Son Goku rubbed his eyes tiredly, moving slowly behind the group heading down a hallway to another portal room. "Bleh..."
"What's the matter Kakarot? Not the vacation you were expecting?" jabbed Vegeta, slowing down to keep pace
"Nah, that's not it," replied Goku, "I'll keep searching for Pan forever if I have to, it's just..."
Vegeta raised an eyebrow, but said nothing, waiting.
Goku frowned. "I've... been kind of keeping something from everyone for awhile now."
Vegeta didn't look pleased. "Oh, and what, clown, have you been hiding or lying about this time?"
"Aww don't be like that Vegeta," complained Goku.
Vegeta cut infront of Goku and stopped him. "Don't give me that, Kakarot! Spill it!"
Goku frowned. "Well, it was at the end of the first universal tournament..."
Vegeta narrowed his eyes, but said nothing. Goku knew that tournament was a touchy subject for him, well, for everyone to be honest. It had been a really awful thing to see so many people, friends and families, killed.
"When the Omni-Kings gave me the two wishes, I was going to use one of them to make them disappear," said Goku.
Vegeta was surprised. "Well well well, I didn't think Kakarot had it in him to want someone dead with cold blood."
Goku scowled. "That tournament really messed with me, but, I didn't do it. Not because I didn't want to, but, because Pan stopped me."
Vegeta looked confused. "What do you mean? She was just a baby then, she couldn't have done anything but giggle and fly around."
Goku shook his head. "Not our Pan, another older one from the future I guess, appeared behind the Omni-Kings and begged me not to make my wish. It was really weird, the Omni-Kings couldn't hear or see her. She... died after speaking, and then disintegrated along with a black portal behind her."
Vegeta mulled over his words for a moment. "Are you... sure it was her?"
Goku nodded. "Yeah, shes still a bit older than our Pan, maybe twelve years old, but they are definitely the same person. Though, she had the Kai clothing on for some reason. Oh, and she was Super Saiyan blue."
Vegeta coughed and gave him a wide eye stare. "You're full of shit and pulling my leg about this!"
Goku shook his head. "Nah, I'm telling the truth. I was shocked as well. It's just..."
He frowned. "When she disintegrated, I just had the most awful feeling, that i had ruined her timeline by making that wish and forced her, and our families and friends, through awful trials."
"You probably did you clown, never stopping to think about your actions," said Vegeta with a scowl on his face.
Goku scratched his own head sheepishly. "Ever since our Pan disappeared, I've just been thinking about it none-stop. It's really been eating me. I'm just wondering if I messed everything up again."
Vegeta scowled. "Well, you probably did you clown!
"Hey! Are you two coming?" called Gohan from down the hall.
Vegeta turned and started walking. "Kakarot, you made a mistake. Live with it, own it, fix it. Its the only choice you have."
Goku bowed his head for a moment. "Yeah... I guess..."
Goku followed them into the next room. "So, where do we start? Hey Videl, how about you pick the starting portal this time!"
Videl looked around for a moment before pausing eyeing a single portal. She hesitated briefly before a determined look crossed her face. She flew up into the air and without a moments notice flew into the portal. The rest of them followed behind her.
After coming through, Goku tensed. "There's a lot of energy in the air."
He looked around. They were on a hill, overlooking a ruined and devastated town. The entire area was in bad shape, as if some great battle had occurred here. Goku gave a start suddenly, feeling something.
"There's a small fading ki signal over this way," said Goku, taking off into the air.
"Hey dad! Wait a second," Gohan called out.
Goku ignored it and flew off, the group following behind him. Goku was surprised at what he found.
"Waaah! Is he a Saiyan?" exclaimed Goku.
Laying on the ground below them was a male saiyan. He was bloody and battered, his armor in ruins. He has a rather nasty bite mark on his neck. He slowly rolled his head and looked up at them.
"Didn't... think there were... any survivors..." he said weakly.
The group landed next to him, Goku began to fish through a small brown bag. "He needs a Sensu be-"
"Wait Kakarot," ordered Vegeta.
