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OOOOH! I saw Princess Mononoke, and Ninja Scroll. The gore was kind of disturbing. They cut heads and limbs off and the blood gushes out like a freakin' pressure hose that fire-fighters use! The plots were good though the couples on the plots didn't end up together. Oh well, they can't run off into the sunset hand-in-hand in every movie. I still liked the endings: just because they didn't have someone to 'love' doesn't mean they didn't live happily ever after........besides, 'ever after' doesn't exist. Man! I AM pessimist!
Anyway, I don't own DBZ, FF, Chrono Trigger, Sailor Moon, Tenchi, or any of their characters/things.
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Chapter 6: The One Where Dalton Is Killed.
"No." Dalton looked down defeated. "Princess Leene is awake."
Everyone looked puzzled at Dalton while he just stared at the floating cocoon. They all felt a tremendous force coming from the cocoon. In an instant, the cocoon exploded revealing a small figure.
Everyone stared in awe as the light dimmed revealing a girl. She had long wavy black hair, eyes closed. She looked just like Pan, except for the symbol on her head and her attire. She had a body fitting white suit. Blue lines ran over and around her extremities and three blue ribbons surrounded her: two around her arms, and one around her waist. A blue aura shone around her.
Bra looked on the figure with disbelief, and then looked at her face. Leene's facial expression seemed just as sweet and humble as Pan's. Was she really Pan? Bra kept on staring at Leene's face trying to find something that didn't look like Pan.
"I'm back; I'm stronger, faster, and maybe even prettier." A smirk graced Leene's features to everyone's surprise. Leene's hands were on her waist "I would marry a sheep before even thinking about marrying you." Leene's cocky voice filled the courtyard, her eyes still closed.
"Is that why you fled the planet?" Dalton said mockingly.
"I don't run away." Pan's smirk deepened, but she still kept her eyes closed. "My mother sent me to Gaia, to guard Vegeta-sei."
None of the saiyans present knew what Leene was talking about. But the surprise of this new stuck-up attitude still hung in their minds.
"Why has Garland sent you to invade planets? My brother wasn't like this. And he certainly didn't like you!" She said surprisingly calm.
"Let's just say he's gotten to know me better." Dalton smirked. "But let's change the subject princess. Or should I call you Pan? Who are you really?"
"I AM Leene. I've always been Leene. I was just reborn as a saiyan." She smirked like a true saiyan all right.
"I think I understand why your mommy sent you here." He said, running his fingers over his chin. *Why? I don't know why she sent me here.* Pan was confused, but Dalton spoke not giving her time to delve deeper in her thoughts. "I'd love to chat, but I have a planet to take over."
"HA! You're going to have to kill me first." She said convinced she could kill him with the flick of her finger. He saw her eyes were still closed, and thinking he could catch Leene off guard, Dalton charged at her, throwing strong blows and kicks after being able to replenish his energy. Leene easily blocked every hit headed her way still with her eyes closed. "Is this all you got? Pathetic!" She chuckled.
The saiyans still stared in awe and didn't know what to do, or even how to react to all this. Pan, or Leene was able to fight like that? With her eyes closed? And Pan was from some other planet? And this Garland was her brother? It was too much for them.
"Princess your attitude hasn't changed. If you don't watch it, it will kill you!" His blows were now energy beams.
Leene threw her foot at Dalton's face landing a kick. He then jumped backwards. His smirk returned to his face. "Let's see how you deal with the power your brother granted me!" He said crouching to a defensive stance before powering up.
Leene was somewhat surprised of the power he could yield. She crouched into a defensive stand and also powered up. "All right! No more games!"
For a few moments, the courtyard filled with silence as Vegeta, Trunks, Goten and Bra slowly walked towards each other, looking forward to the great battle that was about to start.
Leene and Dalton stood motionless for a few moments, waiting for the other to make a move.
With eyes still closed, Leene smirked. Dalton growled angrily and charged at her. He was coming closer to her and raised his fist.
Leene opened her eyes and charged at Dalton.
Dalton aimed for her face, while Leene dodged it. She grabbed his arm and pulled him closer. "You don't know who you're messing with." Leene smirked once again before whipping him around and crushing him to the floor. He got up slowly knowing he had a couple of broken bones. "Give up! Or I'll keep kicking your ass, and making fun of you while I'm at it!" The smirk wouldn't fade from her face.
Dalton was surprised that her power hadn't diminished at all, in fact, it seemed the saiyan genes gave her more strength......and that cocky attitude. Again Dalton charged at Leene. She easily buried her knee in his stomach. She lifted her leg up and kicked down, again sending him to the ground.
She looked down at Dalton "I'm waiting!" In mid-air, she pretended to yawn while she patted her mouth mockingly.
Dalton growled and again floated up. But this time he made sure to be a few yards away from her. A weak smirk appeared on his lips. He fired many shots in Leene's direction, expecting her to dodge them easily; it was all part of the new 'plan.' As she dodged them, he raised his index finger to form a giant energy ball; he then threw it to Leene.
