Chapter 2: Arrival

The 15 days pasted; Taylor woke up at 2:00 A.M. She kicked the blankets down toward the bottom of her bed. She rubbed her eyes as her alarm clock went off. She rolled placing her hand on the snooze button. She stood up and made her way to Goku's room. She placed her hand on the doorknob and opened it. Goku was placing his left shoe on as he sat on his side of the bed wide awake. He looked over at Taylor who was rubbing her eyes as she stood in the doorway.

"How long have you been up dad?" Taylor said as she as yawned. He stood up picking up his duffle bag and through it over his shoulder.

"All night, I couldn't sleep." Goku answered. Taylor raised an eyebrow. Goku was always the first one to be sleeping and the last one to get up, so she didn't believe him. Taylor yawned again. Goku smiled walking over to her. He placed his right hand on her back and his left behind her knees scooping her up. He walked her back to her room and placed her onto her warm bed. He covered her with her blankets and tucked her in. "I'll wake you up at 2:30 okay?" Taylor nodded her head.

"Okay dad." she rolled over onto her side facing her window falling back to sleep. Goku watched her a little bit. He then smiled and turned. He walked out of her room leaving the door opened. He entered the kitchen. He placed his bag on the floor and reached up pulling the pulley turning on the kitchen light. He sat down staring at the table. Then the door opened. Goku looked up and saw Goten dressed and ready to go. He smiled at his father. He knew something was wrong with him. He placed his bag on the floor and took a seat across from Goku. He placed his hands onto the table looking at his father.

"What's wrong dad? Looks like you didn't sleep all night." Goten stated. Goku nodded his head.

"I didn't, this tournament bothers me." Goku answered, "Every battle we win destroys another planet." Goten nodded his head agreeing with him.

"I don't like the thought either but we have to win dad, for Earth's sake." He told him. Goku nodded his head. He looked up at the clock. It was 2:10. Time passes quickly. Goku sighed rubbing his hand on his forehead.

"I just don't think Taylor's ready for this." Goku stated, "she'll end up becoming close to someone there and when its time for them to battle against each other… she might not be able to do it." Goten never thought about that. Goku was right. Taylor is one of those people who makes friends really quick and easily. Goten sighed.

"Never thought about it that way." Goten said. Goku nodded his head.

Time passed, it was now 3:45; Goku and Goten stood by the door. Chichi hugged her daughter. She had gotten up at 3 to wish them good luck and to hope that they win. Chichi hugged Taylor tightly.

"Good luck my daughter." She said, "you're a fighter now, I know you can do it." Chichi added. Taylor smiled and hugged Chichi tightly. It was the first time that she was recognized as a fighter by her mother who was so against her training and fighting for her. She wanted her to be the girl she wanted her to be. She wanted her to grow up and become an actress or something but not a fighter.

"Thanks mom, I'll see you when I get back." Taylor stated as she let go of her mother and walked toward her brother and father.

"Be careful Goku and Goten." Chichi stated. They nodded their heads.

"We will be Chichi." Goku stated as he smiled at her. He opened the door and all three of them took to the air. Chichi stood in the doorway waving goodbye to them till they were out of sight. She walked back into the house and shut the door behind her.

They came closer and closer to the lookout. Soon they landed seeing Trunks, Vegeta, Piccolo, Gohan, and Pan standing there waiting for the ship to arrive.

"Taylor!" Pan shouted out as she ran toward her. Taylor placed her bag on the floor and stepped forward away from the edge so she didn't fall off when Pan jumped on her, and she opened her arms. Pan hugged Taylor tightly. Gohan walked over to Goku and Goten shaking their heads. Trunks waved to Goten as he waved back. Vegeta had his back turned to them.

"Are you all happy about this tournament?" Vegeta asked rudely. Piccolo looked over at Vegeta with his arms crossed.

"No ones happy about this tournament Vegeta." Piccolo answered. Vegeta whipped around.

"Well, it certainly looks like it!" he shouted. Trunks looked at his father.

"Chill dad really." Trunks stated. Vegeta looked away. Taylor and Pan let go of each other.

"Where's Dende and Mr. Popo?" Taylor asked. Trunks smiled placing his hands on his hips.

"Inside." He answered her. She nodded her head. Soon it was 4:00. A gigantic jet looking spacecraft had landed onto the tile floor of the lookout. The hatch opened and out came metal stairs. They walked up them; their mouths dropped opened shocked at what they saw. There were2 tables full of food lined up on the left and right side behind where the pilot's chamber was. After that were booths. Three on each side that sat two people on one seat. After that were beds. Each lined vertically with the head boards up against the wall and there were three on each side of the wall.

Trunks and Goten headed straight toward a bed. Goku went for the food. Taylor took a seat at one of the booths with Pan and Gohan sitting behind her talking. Vegeta leaned up against the wall near the hatch with his arms crossed and foot leaning up against the wall. Piccolo took a seat at a booth near the hatch and Vegeta. He also had his eyes closed and arms crossed.

Goku took a seat with his daughter Taylor and started to eat. Taylor glanced at him a few times. She looked out the window as the jet aircraft took to the air. Then a voice came on over the intercom.