The Saiyan was frowning, looking at Videl. "Why... is there a human with you...? Just kill her..."
Goku narrowed his eyes. "What? How could you say something like that?"
The Saiyan continued to stare at Videl. "Wait... you kinda look like... that little human Saiyan hybrid brat..."
The entire group froze.
"Yes... you're Pan's mother... aren't you?" spat the Saiyan.
Videl gave a startled cry, first of surprise, then relief. "Pan! Pan's here!"
"Kakarot!" said Vegeta, motioning two fingers to his forehead.
Goku put two fingers to his forehead and concentrated for a moment before frowning. "I don't feel Pan's energy anywhere."
Gohan looked stricken. "Does that mean shes..."
Videl shook her head. "No! She's alive, I know she is!"
"Weak...," spat the Saiyan on the ground, "Human loving Saiyans... disgusting..."
Vegeta walked over and grabbed the Saiyan by the throat, lifting him up. "You! What happened here? What happened to Pan?"
The Saiyan grinned. "She... and I... had a nice little battle. I'll admit... that little hybrid Super Saiyan... kicked my ass at the end..."
Goku's eyes went wide. "Super Saiyan!? Pan went Super Saiyan?"
The Saiyan nodded and then laughed. "Yeah... she transformed after... I killed all her little friends... ahahaah..."
CRACK
Vegeta snapped his neck and threw him to the ground.
Goku frowned at him. "Really Vegeta? You didn't..."
"Yes Kakarot, I did," said Vegeta coldly.
Goku sighed, glancing at the dead Saiyan. "Tsaaa, Pan's had it rough I guess."
"Oh Pan," whispered Videl weakly, "Having to go through that..."
Gohan put an arm around her shoulder, trying to comfort her. "Pan's strong, she'll be fine, but..."
Gohan glanced at the Saiyan's corpse. "If he's in this bad of a shape, then maybe Pan is too. Maybe that's why we can't feel her energy. Shin? Can you detect anything?"
The Supreme Kai closed his eyes for a moment. "There's... only about twenty human ki signatures left alive on the planet."
Goku's eyes went wide. "Wha...?"
"I recognize this kind of ruin and devastation," said Vegeta, motioning to the nearby destroyed town, "This planet was purged."
Goku clenched his fists, trying to control his anger. "Heartless monsters..."
"Kakarot, give Gohan one of the Sensu bean bags," ordered Vegeta.
Goku glanced at him. "Huh? Why?"
"Because, two Saiyan's waltzing in on the survivors would probably cause a panic. Gohan and Videl should be the only ones to go," said Vegeta.
Goku tossed Gohan a bag. "Here ya go! Go bring our Granddaughter home!"
Gohan nodded, his face serious. "Right."
His face blanked for a moment. "I just hope the humans here speak the same language. This is the first dimension we've been in since our own that have even had either Humans or Saiyans."
Vegeta scoffed and pointed at the dead Saiyan. "He spoke well enough. Stop getting jitters and GO!"
Gohan and Videl walked into the ruins of a devastated city. Off in the distance was a partially collapsed lookout that had seemed to have fallen into the mountain. Near it was a broken tower, snapped off partway up. There were human corpses, and pieces of corpses, being brought out and laid in a line. Saiyan corpses were being dumped in a pile by the survivors.
A few of them gave Gohan and Videl questioning looks, but mostly ignored them.
Gohan hesitated before approaching a child. "Um... hi..."
The child frowned at him. "Who are you? I don't remember seeing either of you two before."
"Were not really from around here," said Gohan.
The child nodded slowly. "Hermits then. You're lucky you came here now instead of a few hours ago when the attack came. The Saiyans... they killed my sister... they killed everyone..."
The boy sniffled, doing his best not to cry, Gohan put a hand on his shoulder. "I'm sorry to hear that. I don't want to intrude, but, I'm looking for someone."
The boy pointed at the body line. "So is everyone else."
Gohan winced. "Well, her name is Pan."
The boy, and everyone nearby, stopped and gave Gohan and Videl a cold stare.
