OHHH GOD THIS CHAPTER TOOK ME FOREVER TO WRITE. It's not as good as the other chapters so far, but I needed to add some stuff and explain a few things, it's kind of a filler chapter. I hope I didn't leave anything out. I don't own DBZ, but if I did, then I would own a lot of stuff.
"AHHHH HA HA HAAAAA! FINALLY" Yelled Puppet Trunks. He had just blown Bulma to other world! "I DID IT, I KILLED HER, ME, TRUNKS BREIF! HA HAAAA" laughed the boy manically. Just then a rather weak man jumped up onto the arena… (Oh Dende it's Mr. Satan).
"FOOL, HOW DARE YOU KILL AN INOCENT PERSON. I'LL MAKE YOU PAY, YOU'LL FEEL THE TRUE POWER OF THE CHAMP!" yelled the liar. "AHHH HA HA… Ha HA….. ah ha….ha…. Gulp." Laughed the man as he grew quiet and scared. His eyes grew about three times their normal size when he saw the puppet Trunks raise his hand and point it at the man.
"You know, I've always wondered what it would be like to kill you… lets find out", and with that the Puppet Trunks let out a blast of ki. Hercule's jaw dropped to the ground.
"….. mommy!" said the champ as he was vaporized. The whole crowed began to scream and started to evacuate the stadium.
"HA HAA, not as enjoyable as I thought, but at least I don't have to hear you yell anymore HAAA HAAAAAA". Laughed Trunks. The disguised puppeteer then turned his attention to Goten who had finally sat up. "Your next Kakarott Junior!" Said the boy. He walked slowly towards the boy; looking up at the large amounts of immobilized warriors stuck in his Green light. He was unstoppable. Goten began to slowly back away as he saw his best friend reveal 5 blades on his hand. "Bye Bye BABY! HAHAHAAA", but before he could cut the boy, he heard a voice from behind him.
"What are you laughing at FREAK!" said the voice. The puppet Trunks turned and his eyes grew wide… oh shit… It was Vegeta, he was slowly getting up as he held his bleeding stomach. "What are you laughing at? What did you THINK? That I would roll over and die FROM AN ATTACK LIKE THAT." Said the prince as he approached the boy; he knew this was not his son; it had to be an imposter. Puppet Trunks then began to back away from the approaching prince… he had injured and drained the saiyan's energy, how could he still be walking? "You're nothing but a trickster. I am a warrior, The Prince of all Saiyans, VEGETA!" said the man as he climbed onto the arena
"BUT HOW, I DRAINED YOUR ENERGY, YOU SHOULD BE DEAD!" Panicked the puppeteer; he didn't really want to fight Vegeta.
"Why don't you show us who you really are, unless you're a coward!" Said the prince.
"As you wish" smiled the boy. A large cloud of black smoke began to surround the boy's feet. His eye's shut, and when he reopened them, they were buttons. His mouth turned to sown on string, and he began to grow tall. His hair fell out and the green gi turned into a black suit. "I AM THE PUPPETEER!" Yelled the man. The sky grew dark, and lightning began to strike the arena. "… So what did you think? I thought the lightning was a nice touch, a little to dramatic, but it defiantly added to my character" said the puppeteer as he looked at the immobilized fighters. The puppeteer then looked back over to Vegeta who was running towards him; still nursing his stomach.
"WHERE IS MY SON!" Yelled the prince as he tried to make an attack… it didn't work. The prince lost sight of the puppeteer and then felt 5 pains in his back… the puppeteer had stabbed him again. He then grabbed the prince by the neck and dragged him over to Goten who was still trying to get up.
"NOW I DESTROY YOU BOTH!" yelled the puppeteer. He picked Goten up by the neck and held up his blade. "First I'm going to stab you in the stomach, then I'm going to laugh as I turn you to ashes, then I'm going to vaporize those ashes until nothing remains." Said the puppeteer. Goten was paralyzed with fear, his eye's watering; he had completely forgotten about the pain his face was in. "AS I WAS SAYING BEFORE; BYE BYE BAABBYY!"
Before the puppeteer could kill the boy, he felt a large ki blast hit the back of his head… he turned around and his button eyes grew. Goten, Vegeta, the immobilized fighters, and any remaining audience members who hadn't already run off went into shock.
