Sorry I took so long, won't bore you with the details. I don't own Dragon Ball Z or any of its characters.
Crying, that's all that he could hear, everywhere around him was the sound of screaming, or begging. He had grown used to it however, he didn't like it, but he had grown used to it. It was like some kind of morbid lullaby in a way, something that had become natural to his surroundings. A young girl with mud smeared over her face crawled past him, searching for something that he couldn't see on the ground. How did the human race fall to such depressions? It made him sick how little he was able to do to help. Sure Gohan allowed him to come help some times, but he tended to be more of a hindrance than a help, resulting in Gohan have to stop his battles to try and save him and get him to a safe location, in doing so sacrificing all of the innocent people that were in the area.
He couldn't even transform into a Super Saiyan, how difficult could it really be? Both Goku and Gohan were able to do it, so why wasn't he able to? His mother had told him stories of how great his father was; how he was the prince of the entire Saiyan race and that he died to make sure that he and his mother would live. His father was everything that he had wished that he could be, strong, cunning, commanding and determined. He was a born leader, someone that people either feared or looked up to. But despite how strong his father was he was never able to transform into a Super Saiyan either, while both Gohan and Goku were able to. How was that possible? His mother had told him many stories about Goku; that he could raise up to any challenge, defeat any foe and show compassion to even his mightiest enemies. He had even defeated his father despite being only a 3rd class warriors while Vegeta was a Saiyan elite. His father hadn't had a chance to become a Super Saiyan as he had always dreamed to become, but he would make sure that he would achieve what his father was unable to, he would regain his bloodlines glory and he would be the one to bring down the androids and avenge his father's death.
"THEIR HERE!" A woman in the background screamed, breaking him out of his thoughts.
Trunks's eyes widened in fear as he directed his view to the sky.
Sure enough both the androids were hovering just twenty metres above the ground, sadistic smirks on their faces, their eyes scanning the area with a cold and lifeless gaze.
The man, known as 17, face lit up, his eyes locked on to the lavender haired warrior.
"Well 18, look who it is, it's our little friend." 17 said to his sister, turning his gaze to Trunks. "Hey, kid! Where's your golden haired friend?"
The people in the streets were running around like chooks with their heads cut off, shoving and pushing there way past each other. Only a few stayed, huddled between pillars and in buildings either waiting to see the impending fight or because these slums were all they had left.
Trunks sneered, his face hardening in response.
"He's busy." Was all he could think of saying, his heart jumping into his throat.
17 merely chuckled in response, "Pity, I doubt we will have much fun with you at all."
"I'm not scared of you." Trunks growled defiantly.
"Your heart rate has increased by 60 over the past minute, I'd say you are quite scared boy."
Trunks's eyes widened further.
"Make that 68"
"You don't know everything android, in fact adrenaline boosts both power and speed."
"That wont make much of a difference in this fight kid, statistically you have no chance of winning, your strength doesn't measure up to us in the slightest."
"Statistics mean nothing."
"They do in battle boy, but that's obviously something that neither your father nor Gohan bothered to teach you."
Trunks's body suddenly tensed up, his aura exploding around him, "How dare you talk about my father like that! He was a great man, and if given time he would of destroyed both of you!"
18 began to laugh now, "Kid, he was so weak that I killed him on my own."
"It's true, she did." 17 said joining in, picking up on the nerve she'd just hit. "And once he was bloody and beaten, he begged for his life like a dog."
"Enough!" Trunks roared, his aura growing even larger. The ground around him being to crack as his anger took hold of his body.
"He got down and begged on all fours, begged for his life, he even offered to help kill off the others if we spared him"
"Shut up!" Trunks warned.
"Or what? You'll go home and tell your parents…Oh that's right, you only have a mummy now don't you?" 17 teased, knowing he was getting the desired reaction.
"I said SHUT UP!" Trunks screamed, launching himself up into the air at the two things he hated most in the world.
"Now that was a stupid thing to do." 17 said shooting down head first from the sky to meet Trunks head on.
Trunks's eyes widened, the speed in which the android moved was almost unbelievable, but the rage that burned through him refused to let him give up, he had to at least try and make them pay for the crimes they had committed. Pulling his right fist back he began to charge energy into it and then at the last second he stopped in mid flight and shot the blast of energy at 17. 17 grunted in annoyance, he was moving to fast to be able to dodge the attack resulting in the glowing white energy exploding in his face, sending him into a nearby building.
18 looked shocked for a second, before regaining her composure and joining the fight.
"You little brat, you'll pay for that." She hissed.
Trunks ignored the threat and turned his sights on her, letting out a small battle cry before flying up to her. 18 had pulled back her fist, ready to deliver a powerful blow, but Trunks used the momentum of his flight to carry his body forward as his knee slammed into 18's chest, doubling her over. Trunks's knee was burning in pain, but he ignored it as he brought his hands together and raised them above his head, bringing them down on 18's back. But before the attack could connect 18 recovered from his earlier attack, blocking the move with her left arm and countering with her right, hitting him in the face and sending him into the ground below.
