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"Triple Threat 3: Escape from the Other World"
Chapter 3: "Reunion"

It was if all the air was sucked from the atmosphere. They all turned to Kayla, but didn't speak or move. They didn't know what to say, even if they did speak. Videl didn't dare breathe. She was afraid that the dream would end if she made the slightest movement.

She had dreamed about Kayla and Gohan for 16 years. Never their bodies, just their voice and their presence, and now, she didn't even know what to do.

Pan broke the silence, oblivious. "Mom who are they? Hey, that guy is wearing the same blue gi you bought today."

The bags fell from Videl's arms and knocked her from her thoughts. She took a deep breath and spoke. It was barely a whisper. "When'd I die?"

Pan looked at her mother curiously. "What are you talking about? Why would you think you died?" She shifted her gaze at Kayla and Gohan. "I don't know who you two are, but you're not ordinary humans. Everyone's scared and they're ten times stronger than me." She narrowed her eyes. "If you don't leave, you'll be forced to leave..." She summoned an energy blast in both palms. "...by me."

Goten regained his posture first. "No, Pan, wait!"

She didn't hear him and charged at Kayla, throwing the left blast at her. Kayla raised her eyebrows but easily flew over it and Pan released the second blast. Kayla neutralized it with her own blast, still gazing at the girl.

"You're not getting away! Kamehame-"

"Pan!" Goku teleported behind her and held both her arms back.

"What? Grandpa? Why are you holding me back? I can take care of her! I can-" She scowled at the man as she pushed herself away grudgingly.

Goku didn't answer her. He looked at Kayla's calm expression. It was as if she wasn't ever attacked. He smiled. "Kayla, it's been a while. You've gotten stronger."

"Yeah." She said as she glanced at Pan, knowingly. "You're pretty strong yourself. You're part Saiyan. Who's your father?"

Pan scoffed and looked at her warily. "I'm not telling you anything. And how do you know about Saiyans? You're not a Saiyan, you're not even human."

Kayla paused, thinking about her next words. She looked at her left arm, and spoke softly, not wanting to agree. You're right. I'm not human. I'm just asking because I know Videl's your mother. Your father would have to be-"

"-a Saiyan, I know." Pan supplied haltily. She and Goku descended onto the ground.

"But the only Saiyans I know of are Goku, Vegeta, Trunks, Goten and-" Kayla gasped and looked at Goku curiously. "How?"

"It'll all be explained." Goten smiled to reassured her. "You two have missed a lot."

"Hold on a minute!" Pan yelled, her eyes still following Kayla. "Uncle Goten, Grandpa, you're acting like you know these people, but they don't look much older than me and I've never seen them around here."

Kayla landed and walked over Gohan, who was still silently watching everyone. "Come on, Gohan. It's your family. You should be the one talking."

"My baby!" Chichi broke free of Bulma and Krillin's grasp and sped toward her son.

"Mom!" Pan suddenly yelled and spun around. Videl had fallen on the ground, unconscious. "Here!" Pan instinctively thrust her palms on her mother's chest and emitted energy into her. "I'm using the couch, Bulma." Without waiting for an answer, Pan carried her mother into the building hastily.

Kayla frowned and Goku. "Videl's energy was low. Is that why she fainted?"

Nobody was anything, though. They all looked toward the ground in silence.

"It is." Bulma finally said carefully. "But... I think Videl needs to tell Gohan what's been happening herself. Just... Just the two of them."

"And you all will explain it to me?" Kayla scanned the group.

"Of course. But first..." She looked up and rested her eyes on Kayla. "You need to tell us why you're here."

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"Wow, that King Yenma's a really nice guy, huh?" Bulma said after they heard the story. They had all went inside so they could watch over Videl.

Pan half-heartedly listened to Gohan as he told half the story. She kept watching him until she said shortly, "You. Gohan. Follow me." She walked out of the room to grass.

"What?" Gohan whispered.

"Don't ask any questions. I just want to see how strong you are."

"Pan, what are you doing?" Goten wondered.

"Will I have to make you come out?" Pan shouted from outside.

Gohan walked out after his father shot him a look that said he'd better go outside, only to be bombarded with energy blasts.

"What in the-" He flinched from them and then dodged her kick from his left.

Pan growled in frustration and tried a counterattack this stomach and a two-handed punch to his back. When Gohan blocked all of them, Pan frowned and pulled back. She lowered herself to the ground and scoffed. "You win." She gazed at Gohan, and her face slowly grew more passive. "I'm sorry... I just had to see how strong you were. You're about as strong as Grandpa." She smiled halfway, truly trying to be nice to this stranger. Her voice became quiet as she spoke. "...And for some reason, I don't know why, you seem... you just seem like I should know you." She looked into his eyes, holding back emotion. "My mother never mentions him... but I know he exists. He's out there somewhere. The person I can call 'father'." She looked at the sky longingly.

Gohan nodded and smiled knowingly, remembering how he missed his own father for half his life. "Pan... what...what happened to him?" He asked softly.

"He died before I was born. Sixteen years ago... He would've been the same age as Mom."

"Do... Do you know how he die?" Gohan asked cautiously.

Pan shook her head gently. "Not exactly. Mom just said one time that he was killed by an andro-"

"That's enough, Pan. Please." Kayla abruptly interrupted her. "Please. I don't want to be reminded."

"What do you mean?" Pan turned to Kayla narrowed her eyes at her. "How would you know? You weren't there."

"Yeah... Well, let's just say that I was a little more than involved." Kayla said sadly.

Suddenly, Pan jerked her head at the doorway past everyone else who had walked out during the fight. "Mom! You shouldn't be up! You should be resting."

"Resting?" Videl frowned at her daughter tiredly. "How can I... possibly rest... when..." She fell to her knees and Pan rushed over to her.

"Mom, stop th-"

"No!" Videl pushed her away and looked out at the others. "I sense them... Their energy signals..."

"What? You mean Gohan and Kayla? Everyone but me seems to know them."

Kayla walked over to Videl and held out her right hand out. "Here." She said with a smile.

Videl gripped it with her own right hand and pulled herself up, tears pooling in her eyes. "It's really you, Kayla." Kayla held back tears as Videl's eyes met hers. Videl spoke, not believing her own words."It's really you."


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