"DROP HIM… NOW!" Yelled Future Vegeta. The others had arrived… to a rather unpleasant scene. The puppeteer looked at his watch, DAMN, he forgot about the others. The Puppeteer dropped Goten and began to back away slowly. Future Trunks powered up to a super saiyan and pointed at the Puppeteer.
"GET HIIM!" Yelled the boy as he charged towards the killer. The rest of the saiyans powered up as well (Except for Majin Vegeta who had his energy drained earlier). They all flew straight towards the puppeteer.
"OH CRAAP!" Screamed the Puppeteer as he took off. The saiyans began to chase after the puppeteer while Mr. Buu, Hercule, and Videl remained on the ground (Videl thought she had little chance at catching the puppeteer). Hercule then looked around and saw the injured Goten and Vegeta.
"Buu, lets help these people while they try to catch the puppet guy". Said the champ. Vegeta looked wide eye at Hercule who he had just seen vaporized moments ago.
"He…killed you, I watched him… Vaporize you… there was nothing left". Said Vegeta as he breathed heavily. This guy wasn't even remotely powerful enough to survive an attack like that. Vegeta waited for an answer but got something else.
"HE WHAAAT! Oh God my fans, my public, what will they think, I'll lose everything, my house, money, the girls, OH NO NOT THE GIRLS!" Cried Hercule.
"Hercule no worry, Buu get mean Puppet when done healing friends." Said Majin Buu as he placed his hands on Vegeta's stab wounds. Within seconds he was healed. The creature then moved to Goten. He stared at the boy's mouth and noticed he was missing a tooth. "… Buu not that good at being dentist, don't know if can fix tooth… but Buu try anyway". He placed his hand IN the boy's mouth. Slowly a new tooth grew, and the boy's other injuries were fixed. "YAY Buu is better than Dr. House," yelled the monster. (House is Buu's favorite show… next to the cooking channel).
Mean while, the chase was on in the city as the puppeteer tried to shake the saiyans hot on his tail. The first one to give up was Majin Vegeta due to lack of energy. He had already lost a lot of energy from the puppeteer, and still had a lot of injuries from his fight with Kakarrot (Goku).
"BOY GET YOUR HANDS OFF OF ME NOW!" Yelled Majin Vegeta as he threw his son (Young Trunks) off of his arm. Trunks fell back a few feet and looked at his father.
"You don't have to be so mean, I was just trying to help." Said Young Trunks, he was kind of hurt by this version of his father's unusually evil attitude.
"I DON'T NEED HELP FROM A PATHETIC BRAT LIKE YOU!" Yelled the Evil Prince. Trunks was about to argue with the evil saiyan, but was cut off by another version of his dad; Future Vegeta.
"Trunks, I want you to take this Vegeta back to Majin Buu and have him healed; we'll need the extra support if we want to catch the Puppeteer." Said the prince; he knew this Vegeta was evil, but he also knew that he could be kept under control with the right… persuasion method. "AND AS FOR YOU" started the Future Prince as he pointed as Majin Vegeta, "As far as you should be concerned you are here as a civilian, not a player. You weren't asked to come along, but since you're here, I guess we don't have a choice. You are now under my direct order and should you decide to disobey me, I'll have super saiyan three Kakarrot come back in time to kick your ass, DO I MAKE MYSELF CLEAR?" Yelled the prince. Young Trunks and Majin Vegeta looked at the Future saiyan with their jaws dropped open. Majin Vegeta thought to himself… 'Wow I really am an asshole'. "Now, Trunks, when you get back to Buu, explain everything to the others, I'm sure they would like to know what the hell just happened" said Future Vegeta. He watched as Majin Vegeta put his arm on Young Trunks's shoulder. The two took off back towards the World Tournament. Vegeta then continued his search for the puppeteer; the four other saiyans were scattered throughout the island in search of the demon.
Vegeta landed on the ground and scanned the streets. He saw something familiar in the distance; a bright portal was ripped open and a tall figure sprinted out, then ripped a new portal and disappeared.
"That must be why we can't find him; he's using his portals to move throughout the island. Clever son of a bitch". Said the prince quietly.
