Author's Notes: OK, This will have a POV change. It's set in third person so we can get Vegeta's secret plan working but Jesse won't know about it so don't tell. Hehe. This is a Trunks romance and he may be back. I have to give you hope.
Disclaimer: I do not own DBZ…in the words of Jareth…What a pity.
Hearts together, Worlds apart
Chapter 36: I'm Still his Father
It was late at night and everyone was asleep in the Briefs' house. All except Vegeta. He sat looking out the window at an almost lonely looking moon. As much as he hated to admit it he missed his son a great deal…and he was proud of him. He had chosen a worthy mate and found love in the process and saved her and the earth. It was a shame that his life could not be spared. Rules were rules. He looked at the moon again and then thought back. It was then that he had the most brilliant idea that he had had in his lifetime.
Early morning came and Jesse trudged downstairs to make breakfast, but only Bulma and Bra were home. They didn't know where Vegeta had gone. Jesse sat limply in a chair. Life was so empty. She caught Bulma's sympathetic smile.
"You should've seen the look in his eyes every time you looked down like that." Bulma sighed. "You two were both lucky and unfortunate."
"Lucky?" Jesse asked puzzled.
"You found true love so young. Some people go their whole lives and never experience it. He loved you so much Jesse. Don't be sad. Remember the good parts not the bad, or I'm afraid you'll never be happy." Bulma said softly. Jesse smiled softly and remembered her and Trunks' first kiss together.
Piccolo suddenly looked up to find Vegeta stood in front of him. He closed his eyes again, implying that Vegeta should speak if he must or leave now.
"I need your help." Vegeta said taking a breath. Piccolo stared back up at him.
"You? You need my help?" Piccolo stated more than asked.
"The girl…she's lost…"
"Finally caring for others eh Vegeta?"
"Listen. I know that Dragonballs can be made for any planet. Planet Vegeta even had some, they were powerless and never used but they were there…is it possible to give her world some Dragonballs?" Piccolo suddenly let his harsh expression drop.
"I think you have something there Vegeta. We can take Dende there but the Earth will need someone to protect them. Jesse said she didn't have many friends, do you think there is one that will believe and keep a secret?"
"I'll ask Kakarrot's brat."
"I'll talk to Dende."
"Oh Hey Vegeta." Goten greeted the grumpy saiyan. Vegeta grabbed his arm as he walked past. "Hey what?"
"Brat, did you meet any of the girl friend's while you were in her world?"
"I did."
"Would any of them believe in us?"
"Perhaps this girl called Emma, Emma Delany…Jesse and her were like sisters."
"Could she keep a secret?"
"Yes."
"Good. Don't breathe a word of this to anyone."
"What? Why? What are you…goodbye to you to…" Goten sighed as Vegeta disappeared.
Emma sat outside in her garden. She sat watching the place where her guinea pig used to be. He had only recently died and she missed him. Other than the recently missing Jesse…he had been her only friend.
Suddenly she saw something and then she found herself in a woods somewhere. She saw two green people and a man with spikey black hair. She started shaking and scurried backwards.
"Brat. You are Emma are you not?" Vegeta said gruffly.
"I-I am." She said shyly.
"Good. We need your help." He said. "Your friend Jesse is in our world. She fell in love with my son, he recently died trying to save her."
"From what? Is she OK?" Emma gasped.
"A beast and no she is not OK. She's dying. Not from wound, from loss. We can bring my son back to life and save her if you help us." Emma nodded for him to continue. "You have to promise to act responsibly and never breathe a word. It has to be secret."
"I promise."
"There are going to be some crystal balls on earth, called Dragonballs. When seven are gathered a sacred dragon can be summoned and one wish may be made, if it is within the dragon's power to grant it. We need you to keep the dragonballs safe and to never let anyone use them or even see them. Your planet will be at your hands."
"I promise that to."
"Good. Dende."
The smaller green man cast his hands together and slowly concentrated. After a while a statue of a dragon appeared. From that he sat down in front of it and begun to concentrate. Everyone sat down for the wait. It would be a few hours before they could summon the dragon.
Several hours later seven dragonballs lay t dende's feet. He spoke to them in Namek language and everything went black. Emma staggered backwards at the sight of a real dragon before her very eyes.
Again the green man spoke in his native tongue and soon before them stood a boy, with lilac hair dressed in baggy black pants and a black tank top. Then the dragon was gone.
"How did?...You're Jesse's friend…" he said slowly.
"I was dead." He said. Vegeta nodded. "Then how?"
"Never mind. You're here." Piccolo said.
"Is Jesse-?" he suddenly asked.
"Fine. A little lonely and still pining but alive." Piccolo said. "Why don't you go and ask her how she is yourself?"
Thus the mission of the guardian of the second earth as it had become know as went to Emma. And the Four "aliens" left back to their own world.
Author's Notes: I told you. He's back. And you'll thank me sooner or later. I wasn't really going to let Trunks stay dead. I just needed to have tragedy in it to show that no dream is perfect. Review please and more romance will come flying your way.