Confused by this new warrior's sudden appearance, Goku asked, "Um, can I help you?"

The youth thought, "I guess there's no use hiding it now. I better finish this quickly."

He let out a powerful yell as his hair slowly began to float upwards.

Goku's eyes widened, "No way! Is he really-?"

At that moment, the youth's purple hair turned golden blonde, his eyes turned greenish-blue, and his muscle mass gained a slight increase.

He had transformed into a Super Saiyan, like Goku once did on Namek.

Frieza stammered, "Th-Those eyes...he has the same eyes..."

The emperor fearfully stepped back a few feet, surprising King Cold.

The youth shouted, "Goku! Get out of the way! Now!"

Confused, Goku asked, "Wait, how do you even know my name?!"

"No time to explain! Now go!"

Goku, perplexed by this youth, stammered, "I...um...okay!"

He teleported back to where the others were, and placed the unconscious Begu near Mafin and 21.

The youth charged up and yelled, "MASENKO-HA!"

He fired out a massive golden beam straight at Frieza, vaporizing him instantly.

The mystery teen fired a smaller blast straight through King Cold's heart, killing him.

He fired one more attack at the Frieza Force mothership, destroying it completely.

Everyone was left with shocked expressions on their faces.

Vegeta thought, "Another Super Saiyan?! How is that possible?!"

Goku's shocked expression slowly turned into a smile, "Incredible. Another Super Saiyan. I better chat with this guy for a bit..."

The youth transformed back to his base form, and floated over to the group.

He asked, "Goku, can I talk to you in private? It's urgent."

Goku nodded and said, "Sure."

The Saiyan flew upwards, and Krillin stammered, "W-Wait! Goku! Are you sure we can trust this guy?"

Goku looked at down at his friend, "It's going to be alright, Krillin. This guy doesn't look all that dangerous. Just let me talk to him for a bit."

He and the mysterious youth flew off at a safe distance from the group.

Goku asked, "So, what did you want to talk to me about?"

The youth replied, "Well, first off, my name is Trunks. And I'm from the future."

Goku's eyes widened in shock, "THE FUTURE?!"

Trunks pleaded, "Please calm down!"

Goku nervously exclaimed, "R-Right! Sorry!"

Trunks continued, "Anyways, I came back here to deliver a very important message."

Goku raised an eyebrow, "What kind of message?"

The youth closed his eyes and took a deep breath.

He explained, "Three years from now, on May 12th, at approximately 10:30 am, two androids will appear on an island nine miles from South City. They are the most ruthless monsters you will ever see, and they will stop at nothing to cause-"

"Wait a minute.", interrupted Goku, "Androids? As in...ones from the Red Ribbon Army?"

Trunks' eyes widened, "Y-Yes! How do you know about their existence?"

Goku smiled, "I have this researcher lady friend named Android 21! We went on this trip around the world, and we ended up seeing-"

"Hold on! There's an Android...21? H-How?!", questioned the youth.

Goku asked, "Why are you curious? Is she important in your future?"

"No. I've haven't encountered her at all.", replied Trunks.

"Huh, that's kinda odd...", said a confused Goku.

Trunks sighed, "Then again, I never really searched the globe to see if there were other androids. Perhaps, I'll meet her later on in my timeline."

He then inquired, "So, this android is your...friend?"

Goku happily replied, "Yeah! She's actually a really nice person once you get to know her!"

Trunks nodded and asked, "How did you guys find 21?"

Goku explained, "These two former Frieza Force lackeys named Mafin and Begu found her in some old laboratory."

"Mafin and Begu...I've heard of those two. Mother told me that they were fun people to hang out with, and great fighters as well. Unfortunately, their time was cut short, as they killed by the androids. My timeline's androids.", said Trunks as he folded his arms.

Goku nodded, "So, these two androids are far more dangerous, I assume."

"Yes.", continued Trunks, who wanted to get back on the original subject,

"And as for everyone else, they are all killed too."

"EVERYONE?! EVEN VEGETA, PICCOLO, GOHAN, AND KRILLIN?!", yelled Goku.

"Yes. Everyone."

Goku fearfully asked, "Wh-What happens to me? Do I get killed by the androids?"

Trunks shook his head, "No, you don't. You end up dying of a heart disease."

Deeply horrified by this future news, Goku angrily clenched his fists, and glared at the ground.

A new question then crossed his mind.

Goku looked back up at Trunks, "Wait, why not just use the Namekian Dragon Balls to bring me and everyone else back?"

Trunks sadly replied, "When I was younger, my mother tried going out to New Namek. She took me along, and we went in a brand new spaceship. By the time we were several feet in the air, the androids spotted us, and they blasted the ship into pieces. Thankfully, we managed to escape without any injuries."

