TRUNKS: WARRIOR OF DREAMS

Chapter 3

"What! What do you mean the Z Fighters are being attacked?" Bra asked, frantic. She may miss them, but she didn't want them all to die.

"Child, calm down," King Kai said; Bra was just as hysterical as her mother.

"King Kai, please, she's never faced battle before," Trunks said, holding Bra, "The threat is our old enemies. They are all in the Home for Infinite Losers and have found a way to enter the dream world. They're planning on attacking the Z Fighter's dreams and take control of their bodies, using dad and the others to conquer the universe. But they have to defeat the Z Fighters in their dreams before they will have control. King Kai has found a way for us to also enter the dream world so we can help the Z Fighters fight, but we are going to need help. Currently, King Kai is looking for Bardock, Goku's father, and his oldest son, Raditz; Nappa, a saiyan who came to Earth with dad; and dad's father to help us out."

"But Trunks, how can I help? Like you said, I've never been in battle before and I'm only a super saiyan. You can go ascended as can dad, Goku, Gohan, and Goten and Pan is almost there. I'm not strong enough to fight and I don't have the knowledge of battle," Bra said. She wanted to help, she just didn't know how she could.

"That's enough, Bra," Trunks snapped, "Do you think I knew how to fight in battle when Goten and I were left to fight Majin Buu? Do you think we felt like we were strong enough? Everyone has to learn battle sometime. You'll be fine. You ARE a super saiyan and you're the daughter of Vegeta, the prince of the saiyans and one of the strongest fighters in the universe. You'll be fine. Now come, there are some things we must show you." Bra nodded as she quietly followed Trunks and King Kai; how could she make a difference?

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Bulma walked in a daze to the kitchen; it was the morning after Bra had died. Bulma had cried herself to sleep in Vegeta's arms and sometime during the night he had carried her to their bedroom. When Bulma woke up, Vegeta was already up; she could smell food being cooked in the kitchen. She found Vegeta setting breakfast on the table. "I know my cooking isn't very good, but we need to eat," Vegeta said, setting the last of the food on the table.

"Thank you," Bulma said softly as they sat down. Bulma ate very little and, for a saiyan, Vegeta did as well. Bulma tried her hardest not to cry, but when she looked up and saw the two empty chairs, she once again burst into tears. Vegeta stood, picked Bulma up, and carried her back to bed, knowing it was the best place for her at the moment. He laid her down and then sat down next to her, panting. Bulma looked at Vegeta. "What's wrong?" she asked as she gently took his hand.

"I'm fine," Vegeta replied, moving his hand out of her reach.

Bulma noticed it was becoming harder and harder for Vegeta to breathe. She sat up next to him, placing a hand on his back. "Vegeta, what's wrong? You shouldn't be tired from carrying me in here," she said, getting more worried by the minute. She hoped he hadn't caught the heart virus from their children.

"I just was up all night, okay," Vegeta said gruffly as he stood up, but when he had to hold onto the bedpost to keep from falling, Bulma knew something was wrong.

"Vegeta," she said, her voice shaking. Fresh tears came to her eyes as she stood next to him. "Please, Vegeta, lie down. I…I don't want to…to even say it, but...I…" Vegeta placed a finger on her lips; he knew what she didn't want to say, he had wondered about it himself. Finding neither the strength nor the will power to fight Bulma, Vegeta let her help him lie down on the bed. "I don't even know what I'm going to do."

"Woman, get a hold of yourself," Vegeta said gruffly; he was in no mood to deal with her hysterics. Bulma tried to calm down, but as she tried to check Vegeta for the heart virus, her hands were shaking.

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"Oh, please, no. Trunks, dad isn't? Please say he isn't," Bra begged; their mother would not make it if their father died from the heart virus as well.

"Dad has had the symptoms for a couple of days now. Hopefully, mom caught it soon enough to save him. She had caught it in you and me too late to save us. We can only hope," Trunks replied as he pulled Bra to him and let her cry on his shoulder.

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About an hour later, Bulma was in her lab trying to prepare an antidote for Vegeta; her fear had come true, Vegeta had the heart virus. She tried desperately to mix the antidote, but her hands were shaking so badly and she was crying so hard she was having trouble. Suddenly, she found her hands steadied by another pair. She turned to see Gohan behind her and Videl next to him. Bulma collapsed into Gohan's arms and cried. "What am I going to do?" she sobbed.

"Go with Gohan. Take her to be with Vegeta. I'll mix up the antidote and bring it to him," Videl said. Gohan nodded and helped Bulma down the hall to her room. Vegeta glanced wearily at the door when Bulma and Gohan walked in; he was progressively getting worse. Bulma walked over and sat on the bed next to Vegeta. He allowed her to take hold of his hand even though Gohan was standing next to them. "Well, Vegeta, you don't look too bad for the wear," Gohan kidded.

