A.N.- Come a long way with this fanfic. I am truly enjoy writing this fanfic. There is still quite a long ways to go. Here is the next chapter. Little bit long however not as long as the last one. About 8000 words… I am going to try and lower the word count back down to 4-6 thousand. I just want to keep this fic moving right along… Thanks for reading.
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DeathGoblin- Thanks! I really appreciate the help. I know my grammar aint no good, but this story is really improving it. Let me know if you see problems in this chapter. I really appreciate it. Hope you like it.
FlareKnight- I feel bad about Master Roshi's death. He was one of my favorite characters during the dragonball series. He was always so full of life, even if he was hundreds and hundreds of years old. Keeping Gohan alive is a good idea. I have to thank you for that. I plan to have Gohan and Trunks to go back. That will come real soon. Thanks again, and hope you like this chapter.
Ch 11- So Close!
'I finally know the truth about my father.' Trunks thought. He had wondered for quite some time. At times, he wanted to know so badly, he actually went around looking for clues about his father. He knew that there was something not right and now he knows the truth.
'Mom is going to flip! I see why she would not want to tell me about my father. I wish I could have met him.' Trunk thought but then realized something. 'Wait! The time machine! Wait a second… I have bashed my mother for making such a devise for some time. What are the chances that she would let me go back? Aww'
Trunks wanted to know his mothers reaction of finding the dark secrets of his father. Thirteen year old Trunks went to find his mother. After travelling down several flights of stairs down into the deep secret lab of his mothers, he saw his mother working on none other than the time machine.
"Hey mom" Trunks said. Bulma of course not expecting anybody to come down was startled. 'Once again, startled by my own son. Am I really that paranoid?' Bulma thought. "Yes Trunks?"
"I see your still working on the time machine." Trunks said trying to start up some small talk.
"Why yes son. The time machine that you say will be useless." Bulma said.
"Well… That's the thing… I kinda want to go back now…" Trunks said.
Bulma raised an eyebrow. "Really" was all she said.
"Yes! I want to go back and meet my father." Trunks said, trying not to plead, but not giving up on going back.
"I have yet to hear one positive thing about my machine from you and now you actually want to use it?" Bulma said as she took of her glasses to get a closer look at her son.
"Mom. I want to meet them all." Trunks said.
"Why?" Bulma asked.
'On second thought, maybe she shouldn't know that I know about my father. Ahh too late…' Trunks thought. "Well, I have heard great things about Goku!" Trunks said half lying. It had been true that Trunks wanted to meet Goku because all he heard was good things about him. The main reason he wanted to go back was to see his father.
"You want to see Goku? Has Gohan been telling you stories about all of Goku's adventures?" Bulma asked. 'Why the sudden change?' Bulma thought.
"Yeah! I want to meet Goku!" Trunks said with excitement once again avoiding the real reason he wanted to go back.
"Well sorry Trunks, but the time machine can only bring back one person. That one person will be Gohan. He deserves to see his father once again." Bulma lied. 'Truthfully, I made it so two people could go back because I knew you would want to go back.'
"What!?" Trunks said a bit too loudly?
"What's wrong son? You have constantly said that you thought my machine was useless. You said it wouldn't work! Now you want to go back?" Bulma said.
"Aww come on! I know you can add another seat to the time machine!" Trunks whined.
"It's not quite that simple Trunks… It can only power person to go back." Bulma said.
"No! I must go back!" Trunks frantically said.
"Perhaps if you tell me the truth, I may reconsider…" Bulma said.
'What? How does she know! I just talked with Gohan!' Trunks thought. "Mom! I want to go back to see Goku!" Trunks said. 'I want to tell her the real reason, but perhaps its best that I don't. She would kill Gohan for spilling the secrets about his father. She might not let me train with him again!'
"If you forgot, you said you wanted to go back to see your father. Now tell me why?" Bulma asked.
"Mom! I want to see him too. I never knew him." Trunks said and looked down at the ground. 'So this is it… I won't be able to meet my father.' Trunks thought as his eyes began to water. 'No. Not in front of mom. She can't see my tears!' Trunks thought while fighting them back.
'Huh? Is Trunks actually tearing up? Why? It couldn't possibly be about his father! I didn't know he felt so strongly about it. He doesn't even know the truth yet!' Bulma thought. "Trunks… It's ok… I will make it so you can go back with Gohan…" Bulma said, even though she already made it so two people could go back.
All of a sudden, Trunks's mood changed. "What? Really!" Trunks said with enthusiasm.
"Yes, but please tell me, why do you want to meet your father so badly? He isn't a friendly guy son" Bulma said. 'Guess if he goes back, he should know about his father…'
'Guess I will tell her why…' Trunks thought. "Well… I know everything."
"What do you mean everything? Everything about what?" Bulma asked not understanding what Trunks was getting at.
"Well, everything about dad…" Trunks said reluctantly.
"Wh- What do you mean Trunks? Everything?" Bulma stuttered.
