Age 788: Future Trunks Timeline, Guru Plains, New Namek.
Trunks had finally awoken from his long slumber. Dende had already healed up his injuries and was now just waiting for Trunks to wake up.
"Well, nice to see you're awake, Trunks. I can't believe the threat of Slug Jr. is finally over. While you were out, the Grand Elder ordered the other Namekians to search for the Dragon Balls. We'll just wait right here until they return."
Trunks stood up and stretched his body. He hadn't felt this good since he left Earth. He smiled at Dende and shook his hand in glee. Then he turned to his Mother and had an idea.
"Hey Dende, can you heal my Mother? I mean, she's only been dead for about two hours, is it possible that you could heal her body enough to wear we can restart her heart."
"Ok Trunks, what? It's been about 6 hours since you've beat Slug. The only way that would even be possible is if I had healed her up within ten minutes of the attack. Even if I could heal her body, her soul would already be in Otherworld. Essentially, after about 10 minutes, she'd come back to the equivalent to a zombie."
"Oh, that's bad."
"Yeah, it is. Luckily for you, Moori has modified the Dragon Balls to be able to wish back multiple people at a time, so it's not like you're going to waste a wish."
"Oh, ok, that's good. I just wanted to make sure. Dende, thanks for healing me up and all, but I still have a favor to ask you."
"To become the New Guardian of Earth?"
"How did you.."
"I read your mind while I was healing you. It seems you failed to notice that you had a cracked cheek bone during the battle. Of course, it's probably because you're arm broke in half again."
Trunks grabbed his face, surveying his cheek, but noticed nothing. Dende took note and rolled his eyes in annoyance.
"Anyways, I don't mind being the new Guardian of Earth. As much as I love New Namek, I really do wish to back on Earth. During my time there, I really did enjoy all the fun stuff I did with Gohan."
"Yeah, Gohan. He's a pretty cool cat. Can't wait to see him again."
"I remember Gohan quite well, he was my good friend during my short time on Earth. I'm sorry to hear he was killed in the line of duty. But it's all good, we can wish him back."
Just as the two began to reminisce about Gohan, seven Namekians appeared in front of Trunks and dropped to the ground. They each had a Dragon Ball and set them in a circle. Grand Elder Moori arrived within about 5 minutes, also bringing along the captive Nameks that were on Slug's ship. During the time Trunks was unconscious, Moori and a few warriors had went and freed their fellow men from the deceased tyrant's ship.
"My brethren Trunks, son of Vegeta and Bulma, has saved our race from extinction once more. Just as Goku had saved us all those years ago, Trunks had stood up and used the power of the legends of old to defeat our oppressor."
With that, all the Namekians began to cheer and yell thanks to the young Savior. He had saved them from Slug Jr. and also helped them keep their planet from dying as well.
"Trunks, there is only two wishes left on the Dragon Balls. I shall summon the Mighty Porunga nevertheless. Hopefully the two that remain is enough to help your cause."
Trunks smiled with approval, showing that he had a plan. Dende spoke the mighty words and Porunga emerged from the Dragon Balls. For Trunks, this was his first time actually seeing the Dragon up close. He had briefly seen Shenron, so he was half expecting him to look similar, but he was in shock by the size of this Dragon.
"STATE YOUR WISH! THERE ARE ONLY TWO WISHES REMAINING, SPEAK LOUDLY SO THAT I MAY GRANT THEM!"
"Ok Trunks, what two wishes do you want?"
Trunks smiled at Dende and yelled.
"I WISH ALL THOSE WHO WERE KILLED BY SLUG JR. ON NEW NAMEK WERE BROUGHT BACK TO LIFE!"
Dende recited the wish to Porunga in the Namekian tongue. As soon as Dende finished his sentence, the mighty dragon's eyes glowed. Namekians began materializing near the area, it seemed that quite a few died protecting their world. Just as the Namekians sprung up, so did Bulma. She got up from the ground, looking around quite confused.
"What happened, and why am I covered in blood?"
She looked around and noticed that Trunks was standing with a large group of Namekians surrounding Porunga. She quickly pieced together what had happened and joined the group. She decided that making a scene at this very moment would be inappropriate.
"Mother come join us, I'm about to make my final wish."
"STATE YOUR FINAL WISH! I WISH TO RETURN TO MY SLUMBER!"
