A Wonderful Life

By: SomeRandomPerson648

Chapter 37: Downtime

A/N: hey guys! So sorry about posting so late, however I assure you that this problem of mine will be fixed sooner or later. In the meantime, here is another filler chapter!


Weeks had passed for the Dragon team, and things have virtually gone to normal. Or at least what one would say is normal...

Adult Trunks was one of the few that had changed since the battle of gods. Not because of its impact on the world but because during the conflict Bulma had decided that he would have to move out

The Hybrid yawned as he awoke in his own bed. His room was slightly different, the walls were white, there was a moderately sized closet, and there was a single desk across from him

On the desk was a newspaper with highlights and markings, and beside that was his silver laptop. Inside it Trunks kept a few tabs of job openings...among other things

The young adult started his day as he had a week ago, and every day since then. He brushed his teeth, got dressed and packed a small bag with his newspapers and laptop

Once he finished he left his room, locked his apartment and flew away from it, towards Capsule Corp

As Trunks flew he watched as the sun rose from the horizon, something that always happens as he flies in the early mornings

After a minute or so (avoiding all of the horrible traffic below) Trunks landed in front of the front doors of the building. He entered, greeted the receptionist and headed off for his breakfast

When he arrived he saw Prestina, Chocolata, Bulma, Vegeta and Teen Trunks eating their different breakfasts

"Morning everyone." Adult Trunks greeted his family as they greeted him

The man served himself breakfast and joined his family

"So, anything new?" Vegeta asked his son

"Nope. It's a little complicated when I don't exactly have proof that I graduated high school, I'd have to get that back at my own timeline." Adult Trunks said as he ate

"You could always just take a job at Capsule Corp, after all you can handle some of the science." Bulma mentioned

"No thanks mom. I really want to find my own job, somewhere else." Trunks repeated

In reality Trunks saw this as an opportunity to become his own human being, instead of staying at his parents his whole life. As much as he did want to stay with them, he knew the time was now to leave

Bulma on the other hand huffed for a second, seeing how persistent Trunks is in this ordeal

"Should have never said anything about moving out." Bulma said in a slightly lower voice

"You should be proud, instead he's becoming his own man." Vegeta informed his wife

It was in that moment that Bulma finished her food. She got up from the table and left her dishes at the sink

"I guess so. Just take care out there Trunks." She advised

"Will do mom." Adult Trunks said with a smile

Bulma nodded and left the room, and as she did everyone began to ask him questions

"So have you found anything?" Chocolata asked

"Do you have something in mind?" Prestina questioned

"Do you have a girlfriend yet?" Teen Trunks asked

Trunks took a second to think before he simply shook his head

"No no, and no." Trunks responded, making Vegeta grunt

"And why not?" Vegeta asked his son with a hint of amusement

"Because I'm not from here. If I was then I would know so much, and I would have a physical degree. Plus I never really thought about my future." Adult Trunks answered with a heavy sigh, which brought down his attitude a little

"Well don't worry, you'll find something eventually." Prestina encouraged the hybrid, to which he smiled a little

"Thanks." He responded before going back to his food


That same morning, Cell, Giru and 21 started their days as well. Once 21 ate, both she and Cell began their usual training sessions

This time 21 allowed the other soul within her to take over, and she also used her Majin form in battle

The two floated around the wasteland mid battle, trying to see what the other would do

It was just then that Cell teleported just in front of the soul to throw a quick flurry of attacks, only for it to avoid every last one

Soon the soul dashed away and shot a barrage of ki attacks, however Cell smacked every blast

The soul then dashed forwards and launched its own assault, this time Cell being the one to dodge the attacks

Cell eventually decided to release all of his ki outwards, creating a gust of wind as an explosion. But the soul was quick to reaction and created a thin barrier that took the brunt of the outburst

The soul then retaliated by turning a it's body a full 360, and as it did so it changed the barrier into a stream of ki. Once the soul turned around it slammed the stream of ki into the unsuspecting Cell, throwing him backwards