"Yes Everything." Trunks said as he looked up to his mother wondering what type of response she will make.
"You don't know the half of it Trunks." Bulma said. 'What does he know about Vegeta?'
"I know he enjoyed annihilating life. I know he destroyed many planets. I know he worked for Freeza. I know he came to try and kill Goku and everybody else almost succeeding. I know he wanted to rule the Galaxy. Gohan told me everything."
"What? You must not know everything! Why do you want to meet him if you know all of that!?" Bulma asked.
"Well, Gohan told me about the time that dad contacted us, about 5 years ago… Dad said he was proud of me and loved me." Trunks said.
"Gohan told you? Oh Trunks…" Bulma said happily. 'I thought if I told him the truth, he would be so ashamed of being the son of a killer…'
"That's why I can't wait to go back!" Trunks said.
"Trunks… It's not that simple. Even if you did go back, meeting your father won't be a pleasure. He won't even say hi to you. In fact, he won't even say anything nice to you. I wasn't kidding when I said he was arrogant, prideful, and an asshole." Bulma said.
"But dad said he loved me and was proud of me!" Trunks said.
"You need to realize that is in this time. He may come around in the past, but it will take many years. He finally was able to realize his true feelings and emotions after death once he realized that he wasn't going to see you or me anymore." Bulma said.
Trunks just muttered an "oh" hoping for more than just that from his father.
"If and when you go back, you want to go back to right around the time Freeza was defeated. That way, you will warn them with plenty of time. When you see your father at that time, he will be emotionless. He will be prideful and arrogant. He won't be friendly to be around with. All he will think about is himself. So don't expect much. So knowing all of that, you still want to go back?" Bulma said.
"Yes! I won't expect much, but I still want to see him." Trunks said.
"Ok Trunks. It's still going to be some time till the machine is done." Bulma said.
"Like how long?" Trunks asked.
"Could be up to five years, but if all goes well, it may be done in three years." Bulma said.
"I can't wait!" Trunks said with excitement.
"Don't expect much. The others will be friendly but not Vegeta or Piccolo." Bulma said.
"Ok! I am going to go back up to ask if Gohan wants to come to the past with me!" Trunks said. 'I can't wait to go back. I finally get to meet them. I have heard so many stories!' Trunks thought.
"Ok Trunks" Bulma said as she got back to work on the machine.
'I finally get to meet my father!' Trunks thought as he bounced up stair by stair. Once he got to the top, he ran outside to go find Gohan. "Gohan!" Trunks yelled happily.
"Yes Trunks?" Gohan said as he turned around.
"What are you doing?" asked Trunks.
"Not much. Just enjoying the weather we are having and resting." Gohan said.
"Guess what! Mom said she may be done with the time machine in three years! She also said that we could go back together! I can't wait to meet all of them!" Trunks said.
"Really? I am looking forward to it!" Gohan said. 'That is if I live till that long. I have to! I miss them all so much. But what is the point of going back when I can't even talk to them! If I go back, I will have to remain an alias. No matter, it will be good to see happy faces and good times again…' Gohan thought.
"Trunks. Get some rest. Remember we are going to continue with training tomorrow…" Gohan said.
"Ok!" Trunks said.
Trunks went up to his room and shut the door behind him. 'I can't wait to go back!'
Gohan remained outside thinking about all the good times. 'I can't believe you just left me like that Master Roshi! I am going to miss you. Now I truly don't have anybody to give me direction. I have to be the one to train Trunks now… There is nobody left in this world that knows how to fight… Wait... I wonder how Mr. Popo is doing… Guess there is only one way to find out.' Gohan thought.
Gohan took off in the sky, trying to keep his power level low. He didn't want Trunks to know where he was. Once he got far enough away from the city, Gohan increased his speed towards the lookout. He was finally in the forest region around the Lookout.
He began to see the slender pillar that went high in the sky. He began to fly upwards. He saw Korin's Tower up ahead. 'Hmm, I wonder if Korin is still living here. Guess there is only one way to find out…' Gohan thought as he was approaching Korin's Tower.
As he reached the Korin's Tower, he landed in the small abode high in the sky. He looked around the tower. When he saw a figure. "Yajirobe!?" Gohan practically yelled.
"Who are you?" Yajirobe asked.
"Don't be silly, that's Goku's son." Korin said as he came upstairs to see Gohan.
"That's Goku's son! No way!" Yajirobe said loudly.
"Hardly recognize you Gohan" Korin said.
"Yeah, it's been a long time." Gohan said.
"So how are you?" Korin asked.
"Not too good. Master Roshi died today fighting the androids." Gohan said.
"What!? He did? I am so sorry…" Korin said.
"It's ok, he fought well. He almost managed to get rid of one of the androids with the Evil Containment Wave." Gohan said.
"Really? I don't know if that would have worked. That wave is supposed to hold evil demons. I don't know whether it would work on a piece of technology. But I suppose it was worth a try on Master Roshi's part." Korin said.
