Chapter 11

Speaking with Future Trunks

Trunks, Goku and the others looked at Symone and Goten.

"You saw her yesterday, Son?" Goku asked Goten.

"Yeah. I went to the store for Mom. I met her in a town." he answered, then looked at Symone. He turned to Trunks, "She did tell me she was going to West City to meet friends of her dad's. But I didn't know it was you guys."

Trunks shakes his head alittle, "It wasn't me." he told him.

"Actually, Goten-- it's was me." Bulma told him.

The screen door opened, "Hey! Goten, are you gonna bring that case of sodas in, or not?" Krillin called. He looked around at the group, "And why are you guys just standing there?" the he saw Symone, "Who are you?" he asked politely.

Bulma sighed, "Well, we all might as well come inside." she looked at Vegeta, who was leaning against a palm tree, listening to the whole conversation, "You too, Vegeta." she called to him.

He groaned, and hesitantly followed them inside.

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Symone was in the kitchen, helping Chi Chi with the food. As she was in the kitchen, people were wondering about her being here.

"Psst. Master Roshi."

He turned alittle. It was Krillin, "What?"

"You don't suppose that girl is Trunks' girlfriend, do you?" he asked him in a whisper, "If not, then what other reason could it be that she is even here?"

"Hmm..." Roshi began to think about it, "No, I don't think so." he said, then began to blush, "She probably heard of the Great Master Roshi and hitched a ride to come and see me!" he said and began to cackle, "But then again, Bulma arranged this reunion, so it's was her way of paying me back for all those years! She is spoiling this old man!" he cackled again, "And she picked out a luscious one, too!"

Krillin looked at him (nervous sweatdrop), I don't believe this guy! He'll do anything to believe that he's a stud. Puh-thetic.

After fifteen minutes, people were gathered around in the living room.

"People?!" Bulma called for attention, "People!"

They all stopped talking, and looked at Bulma.

"I'm sure all of you are wondering why we are having this unexpecting reunion." she started, "Well, there is a great reason." she said, then looked at Symone, "Symone, why don't you tell these people your full name." she asked her.

Every strangers' eyes turned to her.

"Uh, my name..." she started nervously, then paused.

Bulma puts a hand on her shoulder, "Symone, don't be shy. Just tell them." she told her.

She gulped alittle, then held her head up, "My name is, Symone-Olivian Brief."

Everyone gasped, the exception of Goku and Vegeta.

"WHAT?!!!!" Chi Chi shrieked, "You mean Trunks got married?! AT HIS AGE?!!!"

"WHAT?!!" Trunks said loudly with surprise, "No! I don't even know this girl!"

"How is that possible?" asked Videl as she looked at Symone, "That she has Bulma's last name?"

"Yeah." said Krillin with an arched eyebrow.

"Settle down, people." Bulma told them, "You mean, you guys have already forgotten?"

"I know!" Gohan exclaimed.

Everyone looked at him.

Vegeta looked as if he has figured it out, too. He looked at Goku, who just gave him that cheerful smile when they caught each other's glare. They both looked at Symone.

"She's the Future Trunks' daughter."

"Wha-?" Trunks said with an arched eyebrow, then turned to Gohan, "What do you mean?"

"Yeah. What's that suppose to mean, Bro?" Goten puts in.

Bulma sighed, "This is gonna be a long night."

"Are you really from the future Trunks came from 16 years ago?" Krillin asked Symone.

"Yes, sir." she answered, "My father told me about you guys, when I was five. He told me about how Gohan, with the help of the other Z-Fighters, destroyed the Cell." she told him.

Krillin studied at her face, "Well..." he looked at her, then cocked head to the side alittle, "You do have blue eyes like him and maybe the color of his hair. And maybe even his nose... But the rest of you don't resemble him."

Vegeta shakes his head alittle, "What an idiot..."

"That's because I resemble my mother alittle more than my father." she told him, then turned towards the crowd, "To be honest with you people, I was really inspired about what my dad said about all of you. He and my grandmother, both, remodeled his time machine, so I can meet you all." she looked at everyone.

