"He's here," Kaiser informed.
"Then we don't have much time," Bulma said, hopping off of the top of the capsule and quickly marching over to another terminal. She then pointed across at her colleague and barked orders at him. "Make sure those coordinates are double-locked and checked and the fuel cells in the craft are fully charged. I'll handle the rest." She then marched over to the wall and, grabbing hold of two levers standing side by side, slammed them down, causing a loud hum to reverberate throughout the room and a massive surge of power to flood into the controls. The inventor then stood back and looked across at her allies. "No sense in tip-toeing around anymore." When her eyes fell on Pan, the Briefs mother nodded while clenching her fists tightly. "It's time to go."
Staring back at the woman for several tense seconds, the child, holding the vials closely to her chest, then looked up at her mother to see Videl kneel down in front of her. "I… I can't do this…" Pan whimpered, her eyes shimmering as she looked at her family pleadingly. "I can't do this, mum. I can't leave you here on your own."
Seeing her daughter was starting to crumble, the raven haired former crime fighter smiled warmly and brought a hand up to the girl's hair. As she stroked it, she whispered soothingly to her. "Shh, shh… it's alright, Pan. It's alright." She then took her child by the shoulder and squeezed it reassuringly. "You can do this."
The girl shook her head fiercely. "No. I can't."
"Yes, you can. Don't say that to yourself."
"But you'll die," the girl cried, tears starting to fall from her eyes as she looked back at her mother, who continued to smile at her. "I… I don't want to leave you here alone."Sniffling for a few moments, Pan gritted her teeth and pressed her cheek into her mother's hand when she continued to comfort her. "Why? Why does it have to be like this?"
Beaming brightly, Videl then pulled her daughter into her arms and hugged her tightly. After the girl sobbed freely into her shoulder for a full minute and her trembling ceased, the raven haired woman slowly moved away and, running a hand through her daughter's black locks again, beamed encouragingly in her direction. "Listen to me, Pan." When she saw the child wipe away tears on the back of her wristband, the mother continued, "You and Eva are the daughters of Son Gohan… the strongest, bravest, and greatest hero the earth has ever known." She then placed a hand over the center of her daughter's chest and pressed her palm into it. "You two have the same blood that ran through his veins. Not only do you possess his strength and his spirit, but also his ability to do amazing things." When she saw her daughter stare at her with wide eyes, the mother beamed. "There's no way that either of you will fail… for that I am certain."
As the pair gazed at each other, they were soon joined by Zangya and Eva. The Hera knelt down alongside them as well, and looked both children squarely in the eyes. "Your father sacrificed his life believing he'd saved the world. He and Sandra both. But now it's up to you two to finish what he started… and save the future."
When Pan and Eva looked into the eyes of their respective parents, the duo then glanced at each other. After sharing an understanding nod with one another, they then pocketed the vials that they were holding and, upon making sure that they were secure, the teary-eyed daughter of Videl then leapt into her mother's arms for one last hug.
"I love you, mum."
"I love you too, sweet heart."
The daughter was sure to kiss her mum on the cheek just as the parent did. Once a long embrace was shared, the pair then separated and the adults stood up, turning around to see Bulma, Kaiser and Trunks were all watching and waiting for them patiently.
Gazes locking, the man in the suit gestured towards the time capsule and spoke in a serious tone. "We've got to move."
Acknowledging the scientist's words, the two daughters rushed past their mothers and sprang up into the pod. Landing at the top and along its edge, the pair then slid into the two pilot seats built into the center. When Pan buckled in, Eva looked over the side and smiled down at the group gathered at the base of launch pad.
"Good luck, you guys. Give em' hell," the redhead shouted, earning warm smiles from Bulma and Kaiser.
When Zangya walked over to the edge of the platform with Videl, she looked up at her daughter and scowled at her. "Hey. Language."
Cringing a little and smiling sheepishly in a very Son Gohan way, the half-Hera, half-Saiyan beamed and sat back into the capsule as well. As she started to buckle up just as her teammate did, Pan peered over the side and waved, before then setting her sights on her friend and teacher. "Don't wait up. We won't be gone long."
Trunks, smiling under his long, lavender hair, saluted the girls and looked on as they began to prep the machine for travel.
Just as they were taught, the young, two-person team began running pre-flight checks. After Eva checked the control panel for irregularities inside the capsule and Pan made sure they had everything they needed, especially the vials, the pair then looked up when they heard someone clamber up the side of the craft. They then saw Bulma's head pop into view and the woman prop herself on the rim of the vehicle's cockpit. Once she was up there, she then looked the pair in the eyes and spoke to them seriously.
"Listen carefully to me you two. We're sending you back several months before the 26th World Martial Arts Tournament. That's where all of this chaos started. We can't send you back any further due to all the inter-dimensional turbulence that was taking place during that period involving all of the Gods. The computer can't quantify the information to travel beyond that time. But that's far enough," the blue haired woman explained, before narrowing her eyes on the pair. "When you arrive, find the place where the cyborg is hiding outside of North City, inject him with the nano-virus, and destroy him."
Pan and Eva, their expressions hardened, nodded to the woman affirmatively.
"We will," the red haired girl said. "You can count on us."
Bulma then raised a finger and pointed at each of them. "We've told you everything you need to know about the events that transpired back then. Whatever you do, try not to cross paths with any of the Z-fighters, or you run the risk of sending the timeline spiraling completely out of control. No matter what happens and no matter how bad any of their battles get, stay as hidden from them as possible." When the duo in the pod stared back at her firmly, the blue-haired scientist smiled and patted them on the shoulders. "And good luck."
Seeing the pair had heard her words loud and clear, the scientist wasted no time in hopping down from the pod and watching the children engage the capsule's hatch. The glass dome closing over the girls, the Z-fighters standing in the room then took a step back and looked on as the pair activated the machine, just as planned. A loud humming soon emanating from the vehicle's engine, a transparent bubble of energy then formed around the pod and lit up the entire cavern.
With the final stages of launch drawing closer and closer, Pan and Eva then looked down from their perches in their seats to see their friends and family gazing back at them. Taking note of the eyes of their mothers staring lovingly and hopefully in their direction, filled with tears of sadness and joy, the two children waved, with the raven haired youngster pressing a hand against the glass to try and reach through to her parent. In a final farewell, the two mothers waved back, just moments before the capsule's frame lit up with a brilliant golden glow and it vanished in a pop, slipping away with a crack of light.
The instant the machine disappeared, the winds died down and so did the sound, leaving behind a cold, empty space.
As soon as she saw the time machine disappear, a stray tear fell from Videl's eye, which she then brushed away. "Goodbye…"
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