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"Let's go." Pan repeated calmly, almost giving the others a slight smile and gently ascended, flying off back towards the ship. Lukai, who was finally able to buy a bunch of strange fruits sighed and followed her. Meanwhile Trunk watched the two girls battle each other, still not sure whether he should make any attempts to seize the ball. But as time passed he began wondering if they would ever stop fighting and his eyes were drawn towards the Dragon Ball more and more often. Maybe I should...

Who are they? Trunks thought as he stood there, hidden behind the trees and bushes, watching as the two women argued over something. He couldn't get a clear view so he shifted and side-stepped until he reached another tree from where he finally got a good look. Between them was the "pearl", a Dragon Ball; the thing they've been looking for. Great... all I need is to get it from them. he thought as he watched them argue over the precious ball. Suddenly one of them attacked the other and a battle ensued between them, seemingly lowering their guards. It was the moment to act. But what should he do? Try to steal the Dragon Ball? Wait until things escalate? Go and get the others? Two women didn't seem to be dangerous foes, but his instincts told him otherwise. Something just seemed off. And if even Trunks would fall into a trap, who could HE rely on? I better stay put for now. Keep an eye on the ball at least. he thought and didn't make a move. In the village, for the second time now, Pan turned towards where the ship was. This time, she didn't only look towards it but turned all the way. "Something is going on!" She claimed with a low voice. "We'd better go back." she added and looked at the others, her gaze fixing on Yuki. "Now." she said firmly.

Trunks stood still for some time, prepared for anything to happen. He was listening whether he could hear more of the speech he heard before and finally decided to investigate from closer. He took a few steps towards the trees, trying to peer through, but he couldn't see anything. Alright... better take a closer look in case something is heading this way. he thought and hurried towards the trees. What is going on here? Was it a mistake to land here? And the team is away at the worst possible time as well. Just my luck.

Trunks turned towards the booming sounds, looking for the source of the noise. As the parrot pecked his fingers, Trunks led out a cry and let go of the parrot. "Off with you troublemaker!" Trunks said and shoo-ed the bird away, then turned back when he heard the first feminine voice again. "What the?" Back in the village, Lukai went closer to one of the shopping stands and took a look at what they were selling. Many sort of fruit and vegetable-like items were lined up and behind the counter an elder looking being, with an almost white tair playfully moving around behind. She asked her what she was selling, taking an interest in one of the smaller apple-like food. A couple of steps behind, Pan was standing alone when she suddenly turned towards where their ship was as if she heard or sensed something. She took a half step towards it, but stopped and looked at the others unsure. What was that sudden feeling? she thought.

Trunks raised his head in surprise as he saw the birds flying through and didn't even see the parrot coming. Ouch! he yelled loudly when the parrot collided with him and he backed off seeing the crazed parrot flapping and talking. "Whose the idiot?!" Trunks yelled and grabbed the parrot's tail before it could really take off so though it flapped its wings and yelled "you're an idiot" for a while, it didn't really go anywhere. Since this repeated for a while Trunks began thinking that perhaps the collision was a bit too much for the bird. "You are aware that're not really going anywhere, are you?" He asked the bird, which didn't seem to notice.

Lukai followed them, Pan behind her and Goten once again falling behind. Goku's younger son looked at locals with amazement and great interest. "Pan, what do you think about this village?" Lukai tried to break the ice with a question, but the girl merely shrugged. "Not much. The locals do not seem to be hostile. The scent around is good, there's a serene feel to it." Goten only listened to the conversation but he watched the small girl intently. Pan did change a lot during these two days and he was getting afraid what her mother will have to say about this once they get back home...

Pan landed a few minutes after the others, Lukai soon followed. The member of Team X joined her friends and gazed around he village with great interesting, scanning the locals in her own way from head to toe. Pan on the other hand cared little about the inhabitants. She closed her eyes and took a deep breath. She smiled slightly and re-opened her eyes. "So, what's the plan?" Lukai asked the others, keeping an eye on Pan as well. "Are we going to eat first and look around after?" Not long after the others, Goten arrived as well. He was still thinking about the earlier conversation, not sure how to aproach the subject with his 'son'. It all felt weird. Yuki was his son alright, he was pretty sure they weren't just making it up, but he couldn't just stand in front of him and ask about him, or the mother. It didn't feel right. Then again what else could've he said to the boy. He led out a sigh and joined the others.

