A/N: Yes, it's me. This is an idea I had, when my parents and sister were annoying me, and I thought "Wouldn't be great if I could trade families with someone whose parents like DBZ..." (My family is really cool, by the way. They just like to tease me, and they don't know anything about DBZ and my friends don't either, so I have no-one to talk with about it.) This is about Trunks trading families. Honestly, I have a weird and twisted imagination. Trunks is about 9. Just after Buu, obviously. {} is a character's thoughts.
Disclaimer: Dragonball Z belongs to Akira Toriyama. I don't claim any rights to the characters. I DO own my own odd plot idea. Don't steal it, or I'll set my army of overly adorable Chibis on you.






"WOMAN! THE SHOWER IS COLD!" Vegeta yelled.
"Well, it wouldn't be if you didn't spend so long in there," Bulma retorted.
"The Prince of all Saiyans can do whatever he pleases."
"Not in this house he can't," Bulma said. Vegeta slammed the door to the shower behind him. He was fully dressed in his usual spandex. He stood to face Bulma, standing as tall as possible.
"Woman, you have no power over me at all. I can destroy this entire planet with my hands tied behind my back."
"Goku would stop you," said Bulma matter-of-factly.
"Kakarott is an idiot. If I wanted to beat him, I could."
"In your own little world," Bulma muttered.
"What did you say woman?"
"I said 'In your own little world.' Look, you can't just destroy this place. You have a son here, jerk. You may not care about me, but you've got to care about Trunks. I know you do."
"Woman, I hate the weak brat."

In his room, Trunks had his lavender head buried in his pillow. He really didn't like it when his parents argued. They were so loud. He heard his name, and listened a little. He heard Vegeta's words, and tears sprang to his eyes. He wanted his father to like him, just like Goten's dad. He wished his family was more like Goten's. They were so cool, Goten's mum cooked great food, his dad and brother always sparred with him, and didn't ever call him weak or stupid. They never argued like his parents either. He wiped his eyes savagely on a sheet, and flew out the window, his parents raised and angry voices following him.

He landed in the forest. It was beginning to get dark, the sky was slowly turning a dark blue colour. He sat next to a tree, his little mind going at a million miles an hour.
{Dad hates me,} he thought. {Mum just yells all the time. All they do is argue. Why can't I have Goten's family? They're always nice to me. Goten's dad would never call me weak or a brat. Goten's mum can be a bit grumpy, but she's better than my mum. She never argues with Goten's dad.}

Piccolo was meditating, as usual. Through his increased awareness, he felt Trunk's ki and heard a few of his thoughts. {Goten's family... never call me weak... she's better than my mum.} Piccolo opened one eye. He looked worried. He listened to Trunk's thoughts a bit harder. {I don't even think my family love me. All they love is arguing, and insulting everyone. Especially me.} Trunk's ki then began to move, back towards Capsule Corp. The Namek sighed. He would have to talk to the others about this.

An hour later, a group of irritable Z Warriors and one black haired woman were sitting outside the Kame house. Vegeta was noticeably missing.
"What did you want, Piccolo?" Krillin asked. "I was trying to get Marron to go to sleep. I had to leave her with Eighteen, and she's not good with kids."
"Yeah, what do you want? I was on date," said Yamcha.
"Hey where's Vegeta?" asked Goku.
"Not here." Piccolo stated. "I didn't invite him."
"Why not?" Gohan asked. "Aside from the fact he has the world's worst attitude and biggest ego?"
"I didn't invite him because of what we're talking about."
"And what exactly is that?" Tien asked.
"Trunks," said Piccolo.
"What about Trunks?" Chi-Chi asked. She had insited on coming, and leaving Goten with Videl.
"I have reason to belive that he is a bit messed up lately," said Piccolo. "He thinks his parents don't love him because they argue all the time and appparently he's sometimes the subject of their arguments." Piccolo faced Goku. "He thinks your family is better." Everyone except Goku looked uncomfortable, they didn't know what to say.
"Then why doesn't he just be part of our family?" the Saiyan asked.
"It's not that simple Dad. Vegeta and Bulma do love him. Vegeta may be Vegeta, but he's unlikely to give his son away. And Bulma definately wouldn't let him if he tried," Gohan said.
"Well, maybe we could make a wish that he was part of your family all along," Krillin suggested.
"Too complicated. How would that change the past?" Tien asked.
"I don't know... It'd change the Cell Games and the Androids, that's for sure," Yamcha said. "We can't afford to do that."
"I know," Tien said. "But what can we do?"
"I have a idea..." Gohan said.
"Yes?" everone else asked at once.
"Well, I was thinking that Trunks needs to learn that his family do love him, and that my family... Sorry mum and dad... Isn't the best ever and has it's flaws as well. So what if we wish that he swapped with Goten for a week and the families thought it was perfectly normal, that Trunks was Goku and Chi-Chi's son and Goten was Vegeta and Bulma's. Goten may not be very happy, but it's for the best. He'l understand eventually."
"Sounds like a good idea to me," said Krillin. "But can't we just swap them over? Saves wasting the Dragonballs."
"We can't do that because the families will act differently if they know they don't have the right son. It's natural," Tien said.
"But we need the Dragon radar to find the Dragonballs," said Yamcha. Everyone looked worried. Bulma had the Dragon radar...



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