"Dragonball AS: Destroyer Saga"
Chapter 18- "Reunion of Lovers"
By- Tiny
The mountain winds near Mt. Paozu were always enjoyable, even in the freezing winter months when hardly anything ventured out, and today was no exception to that rule. The warm sunshine beat down upon the mountain slopes in all it's golden radiance, bringing out many of the animals that lived in the forests throughout the range, not to mention some of the local human inhabitants. Well, at least some of the partially human inhabitants as Son Pan flew over the mountains, her long raven hair billowing over her shoulders as she went.
The young Saiya-jin was mostly interested in training today, having fallen slightly behind during the week thanks to her schoolwork, and knowing that she would be in that position for a while yet. Her blood called out for the thrill of battle, the need to test her new powers to their fullest driving her on, but she knew that she was in for yet another day of shadow boxing, seeing as nobody would spar with her anymore. All of the weaker fighters were too afraid of her to train with her and all of the stronger ones were too afraid of hurting her, so she was all alone again.
It made the quarter Saiya-jin wish, in some small part of her mind, that her grandfather or uncle were alive now, since they had never been shy about having a quick spar with the teenage girl. Hell, more often than not they had been the ones to talk her into sparring with them, a thought that was both happy and bittersweet, seeing as they were both gone forever now. A tear was streaming down the side of Pan's face as she landed somewhere in the village at the foot of the mountain, her presence going relatively unnoticed by those nearby as she started to walk through the streets.
She was taking her old gi down to the tailor in town, it having been damaged pretty badly at the Budokai and in need of patching, and the family had always trusted the man in town to fix them up. The old man looked quite pleased indeed to see Pan as she strolled into the shop, the tattered orange gi tucked under her arm and a smile on her face as she walked up to the counter. The tailor took one look at the gi and knew that she had under her arm and knew for sure that he had his work cut out for him, but before he got to say anything to Pan the door to the shop flung open once again.
Pan turned around sharply to see who had walked into the shop, seeing as it was hardly ever used anymore, and received the shock of her life as Roshi, Yamcha's young son, smiled down at her. He was dressed rather casually in a pair of khaki cargo pants and a very tight red shirt, the word "REBEL" written across the chest in bright yellow letters that seemed to jump out at you. Pan actually found the idea quite amusing as the teenager walked over to her, his dark eyes sparkling and his face broken out in a brilliant smile as he stood tall over the young teenage girl.
"Your mother said I could find you here today," Roshi smiled, "Mending the old gi before you start your training, eh Pan?"
"My goodness, he's gorgeous!" Pan mused, gazing into Roshi's eyes, "What? Pan, get a grip on yourself! He's way too old for you anyways!"
"Something wrong Pan?" Roshi asked, smiling, "You seem to have...spaced out for a minute there."
"Um...that was nothing, nothing at all!" Pan blushed, "So, what brings you to my neck of the woods Roshi? Looking around for a quick spar with my father or something today?"
"No, I was actually looking for you Pan," Roshi shook his head, "I was hoping that we could train a little bit together, since we're so close in age. So, what do you say, Ms. Son?"
Pan took a minute to think the situation over, sizing up the young man before her with her dark eyes, still blushing like mad thanks to that ever so dashing smile that he kept on his face. Roshi looked almost exactly like all the pictures that Pan had seen of Yamcha when he was a young man, back in the days before her grandfather had even knew what he really was. It was hard to tell a face that handsome no, even though every part of her screamed out against giving in to what she wanted for fear of her father's wrath, and she found herself fumbling for the words to say.
"Pan?" Roshi asked, "Do you not want to spar with me?"
"No! I do, I really do!" Pan answered quickly, "It's just...that..."
"Great, then it's settled!" Roshi beamed, seemingly ignoring that last part and heading for the door, "Meet me out near the old Kame House island in one hour. Look forward to seeing you then Pan!"
"Oh boy, fine mess I've gotten myself into," Pan sighed, watching Roshi take off into the air, "I just hope that Daddy doesn't find out..."