The boy asked, his voice tense. "She's the reason Mr. Aneurin almost died, and Miss Aideen is dying! Why are you asking about her?"
Gohan frowned, the way the boy said 'her' sounded so resentful. "Well, she's our daughter."
The area went silent, the boy narrowed his eyes and turned around before speaking coldly, "I'll take you to Lady Odianna."
Gohan and Videl followed wordlessly into a makeshift hospital, pausing to stare at the sorrowful spectacle inside. On the first bed was an older man in bad shape, his right arm hung loosely in a cast, his chest was wrapped in bloody bandages. He was beaten badly. Gohan figured he was Aneurin.
The second bed was empty, but on the third bed was an unconscious woman that was also bloody and battered, Gohan figured she was the mentioned 'dying Aideen'. She had a hole in her lower chest, there was blood all over the table and ground leaking from her. Standing over her was a teenage girl who looked remarkably pristine compared to everyone else, perhaps she was Odianna? She had a hand on the woman's shoulder, Gohan could feel her pouring energy into the woman. Next to them was a discouraged looking man in a doctor's coat.
"DAMMIT doc! I'm keeping her alive as best I can! Operate! DO something!" the teenager yelled at him.
Doc shook his head. "Odianna... just let her go."
"NO!" She shouted back at him.
"Her liver's gone, half of her organ's have shut down, she's lost most of her blood, her body is a complete mess, you're just prolonging her suffering," said the doc sadly.
"Then maybe we can help!" called Gohan.
Odianna glanced over at him and Videl in confusion, "Who...?"
Gohan grabbed his bag of Sensu Beans and pulled one out. "This is a..."
"SENSU!" Odiannna cried out in surprise.
She rushed over, took it, ripped the bag out of his other hand and rushed back. "H-hey! You only needed one..."
Videl scowled. "All the people here look like they could need one, let it go."
Odianna pressed a Sensu Bean passed Aideen's lips. "Aideen? Please eat this! It's a Sensu Bean, it'll heal you."
For a moment nothing happened before there was a slow and weak 'crunch' 'crunch' sound and a swallow. In moments, the bean did its work and the woman healed.
Aideen sat up, a hand over the spot the hole in her body had been. "What... where?"
Odianna hugged her fiercely. "Aideen! Your alive..."
Aideen looked a little bit stunned. "J-jeez Odianna. Your embarrassing me. Wait..."
Aideen pushed her off and looked around. "Where's Pan?! She was in really bad shape..."
"That's what were hoping you could tell us," said Gohan.
Odianna glanced at them, looking displeased. "Why?"
"She's our daughter," said Videl, "Please, where is she?"
Odianna's face darkened, a menacing look crossing her face. "So, you finally arrived. The parents of that little treacherous deceiving Saiyan spawn."
Aideen looked at her, startled. "What? Pan is no Saiyan!"
Odianna glared at her. "She turned into a Super Saiyan before my eyes. She's a hybrid apparently."
Aideen went silent, looking stricken and deeply conflicted. "..."
Gohan narrowed his eyes. "I just saved your friends life by giving you those Sensu. Tell me, where is Pan?"
Odianna ignored him and looked to the boy. "Come over here, now."
The boy did as instructed.
"I want you to find as many empty vases or crates or things of that nature, fill them with dirt, and bring them to the time chamber door," ordered Odianna.
The boy left. Odianna fished out a sensu bean and tossed it to Aneurin, who ate it.
She closed the bag and tossed it to Doc. "Take the bag to the time chamber, these things take about a year to grow, but thankfully, we know a place where a year passes in a day."
Gohan raised an eyebrow and watched Doc leave. Growing Sensu Beans inside the Hyperbolic Time Chamber? That was a creative idea. He was tempted to ask Korin about that, but, he had a feeling the cat wouldn't allow it.
He frowned, starting to lose his patience. "Look, just tell us where Pan is."
Odianna sneered at him. "I don't know. She disappeared in a flash of green light before I could kill her."
Videl gave a startled cry. "W-why would you try to kill her?!"
"Because there is one rule of Terra, just one, that must be obeyed. ALL Saiyans must die, and I'm extending that to include those who would love them as well," said Odianna cruelly.
