Thank you once again to all of you who reviewed the last chapter….and so sadly tear this is the last chapter of my story! I am keeping the crappy title…for sentimental reasons…hopefully my next fan fic will have a better title lol! So onwards with the chapter!
p.s. make sure you read the author's note at the bottom ;-)
Disclaimer: I do not own DBZ or any of the DBZ characters etc. What I do own is my own original characters storyline etc. you guys know the deal.
Chapter 26: Endings and Beginnings
The Z fighters all looked to the sky as Gohan stopped firing his energy attack.
"Did we…did we win?" Trunks said looking up.
"I hope so…" Reilena said back to him.
Piccolo closed his eyes and began to try and sense Cell's presence.
"So…is he still around Piccolo?" Krillin asked him.
Piccolo shook his head "no…there isn't a trace of him left."
"Really you mean we are safe again?" Yamcha said hopefully.
Piccolo nodded his head in response.
"Man it's been awhile since I've heard someone say that." Tien said to them.
Gohan slowly fell to the ground exhausted as the other Z fighters ran up to congratulate him.
"Did he do it…it looks like he did…and the others are running up to him looking semi-happy…" Videl said watching.
A smile crept onto her face "he did…Gohan beat Cell!"
Videl looked down at android 18 and Future Trunks "you know I know they trusted me to watch those two but…how far can a dead guy and a slimy unconscious android get?"
"Don't go too far now I will be right back…" Videl said sarcastically as she flew over to where the others were.
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"Alright Gohan did it he beat Cell!" Master Roshi said surprised.
"Man who would have ever thought that kid would turn out to be so strong…he sure has grown up a lot…he isn't the same kid who I went to Namek with that's for sure." Bulma said with a smile.
"My little Gohan did it!" Chichi cheered.
"Man would you stop with the kid remarks…last time I checked Gohan was the size of a full grown adult and has a girlfriend." Oolong said rolling his eyes.
"Hey Gohan will always be my little boy no matter how old he gets! And besides girlfriends come and go but mothers are forever!" Chichi yelled back at him.
"Alright, alright calm down…jeese is she more testy than normal." Oolong said.
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"You did good kid…we are all proud of you…" Piccolo said with a smile looking down at Gohan.
"Yeah Gohan that was so awesome! I can't believe you actually defeated Cell! Man I totally have the coolest older brother ever!" Reilena said proudly.
"Yeah Gohan that was like the coolest finishing move I have ever seen! I wish I had an older brother like you!" Trunks said jealous.
Gohan slowly started to sit up "thanks…guys…"
"Look at him I guess saving the world takes its toll on you huh?" Yamcha said with a smirk.
"Not that you would know." Tien said busting his balls.
"Hey I helped out a little!" Yamcha said trying to defend himself as everyone laughed.
"Gohan!" Videl yelled as she landed and ran up to him.
Gohan looked over to see her running towards him and smiled "hey…Videl…you're…still here…"
Videl wrapped her arms around him and hugged him "you beat Cell I can't believe it…it's all over…all because of you…"
"Videl…your squishing…my ribs…" Gohan said short of breath.
Videl looked at him puzzled and then realized her mistake "oh…heh sorry…"
"Ah to be young again." Krillin said watching Videl and Gohan.
Gohan and Videl blushed at his comment.
"See and this time I didn't say anything to them!" Reilena proclaimed.
"Yeah isn't that a shocker." Trunks said rolling his eyes.
Everyone laughed at his statement knowing what a big mouth she has.
"Hey what do you say we get back to the lookout and get your injuries fixed up?" Piccolo said to him.
Gohan nodded his head as he let Piccolo help him up.
"Right I'll go and get Trunks." Yamcha said flying over to where he was.
"And I'll go get 18…" Krillin said nervously.
"What?!?" everyone said.
"Well…she is a victim of Cell and…we might as well bring her along…" Krillin said running to get her before anyone questioned his judgment.
"Hey Videl aren't you going to go and see your dad?" Reilena asked her.
Videl shook her head "no…I'm still mad at him for coming out here…and all those things he was saying besides…he knows I'm here he saw me…I want to go to the lookout with you guys and seeing him will only result in a really long drawn out argument…I'll save it for later thank you very much."
Trunks looked up to see his father still floating in the air, shocked by the events that had just transpired.
Trunks was about to go fly up towards him when he felt a hand on his shoulder.
"I would leave him alone right now Trunks…your father has a lot of thinking to do." Piccolo said to him.
Trunks looked up at Piccolo slowly nodding his head in agreement and took off with the others towards the lookout.
"Hey Tien can you take Gohan for me, I will catch up with you guys soon I just need to take care of something." Piccolo yelled at him.
"Sure no problem…come on buddy." Tien said wrapping Gohan's arm around him as he took off with the others.
Piccolo looked up at Vegeta who was still floating in the air staring into space "you know it took a lot of courage to do what you did here today Vegeta…I am impressed…and so should you…we will all be at the lookout so if you want you are welcomed to come…I am sure it would mean a lot to Trunks…both of them."
Vegeta just looked at him with a cold stare as Piccolo smirked.
"Suit yourself, I offered." Piccolo said as he took off.
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"What…just happened…" Mr. Satan said as he looked off into the now empty distance.
"Did that boy Videl knows really kill Cell?" Mr. Satan said still in shock.
All of a sudden the reporter came running up to him "Mr. Satan what on earth just happened here?"
Mr. Satan nervously laughed.
"All I remember is the earth shacking and that young man exchanging light tricks with Cell…I thought the earth was done for." The reporter said.
"That's funny…because it didn't faze me." Mr. Satan said with a slight laugh.
"You know I could have sworn I saw Videl with that group of fighters…" the reporter said.
"What Videl no way she is at home!" Mr. Satan said quickly trying to cover up the fact that she was there.
"So tell me where is Cell did you see what happened to him?" the reporter asked him.
Mr. Satan stared at him blankly "well you see…uh…I…defeated Cell single handily! You believe me…."
The reporter looked at him with a blank stare when the camera man spoke up.
"Hey look guys some of the equipment is still running!" the cameraman said checking out the totaled news van.
All of a sudden Mr. Satan's entourage began to praise him.
"So is it true you really beat Cell?" the reporter asked.
"Yes of course it is why would I lie to you?!?" he said nervously.
"But how…oh who cares Cell's been defeated!" the announcer said.
"Hey man did you want to broadcast that?" the camera man asked him.
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"Hey look the TV is back on!" Master Roshi said to them pointing to the news man.
Everyone stopped their celebrating and turned to watch the TV.
Hello everyone after some brief interference we are back online and we have some incredible news Cell has been defeated! Yes and this is all thanks to Mr. Hercule Satan, he single handily defeated Cell!
"WHAT?!?! No, no, no Gohan defeated Cell! This is not fair the world deserves to know what my baby did!" Chichi sobbed.
"Oh man what a jerk he totally is stealing the spotlight from Gohan!" Bulma said frustrated.
"Hey isn't he Videl's father? Maybe you can get her to make him apologize and admit he lied!" Oolong said trying to cheer her up.
