Pan slowly became aware of people talking.

"...ow much longer you think she'll be out?" a woman's voice said.

"Well, she wasn't hurt as bad as your first time," said a man's voice, "But if your expecting her to be back up after one day, your crazy."

Pan's hands twitched, the voices seemed familiar.

"Tch, Odianna really laid it on her, that last smack overdid it," said the woman, "And what the hell! I told you not to bring that up EVER again."

Pan half opened her eyes. She was in the Haven hospital. Aideen and Aneurin were sitting on another bed facing the exit. Pan frowned, wait, they had said she was out for a day? She scowled, more training time wasted. She was hesitant to try to move though, she had a feeling the moment she did there would be a lot of pain.

"Well, maybe we should use you as an example so she doesn't make the same mistake," said Aneurin with a teasing tone.

"Don't you dare," warned Aideen.

"Hmm, how long were you out for again after you botched your first time using the Kaio-Ken?" said Aneurin.

"I'm going to punch you," warned Aideen.

"Hmm, I think it was... a week out cold, then three months bedridden, right?" asked Aneurin.

WHAM. Aideen knocked him to the ground with a punch. Aneurin took it in stride, a smirk on his face.

"Asshole," muttered Aideen.

Aneurin rose to his feet and dusted himself off. "Anyway, I'm going to go help with the fields for a bit."

Pan closed her eyes when she saw Aideen start to turn towards her. Plop plop plop, she heard the woman walk closer.

Aideen sighed. "Dammit, seeing you like this reminds me of my own stupid self. Forget the saiyans, I put myself in here more times then they ever did."

Pan felt a little embarrassed when she suddenly felt Aideen ruffling her hair. "Get better soon Pan."

She couldn't help but open her eyes in surprise when Aideen kissed her forehead. Aideen pulled back, a sad look on her face, before she noticed Pan was awake. Immediately her face turned red.

"Uh..." Aideen began.

Pan's decided to divert the subject. "Were you really out for three months?"

Aideen immediately scowled. "I'm going to kill that man."

Pan giggled a little bit before coughing and rubbing her throat.

"I'll get you some water," said Aideen, leaving the room.

Pan watched her go, smiling a little. Aideen came off as a gruff potty-mouth hard-ass at times, but, she was sweet and caring underneath. Kind of reminded her a little off Bulma, or mom when she got really pissed. Pan took in a breath and slowly let it out before deciding to risk sitting up. She was surprised when she felt almost no pain, except for her shoulder and between her legs. She scowled at the thought, fricken Odianna, cheap shotting her like that.

Pan was up and stretching herself out when Aideen walked back in, stopping to stare in amazement at Pan. "Damn, you outdue saiyans with how fast you recover."

Aideen walked over and handed her a canteen which Pan immediately drank. "Ah, thanks Aideen!"

Aideen smiled. "Don't mention it."

There was a briefly awkward silence before Pan decided she ought to say someth...

She paused her thoughts, detecting Odianna's ki spike rapidly off in the distance, followed by a faint booming sound and the ground rattling. Pan detected ki signatures pop up around the teenager.

Immediately Aideen tensed. "Son of a bitch, another attack already?!"

Aideen rushed out, Pan following close behind.

Aideen glanced back at her. "You stay here."

"No way! I can fight! I'm way stronger than the last time I fought the Saiyans, and I can use the Kaio-Ken now!" Pan retorted.

"You used it once Pan," Aideen countered.

"Hey! Let's move guys!" came a voice.

Pan saw some of the defense corps rushing past before taking into the air. Pan didn't give Aideen a chance to argue and took off after them. She could hear Aideen swear to herself as the woman took off after them. Pan grinned to herself, her blood pumping and heart racing. It was time to fight!

"I only feel a few of them," said Aideen, "Probably just a hotshot raiding party."

"Waja mean?" asked Pan.

"Younger saiyan's treat attacking Terra like its some kind of sick game," explained Aideen, "They joke about counting kills and taking trophies."

