Hello there! So, I told you I would write a sequel to "Hope from the future" and here it is. It starts where HFTF left off, which is when the chibis landed on planet Namek. Let me remind you that in order to get the point of this, reading a few chapters (maybe the last ones) of HFTF is necessary, otherwise you'll wonder why there's a Bra here who is just a year younger than Trunks. So, the ages are Trunks- 6 years old, Bra- 5 years old, Goten- 5 years old. I had to rewatch Namek Saga once again, just to remember who fought who, who stole how many dragon balls from who and so on. I have been veeery busy with Empire of the son and the new story KaliforniaKoastal and I are writing on our shared account (Saiyan Princess Of California), Runway love, so updates will be once a month, sorry about that. I just want to take my sweet time writing this, not like I did with HFTF, I rushed things and frankly, even though I enjoyed it and I would do it all over again, it tired me. So better safe than sorry- once a month! =) Enjoy this! =D

Summary: Following the events of "Hope from the future" , Trunks, Bra and Goten steal Bulma's time machine and travel to the past, to planet Namek to be precise. But what do the little devils want there? How will they handle a spoiled genius, a not so good prince and most important, an evil warlord?

Chapter 1: 3.

"Trunks, I can feel Papa, he's here!"

"You think uncle Vegeta followed us here?"

Trunks sighed, annoyed by the two kids that were his sister and best friend. Although his sister was very intelligent for her age, she could be as dumb as Goten sometimes, and he was positive that was the reason they got along so well with each other. The lavender haired demi Saiyan chose not to answer them and took in his surroundings. Planet Namek was Earth's opposite, literally- it was green where Earth was blue and blue where Earth was green. He could sense several power levels around the planet, and he instantly recognized those of Gohan, Krillin and his father.

Trunks was far from stupid, he had overheard one day his parents talking about his father's past; he knew the man wasn't a saint and the reason he had come to Earth wasn't a good one, but like his mother, he was positive people could change, and that's exactly what his dad did. Whatever this Frieza guy was, he clearly wasn't good. That was the reason behind his trip to the past- to help defeat Frieza, and to make sure his father would start his personality changes from now. Kakarot, Goten's father, or like everyone else called him- Goku, had been responsible for the fight with Frieza on Namek in his own timeline, sparing the warlord's life, and even though his future counterpart had killed both Frieza and his father, Trunks thought Vegeta deserved to give him the final blow. He didn't know how he would approach the situation, and that was precisely the reason he took Bra with him, she had total control over his father back in their own timeline. Maybe she could warm him!

Bra, unlike her older brother, was totally oblivious to their father's past. Trunks hadn't told her what he had heard, they loved their father to pieces and idolized him, so nothing would turn them against him, but to his baby sister, Vegeta was a god. Everything he said, everything he did, the way he thought, the way he talked, even the way he glared at people. The way she dressed was the only thing the little girl decided to like from her mother. But unlike her older brother, Bra wasn't allowed to train with her precious daddy. To him, she was his little princess, something he would call her when they were alone, and princesses didn't fight.

So it was safe to say Bra was already daddy's spoiled little girl.

"Trunks, hey, I'm talking to you!"

Bra's voice snapped him out of his thoughts and he turned around to face her.

"What is it Bra?"

"I was saying, daddy's around here, and that I'm going to track him down."

"NO!" shouted Trunks alarmed. "No, we'll go together, the three of us. But first, let's capsulate the time machine. We don't want anyone to find it!"

"Trunks." Goten suddenly spoke. "I sense a few other people other than your dad, Krillin and my big brother. This planet is full of people, I can't wait to make new friends!" he smiled brightly.

Bra facepalmed whileTrunks shook his head. "Goten, search for their ki, they aren't nice guys. they are bad, bad guys."

"Really?" asked the miniature Goku confused.

"Yes Goten, really." Replied Bra. "And they aren't even the same race. I can feel a group with ki similar to Piccolo's though, you think they are Namekians?"

"Logically." Replied the lavender haired boy. "Come on, let's go. Let's find Krillin first okay? And remember guys, reveal your names only in critical situations. "

"But Trunks, why would we do that? Mister Krillin is a nice guy."

"We're in the past dummy. We aren't born in this timeline yet."

Goten nodded. Trunks was a genius, so he always listened to him, even if he always got them in trouble.

"Uh, guys, baldy's not alone." Said the blue haired girl, and both boys laughed out loud.

"Haha, Bra you sounded just like dad! But keep in mind that Krillin is not that bald anymore."

"Hn." Replied Bra. "Not that bald, yeah sure, he has less hair than a newborn puppy. That's bald to me."

"You're impossible sis. I spend more time with dad yet you act like him."

"That's because dad is the strongest, best guy ever! He's always right about everything!" exclaimed Bra throwing her fist in the air while flying. Trunks rolled his eyes but smiled. With her puppy dog eyes, and cute little face, not to mention that Saiyan pride of hers, she would succeed in her plan. And even if their dad learned about their identity, what did it matter, he and his sister would be born in a few years, better warm him to the idea.

They landed somewhere where Krillin's ki was the closest, and noticed he was with none other than Bulma. Immediately, Krillin spun around, standing in a protective mode in front of Bulma, looking from left to right.

"What is it Krillin?" she asked noticing her friend's odd behavior.

"Someone's here, well, not just one, but three. They're strong, they sort of feel familiar, but I'm pretty sure I've never met them before."

That was the moment Goten chose to make an appearance, and, to Trunks' horror, they completely forgot he was his late father's carbon copy.

