AN: WOW! 29 REVIEWS! Thank you guys so much for the support. You asked for an update, your wish has been granted...no pun intended. Anyways, this takes place in episodes 131 and 132.

And I am sorry for not updating. I was very busy, a lot of stuff on my mind. And I guess I was paying more attention to my phone. I hope this chapter makes up for it.

WARNING: This does contain minor language!

DISCLAIMER: I do not own DB/Z/GT or any of their characters.

Chapter 6

Trunks and Pan hovered over South City and stared at the destruction in shock.

"What a mess," sighed Trunks. He turned to Pan, who too was upset. "It looks like we're too late. We should have gone back further. It's too risky now, the ship doesn't have enough energy. We'd be stranded in the past if we were to try to make it back home."

"So what happens to the time machine?" asked Pan.

They didn't know why all of a sudden it was running out of energy. Hopefully, they'll find a way to fix it so they could go home back to their timeline. They wished they could find a way to communicate with Bulma in the past. Maybe the Bulma in this timeline could help them out!

"I don't know." Trunks growled. "I can't believe that it's already over. I thought Goku would make a difference against those monsters!"

Pan gave him a sharp glare. "Don't blame him! It's not his fault."

Trunks nodded, knowing that blaming Goku for this would just make Pan angrier than she already was. "I know Pan, but he was our only hope. I guess we were destined to handle this alone."

Pan raised an eyebrow and refrained from slapping him on the back of the head. "Oh is that so? Well, oh Great One, what do you suppose we do? We can't even defeat the ones in our timeline, remember?"

"Wait a second, there are some power levels over there." Trunks warned. He and Pan turned their heads to the right and sensed large energies down east. Maybe it was the others. That means the battle had just begun.

Pan was the first to fly towards the energy. Trunks trailed behind. They knew they were getting closer within each passing mile. When they were flying over the desert, Pan noticed something from below. When she stopped flying, Trunks stopped flying. He looked at to what she was looking at, and their eyes widened.

They landed on the ground and stared at the object: an android head.

But this wasn't an android they've ever seen before.

"The hell is that?" Pan asked, somewhat apprehensive. "I've never seen this one before."

"Neither have I. This isn't one of the androids that killed Dr. Gero!" Trunks couldn't believe that a different android came to this timeline. The head of this android was fat and pale and had the top and bottom ripped off, making the wires noticeable. This face was nothing like #17 and #18 in their timeline. "This is mind-bottling."

An explosion was heard and seen from the mountains far behind.

"Come on, we'll figure this out later." Pan said, and the two flew off towards the direction.

Trunks, however, was still thinking about that Android. Maybe it was #17 or #18 in a new appearance. Either that or this is the first generation, and there are more on the way.

Meanwhile at the mountains, Piccolo was fighting an android, and the other Z-Fighters watched.

"I see them!" Pan shouted, and everyone turned to see two people flying towards them. As they got closer, they realized they were the two kids they had met three years ago. Of course they never officially knew them or their names. Except for Piccolo.

"Trunks and Pan are back!" Piccolo announced, completely forgetting that speaking their names would change everything in this timeline.

"Huh?" Everyone turned to each other. Those were there names? How did Piccolo know this the entire time? Why were they back? All questions had to be saved for later. But one thing that surprised them was the name Trunks. Trunks was the name of Vegeta and Bulma's son and he's only three months.

As the two Mysteries stopped in front of them, they took a good look at the boy with lavender hair and blue eyes. They couldn't believe it!

Trunks and Pan were shocked to see a Super Saiyan Vegeta! The Bulma from their timeline said that he never ascended. He never had the chance.

Vegeta began to process this. "Trunks? How bizarre! He has the same name as my son...wait a second." He turned to the kid with lavender hair and gaped. "A Super Saiyan from the future? Of course, it has to be! He's my son! Unbelievable!"

Pan noticed Vegeta's expression and knew that Trunks' cover had been blown.

Trunks looked down at the android he and Pan weren't familiar with at all. This Android had an elderly appearance and its right arm has been torn off and its brain was showing through his glass cap. "I see it but I don't believe it. This one is different too!"

Pan was staring at the Android, too. She did smile at his injuries. It showed that the Z-Fighters had trained hard. Hopefully, it was hard enough.

Android 20 seethed with rage and thought bitterly to himself, "Now what? Not another one! I don't have any data at all on this one! What is going on here? The chances for my survival in this situation is slim at best. I've made far too many errors in my calculations. It would be wise for me to return to the lab at once."

Trunks was sure. "He's one of Dr. Gero's creations, although we've never seen him before."

Pan clapped. "Congrats, Sherlock, you've cracked the case!"

Trunks groaned. "Shut it already!"

"We already know who makes the androids, genius!"

"You're starting to get under my skin, Pan," Trunks growled.

Vegeta interrupted. "What do you mean you've never seen him before!? Isn't he one of the androids you warned us about!?"

Pan, not taking her eyes off the android, hissed softly, "No, this one is different."

Krillin gulped. "Did you just say those aren't the androids?! Man that's not good."

Piccolo gritted through his teeth angrily, "What!?"