"Yes it was. He caused Trunks to become a super saiyan." Gohan said.
"Really? Trunks became a super saiyan and at his age!?" Korin said.
"Who is Trunks?" Yajirobe interrupted.
"Trunks is Vegeta's and Bulma's son." Gohan said.
"I hope he doesn't take after his father" Yajirobe said.
"Believe me, he doesn't. It's hard to tell that Vegeta was his father." Gohan said. 'Well not any more…'
"That's incredible. Trunks a super saiyan at thirteen years old. He is going to become stronger than you if you don't watch it." Korin said.
"Yes, I know. I am so proud of him. To accomplish something like that, unbelievable." Gohan said.
"It's a good thing that Trunks didn't know his father…" Korin added.
"Yes and no. He really wants to meet his father and he knows the truth. The dark truth behind Vegeta." Gohan said.
"He does? Why would he want to meet him?" Korin asked.
"Well Vegeta contacted me several years ago, when Trunks was around six years old. He insisted that I trained his son. He even told him that he was proud of his boy and loved both Trunks and Bulma. For him to say that required a lot…" Gohan said.
"Wow, I never knew… So what brings you all the way up here Gohan?" Korin said.
"Yeah, that's what I want to know." Yajirobe said.
"Well I was going to check on Mr. Popo, but then saw your tower Korin and decided to stop." Gohan said.
"Good thing... Thought you forgot about me." Korin joked.
"Of course not! I didn't even know if you were alive considering how many people the androids have killed." Gohan said.
"Don't worry I know. The androids wouldn't come up here. We are well hidden." Korin said.
"Thankfully!" Yajirobe added.
"Korin, that reminds me. Do you have any more senzu beans? We are running low considering the many times we have run into the androids." Gohan said.
"I don't have too many, but here is what I have…" Korin said.
"Cool, thanks a bunch Korin!" Gohan said.
"There are twelve senzu beans in there. Use them wisely. I am making more, but they take a lot of time to grow." Korin said.
"That's good. I don't plan on fighting the androids. We actually plan on going back in time to warn Goku about the androids and give him the antidote for the virus." Gohan said.
"Oh? How are you going to travel back in time?" Korin asked skeptically.
"Bulma is working on a time machine, and she will be done in three to five years." Gohan said.
"That's a good idea. Perhaps that will save the future…" Korin said.
"I hope… I have to go up and see what Mr. Popo is up to. Talk to you later guys!" Gohan said.
"Alright Gohan, you stay safe!" Korin yelled back.
"Bye Gohan" Yajirobe said.
"Bye!" Gohan said as he flew off to go up to the lookout.
The lookout was a good flight upwards. It was by far the highest point on earth. Gohan began to see the lookout off in the distance. The object became larger as he got closer to it. Once he got to the top he landed onto the surface. It was a huge place, not damaged by the androids.
Gohan didn't see anybody when he first got there. He began to walk around, going towards the back of the lookout. It was there he saw Mr. Popo watering his flowers that grew up at these high altitudes.
"Mr. Popo?" Gohan asked.
Mr. Popo turned around to see who just said something to him. He hadn't heard any voices in many years. This was quite a surprise. "Gohan? Is that you? Look at you, your all grown up!" Mr. Popo said.
"Hey" Gohan said.
"How is life down there? I sense that the androids are still wreaking havoc on earth." Mr. Popo said as he put down his watering can to give his attention to Gohan.
"Yes. The androids have killed 80% of the world's population. That number continues to grow day by day…" Gohan said.
"That's horrible." Mr. Popo said.
"Yes, but how are you? Have you been all alone?" Gohan asked.
"Several years ago I talked with Korin. All and all, it's been peaceful up here. You are the first person up here in many years. It's so good to talk to somebody!" Mr. Popo said.
"What have you been doing all this time?" Gohan asked surprise somebody can just do nothing.
"Gohan, I have lived for hundreds and hundreds of years. I have gone through many years without seeing anybody. I just keep the lookout in place. I keep it looking nice. That takes up a lot of time. I also go into the deep depths of the lookout. There are still many mysteries that I don't know about this place. Even after many years, there are still little rooms and places I keep finding that had or have importance." Mr. Popo said.
"Oh, I see" Gohan said not really buying into that. 'How can somebody not do anything for so long!' Gohan thought.
"So what brings you up here?" Mr. Popo asked.
"I just wanted to see how you were doing." Gohan said.
"Oh thank you. It's so good to see that you are still alive in well." Mr. Popo said.
"Yes. I can't stay long. We have dinner plans tonight. You are welcome of course." Gohan said.
"Oh thank you, but I need to remain at the lookout. Since Kami has died, somebody needs to always be at the lookout." Mr. Poposaid.
"Ok, well good to see you." Gohan said.
"It was a pleasure to see you too. Come and visit sometime soon!" Mr. Popo said.
