(AN: Ah, the battle chapter. Don't worry, there will be more battles in the future, or my name isn't
Annclaire! Well, this is page 78 of the story..... *sigh* Tricked you all! I managed to do this chapter in
ONE DAY! I'm so proud. So you all can celebrate. Now that you're all done trying to hurt me. Sorry
about making you choke, SharonToggle. *hangs head* I didn't mean to. Anyone else doing anything
People to People? That's why I'm going to Europe. Fun fun! Well, done talking. I know you all want to see
the action. Well, I'm not that good at fighting scenes, but I tried. This is all from Mirai's sort of POV. It's
mostly his thoughts, but not using I or we, but there's also Pan and Goten's POVs. You'll find out some
surprising things in this chapter. *grins evilly* You'll see...... Oh, and I think I may have changed the font or
something with this chapter by accident. Oh well. Ja ne, and enjoy! ~AC)
Chapter Sixteen: Super Saiya-jinn Battle
Mirai stared with hatred at the two androids, all the while screaming silently.
Why did they have to look like young humans? Why couldn't they look like the monsters they
were? Why did they have to be here at all?
"Do you want to take him, Automa?" the male android questioned, sounding bored.
The female android shrugged. "Go ahead, Nardo. I'll play with the other two." She smirked at Goten and
Trunks, who glared balefully back.
"Come on, little boy," the male android sneered, a cruel smile dancing across his lips. He pointed
at Mirai, still grinning. "Let's see what you're made of." With a roar, Mirai threw himself at the beast in
sheep's clothing.
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Bra clamped her hands to her mouth, her bright eyes as round as saucers.
"How can that- that man be a Super Saiya-jinn?" she gasped in wonder.
"B-because he's f-from another d-dimension," a weak voice whispered, and with a cry, Pan rolled
Krillin onto his back. The monk's entire face was one huge bruise, but he managed a feeble grin. "His real
name is..... is Trunks." Then Krillin relaxed, once more in the land of dreams.
"Trunks?" Bra and Pan echoed in wonder, and turned to stare at the enraged man just as he
lunged at one of the androids.
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Mirai grasped for the male android's arm, seeking to pin him down, while his other fist rose, ready to
smash into the android's face. His fingers circled the desired arm, grasped it, dug his nails in, then-
Suddenly the arm was gone, and Mirai looked up in time to see the fist connected to the arm slam into
his nose and send him flying backwards.
Damn, this android was fast, he thought as he managed to land on his feet, but stumbled. His
unbalanced landing was all the time the android needing. With an evil smirk, the android was instantly in
front of him, fists flying. The first one grazed Mirai's cheek, the second slammed into his shoulder before
Mirai managed to put up a defense.
"There is no way you're going to beat me, android!" he hissed, his voice dripping with venom. The
android grinned slowly.
"We're see about that, boy," he sneered back, and shoved through Mirai's defenses, landing a
solid punch to the lavender-haired man's stomach. Mirai doubled over, gasping, then the android sent him
crashing to the earth with a painful elbow to his back. Spitting up dirt, Mirai instinctively rolled, just in time
to dodge the android's foot, which had been aimed for his head.
"Surely you're going to be more amusement than that pitiful fighter over there," the android
drawled, nodding towards the unconscious Gohan as Mirai slowly got to his feet, his wounds aching. This
android was as strong as Perfect Gohan, and the other was probably even stronger. No wonder Gohan,
who must have been at SSJ2, had been knocked cold.
"I'm no amusement," Mirai growled, pushing aside his dark thoughts, "and Gohan isn't pitiful!"
With that, he tackled the android, bringing his knee up to slam into the android's stomach. This time it
connected, and the android looked shocked as Mirai roughly threw him to the earth, and kicked him hard
in the chest. Then the android's shock faded, and he began to laugh.
"Well done, boy! You will be amusement!" he announced, on his feet before Mirai could blink.
Mirai didn't waste words, but told the android his annoyance by planting a fist into his jaw. The android
didn't even wince, but instead, incredibly, laughed.
"Nice try," he chuckled, and suddenly his hands were on Mirai's throat, choking the half
Saiya-jinn. Mirai lashed out with his fists, to no avail. The android had a death-grip on his throat. Mirai
struggled and kicked out as he was lifted off his feet, black spots dancing in his vision. He couldn't see,
couldn't hear, couldn't breathe-
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Meanwhile, Goku was frantically talking to Goten and Trunks, explaining why Mirai was in Super
Saiya-jinn.
"I can take down the android Mirai's fighting, but since the other android was here, they've
overpowered me. Hold the other android back for a minute- if you can hold out for even then- and I'll be
finished with that one-" His hurried words cut off as Mirai's glowing form suddenly went out of Super
Saiya-jinn. "Go!" Without another word, Goku the First Super Saiya-jinn was off, powering up to SSJ3.
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Then suddenly the android's grip was gone, and Mirai, barely conscious, slid to the ground, gasping for
precious air. He had a chance to see Goku, in all his glory, staring over the fallen android with hatred in
his emerald green eyes, and the strange look of fear in the android's ice blue ones, before everything went
black.
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Goten and Trunks watched Goku take down the android, and both grinned.
"Kakakkoi!" Goten declared, exchanging a high five with his best friend.
"Yeah, cool!" agreed Trunks, smiling broadly. "Now let's kick some android-ass!"
The android in question was moving, fast as lightning towards her partner when the blazing, golden duo
intercepted her.
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Goku slowly began to grin, his face holding a hungry look to it.
"I've been waiting for this for a long time, android," he hissed, clearly enjoying the fearful look that
was on the android's face. "Scared? Your friend isn't going to be able to save you this time."
"I'll kill you," growled the android, both fear and hatred on his face. "Just like I killed your wife." He
grinned slowly, the fear receding back to cockiness and he stood, only a slight wince informing Goku of
how much that punch had hurt him. "Your wife was very pretty. Too bad I had to kill her. I could've had
some fun-"
Without a word, Goku moved in one fluid motion and easily ripped the android's head from his body.
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"Now, that wasn't nice, boys," the female android said, pouting slightly. "Your mothers should
have taught you manners." Then she raised an eyebrow, eyeing Goten thoughtfully. "But your mother's
dead, isn't she?" At Goten's growl of rage, she smiled. "Ah, yes. Chi-Chi, wasn't it? Nardo over there killed
her. I was the lucky one to kill that Videl woman-"
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Goku stood staring at the head he held in his hand, deaf to anyone. All he could see was Chi-Chi.
Chi-Chi, smiling. Chi-Chi, scowling as she chased after him with a frying pan. Chi-Chi throwing up her
head as she laughed. Chi-Chi, grinning as she cooked. Chi-Chi, scolding him. Chi-Chi, waiting to be
kissed......
With a groan, he went out of Super Saiya-jinn and crumpled to his knees. And, for the first time in twenty
years, Son Goku began to weep.
"Chi-Chi!" he whispered brokenly, and began to pound the earth weakly. All of the fighting had left
him drained. "Chi-Chi...... Oh Chi-Chi!" His anguished whispers were answered by no one, and the
mourning Saiya-jinn let the peaceful darkness overtake him.
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Pan heard every sentence that the female android had said. Her hands, which had been supporting the
groggy Krillin, clenched. When the monk cried out in pain, she mumbled an apology, and turned towards
where the android stood, smirking upwards at the floating duo. Surprisingly, she didn't feel any rage. Only
a single, mocking sentence that repeated endless in her mind.
"I was the lucky one to kill that Videl woman....."
Pan snapped.
"YOU KILLED MY MOTHER!" she howled, and without another word, lunged towards the android.
The android turned, looking slightly surprised, in time to watch Pan's palm rise and slap her across the
face. The android flew backwards, skidding several feet before she came to a stop.
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Goten and Trunks goggled at Pan, who was standing as still as rock, her eyes blazing with fury. She was
frozen in place, her hand still outstretched, staring in the direction she had sent the android flying.
"Sugoi," Goten breathed, his jaw touching the ground. Trunks was too busy staring to answer his
best friend.
Pan's eyes glittered like black diamonds as she slowly repeated, almost incredulously, "You
killed my mother.... and you enjoyed it...."
The android rubbed her slapped cheek, frowning slightly as though annoyed that a little girl could leave a
red mark.
