Sheathing his sword, he turned to face where Piccolo had been laying. Approaching him, Piccolo jumped up and somersaulted backwards, landing in a fighting stance.
" Who are you?" Piccolo questioned the now purple-haired fighter.
" You'll find out in due time." He answered. " Goku will arrive in about an hour. Gather the others and take them to the lookout to be healed. Meet me here when you're done."
" Kid!" Piccolo shouted when he and the other Z-Fighters were healed up and ready to hear what the kid had to say.
" Glad to see you've returned, Piccolo." The purple-haired fighter said, shocking everyone.
" How do you know my name?" Piccolo questioned, getting ready for anything, but only received a blunt answer.
" You'll all know soon." He commented. " Goku should be arriving any minute now." The mysterious newcomer said.
" How do you know?" Gohan asked. " My dad's been gone for a year. How do you know that he'll come back today?" Right after Gohan finished speaking, a flaming spacepod fell from the sky at incomprehensible speeds.
" Let's just say it's a hunch." The stranger said, smirking.
" Daddy!" Gohan shouted in excitement as he felt his father's familiar ki signature. He took off in the direction of the crash site. Landing just outside of the gigantic crater, Gohan looked down to see a saiyan pod in the middle, lodged into the ground.
" Aahhh!" Goku shouted as his aura exploded around him. " Gohan! Where's Frieza!" He jumped out of the crater and flew into the sky, surveying the land.
" Dad!" Gohan flew into the air after Goku. " He's dead, again. Along with his father, King Cold." Gohan started to recount the events that unfolded just over an hour earlier.
" Another super saiyan?" Goku said, puzzled. " I thought I was the only one." He commented under his breath. " Where is he, Gohan?"
" He's right over there." Gohan said as he pointed down towards the other Z-Fighters, where the mysterious youth was located.
" Vegeta congratulations!" Goku complimented.
" It wasn't me you idiot." Vegeta muttered under his breath.
" It was this man right here." Bulma pointed out. The mysterious youth stepped out from the crowd.
" Goku, it's a pleasure to meet you, I'm sorry it had to be under these circumstances." The youth said.
" What do you mean? Are you a Saiyan like me and Vegeta?" Goku asked, a goofy grin on his face.
" Of course he is, Kakarott. How else would he go Super Saiyan?" Vegeta snapped, and Goku rubbed the back of his head.
" Oh yeah, right." Goku responded.
" Goku, I need to speak with you. Can we speak in private for a minute?" The youth asked.
" Yeah, sure. Let's go." Goku responded.
" Great, follow me." Goku and the youth took of into the sky, flying about 100 meters away from the Z-Fighters. " Goku, there is a threat coming to Earth in three years time. Androids created by resident lunatic Dr. Gero will wreak havoc on this planet for years. You see, I come from the future. A future where the androids have killed every single Z-Fighter in the world other than me. Krillin, Tien, Yamcha, even Vegeta. They all fell at the hands of the androids. Gohan managed to escape and raised me with the help of mo-" The youth fell silent for a second, realizing how close he was to messing up. " I mean, with the help of Bulma. He fought for several years before the androids decided to stop toying with him. They murdered him and everyone else in cold blood. In my time, my father is most likely disappointed in how weak I am. I can't even beat two tin cans." The youth finished, his voice wavering.
" I noticed you didn't mention me. What happened?" Goku asked.
" You die due to an incurable heart virus, before the androids attack. There was nothing we could do then, but now...," The youth dug into his pocket and pulled out a capsule. " Here. This is a medicine to prevent the Virus from even happening."
" Is it grape flavored?" Goku asked licking his lips.
" I don't know, um…." The youth started thinking before he finished. " Actually yeah. It is grape flavored." He said, hoping that would make Goku take it.
" Awesome!" Goku cheered, flashing his signature Son family grin. " You know, your ki signature seems very familiar, like I've known a bit of you for years and the other half for only a short amount of time. Do I know you're parents?" He questioned the youth.
" Actually, yes. I'm born in two years, just a year before the android threat. I get my Saiyan blood from the only full-blooded Saiyan other than you, Goku." The youth finished.
" Wait," Goku pause to think a bit longer about it. " Is your father Vegeta?" The youth answered his question with a simple nod. " And that part of your ki that's familiar… Really? Bulma and Vegeta?" Goku asked aloud.
