By: Sassy Bulma-san
Chapter Sixteen
*Same Day: Nursery Room*
Pan's eyes gazed over at Vegeta with horror. "Kaachan, what's the matter? Aren't you happy to see me?" this small child said with a saddened voice.
Pan just stood there stunned at what was revealed before her, her body growing tense. Her head jerked back as a hand clamped on her shoulder. She knew who it was. He was there the whole time.
"Trunks.." was all she could say as she was at a lost for words. Her mind raced with what she should say or do with this child. Something inside her told her she was telling the truth. Already a need to protect her was growing inside her heart.
Vegeta just stood there back away from this child, his eyes looked at Pan and than the child she held. Something told him she was telling the truth but it sickened him.
"What happen to you Bulma and our Musuko? Why, and how did this happen? No, I will not let it happen in our future. I will find a way to keep you alive with me." Vegeta said to himself as he had to find Bulma now.
Bulma clutched to the side of her head as took off the scouter. "Stupid Saiya-jin." she hissed. Her fingers rubbing the side of her head where the sparks seemed to burnt her skin slightly. She brought her fingers down noting blood was on them.
Her legs slid out from the ship as she stepped out to, resting her hand on the side of the door panel, a sudden nauseated feeling came rushing to her head. "Vegeta.." she said softly, not knowing why but his name just came between her lips like something happened.
She stood there for a moment and then it passed, she felt fine. "Hm, bah… He's fine, I’m sure he is." Bulma said forgetting the feeling that just washed over her as she went to her lab table.
Pulling her chair out, she sat folding her legs underneath her Indian style. Her fingers pushing keys as she typed on her laptop. "Now, this scouter seems to be the same as the one Radditz had so I can use the information and blue prints I drew off that one to get this one to work."
Sliding her glasses on she began to search, eyes scheming over everything as she gathered what she needed. She unfolded her legs, planting her feet on the ground as she pushed off rolling across the floor over to the work table with her tools.
She simply began to take it apart, placing new chips in it to read in her language on how to work things.
"Pan, are you her kaachan?" Trunks asked.
"Yes, I believe her. There is something grabbing at me from the inside telling me it's true." Pan said.
"Tousama?" Trunks asked looking over at his Tousama as Vegeta stood there with a blank look on his face.
"I have to find Bulma." was all he said walking up to them as he sneered at the child one last time before walking out the door.
"No, wait!" Trunks yelled at his Tousama as he walked out the room.
Vegeta snorted at his Musuko, "What is it?" Vegeta snapped back not even looking back as the anger began to bring out his power. That child not being Bulma’s, but Pan's. And he knew it was his as well. This was something he would not tolerate. He would be damned if something took Bulma from him and he would mate with Pan.
"Bra, she knows something. She's been having dreams about the future. I heard her tell Goten, an everything she has seen has come true. Can't you feel it?" Trunks said dropping his voice as he stood out in the hallway trying to brake into his Tousama’s shell of understanding of what was going on with out being blinded with his bond to his Kaasama.
"Spit it out brat!" Vegeta said taking interest in at the name of his Musume and new power. He should have known, but he hadn't been near her since of her mating with Son Goten. It scared him in a way, but he didn't know how to react around her knowing what she had done.
"She said that when she mated with Goten a new power awakened within her. Like it proved the fact they where soul mates. She now sees things in her sleep an can sense someone's thoughts if she wishes. It's beyond the normal Saiya-jin limit. She's scared though, she saw what happened to Pan and sees Goten dieing before her. She also mentioned that this child is the chosen one."
"Chosen one? For what? An why hasn't she told me this, how long has then been going on?" Vegeta asked turning on his heel to face Trunks.
"Why don't you talk to her, she's too scared to talk to you. She thinks your pride will not let her because her choice in mating with Goten. She thinks that when the time is right, you will talk to her and she will be waiting for you." Trunks said with glaring eyes.
Those words hit Vegeta, like something slapping him in his feelings. Yelling at him to do what is right. "I will do what I want!" Vegeta hissed between his teeth not wanting to admit defeat to his Musuko in this battle over his Musume.
Pan stepped outside the room. "Don't worry, he will talk to her." she said looking into Trunks eyes.
"Where's the kid?" Trunks asked. "I knocked her out, she should sleep for a couple of hours so we can discuss what we should do. I think we should talk to Bulma." Pan said.
"Pan are you sure? I know you’re strong, but look at what you've been through. You don't need anymore complications added to it. I can't stand seeing and feeling like your dead inside." Trunks said with concern over Pan's action.
"Trunks… I ..I can't let my emotions take over now. We have a battle to face and I need to be strong no matter what." Pan said starting to walk away.
Trunks grabbed her arm, "You’re lying. You are ripping apart inside, you feel like you have nothing. That he took everything from you. You are running from it like you ran from your parents. So how much more are you going to run from? Are you going to run from me now?"
Pan caught her breath. "How dare he!" she snapped inside her head turning around as she slapped him with all her might. "You know nothing. It happened to me not you! But I will not let my guard down because of it. I am not weak! " Pan yelled with anger flaring inside her.
"Lie! You’re scared. I saw it when I took you, an I see it now. I saw your frustration to become a Super Saiya-jin, like you need to prove something. Now I see a girl who is scared of admitting she is weak. But you are not weak!" Trunks snapped back as her face twisted into such sadness that it pained him to see her.
"Shut up Trunks! You are not the one who is only one fourth Saiya-jin. Do you know what it feels like to be the only Saiya-jin who can not turn Super Saiya-jin? You don't, do you! I am the one from the great Son family, I'm the one who has to prove I can be just as strong as the rest of you. That I can take it!" said caring the same angry tone as let everything out.
"But you don't have to prove anything to anyone. Especially me." Trunks said as he held onto the top part of her arms now. Bringing her closer to him so she would look at him.
"But I do Trunks, only if I was stronger. Strong like the rest of you, he wouldn't have touched me. I was weak and he took me, he acted as if he was making love to me. He took away everything and made me realize I am weak. I'm not as strong as I thought." said with all her anger disappearing into a soft whimpering voice. Trunks just pulled her into his arms, holding as if she would die if he let go.
"No Pan, you are strong. You survived and your safe now. Nothing will
ever touch you again." Trunks said softly as a tear ran down his face.