Chapter six
Bulma hadn't slept well since Trunks was born. It was only months before the androids got there. She closes her eyes for a moment when he starts crying again. She puts a pillow over her face and screams before getting up and going into his room
"shh Trunks go back to sleep…what the…"
He had kicked his crib bars so hard they split in half
"Holy Saiyans…Trunks you're strong!"
Trunks was making angry, annoyed sounds and wiggling around trying to get to his mother. Bulma went over and very carefully picked him up and shook her head, kissing his forehead and rocking him slightly.
"Come on little man, you can sleep with Mama tonight. And we'll fix your crib tomorrow. Make it ten times as strong so you can't break it again..what is with you and your father breaking everything and anything you come in contact with huh?" she brought him back to her room and laid him down next to her. He wasn't tired at all. He was playing with his toes and making little whining sounds when he couldn't get them where he wanted them to be.
"Man you're a stubborn little guy…I don't think you get that from my side of the family" she yawns and rests on her side watching her son.
It was a month before the androids were to come. And still no signs of Vegeta. Bulma sighed and finished feeding little Trunk before putting him down for his nap. In his new crib that couldn't be broken by him…yet. She was still working on the newest design. Walking out onto her balcony she looks up into the sky thinking about Vegeta.
"Damn it Vegeta….why'd you leave? Did you have a plan? Make me love you then ditch me when I needed you most? Well you succeeded there." She sighed again and leaned against the rail on the balcony.
"Wherever you are…I hope you're safe and have accomplished what you wanted to. I've always believed you'd reach your goal of super Saiyan. You'd better not let me down."
Vegeta was still training. He was getting used to his new power. Going Super Saiyan had been hard but he finally did it. And now he was going to get strong enough to beat the androids and Kakarot. If it was the last thing he did, he would win in a battle with Kakarot. That's what pushed him to train harder, be better. His thoughts wandered to Bulma often, and how she must hate him for leaving. His thoughts went to his son, what did he look like? Would he be strong? Vegeta had left not only to train but because he was scared to be like his father. No, he wasn't like his father. He'd sworn he wouldn't be. Unlike him, his son would have his mother around, and his father. Unlike him, his son would have everything Vegeta had wanted and never got. This is what pushed him to train harder, to be better for his son. And his mate, but she was less important. He smirked, thinking about how the woman would probably curse him out for saying that out loud. Less than a month now, and he'd go back to them. He had renewed determination.
A month later Bulma looked up as the rest of the guys landed on the island.
"Hey everyone! You've all been working out huh?" she smiles at them all, holding her son close to her. Trunks hid into her chest.
"Bulma what are you doing here?" Goku asks
"I came to watch you fight silly! Don't worry I'll only stay for a little while then I'll go home"
She says waving it off.
"What's the deal with the baby Bulma? Not to be rude or anything" Krillin asks watching Trunks.
"Is he your son Yamcha? I bet he is" Gohan says
"Not my kid. Well if you think that's a shock just wait….wait until she tells you who the father really is." Yamcha folds his arms and goes to sit on a rock.
Goku walks over and laughs, poking Trunks' nose
"I'll bet it is Vegeta isn't it? Right Trunks?"
Everyone looks shocked and Bulma looks at him
"Now who told you that Goku? I was keeping it a secret." She says pouting lightly.
"I was just taking a guess! I mean he kind of looks like Vegeta"
"You even guessed his name…"
"Yeah what are the odds? I must be psychic!" Goku says rubbing the back of his head, laughing like he knew something everyone else didn't.
Piccolo stepped up and asked
"While we're on the subject, where is Vegeta?"
"I haven't got a clue. He hasn't been around for a while." Bulma shrugs a slight angry look in her eyes.
"He'll show. He wouldn't miss a fight," Goku says confidently.
Bulma really hoped he was right. She'd missed Vegeta; he hadn't even met his son yet. She bounced Trunks as he hid into her once more. He'd look around at everyone and then get shy and hide once again.
They waited, until the time came for everyone to fight. Gohan and Krillin would play with Trunks, making him laugh. Bulma smiled watching her little boy laugh. It was after ten when someone brought up the fact that the androids still weren't there. Bulma was lost in thought for a moment when Piccolo said
"Someone's coming."
Bulma looked with wide eyes, hoping it was her Prince. She was sad to find it was not her Prince, it Yajerobie. She sighed and stood up with Trunks. Then the time came for everyone to leave and she held the Sensu beans for them. Part of her had wanted that boy from the future to be wrong. So that no one would get hurt. The other part of her wanted to see this mysterious power. She sighed as she watched her friends go. Trunks started to get antsy
"It's alright Trunks….daddy will show up and he'll beat those big bad androids. I promise."
Trunks sniffled and cuddled into his mama. Trunks yawned and closed his eyes. It was his nap time after all. Bulma couldn't help but laugh lightly
"The world's about to end…and everyone you know is about to risk their lives for this planet's safety and you're taking a nap. You may just be a baby but you're stronger than most humans I know. It's just kind of funny Trunks you know that. You're silly baby boy."
He didn't even react, he was sleeping. And a baby needs his sleep, especially this baby. Bulma couldn't help but gasp in surprise when Krillin brought Yamcha back to where she was.
"Yamcha! Krillin what happened?" she went to his side, the Sensu beans bag in her hands. Krillin didn't respond as he grabbed the bag and made Yamcha eat one of them.
