A/N: Question. Do you think I should write a sequel for this perhaps... you guys don't know how it's going to end though, but still... do you think I should? More importantly, do you want me to?

DBZAngelX: Paris is Valese? You're kidding... -.- Ah, crap. That totally stuffs my story line. I was gonna have it the same way you did... Where they got married and stuff... Do you mind if I keep it the way I was gonna have it? You know I didn't copy you, right? So... if it's cool with you I'll keep it the way it was. I totally understand if you say no.

Animemastr21: A shock to me because you never watched GT and I thought you didn't like it therefore I didn't think my story interested you. Clearly it does because I can tell you actually read it whereas others I am not so sure about. But thank you, I am honored to have such a nice reader. Oh, and yes, Felix was flirting with Neko :D A part of the chapter that was missed by most, but thank you for noticing :D I'm not sure if I wanna make them a couple... What do you think?

Aragorn566: Didn't forget what? I have absolutely no idea what you're talking about. Not sarcasm BTW. I really don't understand what you are going on about.

Without You

Chapter 8: Realization

At this time, the two Kai's had appeared and were watching the computer screen with a keen interest.

"Foolish Kai!" Vegeta spat "You told us everything would be fine, you told us that Pan was a good fighter and can beat any body! You were wrong you idiot!"

At this point Vegeta was foaming at the mouth and his face was bright red.

"Oh my god! Oh my god! Oh my god! What are we gonna do? What are we gonna do?" Chi Chi screamed while shaking her eldest son, Gohan.

"I don't know, we'll work something out mum, don't worry,"

"Don't worry? That's your daughter out there and all you can do is sit here and not worry?"

"I am worried, trust me, but there's no use in going psycho over it all,"

"Me? Going psycho? What are you talking about?"

Gohan half expected his mother to start twitching but was let down when all she did was pull savagely at her hair.

"Yes... i'm sure mother, i'm sure,"

Goten and Trunks were formulating a plan while Vegeta throttled Old Kai as everyone else bit their nails.

"That sounds good... hey, everyone! We have an idea, Vegeta, Gohan and Kibito-Kai are going to the planet to go search for everyone and if you need help, me and Trunks will be here waiting as your reinforcements," Goten announced.

"You can come too ancestor," Kibito-Kai said.

"NO?!? You can go with the Saiyans and get killed, i'm not coming," Old Kai protested "Do you know who this man is? Twenty three years ago during the extremely short, yet evil, reign of Kid Buu Clifford's planet was one of those destroyed, Goku only chose to wish back Earth but none others. Of course this remains on his conscience but Clifford wants revenge for his planet and I do not want to be included,"

"All you had to say was no," Chi Chi said "Kibito-Kai only asked if you wanted to come, not to get a lecture,"

"Well it sure explains a lot though, that's why he's after Pan because she is Goku's granddaughter... Why not us?" Trunks asked.

"Pan is younger and can not go Super Saiyan so she would be weaker... no offence to Pan of course," Goten explained.

"How dare you say that?!?" Old Kai screamed "Pan is an excellent fighter her techniques are flawless, half of her ability I have not even taught her, even Goku hasn't, Pan puts a lot of pressure on herself and as a result is possibly the best fighter after Vegeta or perhaps... even better,"

Vegeta smiled at the title, now Kakarot had gone he was number one, he was the best. Gohan felt slightly guilty for what he had said but knew that Pan would forgive him, he didn't know a single thing about her new strengths or about herself for that matter.

"Well, let's go, we're wasting time," Kibito-Kai suggested.

Vegeta removed himself from his place against the wall. He grabbed viciously at Kibito's collar. Gohan handed his wife his jacket, tie and glasses, he gave her a brief kiss.

"Be careful," Videl whispered.

Gohan smiled, "Sure will,"

He undid his top button and turned to Kibito-Kai. Chi Chi came racing in with a brown paper bag trying to make Gohan take sandwiches incase he got hungry. Gohan politely refused and signaled for Kibito-Kai to hurry and leave before his mother shoved the paper bag down his throat. Kibito-Kai smiled nervously in acknowledgement as Gohan gripped tightly to his arm.

"We'll be back, promise," Gohan said as he saluted. In an instant they disappeared from sight and into the unknown.

-#-#-

Vegeta, Kibito-Kai and Gohan were searching frantically through the rubble for the four teenagers. What used to be a plantation of lush green trees was now a pile of burning debris. Clifford made sure he destroyed everything in the forest.

"Found one," Vegeta announced.

He was hanging Felix upside down. Kibito-Kai shook his head at the carelessness of his Saiyan friend. Vegeta threw Felix at Gohan who caught him with ease. He lay him down carefully.

"Don't celebrate yet, we've only found one," Kibito-Kai said.

"We weren't celebrating," Vegeta grumbled.

"Then why are there multi-coloured streamers hanging out of your pants?"

