Let me clear somethings up real quick.
1. I already said they will be watching the Dragon ShortZ. So, they will see the birth of Goten, I just didn't want them to be aware of him till he appears.
2. Stop asking for fucking Broly. You are gonna get the steroid Saiyan during the 10 Day wait for the Cell Games. Is this how TFS felt when people kept asking for him?
3. Next chapter will be the return of Cell, so look forward to the Dragon Slayers shitting their pants and everyone else being uncomfortable.
Please enjoy and review.
Chapter 61: History of Trunks
TRUNKS' NARRATION: Hello. My name is Trunks. And this is my story.
"A Trunks flashback!?" Levy shouted, surprised.
"We finally get to see what his world is like," Jellal said.
"And we'll see how handsome Gohan becomes!" Mira swayed, happily. Her siblings sweatdropped at her actions.
TRUNKS: (shows Gohan running while everyone else is at Goku's house; Trunks is a baby and is crying) I mean, I was a baby during this part, so...the details are a little unclear.
(Gohan opens the door inside his house)
GOHAN: Mom, what happened?
CHI-CHI: Your dad is dead! For good! (Goku is on a bed with his eyes closed)
The mood in the room decreased several degrees at the reminder of Goku's death.
"I forgot that Goku died from heart disease here. Nothing can bring him back," Erza spoke, sorrowfully.
GOHAN: NO!
TRUNKS: Dad dead! Dad dead!
TRUNKS' NARRATION: I'm told those were my first words.
"What a poor choice of first words," Sting winced.
VEGETA: Son of a bitch!
TRUNKS: Son of a bitch!
TRUNKS' NARRATION: And those were my second.
"I would laugh if this wasn't such a heartbreaking moment," Gajeel said.
GOHAN: But he just got back from his training! After getting back from Namek! After getting back from his training! After being dead!
"I'm sorry, Gohan," Mira wanted to give the boy a comforting hug.
GOKU: (as his image fades into the sunset) Bye, son!
"And those are his last words," Makarov sweatdrops.
TRUNKS' NARRATION: And with the death of Goku, his family and friends were left to mourn...for approximately 6 months.
(cut to Piccolo, Vegeta, and Tien getting attacked by the Cyborgs, who all groan upon being hit)
"They didn't last long at all," Sting said, surprised.
"To be fair, we didn't get to see the whole fight," Rogue told his partner.
KRILLIN: Hey girl, how you- (gets shot in the eyes simultaneously by the Cyborgs) WAH! MY EYES!
"Krillin never got a chance in this world!" Juvia cried at the loss of potential romance.
"Is that really the part you should be caring about," Gray sweatdrops.
TRUNKS' NARRATION: Leaving the fate of the Earth with little hope.
"Trunks and Gohan can beat them. Once Trunks returns from the past of course," Natsu stated, confidently.
(shows the 'DragonBall Z Abridged' logo on the screen and then the logo 'The History of Trunks')
(cut to a bustling city)
TRUNKS' NARRATION: Over the next thirteen years, the Androids would destroy small town after small town, working their way up. Maybe that's why we reacted the way we did…
Natsu looked confused at Trunks' words. "Of course you guys would want to fight them. They've been destroying your home for too long." He didn't understand what was so wrong about fighting back.
TJ: And welcome back, folks, to TJ...
WOMBAT: And the Wombat! Wombat! Wombat.
WOMAN: Me so horny.
"Didn't need to know that," Lucy said.
TJ: Starting us off this hour with sports. The College BattleBall Association has had to disband entirely...
WOMBAT: As most of its players and associate colleges have been destroyed by the Cyborgs!
VOICE: (laughter) Wipeout…
"I don't get how that's funny," Yukino said, confused.
"It's depressing humor, a way to deal with all that's happening," Rogue told her.
TJ: Speaking of which, in Cyborg News... (Terminator theme plays with the moan of a woman at the end)
(the city is under attack by the Cyborgs)
WOMBAT: As we currently speak, Paprikaburg is under siege by the mechanical threat!
The mages growled and glared angrily at the destruction the androids were causing.
TJ: But on the brighter side, Wombat's getting married! (wedding song plays with the moan of a woman playing again at the end)
"Congratulations!" Wendy cheered.
WOMBAT: That's right! Unfortunately, my beloved fiancé resides in Paprikaburg, and is probably most certainly dying as we speak. (funeral music plays with another moan of a woman at the end)
"Oh…" Her cheering stopped, immediately.
(cut to Bulma and Trunks riding in a car)
WOMBAT: But, silver-lining: I'm single again!
AUSTIN POWERS: Oh, behave! (Austin Powers theme intro plays until Bulma changes the station)
BULMA: *sighs* I miss country.
TRUNKS: Mom...do you believe in destiny?
"Destiny is a fickle thing. It either leads you down a path of gold or leads you down a path of jagged rocks," Jellal answered. He remembered believing that his destiny was to resurrect Zeref, but thanks to Natsu and Erza, he was stopped.
BULMA: I'm a scientist, so no.
"Destiny is something I'd rather never think about," Lucy said, remembering her Future self's death.
TRUNKS: Paprikaburg is only thirty miles from here! If I hurry, I could save someone!
BULMA: (stops the car) Or you could die like your father!
TRUNKS: Why do you say that every time I want to go fight them?
