Whew...it's been a while ne? Gomen nasai for taking so long! But here is the next part. I'm working on the rest so you guys won't have to wait for so long! :-P Enjoy!
Part 11
By: Christina
"TROOPS ALIGN!" Pan yelled as Itsu. Fully recovered, they gathered their bearings and were ready to go back home to their families.
"Your Majesty, yours and the Prince's pods are heavily damaged, two need to stay back." A third-class soldier announced to the King is his tent. Pan's ears perked up as she realized that this could be her chance to finally explore a piece of her home planet that she had always longed to discover.
"Two? What happened to them?" The King inquired unconvinced.
"They must have damaged as the ship went through the Earth's atmosphere. We already contacted Vegetasai to come and get the two soldiers."
"How long will it be before they get here?"
"Approximately 2 weeks sir. The distance is quite far, and this is one of the older models since we have taken all the larger upgraded ones."
"What about the new prototypes the Queen has been working on?"
"They aren't ready yet. Her projects have become inactive with her pregnancy underway sir."
"Very good then, I will settle this among my commanding officers. You are excused." The King said turning his head away from the third-class soldier. He bowed his respects and left the tent area.
The King motioned to the guard around him to summon his commanding officers.
Pan questioned why she was being summoned as her troops were already retreating into the ship. She followed her Uncle and Grandfather to the tent where the King wanted to speak to them.
"Yes your Majesty?" Pan bowed before the King.
"Two pods have been damaged; I need two of you to stay back." The King informed. The Prince walked into the tent at hearing this.
"I will stay back your Majesty." Pan said with a bow. She could see her grandfather and uncle exchanging glances. Goten was about to respond, but a 5th voice interrupted.
"And I will stay back." The Prince announced in the demanding voice he possessed. Pan looked up a bit shocked at this, but the Prince showed no emotions of any of his intentions.
"Very good then, the two of you will escort me back to Vegetasai. You are excused. You two, stay here." The King directed at Pan and Trunks.
Pan stayed bowing before the King as did the Prince.
"I will want you to blend in with the commoners around here. The last thing I want is for there to be havoc. People will think the only reason you are here is to conquer the planet or to fight a battle. We want neither of that. This mud ball provides us with a lot, so we will continue this little trade off. I will send you to a motel or something of the sort. A ship will be coming for you in 2 weeks. 2 weeks to not be noticed, is that clear?"
"Yes your Majesty." Both replied bowing deeper.
"You're excused." The King stated as he looked away.
Pan looked up one more time and left the tent.
"Forgive me your highness, but I'm going to have to not bow in the presence of the commoners when they are around." Pan said looking down as she walked through the throngs of people that flooded the market.
"Don't call me your highness either for that matter. Call me Trunks." The Prince responded. Pan looked up at him ludicrously.
"What? I'll allow you to call me that, and besides, we wouldn't want to give away our positions now would we." He smirked with his handsome smirk. Pan looked away and blushed slightly, the tinge of pink tainting her face for a while.
"Let's look around the market for some normal clothes, this stuff is horrible." Pan said motioning at the fairly large and highly unattractive clothing she wore. She looked around at the commoners and saw lots and lots of beautiful faces.
"They're all so beautiful." Pan said aloud, doubting her looks.
"Not as beautiful as you." Trunks subconsciously stated. He looked up shocked as Pan's face went from pink to crimson. "Let's go look for clothing." He said as he walked a little faster ahead of her.
Pan nodded her consent and trailed after the fast paced Prince.
"Umm, isn't this a little much?" Pan asked the shop owner.
"Not really. There's hardly any fabric on there at all." The sale clerk shrugged.
"That's what I meant, do you have anything a little less revealing?" Pan questioned. She had walked all around the market place, and with the little patience left, she was just going into the next store, buy her clothing, and get out. The weird glances people were giving her began to creep her out. She wanted some sleep, and she wanted it now!
Pan looked down at what she wore. It was a pair of very short shorts, and a black tube top.
"You look very good in it Miss, why wouldn't you want to buy it?" The sales clerk questioned.
Pan looked at him and knew his intentions were good. She leaned over and whispered quietly, "You see that guy over there?" She said pointing to Trunks outside.
"Yeah?"
"That's why." Pan said stepping away from the mirror and to the counter. "How much?"
"$24.49," the sales clerk said. Pan fumed at having to spend money on something she didn't like anyway. She paid and quickly ushered herself out the store.
'People on Earth are way different than on Vegetasai.' Pan thought as she noticed the girls in the store. All were dressed in the same manner she was in. 'The Prince must be having a ball right about now.'
Pan walked outside and saw the Prince bored out of his mind. All the girls passed him and gave him so many admiring looks. Pan and the Prince had managed to find him some clothing that was very fitting for the seemingly dark Prince.
Pan walked out nonchalantly and got the Prince's attention. He stood on ends and looked at her. Vegetasai was closer to the sun than Earth was, so Pan had a naturally brilliant tan. He stood agape and waited for Pan to come closer to the bench he sat at.
"Are you ready to go now?" She asked when she got there. He nodded his head and they walked in the direction of the motel they were going to be staying at.
"I need to go and get something a little less revealing the next time I go shopping." Pan muttered under her breath. She could hear the Prince laugh his rich laugh and turned around slowly.
"What?" Pan said somewhat irritated. It was definitely evident in her voice, and the Prince was happy to hear that.
'She's getting back to her old self again…that's good.' The Prince smiled his innocent smile and walked away. Pan seethed but followed after the departing Prince.
There it is everyone...I'll go right to the next part and I'll try to have it out by the end of the week. Ja ne!
-Christina
