AN: I acidentally out the wrong chapter up. You know what I said when I saw what I did? Crap! Crap! Crap! Crap! Crap! Crap! Crap! Crap! Double Crap! But thanks to everyone who notified me I was able to correct this mistake. It took a bit 'cause no one Cough! Cough! reviews Shadow. Cough! (and yes that chapter was from shadow). And TST is usually the last I check for reviews. But anywho this one's my favorite sorry for the delay.
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The Strangest Thing
Ch6- The Worst Thing
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Trunks awoke to the not to pleasant sensation of a throbbing headache. 'What happened?' He groggily opened his eyes finding himself still under the main controls in the cockpit. He groaned as he lifted his hand to rub his forehead, it was cold, wet, and slightly sticky. Retracting his hand he saw the semi dried blood on his fingers. He put his hand pack down, sleep tugged at his eyelids like a warm bed on a cold morning. The last thing he remembered was cutting one-frayed wires and... 'Pan!' The sudden thought brought him out of his foggy haze. 'I hope she's okay. What happened? He looked at the now cut wires Instead of one there was two. 'Crap.'
Wide-awake now, he scooted out from underside of the controls. His head spun a bit when he stood but nothing too drastic. Trunks spotted the crumpled from of Jay Ganch lying near the pilot's seat. A Vegeta like scowl began to form over angry blue eyes.
'What' s he doing in here?' The thought of just leaving him there was quite tempting, after all the man was only unconscious.
Shaking off the sudden about off semi warranted irritation, Trunks lifted the other man like rag doll and deposited him into the nearest passenger seat.
Pan wasn't far off either. She lay against the far wall like a puppet with its strings cut. His breath caught in his throat, she looked already slightly banged up. Her left arm sleeve and lower left pant leg were completely shredded, and minor cuts littered the rest of her body. Not only that but she'd put a sizeable dent in the wall above where she lay. He kneeled to help her. A faint blush spread across his face, as he glanced over her petite frame, the body suit left nothing to the imagination.
'What's wrong with you? This is Pan. Panny, remember? Now, breath and quit looking at her.' He gently shook her shoulder, ignoring the sensation he got from touching her soft skin, and supporting her back with one arm.
"Pan, come on, Panny, wake up, wake up," he chanted softly, just like he used to do when she was little. Her dark lovely eyes fluttered slightly.
"T-Trunks, what happened why do I feel like I got hit by a bus?" she grumbled, as he allowed her to sit on her own.
"I'm not quite sure, I'm going to find out, but I wanted to make sure you were alright first." Pan turn to him with a smile, "Thank y- Trunks your forehead is bleeding!"
"I'm fine, you look worse, you know," he said with a smirk. She rolled her eyes, "You sure know how to complement a girl. I'll be sure to remember that the next time your father drags you into the gravity room," she warned as they helped each other up
A cough interrupted his reply, "As much as I hate to interrupt this, little, moment, but could someone explain what the hell just happened?" Jay asked as he stood wobbly, his lack of balance didn't stop Jay from sending, a glare over Pan's head at him or vise verse. She didn't seem to notice, or just didn't seem to care.
"We can start with why you're here," he stated coolly. Jay flushed embarrassed, "IwasfollowingPanandIsortofgotlost." he admitted.
"You followed me?! I can't believe you! You- You-arggh!" Pan looked angry enough to blow her top right then and there. If looks could kill, Jay would be mere pile of very charred ashes. She took a deep breath obviously restraining herself from whatever she was thinking of doing to him.
"I'm going to go tell Bulma we're okay, they must have felt something up there. Argghh!" With that she turned on her heels and went fuming down the corridor.
"Real smooth, Ganch." Trunks stated Icily, stepping past the grayed man; he went to the main computer checking all the systems.
"Humph. I don't care if you are my boss or not. Stay away from my girlfriend, Briefs." Jay threatened, a jealous rage tinting his voice.
The demi- saiya-jin didn't bother turning around to face the weaker man, "Listen, I'm only gone to say this once." his voice was low carrying a deadly threat. " Pan has been one of my closest friends for years, I care about her a lot, and she's the only reason I haven't knocked your lights out yet out of respect for her wishes, but if you hurt her again in any way shape or form I swear even she won't be able to stop me form hurting you."
