Beginning of a New Life

By Gozilla

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Disclaimer: I don't own anything and I don't have anything. So don't sue me!

Please excuse my poor English. ^-^

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Enjoy!!

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*crap* - thoughts

"crap" - conversation

(crap) - author's note

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Chapter 4: Family

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It was a cool night. Gently breeze blew against the soft lavender hair of the young man sat beside the tree. He looked at the starry night sky. His blue eyes were lonely and sad.

"You should not be outside." came a gently voice, "You could have catch a cold if you are not careful."

Trunks turned his glaze from the sky to the person approaching, "Bulma- san." he greeted.

Bulma looked at Trunks, relieved to see that he was finally awake, but also worried as she saw his cheeks were flushing red with his fever.

She put a hand on his forehead, which was still boiling hot, "How are you feeling? Your fever is not broken yet. You should stay in bed."

Trunks felt good when his mother's cool hand touched his forehead, "Bulma- san, I am feeling much better now. I should be fully recovered in the next few days. The night is beautiful, right?"

Bulma smiled and sat beside Trunks. She looked at the sky, amused by the beauty of the starry sky. She couldn't remember how long it was since the last time she spent time watching and admiring God's creations.

None of them spoke for a few moments, enjoying the quietness.

It was Bulma who broke the silence, "So, Trunks, can you tell me what happened? Your father did not even bother to tell me any details and Goku had to rush back to the King Kai right after taking you two back to earth. I only have a brief idea of what happened after we sent you back to your timeline 7 years ago."

Trunks looked at Bulma, "Bulma-san..."

Bulma interrupted, "Stop calling me by my name." but there was no real annoyance in the statement. With a smile on her face, "Don't you know that it is kind of rude to call your parents by their names?"

Trunks blushed heavily and looked away, "Sorry, Bul... kaasan. I was just... too used to call you by your name. All of you in other timelines does not have a clue who I am, except..." his eyes suddenly filled with deep sadness.

"Except?" Bulma asked, an idea came to her mind, "Except your mother. The one in your timeline, right?"

Trunks looked at Bulma, amused by her quick thinking, "Yes, except her. My mother." he said as he turned to look at the sky. The loneliness in his eyes was almost too much for Bulma to bear.

Trunks continued, "She was the first person I saw when I wake up with my 'new' life. I had no idea who she was or anyone on the scene. I didn't even know who I am. Not until the King Kai in my timeline explained to me that I have been given a new life after a certain event, which he refused to tell me what was it."

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~Flashback~

Trunks opened his eyes slowly, feeling exhausted and disoriented. He found himself lying on soft grassland.

"Trunks, Trunks." a voice called gently.

He turned to look for the origin of the voice. He saw a woman with blue hair in her mid-40's knelt beside him, looking at him with blue eyes filled with happiness.

Trunks sat up, unable to find any trace of memories of the woman, "Sorry, madam, who are you? Who is Trunks?"

There was an obvious wave of disappointment and sadness in the woman's eyes. She took a deep breath, steadied herself before answering the question, "My name is Bulma. Trunks is your name. Do you have any memories of who you are?"

*Who am I?* the question rang like a thunder in Trunks' mind. "Who am I? How did I get here? What I am doing here? Why... why can't I remember anything?" he murmured as he held his head in pain.

Suddenly, a pair of warm arms embraced Trunks. He looked up in surprised and saw the woman called Bulma hugged him protectively by her thin arms, "Sh... my dear, it's alright. Everything is going to be ok." she said as she stroke his soft lavender hair lovingly.

Trunks found her words so soothing that he almost fell into sleep with exhaustion.

"I see that you are awake." a figure approached.

Alerted, Trunks straightened up and, instinctively, he shielded the woman with his body from the approaching person, "Who are you?"

"Relax, young man." the figure held out his hands in front of him, "I mean no harm. You can call me King Kai. I have a few things to tell you before you leave."

Trunks frowned in confusion, not letting his guard down. Very deep inside his mind, something was telling him to do anything, everything, to protect the woman behind him, regardless of the costs.

"King Kai san." Trunks said, not forgetting his politeness, "Could you please tell me what do you want to tell me? Why do I have to leave? And to where?"

King Kai sensed the tension in the air. Not wanting to trigger any undesirable fraction, he stood a safe distance from Trunks and Bulma. "Trunks, do you remember anything?" he asked.

Trunks looked at King Kai with suspicion, "No, I do not."

King Kai sighed, "Well, it's good that the work is done properly."

An unknown rage emerged, Trunks said dangerously, "King Kai san, what do you mean 'good'? What have you done to me?" as he took a step closer to King Kai.

Trunks stopped as he felt someone held his arms. He turned to see Bulma holding his right arm, "Trunks, just relax and listen. He means no harm to us. He is here to help you."

Trunks was confused but, somehow, he trust the woman in front of him wholeheartedly. He relaxed and decided to listen to the whole story before taking any further actions.

King Kai nodded with appreciation to Bulma. Fighting with Trunks would be the last thing he wanted. With Trunks' greatly increased power over the years, only Goku could restraint him, but not after a very destructive fight.

King Kai said, "Trunks, I know you are confused and you will be even more confused in a moment. But you have to listen to me as there won't be a second chance for me to explain. It may be difficult for you to believe the facts I am going to give you. Just take them and remember."

