A Message from the Future
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"Goku!" Daisuke shouted, sitting up in her bed panting with sweat dripping down her face. She looked beside her to see the bed empty, and she sighed. "It was just a horrible nightmare. I know better than to believe that Goku was killed by Frieza when he wouldn't let that tyrant reach his full power. He may love a good battle, but even he's not stupid to let his pride control his actions." She got out of the bed and walked to the bathroom where she splashed some water on her face and looked in the small mirror. "Even though it's only been two years since Namek, it feels like twenty at times. Oh Goku, please come home soon…I miss you, the kids miss you, everyone else misses you. Even Vegeta, though I think he's too proud to admit you being gone is affecting him."
"Mom, you ok?" She turned around to see Azumi and Gohan walk into her bedroom. "We heard you shout," Azumi added.
"I'm fine you two. Just a nightmare," Daisuke replied with a smile, walking over and pulling her children into a hug.
"Was it about Dad fighting Frieza on Namek?" Gohan asked, and Daisuke nodded slightly.
"I know he defeated Frieza, but sometimes it just happens and it feels so real."
"Are you angry at him for not wanting to come home after he escaped Namek?" Azumi asked.
"At first, I was. But then I thought about it and realised that if he had enough power so that he could defeat Frieza, him being on Earth without learning to control it could be a bad thing. But I have a feeling he'll be back soon," Daisuke answered with a reassuring smile, making the twins nod. "Now, the sun is rising, so how about we have some breakfast and train for a while before going to see the others." Her kids nodded and ran out of the bedroom, and Daisuke smiled before she grabbed her clothes and got dressed.
After the battle on Namek, she decided to change her outfit since her old clothes had been ruined beyond repair. She now wore a dark red uwagi top that was held closed by a deep royal blue obi, white leggings that that went above her knee, a pair of black short shorts, and her red bandana was now around her forehead. Under her uwagi she wore a black short sleeved turtleneck, with black tipped gold boots.
She walked into the dining room to find two bowls were already empty, and she sighed before walking outside to find Gohan and Azumi both wearing the armour they wore on Namek, sparring with each other and not holding anything back, though Azumi wasn't transformed. "Seems they want to become stronger so they won't be in as much trouble as they were on Namek. Can't say I blame them, but I do worry they might burn themselves out," she thought, watching as Gohan fired a Kamehameha while Azumi fired her Buster Cannon, and the two attacks collided, throwing both back from the force. "Alright you two, what have I said about fighting by yourselves?"
"To not to," Azumi answered.
"You said it only cements our flaws when nobody is there to correct them," Gohan added, and Daisuke nodded.
"That's right. I know you both want to get stronger but you should take it easy, you've both gotten stronger than even I could have imagined in just two short years." Her kids smiled. "Your father would be proud. Now come on, how about both of you against me. I believe the score is seven to two," she suggested with a small smirk. Gohan and Azumi nodded and shared a look before both blurred from sight and charged Daisuke, who blocked their punches with her forearm. She pushed them back and they flipped before Azumi lunged at her with rapid kicks and punches. She avoided them before grabbing her daughter's ankle and tossing her into the air.
"Take this!" she turned as Gohan fired an energy wave from his hands.
"Don't alert your enemy when you attack, use every advantage you've got," Daisuke told him, jumping into the air to avoid the attack.
"Hadoken Barrage!" Azumi shouted from the air, even higher than Daisuke, firing dozens of Hadokens down at her mother who looked up and smiled before vanishing from sight. The barrage of energy blasts hit the ground below. "Where did she go?" Azumi looked around trying to sense her mother's Ki before she gasped and turned. She blocked a punch as Daisuke appeared behind her.
"Good. Your ability to sense Ki has improved, it'll save your life in the future. Some opponents we may face won't know how to sense you. That gives you the advantage." She caught a kick as Gohan flew up towards her. "Also, try not to make yourselves obvious when fighting someone who can sense Ki. Keep it suppressed just before unleashing your attack."
"What happens if we fight someone whose Ki we can't sense?" Azumi asked, floating away from her mother as Gohan broke out of her grip.
"That's is a good question. I've never faced someone like that, but it isn't out of the question," Daisuke answered, worrying her kids. "Enough worrying about things that may not happen for now, though. This fight is still going."
"Right." Her children's Ki auras surrounded them as they roared and charged Daisuke, both attacking her together.
