Chapter 4
After a week of bed rest, which his sister insist he stay on, Gohan was back on his feet, resuming his training with Hana and Trunks. The siblings watched as Trunks was focusing his energy into becoming a super saiyan.
"That's it, Trunks! You're doing it!" Gohan said as he sense Trunks' power rising. "Let go, you're not not what you think. The Androids, they're killers Trunks!" He sees his words having an effect on his student as he sees the golden energy surrounding him. "They'll destroy me, Hana, your mother, you! Everything you hold sacred to you is nothing but a pile of trash to them!"
Hana spoke up "T-Trunks, don't be ashame of your angry! W-What they've done, killing innocent c-children is wrong! I-It's ok it hurts, it's ok to f-feel angry!"
The energy waves from Trunks were so strong, it causes the grass around the half saiyans to dance violently. "Use your rage as a tool. You're doing it, Trunks! Don't be afraid, let it go! Let it all go!" Gohan shouted
However like on the cliff, he couldn't maintain the golden energy and collapses on his knees and pants heavily. After a while, Gohan decided it was time to take a break, the half saiyans were now on top of a pillar, resting. Gohan was laying on his back while Hana and Trunks were sitting on the edge.
"Man, I can't believe myself! What a joke!" Trunks said as he angrily tossed a pebble to the ground
"D-Don't be discouraged, T-Trunks. I-It just takes p-practice" Hana said trying to cheer him up
"Let's forget about becoming a super saiyan for a while, ok?" Gohan said
"I don't get it, what am I doing wrong? You're my master, Gohan. You can tell me, why can't I do it?" Trunks asked
Gohan looked up him "You can"
Trunk looks at his master
"You just need to find the right motivation, that's all"
Hana knew her brother was thinking about The Androids as she watched the calm expression on his face turns to an angry one.
Gohan sighs "For me, all I have to do is think about how those two killed Piccolo and Krillin, then I feel a horrible hurt and then the pain from that turn into rage, it's madding. I don't ever want that to happen again. Something that unfair and then the dam breaks"
Trunks looks at him, trying to understand then turns to Hana "Hana..."
Hana looks at him, blushing "Y-Yes?"
He hesitates a bit "I know...you don't want to tell...us about your dream" He sees her flinch at the mention of it "But...maybe if you tell me...t-then I can get a better idea of how to transform" He stares at her with this pleading expression "Please? I think it could help"
Hana bit her lower lip as she thought about it. She was didn't want to remember or talk about that horrible dream, it been half a year and it still scared her. However she did want to help Trunks reach the next level and with him as a super saiyan, she was sure they could win. "W-Well..."
Just when she was about to answer, blasts of energy destroyed areas of the city. The half saiyans got up and watched the destruction in horror. "Damn those two!" Trunks shouted
Hana tears up "A-All those people...t-the children..."
"This is ridiculous, they never even had a chance.." Gohan said. As he watches, he felt a familiar feeling of rage, he screams using his rage to turn into a super saiyan.
Trunks looks up at his teacher "Gohan, you can't go"
Hana's face showed concern and horror "N-No!" She grips her brother's arm "You c-can't be serious!"
Gohan looks down at the teens with a serious look "Look you two, no matter what's, please stay here"
"Are you crazy?! Absolutely not!" Hana voiced loudly, her grip tightens as tears filled her eyes
"She's right, we can't let you fight those two alone!" Trunks said
"Listen, I'm a lot more vulnerable with you two with me" Gohan said trying to reason with them
"You're vulnerable as it is with only one arm! If you must go, then we're coming with you!" Hana shouted refusing to back down
Trunks backs her up "You know she's right, Gohan! Come on, we're stronger now, please take us with you"
Gohan looks at them for a while, he sees they weren't going to take no for an answer. The serious expression on his face softens, he takes his sister's hand in his and squeezes it lightly before letting go "Ok guys, you win. Let's go get them!"
Trunks smile and Hana wipes her tears and smiles too "Right!"
Gohan sees Hana was distracted and strikes her in the back of her neck, causing her to black out I'm sorry, Hana...
"Hana!" Trunks catches her before she hits the ground, then looks up at Gohan "Why?!
