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Hello people, Lily here. It would seem that I'm on a bit of a 'writing roll' if you will. Or maybe the lack of sleep is getting to me, ne? We'll never know, and I'm sure you don't want to, as long as I keep giving you fresh chapters right?

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The Hunt For The BlackStar Dragonballs

Chapter Three: "A Small Piece of Paradise and.....Female Super Saiyans?"



"Trunks! We've been flying for hours! Can't we at least take a break?" Bra whined as she looked over at her brother.

"First, Bra, stop whining, it's annoying the hell outta me. And second, we've only been flying for fourty five minutes. How is that hours?" Trunks asked as he scowled at his little sister.

"You know what I mean! It feels like it's been hours! I want a break, now!" Bra said, shopping in the air immediately, Goten crashing into her.

"Oops. Um....heh heh, sorry B-chan. Didn't see you there." Goten said, scratching the back of his neck as he grinned sheepishly and blushed at Bra. She smiled at him, before sighing and turning to glare at her brother again.

"Come on Trunks, we're all tired. We shouldn't even be flying in the desert to begin with, the sun is too hot." Pan said, starting to sink from the sky of exaustion. Trunks' scowl softened as he took a breath and nodded.

"Fine. We'll land. I think there's some trees or something over there anyway. Unless......damn it, it could just be a mirage." Trunks said, scowling again.

"No, I see it too. Uncle Goku? Goten? Pan? What about you guys?" Bra asked, shielding her eyes as she gazed in the same direction Trunks had been looking.

"Yeah, looks like it. Unless we're all seeing things, heh heh." Goten said, with a laugh.

"Come on, Bra wanted to rest, let's rest." Trunks said, heading towards the trees infront of them as the others followed behind him.

After a few minutes, the group landed softly on the grass and looked around them in awe. It was an oasis. And it was absolutely beautiful.

The crystal clear water of the lake shimmered as the sun glittered throught the trees and hit the water, the dozens of fish swimming around lazily. The perimeter of the lake was surrounded by trees on all sides and a few grassy hills to their left and right rose away from the lake before tappering softly outwards to meet the rest of the treeline.

"Wow." Pan breathed.

"Ditto." Bra murmered.

"Girls." Trunks muttered, before heading over to the lake with Goten and Goku to catch some fish.

"We might as well camp here tonight. We have no way of knowing if we're anywhere near any cities or towns or anything, and we may not get this lucky twice. So, ladies? How do you like your fish?" Trunks asked as he smirked at his sister and her best friend, and started to pull his shoes off.

"But.....out here? What about the ship? Shouldn't we sleep there tonight? Is it safe?" Bra asked a little timidly as Trunks smirked at her.

"If you're afraid, Bra, you can always go back. Maybe you should have stayed on Earth if this is too scary for you. I mean, no telling what else could happen on this trip. And I doubt this will be the 'worst' of it." Trunks said with a smirk.

Goten frowned darkly as he smacked Trunks in the shoulder, causing Trunks to look at his best friend and glare.

"What the hell was that for, Goten?" Trunks asked as Goten glared softly at the lavandar haired young man.

"You don't have to try and scare her, Trunks. Knock it off." Goten said as Trunks rubbed his arm looking at his friend like he had gone crazy. Defending Bra like that? Why?

"Alright you two, knock it off. I'm hungry. Hey Bra? Panny? How many fish do you want?" Goku asked as he started to untie the belt around his waist.

"Grandpa? Do you even have to ask?" Pan asked as she frowned playfully at her grandpa.

"Got it. Ok, sorry little guys, but I have my family and friends to feed." Goku said as he finished getting undressed until he stood infront of the lake in his birthday suit.

"Grandpa!" Pan cried as she covered his beet-red face in her hands, and Goten laughed nervously as Goku dove in.

"Same old Dad." Goten said with a chuckle as he pulled his shirt over his head, before looking over at Trunks with a grin.

"Come on, I want to catch some too." Goten said as Trunks nodded and he too tossed his shirt behind him and the two dove into the water. Neither noticing the blushing Pan and Bra behind them.

After she managed to get control of herself and push the mental image of the shirt-less Goten from her mind's eye, Bra turned to look at Pan with a grin that said I-told-you-so.

"See? Showing off. What'd I tell you before? Damned Saiyan males!" Bra said, sinking to the ground to wait for the boys to catch their dinners.



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"So, what should we do while we wait?" Pan asked as Bra looked around her.

"Well, I don't know about you, but I don't feel like eating the fish raw, so why don't we build a fire?" Bra suggested as Pan nodded and the two began looking around for usable firewood.

Fifteen minutes later, and still no sign of the boys, Pan and Bra dropped their loot on the ground.

"That should be enough. We'll have the guys get more later if we need it. " Bra said.