"It's just not fair!" Chichi said still sobbing.
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"Hey look is that Yajirobe waving at us from Korin's tower?" Krillin said as they began their decent up to Kami's lookout.
"Oh great that looser." Trunks said with a sigh.
"Yeah way to win one for the team!" Yajirobe yelled at them as they stopped.
"Oh really because that's funny I don't remember seeing your team there." Trunks said with a smirk.
"Good one…" Reilena said hi-fiving her friend.
"Hey grrr shut up what do you two know anyways, I was on my way to meet you guys when err my car broke down." Yajirobe said.
"Funny…it always happens to you…" Krillin said as the others left for the lookout.
"Yeah maybe you should get off your fat lazy butt and learn to fly!" Trunks said sticking out his tongue taking off.
"Yeah then you won't have an excuse for being a coward!" Reilena yelled as she joined Trunks.
"Man I hate those kids!" Yajirobe mumbled.
"They're right though." Korin said with a smirk.
"Man I can't believe you're siding with a couple of punk kids." Yajirobe said with a grumble.
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"Oh man Gohan are you ok?" Dende said running up to him and the others.
Gohan gave a slight laugh "well…I've been better…"
"Here just lie down I will take care of all your injuries!" Dende said to him.
Tien helped Gohan to the ground as Dende began his work. Before they knew it Gohan was back to normal.
"Man I feel like a million zennie thanks Dende!" Gohan said to him.
"No problem Gohan it's the least I could do." Dende said back.
"What…how…how did you just…" Videl said amazed.
Gohan laughed and put his arm around her "he's a healing Namek Videl it's what he does."
"Oh jeese thanks that explains a lot." She said sarcastically.
"Well I guess the easiest way to explain my power is that I was trained back on Namek how to heal…when the eldest Namek created me he told the elders to assign me as a healing Namek…every Namek has this ability in some form or another it just depends on whether or not you excel at it." Dende explained.
Videl slowly nodded her head still confused "maybe I will just stop asking questions for right now…"
"I'm real proud of you Gohan…I never would have imagined you would ever become this powerful...you did good kid." Piccolo said putting his hand on his shoulder.
"Thanks Piccolo…" Gohan said with a smile.
"Oh Gohan…Reilena I am sorry…about your father I mean…he was a good man." Dende said somberly.
Reilena bowed her head remembering the events that had just transpired.
"Hey don't be sad guys…my dads not…I could tell…I was talking to him the whole time during the fight with Cell…he was cheering me on as if he was right there with me." Gohan said with a smile.
"Uh Gohan…did you hit your head too hard or something?" Videl said looking at him like he was crazy.
"See I told you that my dad was talking to him!" Reilena said proudly.
"And to think that I just thought your brother was crazy…" Trunks said amazed.
"Hey Dende do you think you could heal 18 too?" Krillin asked as he placed her on the ground.
"Uh…you mean Android 18?" Dende said unsure looking at the others.
"Go a head Dende I am sure she won't be doing anymore damage to this planet." Piccolo said reassuringly.
"Well alright…if you say so…" Dende said as he began to heal her.
While Dende was healing her Yamcha started to slowly move away from the others.
"Alright awake at last!" Krillin said happily.
Android 18 jumped as she saw all the Z fighters gathered around her.
"Dende quick get away from her she will punch a hole right through you!" Yamcha yelled from where he was on the other side of the lookout.
"And here I thought Yajirobe was a coward…" Trunks said looking at Yamcha.
"What…nobody is going to kill anybody…" Krillin said confused.
"How did I get…here?" Android 18 said confused.
"Hey we can put the past behind us cant we? Now that Gohan's beat Cell we can all be friends!" Krillin exclaimed.
"What Gohan beat Cell?" Android 18 said amazed.
"Yeah you bet he did Gohan is incredibly strong so you can forget about punching holes in anyone!" Yamcha yelled from a far.
"Uh why don't you come a little closer…" Tien said amazed at how childish Yamcha was acting.
"You know you should thank Krillin 18, he was the one who stayed by your side the whole time after Cell spat you out." Piccolo said to her.
"Well you see…it was nothing really…I couldn't just leave you there…" Krillin said nervously.
Trunks and Reilena looked at each other and giggled "KRILLIN LIKES ANDROID 18!"
"What why you two little…don't you know how to keep your mouth shut?!?" Krillin yelled at them.
"Now who's busted?" Gohan said with a slight laugh.
"Oh man you too can't you give a guy a break?!?" Krillin said annoyed.
"What how could you of all the girls in the world why this one?!?" Yamcha yelled.
"You know she's an android right…" Tien said amazed.
"Expect me to fall at your feet huh…big strong man comes to rescue me and now I am supposed to fall at his feet…well not so fast pal…I am not that easy…I was wrong about you Krillin…" Android 18 said as she flew off the lookout.
"Wait 18…grr thanks a lot guys!" Krillin said angry.
Yamcha came running up to them "that ungrateful bitch…grr I am going to show here!"
"I am not so sure you can do that…" Tien said with a smirk.
"Man Gohan I am starting to think you are the most normal one out of this group…only slightly though." She said with a smirk.
"Huh…what's that supposed to mean?" he said looking at her then realizing she was just kidding.
"Alright enough joking around guys we have a job to do remember?" Piccolo said to them.
"Oh that's right we need to bring back all the people Cell killed…man I can't believe I forgot." Dende said.
"Hey Gohan…do you think dad will come back?" Reilena asked him.
Gohan gave her a slight smile to ease her nerves "I don't know squirt…he's already been wished back once already with the earth dragon balls…"
"Oh….but these are new ones right? So maybe we can still wish him back!" she said to him.
"I guess it's worth a shot." Gohan said thinking.
Yes maybe we can wish dad back and this will all be fixed! Reilena thought to herself.
"Uh Gohan why is the sky getting dark?" Videl said clinging to his arm.
Gohan laughed "don't worry Videl this is what always happens when we summon the dragon."
Videl gave him an unsure look "ok…if you say so…"
"Eternal dragon arise…by your name I summon you forth Shenron!" Dende said as the dragon arose from the dragon balls.
"Man…this is so cool…" Trunks said as he watched the dragon appear.
"Yeah…this is way better than all those stories that Gohan told me…" Reilena said watching.
"Alright it worked good job Dende!" Krillin cheered.
"Yeah Dende you can't even tell the difference!" Gohan said to him.
"Thanks guys…" Dende said rubbing the back of his head.
"Choose your words carefully…I will grant you two of your wishes…" Shenron said to them.
"Oh man it really did work…two wishes…" Gohan said in amazement.
"Shenron…please revive all those on earth who were killed by Cell!" Yamcha yelled.
"Is this going to work?" Videl asked them.
"Shenron hasn't failed us yet…" Tien said to her.
"Your wish will be granted…" Shenron said as his eyes glowed and suddenly Future Trunks awoke.
"What…how did I get here?" Future Trunks said as he looked up to see Shenron in the sky.
"Hrmm…just as I had thought…because this dragon is made from the old model Goku can't be revived again…" Piccolo said looking down.
Daddy… Reilena thought to herself.
