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Author notes: Don´t go, the adventure had begun.
Chapter 21. LIFE GOES ON
Four years Later. June 805.
Kenzao was wonderful to Bra the first months of marriage, but for about three years and a half he had been complaining about their life, she was tempted for two years to leave him... but she had not the courage to accept she had failed... she had been very lonely and unhappy, and she didn't want to go back to Japan like this, she was afraid and had accepted the fact that she would have to live like this, this wasn't her way to be or to face problems, but she didn't feel as brave as she used to be. Sometimes she wished she had stayed at Japan inventing things with her mother, they had abandoned the Saiyan DNA project since she came to America. She used to live like a princess and he never liked it, she spent too much and he had wanted to be the head of their home, she used to be at work and they had different schedules, she had a lot of energy and he could not keep up with her life style.
She was still wanting to go shopping and clubbing, he used to come home tired, she was very "sex active" and he couldn't keep up anymore... he had started to feel jealous at every man near to her, firstly if they were younger than he, after all she was still looking at her early twenties and he was aging very fast, faster than normal humans, maybe because of his stressed job.
He had demand her to stay at home, to stop spending too much money, he slept with her not very often thanks to his lack of self security and when he had slept with her he got tired very soon.
She had never complained, she had always tried to talk and solve their differences, but he was intransigent, her parents seem to get along really good, in despise, her mother was human and had a lot of responsibilities, they had been fighting every day but they always seem to love each other and have their famous "reconciliation" at night.
Her son had changed his behavior, she noticed this whole situation had affected him. She had agreed to stop spending big quantities of money, to stop partying, to take what he could offer and not put pressure on his shoulders about these situations, but she could not agree to leave her job at C.C.
If she had to make deals with handsome males she knew he would be upset for weeks, she couldn't ask to send old hags just to make him feel better... it was her job, she wasn't trying to get laid with them... Kenzao didn't want Kenji to fight and improve his powers.
They had talked a lot about the subject, her pride was too much to accept their marriage was over. She had really tried to keep up with him, it was after he made a jealousy scene at C.C. when she had started to think their relationship was over but she never dared to put an end to their marriage and never wanted to came back to Japan. Her father was right after all... besides, the press was over them thanks to his scenes... all the society would talk about her.
One year later. August 806.
Goten was living alone with his child, Umiko had died three months ago. She had insisted on making a trip to assist to a congress. An electronic failure provoked the bus to lost control nears to the peak of a mountain, she had tried to help people to get out but the door got stuck and the bus fell and crashed in the water, the driver and she couldn't get out and could not make it... they died. When she was trapped she had tried to communicate with Goten but her concentration was so weak... she cursed herself, she never tried to learn how to use it.. she knew that if she didn't communicate with Goten she will die there, but it was useless... she was so scare... When the water started to get into the bus and it became hard to breath, she started to felt dizzy and all her memories came to her, her family, her parents, her son and her husband... all in one big memory... her friends... She was swimming, trying to open the emergency door but suddenly the light turned into darkness and she couldn´t swim no more. She had saved people, she had the opportunity to live and decided to help others. Goten had a weird feeling of fear and searched for every one's Ki, then... he felt her Ki, weaker than usual... something was wrong and he knew it... he took off flying to the place where he had sensed her Ki, it was falling quickly... He flew as fast as he could but it was too late... Goten jumped into the water and blasted the door of the bus. When Goten put her on the floor, Vegeta and Gohan were flying to find him, they had sense his energy and his worry... Gohan flew to Karin's tower to get a Senzu bean, when he came back they put the senzu bean in her throat but she never swallowed it. She was gone. Goten was crying beside her... until he stopped and transformed, powering to third level and shoot a big blast through the ski. Goten passed out and Vegeta and Gohan flew them back home. Goten took a decision... he couldn't stay at Satan City, he sold his apartment and bought a house in the country, 20 minutes near Mt. Paoz. Milk, Videl and Pan offered him to take care of Minori every time he couldn't. Her mother-in-law offered help too but he was afraid about Minori's strength and declined her help, going to visit her every time he could.
He couldn't live like this, he had to be strong and besides he had a responsibility, their son.