Gohan tensed for a moment before Aneurin turned to face Odianna. "Just let them go."
Odianna looked at him in disbelief. "Excuse me?"
"Beaten as I was, I was conscious to watch that fight. Pan might have been a Super Saiyan, but she was fighting for us! They tried to get her to join them, but she refused, you heard what she said, she's not like them. She was an innocent little girl who tried her hardest to help us, and you heartlessly tried to kill her," Aneurin said coldly.
"After what the Saiyans did to us?" asked Odianna, danger in her voice, "Don't! You! Dare!"
Aneurin looked at Gohan. "It's time for you to go, now."
Odianna glared at Aneurin. "You and are I going to have a nice, long talk, when I'm done with them."
"Kaio-Ken times fifty!" shouted Odianna, the red aura exploding around her.
Gohan's eyes went wide. "Fifty?!"
He turned Super Saiyan, picked up Videl, rushed outside and flew away at top speeds. He glanced behind them, Odianna was pursuing at remarkable speed.
"What is wrong with that girl?!" exclaimed Videl.
Gohan shook his head. "I can only imagine what this world, and thus her, have gone through. She hates the Saiyan race, it's twisted her."
WOOSH!
A ki blast shot past, barely missing. Gohan glanced back, she was catching up.
"Dammit, she's faster and stronger than I am," he muttered.
"Wha...?" exclaimed Videl.
Gohan scowled. "If Vegeta was here, he'd be laughing and yelling at me for stopping training again."
He glanced at the ground. "I'm going to set you down and try to hold her off, go get my father and Vegeta."
Gohan suddenly swerved and headed to the ground, dropping Videl before rushing at Odianna. She was surprised at the sudden turn and took a hit directly to her face, flying back.
Odianna grinned at him. "Pathetic, you're one of the weakest Super Saiyans I think I've ever encountered. Even your daughter is stronger than you and it was her first time transforming!"
Gohan winced at the jab, though, he did feel quite a bit of pride in Pan after hearing that. "I'm a scholar at heart and don't train."
"Hmph, a scholarly Saiyan," she spat.
"I'm only half Saiyan," countered Gohan, "Whats more, I'm not even from this dimension. We have nothing to do with what's happened here!"
She glared at him. "I don't care! All Saiyans must pay for their crimes!"
She surged at him and drove a heavy fist into his gut. Gohan cried out, a bit of blood leaking out of his mouth, before she smashed him to the ground. Gohan winced at the impact, glancing up and seeing her start to dive bomb him. Damn, she was ruthless, he might not live long enough for his father to arrive.
He put two fingers to either side of his head. "Solar flare!"
Odianna gave a startled cry, stopped, and clutched her eyes.
"Kamehameha!" shouted Gohan, launching an energy wave at her that sent her flying back.
He took the opportunity to turn and run. He really didn't want them to get locked down in a fight, not that she stood a chance against Goku or Vegeta. He held nothing against that teenager, even if she had tried to kill Pan. This world had been through enough crap already, he didn't want to make it worse.
Gohan overtook Videl, grabbed her, and took off at top speeds, finally arriving back at the others.
Vegeta gave him a look over. "So, looks like you met some of the locals."
"Let's just go," said Gohan, "Pan's not in this dimension anymore."
"Waah? How'd she get out?" asked Goku.
Gohan shook his head. "We'll talk later, lets just leave."
"None of you are leaving here alive!" shouted a voice from above.
They all turned and looked up to see Odianna arrive, she looked them over one by one, pausing first on Goku and Vegeta. "Well look here, full blooded Saiyan trash if I ever saw em."
"Whose this?" asked Goku.
"Her name's Odianna, she's got issues with Saiyans," said Gohan.
"Kakarot, that aura around her...," said Vegeta.
Goku nodded. "It's the Kaio-Ken."
Odianna glanced at the Supreme Kai. "Don't think I've seen a being like this before."
"My name is Shin, I am the Supreme Kai of the universe we come from," said Shin.
