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" Kindred Spirits "Written By: Debs-dragon Disclaimer: I don't own the DBZ crew, they belong to a rich Japanese man. Rating: R Notes: This is a spin off
story from the Trunk's & Marron fic "Could you Love Me?"
This is the first attempt I have made to write Goten and Bra so if
they appear OOC then that's my fault, live with it. "Kindred Spirits " AN: For those hard core DBZ fans out there yes I know Pan is older in this fic than she is in the series. I wanted her that way in order to make the plot line work. Don't like it then deal with it. Chapter 14
"No!" screamed Goten as he watched the blade press against Bra's throat. He saw her slump but was unsure if she was hurt or not. "This way!" yelled Pan to Kauli as she heard Goten's scream. Kauli's lungs burned with the effort of forcing air into them, he had to keep going, his friends were in danger. Finding reserves of energy he didn't know he had he pushed onwards towards the car parking area and Goten's anguished cry. The man grinned evilly at Goten. "Back away or I will kill her." he said. Goten nodded. "I'm backing off, just don't hurt her." Goten took a couple of steps backwards. "I just want to leave here, no fuss and no funny business. Just walk away mate and let me leave." Pan could hear the voices up ahead and slowed her headlong rush. She motioned for Kauli to stop and gratefully he dropped beside her. They inched forward under the cover of the trees to see what was playing out in the car park ahead. Pan drew in a sharp breath as she saw Bra slumped in a strange mans grasp, knife held ready. Her eyes scanned around to where Goten stood opposite, his hands at his sides as he tried to reason with the fellow. Kauli crawled up alongside her and also took in the scene. He growled as he watched. "Bastard!" he muttered. Pan placed her hand on his arm to silence him. Goten could sense Pan and Kauli on the other side. He hoped that Pan could hear him as he tried to reason with the man. He hoped to either distract him long enough for Pan to make an attack or for Pan to create a diversion so as he could rescue Bra. "Why don't you let her go?" "Why should I?" "Just let her go and take the car. I wont try to stop you." "I don't think so mate. As long as I have her with me then no one is gonna try anything stupid." "Why don't you give yourself up? You know you wont get far." "How do you know." the man spat. "I got me some wheels and a pretty hostage to boot." Bra began to come around. She moaned softly. Her head hurt, her leg throbbed and her throat stung. Cautiously she opened her eyes. Her groggy brain registered Goten's voice but something tight was wrapped around her middle, her arms still bound. Then she realized that she was still trapped within the nightmare. She screamed. The man jumped as Bra screamed and tightened his grip around her waist. Bra continued to scream, she was so scared and the grip around her waist was crushing her. Desperately she tried to fight. Kicking her legs as much as she could she only succeeded in pissing her captor off even more. Viciously he let go of her waist and grabbed her hair again. The knife was instantly pressed back against her throat. "Quit it now or its curtains." came the hissed voice. Feeling the bite of the blade against her skin Bra stopped her thrashing and stood trembling. "That's better. Here, unlock the door and get in." The man passed her the keys to Kauli's car. Bra took them and with her hands still bound turned to do as she was asked. The knife was still pressed against her back. Pan watched with horror as her friend was threatened. She could sense that Goten needed some sort of distraction in order to get Bra away from the man. Leaning back on her heels she whispered to Kauli. "I have a plan Kauli." Kauli nodded. "What do you want me to do?" Pan indicated her intentions and Kauli agreed. He moved to the side and a little closer to where Bra was still fiddling with the lock. Pan moved swiftly through the undergrowth to the road leading out. She hastily grabbed a bunch of flowers to look like she was just out for a stroll and happened to stumble across them. Feeling for Kauli's ki she noted he was in position. Now she could just hope that Goten was on the ball and realize what they were up to. She placed her hands together and entwining her fingers brought the small tunnel of her hands to her face. Gently she blew through them and a soft melodious sound of a cuckoo pierced the air. She repeated the call a couple more times and felt the shift in Goten's Ki. He had heard the call and knew it was her. She began to hum as she set off down the track towards the car, the man and her best friend. Hearing the cuckoo's call Goten immediately knew it was Pan. The call had been a secret contact amongst their group for years and now he blessed that fact. Pan was letting him know they were there and about to do something. He began to increase his ki without any outward sign. Bra stiffened slightly when she heard the cuckoo's call. She tried to look around without drawing any attention to herself. She knew that her friends were close and had something up their sleeves to rescue her. All she needed to do was stall a bit and give them the chance. She dropped the keys. The man didn't