Moving On

Blurry visuals started to form in the throbbing eyes of the unconscious individual. A young groan escaped the boy's lips, Trunks stirred as his weary eyes tried to focus. The image of a bedroom became clearer and clearer. A large window on his right, an IV unit and heart monitor on a table on the same side. "I'm back at Capsule Corp?" Trunks asked curiously. The last thing he remembered was being buried by all of those falling rocks.

Suddenly another memory came screaming back to him, "Pan" Trunks said out loud. A giggling voice caught his attention "Right here silly". Trunks gasped and turned to his left, Pan was right there beside him. That lovely, adorable, feisty little black haired girl was standing right beside Trunks, happy and healthy. "What took you so long, I've been up for over an hour already" Pan said, the girl had a few small band aids on her cheeks and face.

Trunks laughed in shock "Pan, I don't believe it, you're all right". The young girl smiled and nodded cheerfully, Bulma entered the room with a smile on her face as well. "The transfusion was a complete success Trunks, the virus is completely gone" Bulma said. But Trunks had forgotten about Goku, last he saw him, he was still battling Vegeta. Pan pointed to the bed on Trunks left side, and he took notice of a blood packet in an IV unit.

Bulma nodded "After Goku defeated Vegeta; he helped me dig you guys out of the rocks and back to Capsule corp. I drew some of his blood and in a few minutes, Pan was as healthy as a new born". The Sayian teen laughed softly, Goku finally came through for them. "That's awesome news Bulma, nice to see things back to normal for a change" Trunks said. The boy tried to stand up but winced as he felt pain, he had a lot of cuts and bruises over his body.

Pan immediately went to his side "Hey settle down there Trunks, there's no big rush. You took a big beating out there and the last thing we need is to see you dropping dead". Trunks chuckled at that "Pan is the voice of reason, never thought I'd live to see the day. But I guess there's a first time for everything". Bitter little pouts Pan's face as she frowned and lightly punched Trunks in the arm. "You big jerk, take that back" Pan said, Trunks laughed.

A great smile of warmth and happiness formed on Bulma's face. The woman laughed, something she hadn't done in a long, long time. Slowly, Bulma slipped out of the bedroom to give Trunks and Pan some time alone. Trunks grunted as he stood on his 2 feet again, twisting his arms and legs to regain circulation. Pan frowned "I thought I told you to get back in bed", Trunks smirked "Yes mother". The girl sighed and gave up as Trunks walked about.

"I wonder what happened to Goku, I don't see him around anywhere" Trunks said. Pan shrugged "Beats me, last thing I remember was seeing him donating blood to Bulma. After he walked out the door, I haven't seen or heard from him since, and that was a few hours ago". Curiously pondering, Trunks scratched his chin "Maybe it's for the best. I'm sure Goku has a lot on his mind now. Living his whole life in vengeance, that can change you".

Nervously shuffling her black shoes, Pan bashfully looked down at her feet and blushed softly. There was something that had changed in Pan, something in her heart and her mind, and it was eating the girl up inside. Trunks walked back to her and asked "Hey Pan, are you okay? You look a little flushed". Pan sweat dropped "Oh n-n-n-nothing I was just t-t-t-thinking", Trunks blinked "What about?". The girl scratched her orange bandanna tenderly.

Pan looked back to Trunks and bit her lip "Well, I was thinking if you uh……uh if you know someone like for a long time, like uh say us for example. And someone did something for someone that meant a lot to them, what would be the right way to thank that someone for the something they gave to that someone?". Blinking a bit at her seemingly nonsensical babble, Trunks slowly realized what Pan was saying, and what she was feeling.

Trunks grinned "Well, you see Pan, sometimes that someone isn't always sure if that someone is the someone for them. We say a lot of words and we do a lot of things for each other. Sometimes people never know what that something that someone is trying to say, it's a hard thing to say". Pan sighed "But you uh……I mean HE promised that someone something, and I UGH that someone doesn't know how to thank the someone for that something.

You know what I mean?" Pan asked. A few minutes of soft, serene silence passed before Trunks slowly nodded. And then, just like in her dreams, in all of her fantasies and soft, inner sweet heart felt emotions, Trunks leaned in and kissed Pan. "EEP" Pan squeaked softly, her cheeks fluttering with blushes. The kiss ended in a delicate, sweet sounding smack before Trunks replied "I promised I would always be there for you Pan, and I meant it.