He let out a small sigh, and continued, "She tried again several more times after that, but the results were always the same. Eventually, she just gave up. From then on, we were essentially trapped on Earth."

Goku growled, "Darn! So you were just playthings to those monsters!"

Trunks looked down, and clenched his fists tightly, "My future is a living nightmare thanks to them."

He looked back up at Goku, with a sense of desperation in his eyes.

"That's why I need you to tell everyone about this. Your friends, my mother, my father, and your son!"

"Right! I will!", said Goku with a determined voice.

The Saiyan's eyes widened as he realized something.

"U-Um, who are your parents again?", asked Goku, deeply confused at the mention of them.

Trunks nervously replied, "V-Vegeta...and Bulma."

Shocked by this other bit of future news, Goku let out a massive scream, and fell to the ground.

"Th-Th-Those two are your parents?!"

Trunks nodded to confirm this new revelation.

"Oh, wow. I never imagined that they would get together. I figured Bulma would go for Yamcha, but Vegeta?", said Goku as he stood back up.

Trunks explained, "I remember my mother telling me that when she saw that Yamcha was acting sleazy, she got fed up with him, and they broke up. Then, two weeks later, she went to check on Vegeta, and over the course of a year, it just...happened."

"Huh! Well, what do you know!", thought Goku.

The future warrior pulled out an unknown capsule from his pocket, "This capsule contains the heart medicine. If you take it several times throughout these three years, then it should combat the virus."

He threw the capsule over to Goku, who instantly caught it with one hand.

Goku happily said, "Thanks a lot, Trunks! We'll make sure to train hard!"

The youth smiled, "It was an honor meeting you, Goku. I hope things turn out alright for your future. I'll make sure to see you again in three years!"

With that, Trunks flew off, leaving Goku to contemplate on his new mission.

"Hmmm...", thought aloud the Saiyan, "How I am gonna explain this...?"

"HEY! GOKU!", yelled out Krillin.

Goku turned around and saw everyone run up to him (or fly over to him in the case of Piccolo, Vegeta, and 21).

Krillin nervously asked, "H-How'd the conversation go? What'd he say?"

Bulma added, "Yeah, tell us!"

Goku replied, "The kid said that in three years, there will be two androids coming to some island!"

"And?", inquired Bulma, who motioned her friend to continue.

Goku stammered, "W-Well, I, uh~"

"Darn! H-How do I explain this any further?!", nervously thought the Saiyan.

Piccolo spoke up, "Allow me take over. I already heard."

The Namekian began explaining everything to the group (well, everything except for Trunks' parentage).

After he finished, most of the group was left speechless.

21 , in particular, was horrified by this future news. Wanting to contemplate on this matter, she flew over to a cliff to be alone with her thoughts.

Yamcha smirked, "It's too far fetched for me. That kid could just be claiming he's from the future..."

Bulma chuckled, "Yeah! I mean, a time machine?!"

"If you don't want to believe, fine. Stay out of our way.", harshly stated Piccolo, "But I'll make sure to train myself, because I have no intent on dying once more."

Just then, Mafin and everyone else heard a new sound coming from above. They all looked upwards, and saw Trunks' time machine hovering in the air. The vehicle quickly teleported away afterwards.

Mafin looked at the ground and thought, "So, another time traveler exists. I wonder if Kappukeki's met this guy..."

Tien calmly said, "I'll train."

Krillin nodded in agreement, "Me too."

Yamcha added, "Same here. I'm pretty much convinced now..."

The three-eyed martial artist folded his arms, "All right then, we meet again in three years. Where, and when will it be?"

Piccolo replied, "May 12th, around 10am, on an island 9km southwest from South City. We should get there an hour earlier...we'll meet at 9."

Bulma gasped and spoke up, "Hey! I was just thinking!"

The Z-Fighters turned their attention to the scientist.

Krillin asked, "What is it, Bulma?"

She proposed, "Why don't we attack Dr. Gero right now? We can just use the Dragon Balls to ask Shenron, and he'll tell us! Then, you guys won't have to go through all that in three years!"

"IF YOU TRY TO DO THAT, I'LL KILL YOU!", angrily shouted Vegeta, "UNDERSTAND?!"

Bulma's eye twitched and she shouted back, "WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT?! THIS ISN'T A GAME! THE EARTH'S FATE IS RIDING ON THIS!"

She went over to Goku and grabbed him by the arms, "Don't you agree, Goku?!"

The martial artist sighed, "I'm sorry Bulma, but...I want to fight these androids too. And besides, it would be kinda cowardly to take out Dr. Gero without a fair fight."

Bulma growled and yelled up to the sky, "AUGH! THESE SAIYANS! THEY'RE SUCH BATTLE JUNKIES!"

