Chapter 16

Pan

Pan woke up to a surprise, she was back in her own room! "Huh!?" she exclaimed, and then sensed their ki. "Mom! Dad! You're back!" she yelled as she ran out her room and into theirs. She jumped on the bed, waking both of them up. "Pan-chan!" her parents yelled in surprise, before they then hugged her tightly between the two of them. "Mom! Dad! Too tight!" Pan laughed. "Sorry, we missed you so much," her Mom said, and Videl got a good look at her. "Mom! Holy cow! You're as buff as Marron!" the quarter-Saiyan girl exclaimed in shock. "What can I say, spending a year in Ten Times Earth Gravity is a really great workout!" her Mom said as she got out and stretched. "I bet you can beat almost anyone now! Except for a Super Saiyan," Pan cheekily said, and then focused, remembering how Vegeta told her to activate Super Saiyan by focusing ki on a certain part of her back. She let out a loud cry, as her black eyes turned turquoise and short black hair stood up straight and glowed golden. "WOW! Pan, how did you do that?!" both of her parents yelled in surprise.

"Vegeta and Bra helped teach me how to reach Super Saiyan! It was scary, but it worked," Pan said as she explained everything that happened when they were in the Hyperbolic Time Chamber. "Hard to believe we were really only gone for a day," her Mom said as she inspected her hair, it was down to her lower back after a year of growth. "I feel like I can take on just about any human crook I might face, but I'm not totally sure. Everytime me and your Dad sparred, he won, although I was pushing him by the end," Videl said. "Well, I'm pretty sure that anyone not a Super Saiyan, or Piccolo, you can beat, but I'm not totally sure," Gohan said. "OH! Mom, spar me! I won't go Super Saiyan, and you can see how much stronger you really are!" Pan yelled. "Are you sure? I was hoping to relax today, before I go back to work," Videl said. Pan nodded, "I'm sure. It'll be a good test for you!" Videl turned to Gohan, who smiled and nodded, "You two can spar while I get breakfast ready." "Well, alright, we'll be done by breakfast I'm sure," Videl said, and started to stretch herself out, and Pan joined her while Gohan went to start making breakfast.

Once the mother and daughter pair were done stretching, they put on their gi's and went outside, seeing Goku and Goten were sparring as well. "Hey Videl! You getting ready to spar?" Goku said. "Yep, me and Pan," Videl answered. "You sure?" Goten asked, then walked closer and saw Videl's sleeveless gi. "Holy cow! What did you and Gohan DO in the Hyperbolic Time Chamber!? Your arms, they might be bigger than Marron's!" Goten yelled. Videl smiled at her brother-in-law, "Wanna try me after breakfast? Pan and I are gonna spar until Gohan gets it ready. After I eat, maybe you and me can spar too." "Oh, it is on," Goten said. "I call…thirds? I'll go after Goten is what I mean," Goku sheepishly said. "Okay, but there is one rule, no Super Saiyan. We're only seeing if I can handle those ki-wielding crooks running around, not if I can crack the planet or not," Videl said. "Alright, sounds like a fun challenge," Goku agreed.

Videl, Pan, Goku and Goten flew over to a clear field where there were no people or animals nearby, so they wouldn't hurt anything or anyone. Videl and Pan both took their stances and summoned forth their power. Pan's power had grown slightly, even without going Super Saiyan, but Videl's surprised them all. Small patches of Earth floated around her as the ground shook while she belted out her kiai, her blue aura blazing all around like the fire of a star. When she was done, Videl was glowing and smiling confidently. "Again I ask, WHAT DID YOU AND GOHAN DO IN THE HYPERBOLIC TIME CHAMBER!?" Goten yelled, "I mean, Videl, you've always been stronger than you looked, but this is INSANE! You might just be able to take on a Super Saiyan after all!" "Well…not everyone. Maybe you kids, and Bra as Super Saiyans. If Vegeta or me fought her as Super Saiyans, we'd win easily," Goku corrected him.

Pan smiled at her Mom, her Saiyan blood telling her that win or lose, she was in for a good fight as she darted forward. Videl easily blocked her kick, and the punches that followed. Videl then surprised her by knife hand blocking a punch at the wrist, grabbing it, and pulling Pan into a throw, hitting the ground hard. Pan jumped up and blasted ki balls at Videl that were blocked and deflected back easily. Videl then seemed to disappear before reappearing behind Pan. Pan turned around and took a punch to the stomach. Pan flew back but stopped in midair in time to block her Mom's kick and kick her in the chin before laying a punch there as well. "That's it Pan! Show me what you got," Videl told her, her confident grin belonging to a younger woman. Videl and Pan flew around exchanging punches and kicks at speeds that left Goten struggling to keep up with them both, while Goku watched with a big smile on his face.

