*AN*
Q. thedarkpokemaster- lol so the Kai of time has shown up then I see which is good she is funny after all, I have a feeling that this version of Beerus may show up as well I mean he is funny and so cool. Anyway another good chapter with more information going on that may help our heroes out, but they have only three months to do it.
A. Yeah I tried to capture the way the Kai of Time is depicted in Xenoverse. I really debated on how much time I wanted to give everyone, but the short amount of time seemed to make things seem more dire. Beerus and the other Gods will play a larger role in the future.
Q. Devilhacker- Damn! this getting more interesting! I like the Xenoverse elements.
A. Thank you! I'm trying to draw from multiple sources, including things from Xenoverse, Dragonball Multiverse, the anime and manga, the movies, while always doing a twist as I try to avoid flat out following how things happened in the respective arcs.
"A second Majin?!" The Supreme Kai sputtered as he lost his composure as his eyes widened in terror.
"Well this has gone from a bad situation to worse one. I don't suppose your new friend mentioned anything else?" Ocarin asked as he folded his arms.
Trunks shook his head. "Nothing that will help I'm afraid. From the way she spoke I get the feeling there are things we're better off not knowing, but as grim as it might seem we do have an advantage. We know when Babidi will arrive which means we can focus every spare moment we have on preparing for their arrival."
Gohan nodded. "That's true. Besides regardless of how many Majin Babidi has...if we can stop him, before their released it won't even matter. "
The Supreme Kai finally collected himself as he stepped forward. "If there is any chance now it will require you all to push yourselves beyond your limits. Gohan it's time you finish your training and as for the two of you, it would be wise for you to come with us." He said as he looked between Trunks and Ocarin.
"I appreciate the thought, but my place is now on Earth protecting Dende. I'll make my preparations here." Ocarin said as he folded his arms.
"As you wish. It is your decision to make.." the Kai responded with a curt nod.
Trunks frowned. He hadn't even been home from Namek a week and here he was about to leave again. Though he knew the stakes being what they were, he couldn't allows his personal feelings to cloud his judgement. "I'll join you, but I need a little time."
Gohan sighed his feelings mirroring Trunks. "I second that Supreme Kai. I for one was just reunited with my Family after so many years, they deserve to hear it from me that I'm about to leave again."
The Supreme Kai's hard look softened marginally. "Very well. I understand. I will seek you both out tomorrow, I'm sorry I know this must be hard, but we all must make sacrifices, if we don't now then when Babidi arrives...we won't be ready."
"I understand..." Trunks said as he bowed his head slightly.
"Same here..." Gohan sighed.
"Then I'll see you both tomorrow.." he said, before vanishing from sight.
The two half-saiyans traded a look, before Gohan chuckled mirthlessly. "Never easy is it?"
Trunks shook his head. "You read my mind...One day maybe that'll change." he mused as he tilted his head to look at the Namekian warrior.
"You should speak with and ask him about something called the Hyperbolic Time Chamber. I learned about it when I traveled to the past."
"Time Chamber?" Ocarin asked as he raised a brow.
"Yeah. This lookout has a room in which an individual can spend a single day in this realm while a year inside the chamber passes. I intend to tell everyone else that too, I figure there's no such thing as overpreparing." he mused.
Gohan shook his head. "Jeez. If only we had known about this chamber back in the day. Then again who knows I can tell anymore what would have been for the best, either way we should go. I know I for one want to spend this evening with my Family."
"Right...Ocarin best of luck to you and Dende." Trunks said as he walked towards Gohan.
Gohan rested his hands on Trunk's shoulder. "Take care of yourselves and Dende one day we'll have a chance to catch up.." he chuckled as he nodded at the Guardian, before the pair dissapeared.
Back at Capsule Corp Bulma was currently studying Seventeen while her computer began to run scans on an unconcious Android Sixteen.
"Well Doc what's the diagnosis?" Lapis asked as he sat up and reached for his shirt.
