Family is All That Matters

by Sara-Tober

Trunks is a teen father & already has three kids of his own. However, he just finds out that he has two more children out there…twins. He actually already kind of knew about them…one of them at least; he didn't know he had another set of twins. How will he handle 5 kids? Will he have to deal with 5 kids—or will it just be 4? What kind of twists & turns lie ahead? Rest Inside.

11. Trauma: The Truth About Elm: S & Scooby

Sorry about any confusion on chapter 11:

After I posted Chapter 11 previously, I realized that I wasn't happy with it. It's not that I wasn't completely unhappy with it. I just decided I wasn't ready for Sakura to be introduced yet; I don't want her introduced until later on.

So I just decided to completely rewrite it. I am now much happier with it.

Once again, I'm sorry for any confusion as to why I'm posting Chapter 11 again.

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After half an hour, they arrived at a large house.

"Where are we?" Teddy asked, looking out her window.

"Who's house is this?" Kishu asked, causing Knickers to shake his head.

"This is our house—our home." Trunks answered, removing the keys from the ignition.

"Really?" Kishu and Teddy excitedly asked.

"Yep. Starting tomorrow this is where we'll be living." Trunks replied before getting out.

"Tomorrow?" Teddy asked, confused when Trunks opened the door.

"Yes. Tomorrow. Elm and Lily won't have their beds and dressers until tomorrow. And I promised Grandma we'd spend one more night at their place before moving." Trunks explained.

"Ok." Teddy replied, happy with that answer.

"Can we get out now?" Kishu impatiently asked.

"You can, but you need to stay by the van and Grandma. Don't go running off. Do you understand me?" Trunks answered and then sternly ordered.

"Yes." Kishu and Teddy answered.

"That means you too, Knickers." Trunks told Knickers.

"Yes, Dad." Knickers calmly replied.

"Can we go to the other side of the van to look at the house?" Teddy eagerly asked.

"Let me out, please." Vegeta told Trunks, standing there.

"Ask Grandma or Grandpa. Knickers, please take Elm with you." Trunks replied, moving so Vegeta could get out.

"Ok." Knickers, Kishu, and Teddy, replied, stepping out of the van.

Trunks handed Elm over to Knickers but was quickly set on the ground because he wanted to walk.

"Daddy." Lily happily spoke, looking at Trunks, bouncing her legs.

"Lily… I know you and Grandpa were playing a game, but now it's time to wear your shoes. Ok?" Trunks told Lily, holding her shoes in front of her.

"Out?" Lily softly asked, holding her blanket, holding her legs still.

"Yes, you're getting out of your seat. Do you know why?" Trunks asked, slipping her sandals on before removing her from her seat.

"Tay-toes?" Lily innocently asked.

"No. I'm showing you, Elm, Teddy, Kishu, Knickers, Grandma, and Grandpa our new home. We're going to spend tonight at Grandma and Grandpa's, but tomorrow we're going to be moving into our new home. Do you understand? No? I didn't think so… Umm… Starting tomorrow, we're going to be living in our new home; we're going to be living here." Trunks explained once he and Lily were outside, looking at the house.

"Why?" Lily questioned, looking at Trunks.

"Why? Because this is our home. This is where you, your brothers, sister, and me will be living as a family. Grandma and Grandpa will come visit, and we'll visit them. Are you all ready to go see?" Trunks answered Lily before asking everyone else.

"Yeah!" Kishu and Teddy exclaimed, running to the house.

"I'll keep an eye on them." Knickers sighed, following Kishu and Teddy.

"I'll keep an eye on them." Bulma stated with a smile, following Kishu, Teddy, and Knickers.

"Are you two ready?" Trunks asked, holding Lily while looking down at Elm.

"Sure." Elm replied, following the others.

"Keep your guard up." Vegeta told Trunks as they started walking to the house.

"Right." Trunks agreed.

"Down, pease." Lily asked, looking at the ground.

Trunks didn't say anything; he just set her down but kept her blanket, watching her run, feet inward.

"Em!" Lily cried, running to Elm.

"Lily, be careful." Elm told Lily, catching her before she fell.

Lily didn't seem too bothered as she grabbed Elm's wrist with both hands.

'This is going to suck. This should've never happened in the first place… God, I'm stupid.' Elm thought to himself as he and Lily walked up with everyone else.

However, there was a roadblock; Lily couldn't get up the three steps to the door; neither could Elm.

"Come on." Vegeta told them, picking Elm and Lily up as Trunks walked to the door to unlock it.

"In we go. Shoes off at the door." Trunks instructed, stepping aside so everyone could go in.

"This is so big!" Teddy cried, running around after removing her shoes.

"It's huge." Kishu noted, shocked, removing his shoes.

"The size of the house puts the pictures to shame." Knickers stated, looking around after removing his shoes.

'This'll be great for Lily.' Elm thought to himself, looking around after Vegeta set him down.

"Elm, you need to take your shoes off." Trunks told Elm, removing his shoes.

Elm huffed, annoyed, but removed his shoes along with Vegeta and Bulma.

"No!" Lily cried, clinging to Vegeta.

"Lily, what's the matter?" Trunks asked, concerned.

"Do you want to get down and walk?" Bulma asked, looking at Lily.

"No!" Lily cried.

"Dad, set her down for a second." Trunks told Vegeta, getting Lily's blanket ready.

Vegeta did as Trunks told him—well, he tried to.

"No! No! No! No!" Lily screamed, refusing to let go of Vegeta, having a panic attack.

"Lily look what I have. Do you want your blanket? And you can take your shoes off now." Trunks asked and then calmly explained, kneeling next to the distressed girl, clinging to his father.

Lily stared at Trunks and her blanket for a good minute and a half before pushing her shoes off, letting go of Vegeta, and slowly walked over to Trunks.

"Come here. What's the matter?" Trunks gently told Lily, securely wrapping her in her blanket before asking as he lifted her into his arms.

Lily didn't respond; she just laid her head against Trunks's shoulder.

"What's wrong?" Knickers asked, concerned, watching Lily.

"It's too big for her. It's empty and there are too many boxes; that means it's time to play Place the Child in a Box." Elm spoke up.

"Place the child in a box?" Everyone asked, looking at Elm.

"Mom would put us in a box and duct tape it shut. We had so long to escape before she sent us sliding down some kind of chute, into garbage or something." Elm calmly explained.

"Lily, we're not going put in a box and send you down a chute. Ok. This is home. You're safe, remember?" Trunks explained and then asked, rocking a very shaky Lily.

"Can we look around now?" Teddy impatiently asked, looking around.

"Hold on a second; let me get Lily a little more situated." Trunks told Teddy, kneeling to set Lily on her feet; he then lightly placed her blanket around her shoulders before picking her up again.

"Ok… Shoes are always to be taken off at the front or back doors; they are not to be worn in the house—especially not your rooms. This is the entryway: the right closet is where coats will be hung up. The left closet is where the mop and bucket, broom and dustpan, feather duster, and vacuum will be. From here there are a few halls leading to different areas of the house. I think we'll start with upstairs because there's less up there. Follow me." Trunks explained before instructing everyone to follow him upstairs; Bulma happily carried Elm up.

"Mmmm…" Lily moaned in fear and immediately started clinging to Trunks, tucking her legs up.

"It's ok, Lily; we're just going upstairs. I have you. I'm not going to drop or throw you down the stairs." Trunks soothingly spoke to Lily, rubbing her head as he walked up the stairs.

"Wow, this is nice." Bulma noted once they were all upstairs.

"From what I understand, the original plans for the house were to be a duplex or something like that. That would be why there's a door at the bottom and top of the stairs." Trunks explained, holding onto Lily.

"Daddy, what's that?" Teddy asked, looking at a thick metal chain hanging from the ceiling.

"That's the attic. None of you are allowed up there. That includes you, Knickers. It's meant for storage and storage alone. Do I make myself clear? If any of you go up there, there will be consequences." Trunks sternly explained, looking at Knickers, Kishu, Teddy, and Elm; Lily nodded her head that she understood.

"Yes," "Dad." "Daddy." Knickers, Kishu, Elm, and Teddy, answered right away.

"Good. Now that we go that out of the way, let's continue. There are three bedrooms up here and a full bathroom. There is also a hall closet at the end of the hall. The bathroom and one of the bedrooms are on the left side and the other two bedrooms are one the right side. Except for my bedroom downstairs, all the bedrooms are the same size, and all the floors are carpet. So there is no need to argue over who gets what room. My thoughts were having the boys upstairs and the girls downstairs with me. However, if we do that, these doors have got to stay closed when Elm is upstairs; I don't want him falling downstairs." Trunks explained.

"I thought you were going to see if Elm and Lily wanted to share a room." Bulma stated, looking at Trunks.

"I don't want to share a room with Lily. I love Lily very much, but I'd like my own room." Elm spoke right away.

"Oh. Ok." Bulma replied, stunned.

"Anyway, have a look around." Trunks told everyone.

"Can I have the room across from the bathroom?" Kishu asked right away.

"I don't care—so long as this doesn't start any kind of fight." Trunks told Kishu and Knickers.

"Elm, what room would you like?" Knickers asked, looking at Elm.

"It doesn't matter to me. I guess I'll take the one next to the bathroom. Sorry; I'm just tired." Elm replied, sighing and then apologized.

"Ok. Then I'll take the one across from Elm." Knickers stated, taking what room was left.

"Well, since you have your rooms picked, let's head back downstairs." Trunks instructed, having Bulma and Elm go first, followed by Knickers, Kishu, and Teddy with Vegeta behind them; he and Lily were last.

"Mmmm." Lily cried, clinging to Trunks again.

"We're just going back downstairs; you're ok." Trunks calmly told Lily.

"Where are we going next?" Teddy asked, ready to take off.

"Hold your horses; we stay together so nobody gets lost. Follow me. This is half bathroom." Trunks started but was interrupted.

"Why is it called a half bathroom?" Teddy asked, confused.

"A half bathroom is a bathroom that only has a toilet and a sink; there is no shower or tub." Trunks answered, looking at Teddy.

"Oh. Why?" Teddy asked, even more confused.

"Half bathrooms are just for going pee or poop." Kishu answered right away.

"Ohhh… Ok." Teddy replied, happy with that answer.

"This is the living room. As of tomorrow—or the next day, we'll have a couch, a few chairs, and a TV—among other things. That includes the PS4 and Xbox. They stay out here." Trunks sternly explained.

"Aww man! Why?!" Kishu and Teddy complained right away.

"Because I said so. You don't need these gaming systems in your room. I bought them for all of you because you all had to have them." Trunks answered, looking at Kishu and Teddy.