Gohan just looks at him
Trunks gently lays his crush on the ground and glares at his friend "How could you?! She's your sister"
Gohan spoke "I did this because she's my sister and I love her dearly"
"What? I..I don't-"
Gohan cuts him off "Trunks...please promise me..."
Trunks looks at Gohan and sees the sadness in his eyes "Gohan.."
"Promise me you'll stay by her side and protect her"
Trunks eyes widen, before he could say anything, he was punched hard in his abdomen. The pain from that attack caused him to black out as well.
Gohan caught him and laid him next to Hana. "I'm sorry but I wouldn't be able to forgive myself for anything happen to you two" He kneels down and strokes Hana's hair gently "This is my battle, you two aren't quite ready yet"
Gohan gets up and starts hovering over them. Before going, he took a last look on them Hana...Trunks...I love you both "See you later, guys"
With that said, Gohan flys to the area where the Androids are.
As Trunks regains consciousness, memories of what happened before his black out came back to him. He quickly got up "Gohan?!" He looked around to see Hana was besides him, still unconscious. He looked in the distance and sees dark clouds hanging over the city and black smoke emerging from the area, looking like a battle had just ended. Trunks clutch his fist "No...Damn it, Gohan! Why'd you go alone?!" He yelled
Trunks heard a moan besides him, he looks down and sees Hana was starting to wake up. He kneels down and takes her into his arms "Hana? Hana, are you ok?"
She blinks repeatedly, trying to focus her vision and sees she was in Trunks arms. She would have blushed and probably fainted but the events of what happened before came back to her. She quick got out of her crush's arms, looked around "Big brother? Gohan?!" She sets her sight on the ruins of the city and felt her heart drop, she whispers "N-No..."
Trunks could see her visibly shaking, she was probably assuming the worse. He remembered what Gohan said before knocking him out, It was like he was saying his last... He shook his head No, No! He's alright, he has to be!
"I-I can't sense h-him, Trunks. I-I can't sense a-anyone" She said in a shakily voice
"Hana, it's ok. M-Maybe it's because we're a bit far from him. I'm sure if we search around the city together, we'll be able to sense him better. Come on" Trunks said, holding out his hand for hers.
Needing to be the reassured, Hana nodded and took his hand. They gripped each other's hand tight as if they were afraid to be separated and took off flying to the city.
As they arrive, they took in the sight of the ruin city before them. Rain poured down as Hana trembled at the scene before her while Trunks shook in anger
"A-All the people a-are dead.." Hana said lowly
"Those two...they'll pay for this! I swear they will" Trunks yelled to the sky
Taking a deep breath to calm herself, Hana spoke "T-Trunks, w-we need to split up"
"What?! No way!" He said tightening his grip on her hand
She placed her other hand on top of his gripping hand "T-This city is t-too big for u-us to search together, I think w-we'll cover more ground i-if we split up"
Trunks looked at her, then at his surrounding. He knew she was right, it would take forever to find Gohan for they didn't go separately. "Alright, we'll split up"
She nods "I-I'll take the south part, y-you'll take t-the north. If one o-of us find him, we'll r-raise our power level s-so that we'll be able t-to find each other"
"Right..." He nods but tighten his grip a little more "Please Hana...be careful"
She blushes, squeezing his hand back "Y-You too, Trunks"
They let go of each other hand and went their separate part.
For a while, Trunks flew around north of the city keeping a close eye to the ground, searching for any sign of Gohan. He looks downward and sees Gohan's body laying on the ground, face down with his head half way in a puddle. "Gohan!" He quickly landed a distance from his teacher's body.
As he slowly walked to the body, tears came down on the young half saiyan face "Gohan...why'd you have to do it?...Why did you have to leave us? I-It's not fair" He comes up to Gohan's body and a look of horror spread through his face as he got a better look "Oh god, no! What did they do to you, Gohan?!"
He kneels down, turning Gohan around and shakes him "T-This just isn't fair! Gohan, please wake up! You need to, you have to for Hana sake...for my sake! Please...Gohan...Gohan..."
Trunks hugs him tightly, yelling to the sky "GOHAN!" Trunks gets up, shaking his head frantically, screaming. The anger, sadness and rage he felt from Gohan's death causes him to transform into a super saiyan.
