Chapter Two - Trunks Squared
"Careful with that! It's very delicate equipment!" a short yellow man yelled.
A large red man beside him smiled slightly. "Relax Bobidi. We've got plenty of replacements."
"Dabura, make sure those idiots don't break anything, would you?"
"Of course. I still don't know why you brought those two Humans into this. I could…"
"You would attract the Supreme Kai's attention. I don't want him here until Majin Buu is awake!"
"But I could defeat him…"
"I want Buu to beat him. It'd be fitting…"
Dabura bowed and followed Spoppovitch and Yamu into the ship, Bobidi waited outside. After a few moments the two Humans and Dabura returned. Dabura looked skyward at two dots nearing. "I believe we have company Bobidi." he said.
"Are you sure? Is it that pesky Kai?"
"No. Humans I think."
"Call Pui-Pui up here. Have him deal with them."
"No need Master Bobidi. I'm already here."
The four of them watched as the two dots neared and then descended. One was female with long blond hair hanging down to her waist and green eyes. The other male with black eyes and hair which laid flat on his head down to shoulder length. The female smiled, "So you're the ones we saw out in space huh?" she turned to look at Dabura. "He's the strongest one it would seem. But I'm getting a interference from under the ground. Not sure what's causing it. You?"
"Yeah. Something's down there alright."
"Who are you?" Dabura asked.
"Matrix and Mainframe at your service. At least until we destroy you."
"Why you!" he roared. "I am the Demon King!"
Pui-pui took a step forward. "Relax Dabura, I'll handle this." Suddenly he charged toward the two. Matrix side stepped out of the way leaving Mainframe alone. Pui-pui leapt out toward Mainframe and swung his fist. "What!" he cried as it passed through Mainframe who then vanished. "Ah!" he roared. "An after image!"
He whirled around in time to get a foot to his face which sent him sailing across the open field and into some distant rocks. "So long weakling." Mainframe said pointing his finger at the spot where Pui-pui was. A small red ball of energy formed on the tip of his finger and shot forward. It hit the spot and everything around exploded. Mainframe smiled. "His energy signature's gone. Guess he's dead."
"But, how!" Bobidi cried. "If only Buu was awake, he'd show you!"
"Buu? Who's Buu?" Matrix asked.
Bobidi smiled and told them of Buu. When he was done Matrix and Mainframe were both smiling as well. "Interesting." Matrix said. "What do you think Mainframe, should we?"
"I don't see why not. Tell you what yellow man. We'll help you out a bit, since red men there isn't strong enough to beat the opposition on his. Once Buu's awake we'll see how strong he really is." he said with a grin.
Elsewhere at Capsule Corp:
Gohan and Goten walked into the Capsule Corp building. Bulma was making dinner. "Oh, hi boys." she said distractedly. Then she turned toward them, "Those two trashed another Gravity Machine!" she cried waving a spatula. "They keep breaking everything and expect it to be fixed when they want to use it again. And it's your fault too, telling Vegeta that Goku's coming back for the tournament."
Gohan smiled, "From what you'd said earlier I thought they'd already been training."
"Not like this. Sure they'd break something every week or two but now it's every day!"
"Goten!" Trunks shouted as he and Vegeta entered the room. The two of them took off outside while Vegeta sat down at the table.
"Where's Chi-Chi?" Bulma asked, "I thought she was coming over for dinner tonight too. It's a big day, the last one before the tournament."
"Yea, she'll be along. She just wanted some time alone I think. Dad's been gone for seven years, she's worried she'll look old. I mean, you don't age when you're dead."
The next few hours went along nicely. Chi-Chi showed up just as dinner was starting, so did Krillin and 18. Vegeta kept to himself while Bulma and Chi-Chi went on about Goku's various trips to the World Martial Arts Tournament. Gohan, Goten, and Trunks took in every word, the two younger Sai-jins looking more and more excited with every tale. It wasn't until dinner was over that anything strange, or normal considering the gathering of people, happened.
It started simple enough. The lights began to flicker and the sky to darken. The sun was setting but still visible over the horizon, yet the sky was pitch black. The group made it's way outside and watched in wonder as lights began to swirl around in the sky. Suddenly blue, red, and gold arcs of energy began to surge forth from the dark sky and solid Earth colliding at on point in the air.
They watched as the energies began to move as if encircling an object. The space inside the energy began to warp and a solid form to take shape. Slowly it became more visible and the Capsule Corp logo became distinguishable. "What is it?" Trunks asked.
"It looks familiar." Bulma whispered watching it.
Gohan's eyes widened with surprise. "It's the time machine!" he said as it finally took shape and began to descend.
Its landing wasn't very well done, as a matter of fact it crashed only a few yards from the group. They watched the rubble that was a time machine just a minute before began to move. Then the scrap slid away as a purple haired man in a purple jacket stood from the wreckage. "Is that, who I think it is?" Gohan asked.
Bulma just nodded. /It's Trunks. The one from the future, the one that warned us about the Androids./
The man turned toward them. "What!" Goten cried. "He looks like a big you Trunks!"
"Trunks?" the man said and looked down at the little Sai-jin. "Oh. My younger self."
"What's this all about!?" Vegeta demanded, his normal, caring, self.
"I've not gone back far enough!" he cried in alarm looking at watch around his wrist.
"Trunks," Bulma asked. "What's this about?"