Trunks had buried himself in work, he lived practically on C.C. Bulma had passed the full responsibility to Trunks and Bra, she was not too old to still working at C.C. as a chair woman, but she knew she was getting old and she wanted to finish her DNA research, it could be the missing part of her youth, but she knew she had not the strength to finish it alone. Vegeta kept training, occasionally with Gohan... Bra never came back from America, she had a lot of work but she managed to come to visit three times at year, Bulma and Vegeta had been flying there three times more at year.
Trunks never talked to Pan about his feelings, he didn't even accept them. Pan was running Satan enterprises and all her free time was dedicated to Minori, her parents and training. She never became involved with no one because she always was afraid of her strength... besides she was still in loved with Trunks, but she was too hurt to talk to him as she used to do. They had started to lose contact. Earth was in peace and they didn't gathered to train anymore, except Vegeta and Pan occasionally, but she was always careful to do it when Trunks was not there. She was avoiding him because she couldn´t stand to look at him more than ten minutes. She was afraid of her feelings and it was hard for her to look at him knowing he didn´t like her.
The End Of Z Fighters.
Fifteen years later, on September 821, their friendship seems so distant... except for Trunks and Goten, they had stayed in contact, Pan and Goten too. Bra never came back to Japan and Pan used to see her once at year.
But this time they had gathered again, the only one who had been gathering all wouldn't do it again, this had been her last gathering.
Bulma had died and all were crying, she got a virus and her blood was not strong enough to fight against it and she died. Vegeta didn't want to talk, he started training day and night trying not to think about her.
He knew this would happen some day, he warned her own daughter, he warned himself... she was dead and he was too... Bulma... the genius, the kind and sweet woman, the friend, the angry and stubborn heir of C.C. had died.
Everybody went to the services, they never saw Vegeta. Yamcha knew since the beginning that Vegeta wouldn't be at the services... Deep inside of him he knew the prince was deeply in loved with her, he knew how hard was going to be for Vegeta to live without her, he knew it because he had been living without her all this time, but this was different, he was not going to hear her voice again or see her beautiful blue eyes... and he cried... he cried for all the time they spent together, for his lost dreams, for the love he couldn´t recover, he cried for her... he didn´t care if she was his or not, he wanted her alive.
Vegeta couldn´t speak... he didn´t know if what he was feeling was rage or pain... he wanted to die with her, he cursed himself for the first time about training so much... he had wasted his time, even when it was his duty, even when he knew he had to protect her and his family, even when he had to protect earth... he could have been more with her... if he had just knew she wouldn´t survive... but this all was a lie... he knew she wouldn´t survive but he had been too afraid to confront his own feelings, he had been too afraid to think about being lonely again, he didn´t want her to die and her pain was destroying him. He had been beside her all time when she was sick and the last moment of conscious she saw him cry and say "I love you" openly and aloud for the first time in her life. She smiled caressing his face and whispered "I always knew it, I love you too and I will wait for you to join me in the afterlife"
GT perspective.
829. Chichi died eight years later at the age of 92 and two years later Yamcha and krilin followed her. Minori and Kenji had grown up. Pan was still looking well at her 52 years, she never marry and neither Trunks, he was 65. Vegeta didn't have much to do, he was old and wise (99) he knew he would live more and soon all will die of aging... they all seemed young but they weren't. Gohan was 74.
832. Minori got married at 32 years and one year later Kenji got married too at the age of 33. Minori always thought about Pan as a second mother and he grew to be just like Goku and Goten. Kenji was stubborn, spoiled and obstinate as Vegeta, but the influence of Kenzao had been awful for his personality. When they married the families were almost aside and the Sons didn´t assist to Kenji's wedding, they simple were not invited.
June, 834
Videl had died and one year after that, in 835 Gohan followed her, he couldn't go on without her and get lost in his pain.
THE KING IS DEAD, LONG LIVE THE KING.