"But Knickers rarely ever plays either of them, I only like the Xbox, and Teddy only plays the PS4!" Kishu complained.

"Keep it up, Kishu." Trunks warned.

"But why?!" Kishu and Teddy complained.

"Potty." Lily mumbled against Trunks's shoulder.

"Ok. Hold on. Mom, can you take Lily to go potty?" Trunks asked, looking at his mom.

"Of course. Come on, Lily." Bulma gently told Lily after setting Elm down.

'What is it with kids and video games?' Elm asked himself as Bulma took Lily to the bathroom.

"Now that's enough—both of you. If you keep it up, not only will neither of you have a TV in your rooms, but I'll either sell the systems, including your 3DSs, or I'll smash the systems, including your 3DSs to pieces. Either way, you won't have them anymore. Do I make myself perfectly clear?" Trunks sternly told Kishu and Teddy.

"Yes," "Dad." "Daddy." Kishu and Teddy mumbled, looking down.

"Oh, and when we get back to Grandma and Grandpa's, neither of you will have your 3DSs or TV. You're both grounded for the rest of the night. I gave you fair warning about not complaining about where the systems go, and you didn't listen. Any arguing will get you another day of grounding. We will discuss family movie night later." Trunks strictly told Kishu and Teddy.

"Yes," "Dad." "Daddy." Kishu and Teddy mumbled again, this time looking at Trunks.

"All better." Bulma said with a smile, walking over to everyone with Lily.

"I completely forgot; there wasn't any toilet paper in there, was there?" Trunks asked, looking at Bulma.

"No, there wasn't. But not to worry; Grandma comes prepared. I keep wipes in my bag." Bulma replied with a smile, holding Lily to Trunks.

"Would you like to get down and walk now?" Trunks asked Lily, noticing her looking at the floor.

"Yeah." Lily softly answered.

"Ok. Just set her down, please. Lily, you stay with everybody, ok?" Trunks told Bulma and then Lily.

"K." Lily replied before sticking her finger in her mouth.

"Ok. Living room. Over here is the kitchen with the dining room right next to the kitchen. The kitchen and dining room are not to be played in: one's for cooking and baking and the other's for eating or doing homework. The sliding glass door between the kitchen and dining room leads outside. We live on four acers, but you only have access to three of them. The fourth and final acer is for training. So, where the fence ends, you don't go any further. If any of you go passed the fence without me, Grandma, or Grandpa, there will be consequences. Knickers, once you turn twelve, we'll talk about the fence." Trunks explained, showing them the kitchen, dining room, and the door that leads outside.

"Can we go outside and look at everything?" Teddy asked, looking at Trunks.

"Not right now. We still have a few other rooms to look at. Maybe if we have time, we'll look after the rooms." Trunks told Teddy.

"Ok." Teddy happily replied.

"Moving on. This is the full bathroom with a toilet, sink, tub, and shower. The upstairs bathroom has a toilet, sink, tub, and shower as well. This is my room. I do have a bathroom in here, but you all need to ask to use it. This bedroom, I do believe will be a guest bedroom and the two rooms on either side of mine will be Teddy's and Lily's rooms. Do you wanna go look?" Trunks asked, looking at Teddy and Lily.

"I want this room!" Teddy called, immediately running to the room on the left.

"Do you wanna see if your sister would like that room as well?" Bulma asked, looking at her granddaughter.

"No. I want this room!" Teddy yelled, stomping her feet.

"Teddy, that's enough. If you're not going to behave, you'll get whatever room I pick for you. How about that? You're already grounded for the rest of today. Do you want to add another day?" Trunks strictly warned Teddy.

"But I want this room!" Teddy screamed.

"Teddy Cami Briefs! Now, that is enough. We're going to let Lily look at the rooms and let her pick where she wants to be. I'm not going to reward bad behavior; you know this. You know better. You will be grounded tomorrow now as well. Keep it up and you'll add another day and so on and so forth. Now, Lily… I'm sorry for yelling, but Teddy was misbehaving. Would you like to look at the rooms now?" Trunks scolded Teddy before calmly asking Lily.

"We'll start with this room." Trunks said, setting Lily in front of the room Teddy so desperately wants.

Lily peeked in the room, turned around, and walked back over to Trunks.

"No? How about this room?" Trunks asked, setting her in front of the room on the right.

Lily stared at the room for a few minutes before looking back at Trunks.

"It's ok. Go ahead." Trunks kindly told Lily.

Slowly, Lily waddled into the room and looked around; she went right to the closet and sat down.

"Lily?" Trunks asked, concerned, walking into the room.

"Oh, Lily…" Trunks sadly sighed when he walked to the closet to find Lily lying in the closet, curled up in a ball.

"What's she doing?" Kishu asked, walking in.

"Kishu, please stay out for now." Trunks told Kishu as calmly as he could while Elm walked in.

"It's home… That's what she knows." Elm told Trunks, watching Lily.

"Yeah… I figured as much. Lily, this isn't your room; this is your closet. Out there—that's your room should you choose it. This is for your clothes and maybe some toys—or something. Out there, in your room, you'll have a bed, dresser, desk with a chair, toys, maybe a TV. You never have to sleep on the floor in a closet ever again." Trunks explained as best as he knew to an autistic three-year-old with ADD. However, he didn't think about the PTSD and anxiety; Lily looked out into the room and started wailing. And because she was crying so hard and so much, she was struggling to breathe.

All Trunks could do was sit on the floor in the closet, holding and rocking Lily, trying to soothe her.

After a few minutes, Lily started calming down—and pointed to the room.

"Do you want this room?" Trunks asked, walking out of the closet with Lily.

"K…" Lily softly answered, laying her head on Trunks's shoulder.

"How is she?" Knickers asked, concerned.

"Confused. Teddy, if you're going to misbehave, you're not going to get what you want. However, Lily has picked the other room. So you'll get the room you want. But from now on, if you misbehave, you get nothing. Understood?" Trunks answered Knickers before explaining to Teddy.

"Yes, Daddy. Sorry." Teddy answered and apologized.

"Can we look at the backyard now?" Kishu asked right away.

"I don't think so; it's heavily raining. We should be heading out anyway. Starting tomorrow you'll have all the time in the world to look and play out back." Trunks replied.

"Do we have a basement?" Knickers asked, looking at Trunks.

"Yes, we do. And there's an area for everyone. But we should probably be headed ou—" Knock. Knock. Knock. Trunks answered and then started when somewhen started knocking on the door.

"Are you expecting company?" Bulma asked, looking at her son.

"No. The only people who know the new address are us, Goku, and Gohan. Nobody else should know because I haven't told anyone. The others shouldn't know until tomorrow—when we get everything else here. Mom, take Lily please. The rest of you, stay with Grandma." Trunks answered and then told Bulma, handing her Lily before telling Knickers, Kishu, Teddy, and Elm.

Knock. Knock. Knock.

"Coming!" Trunks called as he and Vegeta started walking to the door.

"Who is it?" Trunks asked once they got to the door.

"Tiny Tots Furniture Land Moving Company. We're looking for a Trunks Briefs; we have two beds and dressers: one of them for a special needs child." A man on the other side of the door replied just before opening the door.

When Trunks opened the door, there was indeed a Tiny Tots Furniture moving truck—and two men in uniform.

"Hi. Sorry; I wasn't expecting you until tomorrow." Trunks told them after opening the door.

"Sorry. We were on our way to the base after making a different delivery when we got lost. We saw the area, address, and a vehicle, so we figured we'd stop and see if the owner was home. If it's a problem, we can just come back tomorrow." One of the men explained.

"No, it's fine. You're here; you might as well bring them in." Trunks replied, looking at the men.

"Ok. Could you please make sure we have the correct items before we unload?" The second man asked, looking at Trunks.

"Yeah." Trunks replied, walking with the men and his dad to the truck.

After a few minutes, Trunks stated that everything was correct.

"What's going on?" Kishu asked when Trunks walked back in.

"Stay out of the way; Elm and Lily's beds and dressers are here." Trunks told Kishu, Teddy, and Knickers; Bulma had Lily, and Knickers had Elm.

Ten Minutes Later:

"Ok. We just need you to sign, saying you received everything and that nothing was damaged." The first man stated as the second went to wait in the truck; Vegeta made him nervous.

Trunks signed the paper, and the man was out of the house.

"How are we doing over here?" Trunks asked, noticing that Lily was barely awake—until she was.

'Well, it's time for me to leave.' Elm intended to think to himself, but Lily heard him.

"No!" Lily cried, trying to push away from Bulma, shocking everyone there.

"Do you want down? All you have to do is ask." Bulma gently explained, setting Lily down.

'Lily, it's time. You knew this day was coming. You knew the day your dad came to the hospital. Just think. Now you have a dad who loves and won't hurt you. You have three older siblings who love you. And you have two amazing grandparents who love you as well. You're safe now.' Elm told Lily.

"No! Em no!" Lily screamed, tears just running down her face.

"What's going on?" Trunks asked, looking at Elm, confused as he walked to his bed and dresser.

"It's time to go." Elm calmly stated.

"Yeah, we'll leave in just a minute or two. I have to at least get the beds and dressers to their respective rooms." Trunks replied.

"No. You don't understand; it's time for me to go." Elm replied.

"No!" Lily cried, waddling a little.

"Don't understand what? Where are you going? Elm?" Trunks asked, looking at Elm.

"First of all: I don't belong here. Secondly: I'm not Elm; Elm's dead. I killed him." "Elm" stated, looking at everyone before a bright light surrounded him.

When the light disappeared, this green, black, and white humanoid-looking thing with dark green hair and gray eyes was standing where Elm had previously been.

"What the hell? Who and what the hell are you?!" Vegeta yelled, pissed off.

"What do you mean you killed Elm?" Knickers, Kishu, and Teddy, asked, standing there, shaking; Trunks was just in shock.

"Em!" Lily continued to cry for him.

"My name is Eel and I'm a Hypomimicmorph." This thing, Eel, calmly started answering them.

"Hypomimicmorph?" The kids asked, confused.

"I'm a shapeshifter. Once again, Lily, I'm sorry; I have to go." Eel answered and then told Lily as she stood there, crying.

"Who are you exactly? Is that even Lily?" Knickers asked, seething.

