A/N: Thank you soo much for the reviews! The story's almost done, actually.
Probably about... 5 chapters left. ^_~ Oh, just a teency warning, this
chapter gets violent. Nothing REALLY gory, though.
Chapter 12: "Devastation"
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It had been several long months of dealing with that stupid Kaijin. Trunks still refused to help, so I had pretty much become the "general" of the whole thing. But one day, it all changed. Bulma and Okaa-san were in the headquarters of the UC, as we began calling it. It just so happened that was the same day we caught one of "them." It was actually a kid who was about 11 or 12 who was sick and tired of seeing his family destroy the remnants of the human race.
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The boy looked around nervously at the almost empty room. There was one table with two chairs, and the walls were all painted white. He glanced up when the door opened and Pan walked in with two guards who stood on both sides of the door, holding rifles.
"What's your name?"
"...Jaden."
"Jaden... why are you here?"
"Because... I don't wanna see my little sister taking after them... She's only five. If this doesn't stop, she'll end up being a cold-hearted killer."
"...How old are you?"
"12... I'll be 13 next week."
"You sure don't act like you're 13."
"No one on this planet is allowed a childhood..."
"Too true...So what did you want to tell us?"
"...I know their next target..."
"What is it?"
"...They're going to attack the headquarters."
"What?!"
"Assassins have been instructed to take out Bulma and Videl."
"...Oh, no... when?"
"Um..." he glanced at a clock on the wall, "Ten minutes. ...I'm so sorry I couldn't get here sooner. I had to wait until my parents left so I could sneak out."
Pan scowled and turned to the guards, instructing them to take the boy to some of the guest quarters. She opened the door and ran off down the halls. As she was running to get out of the building, she flipped open her wrist communicator.
"Hey, Colonel Bryan. Send three teams to the headquarters, ASAP! There's some assassins there waiting to take out Bulma and Videl. I don't know how many there are, but we've got ten minutes. Remember, covert!"
"Yes, ma'am."
Pan cut the connection and reached the front doors, then flew out towards the headquarters. As she was flying, she realized that Trunks would probably want to help. She opened her communicator and tried to contact him, but he wouldn't answer. She scowled in frustration.
"Trunks, you...BAKA!"
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Pan reached the headquarters and quickly located the assassin's ki on a nearby building roof. She was just about to fly up and stop him when she heard the gun go off. A split-second later, she heard glass shattering and women screaming from several floors above where Pan was floating. Her mind froze as it numbly registered that one of the woman's screams was Videl.
Her rage enveloped her and the only thing she could think about was killing the assassin. She used super-speed to appear in front of him, making him fall back. Unfortunately, while he fell back, his finger slipped and pulled the trigger, which sent a bullet whizzing towards the headquarters. Pan heard another short scream and her ki started sky-rocketing.
She screamed and slammed her foot into the man, sending him flying at amazing speed into a nearby building, snapping his neck in the process. Her rage slightly sub-siding, she flew through the previously-shattered window and collapsed to the ground. Videl was on the ground with a small bullet- hole in her chest and a pool of blood quickly forming around her. Bulma was on the ground a few feet away with a bullet hole in her chest. Pan's mind just barely registered that the bullet had missed Bulma's heart and she was still alive.
She realized she needed to get immediate help and numbly opened her wrist communicator. At first, she began talking in nothing but a whisper, but her voice gradually rose as the emotions swelled in her.
"...Help...help... HELP! Get medics into Bulma Brief's office, NOW!!"
She closed her communicator before she received an answer and scrambled over to Videl. She picked up her mother's still form and held her close, her mind numbly realizing that the woman was already dead. Several tears fell down her face, only a sign of the torrent raging inside her. She began breathing deeply and finally lost it, releasing all the barriers.
She let out a tortured scream which shattered the remaining windows. Her ki sky-rocketed and soon enveloped her in a blanket of rich, golden power. Her scream ceased and she bent down with her face just inches from Videl's. Suddenly, sobs overtook her and started wracking her body. She sat like that for what seemed like forever, her mind in a state of complete and utter chaos.
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Trunks sat up as soon as he felt it - Pan's ki sky-rocketed, Videl's had plummeted, and Bulma's was wavering. He looked at his wrist communicator and saw the small green light that was flashing, indicating someone had tried to contact him.
-Oh, no... Why'd I have to fall asleep?!-
He flung open his window and took off as fast as he could towards the headquarters. He froze, floating in front of the building, staring at Pan. Suddenly, a breeze blew and Trunks watched silently at her long, golden, spiky bangs brushing against Videl's cheek, as well as the long locks of spiky golden hair going down her back.
-SSJ2...-
Trunks took his gaze off Pan to look at Bulma and his eyes went wide in shock. He flew into the window and picked her up gently, quickly taking her to the infirmary at the basement of the building. There, she was swarmed with a group of docters and surgeons who insisted that Trunks couldn't help any more and that he should leave. He gave in eventually, but only after making them promise to notify him the SECOND anything changed.
He slowly made his way to Bulma's office where he saw Pan still hovering over Videl. He leaned against the wall and closed his eyes, trying his hardest to keep his barriers up.
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WAI, I love this! ^_^ Anywho, (I repeat myself a lot....) this story's almost done... :*( But that's okay, 'cause then I can start working on Dealing With the Pain again! Yay! ^_^* Uh... ahem... remember to review!