"I will!" Gohan said as he was flying off of the lookout. 'Awkward. How can he enjoy his life up there? Guess it's a lot better than what is going on down on earth.'
That evening
"It's so good to see you Gohan!" Puar said.
"Likewise" Gohan said.
"Gohan! Can you set the table?" Bulma yelled form the kitchen.
"Sure Bulma." Gohan said as he went into the kitchen to get silverware and plates.
Once dinner got going, old times began to surface. "I am so glad that you two are living here with us now." Bulma said.
"We are too. I didn't want to live on the island without Master Roshi. It would have felt too weird. Thanks so much for letting us into your home!" Puar said in his (A.N. ?) squeaky voice.
"Yeah. It's nice to see old faces again" Oolong added.
Once dinner was over, Gohan and Trunks went to sleep, as it was going to be along day tomorrow. Tomorrow came too soon as Trunks and Gohan were once again out in the mountains to the west where they had been training for the past several years.
"Trunks. I want you to transform into a super saiyan." Gohan said.
"Ok!" Trunks said as he began to yell and power up. After a few minutes, nothing happened. His power went up quite high, but he didn't transform into a super saiyan.
"Why can't I transform!" Trunks said angrily.
"Relax Trunks." Gohan said.
"How can I relax? Was it really a onetime deal!?" Trunks yelled.
"Trunks calm down. You aren't going to get anywhere when your all worked up like this." Gohan said.
"Ok… But how am I going to transform again?" Trunks asked a little more calmly.
"Take a few deep breaths. In and out." Gohan said.
After a few minutes of calming down, Gohan said "Now that your all relax, it's time to try again."
"Ok, but how?" Trunks asked.
"Remember how Master Roshi died?" Gohan asked. Trunks power immediately jumped up without him even realizing it.
"Damn those androids. I wish they didn't kill him." Trunks said angrily.
"Those androids not only killed Master Roshi, but they killed all of our friends. The ones that you will never know…" Gohan said. Again, his power went up tremendously without him even noticing.
"I hate those androids! I wish they were dead! I can't take this anymore!" Trunks said as his power continued to rise.
'Perfect…' Gohan thought. "Not only our friends, but they killed your father. They killed him. You never got to meet him. Your mother had to go through raising you without him all because of the androids." Gohan said, getting angry himself, but remaining calm.
"Arg!" Trunks said and then began to yell. Out of pure anger and revenge, his hair began to change color. A golden aurora began to encircle the young teen. His power skyrocketed to a point where he transformed.
"I hate those androids. Let's take them out right now!" Trunks said angrily.
"No!" Gohan yelled.
"Why not!? I can't stand this anymore." Trunks yelled back.
"Look at yourself. You transformed." Gohan said, pointing out the obvious.
"Whaaa? How did that happen! I didn't even realize!" Trunks said.
"That's how the transformation of a super saiyan happens. It happens through anger. Now it's time we control this anger, so that you can transform at will." Gohan said as he powered up into super saiyan too.
"How are we going to do that?" Trunks asked.
"We are going to train in super saiyan as long as we can!" Gohan said as he disappeared right in front of the teen's eyes.
The two super saiyans trained for about two hours until Trunks lost all of his energy. He couldn't bear training that intensely. He de-transformed.
"That was good Trunks" Gohan said still in super saiyan status.
"Good? How can that be good when you are barely out of breath!?" Trunks said.
"That is not true. You took a lot out of me. You really gave me a good workout Trunks. I am proud of you." Gohan said.
"Really?" Trunks asked. Trunks loved it when his Master was proud of him. He wouldn't admit that he was as happy as he was due to pride but it made him feel good
"Yes, really…" Gohan said.
"That's good." Trunks said. 'Wow, I can barely move a muscle and its only 10:00 a clock in the morning. How am I going to last through the day?' Trunks thought.
Pratically reading the boy's mind, Gohan said, "Don't worry Trunks. A super saiyan takes a lot out of you, especially considering this is your second time you were transformed. Lets rest today and get your strength back up."
"Ok!" Trunks said. 'Whew. I don't want him to know that I can't fight anymore!' Trunks thought.
"Ok let's go." Gohan said.
Trunks tried to gather enough energy to fly off, but couldn't. 'Crap, I can't even fly home. What is Gohan going to think of me when he finds out that I can't fly home!?' Trunks thought.
"That's ok Gohan. I think I am going to stay here and enjoy the scenery for a bit. You go on!" Trunks said frantically not wanting to sound like he couldn't even fly home!
"What? Really? Surely you must be joking. Wouldn't you rather come home and enjoy the rest of the day?" Gohan asked.
'Of course I do! But I can't move! He can't know that I am not able to get up from the ground, let alone fly home!' Trunks thought. "No really, go on. I will be home later." Trunks said.
