some time ago I wrote a trunks and pan fanfiction. Then I realized that I didn't like that couple. Well I do, but I like the Mirai Trunks and Pan couple much better. In my opinion he is way cuter than Present Trunks. (huggles the Mirai Trunks Pillow she got from Wal-Mart and the Mirai Trunks Plushie she got from E-bay[that she washed first, by the way])

Ahem! Anyway I decided I just HAD to write a Mirai Trunks x Pan story. So here it is.

Summary: From the Mirai Trunks Perspective- Eight years after Mirai Trunks returned to the future, his mother died in a freak accident. Bereft, he decides to return to the past. However, he discovers that the time machine has only enough juice to take him to twenty years, past or future, in the alternate timeline. He decides to go twenty years to the future. Making it actually Twenty Eight years in the regular DBZ universe's future from the end of the Cell Games. (Got it so far? Good.) He is... surprised when he first arrives, to say the least. The actual story starts upon his arrival.

Pan perspective- She is training with Vegeta when Trunks arrives. Uh-oh, what happens when Future boy interferes, thinking that Vegeta is picking on a helpless little girl...?

Pan is 16 (this is completely based on my falacious pretense that Gohan and Videl had Pan when they were 22, which is false, but let's pretend)

Mirai Trunks is 28 (doi. He is SOOOOO hot!)

Present Trunks is 30 (whoa, ain't it strange that the cute widdle baby is now older than his counterpart?)



Goten is 29 (I love Goten. So does Bura in ERhiT)

Marron is 26 (She's Present Trunks' fiancé, of course)

Bura is 17 (y'know, I still haven't been able to find out if she's a year older or a year younger than Pan. I always pictured Pan as being younger)

The older people are just old. You figure out the ages.

Oh yes, I forgot two things. Gohan and Videl had a midlife crisis and decided to have another child. Only they ended up with two bundles of joy. Goki and Gokan are two and a half year old little boys. Yeah, they're heathens. Picture miniature Gokus, only evil lil' buggers.

Not ones to be outdone, Vegeta and Bulma also had another baby. A girl, appropriately named Geta, as in ve-Geta. (Oh shut up, fifty something women have babies all the time now. There's no such thing as menopause in anime) She's an adorable two year old, has curly black hair, and her daddy absolutely dotes on her. Copy and paste this onto your browser to meet her:

http://www.geocities.com/arayal86/geta.html?1081548421710

What do you think of her?

Now!....Please read and review

Every Rose has its Thorns

Trunks had no idea what to expect upon his arrival. It had been pure whim to come to the future instead of the past. The bad thing about it was that he couldn't return if they rejected him. But he hadn't known what to do. His mother had been his lifeline. Her death left him distraught and abandoned. Despite being the most powerful being of his time, he was a severe momma's boy. With a mere glare from her he could be cowed. Her smile lit up his day.(I don't want to hear any flak from all you Freudians out there=()

He smiled in remembrance. She was some woman. Wondered if his...

His smile faded. He really really hoped they would accept him.

Fear was delaying him from opening the hatch. 'Don't be a coward, boy. You're acting worse than a spoiled little girl.' He thought, repeating to himself what his father had said to him many times while in the Time Chamber. He often used that phrase when he was afraid of doing something in the subsequent years since he'd returned. Kami, he missed those guys.

By his calculations he should be on Capsule Corporation grounds. He opened the hatch and peaked around curiously. Nothing was in site, except for the GR.

Wait, the GR? Wasn't that where his father spent most of his time? And wasn't the Capsule Corp. family home near there? Yes, if he remembered correctly it was... He jumped out of the cab and walked around the gravity chamber.

...right there. The Briefs' family home loomed up less than a hundred yards away. Curiously he began walking toward the dome mansion.

That was when an ear piercing shriek penetrated the peaceful tranquility of the early morning. Trunks yelped and dove back. The sound had come from within the gravity room. And it was definitely not Vegeta-esque. He peered into one of the strong fiber glass windows and saw a young woman go flying across the interior.

Trunks sprinted around to the front to hit the emergency disabler and open the pressurized door. He spared his father a glance and focused on the crumpled form on the far wall. He knelt down beside the girl and shook her gently. "Hey, are you alright?" She began tok rise and he started to sigh in relief. The sigh turned into a gasp as a fist slammed sharply into his gut.

"What was that for?" he wheezed as he squinted up into dark angry eyes.

"I've told you a million times that I hate it when you interfere. I'm not a child!" she growled.

"My mistake," Trunks still felt the punch and wouldn't forget any time soon.

"You are an arrogant-"

"Pan!" a low raspy voice barked.

"What!?" the girl snapped back at Vegeta.

"That isn't Trunks,"

"Of course it is, what kind of fool do you take me for?"

The Saiyan king snorted. "Obviously a stupid one. If you would concentrate for a moment you would sense that this person's ki is much stronger than Trunks."

Pan surveyed the winded young man skeptically. "Then who...?"

Vegeta strolled up to the newcomer and measured him thoughtfully. After a somewhat awkward moment, for Trunks at least, he smirked with approval. "You've gotten stronger. Welcome back... son."

Trunks grinned and slid his hand into the one his father offered. It was the best moment he'd had in a long time. "Glad to be back, Father"

"Wait! He's not Trunks, but he's your son and a doppleganger? Vegeta, did you cheat on Bulma?" the girl asked suspiciously.