" Yeah, I know it may come as a shock to you but my parents are Vegeta and Bulma. In two years, they will have a son named Trunks, which is me." Trunks said. " Don't tell anyone who I am or who my parents are, Okay?"
" You got it." Goku answered, still shocked from finding out Bulma and Vegeta would have a child together. " What day do the Androids attack?"
" May twenty-fourth at ten in the morning. Goku, I need you to do a favor for me." Trunks added. " In my time, there was a man by the name of Tristan Nolan. He saved Gohan from death once and had an abnormally high power level for a human who has never trained. He has great potential, I was hoping you could find him and give him proper training. He could be useful in the fight against the androids." Trunks finished, the hope very apparent in his eyes.
" Really? A strong fighter no one's heard of? Thats awesome, I can't wait to train with him." Goku said with the biggest grin he could muster.
" Goku," Trunks began. " He isn't unheard of. He was the boss of one of the most infamous street gangs in all of history to date, the Saints. The man has killed thousands and is extremely dangerous. I was also kinda hoping you could turn him around, you know? Make him a good guy."
" Sounds like a real handful, but I'm up for it. I mean, just look at Vegeta, he's destroyed planets, and yet, here he is, making a family with someone from a planet he tried to destroy. Don't worry Trunks, everyone will train harder than ever before these next three years to prepare for the android threat." Goku said, giving a reassuring smile.
" Thank you, Goku. I'll return to help fight against the androids. Good luck." Trunks said before he threw down a capsule, revealing a time machine. Giving a wave, Goku flew back to the others to explain the situation. When he landed, all eyes were on him. Just as he was about to speak, Piccolo interrupted him.
" Don't bother, Goku. I already informed them of the oncoming threat."
" But how? We were so far away." Goku said shocked.
" Namekians have excellent hearing. Gohan, Goku, We have training to do. So do the rest of you." Piccolo said to everyone minus Vegeta, who already left to train. " Let's get going."
" Wait Piccolo, I have a few things I need to do." Goku said as his stomach growled at him. " I haven't had Chi Chi's cooking in over a year!" This cause everyone sweat drop.
" Do you ever think with something over than your stomach?" Bulma questioned, which cause Goku to chuckle and rub the back of his neck.
" I guess not." Goku stated. " Now, hold onto me. Let's go get some food." Without question, Piccolo and Gohan each placed a hand on Goku as he raised two fingers to his forehead, and vanished in an instant.
" What! Where'd they go?" Yamcha asked freaking out.
" By the looks of it, it seems like they're already back at their house." Krillin answered. " Well I'm off to go train. See you guys later!" He shouted as he flew towards Kame House, Leaving Tien, Yamcha and Bulma standing in the wastelands. Without even saying a single word, Tien flew off towards to Arctic Tundra to do some intense training.
" Well….. Want to go see a movie?" Yamcha asked Bulma.
" Seriously, didn't you hear Piccolo? Androids are coming in three years with the intentions of killing everyone. Go train!" Bulma shrieked, slapping him in the face.
" Aah!" Chi Chi screamed as her husband,son, and Piccolo appeared in front of her from out of nowhere. " Goku? Is that really you?" She asked on the verge of tears.
" Yes, Chi. It's me." Goku said as he wrapped his wife in a giant bear hug, leaving Gohan and Piccolo standing there awkwardly.
" I've missed you so much, Goku." Chi Chi said, returning the hug. " And you, Gohan. Why did you leave without telling me where you were going? You didn't even finish your work!" Chi Chi shouted irritably.
" Mom, It's because, that monster, Frieza came to Earth, and I didn't want you to worry. I'm sorry Mom." Gohan apologized. " Is Lunch almost ready?" He asked shyly, Goku's stomach growled in unison with his.
" Yes, sweety. How about you go get cleaned up?" Chi Chi responded.
" Go on, son. I need to speak to your mother for a bit." Goku said to Gohan, who started to climb the stairs to the bathroom. " Chi Chi, today a Saiyan from the future by the name of Trunks warned me about an incoming threat that will take place in three years. In his time, He and Bulma are the only remaining Z-Fighters. Everyone else is killed by two androids, even me and Gohan don't make it." Goku said, his voice trailing off.
