And We Shall Be Victorious
Moon Seeker
Chapter 12
Reunion
They decided to eat together. In Goku famous word, one cannot think on an empty stomach (Bulma decided to ignore Vegeta comment about the fact that some people, who shall remain anonymous, couldn't think strait to save their life even with a full stomach). The greeting at been very emotional for everyone (well almost everybody…) and they all needed some relief. Then, it had been a while since anybody had eating and were beginning to resent the effect.
Therefore, Bulma, after much persuasion, decided to feed them all.
While waiting for the food to be prepared, Bulma and Chichi toke they respective family away to have some much needed talk that could only be discuss in private, except for Goku who decided to keep to himself, sitting at the table, waiting impatiently for the food, knowing perfectly that trying to talk to anybody right now would be pointless. Excitation and Anger were high in the air. Hearing some yells and cries he turned his face toward the door, were Chichi had taken the others. Wonder what they are talking about? Looking at the maids who brought the food he smiled, whatever it was, it was surely not as important as what he was about to do.
@~~|~~@
Pan, Videl, and Chichi were holding Gohan tightly against them. Chichi was so happy that her little boy had finally come back. She needed him more then ever now that they know exactly what was going on. There was a new monster on the loose, more powerful then Majin Buu, crueler then Freeza, more heartless then Cell. It was a walking, killing, and fighting nightmare. With Dende dead, the only thing that could help them right now was the Namekian balls. Until then, they were in Kami hand…
At least, she still had her sons, great daughter, and husband next to her. If she was to lose them, she didn't know what she would do.
After holding Gohan and extorting the promises that he will be careful, she left them and went to the kitchen to see how thing were doing.
Left alone with his family, Gohan could see clearly in their eyes their questions about the half-saiyin they brought home. Everybody knew about the Trunks from the future, the deed he has done, the problem he had gone trough, and the victory he had gains and now, he was there in flesh and blood. From the very first day he had landed on earth and killed Freeza and King Cold to the day he left for the last time, he had grown to a veritable hero, an example of perseverance and hope.
But they had all forget something: he was raised by Bulma and had Vegeta blood in him and staring at they expectant face, he could feel his level of inquietude rose. After seeing Trunks, he feared Videl reaction to him. The little conversation he had with him didn't bode well for they future relation.
"Well?"
Gohan give a weary and hesitant smile. He had killed the father of my wife. Talk about first impression. Taking Pan in his arm, he decided to stick as much to the truth as he could without making Trunks looks bad or worse.
"Well I suppose you know it, that Trunks" Talk about pathetic. Please let nobody walk in and listen.
"I don't believe it. It really him." Pan had a strange look on her face that make him worried. Maybe mother was right about her spending too much time around Trunks and Bra…
Videl looked toward the stair were Bulma had taken him and the rest of her family. Since he came, she had been looking at him very carefully and what she come up with…well let just say he was his father son. "Do you know him well? He seems…dangerous."
"No, no, he very nice. I know that at first sight he seem like that but that's just because of all that happened before and it's been a long time since he came here. But once he had some rest, you'll see."
Videl shrugged her shoulder, "if you say so" but I'm still gonna keep an eye on him.
@~~|~~@
Bulma decided to take her husband (maybe not legally, but always in her heart and soul) her two children (that she loved dearly) and her future son (that she considered like her own flesh and blood) for a small family gathering before the lunch. They was many reasons involved in this decision, one been that she wanted to make sure that her children will behave accordingly to the way they were raised.
However, more importantly, she wanted to make sure that her son from the future was all right. Holding him at arm length, she looked closely at him. It was like looking at another older warped version of her son. Because in fact he was a few years older then her Trunks, she had actually calculated the coordinate in a way that they would end up having the same ages, but it was obvious that she make some mistake. He was older in age and older in spirit.
Seeing him blush slightly she couldn't help giggle. He is such a darling. Looking toward the other, she could see them scorn. And much more human then the other too. She shake her head, she couldn't believe how they could be all related. Her future self must have a hard time raising him. And she did one hell of a good job!
