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that I made.)
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CHAPTER 1
Trunks jumped into the Capsule Corp's. Time Machine with ease and looked over the buttons on the control panel. "Okay, Dad said that to initiate transport all I have to do is press the green button." He quickly found the correct button and with a deep breath to calm his nerves he pressed it.
The blackness of the time tunnel surprised him, it was like a swirling tunnel of space and every now and then he would pass a group of stars that seemed like long yellow lines. Then a strange thing happened; he stopped and in stead of seeing stars before him, he saw an image of his past: He was about 11 with unruly lavender hair and wild eyes. He was standing beside Gohan looking down on a grave. "Such a waste of life." Gohan muttered, oblivious to the boy beside him. Looking up at him with shining eyes the younger Trunks asked, "Why do innocent people die Sensei?" "The world is full of injustice youngling and this just one of those injustices." His mentor answered softly. "Did you know her Sensei?" the boy asked staring at the tombstone. For a while Gohan didn't answer then he sighed sadly "No Trunks I did not." Was his answer before striding away with his head hung. The scene stayed with the young Trunks for a moment then moved to the tombstone, the words engraved were simple and indifferent: Here lies Videl Satan and her unborn child. Died 4036 AD
The scene then disappeared with a swirl of colour and the Time Machine moved on with a jerk, it kept moving for a while and then jerked to a grinding halt and another scene popped up: this time Trunks wasn't in it, instead it was a picture of Gohan. He was sitting down on a grassy hill and in his arms was a very pregnant woman; she was leaning against his chest and smiling in contentment. "Thank you for bringing me here Gohan." The woman said softly. "Anything for you My Love." Gohan whispered back. The woman smiled. She then tried to get up and turn around to face Gohan but groaned in pain as the babe inside her protested. She chuckled as she settled back down between Gohan's legs, "I guess your son didn't want to move." "No love, I must protest that it was your daughter that forced you back to your original position." Gohan teased gently. The woman chuckled again then breathed in deeply closing her eyes, "Oh Gohan it's so nice just to sit here and forget." "Yes Love, it is." "Not for much longer!" called a menacing voice from behind them. Gohan jumped up swiftly, yet still careful with the woman. "Leave Androids!" he growled. "Hahaha! I don't think so Saiyan!" the black haired robot said, "We may not want to exterminate you just yet, but destroying the bitch and unborn brat will definitely be entertaining for all of us!" "Noooo!" Gohan cried but it was to late because a Ki blast was already tearing through her stomach. The woman screamed "GOHAN!" as she fell back to the ground. He turned to the androids his eyes holding a look filled pain and hatred that Trunks had never seen before. Sure he had seen his Sensei angry and hateful, but never to this extent and Trunks decided that on that sunny day, Gohan lost that last trace of hope. It was there in that grassy glade where Gohan gained his indifference to the world but most importantly it was there on that day from the past where Gohan lost that small but important element of his personality, his innocence. Gohan then started powering up and the earth began to shake as his golden energy swirled around him. "I'LL KILL YOU!!!!!!" he screamed as body was engulfed in yellow flames. His eyes flickered from black to green then finally settled to green, his hair took on a life of its own as it glowed and swayed to a non-existent breeze, then it started to grow longer and longer until Gohan stared to resemble a golden porcupine. He had no eyebrows at all and the green eyes below the strange ridges posing as brows seemed to flicker a deep red, then blue and then back to green. "YOU WILL PAY!" he sounded coldly. The two androids then powered up, "I think not." Said the blonde, shooting a Ki blast at Gohan, it was too quick and Gohan got hit sending him backward and then the two laughing androids disappeared. (AN: in my story the androids are way stronger okay?) Seeing that the androids were gone Gohan scrambled over to the dying woman, she was crying out in pain, there was a large rip in her belly and she was trying to hold it closed to no avail. "Go...Gohan?" she breathed in pain. "Videl please don't leave me, don't you know how much I need you, don't you know that you are imperative to my happiness." Gohan cried in despair. "Oh mus...must you...you use su...such big words." She tried to joke nearly choking on her own blood. "Hush love, this is no time for games, don't you see, don't you know you're dying and don't you know that I cant live without you." Gohan pleaded and Trunks saw the tears running down his mentor's checks. "Gohan I... I love so So much" she coughed and blood filled her mouth and dribbled down her chin. Gohan lent over and kissed her as her last breath shuddered out of her chest in a soft peace filled sigh. "I'll never forget you Love, or you little one." Gohan said, his hand covering Videl's bloody stomach carefully. He then lay down next the woman cuddling her close. And ignoring the blood covering him cried into her shoulder as a light breeze swept over the clearing in the mountain 439 area, close to a little cottage belonging to Mr and Mrs Gohan Son and their soon to be born child.