'Weird…' Gohan thought as he gave a weird look to Trunks. 'Wait a second. Is he really that tired? His ki level is even lower than it should be? He must be worn out form all that fighting in super saiyan level. Wait a second. I remember when I first transformed! It took me months to be able to transform again! No wonder he's so tired.' Gohan thought.
"Listen Trunks. When I first transformed, it took me months to do it on my own. You did it after the first day. Why don't you just tell me you're too tired to move…" Gohan said with a smirk.
'What!? How did he know!' Trunks thought. "Well if you say it like that, sure can you fly me home?" Trunks asked.
"Sure." Gohan said. 'What was that all about? Wait a second, Vegeta's son. He has a lot of pride. He was probably scared to say he couldn't get up to his master! That's funny.' Gohan thought as he giggled.
"What are you laughing about!?" Trunks said a bit too loudly.
"Oh nothing Trunks." Gohan said as he grabbed Trunks and flew back home. 'Just like his father. He wouldn't ever admit he was too weak to do something.' Gohan continued to giggle.
3 years later
The evil androids were still wreaking havoc across the world. They have eased up on killing a little bit due to the fact that very few humans were left on this planet. Most were hiding from the androids. All of the major cities have been destroyed or damaged in some way. Even the smaller towns have not escaped the wrath of the androids.
This has been especially hard for Gohan and Trunks because they were helpless to stop them. They had avoided any fights with the androids within the last three years as they continued training.
"Hey 17! Check out this place! Look how huge it is." 18 said as he looked at the large dome of Capsule Corporation.
"Capsule Corporation." Said 17, as he read what was on the large building. "Do you think there is anybody alive in there?" 17 asked.
"I don't know. Where have I heard that name before?" 18 asked as they both walked around the area.
Back inside Gohan and Trunks were unaware that the Androids were so close.
Ding Dong
"That's weird. We never have any visitors anymore. Hey Trunks can you see who that is?" Bulma called out.
"Mom! I'm busy! Can't you get it?" Trunks yelled back.
"Fine!" Bulma said irritated.
Back outside 18 was standing near the entrance of Capsule Corporation with her brother. "Why don't we just barge in to see if anybody is there!?" 18 asked.
"Relax sis… Don't you want to surprise them?" 17 asked.
Back inside Bulma was coming down stairs yelling out "I'm coming, I'm coming!"
'I wonder who it is. We never have visitors ever since the androids have come!' Bulma thought as she approached the door. Bulma was unlocking the door when she thought a minute. 'Wait, better check to see who it is' Bulma thought with paranoia.
'Ah, it's probably just some random person, better open up…' Bulma thought as she began to turn the doorknob.
As the door open, it revealed none other than the two killer Androids. Bulma's eyes went as wide as saucers trying to figure out if this was some nightmare.
"Hello." 17 said.
Bulma looked to see both androids with smirks on their faces. Bulma didn't know if she was dreaming or not. This seemed too awful to be real…
"Mom! Who is it?" Trunks yelled from upstairs.
Bulma remained silent pinching herself to see if she was dreaming.
"It's so glad to see that people hide in their houses from us." 17 said breaking the silence.
"Wha-Wha-What a-are y-you do-doing here" Bulma stuttered out too scared to talk.
"We were flying over and we saw this large building and you know curiosity killed the cat." 17 said with a smirk on his face. He absolutely loved seeing humans too scared to even react.
'It can't be them! It just can't be! Is this a coincidence!?' Bulma thought.
"Mom! Who is it for the millionth time!" Trunks said as he came downstairs to see who it was.
Once he got downstairs his eyes became as large as saucers too. They quickly went back to normal as Trunks was trying to figure out what was going on. The sixteen almost seventeen year old teen rubbed his eyes to see if this was some bad dream. It clearly wasn't when the androids didn't disappeared when he opened his eyes again.
"Trunks! What a pleasant surprise…" 17 said.
"Oh look it's the brat" 18 added.
Bulma was still standing at the door too scared to react. Finally Bulma gathered her thoughts. 'Oh no! This is not good! I am practically done with the Time Machine! They can't find out! Good thing it's down in the lowest basement of Capsule Corp.' Bulma thought.
"Gohan! Come down quick, it's an emergency!" Trunks yelled.
17's smirk continued to grow as he watched the teen call out for help. "Gohan is here? That's a plus. It's been quite some time since we have had a fight. It's going to feel good to break all of your bones and watch you die painfully!" 17 said.
Gohan came running downstairs. He didn't know what was going on but once he got downstairs he turned his attention on what Trunks and Bulma were staring at. It was the androids. They had found their hideout…
"Gohan! What a surprise! We were just talking about how wonderful it is to see you again" 18 said with a smirk.
"WHAT!" Gohan yelled. 'How did they find us!? I have to get them away from this area. People are still living in this part of town!' Gohan thought.
"Go-Gohan." Trunks said in fear.
Gohan walked up to the androids right in front of Trunks and Bulma. "Let's take this outside." Gohan said angrily.