Leene's eyes widened in surprise as she gasped. "You're hard to kill." She frowned. She lifted her hands to form another energy ball, and the all too familiar smirk returned to her face. "Special delivery! from 'Yours Truly'." The blue ball grew rapidly. "Grand Lethal!" She shouted throwing the energy ball that was now bigger than Dalton's.
The saiyans saw as the ball grow even after it left Leene's hands. Then Trunks realized something. *If it keeps growing, it will also get her.* And indeed the energy ball kept on growing.
A tear escaped Dalton's eye as the blue light ate away his body. At least he would die instantly.
Trunks knew the energy would hit Leene, but his pride kept him from moving. Leene turned her head slowly to look at Trunks. She smiled softly as the blue light now enveloped her.
Everyone looked up after the emission of such bright light. A smile returned to Vegeta's face when he saw Pan falling slowly, her arms floating above her. Her body looked dead, but he knew it was only exhaustion. Pan had gotten rid of the invaders.
After Pan's body landed with a thud, the four saiyans ran to her. They found Pan looking at them groggily, and then drifting off to sleep with a smile.
They were all oblivious of a soldier crawling away from the palace.
"Clean up the place." Ordered Vegeta before taking Pan in his arms and carrying her to the palace.
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*Trunks*
Trunks was walking in a place unknown to him......white, all around him. No matter where he looked, all he could see was white.
"Trunks."
He turned around and saw Pan levitating in front of him. She closed her eyes and the symbol on her forehead shone. "I will explain everything." Trunks saw Pan say softly before she flew to him and her face came closer to his. Although he would have liked to step back he was too startled to do anything, or maybe he just wanted a kiss from Pan. But instead of their lips, their foreheads met, and her face faded to white.
"I am Leene; Princess of Jurai-sei, a peaceful planet that watches over the entire universe, thousands of light-years from here." The white faded to a beautiful palace. It seemed as though he were walking through it.
"This was my home, the palace. My parents loved me very much. I understand they had a whole universe to watch and couldn't tend to my brother, my sister and I as much as we all wanted." A family which had resemblance to Leene came into view. Indeed, they were five: The parents, and three children: two girls and a boy. Four of the figures faded away leaving only the older woman.
"One thousand, and five hundred years ago, my mother, Queen Zeal ordered me to come to Gaia and guard Vegeta-sei, I didn't understand why she asked me to do this. I still don't understand, but in obedience, I came to Gaia." Now the picture faded to the surface of Gaia.
"For almost five hundred years I was in solitude, watching Vegeta-sei, slowly attaching myself to the population. I loved them dearly, my saiyans." Now Leene appeared in the scene. She was sitting on the dark surface of Gaia. She hugged her knees protectively, and she was looking up to the sky.
"I watched one day as an alien ship landed on Vegeta-sei. I knew what their intentions were, but I thought I would give the saiyans a chance to defend themselves. I saw many explosions on the surface, but decided to wait. It was when I felt many saiyans die that I decided to go to Vegeta-sei.
When I arrived, it was too late. Most of them were dead." The sight of the battle flashed through Trunks' head. "I had to spare my life to save them all." Trunks couldn't find the words to describe what he felt as he saw Leene dissolve along with the crystal, and then the dead saiyans come to live again. His sight faded to white once again.
"I wanted to be with the saiyans. I wanted to share their joys and sorrows. So I, Leene, took the form of a saiyan and was reborn in a loving family in Vegeta-sei one thousand years later. I wouldn't wake up until my powers were needed to protect Vegeta-sei." He saw the day of her birth as Pan. Videl and Gohan held her protectively. "Leene's memories were dormant inside of me. I remembered nothing of my past or of my true identity. I grew up in a good environment with a loving family." He saw images of Pan playing with her family and friends. "They taught me that people are more important than material things. They taught me the true meaning of family which I hadn't yet learned in Jurai-sei. They taught me love within a family. But someone else taught me another kind of love." Trunks saw his own face flash before him. "I AM Leene and Pan, and you can call me by either name." The visions faded from Trunks' eyes to find Pan smiling; her eyes now open. Her body levitated backwards and she too faded away.
Trunks woke up sweating. *Was that just a random dream or was Pan really speaking to me?* He ran his hand through his damp hair. He looked out the window and saw that it was morning already. He got out of bed and headed for the bathroom.
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Pan snapped her eyes open. Scared, she looked around not recognizing where she was. She rubbed her eyes and ran her hands through her hair. She was still tired but she didn't want to spend another minute in bed. She looked around and recognized the type of decoration. *The palace.* She looked around again; the room was huge! Not only that, it seemed there were more rooms in here as there were about four closed doors. She decided to investigate further and headed for the door closest to her. When she opened it she found her parents sleeping peacefully.
"Mom, Dad." She called softly trying not to startle them.
"Pan?" Gohan lifted his head to look at her. She looked just like Pan except for the symbol on her forehead. "You're ok!" He got up and hugged her. Videl felt the weight on the mattress fluctuate. She opened her eyes and also got up. "Honey!" Videl smiled softly. "I'm ok mom." Pan sat beside her mom to hug her.
The three exited the room and found Goku walking somewhat disoriented. His eyes weren't really open and he ran into a wall. He recollected himself and went into a room that he was sure was the bathroom. After he closed the door, Videl Gohan and Pan laughed, glad some things were still the same.