April, 849
Vegeta had wanted to die honorably, but he had missed Bulma very much... 28 years had passed since her dead. He had been training without rest.. he knew he would live longer than her, but the pain was killing him, one day he tried his last transformation at a high gravity in the G.R, but he was old now, even when he seemed to be in his late 60's he was 117 years old, the effort was too much, he knew it, but he died with honor... as a warrior... training... In his last minute he saw Kakarrot smiling at him and extended his hand trying to reach him as his words filled slowly his conscious "come on Vegeta, Bulma is waiting for you". He smiled... a truly smile... the first truly and happy smile they saw in the Prince's face... and die, they didn´t see Goku, they just saw the hand of the prince trying to touch something in the air. That last minute he was relieved... he had been a worthy warrior, the better, he had protected his home and his family, he accepted he had a real friend in Kakarrot, ha had an heir, his race had survived a little more even when they were hybrids, he was dying as a warrior and he would meet Bulma soon.
In 849, he died happy and Trunks gave him a Royal Welfare. Vegeta, the prince... No... "Vegeta, the king of Saiyans is dead". They didn't talk to much, it was painful to had lost all their family and Z gang friends in those years. He was allowed to keep his body, because it had disappeared in front of everyone...
Trunks stepped in front of everyone and talked about the kingdoms of earth, about the royal councils proclaiming: "The throne shall never be empty, the country shall never be without a monarch" about the heir to the throne becoming a new monarch immediately on his predecessor´s death for the continuity of sovereignty. But he said there was not going to be a coronation, in second place because this was Earth no Vegetasei and in the first place because no one was worthy enough to occupy the title of his father, because the King is dead and the throne will not remain empty, Vegeta the prince of all Saiyans will be occupying his throne forever, even when the memory of Saiyan race will be laying forgotten on Earth. Vegetasei had the better monarch and he ended his speech with a lonely tear sliding down his cheek saying: "Now he had joined my mother, now they would be happy again. The king is dead, long live the King in the afterlife". Goten, Bra, Pan, Trunks, Kenji and Minori were crying, alone in this funeral, Piccolo was there, showing respect to that stubborn prince that had been redeemed of his past sins. They all left knowing that this will be the end of a story fill of adventures, risks and love.
In 874. 25 years later Goten died, he was too lonely, it was the last time Pan saw Trunks. He died six years later, his heart stopped working. Pan cried for a whole month, regretting the fact that she didn't had the courage to talk to him and save their friendship.
GENEALOGY. Descendants of Saiyans.
Kenji had a daughter named Bonnie in 835 who had a daughter named Body in 860. Body's only child was named Vegeta and he was born in 885.
Minori had a son named Gorin in 833. In 855 Gorin had a son named Barok. Barok got married and had a son in 886 identical to Goku and Pan suggested him to name him Goku Jr.
Bra died in 882 while she was doing an improvement to an untasted prototype of a time travel machine. The project was closed.
Minori died at the age of 82. Gorin's mother died when he was two years old of a heart disease and Gorin died at an early age 25 years later of the same heart disease he had inherited by his mother in 860, his son Barok was raised by his grandfather Minori who was 60 years old in that time and Pan because Minori's wife was too old to take care of a kid with Saiyan energy. Barok got married when he was 28 in 883. His wife was a scientist and he was a spaceship pilot. His wife needed to complete a research in space and they decided to go together, but they couldn´t drag his son in this adventure, they knew their job was hard and risky and they decided to ask Pan to take care of their child. Pan was old but very strong and Barok knew the family secret, he could trust in his grandaunt to take care of his child while they go to finish the research. They were planning to stay in space for three years. Barok went to space in 892 and they sent Goku´jr. To Pan's house.
Combat.
Goku jr. Had been living with Pan. She was more than happy to take care of him. Barok never returned and they didn't knew if they got lost, if their machine was damaged and they were living in some planet trying to get a replacement or if they had died.
Pan tried to teach Goku Jr. but he didn't like the fights. After Pan got sick, Goku jr. Made a trip on Earth to try to find the Dragon Balls and wish back her great grandma's health. He had many adventures but he found strength and courage. He met his predecessor "Goku". Pan inscribed him in the IMAT (International Martial Arts Tournament) and when she saw Goku jr. opponent the kid reminded her of Vegeta, when the fight began she saw the kid's mom, she was just like Bra, she was wearing the logo of C.C. In that moment she knew Goku jr. was facing a very strong opponent and started encouraging him to fight without holding back. Body encouraged Vegeta jr. as well.