"Trunks! I am so happy you are there and I'm very sorry to learn what happened. This is not the way I wanted you to pass your anniversary. Tell me, are you alright?" she was slowly caressing his face but he just smiling down at her, giving her a warm smile albeit a sad one.
"I will survive mama, you should know this by now, I will always survive."
"Even from your own mistake."
"Unfortunately, some are not that lucky."
If Bulma had only the 1/0000 of Vegeta power at his weakest, her dear children would have find themselves in the next dimension before any one of them knew what had happened. Since she didn't have that kind of power she decided instead to slap them, taking care, on the way, not to break her hand as she did the last time. But Bra just raised her eyebrows and busied herself to get rid of some invisible dust of her dress. As for Trunks, his eye didn't waver one bit from his counterpart.
"I will not allow this kind of comment from anybody and certainly not from my own children" She was staring angrily at them. Seeing that this time she was serious they had the grace to lowered they head.
"For once I agree with your mother." Everybody looked at Vegeta in shock. However, it was true; he was not smiling either, not even his usual smirk. He meant business. Feeling bad, they lowered they head even more. "You will behave accordingly in front of Kakarotte. I will not be embarrassed in front of him because of you! If you want to dish out insult do it subtly or somewhere else, got it"
"Vegeta! That is not what I meant!" turning toward her children, she pinned them with her glare. "we are all family here and we are going to treat each other like we trait other family member" catching the smirk on they face she quickly added "treat each other better then family member." The last thing that I need is that they lock him inside the gravity room.
"Mama, it's all right, they are just a little bit jealous, its nothing. I know you love me and I am happy you decided to invite me here. I will not cause any problem. I'm sure that it would have been my best birthday ever."
Suddenly, Trunks came near Bulma, with a hurt look on his face that was screamed fake to everybody who had know Trunks more then 5 minute, except his mother. "I'm sorry mother; I will be nicer next time. Like…" there he made a small hesitation that went totally went totally unnoticed by his mother "He said, all will be all right."
Trunks and Bura looked at each other all will be all right.
Looking at the interaction between his two new siblings, he smiled. My own love and hate relationship. I already feel like home
Following Vegeta and the other down the stair toward the kitchen, he came to a decision. He was not going to lose anymore of his friends and family. Nobody was going to die as long as he was there. He was going to save them and kill the Medusa.
Seeing Gohan and his family, he waved to them.
Yes. I will kill the Medusa and whoever his controlling him.
"Trunks are you all right?"
"Yes! All is fine!"
I will, even if I have to bring the entire universe down with me.
"All will be all right"
I will kill him.
@~~|~~@
Videl was seated around the table with Gohan, the two Trunks, Goku, and Vegeta. The other were somewhere in the house, doing their own business until the food came. Because of all that happened, the food was taking a lot more time to come. Seem that only the saiyins had still an appetite left after the massive bloodbath that happened around the world.
Therefore, Videl, yet again, was looking at her husband family and his friend, wondering what she was doing there. Now don't get her wrong, she loved them with all her heart. She had even learned to like Vegeta, well kind off, but each time they were reunited in that fashion, everybody around a table, eating their full, making provision for the incoming battle, ignoring all futile thing like conversation to concentrate on bigger, more important thing, like who will have a shot at the enemy first, that she had the distinct feeling that she was a stranger. As much as Gohan, Chichi and all the rest tried to include her in all theirs activities, she always fell like an outsider. Looking toward Bulma and Chichi walking from the table to the kitchen with various plates, she tried to see if they were feeling the same way, but it didn't seem like it. Even Chichi seemed at ease. Talking to everybody, scolding everybody. And she was there, silent, looking at them as if they were all talking a strange language and that she was a foreigner…
Sensing eyes on her, she turned her face; Gohan was looking at her with worry, his eye asking her what was wrong. Giving him a big smile, she shakes her head. No, everything was okay. No sooner she had reassure him he had returned to his previous occupation, talking to Trunks from the future.
She lost her smile.
