Dragonball Z2 Episode 96: Horrors of Merl.
Narrator: on the last gripping episode of Dragonball Z2, Merl's endless assault on Pan continued as he laid one attack on her after another, and it would have seemed as if Pan couldn't do a thing to stop him…
Merl: so are you going to stop this? (Disappears and reappears in front of Pan and bangs her on the side of her face with both of his fists together)
Pan: (Skids across the ground making a small traveling mark in the ground) (She is shown face down in the dirt)
Merl: you're so easily thrown around… wow! (Starts walking over to her location)
Pan: (Slowly tries to get back up)
Merl: (Stands above her)
Pan: (Continues to try and stand back up)
Merl: hmm… (Puts his foot down on her head)
Pan: (She screams out loud) (Her head and her body is pushed back down to the ground)
Merl: let's see if my foot is any different then my hands, let's see if it can crush your skull in instead. (He starts to push down on Pan's head with his big foot)
Pan: ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!! PLEASE!!! STOP IT!!!
Merl: (Pushes more)
Narrator: but then after awhile Pan saw an opportunity to get back at Merl and stop him at his own game…
Merl: (Does a jump kick in the air and hits Pan into her stomach yet again)
Pan: (Flies back into another wall of a cliff and comes out the other end)
(After the cliff collapses something is revealed behind it)
Pan: (Breathing hard)
Merl: (Laughs) (He then notices what was behind it) huh!? Wait, no!
Pan: (Gets back up and sees it) hmm…
(It is the Blutz Waves machine shown sitting there in all of its glory)
Pan: (She looks towards it and then looks back towards Merl) so that's where you've been hiding it? (With weakness to her voice)
Merl: (Starts sweating and getting flustered)
Pan: if you make one more step towards me I'll blow it into an oblivion.
Merl: you wouldn't do that! That's one of the blue haired woman's best inventions! She told me herself when she charged me for the first time with the Blutz Waves!
Pan: oh cut the crap! I know she didn't say that! And even if she did you think I care if it's her most prized invention? This thing has done nothing but bring pain it's entire existence in this world. It helped power up an enemy to where he was nearly unstoppable once. And the same thing is happening again with you, at least if I destroy it now you won't be able to recharge yourself.
Merl: please don't touch it! I beg you!
Pan: now you're begging!? I was begging and pleading before when you beat the hell out of me and you didn't listen, what makes you think I'll listen to yours?
Merl: because…
Pan: and that just about sums up everything I guess… I'm destroying it right here, right now!
Narrator: if only it were that easy! Merl used his psychic powers to move the machine away from Pan, but that didn't stop Pan's plan as she began to chase after the machine to stop it in its fast tracks…
Pan: here we go! I finally found the shot I was looking for!
(The machine goes into her range)
Merl: Nooooooooooooo!!!
Pan: (Shoots a blast towards it and hits it, but it isn't destroyed, but it falls to the ground) damn! I guess that's okay, this is a lot better for me now, it'll be so much easier to destroy that thing! (She lands on the ground next to the machine)
Merl: (Lands behind her) no! You mustn't do this! No!
Pan: oh save it!
Merl: I can give you some of the Blutz Waves to make you feel better! I can make you stronger! Come on! What do you say!?
Pan: refusal is always my highest virtue… (Blasts at the machine)
(The beam goes towards the machine)
Narrator: but then something bizarre happened that would crush all hope of destroying the Blutz Waves machine…
Pan: (Smirks)
(The beam goes right through the machine, but there is no explosion, as a matter of a fact, when the beam goes through the machine, the machine flicker and disappears for a moment and then reappears again like some kind of holographic image)
Pan: huh!? What the hell!?
Merl: (Starts chuckling)
Pan: no… no…. no way!
(Skip)
Merl: (Laughs even more) what a dumb moron! I didn't think you were going to fall for it, but I guess you learn something new every day!