The soul continued by teleporting into Cell's path and pulled back a fist, but instead the bio-Android teleported behind the soul

However it was prepared, and spun around to kick Cell in the face, throwing him backwards

Cell recovered, only to be met with a ki blast that he managed to barely guard

"Impressive, the both of you have been able to grow much stronger that I could have imagined. That is all for today." Cell said as he let his guard down

The soul smirked before allowing 21 to take back control of her body

"Wow, I didn't think that I could take you on with nearly your full power." 21 exclaimed before realizing something

"But now that I mention it, how can I? If I recall from my research on Saiyans, they don't grow this quickly after so many Zenkai boosts." 21 wondered as she fidgeted with her tail

"You bring a good point, however if I must say, it is because of your bond with the soul within you. With it your body has harnessed more power than you could achieve alone." Cell theorized, seeing as how its virtually the only important factor, other than her body containing power of other beings as well, however not even he could grow this fast without resorting to more, violent means

"I'll say, that power is very impressive." A voice said from a distance

Both 21 and Cell turned to see Piccolo floating in the air as well. His power was suppressed greatly, to a point that he was unnoticeable unless someone were to be search for him

"Ah Piccolo, what brings you here?" Cell greeted the Namekian

"I've been watching the two of you for a while. And I have to say that I'm impressed with how quickly 21 has grown, and now I'm here to test her power for myself." Piccolo said with a smirk

Both Cell and 21 seemed taken aback by the request

"Hm, interesting. And what do you think 21?" Cell asked 21, who seemed a little eager

"Actually this would be great, I want to test my skills on someone new." She said as Cell nodded

"It's settled then, she'll fight." Cell told Piccolo, who threw his cape and turban to the side

Cell was about to fly away before he stopped a few feet in front of 21

"I advise that you be careful with this one, he's your third opponent ever after all. He may be weaker than you but he has many tricks up his sleeve." Cell warned 21, who nodded with a smile

"Thanks for the advice." She said as he flew away

Both Piccolo and 21 floated still for a few seconds before dashing after each other. The two traded many blows, trying to gauge each other's power before the real battle began

Piccolo dashed backwards and shot a barrage of ki attacks towards 21, trying to fall back

"I can't let him off for a second." 21 thought as she recalled her lecture on such opponents


"Every opponent has a fighting style, and if they have many they will rely on one style once things get tense." Cell informed 21

"Many will have a strange or unique ability that they will rely on the most, whether it be a way to immobilize you, or a form of disorientation. The one true way to find out what their attack is would be to take it head on, which is never a good idea." Cell continued

"These types of fighters generally want distance in order to better prepare their attack, much like tactical fighters. The best response is to stay right in front of them, never give them a second to breathe. If you do so they will panic, and begin to slip up." Cell finished

"And what about tactical fighters?" 21 asked

"Good question. These fighters are generally more in their minds than in their actions, they need space to work with if they want to try any tricks or underhanded moves. You should never give them that space, for anything." Cell responded

"And always remember this, the older and more experienced the fighter, the less of a chance they will mess up, so if you find yourself fighting a seasoned warrior you will always have to think of the long game." Cell said as well

21 recalled everything from her lecture and flew headfirst into every ki blast whilst smacking them away

Piccolo was a little shocked by the action and proceeded pull his guard up as 21 flew straight at him and threw a flurry of attacks that he was forced to block

"It looks like Cell taught her well." The voice of Nail responded, impressed

"It also seems like she knows how to handle Piccolo very well." The voice of Kami imputed as well

"This will be more interesting than I thought." Piccolo thought as he blocked every attack

The blows quickly grew in ferocity, so much so that Piccolo feared that he wouldn't last. He interrupted the stream of blows by shooting a ki blast at 21's face, blinding her for a second