"Careful with that! It's very delicate equipment!" a short yellow man yelled.
A large red man beside him smiled slightly. "Relax Bobidi. We've got plenty of replacements."
"Dabura, make sure those idiots don't break anything, would you?"
"Of course. I still don't know why you brought those two Humans into this. I could…"
"You would attract the Supreme Kai's attention. I don't want him here until Majin Buu is awake!"
"But I could defeat him…"
"I want Buu to beat him. It'd be fitting…"
Dabura bowed and followed Spoppovitch and Yamu into the ship, Bobidi waited outside. After a few moments the two Humans and Dabura returned. Dabura looked skyward at two dots nearing. "I believe we have company Bobidi." he said.
"Are you sure? Is it that pesky Kai?"
"No. Humans I think."
"Call Pui-Pui up here. Have him deal with them."
"No need Master Bobidi. I'm already here."
The four of them watched as the two dots neared and then descended. One was female with long blond hair hanging down to her waist and green eyes. The other male with black eyes and hair which laid flat on his head down to shoulder length. The female smiled, "So you're the ones we saw out in space huh?" she turned to look at Dabura. "He's the strongest one it would seem. But I'm getting a interference from under the ground. Not sure what's causing it. You?"
"Yeah. Something's down there alright."
"Who are you?" Dabura asked.
"Matrix and Mainframe at your service. At least until we destroy you."
"Why you!" he roared. "I am the Demon King!"
Pui-pui took a step forward. "Relax Dabura, I'll handle this." Suddenly he charged toward the two. Matrix side stepped out of the way leaving Mainframe alone. Pui-pui leapt out toward Mainframe and swung his fist. "What!" he cried as it passed through Mainframe who then vanished. "Ah!" he roared. "An after image!"
He whirled around in time to get a foot to his face which sent him sailing across the open field and into some distant rocks. "So long weakling." Mainframe said pointing his finger at the spot where Pui-pui was. A small red ball of energy formed on the tip of his finger and shot forward. It hit the spot and everything around exploded. Mainframe smiled. "His energy signature's gone. Guess he's dead."
"But, how!" Bobidi cried. "If only Buu was awake, he'd show you!"
"Buu? Who's Buu?" Matrix asked.
Bobidi smiled and told them of Buu. When he was done Matrix and Mainframe were both smiling as well. "Interesting." Matrix said. "What do you think Mainframe, should we?"
"I don't see why not. Tell you what yellow man. We'll help you out a bit, since red men there isn't strong enough to beat the opposition on his. Once Buu's awake we'll see how strong he really is." he said with a grin.
Elsewhere at Capsule Corp:
Gohan and Goten walked into the Capsule Corp building. Bulma was making dinner. "Oh, hi boys." she said distractedly. Then she turned toward them, "Those two trashed another Gravity Machine!" she cried waving a spatula. "They keep breaking everything and expect it to be fixed when they want to use it again. And it's your fault too, telling Vegeta that Goku's coming back for the tournament."
Gohan smiled, "From what you'd said earlier I thought they'd already been training."
"Not like this. Sure they'd break something every week or two but now it's every day!"
"Goten!" Trunks shouted as he and Vegeta entered the room. The two of them took off outside while Vegeta sat down at the table.
"Where's Chi-Chi?" Bulma asked, "I thought she was coming over for dinner tonight too. It's a big day, the last one before the tournament."
"Yea, she'll be along. She just wanted some time alone I think. Dad's been gone for seven years, she's worried she'll look old. I mean, you don't age when you're dead."
The next few hours went along nicely. Chi-Chi showed up just as dinner was starting, so did Krillin and 18. Vegeta kept to himself while Bulma and Chi-Chi went on about Goku's various trips to the World Martial Arts Tournament. Gohan, Goten, and Trunks took in every word, the two younger Sai-jins looking more and more excited with every tale. It wasn't until dinner was over that anything strange, or normal considering the gathering of people, happened.
It started simple enough. The lights began to flicker and the sky to darken. The sun was setting but still visible over the horizon, yet the sky was pitch black. The group made it's way outside and watched in wonder as lights began to swirl around in the sky. Suddenly blue, red, and gold arcs of energy began to surge forth from the dark sky and solid Earth colliding at on point in the air.
They watched as the energies began to move as if encircling an object. The space inside the energy began to warp and a solid form to take shape. Slowly it became more visible and the Capsule Corp logo became distinguishable. "What is it?" Trunks asked.
"It looks familiar." Bulma whispered watching it.
Gohan's eyes widened with surprise. "It's the time machine!" he said as it finally took shape and began to descend.
Its landing wasn't very well done, as a matter of fact it crashed only a few yards from the group. They watched the rubble that was a time machine just a minute before began to move. Then the scrap slid away as a purple haired man in a purple jacket stood from the wreckage. "Is that, who I think it is?" Gohan asked.
Bulma just nodded. /It's Trunks. The one from the future, the one that warned us about the Androids./
The man turned toward them. "What!" Goten cried. "He looks like a big you Trunks!"
"Trunks?" the man said and looked down at the little Sai-jin. "Oh. My younger self."
"What's this all about!?" Vegeta demanded, his normal, caring, self.
"I've not gone back far enough!" he cried in alarm looking at watch around his wrist.
"Trunks," Bulma asked. "What's this about?"