Chapter 12: "Devastation"
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It had been several long months of dealing with that stupid Kaijin. Trunks still refused to help, so I had pretty much become the "general" of the whole thing. But one day, it all changed. Bulma and Okaa-san were in the headquarters of the UC, as we began calling it. It just so happened that was the same day we caught one of "them." It was actually a kid who was about 11 or 12 who was sick and tired of seeing his family destroy the remnants of the human race.
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The boy looked around nervously at the almost empty room. There was one table with two chairs, and the walls were all painted white. He glanced up when the door opened and Pan walked in with two guards who stood on both sides of the door, holding rifles.
"What's your name?"
"...Jaden."
"Jaden... why are you here?"
"Because... I don't wanna see my little sister taking after them... She's only five. If this doesn't stop, she'll end up being a cold-hearted killer."
"...How old are you?"
"12... I'll be 13 next week."
"You sure don't act like you're 13."
"No one on this planet is allowed a childhood..."
"Too true...So what did you want to tell us?"
"...I know their next target..."
"What is it?"
"...They're going to attack the headquarters."
"What?!"
"Assassins have been instructed to take out Bulma and Videl."
"...Oh, no... when?"
"Um..." he glanced at a clock on the wall, "Ten minutes. ...I'm so sorry I couldn't get here sooner. I had to wait until my parents left so I could sneak out."
Pan scowled and turned to the guards, instructing them to take the boy to some of the guest quarters. She opened the door and ran off down the halls. As she was running to get out of the building, she flipped open her wrist communicator.
"Hey, Colonel Bryan. Send three teams to the headquarters, ASAP! There's some assassins there waiting to take out Bulma and Videl. I don't know how many there are, but we've got ten minutes. Remember, covert!"
"Yes, ma'am."
Pan cut the connection and reached the front doors, then flew out towards the headquarters. As she was flying, she realized that Trunks would probably want to help. She opened her communicator and tried to contact him, but he wouldn't answer. She scowled in frustration.
"Trunks, you...BAKA!"
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Pan reached the headquarters and quickly located the assassin's ki on a nearby building roof. She was just about to fly up and stop him when she heard the gun go off. A split-second later, she heard glass shattering and women screaming from several floors above where Pan was floating. Her mind froze as it numbly registered that one of the woman's screams was Videl.
Her rage enveloped her and the only thing she could think about was killing the assassin. She used super-speed to appear in front of him, making him fall back. Unfortunately, while he fell back, his finger slipped and pulled the trigger, which sent a bullet whizzing towards the headquarters. Pan heard another short scream and her ki started sky-rocketing.
She screamed and slammed her foot into the man, sending him flying at amazing speed into a nearby building, snapping his neck in the process. Her rage slightly sub-siding, she flew through the previously-shattered window and collapsed to the ground. Videl was on the ground with a small bullet- hole in her chest and a pool of blood quickly forming around her. Bulma was on the ground a few feet away with a bullet hole in her chest. Pan's mind just barely registered that the bullet had missed Bulma's heart and she was still alive.
She realized she needed to get immediate help and numbly opened her wrist communicator. At first, she began talking in nothing but a whisper, but her voice gradually rose as the emotions swelled in her.
"...Help...help... HELP! Get medics into Bulma Brief's office, NOW!!"
She closed her communicator before she received an answer and scrambled over to Videl. She picked up her mother's still form and held her close, her mind numbly realizing that the woman was already dead. Several tears fell down her face, only a sign of the torrent raging inside her. She began breathing deeply and finally lost it, releasing all the barriers.
She let out a tortured scream which shattered the remaining windows. Her ki sky-rocketed and soon enveloped her in a blanket of rich, golden power. Her scream ceased and she bent down with her face just inches from Videl's. Suddenly, sobs overtook her and started wracking her body. She sat like that for what seemed like forever, her mind in a state of complete and utter chaos.
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Trunks sat up as soon as he felt it - Pan's ki sky-rocketed, Videl's had plummeted, and Bulma's was wavering. He looked at his wrist communicator and saw the small green light that was flashing, indicating someone had tried to contact him.
-Oh, no... Why'd I have to fall asleep?!-
He flung open his window and took off as fast as he could towards the headquarters. He froze, floating in front of the building, staring at Pan. Suddenly, a breeze blew and Trunks watched silently at her long, golden, spiky bangs brushing against Videl's cheek, as well as the long locks of spiky golden hair going down her back.
-SSJ2...-
Trunks took his gaze off Pan to look at Bulma and his eyes went wide in shock. He flew into the window and picked her up gently, quickly taking her to the infirmary at the basement of the building. There, she was swarmed with a group of docters and surgeons who insisted that Trunks couldn't help any more and that he should leave. He gave in eventually, but only after making them promise to notify him the SECOND anything changed.
He slowly made his way to Bulma's office where he saw Pan still hovering over Videl. He leaned against the wall and closed his eyes, trying his hardest to keep his barriers up.
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WAI, I love this! ^_^ Anywho, (I repeat myself a lot....) this story's almost done... :*( But that's okay, 'cause then I can start working on Dealing With the Pain again! Yay! ^_^* Uh... ahem... remember to review!