"Dragonball AS: New Recruits Saga"

Chapter 21- "Survival"

By- Tiny

Gohan awoke the next morning feeling oddly refreshed and ready for a new day, despite the horrible storm outside the previous night. Videl had barely stirred from her slumber and probably wouldn't for a few hours yet, since it was only six in the morning and she didn't rise until seven-thirty.

A loud grumble from the eldest hybrid's stomach put his thoughts to rest as he headed for the stairs. On the way, he noticed that his daughters door was open and that she wasn't in her room.

"Probably just anxious to start her training," Gohan shrugged, "Can't say that I blame her..."

Proceeding down the rest of the stairs and into the kitchen, Gohan noticed an empty bottle of water on the table. Assuming Pan had taken a drink before leaving the house, Gohan threw the bottle out and dug into the fridge, fishing out some leftovers from the night before and devouring them quickly.

"That ought to hold me over 'til breakfast," Gohan stretched, "Now, to get to my training for the day..."

Walking out into the living room and heading towards the door, Gohan heard a soft, almost inaudible groan come from the sofa. Wondering how Yuno could make such a soft noise, Gohan decided to investigate. What he saw sent a feeling of pure, feral rage through his body...

Lying on the foldout, curled up right next to the naked human, was Gohan's only daughter, a faint smile on her face. Yuno was smiling as well, though a bit more obviously, and tightened his embrace around the raven-haired Saiya-jin's waist. Pan's tail was curled around the human boy's waist as well, a sign of comfort amongst Saiya-jin people. What really irked Gohan, however, was the blood stains on the sheets and on Yuno's pillow.

"BRAT!" Gohan growled, "PREPARE TO DIE!!!"

Before Yuno knew what had happened, Gohan had sent him into one of the nearby walls. The shockwave that went through the house soon after awoke everyone with a start and the others soon found themselves face to face with the same scene Gohan had moments earlier.

"Gohan, I can explain," Yuno gulped, pulling his pants on, "What happened last night....you see...."

"You don't have to explain a thing to me," Gohan growled, "Cause you won't live long enough to get the words out!"

Yuno braced for the impact of a Super Saiya-jin fist, but didn't feel a thing as Tien grabbed his old friend from behind, restraining him. Yuno took that as his cue to run, but stopped short of the door to talk to Pan.

"Don't be mad at Dad," Pan smiled, kissing her mate on the cheek, "He's just a little steamed."

"I'd hate to see him really pissed off!" Yuno laughed weakly, "Then again, I may not live to see that."

"If you don't get out of here you won't!" Tien growled, "If he goes to the third level, I won't be able to hold him off!"

"I hear ya, Dad," Yuno gulped, kissing Pan on the lips, "I promise I'll be back."

Parting from the Saiya-jin girl, Yuno bolted out the front door and took off into the air away from Gohan's home. Feeling a giant energy spike soon after, the human teen decided it was time to pick up the pace and powered up to Super Human. Even then he could feel Gohan's energy gaining on him and he know for sure he was done for.

"I'm a dead man," Yuno cried.

"You're damn right about that!" Gohan screamed, slamming his fist into Yuno's middle, followed by a punch to the face.

"I told her this would happen..."

"Hmm," Vegeta mused, walking to the recreation room, "Gohan's off to an early start this morning. I wonder when he began training that kid...."

"Dad!" Trunks whispered, "I think you're gonna want to see this."

"See what, brat?" Vegeta grunted, "I've got training to do!"

"Yeah, but I'm sure you'll get a work out when you see what I just saw," the lavender-haired Saiya-jin laughed, "It's a real treat."

Already fed up with his son and with it barely being after six in the morning, Vegeta stalked after the young man towards his daughter's room. Inside, intertwined in a position Vegeta knew meant something had occurred, lay his precious daughter Bra and his student, Ubuu. Bra was nuzzling her face up against the Majin's neck lovingly, sending waves of anger through Vegeta's being.

"I train him, take him into my home, and this is how he repays me!" Vegeta snarled, "I'm going to kill him!"

The two sleeping figures awoke suddenly to Vegeta's rapidly rising ki level, both searching frantically for their clothing. Ubuu had barely gotten into his pants when a fully charged, Super Saiya-jin 3 knee slammed into his stomach. Not giving the Majin time to recover or defend himself, Vegeta tossed Ubuu right through the wall and into the ground outside.