Trunks looked at King Kai, his eyes still filled with suspicion. He turned and looked at Bulma, questioning. Bulma nodded in confirmation and gave him an assuring smile. Trunks smiled back and concentrated on King Kai again.

King Kai straightened up, "Trunks, I am sorry that I can't give you great details of your past. All I can tell you is that you made a choice in your last life and you are supposed to be completely disappeared from all worlds now. However, due to the great things you have done in your last life, I have given you a very special exemption and you have been granted with eternal life."

Trunks frowned, "Eternal life?"

King Kai nodded, "Yes, you are basically an immortal now, just like Bulma. But as the exemption is outlawed in the world of the dead, I have no choice but to lock up all your memories. In addition, you must leave this timeline permanently."

Trunks looked at King Kai, totally confused, "Timelines?"

King Kai explained, "There are indefinite number of parallel timelines in the universe. Each is different according to the different decisions made by each individual. You can imagine it as a huge group of 'what-if' scenarios. A person's decision to turn right in a cross-section may lead to a completely different future of the world from a decision to turn left. Now you have the power to travel between these timelines at your will."

Trunks struggled to digest the strange concept of 'timeline'.

King Kai sighed, "I know it is hard for you to understand these things in such a short period of time. Just remember what I am telling you. You will find it out yourself when you actually travel among the timelines."

King Kai continued, "But I have to warn you. As each timeline has its own particular history and future, you will not interfere with the events happen in the timelines. If you do, you will receive severe penalty for each offence. Understand?"

Trunks nodded.

"There is something I want you to know before you leave." King Kai said, "It is about the people you should know."

Trunks turned to look at Bulma, whose tears were at the edge of escaping from the bright blue eyes.

King Kai pointed to Bulma, "She is your mother."

Trunks' eyes widened in shock, "You are my mother?" he asked Bulma, unable to believe that he had no trace of memories on a person so important to him.

Bulma nodded, tears started shedding.

King Kai waved his hand and three figures appeared out of thin air. He pointed at each of them in turn, "This is Goku, and Gohan. They are your friends and fighting partners. And this is Vegeta, your father. The four of you are the last of the saiyajins in this timeline."

"Father?" Trunks asked as he looked at the man, whose face showed no emotion at all, "Saiyajin?"

King Kai replied, "Saiyajins are one of the most powerful races in the universe. You will have to learn about your power on your journey. Just be very careful with it when you use it."

King Kai continued, "My last advice to you. As I mentioned before, your presence in the other timeline may disrupt the history and future of the timeline. In order to ensure your own existence in those timelines, do not reveal your identity to anyone unless you are confirmed that yourself in that timeline is already born. Understand?"

Trunks swallowed hard, trying his best to memorise all the facts, and nodded.

King Kai sighed, "Now, it is time for you to leave. Follow me and I will show you how to travel among timelines." he said as he signaled Trunks to follow him.

Trunks took a step forward but stopped as he felt the hands holding his arm tightened. He turned to meet Bulma's tearful blue eyes.

Bulma hugged Trunks tightly and kissed him in his forehead, "My son, remember I am always here to bless you and you will always in my prayer." she said as she release the hug.

Trunks did not know what to do but to took a long look of Bulma, trying to remember every detail of the person he should call 'mother', before turning to follow King Kai to start his journey.

~End of flashback~

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Bulma was speechless at the story. She got a brief idea from her husband of what had happened to her future son after the incident 7 years ago. But it was nothing compare to the story told by Trunks himself.

She turned to look at Trunks and was shock as she saw a tear dropping from his beautiful bright blue eyes.

"I have never told anyone about this." Trunks said, his head lowered as more tears escaped, "I have no one to talk about this. But... kame... It hurts so much... I was so confused that I did not return her hug... I did not even say the last goodbye to her..." he curled himself into a tight ball, his eyes tightly shut in the attempt to block out the tears.

Trunks' eyes snapped open in surprise as someone hugged him.

It was Bulma. She wrapped her arms tightly around her future son, hoping that she could share some of his pain, "Sh... It's alright. I am sure that your mother understood your confusion. I am certain that all she wants is that you will live a happy life, not blaming yourself in the rest of your life for not doing something for her."

Trunks' eyes widened in shock at Bulma's words.

Bulma continued, gently stroking her son's soft lavender hair, "You are safe with us. We are family and we will take care of you from now on. You have family and friends here. You will never be lonely again."

With those words, tears started pouring out of Trunks' eyes. He cried so hard as if the pain and loneliness of the 200 years wandering journey were all released at that very moment.

Bulma held him tightly in her embrace, listening to the painful cry of her son, knowing that he could finally start his new life after this night.

Unaware by the mother and son, a figure stood on the top of the mansion's roof.

Vegeta, with his arms crossed, overheard the whole conversation between the two. His face was emotionless. He knew that, from now on, he would have two sons to train.

*We need a bigger and tougher gravity room for that.* he thought as he started walking back to the bedroom, *I will ask woman to make it tomorrow morning.*

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The End... for now.

Thank you very much for reading the fic! I hope you enjoyed it! ^-^

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I may make sequels (or prequels?) about Trunks' journey around the timelines, depends on whether I have the time and ideas to do it. Please give me some time to think about it. ^-^

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