"I told you: my name is Eel and I'm a Hypomimicmorph. Yes, that's Lily—the one and only. Yes, I killed the real Elm, but I had no choice. Elm was not innocent; he was an evil little shit, who if I or someone else hadn't killed at the time, would've killed Lily. Luna wasn't the evil bitch you were told about; it was Elm. No, Luna never wanted to be a mother—and wasn't the mothering type, but she would've never hurt Lily. Yes, Elm was beat, but that's because it kept him at bay. However, it didn't stop him from harassing, tormenting, torturing, and beating Lily. I killed Elm last year sometime and took over as him. In hindsight, I probably shouldn't have done that. Actually, I wasn't supposed to do that; I wasn't supposed to get close to her—or any of them. Any of them being Nekodians. However, I was also told to do this—just don't get close. Well, I failed at that. I was supposed to pretend to be a lighter version of Elm and avoid Lily until I got a signal saying it was time for me to leave. I got that signal a few hours ago. The prophecy is completed. Because I'm sure it's going to be asked, but I don't have time, Elm and Lily are the reincarnations of the first ever twin Nekodians ever born. They are also the only twins born since then. Nekodians are usually born as singles, triplets, or quadruplets—never twins. That has something to do with the original twins and the prophecy. The Nekodian Elders know all, but unfortunately, you can't get a hold of them—and Lily's too little to get a hold of them. However, I've been given permission to tell you that out of the entire Nekodian race, pretty much all are only half. Some are half Nekodian and half Saiyan like Lily. There are some half Nekodian and half Human. There are half Nekodian and other races out there like Venarians, Ariens, and so on, and so forth. There are even two or three half Nekodian and half Juptarians out there That's odd considering Juptarians are the reason for pretty much the extinction of the Nekodian race. But I'm sure that those two or three individuals are probably products of rape. But anyways… As I just told you, most any and all Nekodians left are half-breeds. However, there are two full Nekodians left." Eel explained.

"These Elders of there?" Vegeta asked, glaring at Eel.

"You don't intimidate me, Vegeta. I've been around for fifteen thousand years. You're also half immortal now as well. That's thanks to the birth of Elm and Lily; Nekodians are immortal unless killed. They stop looking like they age between fifteen and twenty-one. When a Nekodian has sex with a non-Nekodian by choice, their partner gains immortality as well. If a female Nekodian has a child with a non-Nekodian, that child's father's entire side of the family become immortal unless killed as well. Sometimes friends (like most of your friends) can become immortal unless killed as well. That usually means the child will eventually trust them enough to give off that ability. Elm, being evil, didn't trust nobody. Even if he didn't, he was evil and wanted it all for himself. That's why he wanted to kill Lily. Kill her, he can absorb her and steal her energy, abilities, and soul. What that means is that he'd become fully immortal. Because they were twins, Lily got Elm's abilities; her body rejected his soul—so that went to Hell. I'm not sure why she wasn't able to get his energy; she's not very strong, but she is at the same time. I can't tell you any of this information, but you'll find out later on, that Lily is stronger than anyone ever gives her credit for. But she has and will always have her issues. She does have a proper mate out there, as do you. But to answer your question, no; the Nekodian Elders are all dead. There are five of them and only Nekodians can contact them. The elders know everything about any all living Nekodians—whether they be full, half, a third, or even a sixteenth. If they have even a little Nekodian in them, the Elders know. With that said, from now on, anymore Nekodians born will only be half. There are two living full Nekodians—both female. One is over a thousand years old and the other just turned twenty-one a few months ago. They've managed to stay hidden all these years. But that's partially because of me. It's also partially because of another fellow who has been keeping an eye on the twenty-one year old." Eel started explained, only to stop and take a breath before continuing.

"Both of these Nekodians are important to Lily—and soon all of you. Again, you'll find that out in the future. But the younger one; she's the most important. These two are not normal Nekodians, by the way; they are Nekodian witches. And despite what the older one says, the younger one is a hundred times stronger than her. But she's been around for over a thousand years and become accustomed to being the strongest of her kind. Please note that I was not allowed to say anything until the signal was given. And even then, I'm only allowed to say so much. If I could've said something when we first me, I would've. There are a lot of twits and turns with Lily. But if you want to know more, you should probably ask your Namekian friend—Piccolo? He knows quite a bit. Don't get angry with him when you see him next; he didn't know about Lily. Well, he knew of Lily, the one Nekodian would watch and care for her once a month for a few days. And Piccolo has kept an eye on the full Nekodian her entire life, so he's seen Lily. But I know for a fact he doesn't know she's your child." Eel finished explaining.

"Just so you are aware, I don't get a thrill out of killing children. However, I know that if I hadn't, I knew the fate of the world. And I knew none of you'd be able to do it. If he were allowed to keep living, Elm would only become stronger and Earth would be completely obliterated. So, in a way, I'm sorry. But for Lily's, and the two full Nekodian's sakes, I'm not sorry." Eel apologized but didn't apologize.

"What happens now?" Trunks asked, looking at Eel.

"I leave. I served my time. I'm not going into details because it's none of your business, but I got drunk, did something incredibly stupid and got five thousand years of watching over Nekodians—mainly the royal family. That includes Lily because her great, great grandparents, who first came here one hundred years ago were king and queen at the time. Anyway, their second son and his wife (who are Lily's great grandparents), had two kids, who mated with the son and daughter of the three others who made it to Earth at the time. Those three were two female and one male. Both females had one child each: one had a boy, and one had a girl. Lily's great, great grandparents didn't believe in mating outside of their race. To keep the race pure, they had to mate with their own kind. By the time Lily's grandparents were alive, the king and queen had been dead for a few years—so it would've been ok to mate outside of the race. And I think that the daughter did, but I'm not sure; they're all dead now."

"But anyway, Lily's grandfather, met her grandmother, who was a Nekodian. She was a descendant of one of the Nekodians who escaped from Nekodian around the same time as the current older living Nekodian and her husband. Unsure how or why, but she came to Earth. She said she was the only one in her family that was left. Cassius and Stella Nikos. Luna's parents. Now, here's the last thing I can really say. Luna does not have seven brothers and sisters; she has two or three. That brings me to Coast Peer. If you ever see him and you have Lily, get her as far away from him as possible. He may be a social worker or whatever, but that's just a disguise. Do you know how lucky you are that Dr. Hashita contacted you? If he hadn't contacted you, there's a good chance Lily would be dead. Coast Peer is actually a rare species hunter; he hunts rare and endangered species. Right now, he and a witch hunter are looking for the two full Nekodains. The witch hunter, because they're witches, want to kill them. Coast and his associates, because they're full Nekodian, want to get a hold of them because they can make a lot of money on them. And them being witches as well only sweetens the pot as most say. Coast and his associates are a big reason that most Nekodians—full and half are dead. They sell the full Nekodians after they get done torturing them. It's even worse for females because they will repeatedly rape them. Any half Nekodians will not only be tortured and if female, raped, will be dismembered alive before they are killed. The only thing I know about sold full Nekodians is that they end up dead. The only reasons Coast didn't kill Lily is because we were brought straight to the hospital and then you were called. I know for a fact that Saiyans, because you are no longer rare or extinct, Coast and his associates aren't after you. In fact, they are terrified of you—and Namekians. So, I'm not sure if they'll come after Lily unless she's ever alone. But just in case, keep her away from him. They'd kill me if anything happened to her." Eel explained before ending in a mumble.

"They?" Bulma asked, looking at Eel.

"The only two living full Nekodians. The younger one especially; she was very protective of Lily. She did everything she could to try to keep Lily safe; she was actually trying to figure out who you were so that she could bring Lily to you. But Luna wouldn't say anything. But that's because of Elm. As much as he hated to admit it; he needed Luna. But I really do have to get going before I say something I shouldn't." Eel explained, answering Bulma.

"Em!" Lily cried, standing there.

"But before I go, I should let you know that this was foreseen by the full Nekodians. The younger one gave me a little bit of one of her abilities to use. Not to the full extent, but enough to make you all forget some things—especially Lily. Unfortunately, she'll remember how Elm actually was towards her. But if this isn't done, she'll do nothing but scream and cry for God only knows how long. She will refuse to eat, be held or comforted. Nothing. So, if you want her to be a happy little girl, getting her to sleep as fast as possible will be the best thing for her. A nap will help ease her suffering, but actually going to bed will completely make her forget me. Once she goes to bed and sleeps for roughly five hours, she'll be better. That being said, you might be able to get her to eat a little tonight, but I don't know how much. Teddy will be the same; she will also forget all of this. Kishu, I'm unsure about; the magic I was given to use goes by what its owner thinks. However, its owner doesn't know any of you; she just gave me enough to help erase. But because there are a lot of you, it'll be dispersed at it see fit. So I don't know what he'll remember. It'll will either be like Lily and Teddy, or like Knickers or the rest of you. Knickers is older, so he'll only forget my name and what I represent. Trunks, Vegeta, and Bulma: being adults and Lily's dad and grandparents, you will remember our conversation and other information. However, like your children, it'll be like you never met Elm at all. All memories of anything you may have done with him these past few days will be gone. Pictures will have still been taken but will be changed to not include him/me. Everyone you know who have met him, will have completely forgotten about him. Once you go to bed for the night, you won't remember. Doctors, nurses, social workers, hotels, restaurants, and whoever else who has come in contact with Elm will completely forget about him. The only other two who will remember are the two remaining full Nekodians. But now, I really have to go. Bye." Eel explained before getting ready to disappear.

"Wait! I have a quick question." Trunks called, stopping Eel.

"What is it?" Eel asked, looking at Trunks.

"So, if it's true about Elm being the one to abuse Lily, Luna never did? And she never let men touch her?" Trunks asked, hopeful, looking at Eel.

"Yes, Elm abused Lily. Luna only started abusing Lily towards the end—the last two weeks. However, as for men, Luna was so checked out a few months back that yes, she let men do as they pleased to Lily—to a point. Luna had enough sense to not let a man rape Lily. Luna checking out is because of Coast; he drugged her up really well. But now I must go. Goodbye." Eel answered before finally leaving.

"EM! EM! EM!" Lily screamed, running to where he was, tripping and falling over her own feet.

"Lily…" Trunks started with a sad sigh, watching her as he walked over. However, just before he got to her, she was up again; she ran to the window and just screamed and cried for "Elm" to come back.

"Em! Em!" Lily screamed, pacing back and forth in front of the window, trying to find him.

"Lily, he's gone." Kishu stated as nicely as he could.

"Kishu, don't. Thank you for trying to help, but right now—I don't think anything's going to help. Not until she can at least have a nap." Trunks sighed, walking over to Lily again.

"If what he said was true…" Knickers mumbled as Trunks picked up a screaming Lily.

"Knickers don't start. As crappy as it is, I believe him. After tonight, we'll find out for sure, but I honestly don't believe he's lying to us. What reason does he have to lie? Yes, I'm aware that people and other races lie, but I don't feel he is. Actually… Piccolo!" Trunks warned Knickers before explaining and then calling for Piccolo.