Vegeta looked at his behind and there were clearly multi-coloured streamers hanging out of his pants. His face went a bright red as he clawed at his backside until the streamers came out. At this point, Gohan and Kibito-Kai were on the floor almost piddling themselves with laughter. Vegeta grumbled at them and continued his search amongst the rubble.

"Giru, Giru,"

From underneath the burning debris, Pan's mechanical friend popped up dragging Neko behind him. She was mumbling things about red dogs. She smiled at the sight of Gohan.

"Pan? Did you cut your hair and spike it up? You look like a man, and your chest is more muscular... have you been body building? It looks like you have no boobs," Neko mumbled.

She giggled and fell into unconsciousness. Gohan smiled thankfully as her gibbering stopped and placed her beside Felix. Two left

"Aha!" Kibito cried triumphantly.

He pulled from beneath the rubble a dirty shoe and sighed at the false alarm.

"Woops, my bad, only a shoe,"

He threw the shoe and pursued his hunt.

Kibito stopped and sat on a rock that protruded from the earth. He wiped the sweat off his face with his sleeve as the sun beat heavily down on him and his companions.

"We saw them! They have to be here, where else could they have gone?" Vegeta cried in frustration.

"We were inattentive for at least five minutes, several events could have occurred during that time, he could have taken them," Kibito explained.

"Well here's another one," Gohan announced as he pulled Jak from beneath the rubble.

"Excellent, now there's only Pan left,"

It seemed strange, only Pan was left to find they had found everyone else first. Perhaps it was just coincidental or perhaps it wasn't.

"Clifford take Pan, Pan not here," Giru said.

"WHAT?!? AND YOU JUST FAILED TO TELL US THAT I SUPPOSE?!?"

Giru covered his head with his arms.

"Giru thought you knew, Giru thought you knew!" he chanted.

Vegeta growled.

"Where did they take her?"

"Giru don't know,"

"What are we supposed to do then?"

"Oh come on Vegeta, you should be able to think of something, you are the prince of Saiyans,"

Before them stood Clifford holding Pan by one leg upside down.

"Let go of her," Gohan ordered.

"Make me,"

"Fine!" Vegeta cried.

He shot forwards and punched Clifford several times. Clifford got annoyed with the pest and threw him aside with great force.

"Wish my planet back and I will give you Pan,"

"We can't the Dragon Balls are recuperating from the over-use of their positive energy," Gohan explained.

Clifford shook Pan violently making Gohan notice what was at stake.

"The Namekkian Dragon Balls Saiyan," Clifford snarled.

"No! Soon they will overflow with negative energy and we will have to deal with the consequences!" Gohan protested.

"We? I'm not going to help you, it is your fault for not wishing back my planet,"

"My father would have done it... but... but..."

"But nothing! Your father is an inconsiderate bastard who doesn't care about any one but himself," Clifford snarled "What about the times he left you when you were only young, hmm? You remember, right?"

Gohan growled, what Clifford was saying was true, and also unheard of. No one ever dare say it, as much as they knew it in deep in their hearts they never thought it twice, Goku was a good guy, always saving Earth but sometimes there were more important things rather than Earth and fighting, watching his granddaughter grow up being one of them, something he had missed entirely.

"I agree, he is inconsiderate, he did leave me and my family but he always did the right thing by earth and whenever he left he wasn't only thinking of Earth but he was thinking of himself too, I agree but if he had the choice he would have saved your planet too,"

"It's for the good of the Earth, I'll come back soon, don't you worry"

Gohan nodded slightly pushing his tiny, clenched fists into his eyes to hopefully stop the waterworks.

"Don't cry Gohan, I'll be back soon, I promise,"

"Promise?" Gohan sobbed.

"Yeah,"

"Bye daddy,"

"Bye son, take care of your mother... Piccolo! I'm ready!"

Raditz fidgeted around in Goku's arms as Piccolo readied himself for his ultimate attack.

"No, I am Raditz, the mighty Saiyan warrior! You can't defeat me!"

"SPECIAL BEAM CANNON!"

From Piccolo's fingertips came an orange beam that swirled down and into Raditz' chest going through both him, and Goku.

"Daddy!" Gohan cried as he saw the blood pour from his father's chest. His motionless body hit the ground with a light thud. His expressionless face turned towards his son as his body bounced up and down.

"DADDY!"

Gohan clenched his fist as he remembered that autumn afternoon, it was a terrible day, a day of destruction as death played before his eyes. His father's next departure flowed through his head.

"It's the only way Gohan... i'm sorry,"

Tears streamed down his son's face creating mud as it mingled with the dirt from his battle.

"There has to be another way!"

"No Gohan, it's too late now, I'll come back,"

Gohan screamed as his father saluted and left silently.

"DADDY!"

Gohan remembered that day too, how could he forget? The day his father left, the day he killed Cell.

