Disclaimer: I don't own any of this. The characters belong to Akira Toriyama and most of the scenes belong to various fanfiction authors here. All I did was put them all together. Before anyone asks, yes, I did get permission to use the scenes from various authors.

The Traveler

At the 25th World Martial Arts Tournament, Gohan's match against Kibito is about to start. Suddenly, something strange happens. A screen shows up out of nowhere and starts displaying fuzzy pictures. Everyone's attention is on the strange screen that seems to be floating in midair.

Finally, the screen clears up and words appear on it. Perplexed, the announcer decides to read it aloud to the audience.

"Hello to all those who are watching this video. Please do not be alarmed. What I am about to tell you may seem far-fetched, but I assure you that this will be entertaining whether or not you believe it."

Everyone blinks and continues to listen.

"I am a time traveler as well as a universe traveler. My name is unimportant, but my job is one of the most exciting careers anyone could hope for."

Intrigued by this new development, the Z gang pays close attention.

"I travel through time to meet the heroes of every age. I travel through different timelines to experience how things could have turned out rather than how they did. What I see and hear, I record to show to others in video form. Most of the time, it is simply for fun. However, there are a few videos that hold great importance. These videos contain interviews with people of the future who bring warnings of what is to come. They show terrible scenes of horrible crimes committed by heinous villains. You may not like what you see, but it is vital that you learn from the mistakes these people have made and regret making."

With that, the plain, white words on the black screen disappear to reveal a bright picture. The scene is happy enough, with birds twittering in the background and children laughing. The screen blanks out for a minute to display more words.

"This is one of the funnier timelines I've visited. Enjoy."

'MOST TEENS TRY TO AVOID GOING TO SCHOOL' the screen displays. 'BUT NOT THIS TEENAGER'

"Mom?" Gohan asked, in his most innocent voice possible. "Can I go to school today?"

"No," Chi-Chi said. "I already called the office and told them you're dropping out."

"But Mom! I can't just drop out of school without saying goodbye to all my new friends! That's rude!"

"You're being punished, young man," Chi-Chi said. "It wouldn't be a punishment if I let you do whatever you want, now, would it?"

Gohan had an ace up his sleeve, an argument that was sure to convince his mother. "But dropping out of school is really bad for my education!"

"Bad for your education!" Chi-Chi exclaimed. "Don't lie to me like that! You don't care about your education! You just want to see that hussy again!"

"But-!"

"Oh, where did I go wrong? My poor son has stopped caring about his education and started chasing after girls like a delinquent!"

"I'm not chasing after girls!" Gohan protested.

"This is all that Turtle Hermit's fault!" Chi-Chi said, clenching her fists. "He was a bad influence on you! I told Goku to keep that creep away from you!"

"Look, can't I just promise not to go Super Saiyan in town ever again?" Gohan asked. "I promise I'll be really, really careful!"

"I said no," Chi-Chi said. "End of discussion. Now go to your room." (1)

Gohan stares at the screen for a minute even after it has gone blank.

"How embarrassing. Just my luck, the first scene has to be about me getting yelled at by my mom," he sighs.

Everyone stares at him, some chuckling and others with confused faces.

Sharpner calls down to the ring, "Hey, nerd boy! I can't believe you actually wanted to go back to school when your mom made you drop out."

Erasa scolds, "Oh, come on, Sharpner, don't be like that. It's nice to see someone who actually enjoys learning, and he's cute to boot," then turns to Gohan and shouts, "I think it's sweet that you wanted to go back to school to be with us, even if it only happened in another dimension- or wherever that came from."

Gohan blushes. Erasa giggles. They both look back to the screen when it starts flashing words.

'This is an interview I had with someone from the future. It may be useful to pay close attention to what he says.'

'INTERVIEW WITH TRUNKS'

The screen blinks before showing a plain white room with two chairs and a desk between them. The silhouette of a man walks into the room, followed by a man with lavender-colored hair in a bowl cut. They both take seats.

"So, tell me about your life, Trunks. What's been going on lately, anything noteworthy for the people of the past to know?"

Trunks sighs. "I really wish we could have been left in peace after that whole Majin Boo thing." He sighs again, lost in thought. "As a kid, fighting a bad guy was exciting and one big adventure, but now, it's a hassle and it hurts to know so many people suffered while we trained and tried to buy time."

"I'm from about 20 years into the future from the 25th World Martial Arts Tournament. Since then, a lot has changed. About a year ago, the black star dragonballs were used by Emperor Pilaf to turn Goku into a kid again. The difference between the black star balls and the regular dragonballs is that they are more powerful. They leave negative energy behind on the planet that the wish was made on, which we later found out would destroy the planet after a year."

"I'm not sure I follow you, exactly."

"I guess it is pretty confusing when put that way. You see, the black star balls don't stay on the Earth. They spread out through the whole galaxy," Trunks explained.

"Yes, go on."

"After the wish is made, negative energy is left behind on that planet, which was Earth in this case," he continued. "The negative energy causes the planet to self-destruct in a year if the balls aren't brought back to the planet before a year has passed."

A pause. "So, someone had to bring the dragonballs back to Earth, is that right?"

"Yes, that's correct. My father wanted Goten and me to go along with Goku because he claimed the period of peace had made us soft. Personally, neither of us wanted to go. I had to run the company and Goten had a date scheduled. Honestly, that guy has nothing going on in his head but girls." He chuckled.

"Who ended up going?"

"Well, Goku and I were already onboard when Goten got a call from his date. Pan snuck onto the ship before he could get on and blasted off without him. He-"

"Wait, who's Pan?"

"Oh, that's right. Pan is Gohan's daughter."

At this, Gohan splutters and blushes as his mother jumps up screaming about grandchildren and her precious Gohan becoming a man. Although, he can't help but wonder who the mother is going to be.

The interview continues with Trunks sharing pieces of his trip across the galaxy.

"-but we also knew that I was the only one who could do it, so that left me with the unpleasant job."

"How interesting. As much as I'd like to hear more, I'm afraid we're running out of time. You need to get back to your own timeline now. Thank you for your time and good luck getting all the dragonballs."

"Thanks. Oh, and before I go, I'd just like to warn the past that even though things might seem peaceful, you can never be too sure what might happen in the future." He said to the man, "I hope everything turns out okay in the alternate timelines you will show this to."

The screen blanks out while the audience tries to wrap their minds around what they've just been shown.

Gohan desperately hopes that the next video isn't about him.

(1) Overprotective by Professor Snaglefoompus