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Elsewhere on the ship Pan was mad. No, scratch that, livid. 'I can't believe he would do something this stupid! Men! I'll never understand. What possessed him to-' She slowed her furious pace as she came to the end of the corridor. The hatch was closed up for some reason. She frowned pulling at its handle. That's funny I didn't do it after I left the lab that stupid idio- Wait he was in the lab! What did he see down there? Oh gosh what if saw some of those saiya-jin things Bulma stores down there?' A small wave of panic swept through her as she continued to pull trying not to rip it off with her strength.
"Come on, you stupid thing open."
"Unable to comply." a neutral computerized voice answered. What? She blinked looking no one else was around, just Jay Trunks and herself. That fact should have rang a few bells, it didn't.
'That must be the ship's computer.' She realized
"Why?" she asked hesitantly.
"If the hatch is opened, the ship would be unable to sustain pressure and oxygen levels on broad," the disembodied voice replied.
"Huh. What are you saying?"
'How did I get into this. You make one wrong call and you end up becoming the object of wrath for your ex-girlfriend's guy friend who just happen to be your boss, who keeps weird alien artifact in his basement.' Jay glared at Trunks' back form his seat in a passenger's chair. They hadn't spoken since Pan left.
'Good thing too, he'd probably threaten to rip my head off. Is he an alien? I'd have no problems believing that. Purple hair, ha!
Poor Pan has been corrupted by aliens and it up to me to save her! Wait does that mean that Bulma Briefs is an alien too or Vegeta Briefs? Or both? What if Pans an alien too?! If she is, is that the reason she broke up with me?' He shook his head not even wanting to start on that path; it was starting up a major headache. The silence in the room was beginning to get to him. He mustered up his courage to apologize to his boss, who had been more intimating in the last five minutes than
"Look, Briefs," The lavender haired man continued working, seeming not to listen, "I'm sorry about all this, I never meant to trespass or anything, but Pan she-" Trunks fingers paused, the only sign that he acknowledged Jay what so ever, "- she didn't sound herself when she hung up and I was worried about her. I know she upset with me right now but I still care about her even-
"Trunks!" Pan can barreling down the hall at a speed the seemed inhumane for someone who worked in an office all day, Jay noted.
Pan's brown eyes were troubled and she looked nearly frantic and well as, ' What is she wearing or not wearing?' he thought with a frown at the curve fitting blue bodysuit she was wearing. It was definitely snug, very snug. Too snug for her to be prancing around some other guy in, even if the other guy claimed to be 'just' a good friend. "Trunks quick I need to see out the ship!"
Gray eyes nearly popped out of their owner's skull with shock.
"THE SHIP?! We're on a ship?!"
The other two didn't even flinch at the sudden outburst.
The ever-cool Briefs raised an eyebrow, "Sure, give me a minute, is something wrong?" The slightly worried tone in Trunks' voice undermined his cool demeanor.
"It won't let me open the hatch."
Jay watch Trunks rapidly press a few buttons then a whirling sound reached his ears. It sounded as if the whole area had come to life. Bright lights flickered on out shining the dim ones that had been on previously.
"Computer, bring up the aft, and forward view on the main screen.
The aft viewer was at such an angle it picked up only the tail end of the ship. It was what was in front that caught everyone's attention. A giant swirling ball of light tan clouds dappled with blue floated serenely in front of them.
"Someone, please tell me that's only Jupiter." Pan managed a gasp both amazed and panicked at the sight.
"But Jupiter only has one red spot not blue spots." Jay replied half-heartedly, "We're in space." He stated simply, not fully grasping the full implications of the tiny statement.
Trunks remained oddly slight, figure out what to say about their unexpected cruise; finally giving up he settled on, "Oh man, mom's going to kill me!"
Pan had an entirely different sentiment. Looking at the strange planet, to Jay and Trunks and back to the planet, she shook her head, "Oh, hell no."
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Much Better don't you think?