"I wonder how the others are doing. I know Tien and Krillin are still training hard. The events on Namek showed us all that there are people far stronger then we could have imagined in the universe. We got lucky against Frieza, but none of us can get complacent in thinking we're safe. At least Piccolo and Vegeta know that so they aren't trying to destroy the world for now. And I think Vegeta's still out in space looking for Goku, but from what I heard from Bulma he's going to run out of fuel soon," Daisuke thought before Gohan landed a punch, sending her flipping back and her children smiled. "I let my guard down against them, now that was a rookie mistake."
"We got you mom. The score is now seven to three." Azumi said holding up her fingers in a V for victory sign. Before the training could continue all three felt something, something sinister.
"No way…" Gohan whispered, trembling in fear. "This can't be…it feels just like…"
"Frieza," Daisuke growled, clenching her fist. "Don't tell me he survived an entire planet exploding."
"How did he find us?" Gohan asked.
"It doesn't matter now. We have to stop him, or at least hold him off and hope Goku isn't too far away," Daisuke answered, flying off. Her kids followed her to where they sensed the malevolent energy. "There's another one with him. Could this be one of his allies?" she questioned herself.
Meanwhile, approaching the planet was one of Frieza's spaceships, and inside were several soldiers along with Frieza whose body had been rebuilt with various cybernetic augmentations, replacing the parts that Goku had blown away during his final battle with Frieza. "I certainly enjoy these last few quiet moments before a planet is laid to waste," his father said, who sat in a chair beside him. He was much taller than Frieza and looked similar to his second form transformation. "We could blow the planet up from here."
"No, Father. I want to savour my revenge. I underestimated them the last time I fought them, but this time they shall know the terror that is Frieza!" the cyborg roared, with red electricity arching from his mechanical body parts.
"Careful son, we mustn't let our tempers get the best of us. I am quite curious to meet this Saiyan, I've heard so much about him," his father said with a smirk, watching as Frieza grit his teeth.
"We're in final approach to the planet, your excellency," a soldier said humbly.
"Very good," he replied as the ship approached Earth and began to land. It soon touched down on the planet's surface.
"They've landed. Come on, we're almost there," Daisuke said.
"Shouldn't we land and continue on foot?" Azumi asked her. "It could give us an advantage."
"True, but if we do it, Frieza might blow up the planet before we have a chance to stop him. I know it's risky, but if things get messy let me handle it," she answered with a serious expression, and the twins nodded.
"I can sense Krillin, Tien, Vegeta, and the others nearby. They probably sensed Frieza, too," Gohan spoke up.
"Good, we're gonna need all the help we can get." A few minutes later, the trio saw Frieza's ship and began descending towards it. They landed, when they saw two people had somehow arrived before them. "Who are you two?" she asked, making both turn and look at the trio. She could have sworn she saw happiness in their eyes.
One was a girl around twelve or thirteen years old, and she had short black hair and eyes. She was dressed in an indigo sleeveless uwagi with a white long sleeve turtle neck, an indigo belt, dark purple pants, and indigo boots. There was a scar on her cheek, and on the back of her uwagi was the kanji for hope. There was an orange bandanna on her head that had seen better days, judging by the number of tears it had.
The second was a male who was about three years older than the girl, and he had lilac hair, azure eyes, and was wearing a black tank top with a purple Capsule Corporation jacket, a pair of black pants with an indigo belt, a broad sword was across his back in a reddish orange sheath, and white boots.
"We're here to help," the male answered. "You should get out of here, things are about to get dangerous," he said to the girl.
"Not happening. I came with you for a reason, I'm not going to stand back every time something happens," she said defiantly, and the boy sighed.
"Fine. But don't go off on your own."
"You two should be the ones standing back, you have no idea who you're dealing with," Daisuke told them as Frieza, King Cold, and a contingent of soldiers emerged from the ship.
"Actually, we do," the mysterious male replied, causing Daisuke to narrow her eyes.
"How could he possibly know who Frieza is? The only ones who do are myself, Tien, Krillin, Gohan, Azumi, Vegeta, and Goku." However, she would have to get answers from the boy later as Frieza chuckled, causing the group to glare at him.
"Oh my, a little welcoming committee. I didn't expect Earthlings to have such manners." He saw Daisuke and his eyes widened briefly before scowling. "How are you still alive, I'm sure that I killed you."
