Disclaimer: DBZ isn't mine. MEGAMI is, however ^.^ Yay for the devine child. Worship her, dammit!
A/N: I decided to rewrite a part of the chapter, and split it in two (yes, EC-chan's advice). So here's the first part, slightly rewritten and a bit shorter, or else it might TIRE you poor readers. I'm not saying I like the chapter now. I still hate the action part. But it's neccesary. Work with me -.-
~
Pan watched Shin play with his daughter. The baby was only a few days old, but eager to play and learn. She smiled. It was the daughter of a Kai, after all. But there was also Saiyan blood running through her veins.
She gave a painful expression at that thought. Saiyans. Her family. They didn't even know about Megami. Her parents were shocked after they found out she was pregnant. All thanks to Vegeta.
Vegeta, who became curious. Who didn't trust her. Who somehow KNEW her baby was different.
And what about Trunks? Ever since he turned her back on her that one day, she hadn't spoken to him. Her original thoughts were to give birth to the baby and go back to him. Ask him to forgive her.
But then again, he could have been there for her. She asked for his help. She was in doubt. If he truly loved her, wouldn't he have stayed with her? Sure, he was upset, confused. But even though he never knew of "the plan", he..
Pan sighed. He had all the right to be angry at her. To hate her. But she missed him. She had missed him all these months. If only he was there for her. Now it had been someone else.
Shin.
He acted very humanlike, for a god. He laughed and frowned. He enjoyed simple things. In a way, he was cocky and arrogant. But compared to Vegeta, he was nothing.
He had something about him, that calmed her down. She hated him, at first. But just by looking at him, that hate disappeared. Pan assumed it was a godly gift.
"What are you looking at?" he suddenly asked.
Pan shrugged. "I examining you." she said, while she closed her eyes and grinned.
The Kai frowned at her. She was really calm ever since the birth of Megami. A weight had been lifted off her shoulders, of course. However, she did not realize the hardest part was yet to come. They had to raise her. They had to teach her. They had to protect her.
"Kaioshin!" a voice suddenly screamed.
Pan opened her eyes and got up, quicly. Automatically, she ran up to Shin and stood in front of Megami.
Shin smiled. "Don't worry Pan. It's only Rou Dai Kaioshin."
"Only me? A little bit of respect young man! I'm not just anybody! And I had to let this BIG fish slip away, because I had to warn you!" the old mans voice continued to scream.
"Rou Dai Kaioshin, you can.. lower you voice a bit! We're not deaf!" Pan yelled.
"OH! IT'S NICE TO MEET YOU TOO!" the voice buldered, causing Megami to cry.
"Please.." the soft voice of Shin interupted. "My.. our daughter. What is it you want us to know about?" he continued, while placing his hand on his daughters forehead.
Pan sighed with relief. The Kai had special powers, of course. And she knew that when he did that, Megami would stop crying immediately. His hand glowed for a brief moment, and the crying turned into a satisfied murmle. Pan took the baby from him and cradled her in her arms.
"Rou Dai Kaioshin?" Shin asked, with hesiation.
"Yes, yes! I'm here! I didn't want to interrupt you.. fatherly moment!" he gniffled.
Kaioshin rolled his eyes, Pan could only chuckle.
"I wanted to let you know that you have to be careful! My sources.." the voice bursted out in a short laughter. "Ahem.. Excuse me. I know that Babedi has escaped Hell!"
~
Now he was certain of it. He hadn't felt it in ages. It's been many years, but he was sure. Zarbon.
Vegeta growled. He was back? What was his business on earth? And most importantly, how was he able to escape hell?
But not only had Vegeta felt Zarbon. Something about his son had changed as well. He frowned at the thought that within seconds the power level of Trunks had risen. He was stronger now, but not in a normal way.
Something was going on. And for some reason, he was certain that Pan knew more. If it had anything to do with that baby of hers, he would..
What would he do? "Onna." he snarled at Bulma. "I will be back later."
Bulma blinked. "Of course you will." she said to herself, and shook her head.
~
"You're saying Babedi is after Megami?" Pan asked.
Shin narrowed his eyes at the sky. He was too busy being a father, that he forgot about his duties as a Kai. He should have known.
