Chapter 14: Return?
The little human like minion smirked as the small blue and green planet came into view. Earth, the planet they had spent many months travelling to.
"We are here my mistress!" He announced and in the shadow of the Captains Quarters, cold ice blue eyes blinked at the screen before them.
"It's about time. Now lets go over what challenges my idiot brothers had again." She drawled, stepping on to the bridge and approaching the screen. Her grey like skin matched her cold eyes whilst her waist length green hair flowed down her back. She wore a red battle outfit consisting of a red jacket and skirt with blue top underneath.
The minion trembled in her presence and began typing furiously away at the computer.
"Great Maleenia, your brothers encountered some saiyans. They are quite strong, might I add." He stammered.
"What? What were they thinking attacking saiyans? The fools! They've probably revealed us. Damn them, why do they have to be so stubborn? Never mind, Piki? I have a little errand I'd like you to run. I believe they have a Kalroo hybrid down there with them, she maybe useful to me." She announced, disappearing back into her quarters.
Meanwhile down on Earth, a year had passed since the encounter with the alien brothers and everyone had gone back to their regular daily activities.
At the grounds of Capsule Corp. an 18 year old Zara was pacing impatiently ignoring the amused looks her two best friends were giving her.
"Where are they? They should have been here ten minutes ago!" She muttered in annoyance, growling a bit. Goten, who was also 18, smirked at her.
"You know they train behind their parents' backs. Maybe Emily had something for them to do that delayed them." Goten suggested.
"Why do they train behind their parent's backs?" Trunks asked looking at Goten.
"Something about Emily not liking them spending so much of their time training. I swear she's turning more and more like my mum every day. But then again, Alex just got her fourth detention this week for fighting in school." Goten groaned.
Suddenly two dots appeared in the sky and a few moments later, the eight year old twins landed next to the trio.
"Sorry we're late!" Jake called.
"We had to clean the hamster out. If I'd have known it was that smelly I wouldn't have bothered begging mum and dad for one." Alex added.
"All right, enough with the excuses. Let's get this started, we're going to have to go back to that island so come on." Zara anounced in a hard voice, taking off. The twins looked at their uncle and younger version of their father with a quizzical look.
"What's up with her?" Jake asked.
"Yeah, what did we do?" Alex added.
"You're late, that's what's wrong. You know Zara's kind enough to train you, you should at least have the decency to be on time." Goten lectured. Alex glared at him.
"Well excuse me if we had chores to do!" She yelled.
"Yeah, its not easy keeping this from mom and dad, they think we're coming to pick you up." Jake added, also glaring at his uncle.
"Then why don't you just tell them what you're doing?" Goten sighed.
"Are you mad? They'll kill us. No way, we are half saiyan and we want to train!" Jake snapped and Alex approached Goten dangerously.
"And don't you dare tell them Uncle Goten." She snarled, and then the two took off after Zara, who was waiting in mid air with her hands on her hips, watching the scene below.
Goten looked at his best friend, who was staring after the twins in amusement.
"Nice niece and nephew." He commented before taking off.
"Oh shut up Trunks." Goten grumbled, taking off also.
Meanwhile, a couple of miles away at Mount Poataz, the Sons were preparing for a regular family dinner. Emily and Videl were helping Chichi in the Kitchen whilst Mirai Trunks, Goku and Gohan were hanging out in the living room, talking as well as trying to keep a hyperactive four year old Daisy amused at the same time, which was proving to be quite tricky.
"Daddy! Where are Jake and Alex?" Daisy asked, as she ran around the room. Mirai Trunks sighed as he scooped her up.
"They're with your uncle Goten." He replied, increasing his grip on her as she began squirming to get down.
"How come?" She asked.
"They're bringing him home for dinner." He explained.
"Why?"
Goku smirked as he watched his son-in-law struggle with his daughter.
"Because Daisy, your uncle will be hungry and it's almost time for dinner." Goku laughed, taking her out of her fathers arms.
"I wanna go and see Uncle Goten!" She announced.
"You can't fly so you'll have to wait until he comes home." Goku explained, trying to catch bits of the conversation Gohan and Mirai Trunks had entered.
"Why can't I fly?" Daisy asked. Mirai Trunks stared at his youngest daughter, letting out a huge exasperated sigh.
"Because you're too young that's why!" He said sharply, a bit harsher than he intended to be but this question phase she was going through was driving him mad.
Daisy screwed up her eyes as she jumped down from her grandfather and looked up at her dad.
"Sorry daddy, I was just asking." She mumbled and began walking out the room, Mirai Trunk groaned as he went over and scooped her up.