"It's a shame...if anyone Goku deserves to be brought back." Tien said.
"What is your second wish?" Shenron asked them.
"Hey Shenron can't you use our whole second wish to revive Goku we really want him back!" Yamcha yelled.
"It makes no difference…Goku was already brought back once he can not be brought back again…" Shenron said to them.
"Hey Porunga can revive people more than once I am sure that Mori will let us use the balls to bring Goku back!" Dende suggested.
"Hey yeah that's a great idea Dende…" Piccolo said to him.
Hey don't I get a say in this? A voice said above.
"Daddy?" Reilena said confused.
"Goku?" Krillin said looking up.
Hi everybody it's me I am talking to you from other world courteously of King Kai! But anyways I have been doing some thinking lately and I realized that one of the main reasons the earth is in danger all the time is because of me…you know think about it…Freeza, Cell, the androids…they were all after me! Goku said.
"It's an interesting point…" Tien said.
"But where is he going with this?" Yamcha said confused.
"Dad…no…" Reilena said.
Well I think that it would be better for the earth if I didn't come back this time…King Kai agrees with me. Listen I was sent here to destroy this planet as a baby…and when you think about it as hard as I tried to do the opposite…it seems like that wish is coming true regardless…so I am going to stay here…I really don't mind King Kai says I can get special treatment because I saved the earth and all you know? I can keep my body and from what I'm told there are a lot of interesting people to meet…it will be fun! So I guess what I am trying to say is that you will have to find something else to wish for…this is my home now! Gohan you're all grown up now and have surpassed me in strength and ability you even have a girlfriend now! I have nothing left to teach you…Rei you have gotten much stronger too and with more training I know you will become one of the strongest fighters the earth has! Goku explained.
"But dad that doesn't mean anything…what about…" Gohan began.
"Dad…" Reilena said holding back her tears.
Now you all better take good notes on what happens in your lives from now on…because when they are through I am going to want to hear all about them! So until then…goodbye… Goku said to them as his voice faded.
"Goku…" Krillin said looking up at the sky.
"Wow…what a guy…" Videl said.
"Fa…ther…" Gohan said in shock.
"Rei…you ok?" Trunks asked her.
Reilena slowly nodded her head as she looked up to the sky goodbye daddy…I am sorry for what happened…I promise I won't disappoint you…
"You know even though Goku is gone I don't feel that upset about…I mean look at how cheery he was." Krillin pointed out.
"Yeah that's just like Goku…" Yamcha commented.
"Dad I will never forget how you stood up for Krillin and I on Namek all those years ago…anytime I am in a tough situation I just remember that moment and it makes me strong." Gohan said to the sky.
"If it wasn't for Goku I would have never gone back in time…and the earth would have never been freed from the terror the androids caused." Future Trunks said.
"Excuse me…you still have one more wish left for me to grant…" Shenron said.
"Oh man that's right we still have one more left…can anyone think of anything?" Gohan asked.
"Hrmm…I can't think of any…" Tien said.
Trunks and Reilena looked at each other and shock their head "no we can't think of any either."
"Wow this is kind of on the spot…I would need at least a week to think of a good wish…" Videl said thinking.
"Well if we can't think of a good one how about a bad one…I mean wouldn't it be nice if we were all filthy rich?" Yamcha said with a laugh.
"I have one…I would like for you to turn android 17 and 18 into humans so they can live their lives in peace." Krillin said to Shenron.
"What Krillin are you nuts?" Future Trunks said shocked.
"Wow…what a wish…" Gohan said in shock.
"That wish can not be granted right now…it is beyond my power to do so…" Shenron said to him.
"Oh…ok…sorry guys I tried." Krillin said with a sigh.
"Do you really want to…do that…I mean wish them human and all…I mean 18 I understand but 17…" Yamcha said in shock.
"He has a valid point Yamcha…think about it even though they were built to cause death and destruction they deserve a chance to turn things around just like we have…think about what Goku would do in this situation." Piccolo said to him.
"Yeah I guess you're right…well I guess the floor is all yours bro got any other requests?" Yamcha asked him.
Krillin lifted his head with a smile "really gee thanks guys…yeah I do…hey Shenron you think you can take the bomb out of android 17 and 18…that shouldn't be too hard…right?"
"Krillin…I hope you are thinking this through…" Future Trunks said nervously.
"I…can….your wish has been granted." Shenron said.
"Alright this is great!" Krillin exclaimed.
"You know I think this whole Cell battle has made everyone go nuts…" Trunks whispered to Reilena.
"Yeah I agree…" Reilena said back to him.
"I…must go now…" Shenron said as he disappeared and the balls scattered across the earth.
"Wow…it's so…beautiful I've never seen anything like it…" Videl said amazed.
"Cool…" Reilena and Trunks said as they watched.
"So what's up Krillin why are you so concerned about helping those two?" Future Trunks asked him.
"Well…I guess…I just…I really like her you guys…I've never felt like this before you know?" Krillin said embarrassed.
"Aww how sweet…" Videl said to him with a smile.
"Gosh Krillin I didn't know you felt that way about her." Gohan said amazed.
"Well I mean it's not her fault that she's an android…Dr. Gero made her that way so you know she didn't do anything wrong…I think she deserves a chance." Krillin said to them.
"So let me get this strait Krillin you like her…but you wished the other android back too…if you want to stand a chance with her why did you wish the guy back…man you wished back your only competition." Trunks said shaking his head.
"Uh…well you see…" Krillin stuttered.
"Trunks that was rude! Krillin really likes her and it was really nice of him to wish the bomb out of her…you know even though she has the capability of destroying cities and stuff!" Reilena yelled at him.
"Yeah but come on isn't it a little strange?!?" Trunks yelled back.
"Well it's just I really want her to be truly happy…and If she is happy with him then that's what I want you know…besides the two of them make a better couple than she and I would…" Krillin said to them.
"Wow how romantic…" Videl said with a sigh then looking up at Gohan with a glare.
Gohan jumped back a bit "what…what are you looking at me for? I mean err if you were like her I would do the same thing for you honest!"
Everyone laughed as Gohan slowly started to back away from Videl who was still giving him the evil eye.
"Hey 17 is my brother you idiots!" someone yelled from a far.
Everyone looked over to see android 18 standing near the edge of the lookout.
"What…your brother?!?" everyone said in shock.
"Man did you hear that Krillin this is great he is her brother you still stand a chance!" Yamcha yelled in excitement for his friend.
"I wouldn't celebrate just yet! Don't think that one little wish is going to make me fall at your feet I didn't ask for any help from you…but it was really nice of you…" 18 said to him.
"Really…you mean you're not mad at me…" Krillin said in shock.
"No…not really…" 18 said back with a small smile.
"Well…would you like to come and join us?" Krillin asked her hoping she would say yes.
"No thank you I have other business to take care of…." 18 said as she flew back off the roof.
"Oh man…just my luck." Krillin said somberly.
"Man I have never seen Krillin so hung up over a girl before…not even when he was dating Marron and they were pretty serious…" Gohan said in shock.
"What do you mean just your luck…bro this is your luck! Man you are so in there…man she really digs you!" Yamcha said to him.