Been this silent and introspective was not like her. She was more an action girl then anything else. Of course, this feeling was something she was feeling from time to time, but never dwells on it until he came. It was like he had been part of they group from the beginning. She could understand how the other could be at ease with each other. They knew each other for more then 40 years and even then you could see that Yamcha and the other two were falling out of touch. Then he came and it like he had always been there.
Was it a guy thing, or a warrior thing?
No, probably a saiyins thing: She knew that some time Chichi feel left out when thing get really serious, but she didn't think that Bulma ever felt this way. She was always there, in the midst of thing, even if she was probably the weaker of all of them. Even Chichi knew how to fight. Of course, Bulma had a tendency to impose her on people.
Yes, must be a saiyins thing.
Discretely she watched Trunks and Gohan talking.
They seem totally at ease with each other. As if they were long lost friend.
Since she was welcome in the secret, Gohan had told her a lot from his previous battles. But she had known since the beginning that this boy held a special place in his life. The way he was talking about him, it was almost the same way he was talking about Piccolo, not quite the same, but pretty close.
And she was ashamed to admit it but she was getting jealous. Like everything Gohan told her, must of them were from the past and remain in the past. Well except for a few exceptions, nearly all the people Gohan had talked about were gone, dead, in another country, another planet, another timeline, another dimension, another galaxy, or just...plain gone.
However, he had come back; he was friendly and except from the little time they had talked together, had passed all his time talking with Gohan.
Yes she was jealous because he was monopolizing all of Gohan attention, jealous because when she saw him, she knew that Gohan at omit to tell her some details about him, jealous because everyone seemed to put him on a pedestal and above all, she was jealous because he was so damn good. Now she could understand why Trunks and Bra wanted him gone. This Trunks had in air to him that she just didn't like.
But she knew it was just impression. She saw the way he looked at Vegeta and Bulma; she saw the way he looked at Trunks and Bra laugh about some silly thing or someone. It was almost the same look she uses to have when she saw Trunks and Goten go on a fight and she had to stay behind because she was not strong enough.
Envy.
Trunks was a warrior, not by choice, no even by duty, but because he wanted to live. Becoming a warrior because of duty was recommendable, becoming a warrior by choice was good, becoming a warrior because you were the best to do it was fine, becoming a warrior because you wanted to protect the people you love was really admirable, becoming a warrior because you wanted to open your eyes in the same dimension you closed that… Well that was just sad.
She knew all that. However, she couldn't help it.
She was jealous. And by looking at different glare he receives from other, she was not the only one.
If Gohan could just pay a little more attention to something else then him she wouldn't fell as if he had taken her place.
But all that was silly right.
There is no way Trunks would take her place in Gohan heart right.
Right?
Right?
@~~|~~@
The table was set for a king or at least for a Prince and his cohort. After all, there was 2 full saiyins, 4 half-saiyins, and 1 quart-saiyins, sharing one thing in common, well two thing if you considered the yellow hair and green eye; They appetite. Naturally all the saiyins sat down next to each other as if they wanted to watch the other. So the other were left staring at they husband, son, and daughter eat as if this was the first time there were feed. They could have die from embarrassment.
So as soon as the foods arrive, they all begin to eat. However after the few second and fifth plate it begin everything unless Trunks was more picky they the average saiyains. When Bra (the slowest eater in the group) was at her sixth plate Mirai-Trunks was still nibble on his first apple. But they didn't mention it. It was kind of strange to see but it was no problem, after all its only mean more food for them.
So that all this eating basically left Bulma, Chichi and Videl the arduous task of making conversation. When you have almost lost your husband and son to some monster and just lost you parents, you need more then just seeing 7 people stuff they face. Human contact, or any contact in this situation was desperately needed to relieve some tension. Unfortunately, even with all their qualities the saiyins shared. Conversation skills were not part of them. So making conversation was like having your teeth pulled or your leg reset without sedative. It was hard, long, and painful.
"So…having a good day?"
"…"
@~~|~~@
"You know I can't believe that Piccolo and Krillin are dead. I'm going to misses them." She wasn't going to say it aloud, this was definitively not the kind of conversation she wanted to have, but seeing then eat without the usual green shadow and Krillin joke was just to sad. She was already thinking about a way to bring them back, but it was proving to be very difficult. She needed to find a wish that will enable them to wish them back although they had already died… a lot of time before.