Piccolo then took this opportunity to quickly create a clone of himself. This clone was similar to Tien's cloning technique, however it retained much less than the given 50% of Piccolo's ki

This clone sneakily flew to the ground and began to charge a Special Beam Cannon as the original Piccolo began to shoot a barrage of ki attacks haphazardly at 21

The Android was forced to block a few of the blasts before realizing that most of the attacks were missing her entirely. She recognized this move as the attack Cell used millions of times before

"Hellzone Grenade!!!" Piccolo exclaimed as he launched every stationed ki blast towards 21

"Minefield!!!" 21 yelled as she created a thin pink barrier around herself. That barrier immediately began to shot pink ki attacks everywhere

While the pink ki blasts were meant to be weak, they still overpowered the simple ki blasts, and continued to spread outward. Soon enough the sky was removed of the Hellzone Grenade and replaced with the Minefield

"Interesting." Cell said from the sidelines as the pink ki blasts then sat in place

Piccolo was throughly surprised by how quickly 21 was able to react before she unexpectedly teleported out of sight

21 appeared behind the green alien and kicked him away, launching him into the field of pink landmines in front of him

21 quickly threw her hands in front of her and charged a blue ball of ki while Piccolo was trying to recover

"Absolute Discharge Ball!!!" She yelled her signature attack

The blue ball of ki was launched, forcing Piccolo to guard as it came after him

When the attack landed, it exploded violently, triggering the pink ki blasts that also exploded as well. This created an involuntary gust of wind as the sky lit up in a pink flash

When the dust settled Piccolo was left with various burns around him, however he was still standing

"Took too much damage." Piccolo thought to himself, having underestimated the force of the Minefield

Piccolo shrugged off the damage as best he could as he flew after 21, attempting to change strategy for his ace in the hole. Unfortunately, 21 saw what he was doing and decided to keep her distance by releasing her ki outward, launching the fighter away once more

21 then quickly shot ki blasts after Piccolo, forcing him to dodge all of them. Once he did he dashed after 21 once again and clashed fists with her

However Piccolo sensed that something was wrong, and to his instincts he turned around to see the army of ki balls flying after him

Taking this opportunity 21 punched the off guard Namekian away and shot a barrage of ki attacks once more. Suddenly all of the yellow balls hit Piccolo, exploding upon contact

"Special Beam Canon!!!" The clone said from a distance as it shot a drilling beam at 21

However 21 reacted quickly and shot a Death Beam to clash with the attack until the Special Beam Canon for its whole duration

The clone then disappeared, and just then the dust settled from the last attack, revealing a very beat up Piccolo

"I think...that's all I can take." Piccolo said with huffs

"Impressive, seems like I underestimated you. Well done." Cell praised as 21 smiled

"Thank you." 21 said

"I don't get it, how did you know about that last attack." Piccolo asked

"Well I've learned to keep my senses open during battle. When I felt the rise in energy of the clone and noticed that you changed tactics, I knew that I couldn't let you keep me still." 21 explained

"Just like I taught you." Cell with with a faint hint of pride in his voice

"Figures. After learning from someone as versatile as Cell you learn to adapt quickly." Piccolo said under his breath before addressing the two Androids

"So, it seems that your stronger than I could have imagined. Lucky to have you on our side." Piccolo smirked before flying away

"I guess today's training was more eventful than I thought." 21 said as she rubbed her sore muscles

Cell seemed a little distracted however, purely because of what Piccolo said at the end

"On their side huh? I suppose 21 could join the Z fighters if she wanted, but then that would put her against me if I ever plan to attack earth again...Then again 21 is free to do as she pleases, just as I do what I want." Cell told himself

"I choose to stay with 21, so I suppose I should get used to the idea of allying with the Z Fighters. A pity, but then again training 21 is much more fun than beating Vegeta to the ground for the nth time." Cell came to the conclusion before shaking his head, bringing his thoughts back into reality

