"Dragonball AS: Aftermath Saga"

Chapter 4- "Secrets Revealed"

By- Tiny

The alarm rang loudly in one of the ship's many rooms, indicating it was time to wake up. Rather than comply with the clock's demand, a powerful fist slammed into the machine, shattering it's components.

"That's the fourth clock you've broken since we left," a feminine voice cooed, "When are you gonna learn?"

"Maybe you could teach me?" the man chuckled, "After all, I am a fast learner..."

"Trunks!" the woman gasped, "You animal!"

"Well sweetheart, wanna see how much of an 'animal' I can be?" Trunks smirked, leaning in to kiss his mate once more.

"No, I think I'm still worn out from last night's lessons," Marron laughed, "I do, however, want to get a shower. Now if you'll excuse me..."

"Do you need some help scrubbing your back?"

"Like I said, an animal!"

"What can I say?" Trunks shrugged, "You bring out the Saiya-jin in me!"

"Oh whatever," Marron smiled, walking into the bathroom, "Why don't you go fix us some breakfast while I get washed up?"

"Anything you say Marron," Trunks grinned, pulling on his gray pants, "I'll be back in a little bit."

As soon as Trunks fastened his belt, he heard the water in the shower start up and wished to the Kais that he was in there too. Trunks was about to head out the bedroom door when a familiar voice called out in his mind.

"Oh Trunks," Marron's voice beckoned, "I think I'll take you up on that back scrub offer."

Trunks smiled and threw the shirt he was holding back onto the floor, heading towards his mate and the shower. As he stepped into the doorway, he looked up at the ceiling and smiled, giving the air a thumbs up right before climbing into his tiny shower stall.

"I owe you guys one!"

King Kai, who was looking off into the wide expanse of Otherworld, smiled for no apparent reason whatsoever, earning a few sideways looks from his students.

"Damn right you do!"

Gohan strolled into the kitchen to find a wide grinning Goten stuffing his face with food that smelled distinctly like a woman's handiwork. In fact, it almost smelled like something you would find in their mother's kitchen.

"Why, hello there Gohan!" the younger man beamed, "Pull up a chair and eat, there's more than enough!"

"Well aren't we a happy camper this morning?" Gohan smiled, sitting down across from his brother, "What put you in such high spirits?"

"Wouldn't YOU like to know..."

"You didn't!?!" Gohan gasped, his jaw dropping, "You mean...last night...those fluctuating ki's...."

"Are you gonna eat that?"

"Damn it, you did!" Gohan coughed out, "Just because I told you what was happening didn't mean you had to go ahead and...."

"Good morning Gohan!" a cheery Paresu grinned, "Nice to see you up so early. I was afraid all this food would go to waste!"

"Paresu, did you and Goten by any chance...you know..."

"I have no idea what your talking about Gohan," the brunette lied, grinning all the while, "If you mean did we make breakfast, yes. We're both quite energetic you know."

"That's not what I meant!"

"Oh?" Goten chuckled, "Then what did you mean?"

"You two had sex, didn't you!?!"

"Yes," both people answered at the same time, "What's it to ya?"

"Well, other than the fact that mom'll kill Goten, you could get pregnant!" Gohan mumbled, "Did you think about that?"

"Of course we did," Goten growled, "To be quite honest, I don't give a rats ass! Mom can raise hell all she wants, this way OUR decision, not hers! If Paresu is pregnant, then all the better!"

That being said, with the new couple being rather ticked, the two got up and stalked out of the kitchen. Gohan let out a sigh of frustration and started to eat his food right when another couple walked in the doorway.

"Morning Gohan!" Marron giggled, "What are you doing all alone?"

"Not you guys too! What have I done?"

"I don't know Gohan, what?" Trunks asked, causing Gohan to slam his forehead on the tabletop.

"This is gonna be a long day..."

Yugin had been up all night perfecting his new technique, which he called the 'Milky Cannon', and was thoroughly exhausted. Turning the gravity off and wiping off his forehead, the purple-haired teen decided to go get some sleep. On his way out, he noticed as the blonde-haired beauty Marron strolled by.

"Damn! What a fine young lady!"