"PORUNGA! I WISH THAT THE NAMEKIAN PICCOLO WAS WISHED BACK TO LIFE!"
Dende recited Trunks' wish once more to the Eternal Dragon. His eyes glowed red. Trunks was slightly confused as to why he didn't see Piccolo, so he asked the Dragon why.
"YOU WISHED FOR THE NAMEKIAN NAMED PICCOLO TO BE BROUGHT BACK TO LIFE. HE HAS A SHARED SOUL, WHICH ALSO MEANS I ALSO REANIMATED THE BEING KNOWN AS KAMI. THE REASON THEY ARE NOT ON NEW NAMEK PRESENTLY IS BECAUSE YOU WISHED THEM BACK TO LIFE, NOT BROUGHT BACK TO LIFE ON NEW NAMEK."
Trunks now saw why they weren't present. He smiled in joy, and nodded his head. With that, Porunga decided his time being awake was up, and he went back to his slumber. Just as he appeared, he disappeared and the Dragon Balls spread to different directions. Trunks watched as the sky turned back to normal and the Namekians cheered in happiness. Trunks turned around and gave a hug to his mother, nearly crying in the process. Bulma, on the other hand started bawling. Even though she had been dead less than a day, she had missed her son. She realized that if it were permanent, she would truly miss her son more than he would miss her. They hugged for a few more minutes, but then Bulma let go.
"Umm, Mom, I gonna find a way to communicate with King Kai, who can patch us through to Kami, where he can wish us back on Earth, since Slug destroyed our ship and all."
"Slug destroyed our ship? That dick! I swear, if he was alive, I'd kick him in his glub...Look Trunks."
"Yeah..."
"Take me to the ship. I want to see how bad the damage is."
Trunks complied and flew his Mother to the leftover of the ship. Once they arrived, her anger had flared even hotter.
Age 788: Future Trunks Timeline, Grand Elder Cove, New Namek.
"What...the...HELL? Seriously, we've been on this planet for about a day, I've died and the ship is destroyed. What else could..."
"Don't finish that sentence Mom. Please, never, and I mean, NEVER, finish that statement."
There was an awkward silence, but then Trunks spoke up,
"So, how bad is the damage?"
"It would take us about two months just to get the engines operational. The ship itself would probably take about four months total, and we really don't have four months. Not to mention we have no fuel, and it seems the Namekians don't have metallurgy, so we're stuck until the Dragon Balls recharge. Judging by the size of the planet, that's about nine months, but still, we really don't have that kind of time. What did you say about King Kai?"
"I can attempt to set up a telepathic link, that way we may keep in contact with each other. My hope is that he can get in touch with Kami, that way we can get home. ."
"Ok Trunks, go for it. I'll be talking to the Nameks, maybe they can help fix our ship. I might've underestimated their capabilities. Hopefully one of us can find a solution."
"King Kai...King Kai can you hear me?"
Trunks was now sitting on the ground, trying to concentrate. He had never seen nor actually heard King Kai's voice, but he was hoping he could attempt to sense his energy. He kept searching for about five minutes, but he still couldn't catch anything.
"King Kai, this is Trunks, son of Vegeta and student of Gohan. If you can hear me, please respond. I need your help with something."
Just as Trunks was about to give it a rest and try again, he heard a weird voice speak to him.
"Trunks, is this Trunks?"
"Yes, yes it is. I'm assuming you're King Kai?"
"Why yes, young man. What do you need my help? After all, you did call."
"Can you contact Kami and patch him through the line? Me and Mother need to get back to Earth."
"Sure, hold on. Hold on, I need to find him again."
Trunks sat there for a few minutes, waiting for any kind of response, but then King Kai's voice came back.
"Ok Trunks, I got Kami into our call *snort*, so go ahead and tell him your plan."
"Hello, is this Trunks?"
"Yes, How are you Kami?"
"Great, Trunks. What kind of assistance do you need?"
"Well, me and Mom are stuck on New Namek. Can you get the Dragon Balls and wish me, Mom, and Dende to Earth?"
"Well, I need to get somebody to collect them first. Hold on, let me tell Piccolo."
Age 788: Future Trunks Timeline, Kami's Lookout, Earth.
The aged Namekian Guardian was standing on the edge of his Outlook, which also bore his name. He was taking the time to sense all the Earth, trying to locate his other half, the half in which evil was much more of a force. He had thought about it for years in Otherworld, he thought that maybe Piccolo had changed, after all, he was on King Kai's planet.