Pan: (Looking away from Merl with a loss of innocence on her face) so… the whole time… It was just a holographic image… and you played along?
Merl: yep. I should get an academy award for my performance. (Starts laughing even more)
Pan: I can't believe I fell for it… I had actually hoped I would have gotten you that time… (Starts getting teary eyed)
Merl: (Laughs even more and louder) now she's crying! (He falls to the ground on his bottom and starts laughing like crazy) that is so hilarious! (He starts kicking his big legs aloud just bawling laughing)
Pan: how could I have been so stupid… how?
Narrator: it was at that moment that Pan realized the inevitability of victory was for certain as Merl continued his onslaught, and that lead Gohan to lose his cool and eventually he decided to jump into attack mode, ignoring his father's orders of not interfering…
Gohan: (Starts getting angrier) he's getting on my last nerve here! I'm going to kill him
Goku: no Gohan!
Gohan: (Lifts off into the air)
Goku: no!!
Gohan: (Flies into the air to stop Merl)
Narrator: will Gohan fair any better against Merl? Does Pan even want him fighting? Find out today on Dragonball Z2!
Gohan: nooooooooooooooooooooooo!!! (Flying into the battle)
Merl: (Stops playing tennis with Pan and looks towards Gohan) huh?
Gohan: you're going down! (About to lay a punch on Merl)
Merl: just try it!
Pan: (Regains her composure while floating in the air) NO!!!!!! (She shouts)
Gohan: (Stops the attack mid-air) huh? Pan!? You need help!
Merl: hmm…
Pan: dad! Stay out of this!
Gohan: but Pan, he's torturing you! Do you think I'm just going to sit by idly and watch you die right in front of my face?
Pan: dad please just do this for me, you'll be helping a lot more if you just stay out of this battle, the only reason I did that training was to prove I was worth something! And I'm going to damn well prove it!
Gohan: Pan! Don't do this! Don't throw your life away for nothing!
Pan: dad, I'm going to find a way to beat him, you can count on that, even if he does kill me I'm still going to beat him in some form.
Gohan: you're not making sense!
Pan: dad… please… just go back to the others and keep mom and Goken Company, please.
Gohan: but-
Pan: but- nothing!
Gohan: but how can you want to die like this?
Pan: I don't dad… but if I have to in order to save the world then by golly I'll do it.
Gohan: …
Pan: I know its hard dad… but believe me… trust my judgment, I'll figure something out. I no longer want to be the little girl in distress like I was for so many years; I don't want to be rescued by you guys and then just tossed aside like so many times before, now I want to show to the world and everyone else that I am worth a damn, and that I am strong enough to overcome any obstacle no matter the cost. Please dad, let me fight my battle.
Gohan: (Sighs) okay Pan… I understand.
Merl: what a touching moment that was… and I'd have to say that was well said girl.
Gohan: she has a name! Her name is Pan! My daughter! And she's going to be the one that kills you today!
Merl: kill me? That's about as likely as one of you spectators being able to touch me without getting burned. Which is what would have happened to you had you actually laid that punch on me.
Gohan: just be quiet and see what my daughter is really made out of… (He flies away back to the others)
(The others)
Gohan: (Lands back down on the cliff next to Goku and Vegeta and he looks down saddened about what he just allowed to happen)
Goku: (Puts his hand on Gohan's shoulder) it's okay Gohan… now you know the truth that she doesn't want help from us. Now you see her true nature and what she wants to achieve.
Gohan: yes…
Trunks: I understand as well…
Vegeta: good, learn from the example Trunks, now you know she doesn't want any help from us at all.
Trunks: as much as I don't want to believe it… I'll listen to what she wants.
(Merl and Pan)
Merl: you really do know how to pick your words Pan if I do say so myself… but unfortunately you really don't know how to pick your attacks and plan your strategies against a powerful enemy. Perhaps you should ask me for pointers in that department because I've done all kind of things to you to screw with your head, and the only thing you've managed to do to me become some sort of mystical woman with great power, but then I surpassed you and everything changed.