" What are you saying, Goku?" Chi Chi asked, already knowing the answer.
" I need you to let me train Gohan for these next three years. We'll need his power for the androids.
" Goku, he's just a boy. He needs to have a childhood. He can't grow up stupid and without a sense of humor. He needs to study!" Chi Chi pleaded.
" Chi, if he doesn't train and get strong enough to beat the androids he won't live long enough to have a childhood. He needs this, Chi." Goku explained, winning over Chi Chi.
" Fine, just promise me he won't get hurt to badly and that he won't become stupid. That's all I ask of you." When Chi Chi said this, Goku's face lit up.
" Really? Awesome! You're the greatest, Chi." Goku cheered. " Gohan, when we finish dinner, we're going to go train, okay?" Goku called upstairs.
" Really? Awesome! You're the greatest, Mom." Gohan cheered, almost identical to Goku just moments earlier.
" Goku I swear he gets more and more like you with every passing day."
" I'm extremely proud of him, Chi. He's growing up to be a fine young man." Right after Goku finished his sentence, the oven beeped. " Ooo! Muffins!" Goku said, turning back into his childish self.
" No! Dad don't eat all the muffins!" Gohan screamed as he jumped down the stairs, trying to save a muffin from the wrath that is Goku's appetite. Gohan slid across the dining room table, and grabbed a muffin mid-slide.
" GOHAN! HOW MANY TIMES DO I HAVE TO TELL YOU NOT TO SLIDE ACROSS THE DINING TABLE!" Chi Chi shrieked. When Chi Chi screamed, it sounded like a banshee and a howler monkey had a kid and sold it to Satan. Gohan's soul almost left his body upon hearing it.
" You've never told me to, mom." Gohan commented shyly.
" IS THAT BACK TALK? WHAT HAPPENED TO MY SWEET LITTLE SCHOLAR?" Chi Chi asked no one in particular, on the verge of tears.
" I'm sorry, mom." Gohan mumbled, backing away from his mother.
" Chi, calm down, it's okay. Besides, it's almost dinner time. You can't be mad during dinner time." Goku said with a goofy grin on his face.
" Fine." Chi Chi conceded, turning to Gohan. " I want you to finish all of your homework by dinner."
" But mom, that's five books worth of college level work!" Gohan cried out.
" I DON'T CARE! JUST DO IT!" Chi Chi yelled, sending Gohan flying upstairs as fast as he could.
" Chi, don't you think that's a little harsh?" Goku questioned, only to be hit in the head by the dreaded Frying Pan of Doom. " Aagh!" Goku shouted, dropping down and nursing the bump on his head. " What was that for?"
" For questioning me. Now, since Gohan went upstairs, what do you want to do?" Chi Chi asked, getting closer and closer to Goku.
" Actually, I have to go do something. I'll be back before dinner! Love you Chi, bye!" Goku shouted to his wife before he took into the sky, flying away from his home.
" Wait! How does he already have something to do? He hasn't even been back on Earth for a full day yet." Chi Chi asked, shaking her head.
As Goku flew through the sky, he scanned his surrounding area for high power levels. As he passed over the forest not to far from his house, he felt a huge ki spike from within.
" Wow, is that who I'm looking for?" Goku asked out loud. " It's weaker than Yamcha, no doubt, but it's still impressive for a human." He descended into the forest, using his sense to try to find the power again. Before he had the chance to even try to find it, an axe flew past his head, threatening to cut his hair. He instantly dropped into his fighting stance getting ready for anything.
" Hey pointy, who are you?" A man asked Goku from behind, picking up the axe.
" Agh!" Goku jumped in shock, completely unaware of how the man made it around him without him noticing. " How'd you do that? Do you know instant transmission?"
" Instant what? I just walked around you. Kinzie I think one of your nerd stalkers finally found you." The man said.
" What's a stalker?" Goku asked, clueless.
" Wait seriously? You don't know what a stalker is? Never mind Kinzie false alarm." The man said aloud, although who he was talking to was unclear to Goku.
" Who's Kinzie? Who are you?" Goku questioned.