"Yeah, I did," she shot back, her lips curving in cruel amusement. "You should've heard her
scream-"
But this time, it was Pan who screamed, not the long-dead Videl. Her scream grew louder and louder as
her eyes began to glow.
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Pan was so enraged all she could to was scream. Her rage hurt her chest as it came roaring from her
heart, up her throat, and out her mouth. She was so filled with hatred that her entire body was trembling.
Her vision was red, then slowly, oddly, grew golden.
With one last scream, Pan, daughter of Gohan and Videl, became the first female Super Saiya-jinn.
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"Dude......." Goten whispered, staring in awe at his niece.
Pan's eyes glittered a hard, hateful emerald as they focused on the stock-still android. Her locks of
glowing gold rose from her neck, forming a halo around her pale face. Even her clothes rose slightly, and
her body seemed to be straining to rise from the ground, forcing her on her tiptoes. The female Super
Saiya-jinn turned to face the android.
"You," she said, her voice as cold as ice, "are going to die."
Before Pan's words, the android had been simply gazing in a mixture of surprise and annoyance at the
scene. Now she clenched her fists, glaring at the girl.
"No, you are, you little brat," she hissed, her pale green eyes flashing with anger. Pan cocked
her head to the side, raising an eyebrow. With a sickening twist to his stomach, Trunks commented
silently that Pan looked exactly like the android when she did that.
"Oh, really?" commented the granddaughter of Goku, a hint of a smile on her lips. "You may be
able to kill me, but not me, Goten, Trunks, and Mirai, all in Super Saiya-jinn form." No one except Pan
had noticed Mirai, who had woken, and now stood, weak but glowing with the light of a Super Saiya-jinn.
"You'll have even less of a chance when Grandfather wakes up and powers to Super Saiya-jinn Three."
She suddenly turned her back on the android. "Get lost. You're not worth my time."
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"Pan!" Bra shouted, realizing what was happening. She leapt to her feet. When Trunks had gone
Super Saiya-jinn for the first time, he had been extremely cocky and had thought he could beat anyone.
Until Vegeta had gone to Super Saiya-jinn Two and taught him otherwise. "Pan! Don't be so cocky! Kill
her while you have the chance! She killed your mother!" The words seemed to jolt Pan back to reality, and
she blinked.
"Yes, you did," she commented, her eyes narrowing. The android broke into a sweat, then
suddenly smirked.
"Too late, brat!" she declared with a nasty grin. "I'm out of here!" Then, before they could blink,
the android was gone.
Without a word, Pan powered down from Super Saiya-jinn.
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Mirai smiled to himself. He had woken to see Pan as a Super Saiya-jinn, glaring at the living android.
Although he had no idea what had caused the girl to be so enraged, he was glad for it. Now the plan Goku
had told him would be put into action. He watched as Pan blinked, and all expression faded from her pale
face.
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"Pan?" Trunks called worriedly, seeing the blank look on her face. The dark-haired girl blinked,
and peered up at him.
"Y-yes, Trunks?" she questioned, sounding exhausted.
"Are you all right?" he asked, floating towards her slowly, so not to startle her. She lifted her eyes
to his, and he realized where all the emotion had gone from her face. Into her eyes. They were filled with
such anguish, such yearn, such agony, that Trunks wanted to hold and soothe her and make her the
happiest girl in the world-
Where had that come? He shook his head slightly to clear it. He had a long day. When they got
back to Capsule Corporation, Trunks was going to sleep. After eating, of course.
"Are you all right?" he repeated. Pan slowly blinked, and the emotion drained from her eyes back
into her face. Now she looked slightly dazed and confused.
"No," she whispered, and fainted dead away.
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Mirai watched as Trunks was there in a flash, catching her before she fell. He felt himself start to smile,
although he knew it was a serious moment. It was so obvious that Trunks was crazy about the girl....
"Goten, go check on your father-" he began, then turned to see the second son of Goku staring at
him. "What?"
"You're really Trunks from another dimension?" Goten asked curiously. Mirai sighed, and nodded.
He should have realized that they would learn about him once he went to Super Saiya-jinn.
"Yes," he said, not meeting Goten's eyes. "But in my time, you were never born, and everyone
but my mother is alive." Before Goten could reply, Mirai started to fly over to where Krillin and Bra were.
Bra. His sister. No, not HIS sister. Trunks's sister. And he was Mirai. Not Trunks. Not Mr. Briefs, but
plain, simple Mirai. He changed his course, and instead landed beside Gohan's unconscious form.
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When Gohan woke and opened his eyes, he found himself staring into familiar blue eyes.
"Trunks?" he whispered.
"No, Mirai." The familiar voice made him sit upright, nearly slamming into Mirai's face. The
lavender-haired man leapt backwards, startled.
"Sorry," Gohan apologized, grinning towards his old friend. He and Mirai had chatted briefly before
Goku had taken the young man to Rayne's class. He smiled even more at his thoughts. Young man.
When Gohan had last seen him, Mirai Trunks had been older than him. Now he was over twenty years
older. It was both amusing and confusing at the same time.
"Well, Gohan," said Mirai, beaming, "it seems your daughter carries your genes." Gohan blinked.
"What do you mean by that, T- Mirai?" he questioned, catching himself. Mirai grinned.
"Your daughter went Super Saiya-jinn while you were unconscious."
"What?" Gohan yelped, bolting to his feet. His head wound immediately made him feel dizzy, but
Mirai was there to steady him as he staggered.
"She's all right, but the action left her unconscious. Goku killed the male android, but the female
one got away," the lilac-maned man informed him. He grinned crookedly. "Too bad she wasn't a cyborg,
or else I would've destroyed her like I did Frieza with my trusty sword." Gohan managed to laugh.
"You actually brought that?" he said, although it was obvious he had. Mirai grinned, shrugging.
"What can I say? I don't want anyone stealing it while I'm away," he said, fondly stroking the
blade's hilt.
"I'm sure you don't."
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Goku slowly opened his eyes, and saw only a blur of blackness. Then his eyes adjusted, and he grinned
weakly as the memories of the fight came rushing back.
"Hello Goten," he said, surprised that his voice was so hoarse. "Get to fight any?"
Goten shrugged. "Mirai and Pan did." Goku's eyes widened, and he sat up, wincing at his
pounding headache.
"Pan?" he said in disbelief. "How could Pan do anything? She can't go Super Saiya-jinn."
"Oh yes, she can," Goten said with a wicked grin. "Slapped the female android a good one. But
she got away, and Pan fainted." His grin widened. "Trunks got to catch her." Goku raised an eyebrow.
"Is that a good thing?" he questioned mildly.
"I think Trunks has a crush on Pan," Goten said with a smirk.
"I do not!" a faint voice called. "So shut up!" The father and son both made faces.
"He's in denial," Goten sighed, shaking his head. "The poor guy."
"He's ten years older than her," Goku objected, frowning slightly as he considered this. "And
she's a minor, so they'd have to wait two more years to date-"
"-And he knows we'd both, plus Gohan, kill him if he did anything to hurt her, androids or no
androids," Goten said, putting his father at ease. Goku slowly grinned.
"Does she like him back?" he asked. Goten grinned back.
"Ask Bra."
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Pan slowly regained consciousness, and half-smiled. She was very comfortable in this person's arms.
Wait, arms? Her eyes flew open to lock onto Trunks's surprised ones.
"So, you're awake?" he said, grinning to put her at ease. "You fainted." Pan winced at the
headache she had, but summoned up a small smile. Then the memories flooded her senses, and she
stiffened slightly.
"Kami, I was so stupid!" she groaned. Trunks frowned.
"Everyone gets cocky during the first time they go Super Saiya-jinn. Don't worry about it," he
reassured her. "We can get that bitch next time." Pan raised an eyebrow.
"Such language, o brother of mine," a voice called and they both looked up to see Bra grinning
mischievously at them. It was then Trunks realized he was still holding Pan. He gently helped her to her
feet, ignoring the looks Bra kept giving him.
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Gohan, leaning on Mirai slightly, raised his voice to bellow an order.
"SOLDIERS! Line up!" he roared. Instantly soldiers appeared from everywhere, all of them grinning
from ear to ear.
"Awesome, sir!" Spyri declared, pumping a fist into the air. "Not a single casualty."
"Except for the android," O'Malley added with satisfaction. He spit in the direction of the body,
then blushed. "Sorry, sir! Do I have the permission to spit on this piece of trash?" Gohan grinned.