Bulma rubbed her temples. She'd been having to deal with the raven haired android for nearly an hour now. To say he was less mature than his sister was an understatement...a big one at that. "Well your design is almost identical to your sister's. I should be able to study some of the blueprints you two returned from Gero's lab and make further improvements on both of your cybernetics. Beyond that if you're looking to get stronger I'd suggest you use the Gravity Chamber in the back yard. Eighteen and Trunks have been using it alot. "
Lapis pulled his shirt over his head, before throwing his legs over the table as he sprang to his feet. "You're not so bad for a human. Thanks..." he said waving his hand as he strode towards the door.
A few seconds elapsed as Lazuli slipped in with a aplogetic look on her face. "I'm sorry about Lapis. He may not be causing trouble anymore for the Earth, but he's still adjusting to everything. His attitude is just a front. He's not always like that..." she said quietly.
Bulma actually chuckled. "You forget I use to have to contend with the prince of all Saiyans, compared to him Lapis is just a smart mouthed kid. "
The blonde smiled slightly as she rested her hip against a nearby table. "I guess you have a point there..." she mused.
The older woman tilted her head as she glanced over at Sixteen. "So what's the deal with this guy? He actually seems friendly, though I can tell from a preliminary scan that he's actually an android and not a cyborg like you and your brother."
Lazuli shrugged as she had a distant look in her eyes. "From what we found in Gero's Lab it sounds like Sixteen was modeled after his late son. Maybe in some way that bastard still had a shred of decency in him. He couldn't bring himself to make Sixteen a monster. Then again who knows. Gero never really shared much and obviously we didn't care. All I know is Sixteen deserves a chance. If I can get a second chance after everything I've done...it's a no brainer. He's hurt no one." she said.
Bulma smiled before nodding. "I see well I'll inspect him like I did your brother and remove his bomb as well. " she paused momentairly as her smile faded. "Is everything alright?"
The blonde shook her head. "I don't know...I have a lot on my mind.I can't stop worrying about how Trunk's conversation with Gohan went and why he isn't back yet. Also my mind keeps drifting to Pan and I wish I could see her. It's been over two months now." she said as a frown spread across her face. "And last but not least...those notes we found in the Lab. I keep getting a terrible feeling every time I think about it."
Bulma stepped forward as she offered a rare display of affection as she rested both of her hands on the other woman's shoulders as she smiled. "Hey as serious as their conversation might be, Trunks won't let Gohan do something stupid and even if Gohan has his issues, he'll get over it in time. As for where Pan is concerned...just give it some time. The tension between everyone will ease after a while,I mean look how far things have already come."
The blonde's lips twitched into a faint smile. "You know I can't remember if Lapis and I ever had a mother, at least one that was in our lives, but you've become like one to me. I don't deserve it, but thank you." She paused a moment, before continuing.
"Looking back on it...I realize when I first came to you all those months ago...I was in such a weaken state you could have killed me. I wouldn't have blamed you. You had every right."
Bulma's eyes widened a moment, before softening. "Hey what's done is done. Some things can't be changed, but you have changed and I can honestly say I'm happy now. That's something I never thought would happen. But more so than that...I see how Trunks and you look at one another. It's so much more than Vegeta and I ever shared. I love you like I would my own daughter. "
The blonde blinked a couple of times, before smiling softly. "Thankyou. That means more to me than you know. This is so embarassing to admit, but Trunks has become so special to me. He has this intensity to him at times, but it's tempered by his compassion." she mused aloud.
Bulma smiled to herself as the blonde continued speaking.
"I love how he never gives up even when things seem hopeless. When I first started to get to know him...I wanted to prove to him that I had changed ,but as time went on I became desperate. I wanted him to see me as more than a machine, more than a monster. " she paused temporarily as she rested her hand upon her chest, before smiling to herself. "It took me a while to understand everything that I was feeling. These emotions were so new to me, but when he and I spent so long together...I realized that it wasn't just attraction. I love him and I cherish the precious time we have together." she said as she flushed slightly feeling embarassed from what she had admitted.