Now fully awake Goku walked out of the bathroom and was surprised to see Gohan's family along with his own family sitting in various chairs close to the bed.
"So, any of you have any idea why we're here?" Pan asked puzzled.
"HHMM! First you were locked in the dungeons, and then you fight some powerful alien. We were worried! Gladly, the king sent for us. We didn't know much about what happened, only that you and Goten were hurt. They explained everything once we got here. And he let us sleep here since you and Goten were so exhausted." Gohan said matter-of-factly.
Goku sat on the bed, next to Pan and joined the conversation. "I'm glad you're ok Pan-chan." "Me too." She replied leaning to her side so he could hug her. "Pan, dear." Started Chi-chi. "I wanted to ask you, I had a dream last night, about you."
Suddenly they heard a knock on the door. "Come in." Videl said. A guard opened the door saying: "I have a message from the king. He requests that all of you go to the dining hall as soon as possible. Breakfast awaits you." With that the guard closed the door.
Pan smiled softly. "I only want to explain it once, so can you hold on till we get to the dining hall? Besides, I'm starved!" She rubbed her stomach and grinned sheepishly as everyone heard the loud growl. Goku's and Goten's stomachs followed the lead and also growled. Videl, Gohan, and Chi-chi looked at the three hungry saiyans puzzled. Pan gave them a pleading look and everyone nodded and followed her out the door.
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"AAHHHH! Glad you could join us! Please take a seat. Breakfast will be served briefly." Vegeta said waving his hand at the Son family as they entered the dining hall. Bulma and Bra also greeted them with a smile, while Trunks just looked at them. Before anyone could snatch it, Goten took a seat beside Bra. She just giggled taking the napkin and placing it on her lap. Videl and Pan walked in last. Everyone seemed to notice she still had the symbol on her forehead.
Pan was whispering, trying to explain why she was locked in the dungeons.
In the end there were only two spots left; one beside her dad and one beside Trunks. Videl realized this first and ran to sit beside Gohan. Pan was stuck with Trunks. *This is going to be long.* She thought defeated and took her seat beside the saiyan-no-ouji.
They ate in silence........well, nobody talked, they were too busy eating. Except for Trunks, but he was thinking, not talking; at least he hoped he was not thinking out loud. (A/N: I do that a lot.) *I wonder what that dream meant. Maybe it was just a random dream. But what if she was talking to me through it? She really showed me her life. Was she trying to explain who she was to me? Why is she seeking my approval? I don't really care......ugh; as long as she's safe. It doesn't matter; I can't have anything with her if I want to keep the kingdom safe. But if she saved the planet risking her own life why would she have bad intentions for the kingdom? Either way, I hope she keeps coming to me in dreams. At least THERE I could have her.* He thought feeling special for a minute for seeing Pan's whole life in his dreams.
Before too long, most of them sat back scratching their stomachs, and complained of how full they were. "Pan, the case against you was dropped. We found the missing item from the lab in Sean's room."
*It wasn't Pan. Sean told me it was.* Trunks, along with everyone else were surprised at the sudden news just delivered to them.
"We don't know why it was there. But he's dead, that's another reason the case was dropped all together. Also," He stood and bowed, "as the king of Vegeta-sei: You have our sincere gratitude for saving our planet once again." Vegeta took his seat again while Pan blushed at the gesture. She looked again at Vegeta when he spoke again. "I have a something to ask." Said Vegeta before anyone start talking. "HHMM How do I put this?..................I had a dream, about you." Instantly Bulma glared at him feeling betrayed, then she realized something. "Yeah, Pan, I had a dream too."
"Me too." Goku yelled, raising his hand like a little kid. *So it wasn't only me.* Trunks looked down and frowned slightly.
"Yeah he-he." Pan laughed nervously. "I was going to explain." Everyone looked puzzled at Pan. "I didn't know exactly how to tell you everything; it would have taken too long, so I took advantage of everyone's slumber to come to you and show you my life with a dream. I don't really know how I was able to do it, since I too was sleeping. There are still details about Leene's life and abilities I don't quite remember, but I will in time." Pan smiled softly. "I meant what I said in my dream; I am Pan and Leene. I am one person, thus the symbol on my forehead. Anyway, you can call me Leene or Pan. I prefer Pan if you're wondering, I like being a saiyan."
Pan looked around and saw Gohan was still confused. "Dad, I'm still Pan, your daughter. Think of it as a cycle. When I was born as Pan, I just started a new cycle, with you as my parents, I mean, my body is still saiyan." She reassured Gohan. He smiled back "Sounds good to me!" He said taking a big gulp of orange juice.
For a couple of more hours, they talked about the battle and the transformation. Pan went on to explain that a sort of magic was in her ability that allowed her to change her attire to what she would wear on Jurai-sei, which was that white and blue suit.