Krillin grabbed him by the shirt "really are you sure?!?"
"Yeah man trust me I know these things!" Yamcha said to him.
Krillin looked over at the others for reassurance.
"Yeah she definitely likes you Krillin you could see it on her face…and trust me I know these things…I am a girl after all." Videl said matter-of-factly.
"Really because I couldn't…oww Videl what did you do that for?" Gohan began when Videl stomped on his toe.
Videl grabbed him by the shirt and pulled him closer to her and smirked "because I don't want you to give him any doubts…besides…you couldn't even tell that I liked you…why do you think I had to make the first move?"
Gohan laughed nervously knowing that what she had just said to him was the truth "yeah I guess you're right."
"So listen bro just stick to my advice and you will be fine…after all women are my specialty." Yamcha said to him.
"Oh boy…your doomed buddy…" Tien said shaking his head.
"Hey what's that supposed to mean Tien?!?" Yamcha said aggravated.
Trunks coughed "ahem…my mom…"
Reilena giggled even she knew about Yamcha and Bulma's past history together.
"Hey now how am I supposed to compete with Vegeta…he's a Super Saiyjin for crying out loud!" Yamcha said back to him as the others began to laugh.
"Oh man…I miss Goku's laugh…no one could laugh like he could…" Krillin said.
"Yeah…daddy always knew how to make people laugh." Reilena said somberly.
"No…Goku wouldn't want us to be sad about his death….you know?" Tien said.
"Yeah I guess you're right…" Future Trunks said to him.
"Well listen guys I should probably be getting back to Chaozu…I am sure he is dying to know what really happened out there…peace huh…may it last…" Tien said.
"Bye Tien take care tell Chaozu I said hi!" Gohan yelled.
"Yeah definitely oh and Trunks…err future Trunks…if those androids are still giving you a hard time…know that we will always be here to help you out." Tien said him.
"Yeah definitely…you have no idea how much that means to me." Future Trunks said back.
Tien gave them all one last smile and took off.
"Well I guess this is it now…we should get going too." Yamcha said.
"Yeah I am sure the others are worried about us." Krillin said.
"Well maybe we can stay here…you know a little longer…." Reilena said to them.
"Yeah I am with Rei we should definitely stay here…maybe for oh a year or so?" Trunks said.
Gohan laughed "oh really…is that all it will take for mom and Bulma to forget that you left the Kame House without their permission?"
"You know you two are going to have to go back sometime…might as well go now and get it over with…this way you will be done with your punishment before you hit puberty." Videl laughed.
"Yeah I guess…" they both said at the same time.
"Hey Piccolo…now that you are fused with Kami are you going to stay up here on the lookout with Popo and Dende?" Gohan asked him.
Piccolo nodded his head "yes I think so."
"Great so if you want I will come and visit you! At least now you will be easier to find." Gohan laughed.
"I wouldn't have it any other way kid." Piccolo said with a smirk.
"Hey Gohan you have to come and visit me too...it's going to take some getting used to not having a group of people around you know." Dende said to him.
"Definitely Dende you can count on it…we have to make up for lost time anyways it's been years since we've seen each other!" Gohan said with a smile.
"Yes it has…Videl…you are welcome too you know it's not just these guys who are allowed up here." Dende said with a smile.
"Really…wow thank you Dende…I don't know what to say…" Videl said in shock.
"Don't mention it any friend of Gohan's is a friend of mine….and you two kids behave yourselves I'll be watching you." Dende said to them.
"Don't worry we will." Trunks and Reilena said at the same time.
"So I guess this is it…here we go this is the beginning of the rest of our lives!" Gohan yelled as he picked up Videl and took off down the lookout with everyone else in tow.
"Gohan what are you…" Videl said holding on.
"It's faster this way…I didn't think you'd mind." Gohan said looking down at her with a smile.
"No…well I guess I could get used to this as long as you let me fly sometimes…" she said as she held on.
"Hey Trunks from the future are you going back to the Kame house with us that's where your mom is." Reilena asked him.
Future Trunks nodded "yeah…if that's ok with you guys."
"Sure…I mean she is your mom too you know." His past self said with a smile.
"So tell me you guys what did I miss while I was dead?" Future Trunks asked them.
Yamcha began to laugh "honestly bro you missed a whole lot…like your dad going ape on Cell after you were killed."
"What no way you're kidding!" Future Trunks said amazed.
"Yup he did I wouldn't have believed it if I didn't see it…after you were killed by that blast Cell told everyone that it was really meant for Trunks but that killing you was almost a fair trade. Well that really set Vegeta off and he just began to attack Cell head on…he did some pretty good damage too!" Gohan said to him.
"Yeah so I guess if you ever need proof that Vegeta cares somewhat for you guys there it is." Krillin said to them.
"Yeah and your dad was the reason Gohan was able to defeat Cell! He sent out this huge blast at him that distracted him long enough so Gohan could win!" Reilena said excited.
"What no way really? Man what a time to be dead…" Future Trunks said to them.
"Yeah I know I've never see Vegeta act like that before…I don't know how permanent this change is going to be though." Krillin said to him.
"It's alright…at least now I know thanks guys." Future Trunks said to them.
"Kame House ahoy guys!" Gohan said pointing to the island.
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"Chichi you have to calm down everything will be alright….just talk to Videl I am sure she will take care of everything." Ox King said to his daughter.
"Dad it's still not right how could that man take credit from my son like that! That is like taking candy from a baby!" Chichi said sobbing.
"Well I wouldn't take it to that extreme if it were me…" Oolong said.
"Hey guys what's up did you miss us?" Gohan said as he walked through the door.
"Go…han…GOHAN!" Chichi exclaimed as she ran up to her son.
"Hey…mom…what's up are you o…." Gohan began as Chichi hugged him.
"Oh Gohan your ok! I was so worried about you…." Chichi said as she latched on to him.
"Of course I'm ok mom jeese…" Gohan said trying to calm her down.
"Hey mom…" Reilena said softly as she looked on.
Chichi pulled away and looked down at her daughter "Reilena!"
"Hey mom, how are things back here?" she said trying to avoid the whole I ran away conversation.
"Oh hunnie you're ok! But look at your clothes you looked like you were in a street fight…" Chichi said noticing her torn training outfit.
"Well it wasn't a street fight I was helping Gohan!" Reilena exclaimed.
Chichi looked at her then pulled her in for another hug "well I don't care you are safe that's all that matters."
"So does that mean I'm not grounded?" Reilena asked her.
"No….far from it sweetheart…" Chichi said happily as she continued to hug her daughter.
"What are they back…I thought I heard Chichi yelled out Gohan and Reilena's names….TRUNKS!" Bulma yelled as she ran up to her sons.
"Hi mom…mother…" they both said at the same time.
Bulma kneeled down and started to hug her present son "oh Trunks you're safe I was so worried about you don't you ever go running off like that again!"
"Don't worry mom I won't now could you let go…this is embarrassing…" Trunks said to her.
Bulma let go of her young son and looked at him "don't think that this means you aren't in trouble for that little stun you and Rei pulled before ok mister?"