"Spit at will," he said, and O'Malley, plus any soldier within range, eagerly did so.
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Rayne entered the bar, frowning.
"What the-" she began, staring in wonder at the hole in the ceiling.
"Your friend did that," Bill grumbled, who had just finished cleaning the glass from the ground.
"Without even paying for the rum." Grinning, Rayne handed him a couple dollars, which the bartender
accepted with a quiet thank-you. She gazed up at the hole for a long while.
Something had happened, but she didn't know what.
Frowning, she turned and went to look for Bulma and Marron.
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Mirai watched as the soldiers finally stopped spitting, shaking his head. That had been..... interesting.
"Well, time to go home!" he heard Gohan announce, and the army cheered loudly.
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Goku looked up just in time to see the wave of soldiers as they rushed forward to talk to him.
"General, you've woken up!" declared O'Malley, who hadn't learned of his awakening. Goku
grinned.
"Yes," he said happily. "Now we can kick some-"
"Android-ass," Spyri finished, then gulped. "Sorry for interrupting, sir."
"No problem at all, Leonhard," Goku said with a smile. "Just don't repeat any curse words in front
of my sons." Spyri raised an eyebrow.
"But Gohan curses all the time," he said, sounding puzzled.
"And I cursed out Rayne's brother and sister just a few minutes ago!" Goten added, then
apparently realized what he had said. "Er, erase that." But it was too late.
"You cursed out Storm and Cloud?" Spyri said, growing red in the face from suppressed laughter.
"Rayne is going to KILL you." Goten winced.
"And Rebeus and Tristan and Aurora," he added, then caught Kare's eye and went white.
"Did you curse out MY children, Lord Goten?" Kare asked quietly, his eyes narrowing.
"Yes, Goten. Did you sweat at MY grandchildren?" questioned Krillin, who had overheard the
conversation. His eyes twinkled, but he had a disapproving look on his face.
"No comment!" Goten yelped, and bolted. As Kare and Krillin raced after him, only one name
echoed through the ex-base.
"GOTEN!"
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"What the-" Rayne said for the second time this day, when she poked her head into a room. Her
siblings, Terry's siblings, and Krillin's grandchildren stood as still as statues, all staring at each other.
"What happened to you all?"
Storm's lower lip trembled, and tears filled her eyes. "He- he CURSED at us!"
"Who did, honey?" Rayne asked quietly, kneeling to draw her sister into her arms. It wasn't often
Storm cried, and whoever had made her would pay dearly.
"Mister Goten!" Storm wailed, and burst into tears, sobbing into her sister's shoulder. Rayne
motioned for Rebeus to calm the others down, then her eyes grew hard. She was going to have some
words with Lord Goten when he got back.
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Meanwhile, Goten was already miserable for cursing at the children. Kare had punched him in the
stomach, and Krillin kept repeatedly poking him in the back as they marched.
"That's annoying!" he yelled once the monk had poked him for the thirty-something time. Krillin
grinned, and poked him again.
"Ha!" Bra said with satisfaction, smirking at the half Saiya-jinn. "That'll teach you not to yell or
curse at children, jerk!"
"At least not children whose parents I know," Goten said, glaring at the azure-haired girl. Then he
yelped.
"Cut it out, Krillin!"
The monk merely laughed.
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Pan and Trunks walked side by side. Still weak from going Super Saiya-jinn, she leaned against him for
support. Unsurprisingly, Trunks found he didn't mind Pan leaning against him at all.
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Gohan and Mirai watched all three scenes, both grinning.
"Do you think Krillin is ever going to stop poking Goten?" questioned Gohan.
"Nope!" Mirai replied cheerfully. "Not until we get home, at least."
"Yes, and then Rayne will beat him up," chuckled the son of Goku.
"Of course," laughed the son of Vegeta, picturing the blond girl easily. "She'll take him down."
"I'm not going to miss that," Gohan declared.
"I'll bring the popcorn," Mirai offered, and the two friends laughed together. Once they stopped
laughing, Gohan spoke.
"Remember the butter. I like lots of butter on my popcorn," he said.
"And I'll bring the salt," a voice added, and the two turned to grin at Goku, who had escaped the
crowd. The Saiya-jinn grinned. "I like popcorn. Period."
"Otou! You're going to eat all the popcorn!" Gohan complained, and Goku grinned sheepishly,
knowing that was probably true.
"Not if I get there first!" declared Mirai, looking indignant. Goku pretended to measure Mirai
carefully, and scowled.
"I'm getting there first!" the father of Gohan and Goten declared, and to prove his point, quickened
his pace. So did Mirai.
"Not so fast, old-timer!" he teased, remembering his conversation with Rayne. Goku raised an
eyebrow.
"Old-timer?" he repeated incredulously. "I'll show you old-timer!" With that, Goku began to jog.
Grinning, Mirai followed the Saiya-jinn in the direction of home.
Home to Capsule Corporation.
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"Ow!" Goten complained. "Stop it!" Once more, Krillin simply laughed. But this time, Goten
turned around and glared at the monk. "I'm going to have a huge bruise, thank you very much!"
Krillin raised an eyebrow. "So?"
"Well- Well, it hurts!" whined Goten, rubbing his aching back as they rounded the corner towards
Capsule Corporation.
"You're going to be hurting a lot more when I get through with you, milord," an icy cold voice
commented, and Goten gulped, freezing where he stood. Slowly he turned around, trying to smile.
"Hello Rayne," he said uneasily, eyeing the girl cautiously. She wore a look of complete calm,
and was actually smiling. But the smile didn't reach her eyes, which were dark with fury.
"Hello Goten," she said, her lips curving upwards. "Guess what?"
"Er, what?" Goten cautiously said. By now everyone had stopped to watch.
"Because of you, my sister CRIED," she said, her voice rising slightly on the word cry. "You
know what that means, right?"
"Er, no?" he suggested meekly, inching backwards.
"That means I'm about to kick somebody's ass. Guess whose ass I'm about to kick?"
"Er, should I just run right now?" he questioned.
"Probably," Rayne commented, and lunged.
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"Should we save him?" questioned Mirai, watching Rayne tackle the man to the ground and
begin to punch the yelling Goten.
"Nope, I have plenty of senzu beans," Goku cheerfully replied, watching his son being beaten to a
pulp. "And anyway, this is quite interesting."
"Damn, and I didn't even get a chance to get the popcorn," Mirai complained. Gohan laughed.
"Oh well," he consoled his friend. "We can have some after the fight."
"It isn't much of a fight," Krillin commented, coming to stand with the group. "Goten's letting her
beat him up."
"But not for long," Gohan commented calmly, knowing his brother all too well. "Watch. Five....
four.... three.... two.... one-"
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"ENOUGH!" Goten roared, finally annoyed. He shoved the furious girl off him and stood. She had
actually given him a bloody nose. He sat up, pinching his nose to stop the flow of blood. "You've made
your point. Now stop punching me." Rayne sat back on her heels and frowned, shaking her head slightly.
"All right," she said, blinking rapidly. All anger slowly drained from her face, and she grinned
sheepishly. "Sorry about your nose. I'm kind of protective of my family."
"I noticed," sighed Goten, still waiting for his nose to stop bleeding. Rayne reached into a pocket
and pulled out a tissue.
"Here you go," she said, handing it to him.
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"Aw, all the fun's over," Gohan complained, and Mirai laughed.
"What a kind, concerned brother you are," he teased. This time it was Gohan's turn to laugh.
"Aren't I?" he replied jokingly. The two watched as Goten stood up, dabbing at his nose with a
tissue. Rayne looked up and noticed everyone around her. She smiled brightly.
"Hello, everyone!" she said brightly, all former anger vanished.
"Hello Miss Rayne!" Spyri called. "See, I came back in one piece! Now Heidi won't yell at me.
She's been very moody lately." At those words Pan and Bra both cracked up, laughing hysterically.
"What'd I say?" asked the Swiss, looking surprised. "I wasn't trying to be funny."
"Heidi..... moody....." Pan gasped out, then dissolved into fits of giggles, leaning against the
laughing Bra for support.
When the two finally calmed down, Pan managed to say, "Go talk to Heidi. She's in her
bathroom."
"Oh dear. Is she ill?" Spyri questioned, with set the two into hysterics once more. Shaking his
head, the blond-haired man went inside to look for his wife.
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"What was that all about?" asked Rayne, sounding curious. Pan wiped tears of laughter from her
eyes before she replied.
