Authors Note: Alright I was finally able to get some more of this story typed since I've been kinda focusing on my other story lately and I think it turned out rather well. It's got a few funny sayings in it that I came up with so I hope you enjoy. Thanks! REVIEW!

"talking"

thinking

:communicating through a bond or telepathically:

dream or something happening within a dream

"talking within a dream"

something written/read like a sign or a note

Disclaimer: I don't own any DBZ.

Chapter Seven: Training & Memories
6 months later

In what seemed like no time at all 6 months had passed and Trunks and Pan were in the middle of a match. Pan and Trunks were both in Super Saiyan 2 mode and were busy countering each other's moves. Goten and Kumori were watching from the sidelines. Jasumin had also come out to watch her parents fight. Jasumin couldn't believe how powerful her parents were. They had hardly ever trained throughout her life; it was always her grandpa Gohan, grandpa Vegeta, great-grandpa Goku, and sister who had done all the training. Yamako and Vegeta would go into the Gravity Chamber and train all day long while Gohan and Goku would have a match in the Hologram Room that Bulma and Yamako had invented when Yamako was 5. But Goku and Vegeta were in the Hyperbolic Time Chamber right now training their level 4 transformations. The 2 were trying to achieve it without the going Golden Oozaru first. They had already mastered it enough to transform into it easily after going Golden Oozaru. Vegeta had even taught Goku how to create artificial moonlight and control his Oozaru form.

"Who are you rooting for Uncle Goten?" Jasumin asked her grand-uncle.

Goten and Kumori looked at her and smiled. She had never seen Trunks and Pan have a full out fight before and she wasn't aware of Pan's strength. Trunks was powerful as well; he was currently the third strongest on Earth but still despite the fact that Pan was only ¼ Saiyan and 14 years younger than Trunks she was still more powerful than him.

"Well Jaz normally I'd root for Trunks since he's my best friend but that would be a waste of time because Pan is going to win no matter what."

"Why? I thought Daddy was strong."

"He is Jaz but Pan is stronger. She has been ever since she was 18, you've just never seen them really fight that's all."

Kumori nodded in agreement. Although he had only been there for about a year he knew of Pan's greater strength. Yamako had told him about how powerful she was right off the bat. So had Trunks right after he started working at Capsule Corp. Plus he had heard all the stories about her strength from Goku, Gohan, and even Vegeta. It seemed really strange to everyone that Vegeta was proud of Pan's strength, even before Trunks and Pan got married. Despite the fact that she was Goku's granddaughter Vegeta had always seemed to see her as a second daughter. Pan had always been like family and Vegeta even trained her extensively when she was younger. Something that he hadn't even done for Trunks until he ascended to level 2.

Jasumin, Goten, and Kumori turned back to the fight as they noticed Trunks powering up a ki blast. Pan blocked and then phased out and reappeared behind Trunks. Trunks whirled around but didn't have time to react before Pan's foot made contact with his face. Trunks crashed to the ground and created a huge crater from the impact of his body. He quickly leapt to his feet and appeared behind Pan, aiming a kick for her head. However, Pan saw it coming and brought up her right arm to block it.

"Not bad for a quarter Saiyan. You're actually starting to show off some of that Third-Class blood you got." Trunks coaxed as he smirked tauntingly.

"Yeah well thanks." Pan smirked back wickedly. "I hate to say it but…" Pan trailed before whirling around his leg and punching him in the face with her left fist. "…you got a long way to go before you measure up to a Royal Elite." Pan smirked as she crossed her arms over her chest above the crater Trunks was lying in.

Trunks groaned and slowly pushed himself into a sitting position. He glanced up at Pan and growled slightly before staggering to his feet. He took a fighting position but soon collapsed to 1 knee as he winced in pain. He grabbed his left shoulder and changed back to normal. Jasumin gasped and ran out to check on her father. Pan's expression also turned to that of worry as she saw Trunks go down and she slowly lowered herself to the ground. Goten and Kumori began calmly walking over.

"Daddy!" Jasumin cried as she ran up next to him. "Daddy are you ok?" she asked slowly on the verge of tears.

"I'm fine Jaz. Just lost my footing that's all." Trunks answered slowly rising to his feet and ruffling his daughter's hair.

Jasumin smiled happily and hugged her father's leg before looking up when Pan landed in front of them. Jasumin quickly ran over after Pan powered down back to normal.

"Are you alright Mommy?"

"Yeah I'm fine Jaz. I think I did a number on your father though." Pan laughed slightly.

Jasumin laughed and Trunks glared at them before he too joined in the laughter. Pan looked down at Jasumin and picked her up as Goten and Kumori finally walked over.

"Hey you look hungry. What do you say I get you something to eat?"