"Yes, training was eventful." Cell answered 21's statement

Cell's simple and hesitated answer seemed to worry 21, maybe it was something that happened that caught his attention. Whatever it was 21 and the soul both chose to ignore it

"I'll be meditating over here then." 21 told Cell as he nodded

The soul began to churn in place a little

"I don't know what Cell's thinking about either, but I guess we shouldn't worry too much." 21 thought as she began to meditate over one of the tall rock hills


In the kitchen of Capsule Corp, Adult Trunks sat as he fiddled with his laptop, searching for job openings and a few careers he wanted to pursue

As he did so Prestina appeared behind him, curious as to what he was doing

"Boo." She said as he surprised the young adult

"Oh crap, didn't see you there. What are you doing?" Trunks asked the Majin

"Nothing at all. Chocolata decided to train with Vegeta and younger you so I've been doing nothing but watching T.V. You?" Prestina asked out of curiosity

"Well nothing interesting really, just looking for a job. I've been thinking about going into this one right here, but I'm not too sure." Trunks said as he pointed to an architect opening

"Hm, then why don't you go? Maybe I can go with you." Prestina offered

"I don't know, it's gonna be boring for you." He responded

"Oh come on, I haven't done anything in all day, at least going on a walk will be fun." Prestina said in a more frustrated tone

Trunks thought about it for a second before agreeing

"Fine, but it's not my fault if we don't do anything fun." Trunks joked as he packed his laptop and newspapers

"Hold on hold on. I don't know much about jobs but aren't you supposed to look good for them?" Prestina mentioned as she looked him up and down

"Oh crap, I need to put on a suit. How about we stop at my apartment for a second so I can change." Trunks said

"Sure." She responded as the two walked out of the kitchen, and soon flew out of the building


Elsewhere, the busy city of Satan City is vibrant with activities. Of all the cities this one is the one with the best amusement park after all. People came from all over to tour this landmark, as well as to tour the World Martial Arts Tournament grounds while they're unused

But within this city was the small family of Krillin and 18, both were finished getting dressed for their outing

"Hey, didn't you say 16 was gonna babysit Maron? I thought he'd be here by now." Krillin said as he brushed his head of hair

"He should be-" 18 said before she was cut off by the ringing of the bell

18 casually walked in her dark blue dress shirt and jeans towards the door. When she opened the door, there stood Android 16 in all his gigantic stature

"I apologize for arriving late, I was held back by a short task I was ordered to do." 16 explained

"Alright then, come inside." 18 said as she allowed 16 to enter the small doorway

"Hey 16, how's it going." Krillin asked as he finished his preparation. He wore a black dress shirt, with khaki pants

"Well." 16 said simply

"Same as always." 18 commented as she recalled her first time meeting the Android

It was in that moment that Maron walked out of a small hallway and into the living room. She wore a gigantic white T-shirt that she used around the house. This time she was a tad taller than last 16 saw her

"Uncle 16!!" The little girl yelled in excitement as she ran in to hug 16

"Hello Maron. How are you?" 16 said with a smile

"Great! Thanks for coming." She said as he picked her up over his shoulder

"Are you sure you can take care of her?" Krillin asked the tall Android

"Yes, I was given permission by Bulma to take an absence. 13 is filling my position while I'm gone." 16 said


Inside of the Capsule Corporation building, Bulma typed away in her office. As she did, 13 sat in a rolling chair beside her, while holding his head with one arm in a bored expression

13 was bored out of his mind. Instead of being able to learn some new human form of entertainment with 14 and 15, he instead had to sit right next to his boss in case something comes up

"By any chance am I allowed to take a short walk?" 13 asked politely, with his usual accent

"No." Bulma said simply

"Friggin' damnit." He said in a tired tone


"Oh, got it." Krillin replied

"And where will you two be headed?" 16 inquired

"17 and Sarah decided that we should go see a concert together, so we're going to visit one in a nearby city. They got their own babysitter to take care of their kids in the meantime." 18 explained