"Ask him later."
"All right," Rayne sighed. "But I'm going to die of curiosity."
"Hey, you three," someone called, and they looked up to see Mirai grinning at them. "For some
reason Gohan, Goku and I all want some popcorn. Want some?"
"Sure!" the girls chorused, then Rayne added hopefully, "With lots of butter, right? I like butter!"
"And I like lots of salt," Pan said, which caused Mirai to look amused.
"I'm getting the popcorn, Gohan's getting the butter, and Goku's getting the salt," he assured
them, grinning. Rayne grinned back.
"Yummy! Popcorn!" she announced happily.
"Let's go and find Bulma and Marron and see if they want some too!" Krillin suggested, and
Rayne's face fell.
"As long as Marron doesn't yell at me. I didn't do anything this time- Ow!" Rayne's dark muttering
was cut off with a yelp.
"Be careful. Once he starts, he won't stop. Trust me. I know," Goten said, and the two glared
pointedly at the monk, who, naturally, grinned.
Suddenly, Rayne gasped, and pointed at the blood that was dripping onto the ground. Her dark brown
eyes followed the trail to its source, and she scowled with concern.
"Mirai, what happened to your hand?" Mirai looked down. Ah, yes. He had cut it on the glass of
rum before the fight with the androids.
"I'll go get that washed," he mumbled, using his good hand to hold the other still. The wounds had
stopped bleeding, but there were still pieces of glass embedded in his palm.
"You certainly will!" Rayne snapped, and grabbed him by the shoulder. "Come on, let's get you to
the infirmary."
"I know my way around Capsule Corporation, lass," he said, using the word to miff her. And miff
her he did. She sniffed.
"I don't care if you do," she announced briskly, "I'm taking you to the infirmary, old man."
"Oh yeah? Well, listen here, little missy, when I was your age I respected my elders-"
"-And betters. But you're not my better, so I don't have to respect you," she shot back.
"Oh! Good one!" Goten said admiringly, and Rayne beamed at him.
"Thanks."
"Welcome." She turned her attention back towards Mirai, tugging him towards the building.
"Come on, boyo, you're going straight to the infirmary, no bones about it," she ordered, dragging
him in her wake.
"You Americans have the oddest sayings," Krillin called after them.
"Yeah? Well, at least I don't speak in Chinese- or I mean Japanese. Right, Mirai dear?" she
called back, and Mirai growled.
"He looked Japanese. How was I to know he was Chinese?" he demanded.
"Well, duh," Rayne said, and then the two disappeared from sight.
"There goes two interesting people- Ow!" Goten yelped. "KRILLIN!"
The monk laughed, and bolted after Rayne and Mirai, the annoyed half Saiya-jinn hot on his heels.
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The army had gone to their homes, exhausted but happy that there had been no casualties. Spyri, upon
hearing of his wife's pregnancy, had promptly keeled over into the bathtub. Once revived, the Swiss had
asked to throw a party, and the entire sanctuary celebrated. It was easy to forget that there would be a
funeral for three of their members the next morning. They partied long into the night, but eventually they all
went to their rooms to sleep. All, except of course, our favorite Saiya-jinn and humans.
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"That was fun," Rayne sighed, munching on the last of the popcorn, as she relaxed in a chair.
She and Mirai had arrived at the party late, but the two had eaten enough to make up for it.
"The popcorn was great," added Mirai, leaning against the wall. "Extremely salty, and with lots of
butter. Just the way I like it."
"Agreed," was echoed from all corners of the room. Goten, who was sprawled on the floor,
nodded sleepily.
"Very delicious," he mumbled, then his eyes closed, and he was asleep. Pan giggled as her
uncle began to snore. The niece herself was exhausted, and soon fell asleep, curled up against her
uncle's side.
"Say, did anyone see Bulma or Marron?" Gohan questioned, and everyone awake shook their
head.
"I think they were working on something, and only came in to snag some food," Bra commented
tiredly from the sofa, her head resting on her sleeping brother's shoulder. "But I think they left pretty
quickly......." Her words trailed off, and she joined Trunks and Goten in dreamland.
Rayne grinned, rubbing her eyes, which were itching from sleepiness. "Looks like the baby Saiya-jinn
needed some sleep....." Her eyelids drooped, and her head began to nod. She leaned backwards in the
chair, which was in danger of tipping over.
"Looks like someone else needs their sleep," Mirai chuckled, coming over to keep the chair from
falling.
"Do not, old-timer," growled Rayne, then yawned. Her eyes slowly shut, and she fell asleep as
Mirai laughed softly.
"That is one interesting girl," he commented, watching Rayne's face relax into dreams.
"What do you expect? She's a teenager," Gohan said, from the second sofa. He was trapped
under his father's body, which had been asleep for hours since Goku had devoured almost all the food.
Despite Gohan's attempts, the dreaming Saiya-jinn refused to budge. So Gohan had been forced to stay
on the sofa the entire party, grumbling the entire time.
Mirai grinned, and looked up at a soft knock on the door. "Come in!"
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Rebeus Willis peered into the room, and sighed as he spotted his "mum" asleep in a chair.
"Come on," he said to the only other awake member of their little family. "Let's drag Mum to her
room.
"Whatever, jerk," Tristan grumbled, rubbing sleep from his eyes. He had been sleeping when
Rebeus had, er, ACCIDENTALLY woken him.
"Ah. Here to collect Rayne?" the lavender-haired man who stood next to her chair questioned,
grinning.
"Yes, sir," Rebeus said, not recognizing the man. The man smiled kindly.
"I'll carry her for you. She was my guide around here-" He lowered his voice so that only Rebeus
and himself could hear his next words. "-and annoyance-" He raised his voice back to normal. "-so I owe
her."
"Sure," the teenage Willis said with a shrug. "Just don't drop her."
"By the way, I'm Mirai," the man said, offering him a strong hand. Rebeus took Mirai's hand, and
found himself being shaken up and down.
Rebeus weakly introduced himself, nursing his now twitching hand. That Mirai didn't know his own
strength.
"Come on, Rayne, up you go," Mirai announced, slinging the girl over his shoulder like a sack of
potatoes. Rebeus watched, amused, as Rayne growled something unintelligible back, still fast asleep.
"Lovely," Mirai replied, and marched from the room. "Where to, boys?"
"I'll show you," Tristan announced, obviously awed by the man's sword that was strapped on his
back. The youngest Willis boy skipped ahead of them. Rebeus turned back to close the door, and saw
the man Rayne had called Krillin watching him with amusement.
Rebeus grinned, and softly shut the door.
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Krillin relaxed in his chair.
"I'm going to sleep," he announced to no one, and, on a sudden whim, clapped his hands
together and called, "Lights off!" The monk stared in surprise as the lights suddenly flickered, and went
off.
"Cool. I didn't think it would work," he announced, his words beginning to slur together.
"Krillin, go to sleep," Goku's voice, from out of the darkness, ordered.
"Dad!" Gohan groaned. "I thought you were asleep."
"I was, until you said something," the Saiya-jinn said cheerfully, and Krillin heard his friend climb
off his son, apologizing happily.
"Apology accepted," Gohan said with a sigh, then the sound of the half Saiya-jinn snoring filled
the room. Through the darkness, Krillin and Goku grinned at each other.
"Good-night, Krillin," Goku called softly, so he wouldn't wake any of the sleepers.
"Night, Goku," Krillin said, his eyelids fluttering close. At last, the monk was home. That helped
him on his way to having a perfect life. Well, as perfect as his life could be, without Juhachigou.......
Now all there was to do was destroy the androids.......
With a contented sigh, the aged monk let himself slide into the land of dreams.
(AN: Well, that was thirteen pages, so you all better be happy. I'm going to try to write some more to post
before I leave, but I can't promise anything. Well, to answer your questions, Seventeen and Sixteen MAY
come into the story. They've been often silent lately. Who knows? Maybe Seventeen and Sixteen were
killed by the androids, just like Juhachigou. By the way, what's the Japanese name of 17 and 16? Thanks!
Er, could anyone explain what Mystic is? And I did know that Goku could go SSJ3. It's just that whenever
he has, there's always been too many androids, and their powers have, well, overpowered him. *shrugs*
But he got to kill his wife's murderer, so he's happy for the moment. And the reason he cried was because
he never wept when his wife was killed. And I'll try to answer everyone else's questions next chapter.