"SHIN? What is Babedi going to do? Does he know about Megami?" Pan asked again, louder this time.
"I don't know, Pan. It would be the only reason to escape hell. He's after me." Shin sighed.
Pan started pacing, still holding her daughter. "That's just great, then. Because of you, Megami is in danger then?" she said, worried.
Shin shook his head. "If he's alone, she's not. We're strong enough to take him on."
Pan looked at him. "But what if he's not?"
"Then you should flee" Dendes voice sounded.
The two turned to the guardian.
"Tell Vegeta and Gohan. And make sure Megami is safe, somewhere unknown." he repeated.
~
"Exactly what is it, you want to do, Master?" Zarbon asked.
"Easy Zarbon! We're going to the look out. And we're going to steal that child!" Babedi gniffled.
"But.. why don't we just kill the baby?" he asked, not really believing he just said that.
"Where would be the fun in that" Majin Trunks blurted out, toneless.
Babedi blinked, but nodded. "Trunks is right! I could easily kill the baby, yes! But as much as I'd like to, I know that raising the child to kill her own father would be so much more fun!"
"Of course sir." Zarbon mumbled, realizing this person was so much different than Frieza.
Babedi rolled his eyes. "For evil sake, Zarbon. THINK like a Majin! Think like good Trunks here!" he pointed.
Majin Trunks glared at Babedi, and focused on the look out ahead. "I'm only interested in revenge." he commented.
"Of course you are! We're all here for revenge! This is going to be splendid"
"Unless my father joins us."
With a shock, Babedi stopped in mid air.
"Vegeta? Wha..Why did you have to bring him up?"
Trunks looked over his shoulder, not slowing down. He raised his voice and yelled "He's on his way to the look out as well!"
Babedi growled. "Dammit. That stupid monkey has to ruin everything? Oh well, I have you two with me. Shall be fun, watching you kill him, right Zarbon?"
Zarbon smirked. Different, but perhaps not as bad as he thought. "Right, sir."
~
Kaishin gave a worried look. Fleeing? Was that an option? Where to? And for how long?
Pan gave the baby to Popo and walked up to Shin.
"I sense Trunks." she said.
He blinked. "Trunks?" he asked, and Pan nodded.
"I can feel him. I have always felt him. It's something we share. I.." she gulped. "He's coming here. He's different."
Kaioshin glanced over his shoulder and turned back to Pan. "I sense his father."
Pan raised a brow. "Vegeta? Now? Coming here?"
Why would both of them be on their way here? She expected Vegeta, in a way. She always knew he was going to visit her sooner or later, to find out about her child. But Trunks? He was the last one she expected.
Was Dende right then? Should they flee? Should she tell Vegeta, or her father? Could she protect Megami on her own?
Thoughts ran through her mind, but she was distracted by a familiar voice.
"Hey Pan-chan."
"Trunks."
Pan turned around, and couldn't help but smile. It didn't matter. It didn't matter why he was here. He was, and the truth was, she had missed him.
But suddenly Shin grabbed her arm. She looked at him, not understanding.
"Pan. I'm afraid Trunks is not his normal self." The Kai explained. "Dende, Popo. Get her out of here. Fast." he hissed.
The Namek and the genie nodded and turned around, only to run into Zarbon.
"Ello mates. Where do you think you're going?"
"They want to escape from us. And take the pretty kid with them!" Babedi squeeled.
Shins eyes widened, Pan glanced over at Trunks.
Why was he here, with them? Before she could even ask, or understand, Babedi raised his hands.
"I'm back, yes! You may tremble in fear, you may bow down in front of me. Hello Kaioshin, missed me?!"
"Shin, what's going on?" Pan whispered.
"He's here. For me." Shin stated, as he checked out both Zarbon and Trunks. Zarbon stroke his hair and looked confident.
Trunks however, had a tense expression. He didn't look normal. In fact, he resembled Vegeta more than ever. But one thing worried Shin the most.
"He's Majin."
"BINGO!" Babedi yelled. "Trunks decided to join me and Zarbon in our quest to .. well.. let's just say it involved you and a lot of pain." he grinned.
"Trunks, you can't!" Pan exclaimed.