"Kid, you better…" Vegeta began before a wave of pain hit him. He tried to appear like nothing was wrong, but he couldn't hide the effects of the heart virus. Bulma moved off the bed, knowing Vegeta could hurt her if she didn't move.

"Here, Vegeta, take this," Videl said as she walked in with the antidote. She gave him a dose and after a couple of minutes, the pain began to subside and Vegeta relaxed. Bulma sat back down next to him, took his hand again, and began to cry. Without much effort, Vegeta pulled Bulma down to lay next to him. "Bulma, just to be safe, you should probably take the antidote for a couple of days as well. I made up plenty," Videl said.

Bulma nodded as she sat up. She took a dose of the antidote and then laid back down, her head resting on Vegeta's shoulder. Vegeta wrapped his arm around her and, laying his head near hers, closed his eyes. "Thank you for coming over, Videl," Bulma said softly as she too closed her eyes.

"Don't worry about it, Bulma," Videl said as she gently pulled a blanket over Bulma and Vegeta, "If you need anything call Goku's, we're staying there for a few days." Videl figured it was best not to say anything about Goten to Bulma yet. She and Gohan said goodbye and left. Soon, Bulma and Vegeta were both sound asleep.

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"Mom! Mom! Help me! Mom!" Bulma looked around as she heard Trunks calling for him. She shivered; Trunks was dead, how could he be talking to her? She slowly walked toward the voice.

"Mommy! Save me! Mommy!" Bulma stopped as she heard Bra's voice; was she going crazy? Soon, both Trunks and Bra began to cry out to her, asking her to save them and before too much longer, they appeared. Bulma let out a gasp as she saw her children lying in bed, gripped in the pain of the heart virus. Behind them stood Vegeta, also in pain.

"Save us, Bulma," Vegeta called to her. Bulma sank to her knees and cried; how could she ever save them?

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Trunks watched his parents as Bulma tossed and turned. He sighed; it was time. He left his vigil and walked inside a small house where Bra lay sleeping. He shook her gently. "Bra, wake up. Bra, come on, wake up," Trunks said.

"Huh?" Bra said, sitting up, "Trunks, what's going on?"

"The attack has begun. We have to go find King Kai; we need to know if he's found the other saiyans yet or not." Bra stood up and followed her brother out of the house. They took to the air, heading toward King Kai's place. They soon arrived, finding King Kai watering his flowers. "King Kai," Trunks called out as he and Bra landed, "It's started. They've gone after mom."

"What!" Bra nearly screamed, "You didn't tell me they started with mom!"

"She's fine, Bra. Mom is a lot stronger willed than she may seem. She had to be to marry dad and to continue living with him. She'll be able to fight the demons, probably better than most of the other fighters," Trunks replied and then turned to King Kai, "Have you had any luck finding the other saiyans?"

"No, I'm afraid not. I have people working on it and even the other Kai's are looking for them. We should find them soon. Pikkon, what are you doing here?" King Kai said as a green man who looked kind of like a Namekian landed next to Trunks and Bra.

"I heard there was trouble on Earth, Goku's home planet, and that some of his friends were here. I came to see if I could help in any way," Pikkon replied.

"Yes, you just might be able to help us. This is Pikkon, a friend Goku made while he was here. Pikkon, these are Trunks and Bra Briefs, the children of Vegeta, prince of the saiyans," King Kai said, hoping Pikkon would help them in their efforts to save the Z Fighters.

"Prince Vegeta? As in the son of King Vegeta?" Pikkon asked.

"Yes," Trunks replied, "Do you know our grandfather?"

"Oh, sure. King Vegeta arrived here in the Other World at the same time I did. He was allowed to keep his body because he sacrificed himself to try to save his son. Currently, he's alone training on a nearby planet. I can get him if you would like me to," Pikkon answered.

"Yes, that would be very helpful," King Kai said, "We are trying to gather a team of fighters to help the Z Fighters, Earth's special forces. We are also looking for three other saiyans, Bardock, Raditz, and Nappa. Do you know any of them?"

"I don't know Bardock personally, but I know someone who does. I'll have him send Bardock here," Pikkon replied.

"Thank you, Pikkon, you've been very helpful," Trunks replied as Pikkon took to the air.

"Just wait for me, I'll be back to help you fight," Pikkon called as he flew off.

As Trunks and King Kai prepare forces in the Other World, the attack on the Z Fighters has already begun. Will they be ready in time? Keep tuned in to find out.