Even when Pan was talking to everyone, she couldn't take her mind off Trunks. And everyone could tell. She seemed distracted when she wasn't talking. Bra and Goten knew it had something to do with Trunks, because Pan would flinch every time her elbow had contact with Trunks'. Pan could only wonder. Why was he still cold to her? Why did he change all of a sudden? Did it have anything to do with the theft in the lab? Pan had nothing to do with it, and Trunks knew it. It couldn't be it anyway. He started acting cold the night of the anniversary ball. *But why would Sean set me up? What did he want from me?*
A soldier burst in the dinning hall. "Vegeta-sama. The control tower requires your presence immediately!" He said agitated. Vegeta grunted before getting up and leaving the room.
Everyone's eyes trailed after Vegeta. They were going to engage in another long conversation had it not been for Bra and Goten who instigated everyone to leave to let Pan and Trunks talk.
Pan looked down after everyone left the room. Trunks grunted not knowing what to say. "I'm sorry." Pan looked up at him confused. "For misjudging you." He finished.
"It's ok." Pan smiled warmly and approached Trunks. He grunted again and turned around to leave. "Please don't walk away!" Pan reached out to him. He stopped abruptly. "Why are you doing this?" She asked. Tears formed in her eyes. "Why the sudden change?"
"The law doesn't allow.........us." He looked down and sighed. "Why set ourselves up for pain?"
"Because it's worth it in the end; even if it's momentary happiness." She pulled her hand back to her chest. "Because I don't want to regret........." She sighed as she was talking more to herself.
*Is it really worth it?* He thought hopeful.
Again a soldier opened the door abruptly. "Sorry for the interruption. The king sent for you prince Trunks, and you too Miss Son."
*Lucky he got here before I could cry.* She thought walking forward past Trunks. "Lead the way." She said softly.
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The walk to the control tower was silent. Pan didn't want to brew up more trouble for her or her family.
King Vegeta and Goten were waiting for them in the control tower. Pan looked around to also find Goku and her father. "What's going on?" She asked. "Come with us." King Vegeta said signaling them towards Goku. Trunks held his father's shoulder while Gohan held his father's along with Vegeta. Goten held Gohan's arm and Pan held Goten's hand. Goku placed two of his fingers on his forehead and they vanished.
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"Will any of you explain what's going on?" Trunks asked irritated looking around. They were on dry land. Vegeta only walked towards a cliff and waved for the rest of the saiyans to come look. Pan gasped as she realized what she was looking at. "That's a Juraian ship." She said, her mouth hang open. "What does this mean?" Trunks asked.
"The control tower sensed a flare in energy. It's the ship. They don't know why it's doing that suddenly. I thought we killed all of Dalton's minions." Vegeta said still staring at the ship.
"Maybe it was programmed to take off after certain time." Said Gohan thoughtfully. Everyone stepped back from the edge of the cliff.
"But if it's been drawing energy for take off, why hasn't it left yet." Goten asked.
"It's the size of the ship." Pan said matter-of-factly. "It's like a car, it needs to warm up."
"What do we do about it?" Asked Goku.
"I'm convinced. It's the ship Dalton came with. I'm certain we destroyed all the soldiers that came, so it must be programmed. The ship by itself poses no threat to us, however, if they come back........" Vegeta looked back at the rest of the saiyans.
"If they come back." Gohan said stepping forward. "Then we have someone to stop them." He smiled proudly and placed his hand on Pan's shoulder. They heard a noise......almost like wind. They knew what it meant. Vegeta stepped to the edge and saw the ship levitating just above the ground. Everyone stepped forward to watch the ship take off; everyone except for Pan. She was in thought. The ship started rising in the air. *Why is Garland doing this? Eh! It's better to ask for forgiveness than for permission!* She made up her mind.
She ran to the edge of the cliff and jumped off.
"Pan!" Gohan called. But it was too late. She landed on the ship just as it gained speed.
*Pan.......why?........................Was it because of....me?* Trunks looked at the dark speck in the sky in disbelief.
"Pan." Gohan fell on all fours. Tears filled his eyes. "Pan." He whispered again.
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Where is Pan headed? What new adventures lay before her? Ok, now I sound cheesy, but really this is like the start of the second part of the story, or 'saga' if you want to call it that. So.....Long one huh? I just couldn't stop myself until now. This was a weird chapter. I guess I like the ideas, but I don't like the way I wrote them. Except for the conversation Pan and Trunks had.....and the dream. -_- oh well.
I was going to mention something in the beginning but I'll just do it now. I know I'm now an American too and I really shouldn't make fun. But I just can't resist. My French professor told us that the French (I'm sure it happens in other countries too. I know it happens in Mexico.), often make two endings to their movies: one happy, and one not so happy. The not so happy ending is released with the movie in France and other countries, except in the US. You guessed it! The happy ending is for the US release and the US only! Americans don't like not so happy endings! Another thing is that in almost EVERY American movie, there's always a romantic sub-plot. Think about it, even when the movie is supposed to show the life of someone famous, or an important event, they make it into this romantic film. Think about it, *cough* Pearl Harbor *cough.* -_- I don't think it's bad; it's just different, especially for those of us who didn't grow up in the US. Well, there's my philosophy on Americans.
Anyway, I'll stop taking your precious time. I hope you guys enjoyed this chapter! Please post a review and let me know what you think! ^_^ Hasta!