"I can." was the short answer the lavender haired man gave.
He narrowed his eyes at Pan, who stood close to Shin. Shin grabbed her hand, instinctively, and Trunks growled.
Pan looked at him. He was different. The big M on his forehead seemed to glow. Trunks himself seemed to glow. His power level was high. Higher than normal. He was so much stronger. And felt so evil. She shuddered.
Babedi watched the two former lovers for a brief moment and coughed.
"ANYWAY, I don't want to be boring here, but we have a mission." he sneered.
Trunks nodded and stepped closer to his "master".
"Babedi. I'm right here. How dare you use Trunks in this matter. And who is that you brought with you from Hell!" Shin asked.
Before Babedi could even respond, Zarbon grabbed both Dende and Popo and moved forward.
"I'm Zarbon, thank you very much. Former servant of the great Frieza, now I serve none other than master Babedi. Show some respect."
Pan didn't bother to listen. She looked at Shin, and before she knew it, she could hear his thoughts. And he hers.
- Pan. Get Megami out of here. It's me he wants-
It was a brief moment, time didn't seem to pass.
- How? What about Trunks and Zarbon? I can't possibly escape and leave you here. -
- I don't want either of you hurt. Please, leave. -
- I can't Shin. I have to defend you. You ..-
Shin looked at her.
- You have to defend ME? I'm the Kai here. I have a responsibility -
- And I am the mother of your child. We share something, you idiot -
Shin blushed, Pan smiled.
"Enough already!" Babedi yelled, and the two turned around.
"Trunks, do your thing!" he ordered, while he pointed at Dende.
~
The next moment was filled with chaos. As Trunks easily managed to steal Megami from Dende, the others were left shocked.
Trunks appeared behind his master, handing the baby over to him. Shin failed to threathen Babedi, only able to say "It's me you want, leave her out of this."
Babedi wasn't impressed and silently ordered Zarbon to take out Dende and Popo. He did so.
Pan felt helpless, as she suddenly realized how tired her body was. She was weak, right now. And she had to take her child back. She had to. As she stared at Trunks with utter shock, she whispered "Let her go Trunks. You don't realize what you're doing."
It wouldn't help her. Trunks only laughed at the comment. "I don't? This is your daughter, right? The reason you left me?" he said, looking at the baby, who began to cry softly.
Only worried about her child, Pan didn't respond. Trunks glared at her. "Isn't it?!"
She shook her head. Explaining it was HIM who left her. But above all, she warned him: "It's MY daughter. Hurt her, and you'll regret it."
But before she knew it, another person had grabbed her from behind. As Zarbon mocked her last comment, he tried to prevent Pan from escaping from his grip. Her body was tired. She was tired.
~
Everything happened at once. No one noticed how slowly the time passed, as Shin couldn't pay attention to both Pan and Megami. He chose to focus on Pan. Aiming his hands at Zarbon, he signalled Pan to duck. As if they had fought together before, she knew what she had to do. With a single motion Pan averted her head as Shin attacked Zarbon with a Ki-aigan-an-ki.
It stunned the gorgeous warrior, and knocked him back.
Babedi was obviously annoyed by the attack of the Kai. He ordered Trunks to leave, snarling insults at Kaiohsin.
The black haired girl crawled back up, looking at both Trunks and Shin, who faced each other.
Trunks had to leave, and take the child with him. Shin had to stop him, but could possibly harm Megami. He hesitated, and that was his mistake.
The cold stare in Trunks' eyes was the last thing he saw before he got hit with an enormous ki shot, coming from Trunks. Trunks took the baby from his master and took off, without saying a word.
Only seconds after, Shin leaped back up. He saw Trunks disappearing from sight, and did not know how to stop him. He heard the warning coming from Pan, telling him to be careful, because he had Megami. As if he didn't know that.
What he DIDN'T know was, that the minute Pan warned him, Zarbon managed to grab her once more. She was caught in a struggle, at the same time as Shin made the decesion to save his daughter with a Kanashibari-no-jytsu. He paralyzed the lavender haired warrior, who remained where he was.
Babedi hissed and growled in annoyance. The Kaioshin was weak, but had smart tricks up his sleave. A small grin appeared on his face however, as he yelled "Two can play that game, fool!" and captured Pan in a beam of light.
