"She's asleep now." Gohan whispered to his brother and friend. "I'll take her home."

"Okay, big bro, just be careful with my little neice, ne?" Goten asked.

"Hai, lil' bro." Gohan said carefully lifting Pan's tiny weight into his arms and flying towards his home, with Goten following behind and Trunks going toward Capsule Corp. Vegeta watched from the ground and smirked, unfortunatly not noticing Trunks land right behind him.

"So what did you tell him, father?" Trunks asked crossing his arms over his chest in exact copy of Vegeta's trademark stance.

"What I told Kakarrot's brat, is none of your business." Vegeta stated and then took off into the air. Trunks shrugged and followed.

***

Juunana-gou looked up at the ceiling, breathing heavily. He had just had a very strange dream.

****FLASHBACK****

"Just one, Pan-chan?" He asked her.

"Okay, just one." She responded smiling. Juunana leaned foward and kissed Pan, full on the lips, holding back to passion from her. Then she pushed away suddenly and morphed into Trunks and started firing ki blasts at him. Just as he was about to get hit, he woke up.

****END FLASHBACK****

He lay there breathing heavily, what was that all about? Poor Pan-chan was all he could think of right then.

***

Gohan walked in the front door and kicked it closed lightly with his foot. He ascended the stairs evenly by levitating and deposited Pan in her room, and covered her with her down comforter.

"Gohan, did you find Pan?" Videl asked, worry threaded in her voice. ::If only you knew the half of it, Videl-chan:: He thought wryly.

"Yeah, I found her." He whispered closing the door to Pan's room and walking down the stairs lightly.

Videl noticed the grim expression on Gohan's face and stopped in her tracks. "Where was she?"

Gohan continued walking until they reached the couch, after taking a few deep breaths, he motioned for her to sit down. "Pan was at Juunana-gou's house..." Gohan started.

"Juu-kun? What for?" Videl asked, puzzled.

"Last night." He paused. "Pan was attacked."

"Attacked!? By who?!" She yelled.

"Shh. Not so loud." He said putting a finger over his own lips to emphasize the words.

"Gohan, please tell me what happened." Videl begged.

"Videl, Pan was attacked last night, and..." Gohan took a deep breath. "She was raped, Videl."

Videl was motionless, she just gasped and sat wide mouthed, to shocked to move, to sad to care. "Who, it wasn't Juunana-gou was it?!" She demanded.

"Iie." He told her firmly. "It was some gangsters, they had weapons and cornered her." He said hastily swallowing the lump that was forming in his throat.

"Then why was she at his house?" She whispered.

"He caught the man, and killed him, but it was too late..." Gohan said taking his wife's cold hand. "Juu killed him. He's gone." Videl was shaking noticeably, her precious baby, and such a thing had happened to her.

"Oh, Gohan, our poor baby!" She exclaimed finally letting the tears she had tried so hard not to shed, fall. "What if she has a disease? Or if she's pregnant, oh Kami!"

"Juunana got him out before he could release in her." Gohan said cradling his wife.

"What are we going to do?" She sobbed.

"I don't know, V-chan, I don't know." He said allowing himself to weep along with her.

***

Goten entered the house he had lived in for so many years, his father had built it, his mother and brother had lived there since then, at least until he had gotten married, and Goten had been a resident for the past 29 years as well.

"Mom?" Goten called. He was the unfortunate one to tell the horrible news to Chi Chi.

"In here, Goten." She called from the kitchen.

"Mom, I have some bad news." He said, sitting down at the table and ignoring the large plate of food that was set in front of him.

"Oh, dear, what is it?" She said, pulling up a chair to listen.

"It's Pan...something's happened." He told her nervously.

"Just tell me dear." Chi Chi urged.

"Okay, mom. Pan was attacked last night by some gangsters. She didn't have any money, jewlery, or capsules, so they..." Goten's voice cracked. He couldn't bring himself to say it.