"Hello there Yugin!" Marron waved, moving past, "Sorry I can't talk, but I've gotta go see Paresu!"

Yugin watched as the blonde ran past him, admiring how well put together she was and how her clothes hugged all the right places. Satisfied with what he had seen, the teen turned to walk towards his room....

....and walked right into the hybrid Saiya-jin, Trunks.

Gohan was in the middle of finishing his breakfast when he felt it. Trunks' energy level shot way up, a little beyond his current maximum. Worried about the safety of those onboard, Gohan powered up as well and darted off towards the source of Trunks' energy.

Once the older Saiya-jin got there, what he saw startled him to no end. There was SSJ2 Trunks, his eyes blazing with a fury rivaled by no one, pounding the living daylights out of the much weaker Yugin. The younger boy felt every single punch, each more painful than the last, as Trunks continued to wail on him. It was then that Gohan decided to intervene.

"TRUNKS!" Gohan screamed, his SSJ3 might radiating off the walls, "GET YOUR SPOILED ASS DOWN HERE!"

"MAKE ME!"

Gohan decided to take the hybrid prince up on his offer, bursting into the air and slamming a super charged fist into Trunks' stomach. The younger Saiya-jin immediately dropped back to his normal form, passing out on the floor below. Immediately afterwards, Marron came rushing in, flanked by Goten and Paresu, and grabbed hold of her mate's body.

"Trunks, can you hear me?" the blonde sobbed, "Why did you do that to him Gohan? WHY!?!"

"It was either that or let Yugin get killed," Gohan stated, "What I want to know is how this all got started and I want to now RIGHT NOW!"

"Your friend got mad cause I was checking out his girl," Yugin chuckled weakly, "I swear you monkeys are too touchy..."

"What did you call me?"

"A monkey!"

Yugin didn't know how it happened or even when it happened, but he did know that in the matter of a few seconds Gohan had thrown him into the wall and pinned him down. Fear flashed across the young teen's face as Gohan glared daggers into his face, making him sweat.

"Who are you?" Gohan snarled, "Very few people have ever called us monkeys and they are all dead. Your energy feels VERY familiar, yet I've never met you until a few weeks ago. Care to explain why that is?"

"He would if you would let him go," a new voice laughed, "It's hard to talk with a hand on your throat."

Gohan dropped the teenage boy to the ground, much to Yugin's relief, and turned to face who had spoken. Bonzar stood in the doorway to the training room, arms crossed in Vegeta fashion, with a wicked smirk plastered on his face.

"Okay, I let him go," Gohan growled, "Now start talking!"

"As you wish," Yugin wheezed, "You see, Bonzar and I aren't exactly what you would call 'normal' humans."

"That much we already know," Goten spoke up, "What of it?"

"That is very simple to answer," Bonzar answered, "Yugin and myself, like your friend Ubuu, are reincarnated spirits, given new life to try and redeem ourselves."

"Who the hell are you reincarnate of?" Gohan gasped, "Clearly someone we know or else we wouldn't recognize your energy!"

"Very perceptive of you, Gohan," Bonzar laughed, "I always knew you were the smart one of the bunch!"

"Well, that doesn't answer the question," Goten growled, "Who are you?"

"Allow me to introduce ourselves as we once were," Yugin intervened, "Bonzar there was once the most powerful of Frieza's men under his special team. The resurrected spirit of Zarbon!"

Gohan looked the human teen up and down, noticing the similarities that he should have spotted so much earlier. That long green hair, held back in a pigtail, those piercing gold eyes, and that slender, yet powerful build. Not to mention his taste in clothing, which tended to be light and a bit more loose than his friends.

"That leaves you," Gohan said, smiling at Bonzar with a new understanding, "Who is it that you hold the spirit of?"

"I was once the most powerful being in the universe, just under the Kold family themselves," Yugin smiled, bowing down before his elder, "The former warrior Captain Ginyu, at your service."

"WHAT!?!"

NEXT TIME: Now that the secrets are out and everyone knows just who their friends are, will the trip go more smoothly? Why are the fighters getting so nervous while training at max power? More importantly, why are the human girls suddenly feeling so miserable? Find out in the next installment of Dragonball AS!