It's been a l-o-n-g time since I've updated this story. I'm sorry to my many loyal fans out there. It's good to be back though. It's weird to see how has changed since the time I've started.
Re-cap! This is a totally necessary part. Pan is basically your typical third class warrior's daughter that takes care of her family. The men in her family often have to go on Sieges for King Vegeta in order to satisfy Freeza, the only person strong enough to control the Saiya-jins. On one of these Sieges, Gohan injures his leg to the point where he finds it hard to walk. Goten (Gohan's own personal Physician) tells Gohan to lay off his leg until he has to go on the next siege or else it was a possibility for him to lose the ability to walk. However, their plans change when King Vegeta orders one male from each family to join his army in the fight against Freeza. Scared that her father might not make it, Pan dresses up as a boy and takes her father's place. Pan not only passes for a man, but she also successfully makes a high rank in the King's army. However, she is soon discovered as a woman and has her ENTIRE family demoted down to 6th class - the lowest of the low. Finding this to be a shame, she eventually encounters Freeza who makes her an offer that would seem hard to pass up - a life she never imagined for herself and her family. She eventually takes his offer, but not before conjuring up a plan of her own. Capturing the Royal Family, she continues with her plan. While the rest of the family understand her plan to help them win the empire back, Trunks convinces himself that Pan is nothing but a traitor. Eventually, this vision of her falls from his eyes as he now sees a woman that he wants, needs, and loves. Before their love could blosom into something more beautiful, Freeza is there once again to ruin their plan. However at this point, it is Pan who has the upperhand. And now, on to what many of you have been waiting for - the rest of the story!
Part 21
By: Christina
Pan continued down the corridors to her room. In her hand she held the top secret folders that controlled the fate of Vegetasai. Nodding her head to one of the passing soldiers, she closed the doors to her room and securely locked everything. Running a bug test to make sure Freeza wasn't trying anything sneaky, Pan concluded that everything was okay.
She opened the folders and blatantly ruffled through all the papers that were in there. She looked over her plan over and over. After a week of relentless planning, it was set. Her plan for domination was here. She was going to return custody of Vegetasai to its rightful owners. And not only that, she was going to change the universe at the same time.
She closed her eyes and meditated further. This was definitely taking some serious guts on Pan's behalf. She gathered her last thoughts and ran through the plan in her head over and over again.
"It's time." She murmured to herself. She hurried down the hall just as the guard passed and into the Royal Family's prison cell.
"Let's go." She whispered to them. Their beds portrayed them sleeping, but standing in front of her was a family ready to do what it took to save their empire. "The guard will do his rounds and be back here in about 3 minutes so we better get a move on it. Follow me closely, don't make a sound, and be quick about it."
All of them, save for Vegeta, nodded their understanding. Pan opened the door, and slipped out with them following behind her. Slipping just past the guards that were posted in front of the room that held the space pods, Pan quickly shut the door behind her.
"Good luck to all of you." Pan smiled.
"You're not coming with us?" Bulma asked worriedly.
"I can't. I'm sorry." Pan comforted with her winning Son smile. "But don't worry; everything is going to be okay." She said tapping at her head. Bulma nodded before getting into the pod that was designated just for her. Vegeta also got into his as well as Bra. The doors were closed and they were ejected with surprising silence.
"I can't leave you." Trunks said behind Pan.
"You have to. You can't stay here with me."
"No, I won't leave you." Trunks said taking the girl into his arms.
"Please, don't make this hard for me." She said on the verge of tears.
"Come with me!"
"If something happens to me Trunks, take care of yourself and move on, okay?"
"No! I won't let you!" Trunks whispered with more force.
Pan smirked at Trunks. "What happened to the ruthless son of Vegeta? Don't be a sap on me now Trunks." Trunks wanted so much to smile at her little taunt, but knew he couldn't. He took her into one last embrace and kissed her passionately. Before getting too engorged in the kiss, Pan hit the back of his neck. Feeling his body slump against hers, she placed him gently in the pod. She took the locket that was around her neck and put it on his. Placing one last letter on his stomach before shutting the pod door, she quickly launched it before he woke up or before she changed her mind.