"Goten please." She begged, she wanted to know what was wrong.

"She was...raped." He finally managed to squeak it out before tears rolled down his cheeks.

"Oh my gosh." Chi Chi sat, for the first time in her life, not fainting. "How is she? Does Gohan know? Where was she last night? Did you just get to her this morning?" She asked in a panic.

"She's resting right now, mom. Gohan does know. Juunana-gou found her...just after the guy...got in. We found her this morning, Juu-kun was trying to comfort her, because she was crying. I'd assume Gohan is telling Videl right now." Goten said answering all of her questions at once. "I'm so sorry, mom." He said as Chi Chi broke into tears, he just kneeled on the floor near the chair and wept with her.

***

Trunks and Vegeta landed at Capsule Corporation and entered the house, to be greeted by a cheerful and cooking Bulma. However upon noticing the looks on thier faces, something was wrong, she could always sense it from Vegeta. Bra bounded into the room with an expressions much like Bulma's previous one, but upon seeing thier expressions, Bra moved closer to Vegeta and reached out with her slightly more advanced psycic powers and read Vegeta's thoughts, which he had willing shown her.

"Oh my God, Pan." Bra whispered, silver tears spilling on her pale ivory skinned face. "Daddy, no." Bra said collapsing into her father's arms and crying.

"What happened to Pan, Vegeta?" Bulma asked. "Vegeta?"

"Bulma." He said firmly. Bulma, he had only said her real name scarcly throughout thier years together, usually in either great joy and pleasure, or sadness and pain. "I....we...Pan...last night..." For the first time in Vegeta's life, he was speechless. He couldn't for the life of him tell his mate what had happened to Pan.

"Trunks?" She asked uncertainly. Watching Bra crying on Vegeta, and him allowing it, even petting her hair gently caused an unconscience shiver to run up her spine.

"Bra, show her." Vegeta said softly, pulling her away from himself a little.

"No, daddy, she doesn't need to see." She whispered. "She can't see it..." Bra continued sobbing for her friend.

"She needs to know. Please show her, princess." He whispered to her, using his pet name for her. Bra gave a final glance at her father, and then closed her eyes, concentrating her thoughts to Bulma's. Bulma's eyes went wide and she looked back from the somber Trunks to her sobbing daughter. "How, but..she's a Super Saiyan!" Bulma protested.

"She was too scared to move fight back, she couldn't even fly at that point." Vegeta said, Bra still crying on him.

"My little Pan!" She cried, collapsing onto Trunks, who just held her, a small silver tear escaping his own eye, but quickly brushed it away. "Pan." She hiccuped. Trunks and Vegeta held them until they could not cry any more, then Trunks made some tea.

"What do you think we should do?" Bra asked. It had been about thirty minutes since they broke the news. She was still sniffling, and her eyes were red and puffy from her crying.

"I don't think she's going to want to see anyone soon." Trunks said, pouring all four of them tea. "We should maybe send her some candies with a note attached. Seeing us will only make it worse."

"Perhaps not." Vegeta mused. "Not immediatly of course, but as soon as she's ready, we should get back to the regular routine."

"To help things get back to normal." Bulma finished. The two often shared thoughts, due to the bond.

"Oh I get your drift." Bra said. "So should maybe one or two of us go see her?"

"Hai." Trunks said. The family was undoubtebly close, even if they did fight like, well, angry Saiyans, most of the time.

"I'd like to see her." Bra said, holding the tea cup and cracking it under the pressure. "She is my best friend."

Vegeta nodded. "I'd like to visit as well." He said.

"I'd probably just end up crying and making her feel worse." Bulma said. "But I'll talk to Videl and Gohan."

"Hai, same here." Trunks said.

"Tomorrow, not today." Vegeta said. "Today we see baldy and company, and warn them not to bother her."

"Don't you think they'd want to see her, too?" Bulma asked.

"Well it's better from us than, Gohan or worse, Pan." Trunks said.