"Daddy, stop it!" Bra demanded, "You'll hurt him!"

"Oh, I don't plan on hurting him," Vegeta chuckled, "I'm plan on KILLING him!"

Bursting out of the wall in a flash, Vegeta continued to pummel the dark-skinned teen like a punching bag. Ubuu had charged up as much as he could, but it did him no good against Vegeta's superior strength. Blood poured from numerous wounds along the Majin's body and it was clear he was slipping away, but that didn't lessen the Saiya-jin prince's deadly assault.

"What the hell is going on out here!?!" Bulma snapped, "BRA! Why are you half naked in front of your brother!?"

"You should of seen her when I got here!" Trunks huffed, "Her and Ubuu were both stark naked in that bed, together, and now Dad's beating the shit out of Bra's little lover boy!"

Trunks continued to laugh about the situation at hand like a maniac, throwing out insults and jokes about Ubuu and Vegeta killing him, but was cut short when a hand slapped hard across his face. Trunks looked down to see his little sister, now fully dressed and powered up in level two, with a deadly look in her eyes.

"Shut up, Trunks!" the teen growled, "You may not care if Dad kills Ubuu or not, but I do! And I plan on making sure he doesn't get the chance!"

"Why do you care so much about a one night romp?" Trunks sneered, "There's plenty of guys out there."

"Because Ubuu isn't just a one night romp," Bra snapped, "He is my mate!"

Trunks and Bulma's jaws both slammed into the floor sooner than anyone could even blink. Satisfied that she had made her point, Bra shot off into the air after her father and mate, hoping to the Kais she wasn't too late.

"What are you standing around slack jawed for?" Bulma screeched, "Go help your sister, you bonehead!"

"Why do I have to help her?" Trunks groaned, "Then Dad will want to kill me!"

"I don't really care!" Bulma snapped, "If you don't help your sister, I'm going to kill you!"

Dropping his head in defeat, Trunks took off towards the direction of his father's energy signature and Ubuu's dropping ki level.

"I just know I'm going to regret this..."

"Gohan, cut this out right now!" Goten, who had just arrived, cried, "You and Videl were their age when you first..."

"Shut up, bro!" Gohan growled, throwing Goten out of the way, "I don't have time to deal with you too!"

"Then I suggest you make time!" Goten snapped, going to full power, "I won't allow you to hurt your own daughter like this!"

"I am not hurting her, just him!" Gohan yelled, punching Goten's ribs, "That little punk violated my daughter!"

"You don't understand, they've bonded!" Goten coughed, "He didn't violate anyone, it was by choice! Any pain you inflict on him hurts her in turn, you should know that!"

Looking down for a second at his daughter, Gohan could see the look of pain and sorrow in her dark eyes. Tears fell onto the face of her mate as Pan held him close to her in a defensive gesture, which caught Gohan off guard. The older Saiya-jin could actually feel the anger towards him radiating off his daughter's aura, and it sent a chill through his body.

"What have I done?" Gohan gasped, dropping back to normal, "Oh god, what have I done?"

"You tried to kill him, that's what!" Pan cried, "How could you?"

"It's...okay Pan," Yuno coughed, "I...I'm sorry Gohan. We should've told you sooner."

"You have nothing to be sorry for!" Pan sniffled, cradling her mate, "Nothing at all you should apologize for..."

"Please forgive me Pan," Gohan cried, trying to hug his daughter, "I shouldn't have...."

"But you did!" Pan snapped, "You did and I will never forgive you for this! Never, as long as you live!"

Gohan dropped his head in defeat and took to the air, heading back home to clean himself off. Videl tried to comfort her daughter, but soon left as well, followed by Tien and Lunch. The only one left behind was Goten, who smiled somberly at the couple for a brief second before leaving for his own home.

"You need to talk to them, Pan," Yuno grunted, sitting himself up, "You can't alienate yourself from you parents."

"Until they can learn to accept that I'm not a little girl anymore, then I won't go back there," Pan sighed, "C'mon, we need to get you fixed up. I'm sure Bulma has something that can fix you up."