That comment just about cut Gohan appetite. His two friends had died right next to him and he wasn't able to do a thing.
"Well I suppose it's a
good thing that 18 and Marron are not there to witness that. At least there are
together with they family" AL least he will be next to his family…
"Actually, you are wrong. Krillin and Piccolo are in HFIL dimension in the other timeline. The same way, when Cell came to our world, from the future, when we killed him, he went to our other world, not his."
That was the longest he said since he was seated in the table. And that as nothing to do with the fact that he was busy eating. He seemed concerned by something and was loathe telling the other. Everyone keep musing about what was said and they reached one conclusion, he was right.
Mirai-Trunks who have been watching everybody eat without eating himself was suddenly sad.
"I'm sorry mama; I know that you really like Piccolo and that you are going to miss him."
That brought silence over the table.
"Like him? Where did you get that idea?"
"Well didn't you said that green was your all time favorite color?"
After been attacked by aliens, revive from the dead, attacked by pink monsters, red demon, green magician, white and purple changeling, an orange thing (hell they knew what Jeice was) and a mad super saiyin. Pursuit by the entire Cold family, the Bebedi family, the Paragus family (and many other they didn't care to remember while eating) they had finally see something that totally left them speechless. The prince of all saiyins, the ice prince in person, the strongest saiyin in the universe (in his opinion), and the strongest being in the universe all race confound (until 3 days ago), the mystic warrior in flesh and blood were rolling on the floor, laughing like two hyena in heat. While the richest woman on the earth was growling like an enrage dog.
"I was not talking about Piccolo! I was speaking about Zarbon"
However, it was too late.
At least the little creep is laughing!
@~~|~~@
It was simple the conversation was getting nowhere. Meaningful conversation that it. Not that Trunks seemed bothered by it. It the other that didn't want to ask anything about is life. After all, they all knew that his life had been awful. Nobody wanted to be remembering of that fact. Therefore, they were top toeing around him. Of course, only the non-saiyins were concerned by the lack of conversation. Finally finding a subject that she tough would be inoffensive and at the same would answers a question that had been bothering her for years she asked him, hoping to move the conversation forward.
"So tell me Trunks, how is Chichi and King Ox in your world?"
Trunks smile froze on his face and Gohan could just have die.
Shaking his head he give her a little smile that make Vegeta frown. "She passed away a little while ago."
Videl and Bulma looked heart broken, as for Chichi she didn't know what to think, she actually never tough about her other self.
"Hey don't worry" giving them a little grin, he shakes his head. "Don't look so down, even if she his gone she will always be next to me."
Gohan flew out of the room.
Everybody looked surprise, then Videl and Vegeta eye turned toward Trunks who seemed as puzzle as them. Finally Videl decide to go find what the matter with him was.
When she saw him, he just finishing emptying is stomach from his content. Running toward him, she holds him close to her. She could feel him shake in her arm.
"Gohan, please tell me what happened."
"It's nothing"
"Please trust me, tell me what happened. I know that it something to do with what Trunks had just said."
Hesitantly he looked at her face. She looks so concerned. I suppose I should tell her, hell I should tell the other too, but at least she will be there to help me with Trunks.
Taking a big breath, he begins telling her what have transpired "Its Trunks Videl. Chichi is dead... he keep...he keep her in his room, she's been dead and he had kept her in his room for more then 1 years" just telling it out loud make me sick.
"Oh Kami!"
For a few second, they stayed in silent. Then Gohan got up.
"We better go."
She observes him washing his face with ice cold water and moving around the bathroom without once looking at her.
"There is something else no"
"Yes, but after, after we will talk."
"Promise"
"Promise"
After a few breaths they return to the table. When he saw the curious gaze of the other he just smiled. When he meet Trunks stare he give him a little nod.
Poor him, I'm going to help him, I'm going to help you. I promise.
Seating in the table he met Vegeta eye. He quickly lowered his head. He surely knew something was up. And the next thing he said make it clear.