Odianna frowned. "A Kai? A Kai who would stand with Saiyan scum is no god of mine."
"Cease your hostility, these people are heroes who have helped save their world and even our universe countless..." Shin began.
"I don't care," said Odianna coldly.
Shin looked at her in disbelief.
"You think the actions of a few can make up for the sins of the whole? This entire universe is being slowly purged of none-Saiyan life, why should I care if these few are 'good'?" she asked, spitting at that last word with disgust.
Goku frowned, he didn't like what she was saying, but something else was starting to bother him. She was just floating there in what he figured was a really high Kaio-Ken, but, it didn't look like it was draining her much, if at all. He was starting to grow wary, something was weird with this girl.
Odianna looked them over once more, pausing on Goku. "That gi... you must be her Grandfather, Son Goku wasn't it?"
Goku nodded. "I am."
She sneered at him. "So this is the great Son Goku. Pan always spoke so highly about you. Funny though that she never let on that you were a Saiyan."
Goku gave her a look. "Probably because you would have hurt her if she did."
Odianna slowly shook her head. "So your the one I have to 'thank' for making her so soft. It took me forever to get her to get over that whole 'mercy' thing and be willing to kill. Then again, maybe I just awoke her Saiyan bloodlust."
Goku's eyes went wide. "Kill?!"
Videl was horrified. "Pan would never... what did you do to my daughter?!"
Odianna merely grinned down at them. Goku didn't know if she was telling the truth or not, but right now, she was purposefully messing with them and trying to rile them up. It was starting to piss him off.
"You complain about Saiyans, but right now, your sure acting as bad as one," said Goku.
Odianna scowled at him. "Hardly, do you see me slaughtering cities of innocent people? Entire worlds?"
"If they were Saiyan worlds, and Saiyan innocents you would," countered Goku.
She narrowed her eyes. "There's no such thing as an innocent Saiyan."
"Enough," said Goku, growing tired of this.
Deciding to simply scare her off, he powered up to Super Saiyan 2, his hair spiking, and lightning cackling over him. Odianna's eyes wide, surprise written on her face. She stared down at him, wordlessly for a moment, before she narrowed her eyes and descended to land on the ground.
"So, Pan wasn't exaggerating her hints of your power. You are by far the most powerful Ascended Super Saiyan I have ever encountered, by leaps and bounds," said Odianna.
Goku frowned, she didn't seem that alarmed, nor even afraid. "Ascended Super Saiyan? Oh, Super Saiyan 2."
She raised an eyebrow. "Super Saiyan 2? A rather mundane name for it, perhaps I'll start calling it that to mock them."
Odianna closed her eyes and grinned savagely. "To think, I'd have to use this twice in one day."
"Use what twice?" Goku asked, starting to get curious and slightly excited.
"HAAAAAAAA!" Odianna began to shout, her power skyrocketing.
In the span of a few moments, her aura began to turn blue. Her muscles bulged a little. She expelled quite a bit of heat, enough for the others to raise their defense. Her ki though, Goku didn't like its feel, something was wrong with it.
"Hyper Kai-Ken times fifty!" Odianna shouted.
Her aura completely shifted blue. Goku detected her Kaio-Ken fundamentally changing as it did. She was somehow altering how the technique itself worked.
Odianna frowned, examining herself. "Strange... that wasn't as painful as before. It didn't take as long to activate, nor does it feel as unstable..."
Goku raised an eyebrow. "I take it you don't practice this technique often."
"I usually go years between uses of it. Its not often I have to slaughter Super Saiyan 2s," she murmured.
A wicked grin crossed her face. "That's going to change. Just like Pan's little Mastered Kaio-Ken form, I'm going to push this to the limit."
Goku tilted his head. "Mastered Kaio-Ken form?"
She ignored his question. "And I think the first step is going to be killing you."
She burst forward and thrust a fist at him. Goku blocked with an arm and countered, jabbing her face and sending her to the ground in one blow.
"Odianna, I'm a man of courtesy, as well as strength, so I'll tell you that I'm impressed by that technique of yours, you're by far the strongest human I've ever met, but, you are no match for me. This fight is pointless," said Goku.
