'Ello! Welcome to Chapter 14! All right! Since when is this happening to me?!? My computer actually worked! I've been trying for so long... Oh well! Moving on, thank you for understanding about the last chapter. Turns out I was late, and that makes me sad. Oh well, not much I can do now, so I think I'll just apologize once more (sorry!) and then start the chapter.

"No problem, witch. I can fly, better than you can!" Trunks prepared to leap into the air and...

realized what he was about to do.

Flashback

"You can not, I repeat CAN NOT by any circumstances fly up the staircase. You won't be able to reach the top...You'll be stuck forever."

End Flashback

"Oh my God!" Trunks screamed as his feet started to rise off the ground. He slammed to the floor and gathered all the flying energy into his hands. The white energy swirled around his hands and he said, "Come and get me, bitch!"

"No problem, Little Man!" Her mouth opened to reveal yellow, sharp fangs in a double row and she licked them menacingly at him. Suddenly she kicked off of the wall and flew at Trunks with her nails, grown to roughly one foot long, aimed at his neck. He dropped to the floor and rolled, feeling the wind from his close encounter waft drift over him. He felt sick from the smell, a disgusting combination of Pan's perfume and weeks-old body odor.

The monster's teeth hit the stone floor and bounced away. She fell to the ground, clutching her mouth, and didn't notice Trunks coming up behind her. He punched straight through her spine. When she stopped struggling in pain, Trunks calmly stepped over her, shot an energy blast behind his back, and smoothed his hair after the wind from the attack shot over his body. He went back to the stairs, and soon it could be heard again, "Two thousand, three hundred and thirty-six, two thousand, three hundred and thirty-seven..."

Trunks had finally done it. He reached the top of the staircase. The grand gate rose before him, it's great artwork a disguise for the disgustingness of it, illuminating the surrounding area in a faint shimmer. The gate itself glowed with a green-gold light, sickening to look at, and stunk terribly. Trunks had to force himself to move closer.

Flashback

"You have to just close your eyes and face it head on. The gate repulses everything, that's why it's so difficult to leave. The dead just don't have enough willpower to force themselves through it, and neither do the coma patients. You can do it though, because you're alive! I believe that you can do it, Trunks, I know you can!"

End Flashback

Pan's voice rang in his head, filling him with hope for the future and what the next few hours might hold.

"Whoo...Okay, here we go." Trunks took a deep breath and took a step through the door.

Trunks awoke, then immediately closed his eyes again. His head throbbed, and he felt like he was weighted down. Trunks forced himself to open his eyes, staring up at the off-white tile ceiling of his mother's work room. Sudden realization hit him like a punch and he knew that his arms and legs were restrained. His mother, looking harried, sat in her desk chair. She was bent over her work, but Trunks let a small moan and her head flipped. She stared at him in absolute fear, her eyes filled with terror.

Love to everyone. I thank everyone for reading this story, and the next chapter will be out soon. I even have it already written! Enjoy this one, and please review!

v son sayain: I love your passion! I hope some of your questions where answered here.

ladybugg: I actually had to wait for my mom to buy a new computer! It took forever, but finally I'm up and running.

trunksfan: The corny stairway to life was to see if anyone would comment on it! Honestly, that's really it!

Ramandeep KAur: Maybe he is, maybe he isn't! I guess you'll just have to stick around and see! I have the next chapter all written, so I'll be updating soon. Thanks so much for your reviews!

Love to all, Pan-chan2