"Piccolo. Piccolo, can you hear me?"
"Kami? I can hear you fine. What do you need, old man?"
"Can you gather the Dragon Balls? It seems Trunks needs for us to make a wish."
"Trunks? Where is he? I don't even sense him around here?"
"He's on New Namek with Bulma. He needs him, Bulma and Dende wished back to Earth, it seems they are stuck on the Planet, and will be there for about nine months. It seems they urgently need to be back on Earth."
"Ok, I'll find the Dragon Balls. It'll take me about a day or so. Can you ask Trunks if Bulma has the Dragon Radar in Capsule Corps?"
"I will, give me a minute."
The Guardian went back to his conversation with Trunks and King Kai. Trunks confirmed there was a Dragon Radar in the lab, and that he just needs to ask .
"Did you get all that Piccolo?"
"Yeah, I did old man. I'll be on the Lookout sometime in the next twenty four hours."
The elderly Guardian had finished his conversation with Trunks and King Kai. Now he was patiently waited for his other half to return to his Lookout. He closed his eyes, visualizing over the Earth, the planet he had long since been separated from. Even though the planet had been restored by the efforts of Trunks and Bulma, the Earth was far from where it was twenty years ago. His heart grew with guilt and failure, as if it were his fault he wasn't around to stop the Androids. He realized that if he had merged back with Piccolo, then he would stood a chance to beat the Androids, and save the planet. After a few minutes of reflecting his trouble, he continued his mental gazing at the planet, and found something was amiss. In West City, he felt as if there was some evil force lurking. He felt a dark presence there, but he felt it was to weak. After a few minutes of inner deliberating, he decided that he would get Piccolo to check up on it, but he wanted to wait for Trunks and Bulma to return.
Age 788: Future Trunks Timeline, Grand Elder Cove, New Namek.
"Mom. I've got good news. Piccolo is hunting down the Dragon Balls. In about a day or so, we can leave New Namek."
"That's great, Trunks. It looks like it would still take me about six months just to restore this heap back to use, so that's a much better outlook."
Just then, a bright light appeared to them. The light quickly formed into the shape of a person, almost as if the light were of heavenly origin. Trunks was surprised by the appearance of said apparition, but then smiled. He knew that energy signal, almost like the back of his hand.
"Heh, well if that doesn't just beat all. Nice to meet this version of you, Goku."
Bulma was surprised by hearing this. Her mouth nearly hit the dirt and she fell back. Could it be? But how? Goku had died of natural causes, he couldn't come back.
"Goku...?"
The apparition finally had settled in. The shiny aura finally cooled, and a bodily look had taken shape. Once all the lights and dust cleared, Bulma saw what Trunks said. It was Goku, looking exactly the same as he did twenty years ago, except he looked slightly muscular.
"Hey guys! Nice to finally meet you Trunks, and nice to see you again Bulma."
"Goooookkuu..."
With that final line, the scientist fainted to the ground, stunned at the events happening before her very eyes.
"Listen, Trunks. I've only got twenty-four hours. King Yemma and King Kai both agreed that I should instead bring you and Bulma home. Luckily, twenty-four hours on New Namek is about thirty-eight hours on Earth. So, I'm going to teleport you guys home, and then I will teach you how to do this move as well."
"So Goku, any particular reason you wanted to take me, Mom, and Dende back to Earth?"
"Yes, and actually, it is a reason I'm pretty certain you can figure out. As you know, the Dragon Balls have limits to their powers, correct?"
"I know they have a few. I 've only been told the common stuff by Piccolo of the alternate timeline. Basically, nobody can be brought back to life by the Earth's set more than once or be brought back if they died of natural causes."
"Yes, and that is true, but did you know there is another limit on that wish as well?"
The youth shook his head in confusion.
"Well, there is one more rule. A person can only be wished back if they had died within a year's span. You see, with Gohan, Piccolo, or the various other fighters who had died protecting the Earth, we can circumvent this rule. The reason being is that we got to keep our bodies in the afterlife. For most people though, that isn't the case, so instead they move onto Otherworld as souls. It seems the body of the deceased is only good for one year. After a year, the body is considered irreparable and essentially not worthy to house the soul of the dead. Namek's Dragon Balls don't have this issue, but obviously, I doubt you'd want to wait six more months to accomplish your goal."