"UNCLE VEGETA! I thought we told you not to use those words" said the two Gotens. Vegeta spun around to see the two Gotens sitting on top of a parked bus.
"Did you find him yet?" asked Vegeta.
"No, but we'll keep looking" they said.
"JUST A MINUTE, Future Goten, come here, Young Goten, continue the search." Said Vegeta. The two Gotens looked at each other like they were in trouble, and then young Goten flew off. Future Goten slowly walked over to Vegeta and stared. "I'm going to try something a little bit dangerous and risky, and I thought you might want to help". Smirked the Future Vegeta; he didn't want to let the boy out of his sight considering how he wasn't a player. Goten's eyes grew with excitement; he got to be apart of something cool and dangerous.
"WHAT IS IT! TELL ME, TELL ME, TEEEELLLL MEEE! PLEASE!" said Goten in a burst of joy.
"I've figure out how the Puppeteer is moving through out the island. He's using the stupid portals and his dimension, so I think we should do the same." Said Future Vegeta. He looked at Goten who had a puzzled look on his face. "Next time we see the puppeteer use one of his portals, we jump through and surprise him." Smirked Vegeta.
"Ooh, I get it" smiled Goten, "That's pretty sneaky Uncle Vegeta… but how do we find a portal?" he asked
"Well…we just….. Oh shut up and follow me." Said Vegeta; he didn't quite know how they would find the puppeteer and his portals if he was moving all over the island. Goten quickly followed behind the prince. "I guess we'll just have to get lucky, now won't we," he mumbled to himself.
On the other side of the island, Future Trunks was hot on the tail of the Puppeteer…. until now… he had been tracking him despite the puppeteer jumping from location to location, but he had lost him in some woods. After he saw the puppeteer kill his mother (disguised as Trunks) he wanted to be the one to kill him. Just then Trunks heard movement in the bushes. He slowly approached the bush with caution. 'I bet it's the puppeteer, well he won't get away this time, I'll jump him, then make him pay for what he did to my mom' thought Trunks. The boy dove over the bush.
"GOT YOU!" Yelled Future Trunks.
"…. Not exactly" said a familiar voice. Trunks looked down to see Future Gohan lying on the ground. The boy quickly got off the teenager and helped him up. It was good that Gohan was apart of their team, Trunks had always thought of Gohan as the older brother he never had.
"Whoops… hehe, sorry Gohan, I thought you were the Puppeteer" apologized Trunks. Gohan smiled then stared at the boy; he couldn't quite place his finger on it, but something seemed 'off' about the boy. He seemed a little bit nervous and jumpy.
"Is everything alright Trunks?" asked the teenager. Trunks looked at his friend.
"Ya, why wouldn't it?" said the boy. Just by the way Trunks said that told Gohan that there was something wrong, Trunks was acting defensive, like he was trying to hide something.
"I don't know, it seems to me like you're a little bit jumpy". Said the Teen. Trunks laughed.
"HAHA, Me jumpy, don't be silly, me jumpy, I'm the prince of all saiyans, how could I be...!" Trunks was cut off when he heard a tree branch fall behind him. Future Trunks turned and held both hands up, pointed directly at the tree. He charged and released a ki blast from each hand, there by incinerating the tree. Trunks felt a bead of sweat fall from his head, and he was breathing heavily… he looked at the bottom of the tree and saw a familiar boy… Young Goten was duck in cover on the ground shaking in fear.
"What was that for!" Yelled Goten; he had nearly been hit by the ki blasts. Trunks smacked his forehead.
"Sorry Goten… I didn't mean… you shouldn't have… WHAT WERE YOU EVEN DOING IN THAT TREE?" asked the boy. Young Goten sat up and smiled.
"I was hungry, and I thought I saw an apple in the tree, but it was just a ball." Said the boy. Trunks smiled slightly; he was just as goofy as the Future Goten (His Goten). He walked over to the boy and helped him up. "Sorry, I thought you were the Puppeteer… I guess I …" Goten didn't quite catch that last part. Trunks looked back over at Gohan who was staring at the burning tree.
"Hey Goten, can I talk to Trunks for a minute?" said the teenager to the younger version of his little brother. Goten blinked a couple of times and stood there… "Alone… " said Gohan.