"That's it Pan! Best defense is a good offense!" Goku cheered, before Videl shocked them by landing a punch to Pan's face and then a kick that sent her flying through the air. With stunning speed, Videl caught Pan and wrapped her arms around her in a rear-naked choke hold. Pan struggled to get out of it, but Videl was holding on tighter than a boa constrictor. Pan was seeing spots in front of her eyes before she finally tapped her Mom's arm to let her know she surrendered. "Pan-chan, did I hurt you too much?" Videl asked her as soon as she let go. "I'm alright," Pan assured her with a smile. "Oh no, I think I see some bruises," Videl said, and gave Pan a little kiss on her already swelling cheek. "Mom, I'm okay! I don't need a Senzu Bean or anything like that," Pan insisted. "Alright," Videl said.

"That was awesome Videl!" Goku congratulated her, "And Pan, you've really improved, keeping up with her like you did. I'm sure you'll be doing better in no time." "Thanks, Goku," Videl said, "We trained extremely hard in the Hyperbolic Time Chamber. Honestly, I'm surprised at how much faster I've gotten." "Yeah, training in heavier gravity can do that," Goku said, then they all sensed Gohan flying over carrying Chi-chi and both were carrying large bento boxes. "Hey, Gohan, you just missed it," Goku said, "Videl and Pan sparred, and Videl won easily." "Whoa…I didn't think you'd be done this fast. I thought you'd still be sparring, and it'd be a draw," Gohan commented. "Well, after all that, I'm sure you two are hungry," Chi-chi said as she laid out a blanket for everyone to sit in, "Gohan told me what you were doing, so I figured why not have a family picnic. I'm sure you must have missed having some real food."

Pan and Videl both had famished looks on their faces as they said, "Thank you Grandma/Chi-chi!" For the next hour everyone sat and enjoyed the picnic together, Videl especially, her appetite outright astounded Chi-chi. "Videl, did you turn into a Saiyan or something!?" "No," Videl said when she stopped eating and drank almost half a thermos of tea, "It's just that in the Hyperbolic Time Chamber we only had the most basic rations. They filled you and kept you healthy, but it was like cardboard compared to this!" "I see," Chi-chi said as she ate some of the food herself. "She's not kidding, Chi-chi. Compared to a good home cooked meal, the food in the Hyperbolic Time Chamber just isn't all that great. You saw how Vegeta dug in at the tournament against Universe 6 after all," Goku reminded her. "Well, Saiyans are walking stomachs. And this has got to be the most food I've ever seen Videl eat," Chi-chi said. Videl finished eating and said, "Man, I might have eaten a little too much. Just give me thirty minutes to digest." "A nap's always pretty good after a good meal," Goku concurred.

Pan took a nap too and woke up half an hour later with her Mom. Videl got up and stretched out, "Alright, Goten, let's go!" "Alright," Goten said as they stepped away from everyone and summoned their ki. Goten's aura was larger than Pan's, but not by much, while Videl's seemd like it was slightly larger than when she fought Pan. "Not going easy on you, Goten. Hope you got a senzu bean handy," Videl said confidently. "Let's go Videl!" Goten yelled, and they charged at each other, clashing in the middle. The two of them quickly exchanged blows at a rate that Chi-chi couldn't possibly follow, to her it seemed like they were disappearing and reappearing all around the field. Suddenly they stopped to see Videl and Goten were grappling, their hands clenched together as they tried to push each other back. Videl was sweating, but had a confident smile, while Goten had a grimace on his face as he struggled against his sister-in-law. "Focus son!" Goku encouraged Goten.

Goten pushed hard against Videl, but she wouldn't budge. "Come on Goten! I remember when you and Trunks fought, don't tell me you've gotten weaker since then," Videl said as she took a step forward, pushing him back. She kept on walking and pushing Goten back, he struggled to keep his feet planted, but step by step she pushed him back. Suddenly, Goten pulled and fell on his back, then kicked her in the stomach with both feet, sending Videl airborne. Goten quickly followed up by flying up and landing an elbow to her stomach, only for her to blast his face with a ki ball to knock him back. The two of them unleashed storms of ki balls at each other, each one countered by the other as they kept up with each other. Suddenly, Videl vanished, and Goten did as well, and all around once more the sounds of their clashing could be heard, before at last they stopped, and Videl had landed a painful uppercut to Goten's chin and followed up with a spinning side kick that drove the air out of his lungs. Goten crashed into a boulder and fell to his knees, holding his mouth as he struggled not to vomit.

