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Chapter 13: New Beginnings

Screaming erupted from their room early in the morning. Pan was in labor, and the pain was excruciating, it tore through her body. Trunks was up in an instant, getting the bag of clothing, and comforting his fiancé.

"It's going to be okay, breath Pan-chan." He soothed. But she wasn't having any of that. She grabbed him by the collar of his night-shirt saying, "don't you lecture me about this being okay, I'm in fucking pain!"

'Okay,' he thought, 'she's obviously not okay!' He too had learned instant transmission from Goku not long before then, mainly for this purpose. Trunks ran around the room gathering his clothes hurriedly to change, and finding Pan still screaming and sitting in a pool of bodily fluids. Apparently she had tried to get up from their bed and had fallen. Her ki was dropping ever so slowly and she was in tears. He grabbed hold of her in an embrace and whispered in her ear, "it's okay, truly." All of his efforts were to comfort her as he put two fingers to his forehead and concentrated on the hospital.

In an instant, they were at the front doors of the hospital as he picked her up bridal style and marched right in, demanding someone to take care of her. The almost 19-year-old Pan had for a few nights before had gone to sleep in sweats, because she knew this was coming soon. "Hey, someone help her out, she's in labor!" Trunks exclaimed. Three nurses came running with towels and a wheelchair for her. While the head nurse gave him the paperwork to fill out, he felt the young woman's ki drop once again, a bit more drastic than the last. His body went ridged with fear, was he going to lose his love tonight?

"Mr. Briefs, you need to make it a point to fill these papers out quickly." He nodded his head half-heartedly and shrugged her off. He pulled out his cellphone and called the Son household. Goku answered, and practically jumped out of bed when he said Pan was at the hospital. "Chi, wake up Chi, Pan is in labor!" He heard on the other end of the line. He hung up the phone after he was told that Goten, Gohan and company would be there shortly. Next thing he knew he was calling Capsule Corp.

"Who the hell would be calling at this hour?" He heard his father mumble. 'Jeez, thanks dad...' Trunks thought. "Hello?" At three in the morning, it's never a good idea to call, but now it had to be done. "Dad," the youth started. "We are at the hospital, and her ki is dropping fast. I don't know what to do." On the other side of the line, Vegeta's eyes widened a bit as he woke up his sleeping wife. "Get up, Bulma." Then the older Sayian turned his attention to the phone once again. "Go," he said "I'll get your mother and sister and be there soon." Another ki drop came from her, it continued to scare him as it dropped to near critical levels.

"Yes sir," he nodded. "I just don't want to lose her."

"I know son, I know." Then a click, an indication of the ending of the conversation.

He quickly filled out the papers, dropping them off at the nurses station demanding where her room was. He ran down the hall as her ki wasted to nothing. He screamed her name through the bond, hoping for an answer that never came. She couldn't be gone, it just wasn't possible. If she was, there was only a slight chance their daughter would live as well. Trunks couldn't live with himself if the only two people he cared about were gone.

At the entrance of her room he found an unconscious Pan hooked up to machines, the only thing telling him she was alive. She hasn't given birth yet, so maybe that was a good thing? He sat next to her as she opened her eyes and turned in his direction. "I don't know if I'm strong enough." She whispered with a tear rolling down her cheek. He held her hand, praying to Dende that she would be.

There was a knock on the door. The two looked over to see the doctor and nurse. The nurse checked her dilation and said, "I think we are ready." Mother-to-be Pan looked over at Trunks nervously before he kissed her forehead and said, "I'll be right back Pan-Chan." She held onto his hand, as if to say "don't go." Her grip faltered as she grew weaker, but she was resilient in the fight to sleep.

Trunks absent-mindedly walked to the waiting room looking for both families. And to his genuine surprise, only his parents, -as well as hers- stood waiting. "Where is everyone?" He questioned.

"They will be here soon brat, just relax." His father said.

"How is my little Pan?" ChiChi pleaded. On the way, Goku sensed her ki drop and told his wife, as she had feared the worst. "She's going to be okay, I hope." Trunks said. As he said that, the rest of the gang walked in and started asking too many questions. Videl exclaimed, "what the hell are you still doing here? She needs all the help she can get!" Not paying attention to an almost 10 month old sleeping Makato in her arms, as he began to cry from the noise. "Sorry little one." She cooed.

He rushed back to Pan's room as she was about to push, not allowing herself to start without him there with her. Sweat and tears emanated from her as her body was in pain. He held onto her hand as she let out a scream and pushed as much as she could. It hurt her so much, she felt light-headed and almost passed out. "Keep going, the baby's almost there." The doctor said. It took three or four more long pushes for the little Sayian child to arrive. And when she did, she cried loudly. Trunks just laughed, she had lungs, he gave her that. Mai-Chi was cleaned up and given to her mother, who cried tears of joy. Her little angel was finally here. "Hello, my baby girl." She whispered.

