Ok, I don't own DBZ, k?

Novus Articulus

Mouth hanging open, Lynx slowly stood up, arms limp at his sides, "G-Goten….?" Stumbling a little bit towards him, Gotens eyes widened, trying to make words come out, how had this stranger known his name, he'd been unconscious up until now, so how? He was still coming toward him though, how, how had Goten come back, and why so much younger, so did that mean it was Uub and Chi Chi he heard talking when they first arrived? It had to be!

I must be back! Please let me finally be back…..back home. With my friends…..please

"Goten….Goten….is that really you?" he stumbles, falling, he catches himself before hitting the ground, just then noticing the bandages covering his arms. They must be the real deal, who else did he ever know that would take him in and be so kind, but at the moment, Goten looked more terrified than happy. He took a couple steps backward, coming up to the wall, looking around, he was cornered by the man who Uub had brought to them. He had felt the mans enormous power for only a second about an hour ago, along with another, but both had faded quickly, but when the young man arrived, he had, along with the others, recognized the ki. "Goten…what's wrong…it's me, Lynx!" he gave the terrified Goten a reassuring smile, it didn't help though. "I don't know any Lynx's…"

"But you do!"

"I don't!!"

"But…..but….it's me…..please…you have to remember…." He pleaded with the increasingly stubborn young man, more voices came from upstairs, the other must have heard them. A face appeared over the banister of the stairs, a young woman's face.

Pan! She'll remember me!!

'Pan, it's me Lynx!" he gave her a big smile, she gave him a warm smile back, "It's nice to meet'cha mister, but I don't think we've actually met before" she looked him up and down, "Do you really think you should be out of bed in that condition?" she gave him another big smile. He was oblivious to her kindness, how could they not remember him, they where like family, how could they not remember him? "Guys…it's me, c'mon…stop playing around…"he gave a slight, nervous smile, they had to be joking, he looked back at Goten, then back at Pan as Gohans head appeared over the banister as well. "Gohan! Haha! You won't joke around…what happened to you guys?" Gohan raises an eyebrow at the strange young mans question. "We could ask the same of you, and how do you know my name? What happened to you, and who did you come with?" he said all this with one breath, and wearing a very annoyed look on his face.

No no no no….this can't be happening….what is happening?! I know Gohan, he wouldn't have gone along with a stupid joke like this, my frie-…these people…they don't know who I am….but they look and feel just like the old Son family…..it has to be them…it is them! But then….am I still me…..?

He shook his head, of course he was still himself.

WAIT! That light from my necklace when I was fighting him! That must be what it was! The light had done something, time travel, dimension warp, something, after all, Trunks had given it to him, telling him to take special care of it.

He chuckled at the thought, making the rest of the people in the room give him a worried look, they looked over at each other, giving each other desperate looks, the tension was quickly growing. But suddenly it was broken by a woman who came up over the banister, hair pulled up into a tight bun, she smiled down at Lynx, "Oh good, your awake, but you should really still be on the couch, not on the floor!" She gave him a warm smile, then stopped halfway down the steps, looking at her two sons, and granddaughter. "What are you all looking at, get back to whatever it was you where doing…" She reached the bottom of the steps, helping Lynx stand up, he still seemed to not have his full strength back. She smiled again at him, "Now, you lay back down and tell me your name."

"Chi Chi…it's me, Lynx…" this was his one last chance to make sure this wasn't some kind of cruel joke, but all he got in return was a slightly confused look, then a scrunched up face, "Hmmm…..I'm sorry, I don't know any Lynx, sorry dear, but…umm….How did you know my name?"

Oh god….they aren't joking…they really don't know me…this can't be happening, they're my friends! What's going on…? I need to see Trunks!! He'll tell me whats going on!

He'd gotten about halfway down on the couch before he jumped back up, causing Chi Chi to scream and almost fall over, which caused everyone to run back to the living room once again, "Whats wrong….geeze…you scared me…" she held her hand over her chest, breathing heavily. "I need to talk to Trunks, right now…please hurry….it's important…"

AN:Oooooooo, what's gonna happen? Well you'll find out in the next chappie!