She stood up, a smirk on her face. "Usually Saiyans try to back down after I've beaten the crap out of them, not before."
Goku frowned, under normal conditions he would have liked to test and push her limits. It had been awhile since he had last fought as well. But, this girl appeared to fight on nothing but hatred and malice. He didn't really like fighting people like this unless he absolutely had to. There was no spirit of fair sportsmanship he loved like in most tournaments.
"Odianna! Stop!" shouted a voice.
Goku glanced up, sighting an older man and a young woman flying towards them.
Odianna turned and glared at them. "Aneurin, Aideen, get out of here. You have no place at this bat-."
Goku surged forward and made a chop at the back of her neck. Odianna fell to the ground, her aura faded, and she was out like a light.
"He... beat her in one hit...," said Aideen, shocked.
Goku powered down and scratched his head. "I could have beat her anyway, but, she did let her guard down."
The two humans hesitatingly landed a few feet from them.
"We ain't gonna hurt you," said Goku, "Vegeta might be scary lookin, but he's a big pushover."
"EXCUSE ME KAKAROT!?" shouted Vegeta in outrage.
"Hee hee," laughed Goku.
Aideen and Aneurin exchanged amused glances.
Aneurin spoke. "I'm sorry about Odianna, shes..."
"Been through a lot?" finished Goku, "Yeah, I figured. Your whole world seems like its had a crappy time."
"You can say that again," murmured Aneurin.
Gohan spoke up. "We probably should leave before she wakes up."
"In a minute Gohan," replied Goku, "I wana ask them a few things about Pan."
Aneurin crossed his arms. "Ask."
"Odianna mentioned that Pan had... willingly killed people, is that true?" Goku asked anxiously.
Aneurin nodded. "Yes."
Goku looked away. "Oh."
"She's not a cold blooded murderer!" defended Aideen, "She killed Saiyans only because they gave her no choice. She even tried to spare the first one, though, those farmers died because she did..."
Goku winced. "Ah man, poor Pan, that had to have been what pushed her over the edge."
"And Odianna's yelling," murmured Aneurin.
Goku nodded, feeling a bit better. "Pan'll do what she has to do, no more no less."
"Say, Odianna mentioned Pan's 'Master Kaio-Ken form'," said Goku, "I figure she was taught the Kaio-Ken, but what did she mean by Master form?"
"She spent some time in the time chamber," said Aideen, "When she came out she was in the Kaio-Ken state, but with no aura. Her hair and eyes were red, but she seemed at ease."
Goku felt a surge of pride and grinned. "Tee hee, just like mastering Super Saiyan, that's my Pan!"
There was a surprised cry from behind them. Goku whirled to see Odianna standing behind Videl, a finger pressed towards her head, an arm wrapped around her neck. Damn, how was she up already? She should have been out for hours.
Goku narrowed his eyes. "Let Videl go!"
"You're not calling the shots Saiyan," spat Odianna.
Goku was starting to really get mad at this girl. "Look, if you want to fight me then fine, I'll come back and fight you later, after we've found Pan, and after you've grown stronger and mastered that Hyper Kaio-Ken technique of yours. Right now, you don't stand a chance, so how about you knock it off. Taking hostages, that's something a Saiyan you hate so much would do."
Odianna glared at him. "Watch it, Saiyan, the only reason she's even alive at the moment is because I have a use for her."
She smirked. "You want me to get stronger for your Saiyan's love of a challenge, right? Then your going to help me do it. Your guardian is still alive, right?"
Goku blinked a few times. "Yeah, but what does Dende have to do with anything?"
"Your going to go get your guardian, bring him to this dimension, and have him alter our Hyperbolic Time Chamber to allow its users to go above two days time allowed in there," said Odianna.
"If it would help defuse this situation, I am more than capable of doing that," said Shin, "and if I do so, will you let Videl go?"
"Sure, whatever," said Odianna.
Goku frowned, he felt nothing but treachery from her, he wasn't sure she'd keep her word. But, he was afraid to try to make a move, she might kill Videl before he could get to her.