Chica de las estrellas
OOOOH! I saw Princess Mononoke, and Ninja Scroll. The gore was kind of disturbing. They cut heads and limbs off and the blood gushes out like a freakin' pressure hose that fire-fighters use! The plots were good though the couples on the plots didn't end up together. Oh well, they can't run off into the sunset hand-in-hand in every movie. I still liked the endings: just because they didn't have someone to 'love' doesn't mean they didn't live happily ever after........besides, 'ever after' doesn't exist. Man! I AM pessimist!
Anyway, I don't own DBZ, FF, Chrono Trigger, Sailor Moon, Tenchi, or any of their characters/things.
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Chapter 6: The One Where Dalton Is Killed.
"No." Dalton looked down defeated. "Princess Leene is awake."
Everyone looked puzzled at Dalton while he just stared at the floating cocoon. They all felt a tremendous force coming from the cocoon. In an instant, the cocoon exploded revealing a small figure.
Everyone stared in awe as the light dimmed revealing a girl. She had long wavy black hair, eyes closed. She looked just like Pan, except for the symbol on her head and her attire. She had a body fitting white suit. Blue lines ran over and around her extremities and three blue ribbons surrounded her: two around her arms, and one around her waist. A blue aura shone around her.
Bra looked on the figure with disbelief, and then looked at her face. Leene's facial expression seemed just as sweet and humble as Pan's. Was she really Pan? Bra kept on staring at Leene's face trying to find something that didn't look like Pan.
"I'm back; I'm stronger, faster, and maybe even prettier." A smirk graced Leene's features to everyone's surprise. Leene's hands were on her waist "I would marry a sheep before even thinking about marrying you." Leene's cocky voice filled the courtyard, her eyes still closed.
"Is that why you fled the planet?" Dalton said mockingly.
"I don't run away." Pan's smirk deepened, but she still kept her eyes closed. "My mother sent me to Gaia, to guard Vegeta-sei."
None of the saiyans present knew what Leene was talking about. But the surprise of this new stuck-up attitude still hung in their minds.
"Why has Garland sent you to invade planets? My brother wasn't like this. And he certainly didn't like you!" She said surprisingly calm.
"Let's just say he's gotten to know me better." Dalton smirked. "But let's change the subject princess. Or should I call you Pan? Who are you really?"
"I AM Leene. I've always been Leene. I was just reborn as a saiyan." She smirked like a true saiyan all right.
"I think I understand why your mommy sent you here." He said, running his fingers over his chin. *Why? I don't know why she sent me here.* Pan was confused, but Dalton spoke not giving her time to delve deeper in her thoughts. "I'd love to chat, but I have a planet to take over."
"HA! You're going to have to kill me first." She said convinced she could kill him with the flick of her finger. He saw her eyes were still closed, and thinking he could catch Leene off guard, Dalton charged at her, throwing strong blows and kicks after being able to replenish his energy. Leene easily blocked every hit headed her way still with her eyes closed. "Is this all you got? Pathetic!" She chuckled.
The saiyans still stared in awe and didn't know what to do, or even how to react to all this. Pan, or Leene was able to fight like that? With her eyes closed? And Pan was from some other planet? And this Garland was her brother? It was too much for them.
"Princess your attitude hasn't changed. If you don't watch it, it will kill you!" His blows were now energy beams.
Leene threw her foot at Dalton's face landing a kick. He then jumped backwards. His smirk returned to his face. "Let's see how you deal with the power your brother granted me!" He said crouching to a defensive stance before powering up.
Leene was somewhat surprised of the power he could yield. She crouched into a defensive stand and also powered up. "All right! No more games!"
For a few moments, the courtyard filled with silence as Vegeta, Trunks, Goten and Bra slowly walked towards each other, looking forward to the great battle that was about to start.
Leene and Dalton stood motionless for a few moments, waiting for the other to make a move.
With eyes still closed, Leene smirked. Dalton growled angrily and charged at her. He was coming closer to her and raised his fist.
Leene opened her eyes and charged at Dalton.
Dalton aimed for her face, while Leene dodged it. She grabbed his arm and pulled him closer. "You don't know who you're messing with." Leene smirked once again before whipping him around and crushing him to the floor. He got up slowly knowing he had a couple of broken bones. "Give up! Or I'll keep kicking your ass, and making fun of you while I'm at it!" The smirk wouldn't fade from her face.
Dalton was surprised that her power hadn't diminished at all, in fact, it seemed the saiyan genes gave her more strength......and that cocky attitude. Again Dalton charged at Leene. She easily buried her knee in his stomach. She lifted her leg up and kicked down, again sending him to the ground.
She looked down at Dalton "I'm waiting!" In mid-air, she pretended to yawn while she patted her mouth mockingly.
Dalton growled and again floated up. But this time he made sure to be a few yards away from her. A weak smirk appeared on his lips. He fired many shots in Leene's direction, expecting her to dodge them easily; it was all part of the new 'plan.' As she dodged them, he raised his index finger to form a giant energy ball; he then threw it to Leene.