Pan felt somewhat uneasy as she landed on the island Roshi had specified to meet him at, having tracked his energy signature there, many thoughts and emotions swimming through her mind as she touched down. The Saiya-jin teen had changed into a pair of rather short jean shorts and a black tanktop, which would be reasonable fighting apparel while she waited on her gi. She did feel somewhat uneasy where she wouldn't have a few years ago, seeing as she had grown up quite a bit over the years and her body was decidedly more feminine than it had been when she traveled with Trunks and Goku.
Roshi seemed to have noticed as much as he looked out over the sandy beach at his sparring partner, his beet red face a sharp contrast to the dark hair that hung down over his eyes. The slightly older fighter was dressed in the same type fighting gi he had worn at the Budokai, only a newer one, the red and black of the fighting gi giving him a somewhat edgy look. Pan couldn't pull her eyes away from the young man as he stretched out to warm up, his finely tuned muscles flexing as he did so and bringing a much more furious blush to Pan's face.
"I see you found the island all right on your own, but I guess I didn't make it very challenging by showing up early," Roshi smiled brightly, "So, ready to get down to our little spar Pan?"
"Ready as I'll ever be, I've been aching for this for a long time now," Pan nodded, powering up as high as she could without transforming, "I'll take it easy on you at first, okay Roshi?"
"Whatever works for you Pan, I don't really care," Roshi shrugged, falling into stance, "I just hope that you can give me a bit of a challenge without even powering up to Super Saiya-jin."
"I'll show you a challenge!" Pan growled, her white aura blazing, "Nobody insults my strength and gets away with it!"
Roshi smirked slightly as Pan came rushing at him, her fist drawn back to strike him square in the jaw, but the blow never connected as the human's hand shot up and threw Pan into the ground. The young Saiya-jin girl was shocked at first, but soon got over that as she threw her foot up, catching Roshi in the jaw and sending him flying up into the sky overhead. A small smile curved over the Saiya-jin teen's lips as she took off after the human fighter, her blood pumping with excitement as she unconsciously switched up to Super Saiya-jin in mid-flight.
She was about three feet away from the still seemingly unaware Roshi when, all of a sudden, the human man faded out of sight all together, startling Pan as she ceased her flight upwards. The Saiya-jin woman tried desperately to sense her opponent, but it was all in vain as his signature had seemingly dropped off the map, sending a trickle of sweat down the woman's neck. She was about to start panicking when she felt a familiar energy phase in behind her, but before she managed to turn around and attack, two large arms pinned hers back against his broad chest.
Roshi, despite the fact that Pan was a Super Saiya-jin and should easily be overpowering the human fighter, was actually keeping her pinned down without even seeming to break a sweat. There was something off about his aura as well, it's normal white radiance having been replaced by a blood red one, not to mention the fact that his power was much higher than it should have been. But none of that mattered to Pan as she struggled against Roshi's grip, because the only thing that was on her mind was how good the human teenager felt so close to her.
"You aren't focusing enough, and your holding back far too much," Roshi whispered into Pan's ear, "I know you can beat me Pan, so stop being such a coward and fight!"
Those few words were all the motivation that Pan needed as she pulled her fist back and slammed it hard into Roshi's jaw, breaking his hold on her and shooting up to her fullest power. Blue energy crackled all around the Saiya-jin woman as she glared daggers at the human opponent, who looked like he had just won the lottery judging by the smile on his face. Pan couldn't really understand what was going through his mind as she looked over at Roshi curiously, dropping back down to her base form, and staring in wonder at his smiling face.
Roshi took advantage of this curiosity, however, and charged at the Saiya-jin woman quickly, driving his knee hard into her stomach as Pan's eyes widened to the size of saucer plates in shock. She had never expected such an underhanded move from any Z fighter, young or old, and fell to the ground with her head spinning as Roshi grabbed a hold of her wrists on the way down. Pan looked furious, on the brink of killing the human teen as she powered back up to Super Saiya-jin, her golden aura not even phasing Roshi as he pinned her back against the ground.