"Wait Sarah is 17's wife?" Krillin asked, having never heard the name

"Yeah, didn't he tell you?" 18 asked

"Nope." Krillin replied before 18 grabbed her purse

"Anyway we should get going, the concert will start without us if you don't get a move on." 18 said as she walked out the door

"Bye, take care you two." Krillin said as he left and closed the door

Once the two parents left, Maron began to jump up and down around the house

"What will we do while they are gone?" 16 asked, unsure of what goes next

"We play! I'll hide and you count to ten. When you finish you'll find me!" Maron explained quickly as she raced down a hallway

"I see. 1...2...3..." 16 said as he began counting, which began their short play date together


In a isolated plane, there lived a man with three eyes, a manlet with psychic powers, and a woman with the personality of two

These three being well known around the small town nearby, by the names of Tien Shinhan, Chiaotzu, and Launch

The three lived in a farm near a small village, and lived fairly quiet lives

Recently Tien opened a Dojo, and with a little bit of advertising it gained some minor popularity, but not much

Inside the Dojo, he was currently training a handful of students when Chiaotzu flew into the Dojo in a hurry

"Tien!! Tien it's urgent!" He yelled as he floated in front of his long time partner

"What what is it?" Tien asked as he halted his students

"It's Launch! She said she needs you!" Chiaotzu said in a hurried voice

"I see. Students, I must suspend training for a short while. In the meantime practice what you've learned with each other." Tien said as calmly as he could before flying out of the Dojo in a hurry

"Wait for me!" Chiaotzu said as he followed his friend

The two quickly flew up in the air, and in no time they landed in front of their small red farm

Tien and Chiaotzu ran inside to house and immediately found Launch casually leaning over a wall beside the restroom, in her blonde form

"Took ya' long enough." She said, noticing their worried expressions

"What is it Launch?! Are you hurt?" Tien asked

"Nah, I just wanted you to get here faster." Launch said in her usual accent

Tien seemed a little angered before he calmed down almost immediately

"You can't keep doing that you know." Tien said simply as he composed himself

"I know I know, but this time it's important." She said as she walked into the bathroom

She grabbed a small pink device from the counter, and with a small smirk she walked out and revealed the device to both Tien and Chiaotzu

It was a pregnancy test, marking that she was pregnant

The two men took a moment to understand what it said, and when they did it slowly dawned on them what it means

"You're...pregnant..." Tien said in a shocked state

"She's pregnant..." Chiaotzu repeated as well

Launch immediately lost her smirk and punched both Chiaotzu and Tien in the gut

"What's with those faces? I'm pregnant! You should be glad." Launch scolded the two as they took a second to recover

"Your right, this is...just wow." Tien said with a growing smile

"Yeah! Your gonna be a father Tien!!" Chiaotzu yelled happily as he floated around

"That's right, now come here!" Launch said as he wrapped her arm around Tien neck and pulled him down

"How's it feel to be a dad?" Launch asked

"It feels...great! It feels like I'm over a mountain!" He said with a smile

With that simple event, the number of freaks will soon grow one more


Within Capsule Corp sat Chocolata, Teen Trunks and Bulma, all sitting down as they ate their dinner. The former three had spent all day training, and now couldn't feel their toes

Just before they could begin digging in, both Prestina and Adult Trunks walked into the kitchen, both with large smiles on their faces

"Alright, guess what?" Trunks said to everyone, wearing a beige three-piece suit with reading glasses

"What is it?" Chocolata asked out loud as everyone shifted their attention to the two

"You are now looking at a brand new architect!" Prestina said as she motioned to Trunks

"Hmph, well done." Vegeta praised before going back to his meal

"Wow, how did that happen?" Bulma asked

"Well, it wasn't exactly easy, but my employer gave me a lot of slack since I'm a Brief. So because of that I was able to get in without a degree!" Trunks said

"Talk about privilege." Teen Trunks said with surprise, realizing that they were a very powerful family indeed

