Honestly I can't tell exactly why I'm still writing. Not that anyone really cares, but my life is a wreck and I hope I don't have to leave all my stories un-ended by killing myself, but if it comes to that, so be it. Don't offer any condolences or try to help, just read the dammed chapter and be done with it; this is about the only thing I'm good at.
Again, thanks to my reviewers:
Ah, but at least I have one...
animeprincess1452 - I'm so glad you are reviewing my chapters ---glares angrily at all other readers--- Anyway, yeah, Bulma sure is smart, but as you will see at the end of this chapter, Yonk has some tricks up his sleeve too. And the training drags forth.
And now with the chapter.
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Chapter 4: Help From the Future to Save the Past
The crash of Goku's body on the pure white ground of the Room of Spirit and Time was a startling reality check for the remaining warriors. All of them had thought that Shikyo couldn't possibly be so powerful, but after witnessing such an awesome strength from Yonk firsthand, it was tough to imagine fighting anything more powerful and coming out alive. As the silence became deafening in the room, and Yonk powered down from SKJ, everyone tried to gather their thoughts.
I'm scared Trunks-kun, thought Goten, hugging up closer to his protective friend.
I know, Trunks thought back to the young Son. I won't let you die again.
Vegeta just stood there, oblivious to the power that Yonk had shown, realizing that Goku's SSJ3 form had become immensely more powerful since he had last seen it.
That bastard! thought the Prince. After all the training I've done he's still more powerful than I'll ever be. I'm not even at level three and he's probably close to four.
The silence kept up and nobody stirred, not even Yonk, who stood looking down at the fallen Saiya-jin warrior, content at having won the fight but honestly hoping he hadn't done any permanent damage to him.
Gohan clenched his fists tight. It just wasn't fair! Why did the Kalltorraiya-jin have to hit him so hard? He had already won the fight, there was no reason to knock him out like that; it was just wrong. The young Saiya-jin grew even angrier at the fact that Yonk had all but humiliated his father and at the same time insulted his power as well. His emotions began to take hold and his rage built uncontrollably like so many times before.
All the other fighters looked suddenly at him as they felt his Ki start to rise and the electricity danced across the floor about his feet.
He saved my life like as if I was a little helpless child, he thought, his anger still building inside.
"I know what you are doing," said Yonk suddenly. "Stop it before you get hurt."
That was too much for Gohan to handle, and with a yell he transformed into Mystic and shot into the air, his Ki blazing as his hands cupped at his side.
"Ka...me...ha...me...," he started, charging up the beam using all the energy he had.
"You fool!" yelled Vegeta, trying to stop the young warrior from inciting Yonk's rage, a rage he had personally witnessed many times before that day.
"HAAAA!!!" screamed Gohan, launching the massive beam down toward Yonk.
Yonk clenched his teeth, his own anger starting to come out as the wave of energy filled the air, approaching fast and almost blinding him.
What...? What does he think he's doing? he thought, his eyes wide.
But before he could do anything more, his Kalltorraiya-jin reactions took over and his green Ki shook the ground as he transformed and with a single hand stopped the beam.
Gohan yelled louder, putting everything he had into his attack, pushing even more energy into the beam, and seriously testing the energy capacity of Bulma's computer system. The ground shook more and Yonk stood fast, eyes narrowed to block out the blue light from Gohan's Kamehameha as his knees started to buckle under him.
"'Niichan, please stop!" Goten yelled, trying to get through to his older brother with no success as Gohan pushed in even more energy.
Yonk couldn't hold himself back anymore, and with a small shout he pushed some of his own Ki into his hand and against Gohan's beam, pushing it back upwards. The other fighters covered their eyes as the energy beams fought in midair before Yonk's won over and shot up toward Gohan as the Super Kalltorraiya-jin lost control and put even more energy into his side, much more than the Saiya-jin fighter could put into his. Gohan screamed with shock as his most powerful beam was torn apart by the oncoming energy from Yonk and then all he saw was the brilliant green explosion as the Ki blast hit him.
The light faded and with a dull thump, Gohan landed unconscious just a few feet from his still-knocked-out father, his torn Gi smoking and burnt. All the rest was silence yet again as Yonk landed next to the rest of the fighters, powering down immediately as Vegeta took a step back, not wanting to end up in the same shape as the others.
Goten tried not to cry, pushing Trunks' hand away as his face cringed up. It wasn't enough for Yonk to beat up his dad, he had to blast his 'Niichan too, he wasn't even sure if he was still alive. He walked quietly up to his former adoptive father, drawing a gasp of fear from Trunks, who still wasn't sure which way he would jump.
"Yonk-san," he said quietly, his voice sounding like a scream in the quiet after the two fights, "why did you hurt them like that? They didn't mean it."
The effect was immediate as Yonk's chiseled face softened and he bent down to one knee to the level of the child before him.
