Chapter 15: 5 Years Later
"Goodbye kid" A beam suddenly shot through Trunks chest
"NOOOOOOOO" Trunks screamed as he rolled out of bed and fell onto the carpet of his floor.
(Pant, Pant) "Oh thank god it was just a dream." Trunks said sighing in relief. It has been 5
years since he destroyed the Androids. He was 24 years old and considered himself a man even
though he still had nightmares about the Androids from time to time. Trunks glanced at the
clock trying to make out the time through the dark.
"12:45" he whispered to himself as he stood up and went back to sleep.
"I have to try to sleep, I need plenty of rest for the move tomorrow."
Trunks was finally getting his own place after graduating from College.
He had two jobs. He was a professor at Capsule Corp University teaching psychology and he
was also a part time Martial Arts Instructor. He made nowhere near as much money as his
mother did, being the owner of Capsule Corp but Trunks liked the idea of a modest living and
he knew his mom would give him money if he was ever low . Trunks was going to
move into a 2 bedroom condo owned by Capsule Corp. Bulma insisted that Trunks buy a house
but Trunks insisted he didn't need that much space until he got married.
Trunks awoke once again, but this time to the sounds of birds chirping outside his
window. Trunks glanced at the clock once again, it was 9:30 in the morning. He got out of bed
and went into the shower before walking into the living room to greet his mother.
"Good morning Mom." Trunks said as he sat down on the couch next to her.
"Trunks, good morning, did you sleep well?" She asked
"No, not really. I had another nightmare about The Androids." Trunks replied
"Everyone does from time to time Trunks. You'll get over it eventually." she said comforting
him. "So, you ready to go to your new home?" she asked
"Yea, I guess, lets go." he replied
"Good let me go get changed them." she said as she got up and went into her bedroom.
Trunks's new condo was located 3 blocks down from where Bulma lives. She insisted on him
living within walking distance for her sake.
After about 4 hours of unpacking Trunks's condo was fully furnished with 2 couches in
the living room, a king sized bed in his bedroom, a Capusle Corp Flat Screen TV in his
bedroom and living room, a refrigerator in his kitchen as well as some other cooking utensils,
and some other items in the bathroom. He left the 2nd bedroom empty as a guest room.
"Not bad, feels like home already." Trunks said happily as he prompted himself on the couch.
"Yea, and its a lot bigger than I thought it was going to be for a 2 bedroom condo apartment."
Bulma replied. "Hey, and you don't have to worry about the landlord giving you any trouble
because I'm his boss hehe." Bulma said. "Yea, thats why he was so nervous when we walked in
I guess." he replied. "Pshh if everyone knew that you killed the Androids you'd be a VIP
anywhere." Bulma said. "Yea, but I'd rather keep a low profile." Trunks replied
"Yea, sounds just like you, always so shy and modest." she replied
"Well, Trunks, I'm off. I've got some conferences to go to and I don't want to be late."
"Okay mom see you later." He said as they hugged before she opened the door and left.
Trunks glanced at the clock. "1:00, well I don't have much to do, so I might as well go do some
grocery shopping." He said to himself. He grabbed his wallet and went out the door.
As he stepped onto the street he felt the cold October air blow into his face. It was a average
Saturday. Being a Professor Trunks had the weekends off. However, his part time job as a
Martial Arts Instructor took place every 2 weeks on Saturday. So, every 2 weeks he has only 1
day off. This weekend was a full 2 days off which made Trunks very happy considering the fact
that it gave him more time to unpack. Trunks entered a local supermarket and began filling his
shopping cart up with food.
Crystal examined the expiration date on the yogurt. "Those jerks, this expired over a
month ago." She said as she tossed it into the garbage can. She suddenly froze as she saw
Trunks walk by.("Its him. I can't believe I haven't seen him since that day 5 years ago.") she
thought. ("Should I go talk to him? If he knows Gohan then maybe that could be a good ice
breaker for a conversation.") she thought.("No, hes dead that would only bring up painful
memories.") Suddenly Crystal felt someone pull on her arm. "Hey, lady! Give me your purse or
else I'll hurt you!! "Ugh get lost you creep." she said as she spun around and kicked him in the
face. The thug collapsed on the floor covering his bloody nose, wincing in pain. "W-where
the hell did you learn to do that!" He asked surprised.
