A/N: I always wondered why nobody ever casually told Trunks that one version of himself time travelled. I mean after all the stuff they see that can't be the strangest thing he would ever hear.

BTW I'm going to be pulling some Namekian five minutes in this story.

Part I

It seemed Gotenks couldn't catch a break. He climbed reluctantly out of one dimension after Majin Buu, who didn't seem to be anywhere or Piccolo for that matter. Gotenks quickly realized he wasn't alone. In fact, it seemed he had stumbled into some other battle that was on the verge of beginning. All of the soldiers were dressed similarly to the style of armor Trunks's dad always wore. Confusing Gotenks further was the plastered look of fear on everyone's face as he floated by, everyone that is but the guy yelling in the front.

The passing eyes gawked at Gotenks as he flew closer and started to see what all the fuss was about. A pint size, lizard-like creature with soulless eyes perched prominently above the mass of soldiers. He slowly lifted his finger up and a small red ball of ki suddenly hovered above it. The tension rose behind Gotenks as he heard the mass of soldiers cry out their allegiance to the creature they called "Lord Freeza".

"FREEZA?" Gotenks said aloud "I've heard that name before!"

Racking his brain for the bits of information he knew of Freeza. Gohan had mention once that Freeza had probably shaved seven years off his life, how he had been the terror of the universe until Goku defeated him on Namek. Gotenks cast the thought aside with a smirk and self-congratulations when he recited that regardless he was much stronger. Gotenks was eager to give a show; he powered up the ki in his body only to feel it deflating like a balloon. He could feel his energy dwindling so rapidly he knew the fusion was going to separate soon. He didn't even notice he had returned to his original saiyan form, but it didn't matter.

"Hey Freezer!" he said with a cocky gaunt. "Yeah you ugly up there with the big stupid tail!" he said with a huge grin that spanned his face as he began to laugh like he had told a funny joke.

The near death look on the soldiers face before exacerbated as the would-be-hero raced head on with Freeza before even he had time to react. Puzzled as to who or even what Gotenks was Freeza let out a chuckle as he grew the ki on his finger to a giant size ball, bigger even Gotenks thought than the one Majin Buu threw at him. Never the less Gotenks with an even bigger laugh than Freeza turned his head aside with equal malice "I've got a surprise for you!" he said releasing his ki and turning super saiyan. As he thought Freeza's eyes filled with horror.

Freeza let out a gasp that didn't miss Gotenks ear. With a massive heave Freeza barreled the ki blast toward Gotenks instead of its intend target, the huge rouge planet in the distance. Every soldier watched as the unexpected events unfolded; one in particular, the man who had been shouting in front of the throngs seemed more shocked than any other as if he knew the significance of the transformation. Gotenks on the other hand was the only one with a smile on his face.

"Man Freezer, I hope this isn't the best you can do." To the surprise of all least of all Freeza his blast hardly forced a sweat out of Gotenks.

"Im.. Impossible! What are you?" Freeza bellowed with undisguised fear.

Gotenks smirked, though this isn't were he ever imagined he would be when he climbed out after Majin Buu he couldn't have wished on Sheron to be in a better place. A battle where he had the upper hand was wining in fact, and could afford to show off.

"Who am I? WHO AM I FREEZER? I'm your worst enemy!" Gotenks shouted as another hardy laugh burst out. Gotenks pushed with some effort Freeza's ki blast back at him amazing everyone further. The blast ripped roaring back at Freeza killing his men that laid in its wake. Freeza jumped from his hover craft that was also eclipsed in the blast. Freeza jabbed his finger at his scouter, almost forgetting he had it. The boy was definitely something to worry about, though it wasn't possible…

"Zarbon get out here now!" Freeza couldn't believe the reading, it was well over 10,000. More than any being he had ever encountered before. And still just a child.

Truthfully Gotenks was glad the blast didn't kill Freezer, what would be the fun in that? Even if he separated right now Freeza was terrified of him and seeing two boys pop out would probably cause him to cry home to his mommy. Gotenks noticed that Freeza had a surviving recruit or most likely was calling for help from that big mammoth of a ship. Its fine Gotenks thought the more the merrier.

