Continues Where the Last Chapter Left Off

Everyone stood at a standstill as Trunks glared up at Black. Zamasu flew near Vegeta so that he wouldn't intervene between them. You could practically feel the area tremor from the energy being emitted from Trunks. Black started to chuckle as he didn't care less about this power up.

"You think you got power now? Please spare me your last ditch heroic efforts and fall like the other two mongrels," Black said. Trunks wasn't taking any back talk this time and roared with rage, his Ki increasing exponentially before he rushed straight towards Black, leaving several sonic booms behind him as he left the ground. Black smirked sinisterly and took advantage of such a narrow-minded approach and threw a direct punch at Trunks forehead. To his surprise, the angered Super Saiyan took the punch head on without any restraints and slammed his whole arm into Black.

"Impossible GAGH!" Black uttered before coughing out some blood. Zamasu merely stared as Black was getting a flurry of punches thrown his way. The faker was struggling a bit as the punches were getting more and more difficult to parry. Before Trunks could exploit the faint opening, Zamasu quickly escaped from Vegeta's sights and landed a firm kick in his stomach, sending him crashing to the ground.

"That's some impressive power you got there but this is the end of the road, Trunks!" Black said as he and Zamasu fired an enormous energy blast at the future warrior. Trunks got up quickly and placed his hands together in front of his face.

"MASENKO!" Trunks shouted, firing his energy wave to counter their combined attack. Zamasu and Black were impressed that he could hold back an attack of that magnitude on his. The future warrior could feel his hands starting to burn as the blast pushed closer and closer until he was now attempting to push it back with his bare hands.

"Maybe I am nothing but a sinner but I don't give a damn! I will protect this world with every last ounce of strength that I have!" Trunk claimed as his pupils returned to his eyes. He roared with all his might and pushed further beyond his own ascended capacity. Eventually, through his unwavering persistence, Trunks deflected the blast into the sky in which it exploded afterward. Zamasu was shocked at what he had just witnessed, so shocked that he was given narrow time to block a kick aimed at his chest and was sent through several pieces of debris.

Trunks then turned towards Black and unleashed an array of punches at the bastard, even going as to far to overwhelm him a bit. Zamasu tried to go to his partner's aid but Vegeta kicked him into a wall as he already transformed back into Blue. Zamasu looked up at the Saiyan prince as he heard him chuckle at the fact that his son was fighting toe to toe with Black. Meanwhile, Trunks deflected a punch and delivered a strong one of his own in Black's gut before using his other hand to palm his face and push him straight into the ground. Trunks quickly flew above Black and glared at him as he was still recovering from the damage he had received.

"This is the end of the line for you and your plans, Black!" Trunks claimed as he fired a Ki blast that erupted like a pillar of lava. The future warrior flew back to gain some distance as he watched the pillar fade away, in hopes that he killed the menace once and for all, though it was short lived as soon as he saw a shadow within the smoke. He could hear the chuckles of the villain echo throughout the air. In mere moments, Black emerged from the smoke with slightly tattered clothes and blood that had trickled down his chin. He wiped the blood away with his thumb as he smirked at the enraged hybrid.

"I must admit, Trunks. I didn't expect you to reach this level of power but to be frank with you, I wasn't even considering you as a dish before but now..., you are nothing more but the perfect dessert," Black chuckled as he vanished from Trunks's sights. The future warrior suddenly felt a sharp pain in his ribs as Black punched him hard from behind. While he was stunned from the pain, Black kicked Trunks in the same area, sending him flying just above the ground before Black teleported above him and kicked him again, this time right into the gravel. A large crater was formed as Black was beginning to showcase even more of his power. Trunks choked out some blood before Black flew just above him and was ready to fire a devastating Ki blast until Zamasu was thrown right at him, forcing him to catch his partner. He looked up to see Vegeta flying at him. Black smirked and pushed Zamasu forward, halting the Saiyan princes assault before he kicked Vegeta hard in the stomach. Zamasu regains composer quickly and vanished behind Vegeta so that he could get a little revenge shot by kneeing him towards his son. Vegeta recovered quickly and flipped himself to slide next to Trunks who was now standing strong.

