The fight was swift and easy…or so Pan thought it would be. A tag team against her father should, in theory, over power him…she was wrong
"Giving up then?" He sneered at the pair, who floated before him, out of breath and weak
"A sayain never gives up" I panted and Trunks nodded in agreement
"Oh, too bad" Gohan smirked and flew at them again. They braced themselves for the on slaughter of attacks they had felt in the last round…
But they were not ones to give up, much like they said. They would block each attack as much as they could and try to find an opening for an attack where possible…and if Gohan wasn't so experienced, they probably could have pulled it off.
They found themselves slowly being pushed back…so much so, that a island soon appeared in the horizon and as each punch was delivered and each kick hit its target, it soon loomed beneath them.
"Had enough?" He spit at us. We floated there, barely alive…Trunks looked at me, fatigue clearly etched on his face and smiled. I looked at him, in the same way and smiled back…And although he had hurt her with his little bet, she still loved him…
"One last go?" He whispered, so quiet she barely heard it. Pan nodded in reply as they charged up what little they had left in them.
"Oh, trying once more?" Gohan leered at them as they dropped into their stances once more.
They floated there, side by side, waiting for Gohan to fly to them. And as soon as his image disappeared, they stiffened, tightening their stances in preparation.
"I love you" She whispered and Trunks looked at her. But it was too late, as Gohan's elbows slammed down onto them. They recovered as quick as they could, charging back at his with fists in front…he blocked both with a kicked, punching them before they could get up.
"Ka Me" They staggered out of the craters they had formed. They looked up to see a ball of pure light appearing in the hands of their foe
"Ha Me" Pan braced herself, her arms forming an 'X' over her body. Trunks looked to her, admiring the courage and determination she had shown him in what little time they had spent together.
"Ha Me" The ball grew wider and Pan clenched her eyes shut, afraid for what was about to happen. The beam was nearly too big for Gohan to hold…the raw power flowing from the ball was overwhelming. Trunks looked to Gohan and then to Pan…
"HA!" Without another second to think on it, he flung himself on Pan, pushing out the way, but leaving himself open to the blast.
An earth shattering boom rippled through the area, all trees and wildlife was blown away from the blast…including Pan. She flew, miles away from the impact zone and out to sea…until she stopped herself from flying and just hovered, unseen by Gohan…
Gohan looked to the island and, seeing nothing on first glance, spat and flew off. As soon as he was out the way, she flew back to the island to search for Trunks.
He coughed, as he emerged from a pile of trees. With the little power he still held, he pushed the trees off of his and laid on the ground, spread out to the sky…that's how Pan saw him
"TRUNKS!" She screamed, flying down to his form. A few tears darted in her eyes as she pulled his head onto her lap "Why did you do that? You shouldn't have…I"
"Its ok Pan" He croaked, coughing up dirt and blood "I wanted to do that"
"Why?" She whispered, stroking his forehead
"Because I love you" He whispered with a small smile on his face. The tears feel down her face, little streams running down her cheeks as she cried for him… "I'm sorry, Pan…" He whispered again and her eyes widened
"NO! Trunks, don't talk like that! You'll be alright!" She begged but he closed his eyes
"Pan…we both know that's not possible" Trunks smiled and Pan swallowed the lump in her throat. She closed her eyes and summoned the last ounces of her Ki "Pan…what are you doing?"
"I'm sorry Trunks" She whispered, like he had. And before he could say anything, she was engulfed in thousands of tiny ki balls. They flew around her, hiding her from any eyes outside. With a sigh, the ki balls left her body and flew around Trunks, and she collapsed to the floor.
He felt the balls enter his body, filling his body with the energy it needed. His cuts and wounds disappeared…he was healed
"Pan…what did you do?" He murmured, looking at his regenerated body. "Pan?" He looked for her where he had last seen her, but she wasn't there "PAN!"
He heard a soft moan that sounded like his name and he rushed towards it…
"Pan" He said, softly, as he scooped up the girl in his arms. She was exhausted, beaten and bruised as if the blast had hit instead of him
"What did you do?" He asked, gently as she struggled to breath
"I healed you…sparring with Vegeta has its peaks" She smiled, grimaced as she felt the pain run through her body
"Why?" He coughed as his turn to cry came. She reached a hand up to rest on his cheek, feeling weak as a simple task like that took a lot of effort. His tears ran over her hand but she did nothing to stop them.
"Because you have a reason to live" She sighed closing her eyes "And a life worth living" she tried to smiled, but coughed instead, as blood re-entered her mouth. He put her down on the floor as if he was afraid she would fall from his arms
"Please Pan, stay with me" He begged through a whispered, but she sighed in response "Please…don't leave me, Pan…please" He pleaded to her closed eyes, stroking her hair
She opened her eyes slightly, too weak to open them fully. And with her last breath, she spoke and looked up to his with a loving face "I love you…"
Her head lulled to the side, her eyes never closed and her face didn't change. He cried out her name, trying to get her to wake up. But she didn't. She was gone and it hurt more than anything he had ever felt before.
"Pan…"
TBC...