"Why we were just about to ask the same thing." 17 said as they walked outside. 17 and 18 were walking in front with Gohan and Trunks walking behind. Bulma followed not still in a shock like state.
"Mom!" Trunks whispered. "Go back inside! You have to decapsulize the time machine!" Trunks whispered frantically.
Bulma came back to her senses. She ran back inside finally realizing that this was not a dream. Trunks and Gohan continued to follow behind the monsters that were responsible for the massacre of humanity.
"So Gohan. I think it's time that you die today. This time we won't let you escape. Your time has come."
"I am sick of you androids. The world has lived in fear, constant fear. It's time that you be gone" Gohan said with anger. 'I need to get them out of town somehow!' Gohan thought.
"Go-Gohan! What are we going to do?" Trunks whispered.
"I will tell you what you are going to do. You are all going to die! You have lived to long. Its time you join your friends in the afterworld!" 18 said.
Gohan transformed into super saiyan with ease, then followed by Trunks. "Gohan! We need to somehow lure them out of town!" Trunks whispered to Gohan.
"Why I think you are right Trunks. It is way too crowded here. We will follow." 17 said with a smirk.
Gohan just nodded with a serious look on his face. Gohan and Trunks took off with 17 and 18 following right behind them. Trunks kept an eye on the androids, not trusting that they wouldn't make a move while they were flying. After a few minutes, they were out of town.
"I think this is far enough!" 17 said a little annoyed that it took so long.
Gohan and Trunks just landed on the hillside without saying any words.
"You are only delaying your fate. Its time you die just like the rest of your friend!" 17 said with 18 landing right behind him.
"My friend fought well! You monsters killed them all!" Gohan said with tears beginning to flow from his face.
"Yes, and you two are next on the list. Its time you die just like Piccolo and Vegeta!" 17 said with a smirk. He began to laugh.
Gohan was in rage. He wanted to kill them right here and now. 'Damn those androids! I think I might have the strength to kill them! We will see…' Gohan thought.
"You two will scream just like Piccolo and Vegeta did before they died! I can't wait to see the pain in your faces! It comes so natural for you." 17 said.
"You two will pay for all you have done. You two have turned our world upside down. It's time we end things right here!" Gohan said.
"I like how your thinking today Gohan. It is time to end things. That being your life. It's time to die… 18 let me take care of these fools!" 17 said.
"Trunks. Let me fight them." Gohan said.
"What!? I want to fight too! I deserve it!" Trunks pleaded.
"Trunks not now… If I need help, I will let you know… Just watch the battle. Your training is incomplete." Gohan said. 'That is not true. Your training is complete. Your power is so high at such a young age.' Gohan thought.
"Fine! But if things get to rough, I am jumping in." Trunks said with a smile.
"If you jump in, I will be forced to jump in also." 18 said.
17 began to power up. This was clearly going to be one hell of a fight and 17 wasn't going to play around this time. It was a fight to the death.
"Say good night Gohan!" 17 yelled.
Gohan made sure he was powered up to the max and put up a defense. It happen quick. 17 charged Gohan at very fast speed.
Gohan and 17 were exchanging punches while 18 and Trunks watched on. Trunks was very worried while 18 continued to have a smirk on her face.
"Good fight don't you think kid?" 18 said to Trunks who was standing rather close to the android, perhaps too close.
Trunks chose to ignore the android and kept watching Gohan and 17 fight. Trunks was worried, but he knew that his master's power had increased. He hoped it would be enough.
"Kid, you're lucky you get to watch your master die. Gohan didn't have that privilege as Piccolo fought alone…" 18 said turning his head towards Trunks.
This time Trunks decided to speak. "Privilege? You are monsters. You enjoy terror, turmoil, and fear! Its time this chapter in humanity ends!" Trunks said talking his eyes off the fight to see 18.
"I know. It's wonderful to see the fear in people's eyes. Just like your fathers!" 18 said.
"Don't you dare talk about my father…" Trunks said in a scary voice.
"Vegeta… He was something else. I remember fighting with him. He put up a good fight but I wanted him to scream and cry. That was the most pleasure I had fighting somebody. Seeing the fear in his eyes. The absolute terror…" 18 said as he watched Trunks's facial expression.
Trunks was angry beyond belief. They didn't deserve to talk about his father like that. "My father would never cry!" Trunks said furiously.
"Ah but he did… He was crying knowing that he couldn't do anything. He cried his self to death." 18 said.
"I hate you!" Trunks yelled. 'Stay calm Trunks… Remember they are just trying to get you.'
"Believe me, I know…" 18 said as she turned her attention back on the fight.
Trunks was angry. He knew that his father wouldn't cry. He died an honorable death by those monsters. He hated those androids. They killed every one of Gohan's friends. He would never get to know them. He was still excited to go back in time to see everybody but he wasn't thinking about that. That was far in back of his mind.