" Kinzie is none of your business, but me… I'm like an open book. I'm the leader of the now "retired" gang known as the Saints. You can call me Tristan though, I don't like formalities any more." The Boss, Tristan, said.
" Tristan? You're the guy I'm looking for!" Goku said excitedly, flying over to Tristan, putting his hand out for him to shake it.
" How are you flying? Kinzie did you put me in the simulation again?" Tristan said, shocked.
" You can't fly? Then how is your power level so big?" Goku questioned.
" Power levels? I can lift around 350, is that my power level? I mean, a lot of girls have told me that I'm big, but I don't think that's what you're referring to." Tristan said.
" Your power level is essentially how strong you are. For me, my power levels is in the millions." Goku said casually, while Tristan's draw dropped.
" You can lift a million pounds? Not possible." Tristan shook his head in disbelief.
" I can show you." Goku said as he walked over to the biggest tree in the area. " See?" Goku asked as he lifted the tree out of the ground and held it over his head with one arm, no effort apparent on his face.
" Holy Shit!" Tristan screamed. " What the fuck are you?" He asked, backing away. "Kinzie get me out of this simulation right now!"
" What are you going on about, Tristan?" A girl asked as she walked out of the forest behind Tristan. " You aren't in a simulat-." She was stopped short when she saw the amazing feat Goku was pulling off.
" Then how do you explain him?" Tristan questioned as he pointed towards Goku.
" How? When? What?" The girl stuttered before she fainted, falling into Tristan's arms.
" Is she okay, Tristan?" Goku asked, as if he wasn't doing anything at the moment. He gently set the tree back into the ground and walked over to Tristan as if nothing had happened. " What happened to her?"
" She fainted because of what you did. How did you do that anyway?" Tristan asked Goku.
" I'll tell you when I explain to you why I'm here. Why don't you come back to my place? We're about to have dinner and we can check on your friend." Goku offered.
" Why not?" Tristan said, taking Goku's offer. " How far away do you live?"
" Actually," Goku paused to sense for Gohan's power. " Just about five seconds in that direction." He said grinning. " Grab onto my shoulder, and make sure you hold on tight." Goku added. Once he felt a hand grip his shoulder, he raised two fingers to his forehead and vanished from the area.
" What the hell was that!" Tristan screamed as they reappeared in Goku's kitchen.
" That was Instant Transmission." Goku said, grinning like an idiot.
" Goku, who is the person with the bad mouth and a bad influence on Gohan?" Chi Chi questioned, obviously irritated. Goku grinned sheepishly as he opened to his mouth to talk,but Chi Chi cut him off. " JUST BECAUSE YOU'RE BACK ON EARTH DOESN'T MEAN YOU CAN BRING RANDOM PEOPLE INTO THE HOUSE! THAT'S NOT HOW WE DO THINGS HERE!" Chi Chi screamed her head off.
" Who's the harpy living in that old sack of flesh?" Tristan asked Goku, pointing towards Chi Chi.
" EXCUSE ME!?" Chi Chi squealed. " WHO ARE YOU TO INTRUDE INTO MY HOUSE AND INSULT ME!?" She then summoned the dreaded Frying Pan of Doom and attempted to hit Tristan. When she swung down, Tristan jumped back, with an air of confidence about him.
" Haha that all you got." Tristan mocked, and Chi Chi prepared for another swing.
" Both of you stop it!" Goku shouted stepping in between him.
" He started it!" Chi Chi stated, and Goku glared at her.
" I said enough Chi Chi!" Goku yelled, and Chi Chi took a step back with a disappointed look on her face.
" Really Goku, you would really just stand by and watch your wife of over ten years be verbally berated, by this man you probably just met and decided to bring into our house!" Chi Chi scolded as her voice got angrier at each passing word. "Listen I don't know how they did it wherever you decided to be for a year, but that is not how we do things in my household! You and these two trespassers can leave here right now, and if I see them again I will call the police. As for you can forget having a bed tonight." Chi Chi said, and stormed off.
" Well I apologize for that. I'll just find the door." Tristan said and began to drag Kinzie towards a door, but Goku stepped in his way.
" No it's my fault, I should have known better than to take you here. I haven't seen her in about a year and she probably just missed me and wanted me to calm down a bit. Let's head outside for a moment. We need to talk." Goku explained, and showed him the way towards the door. Goku lead Tristan away from the house and towards Paozu Lake.