Vegeta jr. was surprised to see that Goku jr. could change his hair color, like him. Pan saw his grandpa watching the tournament but when she followed him he disappeared.
100 years had passed since that trip on space that Pan, Trunks and Goku did together searching for the black dragon balls. Goku had been released, he was not the DB's guardian anymore. The Dragon ball were in Earth waiting to grant a wish and then they would disappear again for 100 hundred years more.
Becoming Friends.
Goku Jr. insisted and Pan started to tell him all the story, from the Z warriors to Vegeta's death. Goku wanted to meet Vegeta jr. again, but Pan wasn't sure about this. Kenji was in charge of C.C. America. When Trunks died he had moved to C.C. Japan with Body to train her. Satan enterprises closed after Minori's death. Kenji returned to America after Body was trained to take Trunks place at C.C. Japan. Bonnie was the president of C.C. America now, but she was staying at C.C. Japan for a week to check her daughter's work.
A lot of memories came to Pan's memory when she saw the big dome of C.C.
She asked to talk to Bonnie or Body Briefs, they had kept the Briefs last name and refused to change it, it was against all Japan costumes but they were powerful enough to do it.
Bonnie never received people that she didn't knew, but that old woman with the kid had told the butler that she was an old family friend and she got curious and let them in.
At the beginning Bonnie had been really arrogant, but after a while, she had a real good time sharing family memories with Pan. Goku Jr. sparred with Vegeta jr. they weren't friends, Vegeta was stubborn, cocky and spoiled, but he needed a partner and nobody was as strong as Goku jr.
Some time later they had been getting along just good, after a while the cockiness of Vegeta stop bothering Goku.
Some weeks later they had became good training partners and they had start to develop a friendly bond.
Research
They became curious about those old good fights, about the Z team and about that old lost friendship of their families. They started researching, asking their families about all the story. Pan told Goku jr. everything she knew and Vegeta went to visit Kenji and memorized everything he told him since another point of view. Kenji didn't knew about the friendship between the two little last Saiyans and when Vegeta pushed a little he told him about that opportunity his uncle Trunks had to be happy with a woman of his race. It wouldn't be so hard to find out who, there was just one or two females of their race and one of them was Goku's grandma. They were looking family albums dated and found old pictures of their family with dates and some notes.
Vegeta Jr. had been asking about everything, including names. Kenji had started to feel uncomfortable about the way Vegeta Jr. had to ask him and inquire about his Uncle Trunks love life. But he told him a lot, there wasn't any harm to talk about something that couldn't be. His uncle was dead and probably that woman was dead too.
He had seen her, crying all time. It had been easy to recognize her, after all those years a lot of people had lost interest in his uncle, the services were closed to the public, but she had managed to enter and come close to Trunks lifeless body, they had approached her to make her leave, but the look of sadness and pain on her face had stopped them, after one or two hours she was still crying beside him. They could hardly keep her away from him. She was old but strong. She didn't gave them her name and she didn't accept them to drive her home, she just walked away crying without a word. Kenji's eyes followed her until she disappeared and she never stopped crying. He found out it was her because he saw her flying at high speed through the sky. Her Ki was the highest, almost as high as his uncle when he was alive.
He had always asked himself the same... why he hadn't try to find her... maybe it was because he had a lot of work and sometimes it was better to let the impossible dreams and loves rest in peace.
Vegeta jr. saw through his eyes his questions and some time later, was rewarded by amazing answers.
Old Feelings.
When Vegeta came back they shared all this information and started to speculate, but soon they found out new information that Bonnie told them: Vegeta always cared for Pan, he always thought she was worthy and a great Saiyan warrior. She was 14 when Vegeta died but she loved his stories when she was in C.C. Japan.
Vegeta jr. and Goku jr. exchanged glances... they had been wrong... Pan's family and Trunks family cared for each other, they hadn't the courage to find out, they never admitted their feelings for each other... they needed just one thing to confirm their suspicions...
