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Chapter 25: Nightmare Come True

As they neared the pool of water where the submerged tunnel lay, King Vegeta leaned over to one of the men walking behind him.

"Commander, I want you to go back and lead the troops. See to it that that village is completely burned to the ground." He whispered in the man's ear. "And take no prisoners, with the exception of Kakarot's grandchild..." The commander nodded, and walked back out of the cave closely followed by two of the soldiers.

"Father, you can't!!!" Trunks had easily overheard, and he was enraged by what was said. "You promised that you would leave them alone if I surrendered to you!" He shouted.

"I said no such thing!" Vegeta retorted. "I only promised to let the rat go if you surrendered! I said nothing else!"

"Why won't you leave them alone, Father?!? You got all that you came for, so why must this madness continue any longer?"

"Trunks is right, Otou-san!" Bra joined in. "What more could you be asking for?"

The king's chuckles heightened into maniacal laughter. "Hah hah hah hah!!! What more could I want, you ask? It's quite simple really; revenge!!!"

"But I thought revenge didn't matter to you anymore, Otou-san!" Bra exclaimed.

"That was before I saw how easy it was to penetrate their petty fortress, and get you and Nappa back! Once I saw how well things were going for me, I didn't see why this couldn't be the perfect opportunity to get back at Kakarot for these last four months of pain and torment! And what better way for him to experience the pain I felt, than to kidnap his only grandchild?!?" More hysterical laughter followed.

(Wait... his only grandchild?) Trunks thought. (Of course! He's never known about Zamuri!)

"Brilliant, Otou-san!" Prince Vegeta laughed along with him.

(If my hunch is right, this could spell trouble for both Pan and Zamuri!) Trunks thought. (I can't let that happen!) He suddenly burst out in an all-out sprint back toward the entrance to the cave, his mind set on one thing; to warn Son-san and the others.

"Guards, stop him!" King Vegeta yelled. One of the men whipped a small shooting device out of his belt, and shot Trunks square in the small of the back. The young man instantly fell to the ground, still conscious, but unable to move. The stunner had taken its effect, rendering his body temporarily useless. "Good work..." The king muttered as one of the men slung the immobile prince over his shoulder, and they continued on their way.

Finally spotting the scene at the entrance to the cavern, Goku lowered himself quickly to the ground.

"Hey, Gohan!" He shouted upon sight of his son, who seemed too stunned to notice who had just arrived. "What's going on? Where is everybody?" He asked, looking around bewilderedly.

"They took Trunks, Grandpa!" Zamuri shouted. "King Vegeta took him through the cave!"

"Oh no! I got here too late! Gohan, let's go!!!" Goku rushed to the cave, only to be stopped in his tracks by Pan.

"Stop! Don't go any further." Pan stood in her grandfather's way with her arms spread out to her sides.

"Wha... Pan, get out of the way! We have to save Trunks!"

"No, Grandpa. We don't. Trunks told me himself that he doesn't want anyone to come after him."

"Why would he tell you that?" Goku asked, quite puzzled.

"He surrendered to save Pan's life, Otou-san..." Gohan said. "I saw the whole thing."

Just then, the commander and two of his men, sent out by King Vegeta, emerged from the cave only to find themselves face to face with four angry Sons.

"Hey, you!" Gohan shouted to the commanding officer. "Where have they taken Trunks?"

The commander, though not a very bright man, instantly recognized the two men in front of him as the father and grandfather of his target. Behind them were two defenseless children. (King Vegeta couldn't have possibly meant for me to capture a little girl...) He thought. By the process of elimination, that left the small boy as the one he sought. The commander nodded his head toward Zamuri, and the two guards took off at full speed toward him.

"Pan, Zamuri, get out of here now!!!" Gohan shouted as he and Goku flew after the men in pursuit. But the commander had pulled out his stunner gun, and aimed carefully. All Pan and Zamuri heard as they ran were two shots, and two thuds.

"Come on, Zam!!!" Pan hollered in desperation. She took off in a dead sprint before launching off the ground back to the warehouse in the town where her mother was.

"Wait, sis! I can't go as fast as you can!!!" She heard Zamuri yell from behind her. Pan whirled around to see him flying toward her as fast as he could with the two soldiers in hot pursuit.

"Zamuri, look out behind you!!!" Pan shouted at the top of her lungs. But it was too late. The two men grabbed him by the arms and held him tight.

"Let me go, you jerks!!! When my father gets a hold of you, he's gonna..." Zamuri looked down, only to see Goku and Gohan lying motionless on the ground below. "No..."

"Zamuri!!!" Pan yelled as she sped to his aid as fast as she could. The small boy struggled with all he had to free himself from the grip of the two figures. They began to float back to the entrance to the cave very quickly. "NO!!!" Pan screamed, soaring after them. Just then, she felt something hot against her stomach. It seemed to send a strange numbing sensation across her entire body. She felt limp, and began to fall. Just before she hit the ground, Pan caught a glimpse of the commander chuckling and sheathing his stunner.

THUD

Pan's head made impact with a large rock sticking out of the ground.

"Zamuri..." She muttered before darkness engulfed her vision. This time she slept, no dreams came to her.