Hey people! Here's the 13th chapter. I know I said it would be out a lot sooner, but I'm sorry!! I've been quite busy lately, so I haven't had much time to write. Well, I don't have much to say, other than thanks to those who reviewed, I really appreciate it! I think people are starting to lose interest, so this fic is gonna come to a close soon. I've already started a few others...like one that will be out as soon as this is done.
Well, anyway, insert disclaimer here. Now, on with the fic:
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"Pan!" Trunks yelled out-loud. ::Pan? PAN!:: Trunks burst out of the room, only to find a maid with their food. "Umm...could you just put that inside?" She nodded. "Thanks." Trunks said and ran down the hall.
Through every corridor he knew of, Trunks ran. And then, some he hadn't been in before. He knew something was wrong, but he didn't know what. But since she wasn't answering his thoughts, he had to find her.
He walked down a much older looking hallway. When he got to the end, he found a door slightly ajar. He pushed it the rest of the way open. AS he walked inside, he, unknowingly, did not make the same mistake as Pan did and kept his guard up.
Trunks sensed someone behind him and whipped around to see someone holding what looked like a big (and heavy) mallet. In a split-second, he had the mallet out of its owner's hand and it's owned unconscious on the floor.
"Hmm...Pan must have let her guard down....if she came into this-" Then he noticed blood on the ground. It was a trail, leading to another door. Then he studied the rest of the room. It looked like it had one time been an office. There was a large desk in the middle, but oddly enough, it looked newer than the rest of the room. Trunks frowned, but decided to follow the trial of blood.
He opened the door and found himself looking down a long, dark stone staircase. He wanted to be able to see better, so he formed a ki ball in his hand. Then he descended the stairs to find another door. He opened it to find a well-lit corridor. He let his ki ball disappear.
Looking down, he found the blood trail and followed it again. It led him down the corridor. What it led him past shocked him. The corridor went past cells. In these cells were bodies. Some were just skeletons, others looked as though they had just died recently. Others were half-rotten. He gagged and looked down at the floor, trying to ignore what he was seeing with his peripheral vision.
The trail went back and forth between cells, as it went along to corridor, seeming to be trying to find an empty one. Suddenly, the blood turned and went inside a cell.
Trunks feared what he was about to see, but looked up anyway. She wasn't as bad as he had thought, but still, she was his mate, and it hurt him to see her like this. Just lying there, motionless, bleeding from the back of her head. There was also blood coming from her forehead, which looked as though the part of her skull there was shattered. She looked as though she had just been thrown there, with out care, head first. The cell was small, so she hit her head on the wall.
Trunks noticed the ring around her neck and rushed up to the bars. He looked around to see if anyone was there, not knowing why, and bent the bars apart. He dashed inside and collapsed next to her.
"Panny..." Trunks choked and pulled her into his arms. "Oh Kami, Panny...please don't die..." He grabbed the ring around her neck and crushed part of it with his hand, causing the undamaged part to fall to the floor with a clatter.
Pan's eyes opened and closed. It was like she was there... and yet she wasn't. "Trunks...." Pan whispered, so quietly, he almost didn't hear her.
"Pan! No, try to stay conscious...I'm gonna get you out of here!" The corners of her mouth twitched, as though she was trying to smile and her eyes rolled back into her head. Trunks was about to stand up when he heard footsteps. 'It's probably just and Andiraftian. I'll just wait until they get here. Then I'll deal with them.'
The person was, as Trunks thought, an Andiraftian. This one looked a little more muscular than the one Trunks had knocked out, but he would still be of no threat. Except, maybe to Pan...in her state of unconsciousness.
"Hey! What are you doing in there?!"
"Getting her out of here!" Trunks answered angrily. "Why was she brought here anyway?!"
"She entered the forbidden room. No one is allowed in, and if they go in, they, like all other prisoners are brought here. And, as you can see, most stay for the rest of their lives, and then some."
"We aren't even from this planet!" Trunks stood up, Pan in his arms. "How was she supposed to know she wasn't supposed to be in there?" Trunks tried to calm his anger, knowing if he started powering up, it may hurt Pan even more.
"Well, you're living...and you're here...."
"You know about the war, right?" Trunks cut him off. "Well, we are the ones who caused the end of it." He really didn't want to brag, but he'd do what ever it took to get her out of there.
The guard's eyes widened in shock. "I'm sorry, you see, we are almost never informed down here. I was once a rebel and I am not allowed to leave this area. This is my punishment. I deserve it, along with the man who guards the door upstairs."
"Oh, well, we'll be leaving. Right now." Trunks said. The guard nodded, but didn't bother to open the door, Trunks just stepped back through the bars he bent. He didn't even bother to walk, he just took off flying. The only thing he could think of was whether or not she was going to make it.
'Pan,' Trunks thought, 'please...I know you've lost quite a bit of blood, but I also know you're strong.' He felt her tense up but then she went limp again. At least he knew she was fighting to stay alive.