"Alright boy you got lucky and I won't deny that you are certainly stronger than those monkey's you pledge to protect. But I' am Freeza the strongest in the universe!" Freeza had rejuvenated his jovial manner now that his right hand man stood by him who didn't look like he was worried. Which internally made Gotenks infuriated, but he never showed it. Not to mention Gotenks was never one to let a comment go without a reply.

"Who says I' am protecting a monkey? You giant lizard!" Gotenks placed his palms together out in front of him. "But I know who you are, and since you've unfortunately met me I'm going to put your lights out!" Gotenks began to charge the kamehameha; its power alone was stronger than the life forces coming from the soldiers still behind him. Freeza pressed his scouter again and saw that the power level on the attack was rising to almost 50,000. Gotenks was summiting over half of his energy and pushing it into the kamehameha. He looked over at Freeza and saw that his time wasn't being wasted, Freeza had thrown some ki blasts in anger at him but he had barely noticed them. Gotenks knew more than anything this was more than Freeza had ever had to do in battle and he was happy to oblige.

"Hey Freezer! Can you catch this or can your green friend?" he shouted as he hurled the kamehameha wave directly at him. It hit him before Freeza even knew how to react to it. The explosion ripped up through Freeza's body and out right killed Zarbon before it even touched him. Freeza felt his nerves fry as his skin recoiled to the burning sensation that was all over his body. Like he had collided with a super nova and the delayed reaction was finally surfacing. Anger and hate was the only emotion that flowed throughout him as his body seemingly was breaking apart. It wasn't possible Freeza thought how a boy…could do this to Freeza?

The attack was impressive, Piccolo would have been speechless that's for certain. Gotenks felt his body slipping apart, time was up. In an instant Goten and Trunks reappeared to the surprise and shock of the onlookers. Goten and Trunks looked over at each other as their combined kamehameha was still proving to be a powerful source of energy against Freeza and he didn't seem to be able to even hold it off.

"Man that's no fun" said Trunks with his arms tucked under his head "He didn't even survive our first attack, what a weakling." Goten nodded his head with a playful giggle in agreement.

There was a slight hesitation from the onlookers when Trunks shot a glance at them. They jumped backed as if the boy was about to slaughter them with a squint of his eye. The kamehameha finally dissipated and where Freeza once stood was now nothing but black space. Goten threw up a fist in celebration, but Trunks noticed how one of the onlookers who looked like Goten's dad, stared at him with a tense concentration that seemed to frighten him.

"Goten" Trunks nudged Gotens happy contentment. "That guy keeps staring at us." Goten turned his head toward the direction of the onlookers.

"It's my dad!" shouted Goten as he charged toward the sparse crowd. The man certainly looked like Goten's dad but, there was something… different something Trunks couldn't put his finger on. Goten on the other hand was certain.

"DADDY!" Goten cried was he reached the man who upon seeing the pint size boy up close seemed shocked by his expression. Trunks was now certain.

"Goten, that's not your dad. Get a feel of his power level its much lower!" The man finally broke his wall of silence; he couldn't even get a full reading on his scouter of their levels and was surprised that they could without one.

"Power levels, you can read them without scouters?" he asked. Trunks had turned stoned faced though he would normally be cocky in a situation where he knows he would prevail; there was something about this guy that Trunks didn't like. Goten looked up at the man who did look like his father but noticed that he didn't have his father's kind eyes, they were tougher and much more severe than his father's ever were. He also noticed a scar on his left cheek that he had never noticed on his father's face. Trunks was right, this wasn't his dad.

Goten started sheepishly "Then who are you mister?" he asked standing adjacent to Trunks.

"I could ask you the same thing" he said defiantly which impressed Trunks.

"You saw what we are" said Trunks "Powerful, more than you." Trunks couldn't help but pepper up his ego; more than anything he loved getting a rise out of adults. The effect seemed to be working as the man was quickly becoming angered.