Thanks! Ja! ~AC)
Annclaire! Well, this is page 78 of the story..... *sigh* Tricked you all! I managed to do this chapter in
ONE DAY! I'm so proud. So you all can celebrate. Now that you're all done trying to hurt me. Sorry
about making you choke, SharonToggle. *hangs head* I didn't mean to. Anyone else doing anything
People to People? That's why I'm going to Europe. Fun fun! Well, done talking. I know you all want to see
the action. Well, I'm not that good at fighting scenes, but I tried. This is all from Mirai's sort of POV. It's
mostly his thoughts, but not using I or we, but there's also Pan and Goten's POVs. You'll find out some
surprising things in this chapter. *grins evilly* You'll see...... Oh, and I think I may have changed the font or
something with this chapter by accident. Oh well. Ja ne, and enjoy! ~AC)
Chapter Sixteen: Super Saiya-jinn Battle
Mirai stared with hatred at the two androids, all the while screaming silently.
Why did they have to look like young humans? Why couldn't they look like the monsters they
were? Why did they have to be here at all?
"Do you want to take him, Automa?" the male android questioned, sounding bored.
The female android shrugged. "Go ahead, Nardo. I'll play with the other two." She smirked at Goten and
Trunks, who glared balefully back.
"Come on, little boy," the male android sneered, a cruel smile dancing across his lips. He pointed
at Mirai, still grinning. "Let's see what you're made of." With a roar, Mirai threw himself at the beast in
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Bra clamped her hands to her mouth, her bright eyes as round as saucers.
"How can that- that man be a Super Saiya-jinn?" she gasped in wonder.
"B-because he's f-from another d-dimension," a weak voice whispered, and with a cry, Pan rolled
Krillin onto his back. The monk's entire face was one huge bruise, but he managed a feeble grin. "His real
name is..... is Trunks." Then Krillin relaxed, once more in the land of dreams.
"Trunks?" Bra and Pan echoed in wonder, and turned to stare at the enraged man just as he
lunged at one of the androids.
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Mirai grasped for the male android's arm, seeking to pin him down, while his other fist rose, ready to
smash into the android's face. His fingers circled the desired arm, grasped it, dug his nails in, then-
Suddenly the arm was gone, and Mirai looked up in time to see the fist connected to the arm slam into
his nose and send him flying backwards.
Damn, this android was fast, he thought as he managed to land on his feet, but stumbled. His
unbalanced landing was all the time the android needing. With an evil smirk, the android was instantly in
front of him, fists flying. The first one grazed Mirai's cheek, the second slammed into his shoulder before
Mirai managed to put up a defense.
"There is no way you're going to beat me, android!" he hissed, his voice dripping with venom. The
android grinned slowly.
"We're see about that, boy," he sneered back, and shoved through Mirai's defenses, landing a
solid punch to the lavender-haired man's stomach. Mirai doubled over, gasping, then the android sent him
crashing to the earth with a painful elbow to his back. Spitting up dirt, Mirai instinctively rolled, just in time
to dodge the android's foot, which had been aimed for his head.
"Surely you're going to be more amusement than that pitiful fighter over there," the android
drawled, nodding towards the unconscious Gohan as Mirai slowly got to his feet, his wounds aching. This
android was as strong as Perfect Gohan, and the other was probably even stronger. No wonder Gohan,
who must have been at SSJ2, had been knocked cold.
"I'm no amusement," Mirai growled, pushing aside his dark thoughts, "and Gohan isn't pitiful!"
With that, he tackled the android, bringing his knee up to slam into the android's stomach. This time it
connected, and the android looked shocked as Mirai roughly threw him to the earth, and kicked him hard
in the chest. Then the android's shock faded, and he began to laugh.
"Well done, boy! You will be amusement!" he announced, on his feet before Mirai could blink.
Mirai didn't waste words, but told the android his annoyance by planting a fist into his jaw. The android
didn't even wince, but instead, incredibly, laughed.
"Nice try," he chuckled, and suddenly his hands were on Mirai's throat, choking the half
Saiya-jinn. Mirai lashed out with his fists, to no avail. The android had a death-grip on his throat. Mirai
struggled and kicked out as he was lifted off his feet, black spots dancing in his vision. He couldn't see,
couldn't hear, couldn't breathe-
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Meanwhile, Goku was frantically talking to Goten and Trunks, explaining why Mirai was in Super
Saiya-jinn.
"I can take down the android Mirai's fighting, but since the other android was here, they've
overpowered me. Hold the other android back for a minute- if you can hold out for even then- and I'll be
finished with that one-" His hurried words cut off as Mirai's glowing form suddenly went out of Super
Saiya-jinn. "Go!" Without another word, Goku the First Super Saiya-jinn was off, powering up to SSJ3.
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Then suddenly the android's grip was gone, and Mirai, barely conscious, slid to the ground, gasping for
precious air. He had a chance to see Goku, in all his glory, staring over the fallen android with hatred in
his emerald green eyes, and the strange look of fear in the android's ice blue ones, before everything went
black.
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Goten and Trunks watched Goku take down the android, and both grinned.
"Kakakkoi!" Goten declared, exchanging a high five with his best friend.
"Yeah, cool!" agreed Trunks, smiling broadly. "Now let's kick some android-ass!"
The android in question was moving, fast as lightning towards her partner when the blazing, golden duo
intercepted her.
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Goku slowly began to grin, his face holding a hungry look to it.
"I've been waiting for this for a long time, android," he hissed, clearly enjoying the fearful look that
was on the android's face. "Scared? Your friend isn't going to be able to save you this time."
"I'll kill you," growled the android, both fear and hatred on his face. "Just like I killed your wife." He
grinned slowly, the fear receding back to cockiness and he stood, only a slight wince informing Goku of
how much that punch had hurt him. "Your wife was very pretty. Too bad I had to kill her. I could've had
some fun-"
Without a word, Goku moved in one fluid motion and easily ripped the android's head from his body.
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"Now, that wasn't nice, boys," the female android said, pouting slightly. "Your mothers should
have taught you manners." Then she raised an eyebrow, eyeing Goten thoughtfully. "But your mother's
dead, isn't she?" At Goten's growl of rage, she smiled. "Ah, yes. Chi-Chi, wasn't it? Nardo over there killed
her. I was the lucky one to kill that Videl woman-"
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Goku stood staring at the head he held in his hand, deaf to anyone. All he could see was Chi-Chi.
Chi-Chi, smiling. Chi-Chi, scowling as she chased after him with a frying pan. Chi-Chi throwing up her
head as she laughed. Chi-Chi, grinning as she cooked. Chi-Chi, scolding him. Chi-Chi, waiting to be
kissed......
With a groan, he went out of Super Saiya-jinn and crumpled to his knees. And, for the first time in twenty
years, Son Goku began to weep.
"Chi-Chi!" he whispered brokenly, and began to pound the earth weakly. All of the fighting had left
him drained. "Chi-Chi...... Oh Chi-Chi!" His anguished whispers were answered by no one, and the
mourning Saiya-jinn let the peaceful darkness overtake him.
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Pan heard every sentence that the female android had said. Her hands, which had been supporting the
groggy Krillin, clenched. When the monk cried out in pain, she mumbled an apology, and turned towards
where the android stood, smirking upwards at the floating duo. Surprisingly, she didn't feel any rage. Only
a single, mocking sentence that repeated endless in her mind.
"I was the lucky one to kill that Videl woman....."
Pan snapped.
"YOU KILLED MY MOTHER!" she howled, and without another word, lunged towards the android.
The android turned, looking slightly surprised, in time to watch Pan's palm rise and slap her across the
face. The android flew backwards, skidding several feet before she came to a stop.
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Goten and Trunks goggled at Pan, who was standing as still as rock, her eyes blazing with fury. She was
frozen in place, her hand still outstretched, staring in the direction she had sent the android flying.
"Sugoi," Goten breathed, his jaw touching the ground. Trunks was too busy staring to answer his
best friend.
Pan's eyes glittered like black diamonds as she slowly repeated, almost incredulously, "You
killed my mother.... and you enjoyed it...."
The android rubbed her slapped cheek, frowning slightly as though annoyed that a little girl could leave a
red mark.
"Yeah, I did," she shot back, her lips curving in cruel amusement. "You should've heard her
scream-"
But this time, it was Pan who screamed, not the long-dead Videl. Her scream grew louder and louder as
her eyes began to glow.