Pan: what are you trying to get at here!?
Merl: I'm saying this: I am feeling very charitable… it was never my intention to kill you or any of your family or your friends, now you can prevent that by surrendering to me right now.
Pan: you're giving me another chance?
Merl: yes I am… I think I've beaten enough sense into you to make you think otherwise in continuing this fight. If you give it all up right now and allow me the usage of those mystical spheres in the back of you, I will leave this planet and you will live out this generation and the next generation free from my strife.
Pan: why would I do something like that?
Merl: so you can save the lives of the people you love the most. And plus if I killed you right now, they wouldn't stand a chance in defending themselves because if they touch me they will burn. You are the only one out of this group who can lay a finger on me without getting burned. And if you died, then the gateway to your friends and family's death will certainly open up, and I'm pretty sure you wouldn't want that. You'd never want them to be killed after your death or you would feel as if you failed.
Pan: …
Merl: are you having a hard time coming down with a decision? Oh okay, I'll give you a minute to think over it. (He turns and looks away from Pan) in the mean time if you want to lay a punch while my back is turned then be my guest. It just shows that you are not only a coward, but that you don't care about your life or the lives of those you love. Because well if you attack me now then your fate will become sealed.
Pan: (Stands looking towards Merl)
Merl: hurry up and make your choices or I'll decide for you, and of course you'll know what I choose, trust me you will.
(The Others)
Krillian: you know guys maybe we should let me use the Dragonballs…
18: and let him get away!?
Marron: yeah dad, what gives!?
Krillian: what if he's telling the truth?
18: and what if he isn't?
Marron: yeah, then what dad?
Krillian: well he's brought up some pretty well rounded points…
Marron: dad, you're being selfish…
Krillian: okay, okay, I just don't want to die again! I've died way too many times!
18: ei-yi-yi Krillian…
Marron: my dad is coward… (With her hand on her forehead)
Krillian: (Itches the back of his head)
(Merl and Pan)
Merl: have you come up with a decision yet, you should see that surrender is the best option in this case.
Pan: and surrender is not what I'm doing…
Merl: (Nods his head) I knew you'd do that… you're too proud I can tell… it's in your blood I presume… the blood of the race you are descendent from.
Pan: the blood of a Sayian…
Merl: I see… you realize you not only sealed the fate of yourself, but of your loved ones as well…
Pan: yes…
Merl: are you really willing to take that risk? Are you so certain you'll beat me that you truly believe you'll survive through this? Honestly does it look like you're doing any good against me!?
Pan: I don't care how good I'm doing… I'm going to win.
Merl: ARE YOU REATARDED! HONESTLY, IT WOULD BE SO MUCH EASIER TO GIVE UP! (He shouts really loud)
Pan: I will beat you, like I said to my father even if I die, I still will of won.
Merl: IF YOU DIE THEN I WIN! (He shouts) (He then gets a little calmer) just save yourself and don't choose death! Don't die for nothing!
Pan: I won't die for nothing… I promise you that.
Merl: (Puts his hand on his head in frustration) man, you give a person an excellent chance to live and they just act as if they were offered a roofie to be put in their drink. Do you really want that?
Pan: I don't care what happens…
Merl: (Sighs) fine… you had your 2nd and final chance to live in peace, I hope you're happy. You've just sealed the fates of not only yourself, but of everyone you've ever loved or cared about… I hope you wallow in shame from Hell after you die.
Pan: …
Merl: (Sighs) (Flies in after her)
Pan: (Tries to block his oncoming attack)
Merl: (Punches her right in the side of the face)
Pan: (Is thrown back still with her block up onto the ground)
Merl: (Goes above Pan who lies on the ground and then starts forming small beams in his hand, he then proceeds to blast them at Pan)
Pan: ahhh! (Is hit with the beams)
Merl: (Continues to blast down more and more beams)
Pan: (The beams continue to hit her making more tears in her clothing and wounding her even more)
(The Others)
Goken: Pan!!!