Trunks closed his eyes on the painful scene; it was too hard to watch. He didn't even notice that he was crying until he wiped his eyes of the salty tears. He was brought out of his grief when the Time Capsule jerked forward once more. (Has anyone seen Willy Wanka and the chocolate factory and the scene where the little boat is going down the tunnel- well that's kinda what the time tunnel looks like.) The C.C Time Machine continued down the tunnel for much longer this time, until it stopped once more and another scene popped up: Trunks couldn't have been more then six months at the time and he was being bounced on Bulma's lap gently. They were sitting down in a very much cleaner Capsule Corp lounge room. His mother sitting on a green couch and a tall haired man whom, Trunks assumed, was his real father. Opposite them was a boy, with haunted black eyes and spiky black hair that fell every which way down his back. Trunks recognised him as a younger Gohan. "Gohan stay with us, we'll adopt you if that's what you want, but please just don't go." Trunks' mother pleaded. "No Bulma I can't, you're a family now, you don't need me and no offence but I'd prefer to stay away." Gohan answered softly then stood and walked out of the room. Bulma stood to go after him but Vegeta held her back. "Vegeta?" "Let him go woman, if he doesn't want to be part of a family don't force him to be, if you do he'll resent you for it, let him be and he'll come back one day." Vegeta said softly. "But Vegeta, he's just a child." "Hush woman! That boy grew up years ago, that is the way it is with child warriors!" Vegeta said angrily, then he stood up, his head held high, "I know well what the boy is feeling, I'll go speak to him, but be warned that I'll not force him." Vegeta relented, seeing his mates sorrow, then he walked out. Bulma stood there shivering in grief not only because she couldn't fulfil her friends' wish that their son would be well looked after but also because her son, her baby was also destined to be a warrior, all Saiyans were.
Trunks stared at the dissipating scene; he felt that his emotions had been wrung dry. Hell, he'd thought that he'd had a rough life, but it had been nothing like the hell Gohan had gone through, not at all! He had to find a way to spare his mentor, his Father all that pain! He needed to save Goku! Goku was the answer.
END CHAPTER
Trunks jumped into the Capsule Corp's. Time Machine with ease and looked over the buttons on the control panel. "Okay, Dad said that to initiate transport all I have to do is press the green button." He quickly found the correct button and with a deep breath to calm his nerves he pressed it.
The blackness of the time tunnel surprised him, it was like a swirling tunnel of space and every now and then he would pass a group of stars that seemed like long yellow lines. Then a strange thing happened; he stopped and in stead of seeing stars before him, he saw an image of his past: He was about 11 with unruly lavender hair and wild eyes. He was standing beside Gohan looking down on a grave. "Such a waste of life." Gohan muttered, oblivious to the boy beside him. Looking up at him with shining eyes the younger Trunks asked, "Why do innocent people die Sensei?" "The world is full of injustice youngling and this just one of those injustices." His mentor answered softly. "Did you know her Sensei?" the boy asked staring at the tombstone. For a while Gohan didn't answer then he sighed sadly "No Trunks I did not." Was his answer before striding away with his head hung. The scene stayed with the young Trunks for a moment then moved to the tombstone, the words engraved were simple and indifferent: Here lies Videl Satan and her unborn child. Died 4036 AD
The scene then disappeared with a swirl of colour and the Time Machine moved on with a jerk, it kept moving for a while and then jerked to a grinding halt and another scene popped up: this time Trunks wasn't in it, instead it was a picture of Gohan. He was sitting down on a grassy hill and in his arms was a very pregnant woman; she was leaning against his chest and smiling in contentment. "Thank you for bringing me here Gohan." The woman said softly. "Anything for you My Love." Gohan whispered back. The woman smiled. She then tried to get up and turn around to face Gohan but groaned in pain as the babe inside her protested. She chuckled as she settled back down between Gohan's legs, "I guess your son didn't want to move." "No love, I must protest that it was your daughter that forced you back to your original position." Gohan teased gently. The woman chuckled again then breathed in deeply closing her eyes, "Oh Gohan it's so nice just to sit here and forget." "Yes Love, it is." "Not for much longer!" called a menacing voice from behind them. Gohan jumped up swiftly, yet still careful with the woman. "Leave Androids!" he growled. "Hahaha! I don't think so Saiyan!" the black haired robot said, "We may not want to exterminate you just yet, but destroying the bitch and unborn brat will definitely be entertaining for all of us!" "Noooo!" Gohan cried but it was to