Chapter 24: A Clue That Is Shrouded By Mist
She's waiting for you to come and find her. Hurry, there is not much time left.
Morgan
*Where could she be?* Trunks asked as his hands began to tremble. Swiftly, he ran down the stairs and showed his mother the card.
"I don't know what to make of it." She said as she handed the card back to her son. "Maybe she knows something we don't."
"Nah, you think so."
"Trunks, you don't need to get smart with me.
He sighed. "I am sorry mom."
Bulma smiled at her son and pushed some of his bangs back and kissed his forehead. "It's ok angel. Now eat up, I made plenty of breakfast for you." She told him as she began to stack up his plates with food.
"Mom, what time did Morgan leave?"
"I don't know, 9:30 maybe. Why?"
"Because, she was in my room at 10:45 talking to me."
"Impossible. I would have heard her talking to you or open the door when she came back in here, or when she left the second time."
"But what was really odd is when I got up to thank her, she disappeared. And I was thinking, there is no Ambertown."
"Hmm.oh well Trunks. Don't let it bother you."
"Plus, wasn't I supposed to bring her to Crowell and help her get a new start?"
Bulma shrugged. "She said that she could make it on her own. Now, Krillin asked if you could go over to his place today and spar with him. I told him you would."
"Ok. Well then I guess I will be on my way." He said as he stood up, put his dishes in the dishwasher and waked out the door.
While he flew, 2 sentences in the letter haunted him. Then it hit him. The cabin on the cover. The android's had a cabin that they stayed in when they were first activated. And it was located in the middle of a forest. He paused in mid-flight.
"Now where was that stupid cabin? Dad said it was northeast 35 miles from the bell-tower in Crowell.or was it from Bastian? Bastian doesn't have a tower so it must be Crowell. Yeah, it's Crowell because dad hated to see the Tab Com tower. He said it was a waste of space and glass." He argued with himself. Changing direction, he completely forgot the request of his long time friend and began searching for the cabin.
*****
He knew he was getting close by the way that the trees were beginning to thin out below him, although the tops were still too thick to see through. Spotting a clear spot below him, he dropped down and landed in the small clearing. He paused only moments to regain his bearings before continuing on his journey to find the long lost cabin. A few minutes later he found himself looking in the front door of the small yet comfortably sized cabin. As he walked around, he found a vase of flowers but they were wilting over. Looking everywhere for a clue, he found a folded piece of paper in the trashcan. Pulling it out and opening it up he was pleased at what he found.
Sketched on the paper was a picture of her with an angel at her side. Without a doubt, he was the angel, sword included and his hair the length it was when she left. He smiled as he read her message below.
I do and forever will love my angel, Trunks Briefs.
This was the one spark to light the fire that he needed to get him searching once more. His instincts and Morgan were right, Marron was still alive.
With his head held high, he walked out of the front door and back out into the forest.
*Maybe a near-by town knows where she might be.* he thought as he began to search for the spot where he landed so he could fly to the nearest town.
"Trunks, is that you?"
Quickly he turned, swearing he heard Marron's voice behind him.
As his eyes gazed over the vegetation, he saw nothing there.
"I'm over here." again he turned towards her voice only to see swirling mists.
"Where are you?" He yelled out into the empty forest.
"Don't worry, everything will be just fine." the voice whispered.
He knew it was her because those very words still rang clear in his head from the battle day. Swiftly he began to run towards where the voice last came.
"Marron?" he called as he ran.
Something reflected one of the small rays of sunlight that sliced its way through the treetops to shine on the forest floor. He stopped suddenly to see what it was but before he saw anything, every thing went blurry then black.
She's waiting for you to come and find her. Hurry, there is not much time left.
Morgan
*Where could she be?* Trunks asked as his hands began to tremble. Swiftly, he ran down the stairs and showed his mother the card.
"I don't know what to make of it." She said as she handed the card back to her son. "Maybe she knows something we don't."
"Nah, you think so."
"Trunks, you don't need to get smart with me.
He sighed. "I am sorry mom."
Bulma smiled at her son and pushed some of his bangs back and kissed his forehead. "It's ok angel. Now eat up, I made plenty of breakfast for you." She told him as she began to stack up his plates with food.
"Mom, what time did Morgan leave?"
"I don't know, 9:30 maybe. Why?"
"Because, she was in my room at 10:45 talking to me."
"Impossible. I would have heard her talking to you or open the door when she came back in here, or when she left the second time."
"But what was really odd is when I got up to thank her, she disappeared. And I was thinking, there is no Ambertown."
"Hmm.oh well Trunks. Don't let it bother you."
"Plus, wasn't I supposed to bring her to Crowell and help her get a new start?"
Bulma shrugged. "She said that she could make it on her own. Now, Krillin asked if you could go over to his place today and spar with him. I told him you would."
"Ok. Well then I guess I will be on my way." He said as he stood up, put his dishes in the dishwasher and waked out the door.
While he flew, 2 sentences in the letter haunted him. Then it hit him. The cabin on the cover. The android's had a cabin that they stayed in when they were first activated. And it was located in the middle of a forest. He paused in mid-flight.
"Now where was that stupid cabin? Dad said it was northeast 35 miles from the bell-tower in Crowell.or was it from Bastian? Bastian doesn't have a tower so it must be Crowell. Yeah, it's Crowell because dad hated to see the Tab Com tower. He said it was a waste of space and glass." He argued with himself. Changing direction, he completely forgot the request of his long time friend and began searching for the cabin.
*****
He knew he was getting close by the way that the trees were beginning to thin out below him, although the tops were still too thick to see through. Spotting a clear spot below him, he dropped down and landed in the small clearing. He paused only moments to regain his bearings before continuing on his journey to find the long lost cabin. A few minutes later he found himself looking in the front door of the small yet comfortably sized cabin. As he walked around, he found a vase of flowers but they were wilting over. Looking everywhere for a clue, he found a folded piece of paper in the trashcan. Pulling it out and opening it up he was pleased at what he found.
Sketched on the paper was a picture of her with an angel at her side. Without a doubt, he was the angel, sword included and his hair the length it was when she left. He smiled as he read her message below.
I do and forever will love my angel, Trunks Briefs.
This was the one spark to light the fire that he needed to get him searching once more. His instincts and Morgan were right, Marron was still alive.
With his head held high, he walked out of the front door and back out into the forest.
*Maybe a near-by town knows where she might be.* he thought as he began to search for the spot where he landed so he could fly to the nearest town.
"Trunks, is that you?"
Quickly he turned, swearing he heard Marron's voice behind him.
As his eyes gazed over the vegetation, he saw nothing there.
"I'm over here." again he turned towards her voice only to see swirling mists.
"Where are you?" He yelled out into the empty forest.
"Don't worry, everything will be just fine." the voice whispered.
He knew it was her because those very words still rang clear in his head from the battle day. Swiftly he began to run towards where the voice last came.
"Marron?" he called as he ran.
Something reflected one of the small rays of sunlight that sliced its way through the treetops to shine on the forest floor. He stopped suddenly to see what it was but before he saw anything, every thing went blurry then black.