"You called? What's that screaming?" Piccolo asked, looking at Trunks as he faced away from him.

"My youngest daughter, Lily. I just found out about and got full custody of her a week ago. She's half Saiyan and half Nekodian. She also had a twin brother, Elm, at one point. Do you know a Hypomimicmorph called Eel—or anything about Nekodian culture—specifically a prophecy?" Trunks answered and then asked, turning to look at a stunned Piccolo.

"They're your twins?" Piccolo asked, shocked, staring wide-eyed at Lily.

"Yes. So, you do know of them? Eel said you have been watching over the last two remaining full Nekodians and that they were important to Lily." Trunks spoke, rocking Lily, trying to soothe her—but nothing seemed to be working.

"Why is she so worked up?" Piccolo asked, watching Trunks and Lily.

"Eel just left. She wants her brother." Trunks answered, rubbing the back of Lily's head.

"Ah. Yes, I knew of Elm and Lily. Do you know of Elm?" Piccolo replied and then asked, watching Lily.

"Yes, we heard of Elm; Eel was pretending to be him for Lily's sake or whatever. Turns out he killed Elm a year ago. And something about Luna not being abusive." Trunks explained, bouncing Lily, trying to get her to relax.

"I'll be right back." Piccolo told them before disappearing.

Five Minutes Later:

"Here, give her this." Piccolo said, handing Trunks a sippy cup.

"What is it?" Trunks asked, looking at the sippy cup Piccolo was holding.

"Some kind of drink to help Lily." Piccolo replied just before words started appearing in front of them.

Lily's Father,

Assuming this is Lily's father, & the big green slug that's been following me for years is a friend of yours and is & isn't a threat.

He was looking through my fridge, looking for something for the screaming child—Lily.

This will help her relax & sleep.

All it is is some warm milk mixed with some magic pixie dust.

Just tell her that it's "Magical Pixie Milk."

It's the only way to get her to drink warm milk.

There's nothing but warm milk mixed with some blue food coloring and edible glitter.

It's also in her favorite sippy cup I own.

If you can get her to drink it, it'll take approximately 5 minutes to become drowsy & 10-15 minutes to fall asleep.

S.

P.S.

Doctors don't know always know shit.

& I yes, I am referring to Dr. Hashita.

Just to point out. He is a great man & doctor, but he doesn't always know everything.

He used to be one of my doctors growing up ~_~

He's a nice enough guy, but he sometimes tends to misdiagnose kids people—mainly kids.

Most of the time, he's spot on, but there are times when he's not.

I understand that he's diagnosed Lily with Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA).

That's not true; she doesn't have RA.

Not in the way he says anyway.

She may have the RA in her wrists, but I promise you, that's it.

Ultimately, you're her father; the call is entirely up to you.

But I'd get a second opinion before starting her on "5,000,000" medications ~_~

Yeah, I know she has ADD, autism, anxiety, is a little slower than most kids her age…

Bla, bla, bla…

I have all that & I do just fine without medications.

Sure, I may be a little spacy at times—or so I've been told.

But anyway, my point, she does not have RA.

If she's like me, she has an unidentified physical ailment.

It's not something Earth's doctors have ever seen before.

& it's not something most will ever see.

I was seriously hoping that because Lily's only half Nekodian, she wouldn't have it.e

This ailment only affects Nekodians.

It's not really all that painful; it just causes the Nekodian who has it to fall over.

It's not anything too terribly serious—unless whoever has this issue falls downstairs, on concrete, or out of a tree.

It does not discriminate or care & it'll happen when you least expect it.

A fall can happen at any time.

So, by all means, get a second opinion, but when the doctor tells you it's not RA, but they don't exactly know what it is, don't let them start running tests.

If you love your daughter, DON'T let them run tests.

It's nothing but a huge pain in the a$$.

Sure, if it were just blood work & some scans, fine. So be it.

But it's so much more than just blood work & scans; the doctors will turn her into a giant pin cushion.

& that includes a—oh, what's it called?

Ummm…

Hold on…

I have it somewhere…

It's the shot they stick in your back, generally to test for meningitis.

Spinal Tap. That's it.

They not only do blood work & scans,

they also do a spinal tap.

Oh, crap…

I left the speaking part on.

& I'm still doing it.

Wow…

Ummm…

Anyway, I should probably get going.

Get a second opinion.

I'm not sure of your area… But tell your slug friend & have him leave me a note or something.

If I've been to the hospital in the area you live, which, there's a good chance I have…~_~

I can recommend a doctor who knows & understands—to a point—Nekodian culture.

They won't recommend or push to have extra testing done.

Have a lovely rest of your day & promise to keep Lily safe.

That's all that matters in the end.

S.

"Well, that was interesting…" Bulma spoke first, watching as words appeared in front of them.

"S?" Vegeta asked, confused as Trunks took the sippy cup from Piccolo.

"Lily, I have something for you. It's magical pixie milk…" Trunks told Lily, setting her on the ground.

"Pe-pease." Lily asked, reaching for the cup, trying to breathe.

Once Trunks gave her the cup, Lily started drinking the milk right away.

"So, Namek… Who is this person?" Vegeta asked, looking at Piccolo as Lily drank her milk.

"She's one of the last full Nekodians left. But that's all I can say. It's already bad enough she's seen me—or knows I'm around." Piccolo answered.

"What's the girl's name?" Vegeta impatiently asked, demanding answers.

"I cannot say. All I can tell you is that I've been sworn to protect her since she was like three—maybe four years of age." Piccolo answered, crossing his arms over his chest.

"Not even a hint, Uncle Piccolo?" Teddy innocently asked.

"That doesn't work on me. No, I can't give any hints." Piccolo replied, looking at Teddy.

"Clearly, her name starts with "S." So, we can go from there. Maybe there's a database…" Bulma thought out loud.

"Good luck. There is a database, but it only contains the deceased." Piccolo answered, looking at Bulma.

"So, you've been watching this girl for years now. Are you protecting her from witch hunters or Coast Peer and his group?" Trunks asked, looking at a shocked Piccolo.

"You know of Coast Peer?" Piccolo asked, looking at Trunks.

"Yeah; he was the twins—Lily's case worker." Trunks answered.

"And she's still alive?" Piccolo asked, dumbfounded.

"Dr. Hashita called me first. What can you tell me about Elm?" Trunks answered and then asked.

"Not much. I don't know much about the twins other than Elm was pure evil while Lily is pure innocence. My charge was S. I know that S was friends with Luna and did what she could to help her with Elm and Lily. If it wouldn't jeopardize everything, I would've killed the kid myself." Piccolo told Trunks what he could.

"Why is that?" Bulma asked, shaking a little.

"S used to go over to see Luna and Lily to make sure they were alive and well. She has unimaginable magic powers—for her age. According to what I've heard, not even her great grandmother didn't even come close to having that kind of power when she was S's age. S can control her powers, but with Elm, there was only so much she could do. She would go over once a month and put a small, thin barrier up that would keep him from killing Lily. Well, one of the last times she went over, Elm had enough of it and as soon as S entered the house, he hit her over the head, knocking her over. It stunned S enough that Elm had enough time to get a fire poker, stick it in the fire; he went after Lily with it. S, using what little strength and energy she had left, got up and was just barely able to block Lily. Instead of Elm stabbing Lily, S took it instead. She sent Elm flying across the room. I guess he was so shocked that it gave S time to put the barrier up and temporarily heal her side. Luna told her to take Lily and go. That's the last time I heard of Elm. I had later heard that Eel had killed him, but I had no clue he impersonated him." Piccolo honestly answered, looking at Bulma.

"This "S" did all that for a friend's child?" Vegeta asked as Lily started wabbling like she was drunk.

"Come here." Trunks told Lily just before picking her up; she was still crying, but it wasn't as loud as before.

"S did everything she could for Lily; she loved Lily like she were her own. Or that's how it seemed to me. If it weren't for the fact that she was with Luna when Luna gave birth—and the fact that S has never had any kind of relationship, I'd have to wonder if she were really Lily's mother. But S has never had any kind of relationship whatsoever." Piccolo replied.

"What are you saying?" Vegeta asked, looking at Piccolo.

"You know exactly what I'm saying." Piccolo replied.

"You're saying this girl, who is twenty or twenty-one is still a virgin? She's never had any sex of any sort?" Vegeta asked, dumbfounded, looking at Piccolo.

"I was trying not to say that in front of the kids. But yes, that's what I'm saying." Piccolo replied.

"What's a virgin? Is that a girl thing?" Kishu asked, slightly confused.

"What's sex?" Teddy asked, very confused.

"It's nothing for either of you two to know about just yet. It's adult stuff." Bulma replied.

"But Knickers isn't an adult." Kishu argued.

"Ok… It's something you'll start learning about when you're around his age. Come on; we really have to get going." Trunks spoke up, rubbing Lily's back; she had stopped crying and just dropped her cup.

"I have one more question before we leave—if you can answer it." Bulma spoke up as Trunks started walking to the front door.

"Hmm?" Piccolo asked as everyone got their shoes on.

"What else about this "S" makes you say that if it weren't for the fact that she was Luna when she gave birth, you'd wonder if S were Lily's mom?" Bulma asked, looking at Piccolo.

"Aside the fact that S is very motherly? They look alike—almost exactly alike. I don't know Luna all that well, but I have seen her before. In my opinion, Lily looks more like S than she does Luna. But again, S has never been any type of relationship. Up until a few months ago, she never really left her house unless it was to see Luna and then later bring Lily over. Recently, she's started doing all the grocery shopping and such. So, it's really impossible for S to be Lily's mother." Piccolo answered.

"There's also the fact that I saw Luna when she was pregnant with Elm and Lily; we went to the hospital and had a paternity test done. That's how I knew about them. Well, at the time I only knew of one child. And I guess, I only got one child." Trunks added in.

"You don't know who S could be?" Bulma and Vegeta asked, looking at their son.

"No. Not anyone that looks like Lily anyway. I know plenty of girls with S names, but none that Lily would look like. I promise, at this point, if I knew who this "S" could be, I'd tell you." Trunks replied.

"He might know her if he saw her. They've never met, but they've been in the same area a few times. Trunks and S were both having hectic days and bumped into each other. But I don't think they ever looked up long enough to see what the other looked like." Piccolo spoke up with somewhat of a smirk.

"What is that look for?" Vegeta asked, demanding an answer from Piccolo.

"I'll let you get to whatever it is you need to do. See you around." Piccolo replied before teleporting away.

"Damn Namek…" Vegeta growled.