Tien groaned at the news. "It can't be!"

Gohan didn't know what to say. He too was astounded. They've been fighting two androids that they weren't even the ones they were suppose to fight? The young boy was blinking in disbelief. What did this mean for them?

"No! Nonsense!" Vegeta argued and turned to his son and the girl. "If that's not the android you two warned then who is it?"

Krillin smiled, his hopeful side coming into play. "Come on Vegeta, cut the kid a little slack. So a few things they've told us changed, maybe this did too. We found two androids just like you said we would. Does it really matter that they don't look the same?"

There was a small pause.

Tien said to Krillin, "I hope you're right."

The Android thought to himself, "It's time to return to my lab. But I can't fly through them, they'll catch me. I must hasten my retreat. I need to repair myself soon or I'll be finished!"

No one had moved. Trunks and Pan were still staring down at the android who look like was formulating a plan. Pan was suddenly snapped out of her deep trance as she sensed something from afar. The dark-haired girl turned around to see a...Capsule Corp. hovercar?

Pan squinted to make sure she saw correctly. She could see the CC logo. Wait, that meant...

"Bulma?" Pan asked herself.

Trunks turned to his friend. "What?"

Krillin pointed to the ship, "Hey, Gohan, there's Bulma and Yajirobe!"

Pan was lucky for her instincts because when she looked back down at the Android quickly, she noticed his evil smirk. Pan sent a quick Destructo Disc at his way and flew her way towards the CC Hovercar. Krillin questioned as to how she knew his custom attack.

"Pan, what are you-?" Trunks yelled after her.

"Keep an eye on him!" Pan yelled.

The Android was caught off guard by the attack but blocked it nonetheless. He growled, "You insolent swine! Enjoy this moment while you can for I will unleash Androids 17 and 18 to destroy you all!" He raised his arm to shoot a blast towards the ship, which was faster than Pan's speed.

"What!?" Everyone yelled in in unison. There were more androids?

Trunks gritted his teeth. This was what he had been dreading.

Then he remembered the blast heading Pan's direction. "Pan!"

Everyone turned and jawdropped with surprise as they heard Bulma scream. Pan looked over her shoulder and gasped lightly at the yellow blast heading her direction. Before either of the rest could move, it was too late.

The blast has made contact with Bulma's vehicle and it exploded!

"Bulma!" Gohan yelled.

Piccolo growled, blocking the debris with his arms. "He's asking for it."

When the dust clouds disappeared, the Android was gone.

Trunks gasped and clenched his fists, on the verge of a breakdown. Did this mean his mother was dead?

Suddenly, a baby's cry was heard.

They all looked below to find Bulma on the ground, Yajirobe not too far holding his head in pain and grumbling profanities, and the black-haired girl holding baby Trunks. Pan's free hand was on Bulma's back, trying to soothe her.

Bulma sighed in relief, "Wow. I'm still alive! AH! Where's my baby!?" She turned frantically to find her son and found next to her the Mystery Girl from years ago holding Trunks. She gently took him from her hands, "Oh there you are! Oh thank you!" Her blue eyes met Pan's charcoal ones. "You saved Trunks."

Pan's eyes widened. Before she could say anything, she heard Vegeta go on a rant.

"Impossible! The Android, he vanished! Damn it! Where'd he go!?"

Pan and Trunks snapped their heads to the stubborn prince, their glares sharp.

Krillin and Gohan floated to the ground, running towards their blunette friend.

"Bulma, are you all right?" Krillin asked.

Bulma answered happily, "We're okay, guys. This young girl saved us."

"That's great!" Krillin said.

Gohan smiled wide. "Yeah!"

Pan didn't miss the proud look in her father's eyes. That indeed made her feel happy. But right now she was too focused with being mad at Vegeta. Speaking of, Trunks began to growl as Vegeta made a short speech on how he was going to hunt down the android.

"HEY!"

Everyone turned to the Mystery Girl as she yelled at Vegeta's direction. Vegeta turned as well but was still infuriated with the android running off like a coward. Oh he was going to get him, but what did this young Saiyan girl had to say?

Pan stood up, making sure she showed her irritation.

"You call yourself a warrior, huh? Well I think you're a coward!" Pan hollered and everyone gasped at her words. She continued, "They were about to plummet to their deaths and you didn't lift a finger. Your wife and son were about to die and you did NOTHING!?"

Vegeta couldn't believe this girl dared to speak to him this way. He spat back, "I have more important things to worry about than that foolish woman and her blasted child!"

With that, he flew off to find which direction that android could have escaped.

Pan was shaking in anger. No one could miss it. Trunks noticed and floated down to her, rubbing her arm softly. With that, Pan calmed down. Trunks always knew how to calm her down. How could Bulma carry feelings for Vegeta?

"I get that you're upset with him," Trunks whispered, "I am too, but you need to keep it together."

Bulma got on her feet again and rocked her crying son in her arms.

"So, that guy was one of the androids? I didn't know Dr. Gero was an android," Bulma said.

Everyone froze. What did she just say?

Bulma continued, "I remember seeing a picture of him in one of my father's science magazines. Of course he has changed a lot since then."