"What a lovely sight to see here. The sinner and his father fighting side by side, how amusing," Zamasu taunted as he saw Bulma and Mai coming towards them fast. They had Kuzuku over their shoulders and on cue, Goku managed to regain some stamina and teleported to their location.

"Oh, now the whole party is here. Now I get to kill all of you. The woman who created the time machine in the first place. The vile sinner and his companion. The arrogant prince of a species that are nothing more but vessels for a true god. And most of all, the two prime examples of mortals who dare raise their hand and defile the territory of the gods!" Black ranted as he powered up further.

"I thought I told you, enough of your damn rambling!" Trunks roared as he charged at Zamasu and Black. The two dodged the punch quickly until the future warrior turned around with his hands ready for another blast.

"MASENKO HAAAAH!" Trunks shouted, firing the blast at both Zamasu and Black. Zamasu smirked as he got in the wave's path that was aimed for Black, push them both towards the ground and reduce the damage on Black significantly. But Vegeta was ready for that and fired his Final Flash to follow up Trunks's attack. Both Zamasu and Black were blown into a building before it exploded, as both father and son landed next to each other and began to unleash a barrage of Ki blasts. Vegeta looked back at Goku who was ready to hop in on the action once more.

"Kakarot! Take the time machine and head back to the past! Go and find a new power to beat these guys once and for all!" Vegeta commanded as he was still firing.

"What! But we can't just leave you guys. Besides I don't know the coordinates!" Goku argued.

"Don't worry, I've had the coordinates fixed to your timeline already! We'll hold them off, so grab Kuzuku and get him out of here fast! We have the senzu beans so we'll be fine!" Trunks assured. Goku nodded as he knew that this was probably their last chance to find a way to defeat them.

"Bulma, you have the capsules right? Get the time machine ready!" Goku said. The future Bulma nodded and threw the capsule to summon the machine. The two women placed the wounded Kuzuku on in the pilot seat and Goku hopped right in with them. Bulma pressed the button and activated the machine as they both quickly got off.

"You two aren't coming!?" Goku asked as the hatch closed.

"No, our place is here and we won't abandon our loved ones! You two better come back and be safe!" Bulma shouted as she waved them goodbye. Black took notice that the time machine was starting to leave and fired a Ki blast before it takes off the ground. Trunks intercepted the blast and blocked it with his sword before being blown back onto his feet.

"Oh no, you don't!" Zamasu shouted as he fired two Ki blasts at the time machine that was now in the sky but Vegeta countered him with his own, destroying it before it even touched the escapees. Goku looked out of the hatch as he saw all four freedom fighters smiling at him.

"You guys better hang on. We'll come back as soon as possible, I promise...," Goku muttered to himself as the time machine transported him and Kuzuku back to their timeline.

"So they've escaped, how unfortunate," Zamasu noted as they stared at the father and son duo.

"You sure you didn't want to go with them, father?" Trunks said.

"Oh please, why would I live you here to fight off these bastards by yourself. I've got some payback to dish out and besides, I thought you want to get some father-son bonding going," Vegeta mused. Trunks let out a chuckle at the little joke.

"Yeah you're right and lets do that by taking down these two!" Trunks smirked as he and his father charged into a fight that wasn't in their favor but yet, their Saiyan blood pushed them forward.

Back In The Past/Present

Trunks was standing outside of his house, along with Bulma and the Pilaf gang who were somewhat getting tired. Bulma sent 21 off to bed as she said she would call her when they've returned...or if. It's been several hours since they have left and there was no sign of them returning yet. Their moment of anticipation was interrupted when they heard some touch down behind them. Bulma and her son turned around to see that it was none other than Riley, Zugo, Hudo with an angry Chi Chi. Trunks's face lit up as he saw Riley and ran to her, giving the Saiyan a hug.

"It's been awhile sport and you've grown a bit," Riley chuckled. She looked as if she had gone out on a date with Zugo since she had on a nice navy blue vest and was actually wearing a skirt to match. It didn't look like it went well as Zugo seemed pissed. Hudo chuckled, displaying his involvement in it. Riley rustled Trunks's head and looked up to Bulma who was approaching her.

"Hey Riley, what brings you here?" Bulma asked. The female Saiyan scratched her cheek nervously.