Trunks calmed himself down as he turned his eyes back towards the fight. What he saw surprised him. It almost appeared that 17 was having a hard time keeping up. 'What! No way! Gohan is wining!' Trunks thought as a smile appeared on his face.
It was true. 17 was having a hard time fending off Gohan's relentless attacks. One punch hit Gohan, two hit 17. They were both fighting at extreme speed. No human eye could see it. Trunks was even having a hard time seeing what was going on.
Gohan disappeared right before 17 eyes. 17 didn't even have time to react when Gohan's elbow collided with 17's head. 17 came crashing towards earth. 17's impact caused a crater close to where Trunks and 18 were standing.
"Whoa" Trunks let his mouth say. 'Incredible! I think Gohan is going to win this time! The future is going to be saved!'
Gohan landed next to the large crater that was caused by 17's impact. 18 began to worry. 'I knew we should have killed them last time we saw them. Now Gohan is actually as strong as Piccolo or Vegeta was. He might even be stronger. I may have to intervene at some point…' 18 thought as she peaked into the crater to see if her brother was still down there.
18 and Gohan both looked on opposite sides of the crater. They saw nobody down there. 'Where did he go!?' Gohan thought then heard the android charging from behind. Gohan saw it coming, and to 17's misfortune, Gohan avoided the charge moving out of the way.
It was then 17 was unguarded on all sides due to a failed charged from behind. Gohan made his move by kicking 17 in the side. 17 hit the ground rolling over several times right in front of 18.
17 was able to look at Gohan's face even though he was still on the ground. "Why you! That is one mistake you will live to regret!" 17 yelled.
"Let's kill him together." 18 said.
"Good idea sis." 17 said as he began to get up from the ground. He was injured quite badly but was still able to fight.
"That's it, I'm joining in then!" Trunks said as he powered up.
"Let's kill them!" 17 yelled.
"17 fend off Gohan, I need to take care of the brat quickly. I will be there to help you soon…" 18 said.
'Oh no! I have to kill 17 quickly before 18 manages to beat Trunks!' Gohan thought.
Gohan and 17 began to exchange punches and kicks again while 18 walked over towards Trunks.
"You ready to die brat just like your father!" 18 said.
"Don't you dare talk about my father!" Trunks said.
"I don't take orders from you. I will talk about him if I want!" 18 yelled back.
"Your kind is pure evil. Its time you die!" Trunks said.
"Time to die? Your father said the same thing. What makes you think you can beat me when your father failed?" 18 said.
'Ugh she's right. I will just buy time and once Gohan beats 17, he will help me!' Trunks thought.
18 had other plans. "You see, Gohan has gotten very powerful. More powerful than 17 or myself. But with the two of us, he is toast. So I am going to kill you rather quickly. You will thank me because your death will be quick and painless." 18 said.
"My death? Your death is going to be painful!" Trunks yelled.
"It's time to die!" 18 said charging Trunks. Trunks didn't even see her come. 18 kicked Trunks in the stomach. Trunk went flying into a tree snapping the trunk in half.
18 knew that if she didn't help 17 quick, 17 would die. 18 quickly went after to kill Trunks. To her surprise Trunks came out of the tree limbs and charged 18. She was caught off guard when Trunks kicked 18 in the stomach. 18 went flying but regained her composure unlike Trunks.
"Not bad kid. Guess I should handle you like a true warrior!" 18 said as she charged Trunks even faster than last time. Trunks tried to put up a defense but failed miserable as he went flying rolling on the ground several times. Thankfully, Trunks managed to regain himself as he flew up in the sky to rest for a second.
18 saw that he was in the sky and flew up and disappeared half way towards Trunks. Trunks tried to sense like his master taught but realized that the androids had no power level. They were machine.
Trunks looked around quickly but failed when 18 threw a blast straight towards trunks. The blast hit trunks sending him down the ground creating a crater. 18 went into the crater to see if the kid was still alive.
"Good, you're alive. I wanted to thank you for being fun but like all good things, they must come to an end. Its time you die…" 18 said.
"You won't get away with this!" Trunks said.
"Oh I think I will." 18 said but didn't realize Trunks was buying time for an energy attack. Trunks fired his attack directly at 18 who was just face lengths away. The blast hit her directly.
Once the smoke cleared 18 didn't even move. There were a few cuts and scratches on her but she was still within face lengths of Trunks. "Impressive attack, but not nearly enough to do me in!" 18 said.
"No! It can't be! You should have been killed. An attack that strong at such a close range! What happened!?" Trunks said.
18 continued to look on with a smirk.
17 knew if he didn't do something quick, he would die. It was then 17 made his move. He was able to dodge one of Gohan's relentless punches and kicked him as hard as he could. Gohan went flying towards the ground.
"Kill him now! I need you help! I can't beat Gohan alone!" 17 yelled.
"Finally admitting that I am stronger than you." Gohan said beaming with pride.
17 was surprised. "That kick should have done you in! What are you!?" 17 said.