Trunks sighed "yes mame…"
Bulma got up and walked over towards her future son and began to inspect him "your ok too…I hope you were protecting your younger self out there."
"Yes mother I was don't worry…" Future Trunks said slightly embarrassed.
"Oh what happened to armor…there's a giant hole through it! Must of have had a rough fight." Bulma said to him.
"Yeah I guess you could say that…" Future Trunks said nervously.
"Well, well, well glad to see you two didn't get yourselves killed out there." Oolong said to Krillin and Yamcha.
"Hey what's that supposed to mean?!?" Yamcha said to him.
"For your information Yamcha and I helped out…a lot!" Krillin said back to him.
"Oh I am sure you did…" Oolong said.
"Hey guys…see I told you I would bring those two back in one piece." Videl said as she walked up to Bulma and Chichi.
"You!" Chichi yelled as she stormed up to her.
"Huh…what did I…" Videl began.
"Your idiot of a father took all of the credit away from my son that's what!" Chichi yelled at her.
"What mom what are you talking about what credit…for what?" Gohan said walking up to his mother.
"Yeah Chichi I have no idea what you are talking about." Videl said confused.
"Wow where were you guys it's all over the news…Mr. Satan took credit for beating Cell." Oolong said.
"WHAT?!?" the others said as they glanced over to see Mr. Satan waving to a crowd in a motorcade.
Videl walked up to the TV "no way…he…how could he…that's it he's gone too far!"
"Videl wait…" Gohan said to her as he watched her pull out her cell phone.
"No Gohan this is the last straw…you know I've put up with his world champion antics, and taste for fame…but this….even with me there…no I am not going to let him get away with taking credit for beating Cell…not when you worked so hard to beat him risking your life for everyone!" Videl proclaimed as she began to dial his number.
"No stop Videl please listen…its ok…" Gohan pleaded with her.
"What…" Videl said speechless.
"Really its ok I don't want the fame. I beat Cell because he needed to be stopped not to become famous…so your dad can have the credit…its fine with me." Gohan explained.
"Gohan….are you sure…." Videl said to him.
"Yeah buddy are you sure you are willing to throw away the life of luxury?" Yamcha said in shock.
Gohan nodded his head "yeah I really have no problem with it…besides I like having my privacy why do you think I created the Great Saiyaman anyways?"
Videl looked at him then gave him a smirk "well truthfully I thought it was just because you're a dork."
"Hey that's not nice!" Gohan said to her as everyone laughed.
"Oh my gosh I almost forgot kids where's your father why isn't he with you?" Chichi said looking around for her husband.
"Yeah where's Vegeta…he didn't come back with you?" Bulma asked.
"No dad stayed behind…I don't know why but he did he didn't look like he was in a good mood." Trunks said to him mother.
Bulma smirked "figures…I'm not surprised…he's never in a good mood I am sure he is upset because Gohan up showed him and beat Cell. That man and his pride I swear…"
"So where's your father did he go on home without you?" Chichi said looking at her children.
Gohan and Reilena looked at each other and shook their heads.
"No mom…he didn't…you see…" Gohan began as he explained all the events that lead to and that happened after Goku's death.
"HE WHAT?!?!" Chichi yelled as Gohan finished.
"Dad decided to stay in other world mom…" Reilena said to her.
"Man…that is just like Goku…" Bulma said in shock.
"How…how could he….how could he leave me here?!?" Chichi said sobbing into her son's shirt.
"Mom it will be ok really….I promise I won't give you such a hard time with my homework and stuff anymore." Reilena said to her.
"Mom this is how dad wanted it…everything will be ok…" Gohan said trying to calm her down.
"Yeah he was really cheery about it….we aren't even really that sad about it." Krillin said to her.
"But…I never had a chance to tell him…to tell him about the baby!" Chichi said as she continued to sob.
"ABOUT THE WHAT?!?" everyone said in shock.
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The Next Day at Capsule Corp….
"I'm really proud of you son…take care now ok?" Bulma said to her future son with a smile.
"Yeah definitely thank you mother." Future Trunks said giving her a hug.
Future Trunks started to make his way down the line.
"Hey take care of mom alright…and listen to her…she means well." Future Trunks said to his younger self.
"Right…no problem...oh and tell my mom in your time that I said hi ok?" Trunks said back.
"Yeah tell me I said hi too!" Reilena chimed in.
Future Trunks looked at the two with a warm smile "sure you got it kiddos."
"Hey take care of my sister alright…and if you ever need any help we are always here for you…anytime anywhere." Gohan said shaking his hand.
"You don't have to worry about a thing…and thanks it's nice to know that I have friends who can back me up." He said back.
"It was really nice to meet you Trunks…take care I hope that everything goes well back in your time." Videl said to him.
"It was nice to meet you too…it's nice to see that my master has a companion in this time…" Future Trunks said to her.
Future Trunks turned to see Vegeta standing by a tree looking at him as he walked to his time machine. Unexpectedly Vegeta acknowledged his presence with a small peace sign.
"Dad…" Future Trunks said with a small smile as he hopped into his time machine.
"Bye everyone thanks for everything!" Future Trunks waved as his machine took off.
"I love you Trunks good bye be safe!" Bulma yelled as her future son disappeared into the space time continuum.
Trunks sighed "oh man too bad he couldn't have stayed…it would have been like having a cool older brother."
Reilena leaned over and began to whisper to him "don't worry having an older brother really isn't all it's cracked up to be."
"Hey Rei I heard that!" Gohan yelled at her as the others made there way back into Capsule Corp.
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Future Timeline
Trunks landed his time capsule a few feet away from where the remnants of Capsule Corp were and hopped out.
"Ah home sweet home at last…oh man it looks like it was attacked again…I hope mom and Rei are alright." he said as he ran into the building.
Trunks landed on the steps of his mother's lab and saw her sitting at the table reading a book.
"Hey…what ya reading?" Trunks said to her trying to disguise his voice.
Bulma looked up from her book to see her son standing there with a smirk on his face.
"Trunks your back!" Bulma said as she jumped from her seat.
"Hey mom I'm back…in one piece too!" Trunks said as he hopped down to the floor.
"Wow Trunks you look so…different…let me get a good look at you…" Bulma said as she began to examine her son.
"How much time has past since I left?" Trunks asked her.
"About a month…just like we had expected…" Bulma said as she continued to examine him.
"Hey where is Reilena I would have figured she would be down here with you working on some fancy gadget." He said to her.
"She went down to the store to go pick up a few things she should be back soon…man you look so much older…" Bulma said to him.
"Well because I am…two years to be exact…I got to train in a room where one year went by in only one day…I got to go in twice…once with dad!" Trunks said excited.
Bulma laughed "well that sounds like your father alright…cramming a whole year of quality time in one day…but I can't believe he let you train with him."
"Yeah me either…well it was more like he had to…we were short on time and he, Gohan, Goku and I had to train to ascend beyond a Super Saiyjin so he kind of had to train with me…but still he was pretty cool about it…well by the end of it all at least." Trunks said to her.
"Well why don't you come and sit down and tell me all about it…I have tea made." Bulma said to her son.