"Goku?! What the hell happened to you?!" they both exclaimed when the young boy appeared in front of him.

"No mister Krillin and aunt Bulma, I'm not Goku, but he's my dad."

Now it was Trunks' turn to facepalm while Bra gasped in horror.

"What the hell is he doing?!" she whispered angrily.

"You dummy!" he yelled Trunks coming out of his hiding place. "You weren't supposed to do that!"

"But Trunks…" started Goten confused. "You said not to reveal my name, you never said not to reveal who my dad was."

Trunks yelled in frustration. "Oh yeah? Well thanks a lot, you just revealed mine!"

Goten instantly clapped his mouth when he realized what he had done and lowered his hands, resting them on both his sides. "Well, I guess we can reveal them now, since the damage is done."

"Forget about it!" said Bra alarmed coming out of her hiding place too. "We shouldn't mess things up."

"Hey baby sis!" said Trunks through gritted teeth. "You're not exactly hiding anything either!" he finished, referring to her resemblance with their mother. They were practically identical. He fell down on his knees when he felt the other person approaching them. "Great, fan-fucking-tastic, that's exactly what we needed!"

Krillin's eyes opened wide in fear, completely forgetting all the commotion, while Bulma, who couldn't sense ki, was eyeing the little girl, totally freaked out at their resemblance. She could pass as her twin if she wasn't a kid. A silent noise, indicating someone arriving, snapped her out of her thoughts, and she turned her eyes on the person that arrived, only to freak out when she noticed that he was the one they were trying to avoid, Vegeta.

Trunks on the other hand was trying to keep a brave face in front of his father's past self, for he wasn't the man who wouldn't hurt him. This man, Trunks realized, was a war hardened man, he was strong, though not as strong as his own timeline's father, and he looked completely ruthless. At that instant, Trunks proved what he knew since that one day he overheard that conversation: no matter what he had done, he would and could never turn away from that man. He glanced at Bra who was eyeing him adorably, ready to jump on his face, arms wrapped around his neck, and whispering that little confession of hers: "I love you daddy" , or "Daddy, you're the best". Little did she know that unlike the man in their own timeline, who would smile a little at her sweet confessions, or loving smile and eyes, this one would push her away. Maybe this was a bad idea, maybe bringing Bra here was the worst idea ever. Sure she annoyed him almost all the time, but he didn't want to crush her image of "perfect daddy".

He never heard what they talked about, but he did notice another man landing, blue skin and green hair, and he did notice their mother ogling him like he was some sort of god. He felt sick, he knew the man's name was Zarbon and his father always mocked his mother about her short tiny crush on him. Suddenly, Bra walked in the alien's direction and in a very Bulma-esque way, stomped her foot right upon Zarbon's, making him wince a bit, but more from the shock that a little girl had so much power rather than pain. His eyes widened as he knew his little sister had pissed him off and if he didn't step in immediately, she was first on his victim list.

"Why you little pest..." he cursed grabbing Bra by her ponytail, as she screeched.

"Let me go you big bully, didn't your mama teach you how to treat a lady?!"

"I'll let you in a little secret, I joined Frieza's ranks willingly AND sold my planet to him. Do you think I cared about my mother?"

Bra gasped from what she heard as she furiously kicked the man, who wasn't even budging.

"How about that? That's low, even for you Zarbon. Selling your own planet to him AND not giving a shit about your mother?" Vegeta said in a mocking tone, shaking his head in disapproval.

"I suggest you stop that immediately, or your death will be slow and torturing." Zarbon said to the little girl, completely ignoring Vegeta.

"Bulma..." whispered Krillin "How about we make a run for our lives while they're busy with one another?"

Bulma moved her shocked stare from the enemy to her friend. "How can you say that, they're just children Krillin, we should help them."

"Look, I'd love to help them, but I can't even handle Vegeta, I'm no match for both of them. Besides look-" he said nodding towards Trunks who was now punching Zarbon "-that boy seems to be more than able to take care of himself. In fact, he looks oddly familiar..."

"I don't care Krillin, we're not leaving them. End of discussion."

"So what do you suggest genius?" he asked raising an eyebrow.

"We study their moves idiot, carefully." she smacked the back of his head, as they turned their attention towards the others. By now, the girl had managed to free herself from Zarbon while the lavender haired boy was keeping her from throwing a temper tantrum over the wrong way of treating a lady and a princess at that. But nothing had prepared him for what he heard coming from Bra's mouth.

"You are a lowlife! As soon as I get back home, I'll tell my daddy what you did and he'll kill you on the spot!"

"Oh don't make me laugh brat, I'm sure your daddy, as you like to call him, is just a weak fool who sits with a can of beer in front of the TV all day and coddles and spoils his pest all the time. Just look at you, it's obvious he does."

"Of course he coddles and spoils me, I'm a princess! My daddy used to be the Prince of all Saiyans FYI, till he came to planet Earth and fell in love with our mommy!" Bra said and instantly realized her mistake, tightly clapping her mouth. Trunks, mortified, tried to cover his face with his hands, but seeing as the damage was done, he grabbed Goten, who much to his annoyance still didn't know how to fly and both him and Bra took off, but not before Goten could make his last statement.

"Yeah, uncle Vegeta will make you pay for what you did to her!"

A/N: So, here's the first chapter. I tried keeping the kids in character (Bra- daddy's princess, Trunks- the mastermind behind everything and Goten- the cute goofball he always is) but I'd love to read what you think!

Special thanks, as always, goes to KaliforniaKoastal, who helped me with the story title and a little bit of everything else. I love you K!

- Xoxo, S!