"Ooooh… ookk" said Goten as he slowly walked away, holding his head down.
"Just for a minute squirt, just go wait over there for a few minutes, and then you can come back over and hang with us." Goten smiled and ran over to a tree about 100 feet away. Trunks watched as Young Goten ran over and started to swing on a tree branch.
"So do you want to tell me what's really bothering you Trunks?" asked Future Gohan; he was far to smart to not know that something was wrong with the young saiyan's mind. Trunks looked down at the ground.
"I already told you everything's fine!" said the boy
"Come on Trunks, It's me, Gohan, I'm not your dad, I won't judge you." Said Gohan. Trunks looked up and gave a small smile. It was true that it was easier to talk to Gohan about certain things rather than go to his dad… in the past his dad hadn't always made thing better when he went to him for advice or help.
FLASHBACK
Vegeta was happily dreaming about training in the Gravity Chamber when he was awoken by a small voice.
"Daddy….?" Said the voice. Vegeta opened one eye to see his five and a half year old son standing next to his bed. He then looked over at the clock… 5:36…. IN THE MORNING!... ON A SATURDAY!
"You better have a good reason for waking me up boy." Moaned Vegeta. Trunks was holding his blanket in his hand.
"I think there's a monster in my closet." Said the boy.
"And why in the world would you think that?" said the prince.
"I heard a noise…" said Trunks as he looked at the bed.
"So you woke me up… at 5:30 in the morning… on a Saturday… because you heard a noise in your closet… and you assume that that noise came from some creature who wants to destroy you… is that right?" moaned the tired prince. Trunks nodded his head. Vegeta slowly got out of bed and made his trip to his son's room. Trunks hid behind his father's leg as he opened the closet door. "Now do you see any monster in here?" asked the prince. Trunks shook his head.
"But what if I hear the noise again?" Asked Trunks as his Father directed him back to bed. Vegeta walked back over to the closet and held up his hand… within second his closet was blasted from a ki blast and there was now a hole in the side of Capsule Corporation.
"Problem solved" said the prince as he shut the door. Needless to say, Vegeta didn't get much sleep after that due to his wife.
END OF FLASHBACK
Trunks took a deep breath; he wasn't that good at expressing his emotions to other people, probably because of his dad.
"It's about my mom…. when she was killed by the Puppeteer… did she know it wasn't me…(Puppeteer killed Bulma disguised as Trunks)" said the boy as he watched the ground. Gohan thought for a moment… technically he didn't have an answer for that question.
"Well Trunks… your mom knows that you love her, and knows that you would never hurt her. The Trunks we saw on the Tv was a cold-hearted killer and trickster who was pure evil, not the loving son of Bulma Brief. If I was your mom, I would have easily seen through the Puppeteer's disguise." Said Gohan. Trunks looked at the teen and gave a small smile.
"And there's something else…." Trunks paused and stared back at the ground. He felt a tear form in his eye, but he refused to let it out… despite his efforts, it made its' way out of the boys eye and fell to the ground. Gohan noticed, but didn't say anything. "… What if when I go back to our time…. My moms not there…. And I never see her again". Said the boy quietly. Gohan's eyes grew… he had no idea what kind of problems all these changes would cause the future… does this mean present day Bulma is dead? The teen knew he had to tell the boy something, even if he was wrong, he would have to clear the boy's head.
"Trunks, we'll find the puppeteer, and when we do, we'll change everything back to the way it's supposed to be" smiled Gohan. Trunks looked at his friend… this wasn't exactly a yes or no answers, but Gohan has always been honest with him, why doubt him this time.
"Thanks Gohan". Said Future Trunks quietly. The two then turned their attention to Young Goten who had fallen out of another tree. "Hey Goten, get your younger goofy butt over hear." Said Trunks with a smile. Goten ran back over to the two Future saiyans… It was kind of weird, he felt like he knew them, but then again they felt like entirely new people.
'So squirt, where's your older self at?" asked Gohan as he stood up.
"He's with Uncle Vegeta, I don't know why, me and me were just sitting on a bus, then Uncle Vegeta came out and said for Future me to come with him and for me to continue to look for the Puppeteer." Said the boy. Gohan and Trunks looked at each other with puzzled looks.
