Mother Knows Best

WHICH STORY WILL IT BE!

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Mother Knows Best

By: Angelwarrior1

Chapter 4: Magnetic

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He was shaken from his reverie when she awoke with a pained moan.

"Hm? Where am I?" She looked at him.

"Where are we? What happened to my-" She felt her tummy protectively, making him give her a sad look.

"It..." He started, lowering his head in apology.

"No...NO! That can't be! Why? WHY?! Why did it happen? Whhhyyyy??!!!" She sobbed hysterically, crying into his open embrace.

He felt a pain in his chest from her cries. He wasn't sure where it came from, he just wanted to make sure it went away. He stroked her hair gently and rocked her back forth. She fell asleep finally, after crying for an hour. He laid her back down, taking his duty as her watchdog once more. Not before grabbing her hand and kissing its palm first however.

"I am sorry, my Pan." He then placed her hand back down and tried to get some troubled rest himself.

Now:

It had been a few weeks since Pan had lost her child. She didn't speak much. Ironic in his mind, since he was usually the one who never spoke. Now it was her turn. He longed to see her smile at him, but he knew that wouldn't be happening for a long time now. He would just have to watch over her. Funny how his only objective had been to kill Kakarot and now here he was lending aid to someone Kakarot cared about. Someone he actually dared to care about himself. He didn't know if he should though. He wasn't the most mentally sane in the universe after all. Some called him insane. He thought it was a fairly accurate perception himself. He was surprised it hadn't bothered him so far, but perhaps it was because of Pan. She had a very calming effect. When he had been scared for her, his mind raced with a million thoughts. None were good. Most turned dark in fact.

Pan had decided since the loss of her child to begin fighting again as soon as she was healthy enough. It would help keep her mind off of things. Kami only knew she needed that. They would be arriving to a planet known for its hostile occupants in another week. She figured she'd be well enough to fight by then. She never said a word of this to him. Pan didn't really feel like talking lately. Maybe this is how he felt. She now understood his position. Now he was the one who would speak to her. His sentences were clipped, but she knew he was trying. Had she not felt like shit she would have been thrilled. She wasn't feeling elated by anything as of late though.

One week later:

"Landing will occur in 60 seconds."

"You never said we were going to another planet." He looked at her as she crossed the control room.

"Sorry, must've slipped my mind." She grumbled back.

"Hn." Was his only reply as he watched her every movement.

Pan and her friend seated themselves calmly, having grown used to the landings by now. They landed and Pan quickly unbuckled herself and donned the big cloak. It was odd wearing it after going without it for so long, but she realized she had missed it. So now they were walking down the ramp and Pan was just itching for one of the inhabitants to look at her crossly. She wanted a fight, plain and simple. She had picked this planet because it was renowned for its fierce dwellers. They were warriors and they picked fights for nothing. A perfect candidate in her book. They went and took care of the ship's needs as usual and the food supply, then went on and had their eyeful of the planet's goods. She knew there would be slaves sold here. Why not? They were a bunch of warriors, what else would they do? Sit and chat about philosophy, she doubted it. While walking, she bumped into a male. She didn't bother apologizing and wasn't disappointed when he growled and called her out. Of course it spoke in another language, so she could only guess at the insults it was spewing at her.
She turned and growled at it. The alien growled back and the bell had been rung for this match. He swung at her head and she ducked with ease, sweeping his legs from under him. She grabbed him by his armor and threw him across the barren dirt. He had flown more than several feet when he landed on another male. Now she had a fight with two. She licked her lips in anticipation.

He stood back and let her have her fun. He knew she was itching to fight with someone. He caught her licking her lips and smirked. She was always interesting to watch. The fight ensued and soon Pan had several males on the floor. She hadn't even broken a sweat yet and he had to look away to keep himself restrained. These new feelings just kept developing more and more all the time. He now knew that he wanted to claim her as his own. And that he would follow her anywhere she went. He also knew that he didn't want to harm her in any way and if she wanted him to leave her at some point, he would. Despite how much it would ache to part from her side. He was her protector now, he would make sure she stayed safe as long as he could. And watched their surroundings where ever they went to make sure no threats lingered around the small woman.

After her display of power, no male dared to even look at her. Pan was slightly disappointed at this, for she still craved a good fight. She knew she wouldn't be getting one here though. She was startled from thought when someone's arm slid around her waste.

"You've scared everyone away." A dark chuckle followed.

"I suppose so." She gave a slight smirk as she looked at him from under her cloak's hood.

