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Chapter Five:

(Capsule Corp, present timeline)

Bulma was sitting at the kitchen table drinking her morning coffee when Vegeta burst in. He seemed to be in a bad mood, but she didn't make too much of it since he was practically in a bad mood everyday. It was only when Vegeta punched the table, broke it, and yelled, "Woman, this is all your fault!", that she took an interest in her husband's tantrum.

Bulma glared at her husband. "And what, pray tell, is all my fault Vegeta?"

"You let that pathetic excuse of a son get away!"

"What are you talking about, Vegeta? Trunks is in his room, right where he's supposed to be."

"Well, female, that little brat has escaped! Flown the coop! Stole away into the night! Took flight! Ran away! He left! Are there any other ways you wish me say it!" Vegeta yelled.

"WHAT!" Bulma shrieked. She glared at Vegeta. "THIS ISN'T MY FAULT, YOU INCOMPETANT, WEAK, BULL-HEADED MONKEY!"

"WHAT DID YOU JUST CALL ME, WOMAN!"

"YOU HEARD ME, BARF HEAD!"

"Bulma, Vegeta, that's what are you guys talking about?"

Both turned and looked to find Goku in their door way. He was giving them a weird/confused look. Goku scratched his head and smiled at them.

"Kakarrot, are you doing here?" Vegeta asked.

"The door was open so I let myself in."

"Well, then the door's still open so you can let yourself out, now," Vegeta said.

Bulma whacked Vegeta with her empty coffee mug, it shattered when it hit his head. "Be nice, he might know where Trunks is."

"Huh? What about Trunks?" Goku asked.

"Trunks, wasn't in his room this morning, " Bulma said softly.

"Oh, so he must have used the dragonballs," Goku mused.

"The dragonballs? What do they have to do with anything?" Bulma asked.

"Dende asked me to stop by the Lookout this morning; he said he had to tell me something important. Apparently, someone used the dragonballs and he doesn't know who. It must have been Trunks," Goku said.

"How did he find the dragonballs, I have the radar in my room," Bulma said.

"Piccolo said he had a spare in his room, but he couldn't find it," Goku commented. He then looked back and forth between Bulma and Vegeta for a couple of seconds before saying, "Do you guys have anything I can eat? I'm starving!"

Bulma sighed and went to cook breakfast.

Capsule Corp., present timeline

After Goku had nearly cleared out their fridge, with Vegeta's help of course, Bulma ushered them both into living room, Goku willingly and Vegeta unwillingly. Vegeta leaned against the wall scowling at Bulma as she and Goku wondered what they were going to do about their missing sons.

"You know, I think we should get everyone together and all put our heads into this problem," Goku said.

"Wow, Kakarrot, I didn't even know you could think," Vegeta commented.

"Shut up, Vegeta, no one was talking to you," Bulma said. "That's a great idea, Goku; I'll go call them right now."

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(Mirai timeline, Capsule Corp., early morning)

Goten sat up in bed thinking. From what he and Trunks had gathered from when they "overheard" the discussion between Mirai Bulma and Mirai Trunks, some sissy little prince challenged his best friend's future counter-part to a fight. It was going to take place in a several days so he really didn't see why everyone was panicking. He didn't sound like Majin Buu, so Goten couldn't see any reason at all for worry. He turned over and tried to go back to sleep. Grumbling to himself, Goten got up out of bed and walked out to the kitchen.

He was surprised to find Trunks sitting at the table, glaring at the coffee as if it had done something wrong. Goten coughed and Trunks looked up, his eyes widening in surprise. Soon, his face became neutral and he looked back at his coffee.

"I thought no one was stupid enough, aside from me, to get up this early," Trunks remarked.

"Oro? What are you talking about, Trunks-san?" Goten asked, seating himself in a chair at the table.

"It's 6 a.m. on a Saturday, why aren't you still asleep?" Trunks asked.

"Oh, ano… I was thinking," Goten said. Goten shifted and took sudden interest in the ceiling.

Trunks looked at him curiously. "What's on your mind, Goten?"

I can't tell! Trunks-kun said that we shouldn't tell the old people that we over heard them, Goten thought. He glanced around the room nervously, hoping to think of something to tell him. He spotted the curtains on the window.

"The curtains!" Goten exclaimed.

"The curtains?" Trunks looked at Goten like he had grown an extra 3 heads. "What about the curtains, Goten?"

"They're entirely too blue!"

"Okay, Goten, cut the crap. Tell me what's got you so nervous that you're about to wet yourself."

"I'm not gonna wet myself."

"It's a figure of speech, Goten. Now tell me what's bothering you."

"I can't. Trunks-kun said I shouldn't tell anyone."

"What aren't you supposed to tell anyone?"

"That we overheard what you were telling your okaasan last night. Gah! You made me say it!"

Trunks smirked, making him look a lot like his younger self. "So, it was you that was crawling around in the vents. You guys need to hide your energy."

"You aren't mad at us?"

"Why should I be? You were only curious and I should have known that you two would've found a way to hear what was going on somehow."

Goten smiled in relief. "That's good; just don't tell Trunks-kun. He doesn't like old people to know that we sneak around and stuff."

I'm not that old, Trunks thought while he said, "But if you're going to eavesdrop on people, you're going to have to remember to keep your energy level low."

"Goten-kun, what are you doing awake?" Both turned to the door to see a bleary eyed Chibi standing there. His hair was sticking up at odd angles and he was rubbing the sleep from his eyes. Chibi was still clad in his pajamas, which where green with flying monkeys on it. "You don't normally get up before 9 on Saturdays."

"I couldn't sleep," Goten said.

Chibi grunted in response. He poured himself a cup of coffee, downed it, and poured another. To this one he added four large spoonfuls of sugar and then drank it. Almost instantly, Chibi perked up and offered them a grin. He bounced to the fridge and yanked it open. Humming to himself, the boy rummaged through the fridge while Trunks leaned over to Goten.

"Is that where he gets his energy in the morning?" Trunks whispered.

"Only when he's really tired," Goten whispered back. "Once I saw him drink 14 cups of coffee with 3 spoonfuls of sugar."

Trunks' eyebrows shot up. "You're kidding me, that's just…" he shuddered, "scary. How can a little kid take in that much caffeine and sugar?"

Goten cocked his head at Trunks. "You haven't been around little kids a lot have you?"

"No, why?"

Goten shook his head and opened his mouth to answer when he spotted Chibi running away with 5 tubs of ice cream. Goten got up and ran after him calling, "Trunks-kun, matte(1)! I want some!"

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(Mirai time, Mt. Paoz, Son house)

Chi-Chi hummed to herself as she cooked. It had been quiet for years around her house, since she lived alone with only the occasional visits from Bulma and Trunks. Bulma was coming over today with Trunks and two other people. It had been along time since Chi-Chi had cooked this big of a meal. She smiled sadly as she remembered the happier times with Goku, Gohan, and all of their friends. She cooked until the she heard a loud knocking on the door. Chi-chi smiled to herself and walked over. When she opened the door, what she saw caused her to drop into a dead faint.

TBC-

Hiya everyone! Thanks to all of you who reviewed. I really hope that you'll enjoy this chapter. Oh and sorry this is so short. I know I should have added on more but I gotta a lot of school work to do.

Japanese Words/Phrases:

1. matte: wait