"Goten, are you okay?" Videl asked, she had a blackeye and her arms were covered in bruises, but he looked a lot worse. She helped him up and Goten managed not to puke. "I'm fine," he said, "Man, is that how you and Gohan sparred?" "Yeah. Broke a few bones, but he remembered to bring senzu beans, luckily," Videl said as they went back to everyone. "Man, Goten, you're improving, but you need to focus more, train more too," Goku said. "I guess," Goten said. "Well, Videl, looks like it's my turn," Goku said as he cracked his knuckles. "Alright," Videl agreed. "You sure Videl? You don't want a senzu bean first, or something?" Gohan asked her. "I can handle it," Videl assured him. "Mom, you're super tough!" Pan said. Goku had a large smile on his face as they walked over to where Goten and Videl had started fighting. "Man, it's been a long time since I sparred someone who wasn't Uub or Vegeta. This'll be fun," Goku said as he rolled his shoulders and took a minute to stretch out his legs.

Videl and Goku assumed their stances and looked at each other, waiting for the other to move. Too fast for anyone except Gohan to see, they flew straight up and immediately started exchanging blows. The fists and feet were lightning fast, Goku keeping his smile the whole time while Videl had a much more determined look on her face than before. Videl threw a kick that he easily deflected, but she spun around and landed a backfist on him as well. But Goku took the hit and answered with a kick of his own that knocked Videl back before coming at her with a ki ball in his fist. Videl managed to block the punch, but Goku was ready and landed a punch to her face. Videl blocked three more punches from Goku and landed a double punch to his chest and stomach to knock him back before blasting ki balls at him with all her fury.

The more experienced Goku still had a smile on his face as he deflected every one of Videl's ki balls. "I knew you would be my toughest opponent, Goku! Looks like I need to bust out some new techniques I developed!" Videl declared, then summoned a larger ki ball the size of a beach ball and threw it at Goku. When Goku went to deflect it, Videl clenched her fist, "Flashbang Ball!" There was a loud explosion as Goku took the full force of the attack, blinding and deafening him at the same time. Videl shot forward and punched Goku's solar plexus hard before pulling his head into her knee. Videl blasted a ki ball into his stomach at point blank range to knock him back, before making her fingers glow and pointed them at Goku, "Ki Bullet Storm!" Thousands of small ki blasts went at Goku, and he flew around to dodge them. "Man, Videl! That was a good one!" he yelled at her before using Instant Transmission to get behind her and grab her in a choke hold. Videl swung her legs up with all her might, catching Goku off guard and allowing her to get out of the hold.

Goku blocked her follow up kick and landed a palm strike to her chin before vanishing and appearing behind her, slamming his elbow in the middle of Videl's back. Videl felt the wind leave her body as he grabbed the back of her head and flew down, slamming her face into the ground and grabbed her arm to put her in an arm-lock. "Videl, that was one of the best fights I had in years! If only you had started training with us earlier, who knows how far you'd be by now!" Goku praised her. "Thanks, but it looks like I can't beat you, Goku," Videl said as he let her go. "Keep training! I think you might be able to beat Krillin or Tien even!" Goku told her. "What's going on here?"

Everyone looked up to see Vegeta and Bra, as well as Trunks, were all flying over, the three of them in Suepr Saiyan form, ready to fight. "Oh hey, Videl was just showing us how her training in the Hyperbolic Time Chamber went. She's awesomely powerful now!" Goku told them. "WHAT!?" Trunks and Bra both yelled in shock as they saw the landscape and looked at Videl with all her bruises. "Yeah, she already beat Pan and Goten, though they weren't in Super Saiyan form," Gohan told the Briefs family. "Goten, seriously?" Trunks asked his childhood friend. "Yeah, she's a monster now!" Goten yelled, trying to salvage his ego. "Now this I have to see," Vegeta said, and pulled a senzu bean out of his pocket and tossed it to her. "If you can beat both Bra and Trunks, then I'll test you myself," Vegeta told Videl as she ate it. Pan saw Vegeta, Bra, and Trunks were both observing her Mom, especially her new muscles and how quickly she moved after she was healed.

"You want us both to fight her?" Trunks asked his Father. "Yes. The fact remains that Bra is inexperienced and needs someone to help her against a more experienced opponent," Vegeta explained, "I expect you to help her as well as you can." "Alright, that alright with you, Videl?" Trunks asked. "Sure, I'm feeling pretty confident, let's see if I can teach you kids a thing or two," Videl said as she unleashed her ki aura. Trunks shielded his eyes and when Videl's display of power was over, saw how confident Videl looked as she bounced on the balls of her feet and shadowboxed the air. "Don't turn Super Saiyan. This is a test of your skills," Vegeta told his children as Trunks and Bra both powered up, "If you can't last at least five minutes, then you're both going to be training with me at Five-Hundred Times Earth Gravity for a whole year."