" Okay why are we here?" Tristan asked and laid Kinzie on the ground.
" Because we need to talk about a threat coming for us all." Goku ominously stated.
" Oh I'm scared. What is it this time? Zombies? Aliens? A heart virus?" Tristan laughed, and Goku stared at him waiting for him to regain his composure.
'Trunks I really hope you were right about this guy. He doesn't seem to take anything seriously.' Goku thought to himself before beginning to speak again. " You need to stop messing around this is life or death." Goku said seriously, taking a step away from Tristan, dropping into his signature fighting stance.
" Um… what are you doing? Is that tai-chi or something?" Tristan questioned.
" Haaa!" Goku shouted as he rushed forward at inconceivable speeds.
" Oh SHIT!" Tristan screamed as he leaped into the air, hoping to jump over him.. Goku, being well trained and having more experience, grabbed Tristan's leg and slammed him into the ground. " oh… Fuck." Tristan groaned as he struggled to get back on his feet. " What the fuck is wrong with you?"
" Get ready, or you won't survive." Goku growled seriously. He charged Tristan once again, only to have him side step and swung down, connecting with Goku's face, moving it ever so then moved his head to look Tristan in the face while his fist was still in his cheek.
" Is that all you got?" Goku smirked, very much resembling Vegeta. " You aren't worth my time. How do you expect to save your friends and family when you're this weak." Goku spat. As soon as Goku said that, Tristan started to shake.
"Shaundi….Asha….Peirce…" Tristan mumbled as he shook violently. " Even Gat. They're all dead. All because I wasn't strong enough. Never again!" Tristan screamed as his aura exploded, multiplying his energy by three fold. " I. Won't. LOSE!" Tristan bellowed as he rushed Goku, who was taken back by the sudden burst of speed. Tristan cocked his fist back and swung recklessly at Goku, just grazing his face. Goku jumped back, twisted his body around and drove his foot into Tristan's gut, doubling him over. He then jumped up and flipped backwards, his leg connecting with the back of Tristan's head.
" Come on, Tristan! It's a start, but put this in perspective. I am barely using one percent of my power, and the threat we are dealing with is way stronger than me. You can't even throw a punch correctly, how are you supposed to fight monsters stronger than me?" Goku finished, pulling Tristan to his feet.
" I want to be stronger. I need to be stronger. For the Saints." Tristan mumbled. " Will you train me?" He asked Goku, who just grinned and rubbed the back of his neck.
" Sure thing!" Goku said excitedly. " Umm… Who are the Saints?"
" The Saints? You seriously don't know who they are? Dude you need to get out more." Tristan responded, a small smile appearing on his face.
" Oh, okay. Anyway let's go eat dinner!" Goku said, pulling two fingers up to his forehead and grabbing Tristan. With that, they teleported away.
" You need to warn me before you do that next time." Tristan commented, massaging his temples. " It's disorienting as fuck." As if it had appeared out of thin air, a frying pan slammed down on the top of Tristan's skull.
" NOT IN FRONT OF GOHAN!" Chi Chi the she-devil shrieked.
" God dam-" Tristan stopped and corrected himself. " Dang it. What was that for?"
" Your language in front of Gohan needs to improve. And I already threw you out of my house." Chi Chi responded. " Goku, please remove this man from our household." She said as calmly as she could.
" Right. Tristan, come outside with me." Goku pretty much commanded. He and Tristan walked out the front door and out onto the lawn, overlooking the amazing scenery. " I'm going to start training for the androids tomorrow. You saw how weak you are compared to me. These androids are several times stronger than me when I'm at my max, and I didn't even use one percent of my power against you." Goku continued, smirking. " I know you want to strong enough to protect your friends and family, so I'm giving you an offer. Come back tomorrow in the morning, and I'll help you train." Goku started to walk back towards his house. " Think about it, Tristan." He called over his shoulder, leaving Tristan to start deciding.
" Wait, where the hell am I?" Tristan called towards Goku's house.
" LANGUAGE!" Chi Chi screamed from inside.
" Damn, she has ears like a bat." Tristan stated, and suddenly his eyes went wide. "Oh shit, I forgot Kinzie!"