Disclaimer on Prologue. Notes and Warnings for Picture Perfecton part one of it.
Travelers
Picture Perfect
Part Two of Three
He woke up the next day much later than he'd expected. He reached out and sensed that Trunks was already out of his guest room and downstairs talking with this world's Bulma. He didn't like to think why folk's ki felt so similar in each world regardless of their power levels. It was just the latest in a long line of things he'd chosen to ignore about their situation.
"Hey Goten," Trunks said when he arrived. "Bulma and I have just been discussing the differences in our two time lines." He was smiling slightly. "Goku, never forfeited against Cell that's the major difference." He smirked slightly. "Most everything until that point was the same despite the fact there were three extra Saiya-jin around."
He wondered briefly how similar events could have been with the extra people but not enough to ask. "That would explain why no one ever discovered the second level of super saiya-jin." His brother never fought Cell which meant that his brother never got pushed to the limit and broke through that barrier.
"Anyway, you said that before this adventure began you were on a date with your wives in this world?" Bulma asked turning back toward Trunks. "It's an interesting coincidence, don't you think?"
"Not really," Trunks said cheerfully. "So far every world we've been to no matter how different has had some things in common with our original world." Trunks turned toward him and shrugged. "I imagine that every possible reality exist out there somewhere so there are probably other worlds where we married them."
Bulma's response was cut shut as the console near her beeped and she quickly turned toward it. "Blast it that was my Trunks he said they had to stop and help a stranded ship so it'll be late tomorrow before they get back here." She looked extremely disappointed. "Which means you might not even get to see them."
Privately he didn't care if they got to meet this world's version of themselves or not but like Trunks he stated that they hoped they would make it back in time. "We should probably go ahead and show the others the other super saiya-jin levels just in case we don't," Trunks said with a smirk. "I doubt this world's version of Vegeta will take too well to us wanting to put it off till tomorrow."
He agreed with his friend and soon he felt like a dog doing tricks as they were forced to show both the forms and the fusion dance several times. "I can't get over how silly that fusion dance is," Bra said after the fusion had ended for the third time.
Trunks had apparently had enough as he loudly declared, "That's it I'm done so don't ask me to do anything else." Trunks took off shortly after saying it leaving the rest of them looking over at him in confusion.
"The last world was kind of hard on him," He said to them without giving any other details. He was pretty sure Trunks was trying to ignore how much he missed the other Gohan and he hoped his friend was going to be able to deal with it without cracking up. "I think he just needs some space," he said to keep any of the others from going after him.
It was much later when Trunks finally returned to this world's Capsule corp. "Are you okay?" He asked his friend as everyone else had gone off to do their own things. "Do you want to talk about the last world?"
"Not really," Trunks said tiredly. "I'm sorry I snapped but I was getting tired of performing like a trained monkey for these people." He decided to let Trunks get away with changing the subject. "Why do you suppose they are so gung ho to see it so much anyway?"
"I have no idea," He said to his friend. "I just assume it's curiosity at something they can't do." He could tell Trunks wasn't quiet convinced and he started to ask him about it when they were called in to eat supper by this world's Bulma.
"Hold it a minute Goten," Trunks said stopping him from heading inside. "I think we should be careful until we leave here there just seems to be something off about this world." He started to object but he decided against it as they really couldn't be too careful. "Let's go in we can talk about this later."
To be continued...
One more part to go on Picture Perfect.