Just so long as you stay your sweet, old, loveable, feisty self, I think that's payment enough, don't you?". Pan couldn't speak, her red cheeks only mumbled a weak little "Yeah" as she seemingly stared off into space. Trunks grinned "Now isn't that something". Both Sayian teenagers started to burst with laughter, smiling and laughing time away as they sat next to each other. A little while after, Trunks felt strong enough to leave Capsule Corp.

Together, Trunks took Pan by the hand and started to head out of town. The two were flying back to the spot where they first landed here. Perhaps hoping, deep down in their young hearts, that Trunks and Pan could somehow find their way home. It didn't take them long to reach there, or to notice a looming dark figure standing on top of the grassy hill. "Hey look, it's Grandpa Goku" Pan cheered, Trunks smiled and nodded happily.

The two Sayians headed down and landed on top of the grassy hill. There, waiting for them in a dark cloak, as Pan said, was Goku. "It's good to see you healthy again Pan" Goku said, smiling at his other worldly grand daughter. Trunks nodded "We wouldn't be here if it wasn't for you Goku, we can't begin to thank you enough. We owe you our lives". The dark and gloomy Sayian frowned and tilted his head away, trying not to look at them.

"Thanks but, I really don't deserve your thanks……really" Goku said. Trunks blinked as he looked to the former Judge "Goku? Is everything all right? You seem". The boy's sentence stopped half way as he noticed something on Goku's black hammer, it was blood. Little smeared dots of blood lined over the smashing end of the hammer. Goku frowned and immediately pulled the hammer behind his cloak, staring coldly at Trunks.

The young teenager shook his head and sighed to himself "Oh Goku". Pan, cheerfully oblivious, ran to Goku and hugged him. "You're the best grandpa Goku, even if you are a different version of him" Pan said. The Judge gasped a bit, feeling a little disgusted about this after killing Vegeta. The young girl then curiously asked "Say, what did you do to Vegeta? Did you send him back to Capsule Corp?". Goku bit his lip and gulped nervously.

"I didn't see him in any of the" Pan started, but Trunks quickly cut her off. The teen frowned "Enough about Vegeta Pan, I think the least we see or hear from him, the better off we are, isn't that right Goku?". Trunks glared at the dark cloaked warrior and raised an eyebrow, Goku simply frowned and bitterly replied "Indeed Trunks". Confused, Pan walked back to Trunks.

Goku said nothing as his cold hearted stare was covered once again by his dark hood, he turned his eyes towards the skies. Trunks grunted "Going somewhere Goku, or should I say Judge?". The black cloaked avenger ignored Trunks sarcasm, he replied "Anywhere but here. I've done enough damage to the people of this city, the good people anyway. It's time to move on. There's just nothing left for me here, no life, no family, and no friends.

Some things can't be helped I guess" the Judge said. Whispering lightly under Pan's ears, Trunks said "Some people too it seems". Hearing those words perfectly well, the Judge whispered right back "Maybe they don't want to be saved". Despite Trunks earlier words of advice, it seems obvious that whatever traces of Goku that once existed, have now been erased. Trunks will just have to accept the fact that the Judge is here to stay.

"Actually grandpa, we were hoping you could maybe help us get back home before you go" Pan said. Trunks nodded "We really need to get back to our own reality". Bad news seemed to be the only thing that the Judge was capable of delivering. Goku was about to explain that he didn't know how to help, but he was suddenly cut off by a mysterious voice. A slightly, British, and polite sounding voice that said "Perhaps I can be of some assistance".

FLASH!

A bright, blinding light of unimaginable pure, white energy shined upon the 3 Sayians. The light seemed to be coming from a tear in reality itself. Out of the light, stepped a strange looking man. His hair was spiky, sharp, and shimmered with the most beautiful shades of diamond blue colors. The man wore a suit seemingly made entirely out of silver. The shoes were black as coal, the tie was red as fire, and his eyes shined with sparks of purple haze.

Pan gasped "Whoa cool trick", Trunks frowned "And just who are you supposed to be?". The mystery man smiled "My name is Taron, and I've been looking for you for quite some time now. We have business to attend to young man". The Judge was instinctively on edge, he didn't trust this guy one little bit. Trunks blinked "Business? What kind of business?". The strange, shimmering man shrugged "Why saving the world of course".

To be continued……