Pan blasted at the ground to her right, effectively making a small enough clearing to safely build a fire in. After arranging the wood in the 'pit', she started to send a small ki blast at the wood to start it, when Bra stopped her.

"Let me." Bra said as Pan looked at her strangely.

"You mean-" Pan began as Bra frowned at her friend.

"What? You thought I didn't know how to use ki blasts? Pan! This from you?" Bra asked as Pan shook her head.

"No, it's not that, it's just. Well, I just though since you don't fight.....I mean, I know you can defend yourself in hand to hand combat and all, and that you can use your ki to fly, but.....nevermind. Sorry." Pan said as Bra grinned sheepishly at her.

"Its ok. I sort of, never have before. I just wanted to try." Bra said as Pan looked up at her friend, frowning at her playfully.

"You mean you let me think you.....? Bra! That wasn't nice! I felt so bad just now!" Pan said as Bra giggled at her.

"Sorry, Saiyan pride thing. Get it from Daddy. What can I say? Sorry." Bra said as Pan sighed.

"Ok, so you still want to try?" Pan asked as Bra nodded, then raised her arm at the pile, and concentrated her ki to shoot in a concentrated blast of energy instead of under and around her like when she was flying.

Pan blinked in surprise at the large whole in the ground.

"Um......I think we're gonna need more wood." Pan murmered as Bra blinked in surprise, before turning to smile at her friend again.

"Guess I don't know my own strengths, huh?" Bra asked as Pan smiled and nodded, before the two started to gather wood again. A few minutes later, they sat infront of the roaring fire as Goku and the others walked up the hill, carrying mountains of fish.

"What happened?" Trunks asked as he and the others dropped the fish into a heap on the grass and looked at his sister and Pan oddly.

"What do you mean?" Pan asked as Trunks frowned in concern.

"We were catching the fish when we suddenly felt a rise in ki energy. It wasn't you, was it, Pan? You ok?" Trunks asked, taking a step towards her as Pan shook her head and gestured to the beaming Bra.

"Nope. I'm fine. That was Bra. She tried to start the fire the first time and.....um.....got a little carried away with her blast." Pan said.

"Ki blast? I didn't know you knew how to shoot them." Goten said thoughtfully as Trunks frowned at his sister.

"Neither did I." Trunks said.

"Well I can, and I just underestimated my power, that's all!" Bra said, defending herself.

"Hey, guess this means it wasn't such a bad thing having the girls sneak along, huh guys? If Bra is this strong without trying, imagine what she's be like with the right training." Goku said with a chuckle.

"No way in Kami's green Earth Goku! Father would *kill* me!" Trunks said as Bra and Pan glared at him. But what surprised everyone else was Goten came to Bra's defense.

"Think about it Trunks. If Pan is as powerful as she is with training and being that she's a quarter-saiyan, image how powerful Bra could be being half-saiyan. I say we train her. Couldn't hurt." Goten said, looking at Bra as she blushed and smiled at him.

"Thanks Goten." Bra said.

"Fine. But if Father gets angry and wants to rip me apart, I'll just tell him it was *your* idea, Goten." Trunks said with a smirk as Goten paled.

"Come on guys! Let's eat!" Goku cried, looking at the fish.

"Grandpa....." Pan said, shaking her head.

"We can talk about training you and Bra after dinner. Right now, fish!" Goku said, with a big grin as the other four looked at him strangely.

"Training me and Bra?" Pan asked as Goku nodded at her.

"Yeah, why not? Trunks, Goten, and I will train with you during this little trip, I suppose. We can't be sure how 'friendly' the rest of the universe may be. Better to have you girls at your best. Who knows? Maybe we can get you two to transform with enough training and hard work." Goku said.

"Transform? Like you guys? Into a Super Saiyan?" Pan asked, grinning.

"Yeah." Goku said.

"But Goku.....um......I don't mean to sound.....well, what if they just can't?" Trunks asked softly.

"I refuse to believe this whole 'Super Saiyan' thing is some kind of stupid 'boys only' club!" Pan said, glaring at Trunks who laughed nervously at the dark-haired girl.

"I'm not saying that, Pan, not at all, it's just that.....well.....it's a possibility." Trunks said.

"Trunks may be right. I'm sorry, girls, but, well......you are the first female saiyans we know. And if Dad was the first Super Saiyan ever, whose to say, um........well.....what if it's just not possible?" Goten asked.

"We'll have to see in time, son. Come on. These fish won't scale and cook themselves you know! Trunks, Goten, help me get to work on these." Goku said, moving towards the pile. Trunks and Goten exchanged a look, before starting to help Goku.

"Stupid male sexist theories!" Bra cried, turning on her heel with Pan back to the fire as Trunks looked over his shoulder at the two.

I wonder what Pan would look like as a Super Saiyan.....if it is possible. Would it be the same as us? Or, different maybe? Trunks thought, before shrugging his shoulders and turning back to help his Goku and Goten.

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