"You must be getting sloppy then; next time, you should make sure your opponent is dead. You'll never know when they'll come back to destroy you," Daisuke said with a small smirk. "What do you say we skip the fooling around since we know one another so well?" Frieza smirked back.
"A wonderful idea," he said, stepping forwards.
"Gohan, Azumi, you two handle the soldiers," Daisuke told her kids who nodded.
"Pan, you help them out," the boy said, and his companion nodded. "I'll handle the other one."
"Are you sure you can handle him? His Ki is immense, I thought nobody could surpass Frieza's power," Daisuke said, and the boy nodded.
"I can handle him. After all, I have a few tricks up my sleeve." To Daisuke and her children's shock, he roared loudly, and the ground beneath him began to crack. His hair waved in the air before it turned gold and stood up straight, and his eyes turned green with a gold flamelike aura of Ki around him.
"No way. I thought Goku was the only Super Saiyan," Daisuke thought. Her kids also were similarly confused.
"So, is this the so called Super Saiyan you were defeated by, son?" King Cold asked Frieza, who was looking at the strange person and saw the same cold look in his eyes that he saw in Goku's on Namek.
"No…but those eyes…this shouldn't be happening. I'll kill you!" Frieza shouted, charging towards the Super Saiyan only for Daisuke to intercept him and block his attack with her forearm.
"You're fight is with me, Frieza. It's time I pay you back for almost killing me," she growled, jumping back before roaring as she went into her MachGaogamon transformation.
"So be it. Killing you will be a great pleasure," Frieza said before firing a barrage of red Ki blasts at Daisuke, who began swatting them away, and they exploded around her. She dodged rapid beams of Ki fired from Frieza's fingers, and two grazed her arm and shoulder, causing her to grit her teeth.
"Seems those robot parts have enhanced his strength. Terrific, just what he needed, even more power. At least my training over the last two years helps," she thought. She took to the air, and Frieza chased after her, hitting her with punches and kicks which she mostly guarded against, but he swung his robotic tail, sending her plummeting to the ground. She flipped and flew back into the air, charging Frieza. "Winning Knuckle!" she shouted, driving a glowing fist into Frieza's jaw, sending him soaring through the air, and he crashed into a mountain. The mountain exploded, and Frieza stood amidst the rubble, glaring at Daisuke.
"Damn you! First you stand against me on Namek and survive, and now you defy me again!?" he shouted.
"Of course, I do. I won't stand by and watch as you kill countless innocent people for your own sick pleasure. I could have killed you on Namek, Frieza, but I got cocky I let you transform and that nearly resulted in everyone I know and care for dying. I won't let that happen again!" Daisuke shouted, shooting towards Frieza, and the two continued their battle, creating sonic booms whenever their fists clashed.
Meanwhile, Gohan, Azumi who had transformed, and the girl known as Pan charged the soldiers that served King Cold and Frieza. "Hadoken!" Azumi shouted, firing two Ki spheres at a soldier, one blowing his head off, and the other obliterated the rest of his body.
Gohan kicked two soldiers in the heads, knocking them back, and two more began firing their wrist mounted cannons at him. He smirked and began swatting the energy blasts away with a single hand, and the energy blasts hit a mountain behind him. "Was that all you had? Come on, you'd think soldiers that worked for Frieza would be tougher than this."
"I wouldn't get cocky if I were you." Pan told him as she kicked one soldier in the chest before finishing him off with an energy wave, reducing the soldier to a pile of ash.
"You should listen to the girl. you brat!" one soldier shouted as he and the others fighting Gohan began firing energy blasts from their hands at him. He began flipping and jumping out of the way. He swung his hand at one energy blast, sending it flying right back at the soldiers who jumped out of the way, only for Azumi to rush in, and two flashes of light later, the soldiers dropped to the ground in several pieces and Azumi landed.
"Nice work, Sis," Gohan said, jogging over and hugging Azumi who laughed and returned the gesture, while Pan watched the scene with an unnoticed, somewhat sad smile.
"We can't rest now. We should go and help your mother," she said, drawing their attention before they looked up to see Frieza and Daisuke still battling.
"I wouldn't worry about that. Besides, we'd get in the way, even if we've gotten stronger in the past two years, our mother is stronger still," Gohan explained, and Pan looked at them and then at Daisuke.
