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"So~?" Bulma starts as they sit around, waiting for Goku to arrive. 21 looks at her as the woman stares her down with her large eyes. She cocks her head in curiosity, wondering what she could want. She recognizes that tone. If often means little good.

"Are you two like…an item or something?" she finally asks, pointing a subtle finger at Trunks who is sitting away from them on a rock. He is to pre-occupied with throwing sneaking glances at Vegeta, his father, to notice anything. 21 isn't surprised at his curiosity. He never really knew his dad.

"Well, are you?" Bulma pushes, making 21 realize that she hasn't yet answered. She quickly shakes her head and closes her mouth that seemed to have dropped open. "N-no. We're just friends. That's all." she stammers, making Bulma tilt her head at her, blinking. "Well, that's too bad. You two look nice together." she states bluntly, making 21 look away not really knowing what to say to that.

"Bulma, you're so blunt." Krillin scolds. "You're making the girl uncomfortable." he says, making Bulma snicker. "Well sorry. I just say it how I see it. That's all. No harm done right?" Bulma asks 21, making her smile a little. "No. It's fine."

They fall silent for a while as they observe the tension between Trunks and Vegeta. "Hey." Bulma starts silently after a moment. "Now check this out. Is it just me or do those two kinda look alike?" she asks Krillin.

"Well. Now that you mention it…. I can kinda see a resemblance. Well, I mean, just in looks. That other guy seems pretty nice, but Vegeta has the personality of a stump." Krillin tells her, making 21 hide her snicker behind her hand. She agrees that Trunks and his dad couldn't be more different.

"Well. He's a prince." Bulma says, like that explains everything. "So what?" Krillin asks, not getting where she's going with that. "Princes have to act bored. Like the world's not good enough for them." she explains. "Huh? Vegeta seems more agitated than bored. Like he has a bad case of hemorrhoids or something." Krillin states dully, making 21 nearly choke. Bulma will love it when she retells her this conversation.

The wait seems to last forever. When Trunk's watch sounded another signal, 21 was in the middle of another match of rock, paper, scissors with Gohan. Looking up at him, he announces the two hours have passed.

It is only a moment later that everyone turns to the sky, a large source of energy quickly approaching, getting everyone riled up. True enough, something can be seen as it enters the atmosphere, coming down fast before crash-landing a short distance away. No time is wasted as they all rush down there.

Full of anticipation they wait until the pod opens up and out steps a man with black unruly hear. He looks surprised to see everyone waiting for him. "Hey guys. How did you guys know I was coming?" he wonders as the cheers die down, rising up to meet his son and friends.

"It was all thanks two these two. They're a bit mysterious, I think they might be fans of yours Goku." Bulma tells him, pointing out the new faces in the group. "They know all about you daddy!" Gohan adds excitedly, making Goku look at hem curiously. "But how?" he wonders out loud, not showing any sighs of recognition. This comes to the surprise of the others as they were sure Goku must have known them.

"They knew the exact time and place of your arrival Goku." Bulma reveals to Goku's surprise. "That's impossible. We've never even met." he exclaims. "Well that's what they said. They must have been tracking your ship from outer space." Bulma guesses, making Trunks look away nervously while 21 stays silent, thinking. How are they going to explain?

"Really? I don't know." Goku starts, thinking it through. "Frieza tried to do that, but I could sense his energy as he passed me. He sure was in a hurry to beat me home." he mulls before realizing something. "But my gosh! What in the world happened here you guys? Who defeated Frieza? You Piccolo? Or was it you Vegeta?" he wonders.

"Neither of us did." Piccolo interrupts him from further questions. "It was this guy, he did it with ease. And she destroyed his father." he explains. "He turned into a Super Saiyan and picked Frieza apart." he adds, surprising Goku even more. "What? A Super Saiyan?"

Suddenly he breaks into a smile, exited now, much to everyone's surprise. Though it really isn't any wonder since it's Goku after all. "That's outstanding! Can you imagine? A Super Saiyan at his age? It's fantastic!" he exclaims, making Trunks blush slightly at the compliment.

"Hey! Aren't you forgetting something?" Vegeta snaps Goku out of his reverie. "You, your son and I are the only Saiyans still alive!" he reminds him, making Goku mull over it for a moment before smiling easily. "Well, if he says he's a Super Saiyan, then that's good enough for me." he states.

21 raises a brow at the taller man. She can't believe how trusting he is. She expected something more in the lines of Vegeta's personality, but they are complete opposites.