"Because you would die like your father," Gajeel answered.
BULMA: Because you are 13, I'm 37, and I am all alone.
"That's true as well. If he died, Bulma would have nobody left," Lisanna said, frowning at the thought. Thinking back to when she was stuck in Edolas, while her siblings believed that she was dead for years. Then there's the Edolas versions that did lose their Lisanna.
TRUNKS' NARRATION: My mother had been 37 for ten years…
"So, she's just in constant denial," Laxus shook his head.
BULMA: No means no. End of discus- (Trunks flies off) Oh, no! Just-just fly away! That's fine! (thinking) God...bless him.
"He'll be fine, don't worry," Levy said.
(cut back to Paprikaburg where 17 is chasing screaming civilians in a car)
A huge amount of bloodlust burst into life within the guild from seeing 17 mow down innocent people.
CYBORG 17: Hey, 18! You keepin' score?
CYBORG 18: Why would I be doing that?
CYBORG 17: *sighs* You said you would!
CYBORG 18: No, you said, 'Hey, check this shit out!', then jumped in a car.
"Well...their personalities are consistent at least," Carla muttered.
CYBORG 17: Aw, come on, sis. Is this about the shop earlier?
(flashback of 18 walking toward a car holding a couple of new clothes)
CYBORG 18: Oh, man. You wouldn't believe this haul. This is why I love these little inner-city shops. They always have the best brands... (17 destroys the shop with a finger blast) What the hell?! Why did you blow it up?! They were giving me free clothes!
"Free clothes, because you'd kill them if you didn't," Kagura glared.
CYBORG 17: Didn't give me nothin'.
CYBORG 18: It was a woman's clothing store!
CYBORG 17: Hey, I'm perfectly secure.
"Well...isn't that something," Gray said.
CYBORG 18: Is that why you dye your hair?
CYBORG 17: Tch, don't hate.
(cut back to the present with Trunks flying over to Paprikaburg)
TRUNKS' NARRATION: I wasn't sure if I'd be able to do anything at all, but I had to at least try to stop their chaos... Unfortunately, I was too late.
TRUNKS: (sees the wreckage) Damn it! I'm too late!
"Trunks…" Their hearts went out to the young Saiyan.
TRUNKS' NARRATION: But, as I walked the ruins of that demolished city...
TRUNKS: (walks and picks up a toy bear and begins grieving until he senses someone coming) Huh? (the person who arrives is Gohan)
"GOHAN!" The Fairy mages shouted, excitedly. Mira being the loudest of the bunch.
TRUNKS' NARRATION: A hero appeared! The hero of my time, Gohan!
"He really did become a handsome young man!" Mira felt like a proud parent.
"He looks SUPER MANLY NOW!" Elfman shouted.
TRUNKS' NARRATION: And face-to-face with him, all I could say was...
TRUNKS: (barely coherent) Gohan, they keep destroying cities and I don't know how to stop them! And now everybody's dead! (continues whining)
TRUNKS' NARRATION: I believe it was profound.
"He got that from his dad," Gajeel snickered.
(cut to Capsule Corp.)
TRUNKS: You remember a time before this, Gohan... What was it like?
GOHAN: Well...when I was a toddler, my uncle showed up, kidnapped me, and then Mr. Piccolo killed him and my dad. Then Mr. Piccolo kidnapped me, the Saiyans showed up, and killed a bunch of people, including Mr. Piccolo. Then we went to Namek, and a bunch more people died. We came back, then my dad died again, then all my friends died. And now everyone else is dying.
"It's...moments like these where you remember that Gohan was robbed of a normal childhood," Levy said.
"He witnessed more death than any child his age should ever see," Mira wanted to hug the bo-No the young man.
TRUNKS: ...But it was better, right?
GOHAN/Makarov: ...No.
TRUNKS: Well, I can help! I'm half-Sayin, just like you!
GOHAN: ...I've got one, Mr. Piccolo.
"This is when Trunks becomes Gohan's student!" Natsu smiles in anticipation.
TRUNKS: What?
GOHAN: I said, from now on, you shall be my pupil. And you will call me Mr. Gohan!
"Mr. Gohan!" Natsu and Happy shouted.
"Don't call him that," Lucy sweatdropped.
TRUNKS: Oh, okay. Would you like to stay for dinner, Mr. Gohan?
GOHAN: Mr. Gohan would!
"He's so happy. It's adorable," Lisanna giggled.
(Bulma comes in carrying groceries)
BULMA: Trunks, are you home? Or should I change my dating profile from 'single mother' to just 'single'? Because one gets more hits…
"Why is that the most prominent thing on your mind?" Levy asked.
BULMA: Oh! (sees Gohan) Gohan... Long time, no see.
GOHAN: Bulma.
BULMA: So, Gohan... You staying the night? We got plenty of room here, but, you know... No extra beds, so...we'll have to share.
Erza quickly subdued Mira before she could transform and smash the lacrama in pure fury. Lucy coughed nervously and looked at the screen.
"Bulma...you've known him since he was 4 years old. Do NOT cross any lines," The Celestial Mage said.
(Gohan looks bewildered and Trunks looks shocked)
GOHAN: ...I'm good.
"Thank Kami," Everyone sighed.
BULMA: ...Well, worth a shot. Who's hungry?
