Disclaimer: I don't own dbz

A/N: Well, I managed to squeeze in another chapter before Austria, have fun with it. And thank you so much reviewers, I'll reply you all personally in a chapter, but I don't have time for that yet. But still, I love you people. Thank you.

Chapter 4

"Krillin!!" a voice screamed, "Come on buddy where are you?"

Goku helplessly looked around, he hasn't seen his friend all day. They had been staying in the 'headquarters' of Crystals friends for two days, but Krillin would disappear a lot. Goku was worried Krillin might get in to trouble, it was hard for him to see his wife like this, and to know that sooner or later she would meet her horrible fate, and they couldn't change it, they weren't allowed to.

"Hey Rainbow!" Goku yelled to the girl with the colourful clothing "Have you seen Krillin ?"

"Yeah he's with Crystal" was the answer "like he would be somewhere else..." she added sarcastic.

"What do you mean?" Goku asked confused.

"Oh come on, you can not have not noticed it, Krillin is always looking at her, and they have been together all the time for the last two days" Rainbow smiled a little "I tell you, there is something between those two".

Goku laughed softly "You wouldn't know half how much" he whispered.

"Huh?"

"Nothing" Goku said quickly "Where are they?"

"In the forest behind this building, well it's just a bunch of trees but who cares."

"Thanks rainbow" Goku said as he walked up to the forest.

"I don't know what I want" Crystal said softly. "I barely think of my future."

"You must know something you want" Krillin said surprised.

Crystal shook her head, "Why should I? I can make plans for my future, but once I've done that it could be destroyed easily. Not that I'm such a pessimist but....I see live as a game, one big game, and that game is unpredictable, I could be dead tomorrow, then that's just the way it is. I just want to live life for the moment, and don't think about tomorrow".

Krillin was silent for a while, in a way she was right, he didn't agree with her philosophy, but she was right about her fate...he wanted to change it in a way.

"Ok, next thing then" Krillin said quickly "Boyfriends?"

"Nope"

"None at all?" Krillin asked trying not to sound too happy with that answer.

Crystal shook her head once more "No, I don't need a guy right now, perhaps later but not now....although some don't agree with me on that".

"What do you mean?"

"There's this big ass in school, that has a crush on me, I hate him, he hates me but he thinks I'm hot" Crystal said disgusted.

"Can't blame him" Krillin said, immediately he turned red.

Crystal started laughing, but she was stopped by a voice coming from below.

"Hey you two, get out of that tree, I need to speak with Krillin." Goku had finally found the tree where Krillin and Crystal where in. Krillin jumped down easily and Crystal followed, she landed gracefully on the ground.

"Hey Goku" Krillin said.

"Oh you still know me" Goku said sarcastic. "Krillin come on we need to talk".

"Sorry Crystal"

"That's ok, I need to get home anyway, see you soon Krillin" Crystal walked out of the forest and jumped on her motor, and drove home.

"What are you doing Krillin?" Goku asked angrily.

"What do you mean?"

"You're falling in love with her."

"I was already in love with her Goku" Krillin said "Or have you forgotten that?"

"It's you who has been forgetting things Krillin, we're not allowed to change the past remember, and by falling in love with her NOW you are changing the past very much" Goku was clearly pissed. "Look, all of Eighteens friends are sensing something between you two, and Eighteen is starting to feel attracted to you, this could have huge consequences for the future".

"Her name is Crystal" Krillin hissed.

"Krillin what's going on with you?"

"I'm perfectly fine Goku"

"We shouldn't have done this Krillin, maybe we should go back now."

"We are not leaving" Krillins voice was angry and powerful "We did a good thing by coming here and we are staying, I want to finish what I came here for".

"Finish? Krillin you can't be thinking...?"

"I'm going for a walk" Krillin said as he walked out.

Goku first just stared at him in awe, then he ran after his friend.

"Krillin please listen to me" Goku tried when he got up with him.

"Sssst" Krillin said. He pointed at two figures that where talking. Goku recognized one of them.

"That's general Tao" Goku said "But who's the boy?"