Hana was searching around the farther part of the south area. She gasps as she sense a power surge of energy coming from behind her "T-That's Trunks' energy, he must have found Gohan" Without realizing that her crush's power level shot through the roof, she quickly flew over to the where he was. As she came to the scene, she froze shock at what she sees. The first thing is notices is the golden hair and energy surrounding Trunks, he had finally become a super saiyan. The excitement that raised in her quickly shot down as she looked besides him and gasps loudly in horror.
Trunks hears the gasps, looks up and sees Hana with her hands covering her mouth, tears streaming her eyes while a look of disbelief spread across her face "H-Hana...G-Gohan is...He's..." He couldn't even say it to her.
Hana shook her head "No.." She said in a whisper
"No...No...No...NO!" She cried out rushing to her brother's body and shook him "Big brother, please get up! Gohan, please don't go!" Her tears came down like a waterfall as she kept shaking him "No, I won't let him go!" She placed her hands on his chest like she did before and a blue glow washed over his body. After a few minutes, nothing happened
Trunks knew it was too late to save him and tries to stop her "Hana...it's too late"
She shook her head, refusing to stop "No! I can do this!" She pours more of her power into her healing but still nothing changed
"Hana..."
"Just a bit more, I can.."
"Hana...!"
"He'll be ok, I-I know he will..."
"HANA!" Trunks pulls her away from Gohan's body and holds her close to his heart, hugging her tightly "P-Please stop...I'm sorry...H-He's gone"
The reality of the situation hits Hana like a boulder to her chest. There was nothing she could do, she couldn't save him, more matter how hard she tries, she couldn't bring her big brother back. When she realized this, she started to wail into Trunks' arms, clinging to him for dear life as the pain and sadness was too much for her to bear. Trunks only held her tighter as he silently cried. They both sat there in the ruins of the city, under the rain crying and mourning for the lost of their best friend, teacher and brother.
3 years later...
A 17 year old Trunks, carrying supplies, came into a large room in the back of the Capsule Corps building where Bulma was working on a large oval shape machine"Hey mom, what's shakin? Ah I see you're still playing with your toy" He says putting down the supplies.
As she looked up from her work, Bulma said "I know you think I'm crazy darling but people thought your grandpa was crazy and he became the greatest inventor in the world!"
"Yeah, but grandpa wasn't trying to travel back in time" Trunks said looking at the time machine
His mother laughed "Your grandpa didn't have a good grasp of time, anyhow. When he was working, days seem like minutes to him" She gets on her feet "Where's your pioneering spirit? Hana believes this will work and so do I! Don't you want to help Goku defeat the Androids?"
"Look mom, I don't need any dead people from the past to help me beat the Androids. I can beat them right here and now, I am a super saiyan you know" Trunks said like it was a fact
Bulma gave him a stern look "So was Gohan, but that clearly wasn't enough! And second why are you talking like it's just you taking on the Androids?! You know Hana will never let you go alone take them on alone! Go and get yourself killed if you want to, I'll have her take the antidote to her father. But if you think throwing your life away senselessly is going to make Gohan or Hana happy, you're dead wrong!"
Trunks glares at his mother "Don't talk to me about them! What do you know?! Gohan was my master and my friend and Hana is my best friend and the girl I..."
Before he finish that sentence, an attention was being noticed on the radio "Attention! We interrupt this broadcast to bring you latest news on Android activities. Bridgetown is currently under attack! The southbound interstate is the only route out of the city that hasn't been destroyed. I repeat Bridgetown is under attack!"
"That's pretty close.." Trunks said
"I know but you're not thinking about going, are you?" Bulma asked
He turns to his mother with a determine look "Yes, I have to! I can't turn my back on those people!"
"There's another way, Trunks. We could use the time machine!" Bulma said trying to convince her son to stay.
"Not that again, mom! I told you I don't need it!"