"Dad come on; we need to go. Mom still needs to make something for dinner. And I need to lock up." Trunks told Vegeta, holding the door open.

"Hey. Elm's car seat is gone." Kishu stated once he opened the back door.

"He probably took that too. Get in so that I can get Lily before she gets sick again." Trunks told Kishu, Teddy, and Knickers.

"Who's sitting where?" Bulma asked, looking at Trunks.

"Teddy and Kishu can sit in the back, Dad can sit where he was sitting before, and Knickers can sit where Elm previously was." Trunks answered.

"Em…" Lily weakly moaned.

"I'm sorry, Lily. Or you and Dad can sit in the middle and Knickers can sit up front with me." Trunks told his mom as he got Lily in her car seat, covered with her blanket, and handed her her sippy cup; she was almost asleep but was fighting it.

"Em…" Lily spoke, barely audible.

"Everything's going to be ok, Lily; I promise. Just go to sleep." Trunks told Lily before lightly kissing her forehead.

"Trunks, I need to stop at a store on the way home; I have to pick up potatoes and something to go along with them. I never thought about until we got halfway to your house; nothing ever got taken out for dinner." Bulma told Trunks as they stood outside.

"That's fine." Trunks replied, going to walk around to the driver's side, but Bulma stopped him.

"Let your father drive; you're in no condition to drive. You're too stressed and worried about Lily. Just sit behind your father or me and watch over Lily." Bulma told Trunks, concerned.

"Fine… Knickers, get in." Trunks sighed and then told Knickers.

Twenty Minutes Later:

In the end, Vegeta and Bulma sat up front with Lily between them.

Trunks and Knickers were in the center, watching Lily as she drank her milk until she finally fell asleep.

Kishu and Teddy were in the back—both "secretly" playing their 3DSs without the sound.

"They're busy today." Bulma stated, looking at an almost filled parking lot.

"It's probably the storm that's supposed hit later this week. This is only the beginning. Kishu and Teddy." Trunks replied before sternly talking to his middle children as he unbuckled.

"Yes," "Dad?" "Daddy?" Kishu and Teddy asked, looking up from their games to look ahead of them.

"I don't care where you are in whatever game you're playing. Nor do I care if you can save or not. Turn the 3DSs off and hand them up. That's a week without them." Trunks quietly ordered, turning to face them.

"But… Why?! That's not fair!" Kishu and Teddy whined.

"I don't care. I specifically told you earlier that you two were grounded for the day and there would be no 3DS for the rest of it. And Teddy, you had already added an extra day over the whole room fiasco. Now, quit your yelling, or you'll wake your sister. She needs her sleep." Trunks warned.

"You said that we wouldn't get our 3DSs at Grandma and Grandpa's house; you said nothing about not being able to use them in the van." Kishu stated, being smart.

"Keep it up, Kishu; I dare you." Trunks warned, looking at his son.

"But he's right, Daddy; you did only say at Grandma and Grandpa's home." Teddy piped up.

"Teddy, behave." Trunks warned.

"But you didn't say anything about the van…" Kishu mumbled as he and Teddy handed Trunks their 3DSs.

"One more word about anything electronic—from either of you and I will give your 3DSs to Grandpa to do whatever he pleases. Do you understand me?" Trunks strictly warned, looking at Kishu and Teddy.

"Yes…" Kishu and Teddy mumbled.

"Mom, how long are you going to be in the store?" Trunks asked, watching Lily; she was starting to twitch as soon as Vegeta stopped the van behind another car waiting for a spot.

"I'm hoping ten to fifteen minutes, but with all this traffic, I'm not sure." Bulma answered.

"Do you have your phone or communication device on you?" Trunks asked, not taking his eyes off Lily.

"Yeah, why?" Bulma asked, confused.

"Because, if the van stops completely, Lily is going to wake up—and we just got her to sleep fifteen minutes ago. I want her to be able to sleep for as long as she needs. So, I was thinking we'll drop you off with Kishu and Teddy, and Dad, Knickers, Lily, and I will drive around to keep her asleep. Just contact me when you get done—or in the check out?" Trunks suggested.

"That's fine." Bulma replied, understanding.

"Why do we have to go in?" Kishu and Teddy complained right away.

"Because I said so. Because you two want to scream and yell and we can't have that right now. Because, obviously, you two are bored and your fingers need something to do. So you're going to go with Grandma and there will be no complaining. While you're in there, you are not to ask for anything. If you ask for anything without Grandma offering first, you'll lose your 3DSs for another day per thing you ask for—nor will you get your doughnuts. If Grandma offers you something, fine; there's nothing I can do about that. But nothing sweet. Neither of you need anymore sweets. Do I make myself clear?" Trunks told Kishu and Teddy, making sure to make eye contact with both of them.

"Yes…" Kishu and Teddy guiltily answered, looking down.

"Now, listen to me very carefully. I love you both so very much. I love all four of you more than anything in this entire universe. But you can't misbehave when you don't get your way or what you want. What's going on with you two?" Trunks asked as Vegeta started driving again.

"Why didn't Lily get in trouble for screaming?" Teddy softly asked, looking at Trunks.

"Teddy… Lily was hurt very badly, remember? By Elm, her mother, and other men. And then that man who was at the house earlier…" Trunks started but was interrupted.

"He said his name was Eel." Kishu spoke up.

"Yes. Eel. I'm not sure why, but he pretended to be Elm and was very nice to Lily—making her forget all the bad things the real Elm did to her and changed it to her mommy. Her mommy did hurt her, but not as much as we were told. And then, of course, there were men that hurt her as well. For Lily, she lost her best friend. And even though he technically wasn't, she lost her brother. That can't be easy for her. Losing your best friend like that is not like not getting the room you want—or losing your electronics. Lily is hurting; her heart is aching and breaking. You remember how you felt after you lost your pet mouse, Twister?" Trunks explained and then seriously asked.

"I was very, very sad." Teddy answered.

"You didn't leave your room." Kishu stated.

"That's enough. You had the same reaction with your hamster." Trunks stated.

"Sorry." Kishu and Teddy apologized.

"Teddy, Kishu—I don't like yelling or punishing you, but sometimes you leave me no choice. Tell you what. If you two can behave for the next few days, maybe I'll let you have your 3DSs back early. But if you don't behave, you'll keep losing another day. Understand?" Trunks calmly explained and then asked.

"Yes," "Dad." "Daddy." Kishu and Teddy replied.

"Good. Now, go with Grandma and behave." Trunks told them once Vegeta pulled up to the front of the store.

"Come on, you two." Bulma instructed with a smile.

"No sweets." Trunks sternly told Kishu, Teddy, and his mother; Bulma just waved at him.

Once the doors were closed, Vegeta started driving again, and Lily was sucking down my milk in her sleep.

Forty-Five Minutes Later:

They had picked Bulma, Kishu, and Teddy up about fifteen minutes ago and were now just getting home.

"Boys, go help Grandma and Grandpa with the groceries. Teddy, go wait by the front door." Trunks told Knickers, Kishu, and Teddy while he unhooked Lily's car seat from the car; the three did what they were told without argument, each grabbing bags.

Well, Knickers and Kishu each grabbed two or three bags while Teddy grabbed the doughnuts, carefully carrying them to the door.

"Ok…" Trunks sighed, stepping out of the van with Lily's car seat in hand; he then shut and locked the van up before heading in.

"You didn't take her out of her seat?" Bulma asked, looking at Trunks, confused.

"Nah. I figure I'll just let her sleep and stay in her seat until she wakes up. If she's not up in the next half an hour, I'll wake her." Trunks answered, setting Lily next to the couch.

"What are we having for dinner?" Kishu asked, looking at Bulma.

"I'm going to try to make that "Hamburger Gravy over Mashed Potatoes" we were told Lily likes. I found a recipe online; it seems easy enough." Bulma answered with a smile.

"Daddy, can I color?" Teddy asked, looking up at Trunks.

"With crayons, colored pencils, or markers, and on paper—not the iPad or whatever tablet you have." Trunks told Teddy.

"Yes, Daddy." Teddy replied, going to the kitchen with a coloring book and some crayons.

"What do you think you're doing?" Trunks asked, looking at Kishu when he grabbed the remote.

"Watching TV." Kishu answered like it was nothing.

"No… You're grounded, remember? That includes TV. I told you that earlier after the incident about the PS4 and Xbox. I said we'll discuss family movie night." Trunks sternly told Kishu.

"What am I supposed to do the entire night?" Kishu asked, staring at his father.

"Read an actual book, color with your sister, do a puzzle, use your imagination. There's no electronics for the next few days." Trunks sternly told Kishu.

"Fine…" Kishu mumbled, walking to a bookshelf and picked a book.

"And what are you doing?" Trunks asked, looking at Knickers.

"Preparing for high school." Knickers replied.

"High school? You still have to get through middle school. Knickers don't push yourself too much. You're smart and will do just fine. I'm not saying don't study, read, or whatever—just don't overdo it. Relax and have some fun. It's summer, and you have a new little sister who is counting and depending on you—just like Teddy and Kishu. I know this is all a big adjustment, but it'll all work out. I know you wanted both your sister and brother… But I guess that's just not possible. I know and understand you don't want to believe it, but deep down, you know just as much as I do that that Eel character and Piccolo are right: Elm was evil. And they're right in saying that if he were alive and were to become stronger, we may not be able to do the right thing to save Earth. It's hard knowing that one of my children could be evil, but do you know how I'm looking at it?" Trunks told Knickers before asking him.

"How?" Knickers asked, looking at Trunks.

"We have Lily—and I'm so thankful for her. Knickers be thankful she's alive and we're not planning a funeral. Unfortunately, I don't know what to do about Elm because I don't know what's left of him or if Eel buried him somewhere already. But that doesn't matter. What does matter to me is you, Kishu, Teddy, and Lily; you four are all that matter to me, Grandma, and Grandpa. Well, and Aunt Bulla, Uncle Goten, Vego, and Chiulma. But you four are who matter the most to me. I would've loved to have Elm as well. But he was evil, and there was nothing we could've done for him. Knickers—there was nothing we could do. You have to be thankful for who and what we have. Every day, I am thankful for Lily because I know now that we could've easily not had her at all—because I know she could be dead somewhere right now. I know I screwed up and it could've cost us Lily. So I am so thankful for her. But she's not the only one. Every day, I am so thankful for you. Every day, I am so thankful for Kishu. And every day, I am so thankful for Teddy. I am thankful that I have four great, handsome, beautiful, adorable, smart, amazing children. Straight, gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, Asexual. I don't care who you are or turn out to be; I love you for you and I'm thankful for you all every day." Trunks sincerely told Knickers, looking him in the eyes.