"Well, I have enough of this useless chatting; we better talk about what happened and finish with it all and for once, oh and Gohan after I will talk to you"
Everybody stopped eating.
"When we came in the future everything was dead, we left Krillin on the ship to verify some disturbance. We met Trunks holding your dead head on his lap; learn about the new enemy, left Goku to take care of him. Then me, the Namek and Gohan went in search of some indices, saw part of Krillin dead body in the ground, left for the ship toke Goku to the dead body. Return to the ship, have a small talk with Trunks, went out to beat the Medusa who had taken the shape of Kakarotte mate. She tricks us, beat us, and kills the Namek in the process. It flew with our ship and we had to wait 3 days until Trunks ship was finish then flew there where we saw the massacre here."
Everybody looked at him
"Any question."
No one say a word.
"So then, let end this nonsense and let eat."
And true to his word he return to his eating.
The only thing that prevented Bulma from crying was the fact that she was thinking about what he said. She had the distinct impression that there where things he was hiding. Probably noting to awful since she knew that Gohan and Goku would have talk to her about it but she was nonetheless dubious. Now everyone was silent and had basically stopped eating.
As far as Bulma was concerned, the diner couldn't get much worse. Without forgetting Bra little smart comment against Mirai-Trunks, Bura and Trunks against Mirai-Trunks, Vegeta against Goku, Videl against Vegeta flew over the table right above Goku and Goten head yes, the dinner couldn't get worse. Or so she thought.
Like you should never underestimate fate.
@~~|~~@
Watching everybody around the table, he couldn't help but smile. Bra was like a chibi-Bulma but stronger. It was amazing to see her walk and talk. Back home, one day, he had sneaker inside a shoebox and he saw some picture of her mother when she was young. It was like his little sister. As for Goten, he looked like a chibi-Goku who passes way to much of his free time with Vegeta. Yes. Brainless, tailless, clueless with one hell of an attitude. Then they were Videl and Pan. They shared the same attitude, the same personality. Something he didn't know if it was a good thing. He never really likes Videl and her father and now they was a little girl with the same feature. She was not ugly by any mean but he just didn't like her attitude. Looking at his plate where he didn't eat a thing he couldn't help but think that if the z fighter in his time were still alive they would have had this kind of discussion everyday. Hearing his name, he looked at Chichi who had been calling his name for a while.
"Tell me Trunks, I have been wondering for a while, do you have a Videl and Mister. Satan in your time?"
The only reason why Gohan didn't die was because he knew they could always revive him and after that, he would have had some problem. The only thing that he could do was start shaking and lost his color.
However, Trunks just smiled and answered the question as if it was the first time he actually heard it.
"Actually yes, they were a Videl and Mister Satan in my time but we were not that close. They were more tied with Gohan and with mother."
Everybody looked at him. If they didn't live with a Trunks already they would have buy it, but at his was that just arouse they suspicious.
"You mean that the Gohan and Videl of your time were friend?"
"You could say that, but after a while they went they own way"
"Why is that?"
"Let's just say that he had some issue"
"And what was the issue" Gohan winced; now she was suspicious. No way will this dinner finish all right.
"Me"
"Heu… Tell me Trunks, what you think about my time machine. I have based mine on your" Okay that was not the best change of subject that she never did, but at this time she was desperate. They was not way she was going to have a fistfight on the over the kitchen table.
"Yes it really good" Videl frowned, but stay quiet, she will get her answers.
"Maybe we can compare them."
"Its not possible, the time machine is crash, we saw it on the way here. But you can see the ship I built to come here, I will need a little help from you, you were at this kind of thing then me"
"You are such a mama boy do you know that?"
Everybody sighted, it was bound to happen, Trunks and Bra were not the most patient people around.
"Of course I am. Why should I be ashamed of that?"
Everybody looked at him surprise.
"Of course, mama is smart, beautiful, and nice; of course I'm her little boy."
"You are crazy."
Trunks chuckle "You think! You should see me when I become papa little boy. You'll be amazed" the smirk he give them would have make even Buu run in fear. "But I will always be mother little boy."