Then he got an idea. The ship they came here on had a regeneration tank! If only he could remember what capsule he had left it in.... The two quickly came to their room. He threw open the door and laid her gently on her bed. Trunks rushed into the bathroom because that's where they kept the capsules.
He dug through all of them until he found the right one. At least, he hoped it was. Then he noticed that his family often had a problem remembering what capsule was which.....He smiled slightly as he thought about that. 'No, I've got to get Panny into the regeneration tank.' He thought to himself.
He shoved the capsule in his pocket and gently lifter her off the bed. He opened the door and looked down the corridor, hoping to find someone who knew how to get out of the castle. Since he didn't see anyone, he just floated down the hall to the left, looking for a window. When he found one, he blasted through it with a ball on ki, leaving no sharp edges.
Trunks flew out the window and touched down on the grass below. It was where the troops had been gathering. Taking the capsule out of his pocket, he made sure there would be enough room for the ship. He pushed the button and threw it. When the ship appeared, he pressed the button to make the door open and didn't even bother to wait for the ramp to come down. He merely flew into the ship.
He found the room that had the single regeneration tank and quickly turned it on and punched in commands. Then he set her inside after attaching the mouthpiece to her. Now, all he could do was wait. He couldn't even really communicate with her because she wasn't conscious.
He wondered how much blood she had lost. It was obviously a lot. 'What am I gonna do?' he thought. 'I don't think they can do blood transfusions here....' He was snapped out of his thoughts when Anya, of all people, walked in.
"Why is the ship here?" She asked.
"Pan...she went into the forbidden room..."
"Forbidden room?"
"Yeah," Jakub answered, walking in. "You're lucky to have found her. Oh my..." Her looked into the tank, where her head injuries were much more apparent, now that the blood was gone. "Anya, can you heal her?"
"But she's lost so much blood..." Trunks said.
"That's okay!" Anya answered. "I can heal that, too! Well, sorta..."
"Sorta?" Trunks asked.
"Yes, I'll need your blood, but no needles of anything of the kind! First, you'll have to get her out of the tank." Trunks nodded and turned it off, after the water drained out, he gently lifted her out.
"Okay, now what?"
"Close your eyes and concentrate on her blood level rising, and yours falling, but not too much, just enough for her to survive." Anya answered; Trunks did as he was told. As he did this, Anya opened her hands and a glow formed around Trunks and Pan. (This is sorta like when Dende heals people...I think...)
The wound on Pan's forehead slowly went away, as did the one on the back of her head. And no one could tell, but her blood level rose. Not only did Anya use some of Trunks' blood, but she copied the cells, so that Pan had more than what Trunks could safely give her.
When the glow stopped, Trunks opened his eyes to see Pan, fully healed. She had not gained consciousness, though. Anya, on the other hand, was losing consciousness. Jakub stepped forward as she swayed back and forth. He wrapped his arms around her to steady her and she fought for consciousness.
"Is she okay?" Trunks asked, referring to Anya.
"Yeah, that type of healing takes a lot out of them." Jakub answered. "I'm going to take her back into the castle so she can rest." Trunks nodded and looked back down at Pan.
"Pan? You okay?" He started walking out of that room to what was her bedroom. Deciding that she would probably be more at home on the ship, he laid her down on her bed and sat down next to it, waiting for her to wake up. As he was waiting, he wondered how much attention this ship was gathering. He found this amusing.
"Trunks?" A raspy voice behind him called. He jumped up.
"Pan! Are you okay?" He helped her sit up and sat down next to her, holding her in his arms.
"What happened, Trunks?" She was obviously shaken by this.
"You really wanna know?" Trunks asked.
"Yes..." Pan answered.
"You went into what they call the forbidden room. I don't know why it's forbidden, though...but anyway, you were hit on the back of the head to knock you out, then taken to a dungeon and thrown into a rather small cell. When you were thrown in, you hit your head on the back wall, crushing the part of the bone in your forehead. I found you, put you in the regeneration tank, Anya came along and healed you and now, here you are." Trunks answered quietly.
"I want to go home, Trunks...."
"I know, Panny...so do I." Trunks hugged her tightly. "But this planet still needs a little help. And we still want to find Anya's family....don't we?"
"Yeah, I guess so..." Pan answered, holding on to Trunks tightly. I guess you could say that she was in a state of shock.
"Pan...we should at least go back into the castle where we won't cause a distraction with this ship." Trunks whispered in her ear. She nodded into his chest and he lifted her up. He floated out of the ship and capsulized it. Pan reached her hand out and Trunks handed her the capsule, which she clasped in her hand.
As they flew inside, Trunks asked her if she wanted to walk, which he figured she refused. But to his surprise, she nodded and he set her down.
"I didn't mean that you had to...I was just wondering if you wanted to." Trunks said to her.
