Chapter Three - The Empire and Explanations
Trunks, the one from the future, sat across from the others. He'd seen better days. His hair looked as it had when he'd emerged from the training with Vegeta. His jacket, they could see it better now that they were inside, was torn and shredded. A large scar from a deep cut run down his right arm from shoulder to wrist. There were a few cuts on him here and there which looked recent.
Young Trunks sat with Goten directly across from his older self. It was strange, looking at a grown up him. Still, it was cool. He looked strong. Bulma came over to the table and set down a glass of water which Trunks drank quickly. When he was done Bulma sat down beside him. "What happened to you? What made you come back again?"
Trunks just stared at the empty glass for a while not saying a word. They could see it in his eyes though. Something horrible had happened in the future. Finally he looked up at all of them. "I was trying to go back farther but we didn't have enough power for the time machine. I needed to go back far enough to give you all time to prepare…"
"Prepare for what Trunks?" Gohan asked.
Trunks eye's seemed to be glazed over as he looked at Gohan. They seemed as though they didn't see Gohan at all, but something else entirely. Something they didn't want to see. "The Empire…"
"What are you talking about? What is this nonsense?" Vegeta demanded.
"They came a year ago. At first there was just the four of them. They were strong but I managed to beat two of them. Then more came. They just kept coming. One after the other. They were there to wipe the Earth clean of life. Destroy it for what it had done to them. That's what they said.
"At first I didn't understand what they were talking about. I'd never seen them before, what had the Earth ever done to them? A few weeks ago, while we where preparing the time machine, I found out. The Empire. That's what they call it. I learned everything that day…
"Frieza had a brother named Cooler. When he learned of his death, and his fathers, he set out looking for New Namek. He found it all right, and the Dragonballs. He used the Dragonballs to first bring back Frieza, the Cold. Cooler used his third wish to make them all stronger. He tried to give them immortality but the Dragon refused. He said he would not allow such evil as they to live forever. So instead he wished for them all to be made stronger, much stronger.
"The Dragon granted Cooler's wish, but he threw in a catch. He fused all three of them into one being, Glacier. He picked up where Frieza had left off. Glacier reclaimed the planets and army he'd lost through force, and more wishes. They brought back some of the strongest warriors to every be in their ranks, including a number of Sai-jins. I only met one of them, his name was Brolly. I couldn't beat him……" Trunks looked down at the scar on his arm.
Trunks, the one from the future, sat across from the others. He'd seen better days. His hair looked as it had when he'd emerged from the training with Vegeta. His jacket, they could see it better now that they were inside, was torn and shredded. A large scar from a deep cut run down his right arm from shoulder to wrist. There were a few cuts on him here and there which looked recent.
Young Trunks sat with Goten directly across from his older self. It was strange, looking at a grown up him. Still, it was cool. He looked strong. Bulma came over to the table and set down a glass of water which Trunks drank quickly. When he was done Bulma sat down beside him. "What happened to you? What made you come back again?"
Trunks just stared at the empty glass for a while not saying a word. They could see it in his eyes though. Something horrible had happened in the future. Finally he looked up at all of them. "I was trying to go back farther but we didn't have enough power for the time machine. I needed to go back far enough to give you all time to prepare…"
"Prepare for what Trunks?" Gohan asked.
Trunks eye's seemed to be glazed over as he looked at Gohan. They seemed as though they didn't see Gohan at all, but something else entirely. Something they didn't want to see. "The Empire…"
"What are you talking about? What is this nonsense?" Vegeta demanded.
"They came a year ago. At first there was just the four of them. They were strong but I managed to beat two of them. Then more came. They just kept coming. One after the other. They were there to wipe the Earth clean of life. Destroy it for what it had done to them. That's what they said.
"At first I didn't understand what they were talking about. I'd never seen them before, what had the Earth ever done to them? A few weeks ago, while we where preparing the time machine, I found out. The Empire. That's what they call it. I learned everything that day…
"Frieza had a brother named Cooler. When he learned of his death, and his fathers, he set out looking for New Namek. He found it all right, and the Dragonballs. He used the Dragonballs to first bring back Frieza, the Cold. Cooler used his third wish to make them all stronger. He tried to give them immortality but the Dragon refused. He said he would not allow such evil as they to live forever. So instead he wished for them all to be made stronger, much stronger.
"The Dragon granted Cooler's wish, but he threw in a catch. He fused all three of them into one being, Glacier. He picked up where Frieza had left off. Glacier reclaimed the planets and army he'd lost through force, and more wishes. They brought back some of the strongest warriors to every be in their ranks, including a number of Sai-jins. I only met one of them, his name was Brolly. I couldn't beat him……" Trunks looked down at the scar on his arm.