A/N: I decided to rewrite a part of the chapter, and split it in two (yes, EC-chan's advice). So here's the first part, slightly rewritten and a bit shorter, or else it might TIRE you poor readers. I'm not saying I like the chapter now. I still hate the action part. But it's neccesary. Work with me -.-
~
Pan watched Shin play with his daughter. The baby was only a few days old, but eager to play and learn. She smiled. It was the daughter of a Kai, after all. But there was also Saiyan blood running through her veins.
She gave a painful expression at that thought. Saiyans. Her family. They didn't even know about Megami. Her parents were shocked after they found out she was pregnant. All thanks to Vegeta.
Vegeta, who became curious. Who didn't trust her. Who somehow KNEW her baby was different.
And what about Trunks? Ever since he turned her back on her that one day, she hadn't spoken to him. Her original thoughts were to give birth to the baby and go back to him. Ask him to forgive her.
But then again, he could have been there for her. She asked for his help. She was in doubt. If he truly loved her, wouldn't he have stayed with her? Sure, he was upset, confused. But even though he never knew of "the plan", he..
Pan sighed. He had all the right to be angry at her. To hate her. But she missed him. She had missed him all these months. If only he was there for her. Now it had been someone else.
Shin.
He acted very humanlike, for a god. He laughed and frowned. He enjoyed simple things. In a way, he was cocky and arrogant. But compared to Vegeta, he was nothing.
He had something about him, that calmed her down. She hated him, at first. But just by looking at him, that hate disappeared. Pan assumed it was a godly gift.
"What are you looking at?" he suddenly asked.
Pan shrugged. "I examining you." she said, while she closed her eyes and grinned.
The Kai frowned at her. She was really calm ever since the birth of Megami. A weight had been lifted off her shoulders, of course. However, she did not realize the hardest part was yet to come. They had to raise her. They had to teach her. They had to protect her.
"Kaioshin!" a voice suddenly screamed.
Pan opened her eyes and got up, quicly. Automatically, she ran up to Shin and stood in front of Megami.
Shin smiled. "Don't worry Pan. It's only Rou Dai Kaioshin."
"Only me? A little bit of respect young man! I'm not just anybody! And I had to let this BIG fish slip away, because I had to warn you!" the old mans voice continued to scream.
"Rou Dai Kaioshin, you can.. lower you voice a bit! We're not deaf!" Pan yelled.
"OH! IT'S NICE TO MEET YOU TOO!" the voice buldered, causing Megami to cry.
"Please.." the soft voice of Shin interupted. "My.. our daughter. What is it you want us to know about?" he continued, while placing his hand on his daughters forehead.
Pan sighed with relief. The Kai had special powers, of course. And she knew that when he did that, Megami would stop crying immediately. His hand glowed for a brief moment, and the crying turned into a satisfied murmle. Pan took the baby from him and cradled her in her arms.
"Rou Dai Kaioshin?" Shin asked, with hesiation.
"Yes, yes! I'm here! I didn't want to interrupt you.. fatherly moment!" he gniffled.
Kaioshin rolled his eyes, Pan could only chuckle.
"I wanted to let you know that you have to be careful! My sources.." the voice bursted out in a short laughter. "Ahem.. Excuse me. I know that Babedi has escaped Hell!"
~
Now he was certain of it. He hadn't felt it in ages. It's been many years, but he was sure. Zarbon.
Vegeta growled. He was back? What was his business on earth? And most importantly, how was he able to escape hell?
But not only had Vegeta felt Zarbon. Something about his son had changed as well. He frowned at the thought that within seconds the power level of Trunks had risen. He was stronger now, but not in a normal way.
Something was going on. And for some reason, he was certain that Pan knew more. If it had anything to do with that baby of hers, he would..
What would he do? "Onna." he snarled at Bulma. "I will be back later."
Bulma blinked. "Of course you will." she said to herself, and shook her head.
~
"You're saying Babedi is after Megami?" Pan asked.
Shin narrowed his eyes at the sky. He was too busy being a father, that he forgot about his duties as a Kai. He should have known.
"SHIN? What is Babedi going to do? Does he know about Megami?" Pan asked again, louder this time.