Nodding silently to his mate as she positioned herself under his arm, the human boy got to his feet and kissed the Saiya-jin girl on the cheek. Pan smiled sweetly to her love and took off into the air, still holding him tightly to her body like a mother would her child.

"And I'm never gonna let him go," Pan cried, "Nobody's gonna change that..."

Ubuu had lost count of the times he was thrown into the same rock face, but he did know that it hurt now even worse than the first time. Whether that was cause he kept hitting the same spot or because his energy was so low, the Majin would never know as Vegeta picked him up and continued to pummel away at his body. Blood soaked the ground on which they stood and Ubuu knew he wouldn't be able to last much longer at this rate.

"You've lasted a lot longer than I expected," Vegeta smirked, "My training must have really paid off. Too bad you had to screw things up like this!"

Vegeta tossed a massive ki wave, too powerful for Ubuu to block even at full power, and sent it hurtling towards the Majin. Ubuu braced his battered body for the final blow, but never felt it connect as the beam shot off into space. Vegeta's frustration at this development was very obvious and audible, as he glared daggers at the one who stopped him.

"Stand aside, brat!" Vegeta yelled at Trunks, "This is between me and the Majin, you needn't get involved."

"But this does involve me," Trunks snapped, "Whether we like it or not, Ubuu and Bra are bonded now. If you kill him, she'll hate you for the rest of her life!"

"I could care less!" Vegeta growled, "This piece of scum isn't good enough for MY princess! Nobody is!"

Vegeta never expected the blow, nor did he know who had done it, but he did know that it hurt like nothing he'd ever felt before. Standing back up to see who it was that had dared to strike him, Vegeta almost fell back down in shock. Bra was standing before her father, her hair cascading down behind her in thick golden spikes, with a look of pure rage on her face. Her aura flared out all around her, much more powerful than anyone had thought possible for the Saiya-jin teen.

"That is not your decision to make!" Bra growled, "Ubuu was my choice, is my mate, and will continue to be so whether you like it or not!"

Vegeta snarled at his own daughter, not believing that she would speak to him in such a way, but the look on her face showed him she was deathly serious. Powering down in his frustration, Vegeta stalked over to the now thoroughly frightened Ubuu, his face tightened in a determined look of dominance.

"You had better take care of my daughter, kid," Vegeta grumbled, "Otherwise, you won't live long enough to see me coming!"

"You needn't worry about that," Ubuu huffed, "I wouldn't do anything to hurt her, not even by accident."

Smirking in satisfaction at the boy's response, Vegeta reached into his pocket a flipped a small bean to the Majin. Ubuu ate the bean eagerly and soon after all his injuries disappeared, as well as his power rising once more.

"Welcome to the family, brat."

On that note, Vegeta took off back to what was sure to be a very angry Bulma, Trunks hot on his heels. Ubuu and Bra were too busy rejoicing to notice, however, and continued to celebrate their survival until Pan landed nearby, Yuno in hand.

"Okay," Bra gulped, "What did I miss here?"

"Don't ask," Pan sighed, "Do you guys still have a regeneration tank here? Yuno could sure use it right about now."

"Yeah, it's back at the house," Bra smiled, "What happened to him?"

"I'll explain along the way," Pan waved, "Now c'mon, I don't think he'll last much longer like this!"

Nodding to her old friend, Bra took off towards home with Pan and Ubuu following closely behind. As they flew, Pan began to tell the story to her friends, who noticed that it was oddly familiar to both, right down to Gohan's overreaction earlier in the morning. She then explained that she wasn't going back home for a while, which is where Bra came in.

"You two can stay with us!" Bra beamed, "Yeah, that way we can get the most out of our training and these two gentlemen can help each other out in theirs. What do you say?"

"Sounds like a plan," Pan nodded, "Alright, I'll do it!"

"Great," Bra grinned, shaking Pan's hand, "Now let's get a move on! Mom's not as easy to convince as me..."

NEXT TIME: The two young men have survived the two girls dads, though just barely, and now the couples will be living under the same roof. How will the others take this development, most of all Gohan? Will Pan ever forgive her father with the new evil so close by? Most importantly of all, however, why are the two Saiya-jin girls acting so strangely? Find out in the next installment of Dragonball AS!!!!