(cut to Gohan, Trunks, and Bulma in the kitchen, with Gohan and Trunks sitting in a table filled with food)
BULMA: You wouldn't believe how hard it is to get produce nowadays. Luckily, we have our own greenhouses. Don't ask me where I get the protein from, though.
"Where?" Happy asks anyway. Nobody wanted to answer the blue Exceed though.
GOHAN: Can't talk! Eating! (begins shoveling down on his food)
"He's just like his dad," Erza said, proudly.
BULMA: Oh, you are just like your father!
GOHAN: (immediately stops eating) In what regard?
BULMA: Well, you're strong and brave, and look at you in that gi!
GOHAN: It was the only thing he left me…
"Not even the power pole? Or the Nimbus?" Lily asked, skeptically?
BULMA: Aw, that's sweet...
(cut to Trunks and Gohan training)
TRUNKS' NARRATION: Over the next few weeks, Gohan would begin training me, focusing on making me a Super Saiyan like him. His methods were...dodgy.
"Cool we'll get to see Trunks become a Super Saiyan," Natsu grinned at the epic transformation Trunks would have.
GOHAN: DODGE! (kicks Trunks down into the water)
"This has to be cathartic for him in some sort of way," Gray said. He thought back to his and Lyon's training with Ur.
TRUNKS: (struggling in the water) Help me, Mr. Gohan!
GOHAN/Laxus: FLY UP!
TRUNKS: The whirlpool's too strong, I-I can't swim!
GOHAN: I said, 'FLY UP'!
TRUNKS: Maybe I could build a raft!
(Gohan lets out a frustrated scream. Cut to Trunks out of the water, coughing and spluttering.)
Laxus also wanted to scream at Trunks being an idiot.
ORPHEUS JR.: (falls out from Trunks' mouth) BUMBA!
"He returned!" Lisanna shouted.
GOHAN: Here. (TRUNKS: Huh?) Clean yourself up. (hands Trunks a towel) You know, if you think I'm rough, you should have trained with Mr. Piccolo.
TRUNKS: You really looked up to him, didn't you?
GOHAN: Yeah. He was like the father I never had.(I hate this line with a passion).
"You had a father and his name was Goku," Erza corrected.
"Yeah, Piccolo was always like a caring/strict uncle," Lucy agreed.
TRUNKS: You know, speaking of dads, Mom never talks about mine. You knew him, right? What was he like?
(Gohan smiles and looks up in the sky. Cut to Vegeta whaling on a child Gohan.)
VEGETA: So what? You think having a dad as a Super Saiyan makes you better than me?!
GOHAN: (barely able to speak) No!
VEGETA: WRONG ANSWER! (continues to pummel Gohan)
"I'm glad he's dead," Mira said, uncaringly. Her words freaked out her siblings once more.
(back in the present...or alternate future, if you will, Gohan now has a stern look in his face)
GOHAN: ...He had a lot to prove.
"To himself more than anything else," Gajeel said.
TRUNKS' NARRATION: Gohan would never talk much about his family. Apparently, his mother and grandfather lived alone in the woods.
"Oh! They're still alive?" Bickslow asked, shocked.
(cut over to Gohan's family home)
OX KING: I'm home! And I've got groceries! How are you doing, sweetheart?
CHI-CHI: I should be a grandmother, you know…
OX KING/Everyone: Oh...
CHI-CHI: I should be a grandmother, with a Nobel Prize-winning son. But what am I? A widow. With a son who never talks to me, and is possibly dead.
"I can see why he refuses to talk to you. He should though, because you are his mother," Erza felt bad for the ruined relationship Gohan has with his parents.
OX KING: You... Y-y-you, uh...
CHI-CHI: So I'm just gonna sit here and knit this baby sweater..
OX KING: So, uh, is dinner happening?
CHI-CHI: Will dinner bring my husband back?!
"Knowing Goku, it would bring him back," Gray sweatdropped.
OX KING: Maybe?!
(cut to Trunks training at night while Gohan looks on)
TRUNKS' NARRATION: Gohan would continue pushing me harder and harder, day and night, to become a Super Saiyan.
GOHAN: That's it. Look at him, Mr. Piccolo.. He's almost ready. What do you think?
PICCOLO: (I think only real training you'll ever get in this world is on the battlefield.)
(Trunks fails to become a Super Saiyan and collapses)
GOHAN: ...You're right!
"S-Should we be concerned about Gohan's mental state?" Lucy asked, nervously.
"I'm just surprised it took him this long to go crazy," Gajeel said. Levy elbowed him in the sides for the comment.
(cut to the next day at SuperWorld)
TRUNKS' NARRATION: The next day, the Cyborgs would attack SuperWorld.
P.A.: Hello, and welcome to SuperWorld! Slogan pending! Please stay behind the line!
SUPER WORLD ATTENDANT: Huh? (notices 17 & 18 getting into the roller coaster) E-excuse me, you two. You can't cut the line!
CYBORG 18: Do...you not know who we are?
"Either that or he just doesn't care. Also, why is an amusement park open when there are literally two killer cyborgs on the loose?" Carla asks, confused.
SUPER WORLD ATTENDANT: If you'd like to get on the rides faster, we do have a fast-pass system that's only 7,900 zeni- (18 puts her hand toward the attendant) Huh?