She let him keep his arm around her as they walked. Though he had to move his arm to her shoulders due to his height. She didn't mind one bit now. She actually felt comfort from his touch. She trusted him with her life now. He had saved her. Even if there was nothing that could be done for her unborn child. He still gave a shit about her enough to fly to an unknown planet. If that didn't deserve her trust she didn't know what did. He did care. Even if he wasn't a smooth talker, he was enough. He let her know he gave a shit. And she really needed that at this point in her life.

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Elsewhere in the universe a man was going about his task of darkness. He was helping an even darker being. By killing those who got in their way. They had struck up a deal. He would lead this being to his destination, if this being would help with something else. It was an alliance among dark men. One that wouldn't bode well for the rest of the now quiet universe. With the ice-jins rule over, the unknown threat of Cell gone and Buu defeated, the universe had no villains to frighten its inhabitants. No one to raise chaos. But now they would. These men would go about in helping their universe gain villains. Villains far darker. For while the ice-jins had greed and power on their minds, these devils did not. At least not at the moment. Much as Cell and Buu they wanted chaos, not money. Just blood, only blood... from heros.

The lesser of two evils had acquired a space ship and the far more powerful being would be tracking something for his partner. They made their way into the ship and took off. They set their destination and spoke of future plans as they rode away from the planet that now had blood covered grounds.

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He stiffened. It felt strong. And it seemed to be moving. He didn't like it. Not one bit. He moved to the kitchen where Pan was looking after some dinners cooking in the oven. He was considering whether he should hug her from behind, when she spoke.

"Did you feel it too?" She bent over to look at the food in the ovens.

"Yes. They are very powerful." He gulped as she bent over and averted his gaze to a spot on the wall.

"They are. Do you think my grandfather will be able to handle this power?" She turned to look at him

He snarled at the mention of Goku and Pan chuckled.

"Be nice. He is my grandfather after all. If it weren't for him I wouldn't even exist."

"That WOULD be quite a loss." He smirked wickedly as he crossed his arms and ankles, then leaned against the metal door frame.

He let his eyes trail up and down her body, sending his message home. Pan tried not to blush at his implications, but knew she was failing. He had just openly flirted with her for the first time after all. She hadn't had that kind of attention since she had been on Earth. She wasn't sure how she should deal with it though. Or if she even wanted to at this point. It felt..wrong to have any thoughts of being with a man after she had just lost her first child. She tried to send him a smile, but knew it came out all wrong. The sexy smirk fell from his face and replaced itself with a look of concern. He walked up and wrapped his arms around her. She leaned her head into his shoulder.

"I'm sorry. I know you're trying. I just...feel like it's wrong to be happy. Like I'm a horrible person for even having a shred of happiness. Kami, I just lost-my baby. I'm a horrible mother for being able to smile after my child died." Pan choked out, she clutched his bare shoulder.

He kept silent and let her cry on his shoulder as he stroked her back. He stared at the wall, thinking. He didn't know what to say.

"Pan...I don't think you could ever be a bad mother."

"You...don't? You think I would have been an good mother?" She looked up into his eyes, searching for insincerity.

"You will be." He simply stated, giving a small smile.

Her eyes shone with true happiness at this. She got on the tip of her toes and kissed his cheek.

"Thank you."

"Hn." He nodded briefly and released her, walking out of the kitchen quickly to hide the blush growing on his cheeks.

Pan stared after him. She didn't quite understand what had just happened. He'd made a pass at her, she turned him down because she was sad and he actually understood her?

'Of course he did Pan. The man isn't going to try and force himself on you, he did save you after all.' She shook her head and went back to watching over their food.

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He sat down and looked out of the small window in the control room. He couldn't believe what he'd just done. What he'd said. It was totally out of character. He had never made a pass at a woman in all the years he had existed. It seemed Pan was different though. She seemed to invoke some baser instinct in him. One he never had to worry about before. Before all he had to worry about was food and filling his blood lust. Now it was different. He hadn't killed anyone in weeks and it didn't seem to bother him, whereas before he would go nuts when he couldn't kill anyone for days. All he seemed to be concerned about now was Pan. Only her. It was dangerous. How much he was starting to crave her. Hell he hardly ever touched the woman and he was already enchanted by her charm alone. He craved her looks, if he didn't lock eyes with her at least once a day he went mad inside. Not to mention how he just had to touch her in some small way, even if it's leading her through a door by putting his hand at the small of her back. It didn't matter. It was still contact. Anything he could get was enough for him as far as Pan was concerned. She was too special to hurt. It wasn't even an option to him.

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Two figures stood in a desert, thousands of miles from civilization. They were standing side by side, staring up into the midnight sky. Neither blinked as they monitored something very big.