"Well I was kind of hopping to wait for Rei to get back but knowing how long her shopping escapades take I guess I can wait till later to tell her." Trunks said following his mother.
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"Huh there sure are a lot of people here today…way more than normal…I haven't seen a crowd like this since I was a child." Reilena said commenting on the crowd she was currently fighting her way through.
"Let's see…got this…and got that…." She mumbled to herself.
All of a sudden out of nowhere a huge energy blew up half of the market she was currently shopping in.
Reilena ran as fast as she could and took cover behind some near by creates "great…only one more stop on my list and the fucking androids have to show up…why am I not surprised."
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"So that's pretty much the whole thing in a nut shell mom…" Trunks said as he finished his story.
"Wow Goku ended up dying anyway…well at least it was on his own terms." Bulma said to him.
"Yeah I know what you mean…Reilena seemed to take it pretty hard even though she didn't say anything…I could tell…she is kind of a daddy's girl in that time." Trunks said to her.
"Well I am not surprised…I mean she was just eight years old…having to see her father sacrifice himself like that…" Bulma said with a sigh.
"Yeah and guess what she and I are best friends in that time line…we've been friends since we were toddlers isn't that wild?" Trunks said to him mother.
"Well then maybe it's destiny that you two are together." Bulma said giving him a wink.
"And you know what else mom dad defended me in a battle!" Trunks said excited.
"What…your father…no way…are you sure you aren't mistaking him for like Krillin or something?" Bulma said shocked.
"Yeah I wouldn't have believed it if Gohan hadn't told me…you see after Cell reformed and came back he sent a blast out towards Rei and my younger self…well knowing what happened last time with you and Yajirobe I knew father wasn't going to step in so I did…after I guess he went nuts at the fact that Cell had…uh hit me and was trying to kill the present me and began to attack Cell head on. It was the best shot anyone has had at Cell all day!" Trunks explained.
"Well…that's wonderful sweetheart…" Bulma said in shock.
"Yeah I know isn't it I would have never expected that from him…even as a kid!" Trunks proclaimed.
"Vegeta…" Bulma said as she daydreamed.
Trunks looked at his watch "man I wonder what's taking Rei so long to get back…"
At that moment the radio program that Trunks and Bulma were listening to was interrupted.
We interrupt this program to bring you the latest news on android activity…the downtown market in West City is reportedly as we speak being attacked by the androids…dozens are feared to have been killed by the massive attacks…stay tuned for more details.
"What downtown….that's where Reilena is!" Bulma exclaimed.
Trunks jumped up from his seat and took off his jacket "mom stay here I will be back…with Rei…"
"What Trunks I know you love her and all but please be smart about this…you just came back you are tired…Reilena is a smart girl she knows how to react in situations like this!" Bulma began.
"Mom the probability of Rei surviving any of the attacks is slim to none...I am not going to sit here while she is out there begging for her life! This nightmare is going to end right now!" Trunks yelled as he ran up the stairs and out the door.
"You be careful kid! You're the only one who can save us now…" Bulma said as she watched her son blast off.
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"You know…this is fun…maybe we should spare some lives this time so that in a few months we can come back for an encore." Android 18 said to her twin brother.
"Yeah…its fun watching a crowd of unsuspecting people run for their lives thinking they actually have a chance." Android 17 laughed.
"And since I am being careful on which stores I blow up I can go shopping after….woo 12 points right there you are falling behind brother." Android 18 said.
Android 17 continued to blast into the crowed when in the corner of his eye he saw someone cowering behind a stack of crates and immediately recognizing their energy pattern.
"Hey sis…how many points for a scared half Saiyjin that should have died years ago?" Android 17 smirked.
Android 18 looked at her brother with a surprised look "are you serious…well maybe today won't be so boring after all."
The two swooped down towards the crates and kicked them out of the way.
"Shit…" Reilena said as the androids kicked the crates she was hiding behind away.
"Well what do we have here…the one who got away." Android 17 said with a small laugh.
Reilena just looked at the two with a cold stare.
"Ooo silence I'm scared." Android 17 said sarcastically.
"You didn't actually think that we wouldn't eventually get you too did you? I mean do you know how angry 17 is that we that we left one member of the Son family alive?" Android 18 said to her.
"Why do you hate my family so much?" Reilena said staring them down.
"Oh look at that she has a voice…I was starting to think you were a mute there for a second…it's simple really…your family has burned us one too many times." Android 17 said to her.
"You mean my brother…" she said back.
"Yeah sure whatever brother, family it's all the same…you are the only one left my dear…well…you were…"
"You killed my entire family to settle a score with him…." She said to them emotionless.
"Well he deserved it…that jerk…just like he deserved his death…just like you are going to deserve yours…" Android 18 laughed.
"Gohan didn't deserve the death that you gave him…my mother and grandfather did NOTHING to you to deserve to be slaughtered like pigs." Reilena said now getting angry with them.
"I don't know why you are getting so angry…you were the one who asked US a question…you have a lot of nerve to be speaking to us that way." Android 18 said to her.
"You know I am getting sick of this brat she is ruining the fun we were having destroying the city again…come on 18 let's just kill her and get it over with I am sure she has been anticipating this moment for some time now." Android 17 said.
"Fine by me…say good bye sweetheart…" Android 18 said as she got ready a blast.
Reilena closed her eyes and pulled her knees up to her chest where the hell are you Trunks…why aren't you back yet?
"You know if I were you I would rethink what you're about to do." A voice said from behind them.
Reilena slowly opened her eyes and gave a small smile at the sight she saw "Trunks…"
Android 17 and 18 quickly turned around to see Trunks standing there in his transformed state.
"Where the hell did you come from…you haven't been around for weeks we thought we had finally finished you off for good." Android 17 said with a small laugh.
Trunks landed on the ground "you should know by now…I don't kill off that easily."
Android 18 began to laugh "well that's only because we've allowed you to live this long."
Trunks moved in front of Reilena "why don't you two pick on somebody your own size."
Android 17 started to laugh again "oh really…well then where is he?"
Reilena looked up at him and quickly picked up on what he was talking about and began to run away from the area.
"Hey not so fast brat you aren't getting away that easily!" Android 18 yelled as she sent an energy blast strait for her.
Trunks quickly got in front of the blast and diverted it away from her.
"Hey kid do you have a death wish or something this is between us and her if you're smart you would stay out of the way." Android 18 said to him.
"You made this my business the minuet you set your sights on her." Trunks said to her.
"What is she your girlfriend or something….because that just makes me want to kill her even more than before." Android 17 said as he flew in towards Reilena.
Trunks quickly got in front of Android 17 and punched him hard in the stomach.
"You know you two are nothing more than childish bullies…" Trunks whispered to him as he let him fall to the ground.
"You…are going…to pay for that!" Android 17 yelled at him.
"Really…because if anyone is going to pay for anything it's going to be you two…for all the pain and suffering you have caused this planet." Trunks said with a cocky smirk.