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Pan was so enraged all she could to was scream. Her rage hurt her chest as it came roaring from her
heart, up her throat, and out her mouth. She was so filled with hatred that her entire body was trembling.
Her vision was red, then slowly, oddly, grew golden.
With one last scream, Pan, daughter of Gohan and Videl, became the first female Super Saiya-jinn.
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"Dude......." Goten whispered, staring in awe at his niece.
Pan's eyes glittered a hard, hateful emerald as they focused on the stock-still android. Her locks of
glowing gold rose from her neck, forming a halo around her pale face. Even her clothes rose slightly, and
her body seemed to be straining to rise from the ground, forcing her on her tiptoes. The female Super
Saiya-jinn turned to face the android.
"You," she said, her voice as cold as ice, "are going to die."
Before Pan's words, the android had been simply gazing in a mixture of surprise and annoyance at the
scene. Now she clenched her fists, glaring at the girl.
"No, you are, you little brat," she hissed, her pale green eyes flashing with anger. Pan cocked
her head to the side, raising an eyebrow. With a sickening twist to his stomach, Trunks commented
silently that Pan looked exactly like the android when she did that.
"Oh, really?" commented the granddaughter of Goku, a hint of a smile on her lips. "You may be
able to kill me, but not me, Goten, Trunks, and Mirai, all in Super Saiya-jinn form." No one except Pan
had noticed Mirai, who had woken, and now stood, weak but glowing with the light of a Super Saiya-jinn.
"You'll have even less of a chance when Grandfather wakes up and powers to Super Saiya-jinn Three."
She suddenly turned her back on the android. "Get lost. You're not worth my time."
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"Pan!" Bra shouted, realizing what was happening. She leapt to her feet. When Trunks had gone
Super Saiya-jinn for the first time, he had been extremely cocky and had thought he could beat anyone.
Until Vegeta had gone to Super Saiya-jinn Two and taught him otherwise. "Pan! Don't be so cocky! Kill
her while you have the chance! She killed your mother!" The words seemed to jolt Pan back to reality, and
she blinked.
"Yes, you did," she commented, her eyes narrowing. The android broke into a sweat, then
suddenly smirked.
"Too late, brat!" she declared with a nasty grin. "I'm out of here!" Then, before they could blink,
the android was gone.
Without a word, Pan powered down from Super Saiya-jinn.
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Mirai smiled to himself. He had woken to see Pan as a Super Saiya-jinn, glaring at the living android.
Although he had no idea what had caused the girl to be so enraged, he was glad for it. Now the plan Goku
had told him would be put into action. He watched as Pan blinked, and all expression faded from her pale
face.
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"Pan?" Trunks called worriedly, seeing the blank look on her face. The dark-haired girl blinked,
and peered up at him.
"Y-yes, Trunks?" she questioned, sounding exhausted.
"Are you all right?" he asked, floating towards her slowly, so not to startle her. She lifted her eyes
to his, and he realized where all the emotion had gone from her face. Into her eyes. They were filled with
such anguish, such yearn, such agony, that Trunks wanted to hold and soothe her and make her the
happiest girl in the world-
Where had that come? He shook his head slightly to clear it. He had a long day. When they got
back to Capsule Corporation, Trunks was going to sleep. After eating, of course.
"Are you all right?" he repeated. Pan slowly blinked, and the emotion drained from her eyes back
into her face. Now she looked slightly dazed and confused.
"No," she whispered, and fainted dead away.
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Mirai watched as Trunks was there in a flash, catching her before she fell. He felt himself start to smile,
although he knew it was a serious moment. It was so obvious that Trunks was crazy about the girl....
"Goten, go check on your father-" he began, then turned to see the second son of Goku staring at
him. "What?"
"You're really Trunks from another dimension?" Goten asked curiously. Mirai sighed, and nodded.
He should have realized that they would learn about him once he went to Super Saiya-jinn.
"Yes," he said, not meeting Goten's eyes. "But in my time, you were never born, and everyone
but my mother is alive." Before Goten could reply, Mirai started to fly over to where Krillin and Bra were.
Bra. His sister. No, not HIS sister. Trunks's sister. And he was Mirai. Not Trunks. Not Mr. Briefs, but
plain, simple Mirai. He changed his course, and instead landed beside Gohan's unconscious form.
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When Gohan woke and opened his eyes, he found himself staring into familiar blue eyes.
"Trunks?" he whispered.
"No, Mirai." The familiar voice made him sit upright, nearly slamming into Mirai's face. The
lavender-haired man leapt backwards, startled.
"Sorry," Gohan apologized, grinning towards his old friend. He and Mirai had chatted briefly before
Goku had taken the young man to Rayne's class. He smiled even more at his thoughts. Young man.
When Gohan had last seen him, Mirai Trunks had been older than him. Now he was over twenty years
older. It was both amusing and confusing at the same time.
"Well, Gohan," said Mirai, beaming, "it seems your daughter carries your genes." Gohan blinked.
"What do you mean by that, T- Mirai?" he questioned, catching himself. Mirai grinned.
"Your daughter went Super Saiya-jinn while you were unconscious."
"What?" Gohan yelped, bolting to his feet. His head wound immediately made him feel dizzy, but
Mirai was there to steady him as he staggered.
"She's all right, but the action left her unconscious. Goku killed the male android, but the female
one got away," the lilac-maned man informed him. He grinned crookedly. "Too bad she wasn't a cyborg,
or else I would've destroyed her like I did Frieza with my trusty sword." Gohan managed to laugh.
"You actually brought that?" he said, although it was obvious he had. Mirai grinned, shrugging.
"What can I say? I don't want anyone stealing it while I'm away," he said, fondly stroking the
blade's hilt.
"I'm sure you don't."
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Goku slowly opened his eyes, and saw only a blur of blackness. Then his eyes adjusted, and he grinned
weakly as the memories of the fight came rushing back.
"Hello Goten," he said, surprised that his voice was so hoarse. "Get to fight any?"
Goten shrugged. "Mirai and Pan did." Goku's eyes widened, and he sat up, wincing at his
pounding headache.
"Pan?" he said in disbelief. "How could Pan do anything? She can't go Super Saiya-jinn."
"Oh yes, she can," Goten said with a wicked grin. "Slapped the female android a good one. But
she got away, and Pan fainted." His grin widened. "Trunks got to catch her." Goku raised an eyebrow.
"Is that a good thing?" he questioned mildly.
"I think Trunks has a crush on Pan," Goten said with a smirk.
"I do not!" a faint voice called. "So shut up!" The father and son both made faces.
"He's in denial," Goten sighed, shaking his head. "The poor guy."
"He's ten years older than her," Goku objected, frowning slightly as he considered this. "And
she's a minor, so they'd have to wait two more years to date-"
"-And he knows we'd both, plus Gohan, kill him if he did anything to hurt her, androids or no
androids," Goten said, putting his father at ease. Goku slowly grinned.
"Does she like him back?" he asked. Goten grinned back.
"Ask Bra."
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Pan slowly regained consciousness, and half-smiled. She was very comfortable in this person's arms.
Wait, arms? Her eyes flew open to lock onto Trunks's surprised ones.
"So, you're awake?" he said, grinning to put her at ease. "You fainted." Pan winced at the
headache she had, but summoned up a small smile. Then the memories flooded her senses, and she
stiffened slightly.
"Kami, I was so stupid!" she groaned. Trunks frowned.
"Everyone gets cocky during the first time they go Super Saiya-jinn. Don't worry about it," he
reassured her. "We can get that bitch next time." Pan raised an eyebrow.
"Such language, o brother of mine," a voice called and they both looked up to see Bra grinning
mischievously at them. It was then Trunks realized he was still holding Pan. He gently helped her to her
feet, ignoring the looks Bra kept giving him.
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Gohan, leaning on Mirai slightly, raised his voice to bellow an order.
"SOLDIERS! Line up!" he roared. Instantly soldiers appeared from everywhere, all of them grinning
from ear to ear.
"Awesome, sir!" Spyri declared, pumping a fist into the air. "Not a single casualty."
"Except for the android," O'Malley added with satisfaction. He spit in the direction of the body,
then blushed. "Sorry, sir! Do I have the permission to spit on this piece of trash?" Gohan grinned.
"Spit at will," he said, and O'Malley, plus any soldier within range, eagerly did so.