Lukai and Pan followed the others silently. Trunks clenched his teeth and fists and instead of following them arguing or anything he simply let out an angry sigh. "What now?" Goten looked at him, trying to smile, which didn't amuse Trunks one bit. "Go after them. I stay here." He said shaking his head. "Are you sure?" "Someone needs to stay here in case another Don Kia appears trying to salvage the ship." Goten considered his words and nodded. "Alright then. I'll go after them." "Good, and Goten." Trunks said suddenly. "Hm?" The two boys looked at each other. Trunks tried to avoid the others' gaze but Goten stepped beside him and put a hand on his shoulder. "What's wrong?" "I don't want you to misunderstand me. I don't blame you or anything for what happened back there... but you really should keep your son in line." "My...son?" "Son Yuki" Trunks said with a serious look. "There was a reason why mother and the others didn't want them on the plane and seeing how reckless the boy is, I'm starting to have concerns." "I understand your concern, but even if he is my kid... that's-" "I don't ask you to start scolding him or anything. But I'm sure Yuki will listen to you...and like it or not we will need to use this to our advantage." Trunks said and without anything more to add he returned to the ship. Goten stood there for a few more seconds, and after that went ofter the others.

"I'd rather just look for the Dragon Ball and leave as soon as possible." Trunks said. "Last time we contacted the locals they tried shooting us." "But there's a chance that someone inside the village will have the Dragon Ball, no?" Goten asked the other boy. Trunks shrugged. "I'm not sure about that. At any rate we had lunch not that long ago. For now lets keep focusing on the Dragon Ball. We still have time to try to local cuisine after finding it." "Or we could split up as well." Lukai said with a beaming smile.

Trunks looked around carefully, making sure to land in a safe spot so nothing would happen to their ship accindetally. While he was busy landing, the others stayed in their chairs talking to each other, he only listened to them. He wanted to send a remark when Yuki mentioned the Senzu Beans but decided against it in the end. Instead he remained silent while taking care of the landing. One the ship landed, Pan unfastened the seatbelt and left the cabin. She was the first to leave the shuttle. As she stepped onto the ground of this planet, she took a deep breath and looked around curiously.

"Everyone get ready! We'll be landing in a few minutes!" Trunks said. The son of Bulma during their time in space pretty much took control over the ship and the crew becoming some sort of leader figure (since Son Goku really didn't do anything besides training-eating-sleeping all the time) giving out orders, trying to maintain a sort of organized journey. He was more siff than Goten remembered, but he had to agree that they indeed needed Trunks to take on this more serious approach with all the "kids" around. Pan became somewhat distant, and much quieter. Her power increased considerably that was out of the question, but it seemed that her unfortunate meeting with Darkness had aken a toll on her spirit as well. She spoke much less and thought a lot more. This worried some, while others took it as a natural behaviour after such a close encounter with death. All in all the happy ship quickly became much less bright and shinny, though it still was a rather happy journey. "Here we are," Trunks said. "Get ready people! The Dragon Ball hunt begins anew!"

"I know Yuki. Your intentions were clear, but still it was kind of reckless. And you should've prepared her for what she was about to face, not to mention the others because nobody really knew what was going on." she said, smilling softly. "And nobody is looking down on anyone. They are just worried which is fine absolutely, not to mention we ARE from a different Time-Line. Anyways, try to get some sleep and maybe it'd be better if you didn't try to prank anyone for a couple of days. I'm pretty sure some of the others might need some time as well." Soon the others joined them and everyone returned to their beds to get some rest. Some of them were uneasy, others felt angry or disappointed and again others instead of looking back stared forward and awaited what tomorrow would bring.

"And even as a partially Saiyan I could have." she nodded. She knew all too well... she barely made it back. Though it was still impossible to determine what Darkness wanted, did it try to help her or even save her? Or did it try to actually keep her there. Whatever the truth was, Pan hoped that she would never have to hear that chilly voice again. "Yuki were you out of your mind?" Trunks said angrily. "What would you've done if she didn't make it?" Before things could've turned more sour, Lukai gently took Yuki's hand and pulled him away from the others. "I think it'd be better if we'd try to calm down and get some rest." She said. "Thankfully nothing happened and I'm sure there are a lot on everyones mind. Lets get back to this after a getting some well-earned rest, shall we." And with that Lukai guided the boy out of the Gravity Room just in case.