Leene's eyes widened in surprise as she gasped. "You're hard to kill." She frowned. She lifted her hands to form another energy ball, and the all too familiar smirk returned to her face. "Special delivery! from 'Yours Truly'." The blue ball grew rapidly. "Grand Lethal!" She shouted throwing the energy ball that was now bigger than Dalton's.
The saiyans saw as the ball grow even after it left Leene's hands. Then Trunks realized something. *If it keeps growing, it will also get her.* And indeed the energy ball kept on growing.
A tear escaped Dalton's eye as the blue light ate away his body. At least he would die instantly.
Trunks knew the energy would hit Leene, but his pride kept him from moving. Leene turned her head slowly to look at Trunks. She smiled softly as the blue light now enveloped her.
Everyone looked up after the emission of such bright light. A smile returned to Vegeta's face when he saw Pan falling slowly, her arms floating above her. Her body looked dead, but he knew it was only exhaustion. Pan had gotten rid of the invaders.
After Pan's body landed with a thud, the four saiyans ran to her. They found Pan looking at them groggily, and then drifting off to sleep with a smile.
They were all oblivious of a soldier crawling away from the palace.
"Clean up the place." Ordered Vegeta before taking Pan in his arms and carrying her to the palace.
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*Trunks*
Trunks was walking in a place unknown to him......white, all around him. No matter where he looked, all he could see was white.
"Trunks."
He turned around and saw Pan levitating in front of him. She closed her eyes and the symbol on her forehead shone. "I will explain everything." Trunks saw Pan say softly before she flew to him and her face came closer to his. Although he would have liked to step back he was too startled to do anything, or maybe he just wanted a kiss from Pan. But instead of their lips, their foreheads met, and her face faded to white.
"I am Leene; Princess of Jurai-sei, a peaceful planet that watches over the entire universe, thousands of light-years from here." The white faded to a beautiful palace. It seemed as though he were walking through it.
"This was my home, the palace. My parents loved me very much. I understand they had a whole universe to watch and couldn't tend to my brother, my sister and I as much as we all wanted." A family which had resemblance to Leene came into view. Indeed, they were five: The parents, and three children: two girls and a boy. Four of the figures faded away leaving only the older woman.
"One thousand, and five hundred years ago, my mother, Queen Zeal ordered me to come to Gaia and guard Vegeta-sei, I didn't understand why she asked me to do this. I still don't understand, but in obedience, I came to Gaia." Now the picture faded to the surface of Gaia.
"For almost five hundred years I was in solitude, watching Vegeta-sei, slowly attaching myself to the population. I loved them dearly, my saiyans." Now Leene appeared in the scene. She was sitting on the dark surface of Gaia. She hugged her knees protectively, and she was looking up to the sky.
"I watched one day as an alien ship landed on Vegeta-sei. I knew what their intentions were, but I thought I would give the saiyans a chance to defend themselves. I saw many explosions on the surface, but decided to wait. It was when I felt many saiyans die that I decided to go to Vegeta-sei.
When I arrived, it was too late. Most of them were dead." The sight of the battle flashed through Trunks' head. "I had to spare my life to save them all." Trunks couldn't find the words to describe what he felt as he saw Leene dissolve along with the crystal, and then the dead saiyans come to live again. His sight faded to white once again.
"I wanted to be with the saiyans. I wanted to share their joys and sorrows. So I, Leene, took the form of a saiyan and was reborn in a loving family in Vegeta-sei one thousand years later. I wouldn't wake up until my powers were needed to protect Vegeta-sei." He saw the day of her birth as Pan. Videl and Gohan held her protectively. "Leene's memories were dormant inside of me. I remembered nothing of my past or of my true identity. I grew up in a good environment with a loving family." He saw images of Pan playing with her family and friends. "They taught me that people are more important than material things. They taught me the true meaning of family which I hadn't yet learned in Jurai-sei. They taught me love within a family. But someone else taught me another kind of love." Trunks saw his own face flash before him. "I AM Leene and Pan, and you can call me by either name." The visions faded from Trunks' eyes to find Pan smiling; her eyes now open. Her body levitated backwards and she too faded away.
Trunks woke up sweating. *Was that just a random dream or was Pan really speaking to me?* He ran his hand through his damp hair. He looked out the window and saw that it was morning already. He got out of bed and headed for the bathroom.
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Pan snapped her eyes open. Scared, she looked around not recognizing where she was. She rubbed her eyes and ran her hands through her hair. She was still tired but she didn't want to spend another minute in bed. She looked around and recognized the type of decoration. *The palace.* She looked around again; the room was huge! Not only that, it seemed there were more rooms in here as there were about four closed doors. She decided to investigate further and headed for the door closest to her. When she opened it she found her parents sleeping peacefully.
"Mom, Dad." She called softly trying not to startle them.
"Pan?" Gohan lifted his head to look at her. She looked just like Pan except for the symbol on her forehead. "You're ok!" He got up and hugged her. Videl felt the weight on the mattress fluctuate. She opened her eyes and also got up. "Honey!" Videl smiled softly. "I'm ok mom." Pan sat beside her mom to hug her.
The three exited the room and found Goku walking somewhat disoriented. His eyes weren't really open and he ran into a wall. He recollected himself and went into a room that he was sure was the bathroom. After he closed the door, Videl Gohan and Pan laughed, glad some things were still the same.
