Hey everyone...I'm disappointed to find that I didn't get too many reviews from my last chapter. I have nine, which is pretty good considering my writing skills, but I wish I had more. Oh well, reviews won't stop me from writing. Anyways, on with my longest chapter yet! Enjoy...
Disclaimer: *insert witty comment that basically sums up the fact that I don't own any of the Dragonball series, manga, toys, playing cards, movies, and so on and so forth*
When Blue Creatures Attack
Chapter 4
Goku and Trunks arrived on the scene, shortly followed by Vegeta, Piccolo, Gohan and Krillyn.
"Look at this place, it's trashed," Krillyn said as the others looked around for anything unusual.
The beach was completely deserted, and stuff was thrown everywhere, towels, toys, food, and everything else anyone would normally take to the beach. Millions of footsteps led up to the empty parking lot that had several skid marks on it.
"They all left in a hurry. Something must have scared them," Piccolo stated in his usual tone of voice.
"Hey wait, didn't you say that you guys were going to be here at the beach today Trunks? Where's Goten and Bra?" Gohan glanced over at Trunks waiting for a response.
"Actually, I told them just to go ahead, I had uhhh... something come up that I had to take care of,"
"Then that means that what ever it was that scared all of these people away, must have run into..." Gohan was interrupted.
"Hey you guys come quick," Krillyn shouted, "It's Goten and Bra!"
Everyone, except for Vegeta and Piccolo, rushed to the sand dune that Krillyn was pointing at and sure enough, there were the two demi-saiyans unconscious and in really bad shape, plastered into the dune. Their kis where dangerously low.
"This isn't good. Who would be powerful enough to take out two saiyans like this in a matter of seconds?" Goku asked when the group sensed the same large ki from before grow once more and several smaller ones disappear, this time in the city, "Whatever it is, it hides its energy well, until it uses it."
Trunks frowned and his ki rose slightly, everyone turned their attention from the city to him. *It's just not right! First Goten and Bra, now Westfield! ARG! I should have listened to Pan from the start! Why did I have to be so stupid?! I have to do something...* He thought as he began to take off towards the city when Goku stopped him.
"It's no use trying to stop him now, you saw what that creature did to Bra and Goten. He'll do the same to you, if not worse. The best thing to do now is get some serious training in," Goku continued to hold Trunks back, he was still determined to go.
"Trunks, I know, we both should have paid more attention when Pan was talking about her dream. Who knows, maybe none of this would have even happened, but we can't do anything about that now. I agree with my dad, the best thing to do now is train," Gohan tried to calm down his friend, and it seemed to do the trick.
Trunks' ki lowered a bit. He walked over to the sand dune and picked up his sister, "We better get these two to the Capsule Corp. so we can get them fixed up," he stated and took off into the air.
"Trunks is right, let's go," Goku picked up his youngest son and took off as well, followed by the other Z fighters that were present.
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"Oh my gosh! Trunks, what happened? Is she okay?!? Bra hunny, say something, it's your mommy!" Bulma freaked when her son set Bra down on the couch. Goku came in next and placed Goten on another near by couch, "Oh no! Not him too! I'll go get something to clean these two up with," Bulma took off down the hall.
"So you never explained what it was Pan was seeing in her dreams, it might help to know. Maybe it will give us a clue as to what will happen next." Piccolo stood in the door way.
"Well, all she told me was that there was this blue monster running around destroying things and killing people. She didn't say much more. Not even the motive for it attacking. Maybe if we get her over here we can have her explain it better," Gohan suggested and began to search for her ki.
Trunks tightened up. *I should probably tell him where his daughter is now...* He looked over to Goku who nodded.
"Hmm..I guess Pan really doesn't want anyone to bug her on her vacation, I can't sense her anywhere," he muttered.
Trunks scratched the back of his head nervously, "Actually, she's not technically on vacation,"
"What?!? Then where is she and why can't I sense her ki?" Gohan began to worry.
"That would be because she's in another dimension so to speak,"
"No way! You mean..."Gohan jumped up from his seat. There was no way his daughter would go that far and give up a year of her life like that.
"The Hyperbolic Time Chamber," Trunks finished his sentence for him.
"But then wouldn't she be back by now?" Piccolo questioned. Gohan looked hopeful.
"Well you see, Pan's using the "new and improved" chamber which allows you to stay in longer." Goku took over for Trunks.
"Then what does that mean?" Gohan was confused.
"It means, she'll be in there for another two and a half days..."
Even Vegeta was taken back by this, "No way that brat is giving up four years of her life for this! I wouldn't have even done that for the Cell Games!"
"I was planning on going back to the Lookout to see if I could get her out sooner. I agree with the rest of you, four years is too long to sacrifice." Trunks said heading for the door.
"No, stay here," everyone turned to Goku, "You need to train. Let Pan make her own decisions for right now. Maybe she feels that she needs to give up those four years in order to beat this guy."
"Kakarrot's right boy, stay here," everyone gasped at Vegeta agreeing with Goku.
