Piccolo: Hmph! You showed up at least. I guess you have to start somewhere. Read the damn chapter already. I don't like to be kept waiting!

Chapter 3: A Close Call and an Explanation

Pan was up against the wall, and with a ki blast from 18 at the ready, there wasn't too many other places to go. The android smiled at the girl. "Well it's been nice meeting you, but I have other things to get to. So if you don't mind…" 18 fired the blast at her, but before it hit Pan felt herself being swept off her feet. The next thing she saw was her grandfathers' house being blown to bits. However it was from an aerial view. She looked up at her savior.

"TRUNKS!!" she yelled. The purple haired boy looked down at her, but with a stern look on his face.

"What the hell are you doing? Don't you know that the androids won't just let you go free because you're a kid? They will kill you." Pan gritted her teeth and yelled back.

"She wouldn't hurt me! I know 18 and she wouldn't hurt anyone without a reason!" Trunks was again shocked at the girls words.

"What?! You know 18 too? You make friends with everyone you meet, or do you have a habit of running into the wrong people?" Pan scowled at Trunks. He was never such a jerk before. Was she in some kind of alternate dimension or something? Trunks landed and placed Pan down on the ground. He looked at her sternly. "Listen to me for once and stay here!" he said with force in his voice. Pan glared daggers at him and spoke.

"And why should I do that?" she demanded to know. Trunks suddenly pointed to the android that was now hovering overhead.

"That's why!" he said. Pan looked at 18 and back at Trunks.

"But I know 18, she wouldn't hurt a fly." She said, but Trunks wasn't buying it.

"Maybe she won't hurt insects, but she almost killed you. Now for once, do what you are told and stay here!" Pan opened her mouth to say something, but before she could Trunks turned Super Sayian and took off.

"UGRH!! The nerve of that boy!" she said to herself. 18 felt a surge of power and turned around to see what it was. What she saw was Trunks' leg connect with her side. She flew back a bit, but corrected herself and stared at the teen boy.

"It's about time you showed yourself." She said. Trunks scanned the surrounding area and smiled.

"Good, there's no sign of 17. Maybe if I go all out, I can take her out, and then I'll go after 17 once I'm back at full strength." He planned. 18 smirked and went into action. She threw a punch at the sayian teen, but he ducked and brought his foot around to land a kick. The attack was blocked and the two stared going at it. Pan watched the ongoing fight.

"What the hell is going on? What did 18 do to make Trunks so mad? Did I miss something?" Suddenly Pan saw 18 plow into the ground from Trunks throwing her. The purple haired sayian saw his opportunity. He flashed his hands in different directions and then thrust them out in front of himself.

"I will never forgive you two for what you have done. I PLAN TO FINISH THIS NOW!!" Pan's eyes widened. Was Trunks going to do what she thought? Was he actually planning on killing 18? "EAT THIS!!" the sword wielding sayian fired his blast at the android. Pan did what instincts told her. She powered up and fired another blast at Trunks'. The two blasts meet and Pan's shoved Trunks' away from 18. Trunks was more than shocked. "What the hell is she doing?" he thought. Suddenly he saw an energy blast shot from the dust where he threw 18. He dodged that attack but not the one that followed. 18 caught his gut with her fist. Trunks' hair reverted to its normal state and he grabbed his stomach. 18 took advantage to use both hands and hammer him down to the ground, hard! A small crater was left where Trunks had impacted. 18 looked around for the source of the blast and saw that it came from Pan.

"Thanks for the help kid, but I far from need it. I can kill this kid just as easy as I killed Gohan." Once those words escaped 18's mouth Pan felt her heart sink.

"W-What…18…y-y-you didn't…" she shuddered. Pan from shaking from hands down to feet. 18 looked at her curiously.

"Why would you care if I did? Why is he important to you?" she asked in a dull voice. Just then Pan clenched her fists together. Her energy was raising fast and Trunks could feel it. 18 just stared at her. "Hm, not bad for a little girl." She thought. Suddenly Pan glared up at her.

"You want to know why so badly?" she growled at the android. She then reared back her hand and flew towards 18 at full speed. "IT'S BECAUSE HE WAS MY DAD!!" Pan shouted at the top of her lungs. 18 just stared at the oncoming girl. She was mere inches from hitting the machine when suddenly her fist was grabbed. Pan looked up to see who stopped her and saw another one. This one a man and he looked similar to 18.