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Rayne entered the bar, frowning.
"What the-" she began, staring in wonder at the hole in the ceiling.
"Your friend did that," Bill grumbled, who had just finished cleaning the glass from the ground.
"Without even paying for the rum." Grinning, Rayne handed him a couple dollars, which the bartender
accepted with a quiet thank-you. She gazed up at the hole for a long while.
Something had happened, but she didn't know what.
Frowning, she turned and went to look for Bulma and Marron.
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Mirai watched as the soldiers finally stopped spitting, shaking his head. That had been..... interesting.
"Well, time to go home!" he heard Gohan announce, and the army cheered loudly.
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Goku looked up just in time to see the wave of soldiers as they rushed forward to talk to him.
"General, you've woken up!" declared O'Malley, who hadn't learned of his awakening. Goku
grinned.
"Yes," he said happily. "Now we can kick some-"
"Android-ass," Spyri finished, then gulped. "Sorry for interrupting, sir."
"No problem at all, Leonhard," Goku said with a smile. "Just don't repeat any curse words in front
of my sons." Spyri raised an eyebrow.
"But Gohan curses all the time," he said, sounding puzzled.
"And I cursed out Rayne's brother and sister just a few minutes ago!" Goten added, then
apparently realized what he had said. "Er, erase that." But it was too late.
"You cursed out Storm and Cloud?" Spyri said, growing red in the face from suppressed laughter.
"Rayne is going to KILL you." Goten winced.
"And Rebeus and Tristan and Aurora," he added, then caught Kare's eye and went white.
"Did you curse out MY children, Lord Goten?" Kare asked quietly, his eyes narrowing.
"Yes, Goten. Did you sweat at MY grandchildren?" questioned Krillin, who had overheard the
conversation. His eyes twinkled, but he had a disapproving look on his face.
"No comment!" Goten yelped, and bolted. As Kare and Krillin raced after him, only one name
echoed through the ex-base.
"GOTEN!"
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"What the-" Rayne said for the second time this day, when she poked her head into a room. Her
siblings, Terry's siblings, and Krillin's grandchildren stood as still as statues, all staring at each other.
"What happened to you all?"
Storm's lower lip trembled, and tears filled her eyes. "He- he CURSED at us!"
"Who did, honey?" Rayne asked quietly, kneeling to draw her sister into her arms. It wasn't often
Storm cried, and whoever had made her would pay dearly.
"Mister Goten!" Storm wailed, and burst into tears, sobbing into her sister's shoulder. Rayne
motioned for Rebeus to calm the others down, then her eyes grew hard. She was going to have some
words with Lord Goten when he got back.
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Meanwhile, Goten was already miserable for cursing at the children. Kare had punched him in the
stomach, and Krillin kept repeatedly poking him in the back as they marched.
"That's annoying!" he yelled once the monk had poked him for the thirty-something time. Krillin
grinned, and poked him again.
"Ha!" Bra said with satisfaction, smirking at the half Saiya-jinn. "That'll teach you not to yell or
curse at children, jerk!"
"At least not children whose parents I know," Goten said, glaring at the azure-haired girl. Then he
yelped.
"Cut it out, Krillin!"
The monk merely laughed.
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Pan and Trunks walked side by side. Still weak from going Super Saiya-jinn, she leaned against him for
support. Unsurprisingly, Trunks found he didn't mind Pan leaning against him at all.
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Gohan and Mirai watched all three scenes, both grinning.
"Do you think Krillin is ever going to stop poking Goten?" questioned Gohan.
"Nope!" Mirai replied cheerfully. "Not until we get home, at least."
"Yes, and then Rayne will beat him up," chuckled the son of Goku.
"Of course," laughed the son of Vegeta, picturing the blond girl easily. "She'll take him down."
"I'm not going to miss that," Gohan declared.
"I'll bring the popcorn," Mirai offered, and the two friends laughed together. Once they stopped
laughing, Gohan spoke.
"Remember the butter. I like lots of butter on my popcorn," he said.
"And I'll bring the salt," a voice added, and the two turned to grin at Goku, who had escaped the
crowd. The Saiya-jinn grinned. "I like popcorn. Period."
"Otou! You're going to eat all the popcorn!" Gohan complained, and Goku grinned sheepishly,
knowing that was probably true.
"Not if I get there first!" declared Mirai, looking indignant. Goku pretended to measure Mirai
carefully, and scowled.
"I'm getting there first!" the father of Gohan and Goten declared, and to prove his point, quickened
his pace. So did Mirai.
"Not so fast, old-timer!" he teased, remembering his conversation with Rayne. Goku raised an
eyebrow.
"Old-timer?" he repeated incredulously. "I'll show you old-timer!" With that, Goku began to jog.
Grinning, Mirai followed the Saiya-jinn in the direction of home.
Home to Capsule Corporation.
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"Ow!" Goten complained. "Stop it!" Once more, Krillin simply laughed. But this time, Goten
turned around and glared at the monk. "I'm going to have a huge bruise, thank you very much!"
Krillin raised an eyebrow. "So?"
"Well- Well, it hurts!" whined Goten, rubbing his aching back as they rounded the corner towards
Capsule Corporation.
"You're going to be hurting a lot more when I get through with you, milord," an icy cold voice
commented, and Goten gulped, freezing where he stood. Slowly he turned around, trying to smile.
"Hello Rayne," he said uneasily, eyeing the girl cautiously. She wore a look of complete calm,
and was actually smiling. But the smile didn't reach her eyes, which were dark with fury.
"Hello Goten," she said, her lips curving upwards. "Guess what?"
"Er, what?" Goten cautiously said. By now everyone had stopped to watch.
"Because of you, my sister CRIED," she said, her voice rising slightly on the word cry. "You
know what that means, right?"
"Er, no?" he suggested meekly, inching backwards.
"That means I'm about to kick somebody's ass. Guess whose ass I'm about to kick?"
"Er, should I just run right now?" he questioned.
"Probably," Rayne commented, and lunged.
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"Should we save him?" questioned Mirai, watching Rayne tackle the man to the ground and
begin to punch the yelling Goten.
"Nope, I have plenty of senzu beans," Goku cheerfully replied, watching his son being beaten to a
pulp. "And anyway, this is quite interesting."
"Damn, and I didn't even get a chance to get the popcorn," Mirai complained. Gohan laughed.
"Oh well," he consoled his friend. "We can have some after the fight."
"It isn't much of a fight," Krillin commented, coming to stand with the group. "Goten's letting her
beat him up."
"But not for long," Gohan commented calmly, knowing his brother all too well. "Watch. Five....
four.... three.... two.... one-"
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"ENOUGH!" Goten roared, finally annoyed. He shoved the furious girl off him and stood. She had
actually given him a bloody nose. He sat up, pinching his nose to stop the flow of blood. "You've made
your point. Now stop punching me." Rayne sat back on her heels and frowned, shaking her head slightly.
"All right," she said, blinking rapidly. All anger slowly drained from her face, and she grinned
sheepishly. "Sorry about your nose. I'm kind of protective of my family."
"I noticed," sighed Goten, still waiting for his nose to stop bleeding. Rayne reached into a pocket
and pulled out a tissue.
"Here you go," she said, handing it to him.
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"Aw, all the fun's over," Gohan complained, and Mirai laughed.
"What a kind, concerned brother you are," he teased. This time it was Gohan's turn to laugh.
"Aren't I?" he replied jokingly. The two watched as Goten stood up, dabbing at his nose with a
tissue. Rayne looked up and noticed everyone around her. She smiled brightly.
"Hello, everyone!" she said brightly, all former anger vanished.
"Hello Miss Rayne!" Spyri called. "See, I came back in one piece! Now Heidi won't yell at me.
She's been very moody lately." At those words Pan and Bra both cracked up, laughing hysterically.
"What'd I say?" asked the Swiss, looking surprised. "I wasn't trying to be funny."
"Heidi..... moody....." Pan gasped out, then dissolved into fits of giggles, leaning against the
laughing Bra for support.
When the two finally calmed down, Pan managed to say, "Go talk to Heidi. She's in her
bathroom."
"Oh dear. Is she ill?" Spyri questioned, with set the two into hysterics once more. Shaking his
head, the blond-haired man went inside to look for his wife.
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"What was that all about?" asked Rayne, sounding curious. Pan wiped tears of laughter from her
eyes before she replied.
"Ask him later."