Pan struggled violently against the human's grip, but it did no good as he used his somehow jacked up strength to pin her harder against the ground, preventing any struggling. The Saiya-jin looked ready to kill him with a look as he smiled down at her, the intensity in his eyes fading slightly as he leaned in close to Pan's face, his dark hair falling into her face as her breasts heaved up and down. Despite her anger at the young man for tricking her Pan couldn't help but blush as Roshi closed the gap between them and pulled Pan into a very passionate kiss, allowing their bodies to press together as he ran his hands down her sides.
The Saiya-jin woman instantly fell out of Super Saiya-jin again, Roshi letting one of her hands go so that it could wrap itself up in his hair, pulling on the dark locks as she ground her hips against his. Roshi let out a soft groan of pleasure as he brought his hands down to the bottom of Pan's tanktop, looking up into her eyes as though looking for some kind of sign for him to stop going. She gave no such look, however, and even pushed Roshi's hand up the tight shirt, placing it firmly on one of her breasts as she ran her other hand over his well-muscled chest.
"Oh, this is so wrong...but it feels so good," Pan moaned, gritting her teeth, "I just hope that it never ends..."
Gohan was pacing nervously about in his home on Mt. Paozu, his eyes fixated entirely on the ground as the clock nearby struck midnight, his daughter still out doing 'errands'. Videl had told the older warrior that their daughter had gone out for a quick repair on her old gi and then had most likely gone to spar for a while, which was why she wasn't home just yet. The Saiya-jin man was having a hard time buying that excuse, however, as he kept pacing around, his worry increasing greatly about an hour ago when he felt Pan's energy shoot up tremendously for no apparent reason.
The most powerful Saiya-jin on the planet was about to start another bout of pacing around when the door flung open suddenly, drawing both parent's attention to the living room. Pan had just burst in through the door, a big grin on her face just under the blush spreading under her eyes, an unfamiliar scent wafting up through the air as Gohan's eyes widened in a mixture of shock and concern. That scent was most definitely Roshi's, the promising young fighter from the Budokai, and what really got Gohan's aura rising was that the scent was all over his daughter.
"Pan, where the hell have you been?" Gohan asked, rather calmly, "And what have you been doing?"
"I went to get my gi fixed this afternoon and then went to spar for a little while with Roshi," Pan beamed, her blush deepening, "I guess we got a little carried away...never meant to get home this late."
"Well, young lady, be sure not to make this a habit!" Videl snapped, sounding a lot like her mother-in-law, "You had your father and me worried sick for hours! What would you have done if something bad happened and we couldn't reach you?"
"If something bad happened to you and Dad, I'd be shocked, but right now I'm just tired and need some sleep," Pan giggled, kissing Gohan and Videl on the cheek, "I'll see you in the morning! Love ya both!"
"She's lying to me, she hasn't been sparring this whole time," Gohan growled, watching his daughter rush quickly up the stairs, "And I intend to find out exactly what is going on with her and that boy..."
Author's Notes: I thought that the little interlude between Pan and Roshi would be nice to add into the story about here, as they will have a blossoming romance as the rest of the story progresses and it had to start somewhere! As for Gohan finding out that something more than 'sparring' is going on, you'll have to stay tuned to see what his reaction to it all is when he finds Pan in Roshi's arms. I can assure you that it won't be pretty, but that's what we all want to see, a little action, right?
The main focus of the next chapter will be Gohan stalking Pan and Roshi on their first real date, waiting for the human to slip up, and will also feature the as of yet elusive and quite Saiya-jin, Apio on a date as well. Who his date will be a shock to you all, I'm sure, but I'm going to leave it at that for right now. Now, onto the readers!
Erica: Trunks will get his revenge, one way or another, but it won't be for quite a while yet. Trust me though, you'll be seeing A LOT more of the lavender-haired Saiya-jin prince as things go on!
The Author: Yeah, it was a little hard to write the last chapter and it turned out to be a pile of crap at the onset. Glad to know you liked it anyway though.
Chaos: Nice to see someone thought it was a touching chapter with Berge and his human family. And yes, I've seen the tenth DBZ movie and know full good and well what the village Brolly landed near looked like. Thanks for reviewing!