"I don't know, Pan. It would be the only reason to escape hell. He's after me." Shin sighed.
Pan started pacing, still holding her daughter. "That's just great, then. Because of you, Megami is in danger then?" she said, worried.
Shin shook his head. "If he's alone, she's not. We're strong enough to take him on."
Pan looked at him. "But what if he's not?"
"Then you should flee" Dendes voice sounded.
The two turned to the guardian.
"Tell Vegeta and Gohan. And make sure Megami is safe, somewhere unknown." he repeated.
~
"Exactly what is it, you want to do, Master?" Zarbon asked.
"Easy Zarbon! We're going to the look out. And we're going to steal that child!" Babedi gniffled.
"But.. why don't we just kill the baby?" he asked, not really believing he just said that.
"Where would be the fun in that" Majin Trunks blurted out, toneless.
Babedi blinked, but nodded. "Trunks is right! I could easily kill the baby, yes! But as much as I'd like to, I know that raising the child to kill her own father would be so much more fun!"
"Of course sir." Zarbon mumbled, realizing this person was so much different than Frieza.
Babedi rolled his eyes. "For evil sake, Zarbon. THINK like a Majin! Think like good Trunks here!" he pointed.
Majin Trunks glared at Babedi, and focused on the look out ahead. "I'm only interested in revenge." he commented.
"Of course you are! We're all here for revenge! This is going to be splendid"
"Unless my father joins us."
With a shock, Babedi stopped in mid air.
"Vegeta? Wha..Why did you have to bring him up?"
Trunks looked over his shoulder, not slowing down. He raised his voice and yelled "He's on his way to the look out as well!"
Babedi growled. "Dammit. That stupid monkey has to ruin everything? Oh well, I have you two with me. Shall be fun, watching you kill him, right Zarbon?"
Zarbon smirked. Different, but perhaps not as bad as he thought. "Right, sir."
~
Kaishin gave a worried look. Fleeing? Was that an option? Where to? And for how long?
Pan gave the baby to Popo and walked up to Shin.
"I sense Trunks." she said.
He blinked. "Trunks?" he asked, and Pan nodded.
"I can feel him. I have always felt him. It's something we share. I.." she gulped. "He's coming here. He's different."
Kaioshin glanced over his shoulder and turned back to Pan. "I sense his father."
Pan raised a brow. "Vegeta? Now? Coming here?"
Why would both of them be on their way here? She expected Vegeta, in a way. She always knew he was going to visit her sooner or later, to find out about her child. But Trunks? He was the last one she expected.
Was Dende right then? Should they flee? Should she tell Vegeta, or her father? Could she protect Megami on her own?
Thoughts ran through her mind, but she was distracted by a familiar voice.
"Hey Pan-chan."
"Trunks."
Pan turned around, and couldn't help but smile. It didn't matter. It didn't matter why he was here. He was, and the truth was, she had missed him.
But suddenly Shin grabbed her arm. She looked at him, not understanding.
"Pan. I'm afraid Trunks is not his normal self." The Kai explained. "Dende, Popo. Get her out of here. Fast." he hissed.
The Namek and the genie nodded and turned around, only to run into Zarbon.
"Ello mates. Where do you think you're going?"
"They want to escape from us. And take the pretty kid with them!" Babedi squeeled.
Shins eyes widened, Pan glanced over at Trunks.
Why was he here, with them? Before she could even ask, or understand, Babedi raised his hands.
"I'm back, yes! You may tremble in fear, you may bow down in front of me. Hello Kaioshin, missed me?!"
"Shin, what's going on?" Pan whispered.
"He's here. For me." Shin stated, as he checked out both Zarbon and Trunks. Zarbon stroke his hair and looked confident.
Trunks however, had a tense expression. He didn't look normal. In fact, he resembled Vegeta more than ever. But one thing worried Shin the most.
"He's Majin."
"BINGO!" Babedi yelled. "Trunks decided to join me and Zarbon in our quest to .. well.. let's just say it involved you and a lot of pain." he grinned.
"Trunks, you can't!" Pan exclaimed.
"I can." was the short answer the lavender haired man gave.