"Well, we were close by and saw you guys standing outside for some reason. Is everything all right?" Riley asked.

"Actually to tell you the truth...," Bulma paused as time particles swirled around in the sky to where it instantly summoned the time machine.

"Their back! Trunks quick, go wake 21 up and tell her that he's back!" Bulma commanded. Trunks nodded and quickly ran inside and woke 21. She seemed tired so the young boy dragged her by her tail as the machine descended.

"Okay, Okay! You can stop dragging me now," 21 pleaded. Trunks let go quickly and helped her off the ground. She turned and saw that the time machine had landed on the ground and her face lit up with glee. Riley, Zugo, and Hudo were confused as to what was happening as they watch the machine power down. The hatch opened and let out smoke that hid the Saiyans in the pit. Bulma and the others walked over to greet them with open arms.

"Welcome Back! I knew you could do it!" Bulma greeted. The first person or rather the only person they saw was Goku who was badly tattered and his signature serious expression spread across his face. Everyone stopped dead in their tracks as they didn't see the others.

"Where's everyone else Goku!?" Bulma worried. Goku took in a deep breath as he didn't know what else to tell them. He could feel their eyes beam at them with nothing else but the desire for answers.

"Trunks and Vegeta stayed behind to fight Black. There was no other choice but to retreat," Goku answered.

"What! Then what about big bro Kuzuku?!" young Trunks asked. Goku's eyes widened as he nearly forgot about Kuzuku. He was sure that he made sure his safety was the front of his mind but he guessed that because of Vegeta and F-Trunks's sacrifice, he got distracted.

"Oh yeah, how could I forget. Could you bring him to the infirmary or at least give him a senzu. Vegeta sorta took the last of them for his fight against Zamasu," Goku said as he grabbed Kuzuku by the Gi and threw him to the ground, revealing him to be completely battered. Especially since he had a hole in his side.

"*Gack* Come on Goku, you know I am in lots of pain here. Could of at least gently thrown me rather than just toss me like a bag of dirty clothes," Kuzuku complained as he coughed out blood. Everyone, especially 21 looked in horror as they saw Kuzuku's condition. The Pilaf gang had already come with a stretcher and lifted the Saiyan onto it and proceeded to bring him inside. 21 followed them as her face was filled with nothing more but worry.

After Several Minutes

Kuzuku laid on the couch as a blanket was placed over him while 21 began treating his injuries. They were in the living room along with Goku and everyone else. Zugo, Hudo, and Riley looked pretty pissed after what had happened to Kuzuku and now they want some direct answers as to what is going on.

"Alright now spill the beans. What's been happening lately?" Zugo demanded as he was looking a bit annoyed.

"Well, to start things off, Trunks or as to say future Trunks came from the future seeking for some help," Goku answered.

"Future Trunks? So time travel or something like that?" Riley questioned.

"Yes, and the person he's been fighting was incredibly powerful. He called himself Goku Black and killed millions of innocent people. Goku, Kuzuku, and even Vegeta all went back to the future with Trunks to fight him but not too long afterward, they came back, only to be found to be completely defeated," Bulma added.

"What! All four of them were beaten!?" Hudo astonished. Kuzuku began to shake as he was trying to speak.

"That's not all...we went back a second time to fight him as we discovered Black was merely the apprentice Supreme Kai of Universe 10, Zamasu who stole Goku's body. His power only grew stronger with every blow we gave him and the worse part is he teamed up with another version of himself and made him immortal," Kuzuku grunted while he was getting treated by 21.

"Yeah, and their teamwork is remarkable. The fact they are one person explains a lot and apparently, Black wasn't erased due to him holding a time ring," Goku praised a bit. Kuzuku turned towards Goku with a serious expression.

"Goku, I have to tell you something. We have to get those bastards back!" Kuzuku said with a hint of malice. Everyone turned towards him as that was unusual for even him.

"He took your body Goku and killed your family. He killed Goten, Gohan, and yes...even Chi Chi. He didn't even show them mercy for a second and just mercilessly slaughtered them with your own hands. He told me himself!" Kuzuku informed. Everyone turned to Goku who's eyes were widened with shock. His expression quickly morphed into rage as his Ki leaked out a bit, shaking the room. Kuzuku could tell he's struggling to hold in his anger as he felt the same. Kuzuku looked up to the ceiling and narrowed his eyes in anger as he remembered what Black had said.