"Dad… I love you too. And I love and am thankful for Kishu, Teddy, and Lily. And I love Grandma and Grandpa as well. I love you all more than anyone or anything. And as much as I love Aunt Bulla, Uncle Goten, Vego, and Chiulma, I'd prefer not to see them until they mature a little—and stop destroying our things—or Chiulma always telling Teddy how she should be. Well, I guess I shouldn't say they should mature more; they're only three. But I wish they'd listen to and respect their elders more." Knickers replied, annoyed.

Bulma was standing in the kitchen, listening and crying her eyes out.

"What do you mean by that?" Trunks asked, looking at Knickers.

"Well, Vego and Chiulma don't respect anybody except their parents. But that's only because they get them whatever they want and don't tell them no. They told us that you have too many kids with too many different women; they said they heard their mom say something about it and that they agree. How could Grandma and Grandpa just let you go out and ummm… The word that rhymes with "duck" but starts with "F" these woman. All of whom were messes or messed up. And the only reason they come to visit is because their parents make them. That, and that Grandma and Grandpa always give them toys, candy, and some money-even though it's never enough." Knickers answered Trunks, shocking him and Bulma; Vegeta kind of saw this coming, but at the same time, he didn't and was now annoyed.

"And they wanted to take Elm and Lily home to play with and dress up like dolls." Teddy added in, looking up.

"When did they say all of that?" Trunks asked, looking at Knickers and Teddy.

"At the hotel." Knickers, Teddy, and Kishu answered.

"Why didn't you say anything?" Trunks asked, looking at them.

"We didn't want to get in trouble." Knickers answered.

"Every time we try to say something, Aunt Bulla gets mad and says we're lying. Then we get stuff taken away." Teddy softly answered.

"No matter what we say." Kishu mumbled.

"Why is this the first time I'm hearing of this? This is the first I'm hearing of any of this." Trunks asked, looking at the three.

"Aunt Bulla always said she told you and that we weren't to talk about it or we'd get in even more trouble." Teddy replied.

"I'm sorry that all that happened…" Trunks started.

"It's not your fault; it's ours for not seeing that she was lying to us." Knickers spoke up right away.

"Maybe so, but I'm your dad; I should've seen something was going on." Trunks replied.

"I'll be talking to your aunt in the next few days. That's unacceptable." Bulma strictly stated.

"In a few days?! I'm calling her now!" Vegeta exclaimed, pissed off, grabbing a communicator before walking to his training room.

"I'm going to keep your father from completely screaming at your sister. I'll make dinner when I get out." Bulma told Trunks before following after her husband.

Trunks, Bulma, and Vegeta, knew they were telling the truth because Knickers never lies. Teddy never lies about something like this. As much as Kishu likes to fudge the truth from time to time, this wasn't one of those times.

"Em…" Lily mumbled, slowly waking up.

"Hi, Baby. Did you have another good nap?" Trunks gently asked, walking over to Lily.

"Em?" Lily asked, looking around.

"No, Baby. Elm's not here. I'm so sorry." Trunks gently told Lily, apologizing as he removed her from her seat.

"Em…" Lily softly spoke, walking to a window to look out it.

"Lily…" Trunks sadly sighed, watching her.

"What do we do now?" Kishu asked, looking at Trunks.

"I guess we wait for bed. Hopefully, what Eel said was true and she'll feel better tomorrow. Lily, would you like to play a game?" Trunks replied and then asked, thinking of a board game they could all play. At the moment, all he could think of was Aggravation.

"Em." Lily sadly repeated, watching and waiting for him just to come walking up the steps.

"Ok… Time to get dinner started. Oh, when did Lily wake up?" Bulma sighed and then asked, noticing Lily standing at a window.

"A few minutes ago." Trunks answered.

"Is everything ok?" Bulma asked, concerned.

"Em…" Lily spoke again, this time falling on her butt, crying.

"Oh, the poor little girl; it's just breaks my heart." Bulma sadly spoke, watching Trunks pick Lily up.

"Did you get a hold of Bulla?" Trunks asked, rubbing Lily's back while looking at his mom.

"Yeah, we got a hold of her." Bulma answered, walking to the kitchen to start dinner.

"I'm guessing that didn't go well." Trunks asked, looking at his mom.

"Nope. Not at all. We got "it's not her problem." And "she can't help that they speak the truth." And then she hung up. So, your father teleported to them." Bulma replied.

"God… What the hell?!" Bulla snapped when Vegeta appeared with her, Goten, Vego, and Chiulma.

"Tell them." Vegeta demanded, looking at his daughter and grandchildren.

"I can't believe you said anything!" Vego yelled, looking at his cousins.

"That's enough! They should've said something before today. If you're only coming here to get material stuff, candy, and money, and not to see us just to see us, you're not going to be getting anything anymore—except on your birthday and Christmas. We're not going to give you anything if all it's doing is turning you into spoiled rotten brats." Vegeta explained to all of them.

"I'm not a spoiled rotten brat. I'm a princess angel." Chiulma stated, highly of herself.

"If you have to say that about yourself, it means your spoiled rotten." Vegeta stated.

"Dad!" Bulla exclaimed, shocked.

"Bulla, we love you, Goten, Vego, and Chiulma so much. But you're raising your children with such disrespect. I know we didn't raise you that way. You used to be such a good girl. What the hell happened?" Bulma asked, looking at her daughter.

"Me?! What about Trunks?! He has five kids with three different mothers! I suppose the last two don't count because they're twins. If they weren't, they'd probably have a different mother. The only other ones with the same mother are Knickers and Kishu—and we all know how that turned out. Where is the boy anyway? What's his name again? Elm? Where's Elm?" Bulla snapped, causing Lily to cry even more.

"Elm's no longer with us. He never was. Elm has been dead for over a year; a shapeshifter named Eel was impersonating Elm. Elm was apparently evil." Trunks started explaining.

"Well, ain't that just fantastic. What about the girl? Is she evil too?" Bulla interrupted, annoyed.

"No, Lily is not evil. Please stop bringing her brother up because this past year, Eel has been her brother and has been good to her; this has been extremely hard for Lily." Trunks stated, annoyed.

"Why? Because of all her issues? Why should we keep her in the dark?" Bulla asked, demanding an answer.

"Bulla, that's enough!" Bulma exclaimed, slapping Bulla across the face; she had had enough.

"Mom?" Bulla and Trunks asked, shocked as Bulla held her face.

"I didn't raise you—either of you the way you're acting. I don't know what happened to my daughter, but I want her back. Did Trunks make some mistakes? Yes, he did. But his children are not and shouldn't be treated as such. This isn't their faults, so don't bring them into it! As for Trunks, he's raising his kids, pretty much on his own and is doing a fantastic job. Yes, your father and I have helped him, but he's mostly done it on his own. And not only that, but he's raising respectful children. Yes, they have their moments, but what kid doesn't? Also, the boys' and Teddy's mothers were not mistakes; he truly loved them. It's just one was crazy and the other didn't make it through her birth. As for Luna, she was a mistake, but Lily sure as Hell isn't. I love Vego and Chiulma more than you or they will ever know, but they are spoiled rotten brats who run all over you. I don't care what it takes, you, Goten, and your kids will move in here. I'm not taking "no" for any kind of answer. Until you turn your life and attitude around, you will not be living on your own. And I will be telling Chi-Chi and Goku know what's going on and what your kids have said and learned. Once you and your children learn manners and such, you may move out. Goten's at least trying. Also, after Trunks and his children are settled, your father and I will be buying a house and some land out in the country near them. You will also be moving; you will not stay here. Do you understand me?" Bulma snapped and then asked, becoming scary Bulma. Not even Vegeta wanted to mess with her right now.

"Yes…" Bulla mumbled.

"Good. Now, when you and your twins are ready to apologize to your brother/uncle, and nieces and nephews/cousins, you will do so. Vegeta, take them home. Enjoy your freedom while you can. I love you, but I have never been so disappointed. And make sure you say goodbye to all those friends because you won't be seeing them anymore. They, I believe are the reason you're how you are now. We'll see you in a few weeks to help you start moving home. Have a good night." Bulma sternly told her daughter.

"Yes, Mom." Bulla replied before Vegeta took her, Goten, and the twins to their current home.

"Mom…" Trunks started but was interrupted.

"I'm ok. And I will be. It's time someone teaches Bulla a lesson. And you know what? I really am happy about all this. I love all my grandchildren equally, but right now, I'm so glad you raised your children right." Bulma told Trunks.

"Thank you. But Bulla will get there. Vego and Chiulma are only three; there's time to get that entitlement they have out." Trunks told Bulma as he held Lily.

"Yeah. I guess that's what happens when someone starts hanging out with the wrong crowd. I know I didn't raise either of you to be like that. I think a lot of it has to do with the fact that they had the twins so young. Yes, you had kids young as well… Actually, you were a younger than Bulla, but you handled it better. Mai was older than you and didn't care how she looked or anything. Bulla has always been into fashion and all that. She had the twins and could no longer hang out with her friends like she used to. Not only that, but I don't think neither Bulla nor Goten are happy. I'm surprised they made it this far. Your father has recently been talking about mates and such. Now that you're both full Saiyan, and I'm a Saiyan. Your dad seems to think that we all have a proper mate. He says it's something you know the instance you see the person—it's how he feels about me. So you and Bulla have someone out there, but it wasn't Mai, Miki, or Luna and it's not Goten. Don't get me wrong, I like Goten; he's like family. Well, he has my grandchildren, so he kind of is family. But he and Bulla aren't meant to be—their spark is gone. Honestly, I think that's why Vego and Chiulma are acting the way they are; they can feel the tension. I think they're just staying together because they have Vego and Chiulma together. I think they were teenagers who loved each other but were not in love. You know what I mean?" Bulma explained and then asked.

"Yeah, that all makes sense. I'll talk to Goten as soon as I get the chance." Trunks responded.

Just then, Vegeta popped back in.

"How is it there?" Bulma asked, looking at her husband.

"Hell. The moment I got them home Bulla started screaming at Goten; he just stood there and took it." Vegeta answered.

"What's going on with her as of late?" Bulma asked as she made dinner.

"Ask your sister." Vegeta grumbled.

"What does that mean?" Bulma asked, narrowing her eyes.

Bulma hasn't gotten along with her sister since she had her first child around the same time Mai and Trunks had Kishu; she had another child two weeks before Bulla had the twins.

Her sister raises the kids with the mentality that they should get whatever they want. And girls should be raised as little princesses while boys will be boys.