Gohan stood and remained silent for a bit, still trying to figure this all out, "I need to go talk to Videl and tell her what's up. I'll be back," And with that he was out the door.
"I should probably get the rest of the Z sensei together and see if they're willing to help," Krillyn took off as well just as Bulma walked back into the room carrying a large bag of medical supplies.
"Okay I need to get to work on these two. I hope they'll be alright," Bulma sat down next to Bra and got to work cleaning up her scrapes.
"Hey you know what? I bet Korin has some senseu beans that he could give us! That would work a lot better. I'll be back in a bit" And with that Goku disappeared, using his instant transmission to get him there quicker.
"Well, we better get started on our training, we don't have much time," Piccolo motioned for the remaining two to follow as they headed toward the Gravity Room.
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"Hyah!" Pan screamed as she shot an energy beam at the simulation, it easily dodged it. This happened for about two days every time she told the simulator to 'Take it to the next level' but once she got used to the higher setting, the attacks would begin to hit their target. This was the second time this week that she had taken the simulation to the next level. Normally Pan would do so once every two weeks, but her training time had almost doubled since she started her offensive training six months ago.
It had been a year and a half since she first arrived in the Hyperbolic Time Chamber, and Pan had just passed her twenty-first birthday three weeks ago. Her training showed, she had more bruises than bones and more cuts and scrapes then blood cells. Her hair reached down past her butt, but she didn't bother with cutting it, she was too busy training. Pan rarely slept, and when she did, she was still fighting the simulation. Not once had she turned it off since she turned it on. She even ate while training. But her speed and agility had increased tremendously as well as her strength. Although Pan hadn't made it to Super Saiyan yet, she still hoped to before she left. That way she could laugh in Vegeta's face for making fun of her. He always criticized the fact that she hadn't gone Super yet.
"ARG! Come on Pan you only have six months left! You can do better than that!" she encouraged herself out loud, and took another shot at the simulation, who was now flying towards her preparing to attack, this time the beam hit. It wasn't long though before the person was back up and coming after her again.
Pan did her best to block the on coming attacks, but eventually she was knocked into a wall, where she found herself in the same position she had run into many times this past half year. The simulation was hovering over her with a growing ki blast in his hand. It fired the blast and Pan took the hit the best she good.
She struggled to stand as a smirk appeared on her cut and bruised face, "Oh come on, you can do better than that." Pan went after the simulation and hit him with a series of kicks and punches, followed by the ever-so-famous Kamehameha Wave.
After her multiple attacks, Pan gave the simulation time to get back up and start operating correctly again, "I hope everyone's doing okay. They better be training because something is definitely out there." she stood doing a few stretches so she wouldn't let her body tighten up too much as the simulation caught her off guard and slammed her to the ground from behind.
"Damn it!" she turned and punched the guy square in the nose sending him flying. When he didn't get back up Pan worried. She hadn't killed it yet and didn't really want to. Her goal was to keep the simulation alive and right when it was about to die 'take it to the next level' in order to keep her training going at the right level.
Pan smirked it was still moving, but barely. "Let's take it to the next level!" she screamed at the simulator. Almost immediately the simulation was back on its feet and heading towards Pan.
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Trunks sat down on the couch and breathed a sigh of relief, it was ten in the morning. He and the rest of the Z sensei had been preparing for their upcoming battle all night long, and this was the first chance that he had gotten to sit down.
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Gohan had returned only an hour after he had left, and had Videl with him, she remained quiet throughout most of their training. Krillyn had returned with the rest of the fighters, including Uub, in about three hours after he left, but Goku was another story. Bulma had begun to panic after about four hours of waiting. She wasn't sure if she could help Bra and Goten anymore, they needed those senseu beans. But finally, about six hours later Goku showed up once more.
"Hey guys I'm back," he said cheerfully.
"It's about time! Hurry up with the senseu beans!" Bulma demanded.
"Oh yea, here ya go," Goku tossed her two, "So how are the doing? I hope they're okay,"
"They'll be fine now," she said as she gave one to Goten and then to Bra. "So, what the hell took you so long?!?"
"Uhh.." Goku scratched the back of his head and laughed, "Well you see, Korin had just made all of this food and uhh.. well you know how sometimes my stomach just takes over my brain..."
"Ugh! You never change do you Goku?" Bulma shook her head as the two, unconscious, demi-saiyans began to snap out of it. "Oh thank God your okay hunny!" she hugged her daughter.
"M-mom you-r ch-oking m-e.." Bra gasped for air.
Bulma loosen her grip, "Sorry dear."
Goten stood, "So what's up dad, how'd you find us?"
Goku told his son about finding him at the beach and then asked him about the person or rather creature, that attacked them.
"Well, I think we should tell the rest of the Z sensei, if they're here, all at once, that way I don't have to say it twice," Goten then followed his father into the Gravity Room, where hectic training ensued.
"I think you should explain as we're training son" Goku took a fighting position. Goten and his father began to spar as he told the story aloud so that the rest of the fighters could here.