Videl: oh no… she needs strength… she has to get up and fight! She can't let him do this to her! She can't!!
Gohan: (Goes up to Videl to comfort her and Goken)
Videl: why is he doing this to our baby?
Gohan: come here Videl… (Holds onto Videl)
Videl: (Cries on Gohan)
Goken: (Joins in the cry and groups up with his mom and dad)
Trunks: Pan… there's so much that we've been through… this is something of which the likes has never happened to you before, this is your first true battle outside of the Black Star Dragonballs… please don't let yourself die!
(Merl and Pan)
Merl: (Continues to blast a few more beams at Pan)
Pan: (Is hit with all of those beams)
Merl: (Finishes blasting her and begins to float down to her location)
Pan: (Is shown breathing hard and crumpled up on the ground with rubble from the blasts right under her) uh… uh… uh…man….
Merl: (Floats down to Pan with his arms crossed right in front of her and he stands over her while she lies on the ground) tisk, tisk… (Puts his arm out and grabs Pan not by the shirt neck, but by her actual skin and bone neck and raises her into the air and he sees her and she sees him eye to eye)
Pan: (Uses her hands to try and break through of this strangle hold)
Merl: this is what happens….
Pan: (Getting harder and harder to breathe for her)
Merl: this is what happens when you disapprove my offers!
Pan: …
Merl: I gave you another chance and life and you spat in my face! And now look where we are right now, you're going to die because of your own selfish actions!
Pan: gaa… gugh… guaa… ahh… (Struggling really hard) (She squirms her legs around trying to break free)
Merl: what? What was that? Oh you can't breathe? Oh let me try and fix that. (Starts pushing harder on her neck making it even harder to breathe)
Pan: (Tries to yell out in Pain but can't because of Merl's tight grip on her neck)
Merl: oh… whoops! Looks like I turned the faucet in the opposite directions, my mistake… let me try again… (Starts crushing her neck even harder)
Pan: (Starting to gag)
Merl: oh… I guess I can't tell me rights from my lefts… my mistake!
(Pan's vision is shown and you see Merl through her vision, suddenly her vision starts to become blurrier and blurrier)
(The Others)
Goten: he's going in for the kill!
Bra: I can't watch this… I don't want to see Pan die!
Videl: noooo!
Gohan: (Tries to calm Videl down)
Goken: (Looking towards Merl and Pan)
Marron: (Walks over to Goken and covers his eyes)
(Merl and Pan)
Pan: (Her vision goes completely blurry)
Merl: (Still trying to strangle her to death)
Pan: (Her legs start squirming less and less; she's getting slower and slower in all of her movements) (She then starts to close her eyes, but she fights to keep them open)
Merl: (Still holding onto her neck)
Pan: (Her face literally starts to turn blue)
Merl: (Smirks)
Pan: (She then comes to a complete stop, she is no longer squirming around) (And her eyes are closed)
Merl: (Smirks again looking at Pan's face) (He then lets go of her and she falls to the ground)
(The Others)
Goku: oh no… please no… no… it can't be…
Vegeta: arrgg…. Don't tell me it's all over!
Videl: (Crying even more)
Gohan: Pan…
Goken: (Trying to see but Marron still has her hands in front of his eyes)
Marron: you don't want to see the end results of this Goken… trust me…
Bra: no…
Goten: my niece…
(Merl and Pan)
Merl: (Looking down towards Pan's crippled and lifeless looking body) alright get back up, I know you're not dead! That may have been unpleasant for you, but I did it enough to just render you unconscious, if I had gone any further then I would have killed you.
Pan: (Her face gets less blue but she is still out)
Merl: not going to wake up, hey? Let me give you a hand. (He stomps down on Pan's back with his foot)
Pan: (Shrieks and wakes up screaming in pain)
Merl: wakey, wakey, eggs and bakey!