Reilena looked up at Trunks in shock just look at him…he looks so…so different…much more powerful than before…Bulma was right he did come back with a few tricks up his sleeve…he might actually…
"Do you really think you can stop us…you know it's funny because Gohan thought the same thing…just before we killed him." Android 18 yelled as she flew up to be face to face with him.
"Yeah…well if you hadn't ganged up on my master in the rain he probably would have!" Trunks yelled back at her.
"You know I was going to let this slide and let you live because its fun chasing you around making you think that you can beat us…but not anymore!" Android 18 yelled as she swung a punch strait for him but Trunks dodged it.
Android 18 looked around in amazement at that fact that Trunks had moved out of her way. Just as she was about to look up Trunks knocked her down to the ground hard with a punch.
Trunks looked down at her struggling to get up and began to form an energy blast "this…is for all the people you have caused harm to since your release."
Trunks released the blast and instantly disintegrated Android 18.
Reilena looked on in amazement"he did it….he defeated 18…with only a punch and an energy blast…"
Android 17 looked over to see that there was nothing left of his sister "you…are going to pay for that!"
Android 17 quickly raced up and fired an energy blast at Trunks…who quickly dodged it and retaliated with a series of kicks and punches.
"Come on Trunks…you can do it…I know you can…I always knew you'd be the one who would wake us from this nightmare…" Reilena said to herself as she looked on.
Almost as if he had heard her Trunks let out one last giant energy blast at Android destroying him in one fell swoop.
"And that…was for my master Gohan…" Trunks said as he detransformed and landed on the ground.
"He…did…it…Trunks did it he defeated the androids!" Reilena cheered as she ran up to him.
Trunks turned around as Reilena ran up towards him and wrapped her arms around him.
"Trunks you did it…you really did it…and with…with just…and then…" she said practically on the verge of tears.
Trunks looked down at her and gave a small laugh "jeese I don't even get a hello or an I've missed you."
Reilena looked at him and smirked as she grabbed his shirt and pulled him into a long passionate kiss.
"I guess this works too…" he said as he pulled away.
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"Wow…my father ended up dying anyways…but he wanted to stay dead?" Reilena said looking up at Trunks as they lay in bed.
"Yeah…that's what he told us from other world…" Trunks said kissing her forehead.
"Man…was I upset…I mean since it seems like he and I are pretty close in that time." Reilena asked him.
"Well…yeah you were…I mean I picked up on it…both of us did…but I don't know if the others did or not…" Trunks said to her.
"I see…man so ultimately the force that terrorized that time was a creature named Cell…is he…" she began.
"Yes…in fact the Cell that your brother fought came from the future as well…a different one where I had apparently come back here with the android remote and was able to kill the androids. He killed me and took the time machine to the past so he could absorb 17 and 18." Trunks explained.
"So I guess it's really not over then." Reilena said to him.
"No…but the good news is that he can't absorb the androids so he will never be able to achieve his final form." Trunks said with a small smile.
"I guess so…" Reilena trailed off.
"Rei look at me…trust me I will have no problem defeating him when he decides to show up." Trunks said staring into her eyes.
"Man I hate it when you do that…" Reilena frowned.
Trunks laughed and gave her a small kiss on the lips "and that is exactly why I do it."
"Well if you say you can beat him then I believe you…Dr. Gero really was psycho huh…all this…because of my father... I mean there is obsession but this…there is no word for this…" Reilena said to him.
"Oh I almost forgot to tell you…guess who's going to be a big sister in a few months." He said with a sly look on his face.
Reilena looked at him with a surprised look on her face "no way…are you serious…"
"Yup…your mother was really upset about your father deciding to stay dead and when everyone was trying to tell her that your father was truly happy she blurted out that she was pregnant." Trunks explained.
"Man insane…" Reilena said in awe.
"I guess Chichi had known for some time but kept it a secret from Goku because she wanted to wait and tell him after the whole android ordeal was over with…" Trunks said to her.
"I bet he knows…Gohan told me once that dad knew mom was pregnant with me way before she even told him…I bet he knew that mom was expecting another baby…" Reilena said with a smile.
"Well I wouldn't doubt it your father was a pretty amazing guy…I wish you were there with me to meet him." Trunks said kissing her lips.
"Yeah me too but it was probably best that I stayed…I think things would have been way more complicated if I was there…I am sure that your younger self was pretty freaked out having you there so two people from the future might have been too much." Reilena said with a small laugh.
"Well I don't know your younger self seemed pretty interested in you…she says hi by the way." Trunks said laughing.
"Yeah that totally seems like something I would do…say hi to my future self and bombard you with questions about what I'm like in the future…maybe some things really aren't that different." Reilena said.
"So you were pretty vague on the details with my brother's final battle…what for was it pretty nasty?" Reilena asked him.
"Well…uh…you see it wasn't really….well I wouldn't call it nasty it's more that I was just…well…" Trunks said nervously.
"What, spit it out Trunks were you knocked out or something?" Reilena asked him.
"Well…more like dead but sure we can say knocked out if you want." Trunks said giving her a cheesy smile.
Reilena pulled away from him and sat up "YOU WERE WHAT?!?"
"Well you see…" Trunks began as he told her everything that happened when Cell reformed and came back.
"So yeah….after all that my father went nuts and actually defended me can you believe it?!?" Trunks said proudly.
Reilena shook her head in response man I was right…something did happen to him…
"You upset…" Trunks said looking at her.
"No…just a little surprised that's all…so I guess other than my brother having a girlfriend, you and I being friends since we were toddlers and training together…Vegeta's heart turned out to be of gold." She said to him.
"Well I wouldn't say his he has a heart of gold but he has changed…he isn't as cold as he was in this time…and he actually seems to be willing to spend at least a fraction of some time with me." Trunks said to her.
"So all in all you would say that your experience with your father was good?" she asked.
Trunks nodded his head "yes better than I had anticipated…I feel like I was able to fill a void that had been in my life for some time…I am glad that he has accepted me as his son…it makes me believe that in this time that no matter how cold my father was to mother and I he truly did have some feelings for us."
"He sounds like a pretty amazing guy…" Reilena said to him.
"He is…well was…so anyways what have you and my mom been up to while I've been gone? I am sure that you guys have been busy." Trunks said as he rolled on top her and began to nuzzle her neck.
"You mean your mom didn't tell you?" Reilena said shocked.
Trunks looked down at her confused "tell me what?"
Reilena smirked "well…it's a surprise…"
"A surprise? You are going to keep me in suspense?" Trunks said to her.
"Yup you are just going to have to wait until we're done." Reilena said teasing.
"Oh really…." Trunks said as he started to leave a trail of kisses on her neck.
"Don't you dare think that by doing that I am…going to cave in!" she said trying to keep herself composed.
Trunks stopped and looked at her with a smirk "well then I guess you will just have to wait for the surprise that I had for you then."
Reilena jumped up almost knocking Trunks off the bed "what surprise…Trunks!!!"
"You are just going to have to wait…just like you are making me wait with your secret." Trunks said teasing her.
Reilena sat on the bed and sighed "fine you win…but I hope you aren't kidding because I'm not."
Trunks smiled and reached over into the night stand and pulled something "oh don't worry I'm not now close your eyes."