Jasumin smiled brightly at the mention of food and nodded excitedly. Pan turned to the others and noticed Trunks and Goten's excited expressions. Obviously they too were looking forward to eating; even Kumori was looking positively thrilled at the idea.

"I suppose you 3 are hungry too?"

They didn't get the chance to answer because their stomachs answered for them. The 3 smiled sheepishly and laughed softly. Pan rolled her eyes and gently set Jasumin down.

"Alright. Come on you 3 let's get you 'kids' something to eat."

Trunks, Goten, and Kumori took off running for the house eager to get food into their stomachs and seemingly oblivious to the insult that Pan had thrown at them. Pan shook her head and took off walking after them, Jasumin at her side.

"Mommy? Do you think I could train with you and Daddy tomorrow?" Jasumin asked softly after they had been walking for about a minute.

Pan stopped and looked down at her.

"I don't know Jaz. I don't think you're ready for that yet."

"Oh please Mommy. I am a Super Saiyan."

Pan laughed softly. "Jaz that doesn't mean anything. We're all Super Saiyans and you were born with it."

"Yeah which means I have the potential to be 1 of the strongest Saiyans ever!" Jasumin cheered excitedly while running in front of Pan.

Pan raised an eyebrow. "Now who told you that Jaz?"

Jasumin cocked her head to the side. "That's what Grandpa Vegeta and Grandpa Goku keep saying."

Pan chuckled slightly. "Oh really? I'm going to have to talk to those 2 about that. The last thing I need is another Vegeta clone. Your sister is bad enough."

Pan and Jasumin both laughed at this before Jasumin's happy mood suddenly faded and she stopped laughing.

"Where's Yamako Mommy?"

Pan stopped laughing too. She looked down at her little girl with regret.

"I don't know Jaz."

"When will she be back?"

"She'll be back in a little more than a year so don't worry. I'm sure she's fine."

"Why did she leave?"

Pan hesitated at this question. "I'm not sure Jaz. But where ever she went I'm sure it was to help. She'll be back soon just wait and see. …After all you know your sister…she'd never willingly miss out on a fight." Pan smiled reassuringly.

Jasumin smiled slightly before continuing on her way to the house with Pan following close behind. Pan sighed and looked at the sky silently praying that her daughter would be all right and that she would come back soon.

SCENE CHANGE

Yamako ran down the Dragon's Dimensional Highway as fast as she could sustain without passing out in a few hours. To the normal-human, or even the super-human eye she would appear as nothing more than a blur if seen at all. Yamako had been traveling like this for the past 6 months on and off. Yamako would stop only once every 5 days or so to rest and eat before continuing on once again. Yamako stopped as she came to the end of the road. She looked out at nothing but open space filled with boulders floating in the air. The first stage of her journey was over and the second was about to begin. Yamako had survived the long and grueling road but now she had to leap from boulder to boulder in order to accomplish her task. Yamako decided that before she started her journey to eat and rest because the simplest mistake in the length she jumped could cause her to fall for eternity into oblivion. Yamako sat down and took off her backpack. She sat Indian style and pulled out a capsule. She threw it out and in a puff of smoke a small cooler appeared. Opening it she quickly took out a bunch of sandwiches and began eating them. As she did her tail twitched and flicked back and forth to a silent beat.

I wonder how long it will be until I can go level 4? If I remember right it took Grandpa Gohan almost 3 months to achieve it after Grandpa Vegeta had taught him how to transform and create artificial moonlight. He had to train in the Hologram Room in order to prevent the Earth from getting damaged due to his ki and training. I was only 8 at that time and I knew how hard it was for him to transform and learn to control his new form. But even after that he still needed a great deal of rage to ascend. I remember…