"The androids got him…he should be fine with the Sensu bean, look he's already healing." Krillin just helped him sit up when he could, Bulma kneeled next to him
"Yamcha! Are you alright?"
"Yeah…I'm okay B." he coughs a few times and gets up.
"But the others won't be if they go up against those androids." He says and looks out into the city
"They have no idea what they're up against. And if the androids do what they did to me, to any of the others…we're in big trouble."
Krillin gulps and looks out to the city "Great…."
Bulma waited impatiently while the guys went off to fight. She sighs and looks at Yajirobe playing with Trunks and smiles just slightly.
"You're good with him. Usually he cries when people try to hold him"
Her thoughts went to Vegeta. She wanted to see him; she wanted to see how much he'd progressed. She goes over and takes Trunks
"Come on little man, time to go see daddy!" she walks over to her ship
"Are you crazy?! You'll get blasted to bits!" Yajirobe says, going over to her and Trunks.
"Oh shut up. We'll be fine. Let's go! Trunks wants to see his daddy!"
She gets in the ship and impatiently yells for Yajirobe to get it and hold her child while she drives. They arrive and narrowly avoid getting shot at. Bulma navigates through it all but they aren't so lucky the second time. Bulma screams as she falls and the only thing she can think of as she falls is
'Trunks…my baby…where's Trunks!' she clamps her eyes shut and only opens them when she thinks she's dead
"Alive? I'm alive! Where's my baby?! Trunks…" she looks over and sees the purple haired boy holding her son
"Trunks! Oh my baby!" she took him and thanked him
"Oh thank you! You saved Trunks!" he just smiled and nodded, then went to glaring at Vegeta. Bulma looked up at Vegeta and couldn't help but look away. He'd done it. He'd gotten what he wanted. She smiled lightly.
"Hm. He did it." she whispers. Trunks starts crying
"Shh shh it's alright Trunks. Its okay sweetie, look mama's safe, you're safe and there's daddy right over there! Calm down okay?" Trunks just sniffled and cuddled into his mom.
Vegeta looked around for the android, barely even noticing his mate and son.
"Grr where did he go?! He didn't fly away." Vegeta looked around very frustrated with this situation. He was only trying to show off his new powers.
Krillin came to talk to Bulma.
"Hey are you alright?"
"Yeah Trunks and I are just fine, thanks to this young man." She smiles at him again in thanks but he's too busy glaring at Vegeta.
Baby Trunks looks up at his dad and starts crying again
"Shh shh Trunks! It's alright!" she couldn't help but smile. It's funny that he's crying because of his dad. And it's just his face.
"I think that guy who you're all freaking out about is Doctor Gero." She says patting Trunks' back. "I saw a picture of him in the back of one of my father's science books. He's changed a little…but I'm sure that it's him"
Krillin blinked and said "you're sure?"
"Positive,"
"Hey guys! Bulma says the android is really doctor Gero!" Krillin yells to everyone.
Everyone gets down to where she is and Vegeta practically yells at her
"How on earth could you possibly know that, woman!?"
"Because Vegeta! I've done my research, and in a science magazine under a picture of him it said in big letters even you could read, DOCTOR GERO." She says and turns away from him. Trunks starts crying again seeing his father
"shh shh, oh it's okay. Oh oh." He settles down once more.
Vegeta takes a step closer, to see his son; he hasn't seen much of him. He wants to see what he looks like. If he got any of his good looks. The second Trunks saw him he started to bawl.
"Shh Trunks shh." Bulma backed away from Vegeta
"Every time he sees you he starts to cry! Look what you and that stupid hair cut of yours do! Stop scaring our son!"
Krillin and Gohan couldn't help but laugh under their breaths at Vegeta, who promptly yelled in embarrassment
"Bulma stop thinking about the child for two seconds! Do you know where his lab is?"
He couldn't believe his son was such a cry baby! He would fix that as soon as these androids were taken care of.
"Well I remember reading once that they thought his lab was hidden in a cave, inside a mountain just outside north city."
She thought for a moment then nodded, yes her memory was right.
"He's probably long gone by now…"
"Stupid human, he wasn't flying. On foot he won't have made it far at all! I'll take care of him myself." Vegeta went super Saiyan and was gone. The purple haired boy said something about not letting his father kill himself then left to go stop him. Bulma blinked.
"His father? What's that supposed to mean?"
Piccolo spoke up
"There's something you should know. That boy is Trunks from the future. He's the boy you're holding in your arms."
Bulma held Trunks out in front of her
"What!?"
"Now that you mention it…they do kind of look similar…" Krillin says looking at the baby.
Bulma tilted her head back and forth looking at her son, then a huge smile came to her face
"Well at least we know you'll grow up to be a handsome young man! I was afraid you'd look like your daddy. I'm glad I was wrong!" she hugged him close and cuddled him.
Gohan ended up taking her and Trunks with him when he left. The whole time Yajirobe complained and made fun of Trunks
"That's it Yajirobe! I'm telling Vegeta every little thing you've said about HIS son. I'm sure he'd be more than happy to kick your worthless butt!"
Yajirobe shook his head
"no please don't! I was just…not thinking that's it!"
Bulma tried to hide her worry. No one needed to know she was worrying over the man she loved…he could take care of himself right? He didn't need her worry…he'd be back right after these androids were gone. Bulma tried to convince herself she was right. Easier said than done.