"So you're just another tyrant aren't you?" he asked clenching his fists. Goten quickly intervened before Trunks could answer.

"No we're not tyrants, we just killed Freezer how can you call us tyrants?" Goten feeling the man's anger diminish he clenched his fist "I was going to kill Freeza, for everything that he has done to my people, my comrades…" he paused a moment remembering a painful memory before continuing "I'm glad he's gone but I would have rather he'd been destroyed by a saiyan."

"Ah, ah saiyan?" Goten and trunks said in unison. "You're a saiyan?" Trunks looked at his waist and saw a neatly curled tail that could have been mistaken for a belt. Trunks recalled his father talking about how saiyans are born with tails and how his mother insisted his be removed. There was no doubt this guy was a saiyan, but how? They were all dead weren't they?

The man not surprised by their reaction considering the saiyans reputation across the universe. He began to consider that they may be out for vengeance. "Yes I' am, I'm a third class warrior but…" looking over at where Freeza had been and only his damaged ship remained "I know that's why Freeza was going to destroy Vejitasai.

"Vejitasai?" said Trunks. Looking over at the massive rouge planet that was orbiting in the background; Trunks eyes bulged as he realized exactly what he and Goten inadvertently did. He pulled Goten by the arm a bit to be out of ear shot.

"Goten, I don't know how but when we followed Majin Buu through that dimension rip we somehow went back in time and are at the time of the saiyans destruction!" Goten let out a huge gasp "so that means, we killed freezer… for real?" Trunks nodded "Yeah and before your dad did; we saved the saiyan race!" Goten let out a little chuckle "That makes us heroes right?" Trunks smiled "Of course it does, but think about it if we're here where is Majin Buu? And Piccolo? "What if he's killed my mom?" Trunks said in a hurried panic. The prospect reminded Goten how his own mother was carelessly smashed by Majin Buu.

"Don't worry Trunks" Goten said with a pervasive tone. "My dad wouldn't let that happen."

The saiyan watched as the two remarkable boys were suddenly overcome with sadness that he didn't expect to see from warriors who had just done the impossible. His face softened a bit from its cold expressionless exterior either by empathy or from his continued interest with Goten. There likeness obviously was not lost on him.

"Listen, this will probably be the first time you ever hear a saiyan admit someone else was stronger…" he began. When he was cut off by Trunks, who stuck his finger out at the saiyan and shouted.

"Haven't you figured it out by now? We're saiyans too!" Trunks cocked a smile "we're just ten times stronger that's all." Trunks didn't miss a beat and Goten wasn't far behind, they weren't even lying this time even Piccolo couldn't yell at them.

The realization hit him like a punch to the gut. "Saiyans? But…how? You'd have to be elites!"

Trunks and Goten looked at each other with the same quizzical expression on their faces. "I don't know what an elite saiyan fights like but I can't imagine their stronger than my dad" Trunks said with his arms crossed over his chest. Goten laughed in agreement "yeah you're right Trunks, my dad too." Fear began to surmount in the saiyans face as the idea of what their father's power levels, elites, would be.

"Who are you?" he demanded "What's your name and rank?"

"What are ya the cops?" Trunks said in a mocking tone. Goten lightly pushed Trunks' shoulder "Trunks…" he said above his breath. "Don't be rude." Trunks nudged him off "Stop it Goten" he said before realizing it.

"Tru-nks, Goten? Those aren't saiyan names.

"Oh yeah well what's your name you little weakling?" Trunks said fuming at the implied insult.

"His name is Bardock" the familiar feeling of fear fell over everyone, Trunks and Goten quickly looked behind them to the black void that now hovered the creature that had been the terror of the universe for centuries. Not completely whole, he still commanded a presents even in his modified form. The kamehameha had had an effect on him just not the one Trunks and Goten had wanted. "Well, I hope I'm not interrupting your little chat." Freeza said with a long winded laugh.

DON DON DON! Well looks like Freeza's back! (oh no!)