, I am sure of it." Pan exclaimed in confidence.

"I am not going to get them today, I am not planning on leaving just yet" Trunks said.

"Oh okay, well you can only get them at night, in the morning they lose their blue glimmer…and you won't be able to see them." Pan added.

"Oh, please don't tell anyone about the Diamonds...I know I am not supposed to take them, but my earth needs it more, and all they use it for is their bedposts" He said sarcasticly.

Pan nodded "I know, they are all snobs here" The both laughed together.

They both started walking back to the palace enjoying the cool air. It was getting close to dawn. Trunks walked her below her balcony. "Good night Trunks" She said. "Its very good to meet you, meet someone I know" She smiled...it was a long time since she smiled.

"Its very interesting to meet you here, If you ever need something my door is right beside yours" Trunks pointed out. "Good Night Pan" He said as she flew up to her balcony.

"Night Trunks" She walked inside to her room.

Trunks stood there looking at her balcony door, he didn't know how long he stood there, until her lights were turned off. He sighed then smiled and flew up to his balcony. He plopped himself on his bed and took off the robe and tossed it on the armchair. He lay there looking up on the ceiling thinking about Pan. About how bad her life must have been and what a hard time she had. He felt bad for her and wanted to do something to pay it up to her..Yet he had no idea what he could do. He lay there for what seemed like an eternity…until he sensed there was something wrong…something wrong with her. He jumped out of bed and went out to his balcony. He felt like she was in some sort of struggle. He hesitated for a moment and flew over to her balcony.

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Those cold eyes…those horrible cold eyes, silver and gazing at her. Screams…terrified screams. Sweat drops formed and slid off her temple. Her movements made her sheets and blanket fall off the bed and swished to the floor. Her body was burning and her mind screaming. "Kaasan, Tousan...Don't leave me...please don't leave me...Trunks...I..I don't want to go...Don't take them...please don't take them away...." She squirmed back and fourth. "Please don't...please...DON'TTTTTTTTT!!!!!!!!!!!" She woke up screaming and jumped into the arms of Trunks.

She hugged him so tight. He felt like he was going to burst.... Despite the fact that she was suffocating him he held on to her. Even for a sayjin the grip, it was very strong as if she was holding on for her life. "Its alright...everything will be alright, I am here" Trunks silently assured her that everything was okay. Pan stifled a shocked sound and her mind came back to reality she pushed Trunks away.

"Its alright...Its just me" He said in the darkness. She moved herself to the end of the large bed. And grabbed a pillow nearby and hugged it to her chest.

"What are you doing here?" She said after quite some time.

"I--I uh felt like there was something wrong-with you so I came to your room and saw you-you had a nightma-" He explained.

"It was nothing! Nothing at all, you should go back to your room, I am quite fine" She sat in the corner and isolated herself from him.

He looked at her and felt concern and heartbreak. She seemed so afraid of something. He was worried and wanted to stay with her.

"Go" She whispered. She didn't want him to see her like this. She didn't want anyone to see her like this.

"Pan…" Trunks said quietly.

"Just go!" She said a bit louder. He looked at her in disbelief and stood up and walked to the balcony. He didn't fly off immediately yet stayed out on the balcony. When she thought he had left she started to cry. She missed her family so much and had no one left. She cried tears of her childhood and innocence lost…in the hands of Blia.

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