A/N: Hi everyone! It's me, Kaz! But no, this is not my work. This is actually a teamwork fic, where ANYONE can write the continuation, as long as nobody else is doing it yet. For details, please check http://kawaiigoten.topcities.com/chainreaction.htm

Here's the prologue of this fic. Chapter 1 is currently being written by Alicia, and expect it to be up anytime soon! If you want to take part in writing this fic, let me know. I'm sort of in charge of the writing process. ^^; So read, enjoy, and please don't forget to review! If you have any questions, just put it in your review. ^-^

Dragonball Z: Back to the Future
Prologue by RC (Avalon Elf Princess)

The 12-year-boy looked around him. Everything was... strange. The place was all in ruins. "Where am I?" he wondered out loud. He looked down at the ground, his memory backtracking to what just happened. He and his best friend, Trunks, had collected the dragonballs out of boredom. Trunks had wished that they could fight Cell, which was a terrible mistake.

Cell had come back to life and gotten into Capsule Corporation. Bulma had been working on a time machine when Cell had attacked. During the battle, Cell had punched Gohan and knocked him back. The force caused Gohan to switch the lever on the machine, apparently unnoticed.

Then Gohan and Goku worked together, and defeated Cell.

He had tried to help them, but Gohan had shoved him back, out of the way... into the time machine. His elbow had hit a button, everything had gone white, and now he was here.

He kicked at the ground, sending a cloud of dust up. "Well, I might as well go home and try to figure out what happened."

The boy set off at a nice jog. He left the city, traveled to his home and walked in the door.

Chichi looked up and gasped. She knocked over the chair she was sitting on as she jumped up. "Guh-Goku? Goku, is that you? It's been thirteen years since you died from that disease! How in the world did you come back? Why are you so young? Maybe you got reborn again! Oh, this is wonderful! Goku? What's wrong?"

The boy stared at Chichi. Goku? Dead? But how? She had said he had died thirteen years ago. "Don't you recognize me?" the boy asked.

"You're Goku! Of course I do! You've got to be! You have his same hair and eyes! You look exactly like him!"

"What happened here? Why is everything in ruins?"

"The androids. They go around and destroy everything. Gohan and Trunks often go to fight them. Gohan makes me so worried! But with you here, I'm sure everything will be all right!"

The boy looked shocked. "But what about m---, I mean, Goten?"

"Goten? Who's Goten?"

Then it hit him. He knew where he was. He took a few steps back, turned and ran out the door.

"Goku! Come back!"

"I'm not Goku!"

Chichi gasped. "Then... who?"

The boy ran. He didn't know where he was heading. He just ran. After long time, he got tired and sank to his knees, breathing heavily, his eyes closed. He opened them and looked at the sky.

Why? Why am I here? Why am I in Future Trunks' timeline? I have to be. Dad is dead, I'm not even born, and the androids are destroying everything. I have to be. It's the only possible choice.

He stood up. "But... now that I'm here, how do I get back home? This is so not good."