Pan x Reader: Chapter 1 (Unlikely Encounter)

Planet Earth, the Year 793. It's a wonderful day for a hike in the woods just like you'd always do on the weekend. The sun is out, the skies are clear, and the temperature is nice and warm. The perfect kind of weather needed for a summer vacation. As you walk down the dirt trails, you look around, taking in the sights of animals interacting, and the beautiful, natural scenery. 'It's been a while since I've last done this,' you think to yourself. 'If only working was easier, then I'd be doing this more.' You had a steady job going at a big time company, and although your position wasn't the best, at least the pay was rather decent.

As you continued on, you started to notice a clearing in the sea of trees you were strolling through, so you go to it and stop in awe. A beautiful waterfall roars along the rocky surface below it. The size is nearly that of a skyscraper, and yet there is a couple of levels with flat ground somewhere below the top of its descent. Even though it may seem visually appealing, you know that the drop is definitely a hazard, thus you walk around from a safe distance. As you reach the body of water that makes up the waterfall, you happen to notice a smoothly built wooden bridge. The craftsmanship is rather professional, and must have been there for a long time. Even so, it's still surprisingly stable, so you take a chance and use it to get across.

As you continue on your little trek, you decide to finally pull out your GPS to see you current location. As it finally shows you being close to a small town, you take out a Hoi-Poi Capsule and activate it, throwing it into a clear space as it bursts into smoke. As the white puff clears, a state-of-the-art Capsule quad appears, its tank filled up and ready to go. "Alright," you say to yourself, "time to put this thing to use again."

Meanwhile, in a clearing far away from you, featuring two houses, a girl, probably in her teenage years exits her house, waving goodbye to her parents as she suddenly takes flight; her light blue aura flares around her body as she soars through the air. Her raven hair moves to the wind that blows through it, some of it covered by an orange bandana. Her black eyes pay close attention to her path of flight. Eventually she reaches a bustling town hosting a local market. Keeping herself away from prying eyes, she finds a non-conspicuous location to easily blend in. Being the extraordinary female she is, the least she could do is try to keep her 'special abilities' from getting her unwanted attention from the public.

She walked on over to the crowds of people, waiting their turn to buy the many fruits, meats and so on. Some of which being on sale, which was what drew in the most people. Nonetheless, the connection to her grandfather was what gave her plenty of money whenever she needed it. For now, she volunteered to get the groceries in her mother's place, being she was still recovering from a minor illness. It was the least she could do for her hard-working parent, especially since she saw her family as one of the best to ever have. Even though it was never perfect, it had its perks.

Eventually, as she crossed the street to the other side where more booths were placed, a vehicle zipped by her, nearly nailing her. As she froze in slight fear following the close encounter, she shouted, "Hey! Watch where you drive that thing!" She grunted furiously, but then calmed herself down, knowing not everyone is perfect.

Apparently it was you who nearly hit her, and as you take in that close call, you park your quad and press a button, bringing it back to its Capsule form. "Jeez, I gotta be more prepared for this stuff" you say as you head to the local market for a bite to eat. It's been a while since you've had breakfast, so food was well deserved at this point.

Suddenly, you pass a pastry stand. One of your favorite snacks! So why not grab one for the time being? You pull out your wallet, when suddenly you notice it's nearly empty! But that couldn't be possible, you had almost 1,000 Zeni with you before you left home! Getting a little nervous, you turn around and witness a man suspiciously walking. "Hey!" you call out to him.

Caught a little off guard, he stops in a way that makes him obviously guilty. But putting that aside, he responds in his deep, tough voice, "What, you talking to me?"

You reply, "Did you steal my money just now?" Your eyes angrily stare at his face, regardless of his muscular physique.

"Why would I take your Zeni?" he questioned your response, "I could make more than you anyday in 'dem tournaments."

Noticing a flaw in his defense, you ask him back, "What do you mean 'make more than me?' Do you even know what I do for a living?"

The man's gray eyebrows lift up as he can only reply, "Uuuuuh...." And with decent execution, your responses managed to get the attention of a nearby cop. But just as he was about to help you, an explosion was set off in the distance. The people of the town were startled, some immediately running off like chickens, concerning their own safety. Just then, the cop was knocked out by an acquaintance of the now-obvious thug.

"Geez, bro! Must yeh always screw up on the stupidest stuff we do on a heist!?" he scolded his bigger ally, some more weapon wielding men comping into view not too long after. All of a sudden, you feel a tight force grab you, and tying your wrists together. One of the henchmen came from behind without you knowing it! 'Damn, what have I gotten myself into?' you mentally ask yourself. And it got worse when another held you at knifepoint.

The leader came up and said to you, "We'll let ya live if yeh give us 'dem Capsules you got. I just realized 'dat logo on your wallet was Capsule Corp. Our big guy got a good eye, but ain't 'de smartest."

Encompassed by fear, and your life suddenly on the line, you have no choice but to give into their demands. Or do you? Your memory suddenly wakes you up, and you mutter the words, "You may be into my stuff, but if it's the money you want, open the gold capsule in my coat pocket."

Your information gets the attention of the man that held the weapon near you before. He presses the switch, and you close your eyes. Suddenly, the capsule bursts into a cloud of pepper spray, incapacitating the criminals and allowing you to escape on foot. But as all seemed well, a loud bang sounds off, and an wave of grinding pain registers through your body. As the spray cloud disappears, one of the criminals is seen holding a gun pointed in your direction.

Your body hits the ground as you realize you just got shot. A small area where you got wounded is seen nearby your left ribcage, and is bleeding badly. Despite your cleverness, the unexpected literally hit you hard. As you see the now furious leader slowly walk up, revolver now pulled out, in a split second, a blur flies by you and the criminal was instantly knocked out. But how? How could that be possible?

All of a sudden, you notice a dark-haired girl, grabbing your shooter by the throat as she said, "That's what happens when you shoot innocent people!" Just as some of the other men are scared out of their wits, the others pull out their weapons. One of them saying, "Ey, that's Hercule's granddaughter! Take 'er out, but keep 'er alive!" As the bad guys starts to haphazardly charge her, she immediately disappears from plain sight. In seconds, you start to see some knives and pistols being disarmed from the criminals, and following what sounds like punches, one man after the next falls down, defeated.

Hearing what the guy called her, it was obvious that everything was going to be alright, hence the bullet wound to be taken care of, as well as your tied up hands. You were aware of who Hercule Satan was, being the World Champion and a known hero as well. Just then, she came up to you and sincerely asked, "Are you alright? I'm sorry this happened to you."

You calmly reply with a smile, "It's alright. Thanks you for saving me there. My name is Hashaki."

"And I'm Pan, pleased to meet you," she said as she went to untie the rope on your wrists. But as such was happening, the big guy still had some fight in him, and was about to sucker punch her from behind. Before you could warn her, she knew what was going to happen, and in an instant, a pulse of light seemed to come from her hand as she turned around, forcing him into an empty stand as he finally was down for the count. Before you could process what had just happened, a wave of black covers your vision.

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Eventually you find yourself in a house with plenty of space. You were lying on the couch and you notice your wound is completely healed. But before you could question anything, you exhale in relief that you're okay. And soon enough, you notice your rescuer smiling at you in an expression that clearly states, 'You're welcome.'