Pan felt her anger skyrocket. "They won't be killing anyone!"

The group all paused suddenly when one of the saiyan's ki signatures exploded with power. Pan knew that type of feeling anywhere.

"Dammit, it's like Super Saiyan's bonanza," said Aideen with disgust, "Their numbers just keep increasing."

"Shouldn't we go help Odianna?" asked Pan.

Aideen shook her head. "Nah, that super saiyan is even weaker than last weeks one."

"Should we resume our watch then?" one of the corps asked Aideen.

She nodded. "Yeah, head back to Haven guys."

Pan asked after they left. "What did you mean their numbers keep increasing?"

Aideen slowly descended to the ground, Pan following suit. "Ever since the first super saiyan, their numbers have been steadily increasing as more and more saiyans have unlocked the transformation. The last time we asked Prince Kai told us that the entire universe is beset by them."

Pan blanked. "Wait... what? The entire universe!?"

Aideen closed her eyes. "I guess I ought to tell you just what you are getting into by joining us Pan. Prince Kai told us that they've been conquering and settling planets for hundreds of years. They usually purge a planet completely, sometimes they'll enslave a race if they have any useful technology or abilities."

She looked up to the sky. "Prince Kai says they own the entire North Galaxy, except for our planet. The East and the West Galaxy have mostly fallen, and the south galaxy is losing ground to them."

Pan felt numb. "How many... how many races... how many people..."

Aideen shook her head. "I don't know, I don't want to know either."

Aideen closed her eyes again. "To be frank... were living on borrowed time. Odianna wont ever fall to them, but the rest of us can and will. The only reason we haven't already died is because the Saiyans are fractured and constantly in faction warfare. If they ever got their act together and hit us jointly, it would be over."

Pan frowned, not liking the defeat she heard in Aideen's voice, however, she was curious. "You really have a lot of faith in Odianna, don't you?"

Aideen gave her a quizzical look. "Faith? There's no faith, just fact."

Aideen sighed. "She'd live, but the rest of us could never handle an attack consisting of hundreds of super saiyans."

"H-h-hundreds?!" Pan exclaimed with shock and fear.

"Yeah, you really have no clue, do you? Saiyans are always fighting and warring. New super saiyans are probably awakening every day," said Aideen, "Over the last few years, the number of super saiyans involving themselves in even basic raids like the one Odianna is dealing with have increased."

Pan frowned. She had always treated the super saiyan transformation her family and Vegeta's had with reverence. To hear it was so widespread, and being used in such a despicable way was...

An explosion and tremor in the ground rattled them. Both of them turned, not towards Odianna, but towards the other side of Haven.

"Shit! There's more of them! Wait, that's the fields area! Aneurin!" Aideen exclaimed before taking off.

Pan felt Aneurin's ki skyrocket and knew the man was fighting hard. The two of them boosted their ki and raced towards the fields. Pan saw the smoke well before they arrived. She was horrified to find the entirety of the fields, all of Haven's upcoming food, was set aflame. Aneurin himself was burning with the Kaio-Ken, taking on a group of five saiyans with some difficulty, and trying to protect what the farmers fleeing the field.

"Kaio-Ken times twenty!" screamed Aideen as she shot into battle and scattered the saiyans.

Pan knew that she should pick her target carefully, some of the Saiyan's were strong enough to keep up with Aideen. She noticed one of the Saiyan's recover from Aideen's attack, but rather than fight back, he took off, going right for a group of three farmers that were running aw...

Pan's eyes went wide and she surged towards the Saiyan. "Kaio-Ken!"

The fire ignited her and she shot forward, smashing into the Saiyan before he could finish launching a ki blast. She battered him to the ground and locked his arms behind his back.

"Leave them alone you jackass!" Pan yelled at him, "Picking on people who can't even fight back! Have you no shame?"

"Those who can't fight back are weak and deserve to be exterminated!" yelled the Saiyan, trying to buck Pan off of him.