That was all the encouragement that the Briefs siblings needed as they flew at Videl. Videl however was ready and easily blocked their combined assault as they threw punches and kicks at her. "Come on Mom! Trunks is a pushover!" Pan yelled. Videl landed backhand blows to Trunks' and Bra's temples, stunning them for a second and allowing her to kick them both away from her. She went at Trunks then. The lavender-haired half-Saiyan blocked her punches and threw one that Videl caught before slamming her elbow into his ribs. Videl ducked to avoid Bra's charge and blasted her in the back, making her fly into Trunks' head. "OW!" both of them yelled. "Bra! Watch it!" Trunks complained, then saw Videl powering up a large ki ball and pushed his sister out of the way as they separated. The two of them kept away from Videl and blasted ki balls at her from a safe distance, and Videl flew around to avoid their two-pronged attack.

Videl focused ki into her fingertips and started blasting mini ki balls at Trunks and Bra, countering their attacks and soon sending the two of them on the run. "She's got a few new tricks!" Bra yelled. "Definitely!" Videl said as she flew at them faster than they expected. Videl hit Bra in the ribs with a palm strike but Trunks managed to kick her face before following up with a Double Buster attack that hit dead on. Videl flew back and Trunks renewed his assault, fists flying. Videl blocked and countered Trunks' attacks, but he was focused now and managed to keep up with her. Videl then did the unexpected when she flew down right as Trunks threw a punch. Trunks was caught by surprise, leaving him wide open for Videl to land a hard uppercut to his jaw, then grabbed his ankle and threw him at Bra, who got his by Trunks. Bra flew her older brother down and then flew at Videl like a missile. Videl blocked and dodged all her attacks though, and even complimented her. "That's the way Bra, don't give up! Don't leave too many openings."

Videl punctuated the last statement by grabbing Bra's fists and slamming her knee into the half-Saiyan girl's stomach. Bra fought the pain to everyone's surprise and blasted Videl back with ki blasts from her eyes. "WOW!" Videl yelled before Bra kicked her stomach hard. Bra tried to follow up, but Videl hit her with both fists on her head, knocking her down on top of Trunks. She flew down and both Briefs siblings said, "We can't beat you like this." "If I was Super Saiyan, I'd beat you easy!" Bra pouted. "Well then, that's a thought," Vegeta said as he walked over to his children. "Unfortunately, I was keeping time. You were both beaten in 4 minutes and 59 seconds. You know what that means," Vegeta told them. "AWWW DAD! Please! Give me a break, at least let me get time to take Mai out one last time!" Trunks groaned. "Give me five-thousand push-ups and I'll consider it. Bra, you count for him, while I spar with Videl," he ordered. "Okay," Bra said, "Kick her butt!" Vegeta cracked his neck and rolled his shoulders before he turned to Videl. "You ready for me?"

"I might not beat you," Videl admitted, "But I'm at least gonna show you what I can really do!" Vegeta smirked at that, and then the two of them seemed to disappear! They flew around the area, everyone watching with super-human senses as the two of them went at it. Punches and kicks were dodged, countered, and blocked for two whole minutes before the two of them stopped for a second, having landed kicks on each other's faces. Videl had a whole lot of bruises on her body, while Vegeta had one bruised cheek and wiped blood from his mouth, "Well then, I can see why Gohan married you. Back on Planet Vegeta, you'd be a high ranking general in the army." "Thanks, I think," Videl said as she powered up some more, as did Vegeta as golden ki filled his hands. Videl brought her hands together and said, "Kaa-mee-haa-mee…"

"FINAL FLASH!"

"HAAAAAAAA!"

Both attacks clashed together, meeting right between the two of them. Vegeta's attack was the more powerful and was quickly pushing Videl's Kamehameha Wave back. "Mom! Keep it up!" Pan cheered. Videl then surprised everyone when she stopped her attack, and Vegeta's own launched right at her. "MOM!" Pan screamed. "VIDEL!" everyone else yelled. The smoke cleared through, revealing Videl had raised a blue ki shield around her body. Videl lowered the shield and started gasping for breath, "It worked. Thank goodness it worked." "What…You…HOW!?" Vegeta yelled in shock. "I give, I'm all spent," Videl admitted. "But…how did you do that!?" Vegeta asked. "My shield isn't like a wall to protect me," Videl explained as they flew down. "It's more like the bow of a ship, cutting through the water. That's basically what I did, I focused on making it strong enough to deflect your attack, not stop it," Videl said.

"You really are a warrior now," Vegeta told her, "You should be able to handle anyone you may encounter now." "I hope so," Videl said as she plopped down on the picnic blankets, "What a workout." "You were great, Videl," Gohan said as he laid down next to her. "Yeah, Mom, you were great!" Pan agreed. "Thanks guys," Videl said with a smile. Tomorrow she was going back to work, ready for anything life threw at her. Vegeta and his kids stayed until Trunks finished with his push-ups, and Vegeta said, "Enjoy your time with your girlfriend, it'll be awhile before you take her out again." "Thanks Dad," Trunks said as he flew off to see Mai, while Vegeta and Bra flew back to Capsule Corp. The Son Family though just relaxed for the rest of the day, they'd need it.