Trunks smiled before kissing mother and daughter, leaving the room once again to see the whole family. "Two and a half hours later," he began, "a healthy, six and three fourths pound, twenty inch baby girl." Cheers could be heard as he finished. Bulma rushed to her son and hugged him practically to death, something only she could do. "Congratulations." She said.

"Thank you, mother."

Bra and Goten came up to him and asked if they could go and see her, at which Trunks said, "Maybe later, she almost passed out in there a second ago." The two just nodded, and agreed later in the day, they would come back. After a few minuets of silence, Vegeta said that he was going home to regain the sleep he had lost. With that being said, his wife fussed him out wanting to know why he was leaving their grandchild and Pan without so much as a visit. The group laughed as her son agreed. "You guys should go home, they said she'll be here at least until tomorrow afternoon."

After everyone had left, he dropped by the flower shop and bought a dozen blood red roses, and one little lavender flower. He walked back to her room to find her still holding the little angel. The vase on the window sill became full of the flowers as Pan commented how absolutely beautiful they were. "I thought I was going to lose the both of you tonight." He whispered sitting next to her on the bed. Mai grabbed her mothers finger as Pan retorted, "good thing you didn't, you wouldn't know what to do without us." She chuckled as he rolled his eyes. 'Always the smart ass.' He smiled, looking at his future right next to him.

*Time Skip*

Pan: 21

Trunks: 23

Goten: 22

Bra: 20

The doors opened quietly as the bride walked out with her father next to her. Pan's dress hugged her chest and abdomen with a sweetheart neckline, then flowing gracefully down to the ground. Her long, sleek black hair was lightly curled and put up for her vail, which flowed down the back of her dress.

A 2 and a half year old Mai-chi in front throwing flowers every which way, earning a soft chuckle from her grandfather. The young girl sat in the pew next to ChiChi and turned around to look at her mother. But Pan didnt look her way, but straight ahead, towards the groom, and groomsman. Her brothers and best friends were all up there, and when she looked at Trunks, the love of her life, the butterflies returned. He flashed a reassuring smile letting her know that everything was going to be alright.

Goku sat next to his wife as she continued her way the last steps of the aisle. Bulma and Vegeta sat on the other side of the pews. The couple exchanged vows and rings. "I know pronounce you, man and wife. You may kiss the bride." The preacher said as Trunks leaned down to kiss his wife. "This was a long time coming for those two." Bulma said smiling.

"I love you, Trunks." Pan said through the bond. As the two began to walk up the aisle again, Pan grabbed the small hand of her daughter. The blue eyed Pan look-alike walked smiling hand in hand with her mother and father. Their happy little family she thought. Hours passed as the reception was well under way. The first dance, father daughter dance, and the toast, so on and so forth. The even planners, which consisted of Bulma and ChiChi truly out done themselves. The reception was elegant, yet way over the top.

"This, is crazy." Pan laughed, she knew something was up, but not to this extreme. Her mother and Bulma kept everything about the reception under wraps from her. And she wouldn't want it any other way. Table settings intricately done, flower arrangements sat neatly around the venue, setting a neutral, calming tone.

It was close to eleven o-clock that night, when the eight sat around the table still in their reception attire, with the exception of Pan, who had on a dark red dress that framed her figure nicely. She rose from the table over to the bar, grabbing eight shot glasses and a bottle of tequila.

"Tonight, we take a semi-ceremonial shot," she began. "We have all grown up, and gone on with our lives, whatever path we have taken." Gohan poured them each a share, and getting thanks in return.

Uub and Marron where grateful to have reconnected with the group not too long before. Life had gotten so busy, they just never really talked back to anyone. They had gone on to date (once again), and announced that their relationship will continue. Marron was the first to raise her glass and say, "cheers, to the future." As the other seven went to raise their shots, Bra stopped them.

"What do you mean no?" Her brother questioned. The bluenette rolled her eyes and retorted, "because brother, I can't drink this." A confused look washed over all surrounding her, the most confused was Goten, sitting directly next to her. "I'm pregnant." She said beaming with joy, staying calm holding Gotens hand. Pan and Videl jumped from the seats and hugged their sister happily. All while Goten sat there like a statue, right down to the pale look to his skin.

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Suddenly, Pan dropped to the ground clutching her head in pain screaming. No one knew what was wrong with her. With a rush Trunks ran over to her and hugged her for comfort. "You're going to be okay." He whispered in her ear. He looked up at the rest of the group with worry. By this time Gohan had run inside, "Mom! Something's wrong with Pan!"

Both ChiChi and Bulma ran outside to see the commotion. ChiChi was suddenly worried over her daughters present state. The look in Trunks eyes was both of worry, and possessiveness. 'The bond has gotten stronger, I don't think it'll be too long now.' Vegeta thought. After the poor girl stopped her ear bleeding screams, she was brought into the house and put into one of the many rooms to rest. Trunks insisted on staying with her, but after a while gave up, for his father put his foot down. "No, you're going to train. There's no use in staying." He'd said.