Pan ground her teeth and struggled to hold on. The Kaio-Ken was burning her stamina rapidly, but she couldn't keep him pinned down without it. She gave a frustrated yell, grabbed his head, and smashed it into the ground to pacify him before canceling her Kaio-Ken.

BOOM BOOM BOOM! Pan glanced over to see the Odianna had arrived, and she made short work of the rest of the saiyans before extinguishing the fire with a gust of Ki.

Odianna glanced her way, a frown on her face. "What are you waiting for? Just kill him and be done with it, we need to be on alert for any more of these scum lurking around."

Pan gave her a shocked look. "But... he's beaten, there's no reason to kill him."

Odianna narrowed her eyes. "Excuse me? Pan, I'm ordering you to kill that Saiyan."

Aneurin walked over and put a hand on Odianna's shoulder. "I'll do it."

Odianna glared at him. "No, you wont. Do you see what I'm seeing? She's showing a Saiyan mercy!"

Aneurin crossed his arms. "We used to do that too."

Odianna glared at him. "Yeah, and you remember how that came back to bite us, don't you?"

Odianna turned her glare towards Pan. "Kill him."

"No," said Pan.

"Are you stupid? What would you have us do then?" asked Odianna.

"Take him prisoner or send him off planet and tell him to never return," said Pan.

Odianna narrowed her eyes, a deadly look crossing her face. "Do you know what happens when you show a Saiyan mercy Pan? They come back stronger than before and kill everyone you care about. Trust me, I know from experience."

Pan flinched, suddenly unable to meet an intense pain in Odianna's eyes. "I can't... killing goes against everything Grandpa taught me."

"For the love of..." Odianna began.

Pan gave a startled cry when the saiyan suddenly bucked her off, rose to his feet, and and unleashed a mouth blast towards the same group of farmer's he had been pursuing earlier.

Pan screamed in horror as it hit and killed them. "NO!"

The Saiyan grinned at her. "Thought I'd get a few for the road."

Pan lost control and screamed in rage. "KAIO-KEN!"

She rushed at the Saiyan and swung her fist with all of her might into his face. His head twisted and his neck snapped as he was sent flying into tree in the distance, his body folding like paper. Pan stood there, enraged, before what she had just done hit her full force. She lost her Kaio-Ken and sank to her knees, shivering. She looked to the corpses of the farmers, then, to the corpse of the saiyan, put her head to the ground, and started to cry.

She gave a yelp as Odianna lifted her up, and then slammed her into the ground. "You stupid idiot! They're dead because you showed mercy to a Saiyan! What the hell did I tell you?! What were you thinking!?"

Aideen and Aneurin grabbed Odianna's shoulder and pulled her back. Pan couldn't bring herself to meet Odianna's eyes. With a sob, Pan turned and fled, flying off as fast as she could. She flew aimlessly, sniffling and sobbing to herself before she saw a cave, flew into it, and powered down. She sat against the wall, pulled her knees up to her body, and put her head between them, clutching it with her hands.

"I... I couldn't... I didn't save them... I... I killed... I murdered him... Grandpa... what have I done?" she sobbed, "Oh Kami... I don't even... I don't even know what hurts more..."

She had sworn she would help these people, instead, she had just gotten three of them killed by not listening to Odianna. But... but... she had also broken her promise to Grandpa to never kill unless she had absolutely had to. She shivered, think of the shame and disappointment she'd see in Grandpa's face if he had seen what she had done. Or... or would he be more ashamed that he hadn't saved the farmers? She tipped over onto her side, and continued to cry, wishing that Grandpa was here instead of her, he could have saved the farmers and spared the Saiyan's life. She continued to cry until she cried herself to a pitiful, restless sleep...

Son Goku walked out of another portal and back into a portal room with a sigh. "Another world, still no Pan."

"There's near infinite dimensions," said Shin, "Did you honestly expect to find her this quickly?"

"Tsaaaa, maybe," said Goku, scratching the back of his head.