"Hn. Stupid girl."

"Geezer," She sneered back.

"Come on. My wife can explain it better."

"Wife? When did *that* happen?"

Vegeta growled.

*****

Bulma was quite upset at being awakened from her 'beauty sleep.' At least until she saw the reason for the disturbance. With a girlish squeal she launched herself at her son who caught her with much surprise.

"Hello mother. I'm back for good now"

"Thank Kami" she whispered with tears in her eyes. She moved back and fretted when she realized she was still in a robe and without make-up or anything. "Oh, Kami, I must look a fright. I'm so much older than the last time you saw me."

"You're as beautiful as you always were." Bulma blushed at the complement.

"Well just look at you. You've gotten even more handsome. Come, you must meet the rest of the family. Oh, dear, I forgot both Bura and Trunks are at friend's houses." She smiled. "But they'll be home this afternoon. In fact, everyone's coming over for the party."

"Who's Bura? What party?" Trunks felt as if he was going to get whiplash from the hundred different directions his mother seemed to be going in.

Bulma's eyes softened. Trunks looked to Vegeta for an explanation only to see that his face had taken on a softer expression also. He even wore a nearly imperceptible smile on his normally harsh features.

"My little miracle," his mother said. "Geta. Today's her second birthday."

"Mommy! Daddy!"

A little girl came running, headed straight for the adults. With practised expertise, Vegeta scooped her up mid run and tossed her in the air. She giggled and gave him a big hug. He could see her clearly now. She had bright blue Brief's eyes and curly black hair. Her face was baby round and infused with youthful glee. She was an exceptionally beautiful child. (remember, if you want to meet Geta, use the link up top!)

While Vegeta played with his daughter Bulma said in an aside to Trunks, "He calls her his little fighter. There were complications during the pregnancy since I had her so late in life. I almost miscarried twice then she was born prematurely. But she held on. It was meant to be. She was meant to be."

"I see. She's really beautiful, Mother."

Someone cleared their throat uncomfortably from behind them. "Yes Pan?" Bulma turned around to look at the nearly forgotten guest.

"Um, speaking of the-" she glanced at the birthday girl, "p-a-r-t-y, I have to go home and change. I'll see you later. Maybe then you guys can explain what's going on..."

"Of course. It would be my pleasure." Bulma responded.

The Pan girl walked by Vegeta and gave the little girl a kiss. "Bye Squirt. Maybe Aunt Videl will bring Goki and Gokan over."

"Yay! Bye-bye Panny!" Geta waved then continued playing peek-a-boo with her father.

After Pan had gone Trunks asked, "Who is she? I mean not many people would willingly spar with father."

"Hn. She's Kakarott's grandaughter." Vegeta replied sourly. "And a convoluted pain in the a- neck," he corrected quickly.

"Goku's Grandaughter? That means she's Gohan's daughter?"

"Yep. She's sixteen. Very responsible and sweet. Except while she's being corrupted by your father."

"And when my other self treats her like a little girl apparently." Trunks added dryly."

Bulma wrinkled her nose slightly. "Yes I'm afraid she used to have a crush on my son. She still hates for him tho think of her as weak. They had quite an adventure in outer space a few years ago."

"She doesn't have a crush on him any more?"

"I don't think so. Not since his engagement to Marron.

"Marron?"

His mother laughed aloud at his confusion. "Krillin and 18's daughter." As Trunks stiffened Bulma rememberd the devastation the androids had caused in his world.

"She's different now. Marriage and motherhood changed her." she related quietly. Trunks relaxed slightly but was still ill at ease at the thought of confronting the cyborg.

Changing the subject, Trunks reminded Bulma that he still didn't know who Bura was.

"She's your sister. If you're going to be living here now, I guess I'll have to show you who everybody is. Let me get dressed and we'll go to my study to look through photo albums."

"Alright, Mother"

"Vegeta could you get a change of clothes from Trunks' room so Trunks can change... My, that sounds odd. I suppose we'll have to introduce you as Mirai Trunks to those that don't know you. It should be alright though. Once Trunks is married he'll be living elswhere and it won't be so confusing."

Vegeta growled. "Come on, brat."

The slacks his father dug up from the wreck of a room fit perfectly, but the shirts were a little too tight. Trunks kept his undershirt on and left one of the other Trunks' hawaiian shirts unbuttoned.

Bulma met him wandering around. She gave him a once over and said, "You'll do,"

Once in the study, Bulma closed the door and dug out three massive photo albums.

Opening the first one she began. "This is Goten, Chi-chi and Goku's second son...

****

By the time they were through Trunks knew Goten, Videl, Present Trunks, Marron, Bura, Pan, Goki, Gokan, Geta, and all the other new members of the Z group. He knew what each one looked like, also. His mother took pictures often and with zeal.

Somewhere around three in the afternoon, Bulma went to put the finishing touches on the the party preparations. Exhausted, Trunks lay in the familiar surroundings of his mother. Even though they were from two different worlds and had been subjected to two different sets of circumstances, they were fundamentally the same person. It was amazing how different, yet how alike his mothers were. He would have liked for them to meet.

All in all, he couldn't have asked for a better welcome, all things considered. With that thought his eyelids closed and he drifted off on a cloud of contentment.

Okay, so that's it. The first Chapter. I would really like for you to visit the Geta link at the top. PLEASE! rnr