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1. Missing You
MIRAI
"Trunks I can't believe it, you killed the androids AND you killed Cell!" Bulma said hugging her son tightly.
"Well I had to save what was left of the world and stop Cell from destroying another timeline," Trunks said giving his mom a kiss on the cheek.
"Trunks I've seen you so sad lately," Bulma said, "what's wrong?"
Trunks knew what was wrong, he couldn't stop thinking about Marron. He had been a complete asshole to her and he just couldn't open his mind enough to accept that android 18 wasn't always evil. He was willing to leave his timeline for her but she wouldn't accept him now, and he wasn't sure if he could stop himself from killing android 18 once he saw her. "Um I just miss father and Gohan and all the others that's all," Trunks said.
"Oh, well I'm inventing a long distance space ship," Bulma said, "and I had an idea. We can travel together to planet Namek and Dende knows me, maybe he can convince the elders to let us use the dragon balls to wish back all the people that were killed and to restore the planet to its normal state. I'm sure they will let us do it once they find out that the saviors of their planet were among those who were killed in this incident."
Trunks couldn't help but get excited about this. He could wish back his father and Gohan and all the other Z fighters! Everybody who he tried to save but couldn't could be returned! "Lets do it! But how long will it take?"
"It'll take me a few more weeks to make the final preparations and after long hours of galaxy charting I was finally able to locate planet Namek. It will take us about two years to get there and two to get back."
"A four year journey is worth it if I get to see my father and my friends again," Trunks said.
Trunks was out in all the cities trying to find survivors and getting people reinstalled in their homes again while his mother finished the project. He couldn't help but think about Marron. He just couldn't get his mind off of her. It was on one of these missions where he ran into an old acquaintance he thought was dead. She had built an army of people all by herself and launched an attack on the androids a few years back and the androids wiped them all out. Now Trunks runs into her again, but this time emaciated, tired, and holding a three year old child in her arms.
"Videl," Trunks said flying down to her and helping her up.
"Trunks! You're alive!" Videl said, "so it's true you killed the androids?"
"Yes," Trunks responded then looking at the little black-haired girl hiding behind Videl's leg, "who's this, someone you rescued?"
"No, this is my daughter Pan," Videl said.
"Pan?" now it hit him like a ton of bricks who Marron was referring to in that forest. The Trunks of that timeline was dating Videl's daughter, but Marron said she didn't exist in this timeline, yet here she is. So is there not also a possibility Marron exists in this timeline too? "If you don't mind me asking," Trunks started remembering Marron's comment about the father of this child being dead in this timeline, "who's the father?"
Videl's eyes welled up with tears, "Gohan." Trunks sucked in air sharply and widened his eyes. No wonder Marron thought Pan didn't exist in this timeline, she knew Gohan had died.
"Videl, did Gohan ever tell you about the dragon balls?" Trunks said.
"Yes he did," Videl said, "but he also told me that Piccolo was killed and he was linked to Kami so the dragon balls with him."
"Yes, but there is a set of dragon balls on Piccolo and Kami's home planet, Namek," Trunks said. Videl's eyes became full with hope. "In a few days my mom and I are heading over there to ask them to let us wish back all the people who were killed, and that includes Gohan." Videl started sobbing now. "Videl! Why are you crying?"
"Because I'm so happy!" Videl said laughing through her tears, "Gohan died a year ago and my daughter has already forgotten him, I just can't believe we're going to get him back. Please Trunks, please let us come with you."
"It's a four year journey," Trunks warned, "two years forward and two years back."
"I can't wait in anxiety for two years," Videl said, "please let us come. Besides we have nothing left to eat, my father is dead and Pan and I are hungry."
"Oh alright," Trunks said and Videl flashed him a smile, "come with me back to Capsule Corp I'll give you a fresh meal and some new clothes."
When Videl, Trunks, and Pan arrived at Capsule Corp there was an eerie silence. Trunks was thinking about anyway Marron could have been conceived in this timeline but thought it hard to believe since 18 and 17 had killed Krillin, but now he began to worry for his mother. "Stay here," Trunks whispered. Videl nodded and held little Pan to her chest. Trunks walked into the building quietly searching for his mom. Then he froze when he heard voices coming from the lab, two voices.
"So that's where he went?" a female voice said.
"Yeah that's why he's so strong," Bulma's voice said.
"Do you think he'll forgive me?" the other voice said.
"I truly doubt it, but I'll try to convince him that things have changed," Bulma said, "you're not the same person you were a year ago when your brother was around." Trunks gasped at the realization of who his mother was talking to. He zoomed down to lab and burst into the lab. There lying on the gurney was android 18.
"You bitch!" Trunks yelled, "you won't survive this time!"
"Trunks wait!" Bulma yelled making Trunks freeze in his spot. "Please you must listen."
Trunks growled and said, "fine."
"Tell him 18," Bulma said.