"Idiot," said Vegeta, "This could take years to find her, if we ever do."

Goku frowned. "Don't say that, we'll find her soon. Right Gohan? Right Videl?"

Gohan smiled faintly. "I hope so dad."

Videl however said nothing, Goku took note of an ill look on her face. "What's wrong Videl?"

Slowly, the woman sank to her knees. "I just... I have a really bad feeling about Pan all the sudden."

"Yer bein dramatic," said Goku dismissively, "She's fine."

Videl didn't react, a lost look appearing on her face. "..."

Gohan sat down next to her. "What do you feel?"

"I... don't know, I just think she's in a lot of pain all the sudden," said Videl quietly.

"Badly hurt?" asked Gohan with worry.

"No, not that kind of pain," murmured Videl, "And that worries me even more."

Goku was about to chide her for being silly before Shin floated up and flapped a hand against his mouth. "You should learn to trust her instincts in such matter's Goku. A mother's bond to their children is something that is not to be mocked. If she feels this way, then she's probably correct."

"I'm worried Gohan," said Videl, her voice growing weaker, "She's all alone dealing with who knows what right now without any of us to guide her. I'm worried that the next time I see her, she won't be my sweet little angel anymore."

Goku frowned, the fear in Videl's voice was very real, and very unnerving, he walked over and offered her a hand. "How about we pick up the pace and find her quick then?"

Videl looked up, nodded, and took his hand...

Pan slowly flew back towards Haven, not sure if she would even be allowed back, fearing that she'd be shunned and rejected. If they did... well, she deserved it. She had let them down, had let people die. Odianna was waiting for her, floating quietly above the ruined city. Pan floated towards her and hung her head, awaiting her judgement.

Odianna slapped her across her face, hard, leaving a heavy red hand-print. "If you ever disobey me like that again and get someone killed, I will kill you. Is that clear?"

Pan nodded.

"Come, we have work to do, you and I," said Odianna, "We rushed into your training without making you understand how much different the world we live in is to your own. Aideen told me you didn't even have a clue about the state of the universe. There's so little you know, so little you comprehend."

"I suppose I can only blame myself," Odianna said with frustration as they flew, "I should have realized you'd be soft, just like we used to be, especially with your age. I should have just killed the Saiyan myself. I am partially to blame, but do not fool yourself, you hold the majority of it."

Pan didn't reply, but she did cringe when they landed back in the fields next to the corpses of the farmers. Pan couldn't bring herself to look at the small gathering of people watching them, couldn't bring herself to meet Aideen or Aneurin's eyes. Odianna picked up two of the farmers corpses under her arms, and glanced at the third before eyeing Pan.

"Pick him up," ordered Odianna.

"I...," Pan began weakly.

"Now!" ordered Odianna.

Pan trembled as she slowly put a dead arm over her shoulder.

Odianna glanced over at the others. "We'll be at the graveyard. Until I call for you, salvage what you can from the fields, clear it, and replant. Stay on alert as well, we don't know if anymore Saiyan's are suppressing their ki and hiding out."

Odianna flew into the air. "Follow me Pan."

Pan quietly flew after her. She hated holding the dead man, it was a constant reminder of her failure to protect the people of Terra.

Odianna began to speak. "Were heading to the Reliquary Forest, it's where we now bury our dead."

"What do you mean, now?" asked Pan weakly.

"Saiyans are extremely disrespectful of our dead. They toy with the corpses of those they kill to mock and anger us, and have blown up some of our previous graveyards. Perhaps its a waste of time, but, I honor our dead. I'd rather give them some peace than let the Saiyan's defile them," said Odianna.

They flew quietly for a time before Pan noticed a heavy mist forming in the distance, with tree's poking out of the top of it. Odianna began to descend, letting Pan know that was their destination. They descended into the fog that was as thick as clouds. When they were finally through, Pan gave out a startled cry, nearly dropping the dead farmer.