Where... am I? She thought. She couldn't see since she had no eyes and she couldn't ask the question since she had no mouth. She wanted to reach out and touch around or listen to the voices of her surrounding but she had no arms or ears to do either. There was nothing but she felt no pain. It was a serene solitude an eternal perhaps. "Child... you've done as I said. Well done." It was a voice. She didn't hear it, but rather felt its presence. Like if there was somebody around her, surrounding her, sharing her lonelyness. Who are you? the thought echoed in the mind. "Me? I am... the Darkness." Darkness? Are you... death? Have you come to tell me that- "No, child. You've come to me. I called you and you answered." Darkness' words didn't frighten her. Here, she felt no pain no sorrow. There was nothing she felt. Nothing remained, but a single thought: Will I die? "Do you want to die?" I... don't know. No, I guess. She felt a smile. Was it her own? Was it Darkness'? In the end... it didn't matter. There was a smile and she felt warmth again. "...orry..." That half of a word was the first thing she consumed from the outside world. A boy's voice. The boy's who set her on this short, weird journey. She could've smiled or she could've yelled. But she didn't want to do either. Instead, she opened her eyes (was it the first time she used her eyes? The world never looked so pretty). Yuki was there, and around them others as well (Trunks and Goten probably managed to break the door in). They looked worried, they probably didn't realize she had opened her eyes. She reached out and touched Yuki's chin. It was soft and warm. It felt nice after that dark, hollow chill she came back from. There she couldn't feel it but now, the memory of that place made her feel a slight unease. But whatever that was, she had time to lament on it. For now... she had to force herself to finally break the abrupt silence so she said the first thing which came to her mind. "Yuki... you'll do extra chores for this." and smiled at the boy warmly.

Pan tried to stand up, but even to get on her knees... she needed far more strength than she could've mustered at that very moment. The cries ands shrieks became more frequent and longer and soon before long the silent gaps disappeared from between two and it became one loud deathcry. Pan using every last bit of her power pushed herself from the ground, looked at Yuki once more and suddenly started ramming her own head into the floor again and again... trying to supress one pain with another, or trying to clear her mind. Even she couldn't tell. She couldn't even think. The whole world around her ceased to exist. there was only the pain... and the pain was growing. And while she was at the end of her endurance a voice in her head spoke to her: Shut down your mind child; Let go of the outside world. Discard your body, your weakness. Shrink yourself into a small glimpse of existence... become no more than a thought. If you push away everything and retain nothing the pain will go away. Herein lies the truest harmony. There is NOTHING. And suddenly from one moment to another, Pan went silent and her hands gave in. She fell on the ground and moved no more. Outside, Trunks and Goten were about to break into the room yelling loudly at this point.

"I don't like that grin of yours" she said still not one hundred percent sure whether it was honestly some gift of good faith or another one of Yuki's mischieves. In the end though she decided to take the mug from his hand. She hesitated and looked at the dark liquid with a hesitant look on her face. What could that have been? It wasn't some ordinary drink that was for sure. What should she expect? A Sour, sweet, salty or something entirely different? She gulped and took a last look at Yuki before she raised the mug. She closed her eyes and gulped. At first it was nothing to be worried off. It was practically tasteless and as it washed through her mouth it left no stench or taste behind, like simple water. Then it reached her inside and slowly she felt something warm. It was tickling her from inside, a nice feeling. But it was soon all over. The tickle and warm left and in their stead a new feeling unveiled itself. Pain. A sharp nerve-wrecking pain that felt unlike anything she has experienced before. Pan fell on her knees and grabbed her chest, shaking wildly. It took her a good five seconds but she couldn't hold it inside anymore. She yanked her head back, opened her mouth and released a deafening shriek that shook not only the room, but the whole spacecraft. Lukai was already up, but she flinched when she heard Pan's voice. Damn it Yuki what are doing?! She thought. She got up and looked at the others who were awakened by the noise. Trunks and Goten rushed to see what the source of the commotion was. Pan in the same time fell on the ground, still in torture because of the mysterious liquid and started rolling back and forth on the floor, trying to fight the pain occasionally letting out another shriek. Her expression mirrored her pain and the way she looked at Yuki when she could... she wanted to kill him. Kill her relative from the future with all her heart.

