I sat outside, picking petals off pansies. Was I pissed? Maybe. Was I angry. Almost. Was I humiliated and embarrassed? Felt like it. I sighed and decided to think about the mission we were here for. Sure, the problem was that Gallapher. A half souled vampire with death lasered eyes. Awesome. Trunks and I couldn't even beat him from our time. And we're all alone. Just after building everything back, some other alien has to fly around and destroy it. Reap what you sow. Literally. I threw the stem away. Trunks should be done with Vegeta. I

wonder how'd it go? I waited near the gravity chamber, occasionally catching a word or two with Bulma.

"So...is Trunks really you're boyfriend?" she asked washing dishes. I helped her out but almost dropped a plate when she said that.

"No!" I cried indignantly, "I mean...if boyfriends involves dates, no. The only rendezvous we had was when those androids whipped him up like strawberry short cake icing. We're just friends to protect each other's backs."

"Oh. I see," she said drying her hands with a towel, "That's cute."

I frowned anxiously but then let it go. Since I've been in the kitchen for an hour and Trunks is not out yet, I said good night to Bulma and walked out again. I just realized that Trunks and I didn't get a place to stay. Sure, Trunks can stay with Bulma but where was I to go? I thought about asking Chichi or something but I don't know. The whole house is filled with guys. I especially didn't want to see Goten so soon either. I could ask my counterpart but I really, don't want to bother anyone, even myself for the case. I considered the possibility of staying in Bulma's guest rooms. That probably would work. I sensed a low flickering energy approaching and heard stumbling seconds later.

"Someone can't stop walking into walls," I thought as I heard another thump. It turned out to be Trunks, who gave me a shock. His hair hung down as usual but some of it was stained with blood. Most of his nice clothes looked practically ruined. He seemed to have a slight black eye and a sprained ankle. His arm hung limply with blood running down. With some guessing, I noticed that Trunks was breathing with some difficulty, considering he might have a few broken ribs or gotten a collapsed lung. Something.

"Trunks..." I gasped.

"Sparing...with father..." he murmured, "Knock Out..." A small crimson river flowed down his forehead. He seemed to black out for a moment only to snap out of it a second later.

"Tough father," I murmured quickly, "Come on! I'm not letting you stand there like this!"

I dragged him to one of Bulma's guest rooms and plopped him on the bed. Blood on bedsheets wouldn't matter.

"I'm going to clean you up and get you a senzu bean got it!" I lectured really quickly and brought a bucket of hot water and small towelettes. Trunks collapsed face first, on the bed. After struggling to take off that jacket, I tried soaking up all the blood.

"Aaagh!" Trunks yelled as I pressed down on his bleeding shoulder. I bit my lip and after doing that some more, Trunks passed out. After another half hour, I wiped my brow. Yes, Trunks was dry, but I still didn't know what he did with Vegeta. I'll look for him later. Leaving the damp towels on the injuries, I looked at the clock to find a surprise. It was almost midnight. Flying back to Chichi's house, it suddenly occurred to me that Goku might not keep senzu beans in the house. I was already halfway there so that problem didn't seem like a really big deal...yet. I knocked on the door quickly. Hopefully, Chichi won't kill me. Apparently, she answered the door with a frying pan in her hands.

"Chichi," I said quickly, "can I speak to your husband for a minute? It's really important."

"How about telling me why you're up so late!" she yelled back, "Kids these days." She slammed the door and then I can hear a yell from the house a second later.

"GOKU!"

...

There was a crash and Goku answered the door, rubbing his eyes. He had a cute little cap on his head.

"Hi...Eden..." he mumbled, "How is going?"

"Yes hi," I said quickly, "Do you have a senzu bean?" I thought I asked the wrong question because Goku didn't answer.

*Snore.

I almost dropped to the ground. How does he do that?

"Um...Goku, do you have a..."

"Zzzzz..."

"Hey, wake up."

"Zzz, Cellzz..."

"Goku?"

"...Donuts..."

I frowned. Sometimes Goku can do amazing things, like sleeping while standing up for example.

"Hey, Goku!" I called, "Chichi's going to give you the needle!"

"Waah! No!" Goku shouted and fell backwards.

Crash. I winced there.

"Yoow! Oh, hi Esther! What are you doing so late at night?"

"Some...stuff. Anyway, do you have a senzu bean?" I asked for the third time.

"Oh. No. Is everything okay?"

"Um...I guess."

"Oh, okay. You know what senzu beans are for right?"

"Yes..."

"It doesn't work as good as taking a nap."

I stamped my foot angrily,

"Is taking a nap better if someone's bleeding to death?"

"Oh. No..."

"So who has senzu beans," I asked impatiently.

"Oh, Yajirobi has plenty of those. I'm sure he'll give you one."

"Where is he?"

"He's on Korin's tower."

"What?"

"Hey dad...what's all this noise?" Gohann asked sleepily as he walked up, "What's Esther doing here?"

*Snore.

I sighed and whispered the magic word again. Within moments, Goku had..."Yow!" ...fallen backwards again and "Dad..." unfortunately, he landed on Gohann. After the two cleared themselves up, Goku told Gohann that I needed a senzu bean and I need to find my way to the tower.

"Is it an emergency?" Gohann asked sleepily.

"Well, I guess Mirao can wait..." I murmured and yawned.

"Wait. Future Trunks is hurt?" Gohann asked now, wide awake.

"It's nothing too bad..." I said quickly, "I'm not sure. But I think he'd be okay with it if I find Yajirobi tomorrow morning."

"What happened?"

"Just an unfriendly spar with Vegeta."

"Yikes. Tough dad. I'll come with you tomorrow. By the way, what happened to Vegeta?

"Oh ya. He's the one KO'd."