There were makeshift gravestones everywhere. Hundreds, thousands of them in the clear area before the forest, and further into it between each and every tree. She descended to the ground and set the farmer down, her hand going to cover her mouth, trembling.

"I told you there were only a few hundred of us left, that the saiyans had all but purged humanity, did you think I was lying?" said Odianna coldly as she set down next to her.

"Truth be told, we only started this graveyard ten years ago," said Odianna, "This is nothing compared to the one we had before."

"Doesn't it... doesn't it affect you?" asked Pan weakly.

"I've watched Saiyan's kill us for forty years Pan," said Odianna, "Not much affects me anymore."

Pan blinked a few times, not understanding what the teenager was saying. "Forty years...?"

"Find a clear spot and dig," ordered Odianna.

Pan silently obeyed, floating over rows and rows of gravestones. Most of them didn't even have anything written on them. To have been buried here, lost and forgotten... it... it was awful. Slowly, as she searched and searched, her sadness started giving way to anger. This wasn't right, this wasn't right at all. Finally, she found a spot, set the corpse down, and started to dig with her bare hands. When she made a sizeable hole, she gently put the farmer in it and buried him. She put a stone she had dug up infront of the covered hole and then stood up. She slowly levitated up into the air and began to fly through the forest, taking in the never-ending gravestones. Every single one of them she saw was a throb of pain in her heart.

Finally, she came to a stop and just floated there, unable to bear going further in. "Grandpa... I..."

She looked down at the ground and sobbed. "I'm sorry... I can't... please... don't hate me... I can't let this go on, no matter what, I can't let this keep happening to these people. Even... even if I have to kill..."

She clenched her fists and shouted in anger. "ITS NOT RIGHT!"

"You told me, you told me everyone deserved a second chance!" she yelled.

"No one, no one who does this deserves a second choice," she said hoarsely.

"YOU LIED TO ME!" she screamed.

For a brief moment, so fast that Pan didn't notice, her hair flew up, a soft yellow glow illuminated it before it died down. She levitated there, trembling in anger before it gave way to self-loathing, and even a bit of resentment towards her Grandpa. Finally, she sank to the ground and knelt there, brooding in misery.

Odianna came for her a few minutes later. "Follow."

"Where are we going?" asked Pan weakly.

"I'm going to show you our world," said Odianna.

Pan flew beside her for hours as they flew over the devastated world. Every town, city, and villages they flew over was empty and in ruins. There were blast holes and unnatural landscapes that had seen horrific battles everywhere. There were forests that looked like they had been burned to the ground, and were only now starting to regrow. There were scraps of space ships scattered across the world as well, forgotten carriers of Saiyan invaders. Pan took it in quietly. She had loved to fly around Earth, now, seeing this, she didn't know if doing that would ever be the same if she ever did make it home.

Finally, Odianna flew down to a flat, scorched landscape. In the distance, there was a destroyed huge complex building. There were ruins of tanks off in the distance. Scrap was everywhere. However, Odianna flew past it all, and landed at a fire-pit with a few makeshift benches nearby. Pan could tell these weren't as old as the nearby ruins and scrap, these had been put here sometime after.

Odianna aimed a hand at the firepit unleashed a ki blast, igniting it. "Sit down."

Pan obeyed.

Odianna spiked her ki all the sudden three times. Pan felt Aideen and Aneurin start to head their way. Pan looked around, wondering why they were here. She studied Odianna, noting an apprehensive look about her.

"What is this place?" asked Pan.

"A place of great sorrow," said Odianna, "This is where the first invasion ended."

Pan nodded slowly. "Oh."

Aideen and Aneurin arrived a few minutes later and sat down on opposite benches.

Odianna rubbed her eyes tiredly. "It's long past time we told you the history of Terra. We should have done so the moment you told us you were from another world. You have no idea what you are fighting for, nor what you are fighting against."

Pan said nothing, she was suddenly very unsure that she wanted to hear it. She felt afraid of learning about the hell this world had gone through. But, she owed it to them to listen...