Okay, this story is set in Mirai Trunks' timeline. This is after he has
defeated Cell and the Androids, and is settling down into a happy life.
What will happen when he meets a mysterious girl who claims to be related
to his old mentor, Gohan? Pan/Trunks
"Mother, I'm going out to train!" yelled Trunks, trying to get away quickly.
As he shut the door, he could hear his mother yelling, "Oh no you don't! You promised you would help me clean today!" Trunks quickly went Super Saiyan and flew away.
"Whoo! Glad I got away from that!" Trunks sighed to himself as he landed in his favorite place to train. He always went to a strech of open field surrounded by forest, next to a glittering lake. Today, this early in the morning, Trunks could see the rocks at the bottom of the lake shining and decided to swim a few laps. He pulled off his outer clothing and jumped in, wearing only his boxers. "AAAAAAAAAHHHH!!!" he screamed, remembering how cold this lake was even in summer. ~I'll just swim extra quickly~ he thought, and swam at light speed to get his warm-up over with.
As he pulled himself out of the lake, he powered up and concentrated on his training. He switched on the disguising device that Bulma had designed so he could go Super Saiyan without anyone noticing. He had decided long ago that even though his timeline was in peace, he might be needed to defend the world again, so he couldn't go soft. As he powered up more and more, he was very proud of himself. ~I've never been this strong before! All this training is really paying off!
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"Done!" said Trunks. "That was my best workout yet!" He wiped the sweat from his brow, pretty tired, and turned to see a girl, roughly 13- looking, sitting on a rock nearby holding his clothes in her arms.
"Hello..." Trunks said cautiously, wondering what she could want.
"You are, of course, Trunks Briefs, are you not?" said the girl in a crisp, sharp voice. She had shoulder length black hair and dark brown eyes which looked like they had seen too much pain.
"Yes...OH! You must be one of the girls who has heard about my beating the androids and have become one of my fans! I'd love to give you an autograph, but I think I need my clothes first."
The girl laughed, a clear, sweet laugh full of irony and stated pratically, "You would of course assume that, would you not? I am no fan of yours, Trunks Briefs, and it would be my pleasure to give you your clothes, that it would."
"You aren't from around here, are you? You speak with a strange accent," Trunks bursted out, making the girl sweatdrop.
"No, I am not, and you have no manners, that you don't. I'm here simply to meet the man who killed my father, that I am."
"I have killed no man! Unless you count heartless, broken androids and a green scaly thing that couldn't have been your father." Trunks thought, ~Who could she be talking about? I have never killed a man in my life.~
"Oh, but you did, of this I am sure...Have you never heard of a man named Gohan?" Trunks could see pain in the girl's eyes at having to say the name Gohan.
"Of course I have! He was my most loved and trusted friend and teacher. I never killed him! Where would you ever get that idea?"
"You sent him into a battle he had no chance of winning, did you not? I have heard of your treachery, I have! You sent my father, the only man I have ever loved, into a battle he was sure to loose, did you not? He went to protect you, he did, and because of that, die he did!" Trunks could feel the girl's power increasing with each step, and was amazed when she went Super Saiyan. "Gohan Son is dead because of you, he is. And because of you, my mother, Videl, his love, died of a broken heart, she did. Now I am orphan, that I am. Because of you, it is. For this crime you shall die, that you shall," and with those words, she attacked.
Trunks easily paried each of her attacks, letting her attack him until she ran out of energy and her hair turned black again. She collapsed against his chest, crying her eyes out.
"Both my parents, dead they are!" she sobbed. "And you, the man who killed them both, walks free from harm, that you do! And here I sit, unable to damage you, that I am, and crying nonetheless! Stop, I will! Crying is for babies, that it is!"
"I swear to you, I killed neither! Your father died a truly noble way, fighting to save the world. It is true that he did so to save me, but he also had been preparing for the day that he could attack. The androids had killed his entire family and all his friends, and he was crushed. Gohan was just waiting until he thought he was strong enough. He wasn't, and so he died. But I avenged his death and the deaths of hundreds of others by defeating the androids. I'm so sorry you had to go through this, but it wasn't my fault. I had nothing to do with the death of your father or your mother." Trunks looked down at the helpless, petite form of the girl in his arms. He realized that he didn't even know her name. "What's your name, little one?"
"I am only four years younger than you, that I am, from what my mother told me, so I am not so little." ~WHAT?? No, she can't be sixteen!~ thought Trunks, taking a second look. ~Well, she still looks young to me...~ "My name is Pan Son, that it is, and I swear on everything that I am, that I will kill you for killing my parents, that I do. I don't care what you say, that I don't, parent-killer. You killed them both, and you will suffer for it, that you will!" Suddenly Pan went Super Saiyan again and punched Trunks straight in the jaw. Trunks was so suprised by this sneak attack that he went Super Saiyan and slapped her square in the face. Although Pan was a Super Saiyan, Trunks was much stronger than her and she went flying through a nearby tree.
"Oh my god!" yelled Trunks. "Pan, I am so sorry!" He knelt down in front of her, and pulled her into his arms.
"Kill me too, now you will." Pan sounded resigned to her fate, as if all she could do was accept it.
"I would never! I swear, I didn't kill either of your parents, and if you need someone to blame, blame the androids. They're already dead, so Gohan's death is avenged! Please believe me, Pan, and trust me! You need to get some medical attention after that blow, and I know just where to take you. Please, trust me enough to go with me." Trunks, for some unknown reason, really wanted to help this girl.