"But will it be enough?" she mentally questioned herself.
Daisuke blocked a punch from Frieza and fired an energy blast point-blank at his stomach, sending him flying to the ground before she landed. "Damn you…!" Frieza snarled, firing a purple energy wave at Daisuke who crossed her arms and blocked the attack. Once the smoke cleared, she was still standing with only a few burns and smirked.
"It seems you've lost your edge, has being turned into a cyborg been a benefit or a hindrance?" she asked, seeing Frieza's frustration and irritation.
"I've had enough of these games. It's time I destroyed you and this miserable planet," he shouted, flying into the air, and he held his finger up and began creating a giant ball of energy in his hand. It almost resembled a sun when fully charged. "Say goodbye." He sent the energy ball towards Daisuke, who stood her ground, cupped her hands and began charging one final attack.
"Kamehadoken!" she shouted, once the gold sphere of Ki between her hands was fully formed, and she fired it towards the incoming attack. Frieza smirked, but it faltered and turned into fear when he saw Daisuke's energy wave push back his attack, and suddenly punch through it. He held his hands up and began firing another energy wave down at Daisuke's Kamehadoken, hoping to stop it, but it was too late and he screamed.
"Damn you!" were his final words as the energy wave consumed Frieza, finally ending the life of the galaxy's most feared tyrant.
"And don't come back." Daisuke said calmly before walking over to her children who hugged her.
"You did it mom. You were so awesome." Azumi praised, and Gohan nodded.
"Thanks. Good thing I took my training these last two years seriously, otherwise I might have been in trouble." She then looked at Pan and nodded. "And you weren't bad either. Who taught you how to fight like that?"
"Oh um….my father and aunt. They taught me everything they knew," she answered softly before an explosion rocked the area, making her gasp. "Trunks!" she shouted as her companion skid back and smirked.
"I'm alright. He's a bit tougher than I thought." He turned back to King Cold whose body was covered in bruises. "But he won't be around for much longer."
"So confident in your powers. I was just fooling around boy!" King Cold shouted, firing a powerful energy wave towards Trunks who vanished from sight just before the attack struck. The smoke cleared to reveal he was gone causing King Cold to chuckle. "I didn't expect it to be that easy once I took things seriously."
"Hey up here!" he gasped, and looked to see Trunks on a mountain. He waved his arms around several times before holding both hands out, thumbs and index fingers together, and he fired an orange flamelike energy blast down at King Cold who jumped into the air to avoid it. "Now it's over!" Trunks shouted, jumping into the air drawing his sword. He stabbed King Cold in the stomach, causing the father of Frieza to cough up blood before falling to the ground.
"You…how…this can't be…I'm King Cold…the strongest being in the Universe…" he stuttered, looking at his blood-stained hand. Trunks landed on the ground and glared at him with no sympathy.
"Not anymore." And with that, he fired an energy blast at King Cold, obliterating him, before he looked at the spaceship and he fired another energy blast, destroying it too. He sheathed his sword and powered down, returning to his normal appearance, and sighed. "It's over." He saw Pan run over. "You did good. I guess I was right to bring you along." He placed his hand on her shoulder and she smiled.
"Thanks. So, what do we do now?" she asked.
"How about you answer some questions?" Both turned to see Daisuke, Gohan, and Azumi walking over. "Thanks for the help, but how did you know who Frieza was, and how are you able to become a Super Saiyan? Only my husband can do that last I checked."
"It's complicated. And I'm afraid I'm not at liberty to tell you," Trunks replied with regret, confusing Daisuke and her kids.
"What do you mean by that?" Azumi asked.
"It's complicated. I know where Goku's going to land, follow us if you want." He spoke up a few moments later before looking off to the side. "And you guys can come too." Daisuke turned to see who he was talking to and saw Piccolo, Tien, Chiaotzu, Krillin, Bulma, Puar, and Vegeta, who was wearing a pink shirt and yellow pants.
"Nice shirt, Vegeta!" she complimented while snickering, causing the prince to grumble.
"You shut up before I destroy you!" he threatened.
"You're welcome to try. But in case you just got here, I finished off Frieza and this guy here killed his father." Daisuke explained, pointing to Trunks and shocking her friends, Piccolo, and Vegeta.
"Are you sure it wasn't Kakarot?" Vegeta asked her.