"Listen Daisy; I didn't mean to shout at you. Listen why don't you go and see if your grandma needs any help in the kitchen." He suggested. Immediately Daisy brightened at this and as Mirai Trunks let her down she ran towards the kitchen.
An hour later, Zara smiled as she looked at the worn out twins who both sported matching glares.
"That was good, you're both getting better." She said approvingly. Jake nodded and turned to his uncle as the look on his face softened.
"We're having another family dinner, so you gotta come back with us." He stated. Goten rolled his eyes at this news.
"Joy. I'll come over tomorrow you guys. Come on you two." He muttered taking off and saying goodbye to Trunks and Zara. The twins took off after their uncle.
"Come on I'll take you to dinner." Trunks suggested to Zara, looking at her.
"Alright, let me go change." Zara replied. Trunks pulled her into a quick kiss then they both took off.
Over at Mount Poataz, a large crash could be heard following by wails. Daisy had decided not to tell anyone she was in the kitchen and tried to help out all by herself and ended up with a two inch gash in her hand.
"What's that? Daisy? What are you doing in here? Trunks!" Emily yelled scooping up her daughter and slipping a senzu bean to her from a little jar she insisted her mother kept in the house with the three kids being so young and all.
Mirai Trunks came bounding in followed by Goku and Gohan, all staring at the furious face on Emily.
"What's going on? What happened?" Mirai asked.
"Trunks, what were you thinking letting Daisy come in here? The kitchen is no place for a four year old" Emily shouted.
"Well I had no idea that something was going to happen! What did she do?" Mirai Trunks snapped, suddenly losing it with his wife, something that was getting common lately.
"She cut herself on steak knife! Please Trunks will you just keep an eye on her whilst I help my mother make the dinner? We are cooking for eight saiyans after all and it's not easy." She sighed, handing him their daughter. Muttering something under his breath, Mirai Trunks retreated back to the living room.
The front door opened to reveal Goten, Jake and Alex. The twins had left their bag of senzu beans behind by accident and they were still messed up from their training with Zara.
Mirai Trunks frowned at his eldest children.
"What happened to you?" He asked. The twins looked at each other then looked at Goten, who was staring at them. The evil looks returned to their faces causing Goten to gulp.
"Uh, I just broke them up from a fight." Goten said, looking at Mirai Trunks.
"Another one? If your not fighting in school, Alex, you're fighting somewhere else." He sighed. The twins pretended to be embarrassed and looked down, mainly to stop their father seeing the smirks that were now plastered on their faces.
"Go and get changed you two, dinner is almost ready." Emily called from the kitchen. Taking the hint, the twins darted up the stairs at lightning speed.
Dinner was served and as fast as it was on the table, it was gone again. Afterwards, Goten had gone outside to teach the twins a new trick. Whilst Emily was staring at them from out the window, Mirai Trunks slowly approached her and wrapped his arms around her.
"Listen Em, I'm sorry about Daisy. What's wrong with us lately, we're always fighting." He started. Emily smiled as she looked round at her husband.
"I'm sorry too Trunks, I don't mean to snap, its just I've not been right since Molana and Jacina fought us last year." She sighed.
"You're sensing the energies again? Don't ignore it, it might mean something." Mirai Trunks said suddenly, Emily shook her head.
"No, I'm not feeling any more energies, I've just felt moody. I don't mean to snap at anyone, it's just I've not felt right since them. But dad and Vegeta destroyed the ship so they have to be dead." She replied.
"Well just be careful what you sense." He warned.
"I will, besides I want to know what they're up to." She stated, glancing out the window again. Mirai Trunks frowned at this.
"What do you mean?" He asked.
"Goten lied to us; he didn't break Jake and Alex up from a fight. He wouldn't even know where to start when those two decide to have a go. But he is right, they have been fighting, but not in a way where he broke it up." She explained.
"How do you know he lied, he might have got lucky." Mirai Trunk argued but Emily just smirked at this comment.
"Maybe, but I doubt it. I know a lie when Goten tells me one." She said.
High above Earth's atmosphere, Maleenia had returned from the captain's quarters with a small box and handed it to Piki.
"Be extremely careful with this, its worth more than your life. This is the key to our success and I do not want you to fail." She said, lifting the lid to reveal a solid gold amulet with a red ruby in the centre.
"What do I do with it?" Piki asked, trembling now.
"The saiyan known as Trunks, the young one, is courting with the Kalroo. I want you to ensure that he gives it to her. I don't care how you do it but I want the Kalroo wearing it, understand?" She barked.
"Yes mistress." He stammered.
"Good. Get going then." She snapped and Piki nodded his head furiously then disappeared. Maleenia smirked.
"Soon you will be mine." She said softly then returned to the captains quarters.