take any notice of the bird call. The thought that cuckoo's didn't inhabit this part of the land never registered, instead he swore as he heard Bra drop the keys. "Pick them up." he snarled, "And hurry up." Bra bent to pick up the keys. She caught sight of Kauli hiding in the undergrowth to her right and nodded slightly to him. Kauli nodded back and then jerked his head in the direction of the road. Bra gave a small smile of understanding. Kauli then nodded in Goten's direction. He pointed at Goten then at Bra and then crooked his finger in his own direction. Bra closed her eyes and nodded again. She knew what she had to do, she could only hope it worked. Standing back up she made to unlock the door again as she heard humming coming from down the road that led to the car park. The man also heard the humming and swiftly turned around as Pan came wandering into the clearing of the parking area. Everything happened at once. The man went to yell at Pan but couldn't. He found himself flat on the ground instead. As the man turned to yell at Pan so Goten let a ki blast shoot forth, catching the guy in his back and sending him sprawling. In a flash Goten was across the clearing and alongside Bras tormentor. In the meantime Bra had taken the chance to run as soon as the man was distracted. She took off towards where Kauli was hiding, finding him meeting her half way. Kauli picked her up and ran back into the forest and away from the scene. Bra wasn't even aware that she was crying until Kauli stopped and easing her to sit on the forest floor he passed her his handkerchief. As soon as the ki blast hit Pan was also moving to the man. Goten beat her to it though and had the guy in a vice grip. Pan couldn't contain her anger however and she walked up to him with a menacing look on her face. Stopping in front of him she placed her hands on her hips and glared at him. Goten held him secure and while still seething with rage as to what he had done to his Bra he was curious to see what Pan was up to. Pan narrowed her eyes as she addressed the former captor. "I suppose you get your twisted kicks out of threatening poor defenseless females." she sneered. The guy just looked at her and then spat on the ground. "You don't scare me bitch!" he snarled. "Well I think you should be scared of me. In fact I'm going to make sure you ARE scared of me. How about a taste of the terror you just put my best friend through?" The man laughed. "Go play with your little dolly's girlie." Pan seethed. She stepped forward again and wrapped her hand around the man's throat and began to squeeze. The escaped prisoner felt the fear race through his system as Pan's hand closed around his throat, choking him. He had no idea she could hold such strength. He felt his windpipe being crushed. "That's enough Pan." said Goten. Pan reluctantly let go. The man wheezed as he tried to draw breath back into his lungs through his bruised throat. Pan gave him one last look of disdain and then with a swift punch to his abdomen she turned and walked away to find Kauli and Bra. Goten hauled the man up from his slumped position that the blow had put him in. He turned as he saw Kauli and Bra coming back. Kauli went to the boot of the car and took out some rope. Goten tied their captive up and then went straight to Bra to make sure she was okay. Kauli had freed her wrists and checked her over. Aside from a few bruises, scratches and a small cut to the neck she was doing okay. Her ankle was sprained but nothing any more serious. The poor girl was still in a state of shock however and when she saw Goten she wrapped herself in his warm embrace and began to sob on his shoulder. Pan gave a discreet cough. "I'm going to go back to the camp and get Bra's cell phone to call the police." Goten nodded. "Good idea. I'll stay here with Bra and the 'prisoner'" "Okay. Won't be long then." and Pan with Kauli in tow headed back to the camp site. Goten held Bra close to him and let her cry herself out. He gently massaged her back and stroked her hair as she sobbed. Soon the sobs slowed to sniffles and she pulled her face away. "I'm sorry Goten." "No need to be." said Goten as he brushed the tear wet hair away from her cheeks. He kissed her cheek softly. "I... I... I should have been more careful.." Bra hiccupped. "Its not your fault Bra. Ohh god I was so worried about you." He placed more kisses across her cheeks. "I thought I was never going to see you again." "Ohh Goten. I thought he was going to kill me." Bra buried her head in the crook of Goten's neck as she hugged her boyfriend closer. "Never Bra... I promised to protect you and I will." Goten sat with Bra in his lap gently chasing the horror away. Pan and Kauli returned. "The police are on their way. Shouldn't be too much longer." said Kauli. "How's Bra?" asked Pan as she sat down next to her uncle and friend. "She'll be all right." responded Goten. "She's just a bit shook up that's all." "Yeah I'm not surprised." said Kauli softly as he sat next to Pan and entwined his hand with hers. Pan smiled warmly at him. "Thanks Kauli." The sound of police sirens in the distance brought them all back to the reality of the situation once more. ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~
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