Chapter 18: Nice to See You

Trunks and Karis were still fighting. Trunks seemed to out match him, but Karis kept coming, not wanting to back down. Trunks punched him and sent him flying.

Trunks: "I suggest you stay down. I don't want to have to finish you if it's not necessary."

Karis laughed as he got up: "Finish me? As if you could. You don't get it do you? (He rose his power further.) Thanks for that power boost."

Trunks: "Power boost?"

Karis: "You see every time I'm hit I steal the energy of the hit or blast away. I always win."

Karis charged at Trunks who was took by surprised by how much faster he was. Trunks went flying across the room and hit a wall. When he landed he heard Zangya's voice yell, "Trunks!"

He looked and saw Zangya, Kaeda, and Rina in a hallway entrance that wasn't that far from him.

Zangya: "Trunks are you okay?!"

Trunks stood up: "Yeah I'm fine. (Trunks noticed the woman near Zangya and Kaeda.) Who is that with you?"

Zangya: "It was a surprise, but this is Rina, she's Kaeda's mom. She's been working her under a different name, to one day save Kaeda."

Karis: "Asuna, what is she talking about?! Don't tell me you've been deceiving us this whole time?"

Rina: "It's true, I'm Rina. Now look Karis I used the Sireen Crystal to get Eldore out of Kaeda so there is no need for Madam Meerable to sacrifice her anymore, so you should stop this senseless fighting and let us go peacefully."

Karis looked really angry: "You've been deceiving us all this time and went against Madam Meerable's wishes and you expect just to leave?! I wont allow it! All of you will pay!"

Karis sent a big blast of energy towards Zangya, Rina and Kaeda. Trunks quickly moved in front of them and destroyed the blast with a more powerful one.

Trunks turned to Zangya: "Make sure you stay with Rina and Kaeda and keep them safe."

Zangya: "Right."

Kaeda: "Hey, who are you to give Zangya orders?" (she said crossing her arms and giving him a sassy look.)

Trunks smiled: "Good to see you're okay Kaeda."

Trunks then appeared in front of Karis and punched him multiple times.

Trunks still punching: "Remember your fight is with me!"

Karis jumped out of the serious of attacks: "How foolish! Remember what I tolled you before!" (His power rose even further.)

Trunks smirked: "That just means I have to take you out with one blast without allowing you to absorb any of its energy."

Back at 18's undergoing, the crystal spirit was done examining her heart.

Crystal's voice: "Your wish is worthy, but it seems your heart is having some doubts about it. You are worried that if the people you and your brother killed come back they will not forgive you. You are also worried that when they return Trunks wont need your help to protect the earth anymore and have nothing more to do with you. I do not know if these outcomes will occur, but before I grant the wish you must fully accept these possibilities and risk them happening."

18: "I might be afraid of these things happening, but so what if they do; this isn't about me. (18 thought back to when Trunks asked her to start fighting for the earth and how she asked how he could bear to fight along side her. He said, 'this isn't about me, it's about the people of this planet.') That's right, it isn't about me, it's about doing what's right. This may have taken me a long time to learn, but I'm not going to deny it just because of some stupid doubts!"

Crystal's voice: "Very well, your wish shall be granted."

18 opened her eyes and the crystal stared to glow even brighter. It started to float from her hands floated steady in the air.

Madam Meerable: "Is it granting your wish?"

18: "Yeah the voice of the crystal said it would.

One second more and the crystal faded away.

Madam Meerable: "It's gone that means the wish is completed."

18 nodded.

Back on earth some surprises were about to occur. Bulma was asleep on the couch when the sound of the door opening woke her up.

Bulma got up and headed towards the door: "Trunks did everything- (She stopped her sentence when she saw who it really was.) Vegeta it's you!"

Vegeta: "Yes it's me, and I'm not the only one who's back."

Back on the distant planet 18 and Madam Meerable were glad the wish worked and the planet wasn't destroyed.

Madam Meerable: "Thank you for making your wish worthy enough that it was granted. This planet and I owe you."

18: "If you really mean that, you'll let us leave the planet with no trouble right?"

Madam Meerable: "Of course, we no longer need the girl anyway."

18: "Well we better go and tell your followers that because I can sense Trunks in a fight right now. (They started to walk out of the room.) Oh and by the way, do not mentioned the wish I made to Trunks, I don't want him to find out until we get to earth."

Madam Meerable: "Very Well."

Trunks and Karis were still at it, but Trunks decided it was time to bring out the big guns

Karis: "So you grew your hair longer and you think you can beat me?"

Karis charged at him and Trunks was behind him within a second . Karis quickly tried to hit Trunks again but he was gone too soon.

Trunks: "You can't touch me Karis and I'm not giving you anymore power."

Karis: "It doesn't matter, I'm still going to destroy you and them one by one!"

Trunks: "You're wrong." (he started to gather energy in his hand.)

Karis: "That's right throw it at me so I can have it's energy."

Trunks: "You wont be able to absorb this."

Trunks kept gathering energy until it became a massive ball. Trunks blasted it in Karis' direction. Karis realized he couldn't get away from it.

Karis: "If I can't take you boy, I'll take out the traitor." (he sent a blast towards Rina right before the energy consumed him.)

Zangya quickly pushed Rina out of the way and the blast hit the wall instead. They both landed on the floor. Trunks turned back to normal and ran over to them.

Kaeda: "Mom! Zangya! Are you two okay?"

Both of them got up.

Zangya: "Yeah, fine."

Rina: Thank you Zangya you saved me. You could have really gotten hurt you know?"

Zangya: "Yeah well Kaeda needs her mom, so your welcome."

Trunks smiled because he noticed Zangya blush a bit when Rina thanked her.

18 running into the room: "Hey there you guys are."

Trunks saw 18 and Madam Meerable approaching them.

Trunks turned serious: "18, what's she doing with you?"

Madam Meerable: "Do not worry. We do not need the child anymore since Rina was able to transfer Eldore into the Sireen Crystal. You may leave this planet in peace. Karis should have allowed this to happen when he heard the truth, but he has always had quite a temper."

Trunks: "Yeah I noticed."

Rina: I see so everything must be okay and Madam Meerable was able to make a worthy wish.

Kaeda: "Come on mom, let's get out of here."

Madam Meerable: "Actually I was hoping you and Kaeda could remain here. You know Rina, you are in fact the true ruler of this planet. I was just acting in your place. Our people are in need of you. Please will you stay?"

Kaeda: "Wait does that make me a princess?"

Madam Meerable: "Yes it indeed does Kaeda."

18: "Wow, I know this girl had a princess attitude."

Rina: "Well anyway this is our home planet and where we belong, so yes we will stay."

Trunks: "Now that all this is settled we should be heading back to earth now."

Rina: "We'll escort you to your spaceship then."