Chapter 9: The Talk at Midnight
In the middle of the night, Trunks is awake alone.
"Why am I so weak. First Raditz destroys me and then I'm crushed by Nappa. I should have much more power than this." He said to himself.
"Trunks, why are you still awake. It's midnight." Said Pan as she woke up.
"No reason Pan. Just go back to sleep. I'm fine." He said.
"No, I know something is wrong and I want to know what."
"Fine. I'm up because I'm starting to think I don't belong here. I'm... thinking of running away."
"What, why?"
"I am pretty useless here. Maybe Raditz was right. I am a disgrace of the saiyan race."
"That is not true Trunks."
"Yes it is. I mean you could probably beat me now. I think my father thinks it too but doesn't say it."
"Trunks, I don't understand how you got it in you're head that you are not needed but you are."
"Pan think about it. I am the son of a royal saiyan. I should be much stronger. We spent a lot of time in the hyperbolic time chamber and I couldn't even reach super saiyan 2."
"Well I didn't either."
"But at least you ascended one level. I didn't."
"Uncle Goten didn't do it either"
"That's true but he isn't a saiyan of royalty."
"Well Trunks, you cannot just leave us."
"Pan thanks for trying to help me but I can leave and I will." He said as he flew away.
"Trunks wait."
"Pan don't follow me and tell my father that I am sorry. Good bye."
"No Trunks I will not let you just leave." She said as she followed him.
"Pan I'm sorry for this." He said as he fired a ki blast at her and disappeared.
"Good bye." She said.
Trunks flew to a secluded place and sat on a rock.
"I shouldn't have left. Maybe I should go back. No, I can't. I need to find a way to get stronger."
Back with Pan, she is debating how she can tell Vegeta that Trunk just left.
"What am I going to do? Vegeta will kill me because I didn't follow Trunks. Oh how can I tell him." She said to herself.
"How can you tell me what?" asked Vegeta as he slowly woke up.
"Well, uh, you see, i don't know how to say this, but, uh"
"Just spit it out woman."
"Okay, Trunks ran away."
"What!!! Why would he do this to me on the eve of battle."
"He thought he would not be much help to us so he just left."
"Why didn't you follow him?"
"I tried to follow him but when I did he fired a blast at me than disappeared. Sorry Vegeta."
"I cannot believe this. I guess we have to fight without him. Doesn't he know that we need him?"
"If only he could hear you, he would come back."
"Why would he just run off? He should talk to me about these things. It is partially my fault though. I should have treated him better after Raditz crushed him.
Beginning of Flashback
"Trunks, you should have tried harder back there."
"I tried my hardest dad."
"Well I guess your hardest isn't good enough you pitiful child. Just get out of my sight."
End of Flashback
"I was to hard on him and now look what happened."
"Are you going to go look for him?"
"No, he must get through this himself. It is his decision if he wants to return or not. Go to sleep now Pan"
"Yes sir." She said.
"Please come back Trunks." She said be fore she went to her bed
And with that the two of them went to sleep. But just before Vegeta went to sleep a thought crossed him.
"What if he runs into the villains. He won't be able to defend himself. I know I can trust him to stay out of trouble."
With that final thought he went to sleep.
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Sorry for the short chapter. Plz R&R thanx
In the middle of the night, Trunks is awake alone.
"Why am I so weak. First Raditz destroys me and then I'm crushed by Nappa. I should have much more power than this." He said to himself.
"Trunks, why are you still awake. It's midnight." Said Pan as she woke up.
"No reason Pan. Just go back to sleep. I'm fine." He said.
"No, I know something is wrong and I want to know what."
"Fine. I'm up because I'm starting to think I don't belong here. I'm... thinking of running away."
"What, why?"
"I am pretty useless here. Maybe Raditz was right. I am a disgrace of the saiyan race."
"That is not true Trunks."
"Yes it is. I mean you could probably beat me now. I think my father thinks it too but doesn't say it."
"Trunks, I don't understand how you got it in you're head that you are not needed but you are."
"Pan think about it. I am the son of a royal saiyan. I should be much stronger. We spent a lot of time in the hyperbolic time chamber and I couldn't even reach super saiyan 2."
"Well I didn't either."
"But at least you ascended one level. I didn't."
"Uncle Goten didn't do it either"
"That's true but he isn't a saiyan of royalty."
"Well Trunks, you cannot just leave us."
"Pan thanks for trying to help me but I can leave and I will." He said as he flew away.
"Trunks wait."
"Pan don't follow me and tell my father that I am sorry. Good bye."
"No Trunks I will not let you just leave." She said as she followed him.
"Pan I'm sorry for this." He said as he fired a ki blast at her and disappeared.
"Good bye." She said.
Trunks flew to a secluded place and sat on a rock.
"I shouldn't have left. Maybe I should go back. No, I can't. I need to find a way to get stronger."
Back with Pan, she is debating how she can tell Vegeta that Trunk just left.
"What am I going to do? Vegeta will kill me because I didn't follow Trunks. Oh how can I tell him." She said to herself.
"How can you tell me what?" asked Vegeta as he slowly woke up.
"Well, uh, you see, i don't know how to say this, but, uh"
"Just spit it out woman."
"Okay, Trunks ran away."
"What!!! Why would he do this to me on the eve of battle."
"He thought he would not be much help to us so he just left."
"Why didn't you follow him?"
"I tried to follow him but when I did he fired a blast at me than disappeared. Sorry Vegeta."
"I cannot believe this. I guess we have to fight without him. Doesn't he know that we need him?"
"If only he could hear you, he would come back."
"Why would he just run off? He should talk to me about these things. It is partially my fault though. I should have treated him better after Raditz crushed him.
Beginning of Flashback
"Trunks, you should have tried harder back there."
"I tried my hardest dad."
"Well I guess your hardest isn't good enough you pitiful child. Just get out of my sight."
End of Flashback
"I was to hard on him and now look what happened."
"Are you going to go look for him?"
"No, he must get through this himself. It is his decision if he wants to return or not. Go to sleep now Pan"
"Yes sir." She said.
"Please come back Trunks." She said be fore she went to her bed
And with that the two of them went to sleep. But just before Vegeta went to sleep a thought crossed him.
"What if he runs into the villains. He won't be able to defend himself. I know I can trust him to stay out of trouble."
With that final thought he went to sleep.
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Sorry for the short chapter. Plz R&R thanx