DISCLAIMER: Mwahahaha! Fanfic authors will one day rule the world! Until then, I don't own anything except my copy of Hybrid Theory by Linkin Park and the Crawling DVD. (My mum pays for every else ^_^)
AUTHOR'S NOTE: From the reviews I take it you guys like this so here's Chapter 2. Enjoy!
Chapter 2
Trunks waited impatiently for the roar of the time machine's engine to die down. "Hurry up you bucket of bolts, I've got things to do!" He opened the hatch and climbed out. "Phew, fresh air at last."
He turned away from the machine to get a good look at his surroundings.
Hmm. Am I in the right place? I didn't think there was a forest anywhere near my destination. And I'm pretty sure it wasn't supposed to snow.
He tried to clear his mind of random thoughts and focus on the task at hand. He capsulated the time machine, not bothering to try to hide the evidence of his appearance since the spot was obscured by bushes.
That's weird. I can't sense anyone's Ki. Maybe they're just too far away. But…the time machine should have landed no more than a couple of miles away from where everybody's gonna gather to wait for Freeza…shouldn't it?
This is weird.
Checking that there was no around, Trunks used the capsule containing the time machine and climbed back in. He checked the coordinates that had been set in the memory banks a few days before. "Dammit!" He swore as he realised just what had gone wrong. Not that it was hard to fix, just that it would take a while. Would this blunder cost everyone he knew, and more, their futures?
"Oh mom, Gohan, I'm so sorry," he said in a hushed tone. "I messed up."
What am I saying? Mom would punch me if she could hear me talking like this! There's no way I'm gonna fail.
"Don't worry guys. I'll come through, for you and the rest of the future. I promise."
* * *
"Heero!"
Relena rushed over to him. "Heero, I need to talk to you."
"Relena. What's wrong?" The Perfect Soldier spoke calmly but not in the emotionless way that had been his trademark.
" I thought you were gonna go get dressed Lena," Duo said then.
"I got sidetracked."
She then explained what she had seen through the window.
"What d'ya think it is Heero? A new mobile suit?" Duo asked.
Quatre having remained silent for several minutes spoke. "A new type of mobile suit would mean a new enemy, wouldn't it?" He asked the question calmly but Duo could see that he was rattled.
"Don't worry about it Q-man. Me and Deathscythe will take care of it and be back in time for tea."
Heero interrupted then. "Don't you two think you're overreacting? Nothing has occurred in the last year and a half to make me believe that there is a new enemy."
"Heero's right, the Earth is full of peace and so are the Colonies," Relena stated firmly.
"I don't doubt that Lena. But it doesn't hurt to be sure."
A new voice interrupted them. "You're all weak. Why don't you just go and find out what it is instead of standing around complaining like a bunch of Onnas?"
Relena and the three pilots turned towards the speaker.
"Wu-man!" exclaimed Duo. "What're you doing here?"
"Trowa!" Quatre rushed forward to greet the tall pilot of Heavyarms having just gotten a glimpse of him standing behind the Chinese boy.
"Hello Quatre." Trowa turned and nodded to each of the others in turn, never one to talk unnecessarily.
"Wufei, Trowa," Heero said looking over at them. "What are you two doing here?"
"Trowa wanted to visit Quatre," Wufei said promptly.
Trowa looked over at Wufei pointedly.
"That doesn't explain why you're here." The pilot of Wing Zero leaned against the wall.
"I…" Wufei struggled with the words.
"Just tell them Wufei," Trowa said then. "It's not that big of a deal." His eyes sparkled mischievously.
"Oh, all right. I came to the Earth to visit Sally."
"Sally?" Duo asked. "Do you mean the doctor who was on board the Peacemillion during our battle with the White Fang?"
"Yes," Wufei muttered, barely audible.
Relena then decided to come to the pilot's rescue by interrupting before Duo could ask him any more questions.
"Hello Trowa, hello Wufei. How are you both? I trust your journey here was pleasant."
Wufei threw her a grateful look. "I'm fine."
"Where are you guys staying?" Quatre asked.
"We haven't decided yet."
"In that case you can both stay here with Heero and me," Relena offered. "Quatre and Duo are already staying so it will give us all a chance to catch up."
Trowa glanced at Wufei who shrugged.
"Thank you for the offer Relena. We will stay with you," Trowa answered. A smile appeared on Relena's face. "I'm glad, I haven't seen you all for a long time."
"Relena," Heero said then. "I think you should tell Trowa and Wufei about what you saw in the forest."
"Of course." Relena repeated what she had just told the others to the two newly arrived pilots.
Afterwards Trowa said, "I'll go and check it out."
"I'll go with you," Heero said. He addressed the others. "When we get back we'll let you all know what we've found out."
"Sure thing Heero," Quatre replied. "The rest of us will wait here for you two to return."
* * *
Trunks re-capsulated the time machine, sighing loudly. He levitated a few metres off the ground, looking at his surroundings once again. His Saiyan eyesight could make out a building of some sort a few miles away. He decided that his best bet would be to find a place to stay while he made modifications to the time machine. After all, modifying the time machine's co-ordinates would take some time. Bulma had done it herself and she had taken steps to ensure that no unauthorised person could tamper with the machine. Of course, she had explained how it all worked to her son but he hadn't really paid all that much attention. He'd had so many other things to concentrate on. Remembering to take Goku's heart medication for one. He mentally cursed himself for not listening for attentively to her instructions. He was going to have to figure it out on his own, without help from Bulma.
He looked over at the building again; it was the only one in sight. He took off towards it, powering up slightly in his haste.
A few moments passed and then Trunks was only a few metres from the building. He was about to go over to the entrance when the door opened revealing two teenage boys. One was tall, with light brown hair that covered one of his emerald eyes. The other was slightly shorter and had dark brown hair that fell messily across his forhead. He had deep Prussian blue eyes.
Instinct told Trunks to wait before going over to the boys so he waited and watched them from the bushes.
"Which direction did Relena say the flash of light come from?" the tall boy asked.
"Somewhere in that direction Trowa," the other said pointing in the direction from which Trunks had just come. "She said it must've been a couple of miles away."
"A couple of miles? Heero, if it was that far away, wouldn't it be improbable that she could see it?"
"Must've been a big light flash."
The two got into a car and drove past Trunks who went further back into the bushes to avoid detection. When they were a safe distance away he emerged from the bushes and went over to the front door. He pushed the doorbell; it chimed loudly in response.
"I hope I don't regret this," he murmured as the door swung open.
Well, what do you think? I know nothing much happened but just bare with me okay? I'll get more done soon. Right now I'm in the process of updating four fics and I have writers block on two of them.
Anyway someone brought it to my attention that I didn't mention time periods so here it is. This fic takes place after the GW series but before Endless Waltz. In fact, Endless Waltz doesn't even occur – one reason being that I still haven't seen it. Stupid UK Cartoon Network!
BTW, you know that box at the bottom of the page? No not there, that's the one, well done. ^_^ Now USE IT!
Lady Deathscythe 21/05/01