CHAPTER 5

            "Mom! We're home!"

"You guys are cutting it a little close aren't you? You only have about an hour before you have to go." Videl comes in the room with two 6 ft subs.

"Alright! Food!" Gohan and Pan yell in union as they scarf down the sandwiches in two bites.

"My goodness, you two are acting like you haven't eaten for days."

"Well, after our meditation, we got really hungry." Gohan answers.

"Trust me, I can see that."

"Well Videl, me and Pan are going to take a nap now. Wake us up when it's noon okay?"

"Sure, no prob."

The two saiyans were already knocked out by the time she finished her sentence. Gohan is softly snoring and Pan's face shows peace.

            Pan is lying in the shade of a tree that stands alone in the center or a beautiful green meadow that's surrounded by a forest. With her hands behind her head, she is just relaxing as the warmth of the air and cool shade of the tree engulf her body. She slowly opens her eyes to stare at the beauty of the large and healthy tree and its rich green leaves. She smiles as she takes in the tranquility of the whole area and points out that this is a perfect place to meet him. She continues to lay there waiting.

            About ten minutes have gone by and Pan finally gets up, growing impatient.

"Where is he? He has never taken this long to show up before. I know that evil one isn't here, cause I don't feel uneasy and he would've shown himself by now too."

Pan walks around the tree scanning the meadow to see if she can see anyone.

"Hello? Is anyone out there?" Pan yells out into the air, only to be answered by silence.

She makes another round across the meadow to double-check but still comes out with no result. She looks at the tree and notices its tremendous height.

"I should be able to see everything from up there so I know I'll find him."

Pan begins to climb the huge tree for hundreds of feet until she finally reaches the highest limb. She looks out but her hopes of finding anything quickly vanishes as the only thing there is are trees as far as even an eagle's eye can see. She turns around only to find the same thing no matter what direction she looks.

"What's going on here?"

An eerie feeling of emptiness and loneliness starts to grow inside of her as she begins to worry.

"Where are you!"

            "Pan! Wake up! It's time to go!"

"Huh?"

Pan opens her eyes to see her Dad already awake and her mother, ChiChi, and Goten standing by.

"You okay kid?" Goten asks.

"Yeah, I was just awakened so suddenly."

"Sorry about that Pan, it's just that it's already noon."

"Already?! Well, then let's get out of here!"

Gohan grabs Pan before she flies out the door.

"Trunks is outside with the fastest hover jet that Bulma has made. We're going to go in there so that we don't waste any of our energy flying to Kame's Lookout."

Trunks suddenly honks the horn.

"Well, it looks like we need to leave now. So, let's go!"

With that, the whole family rushes into the jet and they take off. As the rest of the crew gets into their own conversations, Pan looks out the window with not one of the happiest faces around.

What happened? He's never missed a meeting before. Why didn't he come? Why…did he leave me all alone?

"Pan, you okay?"

Pan immediately leaves her thoughts and turns to her father. She gives a convincing fake smile to Gohan so he won't grow suspicious.

"I'm fine, I'm just thinking so much about this training."

"Yeah, it's exciting, huh? A whole year devoted to training. And I know we're going to have some good spars together."

"You bet."

"We're here!" Trunks yells from up front.

"It's about time! That took forever!" Goten yells back.

"Oh be quiet, Goten. It was only five minutes!" ChiChi replies.

"Well, that's like an eternity for us saiyans!" Goten answers back.

"Will you all quit yelling before our ears burst!" Dende and Piccolo scream as they approach the jet.

*sweatdrop from Gohan*

Pan laughs and everyone else gets off. Pan gives one more lonely look at the skies before she gets off the jet as well.

"Well, Gohan, the room has been completely restocked so it's all ready." Dende announces to his friend.

Gohan gives ChiChi a kiss on the cheek, Goten a hand shake and Videl a deep kiss. Pan hugs her mother and both of her relatives. They walk to the huge door of the chamber and turn around.

"Goodbye everyone! We'll see in you in a year!"

"Good luck, Gohan! Hope you train hard!" Both Trunks and Goten yell together.

"Have fun you two! Don't go too far though!" ChiChi replies.

"See you soon! Show your Dad what you're made of Pan!" Videl finishes.

Piccolo just gives a smirk to the two saiyans and Dende and Mr. Popo smile. Gohan and Pan take one last look at their family and friends before they open the door and enter the glowing white light.

Well hello there again. This chapter was another short one and I think it was even shorter than chapter 4. Of course, one thing that I'm 100% sure about is that this chapter was one of the less important ones and I'm sorry about that you guys. This was really only made as a waiting point for the next chapter that will be for real and should be as long as the earlier chapters. So, please, have patience with me because you will be rewarded for it. So, just hold on because I guarantee that chapter 6 will be worth the wait. So, cya and as always, PLEASE REVIEW!!!!