*Chapter Two*

"How long has it been since we've seen Trunks, Dad?" Gohan asked as the two of them flew to Bulma's house.

"About three or four months I think." Goku answered.

"It seems longer than--" Gohan stopped abruptly.
Goku didn't notice at first, so he just kept on flying. When he realized Gohan had stopped, he came back.

"What's the matter?"

Gohan shook his head. "Can't you feel that?"

Goku concentrated and then gasped. "That's a tremendous amount of energy! Who is that?"

Gohan shrugged. "I don't know."

Suddenly, Gohan was knocked out of the sky by a ki blast. Alarmed, Goku wheeled around, ready for battle. What he saw made him wonder if he was dreaming.

A lean man stood suspended in the air, dressed in odd black and red armor. Locks of his unruly tiger-orange hair stuck up everywhere, giving him a disheveled, corrupt look. His skin was an unusual gray tone, and his eyes glowed red.

"Who are you?!" Goku demanded, seeing out of the corner of his eye that Gohan had flown up next to him.

The man didn't say a word; he just smiled an evil smile and held a fist out toward the two of them. That fist glowed yellow before shooting a huge ball of energy at Goku and Gohan.

Gohan dodged one way, Goku the other. Together, they flew up to meet their unnamed opponent.

Gohan delivered a kick to the man's head while Goku swung at his stomach. In a second, they were swallowed into a fury of swift kicks, punches and upper cuts.

Amazingly, the man was able to block most of the blows; the ones he couldn't didn't seem to harm him much.

With a loud battle cry, Gohan threw himself back and hurled a flaming missile of ki energy at the man.

The enemy chuckled, and before the blast could touch him, he disappeared.

The two Saiyans stared at the now empty space where the man had stood uncomprehendingly.

"What just happened?" Gohan asked, scratching his head.

"I don't know...but I don't like it." Goku replied. "Come on, let's get to Bulma's."
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When Goku and Gohan finally arrived at Bulma's house, the scene they found made their blood run cold.

The grass in the yard was singed black, the trees were burned to cinders, and one side of the house was charred and cracked. There was no one to be seen.

"Oh no." Gohan said, his eyes growing wide. "BULMA? TRUNKS? ANYBODY?"

A voice shouted from the other side of the house. "We're over here!"

Quickly, the Saiyans flew over the roof to join who was already there.

Bulma sat on the ground, her face scratched and smeared with dirt. Her light blue hair was matted and stringy. A small pink haired baby lay crying in her arms. Chibi Trunks.

Mirai Trunks stood by her virtually untouched. He was breathing hard, and Goku had a feeling Trunks had transformed to Super Saiyan in the fray.

"What happened?" Goku asked.

Trunks looked up at him. "Some man and his evil dog-like creatures attacked us. They acted like they were after Mother and...the baby. We're all okay though."

"Did the man have orange hair and red eyes?" Gohan asked.

Trunks nodded. "How did you know?"

"We had a run in with him on the way here." Goku replied. "He's incredibly strong."

"No kidding!" Trunks said. "The dogs were just as powerful. There were a lot of them too."

"How did you defeat them?" Gohan asked.

"We didn't. We killed the dogs, but we ran the main guy off."

"'We'?" Gohan repeated.

"Yeah. Me, my father, and...well you'll have to see." He bent down to be eye-to-eye with Bulma. "Are you okay, Mother? Can I leave you here to show Goku what happened?"

Bulma nodded. "Yes Trunks, I'm fine. I'm just trying to calm the baby down."

Trunks motioned for Goku and Gohan to follow him around the corner of the house. Goku and Gohan stopped short at what they saw.

Vegeta stood with his arms crossed over his chest, looking down at the two people sitting in front of him with a mixture of disbelief and distaste in his eyes.

The first was a girl of about seventeen. Her long white hair streaked with silver hung down the middle of her back in a thick braid except for two locks that hung on each side of her face. Icy blue eyes glared up at Vegeta in defiance.

The second girl, about the same age, looked to be the first's sister. Their facial features were identical, but the second girl's hair was deep red and silver, pulled back in a wild ponytail. Her blue-green eyes held calm serenity and patience.

"Who are these people?" Gohan asked Vegeta.

Vegeta barely looked away from the girls. "You'll never believe it. If I hadn't seen it with my own eyes, I wouldn't have."

"Who are they Vegeta?" Goku repeated.

Vegeta glared at the two girls. "Go on, tell Kakarot who you are."

The white haired one stood up and planted her fists on her hips. "My name is Nemie. My sister is Anai."

"We're from the future." Anai added, rising to stand next to Nemie.
Goku blinked in surprise. "More time travelers?"

"You haven't heard the best part." Trunks said. "They're Saiyans."