"That bastard Black...he even killed 21. He even had the audacity to kill her when she was holding back her hunger. I will never forgive him...never!" Kuzuku gritted while adding emphasis on the last word. 21 looked at her boyfriend with concerned eyes. She hadn't seen him like this in a long time. The last time he had this much hatred for someone was against Aereos.

"Bulma, when will the time machine be ready to travel again?" Goku asked silently as he was about to exit the room.

"Umm, it should be ready by tomorrow, but where are you going? You know Chi Chi's been looking for you?" Bulma said. Goku paused at the door as he didn't say a word.

"Tell her that there is something I need to do and I won't be home for who knows how long," Goku replied as he walked out of the door. Everyone in the room could tell that he was pissed and needed some space. Bulma looked over at Kuzuku and knew that he needed some space as well. Sensing the tension in the air, Riley and her company waved their goodbyes as they returned home to process everything that was explained to them. Bulma offered Kuzuku to rest here as his injuries healed quickly and was already wrapped up in bandages. All he needed now was rest. The lights went out in the living room as Kuzuku was still staring at the ceiling.

Several Hours Pass

Kuzuku opened his eyes to the same dark room in the night. He couldn't get any sufficient sleep as the thoughts of what happened today kept recurring in his dreams, angering him even more. His thoughts were then abrupt as he noticed something in the corner of his eye. He turned to see 21 still sitting by the couch with a solemn face. Kuzuku slowly sat up and took a closer look at 21 with perplexed eyes. He tried to hide his feelings and put on a caring expression.

"21, what are you doing up so late? Shouldn't you be in bed or sleeping somewhere comfortable," Kuzuku chuckled. 21 didn't say a word as she wasn't buying the fake facade that Kuzuku was trying to put on. Kuzuku was now trying to come up with something better until he was startled by the feeling of 21 caressing his hand. He looked down to take a quick peek as he saw her tender, pink hands grip tighter. He looked up to see her trying to keep her composer as her body was shaking. Her shaking stopped as she looked up with determined eyes. Without warning, 21 kissed Kuzuku with such force that the Saiyan was startled. It was becoming rather too erotic and forceful as the Saiyan fell off the couch with 21 now on top of him. She retracted the kiss and sat up as her expression was hidden by her bangs. Kuzuku was stunned by her sudden action.

"21...what's with this all of a sudden?" Kuzuku muttered. 21 didn't answer and pursed her lips at what she was about to do next. She grabbed the lower waist of her sweater and hesitantly started to pull it up until Kuzuku quickly noticed and grabbed her hands before things gone too far. He knew that this wasn't what she wanted and what she was trying to do.

"21, you and I know you don't want to go there. You don't have to do this...," Kuzuku answered. 21's eyes widened since she couldn't help but let her tears flow downwards. Kuzuku's face softened at the sound of her sniffles.

"I can't bare it...," 21 sniffed.

"What do you mean by that?" Kuzuku whispered.

"I can't bare seeing you being like you were earlier. There has to be something I can do to help you since I know that Black is far stronger than I can hope to compare with, so seeing that you were angry, I...," 21 paused as she didn't want to say what she was about to do.

"21, you know that I was only angry because of Black. He's killed so many people and I've tried convincing him but he wouldn't listen. Besides I am not only angry at Black...," Kuzuku admitted as his voice trailed off to a whisper.

"You're not? Then what are you also angry about?" 21 asked as she dried her tears.

"I am angry at myself. I am angry that I couldn't be there for you when Black killed that alternate version of you. Yes it may sound silly but...the fact that I could lose you the way the other you in a alternate reality made me furious. I was really ready to kill him. Every punch, every kick, every attack was meant to put those bastards down for good," Kuzuku answered as his eyes seemed hurt. A male Saiyans one weakness is when he couldn't even protect his soulmate from being killed so all of those feelings simply burst out into rage and when he failed to essentially avenge her then his pride gets struck. It was evident here and it only manifested itself with Kuzuku. He could feel his body begin to shiver as he tried to control his emotions until he felt 21 wrap her hands around him.