"Then call Hana and wait for her before you go!" Bulma suggested
Trunks thought about what happened the first time, about 17 flirting with her and 18 beating her. "No, I'll handle this myself"
"What?! Are you crazy?! You need her!" Bulma argued
"No, i can do this alone!" Trunks said shouting at her
Bulma was shock at the way her son was talking to her, but she didn't miss what he said in a whisper
"And this way, she won't get hurt. She'll be safe"
With that, he grabbed his sword and ran out the door
"No, Trunks! Wait!" Bulma ran after him but before she could grab hold of him, he took off fly to Bridgetown. "You can't do this alone, Trunks. You just can't" She ran back inside to call for help.
In the Son family home, an almost 17 year old Hana was drying the dishes while her mother, Chichi was resting. As the years pass, Hana became very beautiful young lady with her hair grew until it reached her mid back and she had a figure every girl wanted. She became stronger through the years by training, her muscles toned but didn't grew which she was happy about. She wore her combat boots, blue jeans, a orange v neck short sleeved shirt and a blue hoodless jean like sweater, all, except for the boots, made by her own hands using very strong fabric so it doesn't tear easily during battle.
She was just about finish with the dishes when she heard the phone rang. She dried her hands and answered it "Hello?"
"Hello, Hana! It's me, Bulma!"
"O-Oh, Mrs. Bulma. I-It's nice to hear from you, h-how's the time machine w-working out?"
"Well, it still needs a lot of work but I'm confident in 2 months it will be up and running!"
Hana smiled gently as she could hear the determination in Bulma's voice "T-That's wonderful to h-hear"
"I'm getting off track here. Hana, have you heard the announcement made on the radio?" She said in a serious tone
Hana became nervous as she heard Bulma's tone change "No, I h-haven't yet"
"You need to head to Bridgetown right away, please! The Androids are attacking the people in the city and Trunks went out there alone!"
Hana's heart drop at the news, H-He went a-alone...
"Hello, Hana?" Bulma called to her, what she didn't know that as soon as she told Hana what happened, she dropped the phone and took off to Bridgetown.
As a result of a two-on-one battle with the Androids, Trunks was lying on the ground, beaten and bloody. The Androids landed in front of him to see their work. Android 17 lifts Trunks' head with his foot and checks if he's alive.
"Hm, he's dead" 18 says smiling at the beaten body
They heard a grunt and gasps, looking down they saw that the half saiyan was still alive
"W-Why...I don't get it...tell me why are you two doing this?" Trunks says, the look on his face showed it hurt to even talk
With a cruel smile on his face, 17 explained "Dr. Gero created us for the purpose of world domination but that doesn't really matter to us, not at all"
18 spoke next with the same expression on her face as her brother's "Whenever we see humans, it angers us. We hate you humans"
"What? Y-You monsters!" With the last bit of strength he had left, Trunks got to his feet and starts throwing punches "All those people..." he starts punching 17 in the face "...And all those children!" When he sees his punches have no effect on 17, he starts punching 18's face "I...won't let you do this any more!"
18 just sweep her foot under Trunks legs, tripping him. She catches him before he hits the ground "Oops, you almost fell" Then she kicks him hard, causing him to fly through one of the damaged homes, then 17 kicked him back to 18. They played with him like he was their ball, finally 18 get the last hit and he landed into front of 17's feet, when he landed, Trunks reverted back to his normal form.
"Hey, look it's not a natural blond" 17 said seeing Trunks hair go from golden blond to light purple.
"Oh, a faker huh? I don't like being deceived like that. Everyone's alway trying to copy me" 18 said
"Say no more, we'll take care of this little problem right now" 17 said stepping on his head "How dare you?!" He then prepares a ki blast in his palm "Be gone!"
Before he could strike, 18 blocked his way "Wait!...Let me do this one" She held her hands to the sky and prepared a large energy blast. "Die!"
"Ka-me-ha-me-HAAAAAA!"
A large blue energy strike 18 before she could release her own blast. The impact of the blast cause her and 17, who was right behind her, to fly halfway across Bridgetown.
Trunks crack one eye open long enough to see Hana in her saiyan form, her now teal eyes looking down at him with concern and hurt in her eyes "H...Hana"
"It's ok, just rest" She told him
After those words left her lips, he loses consciousness.
A/N: I know the this chapter and the last chapter is drama, but don't worry it'll get better. So please keep reading and review!