Bulma laughed as she threw her arms around the beautiful blonde. "Wow you've got it bad girl. I'm happy for the two of you and I mean that. Just take it from an old woman, treasure every moment you get."
The blonde nodded her head quietly as Bulma pulled away.
"Enough jabbering for now though. I should finish taking a look at our friend here and then see what else I can make out from all this information you brought me."
"Right. I'll let you get back to work.." she paused a moment as her lips twitched slightly into a smile.
"I can feel Trunks. He's back!"
Bulma chuckled. "Well go catch up to him. I'm sure you both have a lot to talk about."
The blonde nodded casting a smile over her shoulder, before she stepped outside.
Seventeen walked towards the Gravity Chamber with his hands shoved into his pockets, he tilted his head slightly as he saw Trunks and Gohan appear not too far away. He watched as after a quick exchange Gohan vanished once more, before he saw his sister come into view, before Trunks embraced her.
"Jeez. Doesn't matter how many times I see it...that's still weird." he mused under his breath.
"You make a habit of talking to yourself?" A voice asked.
Seventeen tilted his head up to stare at a familiar blue skinned woman who sat up in a tree above him with her hands behind her head.
"Only when I think I'm alone. You make a habit of spying on people?"
"That would require me to care enough to do so." She said dismissively.
Lapis kicked off the ground, before landing across from her on the same branch. "So if you're so disinterested in everything, why are you hanging around this place? Kind of figured you would have already left this planet by now."
"Trust me it's been a plan of mine, but this planet is so backwards it would seem that the scientist who lives here is the only one capable of building a ship that can get me off this rock."
Lapis shrugged his shoulders. "Guess that makes sense, but I have to wonder what's the plan once you're clear of Earth?"
"What do you mean ?" she asked as she folded her arms.
"I mean if you're so gungho on leaving...you must have some sort of plan?"
Zangya frowned. "I'm not use to sitting still for very long. I've been a pirate for a very long time. We sacked a planet and then moved on to the next and that's how it always was. Though now that I'm the last of my crew...the last of my kind...I must admit I don't know what to do with myself
"Huh sounds like you're about as lost as I am. " Lapis chuckled as he eyed the woman for a moment. "Well if you'll excuse me. I've got some training to do." he mused as he flipped out of the tree, before landing on his feet. He waved his hand as he began to walk once more towards the Gravity machine. "Catcha ya later babe..!"
The Cyborg tilted his head as heard footsteps behind him. He saw the woman following him with a frown on her face and with her arms crossed. "You know if you like me so much you can show it in other ways than following me." he smirked.
The blueskinned woman rolled her eyes as she groaned. "As if you idiot, I'm just tired of sitting around, at least hitting something will make me feel better and you seem like a pretty good outlet." she mused as her lips twitched slightly in amusement.
Lapis scoffed as the door to the chamber opened. "Yeah well don't get ahead of yourself. I don't intend to hold back."
"Good that's the kind of thing that could get you killed." Zangya mused as she followed after the cyborg into the gravity chamber.
"Trunks!" Lazuli called out as she stepped outside with a look of concern on her face. As she saw him, she could almost immediately tell something was wrong.
The half-saiyan's eyes softened as he saw her, before he closed the distance between them and pulled her into a tight embrace.
The blonde curled her slender arms around his waist as she pressed her cheek against his chest. "Everything ok big guy? is Gohan...are we ok?" she asked with some obvious concern in her voice.
Trunks let out a deep sigh as he lightly trace the small of her back with his fingertips a moment, before pulling back to look at her in the face. "We're ok Zuli. Gohan and I had a long talk and though it will take some time...he knows where things stand."
The blonde's expression brightened for a moment as she squeezed him tightly, her happiness dimmed a bit however as she noted he didn't seem particularly happy. "What troubles you then? Come on Trunks you're freaking me out..." she breathed.
The Half-saiyan sighed. "Gohan told me why he was allowed to come back in the first place. There's another threat to the Earth...a much larger one this time." He admitted.
"What is it?"