"All right," Rayne sighed. "But I'm going to die of curiosity."
"Hey, you three," someone called, and they looked up to see Mirai grinning at them. "For some
reason Gohan, Goku and I all want some popcorn. Want some?"
"Sure!" the girls chorused, then Rayne added hopefully, "With lots of butter, right? I like butter!"
"And I like lots of salt," Pan said, which caused Mirai to look amused.
"I'm getting the popcorn, Gohan's getting the butter, and Goku's getting the salt," he assured
them, grinning. Rayne grinned back.
"Yummy! Popcorn!" she announced happily.
"Let's go and find Bulma and Marron and see if they want some too!" Krillin suggested, and
Rayne's face fell.
"As long as Marron doesn't yell at me. I didn't do anything this time- Ow!" Rayne's dark muttering
was cut off with a yelp.
"Be careful. Once he starts, he won't stop. Trust me. I know," Goten said, and the two glared
pointedly at the monk, who, naturally, grinned.
Suddenly, Rayne gasped, and pointed at the blood that was dripping onto the ground. Her dark brown
eyes followed the trail to its source, and she scowled with concern.
"Mirai, what happened to your hand?" Mirai looked down. Ah, yes. He had cut it on the glass of
rum before the fight with the androids.
"I'll go get that washed," he mumbled, using his good hand to hold the other still. The wounds had
stopped bleeding, but there were still pieces of glass embedded in his palm.
"You certainly will!" Rayne snapped, and grabbed him by the shoulder. "Come on, let's get you to
the infirmary."
"I know my way around Capsule Corporation, lass," he said, using the word to miff her. And miff
her he did. She sniffed.
"I don't care if you do," she announced briskly, "I'm taking you to the infirmary, old man."
"Oh yeah? Well, listen here, little missy, when I was your age I respected my elders-"
"-And betters. But you're not my better, so I don't have to respect you," she shot back.
"Oh! Good one!" Goten said admiringly, and Rayne beamed at him.
"Thanks."
"Welcome." She turned her attention back towards Mirai, tugging him towards the building.
"Come on, boyo, you're going straight to the infirmary, no bones about it," she ordered, dragging
him in her wake.
"You Americans have the oddest sayings," Krillin called after them.
"Yeah? Well, at least I don't speak in Chinese- or I mean Japanese. Right, Mirai dear?" she
called back, and Mirai growled.
"He looked Japanese. How was I to know he was Chinese?" he demanded.
"Well, duh," Rayne said, and then the two disappeared from sight.
"There goes two interesting people- Ow!" Goten yelped. "KRILLIN!"
The monk laughed, and bolted after Rayne and Mirai, the annoyed half Saiya-jinn hot on his heels.
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The army had gone to their homes, exhausted but happy that there had been no casualties. Spyri, upon
hearing of his wife's pregnancy, had promptly keeled over into the bathtub. Once revived, the Swiss had
asked to throw a party, and the entire sanctuary celebrated. It was easy to forget that there would be a
funeral for three of their members the next morning. They partied long into the night, but eventually they all
went to their rooms to sleep. All, except of course, our favorite Saiya-jinn and humans.
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"That was fun," Rayne sighed, munching on the last of the popcorn, as she relaxed in a chair.
She and Mirai had arrived at the party late, but the two had eaten enough to make up for it.
"The popcorn was great," added Mirai, leaning against the wall. "Extremely salty, and with lots of
butter. Just the way I like it."
"Agreed," was echoed from all corners of the room. Goten, who was sprawled on the floor,
nodded sleepily.
"Very delicious," he mumbled, then his eyes closed, and he was asleep. Pan giggled as her
uncle began to snore. The niece herself was exhausted, and soon fell asleep, curled up against her
uncle's side.
"Say, did anyone see Bulma or Marron?" Gohan questioned, and everyone awake shook their
head.
"I think they were working on something, and only came in to snag some food," Bra commented
tiredly from the sofa, her head resting on her sleeping brother's shoulder. "But I think they left pretty
quickly......." Her words trailed off, and she joined Trunks and Goten in dreamland.
Rayne grinned, rubbing her eyes, which were itching from sleepiness. "Looks like the baby Saiya-jinn
needed some sleep....." Her eyelids drooped, and her head began to nod. She leaned backwards in the
chair, which was in danger of tipping over.
"Looks like someone else needs their sleep," Mirai chuckled, coming over to keep the chair from
falling.
"Do not, old-timer," growled Rayne, then yawned. Her eyes slowly shut, and she fell asleep as
Mirai laughed softly.
"That is one interesting girl," he commented, watching Rayne's face relax into dreams.
"What do you expect? She's a teenager," Gohan said, from the second sofa. He was trapped
under his father's body, which had been asleep for hours since Goku had devoured almost all the food.
Despite Gohan's attempts, the dreaming Saiya-jinn refused to budge. So Gohan had been forced to stay
on the sofa the entire party, grumbling the entire time.
Mirai grinned, and looked up at a soft knock on the door. "Come in!"
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Rebeus Willis peered into the room, and sighed as he spotted his "mum" asleep in a chair.
"Come on," he said to the only other awake member of their little family. "Let's drag Mum to her
room.
"Whatever, jerk," Tristan grumbled, rubbing sleep from his eyes. He had been sleeping when
Rebeus had, er, ACCIDENTALLY woken him.
"Ah. Here to collect Rayne?" the lavender-haired man who stood next to her chair questioned,
grinning.
"Yes, sir," Rebeus said, not recognizing the man. The man smiled kindly.
"I'll carry her for you. She was my guide around here-" He lowered his voice so that only Rebeus
and himself could hear his next words. "-and annoyance-" He raised his voice back to normal. "-so I owe
her."
"Sure," the teenage Willis said with a shrug. "Just don't drop her."
"By the way, I'm Mirai," the man said, offering him a strong hand. Rebeus took Mirai's hand, and
found himself being shaken up and down.
Rebeus weakly introduced himself, nursing his now twitching hand. That Mirai didn't know his own
strength.
"Come on, Rayne, up you go," Mirai announced, slinging the girl over his shoulder like a sack of
potatoes. Rebeus watched, amused, as Rayne growled something unintelligible back, still fast asleep.
"Lovely," Mirai replied, and marched from the room. "Where to, boys?"
"I'll show you," Tristan announced, obviously awed by the man's sword that was strapped on his
back. The youngest Willis boy skipped ahead of them. Rebeus turned back to close the door, and saw
the man Rayne had called Krillin watching him with amusement.
Rebeus grinned, and softly shut the door.
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Krillin relaxed in his chair.
"I'm going to sleep," he announced to no one, and, on a sudden whim, clapped his hands
together and called, "Lights off!" The monk stared in surprise as the lights suddenly flickered, and went
off.
"Cool. I didn't think it would work," he announced, his words beginning to slur together.
"Krillin, go to sleep," Goku's voice, from out of the darkness, ordered.
"Dad!" Gohan groaned. "I thought you were asleep."
"I was, until you said something," the Saiya-jinn said cheerfully, and Krillin heard his friend climb
off his son, apologizing happily.
"Apology accepted," Gohan said with a sigh, then the sound of the half Saiya-jinn snoring filled
the room. Through the darkness, Krillin and Goku grinned at each other.
"Good-night, Krillin," Goku called softly, so he wouldn't wake any of the sleepers.
"Night, Goku," Krillin said, his eyelids fluttering close. At last, the monk was home. That helped
him on his way to having a perfect life. Well, as perfect as his life could be, without Juhachigou.......
Now all there was to do was destroy the androids.......
With a contented sigh, the aged monk let himself slide into the land of dreams.
(AN: Well, that was thirteen pages, so you all better be happy. I'm going to try to write some more to post
before I leave, but I can't promise anything. Well, to answer your questions, Seventeen and Sixteen MAY
come into the story. They've been often silent lately. Who knows? Maybe Seventeen and Sixteen were
killed by the androids, just like Juhachigou. By the way, what's the Japanese name of 17 and 16? Thanks!
Er, could anyone explain what Mystic is? And I did know that Goku could go SSJ3. It's just that whenever
he has, there's always been too many androids, and their powers have, well, overpowered him. *shrugs*
But he got to kill his wife's murderer, so he's happy for the moment. And the reason he cried was because
he never wept when his wife was killed. And I'll try to answer everyone else's questions next chapter.
Thanks! Ja! ~AC)