"You know little girl, you should really leave the fighting to the grownups. You don't want to get hurt do you?" Pan couldn't move. Both androids looked at her like the wanted to kill her. She could sense it, but she also sensed something else. She felt a power level rising, and it was getting stronger by the second. She looked down and saw Trunks powering up.

"LET HER GO!" he shouted and took off towards them at a super sayian state. The new male android just smirked.

"You want her so bad, then take her." As soon as Trunks was close enough he flung Pan around. The two teens collided head on. Pan's back met Trunks stomach, and they both plummeted towards the ground and hit was a crash. Then 18 and her twin brother each pointed a hand towards the crater and fired multiple energy blasts at it. There was a series of explosions and soon the battlefield was covered with smoke and dust from the blasts. 17 smirked at the scene. "I can feel them, pity. I was starting to like the girl." 18 rolled her eyes and they both took off back towards the city. Unknown to the androids however, both sayians where able to suppress their power levels and survive, but just barely. Once the dust cleared Pan slowly opened her eyes. She tried to move but she felt very heavy. She then soon realized that Trunks was on top of her. He shielded her from the blasts. Pan spoke, but with great difficulty.

"Tr-T-Trunks…thanks for…pr-protecting me…" Pan breathed heavily. However, Trunks didn't reply. His head was on Pan's shoulder, and his body was limp. Pan tried to speak to him again. "Trunks……Tr-Tr-Trunks?" The sayian boy did not reply. Pan tried to speak again, but the energy was gone, she could barely move. She felt her eyes growing heavy, and she could barely move herself. Tears began to flow down her eyes. They would trickle down and land on Trunks forehead. "Trunks…p-please be okay…I don't…want to…lose you too…" she thought, more tears falling from her face. Suddenly, things began to go dark. She was trapped in a black void. The young sayian girl looked around and saw nothing. Suddenly a voice called out to her.

"Hey Pan!" the girl turned and looked towards the source of the voice. It was her father. Gohan and his wife Videl was looking towards their daughter, both smiling. Pan smiled her widest and ran towards them. Gohan outstretched both his arms to his daughter as it to hug her. Pan jumped into her father's arm and wrapped them around him.

"DAD! MOM! I missed you both so much!" she cried into her dads chest. Gohan held her at a distance from him so he could look into her eyes.

"Don't worry Pan, we're right here. Well never leave you again." Suddenly Pan didn't feel her dads hug. She felt his hand wrap around her throat. The young girl struggled to get free, but it was no good. Her father was too strong. What was he doing? Was he crazy? And why wasn't her mother helping her?

"D-Dad…? What…are…" she tried to speak, but the sayian male had his hand clenched tightly around her throat. Her breath was being squeezed out of her. She closed her eyes and tears slowly fell from the young girls face. Why was he doing this to her? Why was he hurting her? Did they not care about her? She opened her eyes again but saw that her parents where no longer there. The one choking her was 17. Her eyes widened in fear. She looked to the right and saw 18 standing next to him.

"Sorry to disappoint you, but daddy isn't here to save you." Suddenly 18 put up her hand and held it towards Pan's face. There was a bright flash of light and Pan shut her eyes.

"Hey! Hey! Can you hear me?" Pan's eyes slowly opened. It was bright in the room it was really bright. Pan tried to sit up, but found it really difficult. Her head hurt and her side was in massive pain as well. She decided to remain lying down. Stuff finally began to come into focus. The first thing she saw was Bulma. She was sitting on the bed next to her, with a look of concern and a little anger on her face. Then Pan saw Trunks. He looked like a complete wreck. He had a bandaged head and his arm was in a sling. He also had a free hand on his ribs. Trunks eyes were glued to hers but this wasn't a good thing. That's because those eyes were full of anger. Just then the purple haired super sayian spoke.

"I think you owe us a little explanation."

Piccolo: It's about time you finished. I thought I told you I don't like to be kept waiting!

Kid Gohan: Aw come on Piccolo, they just wanted to enjoy the story.

Piccolo: Huh? Gohan what are you doing here?

Kid Gohan: I was reading the story too, and I liked it so much that I asked if I could do the disclaimer for the next chapter.

Piccolo: Hmph! Well I guess since you're going to take care of this, I'll go and meditate. If you need me, then wait till I'm done. (takes off)

Kid Gohan: Well R&R and I'll see you soon!