-Begin Flashback-

Yamako peaked around the corner towards the door to the Hologram Room. She knew her grandpa Gohan was in there and that he was still struggling to maintain complete control of himself in his Oozaru form and that he didn't want anyone to disturb him. He didn't want to risk hurting anybody. But Yamako was too curious about his transformation to just stay out of there. She wasn't afraid because she was a Super Saiyan 2 and a fairly powerful 1 at that. Yamako wanted to know how he was doing in there and she was determined to. Quickly checking to make sure nobody was around she bolted to the door and quickly opened it as silently as possible. Stepping inside she gently closed the door behind her and looked around. It appeared as though she was outside in the countryside. However, she knew that it was just an interactive illusion. Tiptoeing her way around she went from hiding behind 1 rock to hiding behind another. She slowly peaked out from behind a large boulder and noticed a giant golden ape-monkey. She smiled realizing that it was her grandfather and she watched with amazement as Oozaru-Gohan stomped, smashed, and demolished any obstacle in his path, roaring loudly as he did. Suddenly he turned in Yamako's direction and launched a giant ki wave from his mouth heading straight for her. Yamako shrieked slightly and powered up just before the boulder was incinerated and she was propelled backwards into a mountain, which came crashing down on top of her. Oozaru-Gohan saw his granddaughter get hit and his eyes widened in shock. He cried out in fury and his body began to glow bright gold. His body began to shrink and return to its normal size. When his body stopped glowing he stood in his original body but with drastic changes. His hair was spiky like he was a Super Saiyan but it was still black and it came down to his shoulders. He was shirtless and his navy blue fighting outfit was slightly stretched from his Oozaru stage. His body was also much more muscular and pure red fur covered his entire back and arms. His eyes were now outlined in red and were as cold as stone. Looking straight ahead he began walking towards the pile of rubble that Yamako lay under and narrowed his eyes. Yamako pushed the bits of rock and ground off of her and sat up. Gohan walked over and looked down at her. Yamako looked up and noticed his angry expression. Yamako smiled sheepishly and Gohan bent down. Grabbing her arm and helping her to her feet. Yamako winced under his grip and as soon as he released her she rubbed her arm soothingly.

"Sorry. I don't know my own strength yet." Gohan stated emotionlessly.

"That's ok Grandpa Gohan." Yamako smiled.

Gohan nodded and then turned back to normal, panting slightly. "That's 1 of the side affects of ascending to a new level of Super Saiyan."

"Yeah. How many does that make now?"

"4. That was the fourth level and it's probably the last. I don't think even I could sustain another transformation. That 1 in it self was almost too much to withstand." Gohan chuckled.

Yamako laughed slightly and then bowed her head. "I'm sorry I interrupted you Grandpa Gohan. I know that you didn't want to be bothered."

"Don't worry about it Squirt. It helped me achieve the fourth level but just don't do anything like this again ok?" Gohan asked with a chuckle.

Yamako nodded and the 2 left the room after deactivating the hologram. Yamako ran out to tell everyone about it.

-End Flashback-

Yamako smiled at the memory as she took a bite of rice. That seemed like so long ago, yet it also seemed just like yesterday. Yamako had made a real difference that day by helping Gohan transform. At first she had wondered why Goku and Vegeta couldn't ascend to level 4. It took her a little while to realize that in order to reach that level you had to have your tail. Goku and Vegeta didn't have theirs but Gohan did. Gohan had gotten his tail back when he broke through the Mystic barrier. The Mystic barrier required a lot of energy and braking through it meant channeling that energy into another source. That energy was channeled into growing back his tail. Since he was a half Saiyan and much younger than Vegeta and Goku his tail was much easier to restore. However, Vegeta and Goku did get their tails back when the Evil Shenrons attacked. Bra had learned how to become a Super Saiyan back when Trunks and Pan first got together but she had never really strived in her abilities. So when their help was needed against the Evil Shenrons it was decided that Bra would give up her ability to ever turn Super Saiyan again in order for Vegeta and Goku to re-grow their tails. Bulma and Yamako had invented a machine that drained Bra's Super Saiyan energy and potential and re-channeled it into Goku and Vegeta. With that new energy and re-grown tails Vegeta and Goku were able to go Golden Oozaru and help Gohan against the Evil Shenrons. But even then their strength was not enough and not long after that they too ascended.

-Begin Flashback-

Yamako was busy meditating in her room when she heard Goku and Vegeta head for the door in a blur. They were heading out to help Gohan fight Omega Shenron and as Yamako saw them pass she noticed Goku's tail trailing behind him. As they stopped to open the door Yamako saw that Vegeta's tail was wrapped securely around his waist. Yamako guessed that the energy transfer had worked and that now they were on their way to help and it seemed as though Vegeta was already gathering energy for artificial moonlight. Yamako began running after them but they turned and stopped her.

"No Yamako. You're staying here. It's too dangerous." Goku stated as his tail swished back and forth.

Yamako sneered but stayed put. She decided to follow later. Right now Gohan needed help and they were the only ones ready right now. After the 2 blasted off Yamako waited a few minutes before sneaking out the back and following them. She arrived and hid behind a ridge and watched the battle, waiting for the opportunity and need for her to jump into the battle. Gohan had already gone level 4 but his artificial moonlight had dwindled out and Vegeta and Goku were just now transforming into their Golden Oozaru stages. Vegeta shot up a white ball of blinding light and it exploded outwards creating the effects of moonlight.

