A Warrior's Quest

Part Seven:  A Change of Powers

Videl began to spend more time with Gohan as her time grew nearer. She wasn't worried about whether the child would be safe or not, only whether Pan and the others would forget her while she was gone. 

Pan wrapped her arms around her mother's swollen waist and kissed her cheek. "You won't be forgotten while you're on Chikyuu and I'll be sending Tousan with you. Veggie-sama and Bulma-san will be taking your place on the ship until you're both ready to come back," she said.

"But how will we know what's going on?" Videl asked anxiously.

Pan handed her a device. " You can use this to talk to anyone you want on the ship," she explained, showing Videl how to use it. "There's going to be no need to worry. I'll keep them all safe."

Videl nodded and kissed her daughter's cheek. "Thank you," she said and went to find her husband.
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Bulma was in her lab when she received a message from the ship. She opened the message and read what was inside it.
	
	^ Bulma-san,
		I will be sending Kaasan and Tousan back to Chikyuu in a few weeks so Kaasan can have her baby at home. 
	You and Veggie-sama should be ready to take their place within moments. And I have something  very interesting for
	 you and Veggie-sama.
		Pan ^

She got to her feet and went to find her husband. "Vegeta-chan? I just got a message from Pan-chan and I think you'll want to read it," she said.

Vegeta put down his sandwiches and followed his mate back to her lab. He smirked when he read the message. "I'll start packing," he said and left the lab.
 
Bulma stared after her husband. "I would have thought he'd give a bigger reaction than that," she said. Then she realized something. "I've got to start packing too!"

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"I don't want to go home!" Gohan protested as he supported a sleepy Videl against his side.

"Too bad. You can come back later, but right now Kaasan will need you more than we do," Pan said and teleported the three of them back to Earth.

They were met by Vegeta and Bulma.

"Konichi wa Videl-san. I hope you have a healthy baby," Bulma said as she hugged Videl.

"Celipa will be very healthy," Videl replied, giving Bulma a tired smile.

Vegeta looked startled at the name. "You can already tell that it's female?" he asked Videl.

Videl shook her head. "Pan-chan told me it was a girl the same day she came home. She also helped me chose a Saiya-jin name for her," she replied.

Pan walked over and kissed her parents good-bye. "Be good you two and let me know the instant my little sister is born," she said. She turned to Vegeta and Bulma with an expectant look on her face.

"We're ready to go," Vegeta said and threw Bulma's pile of bags over his shoulders. "You can carry my bag," he told his mate. 

Pan grabbed the bag before Bulma could reach for it and took some bags from Vegeta. "Bye Kaasan! Bye Tousan!" she called and the three disappeared.

"Good luck Pan-chan!" Videl called.
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Vegeta looked around him once they'd reappeared.  "Nice place," he said.

Pan rolled her eyes and started walking. "Follow me and I'll take you to your room," she said over her shoulder.

"Won't we be taking Videl-san and Gohan-san's room?" Bulma asked as she hurried after Pan.

"Lie. You'll be getting your own room," Pan replied.

"But how? The ship was only made with four rooms for people to sleep in," Bulma said.

"I also added my own design plans to yours," Pan said. She stopped in front of a doorway and waited until it slid open. "This is where you'll stay. I hope you like it." She put down the bags and walked back out into the hallway, leaving Bulma and Vegeta alone in the room.

Vegeta was staring. 

Bulma looked at her husband. "What's wrong?" she asked in concern.

"Pan-chan made this room to look like the one I had on Vegeta-sei before Freeza took me onto his ship and blew up the planet," Vegeta explained, his expression still shocked.

"That was sweet of her. But how did she know what it looked like?" Bulma asked. She began to unpack her things and put them away.

Vegeta shrugged and unpacked his bag. He saw a computer on the wall and saw that something was a bit different than the ones in his mate's lab. He walked over and took a closer look at it. A smirk crossed his face.

"What is it?" Bulma asked, looking up to catch the smirk. 

"Nothing," Vegeta lied and walked out of the room to find Pan.

"Men," Bulma muttered.

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