"Who do you think it is?"

"Hell if I know. Who ever it is, it definitely isn't any friend of ours."

"Yeah... Did you happen to notice who it's heading for?"

"I have. A very big power I haven't felt in a very long time."

"This is very bad. If those two fight you know what will happen."

"They'll destroy everything with no regard to who or what's around them."

"Mm hm. Should we wait? Or get a ship and fly out there to intercept who ever or whatever this dark force is?"

"I think it's too soon to jump into action right now. We need more training first and I think it's preparing right now."

"Preparing? Oh yeah... it did stop somewhere then traveled to another place. Almost as if they're gathering things."

"More like finishing their little checklist."

"Well, I guess we don't have much choice in the matter. If they head into battle I can get us there in a matter of seconds."

"True."

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"Food's ready." She stuck her head out from behind the kitchen wall and looked at him.

He nodded his head in understanding, never taking his eyes off the passing stars and planets. He then rose from his seat and went into the kitchen. He passed her as he sat down at the small table. She had her back to him. He could sense her nervous smell.

"Pan. I apologize. It was not my intention to make you nervous." He looked at a wall to his left.

"No, it's okay. It was unexpected and just didn't come at the best time." She sighed and sat down at the table, fisting her hands in her hair on the sides of her face.

"It is not wrong for you to find happiness after tragedy."

She looked up, startled at his words. Never had he said such wise words before. He was right as well. It had been about a month since she'd lost her child. She would need to move on eventually, but when was it okay for her to move on and find that happiness that he spoke of? Two months, three, four? A year? It didn't matter, she would always mourn over the loss of her first child. The one she never got to meet face to face. The one she would never get to know. She lost a child that was a stranger to her. She would never know her child's personality. Whether it looked more like herself or it's father. She'll never get to say how much the child is like it's father if it had indeed inherited some of his attributes.

"It'll take time. I know this. Just know that I will look after you." He stated before eating his food.

Pan watched him for a moment before a small smile lit her face. She then began to eat her own food.

One Month Later:

Not much had changed from their routine. They continued traveling to different planets, restocked, refueled and move on. Though they did cause many fights along the way, the only thing they did differently was train now. Since Pan no longer had to take it easy, she was able to train in the gravity room. She briefly wondered why he hadn't used it himself before, but thought better of asking him. She was just glad to be fighting again. Not to mention she didn't have to train alone.

Pan dodged a punch and flip backwards, attempting to kick him in the face while also trying to gain more room. He wasn't phased in the least when her foot connected with his chin. Though it did hurt Pan slightly.
"Damn! What the hell is your chin made of?!" She frowned as she tried to keep the pain from her face.

He sensed it though and lowered his power level more. To say he was proud of Pan was an understatement. She was getting very close to breaking the level barrier. She would be a super saiyan if she kept going.

"Focus little raven." He smirked as he got into position once more.

Pan chuckled at his name for her. Little raven. A crack on her small stature and on her black hair, he had taken to the name when he said it one day. They had been walking on the street when she felt something fly into her hair. Since she had her hood on, she couldn't get it out until they were back on the ship. When they'd finally found what it was that flew into her hair she chuckled and muttered a few choice words. It turned out to be a piece of some kind of black plant, which made finding it in her hair a very tough task. Eventually he found it for her and handed it to her. She laughed when she saw how it matched her hair perfectly. She called it a pesky little raven plant. This made him chuckle and tease her about being a pesky little raven, minus the plant part. From that day since, he would refer to her as that name. It didn't bother her. She found it rather endearing. She sometimes missed the attention of a male suitor. She had many back on earth, though she was quite sure they moved on now. It had been a long time now.

He flew at her and she easily ducked and swiped her leg under his, making him fall back and perform a flip of his own. He shot a ki blast at her, which she hit away from her. They charged at each other until he gained the upper hand by picking her up and throwing her over his shoulder. She landed on her back behind him and didn't have a chance to get up when he pinned her down.

"It seems I've won." He smirked down into her annoyed face.

"Oh? You think so?" Pan struggled to get her arms free so she could deck him in the face.

"Struggle all you want. You won't escape." He darkly chuckled into her ear.

It caused her to shiver, a shiver he didn't miss. Pans eyes widened when she felt a certain appendage grow down near her thigh. She whipped her head to look into his face. His face was serious, gone was the smirk. Now only desire and something else she couldn't place filled his eyes. They stared into each others eyes for a few moments, though it seemed to span out into a long amount of time. Pan finally looked away from him and he understood. She wasn't ready still. He got off of her and swiftly left the room to take a cold shower.