Vegeta raised his head looking directly at it and soon his eyes went blank. His breathing became labored and his muscles began to bulge. Soon gasped growls escaped from his mouth and long sharp fangs could be seen. His golden hair grew longer and his nose and mouth merged into a single muzzle. Letting out a blood-curling howl his body grew to the size of a mountain. His Saiyan armor expanded to accommodate his body's new size and his body was now covered in golden fur. He looked down into the face of Omega Shenron and growled ferociously at him. Goku waited till Vegeta was completely transformed before he followed his lead. He looked up at the artificial moonlight and braced himself. All the while keeping his mind focused on Omega Shenron. His body went through a similar transformation and soon he was standing next to Vegeta, looking at Omega Shenron. He had put on an expandable version of his normal combat outfit (GT outfit) that Bulma had made him so they wouldn't get ripped up when he transformed. The 2 snarled at Omega Shenron stomping and beating their chests as they roared loudly. The 2 punched for Omega Shenron as he weaved his way around mountaintops and treetops. Gohan flew between the 2 Oozarus' legs and around Omega Shenron's body in order to get into good striking positions. Omega Shenron growled and his eyes glowed as he whipped around and kicked Gohan in the head, sending him flying into a nearby cliff.

Yamako gasped and leaped out when Omega Shenron sent a ki blast straight for Gohan as he dug his way out of the pile of rubble. Yamako let out a battle cry that drew Omega Shenron's attention to her. Diverting his blast away from Gohan and towards Yamako. Yamako's eyes widened in shock and she powered up to Super Saiyan 2 just as the blast made contact with her. Yamako was struck head on and was sent flying backwards into the forest. Dropping out of the blast's path she fell into the treetops. Flipping in mid air she landed on 1 knee safely on the ground. She flinched slightly and grabbed her left shoulder where she had taken the full impact of the blast. She had fallen out of Super Saiyan when she left the blast's path in order to conserve her energy. She quickly recovered and looked up. Jumping to her feet she took off as fast as she could out of the forest and back to the battlefield. She got there within a few seconds and saw Oozaru-Goku and Oozaru-Vegeta shaking uncontrollably. They were trying desperately not to lose control but their transformations were making that difficult. Yamako knew that they were going level 4 because their bodies were glowing just like Gohan's had when he transformed. The 2 purebloods' bodies began to shrink and soon they were back to their original sizes. Yamako gaped at Vegeta and Goku's new bodies. They were both shirtless and fur covered their arms and backs. Goku's hair was in its normal style and it came down to his shoulders. His pants were an orangish yellow and his fur was a dull light pink. Vegeta looked much the same way with his hair down to his shoulders, dark blue spandex pants, and dark maroon fur all over his body. Red lines outlined the Saiyans' eyes as the 2 glared emotionlessly at Omega Shenron. They bared their teeth, showing their long fangs and then got into fighting positions. Gohan jumped over between them and the 3 charged Omega Shenron.

End Flashback

Yamako finished eating and got back up. She remembered all too well why Goku and Vegeta had ascended. It was because they were concerned for her safety, something they didn't need to worry about. It was 1 thing for Gohan to ascend because he was worried about her. She had only been 8 at the time but Vegeta and Goku had only transformed a few months before Bakemono showed up and by then Yamako was well capable of taking care of herself. There was no need for them to be so overly protective of her. She shrugged and decided not to worry about it because she had more important things to do. Standing up she began leaping from boulder to boulder in order to continue on her journey. This segment of the journey would last her another 5 months.

SCENE CHANGE

Pan quickly and silently went through her kata routine in the middle of the clearing near her old secret spot that she would go to when she wanted to think. It was a small ridge overlooking a gentle waterfall along the coast of a lake. Pan closed her eyes and gritted her teeth in concentration as sweat began to pour down her face. Finally she gasped and collapsed to her knees. She was breathing heavily and her hair turned back to normal. She had been in Super Saiyan 3 mode for the past 30 minutes and she was desperately trying to increase her endurance. Pan slowly stood and caught her breath. She had gone level 3 a couple of months ago without anyone knowing thanks to the Ki Shields Bulma and Yamako had invented a few years ago. It allowed the user to raise their ki as high as they wanted without it being detected. Pan was practicing staying Super Saiyan 3 for longer and longer each day building up her tolerance. Pan bowed her head slightly. She hadn't told anyone about her transformation yet, not even Trunks. She didn't want them to know until the battle with Youkai. The reason she didn't tell anyone is because she knew Vegeta would drag her into the Gravity Chamber with him and her grandpa Goku to train instead of letting her train with Trunks and the others. She preferred it that way because she knew that she could improve her level 3 abilities on her own out in the forest like this and that she could also help Trunks and the others improve more as well (plus spending more time with her mate). Deactivating her cloak she quickly took off heading for Capsule Corp. for her scheduled sparring session with Trunks, Goten, and Kumori.

Author's Note: Well it appears that Pan is keeping some secrets from her darling mate and family. The question is why? Don't worry there is a good reason and it will be revealed soon. Hoped you liked it. Remember to review!