Trunks fell to the ground in a crumpled heap. A gaping hole in his chest spurted with blood, covering his Saiyan armor. Gohan felt rage and hate towards Cell building inside him, Cell had killed too many people. He moved forward to have a shot at Cell once more but was cut off by Vegeta who, in a blind rage, shot forward and pounded at Cell who just laughed at his pathetic attempt at revenge.

"First you kill Kakarot then you kill my son! You will pay!"

Cell laughed and thrust Vegeta into the ground. In his hand formed a small ball of energy. No more death would go on in front of his eyes, no more. Gohan moved swiftly in front of Vegeta as he was struck by Cell's energy.

"Foolish boy, you could have stayed unscathed but instead you decided to risk your life for another, I will never understand you pathetic Saiyans,"

Vegeta groaned as he tried to get up, he looked at Gohan. His arm was dead and dripped with blood.

"I'm... sorry," he whispered to Gohan as he collapsed back into the dirt.

Gohan had enough, Cell would soon be no more.

That was a long time ago, Goku had come back that time, he had taken his time but came. If only he came back now when he was needed most.

"Sure Shenron, I'll train with you, I just want to say goodbye to my family first,"

"What? You're going? Goku, not again,"

"Sorry Chi Chi but this is a once in a lifetime opportunity,"

"Well you have another lifetime to live, I don't Goku, you know that perfectly well,"

Chi Chi turned away from her husband, Goku didn't know what to say. He looked up into his wife's eyes as tears decorated her face. She frowned, showing her true age.

"You can't go, I still haven't learnt heaps of stuff yet, who will teach me?" Pan asked.

"You will have to teach yourself Pan, I know you can do it," Goku encouraged.

Pan scrunched up her eyes as tears rolled down her face, she nodded and bowed her head, several sobs escaping her mouth as she gasped for air.

"I'm sorry," Goku whispered as he stepped onto Shenron's long, scaly body.

"You do remember, don't you?" Clifford snarled as he saw Gohan scrunch his face up.

"My father has gone and I must say it was fun while it lasted but now all that matters is my remaining family members and you have one, give back my daughter Clifford or you will pay the consequences,"

"Me and your daughter are going on a field trip to New Namek, see you there,"

Clifford waved and disappeared before Gohan's eyes as Vegeta pulled himself from the debris.

"Well, we'll just have to go to New Namek then," Kibito suggested.

"No, I have a plan," Vegeta sneered "Take us back to Capsule Corporation,"

-#-#-

"A Super Saiyan four again? You sure you can pull it off?" Bulma asked.

"Of course I can,"

"Of course, you are the Prince of Saiyans after all,"

"I sure am,"

Bulma smiled and left the room to make preparations for her machine.

"But... Pan... and... she could be killed!" Bulla protested.

"He needs a password for the Namekkian dragon balls so he will be waiting, he won't kill Pan," Goten explained trying to comfort Bulla.

Vegeta and Gohan exchanged glances.

"Dende,"

-#-#-

"Dende?!? Are you here?!? DENDE?!?" Gohan shouted as he frantically looked around.

"What seems to be the problem?" Mister Popo asked.

"Where's Dende?" Gohan breathed.

"He's inside, why?"

Gohan unintentionally ignored Mister Popo and raced into the palace in search for his Namekkian friend.

"Dende?!? Dende?!? DENDE?!?"

"What's wrong Gohan? I'm right here,"

"Thank goodness you're okay, I thought Clifford must have taken you because he needs the Namekkian Dragon Balls password,"

"Well, i'm right here, no worries,"

"Well i'm staying with you," Gohan ordered.

"Okay, if you say so,"

"Shut up turban man!" Vegeta screamed as Mister Popo blitzed him with several questions "What is it twenty questions now is it?"

Mister Popo gave up upon seeing Gohan and Dende leave through the main doors of Dende's lookout.

"I'm staying here Vegeta, you can go back," Gohan said.

Vegeta nodded and gave Mister Popo one last filthy look before leaving the lookout and flying towards his destination, Capsule Corporation.

-#-#-

"This is insane and stupid and... uh... someone get me a thesaurus..." Chi Chi complained "Shenron said that Goku would come back whenever the Earth needed his help, where is he?!?"

"Earth isn't under threat, Pan is," Trunks explained.

"Well isn't she more important than the Earth?!?"

"You would think so, wouldn't you?"

A/N: I have a favour to ask. Could you all tell me in your reviews which chapter you like best and which one you thought was the worst so I can look at them and try to improve my writing because i'm not at all happy with it and I don't know which one was my best chapter. Also maybe some tips and stuff, how I could be better or what I should do... cause I know a lot of good authors review my story. Criticize me all you want, it would help. Now I don't want to hear "There are no bad chapters" 'cause then you would be lying and no one likes a liar. There are several bad chapters and if you actually mean that there are no bad chapters then you have issues that need to be treated right away. Thank you and have a good day.

-Love Always GohanGirl7711-