Chapter 4 Phone Call Home
"Why did you bring her here? I don't want her anywhere near me!" Mindy exclaimed.
Trunks and Bulma stood in front of Marron but she proceeded towards the 2 women anyway.
"I am sorry you don't trust me but maybe I can show you something that will settle your fears." With that said she pulled out her box of capsules and placed one on the coffee table. It exploded and when the smoke cleared a small computer-like object sat there. "I'll show you where I came from." She plugged in a couple of numbers and the computer began to ring.
*ring....ring....ring....ring....ring....*
"Come on Bra, be messing around in the lab and pick up. You know it's me." she whispered.
A young Bulma popped up on the screen. "Hello? Marron?! Oh my Dende...How have you been? We've been so worried about you!"
"Hey Bra. I'm fine, I'm fine. Let me introduce you to the people your brother sent me to live with, then will you go get your mom?"
"Sure."
"Ok, everyone this is Bra, Trunks' younger sister and one of my very best friends. Bra this is Bulma, Chi Chi, Videl, Trunks, and Mindy, daddy's wife in this dimension."
"Nice to meet you all." Bra cheekily said. "Hey Marron, I like your Trunks better. He seems way cooler than mine. Looks cooler too. He has a great sense of style. Think I could get my brother to grow his hair out that long? Hey, even better idea, wanna trade?" the teen rattled on.
"No way. Keep that scumbag over there. Now go get your mom please." Marron laughed.
Bra giggled and ran off. "Mom, Marron's calling you in your lab."
The sound of running feet gradually got louder till the Bulma Marron left appeared. "Oh wow Marron, are you ok? Your parents are freaking out over here."
"Well, I am fine other than the fact that I am having a bit of a problem building up much trust over here. Mindy, Krillin's wife, Videl and Chi Chi seem to believe you got rid of me because I am "evil". I was hoping maybe everyone over there could convince them I am not."
"Sure, let me get them over here then we can have a cross dimension meeting, sound good?"
Marron smiled. "It sounds great."
So while Bulma set up enough seats for everyone in her dimension and Bra was calling everyone over there, Chi Chi set up enough chairs in her living room, with Mindy calling everyone.
*****
"So you are saying that you didn't send her over here to save your time- line and ruin ours?" Mindy asked.
Goku nodded.
"And Chi Chi, don't worry, Marron is the sweetest girl you could ever wish for. Give her a chance." The other Chi Chi assured.
Suddenly there was footsteps heard in the backround and Juuachigou's face appeared on the screen, tears falling from her eyes. "Marron? Is that really you?"
Marron smiled and looked around. Everyone was frightened, to an extent, by the face but could tell it wasn't the same cyborg they had fought to save their world. The face had become a little softer and the tears were real.
"Hi mom. How are you?"
"Oh my goodness. I was ready to rip Trunks' head off when I found out what he did."
"I still want to." A voice came from behind the android's face.
"Hi daddy. I am fine over here. How are things over there?"
Krillin was shown pulling Juuachigou back to a seat. "Well honey, it's definitely different without you. The house is quiet."
"You know you like." Marron teased.
"Well I could be over there in a few days to bring you back home." Bulma offered, flipping through her notes and blueprints that she had made while building the breacher.
"No, I miss all of you over there, but I don't want to leave this place. Not yet. I want to help around here for a while."
"Marron, I just want you to know that we all miss you over here." Goten said.
"I miss you all too. Tell Trunks, if and when I come back, I will kick his ass from here to this dimension so this Trunks can then kick his ass."
"Don't worry, I will." Goten smiled.
18 came back up to the screen. "And Trunks, you watch over her. If anything happens to her, I will have your hide." She threatened.
"Mom, nothing will happen. Don't worry so much. But now we are going to have to say goodbye. I will call you guys in one week. Bye now." And with that, Marron turned off the machine and compacted it back into its capsule form. She looked at everyone in the room. They were all crying, well all but Mindy.
Bulma wiped a tear, happy to know that Vegeta does eventually show his softer side and that her children grow up to be strong. "I guess we will be going now. I will be talking to you all later." She said as the 3 of them got up and headed for the door.
"Wait." Chi Chi called, getting up and running toward them. She threw her arms around Marron, the two embracing in a big hug, then the older woman looked the blonde in the eyes. "Please forgive me for assuming everything I did."
"Hey you did only what is instinct. I probably would have done the same thing if I were you."
"Thank you and I am sorry."
"Don't worry about it." Marron smiled and then the 3 left.