"Nope. But somehow, they know where he's going to land, and they're being tight-lipped about how they know."
"We'll explain when Goku gets here, promise," Pan told her before flying off with Trunks. After a quick glance at the others, Daisuke nodded and flew off after them with her children behind her.
"I highly doubt that kid is a Super Saiyan. Kakarot and I are the only two left. Of that, I am certain." Vegeta thought, flying off with the others behind him, Yamcha having to carry Bulma.
"What's this kid's game, how does he know about Goku?" Piccolo thought, glaring at Trunks. "I'll have to keep an eye on him."
Trunks looked back at the group following him and Pan before glancing at a small watch on his wrist. "Alright, my tracker still works with the original satellite, you rule gramps." He flew to the ground. "This is it." Pan nodded, and once they landed, the others followed and looked at the duo cautiously. Trunks reached into his jacket pocket and pulled out a small case and opened it, and took out one of three capsules that were inside. He tossed it to the ground and a small refrigerator appeared in front of him.
"He's up to something," Yamcha said.
"Don't be so paranoid. It's just a refrigerator capsule." Bulma told him with a smile. "And I don't see anything wrong with having a drink, if he's offering them."
"I am. Whose thirsty?" Trunks asked, opening the door, and he grabbed a can of soda. The others shared a confused look, not knowing what to do, Gohan and Azumi smiled and walked over to him.
"What a great selection, he even has root beer." Azumi said, grabbing one can along with Gohan. Daisuke walked over next and grabbed a can, and tossed it to Bulma who caught it and smiled. A moment later Daisuke tossed some more cans to Tien, Chiaotzu, Yamcha, and Krillin.
"So, how do you know Goku?" Daisuke asked, opening her own can of soda. "From the way you talk about him, you act like you've met him. But I've never seen you before, and he probably would have told me had he met you."
"Well…we haven't actually met your father," Trunks answered.
"Then how do you know he's going to be arriving here in a few hours?" Krillin questioned.
"We can't say." Pan replied.
"You're up to something, is that why you can't tell us how you know Kakarot? Are you planning to kill him and all of us once he arrives?" Vegeta snarled.
"Calm down, Vegeta. If this was a trap to kill us all he wouldn't go to all this trouble of helping us fight Frieza and his father, he would have just let them destroy the planet." Daisuke told him calmly. "But that still doesn't explain how he is a Super Saiyan."
"That's because he's not. Kakarot and I are the only two pure-blooded Saiyan's left alive, counting your children who are half-Saiyan, that makes four of us. There is no way this boy has Saiyan blood," Vegeta snapped.
"He's not going to tell us anything, that much is certain. Let's just wait here and see if he's telling the truth about Goku," Tien calmly interjected, and most of the others nodded and began to wait for Goku's return.
During that time everyone was on edge, giving Trunks and Pan suspicious looks, which they noticed and avoided everyone's gaze. For some reason, Trunks couldn't stop looking at Vegeta with a somewhat sad smile while Pan looked at Daisuke, Gohan, and Azumi as well from time to time.
"Why do they keep staring at us?" Azumi whispered to Daisuke, noticing Pan look at them again.
"Who knows. But don't they both seem familiar?" Gohan asked his mother and sister.
"That's true. Pan especially…but I can't put my finger on it," Daisuke muttered, narrowing her eyes. "It's almost weird…she looks just like Azumi if she didn't have my eyes or blue hair. Who knows, maybe I'm just over thinking things," she thought before hearing the watch on Trunks' wrist beep, and he stood up.
"He's here." he said making everyone stand up as they heard a noise from above, looking up they spotted a space pod hurtling towards the Earth not far from where they were.
"It's Dad. Come on!" Gohan cheered, flying off towards where the pod was about to land with Azumi and Daisuke following him. The others soon joined. Goku's family were the first to arrive, and they stood at the edge of the crater the space pod had made and watched as the door opened. Goku emerged, wearing new clothes that looked nothing like his Gi.
"Huh…hey guys," he greeted before being tackled into a hug by Azumi and Gohan.
"What took you so long Dad?" Gohan asked him, tears of joy streaming down his face.
"We've been so worried about you, we thought you would never come back," Azumi said, and Goku smiled at them.