Trunks reached out as he took both of her hands into his. "Let's go inside. Everyone needs to be here for this"
The blonde who couldn't help but feel a knot in her stomach numbly nodded her head. "Alright..."
Several hours later at the Son house the entire family found themselves seated around the Dinner table. Things had grown uncomfortably quiet after supper as Gohan had revealed what danger was approaching the planet.
"Is there really no one else who can stop this Babidi? Why does it always have to be you Gohan?" Chi-Chi asked, before frowning deeply.
Gohan let out a deep sigh. "Believe me mom there is no where I'd rather be then here. If I thought even for a minute that leaving to prepare for this threat wasn't necessary I would never leave you all, but if I don't...there's more than a good chance all of you would be put in danger. This family is finally whole again and I refuse to see it torn apart. I'll get stronger, come back and with the help of the others stop this Babidi and then we can finally move on with our lives. That is a promise."
Videl smiled sadly. "Gohan I trust you. I don't have to like this, but if you say it's the only way...then I believe you."
Gohan reached out from under the table, before squeezing his wife's hand. "Thank you.." he murmured, before he glanced over at Pan who sniffed quietly as she rubbed her eyes with the back of her hand.
"Pan...I'm sorry you deserve better than this, but I promise when all this is over, I'll make this right...we'll all be together."
The Five year old nodded as she hopped out of her chair, before she ran over and quickly through her arms around her father. "Daddy I promise I'll be tough, please come home for me and Mama. Please..." she sniffed again as she stared up at him with big tears in her eyes.
Gohan offered her a tender smile as he rested a hand on her head. "There's nothing in the galaxy that would keep me from doing that sweet heart. "
Chi-Chi's stern expression softened as she watched the exchange. 'I just hope you're right Gohan. I can't bear to lose you again and if you die...Pan will never understand'
Meanwhile a similar conversation was happening at Capsule Corp between Trunks, Lazuli, Lapis, Bulma, Zangya, and Sixteen. The group was gathered in the living room discussing the impending arrival of Babidi.
"Jeez if it's not one thing it's another. I for one don't intend to be just a distraction like with Time Chamber you mentioned sounds useful." Lapis mused as he folded his arms with a frown.
"That shouldn't be an issue. Like I told you earlier, I believe that I should be able to upgrade each of your cybernetics with the notes recovered from Gero's lab" Bulma said as she looked between Lapis,Lazuli, and Sixteen.
"Hey finally a doctor I like..." Lapis chuckled as he kicked his legs up on the couch.
Sixteen who leaned against the farwall bowed his head. "Thank you." he murmurred simply as he looked at Bulma.
Lazuli on the other hand had been silent throughout most of the conversation. She sat on the couch next to Trunks with an unreadable expression.
"That's all of this is well and good, but do we have any idea how strong any of these wizards's minions are? From the way you described it...we're screwed if either of these Majin are released, but what else can we expect?" Zangya asked as a couple of people turned to look at her.
Trunks rubbed his forehead a moment. "Well to be honest I have no clue. It's just speculation at this point since we've never actually crossed paths yet, but I'm willing to bet if the Wizard himself isn't that physically strong that he's gathered at least a few powerful warriors to protect him. "
"Well that's really helpful..." Zangya said sarcastically.
Trunks sighed. "To be honest I'm surprised you're even here. "
The Pirate shrugged. "As I was telling Ascot over there earlier, I have no ship off this rock and besides it sounds like the same situation applies like with Broly, if I run it's only a matter of time till these Majin creatures catch up to me. I'd rather deal with the problem at it's source." She mused.
"Well whatever your reasons...we can use all the help we can get." Trunks said as he glanced over at Lazuli who still hadn't spoken.
"So you and Gohan are really leaving until this Wizard arrives?" Bulma asked.
Trunks saw a hint of sadness on the blonde's face, before he looked up at his mother. "Yeah. The plan is to train with Gohan on the Supreme Kai's planet for most of those three months, but then Gohan and I will return to Earth, before Babidi's arrival to use the Hyperbolic Time Chamber. I'd suggest you all do the same."