Now fully awake Goku walked out of the bathroom and was surprised to see Gohan's family along with his own family sitting in various chairs close to the bed.
"So, any of you have any idea why we're here?" Pan asked puzzled.
"HHMM! First you were locked in the dungeons, and then you fight some powerful alien. We were worried! Gladly, the king sent for us. We didn't know much about what happened, only that you and Goten were hurt. They explained everything once we got here. And he let us sleep here since you and Goten were so exhausted." Gohan said matter-of-factly.
Goku sat on the bed, next to Pan and joined the conversation. "I'm glad you're ok Pan-chan." "Me too." She replied leaning to her side so he could hug her. "Pan, dear." Started Chi-chi. "I wanted to ask you, I had a dream last night, about you."
Suddenly they heard a knock on the door. "Come in." Videl said. A guard opened the door saying: "I have a message from the king. He requests that all of you go to the dining hall as soon as possible. Breakfast awaits you." With that the guard closed the door.
Pan smiled softly. "I only want to explain it once, so can you hold on till we get to the dining hall? Besides, I'm starved!" She rubbed her stomach and grinned sheepishly as everyone heard the loud growl. Goku's and Goten's stomachs followed the lead and also growled. Videl, Gohan, and Chi-chi looked at the three hungry saiyans puzzled. Pan gave them a pleading look and everyone nodded and followed her out the door.
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"AAHHHH! Glad you could join us! Please take a seat. Breakfast will be served briefly." Vegeta said waving his hand at the Son family as they entered the dining hall. Bulma and Bra also greeted them with a smile, while Trunks just looked at them. Before anyone could snatch it, Goten took a seat beside Bra. She just giggled taking the napkin and placing it on her lap. Videl and Pan walked in last. Everyone seemed to notice she still had the symbol on her forehead.
Pan was whispering, trying to explain why she was locked in the dungeons.
In the end there were only two spots left; one beside her dad and one beside Trunks. Videl realized this first and ran to sit beside Gohan. Pan was stuck with Trunks. *This is going to be long.* She thought defeated and took her seat beside the saiyan-no-ouji.
They ate in silence........well, nobody talked, they were too busy eating. Except for Trunks, but he was thinking, not talking; at least he hoped he was not thinking out loud. (A/N: I do that a lot.) *I wonder what that dream meant. Maybe it was just a random dream. But what if she was talking to me through it? She really showed me her life. Was she trying to explain who she was to me? Why is she seeking my approval? I don't really care......ugh; as long as she's safe. It doesn't matter; I can't have anything with her if I want to keep the kingdom safe. But if she saved the planet risking her own life why would she have bad intentions for the kingdom? Either way, I hope she keeps coming to me in dreams. At least THERE I could have her.* He thought feeling special for a minute for seeing Pan's whole life in his dreams.
Before too long, most of them sat back scratching their stomachs, and complained of how full they were. "Pan, the case against you was dropped. We found the missing item from the lab in Sean's room."
*It wasn't Pan. Sean told me it was.* Trunks, along with everyone else were surprised at the sudden news just delivered to them.
"We don't know why it was there. But he's dead, that's another reason the case was dropped all together. Also," He stood and bowed, "as the king of Vegeta-sei: You have our sincere gratitude for saving our planet once again." Vegeta took his seat again while Pan blushed at the gesture. She looked again at Vegeta when he spoke again. "I have a something to ask." Said Vegeta before anyone start talking. "HHMM How do I put this?..................I had a dream, about you." Instantly Bulma glared at him feeling betrayed, then she realized something. "Yeah, Pan, I had a dream too."
"Me too." Goku yelled, raising his hand like a little kid. *So it wasn't only me.* Trunks looked down and frowned slightly.
"Yeah he-he." Pan laughed nervously. "I was going to explain." Everyone looked puzzled at Pan. "I didn't know exactly how to tell you everything; it would have taken too long, so I took advantage of everyone's slumber to come to you and show you my life with a dream. I don't really know how I was able to do it, since I too was sleeping. There are still details about Leene's life and abilities I don't quite remember, but I will in time." Pan smiled softly. "I meant what I said in my dream; I am Pan and Leene. I am one person, thus the symbol on my forehead. Anyway, you can call me Leene or Pan. I prefer Pan if you're wondering, I like being a saiyan."
Pan looked around and saw Gohan was still confused. "Dad, I'm still Pan, your daughter. Think of it as a cycle. When I was born as Pan, I just started a new cycle, with you as my parents, I mean, my body is still saiyan." She reassured Gohan. He smiled back "Sounds good to me!" He said taking a big gulp of orange juice.
For a couple of more hours, they talked about the battle and the transformation. Pan went on to explain that a sort of magic was in her ability that allowed her to change her attire to what she would wear on Jurai-sei, which was that white and blue suit.