"Hmph I was trained by a man named Gohan. One of the strongest fighters in the world. He was
killed by the Androids." She said before walking away.
Meanwhile Trunks had noticed a couple of people fighting outside. "Whats this all
about" he said before walking over to the area. "Where's ma money Rex." A tall dark skinned
man yelled at another slightly smaller like skinned man. "I told ya, I ain't givin you shit!!" he
yelled back. "Thats it Ima skin you alive." the dark skinned man yelled as he pulled out a
switch blade. Rex pulled out a gun and shot the dark skinned mad in the chest. "I told ya not to
fuck wit me ya hear!! I told ya!!" Rex yelled as he walked over. "Die Rob!!" Rex yelled as he
began kicking him in the abdominal area. "Hey, thats enough!" yelled Trunks as he put his
groceries down and ran up to Rex and pushed him away. "Kid do you know who I ams!!"
"I am Rex leader of the Red Shark Gang. You best be giving me some respect ya hear!!"
"I don't care who you are! Your not going to kill anyone today!" Trunks replied.
"Kid, that guy ain't no regular person. He's the leader of the Blue Shark Gang. I'd be doing the
world a favor by icing him" said Rex
"No, how about I have you both thrown into jail for good!" Trunks yelled as he punched Rex
square in the mouth sending him into a lamp post out cold. In about 15 minutes the police
arrived and arrested both gang leaders.
"Thanks kid we've been looking for these guys for a while and you caught em. You must be a
pretty good fighter to have taken Rex out. I'm detective Riggs, Robert Riggs." He said
extending his hand out towards Trunks. "I'm Trunks, Trunks Briefs." Trunks replied shaking
detective Riggs hand. "Say, what line of work you in?" Detective Riggs asked
"Oh, I'm a college Professor in Psychology, and a part time martial arts instructor." Trunks said
"Heh that ain't too bad. Listen here's my card call if you want to join the force. You'll be
promoted straight to detective since your very skilled. Plus we need a good fighter on the
team. I'm starting to let my self go, know what I mean hahaha." Trunks examined detective
Riggs, he was about 5'10 and slightly muscular. To the human eye it might look as though
detective Riggs could beat Trunks up. Trunks smirked at this. "Uh, yea, sure, I'll think about it
and call you if anything." "Okay kid, see you later." detective Riggs then walked back into
his police car and drove away. "What a crazy day." Trunks said to himself as he began walking
home.
"Heh looks like he's playing super hero again." Crystal said to herself as she walked out
of the supermarket. "Hey, I should follow him and find out where he lives and maybe invite him
on an blind date." with that she began to follow him. After about 20 minutes of walking she
realized something. "Oh my gosh, he lives in the same building as me!" as she traveled up the
stairs she noticed he lived one floor above her. He was on the fourth and she lived on the third.
"He must have just moved in, its the first time I've seen him."
"Well that was an interesting shopping trip." Trunks said to himself as he sat down on
the couch and turned on the television where a memorial service was being aired dedicated to
all of those who died at the hands of the Androids.
"God, I wish people would stop reminding me of those pricks." Trunks said frowning
Suddenly he heard a knock on the door. "Bet its mom again." he said as he got up and opened
the door. "Huh theres no one here...wait a second." Trunks looked down and found a note
lying on the floor. He picked it up and read.
Dear Trunks,
I know you just moved in and don't really know anyone so I would like to welcome you to the
neighborhood with a friendly date. Come by West City Cafe tomorrow. We'll have lunch and
get to know each other. Oh, and don't ask how I know your name, lets just say I've heard about
you.
Sincerely, Crystal
Oh and P.S, I'm a brunette and I'm going to be wearing a blue shirt and jeans. I know the note is weird, don't mind me I wanted this to be a surprise date. For you anyways, bye ).
Trunks closed the note up and blushed. "Crap, now I'm falling into the dating world...great."
To be continued...