Gohan was the first to step forward, "It's a pleasure to meet you, Symone." he said, and held his hand out, "I'm Gohan."

She smiled, "I figured it was you, Gohan. You don't look much different from the photos my father have of you. Exception of te glasss. And it's a pleasure to meet you, too." she said as she shook his hand.

He smiled back, "I'm sure there are some people here you wouldn't recognize." he said, and turned to Videl and Pan, "This is my wife-- Videl." he introduced, "And our little girl-- Pan."

Symone smiled at them, "Hi."

"I'm Krillin." he said, "My wife, Eighteen." he introduced.

"Nice to meet you both."

"And I'm sure you're already acquainted with our daughter, Marron. She was helping in the kitchen."

Symone nods, "Yes."

"Hey-hey!" Master Roshi said loudly and stepped between Symone and Krillin, "I'm Master Roshi, at your service." he said smoothly, then took her hand and kissed it.

"I know who you are. I've met you before, in my timeline." she pulled her hand away and awcretly wipe it on the side of her capris.

"You mean Master Roshi is still alive?" asked Goku.

She turned to him, "Yeah. My dad said he, Oolong, Puar, and Turtle hid in a submarine till the androids were taken care of."

"Hmph. Sounds like him." Bulma said.

"So Trunks defeated the Red Ribbon Androids and Cell, huh?" asked Tien.

She turned to him, "Yes." she answered, "And you must be Tienshinhan, right?"

He smiled alittle, "I guess he did tell you about all of us--Yeah."

"Nice to meet you."

"Hello, I'm Chaotzu."

"Hi there."

Yamcha stepped forward and held out his hand, then smiled, "I'm Yamcha."

She blushed alittle. "Nice to meet you, Yamcha." and shook his hand.

After the introductions were over, everyone began to ask Symone about her timeline, and her father.

"Well, um, I can let you guys talk to my dad if you all want to." she suggested.

"Really?" asked Krillin.

"Yeah. All I need is... a cellphone and, um, is there a computer here?" she asked Roshi.

"Nope."

They grumbled in disappointment.

"No, it's okay. I can use the television. That may be better. All I need is a cam-corder. Do you have one?"

"I do." Krillin said, "I'll go get it." he went up the stairs.

After a few minutes, Krillin came down with an expensive camera, "Here you go."

"Thanks." after messing with the wiring inside, she hooked it to the television, "Does anyone have a cell phone?"

"Here. I do." Videl offered.

"Thanks." she reached into her pocket, and pulled out the batteries that were in her cellphone, "I would have used mines, but I need to recharge it." he chuckled alittle. She hooked a cord to the phone, from the cam-corder.

"Are you sure you know what you're doing?" Krillin asked her.

"Of course she does!" Bulma said sternly, "She's a Brief-- my alternative granddaughter."

"Geez! Sor-ry." he said insincerely.

"Okay, I'm done." she turned on the TV, and began to dial her home number, "Okay, people, I'm gonna speak to my dad for a bit first."

After three rings.

"Hello?"

"Hi Dad. It's me."

"Oh, hi! Did you make it into town?"

"Even better." she turned power on the video cam's phone on, then the cam-corder. Her father came into view on the TV screen. He was in the living room, sitting on the sofa. The television was on. Symone guessed her brother and her father were probably playing video games. The cam was on the coffee table,

He gasped, "You met everyone!" he said with surprised.

"Yep." she said, then smiled happily.

"How are you guys?" he asked, "Gohan, Krillin, Yamcha. You guys look different." he noticed, then realized there were a few other unfamiliar faces, "You resemble your father a lot, Gohan."

"Hey, Trunks!" Gohan greeted, "This is one heck of a girl you got here."

He chuckled alittle, "Thanks." then he looked at Vegetas direction, "Hi, Dad." he greeted, so proud to see him again.

He nodded, and smirked.

"Dad! I want to see them, too!" said Symone's brother.

Krillin looked at Symone, "Who is that?" he asked her.

"My baby brother."

