I'm not sure of his age exactly, but I'm guessing that Mirai Trunks was 18 when he first visited, then he was 21 during the Cell Saga. So seven years later will make him 27 or 28. He'll be 27 for now. Just to avoid confusion, the Trunks of the present is going to be referred to as Trunks and future Trunks will be called Mirai Trunks, but the Mirai is only for clarity.

Disclaimer: I do not own Dragonball Z or any of its characters. If I did I would be very rich right now, lol.

Chapter Four – Aware

Eastern City : Present 12:17pm

Digging through the glass case he pulled out a fairly big diamond ring, "This seems like an excellent selection sirs. What do you think of this one?" The sales clerk was determined to sell at least one of the rings on display. Looking between the two spiky haired men, the sales clerk noticed that both of them seemed to be in a daze. Maybe they just didn't hear me. "Excuse me sir, are you feeling ok?" But there still was no response from either of the men. They looked absorbed in thought about something and whatever it was they were concentrating hard on it.

Goku stood in the jewelry shop, his mind fixed on the energy he was feeling. Gohan was doing the same; something about it made Gohan shake uncontrollably. "Hey dad, do you feel that?" "Yeah Gohan, but where is it coming from?" "I can't really tell…I can't seem to concentrate on it yet it's very hard to ignore it." Goku began thinking critically about what it could possibly be. Buu was defeated…so who can this new energy belong to?... "Goku!" a voice sounded through Goku's mind. "Piccolo? I take it you feel that energy too?" "Yeah, how can I ignore it." "Do you or Dende have any clue where it's coming from?" "No, we don't." "Well I'm pretty sure that everyone is on alert right now."

"Excuse me sir?" Goku was brought back to where he was and looked to Gohan, who returned his gaze. "Dad, should we leave and investigate that energy?" a rather shaky Gohan asked. "Yeah, that's a good idea Gohan." "Ok, well give me a sec ok dad." Goku nodded. Gohan went over to the sales clerk, "Excuse me sir, we'd like to return to look some more at the rings you have, if that's ok?" A little disappointed the sales clerk answered, "Well sure sir, is there any of them that you would like me to hold for you?" "I don't know…" Gohan answered slowly. He was a little too distracted at the moment to care right now.

Just then, Goku felt a pull on his mind and heart. He knew all too well what this meant and became rigid. He inhaled sharply and tried desperately to concentrate on her Ki. Chi-Chi…I have to leave now, she's in trouble! Goku found it hard to find her. He knew then that this new threat had found her and she was in grave danger. Chi-Chi, where are you? Unable to concentrate on her for the Instant Transmission technique, he rushed out of the store and took off as fast as possible. Gohan turned just in time to see Goku dash through the doors. "Dad!" Gohan turned and rushed to catch up with Goku. He knew it was urgent being that Goku didn't even wait for him. Gohan took to the air at alarming speeds to catch up with Goku, and judging by the direction he was going he grew very worried. He's heading south…that means that… Powering up to Super Saiyan, Gohan began in pursuit of Goku. Mom!

Capsule Corporation : Present 12:20pm

Both boys stood there fixed on the power that be. "Who is that?" Goten wondered out loud. "I don't know, do think it's anyone we know." "Their energy is scary…" Trunks only nodded in agreement to Goten's statement. "Hey Goten, I think we should check it out." "Umm…" Goten only hoped that he wouldn't have to fight whoever that power belonged to.

Feeling this new power Mirai Trunks stood abruptly from his chair. He tried hard to pin point its owner. Mirai Trunks hadn't realized he was standing now with a stern look on his face and fists clenched. "Mirai Trunks?" Bulma asked cautiously.

At that moment, Vegeta came bursting into Bulma's lab. "Mirai Trunks! What in blazes are you doing here!" Vegeta demanded. Mirai Trunks lifted his head which was fixed on the floor a moment ago to answer his father. "Father, I…" "Never mind!" Vegeta blurted out. Understanding his sudden change of mind, Mirai Trunks followed Vegeta who was now dashing through the door and making his way at top speeds in flight. Perhaps father knows what and where this energy is coming from. I hope my presence here has nothing to do with this.

"Goten I think dad's going to fight whoever that energy belongs to." "Hey Trunks, who's that leaving with your dad?" "I don't know Goten, but it seems familiar some how." Both boys looked at each other and took off through the door.

"Agh! Why are they in capable of telling me what's going on before they leave!" "Hey mom, I'm going with dad ok." Trunks said as he too began leaving Bulma's lab with Goten in close pursuit. "Stop!" Bulma shouted. "What's going on!?" Trunks halted in mid run with Goten bumping into him from behind. "Mom there's somebody evil around. So me and Goten are gonna go to see…" "You two aren't going anywhere!" "But why mom!? We're the strongest fighters on Earth." "I said 'no' Trunks Briefs!" "But Bulma?" Goten pleaded. "I said no, and that's final! You two are going to wait until the others return." Both Trunks and Goten sighed and said in unisom, "Yes ma'am."

Son Household : Present 12:25pm

Goku touched down and ran to where there was an empty clothes basket on its side. He began to panic, "Chi-Chi! Chi-Chi, answer me!" After a second of silence Goku dashed in the house in search of his wife.

He dashed through the downstairs looking through every room. He checked the closet, underneath the bed, anywhere someone would hide. But Chi-Chi could not be found. Goku ran upstairs to see if perhaps she was there. He hoped that somehow someway Chi-Chi was not a victim of that unknown power.

Gohan walked over to the laundry basket and surveyed the area. Mom had to have been standing right here finishing her chores… Gohan bent down and noticed that the ground had been disturbed. From what he could tell, there was an odd pile of dirt in this particular spot; some of which was scattered a short distance. He picked some up to examine its contents. This isn't dirt. More like some sort of dust. Unsure of what to make of it, he stood and began looking around the ground for foot prints or anything.