Trunks skidded to a stop in front of crumbling corner store, he was breathing heavily and his muscles hurt. He was no longer angry anymore and with the loss of his anger his power increase had also vanished.
"Stupid little runt! That actually hurt!" 17 growled, rubbing his cheek, now alongside his sister once again.
"Mmm, Dr Gero was right to be weary of them." 18 added.
Both androids landed on the street below, only feet away from where Trunks lay struggling to get back up.
"No matter, he isn't much of a threat. Still, I think now is an opportune time to take him out before Gohan is able to train him any further…we might have a bit of trouble on our hands with two Super Saiyans."
18 nodded her agreement and both the androids raised their arms, charging red energy into them.
"It was fun kid," 17 shrugged, the energy in his hands almost at completion, "at least your stronger than your father."
Trunks struggled to his feet, his whole body wobbling with the strain. A look of determination came across his face as he raised his arms up in front of him in a similar way in which the androids had; energy slowly began to build in them.
A soft white aura began to flow around his body as he spoke, all signs of pain and tiredness gone from his voice. "Then I'm strong enough to beat you."
The smile on 17's face disappeared.
"Wrong."
At the same time both 17 and 18 released the energy they held and it raced towards Trunks, shining a bright red, like a ruby had been melted down into a fine liquid.
With a final cry Trunks pushed as much of his energy into the blast forming in his hands and fired it at the android's ruby ball of sheer power. Both blasts hit each other head on, with Trunks's giving way almost immediately, his blast being nearly completely engulfed by the android's power. He just wasn't strong enough, no matter how much he tried he could never be the man his father had been, he could never get revenge for the people of the planet, he couldn't even save his own life. His aura began to die out as he put more and more power into the blast, struggling to turn the tide of the battle in his favour. Gohan wasn't here to save him this time, it was all up to him, it was his job to protect the people of this town. Gohan wouldn't always be around to save him and he had to get used to it, if he didn't stop the androids here and now he never would.
With a final cry he pushed all the energy he had left into the blast and the area became blinded in a brilliant flash of blue light as he felt the androids blast begin to slow.
"Father!" He screamed, falling to his knees.
The following explosion was incredible, bits of rubble and anything else that could possibly be found on the street was tossed around like confetti. Trunks tried to shield his face from the onslaught of debris, before falling face first onto the ground in exhaustion. After a few moments both the blinding light and the explosion had finished leaving Trunks laying on the ground feeling hurt and drained but most of all, shocked.
He'd done it.
"I won…" Trunks croaked out, coughing almost straight away.
Raising his head he saw the 100 metre long trench his blast had made, and the androids were nowhere in sight. A smile came across his cut and bleeding face as he began to shakily climb to his hands and knees.
It was then he heard panting from behind him and as quickly as his body allowed him to he spun around to see who it was. What he saw took the pride that had been flowing through his body away from him and his triumphant smile with it.
It was Gohan standing just a few metres behind him in his Super Saiyan form with his arms stretched out as he usually had them after he had just used a Kamehameha. Trunks's memory returned to the fight at the time in which he started to feel the android's attack slow and his mind began to piece the puzzle together. It had been Gohan who had defeated the androids, it was his Kamehameha that had illuminated the area and blinded him at the same time and it was his blast that had pushed back the android's attack that was so close to destroying him. Gohan had once again saved his life.
"Get out of here now Trunks." Gohan said in a horsy voice, a stern look covering his face.
Trunks's disappointed look changed to that of confusion as he turned to look behind him before turning back to Gohan. "Why?"
"Because they are coming back."
Trunks's eyes widened and his mouth fell open. "But hows that possible-"
"I said get out of here now Trunks!" Gohan yelled venomously.
Trunks was taken aback by the bite in Gohan's voice, but did as he was told, hovering a foot in the air and flying slowly away from the battle site.
Seconds after he had cleared the city he could hear explosions and loud cracks from fists and faces coming in contact with each other.
Trunks took one last look at the city, knowing this would probably be the last time he ever saw it again.
Trunks's eyes opened at the persistent beeping that was coming form the rejuvenation tank, letting him know that his body was now completely healed. He could barely see anything through the watery aqua substance that surrounded him as he reached out and pushed the button which would drain the tank and then opened the door. Sliding a hand through his hair, Trunks stepped out of the now drained tank and quickly dried himself off; it was then that he noticed that he was completely naked.
"Oh sweetie, your ok!" Bulma's voice said from a chair in the corner of the room.
Trunks yelped in surprise, quickly covering his lower half with the small towel in his hand.
"Mum! What are you doing in here?" Trunks yelled, his cheeks turning red.
"I was just waiting in here to make sure that you were ok." She replied, a worried look on her face.
"Yeah, I'm ok, now get out!" He yelled in embarrassment pointing at the door with his free hand.
"Why?" She asked in confusion.
"Because I'm naked that's why!"