"I didn't know Trunks has a son, now." Bulma said.

Symone nodded, "Yeah."

"Alright, Davion." he said, then looked at the screen, "Symone, I'm gonna put your brother on for a sec."

She sighed, "Okay."

Davion got on, "Cool! You guys are the Z-Fighters?"

"Well, this kid looks alittle more like Trunks." Krillin thought.

"Yeah." Symone answered.

"It's great to see you people. I'm gonna be an incredible fighter just like my dad and you guys!" he announced.

"Well, this kid has high expectations." said Goku.

"Huh?" Mirai Trunks said in the background. He turned the cam to view himself, "Goku-san?" he said, "How are you alive? I thought you didn't want to come back."

He chuckled alittle, "Well it's a long story."

Trunks chuckled, too, "Well, welcome back to Earth." he greeted. Then he saw his alternate self. He chuckled alittle, and looked directly at the teenage Trunks, "The last time I saw you, you were only a baby." he said to him, "It may be weird, but it's great to see you as well."

Trunks smiled alittle nervously, "Man, I wish Mom or Dad would have told me about this. This is bizarre."

"Trunks, he doesn't remember you. Believe me." Bulma told him.

"I figured that. He was only a baby." he said, "It's great to see you guys." he said, "But I'm not familiar with a few faces here."

Krillin cleared his throat, "Let me explain. After the passed few years, some of us, developed families of our own." he said, looked down alittle, bushing, "Like me, and Eighteen having a child." he looked at his 13 year old daughter, "And then there's Hercule's daughter. You remember him, right?"

"Yeah."

"Herc's daughter, Videl, and Gohan went to the same high school, seven years after the Cell Games. They got married and had a child-- Pan." he showed the two females.

"Um, hi." Videl greeted and smiled nervously, "I remember seeing his face in the preview back at the tornament nine years ago." she thought to herself, remembering the time she grew bored of standing in line for the punching machine, and saw the large blimp about the Cell Games, "This is weird. He really is a future development of Trunks."

"And Goku's second son, Goten."

"Hey." Goten said, and greeted with a wave.

"And there's... huh?" Krillin looked around, "Hey, Bulma, where's Bura?"

"Oh, she's in the kitchen. Hang on." she went into the kitchen, then came back with the little girl.

Bura came in and saw what was on TV. She came to the camera."And Bura. Bulma and Vegeta's daughter."

"Well, isn't that something?" Trunks said, "I never would have thought mother and father would have another child."

Bra looked at the screen, "Why does that guy in the screen look just like Trunks-kun?" she asked outloud.

Symone laughed alittle.

"Bura, that's Symone's father." Bulma told her.

She looked at him again, "Oh. Hi!"

"Hello. Nice to meet you." he replied, smiling alittle, "You know, she looks kinda like how Symone did she was little."

Symone blinks, "You think so, Tousan?" she looked at Bura.

"Yep."

Bura looked at her mother, "Is that what Trunks' 'pose to look as a grown-up?"

She smiled, "Yeah. Pretty much."

"Oh." she said, "He doesn't look that different."

Everyone laughed alittle.

"Well, Trunks, I think that's everyone." said Krillin.

"Okay. It's was great seeing you guys again. And meeting those I've never met." he said, "Well, I'll talk to you guys again soon, one day." he looked at Symone, "Symone, you have a great time there. And don't give everyone a hard time."

"Hai, Otousan."

Mirai Trunks looked at Trunks, "And test yourself against the others, okay?" he told Symone.

"She can fight?" Bulma asked him.

"Yeah. She's very good. I have to defeat her as a Super Saiya-jin 2."

"Really?" Krillin asked as astounded of the girl's skills, "Does that mean she's a Super Saiya-jin?"

Symone looked down, "Uh..."

"Nope. But I am!" Davion cut in and said into the camera.

"Huh?!" half the crowd said.

"I'm a Super Saiya-jin. Really. It happened last year."

Symone looked down with embarassment, "Damn it, Davion! Why didn't you have to put in like that?! How embarrassing!!"