Pan: (Starts coughing uncontrollably because of the neck attack)
Merl: cutting the circulation of air from your esophagus to your brain was a beautiful sight. Just watching you squirm around like that was priceless and totally rewarding on my part.
Pan: (Holds onto her neck still coughing looking up at Merl) please… (With a groggy voice) if you want to… just kill me…
Merl: no… no… I'm still not done with you right yet. Not until I'm 300 percent satisfied.
(The Others)
Goten: he just loves seeing her suffer!
Bra: someone should really kick his ass!
Trunks: and I really want to be the one who does it!
Videl: thank goodness though that she's still alive…
Gohan: yeah, but for how much longer? She'll only be alive for as long as Merl wants her to be… so Pan has to figure out the attack she's going to use quick, she can't keep playing this waiting game. She'll die before she gets her chance!
Goku: maybe she knew she wasn't going to die…
Vegeta: perhaps…
Rya: I don't know about that… your thoughts seemed unsettled, she's showing some fear in her mind… she even said to herself: "Is this it?" I think she does think she's going to die.
Goku: I hope she's not thinking twice about her attack…
Vegeta: she may have run out of all of the Ki needed to use it…
Goku: and if that's the case…
Vegeta: then her death is certainly destined.
Goku: …
Chi-Chi: my granddaughter is going to die!
Ox King: oh my gosh… this is just terrible!
Roshi: it's beyond that… it's a tragedy.
(Merl and Pan)
Merl: so then do you want to die?
Pan: no… but I'd rather die then continue to be tortured by you.
Merl: I'm still far from satisfied Pan… but don't worry, once I've reach my satisfaction mark, you're death will be aimed and ready for me to pull the trigger.
Pan: (Starts to chuckle with grogginess still to her voice)
Merl: hmm?
Pan: (Chuckles)
Merl: what's so funny?
Pan: (Chuckles)
Merl: huh?
(The Others)
Goten: what's she laughing about?
Bra: I don't find anything funny going on here.
Bulma: that's weird…
Piccolo: hmm…
(Merl and Pan)
Merl: hello? Am I talking to myself here? What the hell are you so happy about?
Pan: (Chuckles) you know, I'm far from happy… but it's just funny on how I'm going to kill you when this is all over.
Merl: (Sighs) can you please get over that! I'm not going to be the one who dies here today! You and you alone are going to be the one that dies. And of course then everyone else, but that's for later.
Pan: (Chuckles) you won't know what hit you…
Merl: (Nods his head back and forth) I don't think so!
Pan: (Chuckles)
Merl: arrgg…
Pan: (Chuckles)
Merl: shut up you dumb bitch! (Does a good slam to her stomach with his foot)
Pan: (Falls to the ground again) (She coughs up a little bit of blood)
Merl: that'll teach you to laugh at me!
Pan: (Coughs a little more)
Merl: now get up and let me crush you a little more.
Pan: (While lying on the ground) (She moves her head to the side and looks at her little brother)
Merl: …
Pan: (Smiles at her brother)
(A voice goes through Pan's head from some point in the past)
Goken's voice: I hope to one day be as strong as you sis!
Pan's voice: sure thing Goken, you just need a lot of time and practice to perfect yourself.
Goken's voice: so then I have a chance!
Pan's voice: sure thing pal!
Goken's voice: cool! Thanks Pan!
(Outside of Pan's mind)
(The word Pan from her brother echoes through her mind)
Merl: what are you looking at?
Pan: (Looks away from her brother towards Merl) I'm going to kill you for my little brother's sake.
Merl: that little pipsqueak? Oh please…
Pan: whenever I say I'm going to do something for my little brother I always live on that promise, I can guarantee you that.