"Wow..." Videl breathed as her back arched, before she collapsed onto her husband, a giggle escaped her lips as she tried to catch her breath. "My entire body feels like jelly.." she laughed as she slowly kissed her husband's chest.
A smile pulled at Gohan's features. "I figured we should make up for lost time. I promise I'm coming back this time." he said as he reached up and ran a hand through her short black locks. "And I promise we can do a lot more of this...and other things too." he chuckled as a grin pulled at his features.
"I'm holding you to that..." she said a look of mischief appeared on her face as her hand trailed down his stomach, before a chuckle escaped her lips. "Seems someone is excited again."
Gohan grinned. "Can't say I blame him. But I thought you're body felt like jelly. Sure you can manage?" he asked as he offered her a teasing smile.
The human woman dragged her fingernails slowly down his chest as she returned his grin. "I think I'll manage just fine."
A couple of hours had passed now since everyone in Capsule Corp had gone their separate ways. Only Eighteen and Trunks remained on the couch. They had sat there in silence for the longest time, before Trunks finally decided to break it.
"I'm sorry Zuli. I know you must be mad at me. We just got back and I'm already about to take off again."
"You're wrong...I'm not mad." The blonde said as she looked up with a sad look in her eyes.
"It's just...I have a bad feeling about all of this and I can't put my finger on it. It's going to suck to be away from you for so long. I don't even want to think about it..." she admitted before bowing her head.
Trunks lowered his hand to the curve of her hip, before he squeezed gently as he rested his head against hers. "We'll get through this and when it's done...we can focus on us and the future."
The blonde closed her eyes momentarily as she smiled. "I like the sound of that..."
Trunks turned as he buried his face into her hair.
Lazuli let out a content sigh. "You seemed alright with seeing Sixteen. I was hoping that would go over well."
Trunks pulled away a moment, before nodding his head. "Yeah it seems like the Sixteen from this timeline is more or less the same as the one I met in the past. I have no issue with giving him a chance, he earned my respect in the Past. Speaking of what you found in the Lab though...are you alright with everything? I know all the talk about Babidi and these Majin overshadowed what you and Lapis found in Gero's lab."
"I don't know...it feels like we have more questions now than answers. Whatever this Super Android Project is...it honestly terrifies me. I hope Bulma can make some more sense of it all. It felt good though to watch that place burn. I just want that chapter of our lives to be over with. I know that there will always be dangers to the Earth, but...I think we've all earned a break. I want these three months to pass quickly so we can move on with our lives."
Trunk reached up and brushed a stray hair from her troubled face. "We'll end this Zuli together. One way or another we'll finally bring a lasting peace to this planet. "
"I like the sound of that..."she whispered as she leaned forward and pressed her full lips against his. Trunks melted into the kiss as he ran his hands through her long blonde hair. The kiss lasted several seconds, before the pair finally separated as they simply stared into one another's eyes. "Come home to soon Big Guy.."
"I'll be back before you know it..." he responded with a soft smile.
*Powerlevels*
I'm sure there is a lot of conflicting information on various sites that says otherwise, but since this is only suppose to be a comparison, please don't flame me too much about the powerlevels! Their not meant to be 100% accurate anyways I just want a tool people can reference to see how different characters in this fic compare to one another!
Trunks: Base Form: 22,000,000/Full Powered Super Saiyan: 1,100,000,000/Super Saiyan 2: 2,200,000,000
Gohan: Base Form 20,000,000/ Full Powered Super Saiyan: 1,000,000,000/ Super Saiyan 2: 2,000,000,000
Lazuli: 50%:375,000,000 /100%: 750,000,000
Ocarin: 50%: 1,000,000,000 /100%: 2,000,000,000
Zangya: Base Form: 275,000,000 /Transformed: 400,000,000
Lapis: 50% 175,000,000/ 100% 350,000,000
Android 16: 50 % 200,000,000/ 100% 400,000,000