Trunks, Gohan, and I arrived at the Lookout while Dende was getting a tour of the complex structure, so nobody was there to greet us. Instead of going inside, we waited and talked about Cell.

"You said earlier that he wanted to absorb the Androids, right?" asked Trunks.

"Yeah," I answered. "Cell wanted to absorb 17 and 18 so he could become 'Perfect.' That's why I destroyed 17 so quickly."

"So by stopping one threat, we prevented another from getting stronger!" Gohan exclaimed.

"I guess," I said. "All that matters is that the last Android won't try killing Goku."

"Right," Trunks agreed.

Trunks was about to keep talking, but he was interrupted by a familiar yet creepy voice. "...and that's where I grow my pot," said Mr. Popo as he came out of the building. He was pointing to a small garden with some unfamiliar plants.

"Pots of what?" asked Dende, walking beside the genie. Goku was behind them.

"Pot," Popo responded nonchalantly.

"Dad!" Gohan ran up and hugged his father before turning to his Namekian friend. "It's so great to see you guys! How are you, Dende?"

"I am fine, Gohan," answered the Guardian. "How are you?"

"I think I'm okay," responded the half-Saiyan.

Trunks and I stood out of the way. "So who's the Namekian again?" asked Trunks.

"That's Dende," I said. "I got him from New Namek so he can be Earth's new Guardian. After all, we're going to need the Dragon Balls eventually."

Goku and the others walked over. "Hey, Trunks!" Goku smiled.

"Hey, Goku," responded the blue-haired Saiyan.

Goku turned to me. "Was there a battle?" he asked. He obviously noticed Gohan's torn clothing as well as Trunks' lack of a shirt.

"Let's just say the Androids won't be bothering us anytime soon," I stated proudly. "We took care of it."

"That's good. By the way, who's Cell?"

"He's this other villain that Piccolo and I ran into. He's not a threat, though," I answered."

"Okay," Goku said.

"Where is Mr. Piccolo?" asked Gohan, emphasizing the verb.

Goku replied, "He's meditating somewhere around here."

"Goku," Trunks spoke up, "shouldn't we go and get the Dragon Balls? Cell killed at least a thousand people."

Dende said, "I already revived them, so having them might be a good idea."

"I'll get them." Goku vanished instantly.

Trunks started walking to the building. "Where are you going?" asked Popo.

"I was going to look for something to eat," answered the blue-haired Saiyan. "I'm a bit famished."

I chuckled to myself. "He's Bulma and Vegeta's son, all right."

Mr. Popo's face lit up. "I'll go make you some food."

"Thanks," Trunks said as he followed the genie inside. Gohan decided he was hungry, too, so he went with Trunks. I was left outside with Dende.

Because I had nothing else to do, I started shadow-boxing. I punched the air in front of me at super-speed repeatedly, following up with a few kicks to what would be an opponent's spleen. Then, I flew forwards in the direction my opponent would've gone and then moved my hands as if I was choking him. I kneed the air a few times before deciding that the air had taken enough of a beating.

'What can I do now?' I thought.

"I never thanked you back on Namek," Dende suddenly said. I'd completely forgotten that he was even there, he was so quiet. "I'm grateful that you told me what to wish for, though."

"No problem," I told him. "I just didn't want to see the Namekians get killed again."

Dende smiled before saying, "There's a special room here at the Lookout where you can train - of course, if you want."

My eyes lit up at the possibility of getting stronger. "Where is this room?"

"Follow me." The Namekian and I walked into the building.

After walking through what seemed like a maze, we stopped at a door that differed from the others. "This is the Hyperbolic Time Chamber," Dende explained. "Mr. Popo told me that you can be in there for a whole year and come out to find that only one day has passed on Earth."

"So I could go in there and come out a year older?" I asked.

"I think so," answered the short Guardian. He placed his hand on the handle.

Right before Dende opened the door, a Saiyan appeared out of nowhere. "Hey," said Goku. "Here's the Dragon Balls." He handed the seven orange spheres to Dende. "Bulma had a few of them. Did I miss anything?"

"I was about to enter the Time Chamber," I told him. "With threats who can challenge a Super Saiyan, it can only help to get stronger."

"I'm coming with you," he stated. "I have some experience in there, so I might be able to help you."

I smiled. "Sure."

Dende opened the door to reveal a bright white light. "Good luck," he said as his adult Saiyan friends, one tailless and the other with brown hair, walked into the light. Once Goku and I were through, he closed the door.

"What now?" I asked as Goku and I walked through a house.

"We train." The Saiyan walked over to another door, opening it to reveal a vast plain of white emptiness. It was a bit bright at first, but my eyes adjusted quickly.

"Wow," I gasped, my jaw dropping.

Hey, guys! Now that Dende has the Dragon Balls, anyone killed by Cell and the Androids can be revived. They're going to have to wait, though, because something...special...is about to happen.

Frui and Goku have entered the Hyperbolic Time Chamber (HTC) (also known as the Room of Space and Time, RoSaT) before Vegeta and Future Trunks in this timeline. Will Vegeta ever come back in time to find that Goku is in the HTC? Will Vegeta and Trunks ever enter it? You'll just have to wait and see.

If you're not impressed with this chapter, I don't expect you to be. Personally, the only things I like about this chapter are the Popo's Pot reference (TFS) and the progression of the story.