Goku came back outside worry written all over his face. "Gohan did you find her." "No dad…but I found a pile of dust by the laundry basket," he replied. Goku walked over to the basket to examine the area. Why is there a pile of dust here? Where is Chi-Chi!? A wind began to pick up which caused the pile of dust to fly away weightlessly through the air. Goku stared at it for a moment longer wondering. "This doesn't make sense, was Chi-Chi kidnapped or…" Goku trailed off, not wanting to think about the other option that was nagging at his mind. Goku stood up from his previous position trying to think of everything that could have happened to Chi-Chi. "Hey dad, the energy signal is completely gone now." Gohan's right, but for how long did it go unnoticed? There's only one way to figure out whether or not Chi-Chi's…alive. Concentrating, Goku used his Instant Transmission technique to contact King Kai.

The Other World : Now

"King Kai!?""Huh? Goku is that you?" "It's me King Kai. I have a favor to ask you?" "Sure Goku. What is it?" "I need you to ask King Yemma if Chi-Chi's checked in with him." "Checked in? That would mean that she's dead. Goku what's going on?" "Can you just do this right quick? I promise I'll explain whatever I can later." "Ok Goku, give me a minute." King Kai walked to a different location on his planet to locate and contact King Yemma.

Son Household : Present 12:37pm

Bringing his fingers from his forehead, Goku waited patiently for King Kai's return. "So dad, what should we do? I noticed that Vegeta is heading our way." "Hmmm….I guess we can head him off." Gohan nodded, walked over to Goku and placed a hand on his shoulder. Goku brought his fingers to his forehead again and teleported he and Gohan to Vegeta's location.

Somewhere : Present 12:42pm

Out of no where he appeared. Vegeta stopped just in time before colliding with his rival. "Kakkarot, what the hell are you doing!" "Hey Vegeta," Goku answered. "Wow, Mirai Trunks! You're back. I guess you came here to warn us of a new threat," Goku asked. "Hey Mirai Trunks," Gohan added. "Hey you guys. I'm actually here to live here for a while, mom's orders. I don't know who this new person could be." "Blasted boy! Always screwing up our time line." "Vegeta…" Goku said. "Actually Vegeta, I don't think Mirai Trunks has anything to do with our time line being altered. It was Cell who screwed it up the first time," Gohan reminded Vegeta. Vegeta scoffed, "Hmph. Kakkarot who the hell are we dealing with this time?" "Don't know. But Chi-Chi's missing…" Goku seemed visibly hurt after saying the statement. Gohan wanting to know more of his mom's whereabouts, asked his father "Say dad, weren't you talking with King Kai?" "That's right! Say Vegeta, Mirai Trunks, I'm going to the Lookout. Are ya'll coming?" "Sure Goku," Mirai Trunks answered. "Whatever Kakkarot, lead the way." "Ok." In a flash, Goku teleported everyone to the Lookout Tower.

Kami's Lookout : Present 12:50pm

Piccolo looked to the left waiting for the group to finish materializing. "Piccolo, Dende, is there anything new about that energy?" "No Goku, we've noticed that it vanished while you were on your way home; but we still couldn't figure out who it belonged to." Goku frowned, not sure what to say about anything. "Piccolo, we're waiting on word from King Kai about mom's disappearance. We assume that she met whoever that energy belonged to." As if on cue, King Kai's voice could be heard over head.

"Goku, I see you've met up with your friends." "So King Kai, anything?" "It's very strange Goku. When I asked King Yemma about Chi-Chi and whether she checked in, he said no. To be sure he checked his book and couldn't find Chi-Chi's name anywhere in the book." Goku frowned, "Well what does that mean exactly?" "I don't know Goku. Everything about who she is, where she was born, how many times she died, he couldn't find anything but a blank space where her name used to be. It's as if she doesn't exist anymore." "What!" Gohan responded. "But how can that be? She couldn't have just vanished without a trace!" Gohan was beyond worried now. "King Kai, do you think that maybe the dragonballs can help?" Goku asked trying to be hopeful. "I really don't know Goku. This just doesn't make any sense. Does anybody know what could have happened to her?" Goku was lost and was sickened by the news he had just received. I should have taken her with us, maybe then she would be… Goku began blaming himself for his soul mates disappearance.

Vegeta was watching Goku intently, he could already see the turmoil that was going through Goku's mind. He only imagined that Goku would get worst if he is unable to find her. Vegeta never really had any problems with Chi-Chi. The only thing though, she was the only woman aside from Bulma that Vegeta was afraid of, although he would never admit that to anyone. Whatever this new threat is, it's bound to return.

Mirai Trunks was staring at an invisible spot on the ground taking in the information that Chi-Chi was a possible victim of that energy. Just how was her name erased from King Yemma's book? Of all people, King Yemma would know everyone's life from that book. It's not like someone grabbed the book and erased someone's name. Mirai Trunks stole a glance at Goku; did I unwillingly bring this new evil with me by coming here, or was it inevitable?

"King Kai, the only thing we found when we got home was a pile of dust. I believe it was where mom was standing last…" Gohan said a little unsure about what any of this could mean. "We all felt a presence that seemed evil and it was impossible to locate its source," Mirai Trunks added trying to help with what little he could. I just hope none of this has anything to do with me.

King Kai frowned and was absorbed in thought. Chi-Chi was a victim of whoever they felt that was for sure. But no manor of magic in the universe could erase someone's name from King Yemma's book, that was the real enigma. However, with the past events that has happened involving Buu made him doubt his better judgment. Could there be a being so powerful and evil to… Could there be a being so powerful and evil to erase someone from existence?