I am sorry, I made a mistake before when i was uploading this chap...this is the end of the cell saga, just before the great saiyaman...Trunks has been killed and Vegeta´s pride is hurting after Gohan´s victory...I always wondered what happened those years before Gohan started dancing and saving people with that helmet...hope you like it...sorry again by the mistake and R&R if you like it...)
Trunks come back to life after being killed by Cell
Vegeta was exhausted, the bing bang attack had been more than he could handle. He tried to recover his breath while he kept floating on mid-air. Tien rushed to Gohan´s side with the others, Krillin was carrying the female android, poor fool, one might even think he was in love with her. He saw Yamcha helping Gohan and carrying his tired body in his arms, the boy was a mess, Cell had beaten him to a bloody pulp.
-"Gohan, that was amazing"- Krillin said to his best friend´s son.
Tien carried the dead body of Trunks on his shoulder and vegeta flinched in pain that. His boy, his gentle, brave, intelligent and strong boy was nothing but that lifeless corpse because he, Vegeta, the prince of all saiyans hadn´t been strong enough. He had failed completely, he had not fulfilled his destiny, he had not defended his race, his pride, not even his family. The dragon balls would return his life but Vegeta would never be able to forget the image of his dead body on Tien´s shoulder. That was a moment that would plague his nightmares for the rest of his life.
The Z warriors were getting ready to go to Kami´s lookout but Piccolo decided to stay a bit longer. He turned around and looked at Vegeta, who was silently floating on the sky. He was proud of the prince, he had always known that the man was a great strategic warrior, and that his strength was not based on his muscles, even if the prince wasn´t too happy about it.
-"I can lend you a hand Vegeta, well done"- He told the saiyan
-"I do not need your help" was his proud answer. Piccolo smirked, that was what he had expected from the prince. Anything else would have worried him.
-"Mind your own business and be gone"- Vegeta added fierce
-"Indeed"- and Piccolo flew away.
Vegeta was left alone with his sense of failure and defeat, he had never felt so bad, he had no idea what to do next. His son was going to return to life so there was no need for him to be in Kami´s place. Trunks would go back to the future and the Trunks on his timeline was still a happy baby who didn´t need him at all. Kakarot was dead, he would never have the chance to fight him, to prove himself. He couldn´t believe he was dead, that the competition was over and that he had not had his chance to prove that he was the best of all saiyans. He clenched his fists in anger and frustration. The worst was not that but the fact that a child, albeit a half-saiyan, had defeated cell, and prove himself better warrior than the prince of a legendary race of warrior. The offence of it was too high.
-"I will never fight again"- Vegeta muttered and left.
Bulma was waiting in Capsule Corp, her baby had already been sent to sleep and she was worried, pacing her room. She had heard the reports saying that Cell had been defeated but there had to be a mistake or something cause most of the bulletins she had heard on the radio said that a wrestler or something like that had won the fight, a mere earthling and she knew that it was impossible, first of all because cell was much stronger than any earthling but also because her friends had been there and if they were still alive they would have not let any human do the job. Vegeta had to be death if the news were true, the prince would have killed himself if an earthling had defeated cell instead of him. Where were they anyways? She went into the balcony and saw that it was very dark, it was not that late and she knew the dragon balls had been used to summon the dragon. That could only meant that someone had died, well, at least whoever it was, he would return to life soon enough. Nevertheless she praised that it was not Vegeta, no Trunks.
Trunks had decided to go home to rest before he travelled back in time. Yamcha had gone part of the way with him, telling the story of his father´s rage when he died. Trunks was surprised and happy. Imagining his father worried for him, doing something like that, risking his own life, to revenge his death was the best surprise he could have received.
Yamcha said goodbye to the young man and found himself a bit sad, and not only because of Goku´s death. He was going to miss the boy, Trunks was a great warrior but also a nice guy, a part of the team. He was the son of Vegeta but he was much like Bulma. He thought about that for a moment. Trunks could have been his soon if he had been a better boyfriend, but then he knew that was not true. Trunks might be a nice guy but he was much like Vegeta, he was like a better version of the prince, and he knew the better was due to Bulma´s genes. Maybe all that had happened between him and her had been for the best, the world could live without a on-off couple but it was certainly a greater place with that purple-haired boy around. He smiled while he flew home.
Trunks landed on his mother´s balcony, he wasn´t ready to face his grandmother again. Bulma gasped delighter to see him.
-"Trunks!"- She ran to him and embraced him while her son blushed
-"Mother"- He stuttered, it was still weird to get used to her younger self. He straightened-"Has father returned?"
-"No"- Bulma was checking with her hands that the boy was okay, that gap in his armour was annoyingly familiar, she could swear she had seen one before…of course, the hole in Vegeta´s armour when he was killed by Freeza
-"What happened to you?"- Bulma asked-"Have you died?"
-"I am afraid Cell killed me"- Trunks admitted-"but the dragon brought me back to life. Maybe I should go after father"
-"Was he hurt? Did he died?"- Bulma´s heart was racing like crazy.
-"I am not sure, when I died he was okay, but he wasn´t there when I opened my eyes again. Goku died"- Trunks explained his mother-"He refused to return, he had his reasons. But Yamcha said father was okay, well, he told me he attacked cell after my death and that Gohan saved him when cell tried to finish him off"
It was too much information; Bulma leaned on the railing and thought about it for a moment. Goku was dead, that was bad, really bad, poor Chi Chi and Gohan, and also ….Goku….her oldest friend, she couldn´t believe it. Trunks had died too, she couldn´t imagine what Vegeta must have felt, to see the boy dead, poor Vegeta, everybody thought he was emotionless but she knew better. After all, he had come earlier from outer space to see his son. And finally, Gohan saving Vegeta. That was the reason why Vegeta was not around.
-"Your father must be licking his wounds alone, if Gohan saved him, he must be feeling humiliated"- Bulma said
-"Why? Gohan was just trying to help"- Trunks replied
-"You know your father, his pride is all he thinks he has"- Bulma touched her son´s shoulder-"he will be fine, he just needs some time. You look tired, dying is not easy, you should rest"
-"I am planning on returning to the future tomorrow, I told the others, they might come here to say bye, if that is alright with you"- Trunks said
-"Sure, it will be great to see them. Of course, I will miss you, son, but I am sure you should go back to your own timeline, and I still have you as a baby to keep me company"- Bulma faked a smile, she was sad by the idea of him leaving but she knew this day was coming.
-"I wanted to say goodbye to him"- Trunks told his mother a bit ashamed-"I will see you in the future, but he…"
-"He is dead in your time, I know"- Bulma knew what he was trying to say-"I wouldn´t worry, he will be hungry in no time, and he has no money so he will come home soon. There is one thing that you can never doubt in this world and that is that saiyans eat a lot. You are only half-saiyan and your always demanding your bottle of milk, you are just like your father, you even have the same scowl"
Trunks smiled, he liked being compared to the prince, especially now that he was sure his father was not pure evil.
-"Okay, I will sleep a little, please wake me up when he returns"- He asked his mother-"Where should I….?"
-"You can use Vegeta´s room"- Bulma answered. Once her son was gone she went down and grabbed a capsule from her box. The ship appeared in front of her and she got inside with a look of determination on her blue eyes.
-"He will be here even If I have to dragged him, saiyan or not saiyan, he is going to listen to me for once"- Bulma started the ship and tried to imagine where could Vegeta have gone.