18 cleared her throat and looked at Trunks. She was highly damaged and Bulma was fixing her. "When we came here, my brother and I, we hated humans with a passion. As we started destroying cities and killing all your friends, my brother chose a sex slave. He said that killing wasn't his only entertainment. I felt a little jealous so I did the same," she paused as she saw Trunks' anger rising, "my brother and I hit him hard with a Ki blast and he fell unconscious. My brother flew away thinking he was dead and told me to get rid of the body. But I couldn't do it. I was attracted to this man and I wanted him as my slave. I gave him a sensu bean and tied him up in a secret underground lair."
"What a horrible thing to do," Trunks commented angrily clenching his fists.
"Shut up Trunks," Bulma snapped, "let her finish."
"As time passed by," 18 said, "I found myself falling for him. I released him eventually and he loved me so much he didn't even try to kill me or to escape, he was content being my secret lover. We had sex every night and soon I became pregnant."
Trunks gasped and stood up. Could it be? Marron? "Who was this man?"
"Um, it was Krillin," 18 said, "I was pregnant but I miscarried. We were devastated." Trunks remembered Marron telling him about her mom having ten miscarriages before being able to have a child.
"Did you try again?" Trunks asked hopeful.
"Yes," 18 said, "I just kept miscarrying again and again."
"How many times?" Trunks said.
"10 times," 18 said.
Trunks gulped and said, "are you pregnant now?"
"No," 18 said, "Krillin is sick that's why I'm here."
"Sick?" Trunks said, his voice cracking. If Krillin died before getting 18 pregnant one more time, than Marron would never be conceived.
"You know something Trunks," 18 said pleadingly, "you know an alternate future, your mom says you were in alternate future for a long period of time before you got to Goku to warn him about us. Please tell me, do we have a child?"
Trunks gulped audibly. This was not the same android 18 he had killed, or thought he had killed, a year ago. "What happened to you this past year?"
"I was disabled and devastated over my brother's death," she explained, "Krillin had heard rumors that you killed us and he started searching for me. He found me almost in pieces under a huge building that had fallen on top of me when you blasted me with your Ki. He put me together as best as he could and took care of me. His love changed me Trunks. I realized then that I loved him and that humans are not as bad as we thought. I had my last miscarriage a while back, and we've been waiting to try again for the past half a year. You see as an android I don't ovulate very often and when I do, my eggs are too strong because of the circuits in my body so none of the babies survive."
"Trunks, we need to know what you know," Bulma said, "If you know that Krillin and 18 will have a child you must know because Krillin could die if we attempt this."
"Attempt what?" Trunks asked.
"We wanna attempt an experimental treatment so he can heal faster and impregnate 18," Bulma said, "but if it goes wrong he will die."
"And if you don't do the treatment he won't heal?" Trunks asked.
"Yes, but it will take him a long time and 18 is ovulating now," Bulma said, "and who knows when the next time will be."
Trunks had an idea forming in his head. She would get pregnant when she slept Krillin but he didn't want to risk Krillin's life like that. Besides even after Marron was born he would have to wait many years before he could be with her and by then he would almost be in his forties. But if 18 went to the alternate future he came from where no history could be altered, she could find a way to seduce that Krillin and impregnate herself. Then she would raise Marron in that timeline in a hidden place and then come back to this moment in time.
Then she would have the child she desired so much and Krillin would be the father, and would heal naturally with no risk. And Trunks would have his Marron back. "Trunks we're waiting," Bulma said.
"I will not risk Krillin's life," Trunks said, "but I do know that after 10 miscarriages you do have a child. It's a girl and you guys name her Marron."
"But if I wait for him to heal do you think it will happen?" 18 said.
"No, this ovulation period is your weakest one and the only chance you'll get, but I won't allow you to risk Krillin's life," Trunks said.
"But how…"
"Listen very carefully," Trunks said warningly, "if you want me to spare your life you will do as I say. I'm doing you a favor by giving you the child you desired so much and you are doing me the favor of bringing me back the love of my life."
"Love of your life?" Bulma said.
"Yes, when I got stuck in that alternate future I met your daughter Marron android 18," Trunks said, "and I fell in love with her."
"Is she pretty?" 18 said tears welling up in her eyes, "does she look like Krillin?"
"You'll see once you recover," Trunks said.
"What?" 18 said confused.
"I'm gonna send you to that alternate future," Trunks said.
"What!" Bulma said, "Trunks are you crazy!"
"Everybody there is stronger than me, she poses no threat," Trunks said, "your job is to get Krillin to sleep with you and come inside of you."
"Trunks don't be so vulgar," Bulma scolded.
"I have make my instructions clear," Trunks said, "after that's done, go to your secret lair in that timeline and raise your daughter there for 16 years."
"16 years! But Krillin will miss her whole life!" 18 said.
"No he won't I will send him there once he recovers from his sickness and you will raise her together," Trunks said, "after 16 years you are to come to four years from this Saturday cause that's when we should be back from planet Namek. If you're not back by then I will find you and I will kill you."
18 nodded and said, "ok, I'll do it, but Krillin is aging rapidly and I wanted to ask you to wish his youth back. By the time our daughter is 16 Krillin will be too old to walk."
"Fine," Trunks said, "mom finish repairing her so she can get going."