"I guess that's true." She said.

"Bra, Trunks?" Vegeta asked.

"I'll go, I want to see Marron anyway." Bra said, half-heartedly.

"I think I'll stay here, Papa." Trunks said. "I have some things to do." He said standing up from the table, and leaving the kitchen.

Bra took Vegeta's hand and the two flew out the door towards Kamesenin's Island, and Kame House. Bulma just sat and stared at her coffee mug, thinking. ::What if that had been Bra, or me?:: She shuddered at the thought. ::What if Juu hadn't found her? Would all the others taken a turn?:: It was best just not to think about it.

~*~*~

Trunks entered his room and thought about a what kind of note to give her...He paced around searching for the right thing to say, to comfort her, to help her feel better. Finally finding the right thing to say he sat down to write it all down before he forgot. Trunks wrote down the note and sealed it, setting it on his desk for tomorrow.

***

Bra and Vegeta flew over the vast blue ocean, Vegeta got the girls' attention by squeezing Bra's small hand. She looked over and noticed he was looking at her funny.

"Daddy?" She asked, still confused.

"Be careful, B-chan, I don't want the same thing happening to you ever." He said sqeezing her hand once more.

"Don't worry, Dad, I'll be careful." She said pulling herself closer.

The two landed at the island, Krillin poked his head out and noticed Vegeta standing there, and holding Bra's hand ::NANI!?:: he thought.

"Get your family out here." Vegeta ordered.

"What for, Vegeta?" Vegeta glared at him and Krillin poked his head back in emerging a few seconds later with Juuhachi-gou, Marron, Uub, Krillin, Yamcha (who was over for a visit), Roshi, and Oolong had all gathered on the front steps of Kame House and were looking expectantly at Vegeta and Bra, who where, holding hands, Vegeta looked like he would never let his daughter out of his sight again.

"Does anyone here know what happened to Pan yesterday?" Bra finally spoke up.

There were several heads shaken and Iie's or no's heard throughout the small crowd.

"No, why?" Marron asked.

"I have a news update, so to speak. I'm going to show you, just concentrate on my ki, all right?" Everyone nodded and Bra began to project the mental image, and gasps and 'Oh Pan's' were heard throughout the island as everyone saw what had happened.

"Juu-kun" Juuhachi-gou said quietly.

"Hai, he was the one that helped her, but got there just a second too late as you could see." Bra said. "The point of this is to not be going over there and bothering them. They're under unbelievable stress because of this, so only show up there announced and one or two at a time, got it. Plus I don't think it's a good idea for too many guys to be hanging around the house, so Yamcha, Krillin, ROSHI, no offense to the first two at least, but wait until things settle down to see her personally. You can send her cards or notes if you like."

"Is that it?" Uub asked. "Have anything else we should see or know?"

"Nope, well that's the news report for today, Ja, minna." Bra said as she and Vegeta took to the air.

After another hour or so of flying, they finally arrived back at Capsule Corporation, and Bra landed on the roof.

"Daddy, I need to do some thinking, I'll be right here, okay?" She asked trying to ditch him, she knew he'd catch on to her efforts sooner or later.

Vegeta nodded and reluctently let go of Bra's small hand.

::Pan, Pan-chan, are you awake?:: She called to her friend in her sleep.

::Bra? OMG Bra! I missed you so much, please come over!:: Pan begged.

::I may have to bring my father, if that's ok with you, he hasn't let me out of his sight in the last few hours.:: Bra said.

::I don't care, just please come over!:: Pan sounded like she was sobbing.

::Oh Pan.:: She breathed. ::I'll be there pretty soon, do you want me to have my mom call your parents ahead?::

::Hai, Bra.:: She said, pushing her feelings aside momentarily.

"Daddy!" Bra yelled, getting Vegeta behind her in seconds looking for the enemy. "I'm going to Pan's, she wants to talk."

"So that's what you were doing." He said.

