A/N : Ahh, I feel nice so today I'm putting up two chapters instead of one. Well, NOW we're finally getting to the main plot, thank you for your pateince!

Discliamer : Does any other author besides me find it hard to make this interesting? I mean, there's only so many ways you can say it? I don't own DBZ.

CHAPTER 6 : Trunks awakens!! Strangers approach!!

He opened his eyes slightly. He was floating in the greenish-blue liquid of a regeneration tank. Outside the tank he saw his mom leaning over some scanners. Then he passed out again.

Later he woke up in a infirmary bed, his mom leaning over him.

"Kaasan.." he whispered.

"Trunks-kun! Thank Kami-sama."

"Trunks! "said Goten, coming over," Your awake!"

"Goten, hi."

"Baka! Don't ever scare me like that again! The next time you get paralyzed in a fight, stop fighting! Gohan and I have been worried sick about you! We didn't know if a regeneration tank could heal that or not!" Goten yelled.

"Luckily, with the new upgrade I gave it, it was able to. But I was still worried," added Bulma.

"Gomen," he said, "How long have I been out.?"

"About a week. Bra's been crying her eyes out over you." He sat up slowly.

"Where is she," she said.

"I'll go get her," Goten said taking off. When he had left, Bulma said,

"Are you feeling okay?"

"Yeah, I think so. I still feel like I have a headache," he said rubbing his bruised temple.

"I talked to Vegeta and told him off about what happened."

"What did he say?"

"The usual B.S.. I think it's best if you avoid each other for a while. He's pretty mad."

"What's he got to be mad about? He won didn't he? That's all he wanted. And to make a fool out of me."

"Actually, you won."

"Huh?"

"You guys went over the time limit so it was a judged decision. We decided Vegeta was out of line and used unnecessary roughness. So, you won."

"Whoopie.." Trunks muttered sarcastically.

"Niisan!! Niisan!! Your alive! Your alive!!" Bra yelled bursting in the room. She flew onto the bed and gave him a huge hug. "I thought you got killed!" she cried," You scared me."

"Gomen, Bra-chan," he said, returning her hug," But I'm okay now."

"Bra-chan," Bulma scold,"Get off the bed, Trunks-kun still needs to rest, okay?"

"Hai, Kaasan," she said climbing down,"Niisan, why did Tousan hurt you so bad? Why do you and him keep fighting?"

"Bra," said Bulma, a warning tone in her voice, "Out. Now. Trunks-kun needs to rest."

Trunks lay down as they left the room but Bra's question still remained in his mind. 'Why does he hurt me so bad? Why do we always fight ?' The question filled his mind as he slowly drifted back to sleep.

A WEEK LATER...

Trunks and Goten were sparring in the woods behind Goten's house. Not far away, Gohan and Goku were also training. After an hour or so of rough housing they paused for a break.

Trunks' strength had increased greatly because of the fight with Vegeta.

"If I don't watch out," Goten had said," Your going to actually get stronger than me."

"Baka," Trunks laughed teasingly," I've always been stronger than you."

"Please," Goten laughed," In your dreams."

"Well," Gohan said,"You're both never gonna get as strong as me."

"Oh yeah?" Goten said.

"Wanna bet?" challenged Trunks.

"Bring it on," Gohan said,"Tousan and I could take you both any day of the week."

"Fine," they said, leaping at them.

This followed by another two hours of sparring and only stopped because Videl came looking for them and called them in for dinner.

At the table Chichi set out tons upon tons of delicious food her and Videl had cooked.

"It's nice to have someone to help me in the kitchen," she said," Videl is such a great cook too."

The four Saiyans (Pan was over at Bra's house spending the night) nodded as they continued to scarf down their food, hardly pausing to breath.

"One of these days one of you guys are going to try to swallow a turkey whole and your going to choke and die,"Videl said.

On cue, Trunks and Goten imminently pretended to choke and made hacking noises.

"Are they okay?" Goku said as Gohan tried to cover up his laughter at the two. Chichi scowled,

"Okay boys, that's enough of that. No horse play at the table."

The rest of the meal went on pretty much the same. Gohan laughing at Trunks and Goten while Videl and Chichi tried to keep the two younger hybrids under control. Meanwhile, Goku just ate and looked confused. (A/N : What else is new?)

By the time they were finished eating, it was late and Trunks decided to just stay over with Goten for the night. Gohan and Videl went to their room and Goku joined Chichi in theirs.

Goten and Trunks had been staying up watching late night T.V., when they heard some strange noises from out in the hall. They turned off the T.V. and crept into the hallway. The noise seemed to be coming from Gohan and Videl's room.