"Sorry I took so long you guys, I really wish I could have returned sooner, but my pod needed to be repaired and that took longer than I thought it would," he apologised before he saw Daisuke and he smiled. "Hey, miss me?" Daisuke rolled her eyes and walked over and kissed her husband on the lips. He grinned before she grabbed him by the ear and he yelped. "Ow…let go…let go…"
"You've got a lot of explaining to do, Goku. You promised you would return as soon as possible, not take two years! What were you doing?" she asked him with a frown. Everyone else wasn't quite sure what to think of someone as powerful as Goku being held by his ear, though Vegeta found amusement in it. He wasn't going to tell anyone though.
"I'm sorry. I really am, I landed on some strange planet and I was out of it for a few weeks because of how much energy I used fighting Frieza. But once I was recovered, I planned on controlling my powers so I could come home as soon as possible, but then, well…they kind of taught me a cool technique I thought could come in handy," he answered sheepishly.
"What technique?" Daisuke asked him sceptically, and he smiled.
"Azumi, could you go stand way over there please?" he asked his daughter, who blinked but nodded, and she flew off until she stopped far from the group. "Okay. Here we go," he said, placing his index and middle fingers to his forehead. After a few seconds, he vanished and appeared behind Azumi, picking her up and putting her on his shoulders, surprising everyone.
"Whoa! How'd you do that?" she asked him as they walked back over to the group.
"The people on planet Yardrat taught me it. It's called the Instant Transmission, with it I can move around instantly."
"You've so got to teach us that," Azumi said.
"Maybe when you and Gohan are older," Goku replied. "Now, how did you guys know when I was arriving?"
"Those two. Somehow, they know everything about you, but they're being really secretive about it," Daisuke answered, pointing to Trunks and Pan.
"Is that so?" Goku asked, looking at the duo with narrowed eyes. "Anything else I should know?"
"The boy's a Super Saiyan, even though Vegeta doesn't want to admit it. But we saw him transform, so that must mean more Saiyans survived then we thought," Daisuke answered causing Goku to look at Trunks cautiously.
"That shouldn't be possible."
"For once we agree on something, Kakarot." Vegeta grumbled glaring at Trunks and Pan. "We want answers, and we want them now," he demanded, and everyone nodded causing Trunks to sigh.
"I'll only talk with Goku about this, I'm sorry, only he can know," Trunks said, walking off, and he waited for Goku to follow before Daisuke grabbed his arm.
"I'm coming as well. If he wants to talk to you, then he's going to do it while I'm around. I just got you back, I won't give him a chance to attack you if he's planning this," she told him. Goku nodded, and both followed Trunks. The young man clearly wanted to stop Daisuke, but sighed and kept walking, knowing it most likely wouldn't end in his favour if he protested aloud.
Once the three were out of hearing range from everyone but Piccolo, Goku stopped them and looked at Trunks. "You have five minutes to explain what is going on and why you're here," he told him. Normally he wouldn't be this serious, but if this stranger was a threat, he wasn't going to let his guard down.
"Alright. But first I need to know something, can you turn into a Super Saiyan?" Trunks asked Goku.
"I can. At first, I couldn't control it but, after some intense training I'm able to transform at will. Shall I show you?" Once Trunks nodded, Goku smirked, and in a flash of gold Ki he was once again a Super Saiyan, shocking those who hadn't seen the transformation before. "So, what's next?"
"Now, we'll both be Super Saiyans." Trunks answered, transforming into a Super Saiyan again. Vegeta growled, clenching his fists. Yet another Super Saiyan appeared while he, the prince of all Saiyans, was not. Trunks drew his sword and charged Goku who didn't move, and Trunks stopped the sword mere centimetres from Goku's forehead. "Why didn't you dodge?"
"There wasn't any intent to hurt in that blow; I knew you wouldn't harm me. How about you try again?" Goku offered, holding up one finger which he charged with his Ki. Trunks nodded and began attacking Goku with the sword, only for Goku to block each strike with his finger alone. Daisuke was in awe of her husband's power. She had gotten much stronger over the last two years, as her defeat of Frieza showed, but Goku was stronger still.
Trunks stopped his attacks and nodded before tossing his sword into the air. He turned back to normal and his sword fell into its sheath without hitting Trunks. "Everything I've heard is true. Looks like I can trust you. I'm sorry for the secrecy, but I need you to promise you won't tell anyone else what I'm about to tell you." Trunks said.