Krillin yelled out, "You mean to tell me that that android was Dr. Gero!?"

Vegeta had heard and returned to where the group was.

He asked his wife angrily, "How could you possibly know that that scrap of metal is Dr. Gero!?"

"I know what I saw, Vegeta!" Bulma spat. "It was a picture of that old guy in one of my dad's science magazines and underneath it in big, bold letters it said DR. GERO! It's actually quite impressive on what he's done but too bad he's such a jerk!"

Bulma rocked her son until he stopped crying, planting kisses on his forehead here and there.

Vegeta pointed at the two teens from the future. "You two told us a pack of lies! Curse you! You told us he was destroyed by his creations, you didn't tell us he turned himself into one!"

Trunks said softly, "The timeline as I know it must of shifted when we traveled here from the future. Crap, I was afraid that this might happen."

Pan sighed, "But it was a calculated risk we had to take." Her hand trailed down to Trunks', holding it tightly while resting her head against his shoulder. This position helped each other relax during tough times.

Piccolo finally spoke up, making everyone turn to him, "Dr. Gero mentioned two more androids, they could be the ones you told us about the last time you were here. This time it would be a good idea to tell us what they look like so we won't make the same mistake twice."

Pan answered, "Android 18 is a female. Blonde hair and wears a denim jacket."

Trunks continued, "Android 17 is a male. Black hair and wears a red scarf. They both have blue eyes, the same eyes that have haunted me, I remember it too well. They are ruthless and seek to destroy."

"Do they absorb energy like the first two?" Piccolo asked.

"No, they don't need to," Pan said. "Their energy lasts forever."

"WHAT!?" Vegeta yelled. "That's insane! They have to run out of energy some time!"

Baby Trunks began to cry again.

"Hold the phone, how come gran-Goku isn't here?" Pan asked, almost calling him grandpa.

Krillin answered, "He came down with that weird heart virus that you two gave the antidote for. I thought you knew?"

Pan stomped her foot on the ground, causing a short quake and a nearby boulder to break down into pieces, making everyone stare at her. "Dammit! History has slipped so much!"

Suddenly, Bulma stepped back, screaming.

Bulma growled, "How dare you, Vegeta? Ugh! Every time you stick your geeky little face in front of Trunks you make him cry!"

Vegeta growled with rising anger whereas Krillin, and even Pan, were snickering.

Bulma cooed her infant son, "It's all right. Your daddy isn't going to scare you with that ugly mug of his."

"Woman, will you forget about that child for one minute?" Vegeta grunted. "Do you happen to know where Dr. Gero's lab is?"

Bulma rubbed her chin. "Well, know that you mention it, I think I remember reading that Dr. Gero's lab was hidden in a cage somewhere just outside North City."

Krillin sighed. "I bet we're too late. He's probably long gone."

Vegeta smirked, "Maybe not. Nobody saw him fly away, did they?"

"What are you saying?" asked Gohan.

"I'm saying that he's traveling on foot. Which means that he hasn't gone very far!"

Piccolo said, "If that's the case then we might have a chance to find his lab and destroy the other two androids before Gero even gets there."

Vegeta turned to the Namekian, making Krillin jump away in fright. "Hmph. I would never do anything so cowardly. Only one course of action will satisfy me: fight these androids and break them with my bare hands!"

Just as anyone was about to protest and Vegeta was about to fly off, Pan strolled over to him and glared.

Pan chuckled darkly. "So this is what this is about? Your satisfaction, Vegeta? Are you that dense that you can't see straight?"

"Shut up you insolent brat!" Vegeta yelled in her face. "Don't forget that I am the Prince of your race."

Pan decided to push his buttons since that's what she loves to do. "Funny, I thought your title ended along with your planet."

The Bulma from her timeline told her and Trunks about Vegeta's history, or what she had been told at least. His former planet, Planet Vegeta, was destroyed by the hands of Frieza.

A few gasps were heard and everyone slowly turned to the black-haired girl who dared to talk to Vegeta in such a way.

Before anyone could blink, Vegeta kneed Pan in the stomach, causing her to double over and hold her stomach in pain. Pan coughed and a few specks of blood flew from her mouth.

"Vegeta!" Gohan yelled in anger.

Trunks growled, kneeling beside his friend, looking up at his father. "You don't dare-!"

Vegeta interrupted with his menacing voice. "What? Sad that I've hurt your friend? I think you two forget who I am. I am Vegeta, Prince of all Saiyans, and I will NOT be made a fool of! And I DO NOT need to wait for Kakarot! I am a lot stronger than that clown! And you two or anyone will not stand in my way!"

Vegeta flew off in a fury.

Trunks hissed. "Stubborn bastard. Are you okay, Pan?"

Pan laughed a little, sounding almost like her grandfather.

"Oh please. Compared to the androids, Vegeta's blows feels like pillows. Moron doesn't stand a chance." Pan stood up and smiled. "But I do love his persistence. Believe it or not I respect the guy."

Trunks shook his head softly. "Well you do match his persistence and stubbornness."

"Yeah. But we need to help him and fast before he gets severely hurt," Pan warned.