Bulma merely waved a hand as she got up from her chair and began to pick some clothes out of a nearby cupboard for him. "Oh honey, I've seen all of that stuff before, there's no need to be embarrassed, I'm your mother."
"Yeah when I was like five! Mother can you please leave so I can get dressed…why am I naked in the first place! I mean I know Isaac was twisted but I doubt he removed my clothing."
"I took it off because I thought it might help you heal faster." She said handing him a new set of clothes.
Trunks's eyes narrowed as he accepted the clothing with his spare hand. "Thank you Mother, but can you please leave now. I would really prefer it if I could get dressed in private."
With a sigh Bulma began to head to the door, "Fine Trunks, if that's what you want." She said in an irritated voice, opening the door and walking into the hallway.
Rolling his eyes and sighing, Trunks placed the clothing on a chair next to him as he continued to dry the rest of his body, then proceeded to pick up his pants and begin to put them on.
"Thank you for you help earlier Trunks, it if wasn't for you I'm sure I'd already be dead." A voice said from within the room, startling Trunks.
Trunks quickly tried to cover himself, causing himself to stumble and fall onto the floor, only having enough time to of put on one of his pants legs.
"Can't I have any privacy?" Trunks yelled, trying to get his other leg in to the other hole while at the same time trying to cover up his lower region up with his spare hand.
The Supreme Kai looked shocked for a moment, he wasn't used to people speaking to him that way, "I'm…sorry…I just wanted to thank you."
"Yes well just let me get dressed first-" Trunks began in a flustered voice, stopping as the door his mother had exited from started to open. "Mother! I thought I told you to let me get dressed!"
However instead of his mother's head popping around the door it was Kia's, his body still showing signs of fatigue and injuries from the last fight.
"Hey Trunks, your Mum told me that you were healed-whoa…sorry man." Kia said looking away from his friend.
In one final attempt, Trunks pulled his pants up and quickly did up the buttons and the zipper as fast as he could encase the pants, for some reason unknown to him, wanted to fall down to try and embarrass him further.
"That's it, we're getting locks in this house. And I don't mean pissy little ones, I mean huge ones, ones that not even Saiyans can break open!"
"Do those exist?" Kia asked scratching his head, still embarrassed about what had happened.
"We'll make them." Trunks growled in a low voice, continuing to put the rest of his clothes on. "The rejuvenation tank is free Kia, you can use it now."
Kia shook his head as he limped into the room, cradling his ribs with his right hand. "Not yet Trunks, I have something to tell you. There's some kind of creature running loose around the towns."
"What kind of creature?" Trunks asked in an annoyed voice, still angry about the whole incident.
"I don't know. A news crew went to check it out and all the found was peoples clothes, then the next thing that happens is people started shooting and the camera went on the blink."
Trunks's eyes widened with fear, his arms stopping in mid motion of putting on his jacket.
"That's not possible…He should be dead…"
"Who?" Kia asked in confusion.
Trunks quickly finished putting on his jacket and then clenched his fist in anger.
"Cell."
Well I hope that was big enough to make up for me taking so long to up date, I'll be adding another chap this Wednesday which is a lot sooner than I usually do as well to make up for it. Which means you get two new chapters in the same week…Yeah I know, that still means I'm lazy, but I'm trying to be better. As you should know, school and social life comes first!
I really hope you didn't hate this to much, I know the entire thing was more or less a flash back to when Trunks was younger, but its important for later on in the story (it will make sense…if you don't get sick of it by then and stop reading) The flash back was originally going to be just one page, but I just couldn't fit it all in. Oh well, I hope you liked it, for some reason flash backs are so much easier to write… Anyway please review and tell me what you thought!
Fallen Ryu: …er…I'm not to sure bout the Brolly thing and the LSSJ. To be honest I havent seen Brolly at all so I don't know anything about him except that he is really REALLY strong and took a Kamehameha to the face, point blank, from Goku and just shrugged it off. (In my opinion I think that's pretty damn strong) So yeah. As for Kia…well he is just sort of "special" I spose you could say. You'll fine out soon enough, but it wont be till later in the story though. Thanks for the reviews and sorry for talking so long to update.
InuSaiyan007: Don't worry man, Trunks is no where near his potential, to be honest im just trying to make him feel a bit like Vegeta does with Goku so he will push himself further and reach new limits. After all he will have to if he is going to stand a chance against Cell and Buu. I mean think about it, if he didn't have Kia then he wouldn't have anyone to compete against. But yeah, don't worry, he'll find his feet soon. Thanks for the reviews
Erica:…er….you're a very scary girl…lol just kidding. Im glad you like my story so much, makes me happy to know people actually like it. And as for Cell I agree he is one of the best villains in Dragon Balls Z, along side Vegeta and Buu. Thanks for the reviews.
To everyone else: Thanks for all the reviews and sorry that I'm so lazy, I'm trying to get better, but my life gets so full of crap to do and I rarely get a chance to do anything. Well, till next time.