"Do it Supreme Kai," said Goku.
"Aideen, take him to the chamber and then test it afterwords," said Odianna.
Aideen frowned at her. "Odianna... this isn't right..."
"I said DO IT!" yelled Odianna.
With a sigh, Aideen began to fly away, the Supreme Kai following. Goku crossed his arms and locked eyes with Odianna. He wouldn't make a move unless he had to, but so help her if she hurt Videl he would lose it. He pitied Odianna and her world, but that would only go so far.
He looked momentarily to Gohan. His son was trying his best to control himself, but Goku could feel his anger boiling. It was taking an awful lot on his part to keep himself in control.
Goku's eyes shifted to Vegeta. He hadn't moved, but, his rival's eyes were on Odianna, and his body was tensed to make a move at a moments notice. He could trust him to take action if it came down to it.
Finally, thirty minutes later, Aideen and Shin returned. Aideen landed next to Aneurin, Shin next to Gohan.
"Is it done?" asked Odianna.
Aideen nodded. "Yeah, I spent a few hours over the two day mark to be sure, he says there is no limit now."
Odianna smirked and eyed Videl. "Good, then I guess you've outlived your usefulness.
Goku acted immediately, using Instant Transmission to close the gap and grabbed Odianna's hand. Odianna looked at him in surprise, momentarily dumbstruck. Vegeta's hand latched down on her other arm and pried it from Videl's neck. Videl scrambled away. With two swift fluid motions, both Goku and Vegeta kneed her in the stomach and chopped the back of her neck. One more she fell to the ground unconscious.
"You guys better leave this time, she doesn't stay down long," warned Aneurin, "Anymore questions you can ask Pan herself."
Goku nodded. "Yeah, alright, you two take care of yourselves."
"We'll try," replied Aneurin.
"Wait," said Aideen.
"Aneurin told me about Pan's battle as a Super Saiyan. When you find Pan, tell her I'm alright, but, also tell her to not come back, no matter how much she wants to, otherwise Odianna will kill her," said Aideen, a pained expression on her face.
Goku nodded. "Okay, but you know, you don't have to stay here. We could take you guys to Earth, its safe there."
For a moment, Aideen looked like she wanted to go, before she shook her head. "Odianna would never go, and, for all her faults, we can't leave her. Thank you though, for the offer."
Aideen and Aneurin grabbed Odianna and began to fly away. With that, the group turned, flew back to the portal, activated it, and left the world of Terra.
"Hmph," said Vegeta as they returned to the portal room, "Kakarot, I hope you don't make a habit of offering Earth as a refuge. Taking in other dimension's problems isn't what we came to do."
Goku shrugged. "A few dozen people wouldn't have hurt."
Goku frowned. "Gohan, Back in that world, you said Pan was no longer in that dimension, How'd she leave?"
"Odianna said Pan disappeared in a flash of green light before she could kill her," said Gohan.
Shin stepped forward. "Green light? Perhaps like the green energy that first created the portals?"
Gohan shrugged. "I don't know, she didn't give much description."
Shin nodded. "It's possible, since Pan was pulled in as the wish was being granted and the portal's were created, that she somehow gained the ability to transverse dimensions."
Vegeta scowled. "That makes this a whole lot harder."
Goku put his hands behind his head. "Maybe, but we finally found some trace of Pan at least. It's a shame we didn't arrive a few hours earlier, we woulda had her!"
They began to walk to the next portal.
Videl turned to Gohan. "I'm worried Gohan, more so than before."
"Why?" asked Gohan.
"Pan's so young, I'm worried about the influence that girl and that world had on our daughter," she explained.
Gohan was silent for a moment. "I suppose I am too."
Vegeta turned to Shin. "Should we return to the start? If she has moved between dimensions, she might have gone to one we've been to before."
Shin shook his head. "I think we should keep going as is. If Pan were to move again, then restarting would be pointless and we'd be forced to restart again, if we even learned she moved. At this point, it's all chance."
Goku leaned his head back to look up at into the white endless sky. "Ah Pan, where are you?"