"What is inside of it?" Pan looked at Yuki trying to see through the boy's scheme. "I hope you're not trying to pull anything smart or I'll promise to throw you and then you can swim back to earth!" She looked the cup and examined the drink inside. "This looks shady. You drink it."

Pan sighed and rolled her eyes. To the gravity room... really. She had a bad feeling about this and she really hoped it won't turn out to be what she was expecting. She sat up, put some clothes on and followed the boy towards the room. While she was moving towards the gravity room a third pair of eyes followed her and Yuki's movement. It was Lukai. She was a light sleeper so she woke when she heard the movements. She didn't do anything though, merely watching as they entered the gravity room. "So? What did you want to show?" Pan asked the boy.

It was night...or day who knows. They were in the space and Pan did her best to fall asleep but her eyes just kept opening again and again and she couldn't help but spin and turn, not finding the perfect way to sleep. She tried concentrating on her breathing, but the snooring and snoozing kept her coming out of it every time. She was about to give up, when she heard a soft movement. She stayed still, listening to the sounds. Then came Yuki's low voice. "Yeah, I am." she whispered back and turned towards where she suspected the boy to be. "What are you doing? Why aren't you in bed?

Lukai watched Yuki and Goku training along with Chie, catching small pieces of Pan's rambling as well. As much as she could make out of the noise she was still insistent on sharing the work between each other, something the others didn't want to hear about at all. She was arguing with Trunks about it for a while, then came back fuming. She looked like someone who could blow some steam off. "Why don't you join the boys inside and fight it off?" Lukai suggested with a wink. "I might as well do." she sighed crosing her hands behind her nape, finally her mouth twitching into a grin as she kept looking at her relatives training.

"They are..." Pan and Lukai looked at each other, then looked towards the special training room they've found not long ago. "They're training...I guess." Lukai finished the sentence finally. "Better take a look though, they might do something reckless if left alone for too long. You know how Yuki is. And as far as I've seen his grandfather isn't much better." she giggled. "I'll take a look at how Trunks and Goten are doing." Pan said. "And we need to get back on the schedule I've made! If we won't cook and clean this ship won't last much longer!" And with that she rushed off towards the pilot cabin.

"Is there anything she can't do?" Pan asked Lukai as if Chie wasn't there. "Nah, she's a total freak." Lukai replied with a grin again as if Chie wasn't even there. "Don't even get surprised by her. I did think about selling her off to a circus, she'd have been the favorite of the audience." "So why you take bath? You can't clean yourself?" Pan stared at her expectantly.

When Chie opened the suitcase Pan looked at her, barely being able to keep a streight face. "What....what is this?" she asked honestly bewildered and confused by the contents of Chie's suitcase. "Rocks? Why would you cary rocks? How... I..." She fell silent not even trying to understand it. Lukai on the other hand led out a hearty laught. She saw the suitcase before so she wasn't surprised by it a bit. "Great fashion taste, don't you think?" she sent a wink at Pan.

"That's a useful ability. I want a similar one." Pan pouted, and quickly had an idea. "Hey... can you change the way your clothes look?" "Looks like we are in for a fashion show." Lukai grinned. While the others were having their fun, Trunks tried looking into the location of the next Dragon Ball, by examining the data of Gill. Goten was sitting besides him silently, hands crossed behind his nape, trying to catch some light sleep.

"That's quite close." Trunks nodded. "Alright. I'll keep an eye on the controls in case anything goes wrong. You guys rest up while we can. Who knows what lurks on that planet." "Seeing how much fun Yuki and Goku are having, I'm not sure they'll consider resting." Lukai chuckled. "Then again this is a once-in-a-lifetime grandpa-grandson journey, so we might as well leave them alone for now." When the door opened and Chie stepped out the boys automatically turned the other way around, flushed. Pan rolled her eyes and shook her head. "Gill found a new Dragon Ball!" Pan replied. "We'll be there in two days or so!" "So that's where you went." Lukai noted and stepped besides Chie. "Had a good bath?"