"Why did you bring her here? I don't want her anywhere near me!" Mindy exclaimed.
Trunks and Bulma stood in front of Marron but she proceeded towards the 2 women anyway.
"I am sorry you don't trust me but maybe I can show you something that will settle your fears." With that said she pulled out her box of capsules and placed one on the coffee table. It exploded and when the smoke cleared a small computer-like object sat there. "I'll show you where I came from." She plugged in a couple of numbers and the computer began to ring.
*ring....ring....ring....ring....ring....*
"Come on Bra, be messing around in the lab and pick up. You know it's me." she whispered.
A young Bulma popped up on the screen. "Hello? Marron?! Oh my Dende...How have you been? We've been so worried about you!"
"Hey Bra. I'm fine, I'm fine. Let me introduce you to the people your brother sent me to live with, then will you go get your mom?"
"Sure."
"Ok, everyone this is Bra, Trunks' younger sister and one of my very best friends. Bra this is Bulma, Chi Chi, Videl, Trunks, and Mindy, daddy's wife in this dimension."
"Nice to meet you all." Bra cheekily said. "Hey Marron, I like your Trunks better. He seems way cooler than mine. Looks cooler too. He has a great sense of style. Think I could get my brother to grow his hair out that long? Hey, even better idea, wanna trade?" the teen rattled on.
"No way. Keep that scumbag over there. Now go get your mom please." Marron laughed.
Bra giggled and ran off. "Mom, Marron's calling you in your lab."
The sound of running feet gradually got louder till the Bulma Marron left appeared. "Oh wow Marron, are you ok? Your parents are freaking out over here."
"Well, I am fine other than the fact that I am having a bit of a problem building up much trust over here. Mindy, Krillin's wife, Videl and Chi Chi seem to believe you got rid of me because I am "evil". I was hoping maybe everyone over there could convince them I am not."
"Sure, let me get them over here then we can have a cross dimension meeting, sound good?"
Marron smiled. "It sounds great."
So while Bulma set up enough seats for everyone in her dimension and Bra was calling everyone over there, Chi Chi set up enough chairs in her living room, with Mindy calling everyone.
*****
"So you are saying that you didn't send her over here to save your time- line and ruin ours?" Mindy asked.
Goku nodded.
"And Chi Chi, don't worry, Marron is the sweetest girl you could ever wish for. Give her a chance." The other Chi Chi assured.
Suddenly there was footsteps heard in the backround and Juuachigou's face appeared on the screen, tears falling from her eyes. "Marron? Is that really you?"
Marron smiled and looked around. Everyone was frightened, to an extent, by the face but could tell it wasn't the same cyborg they had fought to save their world. The face had become a little softer and the tears were real.
"Hi mom. How are you?"
"Oh my goodness. I was ready to rip Trunks' head off when I found out what he did."
"I still want to." A voice came from behind the android's face.
"Hi daddy. I am fine over here. How are things over there?"
Krillin was shown pulling Juuachigou back to a seat. "Well honey, it's definitely different without you. The house is quiet."
"You know you like." Marron teased.
"Well I could be over there in a few days to bring you back home." Bulma offered, flipping through her notes and blueprints that she had made while building the breacher.
"No, I miss all of you over there, but I don't want to leave this place. Not yet. I want to help around here for a while."
"Marron, I just want you to know that we all miss you over here." Goten said.
"I miss you all too. Tell Trunks, if and when I come back, I will kick his ass from here to this dimension so this Trunks can then kick his ass."
"Don't worry, I will." Goten smiled.
18 came back up to the screen. "And Trunks, you watch over her. If anything happens to her, I will have your hide." She threatened.
"Mom, nothing will happen. Don't worry so much. But now we are going to have to say goodbye. I will call you guys in one week. Bye now." And with that, Marron turned off the machine and compacted it back into its capsule form. She looked at everyone in the room. They were all crying, well all but Mindy.
Bulma wiped a tear, happy to know that Vegeta does eventually show his softer side and that her children grow up to be strong. "I guess we will be going now. I will be talking to you all later." She said as the 3 of them got up and headed for the door.
"Wait." Chi Chi called, getting up and running toward them. She threw her arms around Marron, the two embracing in a big hug, then the older woman looked the blonde in the eyes. "Please forgive me for assuming everything I did."
"Hey you did only what is instinct. I probably would have done the same thing if I were you."
"Thank you and I am sorry."
"Don't worry about it." Marron smiled and then the 3 left.