"I am your pilot speaking. Please enjoy the free food, beds, and seating area. We will be arriving at Whye within 5 hours. Your Flightatendent will be in the training room down toward the end of the aircraft, enjoy your ride." Then his voice disappeared. Taylor looked at her father again. She looked out her window as the craft took to the air and into outer space. Taylor was amazed how great it looked. Goku didn't mind, he's been in outer space many times.

"Dad." Taylor called as she rested her head on her fist as she watched the stars fly by her window as they flew toward Whye. Goku looked up at her with a mouth full of food. He swallowed it and pushed his empty plate to the side.

"Yeah Boo?" he asked. Taylor looked at him.

"Am I really a skilled fighter to be coming here with you guys?" she asked. Taylor always thought negatively about herself. She also thought her skills weren't good enough or her being the first female to become super saiyan.

"Yes I do Taylor. You're a great fighter! If you weren't you wouldn't have destroyed Noja." Goku stated smiling. That was true. Taylor did destroy Noja, but she thought that was only because Tien, Krillin, Yamcha, Trunks, and who ever else wasn't killed by him helped out when she had used up all her energy. But everyone told her that if she wasn't strong enough she wouldn't have destroyed Noja who had killed Goku, the most powerful man on the planet.

"But… something tells me I'm going to hold us back from winning." Taylor stated again looking out the window. Goku placed his hand on hers.

"You're the best fighter I've ever known Taylor." Goku stated. She looked at her father smiling a fake smile trying to hide her disbeliefs. Then Pan was standing at the table. Goku and Taylor looked at her.

"Taylor want to go sit with me over there?" Pan asked. Taylor nodded her head as she pushed herself out of the booth. They walked over toward the booth behind Piccolo and started to talk. Gohan stood next to where Taylor was sitting. He placed his hand on the top of the seat. He then sat down across from his dad.

"What's wrong with Taylor?" Gohan asked. Goku sighed.

"She thinks she's going to hold us back from winning. She says her skills aren't good enough." Goku answered. Gohan blinked confused.

"What's going on with her? If she wasn't so good she wouldn't have ever destroyed Noja who killed you, me, and Goten." Gohan stated. Goku nodded his head.

"I know." Goku answered.

Taylor played rock papers scissors. But there game is a mixed of Truth or Dare and Rocks Paper Scissors, they called it Truth or Dare Rocks Papers Scissors. Taylor won the first round like always. She leaned forward as pan did. She whispered into her ear. Pan nodded her head. She stood up and walked toward Trunks sleeping on the bed next to Goten on the right side. Pan stood on the left side of Trunks. She then jumped up jumping onto his side. trunks woke up glaring at Pan as he rustled up his already rustled up hair.

"What was that for?" trunks asked her. Pan smiled.

"Time for you to get up." Pan answered smiling. Trunks grabbed an extra pillow and hit Pan with it. She fell onto the floor. Trunks rolled over facing Goten's back and he placed the pillow he had hit Pan with over his head. Pan stood up with and angry face. She hand her hands on her hips glaring at Trunks. Pan pulled the pillow from under his head and the one he held on his head. She held them behind her as Trunks sat up quickly and looked at Pan.

"Give them back." Trunks said as he held out his hand. Pan shook her head.

"Nope." She said smiling. Trunks rustled up his hair again making it look worse then it already did.

"Pan… please." He said. Pan shook her head.

"No, not until you get up." Pan stated. Trunks then flew off of his bed and pinned Pan onto the floor. Vegeta walked by with his arms crossed. He looked over in between the bed trunks was sleeping on and an empty what looking at them both who wrestled on the ground with Trunks trying pull the pillows back from Pan. He shook his head and walked into the training room and begun to train.

"Give them to me!" trunks pulled the pillows away breathing hard. Then he was hit off of the back of his head. Trunks looked to see Goten awake and he had thrown one of his pillows at him.

"Quiet! I'm trying to sleep!" he shouted. Trunks through the pillow back. He stood up and got back into bed. Pan stood up off of the floor. She ran back over to Taylor who had watched the whole thing trying not to laugh.

"That, was the most… funniest thing I've ever seen." Taylor said as Pan sat down. She nodded her head in agreement.

"Again?" Pan asked holding out her fist. Taylor nodded her head playing the game again. Taylor won again. Taylor leaned forward and started to whisper.

"I want you to…"

"You do know that that game is going to get you two into deep trouble." Piccolo stated from behind Pan. She stood up onto her seat looking down at Piccolo. She shrugged her shoulders and sat back down onto her seat.

"Anyway I want you to bug Piccolo." Taylor finished.

"Don't even think about it." He said again. "I can hear every word you're saying, my ears can pick up anything from 100 yards away." He added. Pan wouldn't do it anyway. Even if he didn't ear what Taylor said he would probably bore her with a story.

The 5 hours pasted. The craft landed with the hatch opening and the stairs folded out. They all grabbed their bags and walked down the stairs. When they all got to the middle there were tons of fighters in the parking lot in teams.

"This is going to be the hardest tournament we're ever going to fight in." Pan stated.