Reilena closed her eyes as she felt Trunks place something into her hands.
"Ok you can open them now." Trunks said softly to her.
Reilena opened her eyes to see a small black velvet box in her hand.
"Trunks…" she said with a confused look on her face.
"Well are you going to open it or what." He said with a small laugh.
Reilena slowly nodded her head "nothing is going to come flying out at me right? I want to be prepared."
"No nothing with come flying out at you just open it!" Trunks said laughing.
Reilena opened the box to reveal a small diamond ring placed inside.
"Trunks…what…" she began as Trunks lifted her chin up so she was looking strait at him.
"Remember what I told you…a few years ago…about how when this was all over we would marry…start a new family in a time of peace…" Trunks said to her.
Reilena slowly nodded her head "yeah but I thought you said that Cell thing was still out there…besides I didn't think you were…"
"Well I was…and don't worry about Cell I'll take care of him…Rei I can't imagine myself with anyone else…you are my soul mate…I always believed that we were brought together for a reason and going back in time further proved it…I love you Reilena Son…would you do me the honor of becoming my wife?" he said as he looked into her eyes and placed the ring on her finger.
Reilena was silent for a few moments then a smile crept over her face "do you really want to be stuck with me forever?"
"Rei I would never have it any other way…" Trunks said reassuring her.
"Well good…because neither would I!" she said as she threw her arms around him.
"So I take this as a yes?" Trunks said as he embraced her.
"You can take this as a thousand yeses!" she said as she pulled back placed her lips on his.
Reilena looked at the ring on her finger "Trunks it's so beautiful…I love it!"
Trunks laughed "well I would hope so…you picked it out."
Reilena pulled away and gave him a confused look "come again…"
"I said I would hope you like it you picked it out…" Trunks said as a small smile crept over his face.
"Trunks how could I have…" Reilena began but stopped herself as she realized what he meant.
"Trunks Briefs did you have my past self go with you to pick out my own engagement ring?" Reilena said with a smirk.
Trunks gave her a nervous laugh "yeah well maybe..."
Reilena looked at the ring and then looked at him with as a small smile crept over her face "smart man….but where did you get the money to buy this…and the time?"
"Well I stayed an extra day so I could rest and attend your father's funeral…your mother had you go with my mother and my younger self to get a new outfit for it and I tagged along so while we were there I stole you away for a few minuets. The money…well my mother caught me looking at rings in the department store and insisted that she pay for it…I didn't tell her it was for you though." Trunks explained.
"Wow…remind me to thank your mother later…you know even though she wasn't really the one who bought it…" Reilena said still mesmerized by the ring.
"So what about my surprise? A deal is a deal malady." He said as he wrapped his arms around her and kissed her neck.
"Well I suppose you're right…come on it's in the lab." Reilena said as she hopped off the bed and made her way to the door.
"The lab…but I was in the lab I didn't see anything out of the ordinary that I would constitute as a surprise." Trunks said to her.
"You'll see come on…just don't tell your mom I told you she wanted to tell you with me, but after this little stunt you pulled I guess I have no choice but to let the cat out of the bag." Reilena said as they walked down the hall.
The two arrived at the lab and Reilena made her way over towards Bulma's desk and grabbed the capsule that laid there "come on I have to release this outside."
"Ok ready for this…its pretty neat." Reilena said as they made there way over towards a clearing near the house.
Reilena click down on the capsule and through it to release it in the clearing. Soon enough the smoke cleared and revealed a large space capsule.
"No way…" Trunks said amazed as he walked around the space capsule.
"Yup…so way…isn't it cool your mom and I have been working on it since you left." Reilena said proud of hers and Bulma's accomplishment.
"Definitely…this is beyond cool…you and mom built this from scratch?" Trunks said still amazed.
"Well not exactly…I kind of found the capsule shoved in a drawer and turns out it was your father's old space ship from some time when he went into outer space to find my father…we've been repairing and updating it…it should be ready with in the month." Reilena explained.
"Wow amazing…what were you guys going to do with it after?" Trunks asked.
"Well…we were thinking of maybe going to Namek and seeing if the Namekians were willing to let us use their dragon balls to restore some of the damage the androids caused…and possibly get the earth a guardian and a new set of dragon balls." Reilena said to him.
Trunks turned to her "seriously?"
"Well yeah I wouldn't have just said all that if I wasn't" she said matter-of-factly.
All of a sudden Trunks picked her up and twirled her around "Rei this is great! This is awesome! Man space travel…I can't believe it I never thought…"
"Well it's worth a shot at least…I hope the Namekians are willing to let us the balls." Reilena said to him.
"I'm sure once we tell them what happened they will at least lend us a new guardian!" Trunks said excited.
"Well that's that plan." Reilena said with a small laugh.
Trunks leaned down and gave her a loving kiss as he wrapped his arms around her "to new beginnings…"
"To new beginnings…" Reilena said as she kissed him lovingly back.
End of Future Timeline
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Videl sighed as she flipped through the channels on the Son's television set "I can't believe dad is on every station…do they really need thirty stations covering his spectacle that's supposed to prove he really beat Cell?"
"Hey what yah watching?" Gohan said as he sat down next to her and put his arm around her.
"Just my father making a fool of himself…on thirty channels." Videl said rolling her eyes.
"Well we don't have to watch TV you know." Gohan said sly as he pulled her onto his lap.
Videl smirked "oh really what can we do then?"
"This…" Gohan said as he leaned in and started to kiss her.
"Gohan…we haven't even…been dating a month…and I've already corrupted you …this much…" Videl said between kisses.
"Yes…you have…" Gohan smirked as he began to kiss her neck.
"Hey Gohan I'm going fishing I'll be home before mom gets ba…ok totally gross." Reilena said as she looked over to see Gohan and Videl making out on the living room couch.
"Uh sure…Rei…mom will be home in an n hour or so from her doctor's appointment with grandpa…" Gohan said embarrassed.
"Man maybe you two should have a sign or something so I know not to come down here when you two are sucking face in public…" Reilena said shaking her head.
"I'm just going to ignore that comment….oh and by the way Rei before you go…maybe this time you might want to actually bring home a fish so mom believes that that's what you are actually doing out there." Gohan smirked.
Reilena gave him a surprised look and slowly nodded her head "yeah…sure…well bye!"
Reilena flew through the woods at lightening speed and eventually came to the clearing that her father and Gohan always trained in. Reilena stopped and began to stretch.
"Don't worry dad…I won't let you down…I'll keep training everyday and get stronger…just like you said…I promise…" she said as she began her first set of several thousand push ups.
The end…for now ;-)
A/N (please read especially if you want to know about the sequel):
Well that's it the end of the story! I've had a lot of fun writing it and reading your guy's feedback! This is my longest chapter to date ;-) But don't worry I am as we speak working on the sequel…and as you noticed I didn't put in the battle that Future Trunks has with Cell because I am teetering between whether or not I am going to write a fic on their trip to Namek etc…what do you think? So I hope you guys liked it…I know some of you wanted Goku to live but I really couldn't let him because it wasn't going to fit with what I have going for the sequel.
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