"Hmmm, maybe we should go see what those two are up to." Said Gohan.
"OK, but can we grab some food first, I'm starving." Said Goten as he held his empty stomach. He hadn't eaten since he had woken up on the lookout. Trunks laughed and looked at Gohan.
"Well it is past lunch time…" said Trunks.
"Oh all right, let's go back to the world tournament and get some food." Sighed the teenager.
"Then lets get back to looking for the puppeteer." Said Trunks; he was feeling a little bit better, but he still had a thirst for revenge. With that the three boys took off.
Back at the stadium for the world tournament, Young Trunks had stopped a couple of yards from Majin Buu. Majin Vegeta (Who was holding on to the boy) spoke.
"WELL? Is that the Buu thing? What are you waiting for; take me to him so I can get healed!" snarled the prince. Trunks just stood there… how could something so evil turn good; could he trust Majin Buu? Just then, Videl walked over.
"Hey…. ummm….. which one are you…" asked vVdel; she had a harder time sensing kis than the others.
"The young one…" said Young Trunks. Videl stared at the boy; he looked nervous, and was eyeing Buu's every movement.
"Of course… you came from the time where Majin Buu was evil." Said Videl. "Well, that's Majin Buu alright, but my dad changed him, he turned him good, and he's actually not that bad once you get to know him." She smiled. Trunks looked up at the girl and gave a nervous smile. He slowly walked over to the monster and placed the evil version of his dad on the ground gently. Vegeta and Goten stared at Majin Vegeta and Young Trunks
"OOOHHH, new patient for doctor BUU! Buu help, Buu make all better" said the monster as he placed his hands on Majin Vegeta. Young Trunks stepped back a few feet and watched as the monster he had seen kill people; heal a person. Then something caught Trunks's eye; it was an upper case M tattooed on his father forehead… Majin Buu had the exact same M on his belt buckle. Trunks moved closer to his dad.
"Hey dad…" said the boy quietly.
"WHAT!" said Vegeta.
"What's with the M on you forehead." He said quietly.
"Oh, that's just a little gift given to me by Babidi" he smirked. Trunks's eyes grew.
"Why would Babidi give you that?" asked the boy.
"Oh no particular reason, just I turn evil and do what he wants, and in return, he increases my power level; a fair-trade if I do think so my self". He gave an evil smile. Trunks couldn't believe it; why would his dad turn evil to get more power?
"Why would you do that? Babidi wants to destroy the earth?" Said the boy
"Boy, listen to me, there is nothing more important than power, we are saiyans, a warrior race, built to fight. We are not weak like humans." Said the prince. Trunks couldn't believe it, this was defiantly not his dad talking. Before the boy could react, Buu finished Majin Vegeta's healing.
"Buu all done, come again" laughed Buu. Trunks looked at the monster… today had defiantly been a weird day. He then looked at everyone around him. The puppeteer's green light was gone, and the once immobilized z fighters joined the group. Trunks then heard a voice. He turned to see this timeline's Vegeta.
'I think you owe us an explanation." Said the prince, he had no idea what the hell was going on. Young Trunks thought for a moment; how would he explain this to everyone.
Back in the city, Future Vegeta and Future Goten were looking for any signs of the Puppeteer. Their plan was to jump through the portal before it closed so they could surprise the puppeteer on the other side. So far they had missed three opportunities, but Vegeta was not about to give up yet. As the prince held Goten's hand (So incase they were jumped to the next time, he wouldn't get left behind) he spotted the puppeteer coming out of his dimension. As he ran a couple of yards, Vegeta flew close behind him. The puppeteer ripped a new portal and stepped inside. Vegeta and Goten flew as fast as they could, and just barely made it into the dimension. Vegeta stood up into a fighting stance and looked around, but the puppeteer was not in sight. Vegeta walked with Goten as they began to search the tie die dimension for any sign of the puppeterr… or an exit. Vegeta then felt a small hand grab his shoulder… Goten was holding his hand, so It couldn't be him, It must be the puppeteer this time. Vegeta spun around and landed a punch right into the Puppeteers face. Vegeta's eyes shot wide open and his mouth dropped… once again that was not the Puppeteer…. It was Trunks, the one the puppeteer had kidnapped earlier and disguised himself as. Trunks flew back about 30 feet with his hands over his nose.