Bulma blushing, smiling widely for everyone to see "Sweetie this is so nice of you. You know, I always think of you as my little boy"
"And I'm always your little prince mama." You could hear gagging in the background.
"You are in idiot!"
"And you are only a fail experiment" that statement hushed the entire table. Even Goku and Vegeta stopped eating and listening.
"Failed experiment" there could see the word solidified in the air. However, in all that, Mirai-Trunks kept his cool.
"O course Bra has mother intelligent but none of papa strength. You have papa strength but none of her intelligent. As for me, I have papa quick wit, his power, his nose. As for mama, I have her intelligence, her temperament, her eye. Frankly, I don't understand why they couldn't stop after me. I know faith and determination is a beautiful skill, but really, sometime you should just learn how to give up."
Giving the table a smile, he turned toward the Goten who was looking at him in pure adoration and ruffle his hair "You know you are my favorite" giving a wink to the other he left.
I think his going to fit in no problem, if his not raving mad by this time.
@~~|~~@
Mirai-Trunks was happy to find himself in the lab. It was the second place he liked to spend time in, just after the gravity room. Like in his time, the lab was a total mess. It reminds him of all the time he went there with his mother and his grandpa. He couldn't recall all the time he spends there, playing with the half finish invention. Walking inside, he keeps looking and poking at the table and the object that were on it.
Bulma stared at him. She was glad that this Trunks had inherited her mind and love of invention. Her own son didn't really like all those things. Of course, he had no problem repairing the GR, and any other robots and whatnot that could break in the house but it's ended there. He was more interested in battle strategy and battle plan then making new discovery. However as much as she likes to see him wondering around like a little child in a candy story (or a little saiyain in a all you can eat restaurant), they had thing to do before sending everyone to sleep, and they were going to sleep.
"So Trunks why don't you show me the ship"
"Of course, I hope you gonna like it" taking the capsule in his case he throw it and release the space ship.
To say that she was impresses would have been in understatement. The thing was taking all the available space, and it looking as if there was a black hole in the labs.
It was just beautiful.
"Trunks I don't believe you did it by yourself, it a masterpiece. It must have taken a long time to do it" she was walking around it, gazing at it, determining the measurement.
"Well I started it when I was very young. It actually not only a time machine, it a many functions and little thing that I have adding trough out the years." taking another capsule from the small metal case from his belt and he throw it away. "I think that it a passed the point of time machine and space ship 10 years ago!" Inside of it was a small case that contained, when Bulma opened, the blueprint. She only needed one look to know that it was a true work of art. Curiously tough, the designs remind her of something. It beautiful, but were did I already saw that design somewhere? Mmmnnn, probably from me, after all great mind do think alike.
"Trunks this is wonderful"
"Thanks, it really mean a lot to me that you like it" he was blushing lightly. Damn, he such a sweetheart. Kneeling near the case, she begin looking trough it. "But I need some help for the ship tough and since I'm going to be busy for awhile a tough maybe you could look into it" intrigued, she looked up at him from her crouched state near the box.
Now? But why? It not like he will be needs the ship tomorrow. He had all the time for that. She was going to ask her some questions about that but one look at his big eyes change her mind. She nodded.
"Thank mom" it probably to put his head on someone else.
"Well mister, I will look at it" she winked at him "when I will not be too busy feeding you, taking care of all of you, raising my family, saving all your life and destroying this monster or anything."
"Thank I really appreciated it"
"Well that why I'm here, saving you butt as been my job since I was young" Looking at the time she make him sign to come. "Now sleep time"
"Sleep?"
"Yes sleep, it bedtime for everybody"
"Mother, I will be unable to sleep"
"Yeah well you will just have to try"
Coming at the top of the stair, she saw Videl and Chichi talking and she could hear arguing in the background. Probably Goku and Vegeta, I knew it, they stayed excessively friendly since during lunch
"Hey listen!"
Nobody listened.
"I say, HEY LISTEN!!"
"…"
"Everybody to bed, you will all sleep here, so everyone up the stair and find yourself a room" only growling and grunting met her announcement. Hum not even I thank you for the effort.
She turned to Trunks and gives him a kiss on the check.