CYBORG 18: This is why I hate theme parks. (fires a blast at the attendant, with the crowd screaming as she and 17 ride the roller coaster) Whee!
CYBORG 17: Yeah! Alright!
(the Cyborgs are now seen riding the teacups)
"Them having fun makes me want to puke," Laxus gagged.
CYBORG 18: Whee! (the surviving patrons are seen fleeing for their lives as the Cyborgs are now on the swing rides) Whee!
CYBORG 17: Woo-hoo!
(cut to the Cyborgs about to get on the Merry-Go-Round)
CYBORG 18: Yeah, you know, when you can fly, these rides don't really seem that fun.
"When you commit mass genocide it's also less fun," Lily added.
(Gohan and Trunks appear)
GOHAN: Well, if you're already bored, why not try taking a ride on my fist?
"Rephrase that one, Gohan," Mira pleaded.
CYBORG 17: Wow, you, uh, want a minute to rephrase that there, chief?
GOHAN: Nope! I'd rather take that minute to kick your ass!
"That's better," Gajeel smirked.
CYBORG 18: Okay, now see? That's better.
GOHAN: Now Trunks, I want you to just sit back and spectate... Unless they team up on me, in which case, jump in.
"Time to see what Future Gohan can do!" Natsu couldn't wait for the fight to start.
TRUNKS: I can't help but feel like I'm woefully unprepared for this.
"That's how Gohan was when the Saiyans arrived," Carla said.
GOHAN: And that's exactly what we prepared for!
"And that's how Piccolo answered," Lily followed up.
(17 fires a blast at the ground and starts attacking Gohan, who transforms into a Super Saiyan and engages in battle against 17)
The mages shouted excitedly at seeing Future Gohan go Super Saiyan.
TRUNKS' NARRATION: This would be my first real battle, and I'd never seen anyone fight so fiercely. Gohan had always told me stories about the fights of the past, but those had a lot more screaming and posturing. (Gohan is seen gaining the upper hand against 17 as he manages to knock him away) But as soon as Gohan gains the upper hand... (18 appears in Gohan's way and palm punches him into the window of a restaurant)
"What kind of assholes jump in the middle of someone else's fight?" Natsu grumbled.
Sting and Rogue looked at each other silently, knowing they mainly fight as a duo more than anything else.
CYBORG 17: Damn, he's pissed today!
CYBORG 18: You think it's his time of the month?
CYBORG 17: Ha! Ah, it's funny 'cause you're a chick.
"Not a single one of you guys make a joke about it," Erza glared at the male population in the guild hall. Who were all smart enough to not say anything back.
TRUNKS: Gohan!
(both Cyborgs attack Gohan and easily overpowers him)
TRUNKS: (rushes into the battle to help Gohan) STOP IT!
(18 fires a blast at Trunks, who hit by the blast but manages to get back on his feet and then jumps a ferris wheel along with 18)
CYBORG 18: I can't believe he brought a kid to a battle! Super irresponsible.
"Piccolo is sweating in the afterlife right now," Macao said.
TRUNKS' NARRATION: She wasn't wrong.
TRUNKS: I'm not afraid of you! I can take care of you myself!
TRUNKS' NARRATION: I however was.
(18 punches Trunks then grabs him by the shirt)
CYBORG 18: Now what do you think?
TRUNKS: You hit like a girl…
"Well...he's not wrong," Levy shrugged.
CYBORG 18: (scoffs) Well...you're not wrong. (prepares a blast to kill Trunks)
GOHAN: TRUNKS! (kicks 18 and saves Trunks) Oh shit! Oh shit! Oh shit! Oh shit! (leaps away while holding Trunks)
CYBORG 18: Oh, no you don't!
(the Cyborgs fires multiple blasts that destroys a good portion of the theme park while it shows Gohan with Trunks hiding behind a debris)
"Good they're not too injured," Mira sighed, relieved.
CYBORG 17: Well, shit. Think he got away?
CYBORG 18: I don't know... We can't sense life energy...
CYBORG 17: Seriously, what was the POINT of not giving us that ability? Seems like an intentional design flaw, if you ask me.
"Gero had the tendency to include large design flaws, which is a good thing," Levy said.
CYBORG 18: Oh, well. Scorched Earth?
"I don't like the sound of that at all," Wendy feared.
CYBORG 17: Scorched Earth.
GOHAN: (thinking) Aw, crapbaskets!
(18 fires a blast that demolishes the entire theme park)
GOHAN: (regains consciousness) Ow! Pain! Oh, everything's in pain... Ah, everything but my left ar- (looks to his left and notices he has no arm)
Gildarts gripped his prosthetic arm in sympathy. Relating to Gohan instantly. "Losing a limb really sucks, huh kid?"
Mira shook in rage, but didn't lash out at all. Gohan was down a limb, but he was alive. All that mattered was that he and Trunks were alive.
Everyone else either showed pity for Gohan's lost limb or were angry at the Androids.
GOHAN: Oh, man. (begins to crawl to Trunks, who is unconscious) Too bad I'm not a Namekian... Be really handy right about now. *sighs* (thinking) But I'll just settle on the next best thing and use the Senzu Beans.. (opens the bag and only one Senzu Bean falls out) Bean. Singular. Ah, well, that's disappointing…
"I really don't like this future," Wendy muttered. She wished she could help Gohan and Trunks.