"Oh Dende not again!" yelled the prince as he took off after his son. Trunks looked up and saw his dad flying towards him. He then looked at his hands…they were covered in blood.
"What the hell was that for!" yelled Trunks as a tear emerged from his eye. Vegeta couldn't believe that he fell for the same thing twice in one day.
"I thought you were the Puppeteer!" yelled Vegeta.
"Who the hell is the puppeteer, and how did you guys get here, I've been trying to find my way out for an hour now". Said the boy.
"You know who the puppeteer is Trunks, he…" Goten was cut off.
"Goten, this Trunks doesn't know anything about the puppeteer, he must have been sent here when the puppeteer disguised himself at the world tournament. He has no idea what has happened." Said Vegeta. Trunks looked at his dad and Goten with a puzzled look.
"WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU TWO TALKING ABOUT?" yelled the boy. Just then a portal was ripped open by the puppeteer (who didn't seem to notice the others, and he jumped out of his dimension) Vegeta grabbed Goten and Trunks and flew towards the exit. They made it through and landed on the ground. "Would somebody please tell me what's going on!" yelled the boy again.
"We should regroup with the others, I have a feeling that Young Trunks might be having a hard time explaining the whole situation". Said Future Vegeta.
"Ok, hey look, there's Gohan!" said the boy as he pointed to three siayans in the sky.
"AHEM, WHAT'S GOING ON" repeated Trunks; he heard something about a Young Trunks, what ever that meant. (We are going to refer to this Trunks as new Trunks for the time being, I know that it's getting confusing, but don't worry, it will get better, I promise). New Trunks's eyes grew wide and he began to back up. Another Goten and another version of himself landed in front of him with Gohan.
"Whose he?" said Future Trunks.
"That is this times Trunks, he doesn't know anything yet, we were just about to take him back to the others". Said Future Vegeta.
"Well lets go, I'm starving" said Young Goten.
"Me to" said Future Goten. New Trunks felt dizzy. His eyes rolled to the back of his head and he landed with a loud THUD! Future Vegeta picked the boy up, and the group flew off towards the stadium. They landed and everyone greeted them with a look of shock.
"ALRIGHT LISTEN UP, TO AVOID ANY CONFUSSION OR MIX UPS I WANT EVERYONE IN MY GROUP TO COME OVER HERE, EVERYONE WHOSE NOT GO OVER THERE." Yelled Future Vegeta. With that; Future Vegeta, Future Trunks, Future Goten, Young Goten, Young Trunks, Future Gohan, Videl, Hercule, Mr. Buu, and Majin Vegeta moved to one side of the arena. The others just stood there in shock. Future Vegeta walked over and placed the New Trunks into New Vegeta's arms (everyone from the world tournament will be referred to as new) "Now listen up because I'm only going to say this once. We are all from different points in the future; some of us a couple of hours, some of us a couple of months from now. We were brought here by a evil man named the Puppeteer. He is the one who killed Bulma and Mr. Satan. He was disguised as that Trunks (Vegeta points at New Trunks who is still unconscious). We do not know why the Puppeteer is messing with the timeline, but it can only be for evil. If we catch the puppeteer, we can end this, and we will all be sent back to our time. I do not know if catching him will undo all the changes, and bring everyone back to life. I apologize if this seems hard to understand." Said Future Vegeta. Before any of the new people could react, they heard a voice.
"TIME FOR THE NEXT TIME JUMP!" Yelled the puppeteer. Majin Vegeta quickly put his arm on Future Gohan. Future Vegeta looked around for Future Goten, but he was no where in sight. The young boy went off to find some food. Vegeta powered up to super saiyan two and sped towards the boy's ki, but before he could reach them, they were gone.
Future Goten walked out of a building and made his way onto the arena with a pile of food. He looked around for his friends, but they were gone. He tried to sense their ki's but couldn't sense them. He dropped his food and his mouth dropped open… they had forgotten him.
WOW THAT WAS A LONG CHAPTER, please review.