Chapter Ten: The Party

"So, Daddy just like totally ditched me." Bra explained, "And might I add, without any cash, or even a credit card."

"Well I am going to have a word with your father then." Her mother said, as she drove the car up and steep hill.

"Thanks for picking me up." Bra thanked.

"Your welcome, you were lucky that Yamcha was in town, thank goodness he forgot about Pan's birthday present. If he wasn't there trying to buy one at the last minute then he wouldn't have seen you, and phoned me." Bulma smiled at her daughter. It was like looking in a mirror, only about twenty years younger.

Bra looked out of the window. She saw trees and mountains. Not much else. She flicked her green hair over her shoulder and turned to her mother.

"Mom, are we going to Pan's birthday party?"

Bulma smiled again, her daughter understood.

"Great, I haven't seem Pan for ages. So, now she's fifteen? Wow, another year and she'll be sixteen. Oh my gosh! It's nearly my fourteenth birthday too! Wow!"

The drive didn't take too long, and they were soon there.

"Welcome to Mount. Payoz!" Videl chirped.

"Hi Videl, how've you been?"

"Oh, hi Bulma, haven't seen you for ages. Oh, and Bra, Pan's been waiting for you. She's out back with Trunks and my Dad." Videl, Pan's mother, continued to talk to Bulma for a few minutes then showed her round the back.

The party was amazing. There were tables stocked with food and drinks, and decorations of all colours draped around temporary poles. The music was great and Bra saw friends dancing and some at the tables and others just sitting talking.

"Hey!" A voice called. "Hey, Bra!" A girl with black hair and an orange bandana rushed over. "So what do you think of my party?" Pan asked.

"Great, but are there any cute guys here? All I see are older people."

"That's because my Dad and Grandpa Goku sorted out the invitations. I don't know any cute guys, so I didn't invite anyone."

Bra sighed. "Oh well, lets party!" Pan jumped in agreement.

Bulma walked over to the refreshments.

"Hey Bulma." Goku mumbled with his mouth filled with food. He was a small boy wearing a blue top tied with a white belt and white trousers. "Where's Vegeta?"

"You know, Goku, I have no idea. He just left Bra in the city and took off. Bra said there was an explosion or something. But just forget about my grumpy husband. He's the one missing the party." She laughed. She noticed Yamcha was sitting alone in the corner. Bulma walked over and started to thank him for helping Bra.

"Hey, who's that?" He asked after she thanked him.

"Who?"

"Her." He pointed to a woman walking across the field. She had long greenish blue hair that fell down in jagged points and was wearing a red and black cat suit.

He gasped.

"Oh my God. She.. She.. No. No one is that strong." Yamcha was shaking and sweating like before, when he heard that Freeza was coming to Earth.

"Hey Gohan!" Goku shouted, "Gohan are you sensing what I'm sensing!"

"Yeah Dad. Where is it coming from?" A tall man wearing glasses replied.

"Over there Daddy!" Pan informed him as she pointed towards the woman.

"Chichi!" Goku called over to his wife. She came over. "Take everyone who doesn't want to fight and go inside. This could get dangerous."

Chichi agreed and gathered Bulma, Bra, Yamcha, Marron, Mr. Satan, Videl, Yajirobe, Ox-King, Master Roshi, Puar and Oolong indoors.

Goku, Gohan, Goten, Pan, Trunks, Tien, Chao-tsue, Eighteen and Krillin remained to fight, if necessary.

The woman proceeded to walk towards them, as if in a trance.

Everyone stood ready to fight. The woman was very close to where they were standing.

"Who are you?" Goku demanded.

She didn't answer.

"Who are you?" He repeated.

Still no answer.

She lifted her arm and clenched her fist. In it appeared a glowing ball of energy. It grew and grew, until she grinned then laughed but it didn't sound like a female laugh. It sounded like a group of men laughing.

Eighteen swore that she recognised the sound. Cell?

"You will pay you dirty Saiyans!" A very familiar voice called.

"Freeza!?" Goku gasped.

It was too late. The energy blast ripped across the field, leaving the woman standing there.