"Can't fool you, can I? Well, will you tell mom to call Gohan and Videl please? I have to change into something less flashy." Bra said, pointing to her red leather outfit. Vegeta nodded slowly and jumped off the CC roof and walked in the front door. Bra ran inside and rummaged through the closet until she found an ordinary pair of jeans and a loose t-shirt to wear. Jumping out her window, she met Vegeta in the air, and took off towards the Son house. About ten minutes later they arrived at the front door to be greeted by Gohan, who had bags under his red eyes, and Videl who wasn't even looking up. Bra reached foward and gave each a hug.

"I'm sorry, Gohan-san, Videl-san." She said hugging them. "Pan wanted to talk, and dad won't let me out of his sight, so-" Bra was cut off by a loud scream.

"BRA!!!" Pan yelled bounding towards the surprised blue-haired girl. "I'm so glad you made it!" She hugged Bra tightly and then hugged Vegeta.

"Arigato, Vegeta-san, for helping me this morning." She whispered in his ear so no one else could here, he hugged her back slightly and whispered 'your welcome, Pan-chan' back. Pan turned back to Bra and hugged her again. "I needed to see you so badly, I needed to talk...! Oh B-chan!" Pan said trying not to start crying again.

"Please come inside, Vegeta-san, Bra-chan." Videl said, letting them past. Pan was wearing large sweats that convered everything but her hands, face, and feet, on which she wore gray socks. Bra really couldn't blame her, after that. Bra noticed that Pan was squeaky clean, probably bathing several times today already, for obvious reasons.

"Pan, I'm really sorry, I know this has to be awful." Bra said biting her lip and hugging her friend tightly.

"I..Thank you for coming. I know most of the others don't want to see me, cuz...they think it's my fault for not fighting back, or..." Pan sniffed. "For staying out so late, or just cuz they can't think of anything to say to me." Pan cried on her friends shoulder, who in turn rubbed her back and allowed her to cry. Bra remembered being in the oposite position after being dumped by another guy not too many months ago, such an insignificant thing compared to this.

"I know we promised to tell eachother before we did it..." Pan bit her lip. "I guess I broke our promise." She cried.

"Oh Pan! Even after all this your thinking about me?! You're the kindest, most selfless person I know, this isn't your fault, none of it. Don't ever blame yourself, Panny, please." Bra begged to her sobbing friend. She took Pan's face and made her look her in the eye. "Pan, look at me, you know you can always read me like a book. Now look at my eyes as I say this; It is NOT your fault!" Bra said, firmly. "You know I can't lie to you, Pan, we have a connection. None of this is, nor ever will be your fault." Pan looked at her face a little longer, like she was searching for something.

"It-..it's not?" She asked shakily.

"Oh Pan, it's not your fault you were scared, Hell, I'd have done the same thing. You're so strong in heart Pan, don't let that monster get the satisfaction of doing this to you." Bra said holding her friend by the shoulders. Gohan, Videl, and Vegeta were standing by the door listening. Bra knew they were there, but it didn't matter. "Just say it." Bra said. "It is not my fault."

Pan bit her lip. "It is...not....my...fault." Pan whispered.

"Pan, that's the first step. Just remember that, I know it, our dad's and mom's know it, Goten and Trunks know it. None of it is your fault, so please don't think it is." Bra pleaded. Pan looked in her eyes again and nodded slowly, chewing on the sleeve of her shirt. Bra gave her another hug and then yelled. "You can all come out now, I know your there."

"Shit." She heard Vegeta curse.

"Watch that language, daddy, you are in the presence of ladies." Bra said. The three adults entered the room.

"Now do you believe us?" Gohan asked his daughter, gently pushing a strand of raven-black hair from her face, just as the doorbell rang. Videl ran to get it and came back with a surprised look on her face.

"Panny, it's a card tree, it's got notes and candy all over it." Videl said, setting the tree down.