(cut to Bulma inside a dark room working on her dating profile)
BULMA: Looking for...male, mid-to-late 30's...black, spiky hair...not too tall, loves to work out…
"You're gonna have some tough luck there, Bulma," Yukino laughed a bit.
TRUNKS: (walks in) Hey, Mom?
BULMA: *sighs* What is it, Trun- (sees Trunks carrying Gohan who is bruised and missing a limb) OH, MY GOD!
TRUNKS: What do you know about reattaching arms...that I can't find?
"That it's basically impossible," Romeo answered.
BULMA: Oh, sweetie... (fast forward to Trunks watching over Gohan who's now placed in a bed and is covered with bandages) So, have you learned anything today?
TRUNKS: ...The only good Cyborg is a dead Cyborg?
BULMA: *sighs* You really are your father's son.
"Is that still a good thing?" Sting asked.
"It never was," Minerva told him.
(cut to Trunks continuing his training in becoming a Super Saiyan)
TRUNKS' NARRATION: Now stronger and more motivated than ever, I was back to training as soon as Gohan was able again. Though, I think he was still a little...sore.
GOHAN: Come on, Trunks! Just imagine losing someone or something close to you! Like your arm! 'Cause trust me! That really friggin' sucks!
"He's 'sore' about the arm? I couldn't tell," Gajeel said, sarcastically.
GOHAN: (Trunks collapses and vomits) ...All right, take five.
TRUNKS' NARRATION: Unfortunately... I wouldn't transform in time.
"What..? What does he mean by that?" Mira asks. Nobody could answer as they were also confused by Trunks' words.
Jellal had a sinking suspension, though he hoped to be wrong.
(cut to Gohan and Trunks sitting on a large rock in the middle of a wasteland)
TRUNKS: So, Gohan. Do you...usually hang out in wastelands?
GOHAN: What do you mean? This is where I live.
"He really adopted that Piccolo mindset," Lisanna giggled.
TRUNKS: Oh! ...It's nice.
GOHAN: I think you're really close, you know? *sighs* You just need something to push you over the edge…
"Maybe losing his arm?" Natsu suggested. Lucy smacked him for suggesting that.
TRUNKS: Well, you always tell me to use the pain of loss, but I've never really lost anyone.
GOHAN: For me, it's my greatest source of anger. I just think about losing Krillin, or Mr. Piccolo-
TRUNKS: Or your dad?
GOHAN: Uh, yeah, sure.
"There was that time when you headbutted Raditz," Erza wanted to remind Gohan.
GOHAN: And then it just builds up inside, until finally...it explodes. (there's an explosion in the distance) Yeah, like that. Only metaphorically.
TRUNKS: The Cyborgs! Mr. Gohan, we have to go!
"No! You are not going," Rogue disagreed with the son of Vegeta.
GOHAN: (transforms into a Super Saiyan) No, Trunks. You stay here this time. We both know you're not ready.
TRUNKS: Mr. Gohan, you only have one arm! What can you do with one arm?
GOHAN: ...You know what? You're right. What can I do with only one arm?
TRUNKS: Thank you, Mr. Gohan! I will not let you d- (Gohan knocks him unconscious)
"He can do that," Gildarts sighed. He and Makarov understood Gohan's plan.
"What the!? Why not let Trunks fight!?" Natsu shouts.
"Because Trunks isn't ready, Flame for brains!" Gray retorted. The two growled at each other, before Lucy pulled Natsu to look back at the screen.
GOHAN: That. I can do that with one arm. (thinking) Now, what can I do to the Cyborgs with one arm?
PICCOLO: (Use the Makankosappo!)
"Wait, he pronounced it correctly? That is not Piccolo," Levy said, bewildered.
GOHAN: (thinking) You never taught me that.
PICCOLO: (Uuuuuuuuuse iiiiiiiiiit.)
Some of the mages giggle.
(cut to another city with 17 causing more destruction while 18 watches on)
CYBORG 17: You know what? I'm bored.
CYBORG 18: Well, we could find another city.
CYBORG 17: No, I mean, like...bored of this whole 'great destroyer' schtick, you know? Destroying things, killing people... (fires another blast at an off-screen civilian) It's just boring.
"I hate the fact that they're coming to this conclusion after thirteen years of killing off most of humans," Laxus frowned.
"At least they're realizing that there's no enjoyment out of mass genocide," Makarov replied.
CYBORG 18: Yeah, it's kind of lost its luster. (a surviving civilian is seen emerging from behind her) After you wipe an entire genre of music off the face of the earth, what's left?
CYBORG 17: You know what I always wanted to do? Like, since before all this? Be a park ranger.
"You want to range a park?" Evergreen raises an eyebrow.
CYBORG 18: You wanna range a park? (fires a blast at the surviving cilillian)
CYBORG 17: Hell, yeah! Livin' outdoors, communicating with nature, shootin' poachers... Yeah, I think I'ma do tha- (gets kicked by Gohan into a building) YOU GODDAMN CHEATIN' SON OF A BITCH! (hits the ground)
Majority of the guild burst into laughter.
CYBORG 18: (laughs) He slapped your shit!
CYBORG 17: Okay, you know what? That's it! I'm killin' every human! Every...one. ...Then I'm gonna range the shit out of that park.
"Well...Gohan ruined it," Wendy chuckled, nervously.