"It means Bulla and the twins have been hanging out with her often; your sister has rubbing off on her. And then you add the people she's been hanging out with lately—who by the way were only introduced to Bulla through your sister. And I don't believe Goten has anyone to hang out with there." Vegeta answered Bulma.

"We'll get Trunks and his kids settled and then we'll get Bulla, Goten, and the twins, and bring them home." Bulma stated.

"Right." Vegeta agreed—mainly because he didn't have a choice; Bulma scared him to the core this time.

"Em…" Lily mumbled.

"I'm sorry, Lily." Trunks apologized, rubbing Lily's back before kissing the top of her head.

"Vegeta, can you see if you can find Teddy's old booster seat in the attic for Lily? Dinner will be ready shortly; I'm just waiting on the potatoes to soften up so I can mash them." Bulma asked Vegeta.

"Yeah, I can do that." Vegeta replied, walking away.

Half an Hour Later:

"Dinner!" Bulma called after setting the table.

"It smells good." Kishu stated once he and everyone else sat down.

"What is that?" Teddy asked, pointing to a big bowl of chunky brown goop.

"That's the gravy; it's grounded up hamburger and beef gravy. These are the potatoes. I have them separated like this just in case someone doesn't want gravy—or wants it on the side. I made rolls. Unfortunately, I didn't have time to actually make them from scratch, but we have rolls and peas." Bulma answered.

"Yuck. Peas." Kishu and Teddy immediately stuck their tongues out.

"Lily likes peas. And this is the meal she asked for on her first night in a real home. Trunks, aren't you going to put her in her booster seat? Her blanket's there so she doesn't have to sit on the seat itself." Bulma explained and then asked, looking at Trunks and Lily.

"I tried; she doesn't want to sit in the booster seat right now." Trunks replied.

"He really did try; she's refusing to let go of him." Vegeta added.

"It's fine, Mom. Not only has it been a long day for her; it's been a hard, bad day for her. She misses her brother." Trunks told Bulma before she could say something.

"That guy wasn't her brother; he was an imposter. The real Elm was evil." Knickers bitterly stated.

"Knickers that's enough; don't start. Imposter or not; he kept Lily safe—and she really loved him like her own brother. He and this S character are a big reason Lily is alive now. After tonight it won't matter anyway; she will hopefully feel better. Knickers, he's all that she's known for the last year. All of you, imagine it like this: if your and Kishu's mother or Teddy's mother were still alive. Ok? Then all of a sudden, either one of them wanted full custody of any of you—and got her/their way. Now, they take any of you away from me except for weekends or even not at all. Teddy, you'd go to your mother's, Knickers, you'd go with your mother and Kishu would stay with me. Suddenly you're in a completely different environment and don't understand why that's happening. Knickers, you're forced to live with your mother, you wouldn't see Kishu, Teddy, or Lily except on the weekends. Or if your mother were vindictive and decided I couldn't see you at all; you wouldn't see your siblings at all. It's like they never existed, but you know that they do exist—or did. Right now, that's how Lily feels; her brother, who is all she's had for the last year, was just ripped away from her. Or imagine if anything happened to Kishu or Teddy. And then imagine that with either of those situations, someone came up to you and said something like what you just said about Elm/Eel. How would you feel?" Trunks scolded before giving Knickers, Kishu, and Teddy a scenario to think about.

"Sorry." Knickers apologized, sitting there, trying to understand Lily; he hasn't ever had to go through what she is currently going through. Meanwhile, Kishu was sitting in his chair, too stunned to say anything.

At the same time, Teddy sat in her chair with tears falling down her cheeks.

"Teddy, it's not going to happen. I just wanted you all to think about how Lily's feeling right now. However, we're not going to talk about this anymore tonight; if you have anymore questions before you go to bed, I'll try to answer them to the best of my ability. But right now, it's time to eat." Trunks calmly and clearly stated.

"Ok." Knickers, Kishu, and Teddy, replied, going to eat their food.

"Lily, are you ready to eat?" Trunks asked, pulling Lily away from him—well, trying to pull her away; she wasn't letting her go.

"Lily, I'm not going to put you in the booster seat; I'm just going to turn you around to face the table. You're just going to sit on my knees." Trunks calmly told Lily.

"Hi, Lily. I was told you really liked Hamburger Gravy over Mashed Potatoes. I don't know if I did it right, but I did my best. I hope you like it." Bulma softly spoke, looking at Lily, concerned.

Lily's eyes were red and puffy from crying—and she was a little pale.

When Bulma set her food in front of her, Lily just stared at it.

Fifteen Minutes Later:

"Please, Lily. Please eat something—at least a little bit. You have to eat or you won't feel better." Trunks tried coaxing Lily into eating; she was just staring at her food.

Now and then, she'd look around to try to look behind her, but she couldn't quite seem to turn around like she wanted.

Except for Lily and Trunks, everybody else was done eating.

"I get it now…" Vegeta sighed, standing up; he then moved the chair with the booster seat out of the way.

"Vegeta, what are you doing?" Bulma asked, watching as Vegeta pulled his chair next to Trunks and sat down.

"What do you get?" Teddy asked, confused.

"Give me the child." Vegeta told Trunks, giving him a look.

"Ok. Lily, Grandpa wants to see you." Trunks told Lily, lifting her and passed her to Vegeta.

"You need to eat." Vegeta calmly told Lily, holding her up at eye level.

"Vegeta, don't scare her." Bulma scolded when Vegeta was staring Lily in the eyes.

Lily didn't know what to think. The only thing she knew was what Vegeta read in her eyes; she was confused and wanted Daddy.

"What Lily wants…" Vegeta started, turning Lily to sit on his knees, facing Trunks, Knickers, Kishu, and Teddy.

"…Is to see all of you. She could only barely just see Kishu and Teddy; she couldn't see Knickers or her daddy." Vegeta finished explaining once he had Lily situated and settled on his knee.

What one child—one little girl could do to Vegeta to soften him up. He never used the term "daddy." He highly believed it was a saying that was only meant for girls and small children to say.

Vegeta loved all his grandchildren. But Teddy and Lily—there was something about those two that brought him crumbling to his knees.

Maybe it's because he knows Knickers and Kishu can defend and take care of themselves. Lily and Teddy were still so small and can't protect or care for themselves.

Maybe it's because he's always had issues with the women/girls in his life.

Vegeta was close with his mother and was pretty young when she was killed.

He's always had the mentality to be the best and become stronger, but it didn't set in the way it had when his mother died.

His mentality to be best and the strongest became his obsession after she passed.

Big, bad, evil Vegeta.

Then he met Bulma—and that's where it all started.

They had Trunks, but he wasn't always there and didn't learn until later one.

He loves Trunks very much, but he knows he wasn't the greatest father with him.

Then Bulla was born and became his pride and joy—and she had him wrapped around her finger.

Then Trunks made him a grandfather. One boy followed by another.

Yes! His grandsons would be the strongest and would take on Goku's grandchildren.

Knickers can fight and is incredibly strong; he just doesn't like to fight—despite being born full Saiyan. But when push comes to shove, and his family and/or friends are in danger, he will fight to protect them.

Kishu can fight and will soon be able to start training with Trunks, Knickers, and Vegeta. Unlike Knickers, Kishu likes fighting. However, he also loves his electronics—especially video games.

You could tell they had a human mother. Mai was human; she was never granted to become a Saiyan—not even half. Yet, both Knickers and Kishu were born full Saiyans. No one knows why.

Then Trunks met Miki—who Vegeta isn't convinced was human; there ain't no way he always says.

But whatever; they had Teddy together.

A boy, they said. Doctors told Trunks and Teddy they were having a boy.

A boy, Vegeta's ass. Teddy was born, and he didn't have a penis; she had a vagina.

It's sad really—Miki was a good girl.

Teddy, she's a rough and tumbles little girl who would rather fight and play in the mud than play dress-up and have tea parties.

Just like Bulla, Teddy had Vegeta wrapped around her little finger. However, this little girl didn't spend his money left and right; he could give her a thick, long stick, and she'd be happy—no Malibu Dreamhouse for this girl.

Now, there's Lily.

Vegeta feels most protective of her. She's pure innocence, broken or defeated, defenseless.

Just by looking at her, Vegeta could tell she wouldn't be an expensive child, but she sure as hell wasn't going to be a tomboy like Teddy.

Maybe she'll want to learn to fight, but it's highly doubtful.

Vegeta thinks she'll be somewhere between a girly-girl and a tomboy.

At this point, Vegeta doesn't have that great of a relationship with Vego or Chiulma. But that'll soon change—he's hoping.

"Hi, Lily!" Teddy happily exclaimed, causing Lily's ears to flatten on her head.

"Not so loud, please; you don't need to be yelling inside." Trunks calmly scolded Teddy.

"Sorry. Hi, Lily." Teddy apologized and then tried again.

"Hey." Kishu simply said.

"Lily, I'm sorry." Knickers apologized, confusing Lily.

"I didn't mean to hurt or upset you." Knickers calmly spoke, looking at Lily.

"Knick-Knick…" Lily mumbled, pointing to Knickers.

"Yes, that's Knick-Knick. Knickers." Trunks praised Lily with a smile.

"Kishy?" Lily asked, pointing to Kishu, but was looking at Trunks.

"Kishy?" Kishu asked, embarrassed, sliding into his chair.

"Kishu…" Bulma sighed, smacking him over the head with a towel.

"Yes, that's Kishy. Kishu." Trunks once again praised Lily.

"Tiddy." Lily softly spoke, pointing to Teddy, still looking at Trunks.

"Yes… Well, no. Teddy. Her name makes a "TE" sound. Can you make a "TE" sound?" Trunks replied before explaining and asking.

"…TE." Lily slowly repeated what Trunks said.

"Teddy. Can you say Teddy?" Trunks asked, looking at Lily.

"Teddy?" Lily repeated, looking at Trunks, confused; she even copied how he emphasized "TE."

"Now, can you say Teddy just like that?" Trunks asked, looking at Lily.

"Teddy?" Lily answered, unsure.

"Very good. Now, where's your sister?" Trunks praised and then asked.

"Teddy dare." Lily softly answered, pointing to Teddy.

"Yes, very good." Trunks praised, looking at Lily.

"Em?" Lily asked, looking around, causing Trunks to drop his head for a second.

"No, Lily; Elm's not here. Can you please eat something?" Trunks answered and then asked, looking at Lily.

"K." Lily responded after taking a deep breath.

Trunks sighed in relief before getting a spoonful of mashed potatoes with hamburger gravy and fed Lily; he didn't think she'd feed herself right now.