"Kill me know, that you will, when I am in my weakened state, that I am. Kill me now..." Pan mumbled as she fainted. Trunks picked her up in his arms, grabbed his clothes, and quickly raced to Capsule Corp.
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"Mother, I'm going out to train!" yelled Trunks, trying to get away quickly.
As he shut the door, he could hear his mother yelling, "Oh no you don't! You promised you would help me clean today!" Trunks quickly went Super Saiyan and flew away.
"Whoo! Glad I got away from that!" Trunks sighed to himself as he landed in his favorite place to train. He always went to a strech of open field surrounded by forest, next to a glittering lake. Today, this early in the morning, Trunks could see the rocks at the bottom of the lake shining and decided to swim a few laps. He pulled off his outer clothing and jumped in, wearing only his boxers. "AAAAAAAAAHHHH!!!" he screamed, remembering how cold this lake was even in summer. ~I'll just swim extra quickly~ he thought, and swam at light speed to get his warm-up over with.
As he pulled himself out of the lake, he powered up and concentrated on his training. He switched on the disguising device that Bulma had designed so he could go Super Saiyan without anyone noticing. He had decided long ago that even though his timeline was in peace, he might be needed to defend the world again, so he couldn't go soft. As he powered up more and more, he was very proud of himself. ~I've never been this strong before! All this training is really paying off!
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"Done!" said Trunks. "That was my best workout yet!" He wiped the sweat from his brow, pretty tired, and turned to see a girl, roughly 13- looking, sitting on a rock nearby holding his clothes in her arms.
"Hello..." Trunks said cautiously, wondering what she could want.
"You are, of course, Trunks Briefs, are you not?" said the girl in a crisp, sharp voice. She had shoulder length black hair and dark brown eyes which looked like they had seen too much pain.
"Yes...OH! You must be one of the girls who has heard about my beating the androids and have become one of my fans! I'd love to give you an autograph, but I think I need my clothes first."
The girl laughed, a clear, sweet laugh full of irony and stated pratically, "You would of course assume that, would you not? I am no fan of yours, Trunks Briefs, and it would be my pleasure to give you your clothes, that it would."
"You aren't from around here, are you? You speak with a strange accent," Trunks bursted out, making the girl sweatdrop.
"No, I am not, and you have no manners, that you don't. I'm here simply to meet the man who killed my father, that I am."
"I have killed no man! Unless you count heartless, broken androids and a green scaly thing that couldn't have been your father." Trunks thought, ~Who could she be talking about? I have never killed a man in my life.~
"Oh, but you did, of this I am sure...Have you never heard of a man named Gohan?" Trunks could see pain in the girl's eyes at having to say the name Gohan.
"Of course I have! He was my most loved and trusted friend and teacher. I never killed him! Where would you ever get that idea?"
"You sent him into a battle he had no chance of winning, did you not? I have heard of your treachery, I have! You sent my father, the only man I have ever loved, into a battle he was sure to loose, did you not? He went to protect you, he did, and because of that, die he did!" Trunks could feel the girl's power increasing with each step, and was amazed when she went Super Saiyan. "Gohan Son is dead because of you, he is. And because of you, my mother, Videl, his love, died of a broken heart, she did. Now I am orphan, that I am. Because of you, it is. For this crime you shall die, that you shall," and with those words, she attacked.
Trunks easily paried each of her attacks, letting her attack him until she ran out of energy and her hair turned black again. She collapsed against his chest, crying her eyes out.
"Both my parents, dead they are!" she sobbed. "And you, the man who killed them both, walks free from harm, that you do! And here I sit, unable to damage you, that I am, and crying nonetheless! Stop, I will! Crying is for babies, that it is!"
"I swear to you, I killed neither! Your father died a truly noble way, fighting to save the world. It is true that he did so to save me, but he also had been preparing for the day that he could attack. The androids had killed his entire family and all his friends, and he was crushed. Gohan was just waiting until he thought he was strong enough. He wasn't, and so he died. But I avenged his death and the deaths of hundreds of others by defeating the androids. I'm so sorry you had to go through this, but it wasn't my fault. I had nothing to do with the death of your father or your mother." Trunks looked down at the helpless, petite form of the girl in his arms. He realized that he didn't even know her name. "What's your name, little one?"
"I am only four years younger than you, that I am, from what my mother told me, so I am not so little." ~WHAT?? No, she can't be sixteen!~ thought Trunks, taking a second look. ~Well, she still looks young to me...~ "My name is Pan Son, that it is, and I swear on everything that I am, that I will kill you for killing my parents, that I do. I don't care what you say, that I don't, parent-killer. You killed them both, and you will suffer for it, that you will!" Suddenly Pan went Super Saiyan again and punched Trunks straight in the jaw. Trunks was so suprised by this sneak attack that he went Super Saiyan and slapped her square in the face. Although Pan was a Super Saiyan, Trunks was much stronger than her and she went flying through a nearby tree.
"Oh my god!" yelled Trunks. "Pan, I am so sorry!" He knelt down in front of her, and pulled her into his arms.
"Kill me too, now you will." Pan sounded resigned to her fate, as if all she could do was accept it.
"I would never! I swear, I didn't kill either of your parents, and if you need someone to blame, blame the androids. They're already dead, so Gohan's death is avenged! Please believe me, Pan, and trust me! You need to get some medical attention after that blow, and I know just where to take you. Please, trust me enough to go with me." Trunks, for some unknown reason, really wanted to help this girl.
"Kill me know, that you will, when I am in my weakened state, that I am. Kill me now..." Pan mumbled as she fainted. Trunks picked her up in his arms, grabbed his clothes, and quickly raced to Capsule Corp.
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