"I know, Trunks, but I just want to walk." Pan answered, her voice just above a whisper. Trunks nodded and walked beside her as they found their room. When they got there, they found a guard standing outside.
"Mr. Trunks? Miss Pan? The King requests your presence in his chambers." The guard told them. Trunks looked down at Pan then nodded. "Okay, I will tell him you will be coming." The guard then left.
Trunks opened the door to their room and allowed Pan to enter before him. He followed her and shut the door behind him. He turned, expecting to see Pan, but all he saw was the bathroom door shutting. Trunks dashed over to the door and called in.
"Pan?! Are you okay?" He was only answered by the sound of her vomiting. He shuddered and opened the door a crack. He peeked in and saw her sitting on the floor with her back against the wall. She was extremely pale. She coughed a few times and offered him a weak smile.
"I'm fine now Trunks." He shook his head and walked over and flushed the toilet. Then, he leaned over and put and arm around her, lifting her to her feet. She leaned her head on his shoulder as he led her out of the bathroom.
"Are you sure you're okay?" Trunks asked, getting a nod from Pan. She was still pretty pale. "Well, okay, we should probably go talk with the king now." Again, Pan nodded and they left the room, heading towards the king's chambers. When the pair got there, the king was waiting in him living-room-like area.
"Sorry we didn't come right away, Your Highness." Pan said to him, bowing slightly, as did Trunks.
"Oh! It's okay!" The king answered. "I have heard of what happened in the dungeon area. I have the guards in another room at this moment, but I will get to them later. Right now, I'm sure you want to know why that room is off-limits, am I right?" Trunks and Pan nodded simultaneously. "Okay then, That room was, and is still used for keeping files of this kingdom's history. You two, of course have already been added.
"The guards of the room, however do not read the history, they merely guard that room. Also, on file are the prisoners, and I am notified when a decision is to be made as to whether a person should be put in that dungeon or another one. If someone enters that room, however, they are automatically put in that dungeon.
"This is because we had at one time, a problem with people trying to see what was kept on record, or trying to destroy parts, and we can't have that, now can we?" Trunks and Pan shook their heads.
"So, that is why you were put in that dungeon. Normally, I am notified, if they get a chance, that someone new has been put there, but they had no time, seeing as I was not here, and we are quite short-handed around here."
"I understand now." Pan said.
"Good. Now, I will have the guards come in." He clapped his hands twice and the two guards were brought into the room. But stared at the floor after bowing to their king. "What do you two have to say for yourselves?" The king demanded.
"Nothing." The guards answered. The king glared at them and turned back to Pan and Trunks.
"I will have them killed, if you wish." The king answered.
"Oh no!" Pan exclaimed, startling Trunks. "They were only doing their jobs and I shouldn't have gone in there anyway." The guards sighed in relief and muttered apologies. Pan smiled slightly at them. They then quickly left the room.
"Well, the two of you had better be going then. I hear you want to help the young girl find her family. I do hope they are still alive." The king smiled sadly at them and they left the room.
"Still want to help Anya?" Trunks asked, looking down at Anya.
"Yep." She answered. "We should probably find her..." Trunks nodded in agreement and they decided to first find Jakkub's chambers. That in itself was a problem. They had never been there.
"Where do you think his chambers are?" Trunks wondered. Pan shrugged. "Maybe we should find a maid, maybe they would know..." Trunks suggested.
"Okay," Pan answered. "There's one! Um, excuse me! Do you know where the prince's chambers are?" She called over. The maid nodded.
"I will show you, in fact I was on my way there!" She smiled and continued walking. Trunks and Pan fell in step behind her.
::You think Anya will be there?:: Pan asked.
::I hope so.:: Trunks answered. As he answered, they came to a large door. The maid knocked twice and the door opened a crack, then opened all the way. Jakub stepped aside and allowed all three to enter.
"Oh! Hi Trunks! Hi Pan!" Jakub smiled at them.
"Hi," Trunks answered. "How's Anya?" Pan gave him a confused look. ::She healed you, but that type took a lot out of her because she had to transfer blood, too.:: Trunks explained silently.
::Oh, okay...:: Pan answered.
"She's doing find. But she's sleeping at the moment." Jakub said. "Did you bring the message?" Jakub asked, referring to the maid.
"Yes, sire, here it is." She smiled slightly and handed it to him.
"Thank you." Jakub smiled back. She bowed and left the room. "So, what brings you here?"
"We wanted to see if Anya wanted to find her family." Trunks answered.
"Oh, well come this way! We'll wait for her to wake up." Jakub lead them to a living-room-like place. The sat down, Trunks and Pan on a couch, and Jakub on another. They talked about this and that until Anya woke up.
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Okay, I'm sorry I ended this here, but I wanted to get it out before I went on vacation. So, I'll work on the next part as much a possible while I'm gone and maybe get the next part out sooner. This time, I probably will! ^_^ Please review!