Trunks shook his head in agreement. He wanted to fix the Earth, return it back to a time where the population still numbered higher than a few hundreds of thousands.
"Ok Goku. Let me wake up Mom and get to the village and get Dende..."
"Oh, that's fine. Just get Bulma, and I'll just transport us to the village. I would like to see the Namekians myself."
With that, Trunks woke up Bulma. She was still trying to calm herself and trying to absorb the sight before her.
"Goku, is that really you? I mean, it has to be, but your dead. Wait, well you do have a halo, so..."
"Yes Bulma, it's me. King Kai and King Yemma sent me to bring you two home. He didn't want Kami to waste that wish just to bring you home."
"I see, so...how are you here?"
"King Yemma granted my twenty four hours to visit New Namek. He as a favor, he set the twenty four hours in Namekian time. So, twenty-four hours on Namek, is about thirty-eight hours on Earth. Listen, we're going to go pick up Dende, and then I'm transporting us back to Earth. There is still much to be done."
"Ok, Goku. Well, somebody pick me up..."
Before she could finish that sentence, Goku had grabbed Bulma, and Trunks quickly grabbed onto Goku's shoulder. Just like that, the three of them disappeared and reappeared infront of the Namekians. They all stood in shock, until one spoke,
"Is that...Goku?"
Another asked,
"No way, it can't be. We heard he died."
Another yelled,
"IT'S A TRICK BY SLUG! HE MUST'VE POISONED THE AIR!"
Goku looked at the group of green people, confused as ever, then sighed. Moori hearing all of the commotion went to the front of the group and saw Goku. His smile grew, knowing that Goku just then arrived.
"My brothers! There is no need for alarm, this is the real Goku. I was just contacted by King Kai who informed me that Goku was granted a pass to be amongst the living for one Namekian day. He will be soon leaving, but please brothers, show him your thanks. He and his friends saved us from Frieza. Goku avenged our fallen by defeating that monster, the least we can do is to show him respect!"
With that, all the Namekians that were around started to cheer. They had met their savior once more, and it was time for them to properly thank him for his help. Once all the cheering had died down, Goku's stomach made a loud sound.
"So guys, even though I'm dead and all, I did get to keep my body. Since that is the case, do you guys have anything to eat? I'm starving."
Just then Trunks' stomach began to growl as well. Both Saiyan warriors grinned at each other. Moori just fell to the ground in confusion.
"Uhm, Goku. As Namekians, most of our nutrients come from the sun. We grow some food for ourselves, but they are mostly vegetables."
"I see. Well then, I guess it's time for me to leave then. Ok guys, where's Dende?"
The young Namekian came out of the crowd, carrying Trunks' sword. It seemed that Trunks had left it out on the battlefield and almost forgot it.
"Thanks Dende. Almost forgot this thing. Reminds me of Gohan, you know?"
Dende nodded. As he walked toward the group, he was stopped by Moori.
"Dende, my son. You shall become a great Guardian for Earth. You have the whole Namekian Race behind you, supporting you. Go my son, watch the Earth and aid these people in their task of saving the Earth."
"Yes Father. I shall go to Earth and help her people. I will remember you all!"
With that, everybody that was Earthbound all gave their parting Good-Byes and grabbed onto Goku. Goku put his fingers onto his forehead. He closed his eyes, trying to locate an energy source that he could lock onto. Within twenty seconds, he was able to locate Kami.
"Ok guys. Until next time..."
With his final parting words, Goku and the rest of the gang disappeared from sight, almost as if they were never there.
Age 788: Future Trunks Timeline, Kami's Lookout, Earth.
Just as the four people disappeared from New Namek, they appeared in front of Kami.
"Goku? Is that you, my boy?"
"Why, it sure is Kami. Listen, King Kai and King Yemma had me grab the three from New Namek and bring them here. Listen, we've decided to use the Dragon Balls for a different wish, which is why I've brought them here."
"I see. So, I know why Bulma and Trunks are here, but why is Dende here?"
"You know Kami, Trunks never quite filled me in on the reason either. He said something about Dende becoming the new Guardian..."
"New Guardian? Why would my replacement be found so quickly? Is Piccolo or I in trouble? Is somebody out to kill us?"
Trunks walked right next to Goku and smiled. His plan was all coming together, but he just now saw one tiny flaw. Hopefully he can convince Kami.