"And what's gonna happen now?" Chocolata asked as both Prestina and Trunks sat at the table

"Starting tomorrow I'll get some training to become a proper architect, and then from there I'll learn more and more." Trunks said as he opened a capsule that had his name on it

"I'm just surprised that he got in at all." Teen Trunks replied offhandedly as he went back into his food

"Congrats Trunks, looks like your all grown up! I'm proud of you!" Bulma said before shedding a tear

"Oh they grow up so fast, just a few years ago you were a baby." She said

"Actually that was me." Teen Trunks reminded his mother after swallowing a mouthful of food

"You're right, almost forgot." Bulma said with a light chuckle

"Thank you mom, for everything. Starting tomorrow I'll be on my own for the first time...if only my original mom could see me now..." Adult Trunks said in a slightly solemn tone

"Cheer up Trunks, you shouldn't be sad." Prestina told the Hybrid Saiyan

"I'm sure she'd be very proud of you." Bulma said with a smile

"Yeah...your right." Trunks said as he smiled, and looked all around him, and saw all of the friendly faces. His close friend and her sister, his younger self, his figurative father and mother, all of them smiling as they looked at him

Trunks was indeed home, and nothing could change that

"Thanks guys." He said before digging into his food


Bonus Bit: Protection from the Dark


A day such as this one is indeed a happy one for many, and as nighttime fell billions of people soon fell sound asleep

However many fell victim of their own imagination


Android 21 was one such victim

As she slept, she dreamed of many pleasant things, scientific discoveries, friendships and all the like

However soon she was pulled from her sleep, yet she was unable to move her body

Oddly enough, she could see her surroundings, almost as if she was wide awake, however neither she nor the soul could move at all

"Am...I dreaming?" 21 thought sluggishly as she looked around her dark room

She scanned the room and saw a pitch black figure standing in a corner, however she couldn't tell who it was. And yet when she sensed her surroundings, the being seemed to have no ki signature

"Oh how lovely, I'm glad you can see me now." The figure said in a feminine voice

21's heart immediately began to race, knowing who's voice it was

"Heeeeeeeeey~ It's sooooo good to see you again, I was beginning to wonder when we'd meet again." The figure said as it seemed to walked out of the corner, yet her image was still pitch black

"Did you miss me? I'm sure you did, after all the bonding we had together, after all I missed you too." The figure said before stopping just in front of 21's face

21's heart beat quickly as she could only stare at the outline of her Majin form, yet she knew that this had to be her evil self

"Scared? Oh don't be like that, I had a lot of fun with you, I was able to fight so many strong people last time, but it's a shame I wasn't able to eat any of them." The figure said whilst laughing slightly

"But don't worry, I'll come back and take over again. And no one will know the difference this time, it's going to be so much fun~" The figure continued to speak before laughing evilly

21 and the soul could only stare in horror at what the figure self was suggesting, their collective minds began to race in panic as they tried their hardest to move 21's body, but failed helplessly

However the figure's laughter was cut short by the door opening, allowing a faint light to enter the room. The dark figure immediately disappeared along with most of the darkness, as if it wasn't even there

"Hm, I knew you were awake." A voice said as the faint figure walked closer

Soon Cell was the one to kneel just in front of 21. He could see her petrified eyes and he could also sense her mind race as well as her heart

Cell had just came to check on 21, because he could sense her active mind and thought that she may be awake. Luckily he was also able to dispel the allusion her imagination created

"Don't worry 21, you were just dreaming. Whatever it was, it was all in your head. All you have to do is close your eyes and settle down." Cell said with a calm and smooth voice

"Don't worry, I'll be here to protect you from anything that may harm you in your sleep." Cell said as he watched 21 shut her eyes

Cell sat quietly as he sensed 21's mind calm itself again, before slipping into unconsciousness once more

"I'll always be here, whenever you need me." Cell thought to himself as he slowly walked out the room and closed the door shut