"He he he," Trunks said," Looks like they're having some late-night fun."

"Shut up aho,"said Goten, smacking Trunks upside his head. Trunks rubbed his head as he followed Goten down the stairs, knowing what his friend had in mind.

They looked all around the kitchen until they found what they had been looking for. SuperDuperWonderChocolateChipMint with Vanilla and Sprinkles!!

They sat at the table with the10 gallon vat of ice cream eating away at it with their jumbo size spoons.

Trunks laughed as Goten made a strange face when he got brain freeze. His face was mixed with pain, cold and pleasure, eyes crossed, teeth gritted, and hands holding his head.

"Shh," he said after the moment passed," Someone's gonna hear us!" Trunks stopped as he too went in to a brain freeze and got a look very much like Goten had. Goten fell of his chair trying to hide his laughter, which only made Trunks laugh, which only made Goten laugh harder.

"What's going on down here?" They turned to see Gohan coming into the room from upstairs, looking about half dressed. Trunks and Goten looked at each other and began to burst out laughing again, Trunks also falling of his chair.

"Guys, what's so funny?" asked Gohan.

"What are you doing down here!" yelled a voice behind Gohan.

Everyone turned around in horror to see an enraged Chichi. Trunks and Goten jumped up and tried to hide their late-night snack from Chichi's view. She marched down and shoved them both out of the way.

"So," she said," Came to raid the fridge did you?" They shook their heads.

"I just heard some noise and came to see what it was," said Gohan. She looked at him skeptically.

"Go back to your room," she said finally. He sighed a great sigh of relief and went back up. Trunks and Goten went to follow him but Chichi stopped them. "Hold it you two," she said. They thought about running but then decided they liked living for the moment.

They turned to Chichi who was putting away the ice cream. They said nothing as she rinsed the spoons and wiped the table. She then turned to them.

" Goten, how many times have I told you, no eating ice cream after bedtime!"

"But Okaasan...." he said.

"Don't 'but okaasan,' me Goten. Your not getting dessert for a week. (AN :And no riding Jerry! Ha ha! *inside joke*) As for you Trunks, I'll just tell Bulma and she can do what ever she wants to with you."

"Aww, man....," he groaned.

"Now both of you get to bed. NOW!!" They turned and both headed up the stairs.

"Way to go Trunks. You got us in trouble."

"Me? It was your idea."

"So? You went with it!"

"Like you thought I'd turn down ice cream!"

"Well you could have!"

They entered the room and Goten plopped down on his bed, Trunks next to him.

"Oyasumi, Trunks-kun," Goten said sleepily.

"Oyasumi,"Trunks whispered as they both fell asleep.

~~~ Trunks was in the gravity room sparring hard with Vegeta. They were fighting with their maximum energy and Trunks was actually beating him.

'Ha ha,' he thought, 'See how this feels, Otousan.' He fired the largest attack he could at Vegeta. It was over, he was doomed. Then Vegeta came out of nowhere and rebounded the attack with one twice as strong.

'Impossible!' he thought,' Where did he get all this power from? It's not his! It can't be! It can't!'

The energy wave was getting closer to him. He could feel the intense heat of it. Every thing seemed to be moving in slow motion. Then, right before it hit... ~~~

"Trunks-kun!"

Trunks sat up abruptly in the darkness of the room. Goten also sat up and judged by the look on Trunks' face that he'd had a nightmare.

'Trunks-kun, you okay?" he asked.

"Yeah,"he said shakily,"It was just a dream."

"What was it about?" Goten asked.

"Nothing really. I was just....." he trailed off as he felt a strange energy near by.

"Goten, do you...?"

"Yeah," Goten said nodding," I can feel it."

"There's more than one. They're powerful."

"They feel close. Like they're right over our heads or something." They both looked up as Gohan came into the room.

"Guys! Do you feel that?"

"What's going on?" said Goku also coming in. They followed Trunks and Goten's gaze upward. Chichi and Videl came in.

"What are you boys all doing....." Chichi began. Her and Videl fell silent as they noticed the looks on the Saiyans' faces.

"Gohan..." said Videl," You don't think it could be a new enemy, do you?"

"It could be..."he said. Then a bright, white light flashed in the room, illuminating it for a second. When it was gone, so were the Saiyans.

A/N : Hehe, well, that's all for now. Don't look at me like that! You know I'll have the next chapter up soon. Maybe....hehehe. If you really want it posted sooner, there's a little button I'd like you to click. It's down there, yeah, the review button. Click and type and send and make the author happy! Peace!