"I am that hope that people hand hung on. I am the warrior that is going to put you where you belong. I am the person who is going to end your ongoing genocide." Gohan said with pride.
"You are? Don't you want to keep him alive?" 18 yelled up to Gohan as he held Trunks by the top of his shirt. Trunks was really beat up. He could barely move. He was no longer a super saiyan.
"Trunks!" Gohan said frantically.
"That's right. I think I am going to be the one doing the talking. I am the one in control!" 18 said.
"No! What happened?" Gohan said. 'I have to somehow keep him alive.' Gohan thought.
Trunks opened his eyes and managed to say a few words… "Go-Gohan! Do it! Don't worry about me. End the pain and suffering we have had to go through." Trunks managed to say.
"No! I can't do this without you!" Gohan yelled back as he landed near 18.
"You get any closer, and the boy is dead." 18 said as she had a blast prepared in one hand.
"Do it!" Trunks managed to say.
'I can't. I just can't… I need him alive. He deserves to go back and see his father and all of my old friends. He can't die! Not now!' Gohan thought.
"Do it! Think about all the people you are going to save! Don't worry about me Master Gohan" Trunks managed to say.
"Trunks, it's not that simple!" Gohan said. 'I need him!' Gohan thought as he prepared for an attack.
"I told you, you move he dies." 18 said.
Gohan put his hand in front of his eyes, elbows pointed out. "Solar Flare!" Gohan yelled. 18 didn't have a chance to kill the boy as Gohan grabbed Trunks and made a run for it.
"Arg! My eyes!" 18 yelled.
"Curse that brat! That is the same attack he used all those years ago!" 17 said.
The light began to fade as it revealed a battle field with craters but no Gohan or Trunks.
Gohan flew back towards Capsule Corporation while holding Trunks. Trunks was unconscious due to the pain and all the commotion.
Gohan landed on the Capsule Corporation field along with an unconscious Trunks. Gohan entered Capsule Corp. with Trunks. Gohan set Trunks on the couch while he went to get a senzu been from desk drawer.
"Oh my god! What happen to you! Did you kill them?" Bulma screamed when she saw the bloody Gohan and unconscious Trunks on the couch.
"Unfortunately not. I was able to fight one android and actually almost win but when the android threaten to kill Trunks, I had to escape." Gohan said then ate a senzu bean. He then walked over to Trunks to give him a senzu bean.
"Here Trunks, this will make you feel better." Gohan said.
Trunks swallowed the senzu bean. Very quickly, Trunks began to stir. Trunks opened his eyes to see Gohan smiling and hanging over him. "Gohan." Trunks managed to say.
"Relax Trunks, give it a few minutes to kick in. You are ok." Gohan said while Trunks lay on the couch.
"Gohan! I am so happy to see that you are ok. Do you think the androids will come back?" Bulma asked.
"I don't think so. I almost won so they are probably worried. I really damaged android 17, so he will probably be out for a while. I doubt they even remember where Capsule Corporation is." Gohan said.
"It's not like this building is small or anything…" Bulma said with a little bit of fear.
"That's true, but they were focusing more on us to realize how large the building is or where it is." Gohan said.
"I sure hope that's true…" Bulma said.
Trunks began to sit up. Trunks looked at Gohan and his mother talking. "Gohan you were awesome! You almost beat them! Next time I know you will beat them!" Trunks said with a smile on his face.
"Trunks… I can fight one on one, but two on one, I won't be able to win. That's why I need you alive!" Gohan said.
"I don't plan on dying anytime soon… Tomorrow can we train?" Trunks asked.
"Wait Trunks. I have really good news. The time machine is now complete!" Bulma said happily.
"What! No way! Awsome! I can't wait to see my father!" Trunks said anxiously and happily.
"It won't be all fun and games." Bulma said.
"I know…" Trunks said.
"So Bulma, when should we go?" Gohan asked.
"I was thinking tomorrow. The sooner we do it the better." Bulma said.
"That's fine. We will rest today and then we will go back in time tomorrow." Gohan said.
"That's good. You want to try and not disrupt the past timeline. I want you to go quick. You have to use aliases. They can't know who you are, else Trunks might not be born. My relationship with Vegeta was already hard enough…" Bulma said.
"I know. I don't want to change it that much. I still want my past self to be somewhat like me, but I want him to live in a happy time." Gohan said.
"So that means we can't tell dad who we are?" Trunks said sadly.
"Afraid so kiddo. We need to keep a low profile. We can't change that timeline. It might mess everything up. You will get to see your dad and meet him, but he can't know who you really are." Gohan said.
"That's right son" Bulma added.
"Yeah. I want to be born too…" Trunks said.
"Well that settles that. So tomorrow it is." Bulma said.
Well there it is. Chapter 11… Thanks for reading, and I would appreciate it if you reviewed. Please don't hesitate to say where I can work on in this fic. This is my first fic. Again thanks, and the next chapter should be up sometime before Wednesday.