He narrowed his eyes at Pan, who stood close to Shin. Shin grabbed her hand, instinctively, and Trunks growled.
Pan looked at him. He was different. The big M on his forehead seemed to glow. Trunks himself seemed to glow. His power level was high. Higher than normal. He was so much stronger. And felt so evil. She shuddered.
Babedi watched the two former lovers for a brief moment and coughed.
"ANYWAY, I don't want to be boring here, but we have a mission." he sneered.
Trunks nodded and stepped closer to his "master".
"Babedi. I'm right here. How dare you use Trunks in this matter. And who is that you brought with you from Hell!" Shin asked.
Before Babedi could even respond, Zarbon grabbed both Dende and Popo and moved forward.
"I'm Zarbon, thank you very much. Former servant of the great Frieza, now I serve none other than master Babedi. Show some respect."
Pan didn't bother to listen. She looked at Shin, and before she knew it, she could hear his thoughts. And he hers.
- Pan. Get Megami out of here. It's me he wants-
It was a brief moment, time didn't seem to pass.
- How? What about Trunks and Zarbon? I can't possibly escape and leave you here. -
- I don't want either of you hurt. Please, leave. -
- I can't Shin. I have to defend you. You ..-
Shin looked at her.
- You have to defend ME? I'm the Kai here. I have a responsibility -
- And I am the mother of your child. We share something, you idiot -
Shin blushed, Pan smiled.
"Enough already!" Babedi yelled, and the two turned around.
"Trunks, do your thing!" he ordered, while he pointed at Dende.
~
The next moment was filled with chaos. As Trunks easily managed to steal Megami from Dende, the others were left shocked.
Trunks appeared behind his master, handing the baby over to him. Shin failed to threathen Babedi, only able to say "It's me you want, leave her out of this."
Babedi wasn't impressed and silently ordered Zarbon to take out Dende and Popo. He did so.
Pan felt helpless, as she suddenly realized how tired her body was. She was weak, right now. And she had to take her child back. She had to. As she stared at Trunks with utter shock, she whispered "Let her go Trunks. You don't realize what you're doing."
It wouldn't help her. Trunks only laughed at the comment. "I don't? This is your daughter, right? The reason you left me?" he said, looking at the baby, who began to cry softly.
Only worried about her child, Pan didn't respond. Trunks glared at her. "Isn't it?!"
She shook her head. Explaining it was HIM who left her. But above all, she warned him: "It's MY daughter. Hurt her, and you'll regret it."
But before she knew it, another person had grabbed her from behind. As Zarbon mocked her last comment, he tried to prevent Pan from escaping from his grip. Her body was tired. She was tired.
~
Everything happened at once. No one noticed how slowly the time passed, as Shin couldn't pay attention to both Pan and Megami. He chose to focus on Pan. Aiming his hands at Zarbon, he signalled Pan to duck. As if they had fought together before, she knew what she had to do. With a single motion Pan averted her head as Shin attacked Zarbon with a Ki-aigan-an-ki.
It stunned the gorgeous warrior, and knocked him back.
Babedi was obviously annoyed by the attack of the Kai. He ordered Trunks to leave, snarling insults at Kaiohsin.
The black haired girl crawled back up, looking at both Trunks and Shin, who faced each other.
Trunks had to leave, and take the child with him. Shin had to stop him, but could possibly harm Megami. He hesitated, and that was his mistake.
The cold stare in Trunks' eyes was the last thing he saw before he got hit with an enormous ki shot, coming from Trunks. Trunks took the baby from his master and took off, without saying a word.
Only seconds after, Shin leaped back up. He saw Trunks disappearing from sight, and did not know how to stop him. He heard the warning coming from Pan, telling him to be careful, because he had Megami. As if he didn't know that.
What he DIDN'T know was, that the minute Pan warned him, Zarbon managed to grab her once more. She was caught in a struggle, at the same time as Shin made the decesion to save his daughter with a Kanashibari-no-jytsu. He paralyzed the lavender haired warrior, who remained where he was.
Babedi hissed and growled in annoyance. The Kaioshin was weak, but had smart tricks up his sleave. A small grin appeared on his face however, as he yelled "Two can play that game, fool!" and captured Pan in a beam of light.