"Aishiteru Trunkschan." Pan waved. A single tear coursed its way down her cheek and she quietly exited the room with stealth like precision.
Sirens went off all over the ship. Pan lay in bed "asleep" as a guard came and barged into her room.
"How dare you!" She yelled.
"Your highness, the Royal Family is missing!"
"HOW IS THAT POSSIBLE?! IT IS YOU WHO IS SUPPOSED TO WATCH THEM!" She roared convincingly. "Get out of my sight. I will be out and dressed in a couple of minutes."
"Yes your highness." The guard bowed.
Pan's eyes narrowed as she quietly thought of her convincing performance. 'This better work.'
"What's going on here?!" Pan stormed into the meeting room where Freeza sat and all his other minions. "I demand to know what happened!"
"It seems that your guards have let the Royal Family slip out of their hands." Freeza said slowly around a goblet of his best wine.
"I don't understand how this could happen!"
"Seems they took the pods in the space pod room." Freeza added. Pan's eyes narrowed as she looked at the two emotionless guards who stood to the side and held responsible for this whole ordeal.
"How does the Royal Family slip past you?! And not just one guard, but two! How does this kind of thing happen?!"
"Well you see your highness…"
"NO EXCUSES! You both to report to Liazon where you will report for slave labor. Get out of my sight right this instant!" The guards nodded their consent and left the room.
"I don't understand how this could happen. There are 4 of them. They're easily detectable." Pan said rubbing her temples as she sat down in the chair.
"Well what do you plan to do now my dear?" Freeza said eerily calm.
"Storm the castle." She said looking up once more.
Trunks blinked wearily as he attempted to make a connection between everything that had just happened. "Pan!" He yelled reaching out for her. He knew already that she wasn't there, but he need to allow it all to sink back in. He looked out the window in hopes that her pod might follow just behind his.
Nothing.
"Pan." He murmured. Detecting the extra weight around his neck, the fingered the small necklace that adorned his neck. Looking down at it, he opened the locket to see a picture of her smiling. It was comforting for him to see.Feeling the letter on his stomach, he grabbed it and read it carefully.
My dearest Trunks,
I'm sorry for what I did to you. Please understand that I had to do it for you and for me. A planet is nothing without its Prince. But a planet can still be everything without a 6th class warrior. Forgive me.
--Pan
Trunks crumpled the letter that he held in his hand. "But what is a planet with only half a prince?" He murmured to himself. Holding the letter close to his heart, he wanted nothing more than revenge. He would get his. For his family and for Pan.
The troops marched into place. This was definitely their time to shine. Not only had they been humiliated by the fact that the Royal Family had left Freeza's main hull, but now they were back at the castle making plans for revenge.
"Surround the castle!" The commanders yelled aloud.
"This is a brilliant plan!" Freeza said to Pan who levitated next to him. "You're brilliant girl!"
"I know I am." Pan beamed. She hoped that everything was in place. Vegeta needed to do his part if he wanted to bring Freeza down.
"To the castle!" The commanders yelled.
"No, wait!" Freeza yelled aloud stopping the notion. All turned to their leader worriedly as his facial expression was replaced by that of fear. "What is that?" He murmured. "YOU!" he yelled looking for Pan. However, she was nowhere in sight.
"What is it?" The commander inquired coming up next to Freeza.
"Do you feel that?"
Everything came together at that exact moment. Pan joined the Royal Family atop the castle and watched as various warriors from other planets surrounded the troops. The universe warriors also came streaming out of the castle so they definitely had them completely surrounded.
"Surrender!" Pan yelled down to Freeza.
"Oh I don't believe this. Is this what you were planning all along? Is this what you had in mind?!" Freeza laughed sardonically.
"Surrender Freeza! We have various warriors gathered around here from 7 galaxies…all of which you helped to destroy!"
"My men and I will fight to the death. And by death, I surely don't mean our own."
"Is that your wish?"
"It's not my wish, it's what will happen."
"Have it your way." Pan said as she signaled for her men to attack. At that exact moment, the war for the 7 galaxies was underway.
I understand that wasn't a very long chapter, but I want to slowly get back into the groove of things. Please understand! ) But let me know what you thought about that chapter. Who knows, it might fuel me to work faster! wink wink
--Christina D