"No can do. Either you tell me and Daisuke, or not at all, your choice," Goku said, powering down to normal, and Trunks sighed.
"It's no use being secretive, either, Piccolo's probably listening in anyway. So, go ahead and tell us." Daisuke told him.
"Very well. My name is Trunks, and this may sound farfetched, but I'm from twenty years in the future," Trunks said, causing Goku and Daisuke to share a stunned look. "And Vegeta is right, only himself, you, Gohan, and Azumi have Saiyan blood, and I got mine from him. He's my father."
"What!?" Daisuke and Goku shouted.
"Yes. And as for Pan…well, her story is a bit more complicated than that. But I didn't come here to tell you just that, three years from now on May 12th at 10 A.M, a destructive duo will show up on an island nine miles south-west of South City. They have dreadful power even by our standards, they're monsters, that's the best way I know to describe them. Once this pair surfaces, everything you know on this planet will be gone for good," Trunks explained.
"Are they aliens?" Goku asked.
"No. They're androids created right here on Earth. They're creator is Dr Gero, the creator of the Red Ribbon Army," Trunk answered causing Daisuke's blood to run cold.
"Him…you're certain?" she asked Trunks, who nodded and she growled. "After all this time that bastard is still alive."
"I know what he did to you, and if I knew where his lab was I'd be paying him a visit instead of you. You both have no idea the technology he's using to create those monsters. They're unlike anything you've ever faced before."
"What's Gero's plan?" Goku asked.
"Nobody knows. The second those two began to think for themselves they rebelled and nothing has been spared since. Living on Earth in my time is like living in a nightmare, always running and hiding and looking for a way out. Hunting me down is their favourite thing to do; it's two against one so there's not much I can do except run," Trunks answered.
"Why aren't the others helping you, surely we're all still around." Daisuke said.
"You're not…you're all dead…" Trunks informed them softly. "When the Androids first arrived, Tien, Yamcha, Chiaotzu, Vegeta, Piccolo, and Krillin lost their lives fighting them. Only Azumi, Gohan and Daisuke escaped with their lives. But five years after that, Daisuke lost her life when she went off to fight them alone. She did the best she could but they used their two on one advantage to finish her off, and eight years after that Azumi and Gohan are both killed by them. That was four years ago in my time, and as you know Piccolo is gone so I can't use the Dragonballs to bring the others back to life. Building the time machine was all I could do, but it cost us so many lives. Those damn Androids are far too strong!" he shouted, letting all his feelings pour out of him.
"What happens to me? Do I die fighting them?" Goku asked Trunks who shook his head.
"No. Not too long from now you're going to catch a virus that attacks the heart. In this time there is no cure, you'll begin hearing about it soon enough. Not even a Super Saiyan can beat it."
"Brought down by a stupid virus, that's rotten luck. And to think I wouldn't even get to fight and make a difference against those Androids," Goku growled, punching his palm.
"You still want to fight them even after all I've told you?" Trunks asked, surprised.
"Of course. All challenges are tough at first, but we're not about to let two Androids destroy our world," Daisuke told him with a nod, causing Trunks to smile.
"Mother and Gohan were right about you both, I can trust you," he said before he reached into his jacket and pulled out a vial of purple medicine, handing it to Goku. "This is the antidote for the virus, take this once you begin getting sick and you'll be fine." Goku nodded with a smile.
"What are the symptoms?" Daisuke asked Trunks.
"Well from what my mother told me when she was tending to the Goku of my time, he was heavily fatigued and exhausted such that even flying for a few minutes tired him. If anything like that begins happening, take the medicine before anything worse happens," he answered, and Goku nodded.
"Wait, your mother tended to me. Will I meet her or do I already know her?" he asked, causing Trunks' cheeks to go pink.
"You know her. She's standing right there?" he said, pointing behind Daisuke and Goku at Bulma. Both fell over and began laughing hysterically, concerning the others.
"Bulma's your mother?" Daisuke asked in between laughs before she and Goku calmed down. "Man, Vegeta and Bulma, who would have thought."
"They don't stay together long. It's more of a passion kind of thing," Trunks muttered, blushing even brighter. "You know how stubborn they are."
"That's true. I'm shocked they can stand each other for as long as they do sometimes. I feel bad for Yamcha, but he probably finds someone else." Goku said.