"At least he still wants to take care of a park," Lisanna added.
GOHAN: Neither of you are leaving here alive! I'm stronger than I was before!
CYBORG 18: Yeah, also lighter! Looks like you dropped some weight since last time. 5, 10 pounds? I don't know. How much does an arm weigh?
"Assholes," Natsu growled.
CYBORG 17: Gotta HAND IT to you though, pretty ballsy comin' after us all asymmetrical like that. But FOUR hands are better than ONE. Long story short: You're gonna die.
GOHAN: No! This isn't where my story ends! (powers up)
TRUNKS' NARRATION: This is where Gohan's story ends.
"He just means that Gohan gets critically injured, right? That Gohan wouldn't be capable of fighting anymore, right? He's not saying what I think he's saying...right?" Mira asks, afraid. Majority of the mages hold the same thoughts as Mira, not believing that Gohan will die here.
Makarov, Gildarts, and Jellal all clench their fists, having a sinking suspicion that seems to be coming true.
(cut to Gohan getting knocked to a building and then the cyborg start firing multiple blast from above)
GOHAN: (thinking) Ah... Well, this is it, Mr. Piccolo. But at least we still have Trunks. I trained him just like you wanted.
"Nonononononononononononono…."
PICCOLO: (You know I'm not actually here, right?)
GOHAN: (thinking) Aw...crapbaskets.
(cut to Trunks)
TRUNKS: (regains consciousness) -down! Huh? (gets up and sees smoke from the sky) Oh, no...
(cut to Trunks flying over the ruined city looking for Gohan. He gasps as he looks down and finds Gohan's corpse and starts walking towards it as it shows brief flashes of Gohan's battle against the Cyborgs)
Mira stared at the lifeless body of the boy she got so attached to since the beginning. She didn't have the energy to even get angry. All she could do was cry, hand covering her face. Lisanna was at her sister's side, her own tears flowing down as well. Both girls felt large arms wrap around them, Elfman embraced them.
Wendy cried, seeing how Gohan's story tragically ended. The boy she had been able to relate to died in a puddle, down an arm, and alone. She hugged Carla close to her for comfort.
Levy leaned into Gajeel's side and started crying. The Iron Slayer didn't have any sort of smartass comment or anything. He just held her close and lowered his own head in honor of Gohan.
Millianna cried out tears, burying her face into Kagura's chest. The swordswoman embraced her friend, rubbing circles around her back to comfort her.
Laxus lowered his head, cursing the fate that had befallen this timeline. Cursing the ending that Gohan received, because it wasn't the one the boy deserved.
Sting held Yukino and Lector, as they were crying. He lowered his head in respect for Gohan. Sting held Frosch and did the same thing as Sting, lowering his head. Gohan died a hero, a hero who deserved respect. Minerva didn't cry, because she wasn't super attached to Gohan. But, even she knew that he didn't deserve to die that way.
Makarov's grip grew too strong for his cane, the wooden staff shattered. The pieces falling to the floor. As he watched each episode, he grew attached to the boy; If he ever met Gohan he'd invite the boy to Fairy Tail. Seeing him die in such a way filled him with grief and fury.
Gildarts and Cana both sat in silence, giving respect to Gohan. The young man can now rest, and leave it all to Trunks.
Gray held a crying Juvia, and released a few tears himself. Neither of them ever thought the kid would die, at least not in such a tragic way. The little boy they watched fight off space pirates and tyrants fell to human made monstrosities. A thought that made you want to direct all your anger towards humans.
Erza wanted nothing more than to put down 17 and 18 for everything they did. All of the violence, deaths, and trauma they caused. All for some sick amusement and games. There was no purpose to their killing, no purpose at all. It even took away Gohan, which hurt more than any stab wound.
Lucy cried, hugging Happy tightly into her chest. The blue Exceed had flown to her immediately in tears. Tears that she tried to hold back at first, but this was all too familiar to her. Lucy turned her eyes onto Natsu and froze as the Fire Slayer got out of his seat.
Natsu Dragneel slowly walked towards the Lacrama, hands clenched tightly into fists. His hands burst into flames, and without hesitation he pulled it back.
"FIRE DRAGON: IRON FIST!"
He shattered the Lacrama without a second thought. Sending the pieces scattering all over the guildhall without a second thought. However, the Lacrama soon rebuilt itself as if Natsu hadn't hit it at all.
In blind fury he repeated the process repeatedly, shattering the Lacarama each time it rebuilt itself. Not a single soul moved to stop him, figuring it was best to let him release all the built up anger. Eventually he stopped and fell to his knees.
"He didn't deserve it. Gohan didn't deserve that…" Punching the floor, a snarl escaped his lips. "They need to pay. 17 and 18 need to pay for everything they've done," Natsu said.
They took a very long break to allow everyone to collect themselves, before starting the viewing back up.
TRUNKS: (turns Gohan's head around and sees his face) Gohan? Gohan?! (hugs Gohan's face) GOHAN! (begins screaming in grief over the loss of his first and only friend, allowing him to finally transform into a Super Saiyan and punches the ground in fury)
"He achieved Super Saiyan, but at what cost," Jellal muttered.
(THREE YEARS LATER)
(cut to Trunks, now a young teenager, walking inside Capsule Corp.)
TRUNKS: Alright, Mom. I've got the rest of the supplies for the time machine. It's too bad grandpa isn't here to help you build it.