late because a Ki blast was already tearing through her stomach. The woman screamed "GOHAN!" as she fell back to the ground. He turned to the androids his eyes holding a look filled pain and hatred that Trunks had never seen before. Sure he had seen his Sensei angry and hateful, but never to this extent and Trunks decided that on that sunny day, Gohan lost that last trace of hope. It was there in that grassy glade where Gohan gained his indifference to the world but most importantly it was there on that day from the past where Gohan lost that small but important element of his personality, his innocence. Gohan then started powering up and the earth began to shake as his golden energy swirled around him. "I'LL KILL YOU!!!!!!" he screamed as body was engulfed in yellow flames. His eyes flickered from black to green then finally settled to green, his hair took on a life of its own as it glowed and swayed to a non-existent breeze, then it started to grow longer and longer until Gohan stared to resemble a golden porcupine. He had no eyebrows at all and the green eyes below the strange ridges posing as brows seemed to flicker a deep red, then blue and then back to green. "YOU WILL PAY!" he sounded coldly. The two androids then powered up, "I think not." Said the blonde, shooting a Ki blast at Gohan, it was too quick and Gohan got hit sending him backward and then the two laughing androids disappeared. (AN: in my story the androids are way stronger okay?) Seeing that the androids were gone Gohan scrambled over to the dying woman, she was crying out in pain, there was a large rip in her belly and she was trying to hold it closed to no avail. "Go...Gohan?" she breathed in pain. "Videl please don't leave me, don't you know how much I need you, don't you know that you are imperative to my happiness." Gohan cried in despair. "Oh mus...must you...you use su...such big words." She tried to joke nearly choking on her own blood. "Hush love, this is no time for games, don't you see, don't you know you're dying and don't you know that I cant live without you." Gohan pleaded and Trunks saw the tears running down his mentor's checks. "Gohan I... I love so So much" she coughed and blood filled her mouth and dribbled down her chin. Gohan lent over and kissed her as her last breath shuddered out of her chest in a soft peace filled sigh. "I'll never forget you Love, or you little one." Gohan said, his hand covering Videl's bloody stomach carefully. He then lay down next the woman cuddling her close. And ignoring the blood covering him cried into her shoulder as a light breeze swept over the clearing in the mountain 439 area, close to a little cottage belonging to Mr and Mrs Gohan Son and their soon to be born child.
Trunks closed his eyes on the painful scene; it was too hard to watch. He didn't even notice that he was crying until he wiped his eyes of the salty tears. He was brought out of his grief when the Time Capsule jerked forward once more. (Has anyone seen Willy Wanka and the chocolate factory and the scene where the little boat is going down the tunnel- well that's kinda what the time tunnel looks like.) The C.C Time Machine continued down the tunnel for much longer this time, until it stopped once more and another scene popped up: Trunks couldn't have been more then six months at the time and he was being bounced on Bulma's lap gently. They were sitting down in a very much cleaner Capsule Corp lounge room. His mother sitting on a green couch and a tall haired man whom, Trunks assumed, was his real father. Opposite them was a boy, with haunted black eyes and spiky black hair that fell every which way down his back. Trunks recognised him as a younger Gohan. "Gohan stay with us, we'll adopt you if that's what you want, but please just don't go." Trunks' mother pleaded. "No Bulma I can't, you're a family now, you don't need me and no offence but I'd prefer to stay away." Gohan answered softly then stood and walked out of the room. Bulma stood to go after him but Vegeta held her back. "Vegeta?" "Let him go woman, if he doesn't want to be part of a family don't force him to be, if you do he'll resent you for it, let him be and he'll come back one day." Vegeta said softly. "But Vegeta, he's just a child." "Hush woman! That boy grew up years ago, that is the way it is with child warriors!" Vegeta said angrily, then he stood up, his head held high, "I know well what the boy is feeling, I'll go speak to him, but be warned that I'll not force him." Vegeta relented, seeing his mates sorrow, then he walked out. Bulma stood there shivering in grief not only because she couldn't fulfil her friends' wish that their son would be well looked after but also because her son, her baby was also destined to be a warrior, all Saiyans were.
Trunks stared at the dissipating scene; he felt that his emotions had been wrung dry. Hell, he'd thought that he'd had a rough life, but it had been nothing like the hell Gohan had gone through, not at all! He had to find a way to spare his mentor, his Father all that pain! He needed to save Goku! Goku was the answer.
END CHAPTER