"I'm sorry Goten," he said softly, reaching up to wipe a tear from Goten's cheek. "I can't always control myself when I transform. I'm sorry I hurt them, and I won't do it again."
Vegeta's mouth about hit the floor at the sight of that one. After having just beat up Goku and then blasting the crap out of Gohan, the Saiya-jin had hardly expected him to bend down to comfort Kakarotto's little boy like that. The shift from the power to destroy life to such a gentle gesture was a sharp contrast and it shocked Vegeta to see that Yonk was capable of both.
"You promise?" Goten asked softly.
"Yeah," Yonk said, standing up and ruffling Goten's hair affectionately. "Don't worry, they'll be fine. Let's get them some senzu and then how about we get something to eat."
"YAY," Goten shouted at the mention of food and Trunks perked up as well, walking over to stand next to Goten as Yonk flew over to pick up the fallen warriors.
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The next year of training ran about as planned, none of the fighters got much stronger individually, but as a team they were functioning wonderfully. They had already planned out a three-pronged assault to beat Shikyo and were working together in their respective groups to better themselves. The first team consisted of Goku and Vegeta, and, after a lot of arguing and strife on the part of the Saiya-jin prince, it was deemed that if things got tough they could just do fusion as a last resort. The second team consisted of the kids: Goten and Trunks, who almost always fought as Gotenks, and Gohan. The third team was a one-man affair, as they were out of other fighters and Yonk preferred to fight alone anyway, not wanting to have to worry about the others.
There had been some major hurdles at the beginning, namely the fiasco with Goku and his nasty eating habits. The minute he had woken up he had complained to everyone that he was starving and so they had sent him to the automatic food machine to get some eatings. He had come back a minute or two later, empty handed and scratching the back of his head in typical Son fashion. The rest of the Z-Senshi had proceeded to see what was the matter, only to find that the food machine was a blackened, smoking mess. Everyone looked at Goku accusingly and he just shrugged in confusion.
"What? I just told it to make ten of everything...," he had said.
After Yonk had nearly blown himself up and shocked himself twice trying to repair the thing, he had nearly blasted it into worse shape before giving up. They were all on the verge of calling Bulma to let them out for fear they would be dead of starvation within the hour when Trunks volunteered to give it a shot, taking the tools into the back. About five minutes later, the lilac haired boy returned with a triumphant smile and a cart full of food, more than enough for all to have. It was clear that he had inherited his mother's mechanical skills as well as her eyes. Goten had promptly cheered, running up and giving Trunks as big kiss on the cheek before even realizing what he was doing. Gohan and Goku looked on in confusion, Vegeta looked a little angry, as usual, and Yonk was just grinning like a Cheshire cat, knowing the secret behind the gesture.
"What?" Goten had said before grabbing a plate and sitting down.
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The waves of energy shook the area as the two full Saiya-jin fought against the demis to improve their strength and tactics. Goku took on Gotenks, and their energy collided as the two SSJ3's matched their powers. Vegeta was left fighting Gohan, and even though his power was still lower than his opponent, everyone was sure that it wasn't long before the Prince got really mad, and went level three himself. Yonk sat alone, resting, having just taken on all four of the warriors himself, trying as well to reach an upgrade as he was growing tired of the fact his power had just about leveled off.
His eyes darted back and forth, watching the fight closely, his photographic memory taking snapshots of certain weaknesses and strengths of the fighters. He looked back down, slipping out a book titled "Quantum Physics and Time Traveling, by Bulma Briefs" just one of the many books she had written. He turned to the place he had left off, almost having finished the book in his free time during the past year. Yonk had a plan, one that could insure that they would win no matter what, but he wasn't going to tell the other fighters until he was absolutely sure it would work.
His hand closed around the glass of ice-cold lemonade as he lifted it to his lips, feeling himself get a little stronger with each sip, courtesy of the fact it was spiked with crushed senzu. He turned the page, his smile growing as his sharp part-Kalltorran mind absorbed the information on the pages, formulating a theory of his own off of Bulma's.
He finished in a couple minutes, stopping only for short stretches to look back at the fighting before finishing the lemonade/senzu and closing the book. His mind started to wander, and he stopped on one of the funniest things to happen recently.
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They had just finished practicing the fusion dance, and both Goku and Vegeta had stood in formation, ready to try it for the first time. In a flash of light they combined perfectly, and the power of the resulting fighter shocked them all as he announced that his name was Gogeta. There was a small laugh in the back of the rest as Gotenks scratched his nose like he always did and said that Gogeta was weak. They were on the verge of fighting to the death over that one until Gohan stopped them with a brilliant idea.
A second fusion dance!