BULMA: Yeah... Unfortunately, he's still off searching the cosmos for New Namek.
(cut to Dr. Briefs' spaceship approaching a planet)
DR. BRIEFS: By God... Is that it?! (shows a planet with 'NEW PLANET NAMEK' lighting up) After all these- (the 'FAKE' text between 'NEW' and 'PLANET NAMEK' lights up) GODDAMN IT ALL!
Some laughter broke through the heavy atmosphere.
(back at Capsule Corp.)
BULMA: So, until your grandpa returns, just me.
RADIO: Hello! This is an emergency broadcast from Cuminopolis! The Cyborgs are attacking, and they are sparing no one! NO ONE IS SAF- (the line loses its connection)
TRUNKS: That's close to here…
"Don't even think about it," Erza warned.
BULMA: Trunks... I know what you're thinking, but let me just finish the time machine!
TRUNKS: We don't have time for that!
BULMA: That's what the MACHINE is for!
"Wow," Levy giggled.
TRUNKS: Listen, I'm stronger now! (Vegeta's scream from back in episode 23 can be heard) I'm a Super Saiyan!
"I remember that scream," Levy mentions
BULMA: So was Gohan! And look how that turned out!
"Is it too soon?" Lucy asked.
"For us? Yes. For them? Probably not," Freed answered.
TRUNKS: Oh, so now you're just replacing Dad with Gohan?!
BULMA: Trust me, I TRIED!
And awkward silence entered the guild.
(awkward silence through which Vegeta's rage-breaking scream is extremely audible for two whole seconds before it dies out)
"There goes Vegeta," Levy said, breaking the tension.
TRUNKS: ...I'm going now.
BULMA: Be safe. (Trunks leaves)
"I'm getting some deja vu right now," Erza mentions.
(cut to Trunks flying off towards Cuminopolis and transforms into a Super Saiyan)
TRUNKS' NARRATION: And so, armed with the sword given to me by Tapion…("WHO!?" Levy asks)which is a whole other story,("DAMMIT!" Levy screamed) I raced off to fight the Cyborgs...one last time.
(cut to the what's used to be in Cuminopolis with 18 seen walking on top of a wrecked car)
CYBORG 18: We all wrapped up, then?
CYBORG 17: Yep. Looks like we're out of people to kill here.
(Trunks appears behind them)
TRUNKS: Why don't you try me?
"D-Did you just ask them to kill you?" Romeo asks.
CYBORG 17: Wait, did you just ask us to kill you?
TRUNKS: N-no! A-as in fight me!
CYBORG 18: I'm sorry, do we know you?
"They couldn't even bother to remember," Natsu spat angrily.
TRUNKS: Yes! You murdered my master-
CYBORG 18: Oh, wait, hold on... I don't care. (appears in front of Trunks and punches him in the face)
TRUNKS' NARRATION: (the battle continues, with Trunks appearing to have trouble against the Cyborgs) To this day, I'm still not sure why I did what I did. ...Maybe it was grief. ...Maybe it was puberty. Maybe...I just had something to prove. A young, half-blood Super Saiyan, armed with nothing but a sword and his guts. (Trunks appears to now have the upper hand against the twin terrors) Unfortunately, half-human and half-Saiyan might just be analogous to half-brave...and half-stupid.
"Both Chi-Chi and Bulma would agree with that comment," Lucy said.
(the battle appears to have come to a close as the Cyborgs are nowhere to be seen)
TRUNKS: I... (collapses) I did it!
"Trunks...if it was that easy then Gohan wouldn't have died," Gildarts said, disappointed in Trunks' early celebration.
CYBORG 18: Hey! Doesn't he kinda remind you of you-know-who?
CYBORG 17: Now that you mention it, I do see the resemblance.. But, unlike good ol' Righty, he's still got both arms!
"So, they did remember," Lily glared.
CYBORG 18: Yeah, but not for long. (a building erupts right beside Trunks as 17 appears)
TRUNKS: Oh... crapbas- (17 punches him through the building he appeared from and lands behind 18's feet)
CYBORG 18: You lost, little boy?
TRUNKS: (looks up and sees 18) Oh... (18 kicks him out of the building, where he lands face-first into the ground as the Cyborgs land in front of him)
"You're in over your head kid. You should've just left it alone," Gildarts shakes his head.
CYBORG 17: Hey, sunshine. (lifts Trunks' head up with his foot) Cough if you're still alive. (Trunks coughs)
CYBORG 18: Good boy.
TRUNKS: Why...? Why are you doing this?
CYBORG 17: The question isn't why, kid. It's why not?
CYBORG 18: I mean, who's going to stop us?
CYBORG 17: Not those guys seventeen years ago.
CYBORG 18: Not 'Ol One-Arm.
CYBORG 17: And certainly not you.
"Just you wait, Trunks WILL kick your asses. Maybe not now, but one day; You'll pay for everything you've done," Natsu swore. He wished he could kick their asses himself.
TRUNKS: You... YOU... YOU evil bunch of jerks! (throws a punch at 17, who easily dodges it) I'll kick your... (starts landing punches on the Cyborgs, which has absolutely no effect as it fails to even make them flinch)
Some of the mages couldn't watch Trunks' pathetic attempts to fight.