"So, your saying that the creature in mine and Pan's dream was identical to the one that attacked you two?" Trunks questioned between punches.
"Well, I haven't had the dream, but I guess, if the creature in your dream was really big, blue, and powerful, then yea," Goten replied.
"Well then we've got a lot more training to do," Piccolo stated, ending all conversation.
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Goku and the rest of the Z sensei walked into the living room where Trunks was sitting. "Let's see," Goku pulled out a small brown bag, "Sorry, but Korin only had seven senseu beans to give me, and we already gave one to Goten and Bra earlier. That leaves uhh..." Goku had to think a bit.
"That leaves five dad," Gohan finished the sentence for him.
"Yea right, so how are we going to split these up?" he asked looking to everyone for suggestions.
"Well I don't need any," Piccolo spoke up.
"Nor, do I. I won't need any, anyways," Vegeta stated, sounding as arrogant as ever.
"Hhhmm... Then how about I give one to Krillyn, Yamcha, Choatzu, Tien, and Uub," Goku handed them out, "Now why don't we take a little break and meet back here before sunset?"
"Hmp... I don't need rest I'm going to train more," Vegeta took off back toward the Gravity Room.
"Does he ever even sleep?" Krillyn asked Bulma.
"No, not much," she replied, "Who wants lunch?"
Everyone quickly made up excuses and left, they still feared her cooking. Trunks, Bra, and Vegeta were the only ones remaining in the house. Bra was upstairs in her room, Vegeta was training, and Trunks was in his same spot on the couch. He stood.
"Sorry mom, but I gotta go too. I need to go figure out a way too get Pan out of the Hyperbolic Time Chamber early," he made his way towards the door.
"Yea sure, that's what they all say," Bulma stomped off into the kitchen.
Trunks chuckled and took off towards the Lookout.
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Pan bent over the floor and coughed up blood, she was on the verge of telling the simulation to stop. She hadn't even stopped to sit down that entire year and now only two weeks remained. The simulation was getting the best of her by attacking even while she was struggling to breathe. Pan had finally managed to get it to it's highest level, now all that was left was to kill it off once and for all, but she was finding it hard considering the beating she was taking.
"Man, maybe I should just stop, this thing's gonna kill me.." she slowly began to rise, wiping blood from the corner of her mouth, "But if I do, I may never go Super Saiyan," Pan sat there wondering what to do when she was attacked once more from behind and was sent flying into the wall on the other side of the room, "That's it, now you're gonna get it. No more sneaking up on me you piece of shit," she charged after the simulation, giving it everything that she had.
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Trunks landed at the Lookout and walked over to the computer, "Hmmm... Now where should I start?" he began to press a few of the computer keys in order to find out what they did.
"Hello Mr. Trunks," Mr. Popo popped up out of no where, scaring the crap out of Trunks.
"ACK! Oh, it's just you Mr. Popo, you really shouldn't scare people like that," he breathed a sigh of relief.
"I'm sorry sir. Are you here to get Pan out of the Hyperbolic Time Chamber? If Dende comes back and finds out that she's in there, he'll be furious!" Mr. Popo looked scared.
(A/N-Once again, I forgot how Mr. Popo really acts in this kind of situation..so keep that in mind)
"Don't worry I'll get her out before he returns," he said and then muttered, "I hope."
Just then, Trunks heard a small creaking sound coming from the direction of the Hyperbolic Time Chamber, followed by a sudden tremendous rise in ki along with the loss of many others, coming from a near by city, "Oh Dende, he's striking again!" Trunks rose and was about to take off it the direction of the city when he remembered Goku telling everyone not to attack until they met later that day. So instead he sighed and decided to go investigate the noise coming from the Time Chamber, maybe it would help figure out how to get Pan out faster.
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Pan struggled to stand and steady herself as the simulation did the same. Today was the day that she was to leave the Hyperbolic Time Chamber, but she wouldn't do so until this piece of crap was dead.
The simulation got into its fighting stance once more and began to slowly charge at Pan, it too had lost a significant amount of energy, even if it was just a simulation. This time she saw it coming and dodged the attack, "HA! Block this, MASENKO!" Pan fired the blast at the unsuspecting simulation and hit him head on. Gohan had taught her this move when she was only six, but she hadn't used it much.
Pan breathed a sigh of relief as she walked over to the faded simulation that was now lying on the floor, "Thanks for helping me with my training," and with that she fired a small energy beam at it, which finished the job for good. The simulation vanished.
"Simulation defeated, training complete," the computer stated.
"Good, now I can go home..." Pan sighed wearily and headed for the door.
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Okay! Done with the fourth chapter!! YAY!! Sorry there really hasn't been much action lately, or too much T/P for that matter. But I can promise you at least a little bit of both in the next chapter, which I'm going to be starting immediately after I finish typing this, even if it isn't much. Hope you're enjoying the story thus far. Please read, review, and recommend to friends! Later days...
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