Merl: really? Well I hope that trend doesn't break up, you know I really hate to halter traditions, especially one such as that. (Laughs)
Pan: (Smiles)
Merl: now… let me hurt you a little more. (Grabs her by the leg and lifts her in the air)
Pan: (Closes her eyes after he did this)
Merl: (Throws her smack down into the ground)
(The Others)
Goken: (Drops a lot of tears from his eyes) I love my sister… why is this happening to her… why? Why daddy? Why mommy?
Gohan: we don't know ourselves Goken…
Videl: that's the honest truth Goken.
Goken: why can't we help her!?
Gohan: because she doesn't want it kiddo…
Goken: but why? Does she want to die and leave me all alone?
Gohan: no… of course not Goken… she's allowing herself to be taken by Merl so we don't have to be… she's a hero even if she does fail to stop Merl.
Videl: you're father is right Goken… I guess you can say this is her own form of crucifixion.
Gohan: in some form… yes.
Goken: (Looks toward the fight again) please don't die sis!
Goku: hmm…
Vegeta: the way Pan acted today… I have to say Kakorot, for not being a full blooded Sayian she really acted as if she were a full pure blooded Sayian; she'd make our Sayian brethren proud.
Goku: I don't deny that Vegeta… she's beautiful out there, no questions asked.
(Merl and Pan)
Merl: (Knees Pan in the stomach multiple times while in his hands)
Pan: (Yells out in pain as this happens)
Merl: do you feel it!? Because if you don't I'll make sure you do! (Knees her in the stomach again)
Pan: (More blood comes out of her mouth)
(The Others)
Rya: (Looking at Pan, but he looks deeper, deeper into her soul) she is so pure… so powerful, and so righteous. I think I know what she is planning….
Goten: and what would that be?
Rya: I'm sorry I can't tell you… you will find out when it happens.
Goten: but Rya!
Rya: Drones always keep people's secrets of whom are allied to them! I'm am not about to break tradition.
Bra: it really is important though Rya!
Rya: all I can tell you is that it's beautiful…
Bra and Goten: huh!?
(Merl and Pan)
Merl: (Starts elbow Pan in the stomach instead) how do you like that? Huh? How do you like it?
Pan: it feels great…
Merl: oh stop pretending! (Throws her into the air)
Pan: (Is in the air going up)
Merl: (Flies up after Pan and goes under her)
Pan: …
Merl: (Lays a punch right in her back making her rise higher in the air)
Pan: (Screams after the attack)
Merl: the back is a terrible place to get hit my girl!
Pan: when you hit Pan… you only make her stronger…
Merl: shut up! (Knocks her back down to the ground)
Pan: (Slams into the ground)
Merl: (Floats back down to Pan) you know… I think now would be a good time to finish you off.
Pan: …
Merl: I think you've had enough and I feel very satisfied right now, plus I'm getting pretty tired and I want to make my wish from the Dragonballs so… (Yawns) I'm going to kill you…
Pan: go right ahead if you can.
Merl: I can and I will.
(The Others)
Trunks: (Sighs) good bye Pan…
Narrator: it would seem at this moment that Merl has come down to a decision to finish Pan off once and for all, but how can he want to end her life after this much beating? Even so, it would seem as if Pan is about to meet death face to face… stay tuned for scenes for the next episode of Dragonball Z2!
Scenes: next time on Z2, Pan does her best to try and stay alive, and does her best to stay in the fight, but something happens that causes the others to have to step in and stop Merl from getting a hold of the Dragonballs! Does this mean Pan is dead? You don't want to miss the next episode of Dragonball Z2!
Dragonball Z2 Episode 97: Help Protect the Dragonballs!
Authors Note: (Sad face) wow… this seemed like the most touching and sad episode I've written... (Happy face) but anyways onward to what I wanted to say! In the next 3 episodes we will have reached episode 100! Yes, after all this time the 100th episode of Dragonball Z2 is in our midsts, I can't wait to get there! I'm going to make sure I update like crazy the next few days! (I hope I can anyway, depends on my schedule) Anyways see you next time!
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