CYBORG 17: (laughs) This is hilarious.
TRUNKS: ...you killed my master...
CYBORG 18: Yeah.
TRUNKS: ...you killed all those people...
CYBORG 18: Although now it's kind of annoying.
TRUNKS: -WHY? WHY? WHY? WHY? WHY? WHY?-
CYBORG 18: Now it's sad.
TRUNKS: -WHY? WHY?-
CYBORG 18: And now it's annoying again. (trips Trunks with her foot and punches him away as 17 appears and kicks Trunks towards a building followed by 18 punching him down to the ground (with Trunks making pinball noises as he collides with the building) and Trunks slides over near 17 and reverts to his normal form)
"If we didn't know he survived this, then I'd be scared for him," Gajeel said.
CYBORG 17: Wait a sec... This kid look familiar to you, sis?
CYBORG 18: Yeah. He was at the amusement park with Stumpy!
"And they now remember Trunks," Lily said.
CYBORG 17: (begins smashing his foot into Trunk's face) Aw, who's a little survivor? You are! Yes, you are! (raises his hand) Let's fix that, shall we? (prepares charging a blast until 18 suddenly appears in front of the blast)
CYBORG 18: Dibs!
CYBORG 17: SIS, GET OUT OF THE- (too late as the blast detonates)
CYBORG 18: Did you just friggin' blast me?
CYBORG 17: You stepped in front of it, what is wrong with you?!
CYBORG 18: (stutters in indignation) That's it! We're leaving!
CYBORG 17: Oh, come on, sis! Sis, get back here!
TRUNKS' NARRATION: I still have no idea how I survived…
Everyone couldn't help, but laugh at that whole bit.
(cut to Capsule Corp. where Trunks on a bed patched up and regains consciousness)
BULMA: Trunks, sweetie? You waking up?
TRUNKS: Mom? Am I alive? How long was I out?
BULMA: Well, I finished the time machine.
TRUNKS: Oh... Is that long?
BULMA: Yeah... Which means you have two options: you take another swing at the cyborgs... (Trunks groans) ...or you use the time machine to go save Goku.
TRUNKS: (mumbling) I wanna save Goku...
BULMA: Trunks...?
TRUNKS: I wanna save Goku!
BULMA/Erza: Good boy.
(cut to Trunks getting ready to use the time machine to travel back in the now-finished time machine)
TRUNKS' NARRATION: After recovering a few months, I was finally ready.
BULMA: Aw.. my jacket looks so good on you! All the girls in the past are just gonna love it!
"Yeah...you did," Lucy's face blanked at the memory of Bulma hitting on Trunks.
TRUNKS: (blushing) Thanks, Mom. (receives the medication from Bulma that will help Goku with his cholesterol problem) So, this is it! I can't believe I finally get to meet history's greatest hero!
"I...wouldn't go that far," Levy coughed into her hands.
BULMA: Yeah... Goku might not be exactly how you think, so do temper your expectations?
TRUNKS: And Dad! I finally get to meet Dad!
BULMA: Oh, shit. You do…
"Good job preparing him for that asshole by the way," Everyone glared at the Future Woman.
TRUNKS: Huh?
BULMA: I mean, just be yourself, sweetie! And everything will turn out okay.
"Wow, you really did a poor job on preparing him for the Z-Fighters," Bickslow laughed.
TRUNKS: (jumps into the time machine) Alright Mom, I'm off! Next time you see me, this'll be a Cyborg-free world!
BULMA: Yep! (the time machine begins to take off) Unless this actually operates on multiverse theory, in which case…
"It does, so this entire trip had no purpose besides saving a different timeline," Jellal answered.
TRUNKS: Can't hear you, Mom. Time machine!
BULMA: Bye, sweetie! (the time machine fades) Aaand multiverse theory it is. Shit!
The mages laughed at Bulma's cursing.
('Doctor Chala' plays s the ending credits roll and shows Trunks traveling through space and time via the time machine)
(cut to an inside shot of Kame House, which is deserted and then outside with a periscope surveying the house)
"What?" Carla wondered.
OOLONG: All right, they haven't been back in two days.
MASTER ROSHI: I can't believe they took my house...
OOLONG: I'm going in for a food run. All that's left is the spam and the pork rinds...
PUAR: We both knew this day would come, Oolong.
OOLONG: I have long since made peace with this. I'm just glad we're still alive...
MASTER ROSHI: All thanks to my submarine: the USS M'Dick! (shows a submarine with the same name printed on the side)
"THAT'S WHAT THE SUBMARINE WAS FOR!?"
"AND WHY DID HE NAME IT THAT!?"
MASTER ROSHI: Speakin' of which...
OOLONG: Oh, no...
MASTER ROSHI: I've been meanin' to ask...
OOLONG: Knew it! I friggin' knew it!
MASTER ROSHI: How does it feel ridin' M'Dick?!
"GODDAMMIT!"
OOLONG: Seventeen years! Seventeen years you've been holding on to that one!
MASTER ROSHI: You don't know the patience I have. Didn't answer my question, either.
OOLONG: It's tight and damp.
"Grosss…" Lucy squirmed in her seat.
(Master Roshi begins to laugh like a psycho)
PUAR: We're gonna die in here...
"How have they survived that long without oxygen anyway?" Romeo asks. Which nobody had much of an answer for.
Chapter End