She turned to the other Z-Fighters and desperately pleaded, "At least you guys have some sense, right?! If you die, you can never come back to life!"

Tien said, "But I want to know just what I can do in battle. And if I die..."

He clenched his fists tightly, "...then it was an honorable death."

Yamcha grinned, "I agree! I'm with you all the way dude!"

Piccolo nodded, "He's right."

Bulma's jaw dropped as she stared at the rest of the fighters in disbelief, "I...I can't believe this..."

She turned to Mafin and asked, "M-Mafin, you believe me, right? You think we should take out those androids now?"

"Well, u-um...", stammered Mafin.

The scientist looked at him with desperation in her eyes.

Mafin nervously gupled and replied, "I'm really sorry, Bulma, but I agree with them. Even though Frieza's gone, we still have to protect this world from powerful threats!"

Bulma facepalmed herself, "Not you too..."

She then exclaimed, "Wait! There's still 21!"

Bulma looked around for the android, but saw that she was nowhere to be seen.

Confused, Bulma asked Mafin, "Hey, where'd 21 go?"

Mafin tried to sense the android's energy, and after sensing it, he looked over to see that she was standing on a distant cliff.

The Pesutorian pointed at the cliff, "She's up there."

Bulma grabbed onto Mafin's arm and shouted, "Let's head over, pronto! I gotta have a lady back me up!"

Mafin blurted out, "Um, okay!"

He hoisted Begu's unconscious body on his back, and he flew over to the cliff.

21 turned around and saw her three companions, "O-Oh! Hello Mafin, and Bulma..."

Mafin asked, "Are you alright?"

21 let out a sigh, "No. That was a lot to take in."

Bulma grinned, "So, do you think we should take out Dr. Gero right now? I mean, I can't be the only one who thinks of this, right?!"

The android replied, "I believe we should train to face them."

Bulma facepalmed herself once again and thought, "You gotta be kidding me!"

21 continued, "And I've decided that I'm joining in the fight."

Shocked by this, Mafin exclaimed, "Wait, what?! But I thought you said-"

"I know. But upon hearing Piccolo say that you, Begu, and everyone else die out in the future, and that I am nowhere to be found...it deeply terrifies me.", explained the android as she clutched her heart.

She placed her hands on Mafin's shoulders, "That is why I want you and the others to teach me! I want to learn how to fight back against these other androids! So that I don't lose the people I care about the most!"

As she stared at Mafin directly in the eyes, the Pesutorian's heart began racing.

In a determined voice, he said, "We will teach you. I'll make sure let the others know."

21 smiled warmly, "Thank you, Mafin. I really appreciate this."

The android proceeded to happily embrace the orange alien, and he embraced her back.

Bulma smiled at the two of them. At least there was some sort of wholesomeness in this scary situation they were all in...

At that moment, Begu instantly regained consciousness, startling everyone near him.

He blurted out, "Wh-What happened?!"

Mafin replied, "Some purple-haired teen took out Frieza and that big guy."

Begu exclaimed, "What?!"

Bulma added, "Yeah! Turns out he's a young Super Saiyan from the future!"

"WHAT?! HOW LONG WAS I OUT?!"

21 replied, "Approximately...25 minutes."

"Geez...", muttered Begu as he rubbed his head.

Mafin put a hand on Begu's shoulder and asked, "Are you alright, though?"

Begu nodded, "Yeah. Physically, at least..."

"Good, good.", smiled Mafin.

He then slapped Begu across the face, "WHAT WERE YOU THINKING?! YOU DO REALIZE YOU COULD'VE BEEN KILLED!"

Begu exclaimed, "I know, but I wanted to take Frieza head on! You of all people should understand where I'm coming from!"

Mafin replied, "Dude, I absolutely understand. I was with you on the day Octoria was destroyed. But that's no excuse to take on a powerful tyrant like Frieza!"

Begu growled, "I had to avenge our loved ones somehow!"

"That was an incredibly stupid way of doing so!"

"So, the fact that he killed them means nothing to you?! Doesn't that make you want to kill him yourself?!"

Mafin pinched his nose in frustration and sighed, "Of course it means everything to me. But I know when to draw the line when someone is far too powerful!"

Begu shook his head in disbelief and said, "You just don't get it. Do you?"

The Octorian glared at the ground, "And now Frieza's gone...but I wasn't the one to do it."

Begu turned away from the group, and blasted off into the sky.

"BEGU! GET BACK HERE!", shouted Mafin.

The Pesutorian was about to fly off, but he stopped when 21 placed her hand on his shoulder.

She said, "Mafin, calm down. I think Begu needs time to sort out his thoughts. We should let him be alone for a while."

Mafin sighed deeply, "You're right."

Mafin, 21, and Bulma all looked up at the sky once more, hoping their friend would be okay.