Suddenly Trunks opened his eyes, looking around; he noticed he was in his mother's lab. Water surrounded him. 'What happened, why am I in the regeneration tank?' In a flash the memories came back to him. 'I hope everyone's all right.' He tried to get a lock on their kis but found him blocked by the pain in his head. 'Well, so much for that, now to get out of here.' He drained the water, took off the EEG wires on his body, and carefully stepped out of the machine. His legs felt like Jell-O as he leaned against the machine. 'Ok, walking is not in the picture.' He tried to fly and managed to get himself up the stairs and into the hallway. He tried to track his friends and family down again and as a result felt a jolt of pain.

He thought about calling out but what if whatever was out there wasn't his family or friends. He leaned against the wall and moved the best he could. The first room he came upon was his sister Bulla's. He opened the door quietly, and his eyes saw blue hair poking out of the blanket and then to the window. It was night. He sat down at her desk chair, which was surprisingly comfortable and drifted off from exhaustion.

Bulla woke up from a nightmare, took a breath in and out before she slid her feet to the ground to stand up. Her eyes went to the figure sitting at her desk chair. She rushed to his side and shook him. "Trunks, TRUNKS!"

"Huh, what, Bulla." He felt her hug him tightly as he winced.

"Oh sorry, are you ok?"

"Yeah, just some soreness. So, where is everyone?" He saw her face drop. "What Bulla? What happened?"

"Well, we're the only ones here Trunks. Everyone's still out there somewhere I'm guessing."

"I have to find them Bulla."

"No, dad told me to stay here and take care of you."

"Why did mom leave?"

"Well, it had been a few days and she had a sense that something wasn't right. She went out there to find him, and she hasn't been back since."

"Why would she do something so reckless?"

"Because she loves him you idiot."

"Ok, but that doesn't change the fact that I have to go out there."

"It's still dark outside."

"Fine, at dawn I'm going."

"I'm coming with you. The evil I sensed is no more. There was a explosion and then I felt the evil die."

"We're going to need a first aid kit."

"Right."

They managed to get some sleep before it was time to get up. Dawn came and the two Brief children were off into a world of uncertainty. Trunks and Bulla were blown away by the destruction but moved on to find their loved ones.

"Trunks, I sense someone nearby." He followed her to a pile of rubble and was able to remove the parts to find Chichi unconscious and bruised up a little.

"Sensu bean." Trunks demanded. He opened her mouth and forced her to chew the bean. He waited as she opened her eyes with surprise.

"Trunks."

"Hey Chichi." He helped her stand up. As soon as he did, he detected three other kis and smiled. "Come on Chichi, I sense—He saw Videl with her husband leaning on her for support and Pan smiling as she spotted them.

"Grandma, Trunks, Bulla, you're ok," said Pan.

Trunks watched as Pan buried herself in Chichi's arms. Trunks gave all three of them sensu beans and soon enough they got their strength back. Trunks looked out into the distance trying to get a lock of his parents and Goten, but the pain shot through his head. "Shit!" He brought his fingers to rub the pain away.

"Trunks!" exclaimed Bulla.

"I'm ok, you think you could track our parents and Goten down?" She nodded at his request.

"They're further away, but their kis are weak."

"All right, lets go."

"Wait, I'm coming with you," said Gohan.

They flew over the forest, mountains, and a field before they made it to the canyon where Bulla had sensed them. She called out, "Hello!"

"Bulla!"

"Daddy!"

They landed in a cave, and Trunks let his sister go to hug their father. He looked over at his mother's unconscious body. He kneeled down before, giving her a sensu bean and handed the rest to Gohan to take care of his brother. He watched her rise and hugs him tightly. "Hey mom, it's good to see you." He helped her stand up as Bulla hugged her mother.

Gohan helped his little brother up, and Trunks felt something stir in him. 'I'm just relieved he's ok that's all.' He looked at his best friend, who was surprised to him alive. 'It must have been serious if he's so surprised to see me.' He suddenly felt Goten in his arms, squeezing him tight. He felt wetness on his shirt and rubbed his back to sooth his best friend.

"Hey, it's ok. I'm fine, and I'm not going anywhere," Trunks said in a soft voice.

Goten pulled away and wiped his tears. "I know I'm just being silly."

"It's ok." He put a hand on his shoulder. "I'm glad you're ok to." He noticed Goten swaying, and he grabbed hold of him. "Maybe I spoke to soon."

"The brat killed the creature," said Vegeta.

"Yeah, it was amazing. I just let go and let the power inside me come out."

"I'm proud of you buddy."

"Thanks Trunks."

They flew back to meet up with Videl, Pan, and Chichi, who were so excited to see Goten was all right. He smiled at the scene, and a tug at his heart made it clear how much he wanted to let love in. Suddenly Trunks could feel something inside him threatening to come to surface and it scared him. "Fa—father." He managed to get the words out.

"Trunks." He made it to his son's side. "It will be all right." He saw his son's eyes go teal.

"Wh—what's happening to me?" He felt his body shaking.

"It's natural son, accept it." Trunks nodded his head. It was becoming painful to speak. He hid his tears with his face down. "Let it out son, it's all right."

He took a few deep breaths before he let what was running through his body consume him. "AHHHHHHHHHH!" He transformed into his super saiyan state, rising from the ground and into the sky.

"Vegeta, what's going on with Trunks?" asked Bulma.

"He'll be fine, he's going through a stage that's normal in a young saiyan but quiet rare at the same time."

Bulma thought she recognized these symptoms in her son and then she came to the realization. "He's chosen a mate," she said.

"Yes, you're quiet perceptive." He smirked.

"Well I am a genius."

"Hey dad, do you know who he's chosen to mate with?" asked Bulla.

"No, only Trunks knows."

Goten looked up into the sky to see his best friend convulsing. He wondered if he had to go through it when he picked a mate. He felt bad that Trunks had to go through this process alone. He wanted to help in any way he could. 'He's always been there for me.'

Gohan saw his little brother flying into Trunks's direction. "Goten!" Vegeta stopped him from going after him. "Vegeta, what are you doing?"

"Just wait and see." His expression was serious, so he stood down.

Goten transformed before he got too close to Trunks. He saw the tears streaming down his face, and Goten rushed over to him, breaking his shields. Holding onto him Trunks became aware of comfort.

"G—Go—Goten."

"Hey Trunks." He smiled. "How ya doing?"

Trunks noticed Goten's arms around his neck, which prompted him to bring his arms around his waist. "Trunks." He looked into his best friend's eyes, unexplainable passion in his blue eyes. What surprised Goten was when Trunks placed his hand on his cheek, came closer to his face, and kissed him.

Everyone was surprised on this display. Chichi fainted into her older son's arms. Bulma saw this and then brought her eyes back to the sky, a smile on her lips. "It's Goten."

"Mom," said Bulla.

"Trunks have chosen Goten to mate with him."

Goten heard this and was startled out of the kiss. Trunks gripped him tighter like he would lose him if he let go. He was breathing heavily as his hair returned to purple and his eyes back to blue. Trunks closed his eyes and fell limp in his embrace. Goten flew down with the unconscious saiyan in his arms.

Bulma could tell how shocked Goten was by this revelation. 'Is he going to break my son's heart? Maybe he needs more time to realize his feelings. It is understandable.' Bulma felt a capsule in her pocket, took it out, and looked at it.