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"So now I know what they mean when you can't play with time…" Trunks said getting a bit dramatic as he looked out to the black think, wide piece of what seemed like nothingness.

Pan was getting a bit scared, every minute, and every second she was getting closer back to her time, closer to explaining to her father that her and her Past Uncle are in love. How will every think of her?

Every time she tried to shrug it off it came back with full force.

"You know we have about 2 minutes left?" Goten said looking ahead.

Out of the time machine were all of these colors. It looked like they were going through a vortex, with virtual colors.

"We do?!" Pan's heart started to pound with excitement and with fear. Back to her real parents and everyone else. She really did miss them. Now she can see her best friend. They didn't even tell Bulma that they were coming so it would be a surprise.

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Present.

Gohan was staring at the wall, two weeks ago he just stopped talking to everyone. Stopped eating. He really did love his daughter. Till death. And now that she was gone, it seemed as if all was lost.

He wouldn't even move, that little fire inside him that kept him living, that kept him believing was gone. Burnt out. Tears just came freely down his cheeks. All he did was stare at the picture of his daughter at age six on the wall.

He lost it.

Videl, she wasn't any better.

She was in bed, all day. Forgetting how much life is really worth.

Because to her, her daughter was her life.

She was pull the covers to her face, crying miserably everyday. It was her only daughter. Secretly she blamed Bulma for everything, she hated Bulma forever letting Pan in that machine. And she hated herself for letting Pan do it.

All she would do is mope around and look at the photo of her little girl, forgiving every little stunt her baby girl ever did and wishing she would come home.

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Bulma was outside just looking around, trying to make her guilty conscience sit still and stop giving her all of these ideas that she was the one who made Videl and Gohan all crazy.

That's when out of nowhere she saw this Machine pop out.

The same exact one she built with Pan!

Bulma jumped up straight and ran to it, all this joy and excitement going through her mind, and her heart.

The door opened slowly to show Pan.

It seemed like a dream, like a fantasy daydream she was making up. But when Bulma crashed into Pan to give her a hug she knew it was real.

"Oh my god, oh my god, oh my god!! Panny you came back!!!" Bulma said as she hugged Pan even tighter.

"Hi Bulma!" Pan hugged her back.

"I can't believe your back!! Everyone misses you!!! Everything has been so depressing without you!!" Bulma let go.

"Really?" Pan never knew everything has changed THAT much since she left.

That's when Bulma turned to see a younger version her son and his best friend.

"You brought them too?" She said as she observed them from up close.

Goten and Trunks felt a bit awkward.

"I have to call everyone!!!" Bulma screamed as she ran inside.

Pan had this big huge smile on her face.

"I can't believe I am back." She twirled around a bit.

"Is everyone crazy like that here?" Trunks asked.

"That's your mom dude." Goten said.

(Oh boy this is going to get confusing so for your own brain's sake it will be Pa. Goten for Past. And Pr. Goten for Present. Same for Trunks too.

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The annoying sound of the phone rang and Videl couldn't stand it anymore so she stood up to get it.

Since she hasn't spoken to anyone in days her voice was a bit hoarse.

"Hello?" She asked into the phone when she picked it up.

"Videl, is that you? You sound so sick. Great news!! Pan is back!!" Bulma almost shouted into the phone.

Videl couldn't believe it she dropped the black colored phone on the floor causing it to shatter.

It was like her soul came back, for the first time in days she smiled. A real one this time. She touched herself just to make sure this wasn't a dream.

"Gohan!!" She ran into the living room to find her husband looking miserable.

"Gohan!!" She repeated shaking him until she slowly glazed at her; his eyes were red from lack of sleep.

"She's back!! Pan!! She came back!!" She said.

Gohan could only stare until everything sunk in. Then he stood up, his muscles hurt, his back hurt, but he didn't even care. He gave this huge smile, as the fire in his heart started to once again burn brightly.

"She's back!" He seemed so excited.

All these images started to come, of his daughter. Of how she must have changed

Gohan; still in his boxers and white shirt ran out the door with Videl to follow, he picked her up and flew straight to Capsule Corp. That was the fastest way there

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Goten, Trunks, Bra, and Marron were running out of Goten's house when they found out the news. They were all so excited that she was back.

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Pan just stood there outside; Bulma wouldn't let her move, until she saw this star in the baby blue sky. It turned out to be her father and mother.

Gohan blasted to the ground let go of Videl and scooped Pan up so fast she didn't even notice what was coming.

"Baby girl I missed you!! Pan!! Oh Kami you are back!! I can't believe it!!! I love you so much!!" Gohan just kept on repeating.

"I'm sorry daddy." Pan whispered. She knew how much pain she caused to everyone she knew.

"Don't be." He said as he stroked her hair and tears started to come down as he smiled warmly. Videl was right there too. When he did finally let her go Videl was there to repeat Gohan's process.

That's when Pan saw a blue jeep zoom to the green field and four people came out.

"Pan!!" Bra said as she came out from the drivers seat and started to run.

"I can't believe it, you're here!!" She forced her friend into a hug as the others joined them too.

'I shouldn't be here.' Both Goten and Trunks thought at the same time.

Pan let go.

"You guys I have to tell you something. I swear you won't like it but its true." Pan started as she told Pa. Goten to come near here.

'The moment of truth'