"Good night Trunks"
"Good night mother"
"You know, we cannot keep calling him Trunks, he need a name or at least a nick name."
Bulma looked at her then at Trunks, his face held absolutely no expression strange, something his bothering him.
"I know! Why don't we call him Mirai?"
"I think is fine Chichi, well I'm going to leave you guy, and have a good night sleep"
Walking up the stair, the only thing left was the three women.
"Well, that was a strange day." Videl leaned on the wall.
"Tell me Bulma was it just three day ago when the Medusa make his first appearance"
"Yes difficult to tell"
"Bulma, Videl, and me were talking about something and I think you should learn about it…"
@~~|~~@
"Pan! Shut! I can't hear what there are saying!"
"Mother is going to sense us! We better left!"
"No! Now shut up!"
This conversation was run parallel with the one Videl, Chichi and Bulma were having in the alley. In fact, Pan and Bra were hiding in a room, hear press against the door, hand on each other mouth, power down, they ki to they lowest.
It wasn't Bra intention to eardrop on them, she had much more dignity then that, but as soon as she heard the subject of the conversation she just knew that she had to make sure that they was nothing they needed to know and boy was she served. The thing she had heard! She will never underestimate the observatory skill of her mother and the other again. And she will make sure to hide her diary into a better place.
So there she was, inside the room, when she felt a hand on her shoulder. If it weren't for Pan hand on her mouth, the entire city would have heard her surprise. But after a few minute of hearing for herself, she was the one to put her hand on her mouth to prevent her form yelling.
"Bra, this is no wrong, be should leave." she was beginning to be nervous, for a few minute she was too entrance in what was been discuss to notice what she was doing, but now, she had to admit: her conscience was eating her alive.
"Hush!"
"She's going to sense us, do I have to remind you that she can sense ki!"
"She won't sense us if you just calm down and stay quiet!" Turning toward her, she gives her a glare "You know you can leave, I can manage for myself"
Blushing slightly, she turned her head away but she was still hesitating.
"You know, they are just talking about the fact that Kakarotte totally roasted Chichi because of my dad."
That settle Pan quite fast and she started listened again but another one had already begin and this one was much more interesting then the other.
Goten and Trunks?
Mirai-Trunks and Mirai-Videl?
Goku and Vegeta?
Both girl, face grim left the room silently and went to the roof. There stayed on the roof for a few minute feeling various strong ki fluctuate, then after making sure that hey had all settle down and in some case disappears she begin talking.
"Now do you see why Trunks and I were weary of him? He is bad new"
Pan shook his head "but Bra this is not exactly his fault. The thing with this, this Medusa, and your dad reaction, this is our grand-father reaction"
"Please Pan you have to be kidding and what about your mother and him."
"Well…"
"Pan, you know the guy mean trouble, why are you hesitating"
"It just that it been a long time since I saw Father that happy, I didn't think he would have been so happy to see him. If we do something to him, he will not be happy. And what about Goten and Trunks"
"Huh, oh well that no, beside I knew it for awhile" she brushed the subject with a wave of a hand "but don't you think it strange that they are so friendly? Well if you don't, I do."
Pan just lowered her head, and then turned her face toward the sky. Bra was right, this entire situation was fishy and the thing they heard… She had a bad feeling about it. Somehow, she knew that the monster that Trunks had brought with him would cost them much more then they thought.
Some of us could not make it. Mother could not make it. We could…
She rose on her feet.
"Bra let make a pact."
"A pact?"
"Yes. That whatever happen, we will stay together, and we will make a duty to protect out family."
"You are right, they is no hiding, no staying behind. We will fight till the end"
"And whatever may come our way; we will stand next to our family and protect them with our live"
"Nobody and not even Mirai will come between us"
Crossing they little finger together they shake it three times.
Catching something in the corner of her eye, she turned her head. She saw a bright light in the sky, it looked like a star, a shooting star, even if it trajectory was wrong.
Closing briefly her eyes she make a wish Please, protect my father, my mother, my family, my friend, everybody.
In the sky, the bright star falls on the earth.
Closing her eyes, she let a small tear run free…
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