"Dunno"

"Can you do this?" Tao asked the boy.

"Yeah, sure, sure, count on Jack! As long as I'm getting paid I'll do everything. The old doc IS going to pay me isn't he?"

"Dr Gero will pay you once he has the kids" Tao said "But tell me, why do you want to do this so badly?"

"Well, apart from the money the girl...Crystal...she turned me down, and no one turns me down" "But don't worry" he continued "In three days Crystal and Ricardo will be in the forest by South City".

The two walked away, Krillin and Goku looked at them amazed.

"He's going to betray them...That son of a.." Krillin whispered.

Goku was silent, he didn't know what to say or what to do, this was partly his fault, dr. Gero's revenge on him. His heart told him not to let this happen, to save the two kids as he saved so many lives before, but his mind told him the horrible truth. This had to happen. If it didn't happen it could have a huge effect on the entire future.

"Krillin.." he began "look I'm sorry, I'm so sorry but you can not do anything about it. You are not allowed to and neither am I. It's horrible and part of me is yelling to help them, but we can't and you know it".

It was silent for a while...then Krillin started talking. "I know" was all he said.

"Good" Goku replied, both of them weren't really in for a good conversation. "Look Krillin, we'll stay until..until it happened. And then we go back, alright?"

Krillin nodded, "I just need to be alone for a while ok?"

Goku nodded in reply and flew away, leaving his friend behind. Krillin still stood on the same spot like he was nailed to it. A tear came from his eye and made its way down the ground.
The next day.

"Krillin what's wrong with you? You haven't said anything the whole day" Crystal complained. She sat next to him on a couch. Krillin was still effected by what he saw and heard yesterday.

"Alright" Crystal said "Then I'll speak, you're keeping something from me".

"W..what do you mean?" Krillin said.

"Like I said, there is something, or a lot, you're not telling me. I don't know who you are, but you make me.." Crystal was quit for a while. "You make me feel something I never felt before, whenever I'm with you I feel so different, save, good,....loved" it took a while before she said the last thing. "I can't explain this Krillin, but I feel like I'm connected to you somehow."

The two looked at each other, it didn't took long before the both leaned in to each other and kissed.

Suddenly Krillin turned his head away from her.

"What's wrong?" Crystal asked confused.

"We need to talk" Krillin said, and he walked back to the forest. This time he went deeper, where no one could see or hear them.

"Speak up" Crystal said, in her voice a little bit of Eighteens attitude could be heard.

"Crystal, I know that you may not believe what I'm going to say now, but let me finish and please believe me" Krillin said.

Crystal nodded so Krillin started talking.

"Crystal, Goku and I...we're from the future" Krillin started "In that future I'm married to you, and we have a daughter, the reason I'm here is because I wanted to see your past, and I wanted to protect you from something." Since Crystal hasn't felt back yet Crystal continued. "In my world, the future, you are no longer human, you're only half human, the rest of you is robotic. You're and android, a cyborg, changed by a sick mind who wants revenge. Not far from now you will be betrayed, by that boy who is in love with you, Jack".

Crystal looked like everybody would look after they just hear someone say that about them, but she didn't say a word.

"The night after your 17th birthday, Jack will lure you and Ricardo to South City, there you will be captured by dr. Gero's men, and after that, your life is destroyed. He will take away your humanity, freedom, memories, everything."

"Does this whole thing involves an icky green monster?" Crystal asked in a tiny voice.

Krillin blinked "Yeah, that's cell, another android created by dr. Gero."

"So I'm no crazy" Crystal said softly "The last time, I've been having dreams about creepy rooms, that monster and operations. It's like something is trying to warn me for something, now I know for what"

"Listen Crystal, I can't do this, I can't change the future but I had to" Krillin said. "Don't tell anyone about this, but don't go with or to Jack." Krillin nearly pleaded it.

"I won't, thank you Krillin" Crystal said with a smile.
A/N: I did it, another chap before I leave feels proud but how did you think about this chapter, what will the effect on the future be now that Crystal knows what will happen?

Please review guys, and I'll see you in a few weeks.