"I never knew my father, so just getting to meet him is great. He's a cranky guy, but he's a good man," Trunks said with a smile as he glanced over at Vegeta. "And I know this sounds weird, but please don't tell them. They'll wind up together on their own, and if they get wind of this I might never be born."
"Don't worry. Wait, what about Pan, who are her parents?" Daisuke asked as Trunks sheepishly scratched his nose.
"I can't say that. But I'll just say you're her grandparents," he muttered, making Daisuke and Goku blink in stunned silence. "Anyways, Pan and I should be getting back to our timeline, we need to let Bulma know everything went ok." Trunks nodded over to Pan who flew over towards them.
"So, you told them everything?" she asked once she landed, and Trunks nodded. "Did you ask them if I could stay here to train, and get stronger so I could help them?"
"Pan, we've been over this. If you stay here, it might mess up the timeline, and you might let slip who my parents or your parents are," Trunks told her, and she frowned.
"Trunks, that's not fair. I trained under Gohan and Azumi ever since I could walk, and once they were gone I trained with you. But still it's not enough, I need to get stronger to protect our future…to protect all of those who are still left," she said, clenching her fists.
Trunks sighed and rubbed his forehead, trying to think of what to say. "Pan, listen to me," Daisuke said, kneeling to look her in the eyes. "I know you want to help fight the androids, but it wouldn't be right if you stayed in our time; you're not born yet, and you won't be for many years. What happens if something happens to you here? Your mother or father would be devastated."
"I don't have anyone left besides Trunks. My mother died in the latest attack by those Androids. I tried to fight them but I just couldn't do it…I hate being so weak that I can't protect anyone."
"I know the feeling. When Dr Gero experimented on me, I felt so weak when I found out he took the life of my best friend. I thought my life would be a hollow and short lived one, that was, until I met your Grandfather. Things turned out alright after that," Daisuke said with a smile, and Goku smiled as well.
"I think she should stay," the Saiyan said, stunning Trunks and Pan. "If she truly wants to get strong enough to protect her timeline and to protect ours, then I see nothing wrong with training her. Besides, it'll be fun getting to know my granddaughter." Daisuke to rolled her eyes.
"You're not going to reconsider?" Trunks asked Pan who shook her head, and he sighed. "Alright. I suppose I should have expected this, after all your entire family are stubborn."
"Hey!" Pan and Daisuke shouted while Goku snickered.
"I'll head back to tell my mother that I succeeded in warning you all. And I know she won't like the idea of you staying behind in this timeline, but there isn't much she can do about it," Trunks said, and the trio nodded.
"Take care Trunks, give Bulma our love." Daisuke told him, and Trunks nodded. With a two-finger salute, he flew off to head back to his time. "Now, all we have to do is tell the others about this. And try to keep the fact Pan's our granddaughter hidden." She groaned aloud before turning to see everyone walking over.
"So, what did he have to tell you guys?" Bulma asked. Goku and Daisuke shared a look and sighed.
"Alright, might want to sit down. This is going to be a lot to take in," Daisuke told the group, and so she began explaining what Trunks had told them about the Androids. She made sure to leave out all of their personal information, including their parents' identities.
"So, in three years, the Androids will arrive and all of us except myself, Gohan, and Azumi are meant to die in the battle. I don't know about you guys, but I'm going to train to make sure that doesn't happen," Daisuke said.
"You're crazy. There's no way any of that is gonna happen," Yamcha said nervously.
"Believe what you want Yamcha, but I think I speak for all of us that we're going to train to make sure we don't die fighting the Androids. You can risk it, but none of us will," Goku told his friend seriously before they all heard a noise and looked up to see Trunks in his time machine. He looked down at the group before the time machine vanished in a flash of light.
"Alright now that we all know what's going to happen, we should all set about beginning to train. Stay safe everyone," Daisuke told the group, who nodded, and everyone began flying off their separate ways, with Yamcha having to carry Bulma again.
"Three years until the Androids arrive, do you think we'll be ready?" Gohan asked his parents and sister as they and Pan flew back to their home.
"I hope so, son. We'll just have to train every day and make sure we do our best so we're as ready as we can be," Goku answered.
"Another Super Saiyan, I must have that power. I need to experience it!" Vegeta thought as he flew back towards Capsule Corp with Bulma and Yamcha following. "And that boy seemed to be waving before he left, I wonder why."
The end of the chapter
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