Bulma frowns at Goku, putting her hands on her hips for emphasis. "Oh honestly Goku, you take things way too lightly sometimes." she scolds, to which Goku disagrees dryly.

Trunks decides it's time to step in, however amusing he finds the interaction. "Goku. Can I have a word with you?" he asks. "With me?" Goku questions, looking curious. "Yes. Just us." Trunks tells him, motioning to leave the group for some privacy. Goku agrees, now looking serious.

"Hey! What are they trying to say?!" Yamcha calls, finding the whole thing still fishy. "Chill out guys. I'll be right back." Goku assures them as he follows after Trunks. 21 goes after them, not wanting to be drilled with a million questions, should she be left alone with them.

"Thanks man." Trunks tells Goku once they land a little distance away, out of ear shot but still within sight. "No problem, but shoot. I should be thanking you guys for beating Frieza. I had a chance to finish him, but I was only fooling myself, thinking that he might change." Goku tells them regretfully.

"Some might have, but Frieza clearly wasn't one of them. We had to step in before he could do something stupid. We weren't sure you would be in time to stop him." 21 tells him. "Yeah. I tried, but his ship was a lot faster than mine. He gained two hours on me! I knew he was going to hurt the people here, I was about to make my move, but then you came along" he huffs, crossing his arms slightly upset at the idea of what could have happened.

"And just how were you going to make a 'move' when you were two hours away in space?" Trunks questions. "Well thanks to a technique I learned, I could have been there in seconds." Goku tells him confidently.

"Are you serious?" Trunks wonders, amazed. "Yeah. It's called Instant Transmission." Goku explains, winking. Trunks looks surprised and slightly worried. "You mean time travel?" he dares to ask. "No. You dematerialize and travel as a mass of light. You'd be surprised how much ground you can cover going a 186000 miles per second." Goku explains.

"No kidding? I had no idea you had that ability." Trunks gapes while 21 smiles. "That is one useful technique I wouldn't mind having." "Right?" Goku agrees excitedly. "Yeah. The people on Yardrat thought me how to do it. They weren't very strong, but they knew some amazing techniques. And I think they liked me because I could eat as much as they could." Goku explains.

Trunks sighs. "Man, what a bummer. If I hadn't know you didn't need help with Frieza, we could have come later when you were alone and avoid meeting all the others and avoid the risk." he mutters, knowing it would have been the best option to be seen by as little people as possible. 21 pats his shoulder in comfort. "What's done is done." she tells him. "But still…." he groans. "What risk do you mean?" Goku asks, wondering what Trunks is going on about.

"Okay, I don't mind answering that question." Trunks starts, looking at Goku seriously. "But first let me ask you something. Can you turn to a Super Saiyan at will?" he questions and Goku was fine to answer.

"Well first I wasn't able to, it happened spontaneously, but now I can control it." he reveals causing Trunks to ask him to demonstrate. Though a little surprised at the request, Goku obliges and other two silently observe as he makes the transformation. Once done, Trunks decides to return the gesture and finally 21 realizes what his reasoning is. He wants to test Goku, so he can be sure that Goku has what it takes to deal with the upcoming threat.

Whipping out his sword with breakneck speed, Trunks lashes it at Goku, only to stop a fingers' width from the man's head. To his and 21's surprise, he hadn't moved. He didn't even looked fazed.

"Why didn't you try to avoid it?" Trunks questions to which Goku smiles slightly. "I searched your feelings, so I knew you would stop." he states confidently. "I see." Trunks says, stepping back slightly. "Well this time I'm not going to stop, got it?" he says, once again lifting his sword, ready to attack. "As you wish." Goku replies calmly.

Trunks charges, many times, but Goku manages to block each blow with only one hand. Actually, only a finger. 21 watches, impressed by the display. This guy is really something else. He's everything Bulma told them and more.

Drawing the display to a close, Trunks turns back to his original self. "I feel like we can trust you Goku. I know that for sure." he says, glancing towards 21 to see if there are any objections as he is ready to cut to the chase. She has none, as she steps up to stand next to Trunks, who lays a hand on her shoulder casually.

"Sorry we had to be so secretive. We needed to make sure you can be trusted with what we are about to tell you. You cannot reveal it to anyone else. Can we have your word for it?" 21 asks the taller man. "Well, I never had a problem keeping secrets. But sure, you have my word." he assures her, making her nod, satisfied. It's time to tell him.