"Well, you see Kami, in the Alternate Past, you and Piccolo join together and become one entity. Also in the past, Dende became your replacement, so I thought it would be good to do the same here. As much as I know you love the Earth and being its Guardian, you proved much more useful as one being with Piccolo. In fact, in the past, once you and Piccolo had joined, he was able to go toe-to-toe with those heartless machines, well in the past, they weren't that heartless at all. Funny how alternate timelines work, eh?"
Kami looked dumbfounded. He had thought about this before, what if he and Piccolo had once again became one. Would they had been able to stop the Androids in the past? Couldn't they save more lives? All these questions floated in his mind, but he also knew that he needed Piccolo's input.
"Listen, Trunks. I'm flattered you thought that a single Namekian could've been of use in this timeline's past, but it's not that simple. I must consult Piccolo before we move any further along with your plans. Also, it is growing dark. As much as I would love to finish planning this out, I need Piccolo present. So, we will discuss this tomorrow and try to come up with a final solution. Dende and Goku, you are free to stay with me for the night. Goku, I know you have only a few hours left, but if you have nowhere to stay..."
"That's fine Kami. Actually, I plan on seeing Chi-Chi tonight. I've missed her for quite sometime in Otherworld, and I really want to see her tonight. After all, my twenty-four hour time limit is based in Namekian hours, and seeing as it's been about a Namekian hour, I've got quite a bit of time."
"Oh, ok Goku. That's fine. Trunks, come meet me and Goku and Piccolo on the Lookout. We must come up with a logical solution to this issue. I myself must consult my own inner thoughts before I even consider this."
"Ok Kami. I'll be here about 6AM. Is that ok with you Goku?"
"Sure, that's fine Trunks. I'll be here bright and early."
"Cool Goku. Also, I've got a plan for some training, so let's hope we can get something planned out."
"Sounds good Trunks. See ya tommorow morning."
With that, Goku used his Instant Transmission to send himself home. Trunks and Bulma decided to also follow Goku's lead and leave the Lookout.
"See ya Kami, see ya Dende."
Both Namekians waved at the duo as they headed home.
"Tomorrow will prove to be interesting, Dende. Interesting indeed."
Age 788: Future Trunks Timeline, Capsule Corp. Building, West City.
The scientists were hard at work building some new device. They called it the "Blutz Wave Generator." early that day had been approached by Piccolo about the Dragon Radar. He was quite suspicious of the character, but once he heard that Bulma and Trunks were going to be home with twenty-four hours, he let him have it.
"Damn, those two are home early. I though they wouldn't have got here so early. Oh well, my plans will have to be sidelined for the time being. I have to wait until Bulma is separate from Trunks, otherwise I can't carry on with my plans."
All the scientist at work stopped what they were doing, and looked toward Dr. Kioski. All at once, they all yelled,
"HAIL THE NEW KING OF THE SAIYANS, LORD BABY. HE WAS ONCE A TUFFLE, BUT NOW SHALL REBIRTH AS THE DESTROYER OF HIS RACE!"
Dr. Kioski grinned, but suddenly, the alarm went off. It seemed that Trunks and Bulma had just arrived home.
"My loyal subjects, the idiots are home. Act like you would normally. We must not gain suspicion from these two."
"YES LORD BABY!"
With that, he left the lab and greeted the returning duo. His smile was big, but behind it was something extremely sinister. Unfortunately, the Briefs missed it.
Sigh, after over two months, I decide to properly finish this Chapter. I would have released this sooner, but alas, real life got the best of me. For those who actually read this, don't be alarmed, this will happen again where I disappear for months at a time. To be frank, I was going to release this Chapter back in early January, but I did a hell of a lot of revision. At one point, King Piccolo returns by the wish Trunks made to bring Piccolo back to life. Unfortunately, I'm trying to be as close to canon as possible. If it didn't happen the first time, why would it happen now? Anywho, that's about it. Now, I've got this question quite recently, so I decided to address it.
Question:"That was a good chapter. Are you going to include Buu? I mean he wouldn't have been freed in the future timeline."
Response: Why yes, yes I am. How, you may ask? Buu's egg had been on Earth for quite sometime, the only thing missing is a fight strong enough to feed it energy. Of course, this next saga should do the trick and fully answer your question.
note:For those who read this Chapter within the two days of it's release, I've modified it and cleaned a few grammar and spelling errors.