~Hey Panny, we thought you could use some cheering up, but a certain Saiyan no Ouji didn't think it was such a great idea for us all to see you at once, so we put this together. I hope it can lift your spirits a little bit, Panny. Ja, ~Yamcha.

"Yamcha?" Bra said. "No kidding." She picked up the tree and pulled off one of the cards. "This one's from Marron, do you want to read it?" I asked her. She looked around and nodded slowly.

~Pan-chan, V and B-chan stopped by and gave us the scoop on what was up, I'm soo sorry, Panny, I know your warriors spirit, and you don't want my sympathy, so lets just say it's a check-up, card, ne? I hope you feel better soon, Peachy-chan, if you ever need and ear for listening or a shoulder to cry on, don't hesitate to call me. Okay? We all love you Pan-chan, and want you to be happy. ~Your friend forever, Marron. (AKA Blondie) Bra saw a small smile on Pan's lips, she always laughed at calling Marron blondie.

Bra plucked another card off the tree.

"This one's from master Roshi" Bra grinned, it'll make you smile at least. Gohan frowned and looked at the card over Bra's shoulder before nodding.

~Pan-chan. I know you never really liked me, but I always thought if I had a daughter she'd be just like you. Your a true winner, Pan, I hope you feel better soon. ~Muten Roshi.

"Here Pan, this one's from Krillin." Videl said pulling another card off.

~Hey babygirl. It's shorty, DOWN HERE! <Pan smiled> You know you're like a second daughter to me, your so strong, I know you'll be all right in the end, never give up, just like your Grandpa and Dad never do. I hope you know we all love you very much kiddo, just don't forget it. ~Krillin

"Scarface." Vegeta said pulling the card off, wondering what it said.

"Daddy, don't call Yamcha that, he broke it off with mom eons ago." Bra said glaring.

Pan read the card.

"Hey kid, it's Scarface. <Pan smiled slightly>, yeah I know it's Vegeta's nickname for me, but whatcha gonna do? Maybe it'll discourage him, ne? Anyway, Puar and I hope you feel like sparring again, cuz I haven't had a good butt whooping in a while. We love and miss you shorty. ~Yamcha. (and Puar)

Bra giggled and pulled off the next card. "It's from mom." Bra said.

~Pan honey, I hope you are feeling better, I wish I could be there, but a certain husband and daughter seem to think I'll make you cry, so I'll just say that I love you and that this isn't your fault sweety. ~Love, Bulma.

Gohan opened the last card on the tree and out popped a little Trunks hologram. He handed it to Pan who pushed the button.

"Hello Pan, it's me. I'm really sorry about all this, I know I should have been a better friend. Remember that you'll always be my friend no matter what, and that I want you to be better. I just wanted to tell you that I have no idea how horrible you feel, and I'm not going to lie to you and say I do but, I do know what it's like to have a bad first experience. When I was a little younger than you...well to put a long story short, the entire football team and cheerleading squad caught my first time on tape and then sold it! I know that's not nearly as bad as you, but I know what it's like to have that bad first time, I bet my sister and dad are seeing this too, but I'd remind Dad about some thing regaurding a tail and a fan I bet he'd shut up, I don't have anything on Bra as far as I know but hey, I can get other stuff. Well I'm done standing here humiliating myself so I'm going to go, Ja 'ne Pan and anyone else who saw this. Bye!~ The little Trunks disappeared and Bra caught a small grin pressing to get out. Bra looked suspiciously at her father, and then started laughing. Gohan didn't like the idea of Trunks telling his baby about his sex life, but Videl seemed humored by it as well as Vegeta and Bra were.

"Wait! There's one more."

~Panny-chan. This is Juunana-gou. I just wanted to say hello, and let you know that if you ever feel lonely and need another lonely soul to talk to, you can count on me. Feel better soon, Panny, Ja~ ~Juunana-gou.

"Lonely soul?" Gohan asked.