When Goku jr. faced Pan and asked her if she had loved Trunks... she almost fainted...
Of course she had loved him... she realized it late... too late... She knew all this time she had loved him, since she was in college... and she had been falling in love with him every time she saw him... but she couldn't accept it and didn't answer him. Goku didn't need the answer, it was all clear... the joy and the pain every time she talked about him... but he tried harder to have an answer from her and asked her why, why she never told Trunks.
Her grandma had never cried in front of him, but this time, he could tell she was holding back her tears and she just told him: He didn't love me ... and besides nobody wanted that to happen.
It was all. She asked him to never ask her again about this. Goku knew why... it was so painful.
Later, that afternoon, Goku and Vegeta bring back the missing answers... He had asked the same question to his grandpa Kenji and he had told him he believed Trunks had realized too late, he thought Pan never loved him and besides he believed their fathers wouldn't allow it to happen. They put both versions together.
Sad... they would have wanted to bring them together,,,, they were always alone... all their life...
They wanted to know what had happened. They wanted to know the Z gang.
When Goku jr. proposed the Dragon ball, Vegeta Jr. agreed to find them, but they only had a wish and Goku only had a ball. They would have to think really well what wish could it be...
Pan was healthy now... so Goku didn't have to wish her health. Vegeta jr. wanted to become full blooded Saiyan and Goku Jr. wanted to know the Z gang. Both wanted to see the younger versions of Trunks and Pan, this net of love and deception made of secrets and misunderstandings was too attractive and too painful, but they wanted to know the truth that was lying behind their life.
The Project.
After five or six hours, Vegeta decided he would ask her grandma to finish the project of grandma Bra... it was almost finish after all... if Bonnie finished the prototype they could go back in time and know the Z fighters.
Vegeta asked his grandma Bonnie "I know you can do it, after all you are a briefs"
Bonnie opened widely her eyes at her grandson's request "Why do you want to travel to the past? There's not an Earth threat"
"We want to watch and learn from the Z fighters, we want to know Prince Vegeta and Trunks" replied Vegeta Jr. crossing his arms over his chest.
"And Goku and Gohan" said Goku jr. excitedly.
"I remember grand uncle Trunks talking about those times..." she trailed off at the memory of her uncle and her grandfather the Prince Vegeta.
"Will you do it? Please grandma" Vegeta said faking a pout. He hated to show this kind of weakness but he knew also that face always worked with his grandma.
Bonnie sighed unable to resist her grandson face "I will try"
"when will it be ready?" said Vegeta Jr. recovering his usual attitude.
"I don't know yet... but I have to warn you... This wasn't a common time machine, this machine won't generate an alternative universe, this machine will go to the past and any change will affect this present" Bonnie stated.
"Explain it please" said Vegeta raising an eyebrow.
"If you modify a life, a lot of people may disappear, they maybe never be born, including you two, you will have to behave and you won't reveal your identity. You will stay a little amount of time, the machine use solar energy, to came back to this time you will have to charge it for two sunny days or one week cloudy. I will try to finish the machine, I will let you know in one month if I fixed it, and you will have to think in the responsibility of doing this, in the responsibility to touch not or alter in a radical way the past, did you understood?" Bonnie asked looking at the two boys in front of her.
Vegeta Jr. and Goku jr. answered at the same time with a serious look "Yes"
The adventure had begun. They would have to search for the dragon balls, wait to know the tests of the time machine and think about a worthy wish.
End of chapter 21.
Author notes: I´m sorry if you are a little disappointed, but it had to be this way. I´m trying to match the stories, and if you saw the GT series and the movie 100 years, you will know that all ended in a similar way. The two families grew apart and I didn´t like that ending, so I´m changing the end, but I had to do it in a proper and logical way. ( that´s what I think) Now the adventure just began. Vegeta Jr. and Goku Jr. are going to travel to the past and they are going to make a few changes. This is the end of part one. I´m going to post a Calendar and some crazy theories in the next chapter in case you want to read some dates and check some future events. The next chapter after the calendar is going to be "The Adventure began". This second part is going to be pretty interesting, I hope you like it, please review if you do.