"You are too thoughtful to me Kuzuku but please, don't let yourself get consumed by anger and act out in revenge. I want you to use that power to protect people rather than personal grudges. It hurts to see you like that," 21 smiled slightly as she felt Kuzuku calm down. The two pulled back as their feelings for each other seemed to brought some closer. 21 decided to lighten up the mood with some of her rambling.

"Now, maybe after all of this is over, I could bake you a extra special cake or maybe make that dish you always like. Oh, how about some of my signature muffins. I know you've always liked them ever since we've watched that movie you starred in and I think they are going to make a sequel or something like that," 21 rambled as Kuzuku sat on the ground and smiled as she talked so cheerfully.

"Then maybe we coul-Mmmmph," 21's talking was stopped with a sudden surprise kiss from Kuzuku. Her eyes widened before she accepted the invitation with glee. Kuzuku in the mitts of them kissing could only think about how lucky he was to have a girl like her.

Meanwhile, Back In The Future

Vegeta and Trunks had escaped from their battle against Black and are now recovering in the new hideout. The two were damaged but thanks to the senzu beans they've made a quick recovering and were able to train in the time chamber for a bit and coming up with a new strategy. As they sat by the fire, Bulma was sitting by with Mai and seemingly enough, she couldn't help but stare at Vegeta for a while as memories started to flood back. She was waiting for her opportunity to have a nice chat with him and that chance revealed itself as Trunks decided to walk off somewhere and Mai followed him, leaving the two alone. It was an awkward silence until Vegeta decided to speak up.

"Alright, tell me what's wrong...," Vegeta blatantly said.

"Huh?" Bulma uttered as that was her only response. Vegeta let out a sigh as he wasn't good with the concept of patience.

"I can tell when you're troubled by something. Trust me, living with your past self has made me adept to your emotional patterns," Vegeta explained. Bulma nodded as she forgets that this was the Vegeta from another world so she should of figured he'd find something was up. She look straight towards the fire as it flickered around.

"Its just ironic you know? Seeing your dead husband again and have no idea what to say. But the feeling of seeing you again...it somewhat pains me," Bulma muttered.

"Pains you? Hmph, I guess that's to be expected. We did fight a lot...," Vegeta said. Bulma let out a soft giggle and smiled.

"No, I think you got it all wrong. Its not resentment or anything but loafing to be with you again, despite the fact you were hard headed and overly prideful. Seeing you now, you've changed a lot compared to the Vegeta I knew," Bulma corrected. There was a long silence between them after that sentence. Vegeta decided to smirk a bit.

"I guess you're right about that. I am still prideful but my family back home has made me fond of them. I guess I've become less selfish to say the least. Of course you still are a nag but even then I guess you're still tolerable and though my son is still young, he continues to train in order to make me proud. Trunks even tried to train with me at times but as of recently, in these past few years, I try to keep him away from battle for the time being and just let him be a himself. But I still try to have him train so he doesn't become soft," Vegeta smirked. Bulma looked at the Saiyan prince with a surprise look and looked back at the fire and smiled. She closed her eyes as she wonder if the androids never shown up, would her future be like theirs and would Vegeta open up like this. It was probably too late for that now but it was always good to wonder. All she could do was form a smile as they sat in silence.

"Yeah, I guess I am," Bulma thought. It didn't take long for Trunks and Mai to return to the sight of Vegeta and Bulma sitting next to each other. Trunks smirked for a moment until he decided to inform Vegeta it was time to head out again.

"Father, it's time," Trunks said, alerting the Saiyan prince of his presence. Vegeta turned to Bulma and nodded without saying a word, only to get up and follow Trunks and Mai out the hideout for their next battle against Black.

A/N: Note that I won't have Gohan, Hudo, or the other Z-fighter come along to fight Black as right now, he is currently leagues above them. Piccolo and Zugo would only be a little bit of help but not enough to make a difference but don't worry, I am saving everyone's spotlight for T.O.P. I left Vegeta behind since I thought it was pretty dumb that Trunks was able to take on both Black and Zamasu in the anime so I fixed that issue real fast. Black is only continuously getting stronger in this story to make up for Vegeta staying behind.