"Well, Juu-chan is married now and has a married daughter, I bet he feels left out, and needs a friend. We should visit him sometime." Videl said. Just as they said that, Goten, dragging another black haired male behind him, came bounding in.

"Panny!" Goten yelled. She looked up, but didn't smile. "Oh, it makes me sad to see you like that, Panny." Goten said. "Can I give you a hug?" He asked carefully.

She nodded and Goten gave her the hug of a lifetime. "I missed you Panny." Goten said. She reluctantly hugged him back, but then pulled her arms back at the memory of strong arms pinning her own down. Goten quickly let her go, looking puzzled.

"Pan?" He asked.

"It's because he was holding her arms down." Juunana-gou said quietly. "She feels like she's being restrained." He strode over and stood behind Goten. He slowly sat down beside Pan, allowing her to see his every action. That was the closest anyone that wasn't Bra had gotten all day. Pan looked over to him, and sensing he meant her no harm, relaxed a little, that is until he drew her on top of him in the position you hold a young infant. He felt her breathing strangle and her arms tense so he gently held his hands on her arms, still holding her steadily, but not hard. Gohan was about to protest when Vegeta and Videl shot him looks that could kill, Pan was getting comfortable and relaxed. He just held her until her breathing became normal again and slowly leaner her head onto his chest, not forcing any movement. At first he thought she might be too scared to move, but then she opened her eyes and looked into his with contentment, and calm.

"Don't worry, Pan-chan, we're here now." Juunana said comfortingly. "I'll stay with you."

"You...you will?" She asked quietly, it was some of the first words she'd said that day.

"If you want me to, only if *you* want me to." He said, rocking her slowly back and forth, her small body fitting perfectly in his arms.

Juunana-gou sent Bra a telepathic message: "Tell them to bring a bed or cot or something in here so I can stay with her, she's finally settling down." Bra immediatly went over to Gohan and Vegeta and told them the message. Vegeta just went to get the mat, while Gohan stood and argued a little longer.

"I'm not going to leave her alone with him." He yelled as quietly as possible.

"Then stay, just get him a cot, Pan feels safe with him because he saved her from further damage and disgrace, Gohan." Bra explained. "I'm the only other one who can even touch her without her flinching, and that's because I'm her best friend. Gohan, you have to trust us, you can stay just stay outta sight or all the way in sight so Pan doesn't get nervous." Gohan finally nodded and helped Vegeta set a small recliner next to Pan's bed.

Juunana-gou levitated up a few inches and over to the pink recliner chair that sat next to the bed. Pan looked around nervously. "It's okay, Panny, I'm still with you." He said, gently fixing her disheveled hair, and straightening her bandanna.

::Bra, blanket.::

::Right, Juu-kun::

Bra slowly grabbed the blanket from the bed and draped it over the two of them with it, Pan was totally relaxed, her face was it's usual vibrant color, and she was almost asleep.

"Night Panny." Juunana whispered.

"Goodnight, Juu-kun." She whispered back before falling asleep.

"How did you get her to settle down?" Gohan asked quietly.

"I had to show her that I was no threat, when she's this emotionally unstable she can't think straight. Also, since I'm a cyborg, I possess the grace to do such a feat as you do not. No offense. I also think it had something to do with me being then one that found her." He explained softly moving a stray peice of hair from her face.

"Oh." Videl said. "Gohan I'm going to bed. I trust Juu-kun just fine, besides Vegeta and Bra are here too." Bra was laying on Pan's bed while Vegeta was laying on the hard floor, a few feet from Goten. Gohan glared a little more before exiting the room. Bra peeked over to Pan and Juunana-gou. "That's amazing, Juu-kun." She said. "She hasn't talked to any of us at all and she called you, Juu-kun."

"Eh, natural gift." He said shrugging.

"Oh well, I'm going to sleep. Night Juu-kun, night Daddy." Bra said. She heard Vegeta grunt before she fell asleep.