In the end, Lily at a little less than half her bowl of mashed potatoes and hamburger gravy and one biscuit without butter. Bulma tried to give her one with butter, but she refused to eat it.

"Are we doing family movie night?" Bulma asked, looking at Trunks.

"Yeah… We'll do family movie night. All of us." Trunks answered, getting Kishu and Teddy's attention.

"Even us?" Teddy softly asked.

"Yes. Even you. You are family, right? Just because you're both grounded, doesn't mean we're going to exclude you from family movie night." Trunks explained, looking at Teddy and Kishu.

"Thank you!" Teddy and Kishu happily exclaimed.

"And Kishu. Be happy Lily can say "SH." If she couldn't, she might be calling you "Kissy" instead." Trunks told Kishu, embarrassing him.

"Daaadd…" Kishu whined, walking to the living room.

"Oh, just wait until you're older…" Trunks sighed, looking at his son.

"Can we play a game before the movie like always?" Teddy asked, looking at Trunks.

"Not tonight; it's getting really late and we have a long day ahead of us tomorrow. Moving day. If you want to be able to watch a movie, we can't play a game. You're lucky you're getting to watch a movie because you might be up past your bedtime. No go on; go get your jammies on. You two as well. Come on, Lily; let's get you into a pair of jammies." Trunks answered, explained, and then told Teddy, Kishu, Knickers, and Lily.

"What are we watching?" Bulma asked when Trunks came out with Lily.

"Last I knew, it was Knickers turn to choose." Trunks stated, looking at his oldest.

"Shouldn't it be Lily's turn? I mean, Teddy chose the last time—and it does go from oldest to youngest. That would be Lily." Knickers replied, looking at Trunks.

"Right now, Lily probably doesn't care what's picked out. I don't think she was allowed to watch TV or movies, so I doubt she knows what she likes." Trunks answered, looking at Knickers.

"What about at S's place when she went there?" Teddy softly asked, looking at Trunks.

"I'm not sure." Trunks replied.

"Lily have you seen TV shows or movies?" Kishu asked, looking at Lily.

"Boo Brudders." Lily softly answered with her finger in her mouth.

"Boo Brudders?" Teddy asked, confused.

"Do you mean Boo Brothers?" Trunks asked, looking at Lily.

"Boo Brudders." Lily repeated, leaning into Trunks.

"What's Boo Brothers?" Kishu asked, confused.

"Hold on. Lily? Scooby Doo?" Trunks asked, setting Lily on the floor before kneeling in front of her.

"Where are you?" Lily asked, looking at Trunks.

"Scooby doo's best friend is?" Trunks asked, looking at Lily.

"Shaggy." Lily answered with a soft smile, finger still in her mouth.

"Who else with Scooby and Shaggy?" Trunks asked, smiling.

"Fed, Dapney, Belma." Lily answered, looking at Trunks.

"That's right. Fred, Daphne, and Velma. What are Scooby and Shaggy's favorite snacks?" Trunks asked, looking at Lily while Bulma disappeared.

"Scooby snacks." Lily softly answered.

"What is their van called?" Trunks asked, looking at Lily.

"Misstory Maseen." Lily answered, standing on her tippy-toes for a second. She may have said it wrong, but she knew the answer.

"The Mystery Machine. Very good. Do you know what Scooby's full name is?" Trunks asked, looking at Lily.

"Scoobert Doo." Lily answered with a big smile.

"Can you answer one more?" Trunks asked with a smile.

Lily was happy and wasn't asking about Elm. Trunks would ask as many questions as possible about Scooby that he could think of. But she still looked exhausted.

"What does Scooby say when they catch the bad guys or when he's super happy?" Trunks asked, looking at Lily.

"Scooby Dooby Doo!" Lily happily exclaimed, throwing her arms above her head with the biggest smile they've seen on her.

However, right after Lily realized she just yelled like that, she quickly covered her mouth with her hands and looked down.

"Lily, no… It's ok; you're not in trouble. You can't yell all the time, but that's what I wanted. I wanted to see you happy. You're not in trouble. Scooby does say "Scooby Dooby Doo" like that when he's very happy or when they've caught the bad guys. You're just fine." Trunks told Lily, taking her hands away from her face and just held them, looking her in the eyes so she'd hopefully understand.

"Ok, I give. What is Scooby Doo?" Knickers and Kishu asked at the same time, looking at Trunks.

"It's a really old show. I used to watch it on Saturday mornings when I was a kid." Trunks answered, picking Lily up.

"It started in 1969 with Scooby Doo: Where Are You and has been going strong ever since. There have been several different series and God only knows how many movies. I don't think we have Scooby Doo Meets the Boo Brothers, but we have a few others. For the movies, we have Scooby Doo and the Witch's Ghost, Scooby Doo on Zombie Island, Scooby Doo and the Alien Invaders, and Scooby Doo and the Cyber Chase. For the series, we have most of Scooby Doo: Where Are You, and because it's short, The 13th Ghost of Scooby Doo. And then, I also saved all the dolls your daddy had to have when he was younger. We have Freddy, Daphne, Velma, and of course Scooby, and Shaggy." Bulma added, answering more of Knickers and Kishu's question. She then stood in front of Trunks and Lily, pulling out each character doll of Scooby Doo.

All the dolls seemed to catch Lily's attention—but not as much as the Shaggy doll; she was bouncing in Trunks's arms.

"Do you want it?" Trunks asked, taking Shaggy from his mom; Lily just stared at him with big, innocent blue eyes.

"Go ahead; he's all yours. So are Scooby and their friends." Trunks calmly told Lily, holding Shaggy next to her; she reached for and took Shaggy.

"Where did you watch Scooby?" Kishu asked, looking at Lily.

"Kishu, not right now." Trunks scolded, looking at Kishu.

"Sorry…" Kishu mumbled.

"Aunty Sockra." Lily softly spoke, trying to see inside the magical box that Bulma had.

"Aunty Sockra?" Bulma asked, confused.

"Not now, Mom. For now, we'll just let her adjust and then we'll ask about Aunty Sockra. Which, if I had to guess, "Sockra" is probably pronounced, "Sakura." I don't know, but that's what it sounds like to me. I could always be wrong. Either way, she's the person who was taking Lily here and there. But for now, let's get to a movie before it gets too late. Knickers?" Trunks stated and then asked his oldest.

"I think Lily has something she wants to watch." Knickers replied as Lily reached into the box Bulma held for her; she pulled out Scooby Doo on Zombie Island.

"Are you sure?" Trunks asked, looking at Knickers.

"I'm sure. It's only fair. She's the youngest now, and Teddy chose last time; it's her turn." Knickers answered, looking at Trunks.

"Ok." Trunks replied with a smile, setting Lily on the couch before putting in the movie.

"I'm so glad I kept all that instead of donating it like I said I would. Just look at her light up. You might as well just take the movies with you tomorrow; I'm sure she'd like that." Bulma told Trunks, watching the kids.

It went Lily, Knickers, Teddy, and then Kishu.

"I know. So soft blankets and pillows, fairies, butterflies, and Scooby Doo—specifically Shaggy." Trunks replied and then noted, watching his children watching Scooby.

"Hmm?" Bulma asked, confused as to what her son was talking about.

"Lily likes soft blankets and pillows, fairies, butterflies and Scooby Doo—specifically Shaggy." Trunks answered with a smile.

"I'm surprised none of them have mentioned their doughnuts." Vegeta whispered to Trunks and Bulma.

"Just means that they'll have them for breakfast. It's too late for all that sugar now." Trunks replied in a whisper.

"Good thinking." Bulma praised Trunks with a smile.

Four Hours Later: Midnight:

They started the movie at a little before eight, and it was now midnight.

Lily and Teddy passed out about halfway through the movie while Kishu made it almost to the end. Knickers, Trunks, and Bulma were the only ones who finished the movie. Once Kishu passed out, Vegeta went to his training room to train.

The girls and Kishu had fallen asleep, so Vegeta figured it wasn't really a family movie night anymore. He'd make it up to Knickers later by doing whatever he wanted for about two hours.

Trunks hasn't gotten laid since Luna; he just finished pleasuring himself when he heard something unsettling.

"Em… Em… Em…" Lily was walking the hallway, crying.

"Lily? What's wrong?" Trunks asked, concerned.

"Daddy? Em?" Lily tearfully asked, looking up at Trunks.

"Oh, Baby… Come on. Do you have to potty?" Trunks asked, lifting Lily.

"Potty…" Lily mumbled, tears in her eyes.

Lily went, and then Trunks went; Lily looked at the door when he went.

Instead of taking Lily back to the couch or a different room, Trunks took her with him to his room.

"Em?" Lily sadly asked; she was losing her voice from crying so much.

"Elm had to go away. But maybe, if you go to sleep like a good little girl, he'll be back when you wake up in a few hours. Baby, you need to sleep." Trunks told Lily, lying in bed with her on his stomach with her head on his chest.

"Go to sleep…" Trunks soothingly told Lily as he rubbed her back up and down while repeatedly kissing the top of her head.

'Now I understand why Eel wasn't supposed to get close. People like Lily get attached and it hurts them in the end…' Trunks thought to himself, sighing as he did his best to stay awake until Lily fell asleep first.

"Trunks." Bulma called, walking into his room.

"Mom, what are you doing up?" Trunks asked, turning his head to look at his mom.

"Same could be asked of you. Your father and I heard Lily. We were going to get up and get her, but we heard you first. Don't worry; I'm not spying or anything like that—and I'm not staying. I figured that maybe her blanket and Shaggy would help her sleep." Bulma answered, covering Lily with her blanket and sticking Shaggy under her arm.

"Thanks…" Trunks sighed, watching Lily.

"You're welcome. And Trunks." Bulma replied and then started.

"Yeah?" Trunks asked, turning to look at his mom again.

"When you and Bulla were her age and couldn't sleep for whatever reason, it helped to place your heads on the left side of your dad's or my chests. The steady beats of our hearts lulled you and Bulla to sleep every time. I think it'll work with Lily as well. She's obviously still small enough to lay on your stomach and chest; you should give it a try. Night. Love you. Both of you." Bulma told Trunks and Lily—sneaking a forehead kiss on Trunks after kissing the back of Lily's head.

"Night, Mom. Love you too." Trunks replied, carefully pulling Lily up so that her head was just over his heart as Bulma walked away, shutting the door behind her.

And his mom was right. It took about three minutes, but Lily fell asleep. With every beat of his heart, Lily's ears simultaneously twitched along with it.

"Night, Lily. Love you." Trunks whispered, kissing her forehead after covering her, before falling asleep himself.

Every night, Trunks always kissed each of his children's foreheads—whether they're awake or not…