A quadruple it be? Yonk didn't think it would work, but Gotenks and Gogeta wanted to give it a try, and they jumped into position. Gogeta dropped his power to match Gotenks' and then they performed the dance without a single flaw. The resulting shock wave of power felled both Gohan and Yonk, and for the first time in a long time, it seemed as if they would stand a chance.
There before them stood a very peculiar looking figure. It looked a lot like Gogeta, if Gogeta had been a teenager, since a lot of Gotenks' youth was showing through the adult fused fighter's looks. The hair was just like Gotenks, at least in color as the peculiar purple and black from young Trunks and Goten, but in a shape like Gogeta's. The eyes and eyebrows were just weird, the eyebrows were somewhat dark purple and the eyes were reverse of normal - stark black save for the pupils, which reflected blue from Trunks.
Gohan and Yonk stood, mouth agape, wondering if this new fighter would shock them by transforming into a Super Saiya-jin 10 or something. The fighter instead just announced his name: 'Gogetenks' and then suddenly fell to his knees and coughed. Yonk raised an eyebrow, about to mention something about too much body combined to one when there was a titanic explosion and Gogetenks split into two people...only they weren't Gotenks and Gogeta...
Gohan yelled out in shock as he looked at the most bizarre sight he had ever seen and Yonk was rolling on the floor in laughter. The two figures regarded each other and both screamed out loud. One of them looked like Goku...only shorter and with a young face like Goten, when asked of his name he responded: 'Gokuten'. The other one was much worse, resembling a chibi Vegeta with tall spiky...purple...hair and a green Gi that looked like the one Trunks had been wearing; his blue eyes squinted as he announced he was 'Vegetunks'.
Without warning the two suddenly were sucked in together, hitting with a bang and combining again with a flash of light before separating again with another explosion. The two fighters this time were far worse. The first one looked like Goku, only with small arms and legs, resembling a dwarf, with blue eyes and a bluish-green Gi with streaked black and purple hair to complete the look. His name was 'Gokunks'. The second looked like Goten in spandex, only with a Vegeta attitude, Vegeta style crossed arms, Vegeta hair and Goten's shoes. He called himself 'Vegeten' and a second later there was a third explosion and all four fighters finally separated, holding their heads in agony and calling each other by the wrong names...
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Ah, thought Yonk, those were the days...
Now, over a year later, it wasn't funny anymore; it was just another day that they could have spent getting stronger, instead of messing with fusion. All the fighters suddenly stopped fighting and went down to rest; apparently all had become hungry at the same time as well.
Damn Saiya-jin...Yonk thought, getting death glares from everyone else.
Yonk cringed with a half-smile; it looked like all their mental capacities had been greatly improved as well as their bodies.
As they all went inside to eat, Yonk grabbed the set of tools and a few sheets of paper with weird looking sketches of some wiring and power modules. He walked alone to the doorway to the outside, intending to make some temporary "adjustments", especially regarding the time machine components that Bulma had in there.
A few minutes later, all the fighters were resting their aching bones, sipping water and senzu, and watching the two boys spar in air. The youthful energy of the Chibis allowed them to recover far quicker than the rest, and they trained on, not even noticing that Yonk had come back, his plan having worked absolutely perfectly.
Goten threw another punch, preferring for the moment to fight apart from Trunks, and hit only air before kicking out, his energy rising as he transformed into SSJ2, his Ki crackling around him. He punched out again, and his fist was met by a hand that caught his own...a hand that was personally very familiar. He looked up and powered down in shock, seeing a young man about Yonk's age, only looking a lot like his dad. He looked closer into the grinning face of whoever it was, noticing his eyes, which weren't like his dad's or Gohan's...but the set of eyes that always stared back at him from the mirror...
Trunks swung his sword out through the air, slicing in half the imaginary figure that he thought Shikyo might look like. Yellow Ki filled the air as he, too, transformed to his highest, his sword slicing to and fro easily and beautifully. Suddenly there was a ring of metal on metal, and Trunks looked down to see he had hit something with his sword. But that wasn't possible; his sword could cut through everything, everything...but itself. He looked down, his hair falling back to purple as the shock stripped him of his SSJ2 form and he saw that against the edge of his sword was the edge of another one...the same one. His eyes ran down the length of the blade to the hand that held it in the same way he gripped his own, up the arm to a young man that wore the same Gi as him...all the way up to the same purple hair and blue eyes that greeted him in the mirror every morning...
Vegeta, and Goku stood up in shock, their glasses of water smashing on the ground and their mouths falling agape as they saw their sons...times two. Gohan walked out with a plate of food which crashed to the floor as he saw his little brother and his little brother's best friend...only older.
"Trunks and Goten," Yonk said through the silence, "meet Trunks and Goten..."
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Well, that was fun. I can only hope that I will be around to write the next chapter...that was supposed to be morbidly funny, but I can sense nobody is laughing. So please review, it makes me...at least reasonably happy...