Even when Pan was talking to everyone, she couldn't take her mind off Trunks. And everyone could tell. She seemed distracted when she wasn't talking. Bra and Goten knew it had something to do with Trunks, because Pan would flinch every time her elbow had contact with Trunks'. Pan could only wonder. Why was he still cold to her? Why did he change all of a sudden? Did it have anything to do with the theft in the lab? Pan had nothing to do with it, and Trunks knew it. It couldn't be it anyway. He started acting cold the night of the anniversary ball. *But why would Sean set me up? What did he want from me?*
A soldier burst in the dinning hall. "Vegeta-sama. The control tower requires your presence immediately!" He said agitated. Vegeta grunted before getting up and leaving the room.
Everyone's eyes trailed after Vegeta. They were going to engage in another long conversation had it not been for Bra and Goten who instigated everyone to leave to let Pan and Trunks talk.
Pan looked down after everyone left the room. Trunks grunted not knowing what to say. "I'm sorry." Pan looked up at him confused. "For misjudging you." He finished.
"It's ok." Pan smiled warmly and approached Trunks. He grunted again and turned around to leave. "Please don't walk away!" Pan reached out to him. He stopped abruptly. "Why are you doing this?" She asked. Tears formed in her eyes. "Why the sudden change?"
"The law doesn't allow.........us." He looked down and sighed. "Why set ourselves up for pain?"
"Because it's worth it in the end; even if it's momentary happiness." She pulled her hand back to her chest. "Because I don't want to regret........." She sighed as she was talking more to herself.
*Is it really worth it?* He thought hopeful.
Again a soldier opened the door abruptly. "Sorry for the interruption. The king sent for you prince Trunks, and you too Miss Son."
*Lucky he got here before I could cry.* She thought walking forward past Trunks. "Lead the way." She said softly.
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The walk to the control tower was silent. Pan didn't want to brew up more trouble for her or her family.
King Vegeta and Goten were waiting for them in the control tower. Pan looked around to also find Goku and her father. "What's going on?" She asked. "Come with us." King Vegeta said signaling them towards Goku. Trunks held his father's shoulder while Gohan held his father's along with Vegeta. Goten held Gohan's arm and Pan held Goten's hand. Goku placed two of his fingers on his forehead and they vanished.
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"Will any of you explain what's going on?" Trunks asked irritated looking around. They were on dry land. Vegeta only walked towards a cliff and waved for the rest of the saiyans to come look. Pan gasped as she realized what she was looking at. "That's a Juraian ship." She said, her mouth hang open. "What does this mean?" Trunks asked.
"The control tower sensed a flare in energy. It's the ship. They don't know why it's doing that suddenly. I thought we killed all of Dalton's minions." Vegeta said still staring at the ship.
"Maybe it was programmed to take off after certain time." Said Gohan thoughtfully. Everyone stepped back from the edge of the cliff.
"But if it's been drawing energy for take off, why hasn't it left yet." Goten asked.
"It's the size of the ship." Pan said matter-of-factly. "It's like a car, it needs to warm up."
"What do we do about it?" Asked Goku.
"I'm convinced. It's the ship Dalton came with. I'm certain we destroyed all the soldiers that came, so it must be programmed. The ship by itself poses no threat to us, however, if they come back........" Vegeta looked back at the rest of the saiyans.
"If they come back." Gohan said stepping forward. "Then we have someone to stop them." He smiled proudly and placed his hand on Pan's shoulder. They heard a noise......almost like wind. They knew what it meant. Vegeta stepped to the edge and saw the ship levitating just above the ground. Everyone stepped forward to watch the ship take off; everyone except for Pan. She was in thought. The ship started rising in the air. *Why is Garland doing this? Eh! It's better to ask for forgiveness than for permission!* She made up her mind.
She ran to the edge of the cliff and jumped off.
"Pan!" Gohan called. But it was too late. She landed on the ship just as it gained speed.
*Pan.......why?........................Was it because of....me?* Trunks looked at the dark speck in the sky in disbelief.
"Pan." Gohan fell on all fours. Tears filled his eyes. "Pan." He whispered again.
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Where is Pan headed? What new adventures lay before her? Ok, now I sound cheesy, but really this is like the start of the second part of the story, or 'saga' if you want to call it that. So.....Long one huh? I just couldn't stop myself until now. This was a weird chapter. I guess I like the ideas, but I don't like the way I wrote them. Except for the conversation Pan and Trunks had.....and the dream. -_- oh well.
I was going to mention something in the beginning but I'll just do it now. I know I'm now an American too and I really shouldn't make fun. But I just can't resist. My French professor told us that the French (I'm sure it happens in other countries too. I know it happens in Mexico.), often make two endings to their movies: one happy, and one not so happy. The not so happy ending is released with the movie in France and other countries, except in the US. You guessed it! The happy ending is for the US release and the US only! Americans don't like not so happy endings! Another thing is that in almost EVERY American movie, there's always a romantic sub-plot. Think about it, even when the movie is supposed to show the life of someone famous, or an important event, they make it into this romantic film. Think about it, *cough* Pearl Harbor *cough.* -_- I don't think it's bad; it's just different, especially for those of us who didn't grow up in the US. Well, there's my philosophy on Americans.
Anyway, I'll stop taking your precious time. I hope you guys enjoyed this chapter! Please post a review and let me know what you think! ^_^ Hasta!
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